Pixel Noir News

Hey all,
v1.5 build is finally live!!!!

- Some layering issues have been fixed around the game.

- Stomped out some typos.

- An attempted fix make to some achievement markers not working.

- Missing ATB heads for white squares.

- Made it a little easier to win at the casino games.

- Levels reverting -this shouldn't be happening anymore but if it is please let us know.

- The chapter #s in the data menu when saving, you'll just need to load then save again and you'll see your chapter number.

- And of course the most major thing that this update fixes (and the reason why we took so long to get this out) is the save versioning system!!! Now any fixes we did to things in the story past the point you might be at in the game will update correctly. However, please let us know if you reach a point in the story where you can't continue on and where that may be so we can fix it in the next update.

SWDTech Games' Creative Director Len Stuart talks about all things Pixel Noir with the guys from the Up-N-Up podcast!

Listen to the interview on Apple podcasts!

Yep we are still fixing this and that, so let's get into it!

- Fixed the annoying skipping in shops / Gear menu
- Player character sliding when interacting with non pausing cinematic events
- issue with save data -we are still working on this but some progress has been made
- battle HUD level positioning
- broken cinematics in ch1 police station
- Sewer monsters anims causing soft locks
- gate door in ch2 still blocking the way when loading save data after completing Needle's case

🚨 The Pinnacle City Police Dept. is on the lookout for ten new elite detectives! The mission is clear: Find Shovel Knight. 🚨

Flex your sleuthing skills & enter our Shovel Knight x Pixel Noir contest! Ten winners will receive a Steam Shovel Knight Dig key, digital OSTs for both games, and a digital copy of Pixel Noir's arranged album!

Contest Details:
->Identify the elusive blue burrower in Pixel Noir & take a screenshot
->Share the screenshot on X, Facebook, or Instagram and tag with #PixelNoirCompetition

Go get em!!

We fixed some of the annoying issues that players have been reporting.... Here's a list.

- Reviving a character who has a status effect stopping on the ATB causing soft-freezing.

- Running then dying in battle causing freezing or other weird effects.

- Player showing as the younger version of the detective in ch3 with mostly grayed out main menu choices

- Resolved issue with hit rate. You won't be missing all the time now!

- Character gear and stat inconsistencies between saves and update versions.

- Various layering issues.

- Dialogue grammar issues.

We also found a big problem with save data we will be trying to fix between today and tomorrow. We will be fixing that soon since that seems the most critical at the moment. A longer issue with frame rate to even crashing due to path finding calculations still remain but we are working on it.

Man, just when you think things are problem free new problems crop up out of nowhere... Please believe we are doing our best to keep the game from doing these annoying things to you.

Thanks to all the players helping us in reporting these bugs.