Will this game ever get patched?

[brisk]

I am interesting in buying it, but the reports of some serious bugs and the limited inventory space has put me off until an update hits. It's been 3 months since the devs made the sticky post mentioning this, but no patch has been announced, let alone dropped. Have the devs abandoned this game or something?

[UCEY]

The inventory isn't as bad as people make it sound. It's just a bit annoying. As for bugs, I haven't encountered any so far, so you should be good. Give the game a shot

[Jean-Luc]

Inventory doesn't need patching, it's working as intended. As for the bugs, they technically exist but this has been one of the least buggy releases in modern gaming history. One can always be unlucky I suppose.

[Cahalith]

I'm a bit surprised to hear this about bugs in the game. I'm currently into my second playthrough and I haven't encountered a single bug in either of them. Maybe I got lucky, but I think it does show that you can get through the entire game without ever seeing a single bug. So it can't be that bad, can it?

When it comes to the inventory limitations, keep in mind that you have an unlimited stash in all saferooms. So all the inventory limitation does is force you to plan your excursions from the saferooms carefully.

[Jean-Luc]

I think most bugs are quirks with the Steam Deck and Switch.

[UCEY]

Originally posted by Jean-Luc:

I think most bugs are quirks with the Steam Deck and Switch.

I forgot this was available on the Switch too

[Woolypilar]

There are no bugs on PC or Game Pass

And there are already multiple mods expanding the inventory and adding other QOL improvements for people who don't know how to manage inventories:

https://www.nexusmods.com/signalis/mods/1
https://www.nexusmods.com/signalis/mods/8

[ShotgunHobo]

silent hill has bugs unpatched to this day and that doesnt make it unplayable and every survival horror game that has lots of backtracking has a small inventory. if you want a silent hill like experience, theres no complaining game design wise. regarding bugs, bugs aren´t always 100% replicable. for some on some hardware and RAM configs they can manifest, while on others they don´t show up ever. the devs are two and only two. i finished the gamepass version a couple weeks ago and not seen a single bug glitch or anything on my ryzen 5800X, 16gb ddr4 3600mhz and AMD RX480. ive had more driver related bugs appear in other games than game bugs in signalis, it´s extremely polished. but you may wanna just wait for a patch if you are still insecure, i usually also always wait until a game has seen its end of life for support, but signalis i made an exception for. in general, it will take time. they are as indie as a devteam as indie gets and that will take quite a bit of time.

[Bóbr D. Kurwa]

Didn't experience any bugs personally. As for the inventory stuff, yes it's annoying at times, but the highs of the game make it worth enduring. One of my favourites of 2022.

[koosa_]

The game is well balanced around 6 inventory slots

[YARP]

Originally posted by Robosoaps:

There are no bugs on PC or Game Pass

And there are already multiple mods expanding the inventory and adding other QOL improvements for people who don't know how to manage inventories:

https://www.nexusmods.com/signalis/mods/1
https://www.nexusmods.com/signalis/mods/8

The bugs seem to only affect a few players. I am able to use the stun baton, but the thermite flares will not function at all (yes I equipped them)

[SamuraiChameleon]

People's experience with the inventory space really seems to vary, but I think even for most people who find it annoying like I did, it doesn't kill the game. It's still an enjoyable experience overall. If you like survival horror already, definitely a recommend.

[Dust]

Originally posted by Robosoaps:

There are no bugs on PC or Game Pass

I have to enable the CRT filter every single time I boot up the game when every other option saves properly, but I suppose there truly are no bugs in Ba Sing Se.

[Paper Rabbit]

I had an issue where my graphical options were never saved even after properly quitting the game. While I didn't encounter any serious game breaking bug other than the annoying resolution issue within the 2 hours gameplay, the complete silence from the dev was worrying. Knowing my luck, if I already have issues with resolution saving who knows what else I'll run into down the line. I had bought the game about a month or so after release at the time and I already had doubts about the lack of updates. Refunded and still waiting for fixes.

[Hex: Horny Bitch]

Originally posted by LSTR-064:

The inventory isn't as bad as people make it sound. It's just a bit annoying.

Originally posted by Jean-Luc:

Inventory doesn't need patching, it's working as intended.

Originally posted by Cahalith:

When it comes to the inventory limitations, keep in mind that you have an unlimited stash in all saferooms. So all the inventory limitation does is force you to plan your excursions from the saferooms carefully.

Originally posted by koosa_:

The game is well balanced around 6 inventory slots

I would definitely love to see the game get patched to have an accessibility option for more inventory slots. I am a huge fan of Survival Horror and grew up on that stuff. This game absolutely scratched an itch in a good way. But that inventory system prevents me from being able to recommend it to anyone. Even with my love for old survivor horror, this is one element that I really just would rather not deal with.

With the camera and flashlight taking two slots, and needing them for most trips. You have key items filling your inventory, and need to constantly pick up ammo of various types, and health. It got to the point where I'd just leave every item in the chest besides the flashlight, use my screenshot function, and just dodge everything the best I could. I told myself if I died I'd just reload.

And even then I'd still have to backtrack between zone, to chest, to zone, to chest on several occasions. I did end up beating the game in the end and have far more positives to say about it than I do negatives.

It does so much right. But that sticking point, the inventory, it's just suffocating in a way that doesn't illicit fear. It just forces me into a position where I actively avoid entire mechanics of the game (Combat) to be able to make progress. Old survival horror had a currency system for each room you were in. You paid for progress in either health, or your ammo. And you balanced each route with a plan on how you were spending each currency. Knowing all the while you had a boss coming up. This game for me removed that entire choice with its inventory system. It was just "Run." That's it. Run. Encouraging players to not engage with a core gameplay system isn't great.

I keep checking this game to see if they patched it because I'd love to replay it. But more than that I love spending my time reading over cryptic games of this nature. People trying to decipher the story, constantly getting closer and closer to the best truth they can agree on. It's wonderful. And I'd love to see a bigger community grow around this game to facilitate those kinds of discussions with a wider audience.

[David Kay]

The thing about inventory is that the game is built around NOT picking up everything the moment you find it. You need to purposefully leave items behind and focus on completing your objectives. You pick up those items later as you revisit locations. If you play with this approach the item management is no longer a chore. It's a shame that I didn't know to play it like this on my first run. I'm replaying the game now and the difference is massive.

Game should do a better job informing the player to play this way though.