0.29.6

The 0.29.6 update was released on 17 June 2021 on the Beta branch and on 18 June 2021 on the main branch.https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/739630/view/2980801691035865221 This update adds two new ghosts, a new street map, as well as several changes and bug fixes. Two hotfixes carrying the same version were later released to fix bugs.
== Additions ==
=== Ghosts ===
;Hantu
*Moves faster than most ghosts in colder rooms and slower than most ghosts in warmer rooms
*Requires Fingerprints, Ghost Orb, and Ghost Writing as evidence
;Yokai
*Becomes more aggressive when players are talking near it
*Has a small hearing range compared to other ghosts during hunts
*Requires Spirit Box, Ghost Orb, and Ghost Writing as evidence
=== Maps ===
;Willow Street House
*Small map designed around hiding behind furniture
*10 rooms in building with first floor and basement
=== General ===
;Daily Challenges
*New "Capture a 3 star ghost photo" and "Capture a Dirty Water photo" challenges
;Other
*New profanity filter for usernames/server names
*New Sell button to sell back items for 50% of the original price
*Name of the map is now shown on the interactive map
*New confirmation timer when resolution is changed
== Changes ==
=== Equipment ===
;Smudge Sticks
*Smoke time reduced from 15 seconds to 6 seconds
;Thermometer
*Size of the text has been increased to make it easier to read in VR
=== Gameplay ===
*Falling out of bounds will now teleport the player back to their last location within the map
*Ghosts can now wander far away from its room
*Ghosts now have a higher chance to interact with its environment outside of hunts
=== Ghosts ===
;Demon
*Now has a slightly higher chance to hunt
=== Hunts ===
*The ghost will now walk to the front of the closet/locker if it sees or hears the player inside rather than walking past
=== Maps ===
*High School and Asylum truck maps have been flipped to make them less confusing to navigate
;Brownstone High School
*Top and bottom floor corridors have been split into 3 sections each
;Prison
*Truck has been moved closer to the entrance
=== General ===
*Kicked players will now be automatically kicked when they re-join
*Changed how the alternative ports value is saved
== Bug Fixes ==
=== From issues introduced before 0.29.6 ===
*Improved the performance and load times on most house maps
*Fixed a bug where player voices would sometimes go high pitch
*High School: Fixed a bug where sound sensors showed the wrong corridor names
*Fixed a bug where equipment didn't teleport back to the truck if they fell out of bounds
*Fixed a bug where the ghost was changing the temperature in the wrong room
*Fixed a bug where new players would have their volume set to the old players volume
*Fixed a bug where the ghost couldn't kill you in some closets
*Fixed several safe spots
*Fixed a bug where players would still show in the audio options after they have left
*Fixed a bug where the resolution would sometimes be set very low when launching for the first time
*Fixed a bug where Sensors could be placed on walls behind other objects
*Fixed a bug where the ghost was never wandering out of it's room
*Fixed a bug where the EMF Reader would still show a value if you picked it up from the floor into your inventory
*Fixed a bug where Smudge Sticks could not be lit with a candle
*Fixed a bug where the Thermometer would sometimes show values for the wrong room
=== From 0.29.6 (as fixed in hotfixes) ===
;First hotfix
*Fixed a bug where enabling alternative ports would stop your from being able to connect to the server
;Second hotfix
*Fixed a bug where if your windows calendar was set to Thai you could not connect to the game servers
*Fixed a bug where the server names text could go outside of the box if the name was long
*Fixed a bug where daily challenges gave no reward
*Fixed several safe names that were being caught by the profanity filter
== References ==
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