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The Case of the Golden Idol Known Issues, Workarounds and Fixes

Specific developer-documented fixes and workarounds for The Case of the Golden Idol, preserving the release and platform scope of each report.

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May 2023: original release Steam Deck input, cloud and DLC fixes

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The May 2023 update to the original release fixes Steam Deck controls, achievements, savegame cloud loading and DLC unlocking. These are the categories named by the short developer note. It predates the October 2024 Redux release and should not be interpreted as a current diagnosis or repair of every Redux save or DLC problem. [1]

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1.3.3: two scenario 9 gathering spots supplied incorrect phrases

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Two phrase-gathering spots in scenario 9 supplied incorrect phrases. The developer fixed them and explicitly noted that the problem was not game-breaking because the correct phrases were already supplied elsewhere. [2]

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1.3.3: repeated phrases incorrectly passed the scenario 10 virtue solver

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The original release’s 1.3.3 patch fixes repeated phrases being accepted as a correct evaluation in scenario 10’s virtue solver. This concerns an incorrect answer being accepted, rather than a missing valid word. [2]

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1.3.2: inventory phrases could be hidden under other phrases

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The original release’s 1.3.2 patch fixes a rare inventory overlap that hid one phrase under another. The game checks phrase positions and moves an overlapping phrase to the next free inventory slot. [3]

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  1. Fixed achievement, savegame and DLC logic for Steam Deck official-newsRetrieved
  2. Update 2022.12.05 v1.3.3 official-newsRetrieved
  3. Stability fixes and text improvements - version 1.3.2 official-newsRetrieved

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