Encased - Hotfix 2

September 17th, 2021, 20:09

Games and patches are on a release spree, as Encased receives its second hotfix!

ENCASED - Hotfix 2

Game version 1.0.916.1145

The recent Encased hotfix released a week ago fixed the most annoying and noticeable bugs that interfered with the comfortable playthrough, and also introduced a number of cosmetic fixes, mostly voice acting and localization. Nevertheless, we received a fairly large number of reports from our players regarding not bugs but the interface, game mechanics and unexpected game behavior. Many of these bugs took a long time to fix, so we included fixes for them in Hotfix 2.

Overall, the latest update turned out to be much more voluminous than the previous one, and we hope that traveling around the world of the Dome will become even more convenient.

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September 17th, 2021, 20:12

Is it a long list? Yep.

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Localization and voiceover

Added narrator voiceover for the main storyline [EN]
Added voiceover for companions: Fox, Crump, Jack, Sparrow and Yoko [EN]
Several localization fixes for Chinese (Traditional)
Significantly improved Chinese (Simplified) localization, wait for further improvements
Fixed a typo in the dialogue with Milo Randall [EN]
Fixed scan records of relics named Seashell and Hook
Fixed typos [RU]
Fixed scan of Rajah Chakraborty's character scan record
Corrected the name and description of the Burning Skeleton (Pyro-Skeleton)

Game Options

Added the option to disable narrator voiceover in dialogues and plot interactions

Interface

Added a special designation for abilities that can be added to the Quick Access panel (Belt), added a button to quickly add abilities
Improved the displaying of characteristics, taking into account bonuses from traits and starting bonuses of Wings on the final screen of character creation
Added a red border to the context menu for abilities that are considered a crime
Fixed old icons when using actions with progress bar
Fixed incorrect indication of the weapon reload button
Camera shake option is now saved when saving settings
Added the ability to assign camera panning to arrow keys
Fixed the Companion marker on the local map
Fixed displaying of status effect notifications when player is wearing a Servoshell
Improved interface for displaying evidence at location
Fixed the info line for the use of AoE abilities
Added additional types of markers for the local map
Fixed the displaying of the action points bar for a large number of Action Points

Levels

Fixed displaying of the combat grid on platforms in the Barrens location during random combat encounters
Fixed camera borders on Magellan
Expanded the area of access to the container at the Nashville Sewers (Act 1) location
Fixed the displaying of flower pots at the Magellan Military Post location
Added decorations for Parked Ursula (Ursula camp)
Added a Servoshell Storage Station to Ursula
Fixed inability to approach the shower stall on Ursula
Fixed locations that could be entered from the Global Map, but cannot be exited in Servoshell
The Pillaged Caravan location has been optimized, interactivity of some items has been fixed
Corrected the name of the gate leading to the Arena in the FopsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ camp
Added camera boundaries at the Barrens location during random combat encounters
Fixed destruction of doors at the Roadside Picnic location
Fixed the owner of the safe at the Temple location
Fixed access to vending machine at Magellan Laboratory
Fixed access to the container at the Kaleidoscope location

Quests

Fixed inability to install Maelstrom Beacons
Fixed inability to speak with Henrietta Russo when completing the main quest in Act 2
Fixed being able to return the Ejector to Santiago if the player has already completed the main quest "Cooperation Above All Else"
Fixed The Poisoned Well quest playthrough
Fixed the low Brains dialogue during the final meeting with the Maelstrom: now the game responds correctly to using the Beta Helmet
Fixed inability to name a password for a character with Brains equal to 1 on Magellan Reactor Floor
Added a special illustration for the Church and Phalanx ending
Fixed inability to talk to Lenny with a drawn weapon at the Crossroads location
Fixed low Brains character dialogue in the epilogue
City Location: fixed the accessibility of some objects
Removed the ability to receive infinite experience when finishing the quest by talking to Harris Hampton at the Radioactive Graveyard location
Fixed the ending related to killing the leaders of the Carmine Heights faction
Fixed the working of the Lost Caravan quest with a certain sequence of actions

Game Mechanics

Fixed New Committee reputation decreases for killing the Afflicted
Fixed the range of the Robot Maintenance ability
Hog Loader: using the Dismantle ability in the dialogue now adds fatigue, similar to using this ability on other world objects
Hog Loader: Fixed infinite driving experience gain
Attacks on settlements: the level of the attackers is now calculated according to the level of the location
Attacks on settlements: Exploding Robokids removed from the list of attackers
The cooldown of the Thievery ability has been reduced to 1 turn
Fixed the Career Criminal ability
Fixed the displaying of exiting a location by car if the player received Ursula as a vehicle
Fixed description and mechanic of the Third Adrenal perk
Fixed immobilization mechanic for Psi-Stasis

Bugs and Errors

Fixed inability to remove fatigue when using beds and skipping time
Fixed broken inventory display when some items are present
Fixed the disappearance of the player character's model when using the Holo-5 contraption
Fixed being able to steal the obsolete Matilda pistol from Courtney Reznor
Fixed the appearance of character named Giampiero Stalvardi after completing his quest
Fixed potential bugs in the Tutorial and Give feedback windows
Fixed the work of saves in case of using only special characters in the save name
Fixed bugs when escaping and getting imprisoned
Fixed work of internal reputation with factions when completing main storyline quests
Fixed the ability to use the Resuscitation Kit through the inventory on the Global Map
Waiting window - fixed time updates on the slider
Fixed Wound Up ability working
Fixed potential freeze on title screen
Fixed being able to apply items while in White Space
Fixed potential freeze when moving around the Roadside Picnic location with companions
Fixed inability to fire at hyenas in burst mode
Fixed a bug with repeated dialogue with the character named Ilya Andreev
Fixed freeze when using the elevator in combat on the -3rd floor of Nashville

Sound

Fixed sounds of electrohyena: now they stop playing after its death
Added sounds for using gates from City to Junktown and vice versa
Added sounds for using Council gates
Fixed events volume in some text random encounters
Fixed sounds of interaction with objects in the Emulator laboratories
Added sound for using the gate in the Maze of Death
Added sounds for random encounters while using Ursula
Added sounds for the Ursula quest
Fixed the sound of the Field Autopsy ability

Miscellaneous

Fixed the absence of an icon in the fractal tree (Apple Tree Fractal Crystal) on the Picnic
Fixed an issue where attacking MOBIOS on Magellan's lab floor would render the entire faction hostile
Fixed some death effects
Fixed trade table for Sebastian Van Ulden
Fixed trade table for the Church's weapons merchant
Reduced the amount of dynamite on sale
Increased the number of Sleep Grenades on sale
Removed the ability to create an Electronic Repair Kit
Fixed the displaying of the skeleton in T-pose when removing the Light Alloy Chest Armor from it during the random encounter
Fixed Encased logo
Added new Encased app icon

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ikbenrichard

September 17th, 2021, 20:30

They're calling all that a hotfix? I can't wait to see the first patch.

Added the option to disable narrator voiceover in dialogues and plot interactions

A lot of people will be happy about that one.

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ikbenrichard, muhabor, Redglyph, wolfgrimdark

September 17th, 2021, 20:33

Added the option to disable narrator voiceover in dialogues and plot interactions

Thousands of encased players right now reading that.

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ikbenrichard, muhabor, wolfgrimdark

September 17th, 2021, 20:35

I was wondering when he'd see it

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September 17th, 2021, 20:37

Originally Posted by Redglyph
I was wondering when he'd see it

I play the GOG version and Steam is usually updated first.

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September 17th, 2021, 22:14

Originally Posted by Couchpotato
I play the GOG version and Steam is usually updated first.

I saw the patch on GOG soon after their post. I think they've improved.

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Couchpotato

September 17th, 2021, 22:20

Originally Posted by Redglyph
I saw the patch on GOG soon after their post. I think they've improved.

Really probably galaxy then as I usually download the offline patch installers. If it was a Saturday you would usually have to way till Monday for the patch to show up.

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September 17th, 2021, 22:43

Yay! EDIT: Although now I feel a little bad for the narrator.

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Added the option to disable narrator voiceover in dialogues and plot interactions

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September 18th, 2021, 18:05

That's even better, there are 3 options for the voice narrator: none, only in vignette, everywhere.

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September 19th, 2021, 06:43

Think about the level of details and response this developer is providing based on feedback. Really quite a refreshing change than the larger publishers. Hopefully the game sold well enough that they will keep up this level of patching for the next couple of years.

Originally Posted by wolfgrimdark
Yay! EDIT: Although now I feel a little bad for the narrator.

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Added the option to disable narrator voiceover in dialogues and plot interactions

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September 19th, 2021, 08:06

Originally Posted by notdart
Think about the level of details and response this developer is providing based on feedback. Really quite a refreshing change than the larger publishers. Hopefully the game sold well enough that they will keep up this level of patching for the next couple of years.

Considering how much they're fixing with each patch, I don't think it'll be necessary for them to keep patching it for that long. It seems pretty solid to begin with.

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September 19th, 2021, 10:38

Yes, I was about to say I hope it won't be required to patch it for so long!

But I suppose he meant improvements and additional features like those we see on other games. I haven't spotted any discussion on DLC, that's something they wanted to discuss once there were tangible results.

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September 19th, 2021, 16:19

There's apparently an annoying known issue with Hermit. And a temporary work-around:

Ok, unfortunately we don't have any prepared solution for fixing this that rapidly, but I finally came up with temp working solution for people who got broken Hermit ability:
1. Add --console key into your game shortcut or steam launch options;
2. Load into your save file;
3. Open console via backquote
4. Perform command
The.EventManager.CompanionPartyStatusChanged.Raise (Data.Entities.Characters.Companions.Kotya, false)
and press enter

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