Quality of Life Update is out now!

We're thrilled to announce the release of our much-anticipated Quality of Life Update, which among a ton of improvements and bug fixes, finally adds support for Valve Index headsets!Our devs have been hard at work for the past few months pulling this update together and we're incredibly excited to finally get it out and into your hands. A huge thank you to everyone who has helped us shape this update with your feedback, suggestions and support!Read on to find out what's included in the update:

• The game now supports the Valve Index Headset
• Implementation of Smooth-turn control option
• Implementation of Teleport toggle so it can be electively turned off
• Fixes to improve teleport so it is triggered when the stick is released (especially when selecting your facing direction)
• Fixes for physics issues that result in getting ejected from the world: Introducing the Yeet Manager - A new system created to gracefully return players to the game if they do get ejected
• Grab indicator improvements to eliminate jittery reticles
• Enhancements to the audio systems so audio reliably plays when loading save games

• The wrench can no longer pass through the Garage door
• Grab reticles have been standardized across all objects that can be grabbed
• Windows no longer play audio when they aren’t being interacted with
• Players can no longer use the engineer’s planning table to get launched into the treehouse
• Changing your location in room space during a loading sequence for a dream door no longer spawns the player in the house instead of the appropriate dream location
• Players can no longer get stuck out of the world when using the slide in Dream Door 4
• Player no longer get pushed beneath the Neighbor during jump scares
• Teleporting next to the Neighbor after he descends the attic ladder no longer places the scout in the study on the 1st floor
• It’s now easier to place the items on the mannequins in the attic
• The red key properly respects physics when loading a saved game
• The Bagger can no longer fall out of the world by getting stuck on the vent door in the Neighbor’s basement
• The Leader is no longer able to teleport behind the boxes and get stuck in her dream door
• Aaron no longer sees out of the world at the end of the game
• Baseballs no longer fall through the floor of the attic into the security room
• Players no longer see the hiding spot icon during a switch transition in the sewers
• The main menu no longer appears upside down if the game is paused while the HMD is inverted
• The coin attached to the balloon in the backyard should now appear properly after loading a saved game
• The Brave can no longer get into the walls when dropping down from the attic to the second floor
• The key inside the Grill can no longer be claimed without opening it first
• Improved the collision for the crawl space on the second floor so players can no longer get stuck in the wall or launched out of the world
• The Brave can no longer use the ceiling fan in the attic to get into the walls of the house
• Removed the teleport location in the doll vortex that causes the player to teleport to empty space
• The Bagger can no longer fall out of the world from certain areas of the hole leading into the sewers
• Recentering the play area while staring at the ground no longer allows players to clip through geometry
• The winch bolt in the back yard no longer has a change of getting the player’s hands stuck when grabbing it after it falls
• The game no longer crashes when teleporting to specific locations after opening teal lock gate
• Mantle UI no longer appears in situations where the player cannot mantle
• The Neighbor can no longer get stuck in the bushes near the shed in the backyard
• Removed teleport locations on the roof that allowed players to teleport to them and become stuck in place
• The blue key no longer teleports directly to the key rack when placed in the central shaft crawlspace
• The purple key can no longer be lost in the walls when passing it through
• The character rig is no longer visible during the credits sequence
• The camera is not longer locked to the Neighbor’s face during the jump scare
• The brave can no longer teleport through the breakable boards in the underground tunnel
• The fishing rod in the backyard now properly saves it’s position
• Slingshot ammo no longer gets stuck in mid air
• The coin the Brave can collect in the attic can no longer be knocked out of the world
• The Guest can no longer get stuck in the hole in the wall in the kitchen
• The Brave can no longer teleport into the mannequin puzzle in the attic
• The player can no longer teleport to the roofs of other houses from the Neighbor’s roof
• Aaron can no longer get out of the world through the window in the study
• The Bagger no longer clips into the hiding spot collision near the metal bridge
• Wrench sound effects no longer play when the wrench isn’t being used
• Teleporting near the tool shed is not longer unreliable and difficult from a distance
• The picture frame in the TV room will no longer respawn over the hole in the wall when loading a save
• The mudroom door can no longer be opened before the Neighbor moves the boxes
• The Brave can no longer teleport behind the monitors in the security room
• The attic crowbar no longer spawns in it’s starting location when loading a save
• The purple key will no longer teleport to the key rack when dropped in the hiding spot in the TV room
• The Detective can no longer bypass the safe puzzle by teleporting to the other side of the bars
• The Neighbor no longer freezes if he sees the player on the roof
• The Neighbor no longer freezes if the player dies from falling while being pursued
• The monitor in the security room no longer shows the security door being opened before the button is pressed.
• The Brave can now trigger auto-mantle appropriately when climbing out of the underground tunnel
• Fixed the coin in the oven not being collectible in certain save states
• Player is no longer able to teleport behind the security room monitors as the Brave
• Standardization of grab indicators on objects that can be manipulated
• Removal of grab tags on items that cannot be moved

Thanks again to everyone for their patience and support as we worked on getting this released, we hope you all enjoy the update!

Follow us on social media:

• Discord
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• TikTok

Stay on top of the news at https://www.helloneighborgame.com/