Ctrl Alt Ego News

[h3]Türkçe![/h3]
The Turkish translation has arrived!



New players (fresh install) will be prompted to select the game language. Or if you've already started playing and would like to switch, head to Settings > Language > Change Language

[h3]Other Changes[/h3]

• Fix: 'Grab husks' wasn't working - broke as part of a recent update - now fixed.
  
• Fix: Bug Traps were still exploding if you ctrl'd and defused them while their timer was ticking. Probably been wrong since launch.
  
• Fix: Tape Archive Device appeared to be floating because caster wheels were occluding when they shouldn't
  
• Fix: Virus was 'sticking' to virtual bug
  
• Change: Added new graffiti to the Prelude to draw attention to the motion BRK (brk) settings
  
• Change: Added some ether canisters to the Prelude to add a little more 'interest' initially
  

[h3]Русский[/h3]
The first translation of the game has arrived: Russian! Да, русский!

Why Russian? It's down to the superb efforts of a very helpful Russian player-turned-translator (SoSlowMan) - he's done an exceptional job - including going to great lengths to try to capture a flavour of the quirky British humour.

New players (fresh install) will be prompted to select the game language. Alternatively, if you've already started playing, head to Settings > Language > Change Language



More languages are coming!. Turkish and Portuguese (Brazilian) are getting closer by the day. After that, Ukrainian and Spanish. Hoping to add 'all' the languages eventually.

[h3]Other Fixes[/h3]

• Fix: At The Cloud, don't show the taxi marker if taxi hasn't yet arrived
  
• Fix: CRS Corporate "Come back later" task was getting marked complete prematurely
  
• Tweak: Grab sound effect reduce volume slightly
  
• Probable Fix: Added fatter colliders to several vent pieces to reduce likelihood of physics glitches
  

[h3]Grab Toggle[/h3]

Instead of holding the left mouse button down (or RB with controller) to grab and carry stuff, it's now a toggle, just like in all the other games.



It comes with its own audio and visual FX to help convey the idea that carried object behaviour remains physics driven (unlike most other games) and responds to bumps and scrapes and yes can still blow up in your bug face if you're not careful.

[h3]Game Controller Look Acceleration[/h3]

Game Controller revision: The last patch (v1.2.6) opted all gamepad users in to 'look acceleration' because wrongly assumed everyone would want that.



So there's now an option for it, and it's OFF by default.

Unfortunately this means there may be a few of you who when they get this update wonder why the game controller feels so different suddenly - to fix that head to Settings > Controls > Game Controller and enable Look Acceleration to get back to the feel of the last patch.

[h3]Other Fixes[/h3]

• Fix: Game Controller menu navigation wasn't working if you were disembodied
  
• Fix: Drill wasn't retracting gracefully when switching to the Grabber
  
• Fix: Parasite was immune to damage in the Parasite replay mission
  

[h3]Game Controller Improvements[/h3]

• Introducing two new game controller aim assistance options (look under Settings > Controls > Game Controller)
  
  
  
  Interact - If enabled, helps make interactions such as collecting juice and selecting small buttons a little easier by making the interactable object slightly 'sticky'
  
  Combat - if enabled, your aim 'locks on' to sentient robots once you've got them in your sights
  
  They're OFF by default i.e. you need to visit this screen and enable the options if you want them.
  
  [Note: These settings apply to game controller input only, mouse/keyboard input not affected.]
  
  
• 'Look acceleration' now applied to game controller RS input so that fine and coarse adjustments should both now feel better. You may need to adjust the stick sensitivity (Settings > Controls > Mouse/Stick) to get the feel that suits you.
  
• More consistent navigation in menus in terms of which elements get the focus
  
• One can now select the Discord button in main menu with game controller
  

[h3]Other Bits[/h3]

• New: You can now collect multiple juice and batteries with a single interaction - hold down the use key and all nearby collectables will suck up.
  
• Grabber rotate - made it more responsive (rotates the object faster)
  
• Improvement: Bug arm is now a bit smarter and tries to get out of the way when collecting from openable crates (only if no tool equipped!)
  
• Fix: A few instances of speech audio were restarting on pause/resume
  

• Another day, another hotfix: Downloaded DADs were falling through the floor.