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Edit: I see there was already a version update that I missed that may have addressed the softlock and other issues. Downloading it now.

I'm currently about 4.5 hours into the game and reached a level where everything is extremely dark and doesn't show well on my capture card. From there, I wasn't entirely sure what to do.

There also seems to be a soft bug where using the thumbstick to move on gamepad can occasionally cause the pause menu to bug out and not activate or fail to close when pressing the start button. This doesn't seem to happen with the dpad at all.

I also encountered a softlock where the switches seem to half-reset such that they're visible but non-interactable. When I went to take a clip of that, locks reactivated putting me in a softlock. https://www.twitch.tv/annmwhite/clip/SillyFantasticDunlinDxAbomb-CRpwsKnUa_e-FzD...

If it helps, I'm running the Linux build via Steam Deck.

Chris91 days ago

Thanks for playing!

Yep, that softlock with the switches has been fixed with the 1.01 update.

As for the pause menu/thumbstick issue, I’m not sure… I had one person playtesting on Steam Deck, and they did have issues with the gamepad not being recognized, and that some gamepad inputs would pass through to the OS, such as the left face button opening the OS on-screen keyboard. We never entirely figured out the reason for this, and we hadn’t encountered the issue you’re describing. Some of their issues were fixed when they ran the game via Steam rather than via desktop. Which way are you running it?

Someone else, playing on Windows and with gamepad, seemed unable to pause at all. I’m wondering if this is all related…

Please do report back if you learn any more details!

Retl / Ann91 days ago

I played the game entirely through the main Steam Big Picture gaming mode rather than desktop mode. I used Desktop mode exclusively for copying the files to the Steam Deck and adding it as a Non-Steam game.

It's possible to get the weird non-pausing behavior as early as the very first room of the game by rapidly rotating the stick and mashing start a lot. When this is happening, the pause sound can be heard, but the menu doesn't display / doesn't close.

https://www.twitch.tv/annmwhite/clip/SpineyAnnoyingCroissantNononoCat-JxJXU3ecbL...

Retl / Ann91 days ago

Oh! Also there was an additional issue where during a longer session where I was switching across multiple gamepads, the stick input got bugged such that it acted as if the directions were being briefly/rapidly tapped.

https://www.twitch.tv/annmwhite/clip/TemperedPolishedTroutFeelsBadMan-JE_2pxr0v9...

(Not visible via the built in input display, but I'm holding the stick tilted.)

I think this is a Godot bug rather than an X-YZE bug because I've encountered the same behavior in Brotato, and likewise the only solution I have for it there is to close and relaunch the game.

Chris91 days ago

Oh and when you say the dark level doesn’t show well on your capture card, are you referring to the contrast between background and level, or something else? Would you be able to show a screenshot?

Retl / Ann91 days ago

The darkness thing might entirely a problem with my vision and my hardware setup. On my main monitor I could sorta see the layout of the ground if I stood up rather than sat down, but on my other monitors, it was almost entirely dark except the specifically lit areas and the ?snow?.

Steam Deck Background Recording: revelromp.com/x-yze/dark1.mp4
Capture Card Recording: revelromp.com/x-yze/dark2.mp4

A photo, which probably doesn't help much: two.png On the top, the path I came from going downwards is still kinda visible. On the monitor I was seeing the screen from, that was pretty much all black.

One of the viewers was able to see the snow, but said it looks solid: https://www.twitch.tv/annmwhite/clip/AnimatedAdventurousSwordMoreCowbell-St4bSII...

Basically, if the floor, spikes, switches, etc are meant to be visible, it's really really hard to see? Which I kinda assumed may have been the point.

Chris91 days ago (2 edits) (+1)

Oh wow, yeah the way it looks in that capture card recording is way darker than intended. You're supposed to be able to just barely (but still reasonably) make out the silhouette of the level against the BG, but it looks like the BG shows up as basically just full black.

I'll figure something out to address that. Maybe a config menu setting that boosts the brightness of that BG specifically... maybe an outline around the level... will have to think about it.

Chris80 days ago(+1)

Just uploaded an update (V 1.02) that should fix the pause weirdness with controller, plus adds a setting to boost the brightness of the PUR background. Many other things too, but hopefully the bugs you experienced are taken care of now. Thanks again for letting me know about them and tracking down some of the repro steps!

Retl / Ann80 days ago(+1)

Coolbeans, thanks so much for working on addressing those issues and thanks again for making and sharing a game!

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