Someday You'll Return v1.3

Story of Lojza

Lojza, that elusive guy, from whom you got an SMS at the beginning of the game? Many of you asked us about him and were genuinely interested in his fate. In this update, we are bringing you his moment to shine!

When we cut the content in patch 1.1, we promised you’d be able to find some of the locations in the game as optional stuff. But we went the extra mile to bring back the location in a modified form AND an optional story with it. Lojza’s story is consequence-driven, so not everyone would experience it and you’d probably have to start from the beginning. Since our game has 5 different endings, it might be worth it, though.

So in short, prepare to step in a whole optional location - which you can leave anytime - and learn more about Daniel and Lojza in this update.

Radio-activity

If you play the game after this update, some of you may notice, that sometimes there is a weird radio static in the world. It’s not a bug and your radio has something to do with it. Those places are off the beaten path and you might want to check your radio (you know you can tune it, right?). There’s a lot to listen to, and I am sure you all are going to appreciate it.

Apart from these changes we have of course many more improvements and fixes.

Fixes and Improvements

[Improvements]
- Last (and often hated) escape scene greatly simplified and the goal was made more clear

[Fixes]
- The locked box in chapter 11 is always works
- Stela's journal page in a secret spot can now be discovered
- Fixed journal decryption effect
- Decrypted journal page might disappear if the player quit the game at an unfortunate time
- Some typos here and there


[Audio]
- Fixed pain indications when a player gets hurt
- An improved scene with a locked box in the camp
- Fixed sound of gas levers
- Fixed sound of pipe flames


[Achievement Fixes]
- Added check for collectible achievements when entering the collectibles tab to help to reach them from the Savegame.
- The Beast
- The Last Tramp
- Guitarist
- The Collector
- Stela’s Diary

[critical]
Fixed Castle Gate serialization
Fixed light profile when loaded start of the 4th chapter (this issue might have looked like broken graphics)

[improvements]
Added FPS cap selection in Advanced Visual menu
Resolution picker takes into account supported video card resolutions and actual desktop resolution
While swimming, the player can now correctly see that they are actually drowning
ashing hands is not always УRefreshingФ
Added game version number to Main Menu
Totem spots more recognizable in a blocked path detour after meeting Old Woman in Chapter 6
Daniel lightly comments putting a doll together to indicate itТs done

[fixes]
Lea will not re-appear if the player goes exploring after she enters the bunker
Heartbreaker totem gets completion meter in chapter 10
Angel has a completion meter
Forgotten Legend Collectible is an actual collectible
Texture for "Оen sa mil¤, Юen sa" guitar song collectible
Fixed Water station wheeled platform is inactive when needed to be
Stela diary page 6 is now correctly encrypted
Gamma Correction is correctly loaded upon game start
Screen Resolution picker in menu keeps the correct value
Game remembers last selected resolution

[achievements fixed]
The Dark Past
Explorer
Pure Soul
Badge Collector
Collector
Stela's Diary
Of Stela and Alexander
Folklorist fix fixed

[audio]
Multiple sounds for totem pull and throw
Fixed heart purification sounds for all phases

Over the last days, weТve received so much positive feedback from many of you. We would like to thank you so much for your kind words! You canТt understand how much did this help to our tiny three-man team.

There is however one feature that wasnТt accepted too well Ц the stealth sequences. Watching streams, weТve found out that some of the players have little to no problem to go through them while others can really struggle. WeТve been thinking about how to improve this and eventually decided to give you all a choice.

Patch 1.2 includes a brand new potion, which is called УDevilТs PactФ. This potion, for the price of losing a little bit of positive karma, cloaks you for 30 minutes from the fog children. Of course, you shouldnТt still try to approach them (they will see through the veil if you come close enough), but if you let them be, they will ignore you and you can make your way through stealth areas very easily. If you want to play these scenes in our original way, simply donТt drink the potion and you will experience our version. ItТs entirely up to you and your choice. This feature influences many in-game systems but weТve been testing days and nights and we hope you will enjoy this quite substantial addition to the game.

Another new feature is a Уquality of lifeФ improvement. If you press caps lock, you will toggle a Run lock feature (always run). Please keep in mind, that the game sometimes prevents you from running, so the Run lock is not synchronized to the Уcaps lockФ green LED on your keyboard. Whenever you want to lock running, simply hit the key and you are all set.

Now here is a list of other fixes the patch brings:
Feature: Game now saves at the beginning of the Lea bench scene
Feature: After the bench scene, Lea should wait for Daniel before running deeper into the woods
Feature: Simplification of a tunnel bunker climbing wall
Feature: DevilСs Pact herbs added to relevant locations
Critical: Potential game-breaking bug after quitting the game in the first bunker just after entering the bottom part.
Critical: Potential game-breaking bug if players donТt lock both latches at the cottage window
Critical: Potential game-breaking bug during the last rockfall if players fell into a trap during the escape scene
Critical: Game no longer hangs if the player enters connected slide from the bottom part
Critical: Fixed armoire movement in the morning after the cottage night
Critical: Fixed rare game-loading bug, which might cause many random issues
Critical: Fixed rare bug by ensuring underground level loading in the chapel
Fix: Lea now waits prior to a bunker before starting the dialogue
Fix: To-Do task correctly appears while searching for Lea
Fix: Lucky Leaf Camp box is now among collectibles
Fix: Completion level meter fixed when assembling a doll
Fix: Fixed karma when handing a doll over
Fix: Lea should not run in circles unless she really wants to
Fix: You canТt enter the Lea scene while calling with Eleanora
Fix: Adjusted walk speed while calling with someone
Fix: Call screen no longer occasionally disappears while being on the phone
Fix: After exiting the cave with Lea, you can no longer re-enter
Fix: Textures should be now readable even with lower settings (we are still investigating the cause)
Audio: Set voice-overs as a stream. Hopefully, it should help with VO cutting.
Audio: Fixed fly-buzzing attenuation
Audio: Fixed volume in the final cave scene with Lea
Audio: Fixed volume in the third bunker scene
Audio: Fixed garden door opening sound
Achievements: Fixed Guitarist achievement
Achievements: Fixed Folklorist achievement
Achievements: Fixed Complete Doll achievement
Achievements: Fixed Broken Doll achievement

Update v1.1.2:
[Critical]
in rare cases Daniel wouldn't jump down in the spider cave, causing an unwinnable state
fixed parameter reset upon New Game.
fixed fall zone close to a clearing where players could have fallen into the void
fixed light profile change in the fourth chapter, which could be perceived as a "destroyed graphics". If this ever happens again (your graphics start looking very bland, it's the similar cause and please let me know)
Fixed save of acoustical environment

[Achievements]
Fixed achievement Broken Doll
Fixed achievement Complete Doll
Fixed achievement What a Bedtime Story!

[Fixes]
Fixed VSYNC to react right away and not after restart

[Improvements]
Castle doll now has a completion meter

[Audio[
Fixed defunct sound of sliding in a mud
Fixed defunct sound of ladder climbing
Fixed spatial sound of a wooden bridge crash
Fixed explosion sound in a burning house

Update v1.1.1:
[Critical]
In several cases the medallion socket in Chapter 11 was not active

[fixes]
dark valley lerk wrap is now obtainable
"Good ending" achievement should hopefully work now

[improvements]
You can't climb the wall into a dark forest behind Mura before entering the Camp

[audio]
Forest ambient comes back after you cure yourself in Chapter 3

[critical]
Water power plant station - reload in the underground area might have caused a breaking bug
Reload after player drowned might have caused a breaking bug
In certain cases, the plank on the ground in the 1st chapter was not accessible

[improvements]
Global FPS cap added
You can now see the detail of all collectibles by clicking on them

[fixes]
Better collisions on the candle path in 2nd chapter
Fixed fairy tale icons upon discovery

[Critical]
Flower Sense consumed twice would prevent Daniel's movement
Locked one of the burning house doors where players could get stuck

[Fixes]
You can now play the guitar in all available spots
Caption size change from the menu now reacts immediately
Adjusted climbing wall leading up to Cimburk Castle
Long readable document text properly exits upon the first right mouse button click

[Audio]
Adjusted adaptive volume when the Beast approaches.