[p][/p][p][/p][p]Hello Riders! 🐎[/p][p]We have been hard at work behind the scenes to improve the game's performance, add new accessibility features and address some common bugs submitted by the community.[/p][p]Let's jump right in! [/p][p][/p]
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🆕 Accessibility Improvements:
- [p] Adjustable haptic feedback strength[/p]
- [p] Created three camera distances, UI displayed in Free Ride[/p]
- [p] Added new control scheme to reflect new key binding[/p]
- [p] Improve Jump Indicator:[/p]
- [p] Added time dilation to obstacle jumping[/p]
- [p] Show jump indicator even at angles or when riding slowly[/p]
- [p] Accessibility Highlighting of Objects and Animals (+ sparkle) [/p]
- [p] Implemented settings to switch off motion blur[/p]
- [p] Color-Blind Mode Implementation[/p]
- [p] Camera Locking Improvements[/p]
- [p] Camera Tree Fade, iteration on camera collision[/p]
- [p] Show mouse cursor in popup and mission debrief widgets when not using a gamepad[/p]
- [p] Show mouse cursor while displaying mission popups [/p][p][/p]
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🆕 Performance Improvements:
- [p] Overall better frame rate[/p]
- [p] Shortened Loading Screen Time[/p]
- [p] Loading Screen covers whole loading process[/p]
- [p] Introduction Video: Replaced waiting-for-video-delay with a timer based on the video duration[/p]
- [p] SteamDeck changes[/p]
- [p] Improve deer runaway animation and AI[/p]
- [p] Engine Upgrade[/p][p][/p]
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🛠️ Bug Fixes:
- [p] Play marker no longer invisible in snow[/p]
- [p] Search area markers now less intense[/p]
- [p] Localization updated[/p]
- [p] Correct keys now displayed in Controls[/p]
- [p] Fixed rotating horse statue material[/p]
- [p] Fixed collisions in Kaltenbach[/p]
- [p] Made the cave accessible on winter and summer map[/p]
- [p] Set up correct navigation for elements inside the pause menu[/p]
- [p] Refactor console settings menu[/p]
- [p] Use user-defined language to show splash screen text[/p]
- [p] Correctly save changed user settings [/p]
- [p] Set up correct navigation behavior for all elements within options[/p]
- [p] Fixed that player could no longer interact with the game behind the 'Mission Completed' popup after reset which caused the popup to remain stuck on screen[/p]
- [p] Fixed sleigh cameras not separated from 3rd person camera, creating better angle and no longer skipping input[/p]
- [p] Cleaned up freeride sleigh when resetting horse or returning to Kaltenbach[/p]
- [p] Starting either of the two blue marker 'Go for a Ride' missions no longer triggers the intro splash screen video[/p]
- [p] Increasing volume when using gamepad without losing focus[/p]
- [p] Spamming buttons to skip tutorials no longer freeze the game[/p]
- [p] Fixed potential crash during photo mission when no world can be derived from the mission object [/p]
- [p]Prevent moving backwards if the back of the horse is blocked[/p]
- [p] HUD elements are no longer duplicated if the mission is reset[/p]
- [p] Save settings in GameUserSettings instead of DefaultGame; correctly save benchmark result to prevent multiple benchmarks on the same install[/p]
- [p] Objects like wooden gates no longer have invisible walls[/p]
- [p] Fit controller scheme in settings (Steamdeck)[/p]
- [p] Resetting the horse in tutorial no longer causes screen misplacement[/p]
- [p] Can now navigate bottom menu in paddock with gamepad[/p]
- [p] Fix that changing the language in the options menu correctly applies the selected language[/p]
- [p] Cleaned up the camera intro for missions and prevented any camera input while the intro is still active[/p][p][/p]
[p][/p][p]❤️ Please let us know what you think of the update. You can leave a comment here or come into our cozy Discord to discuss the game with us and other Riders. [/p][p]See you in Kaltenbach![/p][p][/p][p][/p]
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