0.5.2.0

0.5.2.0 is an update to the game released on 10 February 2022.Phasmophobia Balance Patch v0.5.2.0 The update makes several changes to ghost behaviours and fixes bugs.
The update was temporarily reverted shortly after release due to an issue where the front door would not open. A fix was applied and the update re-released with no change to the version number.
== Additions ==
=== Equipment ===
;Tarot Cards
*The High Priestess now revives the next player to die if no one is currently dead
== Changes ==
=== Equipment ===
;Tarot Cards
*Interactions forced from The Tower can now affect ghost writing books, D.O.T.S. projectors and doors
;Voodoo Doll
*Sanity drop when pushing a pin has been halved
*Forced interactions now affect ghost writing books, D.O.T.S. projectors and doors
=== Gameplay ===
;Photo Rewards
*Subsequent ghost photos are no longer labelled if taken
;General
*Ghosts will no longer turn on lights before smashing them during ghost events
=== Ghosts ===
;Banshee
*No longer has crucifix weakness
*Now hunts based on target's sanity instead of average sanity
*Now drains sanity of target player during singing ghost events
*Now have a chance to wander towards their target while roaming
;Demon
*Sanity drop weakness replaced with Banshee's crucifix weakness
;Hantu
*Speed brackets have been changed
;Poltergeist
*Now drains sanity of all nearby players instead of just one player when using throw ability
;Shade
*Now has decreased ghost event chance at higher sanities
== Bug fixes ==
*Fixed a bug where the Voodoo Doll was only working for the host
*Fixed a bug where the Ghost Writing evidence interaction was not showing on sound sensors or the parabolic microphone
*Fixed a bug where solo players could use the Spirit Box and Ouija Board without pressing their voice key if 'push to talk' was enabled
*Fixed a bug where the Hantu freezing breath would be visible when the ghost wasn't visible
*Fixed a bug where the Banshee would not set a new target until the next hunt if the target disconnected
*Fixed a bug where the Banshee was not changing target after killing a player in Nightmare
*Fixed a bug where drawing 'The Tower' card at the same time a hunt starts would cancel it
*Fixed a bug where the Ouija Board would not play a sound on the first letter movement
*Fixed a bug where the ghost could not turn on and off lights when the host was dead
*Fixed a bug where the other players photo camera screens would turn on when they walked out of the truck (this is intentional for performance reasons)
*Fixed a bug where the ghost would sometimes think you still had a photo camera in your hand during a hunt if you dropped it
*Fixed a bug where ghost's wouldn't notice you holding a photo camera during a hunt (if the host was in the truck when you grabbed it)
*Fixed a bug where lightning only struck once during heavy rain
*Fixed a bug where rain and snow effects would turn on and off when another player walked in and out of the truck
*Fixed a bug where lights in several maps did not play sounds or particle effects when smashed by a ghost
*Fixed a bug where asking to play "hide and seek" with the Ouija board would restart the hunt if one already started during the countdown
*Fixed a bug where having equipment turned on in your inventory would speed up the Raiju during a hunt
*Fixed an issue where you could spam light switches to force the Mare's ability
*Fixed an issue where some blocked hiding spots in Bleasdale and Grafton were stopping you from interacting with certain objects
*Potential fix for the ghost not always showing in ghost photos taken by other players
== References ==
Category:Development
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