Dear Players & Community,

First of all, I would like to thank every single one of you who played The Birth Cry, shared their feedback, and supported the game during this launch period!

As a solo developer, I am working hard to improve your experience step by step. Today, I'm excited to share Update v1.10, which focuses on performance, stability, and quality-of-life improvements.

• Story Mode Fixes: Resolved several minor issues and bugs reported in the narrative flow to ensure a smoother playthrough.

• Updated Settings Menu: Reorganized the settings interface for easier customization and better accessibility.

• Enhanced Optimization: Applied deeper optimization passes across lighting and environmental assets to boost FPS stability on lower-end systems.

• Expanded Resolution Options: Added broader and more detailed resolution scaling options to support a wider range of display setups.

Development on The Birth Cry has always been a humble journey—built entirely on a single, low-spec laptop with 4GB of RAM.

Recently, I encountered severe hardware issues and a breakdown with this machine, which temporarily slowed down the workflow and made testing quite challenging. Despite these technical hurdles, I am fully committed to supporting and expanding the game. Thank you so much for your patience, empathy, and understanding as I navigate these hardware limitations!

With this update, the foundational architecture for future online / multiplayer functionality has officially been laid under the hood!

While true co-op is still in development for the long run, I've left a secret doorway hidden inside the current build...

🔍 A Tiny Hint for the Curious: Keyboard shortcuts can sometimes unlock secrets where you least expect them... If you hold three specific keys together in the main menu—perhaps involving [c]Ctrl[/c], [c]Alt[/c], and a certain mark [c]X[/c]—you might just step into the proto-lobby yourself.

Thank you all for being part of this process. Your reviews and support keep this project alive!

- Wavekit Software