0.5.0

The 0.5.0 update, also known as the Cursed Possessions update, is a content update to the game that was released on 10 December 2021.https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/739630?emclan=103582791466524086&emgid=3099036308542409852 This update adds several equipment related to interacting with the ghost, one new ghost, as well as a rework of the existing ghosts' behaviours.
== Additions ==
=== Equipment ===
==== Cursed possessions ====
*1 of 6 items will spawn per contract, with several spawnpoints
*Will trade sanity or other negative effects for information or uses
;Music Box
*When activated, can sometimes cause the ghost to sing along to the melody, which can make identifying the ghost room easier.
;Summoning Circle
*Used to summon the ghost, leading up to a hunt
;Tarot Cards
*Contains ten randomly-selected cards, with positive or negative effects
;Haunted Mirror
*Can be used to locate the current ghost room, at the cost of severe sanity drain the longer it is used
=== Gameplay ===
;Journal
*New Home and Item tabs
=== Ghosts ===
;The Mimic
*May mimic the actions of other ghosts
*Ghost Orbs may appear as a fourth evidence
*Requires Spirit Box, Fingerprints, and Freezing Temperatures as evidence
== Changes ==
=== Equipment ===
;Voodoo Doll
*Can now used to force the ghost to perform interactions
*Updated visuals
;Ouija Board
*Updated visuals
*Now classed as a cursed possession
*Now requires user to say goodbye to the board
*New questions related to bone location, method of death,
*No longer fails questions
*No longer plays an additional sound when spelling double letters
*Spawn chance is now treated as a cursed posession
;Parabolic Microphone
*Paranormal sounds can now be heard more often
;Photo Camera and Video Camera
*Interference effect during manifestations has been adjusted
===Evidence and ghost traces===
;Ghost Writing
*Ghosts will now also interact with it when it throws the book outside of hunts
;Fingerprints
*Photos of "refreshed" fingerprints will now count as a photo reward
===Gameplay===
*Props/objects within the house now have different impact sounds to match its material
*New sounds for player footsteps on different surfaces
*Large rugs and floor mats now have collision
*Interaction photos of objects thrown must now be of the objective itself instead of where the object was beforehand
*Light flickers will now be based on distance of the ghost to the light instead of the switch
===Ghosts===
;General
*Will now use abilities more often and more consistently
*Will now consider distance of path to take when setting waypoints
*Heartbeats now scale depending on the distance of the player to the ghost
;Banshee
*No longer has rare ability to hunt at any sanity
*Will choose singing ghost events more often
*Can emit unique paranormal sound audible to the parabolic microphone
;Demon
*Now has a rare ability to hunt at any sanity
*Now has shorter hunt cooldown of 20 seconds
;Hantu
*Will now emit freezing breath when manifested
;Jinn
*Distance for speed drop-off decreased
;Mare
*May now turn off lights more often, including instantly
*Will choose dark rooms to wander into more often
*Will choose light bulb explosion ghost events more often
;Oni
*Will now always manifest during ghost events
*More likely to show up in full form during ghost events
;Shade
*Hunt sanity threshold reduced to 35%
*Will now have less interactions regardless of player numbers
;Yokai
*Now reacts more to player voices
;Yurei
*New ability to close doors while draining sanity from players in the same room
===Hunts===
*Players can no longer back out through the exit doors when the hunt starts
*Ghosts can now throw objects during hunts
*Ghosts will now only use physical form during hunts
*Ghosts can now hear the player's voice from further away
*Hunting sounds will now fade out instead of stopping abruptly
===Maps===
;Maple Lodge Campsite
*New temporary visuals for winter season
*Assets have been optimised
===General===
*Several scripts and weather has been optimised for performance
==Bug Fixes==
===From versions released before 0.5.0===
*Fixed a bug where the Raiju’s weakness was only affecting camcorders and cameras
*Fixed a bug where the hunt duration was being set based on the size of the map you previously played
*Fixed a bug where heartbeat sound would play if the ghost was too far away
*Fixed a bug where sound would muffle if you walked near the cabin balcony door
*Fixed a bug where the escape from the ghost during a hunt objective couldn't be completed
*Fixed a bug where several interactions were not giving photo rewards
*Fixed a bug where the photo camera could be turned on inside the truck
*Fixed a bug where smashed lights could be turned on when toggling the fuse box
*Fixed a bug where you could hold lit candles outside in heavy rain
*Fixed a bug where the temperatures inside the Campsite toilets were not being set correctly
*Fixed a bug where a Yurei could still change its preferred room if it was smudged
*Fixed a bug where the heartbeat sound would play when you were too far away from the ghost
*Fixed a bug where you using a second smudge stick (within a few seconds of the first) wouldn’t stop the ghost killing you
*Fixed a bug where setting the master volume slider wouldn’t always work
*Fixed a bug where VR players couldn’t hear their own footsteps
*Fixed a bug where some curtains didn’t have collision, causing a safe spot
*Fixed a bug where the model of some lights wouldnt look 'turned on' after it flickered
*Fixed a bug where the shower water in the ensuite in Edgefield was spraying the wrong way
*Fixed several bugs where certain map UI and player icons were rotated incorrectly
*Fixed several bugs where photo rewards were being given when they shouldn't be
*Fixed several floating books in high school
*Fixed several safe spots in Prison
*Fixed several fans in Asylum having two sets of fan blades
*Fixed several rare visual issues in Willow and Ridgeview
==References==
Category:Development
fr:0.5.0