The latest update for The Alters, Patch 1.3.0, delivers another round of bug fixes addressing community-reported issues. Several story and quest-related problems have been resolved, including scenarios involving rebellion events, dialogue sequences, and black screen errors during chapter transitions. These adjustments aim to smooth out progression and ensure quests unfold as intended.
Beyond story fixes, the update also improves overall stability and performance. Issues such as delayed visuals, achievement unlock errors, controller crashes, and landscape quality drops in 4K have been corrected. The patch also refines collision detection, audio and subtitle timing, and other minor gameplay elements to further polish the experience.
Full Patch Notes:
Story/Quests:
- ACT2 – Disease rebellion is not properly cancelled after MRI scan if the player ignored it
- Alters refuse to work if the player removes the module where the Radiation Phobia story started
- Alter Rebellion dialogue is getting stuck in a specific scenario
- Black screen after transitioning chapters with Miner having Heavy Injury
- If Miner dies in the Workshop, he is considered alive until the player observes him
Other:
- Black screen after ACT2 or Interlude in a specific scenario
- ACT3 – Alters sometimes not reaching the Sarcophagus if the path is too long
- Sometimes, the “Jan Complete” achievement only unlocks after opening Lessons Learned from the pause menu
- A Scientist is permanently assigned to an Infirmary bed if he left the base while being heavily irradiated
- Crash when going to the main menu while hovering the map cursor over a structure with a controller
- Alters rotating at the start of dialogues
- Landscape quality drops when the user looks towards the base if Texture Quality is set to High or Ultra in 4K
- ACT3 – Parts of the tree are not visible after scanning the interferences
- Mustache appears with a delay during dialogues
- Multiple minor performance and gameplay issues
- Minor collision issues during exploration and in the base
- VO, SFX, and subtitle adjustments
The Alters is available now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
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