Sword of the Sea News

• [p]Kristin Naigus: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Native American Drone Flutes[/p]
• [p]Tina Guo: Cello[/p]
• [p]Malukah: Vocals[/p]
• [p]Paul Cartwright: Violin, Viola[/p]
• [p]Tom Strahle: Electric Guitar, Electric Basses, Mandolin, Tagelharpa[/p]

• [p]Bruce White, Reiad Chibah, Edward Vanderspar, Lydia Lowndes-Northcott, Nicholas Bootiman[/p]

• [p]Ken Burton, Fraser Collins, Guy Cutting, Michael Dore, Edmund Hastings, Matthew Howard, Benedict Hymas, Timothy Murphy, Sam Oladeinde, Edmund Sadington, Andrew Tipple, Steve Trowell [/p]
• [p]Phoenix Boys Choir Artistic Director and Conductor: Herbert Washington [/p]
• [p]Phoenix Boys Choir Recording Coordinator: Ryan Gunderson [/p]
• [p]Phoenix Boys Choir Engineer: Aidan Briggs[/p]

• Added Invert Camera (Horizontal), Invert Camera (Vertical), and Camera Sensitivity photomode options that can be set separately from the the regular game camera
  
• Added a collectible tracker to the chapter select screen
  
• Added a collectible tracker to the pause screen in new game plus
  
• When using the Restart Chapter option in the last chapter or starting the level from the chapter select screen, the intro cutscene will be skipped, allowing for quicker restarts
  
• Improved resolution settings- full range of resolutions are now accessible, with better handling of multiple monitor configurations
  

• Fixed issue where the count of collected items could be displayed incorrectly, leading to an associated trophy not triggering appropriately
  
• Score now has a maximum value to avoid overflowing and displaying as a negative number
  
• Fixed issue where some Japanese and Traditional Chinese characters displayed incorrectly
  
• Fixed issue where music faded incorrectly at the beginning of levels
  
• Fixed issue where certain particles and sound effects could remain active incorrectly during some cutscenes
  
• Improved camera rotation assist behaviour in some areas
  
• Improved visibility of photo mode effects menu elements
  
• Fixed issue where a guide beam could reset incorrectly after returning to gameplay from main menu
  
• Fixed issue where some sound effects would no longer play after returning to gameplay from main menu
  
• Improved visibility of some interactive objects
  
• Made tetra around certain halfpipes easier to collect
  
• Fixed issue where sound effects for grinding could remain active
  
• Fixed issue where some snow effects could disappear abruptly
  
• Fixed issue where UI for remapping analog sticks may not work as expected
  
• Fixed minor character animation pops
  
• Fixed geometry pop-in in some cutscenes
  
• Fixed minor seams in geometry across the game
  
• Improved minor environmental collision shapes across the game
  
• Improved falling reset zones across the game
  

• Some Intel Arc GPUs have been reported to crash on startup
  

• Added prompts to activate photomode in certain scenarios
  
• Allowed photo mode access during some scripted sequences
  
• Added 120hz framerate option
  
• Increased text reveal rate slightly
  
• Increased photo mode camera movement range
  
• Added UI animation when collecting secret shells
  
• Added a tetra reward when all boats are lit
  
• Made platforming to reach certain secrets less demanding
  
• Improved snow particle fade distance
  
• Added loading indicator when Restart Chapter or Rewind 5 Minutes options are used
  

• Fixed issue where higher resolutions could be inaccessible in the Options/Graphics screen
  
• Fixed Invert Camera (Vertical) setting not applying to photo mode camera
  
• Fixed rare audio issue when entering cutscenes
  
• Updated credits with missing entries
  
• Fixed rare issues where the combo display could appear incorrectly
  
• Fixed various places where the player could get out of bounds
  
• Removed several inaccessible chests that were buried underground
  
• Fixed issue where the player could get stuck in a reset loop when falling off certain edges
  
• Fixed several areas where the player could become stuck in an out of bounds area
  
• Fixed issue where the “New High Score” achievement could be awarded on the first playthrough
  
• Fixed issue where the player could sometimes appear at the wrong start location when using the restart chapter option
  
• Removed unused loading area in Lost Grotto
  
• Fixed issue where the “Long Distance Jumper” achievement could sometimes be triggered during a cutscene
  
• Fixed issue where the “Water Whisperer” achievement may not have triggered correctly, despite requirements appearing to have been met
  
• Fixed issue where advance icon could be missing on certain text boxes
  

• Some Intel Arc GPUs have been reported to crash on startup
  
• Some reported cases of the “Water Whisperer” achievement not triggering may still be outstanding
  

Команда создателей культового PlayStation-хита Journey вновь вернулась к своим корням в рамках медитативного приключения с лёгким налётом мистики под названием Sword of the Sea. Арт-директор инди-хита Мэтт Нава и студия Giant Squid не просто попытались переосмыслить концепт путешествия через раскалённые пески в поисках истины, но и внедрить новые механики, превратив скольжение на летающем мече по дюнам в упрощённую версию Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater.

• Added cloud save support
  

• Fixed issue where photo mode could be activated when dialog boxes were open, causing a progression blocking state
  
• Fixed out-of-bounds protection in certain areas
  
• Fixed miscellaneous minor audio and music issues
  
• Fixed cases where the player could get stuck in the halfpipe air animation state
  
• Fixed issue where a red screen effect would continue during a cinematic moment
  
• Fixed issue where progression could be blocked by making a certain jump in Shadow Tundra
  
• Fixed issue where a gate that would not open in Veiled Sea if the level was started from chapter select
  
• Fixed game not pausing automatically when losing focus
  

• Rare audio issue that can cause certain gameplay sound effects to persist during cutscenes
  
• Some Intel Arc GPUs have been reported to crash on startup
  
• In some configurations, maximum resolution may not be accessible in the Options/Graphics screen (known current workaround: set Windows display scale setting to 100%)
  
• Invert Camera (Vertical) setting does not apply to photo mode camera