Update: Laburnum

Updates

• Clear UI signalling for forming hypotheses (questions) and theories (solutions).
  
• The initial Ministerial Exposé that Archie gives you is more linear to act as an extended tutorial.
  
• We’ve made the Mystery Solutions murderboard smaller.
  
• We’ve made both the generated text and Harjit's response much clearer about the hypothesis or final theory, and what it's likely to achieve.
  
• We’ve added more save points (including immediately after character creation and each evening before supper)
  
• The new game intro message can now be dismissed.
  

Narrative bug fixes

•  Ivy's name will not be revealed before she has introduced herself.
  
•  We’ve prevented David from making an appearance when visiting Rachel to discuss motives for murder.
  
•  The option to visit the thing in the basement will no longer lock out after performing the Hallowmas ritual with Horatia.
  
•  It will no longer be snowing when recalling the past.
  
•  Misalliance novel plots can now be handed into Rachel if the heroine is a non-Neath character.
  
•  Milton will no longer mention potential murder methods that the player has not yet discovered.
  
•  The academic gown is now removed immediately if caught stealing a forbidden text from the Masters.
  
•  Ferret will no longer mention the use of firearms as a form of pest control after they have befriended Algernon.
  
•  We've fixed a rare circumstance where you could solve the murder during Confessions, skipping the season of Yule entirely.
  
•  You will no longer lie to Ferret about having met the Rat Prophet-King if you have not done so.
  
•  Rat Hagiographies are now removed from the Storycrafting interface once they've been handed in to Theo or Ferret.
  
•  The correct murder method is now referred to in the generated text at all times.
  
•  References to eating mushrooms have been removed during supper scenes when you are eating suspicious fish stews.
  
•  All tokens for the Haunted novel plot can now be unlocked.
  
•  Batachikhan's name now appears correctly in the journal.
  
•  During Hallowmas the fox mask is now correctly linked to desire rather than fear.
  
•  Griz will now refer to Theo by name if you are acquainted.
  
•  Griz will no longer ask you to take her to Parliament after you've already shown her the way.
  
•  Horatia will no longer mention Moss at the Feast if you turned him away from Chapman's.
  
•  When talking to Horatia during supper the player will no longer mention tentacles in the basement if they have not yet discovered them.
  
•  Moss will no longer be confused as to whether or not he has met May.
  
•  Ivy will now refer correctly to the people you have implicated as a culprit when interviewing her about the murder.
  
•  After confessing to a crime, inhabitants of the Neath will no longer supply you with clues to implicate other people.
  
•  You will no longer respond bluntly to Ferret when you have chosen to be polite to them.
  
•  Milton no longer confuses Rachel and Phoebe when interviewing him about possible murder methods.
  
•  We've tweaked the sub-goals for the 'higher power' quest to make it clear when you are able to speak to Virginia about the debt she owes you.
  
•  When kissing Ferret you will no longer hear cheering rats before it has been revealed that they now have the power of speech.
  
•  When speaking to Milton, soul acquisition will no longer presented as a mystery if the player has already learned about it.
  
•  Ferret's dialogue at the Feast has been fixed to correctly reference their baptism.
  
•  Dialogue will no longer be repeated when saying goodbye to Mr Pages.
  
• As always, a few more typos have been fixed.

Tech bug fixes

• The pause menu can once again be accessed on the character creation summary screen via the HUD.
  
•  All sound effects can now be muted.
  
• NPC expressions once again change on the Storycrafting interface.
  
• The placement of the mouse cursor will no longer interfere with keyboard controls on the summary screen of character creation.
  
• It is once again possible to navigate the wardrobe with a gamepad or Joy-Con following the removal of the academic gown when stealing a forbidden text from the Masters.