Grapple Reworks, Gas Station - Storm, and bug fixes are featured in our upcoming October 22nd, 2024 patch.
Our October 22nd, 2024 patch is scheduled to start rolling out across console and PC at roughly 8AM EDT. This patch will also include the release of a new map variant, Gas Station - Storm, Maria Outfit Pack I, Hands Suspenders Outfit, and the Halloween ‘Rush Week’ Pack.
As a reminder, the Towel and Laundry Day cosmetics in ‘Rush Week’ are moving to paid DLC at $1.99 USD each.
PATCH NOTES
Changed: Close Encounters/ Grapples
- Each character will now have a grappling value assigned to them to determine their effectiveness in a close encounter
- Read the full changes here
Tuned: Custom Private Match Toggles
- The following toggles are now available in custom private matches
- Victim Health - Half, Default, Double
- Family Damage - Half, Default, Double
- Character Abilities - Enable or Disable
- Character Perks - Enable or Disable
- HUD toggle - Enable or Disable
Tuned: ‘Rush Week’- Johnny’s Melee Damage
- We have slightly increased the amount of melee hits it takes to execute a Sorority Girl
- It will now take Johnny 3 hits to execute a Sorority Girl
Tuned: ‘Rush Week’ - Johnny’s Lockpicking
- We have increased Johnny’s Proficiency
- Johnny will now be able to lockpick doors faster
Tuned: ‘Rush Week’ - Johnny Door Stuns
- Johnny’s stun time from door slams has been decreased
Tuned: ‘Rush Week’- Attic Pole Spawns
- We have updated the amount of spawn locations for the Attic Pole
- The Attic Pole will now spawn farther away from Sorority Girls
Tuned: ‘Rush Week’ - Sorority Girls Vent Damage
- We have decreased the damage that Sorority Girls take from falling out of a vent
- They will no longer receive damage
Fixed: Base Game - Grandpa Perks
- Activation levels for Grandpa Perks has been fixed, and will activate at the correct Family Bond level
Fixed: Base Game - Blood Trails
- We fixed an issue where blood trails were no longer showing up for either Victim or Family Players
Fixed: Base Game - Door and Gate Inconsistencies
- We have fixed a bug that caused Family members to not properly open doors and gates
Fixed: Base Game - ‘Clear Eyes’
- Electric Traps set by Hands that were disabled or triggered were not highlighting for Victims with ‘Clear Eyes’
- This has been fixed to be consistent with Hitchhiker’s traps and Nancy’s barbed wires, which are highlighted even after being triggered
Fixed: Base Game - ‘Fast Hands’
- Issues with ‘Fast Hands’ not working properly have been resolved and the perk will now function as intended
Fixed: Base Game - Victim Endurance
- We have (once again) fixed an issue where the Victim Endurance stat did not feel noticeably different for players
- Victim’s total stamina capacity, stamina drain, and regeneration will now scale properly as players allocate more points into Endurance
Fixed: Base Game - Cook Tagging Dead Bodies
- Cook’s Seek Ability was incorrectly highlighting dead bodies after using his Lovely Neck Execution
- This has been fixed, and Cook’s Seek Ability will now only highlight alive Victims
Fixed: Base Game - Cook Tagging Escaped Victims
- We have again fixed a bug where Cook could highlight Victims who have already escaped with his Seek Ability
- Cook is now able to use his ability only on active playing Victims
Fixed: Base Game - Close Encounters Door Interruption
- We have resolved an issue where the Close Encounter animation would cancel out if a Family member opened or closed a nearby door
- Player can now engage in a Close Encounter near a door without this interruption
Fixed: Base Game - Hitchhiker Traps and Windows
- We have fixed an issue where if a Victim stepped in a Hitchhiker trap placed on the inside of a window, it would still activate the window jump cinematic and Victims would receive double the damage
- Victim players will no longer get stuck under the window in this scenario
Fixed: Base Game - Rough Cut Thrust
- An issue has been resolved where Victims who were hit with a thrust melee attack didn’t take damage over time from the perk ‘Rough Cut’
- Damage over time will now apply to a Victim when hit with a thrust with ‘Rough Cut’ equipped
Fixed: Base Game - Noise Indicators Following Victims
- An issue has been fixed where Noise Indicators wouldn’t follow Victims after they’ve opened a sliding door
Fixed: Base Game - ‘Exterior Alarms’ Noise VFX
- We have resolved an issue where sliding doors wouldn’t produce noise VFX for victims if the Grandpa perk ‘Exterior Alarms’ was active
- Sliding doors will now produce noise VFX for victims at all times
Fixed: Base Game - Stabbing Grandpa Prompt
- We have fixed an issue where the prompt for Victims to stab Grandpa wouldn’t populate from certain angles and distances
- Stabbing Grandpa will now feel more consistent for players
Fixed: Base Game - Lighting in Customization Menu
- When players would go to the Customization Menu, the lighting was too bright and caused textures to go missing
- The lighting is now correct in the menus and textures are no longer missing
Fixed: Base Game - ‘Heart Attack’ UI
- We have fixed an issue where the UI for Hands’ perk ‘Heart Attack’ was not proccing on a Barge hit
Fixed: Base Game - Family Member Adjusting with Camera Movement
- An issue where Family Members were not correctly turning away when players faced their camera towards them has been resolved
Fixed: ‘Rush Week’ - Living Room Collision
- We added collision to the side table in the Living Room
Fixed: ‘Rush Week’ - Dining Room Collision
- We removed incorrect collision in the Dining Room that would prevent players from navigating between a side table and flower vase
Fixed: ‘Rush Week’ - Sorority Girl Models
- A visual bug has been resolved where a seam line would appear on the Sorority Girl’s back or shoulder
Fixed: ‘Rush Week’ - Opening Doors as Johnny
- We have resolved issues players were facing with doors not opening consistently for Johnny, despite pressing the correct inputs
Fixed: ‘Rush Week’ - Perfume and Hunt Ability
- When using the perfume on Johnny, it was not disabling his Hunt ability as described in the tutorial
- Now, when a Johnny player steps into a perfume cloud, his Hunt ability is deactivated
Fixed: ‘Rush Week’ - Fusebox
- When Johnny turns off the fusebox, the Sorority Girls were still able to make phone calls to the police
- This has been fixed so that the prompt to turn off the fusebox was removed
Fixed: ‘Rush Week’ - Anonymize Player Names
- The Anonymize Player Names option would show all players in a Rush Week lobby who was Johnny
- Players with Anonymize Player Names turned on will now see a “?” for everyone in the lobby
Fixed: Private Matches - Victim UI
- We have fixed an issue where the Victim UI for minigames would be visible to Family members
Fixed: Private Matches - Health Potion UI
- Missing UI has been fixed for when Players would use a health item after canceling a mini-game
Fixed: Private Matches - Stuck After Canceling Minigame
- There was an issue where if the Host of a lobby canceled out of a minigame and used a health potion afterwards, they would be softlocked
- This has now been fixed
For any existing or persistent issues, please use the support site.
Thank you for reading the patch notes.