Runes: The Forgotten Path
NEW PRICE!!
Also subtitles are out of beta, so enjoy those as well. In case of unexpected bugs the previous version without subtitles is still available in the beta branch.
Thank you for your continued support : )
SUBTITLES : English, German, Spanish and Italian in Beta Branch
There are tons of small fixes included as well, some of which for example are the persistence of your locomotion choice (no more resetting it at every level or when restarting the game), as well as some difficulty adjustments, specially in the forest, where things are a bit more tricky now : )
Subtitles are still in beta as we would love to hear your thoughts about them and we might even tweak them a bit more to make them as comfortable as possible for everyone.
We hope you enjoy this update and keep supporting the game.
P.S: To acess the beta branch just opt in in steam, if you don´t know how https://steamcommunity.com/games/457130/announcements/detail/1716330932033604206
ENGLISH SUBTITLES IN BETA!
We have been working tirelessly on an implementation of subtitles that is both comfortable and useful in a narrative game like ours. As some of you might know there are problems with VR implementation of subtitles that make it a much harder task to solve than in regular pancake games.
From VAC (vergence accommodation conflict) when the subtitles are rendered at a "wrong" depth in 3D space, to having the subtitles attached to the HMD movements in a jarring way. We opted for placing subtitles in 3D space around the environment in an artisanal way, more work for us but hopefully a better solution for everyone. It is not perfect but we think it might be a good compromise.
We want to test them and fix the problems you might find with them, so let us know! (lots of them and lots of manual work was involved so some bugs might be present)
Remember our Discord is open for discussion : )
https://discord.gg/MdA4qmJ
P.S: To opt in beta
RUNES is 25% OFF during the Winter Sale!
I hope you are all having a great holiday! We are hard at work making subtitles available in game and expect to have a beta of them very soon. We are making them a bit different than most games in order to have a more comfortable solution that doesn't have the depth perception problems most VR subtitles have. We are working also in translations for the subtitles and expect to have German, Spanish and Italian in the first batch : ) (More languages possibly coming as well).
Thank you for your support!
SUBTITLES SOON!
We are hard at work on the implementation of subtitles for Runes. We are on the right track and expect to have them ready for you soon.
Since we are implementing subtitles is a great time to include different languages for the subtitles and have a better experience for non-english speakers. Let us know what languages you would like to see in the game. You can tell us here or directly on our Discord.
Happy Holidays!
Update is live!
Some of the bigger fixes are:
-Fixed fps dependent speed with smooth locomotion.
-Fixed telekinesis and smooth locomotion. Before, using telekinesis while having smooth locomotion caused it to move you forward as you moved objects. Now this is fixed, when holding an object with your left hand you will not propel forward as well.
-Fixed audio problems with some enemies.
-Fixed smooth locomotion restarting after tutorials, etc. Now it should be seamless and not require you to activate it again after cinematics or tutorials (only after changing whole levels).
-Fixed a possible serious bug that would (very rarely) cause players to skip whole sections of the game (such as the forest and some puzzles).
BETA BRANCH FIXES
Some of the fixes we implemented are:
-Fixed fps dependent speed with smooth locomotion.
-Fixed telekinesis and smooth locomotion. Before, using telekinesis while having smooth locomotion caused it to move you forward as you moved objects. Now this is fixed, when holding an object with your left hand you will not propel forward as well.
-Fixed audio problems with some enemies.
-Fixed smooth locomotion restarting after tutorials, etc. Now it should be seamless and not require you to activate it again after cinematics or tutorials (only after changing whole levels).
-Fixed a possible serious bug that would (very rarely) cause players to skip whole sections of the game (such as the forest and some puzzles).
To select the beta branch right click on Runes and select properties
After that you can go to the BETAS tab and select beta
OCULUS SDK version is now LIVE too!
It should give you the option to launch the game in that mode, but we found that if you have SteamVR running it launches the SteamVR version right away.
If you have any problems simply right click on the game and you will have the option.
Apparently if you are running SteamVR already steam will think you want to launch the SteamVR version. But if SteamVR is off and you launch the game with the Play button it should give you the option right away.
Let us know if you have any problems!
OCULUS BUILD IMPROVEMENT BY THE END OF THE DAY
Hello eveyone!
We got feedback of some users having issues using the Rift on the steamvr build.
We are investigating the issue and will have a soultion for it by including a native oculus sdk version by the end of the day.
Thanks everyone that brought this problem to our attention: in the mess of releasing the game we overlooked it.
You'll have it fixed and ready with a working snap turn, adjusted controllers and gameplay for oculus suuper duper soon!
Have fun!
RUNES IS NOW LIVE!
We are so excited!
To crown this achievment we offer runes wih a 20% discount for the first week!
The journey finally starts!
If you want to chat with us and get some exclusive news on the game you can join our Discord server!
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THE WAITING IS FINALLY OVER!
