Version 0.16.1227.1723: Bits of new content, bug fixes and optimization

Dark Crystal Games wishes you Happy holidays! New Year is right behind the corner and we are still working on hotfixes. The next major hotfix is almost ready, but we want to take a couple more days to test it inside the studio. However, if you are already anxious to receive the changes, they are available on our public test branch.

[h3]To download the patch from the test branch, you need to do the following:[/h3]

• You may need to restart Steam;
  

• Right-click on Encased in your Library and chose Properties;
  

• Switch to the Betas tab and select public-test in the dropdown.
  
• Click Close
  
• The game should start updating now, but if this does not happen - restart Steam
  

Of course, the release version of the hotfix will differ from the test one in a number of changes, but saves from the test branch will remain compatible. (However, to be safe, make a copy of them upfront).

[h3]Here is a partial list of fixes, changes, and new content in the upcoming hotfix:[/h3]

• Yoko: recruiting fixed. Now, to hire her, you must first convince Akira,
  
• Fixed all labels of the game log: now the information has become more readable,
  
• Random events: increased frequency of combat random encounters,
  
• Random events: rebalancing the equipment of enemies and loot,
  
• Random events: fixed and added event "Broken Robot",
  
• Random events: fixed and added the event "Rusty car",
  
• Random events: fixed and added the event "Car and suitcase",
  
• Random events: fixed and added the event "Blisters",
  
• Random events: fixed and added location "Road Ambush",
  
• Fixed weapons in the character of Oliver Reiten,
  
• Fixed weapons for the character Pepper,
  
• Fixed the behavior of Katarzyna Belitskaya when a player enters combat,
  
• Added illustrations in a random event vignette at the gas station,
  
• Walkie-talkie in the car: added avatar,
  
• Samuel Levy, arena fighter: avatar added,
  
• Fox, arena fighter: added avatar,
  
• Ken Mason, arena fighter: avatar added,
  
• Added illustrations to vignette with arena bets,
  
• Added illustrations in the vignette of the "Emulator" project,
  
• All random dungeons with bunkers: added loading screen,
  
• Added text to the loading screen of the repaired elevator on Magellan,
  
• Added text to the loading screen of the elevator,
  
• Added text to the boot screen of the catacombs in the laboratory,
  
• Added text to the loading screen of the technical floor of the reactor,
  
• Added text to the loading screen of trading posts in the desert,
  
• A bug has been fixed in the vignette with rat races: now the player cannot bet on the Rocker if he informed the race organizer that the Rocker is under the substitute,
  
• Added character Martin Kingsley to the location "Magellan",
  
• Added character Mario Bertolucci to the slums location",
  
• Added the character James Potocki to the slums location,
  
• The functioning of the dialogue with the character Sebastian Van Alden in the office of the project "Emulator" is fixed,
  
• The missing scenery was added to the barens location, the terrane was repainted,
  
• At the location with a relict door, the missing decorations were added and the terrane was repainted,
  
• The terrane was repainted at the swamp location,
  
• Completely changed the cellars of the gas station,
  
• Fixed many out-of-reach objects on Concord station,
  
• Fixed AP cost for many weapons and many AP related bugs,
  
• Optimization.