June 26, 2006

P.M. Studios Announces the Release of the First English Patch for Etrom-The Astral Essence

P.M. Studios has released the first English patch for their hack-and-slash adventure game, Etrom - The Astral Essence. The v1.1 patch addresses several issues within the game.

Fabio Belsanti,  Managing Director & Lead Designer at P.M. Studios, said, “We made this patch according to players and reviewers suggestions. This patch is a step forward for this Hack and Slash videogame with dark, deep and detailed background. P.M. Studios is proud to invite you in our Techno-Fantasy Universe.” 

Click here to download the new Etrom - The Astal Essence Patch.

About the Patch V. 1.1

Compatibility: Only English Retail

New Features:

• New Control System (F1 to activate the Auto-Camera)
• Config. Auto-Save
• Direct Link to the Hangan's Gun Shop: Active the cheat-mode Ctrl+PM and then press H (use this only if the "equipment" mission is accomplished or you may experience crashes)

New Options on Start Windows (Check it for Common Trouble Shooting):

• VSync Disabled
  This option allows to disable the Vertical Video Sync. It can speed up the general fluidity of the animations (increasing the Frame Rate). In some cases horizontal lines could appear.
• Software Vertex Processing
  Some low-profile videocards (in most cases, the on-board ones) have tech specs close to the limits of the Product's Minimum Requirements. Enabling this option it can be forced to use the CPU instead of the GPU for certain graphic operations (eg. mesh skinning). The CPU will do more work, probably resulting in a general decrease of the game speed (decreasing the Frame Rate).
• Safe Mode
  On certain critical configurations and with some videocards' drivers the game could be unstable. This option decreases the performances and increases the controls of the application to manage system's Threads/Processes. In particular it enables the DirectX (tm) multi-thread mode.

Bug Fix:

• Ammo Bug Time Power (now can't disappear at the end of a Time-Mission)
• Technical Improvements and Better GC Compatibility

For quick Hints and Tips see also the forum on the official website: www.etrom.net.

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