Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Achievements and the Task List | 2025-04-03 | I've added Steam achievements to the game! I've also added a few tasks to the task list to help players who were getting stuck in what to do, and I changed the "Fix the boat" task to unlock at a later point in the game. |
| Patch Update | 2025-04-01 | Update includes fixes for: The crash that was happening in Dennis' office at night Issues with music volume resetting Issues with getting stuck after using the bicycle The new hair has been set as default (The old hair was causing crashes on computers) |
| Crash Update - The Hair | 2025-03-23 | I have an update for those experiencing crashes—specifically the ones happening early in the game! I have updated the hair for each of the characters so they should no longer cause problems. One of the character's hair—Henry—was more complicated, and I'm still working on it, but I have temporary hair for him in the new build until I can figure out something better. Please follow the steps below to access the new build. I will eventually make that build available as the default on Steam once I have Henry's hair figured out, but I wanted to allow people to play while I continue to work on it! •Completely exit out of Steam •Open your steam libra |
| Small Patch | 2025-03-17 | A few small changes in this last patch. •Some code was cleaned up to try to help anyone getting stuck at the curiosity shop. •The couple instances where the player was not able to click on the screen to move forward or backwards are now fixed. •An accessibility feature for those with shaky hands having trouble with the hack puzzle has been added. To turn it on go to the "Options" menu and click the box for "Arthritis Accessibility". A few bugs that I know about and am still working on: •The volume level for music is re-setting during the game. •A few people have had their task list disappear •A few people have had characters reappear after th |
| Crash Update .3 | 2025-03-15 | Although the last patch fixed the crash issue for a bunch of people, there were still some people having issues with the game crashing on them. After a week of testing and debugging I've finally figured it out! It's the hair—the character's hair has been causing the issues. I'll have another update soon to let you know how I'm moving forward. I just wanted to let everyone know that I finally figured it out—it's the hair!! |
| Crash Fixed and Other Bugs | 2025-03-12 | There is a new patch uploaded fixing the crashes that were happening on some computers as well as a few other bugs. The game will need to update in Steam for it to be in effect, and players may need to update their graphics drivers. Thank you everyone for your patience. A few people have reported blurry backgrounds after the first patch. There seems to be a settings issue transitioning over. Clicking the "auto-detect" graphics settings under the options menu resolves this problem. Other bugs fixed in this patch: •If the music setting was turned down it would reset after some conversations •After night transitions the player was not able to mo |
| Game Crash Update .2 | 2025-03-10 | Crash update!! We have a new build of the game that seems to be stable, but we need to test it on as many computers as possible before making it public. If you are willing to help test it, drop into the Alex Hill Mystery Discord channel and read the latest announcement! Thank you to everyone for your patience and support as I work to resolve the issue. 💕 |
| Crash Update | 2025-03-09 | I have an update on the crashing issue! The Good News: Some of it has been fixed. The Bad News: Some of it has not. But thanks to some playtesting from my brother-in-law and some help from players letting me know about their issues, I now know what the root cause is and can tackle the issue!! I just uploaded a patch. This should stop the game from crashing on startup. You will notice a new screen when you start the game. It will ask if you want to compile shaders. If you have not had any issues click "compile" If you have had issues with crashing click "Skip". •The issue with crashing when clicking on the case file to start the case should be |
| Game Crashes Announcement | 2025-03-07 | Some people have experienced crashes on PC when trying to open or play the first level of the game. I am currently working on fix to resolve it. I plan on having an update either tonight or tomorrow to resolve this. Thank you for all of your support and patience! 💕 |
| Update for Demo | 2025-03-06 | I recently updated the demo, but there seems to be some issues popping up with the characters and starting the case. I am deactivating the demo until I can get it fixed! |