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The Muller-Powell Principle Update #2 Changelist:

Enemies/bosses adjustments

• Added HUD and sound effects to alert the player when the Shadow is near.
• Added sound cue to Shadow's "walls".
• All Shadow chases are now reworked, some walls are moved to different positions or removed completely.
• The fog effect was reworked during one of the chase sequences, allowing players to see the escape route more clearly.
• One of the chase sequences in the reactor area is now removed.
• Added more clear indication that the reactor core room is a safe zone, now when you get close to it during the chase sequences, the alarm goes off and the protective coils light up.

• Movement speed was slightly nerfed.
• Patrol radius nerfed.
• Stick creatures no longer search for a player when far from him.

• Increased time window to open the escape rift.
• The path leading to the chase's beginning is blocked when the Shepherd summons the Sticks, to prevent any confusion.

• All attack timings were reworked.
• Added sound cue and a distinct visual effect when the Shepherd recharges his shield.
• Shepherd no longer stuns the player if his shield is down.
• Shepherd’s stun no longer discharges the player’s gun.
• Portal attacks are now getting canceled if the lantern is hit.
• Shepherd no longer spawns additional rocks when his shield is hit, previously this could cause a lot of bugs and distractions for the player.

Controller support

Another significant fixes/adjustments:

• Full save system rework, now saves should load faster.
• Fixed an issue when turning off motion blur wasn’t working after loading a save.
• Now by default V-Sync is disabled and the Max FPS option is set to 60.
• All small physics objects no longer have a collision with a player to prevent physics glitches.
• Electric puddles fixed & improved, added new visual and sound effects.
• Slightly adjusted generators charging hitbox.
• Fixed an issue with the photon gun’s energy absorption effect (now it will always be the right color)
• Now you can double click on the selected save to instantly load it
• Improved load time when pressing the “CONTINUE” button in the main menu.
• Added an option to show only location entrance saves instead of showing all of them.
• Fixed an issue when the connected generator effect was active when the generator was unplugged after saving.
• All generator slots are now highlighted.
• Some saves are reworked (added new checkpoint during the Prologue, checkpoint moved during the Lighthouse level, final bossfight save adjusted).
• Entangled doors' positions are now getting saved.
• Added checkpoint in the Shepherd's house when you activate the gateway leading to the bridge room.
• Added checkpoint in mushroom caves entrance after you insert the battery into the tutorial EMP device.
• Added new checkpoints after cutscenes.
• Added more clearer effect when trying to enter a portal with the gun charged with orange energy.
• Fixed the player’s gun getting on the screen during some cutscenes.
• Some slight overall lighting optimizations.
• Fixed the "Loving husband" achievement.
• Kettles were reworked (some positions changed, also added a new model!)

• Removed some heat energy tip dialogues in Lilian's room.
• Added electrified water to the cook’s room as a tutorial.

• Fixed a door that could previously randomly block the player.
• Iso field positions changed.
• Merged 2 cutscenes during the Reactor wakeup sequence to prevent gun glitches.
• Fixed a random bug that could prevent a player from absorbing heat from the furnace.
• Fixed collision with physics objects on observation windows (forest chamber).
• Fixed some dialogue overlaps.

• Fixed a bug that would loop the wind sound during teleportations indefinitely.
• Lighting fixed, removed some ugly artifacts.
• Some dialogue changed.
• Now there are fewer Sticks during the final loop.
• Fixed a bug that would cause the transition level to go completely white on medium/low settings.

• The quantum emitter is now active by default, while the "toggle power" button is removed.
• Fixed a bug with physics objects falling under the map.

• Minor clipping fixes to prevent the player from getting out of bounds.
• Shepherd's voice during the chase is now 3D.
• The possession cutscene now continues until the protagonist exits the shack to prevent an awkward situation.

• Added a checkpoint after the initial cutscene.
• More clear indications & visual cues were added during the chase sequence.
• Slightly adjusted some timings during the chase sequence.
• A player no longer needs to wait for the coordinates to calculate if all the dialogues are finished.
• Some fixes for the final cutscene.

• Fixed a terminal that could previously randomly block itself.

• Asteroid positions adjusted to allow for more smooth jumping.

• Some dialogues were removed.
• Some physics objects were fixed.
• Some level adjustments to prevent misdirection during puzzle solving.
• Music overlap fixed.

• Fixed a blocker after defeating the Shadow.
• Fixed a bug with fingerprint buttons having an incorrect state after loading a checkpoint.
• EMP batteries no longer disappear in the Wind Turbines dimension.
• Fixed airlock room collision.
• The Shadow now loses the player if he enters the Wind Turbines dimension.

• Graviton funnel leading to the Atlas device fixed.
• Big laser fixed.
• Bridge in the Dark Sun dimension is now fixed & made more comfortable to interact with.
• Fixed elevator sound that would play every time the level is loaded.
• Fixed clipping in the entrance room (player no longer can get out of bounds).
• Death trigger in the Dark Sun dimension raised to prevent soft-lock if the player falls down.
• Fixed teleportation of physics objects through some rifts that could previously cause physics glitches.
• Energy siphon fixes, animations no longer tied to FPS.

• Music fixed.
• Lighting fixed.
• Some dialogue logic was reworked.
• Fixed an issue with some captions not showing.
• Fixed an issue with the player’s gun disappearing after a final cutscene.