Comfort settings, a new look for the station, and a lot of polish

A big polish update is live. Thank you to everyone who played, streamed and sent feedback - most of what’s below came straight from you.

New: a Comfort tab

Settings now has a Comfort tab. Everything in it is off by default, so the game plays exactly as before unless you turn something on:

Streamer-safe audio - tames the loudest moments so your stream doesn’t clip. Quiet sounds stay as they are.
Reduce flashing - keeps flickering lights under three flashes a second and removes full-screen flashes.
Gentler jump scares - quieter screams, less camera shake, faces a little further away. No scene is removed.
Content notes - a short, spoiler-free list of what the game contains.

The radio station under the sanatorium got a full lighting pass:

Before you restore the power, the station now runs on dim red emergency lamps over the doors. Find your way by them - and by your torch.
Some places are meant to be explored by torchlight only. You’ll know them when you see them.
When the power comes back, it really comes back.
Light no longer leaks through walls, and every lamp now glows from its own fitting.
The ending has a new edge to it. Run.

Fixed: lights could stay on (or off) after a Continue or a chapter skip.
Fixed: you could slip out through the front door at the very start before it shut.
The lift escape now gives you a moment to realise what’s on the other side of the door.
New or reworked props: the reception desk, washbasins, bedside cabinets, linen, the street door, wall lamps, children’s drawings, a few new posters, and more detail in some rooms.
Removed a line that read like a puzzle hint but pointed nowhere.
Story consistency fixes across notes, documents and a couple of lines - with new voice lines in English and Russian.
Lots of small visual fixes: gaps above doorways, puddles, a floating microphone, a clock in the wrong place.
Pausing now pauses everything - music, voices, the phone, all of it.
Faster first load: the game no longer freezes at 100%, and it prepares the graphics noticeably quicker.
Paper notes now look like real paper, and fixed light stripes on desks and tables.
The Lullaby ending: the last scene in the transmitter hall is easier to see.
Reading is safe. The world now pauses while you read a note or inspect an item - no more scares behind an open page. (Terminals still don’t. Watch your back.)
Control hints. A short hint shows the flashlight key the first time you look into the dark, and the run key in your first chase. You can turn them off in Settings → Interface.

Something is coming in the second half of October. 🕯

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