I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream news & patch notes

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream has been updated on Steam and GOG for PC, Mac, and Linux!

PATCH NOTES

• Added modern menu options, allowing players to customize their experience as they prefer (screen size adjustments, background image selection, visual filters, aim sensitivity).

• Added in-game bonus content, including a fully localized manual and jukebox with the complete I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream soundtrack.

• Improved controller support, added pre-set shortcuts for smoother and more intuitive gameplay.

• Added an achievement system to encourage exploration and extend replayability.

• Added cloud saves, game progress is now stored and linked to the player’s account, allowing the game to continue being played across different devices.

• Updated ScummVM to ScummVM 2.0.0 which also contains an update to Simple DirectMedia Layer 2 (SDL2). This should improve compatibility with a lot of monitor setups and resolve mouse issues,
• Fixed Linux Launch Steam Text.
• Upgraded Linux Executable to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit

• Fixed crash when using the 'Give' verb on an actor,
• Fixed Gorrister becoming invisible and stuck when reloading at mooring ring,
• Fixed the conversation panel background colour.

• Updated ScummVM to ScummVM 2.0.0 which also contains an update to Simple DirectMedia Layer 2 (SDL2). This should improve compatibility with a lot of monitor setups and resolve mouse issues,
• Fixed Linux Launch Steam Text.
• Upgraded Linux Executable to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit

• Fixed crash when using the 'Give' verb on an actor,
• Fixed Gorrister becoming invisible and stuck when reloading at mooring ring,
• Fixed the conversation panel background colour.

• Updated the ScummVM engine from 1.8.0 to 1.9.0.2:
• SAGA: Fixed user interface colors in the French and German versions of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.
• SAGA: Improved AdLib music support
• Translation files updated,
• Steam Cloud Save support has been enabled. Saves will be synced, and can be played across, Windows, Mac, and Linux,
• Updated internal depot configuration,
• Updated Source Code.

• Updated the ScummVM engine from 1.8.0 to 1.9.0.2:
• SAGA: Fixed user interface colors in the French and German versions of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.
• SAGA: Improved AdLib music support
• Translation files updated,
• Steam Cloud Save support has been enabled. Saves will be synced, and can be played across, Windows, Mac, and Linux,
• Updated internal depot configuration,
• Updated Source Code.

• ScummVM ( http://www.scummvm.org ) has been updated from the 1.8.0Git build to the official 1.8.0 release.
• Source Code updated.

• ScummVM ( http://www.scummvm.org ) has been updated from the 1.8.0Git build to the official 1.8.0 release.
• Source Code updated.

• Added a new launch option. People will non 100% OpenGL supported hardware can use it and should now be able to play the game without experiencing a black screen on start-up. The Steam Overlay will not function in this mode.
• Updated ScummVM ( http://www.scummvm.org ) to 1.8.0Git (Released on March 16th 2015, source code provided) which contains a fix for Ellen disappearing from the screen when loading a save game. Saves that are affected by this bug will not be retroactively fixed and a previous save will have to be loaded.

• Added a new launch option. People will non 100% OpenGL supported hardware can use it and should now be able to play the game without experiencing a black screen on start-up. The Steam Overlay will not function in this mode.
• Updated ScummVM ( http://www.scummvm.org ) to 1.8.0Git (Released on March 16th 2015, source code provided) which contains a fix for Ellen disappearing from the screen when loading a save game. Saves that are affected by this bug will not be retroactively fixed and a previous save will have to be loaded.

• Updated ScummVM from 1.6.0 to 1.7.0 across Windows, OS X and GNU/Linux.
• opengl_nearest is the new display renderer. This provides really sharp looking graphics and also re-enables the Steam Overlay for Windows. It runs at your monitors current resolution.
• I have completely re-written the shell launcher for GNU/Linux and implemented a new libraries system. This should allow for many more users of GNU/Linux to play the game and not just people on the latest versions of Ubuntu and Mint.
• The scummvm-ihnmaims.ini file has been hugely reduced in content which should allow for the most vanilla start to the game in ScummVM anyone could ask for.
• Launch parameters have changed. Instead of "ihnmaims" being used, it is now simply the ScummVM default "ihnm". This also allows users to save and load using the ScummVM menu (CTRL+F5 on Windows and GNU/Linux, Fn + F5 for Mac OS X). A Restart of your Steam Client may be necessary to receive this change and does not affect GNU/Linux.
• The Modern ScummVM skin now works on GNU/Linux.
• ScummVM source code has been updated to 1.7.0. SDL source code is now included.

• Updated ScummVM from 1.6.0 to 1.7.0 across Windows, OS X and GNU/Linux.
• opengl_nearest is the new display renderer. This provides really sharp looking graphics and also re-enables the Steam Overlay for Windows. It runs at your monitors current resolution.
• I have completely re-written the shell launcher for GNU/Linux and implemented a new libraries system. This should allow for many more users of GNU/Linux to play the game and not just people on the latest versions of Ubuntu and Mint.
• The scummvm-ihnmaims.ini file has been hugely reduced in content which should allow for the most vanilla start to the game in ScummVM anyone could ask for.
• Launch parameters have changed. Instead of "ihnmaims" being used, it is now simply the ScummVM default "ihnm". This also allows users to save and load using the ScummVM menu (CTRL+F5 on Windows and GNU/Linux, Fn + F5 for Mac OS X). A Restart of your Steam Client may be necessary to receive this change and does not affect GNU/Linux.
• The Modern ScummVM skin now works on GNU/Linux.
• ScummVM source code has been updated to 1.7.0. SDL source code is now included.

• New Bonus Content! - Read the original short story by Harlan Ellison that inspired the game itself. You will find the content in your 'Bonus Content' folder inside your IHNMAIMS installation.
• All users now have access to both the MP3 AND the OGG versions of the Soundtrack.
• More effecient depot management! - Backing up and restoring backups on a different OS should go much smoother now. It also allows us to put out updates much more effeciently.
• The original SDL.DLL has been restored for Windows. This should fix reported mouse stuttering issues on some computers.

• New Bonus Content! - Read the original short story by Harlan Ellison that inspired the game itself. You will find the content in your 'Bonus Content' folder inside your IHNMAIMS installation.
• All users now have access to both the MP3 AND the OGG versions of the Soundtrack.
• More effecient depot management! - Backing up and restoring backups on a different OS should go much smoother now. It also allows us to put out updates much more effeciently.
• The original SDL.DLL has been restored for Windows. This should fix reported mouse stuttering issues on some computers.

• Engine Change for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X - DOSBox has been replaced with ScummVM 1.6.0. This also comes with the following bugfixes (spoilers ahead):
• When loading a save game, the music played is still the music which was playing in the previous scene before the save game is loaded
• When picking up or using objects in a scene, sometimes a "ghost" object is created in the top left corner of the screen
• Chapter 1 (Gorrister): After reading the note in the starting room, the hotspot for the note moves to the upper-left corner, so you can read it again and again
• Chapter 1 (Gorrister): Gorrister's heart is not supposed to have a "use" phrase attached to it (it's not used anywhere, it's only given), but when "used", an incorrect reply is given to the player ("It's too narrow for me to pass", said when Gorrister tries to pick up the heart without a rope)
• Chapter 1 (Gorrister): Using the knife to cut out Edna's heart can lead to unexpected behavior the second time this is performed. The player is either able to talk again to the dead Edna, or get her heart again and be stuck
• Chapter 1 (Gorrister): the left graffitti in the restroom can't be examined. Gorrister just walks back to the bar instead
• Chapter 1 (Gorrister): When Edna drops her key in the freezer room, the user can hover over 2 items with the cursor ("The key" and "Edna's key")
• Chapter 3 (Benny): After talking to the child via the monitor, Benny walks backwards
• Chapter 3 (Benny): Putting the lottery bag into the hole and retrieving it back from there summons another Psychic Profile book in the inventory (instead of the bag icon)

• Engine Change for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X - DOSBox has been replaced with ScummVM 1.6.0. This also comes with the following bugfixes (spoilers ahead):
• When loading a save game, the music played is still the music which was playing in the previous scene before the save game is loaded
• When picking up or using objects in a scene, sometimes a "ghost" object is created in the top left corner of the screen
• Chapter 1 (Gorrister): After reading the note in the starting room, the hotspot for the note moves to the upper-left corner, so you can read it again and again
• Chapter 1 (Gorrister): Gorrister's heart is not supposed to have a "use" phrase attached to it (it's not used anywhere, it's only given), but when "used", an incorrect reply is given to the player ("It's too narrow for me to pass", said when Gorrister tries to pick up the heart without a rope)
• Chapter 1 (Gorrister): Using the knife to cut out Edna's heart can lead to unexpected behavior the second time this is performed. The player is either able to talk again to the dead Edna, or get her heart again and be stuck
• Chapter 1 (Gorrister): the left graffitti in the restroom can't be examined. Gorrister just walks back to the bar instead
• Chapter 1 (Gorrister): When Edna drops her key in the freezer room, the user can hover over 2 items with the cursor ("The key" and "Edna's key")
• Chapter 3 (Benny): After talking to the child via the monitor, Benny walks backwards
• Chapter 3 (Benny): Putting the lottery bag into the hole and retrieving it back from there summons another Psychic Profile book in the inventory (instead of the bag icon)

• Added the vanilla version of DOSBox for people who want a more retro experience when playing the game,
• Lowered sound blocksize and prebuffering values which may have caused sound issues for some users.

• Added the vanilla version of DOSBox for people who want a more retro experience when playing the game,
• Lowered sound blocksize and prebuffering values which may have caused sound issues for some users.

• Crosshair flickering should be massively reduced and mouse movement should be generally better now (All)
• The DOSBox Console will no longer display on launching the game (Windows)
• Updated Libraries (Linux)
• Fixed "Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-open.c: 695: _dl_open: Assertion ` dl_debug_initialize (0, args.nsid) ->r_state == RT_CONSISTANT' failed!' (Linux)

• Crosshair flickering should be massively reduced and mouse movement should be generally better now (All)
• The DOSBox Console will no longer display on launching the game (Windows)
• Updated Libraries (Linux)
• Fixed "Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-open.c: 695: _dl_open: Assertion ` dl_debug_initialize (0, args.nsid) ->r_state == RT_CONSISTANT' failed!' (Linux)