Dear Investigators, Today we're excited to release a significant update to our Closed Beta, bringing you the complete second case (though not yet the game's finale) along with major improvements to the first one! 🎁 If your Kickstarter reward does not include the Closed Beta access, you can still get excited about the following enhancements: [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42791427/240bcb0b7d621e0c6f50d6d3d4ccb520ff8c8a3c.png[/img] [h1]🎄What's New:[/h1] [list] [*] The entire second case [*] Meet Marlene, the office cat! 🐱 [*] Dive deep into Esther's backstory [*] New Archive Cases of Fritz Bauer [*] New Save System: Unlimited manual save slots per session - return to any point you want! [*] New hint system to help guide your investigation [/list] [b]Completely Revamped Courtroom:[/b] [list] [*] Rebuilt courtroom gameplay - outcomes now remain uncertain until you make your claim [*] Multiple chances to prove each step of your case [*] New atmospheric courtroom music [*] Enhanced artwork and animated characters [*] Dynamic cinematic camera movements [*] Introduction of Sigmund Haubner as second defense attorney for more logical court dialogues [/list] [b]Please Note:[/b] The game is still a work in progress - you'll encounter some unfinished elements, including: [list] [*] Temporary voice recordings for Emilia Becker and Sigmund Haubner [*] German texts that will receive professional editing before final release [*] Bugs! (please continue using the in-game bug report function - this is very helpful to us) [/list] And for those worried about spoilers - [b]yes, you can play the entire second case, but you won’t see the game’s ending(s)[/b] - we keep those a secret until release. 🕵️‍♀️ The Paintbucket team has poured their heart and soul into this update to give you this little pre-Christmas gift. We're extremely excited to hear your feedback and suggestions, and we hope you'll enjoy exploring this new content! 🧡 Have fun investigating! Your Paintbuckets 🎨 Btw: You can also find us on Bluesky, Instagram & Co.! [url=https://bsky.app/profile/paintbucket.de]Bluesky [/url]| [url=https://www.instagram.com/paintbucketgames/]Instagram[/url] | [url=https://www.tiktok.com/@paintbucketgames]Tiktok[/url] | [url=https://www.youtube.com/@paintbucketgames4866]YouTube[/url] | [url=https://discord.gg/U5zXuJqpz4/]Join our Discord![/url]