We've been updating the Braid executable on Steam recently and will continue to do so in the near future. We're not adding anything to the game or changing the gameplay in any way; the updates are just about fixing problems running the game for people whose operating system / driver / hardware config is causing problems.

The biggest things we've done are:

* Add a launcher in Windows which will help you set options easily. If you have a mysterious crash, you might try running in windowed mode, for example.

* Enabled Steam's crash reporting, which will help us see what kinds of problems are out there in the world and how widespread they are. (This feature of Steam did not exist when Braid was launched).

It appears that some people are still having crashes even after the update. Usually these crashes are related to graphics drivers, so we always encourage people to try updating their drivers. Apart from that we'll be looking at the newly-instituted error reports and seeing what we can improve.

We've been updating the Braid executable on Steam recently and will continue to do so in the near future. We're not adding anything to the game or changing the gameplay in any way; the updates are just about fixing problems running the game for people whose operating system / driver / hardware config is causing problems.

The biggest things we've done are:

* Add a launcher in Windows which will help you set options easily. If you have a mysterious crash, you might try running in windowed mode, for example.

* Enabled Steam's crash reporting, which will help us see what kinds of problems are out there in the world and how widespread they are. (This feature of Steam did not exist when Braid was launched).

It appears that some people are still having crashes even after the update. Usually these crashes are related to graphics drivers, so we always encourage people to try updating their drivers. Apart from that we'll be looking at the newly-instituted error reports and seeing what we can improve.

Hey there!

Right on time (sort of) for the Summer Sale, here's a juicy update for FEZ. The Windows version is the first to update, Ethan is working on the Mac and Linux updates as I type this; shouldn't take more than a day.

Without further ado, here's the changelog :

• Screen will no longer pillarbox, only letterbox, whichever resolution is chosen. This enables arbitrarily wide resolutions (multi-monitor)
  
• Added borderless fullscreen toggle in video settings menu (workaround for AMD flickering bug)
  
• Added power saving mode (-ps), also accessible through Launch Options dialog. This mode may make the game run at a slightly lower framerate than your hardware is capable, but significantly reduces CPU usage, which makes it preferrable on laptops or hardware susceptible to thermal throttling
  
• Fixed rare case where waterfall would never open
  
• Added fix for old savefiles with the telescope double-item spawn glitch
  
• Sound effect volume now affects map navigation sound effects
  
• Added additionalDeadzone entry to settings file, and made gamepad thumbstick deadzone wider by default
  
• Separated X and Y look invert based on player feedback (old option affects both on first run)
  
• Removed OptimusFix from Steam launch script, since it caused more problems than it fixed
  
• Merged in new version of music streaming library which should lead to better performance
  
• Music streaming CPU usage fix applied to Mac and Linux versions as well
  
• Garbage-textured blocks no longer rendered in perspective view
  
• Fixed credits entries
  
• Clock tower level has more permissive fall damage
  
• Traversing levels downwards with flying cheat is easier
  
• Fixed bright edges on some 3D art objects
  
• Fixed minor collision issues

The "power saving" mode is not enabled by default, it's a Launch Option, though I highly recommend you try it out. You may drop a frame or two, but in combination with V-Sync, I think it's the nicest way to play the game right now.

It's not a small patch; let me know in the GetSatisfaction support forum if something broke. It's been tested pretty thoroughly though.

Enjoy!
Renaud / Polytron

Hey there!

Right on time (sort of) for the Summer Sale, here's a juicy update for FEZ. The Windows version is the first to update, Ethan is working on the Mac and Linux updates as I type this; shouldn't take more than a day.

Without further ado, here's the changelog :

• Screen will no longer pillarbox, only letterbox, whichever resolution is chosen. This enables arbitrarily wide resolutions (multi-monitor)
  
• Added borderless fullscreen toggle in video settings menu (workaround for AMD flickering bug)
  
• Added power saving mode (-ps), also accessible through Launch Options dialog. This mode may make the game run at a slightly lower framerate than your hardware is capable, but significantly reduces CPU usage, which makes it preferrable on laptops or hardware susceptible to thermal throttling
  
• Fixed rare case where waterfall would never open
  
• Added fix for old savefiles with the telescope double-item spawn glitch
  
• Sound effect volume now affects map navigation sound effects
  
• Added additionalDeadzone entry to settings file, and made gamepad thumbstick deadzone wider by default
  
• Separated X and Y look invert based on player feedback (old option affects both on first run)
  
• Removed OptimusFix from Steam launch script, since it caused more problems than it fixed
  
• Merged in new version of music streaming library which should lead to better performance
  
• Music streaming CPU usage fix applied to Mac and Linux versions as well
  
• Garbage-textured blocks no longer rendered in perspective view
  
• Fixed credits entries
  
• Clock tower level has more permissive fall damage
  
• Traversing levels downwards with flying cheat is easier
  
• Fixed bright edges on some 3D art objects
  
• Fixed minor collision issues

The "power saving" mode is not enabled by default, it's a Launch Option, though I highly recommend you try it out. You may drop a frame or two, but in combination with V-Sync, I think it's the nicest way to play the game right now.

It's not a small patch; let me know in the GetSatisfaction support forum if something broke. It's been tested pretty thoroughly though.

Enjoy!
Renaud / Polytron

Click here to check out the bundle

It's part of the Two Year Anniversary of the film happening over at http://www.indiegamethemovie.com/news/2014/6/12/anniversary-sale-movie-dlc-games.html

Also, if you've ever been interested in an IGTM Poster, T-Shirt, DVD or Blu-Ray, you may want to check out the IGTM Shop Sale also going on.

Thanks for reading!

Click here to check out the bundle

It's part of the Two Year Anniversary of the film happening over at http://www.indiegamethemovie.com/news/2014/6/12/anniversary-sale-movie-dlc-games.html

Also, if you've ever been interested in an IGTM Poster, T-Shirt, DVD or Blu-Ray, you may want to check out the IGTM Shop Sale also going on.

Thanks for reading!

...yikes! That happened quickly. We have some fun birthday stuff happening. Including a live event on Twitch, This Friday!

We'll be streaming the movie with live commentary/AMA from Edmund & Tommy of Super Meat Boy and hosted by Northernlion.

Should be a lot of fun. Read about it all here:

Here are the details...

What: IGTM Screening Event with Team Meat Live Commentary
Date: Friday, June 13th
When: 4pm PST
Where:http://www.twitch.tv/northernlion
Schedule: 4-5pm, Video AMA with Ed, Tommy & Northerlion, 5-7pm IGTM Screening.

Hope to see you there!

...yikes! That happened quickly. We have some fun birthday stuff happening. Including a live event on Twitch, This Friday!

We'll be streaming the movie with live commentary/AMA from Edmund & Tommy of Super Meat Boy and hosted by Northernlion.

Should be a lot of fun. Read about it all here:

Here are the details...

What: IGTM Screening Event with Team Meat Live Commentary
Date: Friday, June 13th
When: 4pm PST
Where:http://www.twitch.tv/northernlion
Schedule: 4-5pm, Video AMA with Ed, Tommy & Northerlion, 5-7pm IGTM Screening.

Hope to see you there!

Hi everyone,

We posted an update earlier today that added English Subtitles to the IGTM Special Edition DLC (along with some other bug fixes).

Currently only English subtitles are available for the DLC.

The entire 24 language subtitle set for the original feature film was made possible by a community-driven translation effort. It's was a pretty big undertaking with volunteers all over the world helping make it happen.

We may add more language to the DLC in the future. If you are interested in helping, please feel free to contact us at http://indiegamethemovie.com

But in the meantime, we hope the English Subtitles help out a lot of you.

Huge thank you and shout out to Adam Saltsman for help with the App and Update!

Thanks so much for reading and checking out the film!

-James

Hi everyone,

We posted an update earlier today that added English Subtitles to the IGTM Special Edition DLC (along with some other bug fixes).

Currently only English subtitles are available for the DLC.

The entire 24 language subtitle set for the original feature film was made possible by a community-driven translation effort. It's was a pretty big undertaking with volunteers all over the world helping make it happen.

We may add more language to the DLC in the future. If you are interested in helping, please feel free to contact us at http://indiegamethemovie.com

But in the meantime, we hope the English Subtitles help out a lot of you.

Huge thank you and shout out to Adam Saltsman for help with the App and Update!

Thanks so much for reading and checking out the film!

-James