Hello, this is the Backroom Company Development Team!
In this V94 patch, we have upgraded your gaming experience with new creatures 🪓🐸👅, systems, reworked content, and improvements in graphics and optimization!
This update introduces the Repeater System, Private Sessions, and Hotel Entrance Rework.
Additionally, we’ve worked on creature AI improvements and graphics performance optimizations to provide a smoother and fairer gameplay experience.
With the Unreal Engine 5.5 upgrade, the hotel's lighting and shadows have become more detailed, enhancing immersion with new features.
Enjoy the updated content, and your positive reviews and feedback are greatly appreciated!
We will continue to reflect your opinions to deliver better updates consistently. Please stay tuned for more! 🥰
Thank you! 💛
The patch has been successfully completed on December 6 (KST 18:30).
Here are the updates included in this patch.
Please check the details below for a better gaming experience.
Table of Contents
1. Content Updates
- New Creature 'Mike the Butcher' added
- New Creature 'Toadman' added
- Repeater System added
- New Hotel Entrance + Hotel Rework
- Unreal Engine Update and Lighting Enhancements
2. Balance Updates
- Creature Patrol AI improved
- Weight Display HUD added
3. Improvements and Bug Fixes
- In-game Microphone HUD added
- ESC Button Main Menu Rework
- Added country information to sessions
- Private Session System added
- Graphics performance optimized
- Fixed major bugs related to session info and voice features
1. Content Updates
New Creature 'Mike the Butcher' Added
"His hook is aiming for your neck. 🪓 Once caught, it's over. Hold your breath and run away! 😱"
- Appears in the 'Parking Lot' map and hunts players using his signature weapon, the hook.
- Throws the hook to grab players by the neck and pull them toward him.
New Creature 'Toadman' Added
"🐸👅 His long tongue won't forgive even a moment of carelessness! 😨"
- Appears in the 'Swimming Pool' map, attacking players from a distance with his long tongue.
- Uses his tongue to hinder players' movements with sticky hits.
New System 'Repeater' Added
"🔧✨ Light up your path in the darkness using the minimap and interactions! 🗺️"
- The Repeater System allows players to repair broken machines to illuminate the minimap and make exploration easier.
- Plays a key role in discovering rare items and enables strategic gameplay through interactions.
- Repeaters lose durability over time, so regular repairs are necessary. Leaving them unattended may cause them to stop functioning.
- Items sold in shops can be used to quickly repair repeaters. Gather the tools you need for efficient exploration! 🛠️
- Added item 'MonkeySpanner.'
- Added item 'ChipSet.'
- Added item 'Welder.'
- Added item 'Clover.'
New Hotel Entrance and Rework
"🏨🔑 A larger space and locked doors await. Find keys and explore new areas!"
- The 'Hotel' entrance has been expanded, providing wider and more diverse exploration paths.
- Locked doors have been added throughout the 'Hotel' map, requiring players to find keys to open them.
- Behind the locked doors, rewards or new challenges may await.
- The expanded environment and reworked structure enhance the tension of exploration.
- Added item 'Key.'
Unreal Engine 5.5 Upgrade
"Experience enhanced lighting and shadows in the hotel map with a more immersive atmosphere! 🌟 Dive into a new level of detail with Unreal Engine 5.5! 🏨💡"
- Applied the new 'MegaLight' feature from Unreal Engine 5.5, enhancing lighting effects significantly.
- Lighting now overlaps naturally, offering richer and more detailed visuals.
- Added ray-traced shadows for sharper and more realistic shadow effects.
- Shadows are now more lifelike, adding depth and immersion to the map's atmosphere.
- The next update will introduce the 'Lumen' feature for even more realistic lighting and shadows.
- Note: Players using graphics cards that do not support hardware ray tracing (e.g., Radeon, Non-RTX GPUs) may experience frame drops in certain situations.
2. Balance Updates
Creature Patrol AI Improved
"This update adjusts creature patrol behavior, preventing players from encountering too many creatures at the entrance. Creatures now patrol only within grouped rooms, ensuring fairer gameplay."
- Previously, completely random patrols caused players to face too many creatures at the start, making progress difficult.
- Creatures now move only within specific zones, balancing the difficulty of early sections.
- This adjustment maintains the tension of exploration while reducing unfair scenarios.
Weight Display HUD Added
"A new Weight Display HUD has been added, helping players understand how item collection affects movement speed. This feature allows for better inventory management."
- Previously, players' movement speed decreased as they collected items, but this system lacked visual feedback.
- The new HUD displays the total weight players are carrying, making it easier to manage inventory and gameplay strategy.
- This change helps players understand the relationship between item collection and movement speed, allowing for more strategic decisions.
3. Improvements and Bug Fixes
[System/UI/Settings]
- Redesigned the main menu accessed via the ESC button.
- Added a Private Session system.
- Added country information to sessions.
- Added an in-game microphone HUD.
[Bug Fixes]
- Fixed an issue where session information displayed "?" instead of text in non-English languages.
- Fixed an issue causing occasional crashes in voice-related features.
- Fixed an issue where microphone settings reset upon starting the game.
Backroom Company's new journey brings even greater excitement! 🎮
We will continue working tirelessly to provide new content and better gameplay environments.
Your positive reviews inspire us, and bug reports are vital for creating a perfect gaming experience.
We look forward to your continued support and feedback!
Thank you! Together with your input, Backroom Company will keep evolving! 🚪✨
Sincerely,
The Backroom Company Development Team