[Vampire+ Release] Version 0.25.5 (Hotfix!)

Hello everyone, Corintio here!

It turns out that the issue causing the game settings not to load properly is a bit deeper than we initially thought. We made some improvements based on how it was before, but solving the issue 100% will require us to change how we handle this data. To bring you a hotfix for other pressing issues and take our time properly solving this, we are releasing this patch today. This way, without the pressure of knowing that some people are experiencing a black screen the first time they meet Nemesis, we can turn this page and split the team, allowing one part to focus on adding content while the other properly solves issues with the graphics settings.

Something in particular that I'm proud of about this patch is that we managed to find a solution to an issue that has been pestering us for ages, which is the jittering of the camera between dialogue lines during cutscenes. You will notice that despite some quirks here and there with the character's physics, cutscenes will flow much smoother than before!

Changelog of Version 0.25.4

Fixes

• Fixed the volume on a few sentences of what Nemesis says.

• Improved logic on event triggers and hid the skip button and speaker's name in dialogues.

• Fixed camera glitches in between dialogue lines during cutscenes.

• Increased the volume of Nemesis' lines during the first dialogue with Kalyskah.

• Fixed black screen when entering Nemesis dialogue.

• Progress on fixing the game settings not being properly saved. But changing some parameters might still revert settings to high.

• Fixed logic for mist form to prevent it from breaking if button mashing.

• Fixed game settings showing in the NPC maker interface.

• Fixed camera not moving in photo mode.

• Fixed game loading non-valid settings save. But there are improvements we still need to make

• Fixed game not correctly loading appearance.

• Fixed typo in roll result.

• Fixed Catherine's hair materials.

• Removed alpha ditter from hairstyles.

• Fixed super bright scaltera on female characters.

• Made Catherine's brow a bit darker to better match her skin tone.

• Made Henrysson's eyebrow blonde to match his hair.

Enhancements

• Removed the handrail at the entrance of the sewers.

• Removed Kalyskah dummy as an enemy from the target. This was causing the target lock to work in inconsistent ways after cutscenes.

• Improved the logic in some dialogue-related functions.

• Improved the visuals of several particle effects.

• Started to standardize the hair materials.

• Improved hairstyle materials to ensure consistent colour settings in the appearance menu.

• Reenabled the photo mode.

• Reduced damage Gremmnoch takes from hitting his head on pillars from 25% to 18% to balance gameplay.

• Added a better description to the mysterious intruder quest and added a quest marker on the door to the playroom when this quest begins.

EDIT: Changelog of Version 0.25.5

• Fixed players being unable to leave photo mode by pressing escape.

DOWNLOAD

If you are a VAMPIRE, ROYAL BLOOD or NIGHTSTALKERS patron, follow these instructions:

• Itch: Link your account HERE, and download the game HERE. If you have Itch's launcher, the game will auto-update itself.

• If you have any issues linking your account to itch, feel free to message us to we can send you a mirror to download the patch. But I would recommend downloading it through itch because we are already gathering a list of improvements and there will be a new patch next week to fix some issues that were left and also to add new content.