2 New Maps, New Tutorial & New Laptop UI | v0.18.0.0

New Locations

• The Laughless Carnival: A brand-new location to investigate!
• The Whitlock House: Another brand-new location with its own haunting atmosphere!

Added

• A completely revamped tutorial to help new players get started.
• A brand-new laptop UI.
• New Equipment Skin: FLEX! Give your equipment the ultimate luxury treatment with a 24-karat gold finish.

Improvements

• Improved CCTV camera clarity and overall visual quality.
• Lighters can now be flicked open manually by pressing the Use button.
• Smudge sticks now remain in your hand after burning out and must be dropped manually.
• Improved the lobby browser's layout and overall presentation.
• Rebalanced the audio levels of thunderstorms and heavy rain.
• Improved item sway for more natural and realistic movement when turning.
• Completely redesigned the appearance of the Laser Grid.
• Added the option to hide already-claimed rewards in the Halloween Pass.
• Added additional sound effects to various items throughout the game for a more immersive experience.

Balancing

• Increased the starting money from $500 to $2,000, giving new players a better head start.
• Increased payouts on Starter difficulty, even when you don't survive the investigation.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the EVP Radio would stop functioning after being turned on for the second time.
• Fixed an equipment loadout exploit that allowed players to exceed the equipment limit.