Syren
SYREN v2.3 UPDATE
In particular we have fixed the crash within one of the elevators in Episode 2, along with a number of smaller bug fixes and an Unreal Engine update, which should mean this new release will give you a smoother and more stable experience.
We hope you enjoy it, and look forward to hearing your feedback.
Thank you, Hammerhead.
SYREN v2.2 Rotation and Computers Quick Fix
FIXED: Holsters rotate with player on VIVE
FIXED: Computer screen buttons now scroll again
SYREN EPISODE 2 RELEASED
With the original SYREN we wanted to bring you a terrifying stealth adventure in VR, but with Operation Anomaly it's time for you to fight back with an arsenal of weaponry allowing you to tear through Darwin station one syren at a time.
Along with this additional content we've been doing our best to optimise the main game and improve performance especially on lower end machines. So we're hoping this new release will be the best SYREN experience yet for everyone.
This release constitutes version 2.1, and as always we'll be keeping a close eye on the community for any issues or improvements we can make.
Everyone at Hammerhead thanks you for your support.
SYREN v1.9 Control Options, Checkpoint & More
The main menu and options screen now gives you more customisation options to change how aspects of the game controls, especially in free-locomotion.
We're hoping that these additional options will help each of you customise the Syren controls to closer match your preferred way of interacting in VR.
We've also added mid-level checkpoints in the first two levels to reduce frustration some players have felt having to repeat sections of the game.
Full change list included below:
ADDED: Added mid-level checkpoints to first two levels
CHANGE: Added angle offset to Vive controllers to make hand position feel more natural
ADDED: Rotation can now be switched between snapping, smooth and none
ADDED: Experimental control scheme allowing objects to lock into hands
ADDED: Movement speed can be changed in free-locomotion
ADDED: Rotation speed can be changed in smooth rotation
CHANGE: Mermaid AI behaviour improvements, to avoid mermaids getting confused and stuck
CHANGE: Mermaid deaths fade out quicker
FIXED: Pause room floor collisioned improved
FIXED: Killing mermaid just as it's about to kill you no longer locks player in place
CHANGE: Added dead-zone to locomotion controls to stop player drift
CHANGE: Forward circle hidden, items dropped and paused disabled during final cutscene
FIXED: Tram speed is no longer frame rate dependent
FIXED: Some computer screens moved to be easier to read
FIXED: Kraken alternative kill method can no longer be triggered pre-fight
FIXED: Dead mermaids no longer come back to life after pausing & unpausing
SYREN v1.8 Bug Fixes
Most of these are small fixes but there's a few critical things such as screen mirroring now working on Vive and the second mermaid no longer popping into existence.
We're still working on offering more control options as you guys have requested but that's not something we can roll out quickly, however we are hoping to deliver sometime this week.
FIXED: Server room mermaid popping into existence fixed
FIXED: Vive screen mirroring now works
FIXED: Mermaid respawn timers changed from 30 seconds to 5 minutes
FIXED: Pause button no longer leads to empty space in title screen and tutorial rooms
FIXED: Level 3 keycard now easier to pick up
FIXED: Improvements to mermaid textures and lighting
FIXED: Shower glass material in level 2 now showing correctly
FIXED: Lighting in tutorial shooting range corrected
FIXED: Some interactive items would make sounds when held during free-locomotion
FIXED: Fans spinning on wrong axis in server room removed
FIXED: Multiple teleport beacons in same place removed
FIXED: Bubbles in Moon Pool coming through surface
FIXED: Removed teleport tutorial text from free-move tutorial
FIXED: Elevators now close fully
FIXED: Teleport mesh on tram now higher and therefore visible
FIXED: Mermaids no longer appear at wrong rotation for split-second during spawn
FIXED: Lift control panels now consistent across all levels
FIXED: Clipboard and tablet in level 2 now held correctly by hands
FIXED: Rotating wheel doors in level 2 easier to open
FIXED: Stopped objects generating noise while being picked up
SYREN 1.7 Oculus SDK + Bugfixes
We're not done yet as we're closely watching all the feedback to the game and will be releasing additional patches in the coming week. Our top priority is obviously any and all bugs you guys are experiencing, however we've also seen a huge demand for more options in terms of how the free-locomotion controls work. So we're going to be looking to give you more settings to customize the experience to your preferences as soon as possible.
- NEW: Oculus SDK version now included for better support Oculus Rift and Touch controllers
- FIXED: Free-locomotion works better with room-scale to avoid issues of getting stuck in environment
- FIXED: Teleport now disabled in free-locomotion
- FIXED: Fire button no longer active on free-locomotion movement hand
- FIXED: First mermaid no longer leaps over pipe and clips through wall
- FIXED: Door button in Medbay now moves with the door
- FIXED: Rivet gun in tutorial room now in correct hand position
- CHANGE: Timing and collision window for attacking first mermaid much more generous
- CHANGE: Reduced file size of Easter egg movie
SYREN 1.6 Resolution Patch
Our original setting were to try and give people the best possible frame-rates even on lower end cards so we were clearly being a bit too conservative with the rendering resolution to ensure that.
Rendering resolutions are now: low - 75%, normal - 100%, high - 140%, ultra - 200%. In future patches we'll probably expose this setting more directly to users but for now we wanted to give you better resolutions immediately.
SYREN v1.5 Released
For those of your with an Oculus Rift and Touch controllers we'll be uploading an Oculus SDK version very soon.