PATCH NOTES #015 - Quality of Life & Bug Fixes

Hey Runners! Hope you guys are doing well.

Today's update delivers a massive under-the-hood optimization pass aimed squarely at eliminating shader compilation hitches and stuttering!

On top of that, we’ve resolved tornado orbit desyncs so sensor items dropped by fading tornados are fully grabbable for client players, fixed bent props losing lighting and photo capabilities, corrected crowbar target reticles, and cleaned up ladder alignment and cutscene clipping across The Great Plains!

PATCH NOTES

Bugs and reports that were addressed in this patch:

• Item Catalog: Implemented a brand-new Item Catalog tab inside the Van Schematic screen so you can check all items uses, sizes and prices (when applicable).
• Mission Board UI: Updated the Mission Board to display a clear wireframe outline of the specific items required to complete active quests.
• Quest Improvements: Reworked the Tornado Reading quest to function similarly to Weather Observing, introducing smoother intermediate research stages.
• Telemetry Sensor Polish: Lowered the Telemetry Sensor "throw" action duration from 5.0s down to 2.5s.
• Keybinding Options: Added full support for binding Mouse Wheel Up / Mouse Wheel Down in the key rebinding settings menu.
• Achievement Icon: Added dedicated achievement icon artwork for the "Catch all of them" achievement.
• Camera Polish: Updated the visual styling and photo frame border on the Fodax Camera.
• Visual & Audio Polish:
• The lightning strike screen effect now triggers when a Portable Conductor is struck.
• Updated the audio system so gameplay sounds smoothly fade out when the final team member dies (previously this fade only triggered during successful van escapes) .
• Improved fence assets and wood textures across The Great Plains map variations.

Updated tornado physics to properly sync landed orbiting items with client players (resolving an issue where sensors landed by a fading tornado became un-grabbable for clients) .

Renamed the steering wheel interaction prompt from "Leave City" to "Leave Area".

Updated Shader Compilation to automatically trigger on the next game boot after modifying graphics settings (Anti-Aliasing Method, Shadow Quality, or Lumen GI/Reflections) .

Shader Compilation Overhaul: Updated the Shader Compilation plugin to precompile Skeletal Meshes, Post-Process Materials, UI Materials (including Retainer Boxes), Deferred Decals, Light Functions, Volume Materials (Volumetric Clouds and Fog), Landscapes, Spline Meshes, and Runtime Virtual Textures to eliminate in-game hitching!

Fixed an issue where the Shader Compilation progress counter jumped by several thousand due to counting leftover engine PSO cache backlogs.

Fixed an issue where FSR Frame Generation could be enabled without restarting the game, which previously caused intense stuttering.

Fixed a crash caused by dying to a Fire Tornado.

Fixed a crash related to items dropping from the player's hand.

Updated Tutorial and TV Ad videos to play using Bink Video instead of Electra to prevent rare startup/playback crashes.

Fixed an issue where tornadoes changed movement direction more frequently than intended.

Fixed an issue where late-game storms could trigger near the end of a match when they shouldn't.

Fixed an issue where props that bent and contained light/audio components lost those components after bending (e.g., bent billboards now remain photographable and retain sound effects) .

Fixed an issue where players clipped inside the van during the ending escape cutscene.

Fixed an issue where players could be stunned while stepping out of the driver's seat.

Fixed the ladder climbing animation failing to properly align with the ladder mesh.

Fixed an issue where the crowbar crosshair indicated an invalid target whenever used on objects other than doors.

Fixed the crowbar invalid target indicator effect only rendering for the server host.

Fixed an issue causing player ragdolls to lose all physics momentum when activated inside the lobby.

Fixed an issue causing sewage pits to spawn inside mobile home areas in American Suburbs.

Fixed an issue causing rubber boots to spawn inside American Suburbs levels.

Fixed an unreachable item/quest spawn point inside a house near the rocking chair.

Fixed client prediction failures causing door desyncs for non-host players.

Fixed an issue where equipping a Defibrillator forced all subsequently equipped items to play the defibrillator equip sound effect.

Fixed a bug where picking up and equipping a new item while already holding one failed to play the equip audio.

Fixed the mud screen effect clearing at a different duration than the mud visual on the player's body.

Fixed inventory action prompts failing to display updated key labels after rebinding keys.

Fixed the "connection lost" static effect showing when a player was not actually knocked down.

Fixed transmission cable trap sparks disappearing before the trap effect officially ended.

Fixed house debris floating mid-air over open sewage pits.

Fixed the Sheriff Station garage light not registering properly within the light system.

Fixed power boxes not falling when their supporting pole top was swept away by storm winds.

Fixed electrical transformers left floating in mid-air when their power pole was destroyed.

Fixed the Mission Board / Whiteboard failing to synchronize state for late-joining players.

Fixed an issue where Telemetry Sensors kept their screen powered on after being thrown (screens now only activate after playing the pickup notification) .

Fixed collision issues with seasonal Halloween decorations.

Fixed the Boombox clipping through the Gameplay Van's interior wall.

Fixed a power pole clipping inside the Drive-In Theater (Great Plains 2) .

Fixed a collision bug allowing players to walk through the bathroom wall at the Drive-In Theater.

Fixed an issue where hidden achievements didn't show their icon once unlocked

KNOWN ISSUES

These are some of the main issues that we are aware of and are currently being worked on:

• Balancing ajustments on new items and weather. (Our main focus, should be out in the next patch)
• Loss of performance and some level of stuttering in specific setups.
• Instability with some achievements triggers.
• Some objects making players stuck.

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Grab your walkie-talkies, patch up the van, and watch out for that lightning. The storm is officially here. See you in the funnel!