• Improved player/enemy body collision handling
  
• Improved some data handling to during scene loading

• Fixed several AI patrols not initiating correctly

• Fixed transition door not correctly locking during the scripted intro event
  
• Fixed guncase shotgun not being able to be picked up after shattering the glass
  
• Fixed issue where goatman could jump through attic door

• Fixed several cabinet/padlocks in the gun shop that weren't working correctly

• Changed new playthrough inventory upgrade to 7x5 upgrade instead of 8x6 after returning the first seal. 8x6 will still be available later in the game (note: you can still give yourself the 8x6 upgrade early through the console with the command 'give item_luggage_upgrade_8x6`).
  
• Improved shop dialogue handling for luggage case upgrades

• Fixed various AI patrols not starting correctly
  
• Fixed issue where Van Der Meer's golden crank would incorrectly transform into a normal crank when dropped out of inventory
  
• Fixed lighting issue near the first bridge sewer segment
  
• Fixed levers for canal bridges not correctly allowing them to be raised or lowered in older saves
  
• Fixed issue where canal bridge would not play sound correctly

• Fixed water clipping issue near the egg drop in room
  
• Fixed several geometry issues
  
• Fixed AI event issue during the finale event
  
• Fixed some incorrectly assigned sound portal links

• Fixed save/load issues that prevented proper state persistence and transitioning to other levels
  
• Fixed flare rounds for the flaregun duplicated after save/load
  
• Fixed issue where explosive barrels wouldn't properly damage breakable objects
  
• Fixed issue where some elevators wouldn't crush the player
  
• Fixed issue where some metal pipes would make the incorrect footstep sounds
  
• Fixed issue with valve wheel item description

Originally posted by author:

After we released the Power Station, we noticed performance and compatibility was becoming an issue for many players. And after some deliberation we decided we wanted to get ahead of these issues before releasing more content.

So... we've been reworking the lighting (again) and several systems in the game which will not only improve performance but allow us to have new lighting features (caustics?) and most importantly for us, shorter light bake times.

Previously, our production light bakes could take up to two days to complete before we could accurately test new content, but now with these new systems our bakes are down to 1-2 hours! A MASSIVE improvement.

These new features are still being tested so bear with us as we get through this challenging part of the game's development that will hopefully be well worth the time we've invested into it.

• New area
  
• New enemies
  
• New loot
  
• More story & lore
  
• First person swimming animations!
  
• Rat AI (not made with AI)
  
• All new rain and weather effects and soundscapes
  
• The Crowmen HIVE is our next update

• Crouch will now release you from climbable ropes and ladders
  
• AI Lure Behaviour has been improved to be more consistent and capture the target AI's attention more, allowing the player to more easily sneak by
  
• Improved consistency of AI Search Behaviour contact events
  
• Increased player exposure visibility at sprint/holstered speed
  
• Buffet cabinet doors can now be opened
  
• Vanity mirror desk drawers can now be opened
  
• Merchant now sees food items as junk and will no longer buy them
  
• Improved shader variant and process handling for GPU performance
  
• Improved CPU handling for sound propagation, entity components, physics handling, VFX systems, fire propagation, door colliders and global illumination renderers
  
• Improved optimization of Shadow Projectors
  
• Improved material pass handling
  
• Changed splatter particle for food items

• Added initial critter behaviours like Scent Lure, Eat and Attack
  
• Added rat holes to allow rats to navigate around closed doors
  
• Added rat corpse item and pickup
  
• Improved various animations
  
• Improved rat hitboxes and collisions

• Changed Mr. Croup's initial safe dial values to prevent accidental input of easter egg code

• Added a new shack and scaffolding to the main elevator chamber to allow alternative routes around huntsmen
  
• Tweaked huntsmen patrols to make them a bit more exploitable

• Tweaked the cannon instructions to make it clearer where the required items are located
  
• Added additional AI jump spots and navigable areas

• Added an elevator lever to the top of the elevator shaft before the Emerald Eye
  
• Fixed various geometry and clipping issues

• Fixed an issue where AI could spot suspicious targets like corpses in the dark from afar
  
• Fixed issue where AI to AI line-of-sight checks would not target the correct position
  
• Fixed issue where climbables would not allow the player to correctly jump off them
  
• Fixed exploit where weapon animations could be cancelled by opening the journal
  
• Fixed issue where framerate would notably drop when speaking to Oliver in the Market
  
• Fixed issue where the player could clip the crush trigger while riding the dumbwaiter in the Market
  
• Fixed handlantern light animation not playing correctly during draw/holster/raise/lower animations
  
• Fixed issue where Flare Gun would not stock correctly in the shop
  
• Fixed outdated save issue where shop item text would not load correctly
  
• Tweaked Huntsmen navigation base offset so they snap better to the ground
  
• Fixed issue where weather effects would not play outside the Slaughtered Goat Tavern
  
• Fixed some texture issues in the Slaughtered Goat Tavern
  
• Fixed issue where pixel gap filler shader wouldn't work correctly

• Improved the fidelity and texture work for the gloves and models of the following viewmodels: canesword, revolver, shotgun, flaregun, beartrap, flashbomb, handlantern, light gem ring, jackolantern, syringe, enemy carry models
  
• Added inspect animation to light gem ring
  
• The canesword can now be unsheathed and charged up with a single input hold
  
• Lightmaps are now formatted for high definition range (HDR) and handle color/shadowing in a more gradual and smoother way
  
• Improved shop restock and inventory handling
  
• Added a Reset to Defaults button in the settings menu
  
• Added Anisotropic Filtering in video settings
  
• Improved antialiasing for point-filtered cutout surfaces
  
• Added action log message for placing the inventory in an invalid position
  
• Added action log message for trying to add an item to a full inventory
  
• Tweaked sound propagation so outdoor sounds travel a bit further

• Added outdoor falling snow and ground snowfall
  
• Added weapon 'Snowball' which douses fire and blinds impacted enemies
  
• Added Santa Hats to Huntsmen and Batbarbers
  
• Added Krampus skin for the Goatman
  
• Added Reindeer costume for the Fishdogs
  
• Added tiny Santa Hat for Bubert the Rat

• The locked watchtower is now accessible with a key
  
• The carriage basement garage is now accessible

• Added new kitchen and hammock area to the lighthouse

• Added entrance to the future Underport district
  
• Added Lord Kar manor entrance hall
  
• Added some additional enemies to Lord Kar's manor
  
• Reworked some of the structures outside the front of the barbershop
  
• The chest reward for the hidden switch has been replaced with a new unique treasure
  
• Stocked the kitchens and various dining rooms with new food items
  
• Tweaked some of the ammunition and treasure balance
  
• Made the jewlery box in the pharmacy shop openable
  
• Improved some detailing and texture trims
  
• Fixed dumbwaiter not dealing crush damage

• Added attic area

• The mirror beckons you...

• Wax cylinders should no longer appear in the shop on difficulties that don't require them
  
• Fixed issue where AI would sometimes not react to suspicious objects like allied corpses
  
• Fixed issue where AI could rotate past their IK limits
  
• Fixed issue where AI could not break doors correctly
  
• Fixed issue where rapidly interacting with the attached key on the Goatman's back would create a glitched duplicate
  
• Fixed various issues with AI pathfinding not taking the correct navmesh links
  
• Fixed market gunshop clerk room door not being properly locked
  
• Fixed Batbarbers not facing the correct direction after a lunge attack
  
• Fixed issue where repeatedly examining an item would gradually offset it in the examine window
  
• Fixed several issues with fire propagation and contact fire checking
  
• Fixed bullet trails not correctly pooling and restoring
  
• Fixed issue where projectiles would not correctly play their loop sounds after pooling
  
• Fixed physics issue where players would be killed while crouched while riding an elevator
  
• Fixed various geometry and occlusion issues
  
• Fixed various description typo issues
  
• Fixed an async error when switching monitors in settings
  
• Fixed an issue where empty save slots could be deleted
  
• Fixed issue where pause menu would override input while in load game menu
  
• Fixed null reference with model dynamic attachments