Hyper Light Drifter
Internal Update (21 May 2019)
- [WIN] added a potential fix for slowdowns after prolonged periods of play
Patch 7/21/2017 (17 October 2018)
07/02/2017
- Complete overhaul of input detection
- KB+M and controller can be changed on-the-fly without going into the settings menu. The game will use whichever control was detected most recently.
- Button prompts default to Xbox style. If you prefer PS4 prompts, go to Settings + Controls -> Controls and switch to PS4. The game will remember your preference.
- The game will no longer crash when disconnecting controllers.
07/03/2017
- Fixed crash that would occasionally occur on controller rumble
- Fix for strange behavior related to mouse input
- Fix for controller button prompts resetting to Xbox
07/04/2017
- Fix for broken keyboard input
07/05/2017
- The game no longer hangs after the credits finish
- Fixed snapping behavior on joystick input
07/21/2017
- Fixed game becoming unresponsive after the ending sequence
Patch (23 June 2017)
- Alternative Drifter is available for all
Patch (7 November 2016 - WIN only)
- 60FPS support
- fixed intro hallucination playing in NG+
- fixed various weapon swap crashes
Patch 24 June 2016
- fixes a few more bugs with coop and other random problems users have reported
- adds language support for Spanish, German, Japanese, Italian, Russian and French
Local Co-op Update (17 May 2016)
- Adds local co-op
- You’ll need at least one controller - p1 can use KBM, p2 controller, or you can both use your own controllers.
- To turn on co-op on, enter the pause menu, select “settings”, and the first option will be “Co-Op” to switch on or off.
The Invincibility Patch (21 April 2016)
- Added frames of invincibility to dash
- Warp pads now refill health kits
- Achievements for Dash challenge + Soccer
- for KB+M: can now choose option for KB direction dash
- Sped up heal several frames
- Adjusted various room scenery/hitches across the world
- Fixed Alt Drifter dash catch
- Fixed a credits crash
- Can now go to full credits again after you beat the game through “credits” menu option
- Health kits no longer recharge at warp pads
- Reduced number of invincibility frames in the dash
- Extended heal time slightly
Hotfix (12 April 2016)
Hotfix for Windows, Mac, & Linux with all the fixes from below, plus a fix for the more recent pink drifter crash and Eastern door mixup!
- TEXTURE Page cleanup part 2! (trying to kill all stutters in the game)
- Zaliska now does 3 damage instead of 2
- NG+ gun bug
- Fixed Televator bug - falling off if holding down
- Save deadEnemies as sprite string names (no more enemy death sprites changing into odd things magically)
- Various level tweaks to scenery
- Two potential death loops fixed (north and east)
- Fixed potential progression stoppers in North
- Better support for more controllers
- Fixed hitting a wall and sitting causes hitting anim loop
- Fixed Gold DLC oddities
- Fixed - LevelLoad - give pistol if Alt Drift or new game plus
- Credits bug fixed?
- Fixed Leaper not finding target bug
- Maybe fixed west boss double corpse madness!??
Mac Hotfix (11.04.2016)
- Fixes crash issues on OS X
Texture Surprise Patch (08 April 2016)
- Massive Texture Optimization
- You now heal 2 frames faster
- Grenade is thrown in mouse direction (KBM)
- Alt f4 to quit always works
- Alt Drifter intro sequence fix
- Changed final gearbit requirement for Gearbit achievement
- Hoarder achievement now achievable
- Various bug fixes for levels (couple of warp/death loops)
- Various level patching for missing floor/odd collisions
- Adjusted Gearbit counts/slight change to few placements
- Various health kit placement adjustments
- No more West Boss skip (sorry speedrunners; you can still skip East with your super tricks)
- im cursor is now easier to see!
- Fixed nasty Final Boss bug where final hit cutscene can get interrupted
- New ‘Max-sized Windowed’ fullscreen option
- Borderless Window
- Inventory/Map show all correct keyboard rebindings
- UI - Blunderbuss upgrade pips are correct size
- Fixed inactive selection in menus if alt key held
- Texture Optimization (more coming VERY soon so people won't have to edit the .ini file!)
- Fixed audio bug when volume was all the way down breaking game
- Fixed RecessingScenery game crash error
- Several infinite death loops fixed in East + North
- Fixed crash on flame thrower/pole audio bug
- Various level edits - fixed South broken door/televator, random missing floors across regions, cleaned collisions in rooms
- You can now hold A or X to speed up The Drifter's revival
- Removed getting stuck in some levels
- Improved controller discovery
- Infinite falling death fixed
- Duplicate cape outfit fixed
- Extra incorrect Module markers no longer appear on map
- Several crash bugs fixed
- Gearbits no longer spawn over thin air
- Fixed pink drifter save issue
- Mac: Screen saver no longer interrupts game
Patch 3/31/2016:2 (01 April 2016)
- improvements to controller support & other bug fixes