Dark Fracture: Prologue news & patch notes

Greetings fearfolks!

Did you miss us and the unsettling whispers from the Body Farm? After a longer silence than intended - we're back, and we have fresh news to share about Dark Fracture.

The Shadows Behind the Silence

We know our updates have become infrequent these past months, and for that, we want to be transparent. Development challenges and unexpected delays played a part, but another big reason for our quietness was a deliberate choice - we learned from past experience that revealing too much and too early can sometimes spoil the spine-chilling first encounter we aim to deliver. We’ve become cautious, carefully selecting what horrors to unveil, to make your eventual playthrough as impactful and terrifying as possible. But as we get closer to the finish line, we will reveal more for you to enjoy. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/3f4a1740de6fd1e9d18cb63b6e3c5c9cd0da9ff2.png

What Lies Ahead?

Despite these challenges, we've been making steady progress! Our team has poured countless hours into refining puzzles designed to twist your mind and level designs crafted to immerse you in the harrowing atmosphere of the Body Farm and The Underworld. On top of that, we've been refining new and existing enemy encounters to ensure each confrontation is unforgettable - and thoroughly unsettling. And yes, we do hear your curiosity loud and clear! Soon, we'll be dropping a new trailer that will shed a flickering light on the nightmares awaiting you in Dark Fracture. Stay tuned! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/d6e57f27a4cd5ed8036255fafa173454ee172849.png Thank you for your continued patience and unwavering support. Your excitement fuels our passion, and we're dedicated to bringing you the best—and most horrifying—experience possible. Want to stay in the loop? Join the Dark Fracture Discord server to chat about the game, and don't forget to follow us on X & YouTube for all upcoming updates. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/9c8d531826dba43782872dee7f482102b018c202.gif

Until next time, don't forget to wishlist Dark Fracture—it’s the best way to ensure you’ll be among the first to know when terror is ready to unfold 👇

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Greetings, Fearfolks!

It's been a while since we last spoke, but we're back with some news to share! Dark Fracture has been nominated for Most Anticipated at The Horror Game Awards!

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Greetings fearfolks,

We stand on the precipice of darkness, a silence so profound it chills the soul. It's been a while since we whispered our last update, and we understand that your curiosity has been gnawing at you. But fear not, for this silence has been the crucible in which we're still forging Dark Fracture into a nightmare that will terrify you. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/40dd412a63eacf585f0febf82988150453ca14b0.png

The Art of Silence

Why the silence, you ask? It's a question we've pondered deeply as we used to post updates way more often. Our dedication to this enigmatic silence change stems from a profound respect for your anticipation. We believe that sharing only when we have substantial, mind-bending horrors to reveal is our sacred duty.

The Twisted Unveiling

Now, the time has come to pierce the veil of silence. Our new trailer that we have just premiered at Fear Fest: Black Summer 2023! But that's not all; Dark Fracture is officially slated for release in 2024. We understand your thirst for specifics, for a roadmap through this labyrinth of fear. Rest assured, we will soon share more, peeling back the layers of our twisted creation.

The Labyrinth of Secrets

Within this labyrinth of secrets, we appreciate your patience. The desire for details gnaws at us too, but bear with us a little longer. Until then, if the trailer sent shivers down your spine, we implore you to add Dark Fracture to your wishlist and share your thoughts with us! Your voices echo in the abyss, and we cherish them. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/ab7574863edb6b67b669c8f527c144905839c8ff.png

The Darkness Beckons

As we delve deeper into the abyss, remember that the silence has not been a void but a canvas. It's been a canvas upon which we've painted our most intimate fears and hopes, a canvas that protects the very essence of Dark Fracture. Until next time, at the body farm, Twisted II Studio https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture/

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Hello, Fearfolks!

We’ve opened a portal to hell, and released all the horrors contained within into the world. …well, ok, into our vault. We will however unleash them upon all of humanity on September 6 during our horror extravaganza, Fear Fest 2022: Black Summer. Mark the calendar or the mark of the beast will mark you, we’re coming to your screens, and we have big guns on our side. Joining the show will, of course, be our premiere titles, Dark Fracture and Terror: Endless Night, but we’ve also recruited an army of influencers and big-name horror games publishers and developers. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29115981/2a89aed3d5270d3c1b485d8b2a7a27dbb54cfe4a.jpg The broadcast is going to feature trailers for upcoming top-shelf horror titles, developer interviews, gameplay recorded by popular influencers, and even story segments in the style of a found-footage horror film, to tie everything together. What are you waiting for? Head to fearfest.online, set a reminder, and join the army of fear! Together, we will paint the summer black.

See you in hell!

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Hello, fearfolks!

Today, I walk down the memory lane. Some time ago Dark Fracture has been a part of Feardemic's Fear Fest, and you had a chance to hear my voice, when I was taking you behind the scenes of my horror game. If you've missed it, don't worry. My Deep Dive is now available on YouTube, so without further ado - go and check it out... if you're brave enough: Cheers, Nissai Becker https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture/

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• A close look at our new insect enemy
• W.A.S.D. & FFF recap
• We’ve been featured in The MIX 10th Anniversary Online Showcase and the Intel Showcase at Hamburg Games Conference
• Upcoming events: Digital Dragons, Indie Live Expo

Some say in a few years we’ll all be eating insects. Well, you may find that in Dark Fracture a role-reversal of sorts awaits you. We’ve been hard at work getting new models for the game and today we’re ready to show you one of them and take you on a journey through its creation. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/3e4c3f00c838a12e4c0bb7657f6ae79ced3fe4b4.png

Skittering… will it ever stop?

Let’s get to the meat of this devlog. Do insects count as meat? Regardless, last you’ve heard from us, it was still 2021 and we took a closer look at the realm we dubbed “The Underworld”. This time, we bring you one of the horrors that leaked into reality from said Underworld, or... did they? In your day-to-day routine on the body farm, you may find your workflow interrupted by some of these hideous mutated insectoids. They may be small in size but there’s power in numbers. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/70c9213be171deaa4ca73e02861ec44fdbec445a.png Some of the initial concepts of the insect As far as the design goes, we wanted to go with something that is almost universally considered repulsive. You’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t at least a little peeved by the sighting of an oversized insect. Of course, there is beauty to be found anywhere and the detail on our new critter certainly has some aesthetic appeal, if I could say so myself. Another reason for choosing insects? Dark Fracture’s atmosphere really hinges on this alien and eerie feeling and bugs have for years been used as prototypes for designing alien creatures. Their anatomy lends itself perfectly to creating monsters that make us feel uneasy because in real life we never see insects in these proportions and with so much detail, and they look nothing like the animals we’re used to seeing day-to-day. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/931e45aaa7af7b61934258b7e93b6e3e531cd71c.jpg Model after numerous iterations As you can see in the images above, the design has come a long way from the initial draft. Aside from the model gaining a lot more detail and definition, there were a lot of design changes. We’ve settled on a much angrier looking skull, the mandibles gained a much more exaggerated, carnivorous-alien-here-to-devour-you feeling, and surprise, surprise, it has wings now. Oh, God. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/8c42789d4ea7d4a19d5e7b406534e9fde8c1ca53.png First textured draft Even then, our work was not done, as the critter had to be textured, and we were still working out little kinks, the biggest of them being the design of the wings. Here you can see one of the early iterations: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/da5daa62a9fadf432dabbb9ea4e75a1bff855be6.jpg At this point, the design was really coming together, and it soon culminated in the final look of the monster. That’s what you’ve been waiting for, haven’t you? Well, we’ll show you the final product in a second, but first, we’ve prepared a little texturing breakdown time-lapse of the model. Enjoy: Now, without further ado, we present to you, the finalized version of our insect friend. Be right back, need to take a shower after this… {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/0ad0f120ee88ed32fa4387855b78bc16838a89bd.jpg

What’s happening in the real world

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/b22d3dde6611a6d3a2e52fa2e9228acc8b2fe470.gif EVENTS Back on Earth, not unlike our insect buddy, we’ve been quite the busy bees. While most of the showcases are taking place online, it has not tempered our spirits and we’re spreading the Dark Fracture gospel at all of them. There are a lot of events happening so let’s take them one at a time. We’ve just recently taken part in the Intel Showcase at Hamburg Games Conference, which was mostly a biz dev event but we were nonetheless happy to be part of this very impressive lineup. Our publisher Feardemic also held an event which they aptly named the Feardemic’s Fear Fest, where they showcased new trailers from their upcoming titles, Dark Fracture, as you may have guessed, being one of them. If you missed it, you can watch the FFF trailer here: You can watch the entire event, including the part where our best boy, Nissai Becker, talks about the game here: We have also been honored to get featured at The MIX 10th Anniversary Online Showcase which has previously given stage to such wonderful, critically-acclaimed titles as DARQ or Eldest Souls. Standing next to such giants was definitely incredibly exciting. As far as live events go, we visited WASD in London, this led to this hilarious compilation of people jumping in their seats while playing Dark Fracture: Prologue. People seemed to enjoy the Prologue quite a lot which really gave us the motivation to keep working on Dark Fracture. We really love seeing the fans’ reactions, because it’s you guys that we do this for. If you were one of the people we scared at the event make sure to let us know in the comments. If you haven’t tried the Prologue yet, it’s completely free and you can check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1389160/Dark_Fracture_Prologue/ Moving from the past into the present, we have a few events coming up, most notably Digital Dragons 2022 where we’re a part of their Indie Showcase, and Indie Live Expo which included us in their INDIE Live Premiere segment. DD2022 takes place on May 12-13, and will show off 40 selected titles on Steam before the conference, and then let you play them during it, so look out for Dark Fracture. As for ILE, you’ll be able to catch us on day 2 of the event (May 22) on their stream. Until our next devblog post, we remind you, as usual, to add Dark Fracture to your wishlist to not miss any updates 👇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture/ Lastly, if you want to get directly in touch with us, join our community on Discord (click the image 👇) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/9c8d531826dba43782872dee7f482102b018c202.gif

The Spring is here and so is the conclusion to our Black Summer Remix Competition! As a reminder, BSC was a contest where we asked our fans to remix the song Black Summer by The Feardemic Orchestra created for the purpose of an easter egg in Dark Fracture. The top 3 finalists were each to receive a set of world-renowned GRADO GW100 wireless headphones worth 249 USD each, and the winner would additionally get their creation featured in Dark Fracture as well as on the official game soundtrack. Now, without further ado, we’d like to congratulate MUSLEY for taking first place in the competition, your remix really had that “it” factor that we were looking for in a winner and your reimagining of the song was really creative. We’d also like to congratulate the runner-ups, THE SEVEN WHORES OF THE APOCALYPSE (hope we spelled that right), and SIDDARTH, you guys did a fantastic job and we hope the new headphones will serve you well. We’d also like to thank all the other folks who submitted an entry, you guys rock, and there were some amazing entries that almost made it to the podium, and deserve praise, keep doing the good work. Who knows, if we run of these again in the future, you might just pull ahead! Now, we premiered a part of this at Fear Fest already but here is the full version of the music video we’ve prepared for Musley’s winning Black Summer Remix, enjoy! Feardemic out!

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Watch the stream today at 7 pm CET/ 10 am PST and see new trailers for Feardemic’s upcoming games!

Hello, fearfolks!

It’s finally happening, the time has come to rock with us at Feardemic’s Fear Fest 2022! Today (15.03) at 7 pm CET/ 10 am PST you’ll be able to watch exciting new trailers, pick the brains of the developers behind our titles and listen to Hunter Peterson’s silky smooth voice. You can catch the stream at our Youtube and/ or Twitch channel or you can simply navigate to the event website at fearfest.online, where you can also find the countdown to the festivities as well as detailed info on the exact contents of the showcase. Among others, FFF is going to feature news about the icy cold turn-based adventure Terror: Endless Night inspired by the infamous expedition to the Arctic Sea, The vibrant action-filled metroidvania Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows, and of course one of the most anticipated horror games of 2022, the terrifying and mind-bending Dark Fracture. See you there, Fearfolks!

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Hello, fearfolks!

We're interrupting the regular Steam scrolling to bring you the disturbing footage recovered from the local "body farm" research facility. Due to the graphic nature of the footage parental discretion is advised.

What you just saw is just a teaser of what awaits you at Feardemic's Fear Fest 2022. The completely new, terrifying Dark Fracture trailer is coming. Stay tuned and don't forget to save the date - March 15th. Cheers, Twisted II Studio & Feardemic https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture/

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We're excited to bring you: Black Summer Remix Competition!

We have something special for all composers, musicians and DJs!

If you missed the last announcement, it talked about our big event, Feardemic’s Fear Fest 2022! It takes place on March 15 at 7 pm CET, and will feature a new trailer from Dark Fracture. But! Of course, we wouldn’t be writing to you just to remind you of FFF now, would we? That’s right, this time we’d like to announce a new event. A competition. Black Summer Remix Competition. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/e27019394de09d4b9b9600448da9a9596544d414.png What exactly is the Black Summer Remix Competition? To explain that, we’ll have to acquaint you with Black Summer first. Feardemic has its own band, The Feardemic Orchestra, and it’s been known to, from time to time, create amazing songs for their published titles. Black Summer, a piece created specifically for Dark Fracture! Listen to it below. https://youtu.be/C8tscVmjIHI We’re organizing a Black Summer Remix Competition, where you can put your own spin on the track and get your remix featured in the game Dark Fracture and on the official soundtrack!

How does it work?

First, you head on over to https://fearfest.online/bsc and download the stems (that is, the song separated into tracks by instrument), then you get to work on your masterpiece. The song has to include at least ONE (1) element from the track. There are absolutely no conditions, genre requirements, or length restrictions except that it must be ‘G’ rated, meaning no nasty words. Other than that, you are free to include extra lyrics, raps, or other cleared samples. Once you’re done, you save your file using the format YOURNAME X FEARDEMIC ORCHESTRA – Black Summer and use the form on the aforementioned site to submit your entry. You have time until March 5, 11:59 pm CET to submit your work. After that, all the submissions will be evaluated by a panel consisting of judges from Twisted II Studio, Feardemic, and The Feardemic Orchestra themselves. We will announce the winner of the competition at the end of Feardemic’s Fear Fest 2022, so don’t miss it! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/5c388c6c8abaeb3a591d977cae1584392063ce99.png If the prospect of getting your song in the game is not enticing enough, we have good news. In addition to the prestige that comes with your work appearing in Dark Fracture, the winner, as well as the 2 runner-ups, will each receive a set of world-renowned GRADO GW100 wireless headphones worth 249 USD each. That’s it for this one, Fearfolks! We very warmly invite you to take part in the competition, if not for the prizes, then for the fun and excitement of it. We’re really looking forward to hearing what you guys cook up, and can’t wait to hear your takes on Black Summer! Cheers, Twisted II Studios & Feardemic https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture/

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Hello, fearfolks!

Strap yourself to the chair or you just might fall out! It's our pleasure to announce Feardemic’s Fear Fest 2022! Our special event scheduled for March 15th of this year and hosted by one and only Hunter Peterson of SCP Explained fame - it's gonna be a great opportunity for us to showcase our sizable lineup of upcoming games, and there’s some amazing stuff in there. Among others, FFF is going to feature news about the icy cold turn-based adventure Terror: Endless Night inspired by the infamous expedition to the Arctic Sea from the former Frostpunk 2 devs, The vibrant action-filled metroidvania Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows, and of course one of the most anticipated horror games of 2022, the terrifying and mind-bending Dark Fracture. Find out more: https://fearfest.online/ Be sure to join us! Cheers!

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• We talk about the 'Underworld' - what is it?
• An update on the latest developments
• A recap of the industry events we have attended over the past month and a half

Imagination is a powerful tool: since the dawn of time, humanity has used it to bend the laws of logic and nature to escape reality in the only place in which none of them apply - the mind. But what if there is a place in which thought takes a physical, tangible shape? Today, we want to take into consideration such a possibility by talking to you about the most mysterious part of Dark Fracture! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/20895d256b2052b4c5dbf763fa7d8a266acb6e68.gif

Welcome to the Underworld

In the last couple of devblogs we have talked a lot about the body farm — an eerie but actually real kind of research facility, as well as the workplace of Dark Fracture protagonist, Edward. The body farm is not the sole environment Edward will explore in the full release of Dark Fracture. Those of you who have played the Dark Fracture: Prologue demo till the end had a glimpse of some very obscure and unearthly place that looks like coming straight out of a Beksiński artwork (that's not accidental - more on that later). For the sake of the conversation, from now on we will refer to that place as the 'Underworld'. The Underworld is a place (is it though?) in which inanimate and living matter seem to merge together in forming shapes and surfaces that resemble nothing like the world we know. The laws of physics are bent, environments do not follow euclidean principles, and its creatures and objects look alien to us. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/2b88855c02d1faa7e117397f5bee1360001ffa31.jpg While so far we have hinted at the possibility that the Underworld is the fruit of whimsical imagination, we cannot avoid asking ourselves why someone would fantasize about a place that is so terrifying and dangerous to themselves. Sure, the world is full of people with unusual kinks, but that doesn't seem to be the case with our protagonist Edward, whose life has been harmful enough to not need to make it more miserable. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/b4ec2e960fb099099a70c5458f6fac0419165425.jpg Moving from hypothetical to factual information, the visual representation of the Underworld is inspired by multiple creative sources: the biomechanical designs of Swiss artist H.R. Giger, the surreal & melancholic landscapes of Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński, and some of the otherworldly locations described in the horror stories of American writer H.P. Lovecraft. While the creations of these artists are very different from each other, all of them possessed a very vivid imagination, which they used to introduce terrifying thoughts in our collective minds. By using these sources of inspiration, we aim to blend proven concepts of terror with our vision of the Underworld, a place that might or might not be real - but that's for you, the player, to decide when you will venture into the release version of Dark Fracture, coming in 2022. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/2b755d8947cacb75459538a8721554f27e8854b6.jpg

What's happening in the real world

Events

In the real world (the actual one), over the past month and a half we have been quite spreading awareness about our game in different events, both physical and digital ones. It all started in early October with EGX in London, our first physical event since the global pandemic began. Visitors had the chance to play the Dark Fracture: Prologue demo in person and win Dark Fracture merchandise by completing the demo in less than 25 minutes - which turned out to be such an attractive opportunity that by the third day of the event we ran out of t-shirts. Nevertheless, people kept coming in, and we received some very positive feedback from most of the players. After that, Dark Fracture appeared on the physical show floor of Busan Indie Connect in Korea (unfortunately we couldn't be there, but Dark Fracture: Prologue had a booth), followed by the digital ones of Indie Live Expo and Megamigs. On the latter, Dark Fracture has received a nomination for Best Audio & Soundtrack - while that isn't an award, having been only one of the few games selected for competing for that prize among dozens of participants was certainly a privilege. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/5559ea0b14d304ce4d79cdf783bef767d58467ca.jpg

Production

Given these circumstances, the development has been slowed down a bit, but is proceeding nonetheless. These are the main highlights:

• We have continued to focus on accessibility, for example by adding the settings option to interact with doors & drawers by either using drag 'n' drop movements or the simple click of a button
• We are improving and testing the language of missions & objective scripts to make them clearer to anyone and avoid confusing the players
• 2D images & art in the game are being improved
• New pieces of equipment are getting implemented, including but not limited to a compass, a walkie-talkie, and some more mysterious and deadly tools...

Until our next devblog post, we remind you, as usual, to add Dark Fracture to your wishlist to not miss any updates 👇

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790

If you enjoyed Dark Fracture: Prologue, please consider writing a review and inviting your friends to play it 👇

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Lastly, if you want to get directly in touch with us, join our community on Discord (click the image 👇)

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Dark Fracture will be part of the showcase of this year's edition of MEGAMIGS, an online industry event for developers and players alike. Participation at the event is free for the general public. On top of having many different games demos to try, participants in the event have the chance to support their favorite developers by voting their games for the People's Choice Awards.

Will you help us win this year's MEGAMIGS Festival People's Choice Award? Take a second to support Dark Fracture by voting for it on the "Under 5M category"!

Cast your vote on 👉 the official voting form of MEGAMIGS

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• Dark Fracture is at EGX
• The body farm is getting bigger
• New movement features
• UI and interaction with objects has been improved
• Physics is being enhanced
• Implemented full controller support
• New accessibility options
• Prologue localization is almost here

Happy Spooktober, and welcome to the 11th development blog of Dark Fracture 🎃 As the virus-that-shall-not-be-named is loosening its grip on the world, things are slowly getting back to normal, and physical events are making a comeback. For the first time in almost two years, Dark Fracture: Prologue is playable at a physical location, more specifically at the show floor of EGX in London. If you happen to live in the capital of UK, don’t miss the chance to visit the event and grab some free merch at our booth! Of course, we haven’t made a whole devlog just to tell you we are attending some event around the world. The last month has been quite intense for the development of Dark Fracture, and we want to share with you some of the highlights.

The body farm is growing

One of the most morbid yet fascinating aspects of real body farms is how many different “decomposition scenarios” are prepared to allow scientists as many different case studies as possible – bodies are placed on grass or dirt, unearthed or semi-buried, submerged in water or mud, exposed to insects and fauna or partially protected, and so on. This variety allows for multiple scientific disciplines (forensics, biology, and entomology just to name a few) to be involved in the research, thus requiring appropriate laboratories to be available on the site. Add to that the metaphysical nature of Dark Fracture and how isolated our body farm is, and you can imagine how fast grows the need for virtual space for the characters of our game. All of this is to say that the body farms environment is getting bigger and more facilities are being added to it. The teasers we released so far no longer do justice to what the body farm is becoming, and you can expect some very interesting shots in the future.

New gameplay and visual features

We often ask ourselves: how can we make Edward’s life more miserable (and scare the player more)? Lately, we have figured that claustrophobia could be a fantastic way to achieve that, and while open-air environments remain a staple of the body farm, crawl spaces are now a thing. Take a look at this gif and observe Edward dragging himself through a twisted vent: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/5948b2a47e499bdb6a69aa36773f67883a3bc039.gif Moreover, as we want to raise the quality bar of our game and make it distinguishably superior to the original Dark Fracture: Prologue, characters movements are being enhanced, the UI is getting an overhaul to be more pleasant to the eye, and more interactions are being added. For example, doors and drawers can now be physically moved using the mouse: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/5003140ec7a8f1b20efac473be179aec6511f267.gif Physical objects trajectory is getting improved, and we have also added an option to drop them: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/5d6b1f62d7ae61d7cff23dadea14c880f88b052a.gif

More accessibility options

We cannot stress enough how much the feedback we received on Dark Fracture: Prologue has been helped us to understand the players' needs. That is why, due to popular demand, we added a lot of new game settings to give better control to players, including but not limited to a customizable field of view, chromatic aberration, brightness, crosshair size, subtitles settings: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/e2652d52bba3ff81eae4fc62623ab7fbeb957d27.gif Last but not least, full controller support has been fully implemented: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/82586939fdd8d48d5070e434585612b955eb60b7.gif

Dark Fracture: Prologue localization is still ongoing

As we have mentioned in our previous devlog, the localization of Dark Fracture: Prologue (coming in French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Russian, Chinese) has proven to be quite labor-intensive. That doesn’t mean is not ongoing, and we are looking forward to releasing the update by the end of the year.

Don't forget to add Dark Fracture to your wishlist to not miss any updates 👇

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture/

If you enjoyed Dark Fracture: Prologue, please consider writing a review and inviting your friends to play it – it’s free 👇

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1389160/Dark_Fracture_Prologue/

Lastly, if you want to get directly in touch with us, join our community on Discord (click the image 👇)

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/2cf4ee379d98dc0305027e5dd265f7dbe7821f6a.png TL;DR version:

• We discuss the future of NPCs in Dark Fracture
• A pledge for higher quality: new animations, new models, motion capture, and lipsync
• Prologue localization is on the way

One of the challenges of making a first-person horror adventure as an indie developer is not falling into the trap of becoming "just another indie horror on Steam". We believe that the solution relies on two keywords: quality and authenticity. How did we plan to implement them? Let's start explaining from the latter. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/f24c7adc5fc87b5f72c50663b34001a7e8930b57.png Have you ever wondered why the protagonists of many indie first-person horror games never actually meet other human characters during their adventures? The reason is simple: humans are complicated beings to represent digitally. While the appearance and behavior of fantastical creatures can be shaped in any way the developer desires, a human that doesn't behave or appear as such inevitably ends up looking uncanny. That is why most developers choose to introduce characters through diaries, audio logs, radio communications, and so on. However, we have decided to take the risk. Some time ago, during the Reddit AMA, we revealed that Dark Fracture will not be your typical indie horror and actually has extra characters present as NPCs for our protagonist, Edward, to interact with. A facility like the body farm, albeit unique, needs more than just Edward to be run — which means he won't be the sole employee. Colleagues, however, won't be the only characters Edward will meet - take a look at this mysterious figure that wanders around the compound 👇 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/a9f948640df74a0473965f0bfd684aa8853e07f0.jpg The face of someone who cannot unsee things {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/6f166d5fe26304d4ce72e99567c0bce2df232bfb.jpg Provisional model of a researcher {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/b7a996c19a0f87eb34ef8a58fd2a095958f388f6.png While there is still a lot of work to do before we will be able to call Dark Fracture a high-quality game, we can confidently say that the bar has raised significantly since Dark Fracture: Prologue. 3D models and textures are being improved, and we have even started using mocap and lipsync technologies to make animations smoother. Here you can find some examples 👇 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/742b2ddf77175de86dba2afd698ff1059f0628bf.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/577219a9ff36ccc263897d0d920eb27e8e7d4fa5.png Edward's arms have now more realistic decals and those weird-looking stitches on his hand have been replaced with an actual scar {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/dc883791bafcfae974f9d04abb2a5cc47062fb07.gif Interactions with items are being fully animated {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/c2dbfe2591268935e6fe0a5e379e864aa6083176.gif A mocap and lipsync test using the model of that mysterious guy {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/faed97919da48b517ec472759b0e78fbf0526f97.png As earlier announced, Dark Fracture: Prologue is being localized in 7 languages:

• French
• Italian
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• German
• Russian
• Chinese

As the integration of certain alphabets is particularly complicated and the development of the complete version of Dark Fracture takes priority over updating the Prologue, the localization update release will take a couple of months.

If you enjoyed Dark Fracture: Prologue, please consider writing a review and inviting your friends to play it – it’s free 👇

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1389160/Dark_Fracture_Prologue/

Don't forget to add Dark Fracture to your wishlist to not miss any updates 👇

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture/

Lastly, if you want to get directly in touch with us, join our community on Discord (click the image 👇)

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A long time ago, when a-certain-virus-that-shall-not-be-named didn’t exist and physical events were still a thing, game developers like us used to fly around the world and showcase their games in front of crowds. While that’s no longer the case, events continue to exist in a digital format. One of such events is PAX Online, which happens to have selected Dark Fracture as one of the winners for their Indie Showcase! To celebrate the occasion, we have created a new gameplay teaser that is available NOW for you to watch on YouTube, as well as on the storefront of Dark Fracture. See the teaser on YouTube:

And that’s not all!

On top of the many juicy streams offered by PAX Online, we invite you to take a look at hand-picked content creators’ gameplay commentaries of Dark Fracture: Prologue that are rolling out NOW on the storefront together with the new teaser! Check the streams on the storefront: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture/ Credits:

• staycation
• Matt McMuscles

If you are a content creator and wish to be part of more activities like this, we invite you to sign-up to Lurkit, a platform for content creators in which you can get exclusive rewards for streaming Dark Fracture: Prologue as well as many other great games: https://www.lurkit.com/campaigns/dark-fracture-prologue Lastly, as always, we invite you to join our official Discord server to stay in touch with us, and remind you to invite your friends to add Dark Fracture to their wishlist: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/90277cca2f2d6cf2ca2d39df1585c4e6a7365907.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/17b720691daa1baad8b3bb08ec77e4a630b20900.gif

Hey everyone, Nissai from Twisted II Studio here. While the AMA on r/pcgaming is unfolding at the same time and this news is going live, we have multiple important updates regarding Dark Fracture!

1) WE HAVE FOUND A NEW PUBLISHER - FEARDEMIC

If you have noticed the recent changes on our store page, this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Feardemic is a publisher of horror games from Poland and is part of the same company behind psychological horror games such as Layers of Fear, The Medium, Observer – I’m obviously talking of Bloober Team.

How will the cooperation with the publisher impact the development of Dark Fracture?

The role of Feardemic is to provide resources to develop Dark Fracture more efficiently, bring the game to all consoles, and help to make it more popular. All the creative decisions regarding Dark Fracture will belong solely to us, the developers, and we will release the game only when it is truly ready — which brings us to the next update...

2) THE GAME WILL BE RELEASED IN 2022 AS A FULL, NON-EARLY ACCESS GAME

Nobody likes delays, but if there’s one thing that 2020 taught us, it is that people like incomplete games even less. This is the reason why we have decided to move away from Early Access and thus postpone the release to 2022 – to offer you a complete and well-polished horror experience.

When exactly is Dark Fracture going to be released?

It’s too soon to say when exactly it is going to be released, but both we and Feardemic will make sure to communicate any update here on Steam and any other relevant channel.

3) DARK FRACTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SIX DIFFERENT PLATFORMS

That’s right – Dark Fracture is coming to PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch! Initially, Dark Fracture was conceived for PC and next-gen consoles only, but considering the ongoing global situation caused by semiconductor shortages, scalpers, and miners, we want to make sure that people will be able to play our game on their favorite device without having to spend crazy amounts of money. Obviously, PC will always be the best place to play it ;)

4) DARK FRACTURE: PROLOGUE WILL BE SOON AVAILABLE IN 7 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

Dark Fracture: Prologue has been out for a while now, but that doesn’t mean we have stopped updating it. The next big update is localization, as the Prologue is currently being translated into:

• French
• Italian
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• German
• Russian
• Chinese

We hope this will help players to enjoy Dark Fracture better and bring more awareness to our game. Speaking of awareness – if you haven’t done it yet, please add Dark Fracture to your wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture/ If you enjoyed Dark Fracture: Prologue, consider writing a review and inviting your friends to play it – it’s free! And lastly, if you want to get in touch with us in real-time, join our community on Discord: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/90277cca2f2d6cf2ca2d39df1585c4e6a7365907.png

In the last few months, a lot of things have been happening behind the scenes and we are preparing for a major announcement regarding the bright future of Dark Fracture (pun unintended). In preparation for such an announcement, we have decided to host an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit to give everyone the opportunity to hear the latest news about the development of Dark Fracture and ask us any questions about it.

The Dark Fracture AMA will take place next Thursday, June the 24th, at 2PM ET / 8PM CEST, on r/pcgaming

You can check your equivalent timezone here: https://everytimezone.com/s/3357ee8d The AMA will help us to raise awareness about Dark Fracture, and we would greatly appreciate it if all of you could tune in that day on https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/ to participate in the conversation. Be sure to follow our official Reddit account to be notified once the AMA goes live. Lastly, if you haven’t done it yet, please consider adding Dark Fracture to your wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture/

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Dark Fracture Prologue 2.0 (Jan 15th) update:

• New achievements!
• Voice acting improvements.
• Volumes adjusted.
• New intro screens with skipping option.
• New loading screens.
• Improved control over the values of the mouse sensitivity.
• Fixed a bug that can cause the autopsy lights to be active when first entering the room.
• Fixed a bug that can cause physics items to not rotate properly.
• Fixed a bug that can cause the trolleys to spin out of control.
• Fixed UI & tutorials to fit all monitors, now providing ultra-wide support as well.
• Fixed a bug that can cause the player to be forced in a directional move after certain tutorials.
• Fixed bugs of subtitles/voice acting replacing each other inappropriately.
• Fixed inappropriate clipping of the fire hydrant inside the morgue.
• And much more!

Dark Fracture Prologue 2.1 (Jan 29th) update:

• Players can now open doors and interact with the world even when holding physical objects.
• Fixed a bugged achievement.
• Fixed some bugged tutorials.
• Fixed a recent issue with the crosshair getting stuck to the screen.
• Fixed a bug that prevented players from locking doors or lockers.

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/175dc2db1126396ec8417bd8c9829f25a80e4d1e.png TL;DR version: Thank you for your support, you're awesome and we love you. New Dark Fracture: Prologue update with Steam achievements! Some technical issues Vote for us in the GDWC finals! We work hard, dude, more updates soon. Hello everyone! We would like to update you on some of our progress, a short retrospective about the year that's been, as well as a peek into what's to come and our plans for the future. But first and foremost, we wanted to start things off with a thank you, thank you for all of the support you've shown us! Thank you to all of you who have spread the word, added us to your wishlists and of course, to all of you who have pre-purchased Dark Fracture! It's thanks to all of you that 2020 was such a blessed year for us! Despite all that happened over this past year, your support has helped us through the lows and made the highs that much more impactful! We are deeply thankful to each and every one of you who supported us along the way. We've seen quite a lot of progress over the past year and your support made all the ungodly hours we've put into development worth it. And so, we are entering 2021 more eager than ever to carry on our work! With your support and enthusiasm, we have been able to press on through the most difficult of times as we bring you all a brand new prologue update! Achievements are finally coming to Dark Fracture, and while the full game is still a while off, you can already play the prologue and get some achievements! We have also taken the time to re-record and polish the voice acting you've experienced so far in Dark Fracture, so if you haven't played in a while, do give the prologue another shot! Take in the new voiced lines and hunt those achievements! Please note that due to some technical difficulties we’ve experienced with our leading work machine during crucial development moments, one achievement is bugged (you will receive it automatically) and we cannot fix it until we resolve the technical issues, we expect the issue to be resolved within a week or two, and once it’s resolved we will post a full list of changes and updates of the new prologue version. Sadly, the issue also means Dark Fracture early access release will get delayed a bit further, but we can assure you we are doing everything we can to bring the game to early access as soon as we can! If you want to support us as well, you can still pre-order Dark Fracture over on GameJolt! But don't wait too long, because this is a limited time offer. Even supporting us by adding the game to your wishlist on Steam is quite helpful for us and we genuinely appreciate it! Next, as you might recall we have taken part in the 2020 Game Development World Championship Fan Favorites, and thanks to all of you, we have won first place in the weekly vote! But with 2020 behind us, the finals are already here! The voting will last for two weeks and we would be grateful to everyone who takes the time to cast a vote, so if you want to help Dark Fracture, be sure to check out the GDWC and vote for Dark Fracture! And with all of that out of the way, you might be wondering what's next? As part of our unending work to bring the full experience of Dark Fracture to life and to make it accessible to as many people as possible, we have been working behind the scenes on localizing Dark Fracture and the prologue to several languages so that more people could enjoy the horrors. And of course, there's more content from the upcoming Early Access to reveal, new and exciting sights that you would all soon get to experience and much more, so stay tuned for more updates from us! https://i.gjcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/46/73/2907073/media/darkfracture_gif1-rszt77tt-wqsgkjpt.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/929e7e479fac93dda4aa48a25be0b0dcfa1aba03.png As mentioned in the update above, there has been a lot of progress made during the development of the full game and upcoming early access. And so, we wanted to tease just a fraction of what’s to come and show off a few brand new assets from the "other world" for you to feast your eyes on! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/ae6b33c9f179aaa61274801ba618f69f14c700a0.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/da43d4343b87f2bec73c6d3bfb006ba17289ef1f.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/1dcf7313c45c81ef2e96854004dce9857654a86e.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/a976c368456a221236ca9a848aaf5f73425dce0a.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/6944828aa54eef61ccb18686d31f759b9a0faae3.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture/

LIMITED TIME OFFER HAS ENDED.

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Show us your support and you will immediately get a Steam key, the official soundtrack of Dark Fracture, and credit in the game as an early backer!

Available on GameJolt!!!

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TEXT & UI

• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the sanity tutorial window to become stuck on the screen.
• Updated the credits.
• Updated the intro screens.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the physical objects widget to become stuck on the screen.
• Fixed some grammatical errors.

INVENTORY & INTERACTION

• Increased the lifetime of the lighter without the need for fuel.
• Animations for the following are now quicker: physics, inspectable items, pick-ups, interaction with drawers, and crouching.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the zoom function to get stuck upon pausing the game. When leaving the menu, the zoom would be reset.
• Slightly increased the duration of the camera flash.
• The camera flash now has a slight fade out. This should relieve motion sickness and epilepsy issues caused by it to some degree.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the camera to flash twice.

VISUALS & LIGHTING

• Remade the floor in the morgue, giving it less of a shine. As well as adding more dirt in certain places.
• Light reflections are now more realistic.
• Fixed an issue that caused problems with the game’s resolution to some people. The game will now perform a benchmark test to all players when opened to determine the resolution.

SOUNDS

• Adjusted the heartbeat volume.
• Fixed the origin point of the camera flashing sounds to better represent where it is located before it is picked up.
• Added new ambient sounds.

PHYSICS & COLLISIONS

• Added proper collisions to the fusebox panels.
• Fixed an issue that caused the ceiling fan to sometimes drop through the floor.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the trollies to shake un-naturally when moved.
• Fixed an issue that can sometimes cause the trolleys to push the player into unintended places.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused two trolleys to collide with each other in a specific way and block player progress.
• Fixed an issue that caused the movable trolleys to flip sideways when hit with other trolleys.
• Changed the mass of all morgue trolleys upon reaching a certain point in the story. And changed all other physics items to match that.
• Throwing physics objects while moving will now throw the object further. When standing still, most thrown objects would drop due to a lack of momentum.

STORY-BASED

• The inventory would now be forcefully closed during certain scenes.
• Fixed an illogical subtitle that appears when interacting with the door to exit the facility. The subtitle now changes at a certain key moment to reflect the story better.

EVENTS & RANDOM PARANORMALS

• Added new scares.

CONTROLS

• Fixed an issue where the Right/Left arrow keys did not match the A/D keys.
• Fixed an issue that prevented mouse inversion from working properly.
• Fixed an issue that prevented mouse sensitivity from working properly.
• While holding the camera, the middle mouse button would cause it to flash instead of activating the zoom function. When the camera is not equipped, the middle mouse button would zoom as normal.
• Added the ability to change the keybinding for the movement keys.
• Fixed an issue with some different function keybindings leading into the same keys.
• Added the ability to change the keybinding for interaction with physical objects. The physical objects widget would now update to reflect this change.

KNOWN BUGS

• There’s an issue where pressing the ESC key or ALT + TAB during very specific timing could sometimes freeze the player, preventing them from continuing to play. We’re working on finding a solution to this problem as soon as possible.

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/175dc2db1126396ec8417bd8c9829f25a80e4d1e.png First and foremost, we would like to thank everyone who stopped by during the Steam Game Festival. Both to enjoy the lovely community let's plays, and of course, to catch that first glimpse of what's to come with our early access teaser! Ah, but some of you might have missed it, and to those that did we say there's no cause for alarm, you can still watch it at any time. ːsteamhappyː Beyond the teaser, we have also uploaded a few selected images from the selfsame early access. A few teasing still images for you all to feast your eyes on. And we can't wait to show you even more of the interesting and twisted sights that await you. But even as the Steam Game Festival comes to a close, we're already preparing for the next event, we will also be making an appearance at the Sweden Game Conference digital expo! Which would be open to the public between the 23rd and the 24th of October! So keep an eye out for that. We set our short-term goals once again towards those pesky bugs we have yet to crush. We expect to release the first update of the prologue in the coming week or two (some delays are possible, but we are hoping to release it before Halloween 🎃), which will address all the feedback you provided, and even include some minor additions and scares. We want to make sure we fixed and added enough sufficient content to make the update worth your while. And of course, we’re on the job to bring the early access to light, and progressing as quickly as we can. As part of these efforts, we will start gathering potential playtesters in the coming weeks! So keep an eye out for that because we would need new victims to experience the horror that's coming, the recruitment process will go only through our Discord community, so in case you didn’t join us, please feel free to drop by. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/90277cca2f2d6cf2ca2d39df1585c4e6a7365907.png And lastly, as you might have noticed, Dark Fracture's main product received a fresh new banner. This lovely piece uses the art of the very talented Daria Naumova. And so we would like to thank her for the amazing creation! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/ee861cdd0e326db46b9dd09c8d45f5f9f3826eb9.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/929e7e479fac93dda4aa48a25be0b0dcfa1aba03.png We mentioned above the new images taken from our upcoming early access. And while some things might be subject to change, we wanted to use these to tease the future. And so we would like to present you all with this taste of the future. Do enjoy the sights! https://i.ibb.co/Czg77gz/Dark-Fracture-4.jpg https://i.ibb.co/Kbd3JLL/Dark-Fracture-6.jpg https://i.ibb.co/VMkJxds/Dark-Fracture-5.jpg https://i.ibb.co/xD1RDbD/Dark-Fracture-1.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/2383d383f6545c940aeec018778551f08e4b31fe.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/175dc2db1126396ec8417bd8c9829f25a80e4d1e.png We have some exciting announcements for you, new developments that are coming to the game, upcoming appearance in the Steam Game Festival, and more! And so, we will begin with our absolute elation for our appearance in this upcoming Steam Game Festival! The event will start on the 7th of October and we are very excited to once again dip our toes into these particular waters, and there is a reason for you all to be excited about it as well! Because as we approach the festival we will unveil new material from our upcoming early access development, so keep an eye out for news from us. We will be announcing our upcoming broadcasts, as well as show off a brand new teaser! And this teaser would include only new material from our early access! So if you still didn’t follow and wishlist Dark Fracture please do it now and keep up with our latest updates and developments towards the release, your support is truly appreciated. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/17b720691daa1baad8b3bb08ec77e4a630b20900.gif Next, we have some updates regarding the prologue. We have been keeping an ear and an eye out for all the feedback we have received. And we are working on fixing a few bugs and issues. Amidst these fixes are a few bugs that are very difficult to squash, which might take a while. But we would be releasing an update to address those as soon as we possibly can! But even that doesn't include all we have been up to of late. The translation of the prologue to a few more languages for one. And even achievements! So keep an eye out for our upcoming updates. And last but certainly not least. We wanted to update you all about the rate of our development blogs. For a while, we have attempted to keep these at a pace of an entry per week or two. But we are planning to change this up a bit. And so from now on, we will publish a blog post whenever we have a valuable update and one that's worth informing you about. An effort that would make our blogs far more informative. Stay dark! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/b0669ea8eb3e1ed11f7286b72142a2c4bd07ea5f.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/9e91041ea0477a3c4a7808ecb20207259232de56.png With another week behind us, we have a few announcements and developments about the progress of Dark Fracture to share. First, We wanted to share a tease from some new content that is coming with the early access. Of course, all of these new features are a work in progress. And while not finalized just yet. This new material serves as a hint about the future to come. Second, we are excited to announce that we were selected to participate in Game Access 21's Indie Showcase. Though it's still a bit far, we're already ecstatic about the prospect of attending the event. And in another bit of news, we wanted to share that we will also be participating in The Big Indie Pitch (PC & Consoles edition) during mid-September (15th), the event is being held by Pocket Gamer Connects. One that we are excited to take part in, and will give Dark Fracture some great publicity opportunities in case we manage to impress the judging panel, so wish us luck! Of course, we are also working tirelessly to fix reported bugs that occur in the prologue based on your feedback as players, we're glad to report that the number of bugs found is not in great numbers, but some of these will require extra time to fix, we will release a hotfix as soon as we can. We can't wait to show you all of the interesting things to come. If you want to make sure you know when it's all coming, we highly recommend following and adding the full game to your wishlists. And if you haven't already, download and play the prologue for free, we welcome all your feedback! https://i.ibb.co/H7dL276/DF-Torch-GIF.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/45d2c25df0a2ea8186478839a58273cf74af7713.png As mentioned above, we have new material to show off. Frightening sights are coming in the future of Dark Fracture. So for this week's tease, we wanted to share just a taste of it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/10a3fdf9cea4db63ffc2bbb991f591d479514f56.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/a9ae95501769c375fb2b07ba5d3aff8da66e8dd0.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/2e690ef279ef7abdcf524549f11493d765bac764.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37927341/c2124fa46e512105df90c238ef9a8c3a306f73bd.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268790/Dark_Fracture

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/2383d383f6545c940aeec018778551f08e4b31fe.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38507941/9e91041ea0477a3c4a7808ecb20207259232de56.png An exciting few weeks are behind us. And with the prologue's official release, we wanted to share information about all that came your way. And of course, other news about things that are just a bit further away. And so, we would first want to elaborate on our prologue. The first chapter of Edward's story has undergone quite a few improvements. A massive free update comes with this re-release for everyone to experience. Be them previous players or new ones. The amount of changes made is enormous, and we would urge even those who have played before to download the prologue. You may very well find the experience improved since last you visited Edward's story. Secondly, in the coming hours, we would reveal never before seen footage of scenes from the game's future. Things that are still a while off yet. Just a taste of what you might experience in the full game that is coming later on. New sights and horrors for you all to face in the future of Dark Fracture. Lastly, we want to share some of the improvements that Dark Fracture went through from the demo version we release a few months ago to this new Prologue version (for the sake of avoiding spoilers, we removed more than a few items from the list), many of these changes happened only due to your feedback as players, and for that we thank you. It is quite a massive list of changes, fixes, and updates. So without further ado, here are the patch notes:

TEXT & UI

• Over 50 subtitles, text and descriptions adjustments, and fixes.
• Added tutorials to the pause menu.
• Significantly reduced the time tutorials that stop gameplay would remain before they could be closed.
• Fixed a bug that could cause notifications to force the descriptions of items in inspection to disappear.
• Fixed a bug that could cause players to get stuck in the pause menu when spam opening the menu and clicking “resume” multiple times in a row.
• Fixed an issue that could cause players to miss the final scene of the prologue while looking at their inventory. The inventory would now properly close when the scene plays out.
• Fixed an issue with tutorials, main menu and the ending screen on different aspect ratios, all of these should now work properly on all monitors.
• Enhanced some of the tutorials for better understanding the usage of certain items.
• Added a tutorial when approaching the mirror in the men's bathroom. Explaining to players that they need to open inventory and consume it from there. This is due to some confusion as to how to actually take the facility mandated pill.
• Shortened the length of one of the letter’s description. As it was too long and went out of bounds. Added a small tutorial in writing to explain how to fully read the letter.
• Fixed the texture on one of the notes to address some grammatical issues found while reading it.
• Updated the pause menu and its visuals.
• Updated the credits.

INVENTORY & INTERACTION

• Added new functionality to locked doors that allow them to be unlocked with the left mouse button. Opening the inventory and allowing players to unlock the door this way. The right mouse button option is still available and can be used to lock doors if needed.
• Increased the duration of all candles in the prologue.
• Increased the camera intensity and radius, to make it more attractive to use and more effective as a whole.
• The fusebox can now be opened at any given point during gameplay. To that end, the logic behind the fusebox's triggers has been altered to take this possibility into account. Triggering the relevant event either when approaching it or when opening it.
• The sanity increase granted when consuming pills is no longer static. Pills would now restore sanity at a slightly different rate each time.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the camera to become stuck.
• Changed the camera's model to one of a higher quality and smaller size. This is to reduce the amount the camera takes from the screen.
• Added a system to ensure that if a player didn’t press TAB within the first 8 minutes of play. The player would be notified to read their journal notes. As well as reminding the player about TAB, more than a few players chose not to read the journal notes, which led to a very difficult playthrough.

VISUALS & LIGHTING

• Added a light to the light switch in the office. This is to prevent players from getting trapped in utter darkness if they just so happen to turn it off.
• Minor level design improvements.
• Fixed an issue where some players could accidentally open the freezers in the freezer room when trying to turn on the lighter.
• Increased the lights intensity inside the office at specific locations.
• Decals and decorations improvements.
• Fixed some texture loading issues for weak machines.
• Improved the lighting inside the fusebox to make it more realistic.
• Increased intensity of the emergency lights in various parts of the morgue to assist with visibility.
• Fixed an issue that would cause one of the emergency lights mesh to flicker awkwardly.
• Lowered the amount of blood trails in the morgue to ease up some of the confusion.
• Increased the material brightness of the exit key in Edward's locker. This change was due to the key sometimes being impossible to spot due to a difference in gamma and brightness between monitors.
• Lowered the amount of blur that happens when the player loses sanity during the final event. This is due to the screen becoming too blurry too often.
• Fixed a hole in the corridor leading up to the final room that could allow players to look through it. And thus peer out of bounds of the map.
• Increased intensity of the lights inside the freezer room.
• Slightly increased the brightness of the prologue.
• Fixed an issue with the blood decal on one of the women's bathroom stall doors. Previously, the door could move away from the decal, making it look rather strange.
• Fixed an issue in the main menu for monitors that use the ClassicTV aspect ratio as they could see the edges of the landscape.

SOUNDS

• Removed the vocal screams/gasps from all random paranormal events and from most story-based events.
• Increased the distance from which the camera flashing is audible. This is to make it easier to hear it and guide the player.
• Fixed a bug which caused one of the radio songs to still be audible even when music was set to 0% in the sound settings.
• Slightly increased the volume of both the main menu and the credits.
• Slightly lowered the buzz of electricity coming from the lights.

PHYSICS & COLLISIONS

• Fixed the collision of the movable trolleys, making them more predictable and less troublesome to operate.
• Fixed the kg ratio of the unmovable trolleys in the morgue. They can now barely be moved by the physical trolleys to prevent strange interactions.
• Fixed an issue with the trolleys that are being tossed around during their specific scene while also enhancing their trajectory.
• Physical objects could now be picked up with the use of the right mouse button. This can be used even when using the camera, allowing the player to still use the right mouse button to cause a flash.
• Fixed a bad collision in the men’s bathroom garbage bin.
• Added a flashing effect to the valve when it is needed. This is to help make locating it easier as it could be unintentionally difficult to spot in the later stages of the prologue.
• Increased the freezer's room door width to help with moving the trolleys out with greater ease.
• Fixed an issue where the phone handset did not have a proper collision at the start of gameplay.
• Lowered the time for opening the metallic drawers and cabinet drawers in the office.
• Fixed collision: Radio.
• Fixed impact sound volume: Cup.
• Fixed throw ratio: Books.

STORY-BASED

• When trying to open the correct locker in the changing room, players will be forced to look at the locker, that’s to help in identifying which one belongs to Edward in case they tried to open several lockers in a row.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent players from triggering the event where Edward notices the missing body when opening the correct freezer. The event would now properly trigger when players inspect the empty freezer.
• The timer on taking the facility mandated pill starts immediately upon noticing it. Allowing the player to simply not pick it up. To pick it up and take it, or toss it away. This leads to somewhat different journal entries and dialogue from Edward. This also gives players who didn’t understand to pick it up a chance to continue playing. As before this change, not picking up the pill would stall progression. Also, this leads to better branching and story opportunities. The game would remember the choice you made.
• Fixed a bug that allowed the “Am I certain...” line to play repeatedly when attempting to open the freezers without removing the trolleys. The line could now only be repeated twice to allow for some warning in case players do not want to disobey.

EVENTS & RANDOM PARANORMALS

• Paranormal events can no longer trigger while the player is in the inventory, pause menu, or in tutorial mode. They can still trigger when interacting with inspectable objects.
• Added more paranormal ambient music to increase auditory diversity when playing.
• Fixed issue that the lighter's paranormal event could happen during crucial times that require specific lighting.
• Stopped any random paranormal events from happening before entering the final moments of the prologue. This is to prevent players from getting hit by one and unintentionally getting killed.
• Removed any effect preventing the players from using their lighter upon first entry to the freezer room. This is to help players find their way around inside of it as it was intended to be played with a light source.
• Natural sanity regeneration will no longer be by a set amount.
• Fixed a bug where the radio paranormal events could happen while in the stairway leading to the exit.
• Lowered the frequency of paranormal events that prevent the use of the lighter and increased the amount of time between such events. This is due to such events happening too frequently to some players.
• Lowered the amount of time the camera is fixated on the radio after the phone call event.

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