Atomic Heart, an FPS with a voracious refrigerator, was launched without field of view control in the options menu. The usual crying and grinding of teeth followed. When the Atomic Heart mod came out, the custom FOV slider mod quickly became the most popular, with over 19,000 downloads. For comparison, NSFW nude twins mod (opens in new tab) It has been downloaded only 5,800 times so far.
As of the latest patch, that FOV mod is no longer needed. (Whether a nude mod is needed is up to the individual reader.) Patch 1.3.4.0 added fixes for FOV settings and ultra-wide, disabling mouse acceleration.of full patch notes (opens in new tab) See below for details.
The developer has promised further updates are coming, which will add options for resizing the UI and subtitles, as well as remapping controller input. Steam Deck support is also planned.
Controversial given that this is a Russian-made game that explicitly deals with Russian history and national identity. In his Atomic Heart review, Rich Stanton wrote: An overview of the system back then and how its principles are still used today to subjugate people under the guise of comrades. I can’t imagine it being presented as a wonderland to do. “
Here are the full patch notes for version 1.3.4.0: It includes various bug fixes as well as graphics and sound improvements.
- visual and audio
- Improved death VFX for Vov/a6 in frozen state
- Added sounds for jumping with Limbo
- Fixed an issue where PMs were not displaying correctly in NORA Repair Vendors with cartridges installed.
- Fixed some environmental collisions before the final boss fight
- Fixed an issue that caused the lighting at the bottom of the screen to incorrectly flicker when moving between Chelomei’s locations
- Fixed an issue that caused the P-3 aircraft to flicker during the Sechenov Center cutscene
- Fixed an issue where cartoons would sometimes not play
- Fixed an issue where VDNH initial location was incorrectly loaded
- Fixed incorrect loading of boiler room after loading
- Fixed an issue with plant culling in pesticide locations
- Fixed a lighting issue in the village hotel
- Added aiming sound for MP “Revolver Bolt Frame” upgrade
- Fixed elevator sound issues in VDNH
- Fixed environment culling issue in Maya PlisetskayaTheater.
- Fixed exit door sound issue in Test Grounds (POLYGON 8)
- Fixed issue with mutant corpse A pose
- Fixed elevator sound issues in Algae Workshop in VavilovСcomplex
- Fixed incorrect loading of the final puzzle room in the Magnetic Shock Absorption Zone.
- quest
- Improved quest markers in VDNH
- Fixed an issue that caused Tereshkova to get stuck when standing near a gate
- Fixed an issue that resulted in Prici spawning incorrectly in the Pavlov Complex morgue
- Fixed issue with Proving Grounds elevator (POLYGON 10)
- Fixed candle issue in test grounds (POLYGON 10)
- Fixed incorrect spawning of Rotobots in VDNH.
- Fixed an issue where objects were not found
- Fixed save issue in Vavilov Complex Tunnel
- Fixed deadlock when hitting Plyusch in Maya Plisetskaya Theater with Swede’s circle attack
- Fixed getting stuck in Testing Ground (POLYGON 1)
- Fixed an issue where the wrong quest item was selected when having a huge amount of resources
- Fixed quest items turning into MARC (“Fatboy”) ammo
- Fixed an issue with starting limbo locations
- Fixed a crash issue when loading autosaves in Algae Workshop.
- Fixed a crash issue after dying from Natasha’s missiles
- Fixed an issue with updating the “She sells mustaches on the beach” quest
- Fixed Black Vova health bar issue after autosaving
- Fixed an issue with the elevator door in the Vavilov Complex Seed Bank
- Fixed proving ground door issue (POLYGON 11)
- Fixed an issue that prevented re-entry after exiting the VDNH main entrance just before the door closed
- Fixed door not opening when starting Limbo in Pavlov Complex
- Fixed door not opening after killing all mobs in Plyusch and Testing Ground (POLYGON 9)
- Fixed an issue that caused players to load through an autosave at the level boundary when transitioning from the Vavilov Complex entrance to the tunnels.
- Fixed an issue that caused parts of Sechenov’s office area in Chelomei not to load when taking the elevator up.
- Fixed an issue where some of the ceremonial ramp areas in VDNH were not loading.
- Fixed inability to interact with candles pushed behind the pipe support in the Thermalium boiler room
- gameplay / open world
- Fixed Windbender Power Generators and Dandelion CCTV System not being repaired by Pchelas
- Fixed issue with missing KS-23 receipts
- Fixed an issue where PEAR devices would not respond to operations in the locked room of VDNH
- Fixed an issue where the map could not be opened in the open world
- Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to get out of vehicles in some cases
- Fixed collisions in many places to prevent getting stuck in the environment
- Fixed an issue that resulted in the Chirper being inaccessible in the Insecticide location of the Vavilov Complex
- Fixed consumable item issue in weapon selection wheel
- Fixed an issue with displaying uninstalled PM upgrades
- Fixed an issue with displaying uninstalled MARC (“Fat Boy”) upgrades.
- Fixed an issue where loot would disappear after loading a save
- Fixed dead frozen enemy fragments being lootable
- Fixed missing map objects in Friendship of Peoples Park on VDNH.
- Fixed an issue where jumping onto a reflector on the edge of the magnetic shock absorption zone would drop you under the map
- Achievement
- Fixed an issue with saving achievement progress
- Fixed an issue with achievement progression after restarting the game
- Fixed an issue with unlocking the “Scanner” achievement
- Fixed an issue with unlocking the “Atomic Heart” achievement
- Fixed an issue with unlocking the “Lord of War” achievement
- Fixed issue with finding/crafting MPs not transferring Lords of War achievements.
- Fixed an issue with the “Hot Head” achievement progression
- Fixed an issue with unlocking the “Clean Up” achievement
- UI
- Fixed issue with NORA Repair Vendor UI
- Improved NORA Repair Vendor storage UI for 16:10 and 21:9 ratio monitors
- Improved HUD notification for sending items to storage
- Improved skill activation HUD
- Fixed an issue that caused loot received to display stuck
- stable
- Improved performance in some areas
- Improved stability – fixed some rare crashes
- PC only
- Disable mouse acceleration
- Fixed an issue where pressing space too many times while using the NORA Repair Bender would cause a softlock
