Thanks so much for your continued feedback and bug reports! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them.
For a list of the changes made in v1.21.3, see below:
Added ability to select gender preference in Fyre app
Changed conversation where high-school crush character is selected to make it clearer that the selection is a male/female gender selection
Fixed some gender-inconsistent dating profiles in Fyre app
Fixed evidence issue in Lightswitch
General bugfixes and typo fixes
Need to Know v1.21.2 Update - Changelog
Thanks so much for your continued feedback and bug reports! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them.
For a list of the changes made in v1.21.2, see below:
Added assorted icons to news stories on phone for more visual variety
Changed text display of news headlines on phone
Fixed display issue with tooltip where message could sometimes be cut off before fully typing out if another action was taken quickly
Fixed minor display issue with Skeleton Key panel
General bugfixes and typo fixes
This update includes changes made in v1.21.1b, see below:
Added auto-opening of all evidence when opening a suspect profile (this can be disabled in settings)
Moved mission start overlay to CodeX login, to reduce waiting time, and allow players to get into the mission more quickly
Simplified rules in Operation HelpingHands 2
Disabled some Peepr tutorials until they’re first needed
Fixed power missing from timeline in CL1
Fixed some inconsistent suspect outcomes in CL9
Fixed issue with hidden suspect in Scramble
Fixed evidence issue in Operation HelpingHands
General bugfixes and typo fixes
This update includes changes made in v1.21.0b, see below:
Added usage limit to MidStream tool in home mode, to prevent a trial-and-error approach
Fixed issue where Spacebar was not correctly opening/closing the Powers interface
Fixed evidence issue in Operation PaperCrown 3
General bugfixes and typo fixes
Need to Know v1.21.1b Update - Changelog
Thanks so much for your continued feedback and bug reports! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them.
To access this update, right-click on the game in Steam and select 'Properties', then go to 'Betas', and select the 'beta - Dev testing' option.
For a list of the changes made in v1.21.1b, see below:
Added auto-opening of all evidence when opening a suspect profile (this can be disabled in settings)
Moved mission start overlay to CodeX login, to reduce waiting time, and allow players to get into the mission more quickly
Simplified rules in Operation HelpingHands 2
Disabled some Peepr tutorials until they’re first needed
Fixed power missing from timeline in CL1
Fixed some inconsistent suspect outcomes in CL9
Fixed issue with hidden suspect in Scramble
Fixed evidence issue in Operation HelpingHands
General bugfixes and typo fixes
This update includes changes made in v1.21.0b, see below:
Added usage limit to MidStream tool in home mode, to prevent a trial-and-error approach
Fixed issue where Spacebar was not correctly opening/closing the Powers interface
Fixed evidence issue in Operation PaperCrown 3
General bugfixes and typo fixes
Need to Know v1.21.0b Update - Changelog
As part of our efforts to improve home missions, this beta update changes gameplay pressures in these missions by limiting how many times MidStream can be used each evening. This feature has not been fully tested, so is currently only available in beta. The update also includes several general bugfixes.
To access this update, right-click on the game in Steam and select 'Properties', then go to 'Betas', and select the 'beta - Dev testing' option.
Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them.
For a list of the changes made in v1.21.0b, see below:
Added usage limit to MidStream tool in home mode, to prevent a trial-and-error approach
Fixed issue where Spacebar was not correctly opening/closing the Powers interface
Fixed evidence issue in Operation PaperCrown 3
General bugfixes and typo fixes
Need to Know v1.20.1 Update - Changelog
This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.
Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them.
For a list of the changes made in v1.20.1, see below:
Added ‘Magnifying Glass’ feature, to zoom in on suspect evidence, which can be enabled during missions by holding down Left-Control
Fixed issue where evidence would sometimes need to be clicked twice when using BlackSheep or DeepLink if a different tool had previously been used on the same evidence
Fixed issue where evidence added to Strongbox could be double-counted as either correct or missed in some situations
Fixed issue with DeepLink tool where evidence could be marked as ‘Missed’ if it was DeepLinked on a ‘helper suspect’ profile, rather than the decision suspect profile
General bugfixes and typo fixes
Need to Know v1.20.0 Update - Changelog
This update includes some bigger changes to Clearance Levels 10 & 9 to add some more complexity to gameplay, by introducing new powers earlier and using a wider variety of tools, along with other changes. This should serve both to increase the enjoyability of these parts of the game and to reduce the learning curve in Clearance Level 8.
Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them.
For a list of the changes made in v1.20.0, see below:
Added new powers to Clearance Levels 10 & 9, to introduce power unlocking and choice earlier in the game
Added use of Assay tool to reveal hidden profiles in Clearance Level 9, to introduce mechanic earlier and increase complexity of gameplay
Added rule numberings to evidence wave missions, to show more clearly which rule is applicable in each evidence wave
Changed some dialogue in Clearance Levels 10 & 9, to better introduce Grey Day Attack investigation
Fixed issue with DeepLinking between suspects in Operation NewFriends Phase 2
Fixed issue where tutorial on first workday would break if the player logged in too quickly
Fixed display issue with Clearance Level in mission summary
General bugfixes and typo fixes
Need to Know v1.19.3 & v1.20.0b Updates - Changelog
We've just released two different updates to the game - one is a normal update (v1.19.3), and the other is a beta update, which includes some bigger changes to early parts of the game that haven't yet been fully-tested (v1.20.0b). If you'd like to try these beta features out, see below for more information.
As always, thank you for your bug reports and feedback! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them.
v1.19.3
This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.
For a list of the changes made in v1.19.3, see below:
Added ability to skip to first workday at the Department when starting a new game
Fixed crash which could occur during end credits
Fixed inconsistent description on first Grey Day chart entry
General bugfixes and typo fixes
v1.20.0b
This optional update includes some bigger changes to Clearance Levels 10 & 9 to add some more complexity to gameplay, by introducing new powers earlier and using a wider variety of tools, along with other changes. This should serve both to increase the enjoyability of these parts of the game and to reduce the learning curve in Clearance Level 8.
To access this update, right-click on the game in Steam and select 'Properties', then go to 'Betas', and select the 'beta - Dev testing' option.
For a list of the changes made in v1.20.0b, see below:
Added new powers to Clearance Levels 10 & 9, to introduce power unlocking and choice earlier in the game
Added use of Assay tool to reveal hidden profiles in Clearance Level 9, to introduce mechanic earlier and increase complexity of gameplay
Added rule numberings to evidence wave missions, to show more clearly which rule is applicable in each evidence wave
Changed some dialogue in Clearance Levels 10 & 9, to better introduce Grey Day Attack investigation
Fixed issue with DeepLinking between suspects in Operation NewFriends Phase 2
General bugfixes and typo fixes
Need to Know v1.19.2 Update - Changelog
Thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them.
For a list of the changes made in v1.19.2, see below:
Added new icons to Purchase evidence, for more visual variety
Added new icons to Geolocation & Package Tracking evidence, for more visual variety
Added new icons to Psychological Report evidence, for more visual variety
Added new icons to DNA evidence, for more visual variety
Fixed issue with some pieces of Message evidence, where call conversant would be displayed as ‘Suspect Name’, rather than an actual name
General bugfixes and typo fixes
Need to Know v1.19.1 Update - Changelog
This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.
Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them.
For a list of the changes made in v1.19.1, see below:
Added more intelligent auto-layout of evidence panels, to prevent the need to drag every piece of evidence away from the centre
Fixed issue with display of Metadata, Social, Bank and Travel evidence so that entries are now displayed chronologically
Fixed issue with some Geolocation and Package Tracking evidence entries being partly overlapped by date/information panel
Fixed issue with some pieces of Message evidence, where call conversant would be displayed as ‘A Conversant’, rather than an actual name
Fixed issue with new power & evidence notifications not being cleared correctly in specific circumstances, which could prevent progressing when logging out and starting prologue
Fixed issue with CodeX login in prologue, where a tutorial step could be bypassed which would prevent tutorial from progressing
General bugfixes and typo fixes
Need to Know v1.19 Update - Changelog
This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.
Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them.
For a list of the changes made in v1.19, see below:
Added borderless fullscreen support, for more convenient screen switching on multi-display setups
Added ability to open/close Powers panel with ‘Space’ key
Added ability to open/closer evidence types by using number keys (1, 2, 3, …) in the respective order of evidence types
Added popup label to Power and evidence type buttons to show which shortcut key can be used to open that type of evidence
Added new icons to Web History evidence, for more visual variety
Fixed issue where game could sometimes fail to resume properly after Alt+Tabbing away
