Jacob Sutton
May 8, 2023
Day 1 Patch Notes
Platform Version Numbers
PS5 - 1.000.004
XSX/S - 1.0.0.1
Steam - CL12765
PC Specific
FSR 3 Added
Vysnc / DLSS issues fixed
DLSS will enable at game launch if enabled on previous session
Misc issues with DLSS and Display settings
PS5 controller support fixes
Frame Gen option no longer shows if not supported
DLSS and FSR values and quality mode correctly apply at start up again
UI
Additional Keybindings and change in controller default layout
Raccoons properly show on map
Texture group optimization
Keybinds can now be unbound while you rearrange
Style change to New Game text box
Localization updates to support misc changes
Simplified descriptions for Glide and Lift Glide runes
Prompts no longer show in pause menu
Player icons no longer obscure Map icons
Wind Cavern POI name added and is now on Map
Gamepad icon applied at startup
Credits updated with new publisher
Game Defaults to fullscreen instead of borderless
Player Home Map Icon added
Brazilian Localization added
Added 16:10 resolution options
Fix for Analog cursor moving when menu is opened
Sky setting now reads user settings properly. (high = volumetric clouds, Medium=2d clouds). and updates on loaded games to correct versions.
White artifacts on edges of various UI icons are fixed
Portuguese can be selected as a language
Updated PS5 Trophies
Intro Logo Splash added
Gameplay
Barking no longer interrupts glide anim
Sprint is restored after Gliding
"Glide Sailing" fixed
Grimnir Boss fixes
Grimnir boss encounter optimizations
Stone Draggable no longer ignite
Cloth Draggables burn-out after 5 secs
White Eyes no spawn from certain chests as intended
Cliff collision fix
gate added to prevent player escape from wolf guardians
Entering spirit form near wisp collectors can no longer be exploited to have free wisps
Ram temple back door now closed.
Shaman no longer look like they are taking naps
Spirit Sprint conditions added(can no longer use it while gliding, etc), misc other adjustments
Murals added
Air jump Conditions added
Lucky Wolf will no longer spawn.... even for the very lucky
Fox Island no longer burning after game completed
Obelisk in south mosswood now properly reveals nearby POI
Misc bug fixes to end game
Spears on Raven Guardian behavior polish
Chest that dropped duplicates fixed
Stag Boss Damage reduce from 3 to 2 thorn damage
Fixed Stone Wall Collision
43rd Perk Point added to world
Grave Blocking volumes added for Boss Arena
Game will no longer save when player has beaten guardian but has not yet cleansed them
Rune Prices reduced in some biomes
Eye color prices dramatically reduced
A few Fur prices reduced
Camera Rotation is blocked if frames drop below certain fps. Fixes issue where hitches cause the camera to over compensate and disorient the player
Portal Master Achievement now only requires 11 portals instead of 12.(there are only 11 portals)
Removed duplicate scroll
Fox Blessing removed from Skill Tree
Fox Island Portal now shows on map
Many Many Many MANY collision fixes and environment mesh clean up. (It never ends...Send Sammi ❤️ )
NPC fox optimizations,
Loot Tortoise optimizations
Loot Tortoise Mushroom trail redesign to reduce chance of trails leading into inaccessible areas or spawning mushrooms on top of other mushrooms
Skipping Intro no longer breaks audio
Fox Island Raccoon Trader can now be unlocked. Secret Market Achievement should be obtainable again.
Raccoon Bankers will no longer place player in floor
NPC Raccoons are optimized and have additional behaviors
Things that disable input temporarily no longer break character rotation (Like after Returning from spirit form, watching cutscene, or viewing new ability tutorial)
Free Portal in the glacier no longer teleports you into the ground
Bear Boss lava platform spawning modified slightly to reduce chance of platforms not spawning
Ocean Glide Launch exploit fixed. And Glide Surfing
Veilgate redesign
Ram and Stag and Memory cutscene fixes
Level Design in a few areas(small islands)
Spirit form skin and eyes use near camera fade
Misc puzzle bug fixes
Wolf Boss polish, Lighting fixes, Wolf materials fixes, FX changes
Grimnir Staff now unlocks when at the top of mountain
Improvement to Traveling trader spawning
Fast Traveling home from an underground area will no longer break the weather system
Photomode brightness slider temporarily removed.
Map Fog Fix. Fog on the player ui map will no longer become sharper and sharper over time. 🗺️
Save games now have SOTN2save prefix
Steam Cloud saves now supported 💾
Fur, Eyes, Light Essence, and Runes are now sorted in order of design rather than order of player discovery
Level Design of neighboring Fox Island Isles
End Game Weather changed to Aurora / Night
Loading a game directly into a cave no longer causes outside weather effects.
Ram Boss crash fix. (due to data table soft references being null and crashing sound engine)
Fox Fur improvements for low quality, Slightly less Ugly
Fox Fur preview character improvements, Especially for High quality fur
Fur LODs adding and polish for all guardians, npc foxes and Raven Thought.
All Guardian Furs now LOD bias one low and medium fur quality.
Shaman Spirit character optimized to have far fewer skeletal meshes
Improvement to Procedural Event spawning. PE were not spawning if the player was in air (which is very often)
Raccoon Camp Procedural Event probability increased by x2.🦝
Several Loot chest drop tweaks. (Namely, Purple Eyes)
Added failsafe to prevent softlock during final wolf boss phase
Sablenest(Northwest) island level design
Rebuilt Nav Mesh
Fixed crash related to groom (character fur) LOD bias
Misthaven cliffs update to prevent climbing
RedPanda Banker no longer holds money hostage if you don't first give it money
Environment
Many environment fixes
Grimhold Fortress polish pass
HLODS rebuilt
Foliage clean up in Stormvale
Mural redesign. (To fix bug that causes them to render as white squares)
Dead/Dry landscape layer specular map fix
VFX brightness fixes
Trial of Elders weather fix
More love and appreciation for Beta Testers sprinkled into the world
Shaman Material rework to fix glitching material bug
Auto-Exposure reworked. Exposure in caves should now be stable and not go completely black 😎
Foliage HLODS updated to smaller grid. This should improve performance world wide but especially in the forest 💪 🌲
Landscape, meshing, and misc environment bug fixes
-Lighting fix for Sunken City near Portal
-Snow sparkles are now screen size independent Should fix issues at lower resolutions
Audio
Music and Sound optimization
Lake SFX optimization
Ocean SFX optimization
Optimizations for river SFX
Sound banks rebuild (many sound files were missing on previous build)
Sound pass on Misthaven
Eerie Dungeon on Fox Island music updated.
Music added to the end game, end gameplay polished.(Needs testing)
SFX added to Ancient Tree and Saplings. and Meteors.
Mushroom trail SFX
Tortoise SFX
SFX additions and polish
Weather sound volumes adjusted
Increased Voice limit for some SFX, Specifically for Crystals spawning
Added SFX for Light Weaver, Raccoon Trader and Banker
SFX for portals and shaman spirits
Stormvale music updated
Various additions and changes to sound fx
SFX added, Fast Travel Home and Fractured Statues
Music Triggers added to Fox homes
Skill point stinger updated
Relic stinger updated
New Main Menu Music
SFX added, campfire, mural activated, portal ui
Forest Ambiance adjusted
Fire extinguish SFX
Fixed bug that caused music to not play when loading in an underground area
Raven boss audio rebalanced and polish
Lava River Audio fixes
Migrating Wisps no longer triggers the wisp music layer on and off. Their manager handles this
Portaling home or Fast Travaling home now triggers Home Music. 🏠 🎵
Music balancing
Boss Intro Cutscene Music
Wolf Guardian Howl added
Raccoon Grotto Music Improvements
POI Stinger implemented
Rune Carvings SFX updated with harmonic component
SFX update for various cutscenes
Lava sfx Splines optimized
Stinger updated for Portals
Many music transitions are polished
Biomes are properly tracked for music again When using portals/fast travel home
.... And many more misc fixes