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. 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

*Main article: Ghost*
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

*Main article: Map*
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

*Main article: 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

*Main article: Hunt*
* 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

1. ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/739630/view/2980801691035865221