Nightdive Studios released their System Shock remake in 2023 after years of development, but apparently they’re not quite finished. Talking with PC Gamer, they have a big patch coming later this month with options for a female Hacker and waypoint system. Also, a reworked ending is on the way after complaints about the last boss fight.

The update will be available on April 11th and will, of course, be included with the upcoming console versions.

Let’s start with the lady Hacker, as she actually seems to have been in the works the longest. “[Hacker gender choice] was a stretch goal for Kickstarter oh, seven, eight years in the making,” Nightdive founder Stephen Kick told me in an interview at the Game Developers Conference ahead of the announcement. “We knew we wanted to patch that in, it was just one of those things that we knew wouldn’t have any kind of immediate effect on gameplay, but just having that option kind of adds to the immersive quality of the game.”

Kick and Nightdive business development director Larry Kuperman were more tight-lipped about what the 1.2 update’s “Upgraded Ending” entails, but they both agreed that it’s “worth replaying.” Kick acknowledged that the move was in response to criticism of the game’s original final boss, a virtual reality puzzle/shooter section with different mechanics from both System Shock’s regular immersive sim gameplay, as well as the other VR sections throughout the campaign.

“A lot of the criticism that we received was: you spent this whole game collecting items, gearing yourself up for this big battle, and then all of your stuff was gone,” Kick said. “You’re left with just this one weapon to play what boils down to a minigame.

“It’s just been completely reworked.”

[PC Gamer]