Proverbs news & patch notes

• Fixed an issue with mouse wheel zooming the wrong way when changing scroll direction.
• The region reveal animation no longer zooms out.
• Fixed clue numbers not disappearing during the region reveal animation.
• The reveal animation has been polished up a bit, with nicer SFX.
• Fixed an issue with UI region/count info only updating once a second.
• Clearing errors no longer makes the horrible overlapping sound of dozens of tiles flipping.
• The undo button is now hidden once you've completed the puzzle.
• Slowed down the endgame replay slightly.

This update addresses a few more QoL issues and bugs:

• Ctrl+Z no longer also triggers the Z zoom hotkey.

• Added a mousewheel sensitivity slider to the settings menu.

• Added multiple backups for replay saves.

• Reworked the undo system, so that it behaves more naturally.

• Tweaked the text in the how to play popup to clarify some common misunderstandings.

• Restored Russian language support

This update introduces partial gamepad support for Proverbs, allowing you to sit back and enjoy the game with a controller, as well as making greater use of the Steam Deck's controls. Make sure to use the new official gamepad layout.

In addition, this update includes a range of improvements and bugfixes:

• Added VSync options to the settings menu.

• You can now hold shift+click as an alternative to right-clicking.

• Redesigned loading screen.

• 100% completion achievement and "Watch Replay" feature now correctly require you to have the entire board solved, not just filled.

• Added a text description to the highlight opacity setting.

• Balanced volume levels between music tracks.

• The "skip track" keyboard shortcut (spacebar) now works again.

Finally, new translations have been added for the following languages:

• Portuguese

• Polish

• Turkish

• Korean

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• The final achievement should no longer require a restart to trigger
• An issue with how replays were recorded has been fixed, which means that new players should be able to watch their replay correctly. (This can't fix the replay for players that are already part or all of the way through, unfortunately).
• Mousewheel scroll sensitivity has been drastically reduced on mac (this will be configurable in a future update)
• The "Fullscreen: on/off" text on the settings menu is no longer inverted
• The "how to play" screen is now much more readable on Steam Deck
• The game now zooms out to reveal the region you just completed
• The main menu cross-promo widget now cycles through all Divide the Plunder games that you don't own, highlighting any that are out soon or on special offer.

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• Fixed a bug in which double-clicking on a tile could cause a mismatch between a tile’s visual state and its "true" state.
• Using Ctrl+Z to undo no longer triggers the zoom-in keyboard shortcut at the same time.
• Fixed the undo feature panning the camera to random locations instead of undoing your moves.

• The error sound no longer plays when error reporting is turned off.
• Fixed the % symbol on the main menu appearing as a square in some languages
• Fixed the discord link in the settings menu

• Settings menu: added a link to the new discord
• Settings menu: added a link to the newsletter sign-up

New Game Announcement!

Newsletter registration open!

Discord launched!

• Regions now have clearer, thicker, black borders.
• Zoom can now also be controlled using the keyboard shortcuts Z and X.
• Fixed the missing % symbol on the main menu in certain languages.

• Edge scroll now works in full screen mode
• Clicking to close the proverbs panel no longer accidentally flips a tile
• You can now skip the current track by pressing spacebar

• Added edge scrolling as an optional setting.
• Added a brightness slider for the highlight around the cursor.
• Added recovery mode which can help recover some progress in the event of a lost save.
• Fixed a bug that would allow the undo button to clear tiles from a solved region (any regions affected by this will now be fixed on startup).
• Fixed an issue with clue numbers temporarily disappearing after solving a region.
• The top-right global counter is now also using the clearer font.

• Progress counters have been reverted to the previous, more readable font.
• Using the mouse wheel while in a separate window no longer zooms the board.
• Fixed an visual glitch that would appear to flip random tiles when clicking rapidly.
• Fixed an issue with the "reset puzzle" feature.

• Fixed audio levels resetting when using Esc to exit the menu.
• Clicking and dragging no longer fills adjacent regions.
• Fixed the highlight and hint effects being partially obscured by tiles.
• The top bar is now localised.
• Added an option to settings to invert left and right click.
• Fixed an issue with region achievements not retroactively unlocking on boot.
• Fonts are now more consistent throughout the UI.

• Fixed flickering tile edges (z-fighting)
• Allow game window to be freely resized
• Ctrl+Z is now bound as shortcut for undo (alongside the U and Backspace keys)
• Reduced save frequency to improve performance (every 30 seconds, and whenever you quit)

What's new

Enhanced Proverbs

Zoom Upgrade

Region Highlighting

More improvements

• Soundtrack Expansion: Added 7 new tracks, doubling the length to 45 mins to help you get your renaissance chill on.
• Achievements Galore: 94 achievements to unlock, providing hours of engaging challenges.
• Improved Art: Tweaked the entire illustration to better convey each proverb.

Bug Fixes

Upcoming changes

• Better Solution: I'm continuing to work on an updated board where the solution better matches the final image. When this arrives, the game will automatically migrate your save without losing any progress.
• Clearer region borders: Solved regions still currently have tinted borders, making them slightly harder to see than the normal black and white lines.