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Raven [developer] 25 Jul, 2024 @ 5:21am

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Patchnote #10 for Dark Hours Prologue (0.6P.14556) - 04/12/2024

Gameplay

Backpack Collision Fix: Fixed an issue where players could collide with the invisible Hidebehind.
Teambag Amount Fix: Stealing an item from a dead player's backpack no longer subtracts from the teambag amount (also prevents negative values for the teambag score).

Monsters

Monster Navigation Fix: Fixed an issue where Statues and some other monsters couldn't move properly.
Monster Behavior Fixes: Improved handling of attacks in monster behaviors and their subsequent actions.
Monster Door Crossing Fix: Fixed door-crossing issues that blocked monsters; monsters can now catch players while crossing doors.
Banshee Exploration & Standby Fix: The Banshee performs a few movements during exploration before teleporting away. If spotted during the 3rd movement, it now properly cancels exploration to scream instead of continuing and then teleporting away.
Banshee Cancel Tweaking: Improved the cancelation of the Banshee's scream action (still requires VFX feedback if the scream is canceled at the moment it is triggered).
Blind Ghoul In Control Room Fix: Resolved an issue where the Blind Ghoul could get stuck in the control room.
Blind Ghoul Invisible Grid Fix: The Blind Ghoul no longer lifts invisible grids in single-player mode.
Blind Ghoul Hearing Tweaks: Increased detection sensitivity for players' voices and some other SFX.
Blind Ghoul Locker Door Fix: The Blind Ghoul no longer opens locker doors when opening a nearby room door (rare cases).

General

Camera Speed Settings Fix:The camera speed (mouse sensitivity) setting in the Control Settings now applies and saves properly.
Network Optimization: Removed unnecessary stamina regeneration network synchronization when empty.

Known Bug:

If you're hit by a tranquilizer dart and fall asleep while exiting the building, there is a chance you may desynchronize from the victory screen and be kicked from the lobby or experience a crash.

Specific Full Game Fixes:

Monsters

Hidebehind Behavior Cleansing: Fixed behavior glitches caused by uncleansed states after a teleport.

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Raven [developer] 25 Jul, 2024 @ 5:21am

Public release v.0.1.10390
TBD

Raven [developer] 25 Jul, 2024 @ 5:21am

Patch note #1 for Dark Hours Prologue (v0.1.10423) - 19/07/2024

Gameplay

The contract objective is now 15.000$ x players count

General

4 new languages added to the game: polish, russian, traditional chinese, turkish
Fixed some missing localization texts

Raven [developer] 25 Jul, 2024 @ 5:21am

Patch note #2 for Dark Hours Prologue (v0.1.10450) - 19/07/2024

Gameplay

Item: Fixed an issue where the walkie-talkie wasn't functioning correctly with multiple enemies around
Fixed empty safes, now safes are no more empty
Minigames co-op interactions and reset of failed for electronic locks have been fixed
Fixed final score: backpack loot is now correctly distinguished from team bag loot when exiting the level

Monsters

Statues behavior: Statues now chase players faster.
Balancing by adding 1 additional statue appears in solo mode and two-player mode
End game: when the vault is open, one of the statue will start to chase players faster than the others

Interface

UI Improvement to display team information overlay over the inventory
Fixed wrong error message "server not available" with "lobby no more available" popup

General

Fixed gamepad navigation in the options menu

Raven [developer] 25 Jul, 2024 @ 5:22am

Patch note #3 for Dark Hours Prologue (v0.3.10524) - 22/07/2024

Known bug

If the Hidebehind get flashed while you were caught, there is a chance you lose some controls. Like not being able to do minigames (arrows) or to exit from surveillance camera. The controls can be get back if you enter the surveillance camera and another player tranquilize you. Will be fixed ASAP.

Gameplay

Scores are now synchronized at the end of a match, preventing discrepancies where clients might see "Successful Heist" while the server indicates "Failed Heist"
Ventilation Duct Bug Fix: Players should no longer get stuck in ventilation ducts if they climb while another player is already at the top. In such cases, players are pushed away
Adjusted physics and collisions on certain objects to prevent strange behaviors
Object Throw Tutorial: In single player, the tutorial for throwing objects at switches will now appear as long as the grate is not raised (also applies in the vault room)

Monsters

Improved monster navigation across doors
Statues can now grab players immediately after they are revived if they are close to them
Statues can grab players if they are closed to them while another player is dying
Statues no longer climb onto low tables
Statues no longer pass through grates
Tweaking statues behaviors

Online

Improved Party Joining: lobbies handle better a high number of players
Better support of Steam Friends "invite to game" feature. Now invited players can already be in the game to get the invitation.
Online Players Indicator: Added an indicator in the lobby UI showing the number of online players.
Fixed "Server Unavailable" issue.
Fixed occasional network issues when joining games.

General

Mouse Inversion Settings: Added options to invert the mouse X and Y axes.
Better feedback and position for mute option in the Lobby
Updated the localization for various in-game texts and messages.
Added a speaker icon in the lobby that allows players to mute specific individuals.

Raven [developer] 25 Jul, 2024 @ 5:22am

Patch note #4 for Dark Hours Prologue (v0.3.10583) - 23/07/2024

Gameplay

Fixed a bug where a player killed by a gate and revived by a teammate would be teleport outside the map.
Computer scores and objectives are now synchronized properly.
Fixed input problems occurring after a a player who would have been caught by the Hidebehind get freed by a flash.
Better feedback on the final arrow in the hacking minigame if succeed

Monsters

Hidebehind: Introduced a cooldown after the Hidebehind is observed and flashed
Hidebehind: Increased the flash distance required to make the Hidebehind disappear
Hidebehind: better Hidebehind's behaviour

Interface

Fixed artefacts due to unwanted UI elements appearing on the screen on Boss' sceen
Improved the display of objectives for better clarity
The notification for picking up or using a key is now displayed in the player's local language instead of the server language
Added a settings window popup when creating a lobby, with saved parameters
Added a players list layout in the the mafia boss screen to with possibility to mute/unmute players

General

Better synchronization between players during the boss scene.
Players will no longer encounter the same monster consecutively.
The state of the microphone (muted or unmuted) is save between levels.
Fixed an issue where, during scene transitions in multiplayer (Boss scene to Auction House), the camera would briefly show unintended areas.
Fixed an issue with post-processing blend-out effects.

Raven [developer] 26 Jul, 2024 @ 7:37am

Patch note #5 for Dark Hours Prologue (v0.3.10672) - 25/07/2024

Gameplay

The boss reward sharing is now correctly applied depending on the end game situation
Fixed medals not giving scores.
Fixed collision issues with the vault door where items could fall through the door frame.
Fixed collision mesh of the safe door
Fixed a bug where the character would sometimes rotate immediately after being hit when knocked out

Network

Fixed a bug with the code invite for joining a private lobby which would fail in some cases

Interface

Better error message when a connection error occurs using an invite code
Added language prefix to the public lobby names
Players list and mute options are now visible in the pause menu
Players list has a new & better layout in the boss scene
Popup lobby window can now be closed using the keyboard/controller
Added native fullscreen mode, and change of resolution in native fullscreen mode
Minor improvement to the font of the settings
Improved feedback for the options screen and player audio widget
Fixed the resolution resetting correctly to the screen size when toggling fullscreen mode with F11
Fixed an issue where UI in climb mode would sometimes not appear

General

Fixed errors in French localization.
New localization added: Arabic

Raven [developer] 12 Oct, 2024 @ 1:31pm

Patch note #6 for Dark Hours Prologue (v0.5.12281P) - 11/10/2024

Gameplay:

New: You can get a preview of what is the 'heist night', the game loop for chaining different missions consecutively.
New: You can now select your contract from different mission
New: We have added 2 objectives types, "Find and steal" & "Destroy the evidences", to the existing "Steal the vault"
New: We have added 5 new missions and their objects to steal
New: New playable items: some items are a preview of what could be useful for the next monsters of the Early Access
New: One new cryogenic trap in the level, that can replace the previous gaz trap.
New: You can push your friend when he is frozen. (Small tip: The hairdryer should keep your friends warm)
New: A frozen player can break if hit too many times the walls: be careful to not break your friend!
New: Customization is coming! You'll be able to change the colors of your thieves and see what customizations will be unlockable in Early Access.
Change: The camera transitions from TPS to FPS should be smoother.
Change: You can now trigger push buttons by shooting tranquilizer darts
Fix: A fixed physics bug could occur, trapping players in walls or the floor.
Fix: Dropping the crown in the van is no longer considered as not having the crown in the objectives.
Fix: Players would sometimes get stuck in a ragdoll position after a KO; this is no longer the case.
Fix: When holding a gate and another player presses the button to raise the door, is no longer killing the player holding the door.
Fix: The grabbing of key items, especially the exit key, was difficult, so we made them easier to grab.
Fix: Fixed post-process effect for the push action.
Fix: Fixed flash post-process effect.
Fix: The ability to trigger the hacking device minigame alone while playing in multiplayer.
Fix: The arrows minigame UI would sometimes remain displayed while no more in the minigame action.
Fix: Flipping the cutout right before the “cut the power” event occurs will no more cancel the event.

Monsters:

New: You can now break the “Statue” monster.
Fix: Monsters would sometimes get stuck (especially the statue at the entrance of the doors), which led to players being trapped in the room without being able to do anything.

Interface:

New: An error code is displayed if the lobby is unreachable because of a network error
Change: Removed the blur when inventory is open.
Change: The van cinematic can only be skipped once all players have requested it.
Change: The items have new icons
Fix: The lobby password field is now properly displayed as not modifiable

General

New languages available: Ukrainian, Thai, Indonesian, Italian, LATAM Spanish, and Portuguese (Portugal)

Known bugs

Early players reports of objectives not always updated even when the objective items are put in the teambag
Some physics bugs can still occur
Some physics objects need to be tweaked
Some UI buttons are not clickable if the resolution of the game does not match the desktop resolution

Raven [developer] 14 Oct, 2024 @ 1:41pm

Patch note #7 for Dark Hours Prologue (v0.5P.12313) - 14/10/2024

Gameplay:

Change: Balanced items spawn points in the level for a better immersion.
Fix: Fixed a bug that prevent objectives to be completed if a second contract was selected with the same kind of objectives.
Fix: Prevent some cases where players could throw objects outside the level from vents.
Fix: The hud of CCTV camera was only displayed correctly the first time it was used.

Level Design:

Change: The duration of the cryo trap visual effects is now shorter.
Fix: Fixed glitch where the world appeared incomplete for half a second before cutscenes began.

Interface:

Change: Replacing the red cross icon by a "waiting" icon during contract selection for better understanding
Change: Some changes in UI including recap timeline and contract selection.
Change: Better tweaking of graphics quality settings (Low, Medium, High) to optimize performance
Fix: Better feedback on color picker

General:

Fix: Some screamers that diseappeared are now back in the game.
Fix: In russian, changed some texts for Yes/No selection for toggle crouch feature, replacing the previous True/False texts.
Change: We are changing the version number format for players to be able to identify more easily the demo version (0.5D.XXX) against the prologue version (0.5P.XXX)

Raven [developer] 22 Nov, 2024 @ 10:30am

Patchnote #8 for Dark Hours Prologue (v0.6P.14316) - 22/11/2024

Monsters

Monsters rotation!: The Hidebehind and the Stone Stalkers (statues) are replaced by the Blind Ghoul and the Banshee!
Monsters in Security Room: Monsters in the Prologue version can now enter the security room.

Gameplay

Ability Execution Safety: Added safety checks for climb and lift abilities to prevent blocking issues in air vents.
Slide Invulnerability: Players are temporarily invulnerable during slides.
Catch Immunity During Exit: Players can no longer be caught during the exit animation between the door and the van.
Adrenaline Shot in Van: Added an adrenaline shot item to the van.
Pitch Replication Fix: Resolved a bug where player aim pitch with the gun or hairdryer wasn’t replicated for other players.

Interface

Key Binding Options: Added a dropdown menu for selecting AZERTY or QWERTY layouts, including a "Reset" function to restore the selected preset.
Sliders for SFX and Music: Introduced sliders to adjust sound effects and music volume in settings.
Push-to-Talk Option: Added a push-to-talk option for voice chat.
Gamepad Navigation Fixes: Resolved issues with gamepad navigation in menus, including fixing bugs where specific buttons could unintentionally close the inventory or drop items.
Confirmation for Lobby Exit: Added a confirmation window when leaving a lobby.
Objective Text Wrapping Fix: Fixed wrapping issues for objectives text in the heist interface.
Improved Ammo Visibility: Updated HUD to improve visibility of ammunition counts.
Item Shop Preview: In the Prologue, item shop slots are locked but can be previewed for accessible items in the full game.
Trailer Video Added: The Dark Hours trailer video is now available in the Prologue version.
Pop-Up for Full Game Purchase: Added a button to buy the full game, accessible from the main menu.
Menu Adjustments: Updated menus to distinguish between demo, Prologue, and premium versions.

General

Netcode update: Change the netcode that could help people that had connection 0-8 errors previously.
Improved Lobby Search Results: Addressed an issue that limited public lobbies visible in search results.
Steam Integration Warning: Added a warning in the main menu for some cases of Steam integration issues.
Controller Vibration Update: Vibration now activates only when using a controller.
Localized "Go to Steam" Button: Added localization for the "Go to Steam" button.

Last edited by Raven; 22 Nov, 2024 @ 10:30am

Raven [developer] 25 Nov, 2024 @ 9:44am

Patchnote #9 for Dark Hours Prologue (v0.6P.14377) - 25/11/2024

Gameplay

Adrenaline and Sleep Effect Replication: Improved replication consistency for adrenaline and sleep effects during multiplayer sessions.

Monsters

Blind Monster Fix: Resolved an issue where the Blind Monster could become stuck in the control room.

Level Design (LD)

Director's Office Lights: All lights are now properly synchronized with the light switch in the Director's Office.

Interface

Team Info Window Fix: Resolved an issue where the team info window displayed "Alive" for players who were dead.
Contract Text Fix: Updated contract text to correctly reflect objectives that require stealing only, removing misleading "Replace" text.

General

Pause Button Fix: Addressed a bug where pressing a debug key on the numeric keypad could pause the game unintentionally.

Last edited by Raven; 25 Nov, 2024 @ 9:45am

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Raven [developer] 4 Dec, 2024 @ 10:50am

Patchnote #10 for Dark Hours Prologue (0.6P.14556) - 04/12/2024

Gameplay

Backpack Collision Fix: Fixed an issue where players could collide with the invisible Hidebehind.
Teambag Amount Fix: Stealing an item from a dead player's backpack no longer subtracts from the teambag amount (also prevents negative values for the teambag score).

Monsters

Monster Navigation Fix: Fixed an issue where Statues and some other monsters couldn't move properly.
Monster Behavior Fixes: Improved handling of attacks in monster behaviors and their subsequent actions.
Monster Door Crossing Fix: Fixed door-crossing issues that blocked monsters; monsters can now catch players while crossing doors.
Banshee Exploration & Standby Fix: The Banshee performs a few movements during exploration before teleporting away. If spotted during the 3rd movement, it now properly cancels exploration to scream instead of continuing and then teleporting away.
Banshee Cancel Tweaking: Improved the cancelation of the Banshee's scream action (still requires VFX feedback if the scream is canceled at the moment it is triggered).
Blind Ghoul In Control Room Fix: Resolved an issue where the Blind Ghoul could get stuck in the control room.
Blind Ghoul Invisible Grid Fix: The Blind Ghoul no longer lifts invisible grids in single-player mode.
Blind Ghoul Hearing Tweaks: Increased detection sensitivity for players' voices and some other SFX.
Blind Ghoul Locker Door Fix: The Blind Ghoul no longer opens locker doors when opening a nearby room door (rare cases).

General

Camera Speed Settings Fix:The camera speed (mouse sensitivity) setting in the Control Settings now applies and saves properly.
Network Optimization: Removed unnecessary stamina regeneration network synchronization when empty.

Known Bug:

If you're hit by a tranquilizer dart and fall asleep while exiting the building, there is a chance you may desynchronize from the victory screen and be kicked from the lobby or experience a crash.

Specific Full Game Fixes:

Monsters