Episode 3 Not Voiced?

[CloverChats]

My game updated but Episode 3 is still not fully voiced when I try to go there through the episode hub. (It also still claims that Episode 3 has yet to be finished despite the update)

[Spidey01]

Ditto

[Spidey01]

On the flip side, having Mysterious Pango unlock the episode anyway seems to work fine. Or at least, the main cast is voiced when they meet to discuss the next mission.

[Avalanche]

It might be a bug.

Hmmm, i just started Episode 3 and so far, none of it has been voiced at all...in fact it is treating it as a 'WIP episode' so this is confusing to say the least.

[Firgof]

edit: Thanks, all, for the reports!

[PixelFade - Dishu]

Looks like the pango is drunk again. The episode 2 hub sends you to episode 4 directly (bugged).

You can play from any save not in the hub and it should play into episode 3 like normal!

[Avalanche]

Originally posted by PixelFade - Dishu:

Looks like the pango is drunk again. The episode 2 hub sends you to episode 4 directly (bugged).

You can play from any save not in the hub and it should play into episode 3 like normal!

Oh well, looks like i got to star from the beginning again....oh well.

[CaptainKampfkeks]

Originally posted by PixelFade - Dishu:

Looks like the pango is drunk again. The episode 2 hub sends you to episode 4 directly (bugged).

You can play from any save not in the hub and it should play into episode 3 like normal!

Ah, bummer. I just overwrote my save. Last different save in that playthrough was hours ago. Oh well. The dangers of early access, I guess.

[Avalanche]

Originally posted by CaptainKampfkeks:

Originally posted by PixelFade - Dishu:

Looks like the pango is drunk again. The episode 2 hub sends you to episode 4 directly (bugged).

You can play from any save not in the hub and it should play into episode 3 like normal!

Ah, bummer. I just overwrote my save. Last different save in that playthrough was hours ago. Oh well. The dangers of early access, I guess.

No, its not, Episode 3 is released fully, there is no excuse for this, now if it was episode 4...then sure, its unfinished and buggy, i never complain about unfinished products being buggy, but when its released like episode 3 is, it is unacceptable for this kind of bug.

I hope they fix it.

[CaptainKampfkeks]

Originally posted by Avalanche:

Originally posted by CaptainKampfkeks:

Ah, bummer. I just overwrote my save. Last different save in that playthrough was hours ago. Oh well. The dangers of early access, I guess.

No, its not, Episode 3 is released fully, there is no excuse for this, now if it was episode 4...then sure, its unfinished and buggy, i never complain about unfinished products being buggy, but when its released like episode 3 is, it is unacceptable for this kind of bug.

I hope they fix it.

The entire game, as a whole, is still in early access. There are still bugs to find even in the earlier episodes. To expect perfection of any part at this point is disingenuous on your end tbh.

That said, I'm qutie certain they will fix it, PF is not in the habit of disappointing their players. Us poor shmucks who haven't made more branching saves, however, are probably out of luck either way.

[Avalanche]

Originally posted by CaptainKampfkeks:

Originally posted by Avalanche:

No, its not, Episode 3 is released fully, there is no excuse for this, now if it was episode 4...then sure, its unfinished and buggy, i never complain about unfinished products being buggy, but when its released like episode 3 is, it is unacceptable for this kind of bug.

I hope they fix it.

The entire game, as a whole, is still in early access. There are still bugs to find even in the earlier episodes. To expect perfection of any part at this point is disingenuous on your end tbh.

That said, I'm qutie certain they will fix it, PF is not in the habit of disappointing their players. Us poor shmucks who haven't made more branching saves, however, are probably out of luck either way.

Yeah, if they were going to release it all, at once when finished, then sure, but they are releasing each episode as they finish the voices, i see each episode finished and released when the voices are done for said episode.

So, any game breaking bugs in Episode 1, 2 and 3 are unacceptable since these 3 episodes are supposedly finished.

If you expect the game as a whole to be under the protection of any criticism, then i suggest the Developers not release the game as they finish the voices and just release it when its finished as a whole.

They are releasing it as the voices are completed and i judge each episode when the voices are done and released, hence the criticism of episode 3.

[PixelFade - Dishu]

Hello,

I'd like to apologies for this bug. In previous episodic releases of our games, the saves were not compatible between episodes (as we retroactively added potential variables and such).

With Astral Ascension, we wanted to support save compatibility between episodes however it was our first time trying to do this and we ran into some difficulties.

We'll be more vigilant with robust testing of this "save hub" within the game, and eventually it'll be a non-factor as the "save hub" is a temporary integration as we do episodic releases going to all the episodes being available.

Regarding the episodic releases themselves, we are finding bugs and opportunities for polish even between updates. We do treat early access as a time to be able to improve the game and not reflective of the final version of the game. For instance, side characters are unvoiced at the moment. If your priority is for a smooth and complete experience, then I would definitely recommend the full release as that 'end to end' experience.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. My apologies again for the trouble.

Cheers,
Dishu

[Avalanche]

Originally posted by PixelFade - Dishu:

Hello,

I'd like to apologies for this bug. In previous episodic releases of our games, the saves were not compatible between episodes (as we retroactively added potential variables and such).

With Astral Ascension, we wanted to support save compatibility between episodes however it was our first time trying to do this and we ran into some difficulties.

We'll be more vigilant with robust testing of this "save hub" within the game, and eventually it'll be a non-factor as the "save hub" is a temporary integration as we do episodic releases going to all the episodes being available.

Regarding the episodic releases themselves, we are finding bugs and opportunities for polish even between updates. We do treat early access as a time to be able to improve the game and not reflective of the final version of the game. For instance, side characters are unvoiced at the moment. If your priority is for a smooth and complete experience, then I would definitely recommend the full release as that 'end to end' experience.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. My apologies again for the trouble.

Cheers,
Dishu

Minor bugs are different and i totally understand its a new way of doing it, i mean i picked up your other games AFTER they were released, so i never encountered any problems that may have occurred., so this problem surprised me......so while i like the story, i think i will wait for it to be entirely released and start a fresh save.

[Spidey01]

While the game is in early access, we should all be willing to accept that save breaking bugs can occur. No matter how much they invest in Q/A, it's impossible to catch everything, and tbh most of us are probably going to play through the whole thing 3 or 4 more times anyway. I know I sure plan on it!

The PixelFade team's track record for supporting and completing games is solid enough, I'll take it in stride if I have to continue from an earlier save once in a while or start fresh. Worst case, I giggle-snort more at some of the jokes.

Originally posted by PixelFade - Dishu:

Hello,

I'd like to apologies for this bug.

Your response is on the nose, but this first sentence made it golden IMHO. Thanks for treating this kind of issue better than most developers.