Keepsake

Keepsake

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Unofficial Patch 1.7
By webfischi
Despite the game being abandoned it still comes with some minor bugs I have fixed and I'd like to have fixed. This patch can be applied internationally for all game versions, but focuses mainly on the german version.
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Important Info
Due to increasing complexity of some changes I am unable to fully check if the changes work properly, if you notice unexpected behaviour, please do report immediately!

To use this patch with a retail version, please make sure Patch 1.6 is installed, it can be downloaded here:
https://www.4players.de/4players.php/download_info/Downloads/Download/45276/Keepsake/Patch_16.html

Retail support is back in test phase, and now includes German and Dutch

If you find some bugs and are able to explain how to reproduce them, I'm open to try fixing them, I know of at least two remaining bugs in the discussion, but they are not detailed enough for a fix, yet.

Don't forget to add the information that you used this patch into you're video description to reduce confusion for potential buyers.

For more infos join the Discord:
https://discord.gg/h8e4sUcxEP
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This patch is updated irregularly, if you want to get notified you should favorite the guide and subscribe to the comments.

Downloadlink moved to website because Steam breaks ampersand when redirecting
https://webfischi.hpage.com/patches.html
Crash fix for second trial and bottle ship
I've finally managed to reach Nathan Baggs to fix this annoying bug:
Source code is available here: https://github.com/nathan-baggs/kyanite

1. Graphics enhancement
Extract the res folder from \_Modified GPU setting to \Keepsake it will enable V-Sync to fix tearing videos, and it also enables AA for the chracter models and anisotropic filtering.

It should also fix the text box at the bottom from getting corrupted and moving the screen, which pushes the hot spot to leave the accadamy at the bottom of the main hall with the big dragon statue in the middle.

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2. Credits
There's a fix for all versions except french and italien, they work already out of the box. Just copy the \res folder from the folder named after the language you need and copy it into \Keepsake

The german version fixes also the typo in the Conclusion.jpg as well as adding two missing slides
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3. Map improvements
Ported the following mod, but updated the code to create a smaller archive, split the whispering stairway in two and added support for all languages. The original is russian only and 100 MB in size, because the original author used full size maps.
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2355395265
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The following fixes are for the german version only:

The first floor map got additional information (see images above)

The typos on the second floor map are fixed now as well (including highlights):
Before                                                                      After
4. Small changes
- Change subtitle font to caligula for the last puzzle in the sanctuary
- Puzzles can now be skipped without reading all 3 hints first
- Observatory Puzzle is now reset when switching from night to day
- When you are with Zak and ask Mustavio "Who are you?" Zak will now do the introduction, which he did before without asking resulting in Mustavio getting introduced by Zak and then doing it himself.
- Tools can now be taken, when Lydia says she needs her tools to wake up Elvandar
- It's now possible to skip the tutorial after the opening cutscene, all sentences are machine translated except English nad German, please report errors (new)
5. German VO
When Keepsake was originally released for Germany, they overlooked an error in the script where it said GHOST for the dialogue line whyOnlyZakZ3 instead of ZAK and recorded the line with the wrong VA. Instead of reordering this line it was just cut from the game, and scene plays without synchronisation.
After a lot of mails from and to 4-Real, they were able to get the VA and record the line in 4 different styles FOR FREE with one line fitting the scene very well, without cutting. This recording has now been added to the archive to be enjoyed in the scene.
6. Bugfixes
The following issues are fixed for all translations:

- The game requires now the correct combination on the forge altar, no more cheating possible and no more frustration for those who really try to get the correct combination and the game not caring

To solve the puzzle now, you have to click the following 5 disks:
1 3 4 6 9 with 1 being the rune in the top left corner and 9 the rune in the bottom right

- Fixed appearing Zak after rewatching a vision in a room, where Lydia should be alone



The following issues are fixed for german, dutch and spanish only:
- Added important keywords to tapestry that got lost in translation



The following issues are fixed for german only:

- German translation for the Trial of Wisdome has been redone
- Enchanted Hallway and Enchanted Crossway are not translated the same anymore
- Crossway can no longer be mistakten for the way of the cross anymore
- Some minor tweaks in the translation
- Video subtitles are now in sync with the spoken word
- Reworked conversation choices to eliminate confusion
- Fix mixed quatation sometimes using '' and sometimes using ""
- Removed genitive '
- Revised clues for Minotaur Maze
- Changed Achievement trigger (updated)
7. Unknown Secrets
Secret scene after credits is only available in the french version.
It's currently unknown how to enable this scene at all or if it even exists, or if they just mean the after credit scene no one could see because the game usualy crashes before reching this point.
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/704860/discussions/0/1734342793787589309/#c2959418287740477907
8. To do
Next big event:
- Overhaul map and try to add fast travel (especially because I'm close to the 50MB file size limit of my host)

Less important:
- Fix animation duration of Elvandar in English (anims too long) and German (anims too short)
- Fix well at the gate being active in the beginning (maybe)
- Fix red teleporters being white, when red and blue teleporters are active
- Hint after activating rune in art room and observatory is going to the bridge

Nice to haves:
- Fast Travel with map to rooms already discovered

Unimportant:
- Fix river side state when warping out of the scene (only available in the retail version)
- Use AI to make Lydia say "Kraut" instead of "Blatt" when collecting the Yeawlock leave pages in certain circumstances in the German version
Thanks to...
4-Real and Mario Hassert for recording the missing file for free
denizoezmen for creating the fixed conclusion slide
Madevi for coding the map improvements
Nathan Baggs for fixing the crash in the second trial and bottle ship (and some really rare occurances I've seen in streams and videos)
14 Comments
webfischi  [author] 25 Aug @ 1:28pm 
The small but VERY BIG 2025 Update:

- Added retail support for German and Dutch (Thanks to DutchLunatic1979)
- Include fix for the unavoidable crashes!!! YES you heard right, IT IS FIXED thanks to Nathan Baggs who finally had time after I wrote in his Discord (YT comments and E-Mail did not make it through somehow)
webfischi  [author] 21 Sep, 2024 @ 8:19am 
Last Day of Summer 2024 Update:

- A small change I did before, resulted in the possibility to be unable to get the figurines due to the missing introduction value which results in the discussion selection menu to not appear anymore when you get the note from the janitor
- If you are with Zak, Zak will introduce Mustavio now, after you asked "Who are you" instead of before the discussion selection menu appears
Leanthir 12 Jun, 2024 @ 10:44pm 
I really appreciate what you're doing for this game. You're saving childhood memories.
webfischi  [author] 12 May, 2024 @ 12:38pm 
May 2024 Update:

- Fixes Credits crashing due to coding error in line 165 of credits.tcl, thanks for not pointing out...
- It's now possible to skip the tutorial
webfischi  [author] 21 Apr, 2024 @ 1:01pm 
I was finally able to create a skip tutorial message, but sadly skipping intro is too hot to do, it could break something. It will be added for all languages (DeepL translated), with the next update. Check the Discord for more or to send me better translations for the tutorial skip, some look very odd to me.
webfischi  [author] 14 Apr, 2024 @ 4:22pm 
Unexpected Update due to unexpected circumstances:

- Tools can now be taken, when Lydia says she needs her tools to wake up Elvandar, there was actually recorded voice over for the case you haven't talked to Mustavio about the spare parts, but it was impossible to get triggered

German only:
- Fix mixed quatation sometimes using '' and sometimes using ""
- Removed genitive '
- Revised clues for Minotaur Maze
- Changed Achievement trigger points a second time, I won't add it to all other languages until I know it works...
webfischi  [author] 3 Apr, 2024 @ 3:44pm 
April 2024 Update

- When changing Observatory from night to day, Observatory puzzle will be reset
- Hides the "Who are you?" question when you are with Zak, who introduces you to him, question will not be removed entirely for future possibility to skip the tutorial
- Set achievement trigger after vision, to prevent spoilers

German only:
- Updates conversation choices to be shorter and including all necessary information
- Set tapestry font to bold for better readabililty
webfischi  [author] 7 Jan, 2024 @ 11:46am 
Hotfix:
- Accidently added the spanish files into the german folder for the tapestry
- Fixes a bug that colored the west bridge instead of the area around the library
webfischi  [author] 6 Jan, 2024 @ 9:42am 
January 2024 Update:
- NEW INSTALLATION PROCESS!

- Small imorvements to world map adding whisperingStairwayLower
- Updated puzzle translation for tapestry in german, dutch and spanish
- Added the possibility to skip puzzles instantly from the ? menu
- Shortened the potion selection text in the german translation, because it was overflowing
webfischi  [author] 15 Jan, 2023 @ 12:52pm 
Just a little update for those who are subscribed to the comments, I have the tapestry fixes ready, but the new file would blow up extremely, vecause I would have to include the complete library.zip which is 36MB in size for 4 languages! Found out that the clues are missing in German, Spanish, Dutch and Russian... I would really like to create an installer that could add the changed files into the zip archives, but don't know how to do that.