Sanguine : Sanguine – Patch 1.7

Sanguine – Patch 1.7

This update significantly expands the world of Craven Oaks, introduces new systems, and pushes Kris deeper into the outbreak.

⚠️ Important – New Save Required

Due to the scale of changes in this update — including new systems, reworked progression, and major world updates — existing save files are no longer compatible .

We understand this isn’t ideal, but these changes were necessary to improve the overall experience and stability of Sanguine moving forward. This update significantly expands content and systems, and a fresh start will ensure everything functions as intended.

🎉 ACT 2 Launch Special – 25% Off

To celebrate the launch of Act 2, Sanguine will be 25% off for the weekend.

• Starts: Fri, Apr 17 – 7 AM PDT (9 AM CDT)
• Ends: Mon, Apr 20 – 7 AM PDT (9 AM CDT)

If you’ve been waiting to step into Craven Oaks, now’s the perfect time!

New Locations & World Expansion

All of Kris’s Act 2 content is now available:

• Mobile Homes
• Maintenance Building
• 2nd Street
• Sewers (Fully Completed)
• VHS Shop
• AlTran Parking Lot

Each area introduces new exploration, encounters, puzzles, and environmental storytelling.

• 190+ new Points of Interest (POIs) added across all maps
• No prompts — if something stands out, try to interact with it

These expand:

• Kris’s internal thoughts
• Environmental storytelling
• The history of Craven Oaks

New secrets, items, and interactions are scattered throughout the world.

Combat, Enemies & Encounters

• New Boss Fight
• New enemy textures and visual upgrades
• New enemy death effects (most enemies now disintegrate on death)
• Rebalanced Mutated Corpse Blood health and spawn placements

New environmental threats:

• Enemy landmines
• Explosive barrels

Enemy mines currently cannot be disarmed — a new ACT 3 tool will allow harvesting materials from them.

Blood Shop & Offer Statue Rework

A brand-new progression system has been introduced.

Blood Shop

• Located in the Mobile Homes
• Central hub for Character Upgrades and Weapon Upgrades

Offer Statues (Major Rework)

Statues now:

• Unlock permanent shop upgrades
• Tie directly into long-term progression
• Fix multiple legacy issues

How it works:

• Light the statue → choose ONE instant reward
• Lighting a statue unlocks two permanent upgrades in the Blood Shop

Statue Choices:

• Restoration – Heal with bandages
• Ammunition – Ammo tier (location-based)
• Recall – Teleport to the shop
• Greed – Free reward… but enemies spawn

Once used, the statue is consumed.

Journal & Tracking Overhaul

• Fully refreshed Journal (Can now be toggled with keyboard J / controller RS-in)
• The Journal tracks:TasksCrafting combinationsNewspapersTapes
• Improved clarity and progression tracking
• Visual polish and UI improvements
• Journal now visually degrades over time
• Added recipe tracking (logged after first discovery)
• Multiple bug fixes for saving/tracking

Shop Radio – Collectible Music

Inside the Blood Shop you’ll find the:

• Interactive Radio system
• Play collectible cassette tapes found in the world

Launch includes:

• 6 unique tracks
• Multiple genres
• Progress tracked in Journal

Adds atmosphere and downtime between encounters, completely opt-in.

Gameplay & Systems Updates

• Key items now appear on the map once discovered
• First-time pickup prompts improvedOnce an repetitive item (such as ammo or heals) has been picked up once, it will no longer show the splash screen on subsequent pickups
• Controller UI legends added across puzzles
• New tutorial documents added and updated

Additional systems updates:

• Storage capacity increased 25 → 30
• New “Talk” interaction icon
• Blood Wall destruction improvements
• Updated newspaper system (new + revised content)
• New audio log tapes added

Crafting & Items

• New crafting items and possible combinations
• New fabricator options
• Updated fabrication visuals
• Improved item descriptions and item inspection lighting

Audio & Atmosphere

• New music tracks, ambient audio, and SFX
• Location-based audio improvements
• Unique pickup SFX for most items
• Fixed issues with radio playback timing

Visual Improvements

• Updated indoor lighting across multiple locations
• Improved shadows and readability
• General environment and UI polish
• Several cameras in classic mode have been adjusted for better visibility

UI Improvements:

• Updated and unified legend fonts
• New Blood communication font for Kris interactions
• Updated End Game Ranking system and visuals

Character & Narrative Updates

• New Jack character modelUpdated all relevant cutscenes and in-world appearances
• Updated Green Fuse security footage cutscene
• New Credits Video

Main Menu & Survivor Stories Updates

• New Sanguine Logo and Survivor Stories Logo
• Added fade transitions to News button
• Improved navigation and Settings menu clarity

Mode Selection Update:

• Classic & Modern mode now selectable from the main menu

Survivor Stories Changes:

• The Mode unlocks after completing Kris Act 1
• Jack unlocks after completing Kris Act 2
• New music added to Survivor Stories menu
• Added pickup SFX for Survivor Stories items

Challenges

• A new Challenges system has been added and can be accessed from the Main Menu.

Challenges track:

• Game unlocks
• Achievements earned
• Overall progression milestones

This system provides a clear overview of your progress across Sanguine and what remains to be completed.

More updates are planned for this system — including new challenges arriving next month alongside an achievements update.

Looking ahead to full release, the goal is to introduce an in-game currency tied to Challenges, which can be redeemed for fun character cosmetics & skins.

Modern Mode Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed camera snapping issues during movement
• Fixed incorrect camera transitions on item pickup
• Fixed temporary inverted controls after scene loads
• Fixed lighting issues in the Diner

I will continue to tweak and balance Modern mode – and have explicit plans to shake things up for full release specific to Modern mode. More on that later.

Puzzles & Exploration

• New puzzles across multiple locations
• Improved puzzle clarity and UI feedback
• New interactable areas and requirements:New Valve-based interaction (Main St area)New locked table (Gas Station Office)Farm cellar statue animation added

Status Effects

Poison Status Update:

• No longer deals damage
• Improved behavior and consistency
• Fixed triggering during cutscenes
• Fixed save/load issues

Localization

• Added Russian (RU) localization
• Japanese localization will not make this build, but is coming soon

Getting RU fully integrated was a big step forward and has helped pave the way for additional language support moving forward.

Balance Changes

• Shotgun ammo distribution rebalanced
• Blood Shard recipe reward increased 10 → 15

Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed potential soft lock when avoiding first bloods encounter by entering the maintenance building (the building will be locked until the initial bloods have been killed, like the side gate)
• Fixed landmine placement and detection issues
• Fixed map icon inconsistencies (doors, locks, etc.)
• Fixed cutscenes where enemies could still attack
• Fixed multiple pickup animation issues
• Fixed lighting issues across several areas
• Fixed incorrect interaction icons (crowbar, etc.)
• Fixed player visibility bug in character selection
• Fixed multiple Modern Mode specific issues
• Fixed several fixed cameras not disabling after picking up the item their focused on

World & Interaction Additions

• Added 2 new Baby Dolls to destroy in the new areas
• Expanded sewer interactions (X-Redox compatibility)
• New Maintenance Room updates & an extension added along Main St
• Additional environmental storytelling elements added

Looking Ahead

This update pushes deeper into Kris’s Story and significantly expands Craven Oaks.

More story, systems, and content updates are on the way.

• Soon I’ll be updating the demo to bring the 1.7 updates into the fold
• End of April → A follow-up polish patch addressing bugs, feedback, and Survivor Stories updates
• May (target) →New & updated AchievementsThe first part of Act 3Including the AlTran Parking Lot boss fightAnd a major cinematic cutscene

Thank You

As always—thank you to everyone who has supported Sanguine so far.
Your feedback, testing, and encouragement continue to shape this game in a meaningful way, and it genuinely means a lot.

There’s so much more that I’m working on and excited to share in the coming months!

-Ryan