We've been hard at work on patch 1.05, and we're so excited to share it with y'all! As always, thank you for your bug reports and your patience! Please feel free to reach out at support@ko-op.com if you have any issues!
All Platforms
Fixed a bug with text chat scrolling not returning to bottom when switching between text groups
Fixed a bug where the Wheel of Fortune card appears as Six of Wands for a split second in episode 8
Fixed delayed/missing lipsync in episode 8 when Fang says “Yeah, yeah, I feel it” and “Now I’m fully powered up”
Fixed Naser and Naomi t-posing during the assembly in episode 4
Fixed missing voice line during midi search minigame
Steam
Player can now exit the crowd minigames by clicking the “Exit” button
PlayStation 5
Some trophies that were previously not rewarded due to a bug can now be retroactively rewarded. Music trophies, “extra content” trophies, photo trophies, flashback trophies, and episode 1-7 completion trophies will be retroactively rewarded when launching the game.
The following trophies can be rewarded retroactively on an existing save file only (if you’ve started a new game, they are unable to be rewarded retroactively):
- Keep Your Hands Off My Phone - Spelunker - Librarian - Forester - Historian
The following trophies are unable to be rewarded retroactively:
- Critical Hit - Critical Miss - Together? Together
Patch 1.04 is Here!
Hey, y'all!!
The team's been hard at work squashing bugs, and we're happy to share that patch 1.04 is here! Thank you so much to everyone who shared their bug reports; we appreciate your work!
We're also excited to announce that we'll be able to retroactively award trophies on PlayStation 5 beginning in our next patch! :)
All Platforms
Fixed a bug that would cause music minigame cameras to zoom in and out by extreme factors in system regions that don't use . as a decimal point
Fixed a bug that caused character animations to glitch when pausing the game, changing settings, or encountering a tutorial
Updated UI in Photo and Flashback tutorials so that the text shows the correct button based on the player’s controller
Localized UI prompts during credits sequence
Fixed backgrounds loading in blurred in episode 7
Fixed a bug where the settings menu loses its overlay
Fixed Reed and Trish t-posing in episode 3
Fixed a bug that allowed persistent audio to continue playing upon exiting to main menu
Fixed a bug that prevented certain variables from saving correctly when reloading the game
Updated the credits
PlayStation 5 Only
Fixed an error handling issue that could prevent trophies from unlocking
Please feel free to send us any bug reports at support@ko-op.com! Thanks so much for playing!
Save & Sound - A celebration of music in games is going live September 11 - 14!
Get ready!
Join us September 11 - 14 right here on Steam for one of the largest digital expos about audio and music in games. Save & Sound features concerts, deep-dives, and mashups from 70+ developers from around the world!
Starting at 10:00 AM PDT / 7:00 PM CEST, a 3-day live show from September 11 - 13 will showcase original content made just for Save & Sound.
Goodbye Volcano High is a story-driven, choice-based cinematic adventure game about personal growth, acceptance, and the power of community. What will you do at the end of an era?
Join us Tuesday, September 12th at 1:00 PM PDT / 10:00 PM CEST for an exclusive deep dive into "Going Away" ft. Lachlan Watson and Brigitte Naggar!
Don’t miss out on updates!
Set a reminder to be notified when Save & Sound will go live!
The show will be streamed on the Save & Sound website, YouTube, and Twitch. Check out all the games part of the event on saveandsound.io
Patch 1.036 - Steam Update!
Hi, everyone!!
Patch 1.036 is here! This patch applies only to Steam, but will be available on all platforms in 1.04.
Steam Only
Fixed a bug that would cause music minigame cameras to zoom in and out by extreme factors in system regions that don't use . as a decimal point (to be released on consoles in 1.04)
We’re aware of some PlayStation trophies not unlocking, and we hope to release a hotfix ASAP. We’ve also logged issues with animation glitches when pausing or changing settings, and we’re working to address them in our upcoming patch.
In the meantime, please feel free to send us any bug reports at support@ko-op.com!
Patch 1.03 is Here!
Patch 1.03 is here! We’ve got animation polish and bug fixes, title + menu audio, easier to read photo descriptions, and more—you can check out the full patch notes below!
We’re aware of some PlayStation trophies not unlocking, and we hope to release a hotfix ASAP. We’ve also logged issues with animation glitches when pausing or changing settings, and we’re working to address them in our upcoming patch.
In the meantime, please feel free to send us any bug reports at support@ko-op.com!
All Platforms
Many animation bug fixes & polish
Added audio to title screen & menus
Updated "Your Moment" trophy with Japanese localization
Updated epilepsy warning to include Japanese localization
Fixed a bug where input glyphs were missing on the stare down minigame
Added a scene to Battle of the Bands showing the lights turning back on
Fixed a bug where character barks were missing audio in the Power Pose minigame
Fixed missing lipsync after the spice select minigame in Episode 1
Fixed the title screen flashing before loading
Fixed a bug where reverse shots of Naser had his mouth open
Fixed a bug where Naser closes the laptop twice in episode 5
Updated inbetweens when Fang stands up in Episode 2
Updated photo descriptions to make them easier to read
Fixed inbetweens and lipsync while Fang is at their desk in episode 3
Fixed door disappearing in the mirror during clothing montage in episode 2
Fixed Fang's hair clipping in episode 3
Fixed "continue" prompt on music minigame tutorial extending to second line in Japanese and Russian
Fixed a bug which caused audio to keep playing after quitting to main menu in certain scenes
Fixed lighting in episode 1 music performance
Fixed some lipsync errors in episode 1 music performance
Fixed Reed's position in some shots to make sure he's hitting the cymbals in episode 2 music performance
Updated some missing animations in music performance in 508
Fixed crop beyond artwork in music performance in 508
Fixed pan extending past edge of artwork and missing animations in 815 performance
Steam Only
Fixed a bug that allowed players to select decision bubbles, combat & initiative rolls in the in-game menu
Fixed a bug that allowed players to hear the sound of a selection bubble being highlighted in the pause menu
Fixed a bug where tutorial screens blocked elements in pause menu from being clicked
Fixed a bug where there would be extreme zoom-in during some segments of music minigames (to be released on consoles in 1.04)
Goodbye Volcano High: Out Now!
Goodbye Volcano High launched this morning at 8:00 AM EDT, AND we’re offering a 10% Launch Discount for this first week of release! 🥳
You can grab your copy on Steam for $29.99 USD! We also have the Game + Soundtrack Bundle at an additional discount, for those of you that find yourself toe tappin' to the music in the game and want to keep it on repeat.
Also, we have just launched our final trailer created by Duncan Robson! 🎬 Hope it gets those end-of-the-world vibes across. ☄️
Thank you for your support throughout the years—y’all are the best. Your love for these 🌈 little gay dinos 🦖 has kept us going, and we’re *so* proud to be able to finally share them with you all.
YES, there will be Community Items! Stay tuned for those...
YES, the game works on Steam Deck! It's not officially verified yet but just go ahead and play on your comfy Steam Deck.
YES, we are sleepy, but we will still be doing a livestream later today to celebrate the launch! More on that later...
Goodbye Volcano High Price + One Week to Launch!
Goodbye Volcano High Launches August 29!
There’s less than ✨ one week left ✨ until launch! 🚀 We’re so excited to share the game with y’all!
Goodbye Volcano High will be out in the world THIS Tuesday, August 29th at 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time for $29.99 USD, and we'll be doing a 10% Launch Discount for the first week of release! Because we love you! We can’t wait for y’all to meet our lil dino gang!! 🥲
Some exciting news!
We went GOLD on Monday! Going gold used to mean sending physical copies of the completed game to the manufacturing plant to have discs pressed. This physical copy was called the gold master 🧙🏼, and it was the disc used to create all subsequent copies of the game. These days, it’s used to signal that the game is completed—that’s where we are! 🎉
We’re SO CLOSE 🤏🏼 to 50K wishlists! You can help us hit that milestone by adding GVH to your wishlist, and getting your pals to wishlist it, too—thank you so much for your support over the years, we appreciate you!
Talk again soon! VERY SOON 😈
Thanks for Tribeca & Steam Next Fest! Keep Our Demo!
Hi everybody! 👋
A little update as to the GVH store page. Coming off Tribeca and Steam Next Fest, we wanted to keep our demo up so that anyone who missed out gets a chance to play it!
Some notes on this demo for those who didn’t play it when it came out!
Our first demo premiered on Steam for LudoNarraCon 2023 and featured the first 4 scenes of Goodbye Volcano High. In that demo, there were two rhythm gameplay sequences and one minigame.
This demo features the end of Episode 1 as well as the first five scenes of Episode 2. While there isn’t rhythm gameplay in this demo, there are two minigames. And the asteroid finally makes its introduction! 😱
The demo requires a controller to play. We know some players are frustrated by this so we really apologize for the inconvenience, but don't worry, the final game will have full keyboard functionality!
This demo was originally made for Tribeca (and our last one was for PAX East) all the way back in March! So a lot of bug fixes, audio, and polish are missing. The final release will have all these things, but since the demo scenes were forked so long ago, it's hard to update demos with all the new changes when the team is working on finalizing the game.
Thank you so much, and if you haven’t yet had the chance to play, we hope you’ll get to now that we’re keeping it up! And tell your friends all about it too—the dinos thank you 💖
Demo Livestream for Steam Next Fest!
For Steam Next Fest, Goodbye Volcano High's Community Director Marty Huerta will be livestreaming a playthrough of our latest demo Wednesday June 21 at 1pm EST 🤩🙏 on both our Twitch channel and Goodbye Volcano High's Steam store page.
Bring your questions, enthusiasm, and…yourselves to the stream tomorrow as we celebrate the new demo and all our recent festival appearances! We hope to see you there 🥰
GVH At Steam Next Fest With A New Demo
How's it going, dinos? 👋🦕
We recently exhibited our latest demo at the Tribeca Film Festival! On June 9th, Tribeca Games had a spotlight presentation in the Summer Games Fest, and on June 15, Goodbye Volcano High WON the Tribeca Games Award 😭 so there's been a lot of excitement for us!
But! It doesn't end there. That demo we premiered at Tribeca is now available on Steam for this latest edition of Steam Next Fest, from today until June 26 🤩
Head on over to the Goodbye Volcano High Steam page to download!
