Dordogne (Switch): all the updates

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Dordogne on Nintendo Switch (originally released on June 13th 2023 in North America and Europe, and June 14th 2023 in Japan)!

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Dordogne – Ver. ???

• Release date: August 1st 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

New Feature: Chapter Selection

Due to popular demand, we have implemented a Chapter Selection feature! This option is now accessible once you’ve started a chapter and is easily available via a new button in the Main Menu.

To enhance this feature, we’ve included a summary per chapter, of the Collectibles you’ve amassed, visible in the newly established Chapter Select submenu. Furthermore, all cinematics you have previously viewed can be skipped when using the Chapter Select feature to improve the quality of life.

One final and important note: This feature is compatible with your past saves, offering the freedom to revisit any part of the game, collect any missed Collectible and unlock any missed achievement/trophy without needing to restart the game!

General Fixes and Improvements:

• Corrected collider clipping occurring during kayaking.
• Resolved a critical bug causing Mimi to continuously walk in place while opening stores.
• Fixed issues related to sound triggers; some sounds were not playing at the correct time under certain circumstances.
• Resolved an inconsistency where memos and binder tasks were not updating properly.
• Corrected grammatical errors in texts.

Quality of Life Enhancements:

• Included Photosensitive and Emotional trigger warnings at game launch for better player safety and awareness.
• Reworked specific animations to eliminate texture clipping.
• Improved world consistency by saving selected elements during Minigames and this can be seen later in the story.
• Enhanced performance in expansive scenery areas for a smoother, more enjoyable gameplay experience.

Platform Specifics:

Nintendo Switch

• Slightly improved performances

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Focus Entertainment

Dordogne – Ver. ???

• Release date: July 10th 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

General fixes and Improvements:

• Fixed an issue that allowed players to clip through the ground when obtaining a collectible, ensuring a more consistent gameplay experience.
• Resolved a sound problem when changing the window focus during a cinematic, preventing audio disruptions.
• Overhauled various animations to enhance their quality, readability, and to eliminate instances of clipping, resulting in smoother visuals.
• Addressed multiple sound issues to ensure that all audio cues are played at the correct timing, enhancing overall immersion.
• Made changes to a shader to eliminate one-sided textures and improve depth of certain elements, enhancing visual fidelity.
• Fixed a critical issue that prevented camera clips from attaching and blocked player progress, ensuring a seamless gameplay flow.
• Improved and overhauled shaders and visual effects (VFX) for better overall quality and optimised framerate, enhancing visual experience.
• Rectified camera issues that occurred when leaving the game at specific moments, improving transitions and player control.
• Resolved language issues with Mimi, ensuring she now speaks exclusively in the language chosen in the options, without occasional English dialogue.
• Prevented Mimi from interacting with her surroundings while reading a Letter, using the Phone, or during a loading screen, reducing distractions.

Quality of Life:

• Enhanced mini games, such as breakfast and garden activities, by adding shadows under objects to improve spatial readability and provide a more immersive environment.
• Rearranged the order of collectibles in the Binder to align with their appearance sequence in each chapter, enhancing organisation and progression tracking.
• Added arrows around written and audio language options to indicate available choices. As a reminder, there are 14 written and 7 audio languages to choose from!
• Improved the user interface (UI) when reading Letters, enhancing readability, and making it more intuitive.
• Improved the Phone interface by allowing one to scroll through texts without spamming the down direction with the joystick.
• Addressed a previous issue that caused Phone conversations, especially with Fabrice, to end prematurely.
• This improvement further develops the relationship between Mimi and her father.
• Introduced additional interactive elements in the garden and Renaud’s lair to enhance environmental storytelling and immersion.
• Increased font size to improve text readability, ensuring a more comfortable reading experience on small screens.
• Added Binder and Phone tasks to provide more explicit guidance to players and help them progress in the intended direction.

Platform Specifics:

Nintendo Switch:

• Improved texture quality on some objects.
• Fixed a critical issue that prevented Mimi from climbing a wall in the Galleries and blocked player progress, ensuring a seamless gameplay flow. Go ahead Mimi, and meet this mysterious boy!

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Focus Entertainment

How to download updates for Dordogne for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Dordogne, you have three options:

• let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

• try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

• select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.