# 2.8.5
## Backwards compatibility
- Old qualia: safe
- Mods: safe
## Content additions
- None
## Improvements
- None
## Bug fixes
- Added recovery for rare crash after a challenge ends
- Fixed some qualia files stretching in the firmament
- Fixed null strings in qualia files in the firmament
- Fixed error on firmament terms of service pop-up
## Balance changes
- Hate damage growth now has a soft cap at 60 hate and slower scaling