[p]Hey everyone,[/p][p align="start"]we hope you had a nice week 😊We have a new Update for you! [/p][p align="start"]————————————[/p][p align="start"]🏝️PATCH NOTES — v0.8.4.5 [/p]

• [p]You can now customize your hair with the first batch of haircuts variety[/p]
• [p]The Island's lighting has been overhauled[/p]
• [p]You can now use the scanning ability on the island[/p]
• [p]The Fortune Teller Rachelle has arrived on the island[/p]
• [p]Lots of Bugfixes and Optimizations[/p]

[p align="start"]INCOMING FEATURES[/p]

• [p]Functional clothing shop[/p]
• [p]SFW Demo[/p]
• [p]Better tutorials[/p]
• [p]New animals[/p]

[p align="start"]Story Mode[/p]

• [p]Fixed muddler event's last scene not fading back from black[/p]
• [p]Optimized investigation scenes for memory[/p]
• [p]Optimized foliage - will be even more optimized in the next update with a major Performance boost.[/p]

[p align="start"]☢️ KNOWN ISSUES[/p]

• [p]Quest log update consistency is being monitored.[/p]

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• [p]Customization: And we finally got to add Hairstyles. You have been asking for that for a long time, and the first Batch is ready and implemented. 25 to be precise💪
Please note: it might need more tweaking, but that´s for the polishing phase.[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Scanning Ability: You need to press the Middle Mouse Button for it. That will help everyone a great deal finding things. Like in Investigation Quests, locating Traps & Enemies, and so on. A very nice Quality of Life improvement.
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• [p]We brought back the nice lighting we had a couple of Versions before! Overall brightness at Daytime is not so aggressive, and during Nighttime, we have this nice blueish Tint again. I love that look. We also increased the Contrast and Sharpness, so everything is more "crisp"
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• [p]Rachelle, the Fortune Teller has arrived as well. She, and all other NPCs, will get another Outfit also for the final Release of Chapter 2
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• [p]Pose: We added 1 active Male pose (Reverse Cowgirl) in Studio Mode
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Chapter 2:

[p align="start"]Progress on Chapter 2 is really great. We are positive that the Release date for December will hold, judging from the current pace of things.[/p][p align="start"]And we got some nice updates on the Levels. Just that you know: we need to still do the Polishing-Pass on those, which means:[/p]

• [p]Lighting Pass: right now it´s still a bit "boring", that will change a lot with proper Lighting[/p]
• [p]Debris/Stuff: Everything is still too "clean", that will also change a lot once we start adding more stuff[/p]
• [p]Gameplay Fine-Tuning: And the actual gameplay also needs to play well of course, so that´s another thing[/p][p]
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[p align="start"]Alright, that´s it for this week! We hope you enjoy the Update and please let us know if you find any bugs/etc. in the current build, thanks![/p][p align="start"]We hope you have a wonderful Weekend ahead! 🥳[/p][p align="start"]All the very best,
PM & Team[/p]