Chained Echoes News

Patch Notes v. 1.03

Hello, patch 1.03 is here. It will arrive on other platforms shortly.

Notes:

Fixed an enemy freezing the game upon its death in late game
Fixed Sienna breaking sequence in Farnsport
Fixed a few save reload issues
Fixed an issue with a cutscene in the Phyon Oasis where A. joins
Added a method to reset the pillar puzzle in the last area of the ruins
Fixed discarding crystals before finishing the tutorial
Fixed Petal Storm + and Pressure Point
Fixed zoning errors
Fixed Class Skills having too much of an effect on the overdrive under certain conditions
Fixed a late game boss respawning
Removed an unnecessary Unity Analysis library
Removed the ability to teleport while in the “Into the Maelstrom” quest (If you are outside, walk to the back of Magnolia’s room ro re-enter)
Removed ability to sell Sky Armor color palettes
Fixed other small issues

Further information:
Currently looking into saving problems on Gamepass.
If your Steam Deck save files disappeared at some moment, please read this to find them.

Cheers
Matthias

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Chained Echoes is OUT NOW!

Can you imagine? Seven years. Seven years of blood, sweat, tears and more. The journey isn't over, it has just begun. But today, right now, this moment while we are writing these words, this moment is an important milestone for the game. Chained Echoes is out now.

Developer Matthias and I, Michael from Deck13, Publisher of the game, want to say thanks. Thank you all for your support. Thank you for believing in the project. Thank you for making this dream come true. Thank you.

And now: Enjoy the game.

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P.S.: If you encounter any bugs, feel free to join the official Discord Server linked on the Steampage. And regarding the Japanese translation: It didn't make it in time for the release. We are currently checking it and will unlock it via a beta branch soon in case you want to help us checking for errors. We'll update the game asap.

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When you vow to "get outside more" and "be more adventurous" in the new year, hey, Game Pass subscribers will be able to do all that indoors. Capcom have announced that Monster Hunter Rise will hit Game Pass in January 2023, a great entry in their brill beast-bashing series. Microsoft have also detailed some more of the games coming to Game Pass before then, including Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga next week. That one might be a fun way to distract the kiddywinkles over Christmas. Read on for more future Game Pass additions.