Updates (Hollow Knight)

1.0.3.1
- Added initial language menu on first game launch

- Fixed issue where charms that increase nail-slash size didn’t apply while wallsliding.

- Fixed issue where in-game timer displayed incorrect playtime.

More... - Fixed issue where Soul Twister’s orb projectiles could get stuck in mid-air permanently

- Various adjustments to Hollow Shade spawn positions

- Fixed an issue where players could become stuck behind a gate in Greenpath.

- Fixed issue where menu wouldn’t allow start of a new game in certain circumstances

- Fixed issue where doublejump would fire instead of normal jump, resulting in a lame floaty jump.

- Fixed display issue for Shade Marker on map.

- Fixed issue where Hornet’s needle hitbox could stay active if stunned mid-attack.

- Fixed issue where super-dashing or quaking into a Vessel Fragment or Mask Fragment produced strange results.

- Fixed issue where rage-quitting during death sequence could leave impatient players with missing Geo but no Shade.

- Fixed Dream Dialogue not displaying correctly in late-game area.

- Fixed issue where quaking down into another scene caused a second loss of Soul.

- Fixed issue where player couldn’t super-dash from the very edge of a platform.

- Fixed issue where players could get stuck behind a gate in White Palace.

- Fixed issue where Shade music could be faintly heard at incorrect times.

- Slight amendment to Uumuu battle. No longer causes a large knockback while shrivelled. Increased HP a little to compensate.

- Fixed an issue where stunning Dung Defender early left you fighting him without his extremely good theme playing in the background.

- Increased Fury of the Fallen’s damage multiplier from x1.5 to x1.75.

- Fixed issue where incorrect congratulations message was displaying after finishing game on Steel Soul mode.

- Fixed issue where breakable wall near a Hive exit could get the hero stuck moving left automatically.

- Fixed issue where map screen could be accessed without actually acquiring the map first.

- Fixed issue where striking a Warrior Dream with the Dream Nail as their ‘defeat’ animation plays could cause a soft-lock under certain circumstances.

- Fixed issue where footsteps could be heard during cutscenes

- Fixed issue where white flames weren’t showing on enemy corpses when they were killed by spell.

- Slight refinements to map room display

- Various enemy fixes

- Various interface/menu fixes

- Various SFX/Music fixes

- Various graphical fixes

- Small optimisations to enemy damage effects.



1.0.2.8
- Fixed issue where trigger for Zote event could be skipped.



1.0.2.7
- Fixed issue where Failed Champion dealt incorrect damage after being stunned

- Improved performance in some targeted scenes, for lower end machines.

- Made Quickmap double-tap shortcut easier to register and made it work while sitting at benches



1.0.2.6
- Fixed an issue where dying just as you defeat your Shade could produce some odd results.

- Fixed an issue where Giant Hoppers ignored damage-over-time effects such as spores.

- Fixed soft-lock issue that could occur before fighting Broken Vessel.

More... - Improved hitbox on Broken Vessel projectiles (don’t worry, we made them more lenient).

- Fixed issue where a lift could stretch out player’s x-scale temporarily.

- Fixed issue where player couldn’t pause during first fight with a late-game boss

- Fixed Grub Mimic persistence issue.

- Fixed issue with Shade spawning underground in a certain area

- Fixed an NPC name display bug

- Fixed an issue with Vengeful Spirit dissipating incorrectly

- Fixed an issue where a blank dialogue could cause a soft-lock

- Fixed an issue where Flukemarm was invulnerable to Scream spell

- Fixed an enemy damage effect display issue

- Improved recycling system for certain effect objects

- Minor map fixes

- Additional sound improvements

- Minor Game Text fixes



1.0.1.8
- Fixed an issue where player could Superdash in mid-air

- Lore clarification for Deepnest Stagway

- Fixed an issue where game could crash at load of main menu for machines with low ram

More... - Further performance optimisations

- Initial implementation of French language setting (add run command -forcelang at launch to enable)

- Fixed inaccurate hitbox on Traitor Lord

- Added a check to tram system that ensures an error can’t place it at a non-existent station

- Fixed a display issue with Blue Hiveblood HP

- Fixed an acid pool in Fog Canyon that respawned the Knight outside the tilemap

- Fixed a certain gate taking damage as though it were an enemy

- Changed the way lifts alter the player’s physics, to avoid scenarios where player can get through walls

- Fixed a double-up of Iselda’s voice when she has no stock

- Fixed an issue where Hunter’s Journal entry for Elder Baldur could be missed. For existing files, if a single Elder Baldur has been killed, journal note is awarded

- When sitting on the ground, HUD now hides itself. Very atmospheric (eventually we’ll make a button that hides HUD… Hopefully)

- Game now auto-saves when Delicate Flower is broken. This may seem harsh, but it will make victory a lot sweeter. Please understand.

- Improved effects in an NPC cutscene - Fixed missing Salubra title

- Fixed an issue where, after superdashing between scenes, player’s body wouldn’t break objects.

- Fixed a dodgy Camera Lock in White Palace

- Fixed an issue where player could respawn inside White Palace after completing it, forcing them to backtrack in order to leave

- Fixed an issue where a Heavy Sentry could spawn outside of a battle room in Isma’s Grove.

- Increased enemy knockback on Great Slash and Dash Slash

- Added an extra check for Charms equipped, so if a player’s filled notches count is set incorrectly by an error, opening the inventory will recalculate and correct the count

- Fixed an error where Grubfather would sometimes give out less Geo than he should.

- Fixed hitch when entering water

- Fixed an issue where Mawlek’s attack pattern could get stuck in a loop

- Added some flies eager for exciting new scents

- Various small scene fixes

- Various audio improvements and fixes

1.0.1.4
- Fixed an issue where opening full map via Quickmap shortcut while in a late game area caused a game-freeze

- Fixed an animation error on player character when exiting a late-game cutscene

- Fixed Shrumish Ogre persistence issue

- Fixed an issue where hitting Zote with Dreamnail during his battle cry made him invincible, which he doesn’t deserve.

- Decreased heap size allocation at start-up.



1.0.1.3
- Fixed issue where Soul Master’s shockwave attack would sometimes not spawn

- Fixed issue with sfx not playing correctly on some breakable one-way walls

- Fixed issue for some players whereby collecting a mask fragment would white out the screen

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- Fixed display bug for cages in Colosseum of Fools

- Fixed bug on exiting Trial in the Colosseum of Fools that caused player to become stuck behind metal grate

- Fixed a dialogue issue for Iselda

- Fixed sound effects playing on incorrect mixer and thus being unaffected by in-game audio setting

- Fixed issue where Speed Completion achievement was not being awarded correctly

- Fixed an issue with Thorns of Agony charm not firing correctly when taking damage with inventory open

- Increased Geo reward for defeating Entombed Husk

- Fixed inaccurate hitbox on Broken Vessel/Lost Kin when stunned

- Fixed issue in City of Tears where entering a battle room from the left spawned an enemy outside of room

- Fixed an issue where Lifeseeds and their cocoons couldn’t be damaged by Grubberfly beam



1.0.1.1

 * Fixed issue where defeating Crystal Guardian and then immediately dying prevented his bench from becoming useable.
 * Fixed issue where defeating Crystal Guardian (rematch) and then immediately dying prevented Battle Gate from staying open.
 * Fixed City Crest in statue displaying over player.

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 * Fixed issue with Isma’s Grove battle gates not re-opening on re-entry.
 * Fixed players being able to escape tilemap in Abyss Dream.
 * Increased Cyclone Slash size
 * Fixed intermittent frame-flickering on certain enemies
 * Fixed inventory button not opening inventory on Logitech F310 in X mode.
 * Added anticipation SFX to certain enemy attacks
 * Further optimisations
 * Optimisation: New pooling system for spawned enemies
 * Fixed gramatical, and, spelling errers in Game Text
 * Fixed Hive Husk displaying incorrect Enemy Dream text
 * Added additional SFX to Husk Hive
 * Increased Geo awarded by Husk Hive
 * Added additional SFX to Hive Soldier
 * Fixed an issue where player could travel up through an unbroken window in Soul Sanctum, causing game freeze
 * Fixed Gruz Mother sometimes turning into a weird, stretched-out fatty when dying in the Colosseum
 * Increased Notch Cost of Quick Slash charm to 3 (affects new files only)
 * Slightly decreased invulnerability time for Stalwart Shell charm
 * Improved recycling system for frequently recycled objects
 * Fixed an issue where Hornet was knocked out of the arena on being defeated, robbing the player of a hard-won victory
 * Fixed an issue locking players out of Distant Village event
 * Fixed an issue where getting hit with Inventory open and Thorns of Agony equipped caused a game-freeze
 * Fixed an issue with lifts in City of Tears becoming inoperable
 * Fixed issue with Grubberfly beams firing upward and downwards with Joni’s Blessing equipped, regardless of health remaining
 * Fixed an issue with Red Grubberfly beams being fired with Joni’s Blessing/Grubberfly Elegy/Fury charms equipped, regardless of health remaining
 * Fixed a Battle Scene in White Palace being triggered prematurely
 * Fixed Failed Champion’s dream remaining accessible after his defeat
 * Fixed fader stuttering in City lift scenes
 * Fixed an issue where Failed Champion’s battle could be triggered prematurely
 * Increased effect of Soul Eater charm
 * Fixed a lever in White Palace that could be poked through its gate
 * Fixed an issue with the Warrior Dream’s sprite lingering on after defeat
 * Fixed an issue where player couldn’t jump out of water when up against some walls
 * Fixed an issue where player could get locked back into a City room upon return
 * Fixed an issue where progress past a Kingsmold battle was blocked by an unopening gate in certain circumstances
 * Fixed an issue where dying on a conveyor belt could cause the effect to persist on respawn
 * Fixed an issue where roar lock could persist after death
 * Fixed issue where shade summoned by Jiji becomes invulnerable
 * Fixed an issue where Hornet’s needle’s hitbox could remain after she’s stunned
 * Fixed an issue where player could perform actions while respawning from a hazard
 * Fixed an issue where player could become invulnerable when blocking a hit with Baldur Shell
 * Fixed an issue where Soul could be reimbursed incorrectly when focusing with Shape of Unn equipped
 * Fixed the spike respawn location in Soul Tyrant battle to be inside the battle arena.
 * Fixed map display for Sharp Shade room showing the whole room whilst only able to access its entrance.
 * Remodelled a wall in the White Palace that allowed a challenge to be bypassed.
 * Fixed 2 spike pits in Deepnest that respawned the player outside the map.
 * Numerous small scene fixes.



1.0.0.7

 * Reduced slowdown issues around Failed Tramway.
 * Initial optimisation improvements.
 * Added Cornifer ambient hum and paper trail.

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 * Fixed Soul Vessel sometimes not displaying on first collect.
 * Fix for Kingdom’s Edge soft-lock.
 * Fixed Geo collection slow-down.
 * Fixed Quick Cast keyboard map not saving between play sessions.
 * Increased effects on colosseum Shade location.
 * Various small scene fixes.
 * Relinked missing dialogues for Lemm & Leg Eater.
 * Fixed various spelling/grammatical errors in Game Text
 * Restored Cloth event in Dirtmouth.
 * Fixed issue where dying in a dream with Joni’s Blessing equipped left you with 1 HP on waking up.
 * Fixed Issue with Dash Slash effects sometimes disappearing.
 * Fixed an issue where defeating Shade and quickly exiting scene didn’t restore Soul Orb.
 * Dream Pin and Bench Pin fixes for map.
 * Fixed Collector’s spawned creatures sometimes not dealing damage.
 * Fixed issue with Mantis Traitor battle becoming unbeatable.