They Die Tomorrow

New Gameplay Features

• Added a setting to enable or disable killer appearance jumpscares
  
• Added a Random Map button to the Map Selection screen, which chooses from the shown maps
  

Gameplay Improvements

• The sprint keyboard button has been removed, and all players move at sprint speed by default
  
• Improved visibility and lighting for dead players
  
• Adjusted blood evidence lighting to make it more visible
  
• Reduced base volume on scoring screen music
  
• Overall lighting improvements for all quality levels in Settings
  
• Improved lighting on Grand Rock Motel
  

Balance Improvements

• Adjusted killer hunt speed to make Easy difficulty more tailored to new players
  
• Adjusted killer hunt speed and flashlight decay to make Medium more approachable as an intermediate player's default difficulty
  

Bug Fixes

• Fix for issues with killer's rotation and related bugs that made the killer less visible
  
• If the killer is hunting while no living players are in the map, the hunt immediately ends
  
• The doors will no longer shut during Confrontation Phase when only dead players are inside
  
• Dead players will no longer get killer appearance jumpscares
  
• Fixed chair and filing cabinet collisions on Maryville Police Station
  
• Fixed a bug where death would cause the map interior sounds to stop briefly
  
• Fixed a bug where the Map Scoring screen would not show the right map image
  

Additional Features

• A new map, Grand Rock Motel
  
• A new killer model
  
• Multiplayer lobby matches now return all players to the lobby after match finish
  
• The money reward system has been replaced with a leveling / experience system
  
• The tutorial has been replaced with an on-screen guided tutorial that walks players through solving their first case from start to finish
  
• Main Menu UI was improved
  

Additional Gameplay Improvements

• Significantly increased the duration of the Research phase for all difficulties
  
• Increased scoring rewards for players that died in a match, and added partial difficulty rewards for dead players
  
• Reduced time between memento scans from 5 seconds to 2 seconds
  
• Reduced memento analysis time from 60 seconds to 30 seconds
  
• Banishing is now possible in both Confrontation and Defiance phases
  
• Killer’s hunt chance is significantly increased during Confrontation phase to provide more chances to use the Banishing Light
  
• Killer’s speed in Defiance now encourages more use of banishment tools
  
• Killer’s pathing has been adjusted to make hiding a more viable strategy
  
• Killers will now choose between specific models based on the killer type
  
• The screen pulsing effect for active hunts is now more subtle
  
• Certain types of evidences are now harder to see when revealed, or require additional steps to reveal
  
• Removed Cold Temperature and Hot Temperature behaviors for consistency
  
• Renamed “Observed Behaviors” to “Observed Actions” for accuracy
  
• Slight adjustment to upstairs loop in Cedar Grove to improve safety
  
• Slightly decreased volume of scoring screen music
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the Banishing Light would not work for non-host players in multiplayer
  
• Fixed a bug where the killer would get stuck in the floor sometimes when starting a hunt
  
• Fixed a bug with some sounds not playing inside the map
  
• Fixed a bug where players’ flashlights would not turn on/off for other players in multiplayer
  
• Fixed a bug where dead players still had a flashlight or could activate a flashlight
  
• Fixed an obscure bug where collecting a memento in a room could affect walls in that room
  
• Fixed a bug where the killer would not see players behind the couches on Cedar Grove when hunting
  
• Fixed a wall texture in the kid’s bedroom in Cedar Grove
  
• Fixed a bugged collision by the big living room sofa in Cedar Grove
  
• Fixed a bug where the Randomize option was not available for singleplayer games
  
• Fixed a bug where opening the Journal after opening the Lore Finder would not allow interacting with the Journal
  
• Fixed a bug where non-host players would sometimes not leave a multiplayer lobby correctly
  

New Gameplay Features

• Added an option to play without phases, i.e. one infinite phase
  
• Added a new killer model
  
• Added a button to copy group lobby codes to clipboard
  

Gameplay Improvements

• Changed killer hunt mechanics to make them more fitting
  
  
  
  • New killer hunt sound that only plays when the killer is in chase with a player
    
  • Killer is now much more likely to start a hunt from another room
    
  • Killer will move at double speed to try to find a player to attack
    
  • Killer now slips into darkness at the end of a hunt
    
• Killers will no longer randomly appear while performing behaviors
  
  
  
  • This change also effectively removes heartbeat sounds from the game
    
• Various improvements to killer pathing
  
• Player models don't do a running animation when moving everywhere. Sorry, this had to be changed.
  
• Doors that cannot be interacted with (during a hunt or as a result of the Confrontation phase) now display a visual indicator that they cannot be opened
  
• Evidence items are no longer prevented from being functional during the Arrival phase
  
• Added in-game tips when picking up the Memento Lore Finder, Medkit, and Mag Meter
  
• Moved Graphics Quality setting to the Video tab in Settings
  
• Changed Mag Meter unit of measurement from "milligauss" to "microTesla" to make it clearer that the readings are electromagnetic (not paranormal)
  

Balance Changes

• Increased the rate of percentage completion for behavior research
  
• Slightly reduced the killer's hunt movement speed on Easy difficulty
  
• Slightly increased the killer's hunt movement speed on Medium difficulty
  
• The killer's hunt movement speed on Hard now exceeds the player's sprint speed by a small amount
  
• Slightly increased hunt probability for all difficulties
  
• Increased hunt probability on medium maps for all difficulties
  
• Slightly increased hunt movement speed on medium maps for all difficulties
  
• The Arrival phase is now a consistent 90 second duration across all difficulties (extended for medium maps)
  
• The killer's smoke plume now shows for the last 30 seconds in Arrival (previously 15 seconds)
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the killer would sometimes not move in a hunt in multiplayer
  
• Fixed an issue where the first hunt on a map could be one or more chain hunts
  
• Fixed an issue in Maryville Police Station that could prevent the killer from hunting in some cases
  
• Fixed an issue where the Guardian Statue would not work if placed/dropped before the killer starts arriving
  
• Fixed an issue where the Newspaper was difficult to interact with sometimes
  
• Fixed a sporadic error that would occur when a match is loading
  
• Fixed a bug where knives evidence was less visible in some cases on Travelers Bend
  
• Fixed a bug where the Memento Lore Finder would say it was non-functional during the Arrival phase
  
• Fixed a few issues with the Glowstick's appearance
  

Essential Game Features

• Added quality options to the Settings page for lower-end PCs
  

Gameplay Improvements

• Multiplayer lobby codes are hidden by default
  
• Improved accuracy of Mag Meter directional crosshair
  
• Notification text for in-game messages is now more visible
  
• Slightly increased brightness for all maps
  
• Slightly reduced the size of the player collision
  
• Menu options that take longer to load now show a loading icon
  

Gameplay Additions

• Added story lore pages to be collected in matches and tracked in Journal
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where light sources could be activated through walls
  
• Fixed an issue where the killer would chain hunt in some cases
  
• Added logging to assist with resolving multiplayer bugs
  
• Fixed a few broken textures in Maryville Police Station
  

Essential Game Features

• Opening the pause menu in singleplayer now pauses the timer
  
• Opening the journal during the Tutorial now pauses the timer
  

Gameplay Adjustments - Mementos

• Memento Lore Finder now allows analysis of mementos outside the map
  
• Removed incremental delay on scanning mementos (delay is now 5 seconds flat between scanning)
  

Gameplay Adjustments - Solving

• Evidence locations are no longer fully discoverable before the end of Arrival phase
  
• Memento locations are no longer visible before the end of Arrival phase
  
• Evidence locations are now more likely to be found in separate rooms
  
• Adjusted timing for memento chests to reveal over time
  
• Adjusted timing for evidences to reveal over time
  
• The correct killer type on the scoring screen is now highlighted with a different color
  

Gameplay Adjustments - Phases

• Increased all phase durations for Easy difficulty to match Training durations
  
• Increased all phase durations for Medium difficulty to match old Easy durations
  
• Renamed Hostility phase to "Research" and Resolution phase to "Confrontation"
  
• Updated all phase descriptions to more clearly indicate when the killer can attack, the purposes of the phases, and prep that a player might want to do
  
• Added a link in the Tutorial for viewing Phase descriptions
  

Multiplayer Bugs

• Added steps to multiplayer loading screen to better diagnose connection issues
  

Essential Game Features

• Customizable controls and option for left-handed controls
  
• Volume settings for overall volume and music volume
  

Multiplayer Bugs

• Fixed a bug where searching for a valid lobby would sometimes not find results
  
• Fixed an issue where the killer would only hunt the group host in multiplayer
  
• Fixed some killer movement inconsistencies and visibility issues in multiplayer
  
• Fixed issues related to dead players dropping glowsticks
  
• Fixed an issue where doors would close for Resolution phase when only dead players were inside the map
  

Gameplay Bugs

• Potential fix for heartbeat sounds compounding in rare instances
  
• Fixed an issue where doors would close for Resolution phase even if the only player walked outside
  

Multiplayer Bugs

• Potential fix for multiplayer members loading into the void instead of the map exterior
  
• Fixed an issue with player models not being visible in multiplayer
  
• Fixed an issue with player models being visible for dead players in multiplayer
  
• Fixed an issue where dead players would get stuck inside rooms
  
• Added a warning to the title screen if the player is not logged into Steam currently
  
• Added hint to Multiplayer page about potential solution for Steam's region-based matchmaking
  

Gameplay Bugs

• Fixed issues with the killer clipping through furniture at loop spots in Travelers Bend
  
• Fixed issues with match sounds continuing to play after the match is over
  
• Updated group lobby code font to more clearly distinguish characters in codes
  

Gameplay Adjustments

• Increased memento analysis duration from 30s to 60s to better balance its use in comparison to evidence gathering
  
• Reduced the base delay between scanning mementos from 12s to 5s. Incremental delay per memento scanned is unchanged.
  
• Updated Getting Started text in Journal to reflect changes to memento gathering
  
• Adjusted placement or added the following to make looping on Cedar Grove more interactive:
  
  
  
  • Adjusted location of car in garage to eliminate car looping spot
    
  • Adjusted locations of couches in living room to reduce safety of looping spot
    
  • Adjusted location of table in dining room, and slightly reduced size of table
    
• Slight adjustments to Travelers Bend upstairs loop spots to fix killer pathing for those
  
• Increased delay for doors closing at Resolution so players are less likely to be pushed outside