Insomniac lets players turn off the dreaded "fart trail" from Marvel's Wolverine
A.V. Club • • technology
Key Points:
- Insomniac released an update for Marvel’s Wolverine adding toggle-off options for sensory tracking features like Whiskey Bottle scent trails, Material Crate audio clues, and Nightmare Door roots to address player complaints about the game's “hand-holdy” mechanics.
- The update also fixes several crashes, bugs, and visual issues, including misaligned claws in Photo Mode, a rare white object glitch, and a UV mapping problem causing overlapping bathroom signs in the casino.
- Despite the new toggles, some story-critical scent trails remain active during key missions, such as “The One That Got Away,” though their opacity has been reduced in prior updates to lessen player frustration.
- Insomniac denied accusations of using generative AI for the game’s bizarre bathroom signs, which have drawn community attention and were addressed in this patch.
- The update aims to improve player experience by reducing intrusive guidance elements while maintaining necessary story cues and fixing reported technical issues.
