Lost Records: Bloom & Rage News

• Players can now repair save-games with ‘broken’ memoirs by filming and replacing missing clips with new alternate footage.
  
• Collectible Mode has been improved for easier and more stable footage library management.
  
• Fixed multiple progression blockers, crashes and implemented general fixes (read below).
  

Some of your issues might be automatically fixed when loading your save-game for the first time.
For example, this should address some inconsistent memoir counters (amount recorded / amount to record to complete the memoir).

However, as the game cannot automatically re-create missing camcorder footage, we’ve given you the possibility to fix yourself the memoirs with broken/missing clips (represented by a blue icon of a broken link).

If you already have
• extra* alternate footages in your library matching a memoir, you can simply swap memoir’s broken clips with one of them.
  
  
  • For Collectible memoirs (white title), this can be done in Story mode or in Collectible mode.
    
  • For Story memoirs (pink title), this should be done only in Story mode.
    
  
  If you don’t have extra footage available (that is not already assigned to a memoir), you can use Collectible mode to record some, which can then be used for fixing both Collectible or Story memoirs.
  
  
  • After recording some footage in Collectible mode, you can swap the broken clips with them right away for Collectible memoirs.
    
  • For Story memoirs, this is a bit trickier, as you will need to record
  • extra* footage for that memoir during Collectible Mode, and then return to Story mode to do the swap.
    
  
  As a side note, the management of space usage for recorded footage has been greatly improved (as well as footage deletion), so the process should be easier now.
  

• Added proper handling of missing video files:
  
  
  • Missing video files are automatically detected, with a blue missing file icon displayed and a placeholder footage to playback.
    
  • Players can repair memoirs by replacing missing clips with alternate footage.
    
  • Missing camcorder footages are now hidden in the Footage tab.
• Bug fixes:
  
  
  • Fixed an issue where the Collectible video deletions were sometimes not saved.
    
  • Fixed an issue where the footage deletions were sometimes saved even if the player returned to the menu without saving.
    
  • Fixed an issue with memoir clips reordering or replacement not always being saved properly.
    
  • Fixed an issue occurring when editing story memoirs during Collectible Mode, which could potentially cause missing videos when returning to Story Mode.
    
  • Fixed an occasional issue preventing the player from filling gaps in memoirs with available alternate footage.
    
  • Fixed an issue where a collectible object’s recorded footage would not be counted in its associated memoir’s progression value.
    
  • Fixed an issue where a collectible object already recorded would show ‘not recorded’ on the brackets when looking at the collectible object in the world in camcorder view.
• Unreferenced video files in save-game storage are now cleaned up, ensuring accurate available space reporting for camcorder recordings.

• Players now have access to all available footage in Collectible Mode, including unused or junk footage from later chapters, making it easier to free up storage space.
  
• All discovered collectible memoirs are now shown and editable, regardless of the chapter being replayed.
  
• Any additional recorded footage is now kept after completing the replay of a chapter in Collectible mode.
  
• All collectible related footages are properly saved.
  
  
  • Any
  • extra* footage recorded for story memoirs is also saved, which can be used to replace missing story memoir clips.
    
  • Players can also film footage with no subject (neither collectible nor story memoirs), and they will be properly saved.
    
  • The only footages that
  • aren’t* saved, are existing Story memoirs clips shot again during a Collectible mode replay, since the existing version of the Story mode must be preserved (note: when playing Collectible mode, Story memoirs of chapters later than the one being played are hidden).
    

• Improved many textures loading times across the game, including faster high-resolution loading for Autumn’s vest in the Bar booth scene.
  

• Fixed a blocker in
• *“Echoes of Summer”** where Swann could get stuck in a bush when approached by Kat.
  
• Fixed a blocker in
• *“Movie Night”** where Swann could get stuck in the garage after watching camcorder footage on the TV.
  

• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening camcorder menu just after recording a memoir clip.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur in ‘Phone A Friend’ when playing the TV again after picking up items in the trunk.
  
• Fixed a crash on specific hardware setups (FWindowsPlatformAtomics::InterlockedExchange)
  

• Fixed low or missing voice-over audio when replaying camcorder footage.
  
• Added camera motion effects from Swann drinking alcohol to the Camera Shake toggle in the video settings (camcoder view must be closed and re-opened for the setting to be effective).
  
• Updated the game’s Credits
  

• It became too big at one point, failed to perform its next save, and is no more present in the save storage of your machine.
  
• This would manifest by having the save-game not showing anymore in save slot selection menu.
  
• This issue had more chance to occur when ending the story while having recorded a lot with the camcorder, or when trying to complete all the collectibles.
  
• The associated camcorder footage files are still in the save storage of your machine.
  

• The save-game disappeared from the game’s save slot selection menu.
  

• Open Steam and navigate to your Library.
  
• Right-click on the game and select “Properties.”
  
• Go to the “General” tab and uncheck the box labeled “Keep games saves in the Steam Cloud”.
  

• Open your File Explorer.
  
• Delete any file or folder in C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Local\Bloom&Rage\Saved\
  

• While the Steam Cloud Sync is still disabled, launch the game to create a new local save.
  
• Start a new story, wait for the first dialogue to play, then return to main menu.
  
• Exit the game.
  
• In the game’s Properties, re-enable Steam Cloud Sync.
  
• Launch the game.
  
• A message will show up mentioning there is a conflict between your local and cloud saves. Make sure to choose to continue with the local save. This will erase your cloud save and replace it with the new save.
  

• The main save-game got a trace of a recorded footage, but the footage itself is no more present in the save storage of your machine.
  
• The issue can occur in multiple ways, just playing story mode, or after manipulating footage in the memoir menu (deleting junk footage, reorganize clips in a memoir, etc.).
  

• You notice a blank or broken thumbnail for some footage in the camcorder memoir menu.
  
• You are unable to replay a footage in the camcorder memoir menu.
  
• You cannot progress the story in Movie Night chapter, in the garage.
  

• DO NOT delete your save-game.
  
• The dev team is still working on ways to fix the save-game. This will be released in a later hotfix.
  
• In the meantime, update to latest patch 1.02.120542, as it contains plenty of fixes to avoid creation of broken footage.
  
• Again, we strongly recommend not to play in Collectible mode until the next patch release. We know there are still bugs in the Collectible mode, such as deleting a footage causing broken footage in Story mode.
  

• Save files are now compressed, reducing disk space usage significantly.
  

• Fixed issues where camcorder footage in Collectible Mode or using memoirs could fail to save properly, become temporarily missing, or cause crashes.
  
• Fixed an issue where some camcorder footage was temporarily missing but reappeared later in the story.
  
• Fixed a conditional blocker in the chapter “Movie Night” caused by broken camcorder video footage(s).
  

• Fixed a conditional blocker in the chapter “Movie Night” where camcorder footage would not play on the TV, preventing story progression.
  
• Fixed a conditional blocker in the chapter “Echoes of Summer” where the exit interaction was blocked after filming the hideout.
  

• Fixed a crash which may occur while saving (UUNIGameSaveData::Collect)
  
• Fixed a crash which may occur while reorganizing clips of a memoir (UUNIInGameMenuPageEditMemoir::OnClipReplacementSelected)
  
• Fixed a crash which may occur while browsing camcorder video footages in the memoir menu (UUNIInGameMenuPageClipViewer::OnMediaOpened)
  
• Fixed a crash which may occur when accessing a camcorder video footage (UUNIMemoirSubsystem::GetAssociatedUserVideoForCollectibleFact)
  
• Fixed a crash which may occur when accessing a camcorder video footage (UUNIMemoirSubsystem::GetPossibleReplacementsForCollectibleFact)
  
• Fixed a crash which may occur due to broken capture data (reflection). (D3D12RHI::VerifyD3D12Result)
  

• Fixed an issue where the player’s choices recap screen at the end of Tape 1 would fail to connect online and gather community choices.
  
• Fixed an issue where the player’s choices recap screen at the end of Tape 1 did not display correct values for Nora’s relationship level.
  
• Fixed an issue in the chapter “Riot Grrrrls” where the position of the "Break" interaction on the padlock could lead to unintended choices or consequences.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing completion of the MothGirl collection due to an incorrect count.
  
• Fixed an issue where pressing the camcorder input during the camcorder tutorial rendered all in-game inputs unresponsive.
  
• Fixed an issue where PhotoMode's rotation/tilt adjustments carried over to the gameplay camera after closing it.
  
• Fixed an issue where dates displayed in the camcorder’s footage menu were incorrect by one day.
  
• Improved the photosensitivity warning, ensuring it displays during the first game boot and providing clearer text.
  

• Improved Crash Reporter again to provide even more data and context to developers.
  

• Improved clarity on Photo Sensitivity warning show at first game's boot.
  

• Improved Crash Reporter to provide more data and context to developers.
  
• Added new fields to the Crash Reporter, enabling us to reach out to players affected by specific issues more effectively.
  

• Crash fix: rare case of shader issue for Intel 13th/14th Gen CPUs.
  
• Crash fix: rare case of crash when updating an achievement.
  

Французская студия Don't Nod (Life is Strange) объявила о релизе Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Пользователям уже доступен эпизод Tape 1, тогда как эпизод Tape 2 разблокируют для всех покупателей бесплатно уже 15 апреля.

После невероятного успеха Life is Strange студия Don’t Nod перепробовала десятки разных концепций и жанров, но так и не добилась даже близких результатов. Сиквелы серии вызывают грустные воспоминания, а проекты вроде Vampyr, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden и Jusant получили смешанную реакцию со стороны аудитории и плохо показали себя в продажах.