Version 1.4 Preview

Noir Syndrome Version 1.4 will be releasing later this week. Included are a number of new features, the main one being optional Challenges. These add a new level of variety to each case, allowing players to unlock permanent bonuses if they choose to complete them. Of course, there's a whole lot more to the patch then that, so take a look at the complete patch notes below.

New Features:

• Added Challenges to the notebook
• The player will receive one optional challenge per game
• Completing challenges will increase cash and costume scrap find bonuses permanently
• +1 scrap find per challenge point, +1 cash find per two challenge points
• Scrap find bonuses also apply to purchasing scraps
• Cash find bonuses also apply to looting safes and vaults
• Challenges reward double/triple points on hard/impossible modes
• Added new "Bullet Cam" that tracks the player's bullets so their flight and destination can be seen
• Players can still move between shots, only the vision has changed
• Added 2 new unlockable costumes

Gameplay Changes:

• Cost of items greatly increased on Hard and Impossible modes (175/250% -> 250/400%)
• Score bonus greatly improved on Hard and Impossible modes (200/300% -> 300/500%)
• NPCs will retaliate faster on harder difficulties
• NPCs will mention possible suspects more often
• Most food values slightly increased
• Some prices slightly increased

Fixes and Improvements:

• Added button to deselect culprits within the culprit selection screen
• Added notification icon over the notebook when it is updated
• Updated Stats page to include Challenge Points and Impossible Mode Wins
• Added gender icons for each name in the notebook and the culprit selection screen
• Minor difficulty tweaks
• AI improvements
• Minor bug fixes