Halloween Event Extended & Bug Fixes

SEVERANCE | Patch Notes v1.0.0.4

This update focuses on bug fixes, improved evidence gathering, Custom Difficulty reward balancing, and an extension to the Halloween Event!

Halloween Event Extended!

• The Halloween Event has been extended until 9 November 2026 at 6:00 PM UTC/GMT!
• You now have more time to collect candy, grow pumpkins, and unlock exclusive Halloween rewards!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Ghost Sprint photos checking the event's starting position instead of tracking the moving ghost model.
• Fixed investigators triggering salt through floors when walking above or below it.
• Fixed placed Tier 2 thermometers detecting temperatures through walls.

Evidence Improvements

Evidence is now easier to obtain on Beginner, with smaller improvements on Intermediate.

• Laser Grid: Longer ghost appearances.
• UV: Increased fingerprint frequency.
• Ghost Writing: Higher chances for the ghost to draw in the book.
• Freezing Temperatures: Rooms reach freezing temperatures sooner.
• EMF Level 5: Increased chance of detection.
• EVP: Increased response chances.

Note: Professional and higher difficulties, Custom Difficulty, and Ghost Orbs remain unchanged.

Custom Difficulty Balancing

• Rebalanced Custom Difficulty rewards based on sanity settings, lighting, sprint recovery, and available protection equipment.
• Contracts with all three evidence types enabled now have a maximum reward multiplier of 6×.
• The overall maximum Custom Difficulty multiplier remains 12×.
• Fixed event cooldown settings between 100% and 200% not properly reducing reward multipliers.
• Fixed medicine settings applying excessive reward penalties beyond the sanity refill limit.
• Updated Custom Difficulty reward explanations across 19 languages.

Thank you for continuing to play SEVERANCE and for reporting bugs! Your feedback helps me improve the game with every update.

- Sykes