Silent Depths — v1.0.0 (Release)

This is the 1.0 release, but it still needs some testing and fixing.
Most major issues have been addressed and the pack is in a good state, but some tuning and polish will continue as players find edge cases.

Highlights

• Expanded tech/automation progression to support long-term progression and late-game “fight back” gear.

• Shader preset set finalized (Ultra → Performance) with horror-friendly visuals and better defaults.

• Continued gun stability + FPS tuning (TaCZ + gun packs) focused on less FPS loss while holding weapons and fewer crashes.

• General pack cleanup, tuning, and stability improvements leading into 1.0.

Added

Tech / Automation / Progression

• Industrial Foregoing (automation machines + resource processing)

• PneumaticCraft: Repressurized (advanced automation + unique progression systems)

• XNet (clean item/fluid/energy networking and control)

Tools / Performance Support

• Chunky (optional) for world pre-generation to reduce exploration stutter/lag

Changed

Tech Balance

• Removed the extra advanced generator/solar add-on (less bloat, cleaner progression)

• Automation progression is now more structured around multiple systems instead of stacking overlapping tech mods

Shaders / Visual Options

• Updated shader options so players can choose:

  • Ultra / High / Medium / Low / Performance

• Presets are tuned to keep the pack’s foggy, dread-heavy horror look while being more playable across different PCs

Fixed / Improved

Pack Polish

• General stability improvements and cleanup of smaller pack-level issues found during testing

• Reduced minor inconsistencies (visual/audio/item behavior edge cases)

Guns (TaCZ + gun packs, including Elite X)

• Improved stability and tuning for TaCZ gun packs (including Elite X Quality Guns)

• Started targeted tuning to reduce major FPS drops while holding high-detail weapons

• Continued work on crash-prone edge cases

Known Issues / Testing Notes

• Occasional big lag spikes can happen in some situations. If you get spikes that are bad enough to affect gameplay, please report it in the Discord with:

  • what you were doing when it happened

  • your PC specs (CPU/GPU/RAM)

  • and your latest log/crash report if possible

• Some guns may still crash on equip in certain setups (example reported: SPAS-12).
  Workaround: avoid that weapon until patched/updated.

• High-detail guns can still cause FPS drops when held, especially with shaders enabled.
  More tuning planned.

Final Notes

Thanks for playing and testing Silent Depths. This release is meant to be stable and playable, but community feedback is still important as we polish remaining performance spikes and edge-case crashes. If something feels off, drop it in the Discord so it can be reproduced and fixed faster.