When was a patch released ?? And is it only for Steam versions ??

There is a major issue found in the last patch where people's save files are being deleted. I've reverted the patch, but if you have played in the last 30 minutes, you save file may have been affected.

Let me know here if this has affected you and I'll work on getting you your progress back!

We apologize that this save bug slipped past our nets on the latest patch. It was an oversight and we have since reverted it. (So if you are reading this and haven't played, make sure you get the very latest update)

If you are having this problem and can describe to us exactly where you are in the game, we can recreate a save file for you in that location, so you can just load that instead of having to do everything over again >< Please email us at xingthegame@gmail.com with where you last were, including any runes you may have picked up, and we will email you a save that should be close to that!

I downloaded the non-Steam version of Xing from Humble Bundle as soon as it became available and burned it to disk.

I'm deeply embarrassed by the trouble I've caused you who have lost your save files. The newest build (3635) contains the fixes from 3633 and a debug menu you can use to recreate your save file.

Ultimately it is your decision on whether to start a new game from scratch or with our tool, but for those who would like to get back into the game relatively close to where they left off here are the instructions:

First, create a new save file, and wait for the opening sequence to play out. Once you have control, open the menu with esc or "p". Once it opens, press "9". Close the menu with escape or "p". Finally, open the menu again. A new button titled "debug" should be available. In it, there is a button titled "Edit Save". Clicking on one of the "beat" buttons will update your save - for example if you want to recreate a save file that had beaten the rainforest level click on both the beach and rainfroest buttons. After that, restart the level with the button found in the debug menu. You'll find yourself back in Zeneth - you'll need to place the talisman back into the pool. After throwing one in the vortex may spawn another. Make sure you throw all of them in before talking to the guardian.

I apologize again for the trouble I've caused you by this mixup. Please reach out to us via info@xingthegame.com as we would like to make it up to you all personally.

Just wanted to come back and say I tested my Humble Bundle release of the game and it installed, played and saved without any problems

My Son in Law installed Nero StartSmart Essentials for burning to disk when he built this Win7 machine and it's been fine

Let's hope you don't run into any of the bugs then!

VR:
Fixed a bug where vertically facing fans (updrafts) were drastically reducing movement speed in VR.
Disabled buttons in the menu no longer highlight when traced by a motion controller.

General:
Fixed an issue where gameplay settings were getting reset to default whenever the player changed levels.
The movement tutorial will no longer show if you return to your save file after completing the game. (You’d think you would know how to move by then!)

Zeneth:
Updated the circular door graphics to accurately reflect the number of poetry per level (whoops!)
Removed an erroneously placed teleporter mesh in the rune forrest / short stories area.

Beach:
Added an extra stone head near the bonfire to facilitate easier passage to the treasure.
Made the collision on the stone heads larger for easier jumps.

Rain Forest:
Hanging drums should no longer get stuck in an upward position if hit really hard (limited the swing angle)
Hanging drums no longer light up if touched by the player.

Lake:
Fixed a critical bug where player’s could spawn to an inactive respawn node and be stuck underwater. NOTE: To anyone who experienced this issue, this patch will fix your save (you should spawn back up above the water when you reopen your file) but the music will be stuck on the final puzzle music. If this bothers you, you can reset the level using the menu to get the music back to normal, though you will need to replay the level back to where you were.

Rune Levels / Short Stories:
Fixed the text on the 3rd tablet in Rowland’s story to match the voice over.

Akasha:
The door to Akasha should now remember if it has been opened if you quit before entering.
Fixed some rubbish collision on the path to the first power beacon (time of day)

Known issues:
Some users are still reporting the left eye transparency flickering problem on Vive. I’m not positive, but I believe this is an issue with certain graphics drivers and Unreal. I’ve sent out a support ticket to Epic for a solution, but in the meantime people have said restarting their computer has fixed the issue for them. Seems weird, maybe it is something to do with SteamVR settings carrying over from other applications… not sure yet. Let me know if you find any clues on the forums.
I’m going to add mouse and gamepad sensitivity options to the menu. The variables are actually already there in “Game.ini”, they just don’t have an option in the menu yet.
We are thinking about adding an indicator for VR users noting where the center of their playspace is should you move too far away from it.. For comfort reasons, XING does not move the player’s collision capsule with the HMD movement. That could possibly create situations like the player walking forward in real life into a wall, but the camera would stay stationary due to the collision. While that sounds like it makes sense, it causes a serious disconnect when the game camera doesn’t move when you do. By decoupling HMD movement from the actual collision in game, however, the can be situations where the player doesn’t know where their actual collision is compared to their position in real life. Hopefully this would reduce the number of “I fell through the floor” reports, as these are caused by people thinking they are in the center of their avatar in game but in reality they may be a ways away.
I want to address some of the platforming issues brought up as well. As many of you pointed out, the ability to jump differentiates XING from some of it’s contemporaries, but some of the jumps are a little rough. I’ll be sweeping through the game and cleaning up any oddball platforming sections.

VR:
OK, this time I swear I actually fixed the fans in VR. I completely rewrote the fan code and have personally vetted every fan in the game in VR, so there should be no more issues with this (knock on wood). Essentially what was causing the super slow motion was that the player could potentially never technically “reach the top” in VR due to literal height differences between players. This has been entirely reworked and should be a comfortable and consistent experience in VR.

General:
I added a save backup for both the main game saves and the in level quicksaves. Essentially this should help prevent edge case issues if for some reason the save file was halfway written during a power failure, for example. The system should automatically move over to using the backup files, but should it not, you can manually swap the files very easily in explorer. Quicksaves backups are a little different in that they only save when a talisman quad is placed, giving the user a sort of hard “checkpoint” to be able to backup to incase something goes wrong during play and they want to reset

Zeneth:
Fixed some collision in the Rune Forest area to prevent players from getting stuck.

Lake:
Fixed an issue where you could get stuck between some pillars and ice on the second talisman quad puzzle (elephant forest area). (Thanks Colin :D)

Desert:
Fixed an out of bounds problem in the second area.

Rune Levels / Short Stories:
Fixed some collision around Cassia’s level where you could go out of bounds.

To address some of the issues brought up last patch…

My best guess on the flickering in the left eye on Vive issue is that it is caused by out of date graphics drivers. Make sure you guys update your drivers before trying again, and if the issue persists, make a post on the discussion forums listing your hardware and driver combo.

There seems to be a few graphical errors when playing on Intel graphics. We don’t officially support Intel Graphics (mainly because most of them are too underpowered for the game) but I’ll take a look on my Intel system and see if I can find out what is happening anyways. It may also be a driver issue.

On the platforming front, I’m thinking about prototyping an optional jump assist like the one found in Croteam’s Talos Principle (shoutout to Croteam, I met a few of them at PAX a few years back and they are awesome people with an awesome game). For those not familiar with it, when the player can make a jump a “footstep” symbol shows where the player will end up. If the player presses the jump button while the icon is visible they interpolate to the location, no precision required. This, of course, would be an opt-in feature; normal jumping would not be affected. Let me know if this sounds like something that you would use in the comments.

I just remembered that you purchased the DRM free version at Humble.

I was thinking about updating the Humble version pretty soon. It's pretty tough to be single handedly handling the updates so far. Since she purchased the game already I'm not opposed to you just copying your Steam version over to her (it may be from Steam but it is DRM free)

Hi guys,

I'm not sure what you are discussing will affect me or not, but I downloaded a copy last week from Humble, but due to writing a certain walkthrough, I have not had time to try it. I too downloaded the DRM Free copy (some 4 +GB)/ Will this new update be something I need to deal with also?

Mr. Bill