NOTE: If you saved the game right before a hard/softlock state will occur, this also can save the broken conditions and state of it. This save is forever corrupt. Fallback to any auto, or older saves that you may have.

• Fixed the appearance conditions of the child's arm in one of the introspection scenes.
  
• Softlock: Fixed a number of issues with boulders getting stuck.
  
• Hardlock: Fixed an issue with a stuck black screen at the wedding cake scene.

As requested, the next episode was released as is. There were a few weeks taken to get everything migrated to a patch and fully tested. Some things were not as stable as originally thought, and certain features had to be postponed.

The main feature that didn't pass testing in the eleventh hour was a basic chapter select option. Many anticipated problems for players occurred as a result of its absence, and it remains one of the next priorities. It will likely see a few more iterations before release, and will be a hard requirement before next episode.

Now that release support is winding down, work on this can begin again.

Adjacent to this, there are a lot of issues with the way save data works. The underlying issues here also need to be solved as part of chapter selection.

The improved layout is expected to make save games less prone to certain types of corruption. Not everything, but it will likely avoid a fair number of common issues.

The added metadata will also open up what can be provided in the UI, and include more information about the save itself.

A strong discussion consensus, and numerous issue reports, express that many of the puzzles in specific areas were more of a drag on the story, rather than an intermission. More hints were added, and removal of red herrings were done to alleviate some friction, as this wasn't the intended experience.

There is not enough spoiler free content yet that is fully rendered, and can be presented as teaser material this month.

Big thank you to everyone who reported issues. Your efforts have contributed a lot to the stability of the newest episode.

There were also requests for quality of life improvements which are being taken into consideration.

Hope you enjoyed Decay part 1/2!

NOTE: If you saved the game right before a hard/softlock state will occur, this also can save the broken conditions and state of it. This save is forever corrupt. Fallback to any auto, or older saves that you may have.

• Grammar fixes.
  
• Cut-scene art fixes.
  
• Prevent certain items from persisting.
  
• Disabled text hints after task completed.
  
• Softlock: Fixed an issue where water bucket position wasn't being saved.

NOTE: If you saved the game right before a hard/softlock state will occur, this also can save the broken conditions and state of it. This save is forever corrupt. Fallback to any auto, or older saves that you may have.

• Fixed some cut-scene art.
  
• Fixed some typos and grammar.
  
• Fixed incorrect speaker name.
  
• Reduced hitbox for paper.
  
• Exiting from flower menu no longer re-opens it.
  
• Adjusted a character spawning spot down by a tile.
  
• Added additional error handling to translation tool.
  
• Removed a bubble showing up for an NPC that isn't there.
  
• Fixed issue in boulder puzzle where it's possible to walk through a ledge.
  
• Hardlock: Rock near summoning circle can no longer be used to hardlock cutscene.

NOTE: If you saved the game right before a hard/softlock state will occur, this also can save the broken conditions and state of it. This save is forever corrupt. Fallback to any auto, or older saves that you may have.

• Hardlock: Fixed a regression where entity (???) animation change can now lock the game.

• Fixed some typos and grammar.
  
• Fixed the art for a few cut-scenes.
  
• Fixed summoning indicators persisting in a cutscene.
  
• Changed an instance of "guinea pig" to "small animal".

• Fixed missing collision on a fork.
  
• Fixed some typos and capitalization.
  
• Fixed minor issue with some cut-scene art.
  
• Fixed when a summoning indicator is displayed.
  
• Fixed being able to proceed with the Star Stone.
  
• Forced bubble animations to stop when skipping dialogue.
  
• Adjusted the EQ slightly on a handful of high frequency tracks.
  
• Locked the direction of entity (???) when the dialogue is ellipses.
  
• The entity (???) no longer joins party and follows during a certain scene.
  
• Fixed an issue where translated hotkeys were not displayed in menu.

NOTE: If you saved the game right before a hard/softlock state will occur, this also can save the broken conditions and state of it. This save is forever corrupt. Fallback to any auto, or older saves that you may have.

• Improved clarity in a puzzle.
  
• Fixed the art for a cut-scene.
  
• Fixed some typos and formatting.
  
• Fixed misalignment of a character during a vision cut-scene.
  
• Fixed a dialogue getting cut-off when using a centered textbox.
  
• Fixed a puzzle being partially cleared, if an earlier puzzle was solved.
  
• Improved a UI hint in the kitchen to indicate that items are missing.
  
• Hardlock: Fixed a stuck animation that stalls game during a scene transition.

NOTE: If you saved the game right before a hard/softlock state will occur, this also can save the broken conditions and state of it. This save is forever corrupt. Fallback to any auto, or older saves that you may have.

• Fixed some typos.
  
• Added image replacement options to Translation Tool.
  
• Prevent movement further into the bathroom after moving Carl.
  
• Softlock: Prevent pushing eye stand back to blocking the door in the lighthouse.

NOTE: If you saved the game right before a hard/softlock state will occur, this also can save the broken conditions and state of it. This save is forever corrupt. Fallback to any auto, or older saves that you may have.

• Fixed a number of typos.
  
• Removed persisting dialogue event.
  
• Puzzle eraser no longer out of bounds.
  
• Made a correction to Decay route instructions.
  
• Disabled save game option while in the Vision Room.
  
• Added additional hints and clues to certain puzzles.
  
• Removed some red-herrings and confusing puzzle elements.
  
• Softlock: Fixed a timing issue with ghost face puzzle triggers.