To participate, join the Haunted Heist Discord Server and react to our message in the #announcements channel. The playtest will showcase around 5 months of development improvements, including:
complete character model/animation/cosmetic overhaul
voice chat system overhaul (fixing voice quality and delay issues)
fixes for crashes and visual bugs
lobby QoL and additional game setting options
an early prototype of the Fright System (to award varied ability usage)
walkie-talkies
a 2-floor map in the safe room
We will be hosting a dev Q&A during the beta as well. Hope to see you all there. Happy Heisting! For the quickest way to get updates, follow our socials below: YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Website | X | Bluesky
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