SoClose Content Update v1.0.2

New Progress UI

• Added a new timer display.
• Added a new level progress bar that shows how far players have progressed through the current level.
• Added a dedicated start marker and finish flag to make progression easier to read at a glance.
• Reworked progress calculation so it better reflects sections with different lengths.
• Improved checkpoint tracking to keep the progress display accurate.
• Corrected several checkpoint and progression inconsistencies.

New Hints

• Improved environmental guidance throughout the game.
• Added additional visual hints and explanations where mechanics were unclear.
• Added new tutorial-style graphics for certain mechanics.
• Improved signage and directional indicators.
• Reworked several areas based directly on streamer and playtester feedback.
• Improved route readability without removing the challenge.

Visual Overhaul

• Reworked the visuals of multiple environments with significantly more environmental detail.
• Added new rock formations and surface detail throughout several areas.
• Added snowy rock variants and improved the overall winter environment.
• Added a new snow surface system that allows objects to receive consistent snow coverage.
• Improved snow materials to look more natural.
• Reworked several previously simple environments with rocks, snow, chains and additional scenery.
• Improved the appearance of moving platforms and environmental obstacles.
• Updated several platform meshes and materials.
• Improved multiple spline-based paths visually.
• Added new emissive lighting and visual guidance in several areas.
• Reworked lighting across numerous sections of the game.
• Fixed several major lighting issues caused by overly large light cones.
• Re-baked lightmaps across the game.
• Reduced unnecessary realtime lights for a cleaner and more consistent result.
• Improved baked lighting and overall environmental readability.

Gameplay & Level Polish

• Reworked a large number of jumps and platforming sections.
• Made several difficult sections more forgiving.
• Reduced unnecessary climbing in multiple areas.
• Improved movement across uneven surfaces and environmental geometry.
• Reworked several moving-platform sections.
• Improved moving platforms so players remain much more stable while standing on them.
• Adjusted laser placement and angles in multiple sections.
• Improved several obstacle timings.
• Added additional checkpoints to longer sections.
• Improved stairs and walkable surfaces with more accurate collision.
• Improved mushroom collisions and interactions.
• Improved several environmental colliders.
• Fixed areas where players could bypass intended paths by climbing moving objects.
• Fixed an obstacle that was not correctly damaging players.
• Improved some late-game challenges to make them slightly less punishing.
• Various additional level-design improvements based on playtesting.

Animation, Audio & VFX

• Added a new character animation.
• Fixed several sound issues.
• Improved explosion VFX.
• Improved synchronization of several moving elements.

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where interacting with certain environment objects could cause other players to see character movement glitching.
• Improved synchronization of moving platforms.
• Fixed multiple mesh-collider issues.
• Improved collision reliability on complex moving objects.
• Fixed several cases where players could slide off moving surfaces unexpectedly.
• Fixed multiple small collision and traversal issues throughout the game.

Technical Improvements

• Optimized dynamic lighting in all scenes.
• Reduced the number of realtime lights.
• Improved static object configuration.
• Improved static batching and scene setup.
• Optimized several high-detail environment colliders.
• Updated lighting and baking settings.
• Removed development and debugging tools from release scenes.
• Various additional performance and stability improvements.