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• Auto detect now supports auto-setting appropriate supersampling settings based on your scalability settings and platform type.
  
• (Windows only) DLSS updated to version 4.0.
  
• (Windows only) Added support for TSR and XeSS supersampling.

• (Mac only) Implemented a workaround for auto detect not behaving well on Mac and sometimes setting too high of settings for what your Mac can handle. Auto detect will now use a specific set of rules based on the number of cores available on your Mac.
  
• Fixed double-clicking on ladders while fast travel on ladders is enabled causing the player to not actually travel anywhere at all.
  
• Fixed book pages flipping back and forth when spamming page turns.
  
• Fixed DualShock controller support no longer working in Firmament as of the 2.0.6 patch update.

• Added new translations for some UI elements.
  
• Minor art adjustments made across all areas.
  
• Fixed some LOD transitions having noticeable “pops”.
  
• Fixed some instances of text overlapping on the adjunct UI in certain languages.
  
• Fixed an instance of a cathode socket reporting concatenated sockets when it would still be in an unsolvable state under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed some ice blocks having a strange blue hue when on low shadow settings.
  
• Fixed a gimbal lock issue with the player character under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed an instance of the player being able to squeeze through a specific door while it is opening, to then fall through the world.
  
• Performance improvements made to various areas of the game to decrease memory load and draw load.

Thank you for your support of Firmament and our team here at Cyan.

• Integrated a fix from Epic for a potential crash that could occur on certain Windows machine configurations on a subsequent startup after already playing the latest patch with ray tracing enabled.
  
• Fixed a random crash that could occur when DLSS is enabled and you exit the game normally.
  
• Fixed a random crash that could occur when moving very quickly between two areas with different music playing.
  
• Improved performance in the St. Andrews conservatory area.
  
• Fixed some visual pops that could occur when walking between certain areas in St. Andrews.
  
• Removed a glowing mesh from Curievale.
  
• Made various optimizations to save about 0.4GB of space of storage on disk and decrease memory overhead.

• Fixed an incorrect menu open prompt appearing when using a Meta Quest or Meta Rift device in PC VR.

Thank you all for your support of Firmament!

Hello, everyone! Firmament version 2.0 is here with some big stability updates, tech-adds, improvements, and more to make your experience playing Firmament even better.

This update is a beefy one, and we’ve tried to consolidate it as much as we could to make sure you all know what to expect. Let’s do this thing!

First things first: We’ve upgraded Firmament from using Unreal Engine 4.27+ to Unreal Engine 5.3.2. Doing this has resolved a WIDE number of stability issues related to the game running on various platforms.

Visual changes/stability: The newer engine has resolved a lot of flickering texture issues we saw come up on lower-end hardware especially. There should also be some slight improvements in lighting, reflections, and more, despite not using all of the bells and whistles in UE5 (no Lumen, no Nanite here in Firmament… yet!).

HDR support changes: HDR has better support on all platforms now, including Steam Deck (when plugged into an HDR-capable screen if it’s a regular Steam Deck, or natively on an OLED Steam Deck), where previously the game would crash on startup if HDR had been enabled on an OLED Steam Deck.

RHI support changes:

• Windows: DX12 support is now a requirement for playing Firmament on Windows. Engine support on this RHI is much better here moving forward, and it enables us to get rid of most shader compilation hitches when you move around the game.
  
• Mac: Metal 3 RHI support has been added. This is enabled for the M3 family of chips on Mac.

Device support changes:

• Windows: Nothing is changing here, actually, other than adjusting our minimum specifications to require DX12 (see above).
  
• Mac: We are increasing our MacOS minimum requirement from MacOS 13.3 to MacOS 14.5.

VR:

• ​​We’ve officially moved to using OpenXR in Firmament! This brings stability improvements, more generic launch options (see below), and a more flexible environment for our VR users.
  
• Were you tired of the trillion VR launch options we had? We were as well! There’s now a single launch option and it should work for all officially supported headsets in Firmament (and maybe even some unsupported ones, since it’s still using the OpenXR backend).
  
• In-line with Meta’s official support drops, we are dropping official support in Firmament for the original Rift and Rift S headsets. We are also dropping official support in Firmament for the original Vive headset, but rest-assured that we still have official support for the Vive Pro. This doesn’t mean that you CAN’T play Firmament with those headsets, it just means that we are unable to give official support for them anymore. This statement also applies to WMR headsets, especially because of Microsoft’s own announcements to deprecate this support on Windows. Note however that now that we have moved to OpenXR, it is very possible that folks will have an even easier time playing Firmament on unsupported HMDs.
  
• Performance changes: “Mileage may vary” based on your machine. We’ve seen areas have both increased performance on some hardware, and decreased performance on some hardware. We recommend toying with the existing & updated Supersampling options to see what works best for your machine and your preferred playstyle.
  
• Online Subsystem improvements: Some folks were reporting instability with achievements on Mac in particular (with the occasional instability on Windows as well, but that was much rarer). This should be resolved now that the engine is using an updated version of the Steamworks SDK. We have been unable to reproduce any issues related to this since updating the engine.

This is a big one…

We’ve got two things to cover, the first being that ray traced reflections are now supported in Firmament! You can now experience higher quality, more realistic reflections around Firmament when you enable ray tracing in your graphics settings menu. Note that enabling ray tracing will have a performance impact on your machine based on your screen’s resolution and hardware capabilities.

Second, ray tracing isn’t just supported on Windows in Firmament – it is now available for the powerful M3 and M4 family of chips on Mac as well. We just recently released a patch for Myst that added the same support. It has been very hard to find out in any of our research if Myst or Firmament are, in-fact, one of the first titles with hardware ray tracing support for the M3 and M4 family of chips to be released (maybe they’re the first Unreal Engine title with this support?). Let us know if you know! We want another excuse to celebrate our hard work on this patch over here.

• All Supersampling options have been updated to newer versions to bring you even better performance and visuals in Firmament based on your hardware’s needs.
  
• MetalFX is now the default Supersampling option on Mac.
  
• FSR has been removed as a Supersampling option on Mac.
  
• DLSS is now allowed to be used in VR if you have compatible hardware.
  
• DLSS is now the default Supersampling option on Windows if you’re running the game with compatible hardware, regardless of whether or not you are running the game in VR.

• Fixed various instances of the crane getting stuck when placed in various positions
  
• Fixed an instance of the camelus stationing improperly, preventing the player from embarking
  
• Fixed various fallthroughs that could occur while saving and loading on the planter puzzle, as well as various fallthroughs that could occur while rotating the planters while standing on them
  
• Fixed the player being able to adjust the track junction in Juleston while a sulfur cart is on it, causing the cart to be unable to move
  
• Fixed various instances of the adjunct getting stuck in an upgrade machine
  
• Fixed player potentially getting stuck if they solve a dive suit puzzle, then re-enter the dive area
  
• Fixed missing localization for “Shutters Opening”
  
• Fixed menu being inaccessible if you open the menu while the adjunct is locked into a socket, while also listening to the mentor speak to you
  
• Fixed missing localized image for the irrigation diagram on the camelus
  
• Fixed some cases of mouse input not working after reaching the end-game
  
• Fixed being able to stand on the edge of the omniwheel
  
• Fixed some elements of the end-game missing if you save and load your game while in the area
  
• Fixed the sulfur carts losing collision on save/load in some circumstances
  
• Fixed a particular mentor speech not playing on an omniwheel ride
  
• Fixed adjunct UI scale option tooltip not displaying any information
  
• Player movement is now locked down while adjunct upgrade stations are moving to prevent the player from getting stuck in boundary collision

• Fixed shadow flickering in the right eye in various areas of the game
  
• Fixed issues with cycling through individual quality settings
  
• Fixed flickering in menus when resolution scale is set to 100%
  
• Adjusted the VR bindings in some circumstances so that the menu can be opened on non-system reserved buttons

“I’m running into new issues in this new patch that I never used to run into. How do I report these?” Please see our pinned post in the Steam discussion forums here for our to properly report a problem to our support team: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/754890/discussions/0/3826415752024788425/

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Firmament Release Notes 1.2.0 (e9979-p17748)

Hey folks! Thanks for playing Firmament. We’ve got a lot of great fixes for you today. Here’s the list:

Fixes

Global

• Fixed a crash that could occur at a sweet spot during a re-attempt to engage the adjunct while the adjunct was in flight toward a socket.
  
• Fixed the adjunct not allowing the player to socket into the pod.
  
• Adjusted the socket mode font size and behavior so that the text won't wildly scale up and down.
  
• Added an additional trace to the socket to make sure that sockets that are in interiors are blocked.
  
• Added a brief delay before checking to see if the socket rotation click can be played again, as well as concurrency settings.
  
• Set the rotation of the in world clipboards to 1 so it would place the character in the correct location.
  
• Fixed added for certain situations where a save might get corrupted and not save out the proper level information needed to load the save back in. Corrupted saves will now automatically place you in the bunker in Curievale.
  
• Fixed the current quality level text to reflect the actual quality level instead of “low” (this is just an aesthetic change).
  
• Added potential fix for some more shadow flickering.
  
• Fixed the credits being clipped when FOV is set to a low number.
  
• Fixed some spelling issues in English subtitles for the Mentor and Founders’ speeches.
  
• Fixed added to make sure that the creator mode checkbox is initialized properly when the menu is opened.
  
• Game files now take up 1% of space less than before.

Curievale

• Fix added for being able to move the elevator in the dive area out of interactable range.
  
• Fix another situation where the ice crane can get stuck.
  
• Fix added for a block caused by taking a second ice block down the chute after moving the support platform from the first.
  
• Fix added for potentially getting stuck on an elevator platform by standing in the corners of the elevator while it moves down.
  
• Various hitch fixes added.

St. Andrew

• Fixed some areas where the terrain appeared to glow.
  
• Fixed the Camelus being able to get too close to the repair facility outer wall.
  
• Fixed situation where if you got an upgrade within the Arch in St. Andrew and then used “teleport to safe spot”, you’d be moved back to the Camelus area when you should be stuck inside the top of the arch where you're "awaiting the embrace".

Swan

• Fixed the Swan ceiling lights colliding against the adjunct

Juleston

• Added an out of bounds player location under the battery grid.
  
• Rotated the “engage” camera slightly for the clipboard in the bunker so that it no longer transitions to it along a windy weird path.
  
• Fix for being able to get stuck between the omniwheel and the platform if you call it while standing in a sweet spot.

VR

• Fixed some VR options near the top (navigation mode & turn mode) showing up weirdly left-aligned.

If you encounter an issue with the game, whether a crash, soft block, graphical issue, or anything else, please follow the instructions here to get us the information we need to look into the issue you are encountering: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/754890/discussions/0/3826415752024788425/

Thanks again, folks!

Cheers,

Hannah

Firmament Release Notes 1.1.1 (e9894-p17646)

Hey folks! Thanks for playing Firmament. We know that we just shipped Patch 4 literally one day ago, but we were so excited to get you another patch, we got one prepared today as well! Here’s the list:

Features

• When starting the game for the first time on Mac, the fullscreen mode chosen will now consider the first valid display with the highest refresh rate when making an automated selection.

Fixes

Global

• Added small performance improvements to Mac machines.
  
• Fixed issues on various Mac machines that would cause some moving objects to not reflect their collision properly. For example, if the omniwheel had its staircase lowered and you couldn’t step up onto it anyway, this is resolved now.
  
• Fixed an issue with transport pods preventing you from exiting if you try to leave while the doors are opening, forcing you to step back and wait for the animation to finish before proceeding again.
  
• Fixed a random case where your auto save could potentially not save out information on the Realm you are currently in, causing you to load into a black void if you chose to load the save in that state.

Curievale

• Fix added for being able to sneak off the side of the rotating ice crane when the blocker is up to prevent you from going off.

St. Andrew

• More protections added for players being able to send the conservatory elevator down on themselves and get stuck.

If you encounter an issue with the game, whether a crash, soft block, graphical issue, or anything else, please follow the instructions here to get us the information we need to look into the issue you are encountering: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/754890/discussions/0/3826415752024788425/

Thanks again, folks!

Cheers,

Hannah

Firmament Release Notes 1.1.0 (e9862-p17640)

Hey folks! Thanks for playing Firmament. We’ve got a lot of great fixes for you today. Here’s the list:

Features

• Adjunct returns to the player at 2x the speed now.
  
• Added localized textures for propaganda banners.
  
• Added localized textures for some content near the end-game.
  
• Supersampling quality will now be set to “Performance” instead of “Balanced” by default when your auto-detected value for Shadow quality is set to “Low”.

Fixes

Global

• Fixed collision on the omniwheel, various bridges, and some elevators from being unable to be stepped on randomly. Happened most often on M1 platforms but could happen on other platforms running the game at lower framerate.
  
• Fixed being unable to regain control after the credits have completed.
  
• Added various socket disabled states & sounds when attempting to use a function on a socket that isn’t available at that time.
  
• Adjusted some socket names for clarity.
  
• Name corrections made for some folks in the credits.
  
• Set a fixed FOV of 90 or lower to the dive suit when inside of the dive suit to prevent some strange dive suit innards from showing up.
  
• Added logic to prevent the player from toggling the run/walk notification with Caps Lock when in the logo scene.
  
• Fixed multiple disconnects occurring on an adjunct tether in certain situations.
  
• The player’s arms will now hide themselves when picking something up (like a clipboard).
  
• Fixed the player being able to close themselves inside of a sweet spot in transport pods between the door and the inner area.
  
• Adjusted some text in the end-game to reflect a “complete” state as soon as the player is notified the state should be completed.
  
• Fix added for the world sometimes not fading out properly when loading a game.
  
• Fix added for double-click causing the player to sometimes move twice as fast.
  
• Added a missing translation for “Foliage” in Japanese.
  
• Fixed an incorrect translation for “Reverse” and “Forward” in Korean.
  
• Fixed various minor door issues in the end-game sequence.
  
• Added minor LOD fixes.
  
• Added some minor global framerate and hitching improvements.

Curievale

• Added more fixes for save games where the ice crane may have gotten stuck, or the player got stuck on an ice block.
  
• Fixed the ice hauler UI being inaccurate in certain situations.
  
• Added a fix for crane saves that have the crane underneath the terrain in Curievale.
  
• Allowed the moving platform in the ice factory to be reset so the player can get onto it when they Teleport to Safe Spot.
  
• Fixed the water level sometimes being raised when it shouldn’t be in certain situations when using Teleport to Safe Spot.
  
• Fixed some ladder landings not having a comfortable drop-off location.

St. Andrew

• Fixed the Camelus from getting stuck in certain situations.
  
• Added a fix for the player being able to send the conservatory elevator down through themselves.
  
• Fixed the Camelus legs sometimes clipping through the interior cabin.
  
• Fixed the player from being able to step up onto the incorrect side of the railing of the entry and exit walkways from a planter in St. Andrew.
  
• Fixed the shadow flickering occurring on the pumphouse in St. Andrew and some other areas.
  
• Added collision to prevent the Camelus from getting into areas it should not be able to get into.

Juleston

• Fixed the battery platforms in Juleston being able to rotate into each other and sometimes not allow you to get on them.
  
• Fixed a floating ice cube in the sky from showing up in Juleston in certain situations.
  
• Added a fix for the spire interior in Juleston appearing when it should not be.
  
• Fixed the mixer blades in Juleston getting into a bad state in certain circumstances.

VR

• Fixed being able to walk around in the menu in VR.
  
• Fixed being able to see the player’s 2D hands when in the menu in certain circumstances.
  
• Ensured that tutorial notifications now immediately disappear as soon as the world fades out when bringing up the menu.
  
• Fixed the 2D arms showing up when you take your HMD off.
  
• Fixed height reset sometimes not properly setting the right height on the player.
  
• Fixed “bounciness” occurring when riding on some elevators.

If you encounter an issue with the game, whether a crash, soft block, graphical issue, or anything else, please follow the instructions here to get us the information we need to look into the issue you are encountering: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/754890/discussions/0/3826415752024788425/

Thanks again, folks!

Cheers,

Hannah