Along with addressing various bugs.
Atomic Heart, the FPS with the lustful fridge, launched with no field-of-view controls in the options menu. The usual wailing and gnashing of teeth followed. Once Atomic Heart mods appeared, a custom FOV slider mod quickly became the most popular, being downloaded over 19,000 times. For the sake of comparison, even the NSFW Nude Twins mod (opens in new tab) has only been downloaded 5,800 times so far.
As of the latest patch, that FOV mod is no longer necessary. (Whether the nude mod is necessary I leave up to the individual reader reader.) Patch 1.3.4.0 has added FOV settings as well as ultrawide fixes, and disabled mouse acceleration. The full patch notes (opens in new tab) go into more detail, and you can read them below.
The developers promise that further updates are on the way, and will include more options for resizing the UI and subtitles, as well as remapping controller inputs. Steam Deck support is apparently on the way as well.
Given this is a Russian-made game that deals explicitly with Russian history and national identity, it’s been controversial. In his review of Atomic Heart, Rich Stanton wrote, “The game on the one hand pines for the era where Russia led the space race, and the names of its cosmonauts travelled the world, and on the other is clear-eyed about what kind of system that was, and how its principles are still being used to subjugate a population under the guise of comradeship. The names of great Russians pop up again and again in the supporting cast in tribute, as they’re used to tell a story of over-reach and ultimately the wider theme of man’s inhumanity to man. I can’t imagine finishing this game and thinking it’s presenting Russia as some wonderland ruled by wise people for the common good.”
Here are the full patch notes for version 1.3.4.0, which include a variety of bug fixes, as well as improvements to graphics and sound.
VISUAL AND AUDIO
Improved VFX for Vov/a6 death in frozen state
Add sounds for jumping in Limbo
Fixed an issue with an incorrect displaying of PM in the NORA Repair Vendor with installed cartridge
Fixed some environment collisions before the final boss fight
Fixed an issue with an incorrect flickering lighting at the bottom of the screen when moving around the Chelomey location
Fixed an issue with P-3 body flickering in the Sechenov Center cutscene
Fixed an issue with cartoons not playing sometimes
Fixed an issue with an incorrect loading of the first location in the VDNH
Fixed an issue with an incorrect loading of the boiler room after loading
Fixed an issue with culling of plant in the Pesticide location
Fixed an issue with the lighting in a hotel in the Village
Added aiming sounds for MP “Revolver-type bolt frame” upgrade
Fixed an issue with a sound in an elevator in the VDNH
Fixed an issue with an environment culling in the Maya PlisetskayaTheater
Fixed an issue with a sound of the Testing Ground (POLYGON 8) exit door
Fixed an issue with an A-pose of mutant corpses
Fixed an issue with a sound in an elevator in the Algae Workshop of the Vavilov Сomplex
Fixed an issue with an incorrect loading of the last puzzle room in the Magnetic Shock Absorption Zone
QUESTS
Improved quest markers in the VDNH
Fixed an issue with Tereshkova not going further if you stand close to the gate
Fixed an issue with an incorrect Plych spawn in the Pavlov Complex morgue
Fixed an issue with an elevator in the Testing Ground (POLYGON 10)
Fixed an issue with a Candle in the Testing Ground (POLYGON 10)
Fixed an issue with an incorrect Rotorobot spawn in the VDNH
Fixed an issue with missing objects
Fixed an issue with a save in the Vavilov Complex tunnels
Fixed an issue with a deadlock when hitting the Plyusch in the Maya Plisetskaya Theater with a Swede’s circle attack
Fixed an issue with getting stuck in the Testing Ground (POLYGON 1)
Fixed an issue with an incorrect quest item picking while having a huge amount of resources
Fixed an issue with a quest item turning into the MARC (“Fat Boy”) ammo
Fixed an issue with a start of the Limbo location
Fixed an issue with a crash when loading autosave in the Algae Workshop
Fixed an issue with a сrash after death from the Natasha’s missile
Fixed an issue with the “She sells mustache on a seashore” quest updating
Fixed an issue with the Black Vova’s health bar after an autosave
Fixed an issue with an elevator doors in the Seed Bank of the Vavilov Complex
Fixed an issue with a door in the Testing Ground (POLYGON 11)
Fixed an issue with not being able to re-enter after the exit through the main entrance to VDNH right before the door closes
Fixed an issue with a door not opening at the start of the Limbo in the Pavlov Complex
Fixed an issue with doors not opening after killing the Plyusch and all the mobs in the Testing Ground (POLYGON 9)
Fixed an issue when player is loaded through an autosave on the level border on the transition from an entrance to tunnels in the Vavilov Complex
Fixed an issue when part of the Sechenov’s Office area in the Chelomey is not loading when going up in an elevator
Fixed an issue when part of the Ceremonial Ramp area in the VDNH isn’t loading
Fixed an issue when it’s impossible to interact with the Candle in the boiler room of the Thermarium if it’s pushed behind the pipe support
GAMEPLAY / OPEN WORLD
Fixed an issue with the Windbender Power Generators and Dandelion CCTV System being not repaired by the Pchelas
Fixed an issue with a missing KS-23 receipt
Fixed an issue with the P.
