In The Dark V0.4 Update Notes & Public Release!

With the release of V0.4 of In The Dark I have decided to make the game public. With the progress I have made in this version of the game, I feel safe in showing it to a larger audience. I hope everyone enjoys the game!

Patch notes for V0.4:

• Made various performance improvements for levels that had a lot of lights
• Terminals will now flash and make sound to alert players that they are usable
• Terminals and switches will now show the interact key nearby when the player is in range to use them
• Fixed positioning of some terminals that were not close enough to the wall
• Fixed an issue where the main menu camera would stay in the wrong position when switching through menus
• Added new camera positions on the main menu for each menu screen
• Various changes to the main menu environment
• Added intro and outro sections to each level. Text will appear which provides story beats to the experience
• Health, stamina, and barrier bars will now fade in at the start of a level
• The player will now slow down based on the amount of health they have lost
• Fixed an issue where the player would move faster on some levels than others
• Replaced water sounds for walking through puddles with better sounds
• Water now makes a passive sound
• Fixed an issue where the glow of a key would stay after the item had already disappeared
• Fixed an issue on "Bob and Weave" where the door was appearing above its attached walls
• Increased the base damage of all light sources
• Made changes to the layout of all menus on the main menu
• Fixed an issue where some UI elements would not scale correctly
• Created a new terminal type that appears in some levels. These terminals will be used to give lore that builds on the world.
• Fixed some object shadows which were not conforming to the shape of the object
• Fixed the positioning of a light in level 2 which was casting shadows incorrectly
• Fixed an issue in level 3 where lights were too bright and illuminated entire walls
• Fixed an issue in level 7 where a door did not have an assigned light
• Player stamina will now regenerate in 3.5 seconds instead of 5 seconds
• Player stamina will now regenerate twice as fast
• Fixed an issue where the electricity effect from electric puddles would sometimes overlap walls

Please note that as of this version of the game, there is still no ending in place. All levels are playable but once you reach the final level, you will not be able to complete it. I will be creating an ending for the next version of the game, V0.8.