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Genre: Platform, Adventure, Indie

Skábma: Snowfall

Patch Notes for 1.1.93

Patch Notes for 1.1.93


2022-12-14

Overview



  • Hotfix right after 1.1.92 to correct a single gameplay issue.


Fixes:



  • Fix small targeting issue with a Bleeder in Bear Claw Mountain.
  • Fix small animation glitch when petting reindeer.

Patch Notes for 1.1.92

Patch Notes for 1.1.92


2022-12-13

Overview


Multiple small fixes and quality of life improvements based on player feedback. Improved lighting, effects and guidance system!

New:



  • Add Inner Compass (waypoint) system for better guidance.
  • Add Tutorials menu.
  • Add animation to Loading texts.
  • Add information about CPU and GPU costs to Graphics Settings.
  • Add interaction and looping idle sounds for certain new character.
  • Add missing Logos to Credits.
  • Add more platforms and bleeders to a late game area.
  • Add multiple names in Credits.
  • Add new Statistics in the Results screen at the end of the game.
  • Add new Tutorials and Tips.
  • Add new Visual Effects for select caves, angering a certain character and for drumming at one of the Sieidis.
  • Add new texts and UI visuals to the start and end of the game.
  • Add page count to collectibles.
  • Add setting for visibility and size of Subtitles.
  • Add setting to disable controller vibration.
  • Add setting to hide Gameplay UI
  • Add settings for Shadows and Shadow Resolution for the Drum Light.
  • Add special visuals/music to Title Screen after completing the game.


Changes:



  • Add new details and gameplay elements in emptier areas in some locations.
  • Adjust collectible notification UI animations.
  • Allow Shielding Aurora attacks.
  • Changes in Level Design for a late game area.
  • Improve Lighting and Effects in Gameplay and Cinematics.
  • Improve the Targeting system.
  • Major functionality and Level Design changes in the Fox Encounter.
  • Minor rendering setup optimization.
  • More reliable cloth behavior in Cinematics.
  • Remove "Delete" option on AutoSaves to allow faster access to earlier manual saves in Save/Load menus
  • Update ControlLayout.
  • Various changes to UI text wrapping and placement.


Fixes:



  • Fix Chapter Notification layout breaking on some languages.
  • Fix Cinematics sometimes desynchronizing Drumming audio from the music.
  • Fix Location Notifications repeating unintentionally in certain conditions.
  • Fix Notification SFX not playing during Cinematics.
  • Fix Reindeer calf to no longer launch Áilu into the stratosphere for a single frame when pet.
  • Fix Wind Pulses sometimes pushing the player even while Grounded.
  • Fix a certain Boss not leaving footprints.
  • Fix a reindeer at the start of the game sometimes starting to run before player sees it.
  • Fix clipping Rune placements.
  • Fix incorrect footstep sounds in a late-game area.
  • Fix incorrect text size in Loading tunnels in some languages.
  • Fix issues with Autosaves sometimes getting corrupted after Cinematics.
  • Fix issues with UI elements appearing too close to screen edges
  • Fix issues with a certain soundscapes not triggering in a late game area.
  • Fix issues with enemy pathfinding.
  • Fix issues with some controller icons showing incorrectly.
  • Fix issues with starting a new game after game completion.
  • Fix one Examine showing the wrong text.
  • Fix placement of some Task Completions.
  • Fix positioning for some Audio objects.
  • Fix possible error when shielding projectiles
  • Fix showing English translations for Location Notifications when playing in Northern Sámi
  • Fix size of the Map graphic.
  • Fix small visual issues in Menus.
  • Fix some Examine placements.
  • Fix some UI elements showing in incorrect places while playing in Super Widescreen.
  • Fix some rivers and small bodies of water unintentionally killing the player, and sometimes preventing player from jumping out of them.
  • Fix various small visual bugs during Cinematics and Interactions.
  • Fixes on character textures.
  • Make Grounding through Air Vortexes more reliable.
  • Setup fully dedicated font atlases for all Asian languages. Fixes cases where one language may have used a glyph rendition of another language due to font fallbacks.
  • Fix game freezing when going to Quit Confirmation and back in Title Menu
  • Fix certain Achievement not unlocking if playing across multiple devices

Hotfix Patch notes for 1.0.74

Overview


Hotfix for rare scene load / save game issue.

Fixes:



  • Fixed rare issue with autosave being created between a cutscene that ends in a level change resulting in a stuck save that cannot be loaded.

Patch Notes for 1.0.73b

Overview


Minor hotfixes to previous overhaul of Spirit Worlds

Fixes:



  • Fixed spirit worlds' task trigger locations.
  • Weakened Bassi location's air vortexes so you cannot skip a segment.

Spirit World Rework and quality of life improvements

New:



  • Added more bleeders and path guides towards the end of the game
  • Added more landmarks at Forest
  • Added more puzzles
  • Game will now pause when controller is disconnected
  • Game will now pause when Steam Overlay is opened


Changes:



  • Major spirit world changes and improvements
  • Changed Save&Load menu button colors from red to yellow
  • In-game credit improvements
  • Minor UI changes
  • Cutscene polish
  • Changed horse sieidi inner color from red to purple
  • Tar Pit village assets repositioned
  • Moved some checkpoints in Mountain and Tar Pit
  • Repositioned main path vfx so that they will stop in front of Sarvvis Sieidi
  • Move one TarBlob in Ground Zero and one in Bárbmu


Fixes:



  • Fix Askovis being invisible in a cutscene
  • Remove duplicate examinable in Chapter 5 Lake
  • Fix Áilu’s cloth and look at IK problems in cutscenes
  • Multiple fixes to Forest area, such as floating trees, collider positions, examinable position, corridor cameras and obstructing visibility from Outlook to Forest
  • Prevent turrets hitting Áilu at the end of Saiva spirit world
  • Cancel grounding dive if we enter an air vortex

Patch Notes for 1.0.71b

Overview


Minor improvements and some graphics optimizations

Changes:



  • Graphics buffer improvements
  • Cutscene polish: Focused cameras better in BassiReveal & EveryoneIsSick

Fixes:



  • Fix graphics issues that could result in black pixels invading the players screen unless they could escape them or had to restart the game.
  • Changed CutsceneConfigAsset for RiebanTheFox

Hotfix 1.0.70b

Overview


A bunch of bugfixes and guidance improvements.


Changes:



  • Cutscene polish: Focused cameras better in TheFallPart1, MeetingTheMentor, DamselInDistress and SuspiciousLookingStone

Fixes:



  • Hotfix WindPulseAttack effect visuals not always showing properly making a boss battle much harder than intended
  • Fix PathGuideVFX effect flickering with some graphics settings
  • Disable SidePathGuideVFX after a treasure chest has been found
  • Added MainPathGuides for final end game area
  • Fixed some of the poles in Lake to improve camera behavior

UX and Navigation Improvements

Patch Notes for 1.0.69
2022-06-24



Overview


New feature developed for Skábma - Snowfall based on player feedback a navigational aid system that can be seen in many places by drumming, also included are a boatload of other UX improvements and bugfixes. We wish you all a fantastic MidSummer Solstice!

New:



  • New PathGuide mechanic that guides the player towards major points of interest with a visual effect that is revealed by drumming along main paths and near more common points of interest.
  • Improvement to Save Game menu in the form of confirmation dialog on save.


Changes:



  • Improve Save/Load Menu UX
  • Sort savefiles by timestamp in both save/load menus
  • Visual Redesign of WindPulse effects
  • Decrease reindeer pet sound volume
  • Change vocalizations Áilu makes for some Chapter 1 examine objects


Fixes:



  • Fix: confirmation prompts in Save/Load allowing click-through and some hotkeys
  • Make cloth sounds quieter in a certain late-game location
  • Add a couple extra guiding visuals to help see the correct path from Lake to Forest entrance
  • Extend an invisible wall in C5 GreatCaves to restrict players from getting to an unwanted area.
  • Baked ReactiveRockCeiling animation. Ailu can no longer be thrown off by the rocks.
  • Add checkpoint on the route to the treasure island.
  • Fix Barbmu glitching waterplane
  • Fix Mihkkal gameplay vocalizations playing during a cutscene
  • Fix Suonjar gameplay vocalizations playing during certain cutscenes
  • Decrease gameplay audio volume during certain cutscenes
  • Fix Mihkkal letting out idle vocalizations during a specific conversation
  • Fix End Credits scrolling getting stuck
  • Lowered the dolly camera between Village and Great Caves corridor
  • Tweak volume for some JeanFrancois vocalizations
  • Fix Ailu Drum Effect earth/air visuals inverted
  • Cutscenes: Ailu picks drum from the ground more smoothly in PatientZero
  • Cutscene polish: StalluHunter 2 and WorriedSick
  • Cutscenes: Ailu picks drum from the ground more smoothly in PatientZero
  • Cutscenes: Fixed NPC's beard in SpeakingWithTheDevil
  • Cutscene polish: TheHeroReturns
  • Cutscene polish: Focused cameras better in TheBadShepherd and WrongWay
  • Animation polish in CorneredNoaidi cutscene.
  • Cutscene polish: Tweak cloth and lookat in The Fall part 1 and 2, EveryoneIsSick, TheUpperWorld, Bassireveal, Barbmmureveal, SpeakingWithTheDevil

Future of Play Direct

Skábma-Snowfall participated in the Future of Play Direct from the Summer Game Fest!

We were happy to showcase a brand new gameplay trailer for Skábma-Snowfall, check it out down below if you missed it!



Skábma-Snowfall is available to purchase on :

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1665280/Skabma__Snowfall/

Summer Game Fest - Future Of Play Direct

Get ready to take a new look at Skábma-Snowfall at the Future Of Play Direct event!



Watch this event tomorrow at 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET / 7:30pm CEST on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx3w3Ssv8ZM

Skábma-Snowfall is available to purchase on :

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1665280/Skabma__Snowfall/