Unlike most games nowadays, Atomic Heart was released in a relatively good state. However, it did receive criticism for its lack of accessibility features. It looks like the developer took that criticism to heart as their recent update brings some highly demanded QoL additions.
Patch 1.4.0.0 allows players to tweak HUD and subtitle size. The bug regarding unlocking achievements has been addressed as well. The display of shadows is improved and shaders are updated. Players can now loot corpses lying in the water, and climbing around corners is now better.
You can check out the highlights of the update below.
- HUD, subtitle size settings
- Fixed an issue with unlocking achievements (note the additional nuances in the recommendations section)
- Improved display of shadows
- Fixed an issue with cartoons being absent in save rooms
- Removed binding of funiculars to FPS in the Vavilov Complex tunnels
- Updated shaders
- In certain places, the white image on TVs has been changed to static
- Fixed an issue with art subtitles—translation will now be displayed
- Updated first-person animations and fixed issues with the character's body showing when playing with high FOV
- Fixed the freeze during the Morning Express quest
- Icarus in the VDNH now rises all the way when loading a save where it was stuck
- Fixed an issue with saving the puzzle with rays
- Fixed an issue with subtitle display (freezing)
- Added ability to loot corpses lying in the water
- Improved climbing in "corners"
- Added the ability to launch funiculars at the entrance to the Vavilov Complex tunnels after going through them
- Fixed an issue with getting stuck in collisions in some places
- Fixed several issues with the Mass Telekinesis ability
- Optimization and fixes for corpses of mobs
- Fixed an issue with health regeneration when loading a save
- Improved optimization (LTO and others)
- Fixed DLC content visualization on the character in the main menu
Additional details about solving some issues are mentioned on Steam, along with the complete patch notes.
So, what do you think? Are you interested in any of these changes? Have you been playing Atomic Heart recently? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
