Sins of the Desert News

[p]The desert is harsh… but not supposed to break physics.[/p][p]AI started flying, controls failed, and exiting interactions became unreliable.[/p][p]Now everything is stable again.[/p][p]No more surprises — unless you want them.[/p][hr][/hr][p]Fixed:[/p]

• [p]flying character when picking up AI[/p]
• [p]\[F] not working while carrying AI[/p]
• [p]exit button now works[/p]
• [p]Esc during interaction[/p]

[p]Added:[/p]

• [p]“To start” button in settings that teleports the character to the starting position without resetting progress or quests[/p]

[p]Even the desert must evolve.[/p][p]During the upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.7, some gameplay systems stopped functioning properly.[/p]

[p]Due to the transition to Unreal Engine 5.7, some functionality stopped working. I hope I managed to catch and fix all the problems.[/p]

[p]Engine transitions can shake the foundations of a game — like a sandstorm.[/p][p]Most issues have now been located and corrected.[/p][p]The desert is stable again.[/p]

[p]I finally pushed a massive performance update for game, and the results are insane! I managed to more than double the framerate—jumping from a choppy 45 FPS to a buttery-smooth 100+ FPS.[/p][p]This update transforms the desert experience: smoother movement, stable AI, and no more performance spikes under the scorching sun.[/p][p]The desert still tests you — but not your GPU. 🏜️🔥

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[p]For over a month there were no updates — because this time the focus was not new content, but stability.[/p][p]This patch reinforces the foundations of Sins of the Desert: AI behavior, ritual interaction logic, audio consistency, saving systems, and storage functionality.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]🎮 Controls & Camera[/h2][p]A collider conflict caused certain interaction keys to stop responding.[/p][p]In first-person view, the character could see themselves when rotating the camera.[/p][p]During ritual scenes, opening the menu caused animation glitches — menu access during active rituals is now properly restricted.[/p][p]The ritual focus camera sometimes failed to activate on first attempt.[/p][p]If interacting with objects during drink animations, the character could freeze.[/p][p]All interaction logic has been stabilized.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]🚪 AI & Interaction Fixes[/h2][p]AI could get stuck in navigation and only move when the player approached.[/p][p]NPCs walked through tent doors during scheduled behaviors.[/p][p]After private interactions, NPCs sometimes failed to reset to default state.[/p][p]Certain characters used incorrect movement animations.[/p][p]Approaching NPCs during active scenes could lock interaction until restart.[/p][p]Attempting to interact with non-interactive characters caused UI lock.[/p][p]AI now behaves consistently. Doors are solid. Interaction flow is stable.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]🔊 Audio Fixes[/h2][p]Character voice lines sometimes continued playing after scenes ended.[/p][p]Ambient ritual sounds were not properly localized.[/p][p]Music stop affected only the current track.[/p][p]Switching tracks did not update chat notification.[/p][p]Desert wind ambient sound was unbalanced across channels.[/p][p]Audio is now synchronized, localized, and consistent.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]🖥️ UI Improvements[/h2][p]Placeholder text appeared briefly in radial menus before loading tooltips.[/p][p]Some objects had labels while identical objects did not.[/p][p]UI color inconsistencies have been corrected.[/p][p]Interface logic is now stable and visually unified.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]💾 Save & Persistence Improvements[/h2][p]Pickup items did not retain position after restart.[/p][p]Selected item variants sometimes reset.[/p][p]Wearable and ritual items now remember their placement instead of returning to spawn points.[/p][p]Added “Save Position” option in menu.[/p][p]Your desert camp now stays exactly how you leave it.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]📦 Storage System[/h2][p]Storage chests are now fully functional.[/p][p]• Carryable containers added
• Items can be placed inside
• Stored items persist after restart[/p][p]Camp organization is now possible.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]🎵 Music System[/h2][p]Music switching logic fixed.[/p][p]Track names now properly appear in chat.[/p][p]Ambient transitions are smoother and stable.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]👤 Personalization[/h2][p]You can now set a custom nickname in Settings instead of using your system name.[/p][p]Your identity in the desert is now your own.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Final Words[/h3][p]This is a foundation update.[/p][p]The desert is smoother.
AI behaves naturally.
Ritual logic is stable.
Audio works correctly.
Items persist.[/p][p]Sins of the Desert now feels truly alive.[/p]