Release Notes for POOLS

23.02.2026-Linux (2026-02-23)

• Updated lighting to Unity’s SSGI instead of HTrace WSGI for better compatibility for most system configurations
• Updated Unity engine version (Fixes CVE-2025-59489 Unity Runtime Vulnerability)
• Added barefoot footstep sounds for all missing surface types
• Fixed "Døds Diver" achievement activating in a wrong spot
• Chapter 0: Fixed a bug where player could get stuck in a room with lots of chairs and a speaker
• Chapter 0: Disabled auto save in few places in where you could get stuck by loading auto save
• Chapter 0: Fixed level restart not working properly sometimes (fixes number of the beast achievement)
• Chapter 2: Fixed several lighting artifacts on lowest lighting settings
• Chapter 2: Fixed disappearing pool water surface
• Chapter 3: Added invisible colliders to help prevent moving through some railing objects
• Chapter 3: Fixed pool glitching near start of ch3, if you go under the metal railing and walk the stairs down
• Chapter 3: Fixed missing toilet paper material
• Chapter 4: Updated materials to some objects
• Chapter 4: Fixed invisible water at the start
• Chapter 5: Fixed footstep sounds when walking over glass windows
• Chapter 5: Fixed a bug where player would jerk upwards when stepping on the bottom part of a ladder
• Chapter 6: Updated audio for the hallway event
  Chapter 6: Fixed reflections inside a waterslide
• Fixed audio volume setting not loaded correctly sometimes
• Fixed water dripping sounds being dependent on frame rate and not working correctly with crouch
• Fixed black lines in duck texture
• Fixed some shadows not working properly when restarting a level
• Fixed a bug where camera started rotating if game was paused during a waterslide
• Revised some settings text translations

23.02.2026 (2026-02-23)

• VR: Complete performance overhaul with URP rendering pipeline
• Updated lighting to Unity’s SSGI instead of HTrace WSGI for better compatibility for most system configurations
• Updated Unity engine version (Fixes CVE-2025-59489 Unity Runtime Vulnerability)
• Added barefoot footstep sounds for all missing surface types
• Fixed "Døds Diver" achievement activating in a wrong spot
• Chapter 0: Fixed a bug where VR player up direction would sometimes have unintentional rotation applied on startup
• Chapter 0: Fixed a bug where player could get stuck in a room with lots of chairs and a speaker
• Chapter 0: Disabled auto save in few places in where you could get stuck by loading auto save
• Chapter 0: Fixed level restart not working properly sometimes (fixes number of the beast achievement)
• Chapter 2: Fixed several lighting artifacts on lowest lighting settings
• Chapter 2: Fixed disappearing pool water surface
• Chapter 3: Added invisible colliders to help prevent moving through some railing objects
• Chapter 3: Fixed pool glitching near start of ch3, if you go under the metal railing and walk the stairs down
• Chapter 3: Fixed missing toilet paper material
• Chapter 4: Updated materials to some objects
• Chapter 4: Fixed invisible water at the start
• Chapter 5: Fixed footstep sounds when walking over glass windows
• Chapter 5: Fixed a bug where player would jerk upwards when stepping on the bottom part of a ladder in flatscreen mode
• Chapter 6: Updated audio for the hallway event
  Chapter 6: Fixed reflections inside a waterslide
• Fixed audio volume setting not loaded correctly sometimes
• Fixed water dripping sounds being dependent on frame rate and not working correctly with crouch
• Fixed black lines in duck texture
• Fixed some shadows not working properly when restarting a level
• Fixed a bug where camera started rotating if game was paused during a waterslide
• Revised some settings text translations
• VR: Fixed a bug where snap and smooth turn rotation pivot position was not perfectly centered to the head position
• VR: Fixed minor position stutter after using snap turn and releasing turn input to its neutral position
• VR: Fixed footsteps sounds repeatedly playing when standing still on an escalator

17.06.2025-Linux (2025-06-17)

17.06.2025

• updated GOG Galaxy SDK version
• GOG achievements should now unlock
• fixed an code error case related to GOG stats

17.06.2025 (2025-06-17)

17.06.2025

• updated GOG Galaxy SDK version
• GOG achievements should now unlock
• fixed an code error case related to GOG stats

13.06.2025-Linux (2025-06-13)

• Fixed a code error case with GOG achievement unlocking that could result to the game application crashing.

13.06.2025 (2025-06-13)

• Fixed an issue where invisible collision objects related to an in-progress VR hand touch audio system were enabled in some chapters. They could block player movement and cause issues with VR interactions.
• Fixed a code error case with GOG achievement unlocking that could result to the game application crashing.