Patch Notes — March 2–6, 2026

New Systems

Addiction & Substances

• New addiction system! Consuming substances (alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, sugar) has a chance to trigger an addiction, which gradually reduces your max stamina over time.
• Satiate your addiction by consuming more of the substance, but careful — the penalty grows back during withdrawal.
• Each substance has unique intoxication effects visible to all players (particle effects, visual distortions).
• Sugar grants an instant stamina refill on consumption.
• Substance items now spawn naturally across Burger Farm, BRGR, and Basement levels.
• Addictions are cleared on total party wipe / failed runs.
• New consume sounds for each substance type (drinking, eating, smoking).

Basketball Minigame

• New basketball minigame added with scoring (1-point and 5-point shots with unique sound effects).

New Content

• New props: freezer chest, beverage stand, grease trap, first aid kits, kiosk.
• Protein icons added to the protein locker for better readability.
• Food unlock schedule adjusted and fixed.
• New shift music — 2 new grill funk tracks and updated Slingin' Patties.
• Updated Happy model with new animations and facial blendshapes.

UI & Menus

• Tutorial button moved to main screen for easier access.
• Audio categories properly labeled in options menu.
• Paragon Shop screen restructured.
• Server browser moved to a new keybind.
• Feedback form button added to main menu.
• Inventory gating removed — all Paragon items accessible.
• Removed evil orders from the order system.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed escape tube trigger not working reliably.
• Fixed player animation jankiness.
• Fixed objects desyncing when held/tracked across network.
• Fixed interaction spam allowing rapid repeat actions.
• Fixed fire extinguisher not working from the Paragon Shop.
• Fixed elevator interaction and visual issues.
• Fixed tutorial camera, control station screen, and exit flow.
• Fixed cultist losing focus on target unexpectedly.
• Fixed horror AI crashes when players disconnect mid-chase.
• Fixed stability phase stalemate where rounds could get stuck.
• Fixed customer spawn timing to prevent overlap issues.
• Fixed trash disposal not registering correctly.
• Fixed players not being removed from Steam lobby on Alt+F4 or crash.
• Fixed softlock edge cases at round end.
• Fixed map rendering double on first load.
• Fixed Toe modifier interactions.

Performance

• Significant performance improvements from removing per-frame debug UI (OnGUI).
• Particle systems optimized.
• Interactive grass disabled in levels for better framerate.
• Drink machine bubble effects disabled for performance.
• Decal shaders updated to faster variants.
• Minimap no longer double-renders on scene load.

Networking & Stability

• Addiction system rebuilt to run locally — faster response, fewer network round-trips.
• Core networking stability fixes preventing desync in long sessions.
• Improved handling of disconnected / ghost players in round-end checks.