Mosaic of the Strange news & patch notes

• Fixed performance hitches when opening and closing the panel.
• Notes now stay visible when the panel is closed.
• Added keyboard shortcut (Tab) to toggle the panel open and closed.
• Colour selections are now persistent between different scenes and gameplay sessions.
• Fixed an issue with the drawing tool defaulting to a bright red after switching scenes.
• Files for drawing mode are now deleted from disk when you press clear all.
• Fixed an issue with the cursor moving erratically when zooming in and out with the mouse wheel.

• Fixed foreground shadows in museum, which were appearing as a tiny floating sprite in the scene.
• Fixed cursor position rapidly changing when dragging with middle mouse button.
• Improved cutscene framing in the forensics lab.
• Hint button cooldown is now skipped if no hint is found.
• Fixed an issue where the hint button would not find an advanced deduction unless the camera was centred over a region.
• Fixed advanced hint descriptions in countdown mode so that it correctly reflects the numbers on the board.
• Advanced hints now underline the numbers being discussed.
• Fixed an issue in markup mode where tiles would overlap.
• Fixed some localization issues in the Gloria Ramirez case file.

• The gamepad cursor now stays in the same onscreen position when panning the camera
• Holding down a dpad direction will now continuously move the cursor in that direction, rather than having to press it many times.
• Added an additional zoom level in between the closest and second closest levels when playing with gamepad
• Lots of text corrections and localisation fixes.

Input changes

• Gamepad/Steam deck triggers are now bound as mouse clicks. If this causes issues when dragging multiple tiles, please try running the game in compatibility mode with proton experimental.
• The case file and map popups can now be closed using the B button.

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Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the first puzzle would reset when you start playing on a second device.
• Fixed various grammar and spelling issues.
• The cutscene bars have been shrunk to make sure speech is visible on all ultrawide aspect ratios.

Hello everyone, I have exciting news!

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A Mosaic first!

Mosaic of the Strange introduces dialogue-driven storytelling to the series. Players join Special Agents Cullen and Brady as they investigate a gruesome murder steeped in eerie, paranormal undertones. Could the truth lie beyond the limits of science?

Tile by tile, you solve sprawling Minesweeper/Picross logic puzzles, with each opening a real-world paranormal file and bringing you one step closer to the truth behind a chilling murder.

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Key Features 

•  Over 67,000 tiles – the most ever in the Mosaic series

•  Minesweeper logic reimagined as digital cross-stitch

•   Five difficulty levels and optional Advanced Deduction mechanics

•  A narrative murder mystery with dialogue and discovery

•  Six interconnected locations to explore

• New Markup Mode: scribble your own notes all over the puzzle

•   144 real-world paranormal case files to uncover

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Hi everyone, I'm afraid that Mosaic of the Strange will not be releasing today.

I’ve been working right up to the last minute to try and make it happen, but it’s just not quite ready yet.

I'm really excited to share the game with you all, but I want it to be polished, and working flawlessly, so I’m giving it a short delay.

I don’t expect it to be long, but I also don’t want to put a firm date on the release until I’m absolutely certain. I’ll share an updated date as soon as I can.

Thank you so much for your patience and support - the finish line is close!

This update includes several improvements and fixes:

• Fixed localisation issues (missing characters) on the quit to desktop and recover progress popups

• Fixed the recover progress popup getting stuck

• The difficulty setting now defaults to classic

• Clicking an unsolved region now zooms in on it

• Various fixes around placing evidence on the case board, and watching cutscenes

• Fixed issues with certain pieces of evidence not immediately disappearing after you place them

• Added a popup that appears once you've completed the demo

Thanks for playing the demo! If you'd like to stay updated on development or provide feedback, join the Divide the Plunder Discord via the link below!

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This updated fixes a few additional issues with the Next Fest demo

• Fixed missing fonts during cutscenes in Asian and Cyrillic languages.

• Fixed an issue with the Edge Scroll setting, which would cause the camera to scroll to the corner during cutscenes.

Thanks to everyone for giving the demo a try and providing feedback - if you'd like to catch up with me directly, join the Divide the Plunder Discord via the link below!

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This updated fixes a few issues with the first version of the demo:

• Fixed a bug that could stop you opening the door after the first puzzle.

• The door no longer accidentally triggers while you're zoomed in and working on a puzzle.

• Added clearer guidance on the Choose Difficulty popup.

• Added two new slides to the How to Play popup, that explain advanced deductions (These only appear if you select a difficulty level above Classic).

• Advanced hints now offer some explanatory text to describe the deduction made.

• Dialogue should now fit on 4:3 screens.

• Added gamepad support to the Field Office and Evidence Panel.

Thanks to everyone for giving the demo a try and providing feedback - if you'd like to catch up with me directly, join the Divide the Plunder Discord via the link below!

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