
In the middle of October, much-anticipated horror adventure Scorn graced our screens with its grotesque art style, and in the opinion of some players, an even more grotesque save system. One of the most frequent complaints about the game at launch was that its checkpoints were too unforgiving, with the game also lacking a manual save option. Well, those complaints are being addressed.
Ebb Software has posted the patch notes for Scorn update 1.1.8.0, which is out now on Steam and the Epic Games Store, with Xbox Series X|S and GOG PC to follow. Here are the notes, starting with the headline updates:
Scorn Update 1.1.8.0 Patch Notes
Updates and Additions
- Removed the Continue option after a player finishes the game
- Removed the Load and the Quit game options from the death screen
- Added safety check for a corrupted save slot
- Added Load last checkpoint option
- Added Act III-II hard save
- Updated checkpoint positions
- Updated list of the Kickstarter backers
- Updated Credits
- Updated FSR 2.0 label in the Options menu
- Updated positions of certain assets
Fixed Issues
- German localization issues
- Spanish localization issues
- FOV issues on ultrawide screens
- Position of the ammo/heal container when a player uses heal
- Capsule blockers on a bridge
- Act V loading issue
- Crash when exiting the game
- Occasional NPC freezes
- Various collisions causing issues
Fixed Bugs
- A player can get stuck in the hurt machine
- A player can get stuck in the collision after performing a glory kill
- After killing the Boss in Act V, players are unable to pick up the dropped item
- A player might die by falling through the floor at certain positions
For now, the developer hasn't dated the Xbox update, other than the fact that it's "coming soon", so expect it to drop over the next few days. The team has also teased that more updates are on the way, seemingly in the very near future.
"Thanks again for your support and stay tuned next week for more Halloween updates!"
Will you be giving Scorn another whirl with its new checkpoint system? Let us know down in the comments!
[source store.steampowered.com]
Comments 6
Damn. Played it already and the "load last checkpoint" system would have improved my playing experience massively. It's no joke I would routinely kill my character off just to get reset back in a better position... This type of improvement could easily bring the game up from a 6/7 to an 8/9 in my view.
A nice reminder to avoid games at launch due to their problems, even if they're on game pass day 1.
I think a lot of people don’t realise if you quit to main menu it saves and you can carry on from there. The game does not make this clear however. I’m playing through this now and really enjoying it.
This game is really easy to get 1000 gamerscore but you have to replay the first puzzle since you get an achievement for each of the two solutions. A manual save feature would make that even easier.
I played though the whole game and never had any trouble with it.
I finished it in its entirety and never had a problem with the checkpoint system, in fact, it seems generous,
Good, it needs it.
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