Update 1.30.1 (13 August 2019)

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This update is the same as v1.30.1b, but has been taken out of beta. This version was in beta due to a restructure of the save game system. We have tested this internally and externally, but we advise backing up your saved games before using this version as a precaution.

For a list of the changes made in v1.30.1, see below:

Fixed issue where previous save games could sometimes fail to be cleared when a new save was created, causing many unloadable save files to appear in the load menu

Fixed issue with unloadable saves being displayed on load screen in some situations

General bug fixes and typo fixes
Update 1.30.0 (10 July 2019)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.30.0, see below:

Fixed save game issue where starting a game with a custom character name could occasionally break save game loading in future sessions (all previous save games should now be accessible)

Fixed evidence issue in Operation SpotlessComb

Fixed some dialogue in conversation before Good Conversation mission

General bug fixes and typo fixes
Update 1.29.1 (03 April 2019)

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This update includes a number of fixes and performance improvements, to generally improve the stability of the game. Saving and loading is now faster, as is game startup, the progress of which is now shown by a loading bar on the splash screen. The installed size of the game has also been reduced, without compromising in-game visual and audio quality.

For a list of the changes made in v1.29.1, see below:

Added loading bar to splash screen, to show loading progress more clearly and prevent game from hanging

Changed backend of database loading to prevent memory allocation crash which was occurring on game startup for some users

Changed backend of save game system to reduce loading lag on game startup, and significantly improve performance when logging out of game

Fixed issue where ‘Skip to First Workday’ option on main menu was not working correctly

Fixed possible game over loop in Skeleton Key missions directly after Operation SpotlessComb 2

Fixed incorrect map in Skeleton Key missions directly after Operation SpotlessComb 2

Fixed unclear rules in Operation SpotlessComb 1

Reduced installed size of game by optimising internal compression for some assets

General bug fixes and typo fixes
Update 1.27.1 (07 February 2019)

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v1.27.1

For a list of the changes made in v1.27.1, see below:

Changed conversation with Serena/Max in Clearance Level 9 to allow more player dialogue choices and to avoid forcing a course of action

General bug fixes and typo fixes
v1.28.0b

This version is in beta due to a restructure of the save game system. We have tested this internally, but we advise backing up your saved games before using this version as a precaution. To access the beta update, go to Settings in GOG Galaxy and select ON from the drop down menu in the "Beta Channels" option on the right hand side. A "Channel" option should now be visible. You can now select the Beta channel from the dropdown menu.

For a list of the changes made in v1.28.0b, see below:

Changed backend of save game system to reduce loading lag on game startup, and significantly improve performance when logging out of game

Fixed issue where ‘Skip to First Workday’ option on main menu was not working correctly

General bug fixes and typo fixes
Update 1.27.0 (17 January 2019)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.27.0, see below:

Added the name of the current day to save game selection to make the in-game position of each save game clearer

Changed display of media topic evidence to clarify meaning of fill percent at bottom of panel

Fixed sorting of media evidence entries by frequency

Fixed issue where suspect dots on the map would sometimes not correctly display their status (Requested, Helper or other)

Fixed issue with relationship evidence where current relationship could be described as having ‘Ended Badly’

Fixed issue where gradients on some icons and images would lag behind when moving

Fixed unclear description in Operation ColdGrave 2

General bug fixes and typo fixes
Update 1.26.2 (09 January 2019)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.26.2, see below:

Fixed issue where dating superlikes could appear in home missions more than once

General bug fixes and typo fixes
Update 1.26.1 (08 January 2019)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.26.1, see below:

Fixed crash which could occur at end of first home mission

General bug fixes and typo fixes
Update 1.26.0 (07 January 2019)

Hello again! After a brief break over Christmas, we’re right back to improvements and fixes on Need to Know!

Thanks so much for your continued feedback and bug reports! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests.

For a list of the changes made in v1.26.0, see below:

Added indicator to suspects on map to show which suspects are requested before opening them

Changed mission summary end screen so that money and compliance are now automatically collected, to save player from needing to click multiple times, and to prevent accidental non-collection of money or compliance

Changed display of new day overlay screen

Fixed issue where dating app superlikes could show up in home missions even when player declined to request them

Fixed issue where Denys’ message at end of the day would sometimes be incorrect - positive without any data sold, or negative with data sold

Fixed display issue with tooltip & text colour for home mission relationships on Daily Summary screen

Fixed issue in The Bazaar where Daily Summary would display messages from previous day

Fixed evidence issue in BorrowedSugar

General bug fixes and typo fixes
Update 1.25.3 (12 December 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.25.3, see below:

Fixed issue where some items purchased by the player would only appear in some house interiors - items are now visible in all houses

General bug fixes and typo fixes
Update 1.25.2 (07 December 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.25.2, see below:

Changed suspect outcome colour tint to be more visible

Fixed unintended display of suspect outcomes for some suspects in evidence wave missions

Fixed issue with live evidence waves in Operation BadHombres 2

Fixed issue where Peepr could be covered by phone in specific scaling/aspect ratio combinations

General bug fixes and typo fixes
Update 1.25.1 (03 December 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.25.1, see below:

Added ability to enter a custom protagonist name during character creation

Removed ability to send data to irrelevant buyers in endgame, clarifying the process

Fixed infrequent doubling-up of Fyre outcomes

General bug fixes and typo fixes
Update 1.25.0 (26 November 2018)

We’ve just released the Refresh Update for Need to Know, featuring a streamlined start to the game, dozens of usability updates, and all of the changes and fixes we’ve made since release.

For this update, we’ve focused mainly on structural amendments, particularly in Clearance Level 10. Some story elements have been repositioned, including the opening prologue and some early scenes. Our goals are to get you into gameplay quickly, space out the early story development, and allow you to advance to a higher difficulty level earlier. However, no missions have been removed, simply relocated to different points in the story, or made optional.

Home missions now have a lock-out deadline, so you’ll face a (forgiving) time pressure to make the experience a little more intense. We have also made several usability improvements, such as making it easier to skip the PeepR tutorials.

We’ve made an effort to ensure all existing save games will work with these changes, so please let us know if you experience any issues! As always, thanks so much for your continued feedback and bug reports. If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in the Refresh Update (v1.25.0), see below:

Added dialogue option to skip to end of Clearance Level 10 without needing to complete all side missions

Changed Clearance Level 10 structure to get to gameplay quicker, by moving some scenes to later in the Clearance Level

Removed some redundant dialogue from Clearance Level 10

Fixed issue with inconsistent positioning of personal stats panel

Fixed outcome issue in Operation EchoWell

Fixed evidence issue in FreshScent

General bug fixes and typo fixes

v1.25.0 includes the following changes from v1.24.0b:

Added time pressure to home missions, as CodeX system now has intrusion detection

Changed automatic layout of evidence to place items higher-up by default

Changed home mission rule panel to allow more information to be displayed at once

Fixed issue with auto-layout of evidence that occurred when there was hidden evidence

Fixed issue with Peepr sometimes incorrectly appearing on-screen during home missions
Update 1.23.4 (21 November 2018)

Hi everyone!

We’ve been working on some structural changes for this update, particularly in Clearance Level 10. Some story elements have been repositioned, including the opening prologue and some early scenes. Our goals are to get you into gameplay quickly, space out the early story development, and allow you to advance to a higher difficulty level earlier. However, no missions have been removed, simply relocated to different points in the story, or made optional.

Home missions now have a lock-out deadline, so that you’ll now face a (forgiving) time pressure to make the experience a little more intense. As usual, we have also made several usability improvements, such as making the PeepR tutorials more easily skippable.

We’ve made an effort to ensure all existing save games will work with these changes, and while we haven’t encountered any issues with this, it’s possible that some saves in CL10 might load in slightly the wrong place - this is why the update is currently in beta, so please let us know if this happens!

Thanks so much for your continued feedback and bug reports! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can also visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

To access the beta update, go to Settings in GOG Galaxy and select ON from the drop down menu in the "Beta Channels" option on the right hand side. A "Channel" option should now be visible. You can now select the Beta channel from the dropdown menu.

For a list of the changes made in v1.25.0b, see below:

Changed Clearance Level 10 structure to get to gameplay quicker, by moving some scenes to later in the Clearance Level and rearranging some other sections

Added dialogue option to skip to end of Clearance Level 10 without needing to complete all side missions

Removed some redundant dialogue from Clearance Level 10

General bugfixes and typo fixes

v1.25.0b also includes the following changes from v1.24.0b:

Added time pressure to home missions, as CodeX system now has intrusion detection

Changed automatic layout of evidence to place items higher-up by default

Changed home mission rule panel to allow more information to be displayed at once

Fixed issue with auto-layout of evidence that occurred when there was hidden evidence

Fixed issue with Peepr sometimes incorrectly appearing on-screen during home missions

For a list of the changes made in v1.23.4, see below:

Fixed issue with Peepr sometimes incorrectly appearing on-screen during home missions

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update 1.23.3 (21 November 2018)

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Apologies for the usability issue in v1.23.2, this has now been fixed in v1.23.3.

For a list of the changes made in v1.23.3, see below:

Fixed issue where some parts of the UI were unresponsive to player interaction
Update 1.23.2 (16 November 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.23.2, see below:

Added clearer indicator that suspects can be closed (using button on suspect card)

Added later-stage protagonist character faces in player face selection, so player can see what the character will look like later in the game immediately

Changed display of player selection UI

Changed early tutorials to allow dialogue to be skipped, to reduce/remove waiting time

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update 1.23.1 (12 November 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.23.1, see below:

Added additional ‘welcome’ emails for player loyalty cards later in the game

Added suspect outcome display to mission summary, allowing player to review outcomes at leisure

Changed how suspect outcomes work, so that when a power is used, the outcome is immediately displayed, and reviewable by hovering over suspect dot

Changed appearance of suspect details on map for more neatness and clarity

Removed post-mission suspect outcome display, to reduce waiting time between missions (outcomes moved to other places as mentioned above)

Moved Peepr to the side of the screen during missions, to prevent him from getting in the way

Fixed issue with repeated dialogue in first Skeleton Key mission

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update 1.22.3 (05 November 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.22.3, see below:

Added ‘Cancel’ button to rule selection, to more clearly allow rule selection to be canceled without clicking on evidence again

Fixed issue where rules panel would prevent lower Power from being selected

Fixed issue where Peepr’s clickable region would reach below him and partly cover the assignment panel open tab, causing accidental opening of tutorial panel

Fixed unclear rule in Operation Hilltopper 3 which suggested a non-existent suspect could be found

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update 1.22.2 (29 October 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.22.2, see below:

Added icon next to previously-purchased items in phone for quicker reference

Disabled home mission briefing overlay during dating conversations for ease of use

Fixed display issue on logout

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update 1.22.1 (26 October 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.22.1, see below:

Changed assignment panel so that it no longer automatically drops down after making rule selection

Changed percentage of foreign-born suspects within USA

Fixed issue with suspect name generator, where an unrealistic percentage of suspects would have first-names as surnames, like “John” or “Scott”

Fixed issue in end-game missions where player could sometimes proceed without finding any data

Fixed issue where game could save on conversation with Geeb Wellfleet, and if player did not have enough money, they would be unable to progress and save game would be stuck (also retroactively fixes save games affected by this issue)

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update 1.22.0 (23 October 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.22.0, see below:

Added daily summary at end of day which shows player’s daily compliance change, financial situation and home mission status

Added outcomes to home missions for each darknet trader, depending on whether the player sold data to that buyer or not

Added clearer visual indicator to show how to proceed when receiving email when on the bus at start of the game

Fixed unclear evidence in WeakSpot

Fixed hidden helper suspects in Operation PeacefulTransition 2

Fixed issue where live evidence raycasts would be blocked by evidence displayed behind it, preventing it from being selected until the evidence was moved

Fixed a couple of suspect names in endgame missions

General bugfixes and typo fixes

Update 1.21.4 (18 October 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.21.4, see below:

Added Crossmatch tutorial to Peepr tutorial list

Added more guided explanation of Crossmatch mission type to Operation ColdGrave

Fixed issue with Fyre app that could prevent game from progressing

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update 1.21.3 (16 October 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.21.3, see below:

Added ability to select gender preference in Fyre app

Changed conversation where high-school crush character is selected to make it clearer that the selection is a male/female gender selection

Fixed some gender-inconsistent dating profiles in Fyre app

Fixed evidence issue in Lightswitch

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update 1.21.2 (11 October 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.21.2, see below:

Added assorted icons to news stories on phone for more visual variety

Changed text display of news headlines on phone

Fixed display issue with tooltip where message could sometimes be cut off before fully typing out if another action was taken quickly

Fixed minor display issue with Skeleton Key panel

General bugfixes and typo fixes

This update includes changes made in v1.21.1b, see below:

Added auto-opening of all evidence when opening a suspect profile (this can be disabled in settings)

Moved mission start overlay to CodeX login, to reduce waiting time, and allow players to get into the mission more quickly

Simplified rules in Operation HelpingHands 2

Disabled some Peepr tutorials until they’re first needed

Fixed power missing from timeline in CL1

Fixed some inconsistent suspect outcomes in CL9

Fixed issue with hidden suspect in Scramble

Fixed evidence issue in Operation HelpingHands

General bugfixes and typo fixes

This update includes changes made in v1.21.0b, see below:

Added usage limit to MidStream tool in home mode, to prevent a trial-and-error approach

Fixed issue where Spacebar was not correctly opening/closing the Powers interface

Fixed evidence issue in Operation PaperCrown 3

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update 1.20.1 (05 October 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.20.1, see below:

Added ‘Magnifying Glass’ feature, to zoom in on suspect evidence, which can be enabled during missions by holding down Left-Control

Fixed issue where evidence would sometimes need to be clicked twice when using BlackSheep or DeepLink if a different tool had previously been used on the same evidence

Fixed issue where evidence added to Strongbox could be double-counted as either correct or missed in some situations

Fixed issue with DeepLink tool where evidence could be marked as ‘Missed’ if it was DeepLinked on a ‘helper suspect’ profile, rather than the decision suspect profile

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update 1.20.0 (05 October 2018)

This update includes some bigger changes to Clearance Levels 10 & 9 to add some more complexity to gameplay, by introducing new powers earlier and using a wider variety of tools, along with other changes. This should serve both to increase the enjoyability of these parts of the game and to reduce the learning curve in Clearance Level 8.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.20.0, see below:

Added new powers to Clearance Levels 10 & 9, to introduce power unlocking and choice earlier in the game

Added use of Assay tool to reveal hidden profiles in Clearance Level 9, to introduce mechanic earlier and increase complexity of gameplay

Added rule numberings to evidence wave missions, to show more clearly which rule is applicable in each evidence wave

Changed some dialogue in Clearance Levels 10 & 9, to better introduce Grey Day Attack investigation

Fixed issue with DeepLinking between suspects in Operation NewFriends Phase 2

Fixed issue where tutorial on first workday would break if the player logged in too quickly

Fixed display issue with Clearance Level in mission summary

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update 1.19.3 (01 October 2018)

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For a list of the changes made in v1.19.3, see below: This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

For a list of the changes made in v1.19.3, see below:

Added ability to skip to first workday at the Department when starting a new game

Fixed crash which could occur during end credits

Fixed inconsistent description on first Grey Day chart entry

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.19.2 (28 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.19.2, see below:

Added new icons to Purchase evidence, for more visual variety

Added new icons to Geolocation & Package Tracking evidence, for more visual variety

Added new icons to Psychological Report evidence, for more visual variety

Added new icons to DNA evidence, for more visual variety

Fixed issue with some pieces of Message evidence, where call conversant would be displayed as ‘Suspect Name’, rather than an actual name

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.19.1 (27 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

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For a list of the changes made in v1.19.1, see below:

Added more intelligent auto-layout of evidence panels, to prevent the need to drag every piece of evidence away from the centre

Fixed issue with display of Metadata, Social, Bank and Travel evidence so that entries are now displayed chronologically

Fixed issue with some Geolocation and Package Tracking evidence entries being partly overlapped by date/information panel

Fixed issue with some pieces of Message evidence, where call conversant would be displayed as ‘A Conversant’, rather than an actual name

Fixed issue with new power & evidence notifications not being cleared correctly in specific circumstances, which could prevent progressing when logging out and starting prologue

Fixed issue with CodeX login in prologue, where a tutorial step could be bypassed which would prevent tutorial from progressing

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.19 (25 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.19, see below:

Added borderless fullscreen support, for more convenient screen switching on multi-display setups

Added ability to open/close Powers panel with ‘Space’ key

Added ability to open/closer evidence types by using number keys (1, 2, 3, …) in the respective order of evidence types

Added popup label to Power and evidence type buttons to show which shortcut key can be used to open that type of evidence

Added new icons to Web History evidence, for more visual variety

Fixed issue where game could sometimes fail to resume properly after Alt+Tabbing away

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.18.2 (23 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

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For a list of the changes made in v1.18.2, see below:

Added current in-game date to top of phone screen, to help with missions where current date is relevant to evidence

Sped up CodeX login transition to reduce waiting time

Fixed issue with double-counting of some DeepLinked evidence when added to STRONGBOX

Fixed issue where Rialto was sometimes unavailable at home until home mission was started

Fixed issue where female protagonist was not being shown properly in cell interior scene

Fixed issue where company valuation was missing from Financial Report evidence

Fixed display issue with Media evidence, where frequency bars weren’t displaying properly

Fixed evidence issue in Operation HelpingHands

Fixed evidence issue in Operation SpotlessComb 3

Fixed evidence issues in a couple of late-game missions

Fixed issue with new CODEX login at the end of CL9

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.18.1 (21 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.18.1, see below:

Fixed issue in opening sequence where signing out and loading save would sometimes not exit opening sequence properly

Fixed issue with UI scaling slider, where changing scale while sliding could cause the screen to rapidly flicker between scales

Fixed display issue with suspect target animation

Fixed issue with correct decisions for earlier wave suspects being marked incorrect in Operation AwayBase 3

Fixed evidence issue in DeadPoets

Fixed evidence issue in Operation AwayBase 2

Fixed evidence issue in Operation SpotlessComb 2

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.18 (20 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.18, see below:

Added safer save gave deletion button - to prevent accidental deletion of save game, offset confirmation click is now required

Changed evidence rule in Operation StarLasso 2 for clarity

Changed some labels on Asset Record evidence for clarity

Fixed live evidence misalignment on some UI scales

Fixed Grey Day chart details which hasn’t correctly updated in v1.17

Fixed evidence issue in Operation EchoWell where biometric panel needed to be linked to two different pieces of evidence for mission to be completed with full accuracy

Fixed issue with Department budget rank up/down array displayers

Fixed evidence issue in OperationAwayBase 2

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.17 (19 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.17, see below:

Sped up fade-out animation of suspect page when a decision has been made, to reduce waiting time

Expanded evidence workspace to allow evidence to be moved around in a larger space

Fixed evidence workspace misalignment for smaller UI scales, which was preventing evidence from being moved to the edge of the area

Fixed issue where Department budget rank stats would not unlock, even when relevant Clearance Level had been reached

Fixed issue where using ASSAY tool on evidence would cause it to display as ASSAYed when re-opened, even if no relevant data had been found

Fixed issue with unredacted classified evidence not staying unredacted when re-opened

Fixed issue with unavailable classified evidence in Operation StarLasso 3

Fixed evidence display issue in Operation EchoWell

Fixed evidence issue in home mission Sleeping

Fixed issue with some Gray Day Chart events showing up before the relevant event happens in the world

Fixed issue with some news headlines showing up before the relevant event happens

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.16 (17 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.16, see below:

Added more post-mission dialogue paths to make NPCs react properly to the player’s performance in missions

Added ‘Target suspects’ animation and information for evidence wave missions, to show how many suspects need to be found, and how many are remaining

Changed Evidence Wave missions (like RushHour) so that Match/No Match powers are now used more intuitively - Match is now used only if suspect has suspicious evidence in the current wave of evidence

Changed RushHour evidence waves for better mission flow

Changed ‘%’ to compliance icon in mission summary for clarity

UI scaling setting is now stored between sessions, preventing need to set it every start-up

Fixed issue with NPCs in post-mission conversations congratulating you on your performance, even if you performed very poorly

Fixed issue with post-mission suspect outcomes displaying as blank for some suspects - these are now skipped

Fixed evidence issue in Operation StarLasso 2

Fixed annoying delay after mission overlay when displaying ‘1st Evidence Wave’ for evidence wave missions

Fixed incorrect formatting of power name in mission summary tooltip

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.15 (16 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.15, see below:

Removed ‘Ignore’ power from DeathWish to simplify/clarify mission

Changed speed of suspect close animation to reduce waiting time

Changed speed of mission evidence wave overlay to reduce waiting time

Changed speed of mission end ‘Submit’ button to reduce waiting time

Changed speed of mission end compliance and money animations to reduce waiting time

Fixed issue where evidence would occasionally be incorrectly classified as missed, despite having been correctly linked with DeepLink

Fixed evidence issue in DeathWish

Fixed unclear evidence rules in VIP Access

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.14 (14 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.14, see below:

Added colour differentiation to suspects on map to show which suspects are helper suspects, to clarify crossmatch missions

Added colour differentiation to suspects on map to show which suspects have previously been opened

Added mission-specific icons to every work mission, to add more visual context to each mission

Added UI scaling option to allow UI to be scaled down (now available for 16:9 & 16:10 aspect ratios)

Changed UI scaling to allow for smaller minimum size

Changed scaling of mission start overlay to reduce clutter

Changed conversation(s) with Frank after GoodConversation to better respond to your performance in the mission

Simplified mission alert level displayer to only show the colour of the current alert level, as other level colours were cluttering the screen

Fixed issue with DeepLink trail animation showing the wrong endpoints for some main panel evidence (like Message contacts)

Fixed evidence issue in MailingIn

Fixed display issue with mission start overlay elements popping into view too early

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.13 (13 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.13, see below:

Added UI scaling option to allow UI to be scaled down (currently 16:9 aspect ratio only)

Changed default UI scaling for 16:9 displays to scale down UI

Changed default FPS from unlimited to 60fps

Changed evidence opening animation to reduce delay

Clarified mission rules in Operation SpotlessComb 2

Fixed evidence issue in Operation PeacefulTransition

Fixed evidence issue in Operation SpotlessComb 3

Fixed off-centre tool selection overlay on media evidence entry

Fixed some blank suspect outcomes in Operation BadHombres 2

Enabled resolution selector in Linux build temporarily to resolve issue with incorrect resolution on startup

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.12 (11 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.12, see below:

Changed live evidence in evidence wave missions to show in waves of live evidence, rather than all at once

Fixed issue with call evidence conversant occasionally showing wrong contact name

Fixed issue with call evidence conversant initials changing on every line for some evidence

Fixed issue with blank dialogue on some dating hyperlike conversations

Fixed issue with evidence SFX playing every time a suspect was closed, which could get repetitive

Fixed issue with SFX volumes not matching SFX volume slider setting

Fixed incorrect suspect names in Operation SpotlessComb 2 & Operation AwayBase

Fixed evidence issue in Operation BadHombres 2

Updated Unity version to attempt to fix unreplicated startup crash on Linux

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.11 (10 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.11, see below:

Increased height of travel data panel to prevent player from missing entries that require scrolling

Increased height of bank records panel to prevent player from missing entries that require scrolling

Changed TripWire failstate description to more clearly explain why it’s a failstate

Changed mission music in Operation AwayBase 1 & 3 to better match mission tone

Changed mission music in GoodConversation to better match mission tone

Fixed issue with multiple relationships showing as current far too often

Fixed issue with relationship durations not displaying correctly

Fixed issue with unrealistic frequency of same-sex relationships

Fixed missing mission music in RushHour, DamageControl, Operation EchoWell 2

Fixed issue where mission briefing panel could occasionally get stuck open when starting a mission, preventing the player from continuing

Fixed issue with a mission rule in Operation BadHombres

Fixed evidence issue in Operation BadHombres

Fixed conversation typo after Operation ColdGrave

Fixed ‘SURNAME’ heading over first names in female player creation

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.10 (09 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.10, see below:

Improved some unclear evidence rules in InsideIntel

Fixed issue in Unlimited Power where suspect evidence would not all be shown, making it impossible to know which information is relevant

Fixed repeated dialogue before Operation ColdGrave

Fixed issue in RushHour where suspects would appear in the same order each time

Fixed issue where dating app would start part-way through available dates, preventing ability to respond to some available people

Fixed evidence issue in Operation BadHombres

Fixed evidence issue in The Bazaar

Fixed evidence issue with Maracaibo evidence in Operation ColdGrave

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.09 (08 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.09, see below:

Improved game saving to prevent possibility of old save game being deleted if new save failed

Simplified Rialto app evidence page to make actions clearer

Removed unnecessary buttons from Rialto app evidence page

Changed briefing of MailingIn mission to more clearly explain use of Assay tool in the mission

Fixed display issue with travel evidence where it would be displayed illegibly when added to STRONGBOX

Fixed issue where phone call with crush character on November 11, 2019 would not display with any dialogue options

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.08 (06 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.08, see below:

Added guided tutorial to first home mission, to explain home missions overall, including Rialto app and Midstream tool

Added extra description to briefing of Operation BadHombres 2, to remind player about how this mission mechanic works

Changed Operation AwayBase 3 briefing to better explain powers in the mission

Fixed issue where some notifications like ‘Game Saved’ were not showing up due to change made in v1.07

Fixed issue where Peepr tutorial lines could be skipped by clicking ‘Escape’, which would prevent the tutorial from finihsing properly

Fixed issue with repeated characters where there birthdate would appear as (01-01-0001)

Fixed a couple of evidence rule issues in Operation ColdGrave

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.07 (05 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.07, see below:

Changed day start transition to be faster to reduce waiting time

Changed suspect open animation to be faster to reduce waiting time

Changed suspect open animation to show evidence buttons faster to reduce waiting time

Changed suspect close animation to be faster to reduce waiting time

Fixed (tentatively) issue with game preventing proceed when unlocking some new evidence or powers

Fixed issue with phone notifications appearing then disappearing suddenly

Fixed jerky animation of suspect dots when fading in

Fixed issue with some evidence losing track of previous BlackSheep and DeepLink usage when reloading a suspect, causing problems in Operation AwayBase 3

Fixed positions of some locations in Alaska, which were appearing outside of the map

Fixed issue with an unallocated message timestamp, which was causing some message times to be wrong

Fixed issue with some Fyre profiles & conversations repeating in next home mission

Fixed a sound bug introduced in v1.06, where a ‘ding’ was playing on every scene transition

Fixed small lag between mission start overlay and mission wave overlay which suggested player could start the mission, but then annoyingly interrupted any action

Fixed evidence rule issue in Operation HelpingHands

General bugfixes and typo fixes

Update v1.06 (04 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can post them in the discussions here or visit this board to post them: : https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.06, see below:

Added significantly more generatable CodeX notes for suspects for more detail and immersion, and to prevent repetition

Reduced waiting time before messaging conversations

Fixed missing Frank Talby in some interior scenes in CL3 & CL2

Fixed issue with new tutorial in first work mission where it was possible to start mission before Peepr tells you to, which would cause the tutorial to get stuck and not advance

Fixed issue with new tutorial in first work mission where selecting BlackSheep through the bottom selector would not advance the tutorial

Fixed issue with rank Clearance Level not immediately changing between Clearance Levels

Fixed issue with incorrect name generation in Messaging/Call Transcript evidence types, causing evidence to be marked as missed despite not visibly matching any rule

Fixed problem with evidence generation what would occasionally give suspects multiples of evidence types that should only have 1 set, like Personal Network

Fixed ambiguity with an evidence rule in BorrowedSugar

Fixed issue with an evidence rule in Operation HealthyGlow

Fixed issue with an evidence rule in Under the Rock

Fixed issue with an evidence rule in Sleeping

Fixed issue with music volume slider only changing volume temporarily

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.05 (03 September 2018)

This update is the next in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Thanks once again for your bug reports and feedback! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.05, see below:

Added extended tutorial to first work mission, which is more guided and explains various elements of gameplay

Improved clarity of some evidence in Scramble mission

Removed immediate display on unlocked evidence types on first mission, which could be confusing/jarring

Changed some suspects in EyesOnPrize mission to not require a power, to make evidence crossmatching easier to complete properly

Fixed issue with Operation AwayBase 2 being skipped in some cases

Fixed issue with an evidence rule in Operation HillTopper

Fixed issue with an evidence rule in DamageControl

Fixed issue with an evidence rule in BadHombres

Fixed issue with an evidence rule in MailingIn

Fixed issue with GoodConversation mission where opening ‘Interrogation Mission’ tutorial would end the mission immediately

Fixed incorrect mission type classification of EyesOnPrize

Fixed issue where Fyre suspects would sometimes appear as different people inside home missions

Fixed issue where gender of Fyre profiles would not match gender of player’s crush

Fixed unclear Clearance Level access display on mission summary

Fixed occasional blank display of contact names in message and email data

Fixed evidence overflow/inaccessibility for some dating evidence

Fixed text overflow on Program Name for ‘Open Fire’ power information

Fixed text overflow on dater rating in Fyre app

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.04 (01 September 2018)

This update is the third in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.04, see below:

Added Seb Goff face to phone call dialogue

Added rule to Operation PaperCrown 3 to make it clearer that you can find Roger Morkam

Changed random generation seeding to prevent some suspect locations from repeating

Changed speed of Skeleton Key login to speed up the process and reduce waiting time

Changed some bank transaction details in Operation HillTopper 2 to make it clearer that some transactions are definitely the same as each other

Reduced punishment for not selling data each day in home missions

Disabled blurring of suspect faces in introduction mission

Fixed issue with Deeplink tool where correct STRONGBOX links would be wrongly marked as ‘Missed’ if specific pieces of evidence were in the STRONGBOX at the same time

Fixed incorrect username for Seb Goff in home misison briefing

Fixed display issue where some website names were being truncated, causing missed evidence

Fixed issue where part of a website name could be truncated in the mission summary, making it unclear to the player why they were wrong

Fixed unavailability of ASSAY tool in Operation PaperCrown 3

Fixed issue with an evidence rule in Operation HelpingHands 2

Fixed issue with an evidence rule in Operation NewFriends

Fixed issue with an evidence rule in VIP Access

Fixed issue with Frank Talby referring to suspects by number after interview mission, despite forced order being removed in v1.03

Fixed issue where Speedrun mission race would continue after logging out and loading different mission

General bugfixes and typo fixes
Update v1.03 (31 August 2018)

This update is the second in a series of updates to improve clarity and usability of the game, particularly in the early stages, in response to feedback and reports. Our current priority is working on a clearer and expanded tutorials which will show the player what they need to do much more clearly, and should clear up a lot of the confusion that some players are experiencing.

Once again, thank you for your bug reports and feedback so far! If you have any bug reports or suggestions to make - you can visit this board to post them: https://trello.com/b/ABG1gSZb/need-to-know-bugs-feature-requests

For a list of the changes made in v1.03, see below:

Added directed tutorial to prologue scene

Added directed tutorial to interview mission

Improved briefings in Operation HillTopper 2, Operation HillTopper 3 and Rush Hour missions to better explain the new tools and mission types being introduced

Improved visual indication that ID card needs to be clicked on to close the personal timeline

Reinstated missing conversation with Sister in CL9

Disabled unnecessary/confusing ‘Safe’ power in Rush Hour mission

Disabled all mission tools until they are first needed

Fixed evidence error in WeakSpot mission

Fixed issue with existing save games where Renege would not make offers for data in home missions

Fixed issue where ‘Rank in Clearance Level’ would sometimes still show previous Clearance Level

Fixed issue where mission summary rule would say “Use Blacksheep” even if the rule was a Deeplink rule

Fixed issue in RushHour where Deeplink could not be due to incorrect identification of max evidence

Fixed issue where cents value of two linked transactions would not match

Fixed issue where some text overlapped itself

Fixed issue in game start montage where pressing Esc would open menu and pause, but menu was hidden out of view

Fixed issue in game start montage where right click would open the tool selector

Fixed issue where one date in game start montage was out of order

Fixed issue where later missions would be shown in timeline after loading an earlier save game

Fixed issue when loading game where phone messages would be duplicated

Fixed issue when loading game where some scenes would be skipped

Phone wallpaper selection now works properly

Slowed in-game clock during missions

General bugfixes and typo fixes

Update 1.02 (30 August 2018)

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Removed failstate from interview mission

Added instruction “Use X tool” to rules explain verbally which tool should be used (For example, “Use Blacksheep tool”), in addition to the existing tool icon

Disabled DEEPLINK tool is until it is actually first required

Disabled selection of second list of rules for DEEPLINK rules - this makes it clearer which rule the player should select when using the tool

Increased STRONGBOX data cap to 9, to allow more data to be stored in STRONGBOX at once

Moved STRONGBOX further to side of the screen so it no longer covers over evidence

Added tooltip explanation to explain when data cannot be added to STRONGBOX

Improved usability of Rialto app by auto-offering data to buyers - the player no longer needs to click ‘Offer Data’

Fixed issue with Renege in Rialto marketplace, where Reneger would erroneously appear in briefing, but would not offer for data or have her relationship rating change

Fixed issue where aspect ratios other than 16:9 could cause parts of the screen to be cut off until the aspect ratio was changed manually

Fixed issue where for aspect ratios other than 16:9, vertical lines from player card and exterior scene were not meeting exactly behind the seal

Fixed an evidence issue in Operation HealthyGlow where evidence was marked as missed when it was actually not suspicious

Fixed issue where some dates for employment evidence were not displaying correctly

General bugfixes and typo fixes