Upstream News

We got a big list of changes here, many bug fixes and QoL changes for you all as we polish up the demo going into Next Fest this week.

Changes:
- The game timer now waits to start until the player enters a movement input or the fish is moved by an external force like a current.
- Subtitles will now be automatically disabled if narration is muted.
- Sound effects like splashes and collisions now scale based on the salmon's velocity.
- Button prompts in the tutorial now flash to draw more attention to them.
- If Salmon Sense is disabled, the Salmon Sense Collection Bar will not be visible.
- The keybind for quicksave will now only be visible in the Settings Menu when the QuickSave Gamemode is selected.

Fixes:
- Removed a Visual Artifact from the Main Menu Art
- Fixed a visual bug with water surfaces causing them to remain on screen if traveling at high speeds.
- Various UI tweaks.
- Fixed an error when transitioning between music areas.
- Fixed the lifespan of particle effects that appear when getting 100% of the collectibles in one run.

Thank you so much for playing the Upstream Demo, we are so grateful for your time. As always, if you encounter bugs of any kind, please submit a bug report using the link in the pause menu or on our website here: https://gllamagames.com/

Please be as detailed as you can so that we are able to properly address any issues that may arise.

Just keep swimming!
-Gllama Games

Some small fixes and changes today as well as one new feature!

Additions:
- Enabled Steam Cloud Saves

Fixes:
- Enabled Controller Navigation in the leaderboard
- Fixed an issue causing the collision of the fish to be incorrect when loading a save with quicksave enabled.

As always, please report all issues on our bug report form with as much detail as possible.

Thanks for playing!

Gllama Games

Only one change in this week's hotfix!

Fix:
- Fixed a bug which could erase save files when opening the menu without starting a game.

As always, please use the bug report feature on our website if you encounter any issues, and please be as detailed with your report as you can.

Thanks so much!
-Gllama Games

Just a few emergency fixes for this patch!

Fixes:
- Fixed a bug that could cause a soft lock when getting a new high score while playing with Steam in offline mode.
- Moved game savedata from Upstream folder to a UpstreamDemo folder.

Hello Salmon!

Here are all the changes for todays update!

Additions/Improvements:
- Added a new particle effect when you do a complete flip in the air!
- Added sound effects to accompany narrator reaction lines.
- Added a tooltip to explain Hold-to-Swim mode.
- Added a new achievement!
- Changed UI transition speed.
- Various small level changes to improve appearance.
- Internally refactored the pause menu to increase stability.
- Dramatically improved performance of water currents using a new visual effect.

Fixes:
- Edited the collisions of certain tiles.
- Stopped sound from playing when loading the game after the game is muted.
- Fixed a bug causing narrator lines to play over each other.
- Fixed a bug allowing the player to move and the timer to start before the game had finished loading.
- Fixed an issue causing the controller mode to switch when transitioning from the game to the menu.
- Fixed an issue casing water surfaces to break when hit with enough force.