Encased Update 1 Patch Notes (Official)

Encased update 1 (1.1.1013.1238) is now available to download on PC(Steam). According to the official Encased patch notes, the latest update added a lot of changes and improvements. Apart from this, today’s Encased patch 1 also includes Addressed the voiceover, incorrect descriptions, and typos.

Previously, a big update was released with various quality of life improvements.

Encased Patch Notes – Oct 14, 2021

Localization and Voiceover

Addressed the sound for reading books
Addressed voiceover for Sister Beatrice Catcher
Addressed voiceover for Petra Willard
Addressed cries of Afflicted employees at the First Settlers’ Camp
Improved MOBIOS sounds
Added sounds to control panels and vending machines in Carmine Heights
Addressed hyena footsteps sounds
Addressed necroid footsteps sounds
Addressed interruption of dialogue voiceover shortly before the end of playback

Text and Dialogues

Added low intelligence dialogue with Potanin at Carmine Heights location
Addressed dialogues with Tim Ginzburg and Jeffrey Gallop
Addressed dialogue with public terminal on Magellan
Addressed a typo in Crump’s dialogue
Addressed a typo in Jacques Falco’s dialogue
Addressed incorrect working of several main story dialogues for low intelligence playthrough
Addressed displaying of the tooltip for the “Fortune” characteristic in a random event related to the delivery of lost letters
Addressed description of the Brass Apple relic
Addressed dialogue behaviour when talking to Yoko about teleglasses
Addressed companions’ lines on the Deserted Road location
Addressed skill/stat check metrics in Milo Randall’s dialogue
Added the ability to receive a bribe from Courtney Reznor after exiting the dialogue
Addressed inability to start dialogue with Yoko after going through her story dialogue
Addressed description of the Expropriator perk
Addressed initiating dialogue with Lenny after the Crossroads’ Troubles quest

Graphics

Created and added a unique head for Olivia Raysner
Created and added a unique head for Audrey Melville
Created and added a unique head for the Fop named Pepper
Created and added a unique head for the Fop named Sad Bug
Improved displaying of water and dust shaders at night
Addressed a Black Wing helmet model
Addressed changing color for a number of hairstyles on the character creation screen
Addressed male hairstyle models
Addressed White Wing pants model
Added red/ginger hair color and Addressed hair color for some character archetypes
Improved ending images for the Carmine Heights faction
Addressed flickering of some assets at locations when using TAA (Temporal anti-aliasing)
Added new cockroach model to match icons: Knight Roach
Added new rat models to match icons: White Rat and Ravenous Rat

UI

Improved design of fillable indicators (radiation, thirst, fatigue, encumbrance, hunger)
Addressed the crime icon stuck on companions
Addressed status effects branch in abilities tooltip
Replaced the armor sprite on the player character
Publisher’s logo has been replaced with the up-to-date version
Made changes to the ability points distribution screen (colors, font styles, the displaying of ability points has been removed if there are 0 left)
Spread out the “glued together” filter buttons on the inventory screen
Replaced sprite of an empty inventory cell
Removed green outline from the minimap
Addressed alpha channel for location grid
From now on, if the requirements for obtaining a perk are not met, it is displayed semi-transparent
Expanded the mouseover/click zone to the entire line on the abilities screen
Added a Deactivate Stealth button and Reload Standard Weapon button
Matched the color indicating unfulfilled requirements on both the perk screen and in tooltips
Addressed mouseover for all items in the inventory
Improved title screen
On the character creation screen, the Attributes are indicated for each trait after the Attributes heading
Changed the displaying of font color on the loading screen
Added line break after a dash when entering a location
The left part of the PDA screen now has the same width everywhere
Addressed displaying of new save
Added an icon for the Second Wind ability
Addressed Tool Required message when attempting to scan
Added indication of the number of items that can be crafted in the crafting menu
Improved button colors in the crafting interface
Improved highlighting interface when hovering over objects that have already been searched
Addressed button for adding skill points after reaching the maximum skill value
Addressed displaying of radiation indicators in UI when switching between languages
Addressed displaying of the MOBIOS manipulator in the inventory

Balance

Unique MOBIOSes now have increased damage resistance
Updated rewards for digging up graves in the Picnic neutral zone
Improved the reward for stripping the Light Alloy Chest Armor
Addressed settings for crafting a prosthesis for Aaron Melville
Reworked traders’ goods at trader camps, now it corresponds to their specialization
Increased the number of combonds carried by traveling traders in the late game
Addressed progression of Kraut value depending on rank
Günther Haas in the Junktown Arena has been buffed, the ability to inflict fatigue damage upon him has been fixed
Rebalanced MOBIOSes and their aura effects
Rebalanced the reloading cost of Shiroyama at some ranks
Rebalanced and Addressed the Ghost perk
Changed the rank of the received servoshell in the random event with the stuck soldier
Changed rewards for looting lockers

Levels

Addressed walking under the roof in the Abandoned Hospital location
Reworked the position of anomalies in the Magellan laboratory basement
Added camera borders and Addressed lighting at the Chick’n’Corn Restaurant location
Addressed working of a heap of stones at the Chick’n’Corn Restaurant location
Addressed a flying bush and added detailing for the Crossroads location
Addressed steam jet position on Magellan’s reactor floor
Addressed problematic pots in the Roadside Picnic location in the prologue
Added a camera border in the trader camps
Addressed black zones on the map borders at several Magellan locations
Addressed the ladder at the New Committee Outpost location
Addressed camera borders, terrain at the location in the “Deceiver” event (Deserted Road)
Increased the radius of initiating dialogue with the Oranges in Concord bathroom
Changed Darryl Gilmore’s position in Concord
Addressed roof clipping on the cafe at the Picnic Neutral zone location
Addressed issues with decor at the Carmine Heights location, optimized
Added camera boundaries at Carmine Heights location
Added camera boundaries for the location with the Fatigue anomaly
Addressed the passage to the container at the First Settlers Camp location

Game Mechanics

Added display cases with unique rewards for high reputation with the Picnic, Phalanx, Carmine Heights, and Fop factions
Improved the protocol for processing crimes by animals
Meatball made the owner of all things in the Abandoned Hospital location
Improved initiating dialogue with weapons drawn for sentient necroids (Meatball)
Addressed the working of the equalize button when buying in barter menu
Necroids can now use ladders
Improved the working of the Lucky Finds system
Increased the maximum value of items that can be stolen by pickpocketing
Addressed the working of the state mechanic (hunger, thirst, etc.) when skipping time for short periods
Addressed working of psi-implant on companions if they die or are knocked out
Addressed a change in reputation when completing side quests in low intelligence playthrough
Addressed issue with reputation for the New Committee main quests

Story

Warning, spoilers!

[spoiler]Added a reputation change in the story dialogue while in the Council in Act 2[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Added the ability to independently mark the weapons receipt at Concord station in the prologue[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Addressed a game ending bug related to the Fops and Phalanx[/spoiler]

Bugs and Errors

Addressed displaying of heads for characters in the main menu
Addressed incorrect tape playback in the tape recorder on the laboratory floor of Magellan
Addressed updating the list of available perks after receiving a perk
Addressed pushing companions through the wall at Magellan reception
Addressed eyes changing color when choosing skin color in the character creation screen
Addressed starting dialogue with a door on Nashville offices if the door is attacked
Addressed the freeze upon starting combat with the Puppeteer Roach in the Nashville sewers
Addressed infinite experience gain in the Bolts game
Addressed a bug where the box with selectrones did not disappear after burning it
Addressed the situation where dynamite remained in corpses’ inventory after the explosion occurred
Addressed the number of rounds in the magazine for some ranks of the Svetlana rifle
Addressed interacting through walls at the C12-Nashville Facility – Offices location
Addressed the working of riddles at the Treasure Hunters’ Campside location
Addressed the working of the perk Against All Odds
Addressed investigating crimes committed by companions in locations without a dedicated prison
Hard-Boiled Electrician ability description now matches the effect
Addressed working and description of canned beans
Addressed behavior of Kurt Spengler when counting votes in elections if they take place at night
Addressed removing reputation from Katarzyna in case Crump died while not in player group
Addressed reputation going above the maximum value
Addressed the check of the Career Criminal ability in dialogs related to elections
Addressed the combat freeze at the Picnic Neutral zone location
Addressed Sherlock’s dialogue related to the First Settlers’ Camp
Addressed being able to bribe Sparrow when in player group
Addressed working of A New Boss quest
Addressed Flamberg mine at the Secret Test Site location

Effects and Animations

Addressed bleeding effect on the injured Clara Morgan
Addressed animation for soldiers wearing servoshells in the main menu
Addressed skeleton animation for MOBIOSes, Addressed effects displaying on them
Addressed incorrect animation of the Hoplite Armor’s cloak

Optimization

Optimized rendering of some desert plants
Increased the amount of allocated video memory and the quality of some textures
Addressed a drop in frame rate when selecting abilities after a long play time

Miscellaneous

Added scan record for Fatigue anomaly
Addressed the background of portraits at the Camp location
Changed portrait of Theresa Goddard
Addressed overlay working on EGS
Changed portrait of Sandra Malverde
Improved the Dirty Money quest
Added alternative ways of obtaining information in the Water Is Everything quest
Addressed inability to inform Ida Grace about the Oranges’ escape in the Playing Detective quest
Addressed fighting with Salvador Torres while having companions
Improved Olivia Raysner’s AI

Download free Encased update 1.1.1.2 on PC (Steam).

Encased Update 1 Patch Notes (Official) – October 14, 2021