BIGFOOT News

[h3]Hello, BIGFOOT Hunters![/h3]
We continue to release updates aiming to improve the user experience, optimize, and increase the stability of the game. We know that many of you are facing problems logging into the game and connecting to friends' lobbies. We are investigating the possible causes of these bugs and will try to fix them in upcoming updates as soon as possible.

[h3]Added:[/h3]

• Vegetation materials rendering optimization.
  
• Animals, Bigfoot, and hunters animations rendering optimization.
  
• Nicknames rendering optimization.
  
• Materials optimization.
  
• Improved display of highlighted UI buttons.
  
• Improved control of UI sliders using a gamepad.
  
• Lobby name check to prevent the creation of two lobbies with the same name.
  

[h3]Fixed:[/h3]

• Bugs with exiting tablet mode using Esc and others.
  
• A bug with the display of default weapon skins in the game when a DLC skin is assigned.
  
• Bugs using the zipline.
  
• Infinite loading screen when connecting to a lobby with a game running or a full lobby.
  
• A bug when it is impossible to control the drone’s altitude using a gamepad.
  
• Bug with incorrect assignment of difficulty level.
  
• AI Bigfoot can get stuck in a hammock.
  
• Bug with the damage next to closed curtains.
  
• Bug with incorrect display of hunter animations on the client.
  
• Corrections to the style of some UI elements of the main menu.
  
• Fixes for character hair rendering.
  
• Impossibility to delete a save game using a gamepad.
  
• Fixed culling of interactive objects.
  
• Cannot switch devices on the tablet using the gamepad.
  
• Resetting binds in settings does not work.
  
• The player's HUD stacked every time he appeared.
  
• Rendering of rain in some indoor areas.
  
• Fixed position of tree roots.
  
• Correction of errors with the assignment of damage.
  
• Fixed Glock17 recoil animation.
  
• Fixed weapon sight position.
  
• Fixed bugs with weapon reloading.
  
• Fixed a bug with events for holding buttons responsible for shooting, aiming, and sprinting at low FPS.
  
• Fixed a part of common network errors.
  
• Fixed level design imperfections.
  

[h3]Changed:[/h3]

• Flickering of light has been returned when Bigfoot is nearby.
  
• Removed the 200 FPS limit.
  
• Improved collection of in-game statistics and bugs.
  

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[h3]Hello, BIGFOOT Hunters![/h3]

This is our first hot fix after the last update. We are working on fixing all the bugs we found, so please look forward to it.

[h3]Added:[/h3]

• Crash analytics system.
  
• Lumen global illumination optimization.
  
• Virtual terrain textures rendering optimization.
  
• Animal animations rendering optimization.
  

[h3]Fixed:[/h3]

• The camera rotates too slowly at maximum sensitivity on the controller.
  
• Terrain culling bugs.
  
• The prompts of the controller buttons during interaction and the menu didn't work.
  
• Bug with the ability to turn on the flashlight of the hunter and drone.
  
• Problems with taking ammo.
  
• Controller Y inverted.
  
• 0 button binded as Esc.
  
• Fog rendering.
  
• The item wheel called from the controller started to flicker.
  
• Map design fixes.
  
• Widgets input bugs.
  

[h3]Changed:[/h3]

• The resolution of terrain textures has been increased.
  
• Changed an anti-Aliasing and upscaling method to increase render clarity and improve optimization on low-end PCs.
  

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[h3]Hello, BIGFOOT hunters![/h3]

The game now doesn't require manual logging in with Epic, your feedback has helped to identify and fix many bugs and issues, and we've put a lot of effort into improving the optimization. We hope you enjoy the update. If there are any problems, you can always report them using the bug report form in the main menu of the game

We want to give special thanks to our team of volunteer Bughunters on Discord who did a great job of finding issues with the stability of this update!

What are the main changes in the new update?
Fixing the inconvenience of logging in using an Epic account.
Correction of dozens of bugs that arose as a result of the transition to Unreal Engine 5 and gameplay innovations.
Improved optimization and fixed visual graphics artifacts.


A more detailed list of changes is below!
All of these fixes and modifications are in addition to the 5.0 update. You can read the description of update 5.0 here:


UPDATE 5.0

[h3]Added:[/h3]

• Smooth rotation of the flashlight for hunters.
  
• The physical reactions of animals to explosions and shots.
  
• Smooth healing: The first 10 HP is instant healing, then the healing rate is 2 HP per second.
  
• 10% damage resistance when using the Rage skill on Bigfoot.
  
• Reduced the visibility of raindrops on the player's camera.
  
• Added volumetric shadows to character flashlights for better fog-light rendering.
  
• When passing through a door, a player-controlled Bigfoot will now crouch automatically.
  
• The piles of snow in Winter Park now lie adequately on the ground.
  

[h3]Fixed:[/h3]

• Rain effect in buildings.
  
• Dynamite does not break windows when flying through glass.
  
• Dead hunters can now stick to vertical surfaces.
  
• Fixed visual bugs with the UI in the main menu.
  
• The fence caused FPS drops when destroyed.
  
• Incorrect display in windows.
  
• The damage resist parameter is not displayed correctly on the Bigfoot player client at night.
  
• Bigfoot gets stuck near walls.
  
• Bigfoot gets stuck in a trap when Bigfoot hits it during a stun.
  
• Bigfoot gets stuck near windows while attacking or searching.
  
• Bigfoot players cannot use their skills inside the buildings.
  
• Animals jumping to great heights.
  
• You can fall underground near the concrete tunnel of Winter Park.
  
• Bigfoot can't cross the small bridges on Redwood.
  
• Bigfoot gets stuck at the entrance to the houses.
  
• A convoy of trailers travels at the end of the game when the user wins with the help of evidence.
  
• Unable to scroll through the phones of corpses.
  
• Only 1 server can be found in the server list at a time.
  
• Fixing the position of objects on all maps.
  
• Fixing global illumination.
  
• Bug where Ram Ran does not knock down a hunter.
  
• Bug with camera switching.
  
• Bug where a kicked player logs into the game.
  
• Bug where when you press ESC during the reset menu, the camera returns to the character without the ability to exit.
  
• Bug where the characters would sometimes get into a T-pose at a distance.
  
• Fixed 3D rendering of trap and camera icons.
  
• Fixed rendering of transparent materials.
  
• Fixed rendering of landscape LODs.
  
• When a hunter threw an item, damage could be applied to the item owner.
  
• Fixed 3D rendering of trap and camera icons.
  
• Fixed rendering of transparent materials.
  
• Fixed rendering of landscape LODs.
  
• Bug with tree roots when they do not repeat the shape of the earth.
  
• Fixing places on maps where characters can get stuck.
  
• Lighting bugs in the main menu scene.
  
• Bugs when you can parkour over a fence and jump into a wall or object collision.
  
• Problems with moving Bigfoot in a narrow space.
  
• A bug when AI Bigfoot hits a character who is already knocked down.
  
• Bugs with the placement of effects in houses.
  
• A bug when Bigfoot hit the windows, the damage applied also to doors.
  
• A bug with the muting of environmental sounds inside a tent.
  
• Fixing the location of rocks and stones in some places on the maps.
  
• Bugs with loot and other objects flying over the surface.
  
• Correction of stone LODs.
  
• Fixing the location of dead tourists so that they do not fall underground.
  
• Fixed contact shadows on characters.
  
• Fixed a bug with ambient occlusion in some places of the landscapes.
  
• Fixed bugs with snow material on tents.
  
• Correction of shading and global illumination in caves.
  
• Fixed a bug when it rained or snowed in the caves.
  
• Fixed a bug where light from lightning was visible in caves and buildings.
  
• A bug when the gradual healing did not stop over time.
  
• Fixed particle material from characters' steps.
  
• Fixed incorrect sounds when entering drawers and boxes.
  
• Fixed bugs when sprinting, aiming, and shooting with the M4 were permanent.
  
• In the mine, a player can hear all the sounds from outside.
  
• Wolves and bears ignore the sound of the shot.
  
• At the end of a game, when the client exited the sequence of the end of the game began on the server.
  
• The bug with bindings reset.
  
• It is not possible to use the drone when it is placed by a character without a battery in the inventory.
  
• A bug with a never-ending Bigfoot attack on a trailer.
  
• A bug where Bigfoot doesn't notice characters during a long game.
  
• Bug when you can connect to the started game session.
  
• Bug with showing the found evidence widget after loading a saved game.
  
• Fixed a bug when the dynamite detonator and hung in the air next to a character in the knockdown.
  
• Bug when Bigfoot unexpectedly disappears on Winter Park during Bigfoot's victory sequence cinematic.
  
• In Winter Park, it does not show the date at the beginning of the game.
  
• Navigation mesh generation bugs.
  

[h3]Changed:[/h3]

• Voice chat is temporarily disabled.
  
• Temporarily removed the function of inviting friends through the game UI.
  
• Temporarily disabled level progression.
  
• Optimized shadows; many assets now cast contact shadows exclusively, helping to save FPS and add detail.
  
• Terrain optimization.
  
• Material optimization.
  
• Texture streaming optimization.
  
• Sound optimization.
  
• Effects optimization.
  
• Reduced the speed of bison from 1500 to 1000.
  
• Reduced the speed of elk from 1600 to 1000.
  
• Reduced the speed of boar from 1200 to 650.
  
• Reintroduced the timer button in the lobby.
  
• Temporarily disabled the experience and statistics system for further improvement.
  
• The character can now continue to move when clicking on the map.
  
• The waterfall effect has been changed.
  
• Increased Bigfoot's daytime vision range.
  
• Fog lighting from flashlights has been reduced.
  
• Modification of the raindrop material to make it more visible in low light conditions.
  
• The default music is too loud.
  
• The quality of the Outlining of selected items has been increased.
  

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[h3]Contact us:[/h3]
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Hello friends!

We would like to be honest with you and want to admit that this update failed to meet our expectations or those of the audience. We are also very saddened by this reaction to the EOS integration and unfortunately have to go back to version 4 to make a new system that you will love.

We respect you and appreciate the time you have spent with us. We recognize the issues with optimization and that we chose the wrong system for the backend, so we are looking for an alternative. Accordingly, we have to postpone the update with the new map, which has been completed and waiting for you for a while now.

We are very sorry and will try to find such a system as soon as possible and fix all critical flaws.

Much love and sad hugs to you,
Your CyberLight GS

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Dear hunters!

After the 5.0 update, we received negative feedback from some players who don't want to register an Epic Games account. And others don't understand why it's necessary. We want to make it clear.

[h3]Why we needed Epic Games accounts:[/h3]
As we are a small indie studio consisting of 2 developers, one of the important tasks is to increase our audience and show BIGFOOT to more people, to adapt it to new platforms. This is a very challenging task considering our resources. Adapting a game for a new shop takes us about 6 months of daily work.

Epic Games' EOS system was the optimal solution to ensure that all online functions work regardless of the platform. It provides cross-platform lobbies, voice chat, achievements, gameplay saving. Plus it's already available by default on our engine, freeing us up more time to focus on new content that players are really looking forward to.

[h3]How epic account linking works:[/h3]
Account linking only needs to be done 1 time when starting the game, thereafter login will be automatic.

• Players who already have an Epic account can link their Steam and Epic accounts in 2 clicks at the first game launch.
  
• Players who don't want to register an account can use a proxy account by clicking "Create Account".
  

[h3]What is a proxy account:[/h3]
What is meant by "Create Account" in this case is not the creation of a "real" account, but a proxy account that does not require any information from you other than your date of birth and consent to EG and Steam proxy account linking.
The proxy account does not require any personal information such as name, email address. Also, the game does not require EGS Launcher to be installed on the user's PC.

The proxy account is exactly designed to allow players to play without registering a real account, but at the same time, the proxy allows the system to manage lobby creation and other online features for all players.

Registering a proxy account takes a couple of minutes right in the game and only needs to be done once.

We look forward to your understanding.

Kind regards,
CyberLight team