Release Notes for Beholder 3

Update 1.0.8 (05/04/2022)

• Added many graphic customization options
• Added VSync support
• Added a new animation for Annemarie Pinkert of calling her daughter
• Added a new animation for Tina Günzel of playing the violin from time to time
• Removed Bruno Zweig from the final dialogue with Stephen Huberts
• Fixed an issue with Emma Grundig just talking about the concert, the dialogue options are visible after that dialogue again
• Fixed an issue where you could give several cameras to Wolf Henker during the "Sound of Progress" quest, the dialogue about the camera will be played only once
• When the "Youthful Exuberance" quest fails while Wolf and Ulrike are standing outside, they return to their flat
• When reporting Ernst Müller, his "angry" dialogue won't play forever anymore, you can talk to him after that conversation again
• Ida Weckert now does other activities instead of playing the violin
• Other minor fixes

Update 1.0.7 (28/03/2022)

• Added various animation sounds
• Added improved secret door lock picking animations
• Fixed PlayStation controllers not being detected correctly when Steam Input Configuration Support was enabled
• Fixed an issue where subtitles would overlap in the intro
• Fixed an issue where dialogues with the guard are triggered after loading
• Fixed an issue where dialogue options with the police enforcer showed $nil instead of the right value
• Fixed an issue where receiving a call from Lotte after a certain story event was possible, breaking subsequent dialogues
• Fixed an issue where popups would display the wrong quest step when the quest is hidden
• Frank now plays a sitting animation whenever filing a report or profile in Frank's office
• Frank now plays an animation when scanning a keycard at the scanner in the ministry for the first time
• NPCs that have been released from arrest will now respawn at the metro exit in their respective location
• Other minor fixes

Update 1.0.6 (21/03/2022)

• Added new feedback sounds for UI
• Added a stinger sound effect to “3 Weeks Later” time skip
• Added a sound which plays when the player enters or exits the surveillance mode
• Added a sound which plays when NPC detects the player while breaking in an apartment
• Added Bühlow's personal props
• Added Schmolke's personal props
• Fixed T-posing characters
• Fixed a critical issue where scrolling through directives would crash the game
• Fixed an issue where German localization is shown when opening the menu after loading the game
• Fixed an issue where you could interact with something, the interaction circle starts filling up and players could click somewhere else and transfer the progress
• Fixed interaction with porter and terror police during finales, and their interaction boxes, and all entry preventer hitboxes
• Fixed an issue with quests not being given after promoting to the 4th floor (if you've met this bug, just continue the game and wait a few in-game hours)
• Fixed an issue with the secret door not being interactable for controller players
• Fixed an issue with the ministry door #201 being stuck open
• Fixed an issue with the police car being visible in the cutscene after installing the camera in certain office
• Fixed an issue with the ministry’s cinema screen not playing movies in dialogue mode
• Fixed an issue with 2 Ulrike Weinerts being present after “On the rise” quest when Ulrike never got arrested
• Removed possibility to open the Esc menu and start a dialogue at the same time
• Made selecting interactions with the controller’s D-pad easier
• Various fixes for Russian localization
• Other minor fixes

Update 1.0.4 (16/03/2022)

• Added player rescue system for cases when the player is stuck inside a room they can't get out of (i.e. when loading into a save where the player is inside a tenant's apartment but has no access to it)
• Fixed the Goldfish Brain achievement not being given
• Fixed the VFX and shader effects to continue animating in dialogue mode
• Fixed bug report popup closing by pressing spacebar
• Fixed menu header localization not updating when switching the language
• Fixed quest step complete sound playing multiple times
• Fixed problems with the display of button prompts
• Fixed furniture in some apartments being in the way of the player installing cameras
• Fixed Frank being able to move after a blocking animation has finished but a new one has already started
• Fixed player traveling indefinitely with paternoster on slow machine
• Fixed player getting stuck after kick out
• Fixed player getting stuck if NPC is moved out by a quest while the player is talking to them
• Fixed an issue where NPC names are not translated in the death popup
• Fixed an issue where some invoices won't disappear from the invoice list
• Fixed an issue where the penicillin box has no translation
• When both Maria Günzel and Gerhardt Günzel are arrested, the kids will leave the apartment
• When the "Emergency Surgery" quest triggers and the "A Questionable Teacher?" fails, Hans Meinhardt returns to his normal schedule and stops visiting people in the apartments
• Changed Maria Günzel to be in the bedroom around 20:30-22:15 to actually be in the same room as Gerhardt Günzel
• Changed the schedule of Susanne Beinert to randomly look at cat photos of hers
• Changed the "Free Apartment" icon
• Added a delay between the success of the "Watch out, family!" quest and the "Paternity leave" to avoid double Gerhardt
• Added a delay between the success of the "A relaxed round" quest and Albert Bühlow moving out
• Added new activity icons
• Added a new "Air Guitar" animation for Tim Günzel
• Added a new "Inspects Guns" animation for Yvonne Seelers
• Added a new "Acting Strange" animation for Ulrike Weinerts during the tutorial
• Added a new "Styling Hair" animation for Ulrike Weinerts
• Added correct music to the credits
• Removed lower-left name tag (community room) from mailbox texture
• Removed possibility to interact with the time buttons during rests
• Lighting improvements
• Other minor fixes

Update 1.0.2 (10/03/2022)

• Fixed an issue where you can hear the tipping sound even though there is no button prompt active in intro
• Fixed loading game twice when spamming Esc in intro with low FPS
• Fixed an issue with “Failed Quest” messages for non-visible to player quests
• Fixed a room selection with direct control in surveillance overview
• Fixed an issue with pressing Esc in surveillance mode
• Fixed various Russian VOs being cut off
• Fixed system text in control settings
• “Forbidden love” - the "See to it that Friederike disappears" step will now disappear correctly, when Friederike warned/arrested.
• Blocked input controller from being rebound
• Contradicting government directives are filtered out now
• Stephen Huberts has a phone voice now
• Julia Harshberger is translated in report screen now
• Other minor fixes

Update 1.0.1.2 (07/03/2022)

• Fixed an issue where dossier information wasn’t available to use while profiling or reporting
• Fixed an issue when after loading the save file the credibility point resets and the money drops to $100
• Fixed an issue where the German text of the disclaimer is been seen for a short time
• Reduced Schmolke's fee for smuggling to 5000
• Increased amount of profile rewards from 4 informations to 10
• Lockpicks and cameras are now cheaper to get:
  • Camera 1 - $150 // Lockpick 1 - $25
  • Camera 2 - $200 // Lockpick 2 - $50
  • Camera 3 - $300 // Lockpick 3 - $80
  • Camera 4 - $500 // Lockpick 4 - $250
• Fixed some textures appearing black
• Other minor fixes

Update 1.0.1 (05/03/2022)

• Added an option to report a bug directly from in-game menu (Esc)
• Added additional check and trigger for NPCs being moved in
• Added new 5 more civil car skins
• Added an icon to indicate the ringing telephone
• Added two personal activity icons
• Added activity icon for Kim when she’s playing with rat
• Removed "Repair" icons on several furniture objects
• Updated assets in “Rooftop” and “Arrest” cutscenes
• Updated phone ringing animation
• Changed the size of picture in Frank's apartment
• Changed the social media button icons (Twitter & Discord) slightly in color and size, and blurred out the edges to make them look less pixelated
• Iterated NPC positioning when they are having a conversation
• NPCs will no longer accidentally open doors while doing activities to close to the door
• Office containers should now always have the correct owner
• Quest log entries now have a gray background while hidden
• Black market trader now has the briefcase open while shopping
• Family members should no longer clump up when waking them up
• Phone rings now when player reports Bullhauser before he has “Cut the connection” quest
• “Watch out, family!” - the quest succeeds now when you report Günzel early, this fixes the issue for players when they get the quest
• “The Great Escape” - fixed the quest step being visible for too long
• “The Pusher” - the "Search Magnus Hermann's apartment" step now closes once player founds evidence against him
• Fixed soft lock after tutorial when taking longer than 5 in-game days for it
• Fixed loading of maintainable objects broken by quests
• Fixed way point for interacting with Emma Grundig's desk
• Fixed unselected items showing the prompt to collect their evidence
• Fixed loading a save game in a starting NPCs apartment leading to an auto kick-out even if the NPC was outside at the time of saving
• Fixed certain world events not being triggered when loading a save file
• Fixed dialogue choices selected twice when spamming spacebar
• Fixed the outlines in the ministry offices for the Surveillance Mode
• Fixed that options menu doesn't show up before start screen when starting the game
• Fixed NPCs name not disappearing when hovering them while they enter the metro
• Fixed trashcan timer not running
• Fixed inventory in Magnus' sofa not being saved correctly
• Fixed phone ringing animation sprite not playing in living building
• Fixed Frank playing animations while the game is paused after having used the phone at least once
• Fixed Frank's call and server console idle animations not playing during interaction
• Fixed Frank's server console idle animation not looping
• Other minor fixes