Hi everyone!

This patch primarily addresses camcorder footage missing in save-game and Collectible Mode issues.
It additionally fixes progression blockers, crashes, and general gameplay problems.

Highlights

• Players can now repair save-games with ‘broken’ memoirs by filming and replacing missing clips with new alternate footage.
• Collectible Mode has been improved for easier and more stable footage library management.
• Fixed multiple progression blockers, crashes and implemented general fixes (read below).

What to do with your memoirs containing broken/missing footages?

Some of your issues might be automatically fixed when loading your save-game for the first time. For example, this should address some inconsistent memoir counters (amount recorded / amount to record to complete the memoir). However, as the game cannot automatically re-create missing camcorder footage, we’ve given you the possibility to fix yourself the memoirs with broken/missing clips (represented by a blue icon of a broken link). If you already have *extra* alternate footages in your library matching a memoir, you can simply swap memoir’s broken clips with one of them. [list]
• For Collectible memoirs (white title), this can be done in Story mode or in Collectible mode.
• For Story memoirs (pink title), this should be done only in Story mode.

If you don’t have extra footage available (that is not already assigned to a memoir), you can use Collectible mode to record some, which can then be used for fixing both Collectible or Story memoirs.

• After recording some footage in Collectible mode, you can swap the broken clips with them right away for Collectible memoirs.
• For Story memoirs, this is a bit trickier, as you will need to record *extra* footage for that memoir during Collectible Mode, and then return to Story mode to do the swap.

As a side note, the management of space usage for recorded footage has been greatly improved (as well as footage deletion), so the process should be easier now.
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If you encounter any issues while playing, please don’t hesitate to report them via our
support platform.

Thanks for your patience and understanding.


Patch content:

Camcorder footages & Memoir clips fixes

The game now correctly manages missing video or thumbnail files, and several fixes were made to prevent these issues.

• Added proper handling of missing video files: [list]
• Missing video files are automatically detected, with a blue missing file icon displayed and a placeholder footage to playback.
• Players can repair memoirs by replacing missing clips with alternate footage.
• Missing camcorder footages are now hidden in the Footage tab.

[*]Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the Collectible video deletions were sometimes not saved.
• Fixed an issue where the footage deletions were sometimes saved even if the player returned to the menu without saving.
• Fixed an issue with memoir clips reordering or replacement not always being saved properly.
• Fixed an issue occurring when editing story memoirs during Collectible Mode, which could potentially cause missing videos when returning to Story Mode.
• Fixed an occasional issue preventing the player from filling gaps in memoirs with available alternate footage.
• Fixed an issue where a collectible object’s recorded footage would not be counted in its associated memoir’s progression value.
• Fixed an issue where a collectible object already recorded would show ‘not recorded’ on the brackets when looking at the collectible object in the world in camcorder view.

[*]Unreferenced video files in save-game storage are now cleaned up, ensuring accurate available space reporting for camcorder recordings.[/list]
Collectible Mode fixes

Collectible Mode has been improved for better stability and easier footage library management:

• Players now have access to all available footage in Collectible Mode, including unused or junk footage from later chapters, making it easier to free up storage space.
• All discovered collectible memoirs are now shown and editable, regardless of the chapter being replayed.
• Any additional recorded footage is now kept after completing the replay of a chapter in Collectible mode.
• All collectible related footages are properly saved.
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• Any *extra* footage recorded for story memoirs is also saved, which can be used to replace missing story memoir clips.
• Players can also film footage with no subject (neither collectible nor story memoirs), and they will be properly saved.
• The only footages that *aren’t* saved, are existing Story memoirs clips shot again during a Collectible mode replay, since the existing version of the Story mode must be preserved (note: when playing Collectible mode, Story memoirs of chapters later than the one being played are hidden).

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Game Performance Improvements

• Improved many textures loading times across the game, including faster high-resolution loading for Autumn’s vest in the Bar booth scene.

Game Progression Blockers Fixes

• Fixed a blocker in **“Echoes of Summer”** where Swann could get stuck in a bush when approached by Kat.
• Fixed a blocker in **“Movie Night”** where Swann could get stuck in the garage after watching camcorder footage on the TV.

Crash Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening camcorder menu just after recording a memoir clip.
• Fixed a crash that could occur in ‘Phone A Friend’ when playing the TV again after picking up items in the trunk.
• Fixed a crash on specific hardware setups (FWindowsPlatformAtomics::InterlockedExchange)

General Fixes

• Fixed low or missing voice-over audio when replaying camcorder footage.
• Added camera motion effects from Swann drinking alcohol to the Camera Shake toggle in the video settings (camcoder view must be closed and re-opened for the setting to be effective).
• Updated the game’s Credits