Updates

This is a list of **updates** for *Backrooms: Escape Together*:

## BET 0.3.3 (May 21, 2023)

* Increased VHS Tape Spawn Rate by 20% on Level 0
* Tweaked Level 0 Alarm Sequence
* Increased Total Number of Generation Seeds from 10,000 to 1,000,000,000, Meaning there are now 1 billion possible level generation patterns, for each level.
* Significantly Overhauled Level 0's RNG Calculator to Provide a Far More "Random" Statistical Distribution and Less Repeating (Ok none of you probably care about this but this means things are truly random now!)
* Fixed Rare Crash from Tape Generation on Level 0
* Fixed Crash When Sometimes Loading Level 6
* Fixed Level Objective Complete Prompts Not Fading Away and Vanishing Too Quickly
* Updated Localization

## BET 0.3.2 (May 20, 2023)

* Added Dirty Lens Effect to the LIDAR Camera and VHS Camcorder
* Changed Level 6's Music to be Synced Across Rooms (This was previously not the case due to a technical limitation that has been resolved)
* Fixed Screen Staying Black if you Entered the Pause Menu While Equipping the VHS Camcorder
* Fixed "Ghost" Lobbies (This usually happened after the host would leave, leaving you with a lobby no one can join and crashing upon starting a new game)
* Fixed Clients Sometimes Crashing on Level 4 Loading
* Fixed Crash Affecting Some Users Upon Starting the Game
* Optimized New Save Creation Process
* Fixed Clients Sometimes Crashing During the Alarm on Level 0
* Fixed Levels 4 and 6's Objectives Not Showing as Completed at the End
* Fixed Clients Sometimes Crashing During Lights Out Events

## BET 0.3.1 (May 19, 2023)

* Fixed Clients Crashing When Loading New Maps
* Added Level 6 Achievement
* Spectating a Player Will Now Show Their Steam Name, Not the Host's
* Significantly Increased Map Load/Restart Speed and Fluidity
* Fixed Client Crash from Leaving Level 2
* Fixed Objective Completed Prompts not Showing (eg. Get back to the elevator)
* Fixed Smiler's Textures Being Broken
* Fixed Chance Where the Entire Level was White in Level 6
* Fixed Skin Stealers Not Being Able to Kill Players After Previously Killing a Player
* Fixed Flashlight not Scaring Skin Stealers
* Fixed Numerous Crashes in Level 6
* Added Corner Pillars to Level 2

## BET 0.3.0 (May 18, 2023)

* Added Level 6
* Added New Journey Save System
* Significantly Decreased the Performance Impact of Level Generation at the Start of the Game
* Multiplayer Performance Improvements
* Fixed Numerous Crashes
* Added Game Analytics Tracking (This will have no direct impact on the player but will be a significant help to us and allow us to take a data-driven approach to making BET better for everyone!)
* Added Loading Screen During Map Loads
* Death Now Brings Restarts the Level Instead of Returning You to the Main Menu
* The Level a Multiplayer Lobby is on is Now Properly Displayed Instead of Always Saying "Level 0"
* Fixed Monitors Sometimes Spawning on top of Each Other in Level 4
* Fixed Language Select Not Working
* Updated Localization

## BET 0.2.5 (April 9, 2023)

* Fixed Smiler Jumpscare not Activatin
* Potential Fix for Cross-Region Play Not Working (Requires Testing)
* Fixed Lobbies Breaking After all Players Die and are Sent Back to the Menu
* Leaving the Game as the Host Will No Longer Disband the Lobby, Instead, it Will Bring all Players to the Lobby
* Scratcher Will No Longer Camp and Eventually Lose Interest... They Always Do :(
* Lowered Scratchers Hearing Radius by 10%
* When Disconnecting From a Game, You Will No Longer Be Sent to a "Ghost" Lobby
* Updated Item Outline on Levels 0 and 1

## BET 0.2.4 (April 8, 2023)

* Added new Puzzle to Level 4
* Changed Level 4's Exit (You can no longer jump out the window)
* Optimized Lighting in Level 4
* Minor Tweaks to Level 4 Generation

## BET 0.2.3 (April 5, 2023)

* Added Lockers for Hiding to Level 2
* Increased the Scratcher's Hearing and Sight Range
* The Scratcher now Screams Upon Seeing you
* Removed Redundant Arrows from Non-Puzzle Valves (Valves in the Hallway)
* Increased Interact Outline Quality

## BET 0.2.2 (April 4, 2023)

* Fixed Steam Achievements for Levels 2 and 4
* Fixed Game Icon Being the Default Unreal Engine Icon
* Fixed Unstable Behaviour (Crashes and other Bugs) after Beating Level 2 on Multiplayer
* Level 1 Now Leads to Level 2
* Fixed the End Screen not Showing for Clients on Level 4
* Fixed Lights in Level 4 Being Off Center

## BET 0.2.1 (April 3, 2023)

* Nerfed Scratcher; Reduced Hearing and Sight Range
* Fixed Level 1 Generator not Being Interactable
* Fixed Multiplayer Procedural Generation Issues on Level 2
* Fixed Puzzle Solution Sometimes being Hidden
* Added Achievements for Levels 2 and 4

## BET 0.2.0 (April 3, 2023)

* Added Level 2, Pipe Dreams
* Added Level 4, The Abandoned Office
* Added a New Entity
* The Flashlight is Now Toggleable with T
* Various Global Optimizations
* Significant Optimizations to Level 1
* Increased Sprint Duration by 10%
* Rebuilt the Procedural Generation System to Allow Many Future Unique Levels

## BET 0.1.2 (December 4, 2022)

* Overhauled the vast majority of level art, improving graphics greatly
* Added random puddle generation
* Skin Stealer AI improvements
* Skin Stealer animation improvements
* Made minor tweaks to level generation
* Reduced flashlight brightness and range
* Fixed generators spawning inside walls and soft-locking players

## BET 0.1.1 (November 21, 2022)

* Fixed "Phantom" Skin Stealers (Only one person could see them and they would stand still)
* Fixed the wrong escape message showing on non-hosts for level 1
* Beating level 0 now brings you to level 1
* Fixed shadow artifacts on level 1
* Fixed issue where some players would fall through the floor at the start of level 1
* Added achievement for beating level 1
* Fixed language setting not applying the selected language
* Added Czech, Swedish, and Ukrainian translations
* Implemented new crash reporting feature, allowing bugs to be pinpointed and patched much quicker

## BET 0.1.0 (November 13, 2022)

* Enterable rooms, currently they are walled off but rooms that you can explore and find things in will be coming
* Skin stealer AI improvements, a flanking feature will be added so they don't just go straight on, making it harder to fend them off with your flashlight
* Puddles, this is done, I have everything for it but just need to add it to the generation
* A better exit. Right now the exit is pretty uninspired. I have plans of doing a vent puzzle escape that's going to be a big part of the level
* Extra sound effects for generators, lights, monsters etc
* A second story in the parking garage with ramps

## BET 0.0.3 (November 6, 2022)

Update Overview
* Significantly improved Bacteria's AI
* Added public lobbies
* Added the option for 6-player lobbies
* Fixed numerous multiplayer joining issues
* Added exit signs around the elevator to help lost players
* Added Steam achievement when escaping Level 0
* Overhauled the main menu (UI and background improvements)
* Lowered tape count requirement to 8 (Each extra player is an extra tape, eg. 2 players = 9 tapes)
* Made pitfalls harder to fall off of
* Decreased stamina drain rate by 10% and increased regen by 20%
* Lowered average event rate by 15%

Bacteria AI Updates
* Bacteria will no longer camp your hiding spot
* Bacteria will try to look for an alternate path to get you if on the pitfalls instead of glitching
* Bacteria will now search the area around your last known location
* Bacteria now responds more intelligently to sounds like whistling and footsteps
* Bacteria will no longer stay agro-locked if it can't reach you

Squashed Bugs
* Fixed mic staying on after dying
* Fixed bug that made it so you had to click twice for the first time on the main menu
* Fixed loading screen when joining lobbies
* Fixed not being able to join lobbies via code sometimes
* Fixed not being able to exit lobbies
* Fixed issue where button clicks/hitboxes wouldn't line up with the icon
* Fixed crash when beating level 0
* Fixed camera hiss being audible on the host when a player is using it
* Fixed sound being muted after beating level 0
* Fixed level 1 launch date when beating level 0

## BET 0.0.2 (October 25, 2022)

* Added voice proximity chat (beta)
* Added numbered hazmat suites to better differentiate in multiplayer
* Added German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian translations, thanks to our awesome Discord community.
* Fixed loading screen bug when joining sessions
* Improved audio quality
* Tweaked stamina drain

## BET 0.0.1 (October 20, 2022)

* Added Bacteria roaming sounds
* Bacteria no longer endlessly screams
* Fixed issue where Bacteria would block you in the elevator
* Bacteria has "rage" meter, meaning it will start the game off more docile but as you complete your objectives, it will become increasingly aggressive
* Updated Bacteria's AI
* Added win screen after beating Level 0
* Fixed crash caused by Smilers
* Balanced audio, including lower Bacteria screams and whistle.