Big Patch Details Community Highlights!

Hey all,

I come to you with news and details on what you can expect from the next, juicy Yooka-Laylee patch coming later this month.

We've heard your feedback, done some tweaks and changes, squished many a nasty bug (including the Capital Cashino one!) and can't wait to see what you think when the patch releases.

So, for the offical word on what's what check out Playtonic's update below...



In the months since launch we’ve been hard at work on Yooka-Laylee’s first big game update, and we’re pleased to confirm that once our test team is done trying to break it, it will be deploying later this month on PC.

This rather plump update will add all manner of exciting gubbins, including the optional ability to skip dialogue faster, bypass cutscenes or reduce those pesky gibberish voices (which should please speedrunners), plus a brand new optional camera mode that gives players full control of where it’s pointed.

We’ve paid close attention to your feedback and hopefully the additions we’ve cooked up will make Yooka-Laylee an even more enjoyable experience, whether you’re playing for the first time or reptile rolling in for a second playthrough.

As promised, you can find a detailed breakdown of the updates we’ll be adding in the list below. In addition to these changes, we’ll also have an extensive list of bug fixes – which should resolve most common issues - when the game update is deployed in the coming weeks.

• Brand new pause menu music
  
• New optional camera mode with minimal assist
  
• Pagies have added signposts to Hivory Towers to help guide players to new worlds
  
• Design tweaks to all arcade games
  
• Speed improvement to scrolling through Totals Menu
  
• New option for shorter ‘gibberish’ voice sound FX
  
• New speech volume option
  
• New ability to speed through dialogue by holding Y
  
• Cut-scenes can now be skipped with Y
  
• New moves section added to pause menu, with image guide
  
• Camera design improvements throughout game (less scripted cameras, door cams now appear behind player etc)
  
• Restart option added in the pause menu during arcade games and Kartos challenges
  
• ‘Sonar-able’ objects now have more clear visual identity
  
• Laser move no longer requires player to crouch
  
• Minecart control improvements and new visual effects
  
• Transformation control improvements
  
• Improved first-person aiming controls
  
• New first-person aiming control options added
  
• Improved flying controls
  
• When transformed, collecting butterflies now restores energy
  
• Hunter tonic now tracks the last 30 Quills and Casino Tokens, in addition to the Health and Power Extenders. It will also whistle at the location of the closest rare collectable.
  
• Health UI is now always visible when low
  
• Design tweaks in various areas (Black Hole in One, Gloomy Gem Grotto etc)
  
• New icons added for keyboard/mouse controls
  
• Improved Rampo boss fight
  
• Added PC Display Settings to the in-game pause menu
  
• Performance improvements
  
• Audio improvements
  

This month has seen some truly epic video content from the Yooka-Laylee fan community, not least the exhaustive retelling of the game’s development from Beta 64, which you can see below. Elsewhere there’s a revealing episode of Boundary Break and another incredible music cover from Gabriel Plourde. Stick your eyes on ‘em!