• 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
  • 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.
• Added invert y option for keyboard+mouse
• Fixed missing controller icons on menu when no controller is connected
• Simplified collisions in the final area
• Drastically reduced the size of the main menu lightmap. This should improve the time it takes to start up the game.

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. [previewyoutube=Jhgk_6AJSNI;full] [/previewyoutube] 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.