Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana — patch notes and updates
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| Ys X: Nordics Coming on October 25, 2024 | 2024-07-05 | YouTube link here About Ys X: Nordics + Wishlist today and stay tuned for exciting updates leading up to the game's release! Following their tenuous encounter at sea, the young red-haired adventurer Adol Christin and the proud pirate Karja Balta find themselves bound by fate – and the mysterious power of Mana! As they search for a way to undo the mystical ties that bind them, they soon find themselves caught up in a conflict between two factions: the seafaring warriors known as the Normans and the enigmatic and seemingly immortal Griegr. In order to save the people of Obelia Gulf, Adol and Karja must navigate the depths of their unexpected bo |
| New Major Update and 50% Off Sale | 2020-01-17 | New improvements have been made to graphics, performance/stability, and input/UI. In addition, an experimental local co-op feature has been added to the game. Check out all the exciting quality-of-life changes that are included in the upcoming game update patch: GRAPHICS Graphics Quality Improvements - Arbitrary main rendering resolution, better anti-aliasing, higher-quality post-processing effects, and a high-end super-sampling option Better Framerates - Greater gameplay smoothness with more accurate timing and animation sync at all framerates, improved frame-pacing, and high refresh rate support High-Quality Shadows - Complete shadowing rev |
| Full Changelog by Durante - 1/17 Update | 2020-01-17 | New improvements have been made to graphics, performance/stability, and input/UI. In addition, an experimental local co-op feature has been added to the game. Check out all the exciting quality-of-life changes that are included in the available game update patch: Full Changelog GRAPHICS/PERFORMANCE Arbitrary main rendering resolution enabled Improved frame-pacing and animation sync accuracy at all framerates Improved menu opening/closing behavior Character and enemy animations now correctly timed at 100+ FPS Support for high-refresh monitors and >60 Hz V-sync Replaced ineffective anti-aliasing blur filter with high-quality screenspace AA Bloo |
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| New Update 6/29/2018 | 2018-06-30 | Hello everyone, Thank you for waiting patiently since the last update to the default branch. We have pushed the preview branch into the default branch and it includes the following fixes: Slowdowns caused by blur effects Fast forwarding during cutscenes / event scenes should be smoother Map shadows Additional stability improvements Additional performance improvements in various areas Additional text bugs Once again, thank you everyone for your continued support! -Sean |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 32 Report & Known Issues | 2018-05-18 | Hello everyone, We have incorporated the latest preview build into the default branch. It includes the following fixes: Fixes crashes that occur during map changes due to threading issues. Added options to select internal rendering resolution. Fixed issue relating to NPC dialogue performance. Additional text fixes. Fixed Pangaea Plains (Night) 100% issue. Remaining Known Issues & Roadmap: -Slowdown caused by blur effects. -Irregular shadows. -Text errors. Thank you for your support! Please continue to use the Troubleshooting Forum so we can track down and eliminate the remaining bugs. Read our past updates and fixes: Day 1 Fixes Day 2 Fixes D |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 17 Report & Known Issues | 2018-05-02 | Hello everyone, We would like to thank the community by extending the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release (until May 15). This includes Adol's Adventure Essentials DLC, Digital Mini Art Book, Digital Soundtrack Sampler and Laxia's "Eternian Scholar" Costume. We rolled out a new patch today. It includes the following fixes: Corrected lighting in caves, dungeons Fixed issues when different controllers connected (occurred with specific combination of controllers and PCs) Fixed a brief freeze when talking to NPCs Remaining Known Issues & Roadmap: -Crashes relating to Threading -Internal Rendering Res |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 12 Report & Known Issues | 2018-04-28 | Hello everyone, We would like to thank the community by extending the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release (until May 15). This includes Adol's Adventure Essentials DLC, Digital Mini Art Book, Digital Soundtrack Sampler and Laxia's "Eternian Scholar" Costume. Today, we instituted a new patch. The most significant fixes include: Button prompts in tutorials should now display the appropriate input method Fixed a bug that was causing the current screen resolution to not display if the window was manually adjusted Using Stun Gong in Intercept Battles now no longer causes text to scroll unusually fast |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 11 Report & Known Issues | 2018-04-27 | Hello everyone, We would like to thank the community by extending the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release (until May 15). This includes Adol's Adventure Essentials DLC, Digital Mini Art Book, Digital Soundtrack Sampler and Laxia's "Eternian Scholar" Costume. Today, we pushed fixes that were present in the preview branch to the default branch. The most significant fixes include: Fixed flickering issues General text fixes Remaining Known Issues & Roadmap: -Crashes relating to Threading -Internal Rendering Resolution configuration -Irregular shadows -Text errors -Using Stun Gong in Intercept Battles |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 10 Report & Known Issues | 2018-04-26 | Hello everyone, We would like to thank the community by extending the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release (until May 15). This includes Adol's Adventure Essentials DLC, Digital Mini Art Book, Digital Soundtrack Sampler and Laxia's "Eternian Scholar" Costume. Today we pushed a new version to the “Preview” build. You can access the preview branch by taking the following steps: 1) From your Steam Library, right click on Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA and select “Properties” 2) Go to the “BETAS” tab 3) Select the "preview" beta from the dropdown menu. This should start installing the beta version of Ys V |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 9 Report & Known Issues | 2018-04-25 | Hello everyone, We would like to thank everyone who has been patient with our updates, we would like to inform the community that we have extended the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release as a thanks to everyone’s assistance and patience. Today we launched a new patch which integrated the joystick improvements from the preview build with some new fixes: Improved joystick control (now true analog rather than 8-directional) General text fixes Fixed an issue that was causing the OP movie video and audio to stutter Fixed an issue that was causing the touchpad/tablet service to interrupt the game rough |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 8 Report & Known Issues | 2018-04-24 | Hello everyone, We would like to thank everyone who has been patient with our updates, we would like to inform the community that we have extended the “launch window” DLC beyond the original planned week to a full month after release as a thanks to everyone’s assistance and patience. Today we integrated our preview build with the current live build after confirming its stability. This includes all previously described issues in the Day 4 report, including: -Shader optimization -Resolution list display bug -dinput8.dll crashes Not yet resolved, but to be included in a future patch: -Joystick input improvements We are still investigating the in |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 5 Report & Known Issues | 2018-04-21 | Hello everyone, While there is no update rolling out today, we would like to confirm we are continuing to work through the weekend, focusing on the threading crash and analog controller input issues. Additionally we would like to add that we are taking a look at the issues regarding the internal rendering resolution to be tackled in upcoming builds. We are already in the works with potential fixes and will have more information next week. Remaining Known Issues & Roadmap: -Crashes relating to Threading -Controller issues (Joystick input) -Internal Rendering Resolution optimization -Slight flickering in light in Eroded Valley & Towering Coral |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 4 Report & Known Issues | 2018-04-20 | Hello everyone, We would like to announce that we’ve rolled out a new branch for Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA. This branch is intended to be a preview of the fixes that the developers are working on. Please note that this branch is not as stable as the default branch, but contains work-in-progress fixes and improvements. When it is determined that these fixes are stable, they will be pushed to the default branch. You can access the preview branch by taking the following steps: 1) From your Steam Library, right click on Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA and select “Properties” 2) Go to the “BETAS” tab 3) Select the "preview" beta from the dropdown menu |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 3 Report & Known Issues | 2018-04-19 | Hello everyone, We would like to announce that we’ve rolled out a new update for Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA. This update is intended to resolve outstanding issues reported by the community. Our recent focus on this patch was resolving the Window Resize and Audio Skipping issues mentioned yesterday. We are currently investigating all reports coming into our Troubleshooting Forum, so please continue to report any and all issues you are encountering. We kindly request that you include additional relevant information, such as the steps, to reproduce and your system specs. Issues resolved as of 4/18/18: -Window Resize Issues -Audio Skipping Issues |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 2 Report & Known Issues | 2018-04-18 | Hello everyone, We would like to announce that we’ve rolled out a new update for Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA. This update is intended to solve some major issues we encountered at launch. Our latest controller patch has resolved many of the crashes that occur on launch. If this is still occurring, we highly suggest updating your graphics card drivers to their latest versions. We have discovered another issue with a temporary fix regarding the screen resolution and resizing. If you have resized the window in windowed mode and then selected full screen, the game will be attempt to force the current resolution in full screen. If you run the game i |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Day 1 Report & Known Issues | 2018-04-17 | Hello everyone, Today we launched Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA for Steam and for GOG.com. Awareness of certain issues has arisen from both internal testing and from submissions from diligent players eager to dive into the game. We appreciate your enthusiasm, and thank for your patience. To begin, we have isolated one of the widest-reported bugs concerning crashes occurring on start and subsequent issues related to controller support. We have created a tutorial to temporarily solve the issue while we implement a permanent solution. You can find out more in our Troubleshooting Forum post here. We are currently investigating all reports coming in |