UPDATE 0.5 IS HERE
Runners, Update 0.5 is finally here.
This is one of the biggest updates we have released for Backrooms Lost Runners so far. We have added entirely new systems and content while also reworking many existing parts of the game.
Procedural generation, new areas, new entities, new hazards, major progression and balance changes, a completely reworked sound detection system, improved voice chat, lighting changes, fixes, and much more.
We strongly recommend starting a new playthrough with Update 0.5.
Old save files are officially not supported and may cause broken events, incorrect progression, missing objects, or other issues due to the scale of the changes made to the game.
Starting with Update 0.5, future save compatibility will be supported.
• Added a completely new procedural level generation system, creating different layouts and routes between playthroughs.
• Added the Spray Can, allowing players to leave their own markings on walls and use them to navigate large and procedural areas.
• Added new areas to Level 0, greatly expanding the amount of space available for exploration.
• Added new areas and content to the Dark Zone.
• Added new entities and hazards throughout the Backrooms.
• Added Moth Eggs that react to player-generated noise and can spawn Moths when disturbed.
• Added new gameplay scenes, encounters, events, and progression sequences.
• Added additional navigation elements and environmental hints to several areas.
• Added and improved the in-game text chat for co-op players.
• Completely reworked the lighting across many areas, improving atmosphere, visibility, and the overall visual presentation of the game.
• Reworked the difficulty and behavior of the Smiler to make encounters more balanced and consistent.
• Significantly changed Moth behavior and their reactions to players.
• Reworked several existing entities and how they interact with players and the environment.
• Completely reworked the system responsible for detecting sounds created by players.
• Entities now react more accurately to player noise depending on its intensity, distance, and source.
• Reworked player voice detection — your microphone is now properly integrated into the game's sound detection system, meaning entities can react to your actual voice.
• Major armor rebalance — equipment now plays a much more important role in survival.
• Reworked weapon balance, making weapons more useful and important in dangerous areas.
• Reworked overall survival progression, making preparation and equipment significantly more meaningful.
• Major loot rebalance, including item availability, spawn rates, and resource value.
• Reworked crafting progression, making crafted equipment more closely connected to survival and progression.
• Adjusted the difficulty of multiple areas, enemies, and encounters.
• Reworked several puzzles and progression sequences to make them clearer and more consistent.
• Improved navigation across larger areas while preserving the feeling of getting lost and exploring the Backrooms.
• Significantly improved the overall voice chat quality and stability.
• Reworked how far players can hear each other.
• Reworked voice attenuation based on distance.
• Reworked how voices penetrate walls and obstacles, making communication behave much more naturally inside different environments.
• Improved spatial voice positioning, making it easier to determine the direction and distance of another player.
• Player voices now correctly interact with entity sound detection, meaning talking at the wrong moment can reveal your position.
• Fixed critical soft-locks that could prevent players from continuing their playthrough.
• Fixed progression issues in the Moth areas.
• Fixed multiple problems with gameplay events, triggers, and progression sequences.
• Fixed several puzzle and objective-related issues.
• Fixed incorrect entity behavior in various situations.
• Fixed multiple problems affecting co-op play.
• Fixed networking and synchronization issues across several gameplay systems.
• Fixed various lighting and visual issues throughout existing levels.
• Fixed a large number of smaller bugs reported in previous versions.
• Significantly increased the amount of playable content and areas available for exploration.
• Increased the overall length of a full playthrough.
• Improved the atmosphere and environmental presentation of existing levels.
• Made player progression from an unprepared survivor to a properly equipped Runner much more noticeable.
• Dangerous areas now place greater importance on armor, weapons, resources, and crafting.
• Improved overall game stability and optimized multiple existing levels and gameplay systems.
• Added numerous smaller improvements to balance, environments, UI, co-op gameplay, and overall game quality.
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