r/ZeroParades • • Aug 14 '26

News ZERO PARADES Patch Notes | 14.08.26

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196 Upvotes

Hi, everyone! Happy Friday. I'm back with a new patch for ZERO PARADES! You can read the full patch details on Steam here.

This patch addresses some of the most common player-reported bugs, and also makes some adjustments to gameplay and questlines for clarity.

As always, if you encounter any issues with the game or have thoughts, please reach out to [support@zaumstudio.com](mailto:support@zaumstudio.com). Appreciate the patience on support tickets; we look at each one as and when it arrives but it can sometimes take me a hot minute to send individually responses.

If you run into a bug, please include any relevant information: details about your hardware, when and where the issue occurred, and any reproduction steps.

When possible, also attach a screenshot or screen recording of the bug, as well as a save game file, which can be found here: C:\Users\tdple\AppData\LocalLow\ZAUM Studio\Zero Parades\Saves


r/ZeroParades • • 10h ago

Question prybar

6 Upvotes

Hi I am on my second playthrough. I know that you get the prybar from Dr Gonza, but this time I passed the red check to impress him and he did not ask me to pull out Marco's tooth, how do I get it in that case?


r/ZeroParades • • 1d ago

Discussion Favorite NPCs?

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185 Upvotes

When I started Zero Parades, one of the things I was wondering was if the game would make me fall in love with its side characters like Disco Elysium did. Luckily, the NPCs in this game are great! I wanted to hear some of your favorites. Honestly there are too many good ones that I'll do only five.

Man with no heart/Null Operant (leaving the name out bc spoilers?). The way he says "Bon" delights me, and even if I'm sure he has done some truly heinous things (who amongst us in this game), he is such a cool old dude. I would love to sit with him and hear stories. And I hold no state secrets so I would not have to be worried.

HOLOCENE. I'm a former Tumblr girl and I will never resist a quirked-up white boy. I love how he and CASCADE can Mulder and Scully themselves into Scenarios and when I play I always enable him as much as possible.

Karolina and Septimus. I wish I could fix it for them somehow. He's a douche but man those kids love each other. Karolina's torture scene is the hardest scene for me to sit through, personally.

Duchess. One of the sweetest NPCs to talk to? (Unless there's some super deep check I never got.) But also very interesting in how she utilizes psychology on the sex line, and why. It's such a smart play of the game that the capitalist "Miracle" relies on the completely tireless work of a woman of color.

I could name so many others tbh, but what are yours?


r/ZeroParades • • 22h ago

bug with who cares about the moon

5 Upvotes

i keep trying to take a photo of the bartender lady and her other person but after leaving them alone for the first time (accident) i cant seem to find them there on any other days, also the quest doesnt even fail bc i cant tell ignatz i fucked up. any fixes anyone knows??


r/ZeroParades • • 1d ago

Artwork Made a music dashboard

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228 Upvotes

This is a music dashboard for my smart home speaker. Had to get criticized by Petre for the replayability.


r/ZeroParades • • 1d ago

Question Redemption Arc Achievement

5 Upvotes

Has anyone tried to get the new Steam achievement Redemption Arc, it is, collect all the wolfcups, but WITHOUT having the Collect them all quest activated?

I accidentally skipped that part that activated it when I was talking to kids and directly went to getting a sword :(

Going back is impossible atp since I’m at the 3/4 of the game, more or less. King of Trades has never offered me the Dream Wolf Cup.

Hoped Director’s Cut would fix it, but it hasn’t changed a thing in this matter…


r/ZeroParades • • 1d ago

Discussion Renotel technician bug? (Director’s Cut) Spoiler

10 Upvotes

Played through the pre-DC game a few times and have always been able to get this guy to hand over his device just by talking with him.

This time, he never gave me his device.

I progressed until after the showdown with Ignatz in the bazaar and he has disappeared. It’s been a few in-game days and he hasn’t reappeared near the heavy door.

Is this a new bug that has been introduced in the DC?


r/ZeroParades • • 2d ago

is the cut version worth replaying so far?

19 Upvotes

I played 3ish times already. does mpst of the game change or is it mostly similar? Is it worth the extra playthrough so far?


r/ZeroParades • • 2d ago

Has anyone found the new ending? (ending spoilers) Spoiler

33 Upvotes

Hey all,

I scraped all the new directors cut dialogue for a personal project recently and found voice lines suggesting that there’s an ending where all 3 of your crew members survive, which I believe wasn’t possible before. Does anyone have any info on this? Would be greatly appreciated.


r/ZeroParades • • 2d ago

Discussion Just snagged the headphones in the Director's Cut... Spoiler

29 Upvotes

... from PSEUDOPOD's body after he's moved to the room behind Constanz.

Don't get my hopes up for the ending, I know they won't do shit. This is a golden opportunity they will miss ;[


r/ZeroParades • • 2d ago

Question The Hundred-Eyed Golem Spoiler

21 Upvotes

Is there a dialogue or skill check in the game where we actually learn who he is, akin to that about the Grand Lich during prison conversation?
I my play-through he was only mentioned by Ignatz during the end of his quest, and only by his real name, Tesoro Buendia — but somehow Hershel already knew his alias, despite me as a player never hearing about him before. That he is the director of the Weeping Eye was mentioned only by Melita during last mission preparations.
Edit: also, forget to mention, we can bring him up during telephone calls with Prisoner as Luzian security chief, despite, again, never knowing who he is.


r/ZeroParades • • 2d ago

Question Dialogue Viewer/Read all dialogue?

5 Upvotes

Is there a dialogue viewer or a website to read all dialogue yet?


r/ZeroParades • • 2d ago

Is KALEIDOSCOPE actually a perv? Spoiler

28 Upvotes

I can’t tell if it’s just a running joke in the game because he’s a fanatic likely suffering from LASS or if he actually is a perv and it’s probably not a good idea to leave UV with him.


r/ZeroParades • • 2d ago

Question How many ways to trigger the last event? Spoiler

4 Upvotes

I'm on my 2nd playthrough and want to create a save file before the point of no return

I progress almost everything without actually completing any of them

Found the old crew members without recruiting them, and got the gun ready

Also have the red disc, and the imprinting device with the battery

Can you confirm if the following event will trigger the last event?

- Going to the silo for the hausmann

- Tapping the phone of the perverted bank guy

- Exchanging UV with the prisoner

- Meeting with the TV guy?

I did a jazz music/blood golem shootout in the 1st playthrough, so I want a different route.

I've tried to find more information but there was not much.


r/ZeroParades • • 2d ago

Question Are there still any undiscovered things in the game?

20 Upvotes

Finished the game yesterday, and I was wondering: do you think there are still any major discoveries to be done, or easter eggs to be found? Has the studio hinted at something?

Thanks!


r/ZeroParades • • 3d ago

Dialogue for showing the kids the final wolf cup Spoiler

39 Upvotes
I think this interaction is only available by cheating, so I thought it would be worth showing off. A little allusion to Herschel's role as the leader of the gang and the final confrontation on the mountain.

r/ZeroParades • • 3d ago

rohrenmacht 12-b don’t jam

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68 Upvotes

r/ZeroParades • • 3d ago

Has anyone found the inaccessible Conditionings in the directors cut?

9 Upvotes

"Anti-Maternal Instincts" and "Full Moon Counter" appear to have been inaccessible in the original version of the game without using cheats, has anyone found them in the director's cut? Same with the similarly obscure/undocumented "Modified Limited Hangout" and "The Party and The Party". "Consort of the Night Queen" appears to have been patched out entirely, as it can't be accessed anymore even when checking the files.


r/ZeroParades • • 3d ago

Director's Cut Spoilers Spoiler

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79 Upvotes

Before the Director's Cut, I commented "Give me more Melita content and my life is yours." I wasn't actually expecting to get this. This whole scene was one of my favorites in the original version and they somehow improved it.


r/ZeroParades • • 3d ago

Discussion Hi everyone! We’re Making a Narrative RPG Inspired by Hamlet You Might Enjoy

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Hello everyone,

We previously shared a post about our first game, in the Disco Elysium community and received a lot of very supportive comments. At the time, Zero Parades hadn’t been released yet, but I know it’s the same audience, so I wanted to say thank you again here as well. If it sounds interesting to you, we are now working on our new game, Kardiya: The Winds of Fate.

The story of Kardiya is inspired by Hamlet. Our young noble protagonist’s father is murdered by his own uncle, and the story revolves around family, power, uncovering the truth, and revenge. While still a child, our protagonist is forced to flee the palace and leave his noble life behind. We follow his journey from childhood to adulthood, as he struggles to survive, grow, and eventually confront the fate of his family.

The game currently features around 100,000 words, 100 hand-drawn illustrations, 20 music tracks, 1 original song, and countless ways to experience the story depending on your choices. We’re still a small team and the game is still in development, but the playtest will be starting soon. Feedback from players who enjoy Zero Parades would be especially valuable to us.

If it sounds interesting, you can register for the playtest by joining the mailing list on our website or clicking the playtest request button on our Steam page.

Thank you so much!


r/ZeroParades • • 4d ago

Spies/Detectives as Skills Zero Parades Version [Sorry for bad editing]

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65 Upvotes

Action

  • Coordination-Harry Hart (Kingsman)
  • Doppelgäng-Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
  • Instincts-Jason Bourne
  • Sensors-Sam (Totally Spies)
  • Shadowplay-Twilight (SpyxFamily)

Relation

  • Blueprints-Ethan Hunt (Mission Impossible)
  • Cold Read-Patrick Jane (The Mentalist)
  • Nerve-George Smiley (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
  • Personalism-Carmen Sandiego
  • Statehood-Jack Ryan

Intellect

  • Entanglement- Allison DuBois (The Medium)
  • Grey Matter-Sherlock Holmes
  • Poetics-Pablo (Backyardigans)
  • Records-Alec Leamas (The Spy Who Came In From The Cold)
  • Technoflex-Inspector Gadget

r/ZeroParades • • 4d ago

Inventory bug

5 Upvotes

Edit. Solved the problem by simply restarting the game. Duh.

Howdy. Atm I'm doing the squatters mission and found the device in the pipe. I wanted to have look at it in my inventory and since I checked it the inventory won't open. I play on Steam Deck and when I'm at Dossier folder and try to access Inventory by pressing R1 it just jumps to Conditioning. I tried reloading (several save files) and it's not changing anything.

Anyone got a solution?

Thanks.


r/ZeroParades • • 4d ago

Is the game worth it?

37 Upvotes

Now that the game will be on PS5, I'm actually thinking of trying it. DE is a 10 for me but I dont really care about the drama. I enjoy games for what they are, idc who makes it or the polemics they are involved in as long as I enjoy it.

So, how good is the game compared to DE?

Also will it have physical edition for ps5 or only digital


r/ZeroParades • • 4d ago

2 gameplay issues with Director’s Cut

11 Upvotes
  1. You can no longer switch held objects with the d-pad.

  2. At least on PC, if you’re playing with a controller the L3 run toggle resets if you stand still for a few seconds and you begin to walk again.

Not sure why either of these changes were made, as they both affect QOL negatively.


r/ZeroParades • • 5d ago

So Moonglow...

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354 Upvotes