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[h2]The Darkside Detective - Bug Fix Update v2.66.1626.10816 [/h2]

• The Case Files will flickering any time you enter the Main Menu
  
• PlayStation Controllers Set up having some of the wrong button images on PC Platforms
  
• Press to Start Screen not detecting PlayStation Controllers until after input on PC Platforms
  
• Click to Start Menu Issue using controllers
  
• The D-Pad occasionally not working in the Main Menus
  
• Case 7: Santa's Coat having no Hotspot Text in most languages
  
• Case 9: A Save/Load or Leaving/Re-Entering the Screen causing the Vent Hotspot to layer over the Rat Hotspot
  
• PS5 Controller not working on most PC Platforms
  
• Case 4: The Gremlin appearing for a brief second on entering the Evidence Room after already being collected
  
• PS4 Controller Image showing when using a PS5 Controller on PC Platforms
  
• Police Car and Loading Screen Text missing on Loading Screens
  
• The Screen getting really dark when opening the Quit Game Menu from the Main Menu
  

[h2]Bugfixes [/h2]

• Issue with Dialogue not being in the correct state after Resetting the game, causing softlocks
  
• Language: How to Play, controller screen layout is inconsistencies between languages
  
• In Windowed Mode the Cursor doesn't Scale and Items don't Scale with everything else except when dragging them
  
• Game won't save after completing the second case
  
• Case 4: Possible to un-light the Nodes in a way you are not meant to
  
• Case 7: Visual issue with Armelia's Portrait
  
• Migration Issue with Save Files
  
• Restarting a Case while Dialogue is on Screen will make Dialogue Choices unable to be interacted with
  
• Item Hotspots can overlap inventory causing the wrong item to be picked up on smaller screens
  
• Case 6: Leaving and re-entering a Screen makes the Tapestry Hotspot layer over the shopkeeper's Hotspot
  

Hey detectives,

We have released a patch for Darkside Detective that fixed issues with older save files not being compatible with current DSD1 Builds, fixed issues where saving during a case causes the player to load into an infinite loop, and more. You can read the full patch notes below.

[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]

• Fixed issue with older save files not being compatible with current DSD1 Builds
  
• Fixed the very slow cursor speed in Cases 6 and 7
  
• Fixed some hotspot errors in Chinese localisation
  
• Fixed Unity splash screen showing at the start
  
• Fixed issue where saving during a case causes the player to load into an infinite loop.
  
• Fixed issues with being able to interact with minigames and hotspots while the game is paused
  
• Fixed issues where save/loading would cause items to disappear/reappear incorrectly
  
• Fixed various visual and audio glitches on save/loads
  
• Fixed the strange behaviour on the How To Play Menu after completing Case 9
  
• Fixed various hotspot inconsistencies and placements
  
• Improvements and minor bug fixes to the menus
  
• Fixed issue where resetting the game caused the Power Button to show up in the Main Menu on Consoles
  
• General optimisation and improvements to load times
  
• Minor bug fixes
  

- Riv Otter

[h3]Hello everyone! This update fixes an issue that was preventing game progress from saving! [/h3]

There are couple of steps to complete in order to get your save files to work correctly with the new update. Before playing the latest update, please follow these instructions:

1. First go into your The Darkside Detective folder at C:\\Users\\\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Spooky Doorway\\The Darkside Detective
   
2. Backup your existing save files in another folder of your computer just in case
   
3. Delete any save files that don't end in numbers outside of the range '1_0' to '10_0', with the exception of '666_0'. For example, you would delete 'The Darkside Detective_0_0.save'
   
4. Delete any 'PreviousSave' files
   
5. Wait for the Darkside Detective update to complete on Steam
   
6. Right click on The Darkside Detective in your Steam library, and select Properties.
   
7. Go to Updates, and check that the Build ID is '12595018'. If it doesn't match, you might need to wait a couple of minutes, or close and restart Steam on your computer.
   
8. Click Play - your game progress should work correctly now!
   

There is a chance that when recovering your Save Files like this, you might find some strange issues appearing, like the Case Music not playing correctly, or starting a case on the wrong Screen, etc. If you do encounter any of these, then resetting the game in the Main Options Menu or restarting the cases individually should permanently fix these issues.

Thanks everyone!

Spooky Doorway Team

Fixes:

• Cotton candy in the inventory blocked by giant tree hotspot
  
• Game freezes a little before and after Dialogue Chunks
  
• Controller Issue related to dragging Items
  
• Case 5: The sticky tape that's supposed to be in Nigel's lair is not there, and strange portrait visual issue