The Forgotten — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| The Future Of The Forgotten | 2024-04-29 | Hello everyone, It has been a long time since I have updated this game etc. I just wanted to give you some information about the future of this game. As of right now, I have it planned that I am going to do a rework for this game. The reason for this is because over the years I have become much much better at everything to do with gamedev, I have become a better programmer, have more resources, knowledge on how to optimise games etc etc. So, I will admit, the re work will be far into the future as right now my priority's are as follows - Finish developing Unknown Presence + Support for the game + extras (This is the new game) - Finish the rem |
| Halloween Update Is Here!!! | 2021-10-27 | Hello everyone, Happy Halloween in the coming days, to celebrate I have made a small update all Halloween themed. This update adds some temporary changes and some extra objects to the game. Hop into the game to see them yourself before they're gone! |
| Change Of Price | 2021-09-28 | Hello everyone, Just a quick post to let you all know that I have just reduced the price of The Forgotten from $7.99USD ($11.50AUD) to $6.99USD ($9.95AUD)!! Thank you all! |
| Update V1.09 | 2021-09-24 | Hello everyone, I know it has been a while since the last update, that's due to me being unsure on things to add and the stuttering issue really took me this long to figure out a way to fix/work around.(There will still be small stutter when enemies spawn in due to the nature of this work around but that will reduce the stutter from 100% of the time to around 10% of the time and I am continuing to work on this issue) There will still be more updates in the future as well as I still plan on fixing/adding/changing a bunch of things. Anyway, here are the update notes for this small update (V1.09) - Have changed the moss/grass texture that is on |
| Important Update Information | 2021-06-24 | Hello everyone, I wanted to let you all know that I am still working on The Forgotten and am working on getting an update finished. It may be a little longer until the new update as I am trying to fix majority of the issues. For a start the main thing I’m trying to make work better is enemy and animal AI systems (specifically enemy) to try and make them feel more alive and meaningful. I am also working on some performance improvements and just overall issue fixes and making systems a bit more polished. I’m a one man team working on this so it may take a bit for the next update but it will be a good update that should alleviate many of the iss |
| Update V1.08 | 2021-04-18 | Hello everyone, I have another update for you all here, this one is mainly focused on adding some extra sounds/a few sound scares etc. The patch notes are below! Added In Update - Added a faint heartbeat sound when enemies are near the player - Have changed some foliage LODs to remove shadows when they're not needed to help with performance - Added a gasp sound effect when player finds some bodies - Added a fly effect and sound to some dead bodies - Added some extra sounds around the map - Have tweaked the deer ai a bit to make them better - Have mildly tweaked some of the enemies damage stats, attraction stats & reaction stats - Extra fog ad |
| Next Update | 2021-04-11 | Hello everyone, Wanted to let you all know that the next update will be coming out within the week. The update will add extra sounds, some scares, things to make the game a bit scarier, fixes and a bunch more! I really hope you will all enjoy the update when it is released! :) |
| Update V1.07 | 2021-03-29 | Hello everyone! Todays update is a bit isn't a massive update but does fix a few things that I noticed were problems. I will try and fix the stutter in a future update but so far haven't had any luck in being able to fix it. Here are the patch notes: - Have fixed 'E' getting stuck on screen after picking up key in the town - Have edited some environmental lods to make them not pop in as intense - Fixed a few objects that were clipping through other objects - Have altered texture quality for lower settings - Have altered lod distance for Low quality preset - Other small bug fixes Thank you all! |
| New Update Soon | 2021-03-27 | Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you all know that a new update will be coming out within the next few days or so! Since the last update I have just taken a bit of a break to relax as I had been working on this game non stop for over a year! I will be getting back into doing some updates and fixing/adding anything else that needs to be done soon! :) Thank you! |
| Update Version 1.06 | 2021-03-14 | Hello everyone, Todays update is very important as it FINALLY fixes the issue the game was having with the achievements!! Here are the patch notes: - Have added an icon on the map for the keycard spawn location - Have added a table in small cave area to have better placement for key spawn chance - Fixed issue where "Objective Updated" would appear even after you already triggered it - Fixed issue where a certain object had 2 Es next to it when picking it up - Fixed Achievements not working - Various other small bug fixes Thank you all so much, I hope you're happy now that you can finally get all the achievements!! :) |
| The Forgotten: Soundtrack OUT NOW! | 2021-03-13 | Hello everyone, The soundtrack for The Forgotten is out now and the best thing is that it's completely free! Enjoy the beautiful all original soundtrack produced by Igor Yatsina Thank you all! :) |
| Update Version 1.05 | 2021-03-13 | Hello everyone, This update adds 2 new major features to help with everyones navigation and just overall make the game better! Keep in mind that these 2 new features will be added upon within the next few updates; Here are the update notes. - Have fixed 2 bits of text not translating - Have updated keyboard layout - Have added a basic map to help with navigation - Have added a simple objective system Thank you! :) |
| V 1.05 Big Update Soon | 2021-03-10 | Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you all know that V 1.05 is going to be a really big update with additions and quality of life improvements! The update should be coming out tomorrow or the day after . Without saying exactly what is in the update I can say that the contents of it will help a lot with not getting lost in the game and helping with guidance as to where to go and when! Thank you all so much! :) |
| Update Version 1.04 | 2021-03-10 | Hello everyone, Todays update is a bit smaller due to trying to figure out some other issues but we hope you enjoy this update anyway :) - Removed a few small objects that were getting in the way - Added candles around a few key items to help players find them - Changed texture of a few key items to have a slight glow - Fixed a few bits of text not being translated properly - Added text that appears when a key is needed for a door - Changed keyboard control layout Thank you! |
| Small update | 2021-03-09 | Hello, I just posted through a small update, there wasn't enough for it to worthy of a version change as I was just fixing one bug today while I still investigate the achievement issues! But for those that are interested, I fixed a bug where one of the scripts that teleport you wasn't working so that is now fixed Thank you, I have some plans for the coming updates that I hope will improve the game and allow everyone to enjoy it :) |
| Game Update V 1.03 | 2021-03-08 | Hello everyone, Here are the contents of the update today. Keep in mind not everything has been fixed and in future updates this will be changed to be better - Fixed loading screen from credits to main menu - Altered a few names in the credits - Fixed issue where shard wouldn't allow you to use meteorite - Added a new flashlight icon that indicates the charge of the flashlight - Replaced a few old variations of the health bottle with newer ones - Fixed some lights not having volumetric light - Added a world fog for more ambience - Added description text to the inventory explaining what it is used for - Boxes no longer have button press icon, |
| Update Version 1.02 | 2021-03-07 | Hello everyone, Here are the patch notes for V 1.02. I hoped to get more fixed in this version but spent too much time trying to fix achievements which are still not working. Also I am working on improving the enemy AI fully. - Removed left over objects that are not supposed to be in final build - Have made the deer react a bit better to the player (not fully done yet) - Enemy AI should now notice player better (the ones sitting down for the most part) - Fixed one of the combo notes not being able to be used - Removed some of the enemies - Friends at start now have backpacks - Removed various items around map that were not needed - Other vari |
| Your Input Needed | 2021-03-07 | Hello, So I wanted to ask, for people that dislike the game can you please comment below and let me know why in as much detail as you can! The only way I can improve the game is by knowing what I need to fix/change Thank you :) |
| Version 1.02 will be out tomorrow | 2021-03-06 | Hello, Just wanted to let you all know that V 1.02 will be out tomorrow, have had to push it over to tomorrow as the update will fix quite a lot and so is going to take a bit longer to work on! Thanks :) |
| Update Version 1.01 | 2021-03-05 | Here are all the fixes for update Version 1.01 V1.01 - Fixed bag at starting camp playing audio when pressed - Added an E when you pick notes up to better help people understand - Have altered nav mesh near house doors to stop enemies from blocking you in the houses - Fixed invisible door - Fixed door prompt appearing when not needed - Fixed a few floating objects - Fixed barn not having colliders - Added quite music in background - Fixed note not being able to be read in cave & town - Fixed some of the lag from the fires - Fixed some of the lag from a secret area Thank you all so much, more updates will be coming out soon! |
| The Forgotten Is Out Now!! | 2021-03-05 | Hello, The Forgotten is officially out now! I really hope you enjoy it as much as I do! I've been working on this game by myself for a long time now so its crazy that its finally out and I cannot wait to see what you all say about it. :) You can also watch the release trailer on the store page or YouTube Thank you all so much, I will continue to support The Forgotten with bug fixing updates, additions and seasonal events (More info to come soon) If you have any issues or bugs please post them in the bug report discussion channel. |
| Todays Release Schedule | 2021-03-04 | Hello everyone! After far too many issues and plenty of release date push backs I am happy to tell you when The Forgotten and extras will be releasing today. SCHEDULE: 1:30PM ACDT: Replace screenshots with new ones + 3 new never seen screenshots 5PM ACDT: Short release trailer; and The Forgotten game released I am excited to release this game finally, I have been working on this game by myself for a long time now so I am really excited to see what everyone thinks! And remember, if you find bugs you can post them in the bug report section. Thank you all so much! |
| Language Issues Release | 2021-02-28 | Hello, Just a bit of an update on the issues the game is having with the languages. So there's good and bad news, the bad news is that I have to re-do around 40% of the games dialogue/texts to make the languages be able to work which means I am having to push the release to March 3rd to allow time to actually re do it all. The good news though is that I am able to fix the language issues which I am so happy about, as I don't want to have the game in only English! Thank you all for sticking through all of this, but please understand I really haven't wanted to push the release date back at all but for the game to be how I want it and for the ga |
| Issues | 2021-02-24 | Hello all, I just wanted to say that I'm having issues with getting the languages to work properly due to a bug that seemed to only appear in the last few hours. As of right now the game might still release within the 24th (USA) but if not it would only be pushed max 2 days so I can diagnose and fix the issue. I assure you that I am working my hardest to try and fix this issue as quickly as possible though! Thank you! :) |
| 4 Days Until Release! | 2021-02-20 | Hello all! We're so close to release now! I'm hard at work fixing the last few bugs that have been found for release day and now waiting until the day arrives so I can click 'release' I want to thank you all so much for being patient and I am very excited to see what you will all think! :) |
| The Forgotten: Soundtrack | 2021-02-11 | Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you know that The Forgotten: Soundtrack is now 'Coming soon' on Steam. We plan to release the soundtrack 1 or 2 days after the main games release. The Soundtrack will be completely free. Thank you! :) |
| 2 Weeks Until Release! | 2021-02-10 | Hello everyone, There are only 2 more weeks until you can all play The Forgotten! We are excited to see what you will all think when you're able to play it, and we are excited to finally click that release button. Thank you all for waiting for the game to be released, it has been a long road but we are happy to be on the last stretch! :) |
| Final Release Date Set!! | 2021-01-22 | Hello, We would like to start this by saying thank you all for being so patient with us and out multiple set backs! :) We have found what the issue was we were having and am currently in the process of fixing it, once we have done that we just need steam to approve it then we will be ready for release on the 24th of February! and the reason for waiting until then is so that we can do last testing to make sure everything is how we want it and to allow steam enough time to approve. Be prepared for a scary, fun and thrilling experience |
| Happy New Year! | 2020-12-31 | Happy new year everyone! We hope the year 2021 is better for everyone than 2020 has been and that you can stick to your new years resolutions. A bit of new on the game for you all; Due to on going issues with The Forgotten the game will have to be pushed back into the new year but as soon as the issues have been fixed we will put up a release date of around 1 week in the future of that date, we really hope the issues can be fixed soon and we are working every single day to figure out what is happening and how we can fix it. Thank you all :) |
| Happy Holidays! | 2020-12-25 | Happy holidays everyone, we at Ragdoll Inc hope you have an amazing day and we hope you get to spend time with your friends and family. If you're in lockdown or something similar try and have a video call with your family and friends to keep spirits up. As a bit of news we think we found out whats causing the issue we are having with Steam and the game, we are trying to fix any issues but will be taking today off to be with family. We will have a release day ready once the issue has been fixed! Happy Holidays everyone :) |