THE UI UPDATE v0.2.1 (Part 1)

🩸 Update v0.2.1 – UI Update (Part 1)

This update focuses on the first phase of a major UI overhaul, alongside important bug fixes, balance changes, and immersion improvements. More UI updates and polish are planned for future patches.

⚖️ Balance Changes

Ghost Hunt Speed Rework

• Ghosts no longer increase speed based on player sanity

• All ghosts now have a fixed base speed of 2.2 m/s

• This makes ghost-specific speed behaviours much easier to notice

  • Example: Hantu now clearly moves faster in cold rooms

• Previously, sanity-based speed scaling made many ghost traits difficult to identify

Ghost Flicker Rate Rework

• Ghosts now use a consistent flicker cycle

  • 0.5 seconds visible

  • 0.5 seconds invisible

• Previously, flickering happened randomly at short intervals

• This change will also support future ghost identification, as different ghosts will later have unique flicker patterns

🆕 New Content

• Added a brand new Splash Screen on game launch

🔧 Improvements

Immersion & Horror Enhancements

• Lights now dim and flicker during hunts instead of simply turning on and off

  • Makes hunts feel more immersive, realistic, and intense

• Added a heartbeat sound effect when close to a ghost during a hunt

Ghost AI Improvements

• Improved Ghost AI roaming behaviour

  • If the ghost does not have line of sight at the start of a hunt, it will roam the area where it last saw a player

  • Ghosts will patrol nearby rooms instead of wandering aimlessly

UI & Menu Improvements (UI Update - Part 1)

• Main Menu is now fully rendered in a 3D scene

• Massive rework to the Main Menu UI

  • Cleaner layout

  • Improved readability

• Improved Settings Menu

  • Better structure and usability

• Added additional settings options

🐛 Fixed Bugs

• Fixed an issue where Ghost Players and Ghost AI could kill players through walls or the truck door

• Fixed a bug where some ghosts had completely silent footsteps

• Fixed an issue where Ghost AI standing on the leave zone could trigger a vote to leave the round

• Fixed a bug where Ghost AI could spawn on the living room couch

• Fixed an issue where player-controlled ghosts moved far too fast during hunts