• Upgraded engine to Godot 4.4.1 - this may fix some crashes.
• Fixed inconsistencies with the arrow indicator during dialogue.
• Fixed shadow detail to be closer to how it looked before patch 2.
• Fixed scrolling credits being on-screen before they're supposed to.
• Fixed some light bleed issues near the start of the game.
• Better distributed detail in lightmaps, reducing filesize and increasing quality in many areas.
• Increased the resolution of the in-game logo.
  

Year Unknown is a finalist for Best Student Game at the 2025 Independent Games Festival Awards! Watch the award ceremony this Wednesday 3/19 at 6:30 PT: https://www.twitch.tv/gdc
In other news, a new update is available, making the game playable on more systems:

• Upgraded engine to Godot 4.4
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• The game is now playable on older systems that don't support Vulkan. Some effects are changed or disabled.
• This may or may not solve some stuttering issues in the second area.
  

The original soundtrack to Year Unknown is now available for free on Steam and Bandcamp:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3331890/Year_Unknown_Soundtrack/

https://julianheuser.bandcamp.com/album/year-unknown-ost


Both releases include lossless audio, as well as Music for Exploring Megastructures, a 35 minute ambient track made of new and unused music.

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I hope you enjoy!

• Disabling the "toggle sprint" option for keyboard now works
• Fix house game on controller using Steam Input
• Remove accidental rumble on area 2 door dissolve
• Add a framerate limit option under video options - default is 150
• Add 1 extra woke
  

After over 3 years of development, Year Unknown is finally out. I hope you enjoy!

A casual chat about the game, possibly with some development insights.