The first Beholder 3 patch (1.0.1) is fixing many gameplay issues, you can find the full changelog below.
To our Chinese players: we've noticed that our Chinese-speaking players have pointed out some localization issues. We have hired the best translators from all over the Union working on this problem right now. We will do our best to release an update with corrected texts in a matter of days.
To everyone else: thank you for your attention and patience! Thanks to everyone who cares about the game and everyone who leaves feedback - you help us make the game better!
List of changes:
Added an option to report a bug directly from in-game menu (Esc)
Added additional check and trigger for NPCs being moved in
Added new 5 more civil car skins
Added an icon to indicate the ringing telephone
Added two personal activity icons
Added activity icon for Kim when she’s playing with rat
Removed "Repair" icons on several furniture objects
Updated assets in “Rooftop” and “Arrest” cutscenes
Updated phone ringing animation
Changed the size of picture in Frank's apartment
Changed the social media button icons (Twitter & Discord) slightly in color and size, and blurred out the edges to make them look less pixelated
Iterated NPC positioning when they are having a conversation
NPCs will no longer accidentally open doors while doing activities to close to the door
Office containers should now always have the correct owner
Quest log entries now have a gray background while hidden
Black market trader now has the briefcase open while shopping
Family members should no longer clump up when waking them up
Phone rings now when player reports Bullhauser before he has “Cut the connection” quest
“Watch out, family!” - the quest succeeds now when you report Günzel early, this fixes the issue for players when they get the quest
“The Great Escape” - fixed the quest step being visible for too long
“The Pusher” - the "Search Magnus Hermann's apartment" step now closes once player founds evidence against him
Fixed soft lock after tutorial when taking longer than 5 in-game days for it
Fixed loading of maintainable objects broken by quests
Fixed way point for interacting with Emma Grundig's desk
Fixed unselected items showing the prompt to collect their evidence
Fixed loading a save game in a starting NPCs apartment leading to an auto kick-out even if the NPC was outside at the time of saving
Fixed certain world events not being triggered when loading a save file
Fixed dialogue choices selected twice when spamming spacebar
Fixed the outlines in the ministry offices for the Surveillance Mode
Fixed that options menu doesn't show up before start screen when starting the game
Fixed NPCs name not disappearing when hovering them while they enter the metro
Fixed trashcan timer not running
Fixed inventory in Magnus' sofa not being saved correctly
Fixed phone ringing animation sprite not playing in living building
Fixed Frank playing animations while the game is paused after having used the phone at least once
Fixed Frank's call and server console idle animations not playing during interaction
Fixed Frank's server console idle animation not looping
Other minor fixes
Remember to join the official Discord server: https://discord.gg/beholder 👁🗨
Citizens of the Greatest Union, an official announcement:
Beholder 3 is now available worldwide!
By decree of the Great Leader, the price has been reduced by 20% until March 10. Plus, all owners of previous games from the series on Steam will be able to purchase the game in Beh-ALL-der bundle at an additional discount.
[previewyoutube="yCdN_JeMVRE;full"] Glory to the Great Leader!
Citizens, are you ready? Beholder 3 will launch in less than a week.
Thursday, the 3rd of March is less than a week away, and that also makes today somewhat special for us, it is in fact the last Friday before the game becomes available to you.
However, that does not mean that there's nothing more to share with you!
Upcoming Interviews
We've been preparing a set of unique interview questions that Paintbucket Games team answered in a very unique way!
Here's a teaser of one of the questions that we asked - we'll be releasing them all, along with information on who answered what questions over the next few days and weeks!
"The Beholder game series was already well established when you started to work on Beholder 3, so can you tell us what it was like for you* when you started to work on the game?" *In this case, the question was presented to multiple members of the Paintbucket team, so "you" refers to the specific person answering the question.
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Props to the team for their creative way to answer the questions!
"Frank Schwarz Cat" - An amazing fan art
Made by @castowhere on Twitter, we knew that we had to share it for everyone to see and enjoy!
Concept Art - The Kitchen
We also have some more concept art to share with you, think of them as a look at the creative progress and design that the game went through as it was developed.
The Kitchen, while it may not look like much at first glance, Beholder 3 has a huge focus on a building complex, making it vital for each room to be designed perfectly.
Meet Christian Sühlinger
Without giving too much away, meet Christian Sühlinger, a tenant in Beholder 3. While playing the game, you'll be forced to make some tough decisions, and in many cases, the right decision can be deduced by carefuly inspecting the items associated with character in question.
Malware warning
Finally we come to something more serious. It's been brought to our attention that there are some unsavoury characters who have been contacting members of our community, sharing links to beholder themed (or even cloned) websites that have a "leaked download link" for the game.
Please note that none of these sites are official, and the leaked download files (a suspicious .rar file) will only result in your PC/system being infected with a handful of malware.
If you have any doubts, contact us via one of our Social Media channels and we'll be happy to verify things for you:
Citizens, Ministry of Close Release answered frequently asked questions in the latest report 🔻
Q: How much will the game cost? A: $14.99.
Q: Where and when can one buy Beholder 3? A: On Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store on the 3rd of March 2022.
Q: What localizations are planned? A: The game will support English, Russian, German and Simplified Chinese at release. It is also possible that we will add more in future updates.
Q: When will it be possible to pre-order the game? A: Since we're less than two weeks away from release, we have no plans to open pre-orders. Add the game to your Wishlist, and stay tuned!
Q: Will there be a release discount? A: Yes! Moreover, owners of Beholder and/or Beholder 2 will be able to complete the set in the Beh-ALL-der bundle with a discount after the game's release.
Q: Will the game be released on other platforms? A: We haven't ruled out that possibility, but we're currently focused on releasing the game for PC. Stay tuned; our subscribers will be the first to know!
Follow the official Ministry of Propaganda channels so you won't miss the release:
Citizens! We are ready to reveal Beholder 3 release date!
🚨 03.03.22 🚨
Remove the rubber ducks from the screens and prepare all kinds of spy devices because only three weeks separate you from cruel laws, total surveillance, and intimidated people.
[previewyoutube="9CI28WD4NDI;full"] In the meantime, watch the new teaser and add the game to your wishlist to appease the Great Leader!
The Ministry has developed a unique ID system that will prevent you from going where you're not supposed to go and finding out what you're not supposed to find out.
Of course, this is done solely for the benefit of citizens. Glory to the Great Leader!
Stay tuned: add Beholder 3 to your wishlist, follow us on Twitter, and don't forget to join the official Discord server: https://discord.gg/beholder!
