Achievements and Worker Journals added to Genotype

VR: Bolverk Games is expanding lore and adding achievements and new glove designs to Genotype.

November 25, 2023

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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]

Bolverk Games :

In the continuous process of improving upon Genotype, the team behind the action-adventure FPS is releasing the second patch to the Quest 2, 3, and pro-game.

Player wishes

"We had comments from players wishing for more rewarding exploration. We've tried to address that feedback with the 80+ journals, added puzzles, and GRAID appearance blueprints in this patch," says Jaime Monedero March, producer and game designer at Bolverk Games.

In the patch's highlights are some 80 personal journals written by now-deceased workers at the facility. They contain deeper lore and rewards in the form of puzzles to unlock loot in numpad protected crates, also added to the game.

Another is the 21 new achievements players can earn as they progress through Genotype. Everyone at Bolverk Games loves achievements, and the developers say more will be added in later patches.

Then, in a further effort to reward exploration, players can discover new glove designs! So far, there are six new glove patterns and colors, one honing Genotype's inspirations in the Metroidvania genre.

Combat patch coming

Of course, this won't be the end of it from Bolverk Games and Genotype, as Patch 3 is already in the making and expected to be ready in a few weeks. This time, various elements of combat are receiving improvements.

Steam launch on the way

Also in line on Highway 69 is the announced port to Steam and PCVR. The dev team is working to release the game on the, in VR-terms, somewhat smaller platform. No final date has yet been decided.

Gameplay changes, fixes, and improvements

Most of the patch 2 contents are graphics and audio updates, gameplay changes, and bug fixes.

This is the full patch report.

Gameplay changes:

Added an additional check-in console (save terminal) close to Arrival in Maintenance.
Added a tab for selecting GRAID appearance on terminals.
Removed the mechanic of reducing maximum health when acquiring DNA samples.
Added new setting for changing the opacity of the player origin circle.
Added new setting for toggling whether the player origin circle should only show when outside of the origin.
Added new setting for having navigation orientation follow the player's primary hand instead of the head.
Overhauled upgrades for the Seeker creature.

Graphics updates:

Updated the Display Room in Lobby.
Updated the VIP room in Lobby.
Overhauled the Ventilation room in Crew Quarters.
Overhauled the Workshop room in Crew Quarters.
Updated Officers' Cabins in Crew Quarters.
Overhauled Control Room in Maintenance.
Updated Storage in Maintenance.
Updated Operations in Maintenance.
Improved prop placement across many rooms in the game.
Updated the visuals of the player origin circle.

Audio updates:

Fixed dialogs in Lobby regarding tutorials and biopasses.
Fixed some voice lines being interrupted by not-so-important voice lines.
Updated and added music in different rooms.
Added audio to new content.

Bug fixes:

Fixed issues relating to upgrades not working properly for the Seeker creature.
Fixed an issue where some creatures would attempt to move into the player when attempting to attack instead of attacking from the target distance.
Fixed a bug relating to the player not spawning in the correct position when exiting Brain Link mode.
Fixed a bug where the Brain Link creature would not spawn facing in the same direction as the player when using snap rotation.
Fixed an issue that would cause an airlock door to stay locked in certain cases.
Fixed getting stuck in the tutorial with hints disabled.
Fixed a bug where valves would be hard to grab onto.

Update and patch history

- Visual Quest 3 update

- Quest 3 resolution update

- Patch 1: Difficulty settings

- Patch 2: Exploration

- Patch 3: Combat (Coming soon)

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Bolverk Games is an award-winning indie studio in Denmark focused on VR games and software. We were among the first to realize how VR gaming could be more than a novelty, and we are still at the forefront of a growing market, always exploring VR's potential.