The Long Awaited Launch!

Known Bugs:

1. Inability to pick up items sometimes (This is super rare, but can be fixed by leaving the game through the radio, then restarting a contract)
2. Items not spawned in on tables at the start (This is also really rare, and can be fixed by leaving through the radio and starting a new contract)
3. Sometimes you can't open the doors, a quit to the main menu seems to fix this

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug where XP and Money was not being given to clients
• Fixed a bug where Chimera wasn't actually possessing houses
• Fixed a bug where plants weren't being killed on Farm Lane
• Fixed a bug where players couldn't interact with items after being hunted by an Oni
• Fixed a bug where the ghost wouldn't laugh if the exorcism was going to fail
• Fixed a bug where the breaker actually needed to be on for the EMF clue
• Fixed a bug where players could pick up items while in the journal/escape menu
• Fixed a bug where players could end the game while having the journal/escape menu open
• Fixed a bug where certain combinations of exorcisms were failing
• Fixed a bug where the previous round panel wasn't consistently showing for clients
• Fixed a bug where players couldn't pick up items dropped by other players
• Fixed a bug where clients couldn't talk on spirit box
• Fixed a bug where the exorcism would continue even if the book was upside down
• Fixed a bug where the ghost clues weren't resetting if you were a client
• Fixed a bug where players would fall through the floor when crouching on items / into objects
• Fixed a bug where heart rate decrease/increase was tied to FPS
• Fixed a bug where the host had to be holding the book during an exorcism for it to work
• Fixed a bug where "Selected Ghost" wasn't resetting between games
• Fixed a bug where the ghost sometimes wouldn't write on the ghostwriting book
• Fixed a bug where you could see through walls, windows, or doors by just walking up to them
• Fixed a bug where the chest light was STILL showing sometimes after a player died
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would instantly go into hunt
• Fixed a bug where it wasn't detecting the book in your hand during an exorcism
• Fixed a bug where the new tutorial test area wasn't working
• Fixed a bug where you could still get readings from a room after an exorcism
• Fixed a bug where the Russian doll was only spawning for the host
• Fixed a bug where it wasn't detecting that all players had taken the anti-radiation pills
• Fixed a bug where the spirit box would reply even if it was false
• Fixed a bug where the ghost could hunt twice
• Fixed a bug where the ghost wouldn't always kill the second player
• Fixed a bug where the ghost wouldn't kill you if it killed you in the contract before
• Fixed a bug where the game would crash if players took too long to join

Changes:

• Network and performance optimizations of exorcism/bible
• Significant co-op performance improvements for clients and hosts
• Added reasons for failing an exorcism to the end game panel
• Grayed out all buttons on the "Select Ghost" tab after making a selection
• Lighting performance optimizations
• Different ghosts have different levels of anger at the start of a round
• Added the ability to track ghosts during a hunt by using your equipment (Thermo, Geiger, EMF)
• Adjusted hunt mechanics, so it is more directly tied into heartrate
• Improved scroll speed in areas that make sense (Journal, Contract Selection)
• Improved ghost footstep audio volume and clarity
• Changed the rate at which heart rate decreases outside of the house
• Improved "redness" of blood writing

Thank you so much for your support everyone. You're all amazing. If you have any issues PLEASE spam me on Discord https://discord.gg/obsideo and I'll fix them as soon as I can!

- Kyle