Noir Syndrome Version 1.4 will be releasing later this week. Included are a number of new features, the main one being optional Challenges. These add a new level of variety to each case, allowing players to unlock permanent bonuses if they choose to complete them. Of course, there's a whole lot more to the patch then that, so take a look at the complete patch notes below.

New Features:
- Added Challenges to the notebook
- The player will receive one optional challenge per game
- Completing challenges will increase cash and costume scrap find bonuses permanently
- +1 scrap find per challenge point, +1 cash find per two challenge points
- Scrap find bonuses also apply to purchasing scraps
- Cash find bonuses also apply to looting safes and vaults
- Challenges reward double/triple points on hard/impossible modes
- Added new "Bullet Cam" that tracks the player's bullets so their flight and destination can be seen
- Players can still move between shots, only the vision has changed
- Added 2 new unlockable costumes
Gameplay Changes:
- Cost of items greatly increased on Hard and Impossible modes (175/250% -> 250/400%)
- Score bonus greatly improved on Hard and Impossible modes (200/300% -> 300/500%)
- NPCs will retaliate faster on harder difficulties
- NPCs will mention possible suspects more often
- Most food values slightly increased
- Some prices slightly increased
Fixes and Improvements:
- Added button to deselect culprits within the culprit selection screen
- Added notification icon over the notebook when it is updated
- Updated Stats page to include Challenge Points and Impossible Mode Wins
- Added gender icons for each name in the notebook and the culprit selection screen
- Minor difficulty tweaks
- AI improvements
- Minor bug fixes