🛠️ Performance update, accessibility features and more!
2025-12-17Hello Riders! 🐎 We have been hard at work behind the scenes to improve the game's performance, add new accessibility features and address some common bugs submitted by the community. Let's jump right in! 🆕 Accessibility Improvements: • Adjustable haptic feedback strength • Created three camera distances, UI displayed in Free Ride • Added new control scheme to reflect new key binding • Improve Jump Indicator: • Added time dilation to obstacle jumping • Show jump indicator even at angles or when riding slowly • Accessibility Highlighting of Objects and Animals (+ sparkle) • Implemented settings to switch off motion blur • Color-Blind Mode Implementation • Camera Locking Improvements • Camera Tree Fade, iteration on camera collision • Show mouse cursor in popup and mission debrief widgets when not using a gamepad • Show mouse cursor while displaying mission popups
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🆕 Performance Improvements: • Overall better frame rate • Shortened Loading Screen Time • Loading Screen covers whole loading process • Introduction Video: Replaced waiting-for-video-delay with a timer based on the video duration • SteamDeck changes • Improve deer runaway animation and AI • Engine Upgrade 🛠️ Bug Fixes: • Play marker no longer invisible in snow • Search area markers now less intense • Localization updated • Correct keys now displayed in Controls • Fixed rotating horse statue material • Fixed collisions in Kaltenbach • Made the cave accessible on winter and summer map • Set up correct navigation for elements inside the pause menu • Refactor console settings menu • Use user-defined language to show splash screen text • Correctly save changed user settings • Set up correct navigation behavior for all elements within options • Fixed that player could no longer interact with the game behind the 'Mission Completed' popup after reset which caused the popup to remain stuck on screen • Fixed sleigh cameras not separated from 3rd person camera, creating better angle and no longer skipping input • Cleaned up freeride sleigh when resetting horse or returning to Kaltenbach • Starting either of the two blue marker 'Go for a Ride' missions no longer triggers the intro splash screen video • Increasing volume when using gamepad without losing focus • Spamming buttons to skip tutorials no longer freeze the game • Fixed potential crash during photo mission when no world can be derived from the mission object • Prevent moving backwards if the back of the horse is blocked • HUD elements are no longer duplicated if the mission is reset • Save settings in GameUserSettings instead of DefaultGame; correctly save benchmark result to prevent multiple benchmarks on the same install • Objects like wooden gates no longer have invisible walls • Fit controller scheme in settings (Steamdeck) • Resetting the horse in tutorial no longer causes screen misplacement • Can now navigate bottom menu in paddock with gamepad • Fix that changing the language in the options menu correctly applies the selected language • Cleaned up the camera intro for missions and prevented any camera input while the intro is still active ❤️ Please let us know what you think of the update. You can leave a comment here or come into our cozy Discord to discuss the game with us and other Riders. See you in Kaltenbach! 🌍 Join the Community Discord Instagram TikTok Twitter Twitch Website
