🎁 The Closed Alpha Returns — Your Early December Gift Has Arrived!
Ho ho ho, Legends! 🎅
[p]The Maze has opened once again — and this time, it’s delivering an early holiday surprise.[/p][p]That’s right: the Fading Echo Closed Alpha is officially back online starting today, and we couldn’t be happier to invite you in for another round of fluid-bending chaos, exploration, and discoveries.[/p][p]Whether you played during the first playtest or you’ve just joined the community, consider this your December gift from the Echoverse. The world has grown, the systems have evolved, and much more...[/p][p]Let’s unwrap what’s new. 💧🎁[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]What’s New Since the First Playtest?[/h2][p]A lot has changed since you last stepped into the Echoverse. For this December reopening, we’ve packed the Closed Alpha with new content, fresh visuals, smoother combat, and system reworks designed to make the experience more dynamic, readable, and surprising. Here are the biggest highlights:[/p][p][/p][p]🌋 A World That Feels Alive[/p][p]The Volcano is now fully dressed, the Bastion has brand-new visuals inside and out, and the Collapse Dimension has evolved with strange cables, jellyfish, and glitchy anomalies. The world is richer, clearer, and more atmospheric than ever.[/p][p][/p][p]⚔️ Sharper, Faster, Better Combat[/p][p]One’s kit feels snappier — a faster Combat Dash, stronger Cannonball, improved push attack, and smarter, more expressive enemies make every fight more reactive and satisfying.[/p][p][/p][p]🎥 3D Cutscenes & Clearer Storytelling[/p][p]Cinematic moments now play out in 3D, although they are still very much work-in-progress. Some dialogues and subtitles have also been refined to keep the experience cleaner and more immersive.[/p][p][/p][p]🌬️ Systemic Upgrades Everywhere[/p][p]Steam Form has been reworked for more freedom and smoother transitions, elemental absorption speeds are adjusted, and the whole systemic sandbox feels more responsive.[/p][p][/p][p]🔊 Better Sounds, Better Feedback[/p][p]Updated music, clearer audio cues, and new SFX make every action — from landing a crit to buying a perk — feel more alive.[/p][p][/p][p]🧰 Quality-of-Life Boosts[/p][p]Camera sensitivity options, improved KB/M controls, faster performance, perk preview videos, and a cleaner HUD all help the game feel smoother and easier to read.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]⚠️ Known Issues (Important!)[/h2][p]This is still an Alpha build — here are the key things to keep in mind:[/p][p][/p][p]🚪 Portal Crashes[/p][p]Crashes may occur during transitions. Avoid traveling in Water Form through portals where possible.[/p][p][/p][p]🌋 Systemic Reaction Crashes[/p][p]Heavy elemental reactions (lava, waste, water everywhere) can occasionally cause crashes. Restarting usually resolves it.[/p][p][/p][p]💾 Save Loss After Crash[/p][p]Progress may occasionally be lost after a crash. When you reload your save:[/p]- [p]If One has Blue hair → everything is normal[/p]
- [p]If One has Brown hair → please restart the game (sometimes requires a few tries)[/p]