Idea Fix news & patch notes

Look!

A new Machine can now be seen in the field.

It's out of commission but there must be a way to at least get some information from it?

Soundtrack is out!

tilogo, our composer personally revisited and remastered all of the in-game music and compiled it into a 30+ minute album. There is also a bonus track, connected with the new Machine.

Reading steam forums and your reviews personally

- Zuit

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Thanks for 100 reviews!

I (Zuit, the designer and developer for Idea Fix) personally read every single one. Your feedback is really important to me and it's extremely inspiring to see the warm welcome that the game has received! Keep it up and I'm adding fishing to the game (no promises, but I kind of want to).

OOPS

I've recently found out the linux build for the game is empty - I assumed it would default to windows one with proton, like on steam deck. Would you kindly (rapture style)

please test "next_version_preview" beta branch on a Linux system.

UPDATE SPOILERS

The update we've been teasing for quite some time is nearing completion - another little gif from it:

(yes, you can play the organ)

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Sneak peak of the update:

Really good point and click / incremental hybrid you should try:

- Zuit, the idea guy

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Idea Fix is now 100% translated to Spanish. Thank you, zaaKun!

Our composer has finished remastering the OST, which should be available soon, featuring all the tracks from the game plus a bonus track, inspired by Idea Fix.

We've been quite busy with things outside the Machine lately. As soon as we figure them out I hope to release a small gameplay update, a small standalone adventure in the world of IF.

How are you doing these days?

- Zuit, the idea guy

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VERY POSITIVE

ZuitLabs team is very honored that you like our game this much!

We don't want to stop here though. So what's next?

We want to focus on making the experience as accessible as possible.

This means:

1. No bugs

A few achievements unlock too early or too late, sometimes BPM has no chips.

We are fixing these.

2. More Languages

German translation is almost done. Might do Korean after finding a perfect font for it.

3. Gamepad / touch support

We'll have to redo most of the Mechanisms and add gamepad specific UI and controls to them.

This will also allow the team to port IF to mobile, and get that green checkmark on deck.

4. OST DLC

A standalone experience in the same universe, featuring remastered soundtrack and extra gameplay.

Thanks again for believing in us and giving our experimental weird game a chance!

- Zuit, the idea guy

PS - you can check out German translation and some of the bugfixes in the "preview" branch

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Idea Fix is now 100% translated to Russian, thanks to Anastasia Timofeeva and Daniil Krainov!

We're also working on

• German

• Chinese

• Portuguese

• Spanish

• French

with potential of Thai and any other language you volunteer to help us with!

- Zuit, the idea guy

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Hello, Machine enjoyers!

Got some news for you

Hello Machine enthusiasts! We've fixed most (if not all) gamebreaking bugs. Time for us to address some accessibility issues and streamline the overall user experience. Since these fixes are no longer critical we're gonna push them to a new experimental branch on steam for testing first.

If you want to help us test or get a sneak peak to the upcoming content:

right click -> properties -> betas -> next_version_preview

This particular patch features:

• Inverted vertical mouse look

• Corrected typos in text and art assets

• Added shine to collectibles

Thanks for believing in our dream!

Zuit, the idea guy

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New update, but also some news

The Update

This update was only possible thanks to Nom, one of our programmers.

He single-handedly implemented multiple features while testing and fixing bugs in less than 2 business days.

What did Nom do exactly? 1. Created a system to re-read dialogues with your friend.

2. Reworked save system eliminating nasty progression bugs. More on that later.

3. Disabled fun chair telekinesis by limiting the range you can drag things at.

4. Fixed a bug where a certain late game puzzle was preventing you from acquiring early game floppies.

5. Made datamosh (loading screen smear effect) optional. Toggle it in menu if you don't like it!

6. Added collision to elevator walls. No more death% speedruns!

7. Accessibility options for head bob/tilt/sprint fov are now available!

8. Quite a few other things that are a bit too technical! The man is a Machine!

Updating might mess with the progression so we made a guide that shows you how to restore your point in the game.

You can grab save files and read up on them here:

The News

Due to some important and urgent real life business, I, Zuit, the idea guy, will have to be out of town for about a week.

In case something is terribly wrong with this version of a game I won't be able to upload a fixed build.

I did make a branch "previous_version" that you can switch to if you want.

In case you do:

Fixed a major bug that was preventing normal player progression.

Due to the bug player's current save file might be boosted a bit ahead in the story.

We recommend resetting the save if you don't have much progress for an intended experience.

Also, make sure you have the latest version.

Terribly sorry about that,

Zuit, the idea guy

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Hello there Machine enthusiasts!

Thanks for your amazing support!

Turns out some puzzles can get pretty hectic if you don't know the exact solution beforehand.

Now, I know them because I made them, but some may not be as fortunate.

To address that we added some additional hints to the game. To access these you need to be able to go outside and then inside but not back inside. Hope that makes sense!

We also fixed some broken text for Mainframe commands. Let us know if we missed any!

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Check out our take on incremental genre!

In Idea Fix you can:

• Learn how to operate the Machine

• Discover an array of unique Mechanisms

• Watch the number go up

• Make a friend?

It's out now for your personal computer device!

Thanks to all the people who's been with us on this journey: devs, testers, our friends and families!

And thanks to all the people who showed the interest in the project!

If you see any bugs or have any suggestions don't hesitate to reach out via

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Idea Fix is releasing October 31st

Devs are making sure everything in the game works as intended.

We're checking:

• 10+ physics driven Mechanisms with a bunch of moving parts that are fun to play with

• Original soundtrack by our own composer and juicy custom made SFX

• 2+ environments made by our 2d and 3d artists. It's 3. There are 3 environments

• Visual programming language we've made for the game

• Menus, cameras, numbers, cutscenes

• Player expectations: gotta keep them low

I'm not worried, you're worried.

Zuit, the idea guy

What we've been up to in April

1. Added a few locations for players to explore

2. Created new ways to interact with environment

3. No idea what's happening here

Check it out!

Check it out!

Go give it a try

Show it to your friends!

Show it to your enemies!

THE DEMO IS DONE!

What's next?

What we've been up to this last month:

• Added Russian, Simplified Chinese and German languages
• Redone how the console works in the backend
• Fixed a secret mechanism

How can one do that?

What changed?

• Added a "bucket" / "plate" for the printer. Now you can collect all (most) of the coins at once
• Added more console commands, some hidden commands are now displayed in "help"
• Changed existing commands so they are easier to type
• Mechanism logs are more readable
• Secret codes are now emitting particles
• "Door opener" is a proper challenge now
• You can turn the lamps on/off (try it!)
• Fixed some clipping issues, jank colliders
• Fixed the wording on most mechanisms

A little bonus:

• Added more hints to the diary for hidden Mechanism codes
• Fixed quite a few bugs connected to closing the BP Manager
• Added descriptions to achievements
• Floppy animation tweaked when inside the Machine
• Moved some things around a tiny bit