Folklore Hunter

Changelog

Bloodfang Forest

• Fixed Bloodfang Crypt door multiplayer issues
  
• Strigoi can now enter the small-graveyard church
  
• Fixed bug causing Snow-cave Strigoi to be blind, deaf and mute
  
• Strigoi now stop attack animation when fleeing
  
• Fixed multiplayer issues for Bloodfang Crypt ritual door lock symbols
  
• Bloodfang totems now rotate properly in multiplayer
  
• Fixed Bloodfang distant scream ambient sound
  
• Purification salt pick-up message adjusted
  

Night of The Wendigo

• Shrunk the NOTW cave system
  
• Fixed various Wendigo navigation bugs
  
• Wendigo will now always prioritise attacking the player
  
• Wendigo flee AI improved
  
• Wendigo now heads back inside the cave during the day when lured out
  
• Notebook can now only give 10 torn pages
  

Other changes

• Fixed bug causing the timer to never end
  
• Added Liquid Donkey Games company logo to the game start-up
  
• All totems given a subtle visual effect
  
• Fixed bug causing settings to not save
  
• Removed auto-save option from settings, now always auto-save
  

Changelog

• Potential fix for a bug causing the cave Strigoi to disappear
  
• Fixed bug causing Strigoi to turn into bats immediately when shot during the day
  
• Fixed bug causing the Elder Strigoi to flee after a single attack
  
• Deleted certain small trees near Bloodfang small settlement to stop players getting stuck on them
  
• Adjusted flee AI to prevent cryptid fleeing towards players
  

Changelog

Bloodfang

• Blood-mist event has a chance of occurring each night
  
• 2 new locations
  
• Completely redesigned and moved small graveyard location
  
• Moved Snow cave and added additional detail
  
• Added path to watchtower
  
• Added two additional watchtowers
  
• Moved collapsed mine closer to village
  
• Made mineshaft more clearly collapsed
  
• New dedicated location for Bloodfang Amulet creation
  
• Bloodfang village roofs are now slippery and unable to be walked on
  
• Unique runes for Bloodfang
  
• Increased number of bullets at Bloodfang spawn
  
• Disabled interactions with Purification salt in Snow-cave
  
• Added ending sequence when all players die
  
• Wind sound effects added
  
• Map lighting improved
  
• Updated minimap
  
• New Clues added
  

Strigoi

• New sounds added
  
• Hearing improved
  
• Wandering AI adjusted
  
• Will now always flee at dawn
  
• Crawling ability added
  
• Snow-cave Strigoi can now leave the cave if the barrier has been destroyed
  
• Decreased chance Strigoi will locate player at night
  

Items

• Garlic now affects Vampires in various ways
  
• Garlic is now destroyed after use
  
• Decreased maximum possible bullets that can be obtained from crates
  
• Meat + Deer interaction time lowered from 3s to 1s
  
• Slightly adjusted NOTW rune symbols
  

Player

• Created healthbar for damageable cryptids
  
• New map location marker icons
  
• Map markers are now added once each location is discovered
  
• Flashlight will now flicker and dim when entering Bloodfang crypt
  
• Added battery UI element to show flashlight charge
  
• Flashlights now cast shadows
  
• Footsteps now quieter when crouched
  
• Walking animation slower when crouched
  
• Flashlight now dimly lights area around main light
  
• Only one player can control a camera at a time
  
• Improved vertical rotation to player animation
  

Weapons

• Hitmarkers added
  
• Added 'clicking' sound when rifle is empty
  
• Added basic muzzle flash to Rifle
  
• Aim-sway significantly reduced
  
• Crossbow accuracy adjusted to account for distance
  

Settings menu

• Option for in-game timer
  
• Alternate interact text styles for dyslexia accessibility
  
• Colour blind options
  
• Additional FPS cap options
  
• Added setting to disable HUD + Crosshair
  
• Added setting for simplified HUD + Crosshair
  
• Added video presets to settings
  
• Warning added when two inputs have the same key bound
  

Fauna

• New Deer and Wolf spawning method to improve performance
  

Misc

• Massively improved NOTW reflections
  
• Improved AI navigation inside NOTW cabin
  
• Adjusted foliage around NOTW ritual site for easier interactions
  
• Added skippable main menu animation
  
• Added a message for new players joining a multiplayer session
  
• Many sounds now realistically decrease in volume when heard through walls
  
• Recommended player count and hunt length added to main menu
  

Bugfixes

• Weapons and equipment no longer clip through walls when too close
  
• Rifle bullets can no longer be blocked by trees/bushes
  
• Removed floating sphere from Bloodfang Sky
  
• NOTW note transparency fixed
  
• Bloodfang note transparency fixed
  
• Totem rotation now rotates clockwise consistently
  
• Inputs will no longer reset when input settings menu opened
  
• Look Up/Down and Look Left/Right can no longer be rebound/unbound
  
• Inputs menu now shows working icons
  
• All inputs now listed in settings
  
• Inverted mouse axis options now functional
  
• NOTW cabin sounds now wood instead of dirt
  
• Grass clipping through floor fixed in NOTW cabin
  
• Patched holes in NOTW caves
  
• Jumping now prevented when crouched to stop ADS being prevented
  
• 'Master audio' option now affects all audio types
  
• Cameras now move properly in multiplayer
  
• Dynamite now does damage
  
• Fixed victory cutscene skip being prevented
  
• Wolves and Deer will no longer become frozen and invulnerable with poor connection
  

Changelog

• Strigoi's can no longer hunt and kill eachother
  
• Weather has been disabled while we investigate the cause of rendering issues
  
• Altered the duration of the Strigoi's bat form
  
• Scream attack has been made clearer, and nolonger does damage to the player
  
• Altered the locations of some of the notes in Bloodfang
  
• Fixed an issue causing escape to not skip the introduction cutscenes correctly.
  

Changelog

Bloodfang Forest

• Story and gameplay overhaul
  
• Creation mechanic for new items
  
• More than double the number of discoverable locations
  
• Additional detail added to village
  
• Five new clues to find
  

Strigoi

• Complete visual overhaul
  
• New custom animations
  
• Additional combat abilities
  
• Will now dynamically avoid sunlight
  

Weapons

• Rifle hipfiring accuracy improved
  
• Crossbow accuracy improved
  
• Ammo is now much more common from crates
  
• Ammo can be found in discoverable locations more often
  
• Crosshair now disappears when aiming down sights
  

AI

• Suite of new attacks and abilities for the Strigoi
  
• AI will prioritize bridges over water
  
• AI should no longer wander into rivers
  

Misc

• Notification sound effect
  
• Adjusted flashlight distance and intensity
  
• When picking up new items, they will try to enter the players hotbar first, then the inventory if no hotbar slot is available
  
• Fire now hurts players
  
• Added functionality and effects to lamps
  
• Ambient sounds now quieter and less frequent
  
• Removed old items made obsolete
  

Bugfixes

• NOTW terrain adjusted to stop players getting permanently stuck
  
• Patched holes in NOTW cave system
  
• Bloodfang trees no longer bright in darkness
  
• Wooden materials now generate wood footstep audio
  
• Sunlight will no longer appear through Bloodfang Forest village houses
  
• Damage no longer stops interaction highlight
  
• Rain no longer hits invisible roof above player
  
• Fixed circle of crates
  
• Fixed ammo bug when holding two of the same weapon
  
• Nametags no longer visible when aiming down sights
  
• Fixed bug that caused beartraps to fly when garlic is placed on them
  
• Bloodfang Village ceilings no longer trap players
  
• Fixed holes underneath village paths
  
• Fixed bug causing sprinting to disable aiming down sight permanently
  

Changelog:

• Added proximity based voice chat. Default is push to talk on the V key, but can be changed in the options menu. There may still be some instability with the voice chat that can be fixed in future updates after player feedback has been collated.
  
• Added new crossbow weapon available in Bloodfang Forest.
  
• Added fall damage.
  
• Added stealth system that allows the player to hide from creatures and monitor their visibility. Keep in mind turning on your flashlight at nighttime is very easy to see...
  
• Added ability for player to crouch which reduces their visibility.
  
• Added new clues to cave system in Night of the Wendigo to help players find their way out easier.
  
• Added "Toggle Sprint" setting to the options menu under controls.
  
• Some interactions now take time to perform such as opening a crate or helping up a downed player.
  
• Fixed bug that caused infinite ammo as a client.
  
• Fixed bug that caused equipment to be shown floating after a player was downed.
  
• Fixed cave geometry issue that allowed players to fall through the roof of the cave in the Night of the Wendigo map.
  
• Fixed UI issue that made some inventory slots unclickable on smaller screen sizes.
  
• Fixed some decals rendering onto player in Bloodfang Forest.
  
• Fixed issue that caused hotbar item count and inventory item counts to become out of sync.
  
• Fixed mouse sensitivity slider not working in the options menu.
  

Changelog

• Fixed spamming escape to skip the intro cause the game to soft-lock and never recover.
  
• Fixed aggression and pathfinding issues with the Wendigo introduced in the latest update.
  
• Fixed various bodies of water not rendering on lower graphics settings.
  
• Fixed not being able to place items when close to one of the new 'point of interest' markers (the question marks on the map).
  

Changelog

• Wendigo now has a few new tricks up its sleeve ;)
  
• Wendigo is now baited by meat
  
• The cabin door can now be opened and closed
  
• Added player health-bar
  
• Player damage is now balanced based on how many players are in the game
  
• Important locations are now marked on the map as question marks
  
• Lowered default volume of heavy breathing from 100 to 20
  
• Can now skip ending cutsequences
  
• Fixed skip sometimes not working during into sequences
  
• New sound effects for wendigo
  
• Added new grave digging mechanics to Bloodfang forest
  
• Added new dragging system in Bloodfang forest
  
• Player is no longer always holding the rifle and will now hold whatever is selected in the hot-bar slot
  
• Added new character animations for various items
  
• Added a 'Return to Menu' option in the settings menu
  
• Fixed game not pausing when opening the settings menu in single-player
  
• Added quit confirmation when exiting to menu or exiting the game
  
• Player can now get temporarily stuck in traps
  
• Cloud cover and weather are now synced in multiplayer
  
• Fixed Strigoi being able to hit players through walls
  
• Fixed multiple issues with cave lighting
  
• Fixed player damage sound FX in multiplayer
  
• Fixed wendigo sound FX in multiplayer
  
• Fixed various missing geometry on rocks in Night of the Wendigo
  
• Fixed item pickup notifications sometimes displaying under other HUD elements
  
• Added new descriptions to items that were missing them
  
• New procedural animation on first person when moving mouse around
  
• Wolves now correctly get stuck in traps
  
• Can now release a trapped creature by opening the trap
  
• Added new character animations when not holding anything
  
• Fixed being able to shoot yourself in the feet
  
• Fixed being able to change hot-bar slots when dead
  
• Fixed wendigo game over cut-sequence playing in Bloodfang Forest
  
• Fixed rolling mist obscuring view when lit by the flashlight
  
• Fixed rain effects not displaying correctly when shadows are below high.
  
• Fixed rain effects sometimes appearing mid air
  
• Fixed player view breaking when someone picks up the camera you are currently viewing through
  
• Can now hear in-game audio when alt-tabbed
  
• Game now runs at full framerate when alt-tabbed
  
• Prevented the game from trying to run in VR mode when an oculus is connected
  
• Can now only get charcoal from fires if you have less than 10 in your inventory
  
• Altered dawn and dusk lighting in Bloodfang forest to make it less pink
  
• Fixed deer sometimes not running away
  
• Fixed deer all ending up in one corner of the map in Night of the Wendigo map
  
• Altered flashlight location to fix light being visible in players head in third person