Patch 1.0 for Metro Awakening is live!

This update delivers a range of improvements across all platforms, addressing gameplay, audio, and visual issues to enhance your experience. Read the Steam patch notes below.

Thank you for your continued support! If you encounter any problems or have feedback, please contact our player support team here: https://to.plaion.com/MetroAwakeningSupport.


Global issues
● Fixed floating ammo in lockers & boxes
● Fixed enemies still moving & making sounds after being killed
● Fixed out-of-bounds overlay triggering in places where it shouldn’t
● Added option in the menu to enable/disable inventory haptics
● Fixed instances of assets popping in/out in several chapters
● Fixed light bloom disappearing from specific distances & angles
● Reduced jitter on menu & intro texts
● Made melee takedowns slightly more lenient by allowing larger hit area
● Fixed gunshots sometimes having inverse spatialisation
● Fixed inventory rustle sfx sometimes having inverse spatialisation
● Fixed postcards outlines sometimes still being visible after pickup
● Fixed texture on bullets in magazines sometimes appearing incorrectly
● Fixed hand being offset when holding a gas mask filter
● Fixed distorted audio from Nosalis during trolley sections
● Fixed pink material on broken fluorescent lights

Content issues
● Added missing impact vfx to Nosalis being hit during Prologue
● Fixed snapping to the mounted gun when using Comfort locomotion in Prologue
● Fixed Tasia’s vo lines not coming from the radio when talking to Max in Chapter 01
● Fixed missing confirmation when completing the flashlight charging tutorial in Chapter 01
● Fixed a door instantly popping open after talking to Yana in Chapter 01
● Fixed an NPC spawning in view of the player after saving & loading in Chapter 01
● Fixed Max’s eyes when you first meet him in Chapter 01
● Fixed low performance around Max’s office in Chapter 01
● Fixed some snow appearing pixelated in Chapter 02
● Fixed scale of a fog volume in Chapter 02
● Fixed guard holding his gun incorrectly at the start of Chapter 03
● Fixed Max and his friend not always appearing at the tunnel entrance in Chapter 03
● Fixed players getting stuck when backing out of the tunnel before Max closes the entrance in Chapter 03
● Fixed combat music stopping during fight with slavers in Chapter 05
● Fixed medkit and its lid not properly aligning in Chapter 06
● Fixed Nosalis growls being audible after you killed them all in Chapter 07
● Fixed Tamir walking in place in Chapter 07
● Fixed the Worm Priest’s mouth not moving while speaking in Chapter 08
● Fixed distorted graphics briefly showing through a door in Chapter 07
● Fixed vo line from Oksana cutting short in Chapter 09
● Fixed players getting stuck when manually closing doors that Petya opens in Chapter 10
● Fixed Serdar still making whimpering noises after ghost area end in Chapter 11
● Fixed one cultist spawning in view of the player in Chapter 12
● Fixed incorrect music pacing when being chased out of Hell’s Mouth in Chapter 12
● Fixed gaps in the floor after the trolley explosion in Chapter 12

The latest hotfix brings improvements across all platforms, with fixes for subtitles, textures, and gameplay functionality, alongside platform-specific enhancements to refine your experience.

Fixes & Tweaks

● Made subtitles follow player gaze quicker
● Fixed subtitle orientation & positioning when moving physically or teleporting
● Fixed issue where player respawns at incorrect checkpoint
● Fixed issue where player respawns without any audio
● Fixed popping on tarps
● Fixed bulkhead lamps casting shadows of itself
● Fixed black border on worm paintings
● Fixed cobwebs casting shadows
● Fixed several broken textures
● Fixed Serdar referring to clips as magazines
● Fixed player sometimes spawning in incorrect location
● Fixed charger plugs sometimes missing
● Fixed jumpscare hunter sometimes running in place

Fixes & Tweaks

● Ensured title is accessible on Steam in Offline Mode
● Ensured Low shadow quality takes max light distance into account
● Fixed some lights that were not casting dynamic shadows
● Fixed characters & mutants not having dynamic shadows
● Fixed some lights not casting dynamic shadows


We’re continuing to work on improving the game for all platforms. If you encounter any problems or have feedback, don’t hesitate to contact our player support team here: https://to.plaion.com/MetroAwakeningSupport.


Thank you for your continued support!

We’ve just rolled out a new hotfix for Metro Awakening on Steam and other platforms, addressing gameplay issues and improvements such as two-handed weapon handling and added support for left-handed locomotion. This update also introduces the highly-requested Arachnophobia Mode, allowing players to experience the game without encountering spiders.

• Arachnophobia Mode: Added a new setting in the Menu to remove all spiders entirely
  
• Added an option to swap locomotion controls to move with the right stick and rotate with the left stick.
  
• Added support for Valve Index knuckles controllers finger tracking
  
• Turned off spectator screen on first startup & added a warning screen when enabling the spectator screen to inform players about potential performance impacts
  
• Adjusted anti-aliasing setting options ordering
  
• Fixed an issue where two-handed weapons jittered while moving
  
• Fixed a bug where players were sometimes put back at the start of a chapter after dying
  
• Fixed an issue where sometimes all audio was lost after dying
  
• Re-enabled the option to turn on/off tutorials
  
• Renamed Fog menu setting to Post Processing
  
• Enabled volumetric fog on Medium quality settings

The team remains working to further enhance the experience across all platforms. If you encounter any issues or have further feedback, please let us know by raising a ticket to our player support: https://to.plaion.com/MetroAwakeningSupport


Thank you for your continued support!

Thank you all for your support, feedback and reviews so far. It's been incredible to see your reactions to the team's work since launch, and we’re committed to improving your experience. We have now deployed a hotfix for Steam and Rift users which addresses some of the issues reported by the community. Here’s a breakdown of what’s included:

Graphics Improvements

• Render Scale Adjustment: We’ve reduced render scale max setting for players, which now automatically adjusts to help prevent crashes.
  
• Texture Pool Size: Changed the size of the texture pool to allow for players to enable higher-resolution textures, enhancing visual fidelity across environments.

Gun Rotation Options

• Adjusted the default gun angle and introduced a manual adjustment option.

Continuous Rotation Speed

• Added an adjustable rotation speed option in the menu, giving more control over movement, and implemented in-game.

Upcoming fixes
Additional fixes are currently in progress and planned for release in the next update. These include, among others:

• Two-Handed Weapon Offset
  
• Graphics Settings UI Enhancements

Additionally, we want to remind players experiencing performance issues that adjusting VR runtime settings can significantly improve stability and performance. For guidance, please see the following articles:

Fixing Crashes and Low Performance - Optimal Settings[playersupport.plaion.com]

Optimal Settings for Quest + Steam [playersupport.plaion.com]

If you are seeing any issues that you would like to see addressed, please let us know by raising a ticket to our player support here. [to.plaion.com]

Thank you for your patience and for helping us make Metro Awakening even better!

Survivors, it's great to see so many of you diving into Metro Awakening on Steam.

If you’re experiencing any crashes or performance issues, below are a few tips to improve stability and ensure you get the most out of your time in the Metro:

1. First, make sure SteamVR is set as your default OpenXR runtime rather than Windows Mixed Reality (WMR), Oculus, or Viveport. This can boost performance and prevent crashes;
   
2. Some programs, like VR Toolkit, OpenXR Toolkit, or ReShade, can interfere with the game, Try disabling them to improve stability;
   
3. Turning off overlays and certain OpenXR API layers may also help with performance;
   
4. Additionally, setting your Spectator Screen to 'Off' can also help maintain smooth gameplay.

For more troubleshooting guidance, please visit the full support article here: https://to.plaion.com/MetroVRSteamcrash

Or get in touch with our player support: https://to.plaion.com/MetroAwakeningSupport

The wait is finally over: Metro Awakening, the highly-anticipated VR game set within the acclaimed Metro universe, is now available!

Watch the launch trailer and experience the unforgiving and post-apocalyptic world of Metro through immersive VR:

Developed and published by Vertigo Games, in collaboration with Deep Silver and crafted by series creator Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro Awakening immerses players in the mind-bending tunnels of Metro as they experience the origin story of Khan.

Not a fan of spiders? An Arachnophobia Mode will arrive in a post-launch update, letting players explore Metro’s eerie tunnels without encountering any spiders.

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PC specific

● Removed Gaze check on the user data collection- and warning screens
● Fixed dynamic shadows often not being visible
● Fixed lens flares popping in/out of view
● Fixed hitches happening throughout the experience
● Fixed crash dumps file sizes being too large
● Fixed medium shadow settings causing the lights to fade in/out incorrectly
● Fixed standing mode height being too low for players using Quest link

General Fixes & Tweaks

● Fixed crash that sometimes happens when loading levels
● Fixed crash after resuming headset and interacting with universal menu during
gameplay
● Fixed crash when using grenades
● Fixed crash when fighting against spiders
● Fixed the achievement “Unresolved Business” not unlocking when going through the
metro cart too fast and made sure this achievement is unlocked for players that already
finished this chapter but didn’t get it unlocked.
●Fixed Hippocratic Oath achievement failing during an event that’s not in the players
control and made sure that players that already passed this point won’t fail the
achievement past this moment. Players that have already finished the game will receive
the achievement directly.
● Fixed switching between standing/seated mode not setting the correct player height
● Fixed unnatural bright spots being visible on walls, floors & ceilings
● Fixed parts of the level in chapter 5 disappearing when looking from a specific position &
angle
● Fixed parts of the level in chapter 6 disappearing when looking from a specific position &
angle
● Fixed black plane being visible in chapter 11
● Fixed enemies killing you from far away and behind walls in chapter 02
● Tweaked grabbing the gun from Max in chapter 01 to make it easier
● Fixed player rotation being re-centered after each transition during the dream sequence
in chapter 08
● Fixed several performance drops in chapter 12
● Tweaked Serdar’s voice volume to be more audible
● Fixed missing fallback fonts for Korean & Japan

if you see any other issues with the game - please report it via https://to.plaion.com/MetroAwakeningSupport so we can take a look!

Also, if you are having performance issues when using a Quest headset with Steam, check out the guide here for the optimal set up: https://playersupport.plaion.com/hc/en-us/articles/20095672377117-Optimal-Settings-for-Metro-Awakening-with-Meta-Quest

Early Access is now live for Metro Awakening! Pre-order the Deluxe Edition and play right away. This is your last chance to also get a 10% discount and exclusive pre-order incentives!

• Deluxe Edition: Pre-order the Deluxe Edition NOW to receive a 10% discount, Early Access to the full game, and the Field Medic pack. The Deluxe Edition features the Memories of Polyanka pack—with a Nosalis Hide backpack skin, Nosalis Toy backpack charm, The Fallen backpack patch and Nosalis Skeletal glove skin—plus access to the digital VR Concept Art Gallery.

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Watch the prologue from Metro Awakening, coming to Steam VR, PS VR2, Meta Quest 2, 3 and 3S and Viveport on November 7th.

The prologue takes you back to Polyanka, 2018.

Pre-order the Deluxe Edition on Steam now and dive deeper into the heart of the Metro with Early Access starting November 5th.

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