GeraScopia — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June Devlog | 2025-06-22 | Happy June! Going on Vacation towards the end of this month so I'm getting the Devlog out a little earlier.Updated LightingProbably the biggest visual problem of current Gerascopia builds; the lighting engine.It was hobbled together by displaying a bunch of tiles with different opacities, which caused a lot of visual problems, and affected performance pretty drastically. If youve had any performance problems in previous versions, this mightve been the reason.This will also make certain areas with brighter backgrounds look a lot better!Updated Visual EffectsWater, and other areas, will now give you more effects. Theyre meant to be as subtle as |
| 2 Year Anniversary Update | 2025-05-06 | Happy 2 year of GeraScopia! Im gonna get straight into the dev log. I've changed my mind on a lot of previous changes I had planned, so I want to confirm what I'm going to and not going to do. Its a lot bigger of an update than I thought. Wordy stuff is at the end. Content Update It's Blue! Outside of expanding every current area, I will be adding a couple new areas. At minimum I want to add at least 4 new areas. I will also be adding more detail to already existing areas, giving them more identifiable landmarks to prevent completely getting lost. Updated Banner When the update drops, I plan on updating the splash art of the game. Animation U |
| GERASCOPIA 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARRRRY | 2024-05-05 | Gerascopia is Officially 1 Year old! Woohoo! Thanks for playing and supporting the project so far! I have a few more things up my sleeve for the game, and some general announcements. Content Update I'm planning on adding final big content update later this year. This will be mostly centered around adding a large amount of random events, and a few other things. This will also add a Gallery, and Some Achievements (Yes... I'm doing it.), and secret stuff..... Its not going to be as big as "The Wrong Places", but it will make replays more unique. You might be wondering why this isn't releasing today, and its mostly cause.... What I've been doing |
| PATCH NOTES 1.10 | 2024-02-09 | -added a silly thing. -All endings with art now contain secret text (Originally only 3 had it) -Added another ending Wrong Places- -Completing a loop will disable the decay flags. Area 3 -Sitting next to a character now triggers unique effects quicker -Sitting next to a character while having "character outline" on no longer bugs the game Area 3 EX -fixed a bug where the game would softlock upon killing a monster the same frame you were supposed to die. |
| Patch Note 1.9 (Counting unnamed Patches) | 2024-02-05 | 1.9 Changes. general minor things, some saving stuff i fixed up (please i hope so), and fixing a game freeze that happens in area 2. GENERAL -The game title will now never be "Gerascopia BETA Version" -The window can now be manually resized -Added 2 new random creatures in the world. SAVE-RELATED -Fixed bug where finishing a game would destroy your fishing data. -Fixed bug where the effects of the "Collapse" ending would perservere even if the game was beaten. AREA 2 -After the chase scene, game will no longer freeze if waiting in that area for a prolonged time -Removed "Aggro Effects" after the chase scene ends. FISHING -"Catcher of Fools" n |
| crash bugfix | 2023-12-17 | fixed bug involving the game crashing after defeating a hidden boss. |
| quick fix? | 2023-10-26 | probably fixed a bug involving missing assets in the area 2...area |
| V1.6 Hotfix | 2023-10-20 | Hello Gerascopians, here is a quick update to fix a lot of problems/bugs, Along with just adjusting general QoL! I hope you've enjoyed the game thus far. Theres will 1 more update I wanna do but I'll have to see if I have the time for it, but until then, a lot of the files are in the games code in case you want to dive in and find them Bug Fixes: -Fixed bug where you could enter the fishing minigame before getting the tools for it -Adjusted Many death animations to either fix or remove the zoom in, due to very intense bugs that could happen from them -Finishing Secret areas, then dying, will now correctly send you to the right checkpoint Area |
| V1.5 Hotfix | 2023-10-01 | -Space and Enter now work on all Settings/Fishing options -Fixed bug where you could die in the Special area in Area 3 and get softlocked. |
| V1.4 Hotfix | 2023-10-01 | Fixed bug where the game would crash if you went to the main menu with all tools found |
| V1.3 hotfix | 2023-10-01 | Fixed bug that would crash the fishing minigame on load. |
| V1.2 Hotfix | 2023-10-01 | -Fixed bug where a timer for a sleeping monster was set to 72 instead of 72000 |
| V1.1 HotFix | 2023-10-01 | Fixed Bug where you couldnt obtain the hook anymore Fixed Bug where you might fly into the wall when entering a specific area |
| Wrong Places Hotfix | 2023-09-30 | uploade dthe whole thing in a zip file nd stema couldnt find the freakin executable.. sorry.,..... |
| GERASCOPIA: THE WRONG PLACES UPDATE IS OUT | 2023-09-30 | This is a Massive Update to Gerascopia, Adding 4 New Areas, Multiple QoL and Settings, More Endings. Etc. This will most likely be the last big update, thank you for playing and sticking with development. The Patchnotes are Below: New Changes -Fishing Materials now show up in the menu when you get any of them. -Added 4 New Areas -Options are now available! You can change effects/volume/brightness -Game Settings are now available! You can change specific flags in the game that can alter or make exploring easier! -Added a new Ending -Controls! If you really dont like the P/O/SHIFT Layout, this is for you! -Controller Support! Its pretty light A |
| GeraScopia Major Update Trailer | 2023-07-25 | "The Wrong Places" update will be releasing soon, included are a majority of the changes -Updated Settings and Game Settings* -Control Rebinding -Different Control Styles -Misc. Movement changes and techniques. -Reduced Game Size and Improved Performance -Bug Fixes and QoL updates -2 New Endings -3 New areas, with their own themes, aesthetics, and dangers. -More Random Events, and adjusted Randomness for many random events ...And More! This update will be Free, and might be the last big update outside of bug fixes down the road. Thank you for playing and enjoying GeraScopia! *Adjusting Game Settings that change the difficulty of the game will |
| Hotfix + Speedrun Update V0.41 | 2023-05-10 | -Added a "Quick Reset" Mode that will make the game reset all values and give you a fresh start. This mode is accessible any point after you start a round, if you want a hard reset. THIS WILL REMOVE FISHING STUFF, LIKE CURRENCY AND IT BEING UNLOCKED. *If you accidentally click this option, the save will not occur until you pick up an item or get to an amulet post. If you want to keep your old save, go to C:\Users\\AppData\Local\GeraScopia and either rename data.txt, or save it somewhere else. If you ever want to play that save again, just rename it back to data.txt and put it in that file, overwriting your current save. --Fishing-- -Fixed bug |
| V0.4 Update | 2023-05-10 | -Fixed An Issue Regarding Saving. If you would boot the game and then immediately close it without starting, the game would corrupt your saves. -Added visual indicator on menu to show how to enable assist mode -Fixed bug where the Alternate 3rd Monster would have a glitched sequence if you fell into the lake or didnt exactly follow her specific pathing. After she is on the ledge, if you leave to any other area, she will be waiting at the ledge in the camp room. -The "SHIFT" prompt will no longer appear if you are in the 2nd area, as you cannot run underwater. -Added in far more Amulet text prompts -Monster 2's Chase Delay when He Notices you |
| Saving Bug Notice | 2023-05-08 | It has come to my attention that there is a decently common chance that upon booting a new game, your game will create an incredibly weird save data and attempt to load from it, which causes large problems. If you obtain the Gun within the first few rooms, the bug has happened for you. It will make it impossible to pick up torches and overall ruin the game experience if not fixed. As I work on ironing this bug out, the quickest solution is to locate your save data in: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\GeraScopia then delete data.txt, or any files in this folder. Reboot the game and it should work fine. Apologies for the inconvenience as I fix this, I w |
| Hotfix V0.31 | 2023-05-06 | The deer is now smoochable |
| Hotfix V.03 | 2023-05-06 | -When discarding the amulet, the humming sound will stop playing -Fixed bug where the Area 3 Encounter could not function correctly. -Fixed bug when you unlock fishing that would cause you to always be forced to the 2nd area checkpoint -Added a notification on how to run when you are chased now. -Fixed bug that would cause permadeath loops when dying without the amulet -Area 2 Monster maximum speed decreased -Area 1 Monster maximum speed decreased during chase -Made Note #12 far easier to obtain |
| Hotfix V.02 | 2023-05-06 | Removed Rocks due to them crashing the game. Adjusted Foliage in the 1st Area to layer correclty. |
| THE GAME WILL RELEASE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS | 2023-05-05 | THE GAME WILL RELEASE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS |