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• Patch Notes·16 May 2026Official

  Nothing at Stake Demo Patch 5/15/2026

  DESIGNMore performant handling of timeline critical MobsBraziers no longer ignite adjacent charactersSlightly more permissive wallclimbing on slanted wallsPriority sorting for what objects bottle grabsMore involved sewer level designDoors for Crossroads exitsImproved consistency of ledge snapTimeline event adjustmentsFIXESGreatly reduced stuttering when transitioning between zonesGreatly improved performance across the boardFixed sewer ladder clipping you through the wallFixed crates being displaced by wallclimbingFixed wallclimbfail not being interrupted by swimFixed overlapping speech textImproved issues with dialogue text clippingFixed a crash relating to stealing from shopsFixed a crash relating to unimplemented questsFixed rare free movement in dialogueBetter consistency entering crouch after wallclimbing to a ledge with a low ceilingFixed a crash with quick inventoryFixed firefly wanderingImproved consistency of walk off to ledge grabImprovements to crate handling when pushing & pullingFixed pause menu navigation on controllerFixed coffee colorFixed unarmed attack randomly turning youAESTHETICSImproved blood visibilityLouder footstep sounds on ladders and in wallclimbSlightly smaller speech font sizeMobs now grunt when greeting each otherGrunts during shop dialogueMISCReenabled VSync
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• Patch Notes·2 May 2026Official

  Nothing at Stake Demo Patch 5/1/2026

  DESIGNRedesigned pause menuImplemented text speed and text hang time optionsIt is now possible to enter ladder from above by walking off (may be finnicky)Normal ladder move directions are now cam-relative, to match vinesAdded prevention for hanging far off vines on the sides or topMASSIVELY increased lantern light rangeModerately increased fire light rangeSet of player states which allow you to do common interactions like eat, drink, use item, use bottle, push&pull, and read made universal and more permissiveJump proc made substantially simpler, in the process removing built in jump delay and effective coyote timeSubstantially sped up climb from hanging on a ledge, now duration-unified with ledge climb from waterAll climbs reworked to vary speed by surface height, resulting in less floaty behaviorAllow bottle dump and eat states in slide and wallclimbAdded an animated arrow to dialogue option selectionCutting flaming grass puts the fire outAdded a camera pitch when fallingAllow nagas to move freely during their swimming on water behaviorLaunch and stagger states force the player to drop two handed pickupsFIXESMASSIVELY improved first time boot and reload timesSome situational performance improvementsMASSIVELY improved text visibility in all circumstancesFixed a pickup bug that allowed you to push yourself through the floorFixed occasional spine weirdness while backflipping during blockFixed an animation bug that occasionally made animations transitions jerkyFixed some sign text drawing unnecessarily highFixed throw facing direction on releaseImprovements to crate push/pulling over low lipsClamber is now substantially easier to procFixed turtle's spin attack crashing the gameFixed tossing liquid from a bottle not blending animations correctlyFixed inventory icon scale setting not workingFixed weather effects from persisting too long in the death tunnel and opening sequencesSignificantly improved pathfindingFixed closing a door for the first time in a play session fro...
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• Patch Notes·18 Apr 2026Official

  Nothing at Stake Demo Patch 4/17/2026

  DESIGNTimeline has been cut from 7 days to 3, meaning each individual day is substantially longer (1hr > 2hrs) but the timeline is overall shorter (7hrs > 6hrs)Night made proportionately shorter and evening longer to compensateMany adjustments made to Glass Factory, Sand Caves, and wall descent for ease of immediate understanding, as well as moment to moment goal forming and puzzle solvingProper exit from sewer post-completion, also corrected primary ladder being inaccessible after entryMany more ignitable props scattered throughout Lake & SwampPush blocks now use linear motion instead of stepped/grid-likeAdded options (default on) for camera to stay behind player during pushing and ladder useVault easier to procLake basin level design adjustmentsMISCOuter crow area revamp, statue makeoverMany many many many sounds added to cover various interactionsFIXESDying in the tutorial fully resets your save fileFixed issues with slide maintaining low speed instead of naturally exiting to crouchFixed misleading oil dispenser textFixed issues regarding inconsistent interactibility with activatable props, especially over distance (mostly doors, chests)Fixed various push block physics issuesFixed player occasionally spontaneously jumping from standing stillFixed issues related to player speaking lines already spoken on reloadFixed dagger thrust animation issuesAnimation for mid-air clamberPlayer animations for glass table interaction (hand placement/consistency etc)No longer possible to pause during fadesNavigation improvements for Crossroads villagers
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• Patch Notes·11 Apr 2026Official

  Nothing at Stake Demo Patch 04/10/2026

  GUIDANCE & DIRECTION A completely revamped opening, with a playable minimal tutorial which does not repeat each cycle, much better shot direction for the starting meteor, and better direction towards the opening meetingBetter sign-driven guidance to first dungeonA bit better tutorialization for first dungeon major puzzle PLAYER Movement improvements across the board! This includes higher global turn rate, jump drifting, slight slide turning, slide into wallclimb, a vault, and moreMany actions faster (door opening, land, launches from damage, etc)A much improved gamepad control schemeFree aiming throw SOUND Audible character speech grunts!Some new sounds (mostly player action related) MISC Some major map design adjustmentsSome dialogue adjustmentsBetter looking concreteMany more pause menu optionsShop stealingTHE FOLLOWING AREAS HAVE BEEN CUTouter fieldouter forestlibrarybeachbeach villagedungeon 2Regarding cut areas:We decided that not only are these areas not sufficiently ready for robust play or showcase, they distract from the core trimmed down experience we would ideally want most first time players to get in a demo- hence the concurrent effort towards making the "golden path" up to completion of the first dungeon much more accessible and tutorialized. For the overwhelming majority of players, this patch will be a vast improvement across the board.
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• Patch Notes·11 Feb 2026Official

  Nothing at Stake Demo Patch 02/07/2026

  Greatly improved legibility of the opening meeting conversation.Text lasts longer on screen before dissolving.Fixed default inverted camera controls in free cam and x-only modes.Various dialogue guidance clarity improvements.Fixed inverted crow wings.Meteors now correctly fall every day.Added a compass in the village square.Fixed some pathfinding issues.Fixed text height on signs.Added more lights to the starting village.Fixed jellypads interrupting Player death.
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