The Way To Life : Anniversary Patch

Jan 31, 2025

The Way To Life

The Way To Life is a short, but meditative experience. Leave the world behind as you enter the desert, meeting monks, learning about their struggles, and gaining wisdom along the way.

[h1]The Way To Life[/h1][h2]One Year Anniversary Patch [/h2][p][img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45332225/f8d4bf9b78b29415bafbb349ea1f38f559ffac1e.jpg"][/img][/p][p]The Way To Life came out in January 2025 and to celebrate one year since launch we are releasing a patch with some nice updates to the game including bug fixes, a new lighting model, new interactables and more. Patch notes below.[/p][list][*][p]Added background music to the pause menu[/p][/*][*][p]Changed confirmation sound when exiting menu[/p][/*][*][p]Added compass pick-up item in starter cave[/p][/*][*][p]Added a save system[/p][/*][*][p]Added vertex painted lighting to the materials[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed starter cave letter aspect ratio[/p][/*][*][p]Updated candle flames FX material[/p][/*][*][p]Added new assets to the environment[/p][list][*][p]Ruins[/p][/*][*][p]Trees[/p][/*][/list][/*][*][p]Fixed bug causing the Bread Monk to not disappear properly upon event completion[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed bug preventing footstep audio from playing when walking[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed bug causing dialogue to skip at Vanity Monk[/p][/*][*][p]Added coughing sound to Sick Monk[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed bug causing player movement to improperly set during dialogue with Cave Monk[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed bug causing player to freeze when passing through Pillar trigger volume[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed bug causing starter cave entrance collision to not correctly toggle on[/p][/*][*][p]Added sound attenuation settings to the camp fires[/p][/*][*][p]Added named Point Of Interest triggers on the map[/p][/*][*][p]Updated in-game pause widgets[/p][/*][*][p]Updated audio classes for in-game pause menu control[/p][/*][*][p]Added sinister laughing at Cave Monk encounter[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed bug where Vanity Monk mirror material wouldn’t toggle correctly[/p][/*][*][p]Added partial controller support[/p][/*][*][p]Added in-game pause menu gamepad controls page[/p][/*][*][p]Added numerous new interactables in the desert[/p][/*][/list][p][/p][p]Thank you so much for your support of Book 27 Games and our first game, The Way To Life. Cheers![/p]