Release Notes for Vana [Version 1.1]

General Changes:

• The dynamic music system has been updated.
  • Music changes are now in line with environment changes.
• Added Discord Rich Presence.
• Added SFX for checkpoints.
• Updated and remixed audio.
• Add boss VFX.
• Added text at starting cutscene to give more context to the narrative.
• Added soul VFX to narrative environment elements.
• Added new animations to the cutscenes.
• Worked on (improving) set dressing and lighting in section 1, 2, 3 and tree.
• Added draw distance to the lights in section 1, 2, 3 and tree.

Fixes:

• Fixed: When skipping cutscenes, music still changes when needed.
• Fixed: The boss at the end of Section 2 now has working animations.
  
• Fixed: The enemy/boss death sound effect now plays earlier.
• Fixed: the existing lighting is now less performance heavy as before.
• Fixed: Foliage shadows appear more frequently now. 
• Fixed: Removed collision on the bushes and plants in the environment.
• Fixed: Texture transition from the rocks reworked. (The Level of Detail transition started not at the right time)
• Fixed: Post-cutscene spawn locations.
• Fixed: Wrongly-colored bushes in section tree.
•  Fixed The boss is now properly interrupted when hit with a cube.
•  Fixed: Grab onboarding trigger not disappearing.

Known Issues:

• The Options Menu does not support controller navigation.
• The Skip button sometimes remains on screen.
• Some buttons in the Options Menu cannot be focused.
• It is possible to activate previous checkpoints and lose progress.
• Opening the Feedback Survey mid-gameplay can cause the character to move forward without any input from the player.
• Skipping the Credits on the main menu with either the Space bar or Enter key will result in you instantly loading up the game.
• In the Pause Menu, under "Resolution", the resolution settings do not save, nor apply.
• In the Pause Menu, under "Audio", the audio settings are saved between sessions, but can be set to above 100%.
• In the Pause Menu, under "Game", multiple actions can be set to the same input.
• The TeleCube can be flung into the level's geometry by standing next to wall and clipping the TeleCube through the wall.
• Certain spots in the Level can get you soft-locked.
• Sometimes you can't pick up / throw the TeleCubes right away.