Howdy, Gainers! Here's a bug-fix / performance patch that should improve how the game feels pretty considerably. What's new? [b] Bug-fixes[/b] [i] Character pop-in improvements.[/i] [list] [*] Fixed broken transitions in initial Bertha meeting. [*] Added dissolve transitions to initial meeting with Sofi. [*] Added dissolve transitions to Ripley's initial appearance. [*] Background and UI now display correctly when arriving at the Dairy Farm. [*] Food raffle scene now has transitions for Terry's "Tray of food" sprite. [*] Meeting Ben for the first time now has transition effects on first meeting. [*] Minor fixes for remaining characters and how they display during first-time meetings. [/list] [b] Optimisations[/b] [list] [*] Area "Main Menus" now use content-aware transitions, eliminating a large amount of delay when returning from scenes. This was most apparent in the player's hotel room, and has reduced waits per "return" from ~3 seconds to almost instant. Should make the game feel way snappier and responsive! [*] Removed redundant calls from abunch of scenes, which should speed up the game [*] Removed redundant calls from "Pass by front desk" content [*] Removed redundant calls from "Terry Dates" content [*] Removed a redundant call from the introductory day-one tutorial [/list] [b] Simon menu fix[/b] [list] [*] "Return to your hotel room" has been removed from Simon's dialogue tree and replaced with "Never mind". Likewise, "Never mind" in the heading-out menu has been replaced with "Return to your hotel room". These labels were backwards and should now correctly indicate what they do. [/list] [b] Misc changes and fixes[/b] [list] [*] "Walk home" scene now uses the "park" background, rather than hanging on the NPC you're talking to for an uncomfortable amount of time. [*] During dreamless sleep, the screen now fades to black. [*] During the intro there is now a dissolve effect when visiting your hotel room for the first time. [*] Added a transition effect to Simon's first appearance. [*] Fixed a bug during the introduction where Simon's mouth would hang open without him speaking. [*] Changed the description of the "Jumbo Burger" from "Over 1000 calories!" to "Over 600 calories per-bite!" [*] Fixed a continuity error where the player would think to themselves that "Bertha was right", despite not having met her yet. [*] Fixed a typo in Ben's anal sex scene. [/list]