Peaks of Yore News

Hey folks. This update adds a few QOL updates as well as a significant update when you finish a peak. Be sure to check out the notes below!

[h2]Summit Update[/h2]

• Once you stamp a peak as summited, you'll have the option to stay on the peak or go to the cabin.
  
• In Free Solo and You Fall You Die mode, you'll have the same options in addition to being able to instantly travel to the next peak.
  
• Updated the visuals a bit when stamping.
  

[h2]Other Updates[/h2]

• Category 3 will now unlock either when you've summited 20 Fundamentals + 1 Intermediate(boulder), or when you've summited 5 Intermediate(boulders).
• Harness and Smoking Pipe are now available to use in the Northern Outpost Cabin.
  
• You can now toggle between using 6-point and 10-point crampons (provided you have both) in cabins.
  
• Smoking pipe will now unlock after completing 10 boulders while in You Fall You Die mode, it will no longer carry over from Normal mode.
  
• Pitch rocks will no longer drain stamina while in the in game menu.
  
• The game will now auto pause if you alt-tab or if the game application loses focus.
  
• You can now hold down the Coffee hotkey to end the "coffee high" prematurely and drink again.
  
• Added an option to skip the enter peak intro animation.
  
• Added an option to show the version number in-game. Click the version number at the bottom right in the Main Menu to toggle visibility.
  
• Free Solo mode is now unlocked after summiting Great Bulwark.
  

[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

• Fixed a few bugs with the Bivouac launching the player into space.
  
• Fixed a bug with the barometer and rope anchor being active at the same time.
  
• Fixed a bug with the crampons not resetting properly if you were too fast.
  

Keep up the climbing spirit!


[h3]Hotifx 1.5.1a[/h3]

• Fixed a few bugs with the time attack achievements and events.
  
• Fixed a bug with loading incorrect scenes if you didn't skip the loading scene after choosing "next peak".
  

[h3]Hotfix 1.5.1b[/h3]

• Fixed some bugs with time attack giving incorrect progression levels.
  
• Fixed a bug with time attack not letting you access the in game menu.
  
• Fixed a bug where you could climb the rope while in the in game menu.
  
• Fixed a bug where you would "stick" to the ground after climbing the rope while grounded.
  
• Fixed some in game menu issues.
  

[h2]Patch 1.5.0[/h2]

Hello everybody! This patch adds a few changes to the Barometer to better help with finding items on peaks. There are also some minor tweaks to Ice Axes and Crampons, as well as a bunch of bugfixes. Be sure to check them out below!

[h3]Barometer[/h3]

• The North and West position indicators have been replaced with an indicator for Highest Altitude reached.
  
• A directional indicator have been added to show the general direction of the nearest collectable (Artefacts and Collectable Ropes). If the indicator is spinning, all artefacts have been found on the current map.
  
• You can find the new item direction indicator and highest altitude reached next to the regular compass.
  

[h3]Ice Axes[/h3]

• Ice Axes strike force will scale down gradually depending on how quick and often you spam switching between ice axes and hands.
  This resets itself after a moment where you arent swapping, or instantly when you are grabbing a regular hold or latched onto ice. The lowest percent the strike force will be limited to (after much spam-swapping) is 30% of the original.
  
• You won't notice this unless you spam equip / unequip ice axes.
  

[h3]Crampons[/h3]

• Crampons jump will only reset if you are grabbing a hold / latched on ice and below a certain high velocity.
  

[h3]Other Updates[/h3]

• Added some additional checks to detect Ultrawide resolutions.
  
• Nerfed the wind on Solemn Tempest.
  
• Great Gaol can now be seen from Wuthering Crest.
  
• Ymir's Shadow is now faintly visible from the summit of Solemn Tempest.
  
• Solemn Tempest is now faintly visible from the summit of Ymir's Shadow.
  

[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue with being able to use crampons 3 times in a row.
  
• Fixed a collision issue on the summit of Lighthouse.
  
• Fixed an environmental collision issue on Great Bulwark.
  
• Fixed some boundary issues on Cromlech.
  
• Fixed an issue with not being able to use hotkeys for tools when secured on the wall with crampons.
  
• Fixed a bug with being able to use the rope while equipping an ice axe in the same hand.
  
• Fixed some issues with time attack achievements and the smoking pipe sometimes not being rewarded.
  
• Fixed an issue with chalk not showing up on arms/hands after use.
  
• Fixed some bugs with chalk not visually updating.
  
• Fixed some issues with boundary collision across all maps.
  
• Fixed a bug with the barometer not showing metres below the surface.
  
• Fixed some visual issues with the pocket watch and scoreboard.
  
• Fixed a bug where you could see your body while cleaning artefacts.
  
• Fixed a bug where you could see the cleaning brush out of frame on high FOV.
  
• Fixed a bug with the Monocular not setting FOV properly after adjusting in-game FOV settings.
  

Hotfix 1.5.0a

• Fixed a bug with some maps putting you out of bounds when falling into water.
  

Cheers and happy peak-bagging!

[h3]Crampons Update[/h3]

• Crampons Jump detection has been significantly improved. Should feel a lot easier to perform generally.
  

[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

• Fixed a visual issue with artefact cleaning.
  
• Fixed some bugs related to equipping/unequipping ice axes and rope anchoring.
  
• Fixed a bug with the scoreboard having weird positions when setting a new time.
  
• Fixed a bug with crampons jump limit not resetting when climbing with ice axes.
  
• Adjusted the visuals slightly on the wind zones on Solemn Tempest.
  

[h3]Hotfix 1.4.9f
[/h3]

• Fixed a few bugs with being unable to use tools after using the Bivouac.
  
• Fixed some weird positions when securing yourself on the wall with Crampons.
  
• Fixed the Barometer not being put away when receiving a score.
  

Hey everyone. There's a few changes and updates to crampons and climbing forces in general, so be sure to check them out below.

[h3]Crampon Jump Updates[/h3]

• After 2 consecutive wall jumps, the force of your wall jumps will be significantly worse and will make a noise to signify it failed.
  
• Crampons cooldown has been lowered to 1 second from 1.3 seconds.
  
• A second wall-jump with the crampons gives slightly more force if your momentum and timing is good.
  
• Wall-jumping with crampons will reset the reach-spam mechanic, giving you a few more reaches to readjust your momentum before the effects become detrimental.
  

[h3]Reach Force Updates[/h3]
To get rid of unnecessary reach-spamming, there's been a change to discourage spamming and encourage better timing. In short, spamming has detrimental effects while better reach-timing rewards you with greater force.

• Hand-spam has been very slightly nerfed. The more you spam reaching, the more detrimental the effects of the force added will be.
  
• Better timing with reaches will be rewarded with more force than spamming would provide.
  
• The first couple of reaches will give the most force.
  
• A successful wall jump will reset the hand-spam counter (which limits the overall force applied the more you spam), allowing you to readjust your momentum.
  

[h3]Peak Updates[/h3]

• Sundered sons have been modified.
  
• Latter parts of Solemn Tempest have been modified.
  
• Added a boundary to Cromlech's summit.
  

[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

• Fixed a bug with the monocular being 'permanently' disabled if you quit out while using it.
  
• Fixed a bug with Free Solo Summits not being reset in You Fall You Die and Free Solo modes.
  
• Fixed a bug with a hold tripling the "holds made" during time attack.
  
• Fixed a few floating rocks on Cromlech.
  

[h3]1.4.9a Minor Update[/h3]

• Added version numbers to the in-game menus.
  
• Fixed a visual issue with the pipe in the cabin.
  
• Fixed an issue with windzones on Solemn Tempest.
  

Hey youse.
This update adds some new stamps to the Advanced and Expert Categories as a means to track your Free Solo summit progress. There are also some visual updates to some of the maps as well as some crampon QOL updates and bugfixes, so be sure to check them out below.

[h3]Update to Free Solo Summits[/h3]

• Added 'Free Solo' stamps to the Advanced and Expert peak journals. Once you perform a free solo summit, the stamp will look different than the usual summit stamps, indicating your free solo progress.
  
• Getting a '0 ropes used' score from Time Attack will not count towards a Free Solo Summit as ropes can be anchored/removed during a run. Your progress is towards Free Solo achievements for Advanced and Expert are reflected in the Free Solo stamps.
  
  Free Solo Summit Stamp below (SPOILER) Free Solo Summit Stamp
  
  

[h3]Visual Updates[/h3]

• Ymir's Shadow is now visible from the summit of Gray Gully, Aldr Grotto, Wuthering Crest, and Cromlech.
  
• Great Gaol is now visible from Old Langr.
  
• Walker's Pillar is now visible from Aldr Grotto.
  

[h3]Crampon Updates[/h3]

• Crampons should attach a little more consistently now.
  
• Added UI to reflect when you are able to attach crampons.
  
• Detach UI will now fade out after 2 seconds.
  

[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue with some parts of Solemn Tempest where you coulden't use crampons.
  
• Fixed a bug with the Barometer showing up late after receiving the Artefact Map.
  
• Fixed a bug with not being able to pick chalk with the hotkey after falling to your death in You Fall You Die.
  
• Fixed a bug with time attack where you could increment holds before starting a time.
  
• Fixed the compass needle rotating incorrectly.
  

Cheers!

[h3]Hotifx 1.4.8a[/h3]
Updates

• Tweaked an overhang section of Solemn Tempest.
  
• Solemn Tempest now have holds where there are hanging bodies, giving you an option to use one or the other.
  
• Modified the trees and terrain a little bit on Solemn Tempest.
  

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug with the wind zones not turning off on Solemn Tempest.
  
• Fixed a bug with time attack not starting properly again after setting a score.
  
• Fixed the Barometer showing incorrect compass directions on Great Bulwark and Solemn Tempest.