Release Notes for Windbound
Update 1.1.38199.110 (30 October 2020)
The first content update launches today and is designed to significantly boost the player’s experience. It includes a new Witch Skin – upgrading Kara’s abilities alongside the all new Photo and Endless Modes.
The Witch Skin comprises three extra items for Kara, each of which contain new abilities; the Witch’s Hat – potions last longer; the Witch’s Outfit – play to respawn nearby after death; and the Witch’s Staff – unbreakable and fires out small magic orbs with each melee strike, that seek out and damage the closest target.
The first of the new modes is Photo Mode, which allows the player to pause the game, adjust the camera and take a photo. Players can also change Kara’s pose and expression, the time of day and add filters.
- Creative mode for keen video game photographers offering full control over camera position and orientation, field of view, exposure, time of day, and position of the sun
- 20 different poses and expressions for Kara
- 20 hats and accessories for Kara
- A variety of filters, from black and white, to CRT, to pastel
There is also the Eternal Voyage offering players an endless play mode, which adds tracking to the map screen and save profile to indicate how many stages the player has managed to survive. The game does not finish with Chapter 5, stages will progressively (but not endlessly) get larger, more varied and more dangerous. ”
Update 1.0.37302.78 (23 September 2020)
Performance
- Fixed potential lock-up on exit for PC players.
- Fixed issues where users could experience high input latency.
- Fixed stability issues.
Sailing/Boat
- Fixed items potentially being lost when exiting The Crossing while the player was not in control of the boat.
- Added a fix to only allow saving if the player is grounded or on a boat.
- Fixed issues where grass canoes were taking too much damage from coral.
Game Saves/Death
- Fixed an issue where players could respawn without a boat.
- Fixed an issue where containers could lose their contents when returning to the world after death.
Creatures & Combat
- Added a fix for creatures occasionally flying into the air upon death.
- Fixed a navigation issue where creatures would occasionally freeze.
- Fixed the occasional 2 second delay before Gorehorn reacts.
Tutorials
- Added an option to review tutorials from the pause menu in game.
- Added the option to disable tutorials.
- Added sailing tutorial refresher prompts.
Additional Bug Fixes
- Fixed some collision issues at the base of Nautilus Key towers.
- Fixed intermittent clipping issues.
- Added a fix to ensure profile achievement progress carries over to New Game +.
- Fixed minor UI issues on PC.
