Amnesia: Rebirth Update 9

Custom Stories can now be selected from the main menu.
The editors used in the development of Amnesia: Rebirth have been added to the install directory of the game.
Fear is no longer increased while reading notes.
Disabling Video Distortion now disables the pulsing tilt and zoom effect while standing in darkness.
Inventory can now be opened with D-Pad Up on gamepads that don’t have a View/Back button.
Fixed a major bug where the game would be stuck on a black screen after the intro.
Fixed a bug where the game would not progress after a major late-game cutscene.
Fixed a bug where some memories could not be replayed from the sketchbook.
Fixed a bug where some objects wouldn’t play sounds while being dragged across the floor.
Various other bugfixes.

Custom Stories
Custom Stories are user-created modifications (mods) to the base game of Amnesia: Rebirth. They can include all new maps and assets, as well as replace any existing file in the game. We are really excited about this as mods and custom stories have been a big part of the Amnesia community and DNA ever since the release of The Dark Descent in 2010. We’re really looking forward to seeing what creations will emerge from this, the possibilities are limitless!

Custom Stories can be added to the game directly from the Custom Stories menu on Steam (which is integrated with Steam Workshop), or by downloading them from elsewhere and putting them in the Mods folder in the install directory of the game. They can then be played using the Custom Stories option in the main menu.

Custom Stories are built using the same tools used to develop the game. These can be found in the install directory of the game. The LevelEditor is used to build and modify levels, while the ModelEditor is used to create the entities used in these levels. You can open a few levels and entities from the game in these to get an idea of how things work.

In order to modify the actual functionality of the game, you’ll have to edit the game’s script files. This can be done with any text editor, but an external IDE such as CodeLite is strongly recommended.

This patch is mostly about bug fixes, both some linux focus, some blockers and other minor issues. The most notable change for most players will be the ability to skip memories by holding the interact button (left mouse button or right trigger if on a gamepad).

In summary:
You can now skip memories by holding down the left mouse button, or right trigger on a gamepad.
Linux graphics glitch fixed.
Various blockers fixed.
Various bug fixes.

For linux users we still have some known issues with fullscreen and exiting the game that won’t be fixed in this patch.

For our next update the main focus is:
Mod-support. We are almost there, but want to test it properly before launching it.
More linux fixes.
General bug fixing.

Fixes and improvements contained within this patch are:
 Tone down / adjustment of Fear Flashes (the images that flash before the eyes when in darkness etc.).
 Hints will now disappear when they should, thus not causing problems for new hints to appear.
 Potential fix for the “missing GUI bug”.
 Various bugs blocking the player from progressing have been fixed.
 Various other bug fixes.

We are also working on an upcoming patch in which focus will be lying on things like:
 Implementation and release of mod support.
 Ability to skip memories through holding down a button.
 Linux bug fixes.
 Other various bug fixes.