We are pleased to present you a major update to the game, in which we have added a lot of new things!
Patchnote
Added new Advanced Items modifier, that replaces the clues' one
Added new hand animations (can be disabled in settings)
Added a new ghost - Black Death
Redesigned some old tools
Added 2 new skins
Updated ghost capsules and added the ability to upgrade them
Added a bracelr to prevent items from falling out of your hands
Added new voice recognition system
Added ability to reset control settings
Increased the acceptable texture quality. More video memory is needed at high settings.
Added and updated sounds
Added and updated effects
Fixed bugs with spawning of items on the location
Fixed the appearance of two ghosts
Fixed items getting stuck on ghosts
Fixed some item materials
Fixed UI bugs
Fixed a bug with taking a picture of a ghost
Fixed bugs with lighting
Fixed bugs with ghost behavior
Fixed bugs with player effects
Steam Trading Cards
As the title says, we've decided to add trading cards
Besides that, now we are working on a huge update, which is about to be released next month. There will be new tools, animations, a new ghost and a lot of other stuff!
Patchnote August 23
Changed the reaction to items you hold in your hand. Now on normal and hard difficulty they stay in your hand as before
Stationary items that irritate ghosts now irritate ghosts as well as other items
Repeated attacks are limited in number depending on the difficulty level
Reduced radiuses for repeated attacks
In the mechanics of mind stealing by rank 4 ghosts, the camera now always look at the player for easy escape
Added a warning sound for an impending chase in the mind stealing mechanic
On normal difficulty level, the player now does not lose items while attacking in the mind stealing mechanic
Fixed a bug with the inability to defend against non-lethal attacks
Fixed a bug that prevented you from slowing down a ghost with the "Run" or Die modifie
Patchnote August 17
Changed the mechanics of how ghosts react to items:
Weakening items now fully protect you from a ghost's attack
Items that irritate the ghost give you a small amount of time to escape. As long as you see the effect of the attack on the screen, then you are in danger
Bug fix:
Fixed a bug with ghost taking ectoplasm through stairs
Fixed bug with displaying lobbies already running
Fixed bugs with getting stuck by moving obstacles
Fixed bugs with item spawning in Battle Royale
Fixed bug with player getting stuck in one place when defending against a ghost
Fixed bugs with Anti-aliasing
Fixed bug with displaying weakening list on small screens
Fixed bug with ghost steps
Fixed bug with player dragging hangs when moving obstacles
Fixed US-2 server
July 2023 Update
Patchnotes
Added new mechanics for ghosts reaction to defense items
Added a new 4th rank ghost - Iron Maiden
Added 4th rank mechanic - Stealing Consciousness
Screamers now are able to attack nearby players
Fixed a bug while catching a ghost
Fixed Field of View setting
Added and updated sounds
Fixed bugs on locations
Fixed a number of minor bugs in the behavior of ghosts
New mechanics for ghosts reaction
Now when players scare the ghost away, it takes a protective object in his hands and examines it. Meanwhile, players should run away from the ghost for a certain distance in order not to fall under his next attack. If players do not run away to the right distance, attacks continue continuously until the death of the players
This distance depends on the subject, the ghost and the difficulty level. An alarm sound warns you about this distance
May 2023 Update
Patchnotes
Added new modifier - Battle Royale
Added new ghost - Wendigo
Added ability to switch voice chat input mode
Updated UI
Fixed errors in locations
Made minor game optimization
Updated money spawn points
Fixed navigation errors for ghosts
April 2023 Update
Patchnotes
Added new 3rd rank ghost - The Ghoul
Added wisps, which can help player to rebirth.
Added new bracer - Terminal State Bracer.
Now ghost attacks on the character are visible to all players
New unique killing animation added for each ghost
Added character damage animation
Attacks are now divided into two types: frightening and murdering. Each type has its own animation.
frightening attacks do not kill the player, but slow him down for a while.
Fixing bugs
You can now pick up objects through the corpses of dead players.
Fixed ghost mimicry
Ghosts now do not interact with key objects during the corresponding weakenings (candles, doors, taps)
Added new device - Cursed Objects Detector
Fixed cursed mirror
Fixed bugs with ghost attacks
Fixed bugs in locations
February'23 Update
We are glad to present you a major update of the game, in which you may find a large-scale change in the behavior of ghosts. Thank you for being with us all this time! In this update, you will find:
Ghosts now hide in the rooms. They need to be searched for to get evidence.
Ghosts now have a special hunt, during which they become invulnerable. You need to run away from them and hide. Hiding won't come out at an insane level of difficulty.
The ghosts received a unique condition for each of their age and mood.
Also, the insane difficulty becomes really INSANE! Now the usual EMP, thermometer and notepad do not work here. Instead, new evidence is emerging.
New map - Swamp House
New ghost - Kuchisake Onna
Added a modifier - High Rank.
The new item is an adrenaline syringe. Allows you to run fast, which helps you with deadly hunting.
Redesigned sounds in the game
The game becomes more difficult, and the mechanics are deeper, so the total reward for passing increases.
More information about the new game mechanics can be found in the video on the Steam page and read in the "How to play" section in the Tablet and the game menu
Winter'23 Update
Patchnotes
Added two items for protection and weakening: A Magic Book and a Flask with Vesuvius ashes
Added bracers (protection against dragging)
Added new ghosts: Babadook and Krampus
Added 3rd rank of ghosts with mimicry mechanics
Added the ability to select tools using the keyboard
Added cargo drone
Added money to the locations that you need to look for to get additional cash
Added 2 new skins
Added the Sanity modifier
Added the Pentagram modifier
Added 2 new locations: Mountain lodge and Cursed Flat
Added the ability to select a random card
Added Night Vision mode for video camera
Improvements
Redesigned ghost attenuation
Added and fixed sounds
Fixing bugs
Fixed accounting of protective items for some ghosts
Fixed bugs with session tasks
Fixed some bugs in the behavior of ghosts
Fixed bugs on locations
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