Welcome back Ghost Hunters, we've got some news for you.

The long-awaited shop rework is finally here, boasting a new, easier way to manage your gear!

Based on player feedback, the shop has had a complete overhaul!

3 separate pages for more intuitive usage Easy buy options for controller Renamable loadouts Player-specific colours for supplied equipment Quick shortcuts to navigate between screens to unlock equipment Full tutorial for each page Shortcuts for gamepad users

New accessibility options:

You can now customize each player's color for many areas in the game: Main menu stickers Shop interface Sanity screen in the truck

You can now customize your cursor Shape Color Opacity Size Additional options when highlighting objects

Note: VR players can only adjust their highlight cursors colour and opacity

You can no longer receive a photo of a DOTS ghost while it’s not inside a DOTS Projector's light You can now rotate the Sound Sensor III whilst placing it Greatly improved the DOTS Ghosts AI navigation, this will result in more consistent evidence across the board Reduced the brightness of the Journal Reduced the volume of various sounds

General:

Improved the AI pathing for the Phantom and Wraith abilities Ouija board will now break if you do not have enough sanity to use it instead of answering a question then breaking The shop screensaver will no longer appear and disappear when walking into/away from the shop screen in non-VR Fixed a ghost AI navigation issue on the Tanglewood living room DOTS Ghosts AI navigation will now work correctly when you are in the same room as the ghost Ghosts can now correctly interact with all telephones The grandfather clock ghost interaction now works correctly The sound sensor “offline“ text is now translated for non-English languages You can now swap to the 'Blocked Players' page using the gamepad shoulder buttons The Sunny Meadows Apocalypse sticker will now show during single player You can no longer back out of the menu with a gamepad while the Journal is open You can no longer use the Main Menu left and right UI arrows while the Journal is open The Haunted Mirror will now correctly break straight away if you do not have enough sanity (20%) Gamepad 'Local push to talk' rebind tape is now the correct image

VR:

VR players can now prestige Sound sensor III can now have its shape changed in VR Motion sensor II can now have its shape changed in VR (while placed) Up and down arrows now work in the VR journal You can swap between hold and toggle grab types again in VR You can now drop the Sound Sensor III in VR Fixed a lag spike when a VR player joins the game The VR Journal sounds can no longer be heard from far away Spirit Box 3 VR text voice recognition now works

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The Kinetic Games Team

Ascension | Hotfix v0.9.4.1 Bug fixes and Onryo changes

Smudge Sticks now block the Onryo’s hunt ability If the Onryo is hunting and blows out a third candle, it will now cancel the Onryo hunt ability and no longer start a hunt after that hunt ends Upgraded Unity version from 2022.3.5f1 to 2022.3.17f1

The bear in the Grafton Nursery has been moved so it doesn’t get stuck when the hiding spot is blocked Fixed ghost navigation issues on Grafton Farmhouse The bone will no longer spawn in the bath in Grafton The monkey paw will no longer mark you as a hacker and only half revive the host if you tried to revive the host while they were dying You can no longer change your system clock to skip ahead to another week or days challenge The fog will no longer be inside of the Prison truck The ghost can no longer get stuck behind walls in Willow The ghost can no longer get stuck inside the tree in Woodwind You can no longer get stuck behind one of the fuse boxes on Maple Campsite You can no longer get on top of the table in Storage Tent 2 in Maple Campsite

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Adjusting the Ascension! Making sure everything feels just right... Welcome back, we've got some news for you!

Any information and images are Work In Progress (WIP) and may change drastically before releasing

Since the Ascension Update, we've had plenty of feedback on how the game currently feels for players. We wanted to share our thoughts on how we're planning to adjust the game to make sure progression and other areas are the best they can be for all types of players.

We'd love to hear your feedback on these proposed changes and get the ball rolling! We'll be looking to make the following changes, with additions, straight after the upcoming Shop rework!

Progression Leveling rates are currently too slow

We originally made the levelling rate slightly slower so that we could increase the pace if need be, so we'll be doing exactly that; less required XP per level across the board

Equipment Tier unlocks are too linear and too slow

Alongside the progression rate changes above, we're going to change Tier unlocks so that multiple are unlocked at once instead of only one. This means you'll have more choice on which Equipment you want to upgrade first, and which you want to save for later We'll also be increasing the cost of some upgrades as at the moment players can unlock almost everything straight away, when some upgrades should be something you save up for

Prestiges

Prestiges are a completely optional part of Progression, however, we understand that there aren't many incentives right now to encourage players to prestige:

With new player models we will be adding unique Prestige-related unlocks for players to purchase with in-game $, such as accessories for your player model or a cool new jacket! Coming soon for each prestige, players will be able to choose one of the following: A sum of extra starting money to kickstart their equipment loadouts or to save for their first few upgrades Or a small XP boost for that prestige only, allowing players to level up slightly faster, but have to manage their money better.

Equipment Evidence Equipment DOTS

T1 is slightly too hard to use, so we'll be making it brighter and increasing the range of the light it emits

EMF Reader

T1's needle often gets too close or even goes past the [5] mark during events and hunts, so we'll be clamping that pesky needle a little harder to make sure people aren't mistaking it for evidence T3 will receive a new sound for an EMF5 reading, making it easier for evidence without having to pick it up Additionally, we'll be changing where the T3's sensor reads from for PC players. This will make the directional indicator more accurate and feel more intuitive to read

Thermometer

T1 never had its randomness to the readings, making it much more accurate than the other tiers. We'll be implementing a slight fluctuation on readings to reduce it's effectiveness T2 and T3 will be adjusted so that after the initial "hold to scan", continuing to hold the use button will keep refreshing the temperature reading every second or so T3 will have its randomness reduced further to make it even better than T2

Ultraviolet

We'll be flipping T1 and T2 around so that players start with the flashlight and unlock the glowstick second. This should feel more like a useful progression than it currently is

Optional Equipment Firelights & Igniters

We'll be increasing the duration and light range for all tiers, giving players new ways to walk around in dark areas

Head Gear

We'll be adding an additional keybinding for toggling on and off your Head Gear slot, as many players have expressed that the current method isn't ideal All three tiers of Head Gear will have a new sound play when being interfered with by the ghost to let players know they should turn it off during hunts! T3's night vision doesn't currently have any paranormal interference, so we'll be adding some of that to reduce its effectiveness during hunts and keep it on par with other equipment

Motion Sensor

T3's truck map indicator will be changed to be more accurate and show what it's detecting clearer

Parabolic Microphone

To aid hearing-impaired users, we'll be making the red LED light on the side of the T1 Paramic "flash" when it picks up sounds

Photo camera

T2 will receive a slight buff to photo-taking speed We'll be fixing (for the final time) the oversight of taking the ghost photo with a full book. Pesky haunted cameras!

There are still some bugs with photos, but with the major photo overhaul coming soon, a lot of that will be fixed as a byproduct. However, we're still looking at increasing the consistency of photo-taking! More benefits of upgrading the camera Tiers will come with the new system, including the removal of failed photos!

Sanity Medication

We'll be speeding up the Sanity restoration effect for T2 to make the upgrade more worthwhile

Sound Sensor

We'd like to add a mute button to each sensor in the Truck, so you can concentrate on watching DOTS on the monitor in safety and silence

Cursed Posessions Monkey Paw

With the most recent change to the Paw affecting the "see ghost" wish, we're going to make the darkness effect start when the hunt starts, so you can actually see the ghost during the event!

Training Some parts of Training aren't accurate to gameplay or are frustrating, so we'll be making the following adjustments:

We'll replace the DOTS section with something more accurate to how ghosts act in-game Lower the overall temperature in the warehouse to make the Freezing Temps section less frustrating, as well as add cold breath to relevant areas. The EMF section should require EMF5 to progress instead of any EMF. The Ghost Orbs section sometimes completes without the player knowing why, so we'll be increasing the time that you need to aim the camera at the orb before the door unlocks.

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The Kinetic Games Team