The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel news & patch notes

Bug fixes

• Fix rendering bug affecting "stealth" effects (i.e. Airgetlam fading in/out)
• Fix Z ordering error with some transparent effects when HBAO is active (this error was introduced in 1.4)
• Fix camera positioning issue at 60 FPS in a Chapter 5 cutscene (Eisengraf)

Graphics improvements

• Make fog-dependent AO fade-out work as intended on all maps
• Change the sprint blur effect to more closely resemble the console version

Assets

• Fix shadow casting issue on some NPCs using the maid-uniform mesh (See https://abload.de/img/15_maidfuzqj.png )
• Fix Z-fighting issue on distant geometry at Dreichels Plaza
• Fix Z-fighting and shadow issues at Sachsen Iron Mine

General

• Add version number display to title screen

Bug fixes

• Fix unlocking of "Cold Steel Conqueror" achievement. (Note: should retroactively unlock as soon as you start the game if you fulfill the prerequisites)
• Fix potential crash in specific combination of circumstances (when offline).
• Fix MSAA depth sampling API compliance.
• Fix repeated keypresses at high (unlocked) framerates.
• Input should now behave as expected up to at least 250 FPS.
• Fix some minor text/linebreak issues (more to come!).
• Fix one potential cause for sporadic crashes on some systems.
• Fix button prompt setting not applying to Japanese version (all prompts should now be correct, but the explanatory notes are not yet handled)

Optimization

• Improved the performance of the Depth of Field implementation, especially with MSAA. (basic DoF should be improved by around 10% with 4xMSAA, high quality DoF should be improved by up to a factor of 3)

New Features:

• Added Autosaves. The autosave interval can be configured in the launcher.
• Added "Ultra" shadow resolution option between "High" and "Absurd".
• Added a "Quit Game" option to the main menu (though why would you want to quit? ;) Note: If you encounter any new issues with this version, you can revert to the previous version (1.1) by right-clicking the game in your Steam library, selecting "Properties", then selecting the "BETAS" tab, and chosing "version_1.1" in the drop-down menu. Enjoy! We will continue to do our best to resolve any issues and improve the game further.

Bug fixes

• Fix unlocking of "Cold Steel Conqueror" achievement. (Note: should retroactively unlock as soon as you start the game if you fulfill the prerequisites)
• Fix potential crash in specific combination of circumstances (when offline).
• Fix MSAA depth sampling API compliance.
• Fix repeated keypresses at high (unlocked) framerates.
• Input should now behave as expected up to at least 250 FPS.
• Fix some minor text/linebreak issues (more to come!).
• Fix one potential cause for sporadic crashes on some systems.
• Fix button prompt setting not applying to Japanese version (all prompts should now be correct, but the explanatory notes are not yet handled)

Optimization

• Improved the performance of the Depth of Field implementation, especially with MSAA. (basic DoF should be improved by around 10% with 4xMSAA, high quality DoF should be improved by up to a factor of 3)

New Features:

• Added Autosaves. The autosave interval can be configured in the launcher.
• Added "Ultra" shadow resolution option between "High" and "Absurd".
• Added a "Quit Game" option to the main menu (though why would you want to quit? ;) Note: If you encounter any new issues with this version, you can revert to the previous version (1.1) by right-clicking the game in your Steam library, selecting "Properties", then selecting the "BETAS" tab, and chosing "version_1.1" in the drop-down menu. Enjoy! We will continue to do our best to resolve any issues and improve the game further.

Bug fixes

• Fix text rendering corruption issue when button prompts are displayed on some systems
• Fix Depth of Field issue in cutscenes on Intel GPUs with MSAA enabled
• Do not close the game when Alt+F4 is pressed and another program has the focus
• Fixed some minor text issues

New Features:

• Added an option to skip all movies
• Added configurable speedup factors for Turbo mode (separate factors for battle and field exploration are possible)
• Added a "Mouse Sensitivity" option to the mouse / keyboard configuration menu (also reworked mouse camera controls to eliminate acceleration)

Bug fixes

• Fix text rendering corruption issue when button prompts are displayed on some systems
• Fix Depth of Field issue in cutscenes on Intel GPUs with MSAA enabled
• Do not close the game when Alt+F4 is pressed and another program has the focus
• Fixed some minor text issues

New Features:

• Added an option to skip all movies
• Added configurable speedup factors for Turbo mode (separate factors for battle and field exploration are possible)
• Added a "Mouse Sensitivity" option to the mouse / keyboard configuration menu (also reworked mouse camera controls to eliminate acceleration)