Alteratio : Alteratio — Patch Notes (Stability Update – December 31)

Performance
[] Reworked asset streaming and texture compression with a new preset to minimize I/O spikes.[] Reduced GC spikes (transient allocations) in critical loops and FX systems. Lightweight parallelization with Jobs/Burst where applicable.
Graphics & Visibility

[] Recalibrated exposure curves and eye adaptation; improved tonemapping for localized darkness.[] Adjusted post-process volumes (URP): balanced Bloom, Vignette, and Color Adjustments for the night scene.[] Fixed Depth of Field and render-pass ordering to avoid artifacts during transitions.[] Addressed banding and flicker on specular surfaces on certain GPUs.
Gameplay & AI: Wendigo

[] Adjusted sensory thresholds (vision/spatial perception) and state-transition timings in the FSM.[] Reworked pathfinding and navmesh carving to prevent getting stuck on unintended geometry.[] Fine-tuned synchronization between punishment windows and response cooldowns; the risk profile remains intact.[] Small variations in patrol patterns and reaction latencies to avoid deterministic behavior.
Stability & Bug Fixes

[] Resolved clipping cases in soft collisions with doors and level edges.[] Fixed sequences that could cause softlocks when interrupting chained triggers.[] Corrected save/load state handling for certain interactables.[] Eliminated intermittent crashes related to late shader initialization on specific hardware.
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