The 0.29.6 update was released on 17 June 2021 on the Beta branch and on 18 June 2021 on the main branch.[1] This update adds two new ghosts, a new street map, as well as several changes and bug fixes. Two hotfixes carrying the same version were later released to fix bugs.
Additions[]
Ghosts[]
- Main article: Ghost
- Moves faster than most ghosts in colder rooms and slower than most ghosts in warmer rooms
- Requires Fingerprints, Ghost Orb, and Ghost Writing as evidence
- Becomes more aggressive when players are talking near it
- Has a small hearing range compared to other ghosts during hunts
- Requires Spirit Box, Ghost Orb, and Ghost Writing as evidence
Maps[]
- Main article: Map
- Small map designed around hiding behind furniture
- 10 rooms in building with first floor and basement
General[]
- New "Capture a 3 star ghost photo" and "Capture a Dirty Water photo" challenges
- Other
- New profanity filter for usernames/server names
- New Sell button to sell back items for 50% of the original price
- Name of the map is now shown on the interactive map
- New confirmation timer when resolution is changed
Changes[]
Equipment[]
- Main article: Equipment
- Smudge Sticks
- Smoke time reduced from 15 seconds to 6 seconds
- Thermometer
- Size of the text has been increased to make it easier to read in VR
Gameplay[]
- Falling out of bounds will now teleport the player back to their last location within the map
- Ghosts can now wander far away from its room
- Ghosts now have a higher chance to interact with its environment outside of hunts
Ghosts[]
- Demon
- Now has a slightly higher chance to hunt
Hunts[]
- Main article: Hunt
- The ghost will now walk to the front of the closet/locker if it sees or hears the player inside rather than walking past
Maps[]
- High School and Asylum truck maps have been flipped to make them less confusing to navigate
- Top and bottom floor corridors have been split into 3 sections each
- Truck has been moved closer to the entrance
General[]
- Kicked players will now be automatically kicked when they re-join
- Changed how the alternative ports value is saved
Bug Fixes[]
From issues introduced before 0.29.6[]
- Improved the performance and load times on most house maps
- Fixed a bug where player voices would sometimes go high pitch
- High School: Fixed a bug where sound sensors showed the wrong corridor names
- Fixed a bug where equipment didn't teleport back to the truck if they fell out of bounds
- Fixed a bug where the ghost was changing the temperature in the wrong room
- Fixed a bug where new players would have their volume set to the old players volume
- Fixed a bug where the ghost couldn't kill you in some closets
- Fixed several safe spots
- Fixed a bug where players would still show in the audio options after they have left
- Fixed a bug where the resolution would sometimes be set very low when launching for the first time
- Fixed a bug where Sensors could be placed on walls behind other objects
- Fixed a bug where the ghost was never wandering out of it's room
- Fixed a bug where the EMF Reader would still show a value if you picked it up from the floor into your inventory
- Fixed a bug where Smudge Sticks could not be lit with a candle
- Fixed a bug where the Thermometer would sometimes show values for the wrong room
From 0.29.6 (as fixed in hotfixes)[]
- First hotfix
- Fixed a bug where enabling alternative ports would stop your from being able to connect to the server
- Second hotfix
- Fixed a bug where if your windows calendar was set to Thai you could not connect to the game servers
- Fixed a bug where the server names text could go outside of the box if the name was long
- Fixed a bug where daily challenges gave no reward
- Fixed several safe names that were being caught by the profanity filter