Hotfix Notes 4.2


* Underworld Ascendant is finally available on Mac and Linux!
* Fixed rare braindead AI issue and improved enemy awareness.
* The map can be freely accessed using the assigned hotkey.
* Includes if the player changed the Map hotkey to a non-default setting.
* Fixed a hitch when selecting water arrows for the first time in a session.
* VSync is now default to ON for new installs.
* Various LOD popping issues fixed.
* The sound effect associated with targeting the Dash skill now ends properly.
* Joystick combo moves should be easier to perform.
* Better-looking spider webs

Feat Fixes:
* You now get credit for “Combo Attack” feat when you land any attacks where you set up with movement and you have the associated skill.
* Fix for axes and maces counting as swords in stat tracking for feats.
* Fix for the Master Archer and Walking Arsenal (advanced version of Weapons Master) feats not being awarded properly.
* Bark & Bite: Better assignment of credit for fire damage

Known Issues:
* Mac: If playing with a controller, a Mac will not recognize controller inputs as activity and may activate screensaver while you’re playing. You may want to disable your screensaver settings while playing on Mac with a controller. This is a Mac OS issue.
* Foamy Shadow Loaves can no longer be made.

Update 4 Hotfix Build Notes
Hi all,

We've just released a 1.5GB hotfix for Update 4 on PC!

Here's what changed:

• Reduced the force used to move carried objects against obstructions in some cases that were causing the player to be pushed in the opposite direction (for example, you might have been lifted off the ground while stacking crates).
  
• Some wooden platforms that were floating are once again grounded.
  
• Improved reliability of dragging mechanics for dead bodies.
  
• Helmeted enemies no longer have floating helmets upon death.
  
• Various lights, bottles and torches no longer disappear based on player distance.
  
• Various controller fixes related to switching focus during menu navigation and tooltips not appearing for armor slots.
  
• Fixed issue where the button guide bar did not show up for the Rune Wheel when using a controller.
  
• Fixed issue where the sound effects for the Dash skill would continuously play.
  
• Fixed an issue causing a lever in Underswamp to be inaccessible.
  Additional bug fixes.

Thank you everyone for playing!

Update 4 includes more new content, tuning improvements, and fixes.

We hope you enjoy!

• This update is about 1.1GB in size.
  
  
• Added friendly NPC interactions with a number of new characters, many of whom are locked away behind insidious challenges that can only be accessed by powering a Materia Modus to lower the local water level.
  
  
• New main quest to find and free the Outcast Fane, who will provide a hunting guide for the Eidolon and Animus. (He then sets up as a vendor in the Saurian camp, as added in Update 3.)
  
  
• New Faction quest to find and free The Shambler Meridian, who will open The Bazaar of The Arcane in Marcaul and offer high level magic items for sale.
  
  
• New Faction quest to find and free the Outcast Dahlia, who will teach the player several Rune Formulas.
  
  
• New Faction quest to find and free the Deep Elf Severn, who will provide a map location for a hidden area.
  
  
• New Faction quest to find and free the Expedition dwarf Quater, who will provide a map location for a hidden area.
  
  
• Series’ mainstay Rawstag the Troll -- who really has a lot to say -- has taken up residence in The Bazaar of The Arcane
  
  
• Several new enemies added:
  
  
• The Bellum, a blind “headless” charger w/ tongue ranged attack
  
  
• The deadly Poison Bellum
  
  
• The stealthy Shadow Beast

• Combat tuned to be more strategic, with the addition of a shove attack (which can interrupt some enemy attacks or push them off ledges) and fan-requested combat music, which reinforces when enemies are aggroed on you.
  
  
• Updated in-world loot pass, added new weapons, armor, and gear items to increase the variety of loot and further reward exploration.
  
  
• Added Rune formulas and increased the Runes found in-world to encourage deeper exploration of magic. New Fehu (Beast) Rune added, increasing the number of spells players can craft, such as Create Beast (which spawns a Deep Slug with a flammable trail), Create Bellum, and Harm Beast.
  
  
• Improved tutorial sequence and smart hint system to teach elements that players were missing (such as advanced combat attacks and bow zoom) or unclear about (status effects like hunger and exhaustion).
  
  
• Updated UI/UX elements, such as:
  
  ○ Improved map icons and readability.
  
  ○ More prominent notifications when you unlock a new Rune or enter a new region.
  
  ○ The Rune Wheel now has additional commentary regarding target and use of the currently-crafted spell, along with UI styling to make it clearer that you can click on spell names in the Spellbook to ready them.
  
  ○ The tooltip for the Rune Bag now includes the Spellbook name (if available) of the currently-readied spell.
  
  ○ The Doom Counter now properly shows itself on the HUD when its value changed.
  
  ○ Tooltips in the Trade screen now show the resale value of items in your inventory, not just those in the “Your Offer” area.
  
  ○ Improved readability of inventory annotations for stack counts and Rune Formulas.

• Improved load time and frame-rate optimization. Try turning up your quality settings!
  
  
• Improved controller support.
  
  
• The Join a Faction feature now unlocks at gaining 50 Favor, allowing purchase of Faction specialty stock.
  
  
• Reduced the strength of the standard stone arrows, but added two new arrow types available from vendors. Steel-tipped arrows are roughly comparable in damage to the prior value for stone arrows. Sniper arrows add a bonus to Adroit damage for those with Stealth skills.
  
  
• Enemies will be less inclined to equip bows if the player is close by.
  
  
• Reduced the force applied to carried objects (like crates) if the object encounters obstacles. This will make things noticeably more controllable when, for example, holding objects up against doors.
  
  
• Reaching the Vault of Nyx will now enable the New Game Plus option in the main menu. As long as you have the autosave file from this point in the game (or any save game made from a “New Game Plus” game afterwards), choosing the “New Game” option at the main menu gives you the option of starting your game already in Marcaul, with a starting allowance of silver, skill points, starting runes and basic gear.
  
  
• Fixed the accounting for several Feats that were not being granted properly, such as Firestarter, Meteoric Demise, and Weaponized Slug.
  
  
• Nether Caps were not set to be a potential food for Deep Slugs, as intended.
  
  
• Aelita will have more cash on hand for making purchases in the late game.
  
  
• Rune Formulas branded on wands with the Focus Mastery skill are now preserved in saved games.
  
  
• High-level Ehwaz Rune (Movement) spells were knocking creatures down, but not applying forces as intended. Now they can really throw them around.
  
  
• In cases where there are no hostile targets available, harmful spells will now target any available non-hostile NPCs in preference to targeting the caster themselves. Remember: be careful what you wish for!
  
  
• The 5% speed penalty for the Left-footed Boot was confusing to describe, because it came on top of the 5% penalty all leather boots carry (if you don’t have the Fleet Feet or Unseen Dash skill). Changed it to a flat 10% penalty even if you have skills. That’s what happens when you wear just a Left-footed Boot.
  
  
• Chests are now opened and closed by interacting only with their lids, not their whole bodies, to help avoid unintended interactions while gathering loot.
  
  
• Fixed a scale error when the interaction outline effect was applied to certain characters, such as The Mana Leech.
  
  
• Spectral Knights now sport a variety of fearsome helmets.
  
  
• Adjusted damage applied when the player-character falls on enemies; the Pounce skill will now be needed to get really good damage in this case (as intended). Also fixed Pounce skill’s eligibility for bonuses that apply to Adroit damage.
  
  
• Many graphical fixes to the environment.
  
  
• Various metal doors that were difficult to open have had their hinges oiled.
  
  
• Arrow traps now actually hurt.
  
  
• Fixed an edge case preventing the completion of side quests that require finding specific items in chests.
  
  
• Weapon skills now call out which weapons they apply to.
  
  
• Various text fixes.
  
  
• Subtitles are now properly spaced over the closing cinematic.
  
  
• Pendulum traps now swing smoothly. Tick. Tock.
  
  
• Respawn points have been added to Pluto’s Gate and Marcaul so new players don’t have to retrace their steps if experiencing an untimely demise.
  
  
• Fixed an issue preventing New Game + from consistently unlocking for players who complete the game.
  
  
• Amount of awarded skill points and silver now grows with subsequent New Game + playthroughs.
  
  
• Enemies should no longer dip through the ground when getting up from a knockdown.
  
  
• Players hands no longer jitter when moving on stairs.
  
  
• Cabirus’ death mask now appears during the [redacted] ending sequence.
  
  
• Quest rewards no longer fall off of their pedestal before the player can claim them.
  
  
• The game no longer hitches when the player equips water arrows for the first time.
  
  
• Players can now pick up stackable items if that stack isn't full yet while the rest of the player’s inventory slots are full.
  
  
• Player hunger state now persists across level and save game loads. Bring a sandwich!
  
  
• Arrow traps now cause damage to the player.
  
  
• Vases make sounds when smashed.
  
  
• Pressing "i" will now open and close your inventory.
  
  
• Fixed an issue where if the player saved their game with certain timing they would not receive the Sun Key quest reward. This fix is retroactive, meaning it will fix previous save games with this issue.

Greetings all!

We have a small (~30mb) hotfix that addresses crash bugs that a few players have been experiencing. We are still working to reproduce additional crash reports and will address them as soon as we are able.

If you are still experiencing crashes in an area, quicksave often and let us know the details so we can investigate.

大家好，我们很高兴发布Underworld Ascendant的更新#3。我们一直在听取您的反馈，并将此更新重点放在提高表现、修复bug和打磨游戏等各个方面。我们还添加了以下众多有趣的新东西。

• 着重改善帧率和加载时间。
  
• 改善游戏内的光照来帮助玩家看到深渊(Abyss)的深处。
  
• 新增被Typhon仆从囚禁的蜥蜴人法师盟友。一旦你解放这些盟友，他们将加入到你和附近亡灵的战斗中来。
  
• 新增盟友，放逐者角色Fane。在Fane在获得自由后，就将成为商人，出售冒险用品，并入驻Hapurkala建立的营地。
  
• 在Marcaul的午夜工会中新增可对话的骷髅人 (Bart and Bertha)。
  
• 战利品现在被更加妥当的放置在宝箱中，以减少意外的碰撞。
  
• 加入大小更加合适的新模型来代替较小的装备模型，如头盔和靴子等。
  
• 在快速保存时增加文字提示，包括玩家处于不允许保存的情况下的提示。
  
• 你现在可以从游泳状态中开始攀爬绳索和锁链，而不是原先的跳跃。另外，与水接触不会让你脱离绳索攀爬。
  
• 爆炸箭在未被发射的情况下不再爆炸（例如，当它们位于箱子内时）。
  
• 法杖上的符文与关键法术技能现在保存在玩家重生点附近。
  
• 增加夜视护目镜作为新的头饰。
  
• 为蜥蜴人增加了新的颜色比例（而不是全绿）
  
• 更新了Aelita商店列表，可以提供更多技能施法的装备选择。
  
• 增加了更多玩家完成任务时的特效。
  
• 提升了火焰的表现效果。

• 快速加载确认界面（按键F9）在保存游戏是不再是空白。
  
• 修复了玩家在完成任务目标后，提交任务前进行保存就无法完成任务的问题。
  
• 在按下Tab按钮后帧率骤降的问题。
  
• 修复了数个引起崩溃的bug。
  
• 修复了使用手柄引发故障的概率。
  
• 修复了NPC死亡后飞行的问题。
  
• 修复了离开Titan’s Reach后再返回时无法完成“Typhon Summons a Lich!”任务的问题。
  
• 修复了物品栏中大量箭头堆积的问题。
  
• 修复了玩家在完成任务目标后，提交任务前进行保存就任务中断的问题。
  
• 忏悔之剑现在可以恢复玩家的生命值。
  
• 迷惑之刃现在除了其主要的迷惑能力外，对灵巧伤害还有一个小小的奖励。
  
• 修复了无法解锁活力II技能。提示：角色使用快速恢复技能执行任务后解锁。
  
• 魔法束缚的生物在试图移动时不再是无摩擦的。
  
• 根据坠落高度的不同，提高了坠落时受伤的程度。
  
• 在近战攻击中，玩家不再对掉落的伤害免疫。
  
• Eidolons在骑行骷髅时将保持他们的原始形态，而不是像Spectral Knights。
  
• 修复了一些不自觉移动玩家的战斗动画错误。
  
• 修复了如果你点击“否”按钮不能跳过介绍界面的问题。
  
• 修复深渊鼻涕虫不被Ripper Pomes吸引的问题。
  
• 删除了玩家移动箭头时提示玩家需要弓箭的无用提示。
  
• 修复一个小漏洞，玩家装填一只箭后仍掉箭袋，射出装填好的箭并重新捡起箭袋后弓箭数量不减少。
  
• 修复了水上反射的光线在一定角度下消失的问题。
  
• 修复了一个问题，玩家可以抱着一个死去的NPC的身体靠近并用它爬上天空。
  
• 修复了一些翻译问题。
  
• 修复了一些教程和任务弹出窗口没有文本的问题。
  
• 修复了任务支线奖励完成/失败界面给人因为没有完成支线奖励而任务失败的印象。
  
• 修复了玩家在游戏结束时字幕界面可以访问物品栏与暂停界面的问题。
  
• 修复了 Tempus Modus/Doom Counter不位于Marcaul地图的问题。
  
• 修复了一些没有标题的存档日志。
  
• 删除了所有任务奖励的影响的提示。
  
• 修复了由创造木魔杖产生的物品不会停留在玩家手中的问题。
  
• 修复了玩家通过摆动敌人尸体而受到大量伤害的问题。
  
• 修复了游戏中发现的几个视觉空洞。
  
• 修复了导致敌人尸体旋转的几个问题。

• 在法杖上的魔法符文与关键法术无法被保存。
  
• Marcaul中的一些水晶灯根据用户所处的位置移动。
  
• 当跳到一个物体旁边时，比如一个板条箱，玩家有时会不由自主地向前移动。
  
• 当燃烧瓶爆炸时会发出过多的光。
  
• 释放Fane时没有文字提示。
  
• Fane的光亮轮廓提示稍微偏移了。
  
• “创建植物”法术中的木块在被点燃时没有火。
  
• 骷髅怪在死亡后下小概率不伸展。
  
• 通过交互提示，某些标题和隐藏的用户界面可以在某些菜单上重叠。
  
• 钟摆陷阱会表现出不稳定的行为。
  
• 即使游戏暂停，饥饿状态仍在继续。
  
• 用户界面并不清楚地显示某些技能被锁定，因为没有足够的时间来解锁它们。
  
• 结束游戏的字幕显示为大文本块。
  
• 罕见情况下受到伤害（穿过门或打开门）。
  
• 退出选项菜单时，屏幕分辨率被重置为较小的默认值，并且没有提示。
  
• 当切换到快捷工具栏时，玩家自动切换到近战武器。
  
• 在某些区域可以看到漂浮的晶体和石头。

A small update today to address the following items:

• Crash fixes
  
• Fixed issue where the quest “Repel Typhon’s Army” sometimes didn’t spawn enough enemies to complete the quest.
  
• Fixed issue where the day would advance every time the player returned to Marcaul.
  
• Fix for loading screen sometimes saying “Input:Interact Next Tip”
  
• The doors on Hap’s cart now work properly on low quality mode

If your current version of the game is up to date, the download will be 380mb.

Thank you for playing Underworld Ascendant!

感谢您持续支持Underworld Ascendant!

我们一直努力准备着2号更新，并将我们的努力集中在冥河深渊(The Abyss)的整体架构、玩家的冒险旅程、AI和其他能改善游戏体验的方面。我们相信这些变化将显著改善玩家的整体体验，尤其是在开始新游戏时。

我们希望您喜欢这个更新，请继续提供您的反馈。

• 冥河深渊(The Stygian Abyss)的修复
  ○ 整个世界现在由一系列互相连接的关卡组成，可借助大楼梯(The Grand Staircase)互相穿行。更新后的系列任务集中在主线剧情叙述与展开上，同时也允许玩家自由探索环境和选择支线任务。
  
• 重点改善的玩家游戏体验内容
  ○ 更新了所有关卡中敌人巡逻路径以改善潜行玩法的体验，调整/改进了主线任务中敌人的数量。
  ○ 新的线性故事线元素将紧扣主线剧情，同时支线故事移动到探索部分。
  ○ 在Vault of Nyx，最后的关卡改善了游戏体验。
  
• 游戏底层设计更新
  ○ 毁灭计数器(The Doom Counter)已调整，刷新怪物的种类和数量已改善。玩家可完成游戏而无需多次将其还原。
  ○ 玩家不再需要获得派系的支持或影响来触发游戏的最终遭遇战，尽管派系的支持仍然提供了贸易上的好处。
  ○ 新版本提供了难度选择，所有旧的游戏存档都默认为""普通""难度。

根据大家的反馈，我们对存档系统进行了一些额外的增强和改进：

• 玩家可以用F5键来快速存档，用F9件来快速读取存档。
  
• 玩家需要确认是否要覆盖现有的存档。
  
• 存档界面的文本改善了清晰度来提高易用性
  
• 添加了加载游戏的界面，显示每个游戏存档的难度

• 更新了敌人的巡逻路径和AI行为模型，以提高他们对玩家行动的反应。
  
• 敌人将不再在战斗中连续做一种动作，这使他们更具侵略性。
  
• 敌人逃跑的次数比以前少。
  
• 当不死族受到攻击时，将向附近的同伴发出警报。
  
• 蜥蜴人投手在地面或起立时不再进行投掷。
  
• 深渊鼻涕虫和老鼠的漫步更有规律
  
• 骷髅们将不再攻击伤害它们的火把。同时减少了生物经过时的火把伤害半径。
  
• 敌人再空闲时间中有更多的个性表现。

• 普通的箱子变得更小了，这样能体现出相对于Typhon宝箱而言，里面没有宝藏。取消了打开箱子时的""宝藏""闪光效果，把它留给了真正的宝箱。
  
• 低等级的箱子里现在会有更多的物品（而不是空空如也），比方说罐子里有时会有硬币。
  
• 物品的说明解释说明文字让物品的用途更加明确。
  
• 魔法物品现在有一个不同的颜色名称，所以它们在你的物品栏中更加突出。
  
• 玩家的速度百分比现在会显示在屏幕上，这样你就可以知道你装备的物品是否会减慢你的速度（或者加快你的速度）。
  
• 改进了装备的物品提示，现在穿戴者会显示装备的耐久度百分比。
  
• 更新了Aelita的交易目录，能更加容易地知道你将从交易中获得多少银币，以及Aelita能获得多少银币。
  
• 当你将鼠标移到一个物品上时，它将与你所装备的相同类型的物品（如果有的话）进行比较。
  
• 右键单击库存中的项目与双击的行为相同。这也适用于将其添加/移除交易目录时。
  
• 当移动物品栏中的一堆物品时，玩家不再被提示选择要移动的数量。要查看弹出窗口，请按住Shift键并单击堆叠的物品。

• 额外改进战斗手感与反馈，移除动作后摇，这样玩家完成攻击后就不会向前移动，通常这会打断战斗的连续性。
  
• 在战斗中，生物可能会被击倒，然后站起来继续战斗。一定要消灭你的敌人！
  一些生物如今在近战中比较弱小，玩家的攻击如果对它们没有足够的压力，它们将不会做出相应的反映，这会让遭遇战变得更加有意义。
  
• 链子和绳子更容易摆动。
  
• 修复了在某些情况下你会被链条卡住的问题。
  
• 去掉了一些无法被熄灭的灯，它们先前让潜行变得困难。
  
• 玩家的移动进一步改善。"
  
• 如果玩家碰撞一个重物（如桌子），它不再被撞倒。相反，玩家可以踩在上面。这也适用于板条箱！当然，撞到别的东西还是会把它撞倒的。
  
• 游戏世界里有更多的法力微粒。使用法力瞄准技能来发现它们并保持你的法力值！
  
• 提升了法力值上限。
  
• 修正了闪烁咒语被障碍物卡主的情况（比方被板条箱卡主），让咒语在一般情况下更加可靠。技能从原来的2级调整至3级。
  
• 修复了魔力重拳咒语与物体的物理碰撞，现在它将按预期产生效果。
  
• 修复了流放者的逃跑行为，这样当它们是盟友时，就不会在玩家身边释放烟雾弹（比如说呗召唤或被眩晕的流放者。）
  
• 修复了长按与门进行互动的按钮(比方说当你尝试拿起门时)来开或关闭门。
  
• 友好的蜥蜴人现在会被标记在地图上，如果你不小心击中它们，你会收到类似警告""Saurians是你的盟友！""
  
• 增加常规通道提示，以确保它们出现在预期的地方并有意义。

• 如果玩家愿意，他们将能够在游戏的整体进度中更快地到达深渊的较低深度。"
  
• 移除了Cabirus的叙述过程，这样玩家能更快的进入游戏。
  
• 为游戏结尾添加滚动字幕。
  
• 改善了游戏整体的照明效果。
  
• 对主任务线进行更多改进。
  
• Vault of Nyx中的故事叙事更加清晰，这样玩家可以更好地理解需要做什么来完成游戏中的最后任务。
  
• 错过冥王星之门的“谨慎第一步”专长的玩家仍然可以通过进行任何未被发现的后续任务来获得资格。
  
• 从循环任务中移除""无武器""的奖励，该奖励不会出现在新的任务流中。
  
• 在所有的关卡可以发现新的挑战与奖励。
  
• 填充了更多的地图漏洞。

• 修复了快速技能，所以只有掌握技能的角色才能得到收益。
  
• 一些特殊的攻击现在能击退目标敌人。
  
• 技能点在技能树界面被称为技能点，而不是魔法值。
  
• 技能说明更加明了，以便更容易理解每个技能的作用和如何使用它们。
  ○ 已知问题：强力打击、挥砍和铁器技能链中的第一个技能的说明中有时会忽略它们分别作用于锤、剑和徒手攻击。
  
• 在技能界面添加了提示，提醒玩家使用技巧(可在摘要中找到)来提升技能点。
  
• 修复了看不见的地貌。
  
• 增加了强化Ascent技巧的奖励。
  
• 提升了技能界面中技能描述的准确度。

• 整体性能改进，以提高加载时间，提高FPS和减少卡顿。
  
• 玩家现在可以在加载界面按下E键来循环播放提示。
  
• 扩展了角色创建的亮度条，你现在可以使游戏画面更加明亮。
  
• 在主菜单中显示摘要。提示和秘密标签已被添加到摘要中。此外，将有一个标签页显示游戏中所有的成就并显示哪些成就已经被完成。另一标签页将跟踪玩家吃过的所有食物及其效果。
  
• 备忘录中添加新的视觉效果。
  
• Animus Hearts中添加新的视觉效果。
  
• 玩家现在经过浅水区域时，音效和经过深水区域有所不同了。
  
• 修复“咆哮与撕咬”成就无法正确通过战斗获得情况（而非得到开通手成就）。
  
• （贸易）修复在进行交易时拆分物品堆叠造成物品损坏的情况。

Hi everyone!


This week, we continue to work on improvements to the game for Update 2, coming early February.


Some of these improvements include:

• Making the Abyss one cohesive dungeon
  
  
• Streamlining the first level of the game to include runic spell-casting and adding more narrative context to Marcaul
  
  
• Continued improvements to AI
  
  
• Improved main quest system
  
  
• Improved Doom Counter and faction favor system
  
  
• Adding in quicksave key bindings

& more that we're still working on.




We look forward to sharing Update 2 with you all!



Cheers,

The OtherSide Team