THE DESCENT News

[h2]THE DESCENT UPDATE V 1.3[/h2]

This update offers FREE NEW CONTENT where players can use the NEW DIGITAL CAMERA to CAPTURE GHOST ACTIVITY to uncover 15 NEW STORY ELEMENTS and acquire 3 NEW STEAM ACHIEVEMENTS.

REQUIRES YOU TO COMPLETE THE GAME OR ANY CHAPTER AND PLAY IT AGAIN TO ACTIVATE EMMA'S PRESENCE FOR YOU TO CAPTURE!

You will need to spot various ghosts that appear scattered around the levels and capture them with Photo Camera in order to learn more about the events that unfolded deep in the mine.

Tell us what you think of the new photo snapshot tool and perhaps offer some feedback on what would you like to see done with this new mechanic?

We have further addressed issues based on feedback and continue to polish the game for a better experience. We thank you for taking the time to report all your suggestions and any issues.

Please REVIEW THE GAME if you enjoy it!

[h3]Major[/h3]

• [NEW] Digital Photo Camera Equipment + Ghost Hunt Feature
  Capture Evidence with your camera! Press [ C ] to toggle.
  
  
  
• [NEW] Updated Night Vision Camera UI [to better represent a cameras view port]
  
  
  
• 3 [NEW] Steam Achievements
  
  
• Various Bug Fixes and Polish
  
  

[h3]Minor[/h3]

• Windows Glass Reflective Shading Issues Fixed
  
  
• Elevator Doors now have proper metal SDFX
  
  
• Gas Mask Breathing SDFX Fixed in Gas Chamber
  
  
• Night Vision Low Battery SDFX Adjusted [previously to loud]
  
  
• Cave Descent Map Lever position adjusted for ensure pickup range.
  
  
• Note Text Adjusted [modified a note to removed past tense dialogue]
  
  
• Rock Well Mine Building Wall Collision Fixes
  
  
• Mountain Edge missing area rocks Graphics Fix
  
  

[h3]Future Updates[/h3]

• New Miners Collectible Items [which offer more story about the miners experience]
  
  
• NEW Voice Acted Intro + Outro + Notes Story Dialogues.
  
  
• Divide Chapters from 5 to 8 to allow for shorter checkpoints.
  
  

Please review game if you enjoyed it to show us your support!

Again thank you for reporting issues!
If you find encounter more please report in our forum here DESCENT FORUM

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2710320/THE_DESCENT/

The Descent is now on sale. + New Update Incoming

Previous Update supports game pad controller.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2710320/view/4184477292922819598?l=english

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2710320/THE_DESCENT/

The descent is now on sale. + New Update offers Controller support and more!

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2710320/view/4184477292922819598?l=english

[h2]THE DESCENT UPDATE V 1.2[/h2]

This update offers in-game controller support [not menu] and addressed further issues based on feedback and polishes the game for a better experience. We thank you for taking the time to report all your suggestions and any issues. Please review the game if you enjoy it!

[h3]Major[/h3]

• Controller Support In-game
  [you may want to turn off smooth camera setting which may conflict with controllers joystick smoothing algorithms.]
  
  
• Various Bug fixes and Polish
  
  

[h3]Minor[/h3]

• Night Vision Battery set to 15 min, and drains correctly now. you will need to use it wisely!
  
  
• Improved Script animations and sequences
  
  
• Additional Jump scares modified and improved
  
  
• Graphics settings default settings adjustment
  
  
• Objectives Clarified and polished.
  
  
• Generator Buttons adjusted to avoid confusion [+ generator sound turns off now]
  
  
• Improves and modified localization objectives
  
  
• Removed Photo Camera [currently not used]
  
  
• Removed Board item Inventory Pickup
  
  
• Modified Note Texts
  
  
• Removed forced turn player head trigger
  
  
• Various other improvements and polish.
  

[h3]Future Updates[/h3]

• New Photo Camera Item for New Game + Mode [+New Achievements]
  
  
• Divide Chapters from 5 to 8 to allow for shorter checkpoints.
  
  
• Fix Windows Glass Reflective Shading Issues.
  

Please review game if you enjoyed it to support more content!

Again thank you for reporting issues!
If you find encounter more please report in our forum here DESCENT FORUM

[h2]THE DESCENT UPDATE V 1.1[/h2]

This patch addresses some technical issues and a few more frustrations encountered to further polish the game. We thank you for taking the time to report all your suggestions and any issues.

[h3]Major[/h3]

• Saving Graphics Settings is now fixed.
  
  
• Localized Additional Languages
  [ Added Greek, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Czech, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Turkish ]
  
  
• Objective Difficulty Improved.
  [Reduced confusion in some objectives by helping player focus on the problem area by controlling the area to explore.]
  

[h3]Minor[/h3]

• Removed unused Inputs
  
  
• Condensed Newspaper translations to fix Note UI.
  
  
• SDFX Reduced for sensitivity.
  [Elevator Mechanical Noise Reduced / Generator Noise Reduced / etc.]
  
  
• Generator Fuse Objective Adjustment [Updates correctly now after generator turned on.]
  
  
• Grammatical errors fixed
  
  
• Gas Chamber Coal Mine Blockade Fixed [allowed players to pass through]
  
  

[h3]Future Updates[/h3]

• Currently working on Controller Support!
  
  
• Add Night Vision Battery / will Recharge when not in use! [to avoid spam using night vision]
  
  
• Fix Windows Glass Reflective Shading Issues.
  

Again thank you for reporting issues!
If you find encounter more please report in our forum here DESCENT FORUM