Hey everyone!

We're super excited to announce the new preview release of the Mac version of Obduction! This is the result of a lot of hard work from everyone here for the past few months and we hope you enjoy it. This preview release, and any official release going forward, absolutely requires upgrading to the newest macOS upgrade (10.12.2), released just this morning. This latest macOS upgrade has many performance improvements, updates and more that make Obduction the best it can be. As always, this is a preview release, and sometimes unforeseen issues can appear.

Known issues in this current Mac release:
We are investigating a crash that can occur under certain AMD graphics configurations. While we're currently working with all related companies involved to get this issue solved, we are looking for feedback from those who are experiencing this crash. If you do happen to run into this issue, please contact our customer support team with detailed hardware specs at support@cyan.com.

When reporting this issue, or any other issue to our support team, please include or attach a copy of the system report for your Mac. For detailed information on how to run this report, go to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203001.

TECHNICAL
Many, many fixes for Metal related crashes
Fix for the screen scaling factor and related crashes
Fix for media playback within the game
Fixes for Mac Photo Journal
Fix for Image format loading on Mac
Fix for the Control settings default change
Photos taken in the minecart should be from the correct position now
Rotary phone numbers and labels shouldn't be as difficult to read in low resolutions
Starting game with CAPS LOCK on results in running when you turn caps lock off
Crash linking to Kaptar from Hunrath after having disabled Kaptar beam has been fixed
Crash while linking to Kaptar using scrapyard seed machine has been fixed
Crash while activating the Soria seed has been fixed
Crash when taking the Sorian seed machine to Soria should no longer occur
The minecart can no longer be driven around just before teleporting with a seed machine
Random crash when linking back to Hunrath for a sphere swap should no longer occur
Linking no longer turns the screen red
Extruder panel fixes in Maray

ART
The player can no longer move the minecart while engaging the seed machine button
Particles in the hub should show in the correct size and animate properly
Linking should no longer cause the environment to be overly bright
Maray should no longer appear overly dark
Corrupt colors should no longer appear in Kaptar
The letter in the mailbox is no longer black while in node mode
Texture improvements all over Hunrath
Campfire shadows should show correctly in Epic level graphics settings
Water near the bleeder does not load in for a few moments
Beam of light can no longer be seen passing through puzzle alley sphere
The Kaptar stair swap should now have the seed machine in its correct position
Stone seed machine to Farley's vault should no longer clip into itself
Fixes for collision in Maray
Scrapyard sphere from Maray should now appear with the correct lighting
A floating Arai should no longer appear in the hub

SOUND
CW should only have one audio track playing during his scenes

Hey everyone!

We're super excited to announce the new preview release of the Mac version of Obduction! This is the result of a lot of hard work from everyone here for the past few months and we hope you enjoy it. This preview release, and any official release going forward, absolutely requires upgrading to the newest macOS upgrade (10.12.2), released just this morning. This latest macOS upgrade has many performance improvements, updates and more that make Obduction the best it can be. As always, this is a preview release, and sometimes unforeseen issues can appear.

Known issues in this current Mac release:
We are investigating a crash that can occur under certain AMD graphics configurations. While we're currently working with all related companies involved to get this issue solved, we are looking for feedback from those who are experiencing this crash. If you do happen to run into this issue, please contact our customer support team with detailed hardware specs at support@cyan.com.

When reporting this issue, or any other issue to our support team, please include or attach a copy of the system report for your Mac. For detailed information on how to run this report, go to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203001.

TECHNICAL
Many, many fixes for Metal related crashes
Fix for the screen scaling factor and related crashes
Fix for media playback within the game
Fixes for Mac Photo Journal
Fix for Image format loading on Mac
Fix for the Control settings default change
Photos taken in the minecart should be from the correct position now
Rotary phone numbers and labels shouldn't be as difficult to read in low resolutions
Starting game with CAPS LOCK on results in running when you turn caps lock off
Crash linking to Kaptar from Hunrath after having disabled Kaptar beam has been fixed
Crash while linking to Kaptar using scrapyard seed machine has been fixed
Crash while activating the Soria seed has been fixed
Crash when taking the Sorian seed machine to Soria should no longer occur
The minecart can no longer be driven around just before teleporting with a seed machine
Random crash when linking back to Hunrath for a sphere swap should no longer occur
Linking no longer turns the screen red
Extruder panel fixes in Maray

ART
The player can no longer move the minecart while engaging the seed machine button
Particles in the hub should show in the correct size and animate properly
Linking should no longer cause the environment to be overly bright
Maray should no longer appear overly dark
Corrupt colors should no longer appear in Kaptar
The letter in the mailbox is no longer black while in node mode
Texture improvements all over Hunrath
Campfire shadows should show correctly in Epic level graphics settings
Water near the bleeder does not load in for a few moments
Beam of light can no longer be seen passing through puzzle alley sphere
The Kaptar stair swap should now have the seed machine in its correct position
Stone seed machine to Farley's vault should no longer clip into itself
Fixes for collision in Maray
Scrapyard sphere from Maray should now appear with the correct lighting
A floating Arai should no longer appear in the hub

SOUND
CW should only have one audio track playing during his scenes

New Additions
• VR-only: Smooth Turning for VR is now available as an option in the Controls menu
• Addition of Texture Memory slider-
○ We've added a manual adjustment slider that affects the amount of memory that can used for the game's textures. This can improve image quality when raised, and improve performance when lowered. While this options affects all users, this should help Intel HD graphics users who were unable to read puzzle solutions in-game.

Changes
• The auto-save icon now only appears when you are in the menu. It no longer appears in-game when you are walking around. It continues to save the game; it just won't display the save icon while it's doing it (in-game).
• VR-only: Added 'M' keyboard hotkey to toggle between stereo and mono mirroring modes.

Art
• Various small fixes and tweaks to art in Kaptar
• Various small fixes throughout Hunrath

Audio
• Misc sound fixes in Kaptar
• Raised volume of Imager devices in Hunrath

Misc
• VR-only: Users can no longer unlock doors by sticking their head through the door.
• Fix for buttons breaking if pressed while taking a photo.
• Fixes for navigation points with Farley's vault.
• Fixes for navigation points in Maray.
• Fixes for navigation points in Kaptar.
• Fixes for users getting stuck on an elevator in Maray.
• VR-only: Fix for flicker when changing Resolution Scale.

New Additions
• VR-only: Smooth Turning for VR is now available as an option in the Controls menu
• Addition of Texture Memory slider-
○ We've added a manual adjustment slider that affects the amount of memory that can used for the game's textures. This can improve image quality when raised, and improve performance when lowered. While this options affects all users, this should help Intel HD graphics users who were unable to read puzzle solutions in-game.

Changes
• The auto-save icon now only appears when you are in the menu. It no longer appears in-game when you are walking around. It continues to save the game; it just won't display the save icon while it's doing it (in-game).
• VR-only: Added 'M' keyboard hotkey to toggle between stereo and mono mirroring modes.

Art
• Various small fixes and tweaks to art in Kaptar
• Various small fixes throughout Hunrath

Audio
• Misc sound fixes in Kaptar
• Raised volume of Imager devices in Hunrath

Misc
• VR-only: Users can no longer unlock doors by sticking their head through the door.
• Fix for buttons breaking if pressed while taking a photo.
• Fixes for navigation points with Farley's vault.
• Fixes for navigation points in Maray.
• Fixes for navigation points in Kaptar.
• Fixes for users getting stuck on an elevator in Maray.
• VR-only: Fix for flicker when changing Resolution Scale.

We've just pushed our newest fixes and features out to the Public Preview release:

New Additions
• Smooth Turning for VR is now available as an option
• Addition of Texture Memory slider-
○ We've added a manual adjustment slider that affects the amount of memory that can used for the game's textures. This can improve image quality when raised, and improve performance when lowered. While this options affects all users, this should help Intel HD graphics users who were unable to read puzzle solutions in-game.

Changes
• The auto-save icon now only appears when you are in the menu. It no longer appears in-game when you are walking around. It continues to save the game; it just won't display the save icon while it's doing it (in-game).

Art
• Various small fixes and tweaks to art in Kaptar
• Various small fixes throughout Hunrath

Audio
• Misc sound fixes in Kaptar
• Raised volume of Imager devices in Hunrath

Misc
• Users can no longer unlock doors in VR by sticking their head through the door.
• Fix for buttons breaking if pressed while taking a photo.
• Fixes for navigation points with Farley's vault.
• Fixes for navigation points in Maray.
• Fixes for navigation points in Kaptar.
• Fixes for users getting stuck on an elevator in Maray.
• Fix for flicker when changing resolution scale in VR

We've just pushed our newest fixes and features out to the Public Preview release:

New Additions
• Smooth Turning for VR is now available as an option
• Addition of Texture Memory slider-
○ We've added a manual adjustment slider that affects the amount of memory that can used for the game's textures. This can improve image quality when raised, and improve performance when lowered. While this options affects all users, this should help Intel HD graphics users who were unable to read puzzle solutions in-game.

Changes
• The auto-save icon now only appears when you are in the menu. It no longer appears in-game when you are walking around. It continues to save the game; it just won't display the save icon while it's doing it (in-game).

Art
• Various small fixes and tweaks to art in Kaptar
• Various small fixes throughout Hunrath

Audio
• Misc sound fixes in Kaptar
• Raised volume of Imager devices in Hunrath

Misc
• Users can no longer unlock doors in VR by sticking their head through the door.
• Fix for buttons breaking if pressed while taking a photo.
• Fixes for navigation points with Farley's vault.
• Fixes for navigation points in Maray.
• Fixes for navigation points in Kaptar.
• Fixes for users getting stuck on an elevator in Maray.
• Fix for flicker when changing resolution scale in VR

Hey everyone!
We've just pushed our newest fixes and features out to the Public Preview release:

New Additions
• Smooth Turning for VR is now available as an option
• Addition of Texture Memory slider-
○ We've added a manual adjustment slider that affects the amount of memory that can used for the game's textures. This can improve image quality when raised, and improve performance when lowered. While this options affects all users, this should help Intel HD graphics users who were unable to read puzzle solutions in-game.

Changes
• The auto-save icon now only appears when you are in the menu. It no longer appears in-game when you are walking around. It continues to save the game; it just won't display the save icon while it's doing it (in-game).

Art
• Various small fixes and tweaks to art in Kaptar
• Various small fixes throughout Hunrath

Audio
• Misc sound fixes in Kaptar
• Raised volume of Imager devices in Hunrath

Misc
• Users can no longer unlock doors in VR by sticking their head through the door.
• Fix for buttons breaking if pressed while taking a photo.
• Fixes for navigation points with Farley's vault.
• Fixes for navigation points in Maray.
• Fixes for navigation points in Kaptar.
• Fixes for users getting stuck on an elevator in Maray.

Hey everyone!
We've just pushed our newest fixes and features out to the Public Preview release:

New Additions
• Smooth Turning for VR is now available as an option
• Addition of Texture Memory slider-
○ We've added a manual adjustment slider that affects the amount of memory that can used for the game's textures. This can improve image quality when raised, and improve performance when lowered. While this options affects all users, this should help Intel HD graphics users who were unable to read puzzle solutions in-game.

Changes
• The auto-save icon now only appears when you are in the menu. It no longer appears in-game when you are walking around. It continues to save the game; it just won't display the save icon while it's doing it (in-game).

Art
• Various small fixes and tweaks to art in Kaptar
• Various small fixes throughout Hunrath

Audio
• Misc sound fixes in Kaptar
• Raised volume of Imager devices in Hunrath

Misc
• Users can no longer unlock doors in VR by sticking their head through the door.
• Fix for buttons breaking if pressed while taking a photo.
• Fixes for navigation points with Farley's vault.
• Fixes for navigation points in Maray.
• Fixes for navigation points in Kaptar.
• Fixes for users getting stuck on an elevator in Maray.

Hot-fix, for VR only! A setting is now available for those who want to play with smooth-turning in Free movement mode. This setting is NOT recommended for most players, only experienced VR users who know what they're doing, as it can easily cause discomfort or even sickness. Use at your own risk!

As this was created as a quick update, for now the setting can only be changed by editing a config file. If you'd rather not edit this file, we will be providing this setting as a menu option in an upcoming larger update (roughly planned for end of next week).

To enable:

• make sure you have launched the game at least once in VR, and that the game is not currently running
  
• from Windows desktop, click Start or press the Windows key on your keyboard, and enter this: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Obduction\Saved\Config\ConfigVR\WindowsNoEditor
  
• using a text editor, such as Notepad, open the GameUserSettings.ini file
  find the setting named FreeIntenseSmoothTurning, change it from false to true, and save the file

Smooth-turning in Free mode will now be enabled.

Hot-fix, for VR only! A setting is now available for those who want to play with smooth-turning in Free movement mode. This setting is NOT recommended for most players, only experienced VR users who know what they're doing, as it can easily cause discomfort or even sickness. Use at your own risk!

As this was created as a quick update, for now the setting can only be changed by editing a config file. If you'd rather not edit this file, we will be providing this setting as a menu option in an upcoming larger update (roughly planned for end of next week).

To enable:

• make sure you have launched the game at least once in VR, and that the game is not currently running
  
• from Windows desktop, click Start or press the Windows key on your keyboard, and enter this: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Obduction\Saved\Config\ConfigVR\WindowsNoEditor
  
• using a text editor, such as Notepad, open the GameUserSettings.ini file
  find the setting named FreeIntenseSmoothTurning, change it from false to true, and save the file

Smooth-turning in Free mode will now be enabled.