Release Notes for BROK The InvestiGator

1.5.6

1.5.6 (August 14, 2026) ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY - CHALLENGES PACK #2
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- GOG achievements are working again for Windows, and now also for Mac!

- BRAWL BAR: Added 14 "packaged workshop characters" to use in creation mode, versus, or for replaying challenges after finishing the game!
This means you can now play as Chief, Dart, Boyd and more (thank you to the respective workshop mods creators)

- BRAWL BAR: Added 10 brand new bonus challenges to unlock!

- BRAWL BAR: Added 2 new gameover pictures!

- BRAWL BAR: Added to the creator mode:
    * Battle Royale mode
    * New extra modifiers: Grab more often, Food is weapon, Weapons disappear, AI doesn't fear traps, Low guard defense, Ally Invisible, Players invisible, Lose if an ally dies, Friendly fire with allies, Player gains HP, Eat food immediately, Food can be thrown and hurts, Enemies can only be hurt by thrown items
    * Per-character win/lose conditions: when character dies, gets hit or lands a hit
    * Option for enemies target a specific team
    * Option for a character to get targetted in priority
    * Option to set the skin of a character (skin number)
    * Options for some modifiers

- BRAWL BAR: Bugs fixed:
    - Fixed: Icon for creator mode characters did not display at the correct position when giving food.
    - Fixed: Decision factor did not apply to allies.
    - Fixed: Accessibility issues with Brawl Bar quizz questions.
    - Fixed: In creator mode, a stray enemy without correct stats would be created sometimes.
    - Fixed: Boxer Brok enemy sometimes appeared as detective Brok.
    - Fixed: Duplicating a character/trap would sometimes also duplicate the original one at the same position.
    - Fixed: When an enemy able to pick up weapons does it, the player is the one receiving them.
    - Fixed: In chapter 4 finale's chase, the shadow of the bike was lacking after the first death.
    - Fixed: You can no longer get stuck (or items appearing) at the very far right position of the room.
    - Fixed: Getting frozen by an icicle while already grabbed would leave no way out.
    - Fixed: Environment "Bunker inside" could have items placed in locations we could not reach. (potentially fixes others too)
    - Fixed: Environment "Sector 56X" with the bridge + "1D modifier" cannot work for daily challenges.
    - Fixed: Sly's uppercut attack could throw the player off the platform in Beatem Up B challenge.
    - Fixed: Sharpteeth's combo is now more lenient / we don't get stunlock as much after it ends so we can react before he attempts it again.
    - Fixed: Graff now has proper "_w" files for making mods.
    - Fixed: Generic rat was missing some animation model sprites for making a mod.
    - Fixed: Generic rat always was named "Rogue" instead of the custom name when making a mod based on him.
    - Fixed: Deleting a music in the creator would not allow to delete more after, until leaving the creator.
    - Fixed: Player could get softlocked if grabbed at the same time as launching a special attack.
    - Fixed: Player could get softlocked if something interrupted the grab.
    - Fixed: Some sounds could be unloaded accidentally.

- Main game bugs fixed:
    - Using WASD in adventure mode didn't have smooth movements on obstacles like analogue stick on a controller.
    - The "ENTER to throw" message would sometimes stay on screen.
    - In coop mode, the characters available could be duplicated in the menu.
    - In chapter 4 finale's chase, the shadow of the bike was lacking after the first death.

1.5.4.4 (2025-10-30)

1.5.4.4

Fixed: In mouse mode, player could move towards crates with height at the wrong position.
Fixed: Wrong characters positioning in Rupture ending.

1.5.4.3

New LATAM SPANISH localization added! (includes both the main game and Brawl Bar)
Languages listed in options revised in all languages, for consistency.

1.5.4.2

FIXED: Somehow, Ott's duplicated head bug returned.

1.5.4.1

BRAWL BAR update

1.5.4

BRAWL BAR update

1.5.3.9

Fixed display bug with Ott "duplicated heads" in Rupture ending...
Fixed possible crash when pressing START right after choosing to eat food and right before eating it, in specific situations.
Fixed text issues in creator mode in German.
Fixed: Online fanarts/news retrievals could sometimes do a lot of unnecessary calls.
Fanarts: If offline, there is no longer a message that the internet connection failed: the local files are displayed immediately.
Pressing down with cursor keys/dpad is no longer limited to the first five choices in choices lists.
Cursor keys/dpad no longer scroll the windows because this conflicted with them selecting choices.
Fixed issue with cursor keys/dpad sometimes staying on the same choice after pressing despite another choice possible.
Additional content/Storage option has been replaced with a "More games" option

1.5.3.8

Fixed an issue with paths which, in some places with a lot of collisions like the Border Post, could fail and cause a softlock.
Fixed more path issues in Border Post by reducing the path tiles size specifically in that room (narrow spaces).
Virtual keyboard: Delay to start typing after it appears has been reduced.
Virtual keyboard: The font used to type text was changed.
Virtual keyboard: Cursor position was fixed subsequently to this font change.

1.5.3.7 (2025-08-26)

1.5.3.7

Fixed: Inconsistency of libraries versions between the GOG SDK wrapper and Steam.
Fixed: Unlocking a lot of fanarts caused a memory leak, potentially causing the next room change to softlock.
Fanarts now automatically archive per year, according to current year.
Save files of Brawl Bar now are detected.

1.5.2 (2025-08-09)

1.5.0 - MAJOR UPDATE

This update brings all the improvements of the coming "The Brawl Bar" to the main game (in particular, action gameplay such as parry and many, many adjustments!)

BROK: The Brawl Bar will be available as standalone release here: https://www.gog.com/fr/game/brok_the_investigator_the_brawl_bar

This involves many code changes made during the last two years.

Among the many improvements:

News and fanarts are now retrieved from my server: this means I no longer have to do small updates so often to include new ones. They're still included in the package though, so you can see them even when running offline.
Existing & future BROK games and DLCs are now listed at the tail end of the game summary, on the title screen and in the game options.
Action gameplay improvements: Added parry, bouncing off walls, VFX and many refinements
The game is faster to launch: the splash screen is no longer necessary and has been removed.

1.5.1

Various fixes for The Brawl Bar before release.

1.5.2

Accessibility: Credits dialogue played was sometimes incorrect.
Fixed layering issue with cars on the Border Post.
Fixed one voice acting line during the Chapter 4 investigation.
Fixed one possible crash when skipping interrogations.
Various fixes for The Brawl Bar before release.
Accessibility added for The Brawl Bar.

1.4.8 (2025-02-01)

1.4.8

Added Korean translation and Spanish re-translation. (Rvs 20861)

1.4.6 (2023-12-04)

1.4.6

Fixed taking damage several times if we pause during specific moments (like getting hit by spikes)
Fixed double hurt voice during specific moments (like getting hit by spikes)
Fixed interrupting a grabbing character could sometimes lead to getting frozen.
Fixed timer during interrogation in Chapter 2 that wouldn't appear so was impossible to fail.
Fixed issues if we started co-op during a fight and we hadn't seen the co-op tutorials yet.
Added 67 new fanarts. (Rvs 19287)

1.4.5.1 (2023-11-18)

1.4.5.1

Fixed unable to click on the player with the mouse (to get back on feet when thrown or special attack.) (Rvs 19230)

1.4.5 (2023-11-12)

1.4.5

Fixed possible softlock if coop character pressed a button on the bunker ball game at the same time as main player while off.
Fixed throwing an item which would fall on Lia would crash the game.
Fixed skipping the whole museum part while on the mini game would have the mini game parts still on screen.
Finishing the mini game could also result in a part still flying on screen.
Fixed closeup staying on screen if coop character jumps on a certain corpse several times in Chapter 4 while a closeup is on.
A certain robot killing the guard during a cutscene in Chapter 4 would give XP to the player.
Fixed trash can visible on the light in hacker back street even when it shouldn't be there.
Pressing print screen on Steam was not handled by Steam itself.
Pressing back button while displaying fanarts could sometimes get it stuck on screen.
Shadow ads could spawn on bed locations, making them impossible to grab. (Rvs 19200)

1.4.4 (2023-11-07)

1.4.4

Fixed possible softlock if we would jump on the bunker button exactly when the countdown was over in chapter 4.
Fixed crash if companion character would get close to the nuclear areas on the map.
Fixed ad not appearing correctly in the box in the laboratory (sprite error)
Fixed dialogue crash in chapter 4 if we waited the end of this line (Graff coughing) instead of skipping.
Fixed potential issues with the rolling spike not letting the character get up or die.
Fixed unable to jump sometimes after getting crushed by the rolling spike. (Rvs 19169)

1.4.3 (2023-11-03)

1.4.3

Fixed: Switching page on the artbook with L/R would cause a crash.
Fixed: Doing this also caused the pointer to not move the page around sometimes.
Fixed accessibility: Sewers panel accessibility sounds were not working correctly.
Fixed accessibility: New controller detecteed speech would prevent audiodescription from playing.
Fixed one potential issue with the management of several controllers.
If a player is disconnected and a controller which isn't used by anyone is found, they automatically pick it up.
Switching pages while zoomed in now keeps the zoom. (Rvs 19139)

1.4.2

Fixed: Final boss was rarely doing the slide attack anymore.
Fixed: Brok's skin colors for co-op characters and "chocolate skin" were incorrect.
Fixed: R.J.'s run sprite lacked weapon display
Fixed: Jumping right after a flying uppercut with Brok resulted in an incorrect low jump next.
Fixed: In Dr Mink's room, the coop players could move the camera too, causing issues.
Fixed: In Dr Mink's room, fixed depth issue visible with several players.
Fixed: Giving food to ally not active during the fight was possible.
Fixed: Giving food to ally would sometimes cause not being able to use food at all.
Fixed: Final boss could move while trying to attack.
Fixed: Final boss could grab player from very far.
Fixed: Characters would sometimes not move down during a cutscene at the end.
Co-op players can now join during fights.
Co-op players now have more defense.
Final boss combat now indicates where player(s), ally and boss are to make it easier to follow. (Rvs 19135)

1.4.1 (2023-10-31)

1.4.1

Fix tribot stuck / fight not starting if we fail the piano puzzle twice.
Fixed potential crash if the item sprite does not exist.
Fixed potential crash after solving the museum puzzles.
Fixed coop character able to pick up ad inside of the sentry box while being outside.
Fixed: cannot punch Dee
Fixed: tribots in police department stop moving if we die when trying to save Sin.
Fixed minor issues in fanarts.
Coop character loading now waits until textures are loaded to avoid a delay with them being invisible. (Rvs 19123)

1.4.0

BIG CO-OP UPDATE!
- Up to 4 players can play through the whole adventure and drop in/drop out
- Co-op players can play as 6 different characters (to unlock)
New "controllers" menu option lists all the available and used controllers on the PC, and can reassign players. => It's possible to do co-op with one player using keyboard/mouse and another using one controller. Of course you can also use several controllers. => When switching on a controller, you are now required to either:
- press START to use that controller for player 2 (which means player 1 has to use the keyboard/mouse)
- press any other button or move the stick to use that controller for player 1 (like before)
Single player quick fights now allows to play as these 6 characters too.
Under the hood change: BIG texture management overhaul, only loading what's necessary for a room instead of keeping everything into RAM. => Should improve RAM usage, especially on low RAM systems like Switch. => Can improve boot time => Might cause some "disappearing sprites" for a few frames in some locations where it's not properly handled, will be fixed progressively.
Quick fights allow to restart immediately after a gameover.
Reduced size of characters in virtual arena to make fights more legible.
Bouncing enemies on the edge of the screen now works more often.
Generic rat thrown animation added.
Big characters now shake the screen when jumping.
Changed knife behavior.
Spit VFX now more visible (when characters get hit).
Enemy grabs move the player more smoothly.
Added screen shakes for powerful moves (they can be disabled in accessibility options).
Enemies can now hit players more often in higher difficulties.
Rebalanced difficulty to take this into account.
Limited maximum stun time for player characters.
Combat changes to give more impact (small minimum knock back when hit, spit VFX more visible, slowdown and screen effect when player or boss dies, final blow sound, HUD expressions, bouncing on floor...)
Implemented new controller vibrations situations.
Fixed bug: DPAD to change progress bar percent in options would also change hotspot.
Added support for a lot more third party controllers, outside of Steam.
Accessibility: Added Spanish support for the clipboard option.
Improved Traditional Chinese localization.
Improved Italian localization. (Rvs 19114)

1.3.6.3 (2023-06-10)

1.3.6.1, 1.3.6.2, 1.3.6.3

Menu cards to announce the Brok plush on Makeship.
Fixed some tutorials displayed incorrectly since 1.3.5.

1.3.6 (2023-05-23)

1.3.6

"Tramp" character outfit fixed.
Added new option for "full scale" (in addition to the default "keep aspect ratio")
This option also allows for choosing a background or not (useful when the screen isn't 16/9 widescreen to fill the screen)
Added moves list option in quick fight menu.
Added Simplified Chinese translations of the artbook and the concept art.
Added two character refs.
Fixed: Corner sprites in the menu were visible when highlighted.
Fixed: Dee's tail was missing when manipulating the bunker buttons, and this is now animated.
Fixed: Gherkin fixing a pipe is now animated.
Fixed: Graff was thrown at lightspeed by the Squealers Chief special attack.
Fixed: It was possible to hit the hacker after entering with the disguise and before talking to him, leading to issues.
Accessibility: Fixed "next level XP points needed" info.
Accessibility: Playing with accessibility options enabled in Chapter 1 and then disabling them after could get the player stuck unable to climb in Border Post.
Simplified Chinese localization proofread further.
50 new fanarts. (Rvs 18141)

1.3.5 (2023-04-22)

1.3.5

Fixed: Player gets stuck if performing a special attack while simultaneously falling into a pit.
Fixed: Player gets stuck if performing a special attack while eating something.
Fixed: Player gets stuck if performing a special attack while getting hit by the rollspike.
Fixed: Crash if points damage is disabled and we break Dr Hush's door.
Fixed: Exiting police department while tribots spot us at the same time could cause issues.
Fixed: Entering summary after Graff triggers the drone causes the scene to repeat.
Fixed: After finishing the ball mini game in bunker, we could still press and camera gets stuck (bug introduced in previous patch)
Fixed: Graff can get stuck on the museum expo tribot when falling from above (made changes to "character stuck" handling as this was a general bug that could happen anywhere)
Fixed: Shay now gives the radar in Chapter 4 if we forgot to get it in Chapter 3.
Fixed: Corner sprites in the menu no longer appear above other menus like popups.
Fixed possible incoherence regarding Sin's status on the summary.
Fixed several spelling mistakes in the English script.
Made extras save once in a while when unlocking (not just when exiting menu).
Killing some NPC characters outside of fights now count as kills for the Pacifist achievement.
Accessibility: Much improved large font tutorials.
Accessibility: Selecting large font in Japanese / Chinese is now applied immediately.
Accessibility: Selecting large font is applied for the left menu elements immediately.
Accessibility: Selecting large font is applied for the left menu elements immediately.
Accessibility: The extras section now mentions it doesn't have accessibility.
Accessibility: Brain points variation change was incorrectly speeched.
Accessibility: 2nd nightmare floor buttons are now speeched and delay increased to press both buttons.
Simplified Chinese localization improved.
Added Traditional Chinese clipboard accessibility.
Improved Simplified Chinese clipboard accessibility.
30 new fanarts. (Rvs 18028)

1.3.4 (2023-04-06)

1.3.4

Fixed: tutorial displayed "sprite not found" during Graff's first exam if using mouse/keyboard.
Trasher Hunter now clearly indicates when a treasure was obtained or not.
Added one missing VR arena Kickstarter character.
Added Epic Store support.
NEW: It is now possible to have text-to-speech in other languages! (only French and Chinese for now, reach me if interested to implement this in another language) Enable the "clipboard narration" option at the bottom of the accessibility settings and install a plugin like "Clipboard Reader" on your computer, along with NVDA. The game will send the accessibility speeches through the clipboard instead of using the pre-recorded English samples. For obvious reasons this only works on PC/Windows. (I don't know if such plugins exist for Mac/Linux)
Accessibility: New option: "Hotspots aligned" for easier directional keys selection (only works for in-game hotspots, not menus or closeups)
Accessibility: Ending hints when we don't get the canonical ending were not spoken.
Accessibility: The jail seat part now has spoken elements.
Accessibility: The total number of pages in jail book is now spoken.
Accessibility: Switching to adventure & action mode now have a speech.
Accessibility: Relationship variation with characters and brain/brawl points are now spoken.
Accessibility: Trasher Hunter more lenient on the distance for getting the treasure when blind puzzles is active.
Accessibility: Trasher Hunter tries are indicated when moving over them.
Accessibility: Audio description for R.J. was incorrect.
Accessibility: Repeat buttons are no longer active during fights.
Accessibility: Flag sample replaced to make it clearer to locate.
Accessibility: Font for credits wasn't suitable when large fonts is activated.
Accessibility: Some characters weren't displayed for accessibility menu in French.
Accessibility: Added sound for when we're inside nuclear waste area.
Accessibility: Removed "scroll mouse" info when blind options are enabled.
Accessibility: Removed "combine/describe" items info when in fight mode.
Accessibility: Fixed player positioning for the crates in the alley.
Accessibility: Hotspots wouldn't be spoken when moving from one to another with the same name.
Accessibility: Windows in second nightmares now have numbers.
Accessibility: Elevator hotspot removed if simplified rooms in Border Post.
Accessibility: Lives remaining are now spoken.
Accessibility: Repeat button can now also repeat the last choice.
Accessibility: Ball stuck now has an audiodescription for Graff's bunker trial.
Accessibility: Ball mini game can now be skipped, and Graff teleports to the buttons to make it easier.
Accessibility: Radar now tells player to use WASD or left stick.
Accessibility: School exam now accepts English replies for the colors, in addition to the in-game language ones.
Accessibility: School exam answer would not repeat the same number twice.
Accessibility: R.J. is not played by text to speech in jail.
Accessibility: The chest can now easily be accessed in jail once we are free.
Accessibility: Next level experience is now spoken in stats menu.
Accessibility: Police department, player now teleports to the buttons and there's more time to press them.
Accessibility: Scrolling left/right no longer gets in the way on the summary.
Accessibility: Achievements which require a number of steps now indicate it via speech.
Accessibility: Graff's VR training options were not all spoken. (Rvs 17988)

1.3.2 (2023-03-16)

1.3.2

Fixed: the ad on hologram in Factory cannot be picked up with direct control.
Accessibility: speeches are now only played through positional audio if the option is selected.
Accessibility: Positional audio option is temporarily disabled on Mac (it causes crashes) but all other options are now available.
Steamworks extension upgrade. (Rvs

1.3.1

Accessibility: added a "no screen shaking" option.
Accessibility: added an "automatically ask to skip fights" option.
Accessibility: you can now press the repeat buttons again to stop the current speech.
Accessibility: the attack stat was not rounded when speeched. (Rvs 17840)

1.3.0.3

Accessibility: automatic play is now enabled when selecting all options.
Accessibility: fixed sewers machinery puzzle repeating some useless sounds.
Accessibility: holding skip button for too long would repeat the choice and softlock the game.
Fix: Displaying chapter select tutorial in menu then exiting the menu would not allow to open the menu again. (Rvs 17833)

1.3.0.2

Fixes a softlock with accessibility on Border Post if "puzzles adapted" is active but not "simplified rooms". (Rvs 17831)

1.3.0.1

Fixes a crash with accessibility on the first tutorial if we don't select "repeat buttons" but "fully narrated" is selected. (Rvs 17830)

1.3.0

ACCESSIBILITY UPDATE

BROK is now the first full-fledged adventure game to be fully playable by blind players!

Fully narrated via text-to-speech and audiodescriptions.
Puzzles adapted for blindness.
Positional audio for fights, which of course can be skipped.
No online connectivity required.
No specific device required, play with keyboard or a controller.
Additional options for larger fonts and increased contrast.
To enter the accessibility menu, press SPACE (or Y on a Xbox controller) on the title screen, then follow the audio instructions.

IMPORTANT: Accessibility speeches are only available in English, so you must understand this language.

Past conversations are now spoken (for everyone)
Picking up items with keyboard now requires to press ALT (or the redefined key) to avoid picking them up by accident instead of attacking.
Fixed: If we managed to skip the drones fight in Chapter 3, hints would get stuck on it.
Fixed: Switching player or to summary when outside the school in chapter 2 would not restore the state properly when back.
Fixed: Vibrations level was truncated to 0% / 100% / 200% when saved instead of the real value.
Fixed: Chapter select now restores the Tramp prescription if he's still alive and we no longer had it.
Fixed: Shay no longer talks about help with materials if we already gave them.
Fixed: An ad in Dr. Mink's room was invisible.
Fixed: An ad still appeared at night at Border Post even if already picked up. (Rvs 17829)

1.2.9.1

Added 62 fanarts.

1.2.9

Improved performance when calling the same event repeatedly (especially was a performance issue in front of the hologram in Drumer Street on lower performance systems)
Fixed: Unable to load immediately after unlocking extras if we don't exit the menu first (on asynchronous systems)
Fixed: Localized the message informing about Mania difficulty unlock.
Fixed: Ott's colors during the concert.
Fixed: Brok could fall during cutscene near the end according to player position.
Fixed: Player could stay displayed at an angle if grabbed and the ally character interrupts the grab.
Fixed: Graff hovers over the ground in one of the endings.
Fixed: Lives counter was incorrect size if the OS language was China (or another Asia territory)
Fixed: Graff could not jump high enough on the balance plates to reach the top platform unless doing an "uppercut".
Also adjusted Chinese font for names to fit the HUD better.
Updated Ott's parents look during the fair.
Spanish localization fully proofread (thanks to Inspector Arai) (Rvs 17761)

1.3.1 (2023-03-11)

1.3.1

Accessibility: added a "no screen shaking" option.
Accessibility: added an "automatically ask to skip fights" option.
Accessibility: you can now press the repeat buttons again to stop the current speech.
Accessibility: the attack stat was not rounded when speeched. (Rvs 17840)

1.3.0.3

Accessibility: automatic play is now enabled when selecting all options.
Accessibility: fixed sewers machinery puzzle repeating some useless sounds.
Accessibility: holding skip button for too long would repeat the choice and softlock the game.
Fix: Displaying chapter select tutorial in menu then exiting the menu would not allow to open the menu again. (Rvs 17833)

1.3.0.2

Fixes a softlock with accessibility on Border Post if "puzzles adapted" is active but not "simplified rooms". (Rvs 17831)

1.3.0.1 (2023-03-09)

1.3.0.1

Fixes a crash with accessibility on the first tutorial if we don't select "repeat buttons" but "fully narrated" is selected. (Rvs 17830)

1.3.0 (2023-03-09)

1.3.0

ACCESSIBILITY UPDATE

BROK is now the first full-fledged adventure game to be fully playable by blind players!

Fully narrated via text-to-speech and audiodescriptions.
Puzzles adapted for blindness.
Positional audio for fights, which of course can be skipped.
No online connectivity required.
No specific device required, play with keyboard or a controller.
Additional options for larger fonts and increased contrast.
To enter the accessibility menu, press SPACE (or Y on a Xbox controller) on the title screen, then follow the audio instructions.

IMPORTANT: Accessibility speeches are only available in English, so you must understand this language.

Past conversations are now spoken (for everyone)
Picking up items with keyboard now requires to press ALT (or the redefined key) to avoid picking them up by accident instead of attacking.
Fixed: If we managed to skip the drones fight in Chapter 3, hints would get stuck on it.
Fixed: Switching player or to summary when outside the school in chapter 2 would not restore the state properly when back.
Fixed: Vibrations level was truncated to 0% / 100% / 200% when saved instead of the real value.
Fixed: Chapter select now restores the Tramp prescription if he's still alive and we no longer had it.
Fixed: Shay no longer talks about help with materials if we already gave them.
Fixed: An ad in Dr. Mink's room was invisible.
Fixed: An ad still appeared at night at Border Post even if already picked up. (Rvs 17829)

1.2.9 (2023-02-22)

1.2.9

Improved performance when calling the same event repeatedly (especially was a performance issue in front of the hologram in Drumer Street on lower performance systems)
Fixed: Unable to load immediately after unlocking extras if we don't exit the menu first (on asynchronous systems)
Fixed: Localized the message informing about Mania difficulty unlock.
Fixed: Ott's colors during the concert.
Fixed: Brok could fall during cutscene near the end according to player position.
Fixed: Player could stay displayed at an angle if grabbed and the ally character interrupts the grab.
Fixed: Graff hovers over the ground in one of the endings.
Fixed: Lives counter was incorrect size if the OS language was China (or another Asia territory)
Fixed: Graff could not jump high enough on the balance plates to reach the top platform unless doing an "uppercut".
Also adjusted Chinese font for names to fit the HUD better.
Updated Ott's parents look during the fair.
Spanish localization fully proofread (thanks to Inspector Arai) (Rvs 17761)

1.2.8 (2023-01-19)

1.2.8

The game now saves the extras unlocked when exiting the menu (instead of when clicking on each extra)
Fixed: Doing an uppercut right before a special attack would interrupt the special attack immediately.
Fixed: Getting back up and pressing special attack would cause issues.
Fixed: Pressing special attack while thrown/down could sometimes cause a softlock.
Fixed: "Destroying Bolt" gameovers were inverted.
Fixed: Choices for killing the Hacker were not saved in database due to an incorrect name.
Fixed: Opening chapter select in the menu to make the tutorial appear and then going back would cause issues.
Fixed: Blocked possibility to click on menu during another ending.
Fixed: Relationship points changes should not display on the end screen.
Fixed: Archiving worked too well by also filtering concept art.
Fixed: A precise location on Dr Mink's room could get the player stuck.
Fixed: One ad could not be picked up at night time on the world map.
Fixed: Ad in foreground of outside bunker could not be picked up with direct control. (Rvs 17574)

1.2.7 (2023-01-16)

1.2.8

The game now saves the extras unlocked when exiting the menu (instead of when clicking on each extra)
Fixed: Doing an uppercut right before a special attack would interrupt the special attack immediately.
Fixed: Getting back up and pressing special attack would cause issues.
Fixed: Pressing special attack while thrown/down could sometimes cause a softlock.
Fixed: "Destroying Bolt" gameovers were inverted.
Fixed: Choices for killing the Hacker were not saved in database due to an incorrect name.
Fixed: Opening chapter select in the menu to make the tutorial appear and then going back would cause issues.
Fixed: Blocked possibility to click on menu during another ending.
Fixed: Relationship points changes should not display on the end screen.
Fixed: Archiving worked too well by also filtering concept art.
Fixed: A precise location on Dr Mink's room could get the player stuck.
Fixed: One ad could not be picked up at night time on the world map.
Fixed: Ad in foreground of outside bunker could not be picked up with direct control. (Rvs 17574)

1.2.6 (2023-01-01)

1.2.6

Reduced memory use in the last scenes.
Russian localization fully proofread (thanks to onee1d1d)
Changed expression in HUD when dead to the hurt expression instead of low health.
The mail packages now explode when we mess up (obstruction detected.)
Fixed: Player could get stunlock after falling into hole and then getting hit in some situations.
Fixed: Head of claw display in Trasher mini game wasn't properly aligned.
Fixed: Mine exploding a crate would make it change side.
Fixed: Stop vibrations when choice to exit room and other situations.
Fixed: Chief stops saying "Get lost" several times over if hit several times fast.
Fixed: Second wave of rats in the fight in the sewers could have a rat stuck beyond the screen.
Fixed: Crates could be drawn above player when jumping on them at certain positions.
Fixed: Potential softlock if clicking fast for one dialogue near the end.
Fixed: Potential softlock when using the panel at the end of the sewers.
Fixed: Short graphical issue in the picture "threaten the hacker".
Fixed: In dialogue, when coming back from a list of choices, the direction of the arrow sometimes pointed nowhere.
Fixed: The last dialogue topic was not correctly kept in all situations.
Fixed: Tutorial asked player to "click on Brok's portrait" but it only works when clicking on Brok himself.
Fixed: The newest mail piece no longer stays when exiting, which cause a minor graphical glitch.
Fixed: One tutorial entry is a repeat of another and should not be visible in menu.
Fixed: Setting "enemy blink" was not properly read from the configuration file.
Fixed: One objective from chapter 3 would stay after restarting from previous chapter.
Fixed: Dr Hush room mirror did not cover enough which could cause a graphical glitch.
Fixed: Softlock under specific situation with the rollspike.
Fixed: Player can no longer be pushed by another opponent while being grabbed.
Fixed: Player disappears if doing special attack right after getting back on feet after a grab.
Fixed: Enemy could still move away when player starts special attack.
Fixed: Enemy should not grab player if the player position would be outside the room.
Fixed: Collision lock possible in a specific spot between two mail pieces.
Fixed: Collision lock possible in a specific spot on top of Brok's building.
Fixed: Softlock if we attack the Tribots as soon as a new wave comes in the police department.
Fixed: Rat enemy could get locked between collisions in the sewers.
Fixed: Door in Border Post closed if walking on a certain point.
Fixed: R.J.'s suplex could sometimes get player out of room bounds.
Internal change: Music is no longer recompiled at each export. (Rvs 17466)

1.2.5 (2022-12-21)

1.2.5

Fixed: Story progress issues if exiting the game while fighting bots at the start of Chapter 5.
Fixed: Rare bug that prevents progression in Virtual Arena when killing drones by throwing items.
Fixed: Balloons can no longer float under ground.
Fixed: Enemies could sometimes stay invisible on the screen (but still with collisions) when throw into pits.
Fixed: Using quotation marks when renaming saves would trim the description.
Fixed: Number of tiles of conveyor belt was incorrectly reduced.
Fixed: Items falling in a circle of conveyor belts no longer make a lot of noise.
Fixed: Player in a circle of conveyor belts can no longer attack constantly. (Rvs 17436)

1.2.4 (2022-12-16)

1.2.4

Fixed possible softlock if defeating the rats (first fight in Chapter 1) while on top of the building.
Fixed crash if falling from the highway at the start of Chapter 4. (regression)
Fixed Chapter 6 reactivating the electrical shield did not kill Tribots during the cutscene. (regression)
Fixed two gameover types in the list which were not actually registered.
Fixed minor issue: collision effect when hitting the Chief in one of the latest scenes.
Fixed: Button prompt for picking up an item is now only displayed if fight mode is active.
Fixed: Giving Pred toy to Graff and getting it wet would make Brok speak instead.
Updated offline stats for summary. (Rvs 17424)

1.2.3

This update prepares the console releases. As such, some more optimizations have been performed:

Loading/transitions speed optimizations.
More memory leaks fixed.
Faster logo & "new game" menus.
"Laser placed" trap fully reworked (no longer a big resource hog)
Music stops faster when loading or starting a new game so they don't overlap.
Improved icons resolution on main menu.
Food no longer disappear automatically in virtual arena.
Increased speed of EXP increase bar.
Increased dodge speed when player is small on screen.
Added several gamepad vibrations effects like conveyor belts.
Added one missing VR background character.
Adjusted some character status for some endings.
Fixed: Chief & Sin giving different experience according to chapter in VR arena.
Fixed: R.J. (and other enemies) can no longer keep infinite defense when player does special attack.
Fixed bug: hitting the factory door in Chapter 6 could trigger the dialogue with Gherkin again.
Fixed bug: Possible to get the front ad in jail several times over.
Fixed bug: Possible dialogue repeating in second day nightmare.
Fixed bug: Brok disappears from hoverbike in cutscene.
Fixed bug: conveyor belts can no longer meet in opposite directions.
Fixed bug: Military bot no longer breaks progress in Virtual Arena if one falls into a pit.
Fixed bug: coins (and some other items) won't fall into bottomless pits.
Fixed bug: companion character moving up/down on his own when taking the elevator.
Fixed bug: character portraits no longer appear in front of the menu when pausing during non blocking dialogue.
Fixed bug: Pound bot frozen after attempting groundpound on a bottomless pit.
Fixed bug: Pound bot can no longer grab player if there's a big height difference.
Fixed bug: Tidy arms displayed at the wrong height when above ground.
Fixed bug: Tidy and chief rat no longer stay resting when hit just once after special attack.
Improved conveyor belt creation to make more continued paths.
Fixed bunker inside aliased part in background.
Fixed: enemies can now jump in front / in the background to reach the player better when there's an obstacle.
Fixed: R.J. rarely frozen after doing jumpkick.
Fixed: Tidy can no longer get hit by lasers placed while doing special attack.
Fixed: Smoke particles disappeared after a few seconds incorrectly.
Fixed: Describing saves and pressing B would incorrectly hide the menu.
Added pressing B on controller to go back from virtual keyboard.
Added pressing X on controller to delete a character with virtual keyboard.
Traditional Chinese localization fully proofread (thanks to JeroMi)
French localization fully proofread (thanks to PikaMew) (Rvs 17402)

1.2.2 (2022-11-27)

1.2.2

Fixed: Throwing items in the pit in Chapter 6 crashes the game.
Fixed: The crate in the bunker was sometimes not possible to jump over.
Fixed: Incorrect 2 brain points loss at the start of Chapter 5 if we play Brok's part before Graff.
Fixed: Incorrect order of color skins for characters (this change may affect the names of generic rats)
Fixed: Guard cannot hit Brok with lasers when he's on the bed.
Fixed sounds of lasers hitting targets (regression introduced in fight update)
Fixed missing sound when jumping on various floors.
Fixed lasers creation position & speed according to room scale and for the Guard.
Added color skins for all common enemies (they have 8 skins possible)
Improved color skins for rat HUD portraits. (Rvs 17270)

1.2.1 (2022-11-24)

1.2.1

All the Kickstarter characters (background viewers in VR arena) are now implemented!
Fixed minor bug: We can hit walls in places where it shouldn't happen (eg right outside Trasher Hunter)
Fixed: Guard should not appear in VR training if we didn't fight him before.
Fixed: R.J. still appears outside of Hacker's place if we arrive on time for fair and use a disguise.
Fixed: Cannot hit the entry code in Sector 56X with mouse controls.
Fixed minor graphical issue with the light and clothes line in the back alley.
Fixed: foreground elements in back alley were not displayed!
Fixed: stink effect did not follow the player height.
Fixed thumbnails of artbook DLC in-game

(Rvs 17248)

1.2.0 (2022-11-23)

1.2.0

COMBAT UPDATE

MAJOR CHANGES:

New difficulty setting "Mania!" To unlock it, finish the game with the "hard" difficulty. This requires to achieve an ending without lowering the difficulty. This makes enemies faster to move/attack and even more reactive.
The gameplay is faster and more "nervous" overall, allowing for juggles, more reactive controls and more.
Added more "oomph" to the sound effects, especially impact and falling sounds.
Enemies now blink yellow when preparing a dangerous attack (a display option was added to deactivate this.)
Visual effects overhaul.
Player can now perform a combo finisher attack by pressing "guard button" during a combo.
New enemy moves:
- Dart "upper smack" attack.
- Dart grab attack.
- R.J. grab and suplex attacks.
- Military grab and throw attack.
- Pound bot grab.
- Tribot "push" attack.
Bosses we've already met can now appear in virtual arena training (and in quick fights after finishing the game)
Lighter CPU usage (better performance overall)
Traditional Chinese subtitles support!

AND MORE:

Allow to hit opponents from a 30% larger depth range during battle (for both player and enemies)
All non-robot enemies now have multiple faces on health bar HUD.
Player can now dodge even when performing most attacks.
Dodge input is memorized when performing the other attacks so it's performed ASAP.
End fight no longer interrupts the player animation immediately.
When thrown, enemies now get stun for a bit after each hit and get closer to the player so it's easier to keep hitting them (thus juggling enemies is now much easier.)
We can keep hitting dead enemies up until they start recovering.
Enemies no longer stop their attack immediately after killing the player.
Increased timer stun and added an effect when player or an enemy are defeated.
Revised a lot of frame timings for attacks and collision masks.
Increased reaction time when enemies are preparing an attack.
Made player dodges even more reactive (after touching ground).
Sound of enemy attacks is no longer interrupted when changing animation.
Throwing bats is now faster and they have more gravity.
Jumping with a weapon now keeps the jumpkick instead of throwing the weapon.
Weapon now appears in hand during jumpkick and hit/KO poses.
Each item now makes its own sound when falling & bouncing.
New/improved animation for Brok jump down attack.
New/improved animation for Brok crouch / grab items.
New/improved animation for Graff jump.
Sped up the player combo.
Fixed generic rats don't grab their own weapons anymore.
Special attack charge faster to fill and requires less health.
Quick special attack no longer removes health if no enemy was reached and requires less health.
Palm drop now has more impact and make enemies fall.
Increased VFX hit size.
Fixed animation changing immediately to idle when an enemy is hurt above the ground.
Added timer before Tidy performs his arm attacks.
Added slow down effect when a boss is defeated.
Generic rat and Kins can now grab and throw any item from the floor.
Thrown items can now hit from a wider depth range.
Pressing guard button while attacking now performs the back attack.
Dodging is now allowed during an attack (as long as player is on the ground) and interrupts it.
New smoke effect when characters fall
New smoke effect for Brok's powerful punch
Blocking attacks now has more impact (enemy freeze and stun effect) and blocks from both sides.
Added stun for Brok's special quick attack.
Quick special attack (and some others) now display an impact on all the enemies hit.
Quick special attack (and some others) now throw the enemies around the player, not all on the same side.
Quick special attack can now be performed during an attack or a dodge.
Revamped which impact sounds should be used according to each case (opponent type, weapon in hand etc)
Grabbing items from the floor is now more lenient relative to player position.
Rat chief uppercut should make us throw faster (moreg ravity until reaching ground)
Graff's special attack now does a little damage to enemies and throws them away + improved SFX/VFX.
Graff's movements are now much faster and with more gravity.
Moves list is now viewable from the options menu in fight mode.
Fixed VFX, timers and more things that didn't quite work as expected with hard difficulty.
Big changes to gravity. Player and enemies now fall faster, but jump gravity is now separate from thrown/fall gravity.
Tidy's special attack now gives more time to react when he bounces off walls and is slower overall.
Fixed bug with player changing side while dodging.
Graff now has his own movelist.
Player hurt/thrown/KO/recover sprites now display the weapon/item in hand (also for generic rat.)
Graff's movement can now be controlled when performing crushing jump and falling after stomping on enemies.
Graff's slide is more dynamic and we can change side or not when animation finishes according to controls.
Graff's weapons attacks are faster.
Added inbetween frame for Graff's crouch.
An icon is now displayed on top of player when the special attack is ready.
Improved lasers creation (they used to not appear during a few frames until fully visible)
Enemies now bounce off walls and room edges when thrown.
Dodge is now improved in tights spaces with lots of collisions.
R.J.'s and military bot charge attacks no longer stop when encountering different floor levels.
Walking on different floor levels no longer stops the animation.
Player jump button presses are no longer ignored when falling from low heights.
Player jumping from lower floor to a higher one now makes the expected floor sound.
Improved enemies jumping over obstacles.
Characters shadows sizes and positions adjusted.
Military bot made harder to hit from front.
On the other hand, powerful punch now breaks all guards.
Jumping while runnning is now faster
Fixed a bug that made enemies less active than they should have been.
The food items are now described underneath in fight mode menu.
Fixed bug: we can no longer move NPCs around by using powerful punches in adventure mode.
Fixed bug: Squealers Chief name did not fit into its health bar HUD.
Fixed bug: spike balls can no longer be placed at the same position as another.
Similarly, load and options get the corresponding bottom message.
Moving close to an item that can be grabbed now displays a button prompt.
When player hits several enemies at once (eg: jumpkicks) during the same attack, all enemies hit stay stun for the duration.
Improved pound bot to feel better to hit (a bit less slippery, more often on our height level)
Pound bot "danger" shadow is now always displayed on top of everything else (including other enemies).
Pound bot ground pound attack now makes sound & effect.
Added effect while dodging.
After first playthrough, difficulty modes are unlocked for VR arena.
New "Mania" training in VR arena in chapter 6 and after finishing the game (whether or not the actual mania difficulty is unlocked)
Brok's special attack now attempts to go towards the enemy (drones) and do an uppercut when it's too high to reach
Fixed shadow of crates barely visible and reduced gravity.
Lasers shots sprites are now animated.
The flag is now animated.
Fixed bug with lasers placed being destroyed but still displayed on screen.
Fixed enemies jumping all over the place when there's an obstacle.
Cooldown for remote control on bots now varies according to difficulty.
Trainings difficulties have been renamed to numbers to avoid confusion with difficulty setting
Added a fourth training accessible from Chapter 6 and in future playthroughs.
Items tab removed for Virtual arena fights (basically useless because all weapons are temporary) so the first tab is now the food tab.

NON COMBAT UPDATES:

Upgraded GameMaker version to 2022 LTS.
BIG cleaning of memory leaks! This should lead to improved CPU performance as well.
New animation for Ott in police office.
Glass panel in the intro now has a break animation.
Improved labels on the world map so they fit better in all languages.
Added instrumental version of the song for the Fall ending credits.
Fixed bug: it shouldn't be possible to move cursor with DPAD while viewing concept art / fanarts.
Fixed bug: line jumps after end parenthesis in the text wouldn't be displayed. (issue with Japanese)
Fixed bug: can't leave the pharmacy if we cross the barrier at the last line of dialogue when too many articles.
Fixed bug: killing Bolt left a second where we could click somewhere else and get softlocked.
Fixed bug: mail crates were not properly saved and climbed automatically when using gamepad.
Fixed bug: it shouldn't be possible to take the broken mine after chapter 1.
Fixed: merchant no longer mentions a gift if we already took the statuette.
Fixed some voice acting lines without effect.
Fixed one character appearing alive in summary at the end if we go for another ending at the very last moment.
Fixed elevator getting reopen when switching character from inside the museum.
Fixed bug: pages number in jail were displayed above the menu.
Fixed bug: incorrect music played if we refuse to leave after losing in front of the boss in VR arena.
Fixed bug: rolling spikes couldn't hurt Brok when running.
Fixed bug: charging "Hush killed himself" then restarting from chapter 1 would leave those clues intact.
Fixed bug: in Trasher Hunter room, destroying stuff then switching back & forth to summary no longer created the idle bots.
Fixed bug: impact effect would not display / have the correct scale for some inanimate objects.
Fixed bug: wrong scene displayed after credits at the lab if we chose to "jump on..."
Fixed bug: chapter 4, softlock if we enter from a certain position and try to talk to Ott.
Fixed bug: "overload" text during chase had no vertical alignment so could change position.
Fixed bug: loading save in chapter 5 does not reset the timer to the correct value.
Fixed bug: Museum sign didn't display the letter right after screwing (it required to leave/come back the room)
Fixed bug: Throwing cat fur at R.J. in front of hacker during fight should not trigger dialogue.
Fixed: chocolate effect no longer disables after exiting pharmacy.
Fixed: Bod normalizer no longer applies to Graff.
Fixed: Klay's shoes no longer disappear when he goes in bed in the bunker.
Added effect for glass window broken in Trasher Hunt.
Increased speed to skip pages in jail.
Chinese translation fully proofreaded.
Chinese and Japanese versions now have a localized game logo on title screen.
Chinese end screen now has a Weibo link instead of Discord.
The artbook can now be viewed from the menu in-game into "extras" (if you own the DLC)
It's now possible to zoom in/out and move the picture for all the extras art display.
Added an option to exit to main menu (in addition to exit the game)
Moved "text message speed" and "subtitles" to display options.
Changes to prepare for console releases (optional asynchronous save handler)
38 new fanarts.

(Rvs 17230)

1.1.2 (2022-10-14)

1.1.2

Added possibility to define custom gamepad mappings internally (for now, no interface)
This fixes the issue with PS5 controller on Windows wired and not using Steam Xinput emulation.
Added missing summary choice if the relationship with Graff is so bad he won't even talk at the end of Chapter 4.
Items modifiers (eg damage increase) are now not counted during dialogue and other events.
Fixed using remote control in fight mode to deactivate mines in sewers.
Fixed possible out of bounds in the last intro nightmare room.
Fixed hacker respawning with items if killed and going to summary in Chapter 6.
Fixed R.J. should not appear if we save and reload right after he leaves the hacker's place in Chapter 3.
Fixed error message constantly appearing if the gameovers list is altered (should not happen under normal conditions.)
Fixed the Drumer street fountain ripples sprite causing visual glitches.
Fixed the hint for "locker" ending in the garage.
Fixed pressing B to go back during the puzzle with the fight in front of the bunker.
Fixed Graff & Ott looking away / spawning in the middle during Rupture ending.
Fixed mirror effect on player when entering the apartment.
Fixed Dee's sprite idle during last boss fight if we use skip cutscene.
Fixed making the merchant run away as Graff and then clicking on the statuette would still bring a dialogue with the merchant.
Fixed Graff's special attack no longer pushes balloons away.
Fixed removing the remote control damaged from inventory if we skip Sin's interrogation (so we had the two remotes.)
Fixed softlock if player attempts to grab an ad while falling into the floor with Graff in the sewers.
Fixed softlock / premature gameover / negative lives if Graff dies and then falls into a hole at the same time.
Fixed bug using food right at the end of a fight could cause a softlock if there was a cutscene afterwards.
Fixed inconsistency that we can use quick menus when it's not possible to use the main menu.
Lots of improvements to the Brazilian translation.
Improved Spanish translation.
Added 25 fanarts. (Rvs 16866)

1.1.1B (2022-10-06)

1.1.1B

Quick fix for a random crash specific to the Mac build, happening when entering Shay's garage.

1.1.1 (2022-10-03)

1.1.1

Fixed bug leaving Brok crouched unable to move if using skip cutscenes during a hacker scene.
Fixed bug if we described some inventory items during a closeup or the interrogation parts where we show a location on a picture.
Fixed continuity bug if we go back to Border Post after leaving with Dr Gherkin and then going straight to Sector 56X.
Fixed bug Graff returning to bunker at night after player switch when it should be day.
Fixed potential issues with player positions not being saved / restarting from wrong locations in the rooms after a player switch.
Fixed rare bug with music staying instead of being stopped, causing two musics at once.
Fixed info for quitting Chapter 5 trial wasn't saved (with new edge on summary)
Fixed bug Dr Gherkin could potentially fall into the hole in the alley.
Fixed Dr Gherkin sprites in the bunker.
Fixed Dr Gherkin facing Brok if talking to him from the far left of the screen while still tied.
Fixed missing sprite with Brok talking in Chapter 5.
Fixed bug with redefine keys screen if we pressed the "go back" key assigned.
Fixed bug with tribots keeping coming after defeating the final boss.
Fixed potential issue if we interacted before R.J. finished fixing the sink.
Fixed restarting from a previous chapter could sometimes get both levers in inventory.
Fixed softlock if getting killed by drones in the hacker room while on the table.
Fixed crash if using the remote controller while jumping at the factory.
Fixed the closeup name was lost when doing stuff in the menu, which could lead to minor issues.
Fixed potential issue with the bedroom and entrance door left open / messing up after switching back to Brok in Chapter 5.
Fixed potential issue if the variable for player switching is "true" in parts before the game allows to player switch.
Fixed softlock if we dodged quickly several times into the doors of the bunker.
Fixed softlock if moving with a bind input during a closeup with choice (eg: DPAD on the sewer panel when resetting)
Fixed softlock if picking up our stuff in the sewers with Graff at the precise wrong moment.
Added picture when redefining a key.
Added "skip action" in the list to redefine keys (assigned to "delete" key by default).
Also this has been renamed to "Skip the action or puzzle scene"
Added "Option" and "Command" support for Mac build.
Improved elevator outside Brok's apartment.
Lowered volume of mine beep / remote control beep.
Added 63 fanarts. (Rvs 16800)

1.1.0 (2022-09-23)

1.1.0

This update prepares for the coming ports (Mac, Linux & consoles) The middleware (GameMaker) has been upgraded to latest version. As such, the game is now a 64 bit executable.

32 bit Windows are no longer supported (the store page already mentioned "64 bit required" at launch) But if you really need an older 32 bit version, they're available in manual downloads on GOG.

Changes:

Cloud saves are now enabled on GOG Galaxy.
It's now possible to kill the only character from the game that always survived at the end!
A new choice on the summary has been added for this.
Also added "new" alternate credits cutscene to replace the one for this character when they're killed.
Eating food is now faster in Relaxed mode.
Reduced timer for VR training tutorial to 15 seconds for some phases.
Fixed Graff automatic save file in bunker (2nd part) indicating an impossible goal.
Fixed pyramid room top puzzle would sometimes not validate despite entering the correct combination.
Fixed icon topic for resuming interrogation in Chapter 4 was displayed as "done".
Fixed tutorial for hotspots reappeared after Chapter 1.
Fixed using the trap while the ball game is happening in Chapter 3 could softlock.
Fixed visual bug with the ball falling during that game.
Fixed collision wrong in one part of this room.
Fixed time incorrect for one of the Director messages.
Fixed Tribots dead bodies should less often clip through walls (further).
Fixed score of a certain someone still displayed on "school" board even if dead.
Fixed "kept Bolt's screw" on the summary even if we never had it in inventory.
Fixed tramp acting as if he got his medicine if we saved him with Gherkin and restarted Chapter 5.
Fixed potential bug with crossing and exiting last cell without crossing the exit trigger, which made the game believe the player is still inside that cell. (impossible to talk to Sin)
Fixed crossing some jail triggers would redo the animation for appearing furniture in cells.
Fixed it's no longer possible to switch animation angle while interacting with a button.
Fixed Brok won't come back to Gherkin if jumping while the dialogue starts in Sector 56X.
Fixed rolling spikes appearing in locations unreachable and making no impact sound/VFX
Fixed enemies killed by rolling spikes don't disappear.
Fixed player getting back to idle after losing in quick fights before fade out.
Fixed potential bug if an icicle hit Brok right after the final boss is defeated.
Fixed player moving slow while running animation is performed if clicking while trigger is slightly pressed.
Fixed potential graphical and softlock issues with museum printer mini game.
Fixed Gherkin disappears when opening summary during one scene.
Fixed items rotating effect ongoing even when paused.
Fixed holding a weapon, running then walking would no longer display the weapon in hand.
Fixed not getting the Fall ending if our relationship with Graff was very high.
Fixed progress percent reduced if doing scenes in a certain order in Chapter 6.
Fixed reaching max level did not give an upgrade.
Fixed the variable for Klay lending money was never set, so a specific dialogue in Chapter 5 was never seen.
Fixed R.J. could stay angry without player hitting the furniture (unverified)
Fixed Brok not actually punching during one scene in Chapter 5 despite the text mentioning it.
Fixed some wrong line effects echoes during that scene.
Fixed enemies falling into the hole during cutscene in Chapter 3 if player died in the hole.
Fixed added a small cooldown between each remote control press so it's no longer possible to totally stunlock tribots. (only during combat)
Fixed possible softlock if pressing menu button right after a dialogue for which a closeup is displayed.
Fixed going up/down then left/right won't accidentally make player run.
Adjusted threshold for running with trigger (less sensitive now).
Improved enemies color skins.
Improved Italian, Russian and French translations.
Increased hit range for the character in Wes' office in Chapter 3.
Increase size of "Next page" button in cell book reading mode. (Rvs 16772)

1.0.9 (2022-09-06)

1.0.9

Fixed some thoughts lines which had double the effect, in particular Graff at school.
Fixed goal "Bolt taken away" if he was killed.
Fixed jumping on bed in Lia's room would prevent Brok from going to her.
Fixed events to call were not removed / could still be called while loading a save file or switching rooms.
Fixed pressing back button while update is being performed in jail.
Fixed dodging then eating food immediately after would create an incorrect state when crossing a trigger area.
Fixed being able to give the Tramp's medicine several times.
Fixed incorrect code with the XP upgrade display which could incorrectly destroy instances at random if unlucky.
Fixed gamepad hotspot for resuming Wes interrogation.
Fixed issues with summary if switching from school room with Brok. (no hotspot for the door)
Fixed minor summary text issues.
Fixed unable to skip fight when fighting the Squealers at the end.
Fixed unable to pause during the robot chase.
Fixed Graff able to interact with the statue in alley.
Fixed Graff's sweep attack could break two things at once in adventure mode, leading to potential softlocks.
Fixed bunker, using apartment key on the keyhole while the game ball falls into target could softlock.
Fixed cursor disappearing when there's a non blocking dialogue during a closeup (eg bunker front puzzle)
Fixed chapter select to jail could give up both remote controls into inventory.
Fixed saving during a certain scene at the factory and reloading would have player start the fight immediately.
Fixed getting killed by using violence to escape jail could lock us up with only the brain option left.
Fixed a killed character still appearing in one specific ending (very unlikely but still possible)
Fixed a possibility to go directly to Sector 56X without returning to see R.J. first, which caused issues afterwards.
Fixed chief rat saying Brok killed a homeless even if the rats actually killed him.
Fixed charging Mink would not appear correctly on the summary if done on the second time.
Fixed entering summary then switching to the other character after a chapter select could sometimes lead to issues.
Fixed attacking blind bot would trigger item combination instead of reacting and starting a fight.
Fixed alarm sound was cut off when there was dialogue.
Fixed hat icon not showing up in dialogue after the first automatic skip to next speech.
Fixed allow to do the examination in the pharmacy again if restarting from chapter 1.
Fixed color of Brok & Gherkin inside/outside the dome.
Fixed "erase" button placement and too long text boxes in Graff's exam for some languages.
Fixed Graff's money reduced to 50 Unis each day instead of 10 Unis, as the dialogue implied.
Fixed removed the pill from Graff's inventory as soon as Klay picks it up.
Fixed characters shadows were offset by one frame.
Fixed rubble animation in Trasher Hunt would sometimes stay permanently on screen.
Fixed "objective failed" appearing each time we entered the Border Post if we didn't save Bolt.
Implemented automatic save in Trasher Hunt after every 10 tries.
The game now gives some XP to Brok if you switch to a chapter directly from the main menu.
Improved animation of characters entering the Drums during that ending.
Added DPAD controls to robot chase.
Fixed breaking the door at the factory would crash if done in Chapter 6.
Added more integrity checks.
Refreshed offline choices stats.
Refreshed Kickstarter credits.
Improved Brazilian, German and Simplified Chinese translations and some typos in English and other languages. (Rvs 16673)

1.0.8 (2022-09-02)

1.0.8

Fixed a lot of memory leaks and potential data structures inconsistencies which could cause random crashes.
Fixed Chapter 2 exam reply for Italian.
Fixed a choice naming issue in summary.
Fixed a "Double Graff" bug during one of the last optional scenes.
Fixed bug with last boss that would remove gravity from player after grabbed.
Fixed impossible to use remote controller against Tribots in Factory room.
R.J. now opens the door cell with a proper animation.
Removed a summary edge which wasn't possible.
Implemented achievements localization for a few languages (in progress)
Added 25 fanarts (Rvs 16639)

1.0.7 (2022-09-01)

1.0.7

Fixed crash when clicking on distributor in Border Post in Chapter 5 but Gherkin is not around.
Fixed crash if Graff calls Brok and Brok is using the "chocolate skin".
Fixed 3 ads that could not be picked up with gamepad without using right stick.
Fixed Ott could burst into the office even when he is KO on his desk.
Fixed reloading after getting the front ad in jail would allow us to do it again.
Fixed possible overlap when choosing and removing ingredients.
Fixed some voice acting lines with echo which shouldn't this effect.
Fixed: put back the item given to Graff back to Brok if going back before Chapter 4.
Fixed military bot potentially making lots of noise at times.
Fixed more issues with Chapter select by inverting the order variables are resetted (including Graff's inventory being kept)
Fixed apartment door not opening after Brok enters in two endings.
Fixed issues with chapter select to redo Chapter 4 investigation.
Fixed: Restarting from Chapter 1 no longer prevents a Pacifist run.
Improved Brazilian and German translation. (Rvs 16632)

1.0.6.1 QUICK FIX

Fixed rolling spikes which sometimes causes a crash since last update.
Fixed a voice line which was missing important information. (Rvs 16624)

1.0.6

Fixed softlock when exiting cells if we released the ad and clicked to exit without picking it up.
Fixed spiked trap moving when player is performing a special attack, potentially leading to a softlock.
Fixed potential softlock by removing the hole in previous screen before fighting the boss in VR night fight.
Fixed softlock if using food in quick mode and there's an ally but we press to go back.
Fixed potential softlock when pressing the button for the visitor seat when R.J. is coming/visible.
Fixed wavy effect clipping in Shay's garage.
Fixed character appearing in dialogue in Chapter 6 despite potentially dead.
Fixed going back viewing fanart in menu would go back twice.
Fixed using D-Pad in the menu while investigating Sin's gun (and other places) gives two inputs at a time.
Fixed special attack not targetting the wall barrier correctly in the interrogation room.
Fixed Graff potentially getting killed by (another character), which was not an expected possible behavior.
Added a picture and change behavior of an easter egg so it's no longer reported as a bug :p
Exhausting topics display was missing in some cases.
Changed the bot type and color that Dee chooses in the bunker to fit with the portrait.
Improved crash reporter. (Rvs 16621)

1.0.5

Fixed the medical prescription, lever, radar and/or pendant incorrectly disappearing from inventory if using chapter select.
Fixed Graff keeping the gift if using chapter select and potentially removing this item from Brok's inventory (big bad bug)
Fixed Shay's lines with "hoover" instead of "vacuum cleaner".
Fixed ad inside the dome not being able to pick up despite having access.
Fixed using remote controller after Chapter 2 to visit cells in police department.
Fixed potential crash when going to hacker street at the end of Chapter 6, varying according to choices.
Fixed potential crash with the Tribot cop in front of pharmacy.
Fixed a scene in Chapter 6 not playing out as intended under certain conditions.
Fixed Shay music continuing after dialogue.
Removed entry tutorial no longer used (remnant from old Prologue versions)
Improved German and French translations. (Rvs 16615)

1.0.5 (2022-08-29)

1.0.5

Fixed the medical prescription, lever, radar and/or pendant incorrectly disappearing from inventory if using chapter select.
Fixed Graff keeping the gift if using chapter select and potentially removing this item from Brok's inventory (big bad bug)
Fixed Shay's lines with "hoover" instead of "vacuum cleaner".
Fixed ad inside the dome not being able to pick up despite having access.
Fixed using remote controller after Chapter 2 to visit cells in police department.
Fixed potential crash when going to hacker street at the end of Chapter 6, varying according to choices.
Fixed potential crash with the Tribot cop in front of pharmacy.
Fixed a scene in Chapter 6 not playing out as intended under certain conditions.
Fixed Shay music continuing after dialogue.
Removed entry tutorial no longer used (remnant from old Prologue versions)
Improved German and French translations. (Rvs 16615)

1.0.4 (2022-08-28)

1.0.4

Fixed another issue for pacifist achievement (Gherkin destroying the bots outside bunker)
Fixed food disappearing from inventory between Chapter 2 & 3.
Fixed potential softlock when dying into holes.
Fixed: Graff doesn't react to Brok breaking the bedroom door when he's inside.
Fixed mines shadow not displaying at proper height.
Fixed some spelling errors in English.
Fixed ad for Trasher Hunter saying 5 Unis instead of 10.
Fixed a bug allowing to skip pushing the plank to access the pyramid door.
Fixed hotspot left for Graff after punching bag gets recovered.
More crash situations fixed.
Improved Polish, Simplified Chinese, Italian translations.
Added 12 fanarts. (Rvs 16609)

1.0.3 (2022-08-27)

1.0.3

Fixed invoice line (500 Unis instead of 245 Unis.)
Fixed encoding issue in Italian and Polish files.
Fixed rat tail attack not always doing damage.
Fixed black rectangle in VFX for Graff's sweep attack.
Fixed entry not translated for the Generic rat group in the fanarts.
Fixed accessing bunker fight preventing pacifist achievement even if Dee does the fight.
Fixed bug with the bunker ball game: the ball no longer falls if we go away when it's stuck.
Added a protection against a bug causing gameovers list to get emptied.
Added checks to prevent various crashes. (Rvs 16601)

1.0.2 (2022-08-26)

1.02

Fixed potential crash with AI check
Fixed bug with the lever in Garage Shay that could be picked up infinitely
Fixed camera stuck for the first fight in front of the bunker
Fixed Tribots making a lot of noise when player dies
Fixed difficulty description displayed on wrong position when starting new game
Fixed R.J. belly flop attack stuck (might not be perfect yet but I'll investigate further)
Fixed: Removed "you cannot use the summary yet" message because it could potentially cause bugs
Fixed encoding issue for French hints in Chapters 2 & 4
Various fixes for Italian, Russian and Polish translations (Rvs 16597)

1.0.13 (2022-09-15)

1.0.13

Added a warning message and an option to skip the last scene before the Fall ending.
Added possibility to use DPAD to select clues during interrogations.
Added possibility to use DPAD to select the menu panels.
Added possibility to scroll through the items with DPAD in the menu.
Added missing animation for speakers in the pharmacy.
Fixed two endings were not counted in stats.
Fixed Tribots dead bodies should less often clip through walls.
Fixed impossible to free Klay if we save and reload right right before that scene.
Fixed timer not behaving correctly in Chapter 5 during gameover or summary.
Fixed jumping to Chapter 5 no longer gets all materials and the achievement automatically.
Fixed merchant appears dead in summary when in Chapter 2.
Fixed lasers trap during combat and made them slightly less CPU intensive.
Fixed Tidy both arms appearing behind him.
Fixer timer footsteps resetting when aborting paths, which caused a lot of noise on the elevators in front of the lab.
Fixed possible lockup if getting an ad while another dialogue triggers.
Fixed possible lockup if for some reason Graff would be stuck inside the dome after switching.
Fixed some audio levels for a dozen lines.
Fixed using DPAD with museum piano.
Fixed military bot audio only coming from right speaker.
Fixed mines exploding in second nightmare when we've already clicked on a window.
Fixed Stubot reported dead to Graff in one of the last scenes even when Graff himself destroyed him.
Fixed bug in second nightmare that would let players roam around during a dialogue.
Removed potential spoiler from a gameover picture.
Removed the static electricity sound during Dee's interrogation.
Reduced damage of special attack of Chapter 4's boss.
Increased animation speed for weapons for Brok & Graff so they're a better option.
Faster dodges: Reduced interval to memorize inputs during combat and can be performed faster after attacking.
The pipe chunk Graff can get in Chapter 6 now deals a lot more damage, offsetting the risk of using it.
Enemies falling into pits get more damage now in higher difficulties.
Updated offline stats for summary again.
Improved Russian localization (missing hints files for Chapter 6) (Rvs 16732)

1.0.12 (2022-09-13)

1.0.12

Fixed the invoices are now removed from inventory after fighting those drones.
Fixed a certain character is now considered dead if Graff didn't meet them (also adds an edge on summary for this case).
Fixed missing outcome during second nightmare on the summary. (missing the enemies)
Fixed entering and exiting sewers fast with Graff would not display the room properly.
Fixed summary display issue, some nodes wouldn't display unless certain edges were valid/seen.
Fixed accidentally hitting a character while a certain thing explodes in one ending triggering dialogue that shouldn't happen.
Fixed some summary entries shouldn't be filled when starting a new game.
Fixed Brok passing through the door of his apartment in some endings.
Fixed room color now applied when swimming in the lake.
Fixed items thrown, their shadow, and cat fur effect were not properly scaled.
Fixed some missing event calls.
Fixed incorrect scale for base part when crates are destroyed.
Fixed impossible to jump on some parts of the bridge.
Fixed possible lockup on top of the Border Post when clicking on ad and the antenna simultaneously.
Fixed switching to Graff then back to Brok while escaping jail entrance would no longer trigger the bots.
Fixed skip cutscenes button should not work during choices, certain closeups and showing items.
This also fixes incorrect positions of elements if you do this during the museum minigame.
Fixed bots spawning and stuck inside wall in the second nightmare if dodging over the trigger.
Fixed action mode no longer retains the last hotspot name.
Fixed minor display issue with the bunker balance.
Fixed R.J.'s dialogue could be interrupted in jail so he could not leave.
Fixed potential bug preventing from switching player after refusing to skip an action.
Fixed more softlock situations.
Fixed it was still possible to get both remote controls in inventory after chapter select.
Fixed defeating final boss via the alternative way still counted as kills for the pacifist run.
Fixed softlock if we get the tribot cop key right before the Pred toy inflates.
Fixed could not use DPAD during some choices (skipping fights, giving food to ally)
Fixed shaking effect now doesn't persist through gameover or switch to another room.
Fixed final boss could get stuck after a slide attack.
Fixed final boss slide sprite would be in the incorrect side for 2 frames.
Fixed big fight when exiting bunker, some enemies could get stuck outside of view.
Fixed ally could sometimes get stuck in walk without actually moving after defeating all enemies.
Fixed getting Till the end of time ending and then going back to the kidnapped part would stick to the same ending.
Added a "hold" icon for the skip action button when using a gamepad to distinguish from switching player icon.
Effects are now automatically disabled if a shader could not work.
Improved Brazilian translation. (Rvs 16716)

1.0.11 (2022-09-10)

1.0.11

GOG achievements are now localized.
Fixed Brok not disappearing after leaving Wes's office.
Fixed Graff still coughing on the summary screen.
Fixed player dying while standing if falling into a hole and getting killed immediately by an enemy afterwards in quick fight mode.
Fixed right clicking on "Buy food" gameover menu would half softlock the game.
Fixed incorrect hint when trying to hide at the Border Post.
Fixed a blocking situation when you don't have 100 Unis to pay the hacker for Shay and refused to help the Director.
Fixed door animation repeating if accessing summary in police department.
Fixed Stubot now properly reacts when hit during Chapter 4.
Fixed situations when the summary should not be open.
Fixed partially wrong hint in Chapter 1.
Fixed pharmacy entrance minor issues.
Fixed after credits scenes would appear late for the Canonical ending.
Fixed Director giving pill to Graff is now an edge on the summary.
Fixed perspective issue when fighting in front of the cell.
Fixed end flag in VR arena can no longer be inside a trap.
Fixed checkpoint not always working for pyramid lasers room.
Fixed two possible softlock situations.
Fixed allow right stick movement on the map.
Fixed allow to crush the vending machine after fixing it with Gherkin.
Changed Graff's money icon and description in menu to indicate it's interactive and different from Brok's.
Improved moves list pictures and some tutorial pictures.
Improved Brazilian translation.
Added 40 fanarts. (Rvs 16699)

1.0.10 (2022-09-09)

1.0.10

The last topic selected (with gamepad) is now memorized and restored when talking to a character.
Added an automatic detection and report of softlocks so it's easier to fix them in later builds.
Fixed running with double tap would get interrupted when reaching a lower floor.
Fixed the bug in last room of the game (final boss) that could destroy inventory / achievements / gameovers... lists if unlucky.
Fixed Dart still there doing nothing if reloading after Graff's surprise attack in the sewers.
Fixed the annoying bug that would make saves scroll immediately after clicking on the menu panel.
Fixed bug if Graff destroys the bedroom door in the scene where he's inside then click on the door to move out.
Fixed percent progress decreasing in Chapter 5.
Fixed wait time after fight in police department in Chapter 6 could allow player to break the wall, causing issues.
Fixed softlock if player "almost fell" at a precise location at the top of the pyramid bridge.
Fixed food that we buy during VR night fight after gameover was actually not given to the player.
Fixed crash with Tidy if we showed his arms extending while we skipped and quit the dialogue fast.
Fixed the delay between surprise attack and the rats coming in one of the last scenes.
Fixed not being able to switch mode via the icon after doing the museum again and going back from a closeup view.
Fixed offering the magnifying glass to Graff would have Brok speak instead when interacting with it.
Fixed Brok taking damage if Ott or the Guard walks over the grinder (and Brok is close) in Chapter 4.
Fixed objective for entering Wes' office that would stay permanently.
Fixed incorrect year on one clue.
Fixed minor glitch on materials list.
Fixed minor issue on the summary.
Fixed inconsistencies in backgrounds universe language text.
Added invincibility frames when hit by falling objects and they no longer hit when the character is down.
Changed font for level display.
Improved translations for one of the last dialogue.
Improved Polish translation. (Rvs 16692)

1.0.1 (2022-08-26)

1.01

Made enemies slightly more reactive at normal difficulty
Improved Pound bot enemy skin color
Added missing translation lines for several languages
Added animation during Canonical ending
Added animation elevator in museum
Added animation electricity in bunker
Added animation doors in police department, bunker (first part) and factory
Fixed a number of outlines when hovering some objects in fight mode
Fixed a bug with hints during Chapter 3
Fixed a possible camera bug when showing inventory to the squealers chief in Chapter 1
Fixed an ad that could not be picked up with gamepad without using right stick in police department
Fixed possible bug with this same ad if clicked with mouse and Brok ends up standing on a panel
Fixed possible bug if exiting cabin while pressing button to skip after night fight
Fixed issue with pressing arrows on the Trasher Hunt and sewers snake with a gamepad
Fixed items on ground (coins etc) being displayed at incorrect scale
Refreshed the Kickstarter backers list
Refreshed offline choices stats
Various fixes in Spanish & Polish translations
Various voice acting editing & script fixing & lip syncing
Changed one default value for Chapter 6 to lead to Canonical ending
Changed font for Japanese
Added new concept art & 22 fanarts (Rvs 16591)