Refunct — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Refunct Update 11.3 | 2020-10-23 | Hey guys, a small patch has just gone live: Fixed losing momentum on step-ups in rare cases Improved Livesplit integration This so called "edge glitch" has been by far the most requested fix by the passionate Refunct speedrun community. Also Refunct was released five years ago. Thank you so much for your support!❤️ To celebrate you can pay what you want (starting at 0$) to download Refunct's soundtrack by Singto Conley in high-quality MP3 or FLAC. Thank you! - Dominique |
| Refunct out on Consoles | 2019-06-07 | https://i.imgur.com/zpVrdDM.jpg It's surreal that Refunct is now available on newer versions of consoles that I originally grew up with. Thanks for the huge support of each and everyone of you! Refunct on Nintendo Switch Refunct on Xbox One Refunct on PlayStation 4 Also the Refunct Discord has been officially verified. Come say hi to the welcoming community and chat about Refunct and more. Thank you! - Dominique |
| Refunct Update 11 | 2019-03-25 | https://i.imgur.com/VSyX5fs.jpg Hi all, Refunct Update 11 is out improving movement, controller input, performance and more: Improved controller movement and aiming Improved performance by optimizing meshes and materials Improved settings gamepad/keyboard navigation Increased collectible collect radius Increased max grounded step-up height slightly Increased max mid-air step-up height slightly Increased ghost jump time slightly Fixed crouched step-up collision issues in rare cases Fixed clipping into geometry after climbing in rare cases Fixed incorrect field of view when restarting during outro in rare cases Fixed noticeable near shadow casc |
| My new game Swarmlake out NOW | 2018-03-12 | Hi all, I'm happy to say that my new game Swarmlake which I've been working on for the past two years and put everything I've got into it is finally out NOW: http://store.steampowered.com/app/793350/Swarmlake Also if you enjoyed Refunct please leave a brief Steam review for it if you can, as I believe it to be the most effective way for others to notice my games. Thank you a lot for all your support over the years! Dominique |
| Refunct Update 10 | 2017-10-02 | https://i.imgur.com/aZcGfuC.jpg Hey all! Refunct Update 10 is now live which improves movement, optimization and more: Added mid-air step-up mechanic making movement smoother by adding leeway when barely missing edges on landing Added 10-40% resolution scale for extremely low-end systems Improved climbing at steep angles Improved collision consistency by always using flat movement base Improved performance using LODs, model and render tweaks Fixed jerky physics while moving on rising islands Fixed camera dipping into water in rare cases Increased minimum required climb height slightly Tweaked button collision by tapering off the top to fix sl |
| Refunct Update 10 | 2017-10-02 | https://i.imgur.com/aZcGfuC.jpg Hey all! Refunct Update 10 is now live which improves movement, optimization and more: Added mid-air step-up mechanic making movement smoother by adding leeway when barely missing edges on landing Added 10-40% resolution scale for extremely low-end systems Improved climbing at steep angles Improved collision consistency by always using flat movement base Improved performance using LODs, model and render tweaks Fixed jerky physics while moving on rising islands Fixed camera dipping into water in rare cases Increased minimum required climb height slightly Tweaked button collision by tapering off the top to fix sl |
| Refunct Update 9 | 2017-07-17 | http://i.imgur.com/jOoiTKY.jpg Hey guys! Refunct Update 9 is now live which adds better water reflections, 6 new achievements, 11 new languages and more:Added lit and shadowed real-time planar water reflections on at least medium and especially ultra effects quality settings (not supported on Linux) Added 6 achievements Added Arabic (not supported on Linux), Bulgarian, Czech, European Portuguese, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Romanian, Thai, Traditional Chinese and Ukrainian localization Added right-to-left UI layout support for Arabic Improved some existing localizations Improved outro text quality Fixed maintaining velocity when walljumping o |
| Refunct Update 9 | 2017-07-17 | http://i.imgur.com/jOoiTKY.jpg Hey guys! Refunct Update 9 is now live which adds better water reflections, 6 new achievements, 11 new languages and more:Added lit and shadowed real-time planar water reflections on at least medium and especially ultra effects quality settings (not supported on Linux) Added 6 achievements Added Arabic (not supported on Linux), Bulgarian, Czech, European Portuguese, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Romanian, Thai, Traditional Chinese and Ukrainian localization Added right-to-left UI layout support for Arabic Improved some existing localizations Improved outro text quality Fixed maintaining velocity when walljumping o |
| Community Translation | 2017-06-25 | http://i.imgur.com/HxBViSw.jpg Refunct has now been translated by the community into all 27 languages supported by Steam showing you guys' kindness and helpfulness which will allow even more people in the world to experience the game once the update adding them goes live. If you want to check out and fix possible incorrect translations which may have sneaked in please add comments in the Refunct translation spreadsheet so this can get fixed: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tu-7cMYiVQhhdmVxd_8iHiukA0xOpHHFpGaKN443JM8/edit?usp=sharing Thank you! |
| Refunct Update 8 | 2017-04-17 | http://i.imgur.com/ajhrqtw.jpg Hi! Refunct Update 8 has been released which aims to reduce causing motion sickness for people prone to it and incorporates various player feedback: Improved camera smoothness by using flat movement base collision on the ground Fixed a few localization strings Fixed showing incorrect restart message in rare cases Fixed executable icon after Update 7 Tweaked hiding restart message after first instead of second restart after game completion Tweaked default quality scaling Reverted island rise timing changes of Update 7 Additionally if you are very prone to motion sickness the following may help further: Try to not |
| Refunct Update 8 | 2017-04-17 | http://i.imgur.com/ajhrqtw.jpg Hi! Refunct Update 8 has been released which aims to reduce causing motion sickness for people prone to it and incorporates various player feedback: Improved camera smoothness by using flat movement base collision on the ground Fixed a few localization strings Fixed showing incorrect restart message in rare cases Fixed executable icon after Update 7 Tweaked hiding restart message after first instead of second restart after game completion Tweaked default quality scaling Reverted island rise timing changes of Update 7 |
| Refunct Update 7 | 2017-04-07 | http://i.imgur.com/rbvUFg1.jpg Hey all! A new update has gone live adding support for 16 languages and a lot of general improvements as well:Added Chinese, Korean, Russian, German, French, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Italian, Danish and Finnish localization Added two achievements (reverted) Added setting to change the language Added fading fireworks if being too close to prevent flashing the player Fixed framerate hitches due to audio after Update 5 Fixed launching the game without the latest Windows updates Improved pillar rise timings slightly to make speedrun more consistent Improved sky colors Improved |
| Refunct Update 7 | 2017-04-07 | http://i.imgur.com/rbvUFg1.jpg Hey all! A new update has gone live adding support for 16 languages and a lot of general improvements as well:Added Chinese, Korean, Russian, German, French, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Italian, Danish and Finnish localization Added two achievements (reverted) Added setting to change the language Added fading fireworks if being too close to prevent flashing the player Fixed framerate hitches due to audio after Update 5 Fixed launching the game without the latest Windows updates Improved pillar rise timings slightly to make speedrun more consistent Improved sky colors Improved |
| Translating Refunct | 2017-03-30 | http://i.imgur.com/dvdiS7H.jpg Due to popular demand work has begun to translate Refunct to 16 different languages. This was completed by the community in just 4 days and will be included in the next update. Thanks to everyone involved! Refunct translation spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tu-7cMYiVQhhdmVxd_8iHiukA0xOpHHFpGaKN443JM8/edit?usp=sharing Thank you! Danke! Merci ! Спасибо! Bedankt! Tack! ¡Gracias! Takk! Kiitos! Obrigado! Dziekuję! Teşekkürler! Grazie! Tak! 谢谢！ 감사합니다! ありがとう！ |
| Refunct Update 6 | 2017-03-13 | http://i.imgur.com/9icEXyv.jpg Hey, Update 6 improves the experience based on player feedback: Added showing completion time in-world during outro after first completion Added showing pillar colors during outro after first completion Added resetting speedrun and color mode by holding crouch button in menu Added 180, 240, 288 and 300 frame rate caps Improved performance and framerate stability Improved walljump keeping upwards velocity if bigger than walljump upwards launch speed Improved night colors and visibility Improved gamepad rotation by adding a sensitivity curve Improved gamepad movement by increasing the outer deadzone range Improved |
| Refunct Update 6 Soon | 2017-03-13 | http://i.imgur.com/9icEXyv.jpg Update 6 has been delayed due to rare AMD driver crashes. Here is a sneak-peak of the changelog: Added showing completion time in-world during outro after first completion Added showing pillar colors during outro after first completion Added resetting speedrun and color mode by holding crouch button in menu Added 180, 240, 288 and 300 frame rate caps Improved performance and framerate stability Improved walljump keeping upwards velocity if bigger than walljump upwards launch speed Improved night colors and visibility Improved gamepad rotation by adding a sensitivity curve Improved gamepad movement by increasing |
| Refunct Update 5 | 2017-01-23 | http://i.imgur.com/ivJHQIM.jpg Hey all! A new patch has just gone live to allow for post-completion player expression and increased polish: Added pillar colorization system Added saving completion time between sessions Added menu title/time color variation after collecting all collectibles Improved movement precision slightly Improved sound effects modulation variations Improved intro logo timing Improved game completion time taking new game glitch into account Fixed new game glitch (reverted) Fixed softlock if using new game glitch on first button Fixed camera clipping into water in rare cases Fixed game progress if loading invalid savegame |
| Refunct Update 5 | 2017-01-23 | http://i.imgur.com/ivJHQIM.jpg Hey all! A new patch has just gone live to allow for post-completion player expression and increased polish: Added pillar colorization system Added saving completion time between sessions Added menu title/time color variation after collecting all collectibles Improved movement precision slightly Improved sound effects modulation variations Improved intro logo timing Improved game completion time taking new game glitch into account Fixed new game glitch (reverted) Fixed softlock if using new game glitch on first button Fixed camera clipping into water in rare cases Fixed game progress if loading invalid savegame |
| Support Charity | 2017-01-11 | Awesome Games Done Quick is an annual speedrun charity marathon which is showcasing a Refunct Any% run on Friday 13 January 2017 6:54 AM UTC. Please check it out and maybe consider donating to a good cause as well. In case you missed it here is the archive (starts at 7:52): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tW91vTOudQ&t=7m52s |
| Refunct Update 4 | 2016-09-11 | Due to popular demand a new update has been released to improve the speedrunning experience including a completion timer, instant restarts and more! Speedrun Head over to speedrun.com/Refunct to take part in the speedrun community. Simply record a video of your run, press the menu button during Refunct's outro to show the completion time (after completing the game at least once), upload it to Youtube or similar and submit it. Livesplit Advanced Windows users can use Livesplit to get a timer overlay with splits on each button press. Simply download Livesplit, extract it, start Livesplit executable, right-click opened window, choose Open Splits |