HypersomniacLive: Changelog for Early Access Hotfix IV (added 24 October 2019):

Today we release the fourth hotfix that fixes a number of errors that interfere with the normal functioning of the game. All balance edits will be included in the fifth hotfix, work on which is already in full swing.

After its release, all the studio’s forces will be thrown to the first content patch, the same one that we talked about in the Kickstarter update. The original plan remains unchanged: in December we plan to please you with an update that will reveal part of the main storyline and literally transform the game.

Thanks again for complaints and suggestions: it is your support, your comments and bug reports that help us to quickly fix errors and regularly release fixes. We study each message, so if something has not been fixed, this does not mean that we do not care: all changes will necessarily appear in the following patches. Please continue to send us bug reports, this is important!

The list of changes is below. But before reading it, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with this incredibly warm article in PC Gamer:
https://www.pcgamer.com/encased-is-a-promising-fallout-2-inspired-rpg-entirely-set-inside-a-mysterious-dome/.

Here’s the list:
- Fixed the game build: starting with hotfix 5, all updates will become much more compact,
- Nashville, Residential Floor: patency on location, fixed,
- UI: fixed interface error when applying the Hacking skill and choosing a tool for hacking,
- UI: items equipped with a player are now marked with a special icon during barter,
- Magellan, Administrative Floor: patency on location fixed,
- Magellan, Residential Floor: fixed battery check in a discharged elevator,
- Magellan, Training Ground: patency on location was fixed,
- Magellan, Training Ground: fixed the use of a canister on the generator,
- Magellan Reactor Room: now you can’t bet on Rocker if you accused its owner of doping,
- Magellan, Lab Floor: the mechanics of treatment of Dr. Burdansky and the Medkom-72 apparatus fixed,
- Gunsmith's House: rewards added to ammo and food drawers,
- Gunsmith's House: the approach to the Vega machine gun has been fixed,
- Gunsmith's House: increased Heinrich Stolman character level,
- Nashville, Excavation Area: added ability to use the artifact during battle,
- Nashville, Offices: patency on location fixed, now you can sit on sofas,
- Nashville, Offices: added vignette illustrations (Aggressive infected),
- Nashville, Sewer: fixed updates to the quest “A series of strange events”,
- Global Map: the death of the protagonist fixed,
- Global Map: fixed display of the border of the Dome,
- Global Map: fixed loading of one of the desert locations,
- Nashville: removed the possibility of trading with the possessed,
- Fixed the ability to create an item, despite the lack of the necessary components,
- Random encounters: fixed behavior of enemies after loading a saved game,
- Random encounters: fixed dead engineer event ,
- Fixed reduced quantity of skill points given in a situation where the character receives a new level in a state of intoxication,
- "Detective" Quest: fixed issuing a reputation for helping Ide Grace.

Standalone installer updated (v0.14.1004.1801 ⇒ 0.14.1024.1302): 28 October 2019.

KevGee: What is going on with trading?
I can buy stuff and the credits are taken off me. I then try & sell things and I dont get the credits?
Also I have 3 shovels but I cant use them to dog things up - even though it says item required is a shovel.
This game is broken!!

Maxvorstadt: Hotfix 2 is now on GOG, changelog is here:

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_what_did_just_update_thread/post26584

dal: For some reason link leads to post 26593 instead of post 26584.

Maxvorstadt: That`s weird,I checked it, when I posted. And, according to the link itself, it still points to that post, only GOG doesn`t want to show that post.
Well, GOG moves in mysterious ways. *shrugs*

CronusHQ: ENCASED - Content patch 3: cars, a plane in the desert, gamepad support and Linux

The full version of Encased was released in September and we’ve since introduced several hotfixes - and a couple of major patches - where we thoroughly worked on the UI, optimisation, level design and other aspects of the game. But all of this (with the exception of the special Halloween patch) was related to the content that was already in the game. That's great, but how about something new? Such as what we promised during our kickstarter campaign.

With this in mind, we started developing Patch 3. Today we are happy to present it to you and let you know what awaits you in the first (but not last!) large-scale Encased update.

A new adventure and cars

Before the Spire Station was built, cargo was delivered under the Dome by aircraft. One such aircraft - a decommissioned military transport callsigned Eldorado - made a hard landing in a mountainous area and was abandoned. A few years later, the plane which was devoid of life, began to broadcast strange signals... You’ll need to find out what is happening at the crash site and what fate befell the scientific group that went to investigate the plane shortly after it crashed. Oh and, by the way, on board the plane you can find a unique piece of clothing for your character as well as tons of loot.

We have redesigned the game's transport system; players can now steal almost any car (except those that will never run again). Having a car brings on many changes: not only can you navigate the map faster, but you also unlock new encounters, many of which can lead to highly unpredictable outcomes.

And conversely, we’ve added a little more predictability to random events in which you can encounter travelers named after kickstarter backers; as of now, if you convince someone to join one of the factions, upon arriving at the settlement, you will most certainly meet them, and some of such characters will become merchants.

Bug fixes, gamepad and Linux version

We have long promised to add gamepad support to the game and spent a lot of time and effort on its implementation. Additional options have been added along with the gamepad and now you can adjust the font size - or enable high contrast mode – which will make the game more accessible to play on a large monitor or TV. Or, for that matter, on a small Steam Deck display.

We also released a Linux version of the game and fixed a lot of bugs, errors and polished some minor rough edges – the fixes were so numerous that we decided not to make a list at all this time. Believe us, you will still see enough of them, because we do not plan to abandon Encased, and in the near future a lot of new and interesting things await you.

Thank you for your support and please stay tuned.