Hello everyone,

I've been hard at work addressing the feedback and bug reports you've submitted. Here is the latest progress on Boys in the Dark:

Key Verifier Fix

The issue with the Key Verifier has been officially resolved. If you were having trouble activating your copy, please try again using your original key.

(Key Format: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX)

Gameplay Fixes

• Church Door Bug: The interaction issue at the church entrance has been fixed. You should now be able to progress through this area without any hitches.
• Jaw Drop Glitch: fixed.

Important: Anti-Virus & Map 2 Loading Issue

Some of you have reported crashes or freezing when transitioning to Map 2.

The Cause: Since this is a new build from an indie developer, some Anti-Virus programs flag the game as "suspicious" when it attempts to write player data to your hard drive during scene transitions. This is a false positive, but it causes the software to block the game, resulting in a crash.

• Status: A permanent fix to streamline how the game handles data writing is in progress.
• ETA: A new build will be uploaded within the next 24 to 48 hours.

How to Update

Please ensure you are running the most recent version. You can download the latest build from the same download link provided on the game page.

I haven't been able to play any of the games I downloaded since I got them. I'm really frustrated. I really like the games you made because I'm in Asia and there's a time difference between us. I can't give you feedback immediately. I'll try playing the game after work, but it still doesn't work today.

Nothing to do in the first map and still not able to go to the second map, just stuck on click anywhere to continue. Also SOOOO many bugs. When you get grabbed by a zombie, the camera is permanently fucked. Sometimes the game tells you you can press something like F10 and suddenly I'm doing some sort of magic? The tips menu is telling me about pressing B for a list of skills/spells or something. Like, how was this game even made.. Often when you shoot directly at the head and invisible wall stops the bullet. Very disappointed right now, might check back later but after all the delays, promises and waiting to get this, really irks me.

Hey, just wanted to report a weird bug at the church gate. The cutscene glitched out—the NPC and my gun vanished, though I could still hear the audio. When it ended, I was stuck with no weapon, and the NPC actually started kicking me into the zombies!

I tried reloading my save from right before the gate, but now the interaction prompt to open it is gone entirely, so I'm soft-locked. Hilarious experience, but figured you'd want to know!

Also when I saw theres a special move with the penis monster I got excited but got dissapointed when I found out it was just a finisher kick. Hope u can make more spicy finishing moves in the future?

Has there been a fix for the application not responding at the main title screen? it keeps crashing.

Hi

I have a problem with rifle.

When Rowan give the Rifle ,  i can un-equip the weapon but it does'nt appear in inventory . I can see ammunitions but not the riffle itself, so if i wanna change weapon i can't use rifle again.
in addition when I go to sewer, the weapon is not present. Ennemies drop ammunitions but it's unuseful  without  the rifle.

Thanks

This is the first time I've played

Downloaded "BitD_Game_May_15"

Your Itch.IO key   is   already    used.

In the sewers, I got the wheel died and reloaded and the wheel was neither in my inventory nor where it should have been in the reloaded save.

In the school, the library door is interactable but doesn't display it (i.e. doesn't tell me to press e).

Got a list of issues here for ya! Pics may be self explanatory.

Weird Cock bending issue for this animation with Rowan

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Made it to the part where we have sex with Kai, glitched onto some stairs, reloaded game, all my items are now gone. This game is super hot but i cannot play this.

Alex's blendshapes/shapekeys need to be fixed, his ears darken when he talks, his chest shadows intensify also, among other things, i happen to work in Unity a ton and i know the fix (i think) for this, i'll attach an image:

By clicking his FBX within unity, this option will appear in the Inspector. Apply it! <3 Legacy Blendshape normals.

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Sewer zombies have these nametags above their heads, previous ones have no healthbars or forms of identification like these guys do.

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Rowan's random strand of hair when first sitting on the sofa with him seems to lengthen off for a little while, but resets itself shortly after - Also notice the intense black shadows on Alex's body? that's from Blendshape issues i think!:


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Another mention: the assault rifle gifted to Alex from Rowan disappears pretty shortly after obtaining it. Also theres a common issue where the guns being held in the hands just float and end up being shot from Alex's Chest region, very odd but kinda funny!

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Also - CAN WE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HAVE AN OPTION TO FASTFORWARD THROUGH CUTSCENES SO WE DON'T HAVE TO REWATCH THEM SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE GAME HAVING TO RESTART TO FIX ITSELF!??! i know F1 makes the cutscenes super slow, but can there also be a super fastforward button too?? please?? as much as i enjoy watching Alex fuck Rowan, i didn't need to sit through their dialogue leading up to it 5 times yesterday, all because of glitches causing me needing to restart the game. PLEEEEEASE!

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May i also recommend - a Streamer-safe mode? where all cock-based stuff is covered? i HATE censorship but i want this game to be big, and having an option in the settings to make it "friendly" would make it able to be livestreamed etc

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Also - the Toilet with the hunk in it in Rowan's hut didn't load in for me, even after several resets.

Bugs/issues I've encountered

1. The zombie in the beginning won't even move

2. The soundtrack of zombies moaning gets annoying, and it should peter out once they're killed

3. Rowan addressed Alex's name in the beginning, then asked for his name again during the cutscene in the cabin

4. The zombies/characters get stuck very easily

5. Can't skip the cutscenes

6. Your UI isn't really user-friendly. Either give us a tutorial, or just simplify it. 

7. Weird camera angles all the time. Sometimes it slants left/right, but the worst is when it zooms into Alex's legs

8. Is it necessary to give away so much ammo? Isn't the point of a survival horror game based on... survival?

9. Is it too much to ask for an autosave? How would I know the fume in the sewer is poisonous and would kill Alex the second he steps into it? Can't you give a hint or something? I'd really hate to reload and restart from the cabin cutscene again. Also, you know, there are two Rowans during the sex scene? One is the one having sex, while the other is just beside them, holding a gun.

I'm not trying to be mean, but it seems like this game will take another half a year to polish.

Greetings Unikorn and team!

I really love what you are creating! I love the designs and the atmosphere in the game so far. I think I speak for nearly everyone here in saying that we are probably mostly here for the guys. I really love the designs you came up with so far in the game! I have not made it very far into the game yet but Alex and Rowan are both really hot. I am excited to see the rest of the characters as the story unfolds! Having said all that, I have had a few consistent bugs in my playtime so far. 

In the most recent build the first zombie did not trigger the initial cut-scene and I was not able to interact with him. The key to leave the church was not in the drawer in the tower; however it did appear in my inventory after opening the drawer. In the second area where you meet Rowan zombies were constantly being caught on environmental geometry. I was never able to leave the cabin after the first major cut-scene. When I clicked on the door it did not allow me to leave. The gun would randomly de-spawn from Alex's hand. This bug required me to go into the inventory and un-equipp then reequip the gun to fix the problem. One personal quibble. While I like Alex's voice, and I feel that it suits him, I am not as big a fan of Rowan's voice. I assume they are AI generated. Rowan's voice, I feel, did not fit him very well and the pitch changed multiple times in the cut-scene in the cabin after you meet him. I assume the pitch issue is probably a bug.

I am sure many of these things are already being looked at and fixed. Thank you for the continued work on the game! One last question, I noticed in the game files there is a .dll for dlss. Are dlss or fsr planned to be supported at all? Also, will there be any other resolutions offered once the game launches? Thank you again, looking forward to playing through the entire game.!

After getting 57 on the pipe puzzle, I went through the now drained room and went through the door. Only to lead me back to the other side of the sewers from the school. Every time I try to load the game from the save point after finishing the puzzle, it makes me do the puzzle again.

I loaded my most recent play, and all my guns and weapons have disappeared, on multiple reload attempts. I can't even seem to get it back into the aim/fire mode, disappeared from the centre health icon circle at the bottom right. I believe i had a pistol and another rifle. It is nowhere to be found. Also meele attack is incredibly hard to activate and use effectively without being bitten first in close distance. Had issues with the world camera view and the ground tilting to 45 degrees, with physics still falling parallel to the ground. When taking items from around the map, the inventory UI is unviewable, blocked by a massive white rectangle, luckily can only find the "take all" button that can be pressed. 

These are quite game breaking bugs that makes it extremely hard to come back to at this point.