The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux [MAIN TOPIC]

[76561198025235947]

Dear all,

the Unreal Engine 4 version of the game is finally out on PC. You can find more information about it in our blog post[www.theastronauts.com]. Please discuss everything related to Redux here, and let us know about any questions or issues you have with it.

Thanks,
Adrian Palma,
Support Manager,
The Astronauts

[Der Großmann]

l love game ,and with UE4 l bet it's gonna look even better ,l'd like to know if there're new stories to come or some other mission like "the ancient god"

[xd8916]

Does this mean that there will be a download available to update the disc version of the game I bought when it came out?

[Lethrblaka]

Could you please not release it as a new Steam ID if you're not adding anything new to the game? I saw on Steam DB that you already created one (but we can't access it, yet).

If not, well, can you please either not make it free for owners of this game or give us the game in our inventory instead of directly in our account. I don't like losing control over my account.
And I may not want to have the new version unless you've added some story elements because I don't care for performance or graphics.

[76561198025235947]

Originally posted by Der Großmann:

l love game ,and with UE4 l bet it's gonna look even better ,l'd like to know if there're new stories to come or some other mission like "the ancient god"

No, we are not adding new gameplay or story content with the update.

Adrian Palma,
Support Manager,
The Astronauts

[Freezy]

Nice, thank you, you kind Astronauts.
I'm really glad to see the Resolution Scale feature added, I asked for this a few weeks back :-)

[Lethrblaka]

Well, I read the blog entry of July 16 and it said at one point:

There will be a free patch for the PC version of the game. Then, when you start the game, you will be able to choose between UE3 and UE4 version. That is the plan, at least.

That is the perfect way to do this! I really hope that's what you're going to do!

It's kind of like when you launch some games made in Unity, it prompts you with a launcher to change the overall quality and the resolution before starting the game.

[76561198213938032]

I, for one, welcome second "Kholat" on awesome UE4 engine which gives you tops 40-45FPS on lowest settings on 7xx/6xx nvidia cards, haha.

Not even mentioning how original Ethan was working flawlessly at 60fps on1440p.

[MBinMD]

Very cool. Thanks for the update.

[Animal_Spirits]

I'm assuming the Linux release will follow shortly behind, then?

[Jeroen]

Will there be a functioning save system this time? Like save the state of the puzzles and remember my position?

[Jeroen]

Originally posted by Jeroen:

Will there be a functioning save system this time? Like save the state of the puzzles and remember my position?

Just found this on the FAQ (http://www.theastronauts.com/2015/07/faq-about-ethan-carter-unreal-engine-4-playstation-4-and-more/):
"With the way Unreal Engine 4 is constructed, we could finally afford the proper save system. Now, the game saves the current state of the entire world. When you exit the game and then return to it later, well, everything is as it should be."

So I'll be waiting for this patch then. As it is now, it's too frustrating for me to play.

[Yuki]

Świetna gra, już niedługo z jeszcze lepszą grafiką.

[ev]

Originally posted by Jeroen:

So I'll be waiting for this patch then. As it is now, it's too frustrating for me to play.

Same here. And I preordered this game. Finally I'll be able to play this! Well, lesson learned about preordring games...

[76561198025235947]

Originally posted by xd8916:

Does this mean that there will be a download available to update the disc version of the game I bought when it came out?

Not sure if I understand the question correctly. When you install that disc version on Steam, it automatically updates. That is a function of Steam. So you always have the latest version.

Originally posted by Lethrblaka:

Could you please not release it as a new Steam ID if you're not adding anything new to the game? I saw on Steam DB that you already created one (but we can't access it, yet).

If not, well, can you please either not make it free for owners of this game or give us the game in our inventory instead of directly in our account. I don't like losing control over my account.
And I may not want to have the new version unless you've added some story elements because I don't care for performance or graphics.

We chose to add another position to your Steam library exactly because it helps save on space. We could release UE4 as a patch to UE3, and then have a launcher through which you could choose which version to start, but then that single game would take twice as much space, unnecessarily. So we figured it is better if people have a choice of which version to install.

If I understand this correctly, the issue is with potentially unnecessary title appearing in your Steam library. You can simply use “Hide this game from my library” option.

Originally posted by justinehler:

I'm assuming the Linux release will follow shortly behind, then?

We would love to but as we already stated in the previous posts, the decision hasn't been made yet as we've been busy working on PS4 and PC UE4 releases.

Adrian Palma,
Support Manager,
The Astronauts

[Lethrblaka]

Originally posted by adrianpalma:

Originally posted by Lethrblaka:

Could you please not release it as a new Steam ID if you're not adding anything new to the game? I saw on Steam DB that you already created one (but we can't access it, yet).

If not, well, can you please either not make it free for owners of this game or give us the game in our inventory instead of directly in our account. I don't like losing control over my account.
And I may not want to have the new version unless you've added some story elements because I don't care for performance or graphics.

We chose to add another position to your Steam library exactly because it helps save on space. We could release UE4 as a patch to UE3, and then have a launcher through which you could choose which version to start, but then that single game would take twice as much space, unnecessarily. So we figured it is better if people have a choice of which version to install.

If I understand this correctly, the issue is with potentially unnecessary title appearing in your Steam library. You can simply use “Hide this game from my library” option.

I perfectly know that, but I don't like it. It doesn't stop it from appearing on my account page (not my library). Another reason why it is preferable to wait several years until the game is not supported any more to buy it.

At least other games that chose to create a new entry added new substantial elements instead of just improving graphics or the save system, which is pretty minor considering the first game worked pretty well.