May 2020 Bug Fixing - Patch Notes

The Blackout Club

The Blackout Club is a first-person co-op horror game centered around a group of teenage friends investigating a monstrous secret beneath the skin of their small town. 1-4 players explore procedurally-generated missions against a fearsome enemy you can only see with your eyes closed.

[b]The Blackout Club has been updated with several bug fixes and improvements.[/b] We have been testing this build in several public tests with the community and are pleased with the stability improvements added. At long last, they are live on the main branch for everyone. :) If you're looking for the latest updates on what has been happening with Enhanced Horror and the game community, we recommend visiting our official Discord server (discord.gg/theblackoutclub) or our official wiki on Gamepedia. You can also check out the hashtag #redacrespeaks on Twitter. [h2]List of bugfixes and improvements[/h2] [list] [*] The highest quality lighting build we've made yet, with fixes for a few problem areas as well. [*] Added a Photo Sensitive Mode for players who experience issues with "The Call" curse. You can set this in the Options menu under the "Video" tab. [*] Fix for ciphers occasionally not granting a curse [*] Tweaks to balance of "The Hunger" curse [*] Numerous fixes for AI pathfinding in problem areas (thanks to users who reported these using F8 or via our official Discord) [*] Fix for a softlock that occurs with gamepad when attempting to remember a dream while it is downloading [*] Fix for "Follow the trail" mission which in rare cases could not have a trail for clients [*] Fix for the journal menu UI when viewing empty ritual response list [*] Fix for rare load screen hang [*] Fix for possible "stuck on black screen" bugs [*] Fix for FX from speaker barrier being stuck on if you are suppressed near one [*] Fix for bugs in exorcism HUD if you collect masks before the mission starts [*] Fix for some hunger curse screen fx persisting when they shouldn't [*] Fix to prevent losing quest items in the place between [*] Fix to prevent "Gorgon" curse fx being applied to host when viewed by a suppressed player with curse [*] Fix to prevent falling in "The Place Between" on machines under our recommended minimum spec [*] Fixed Hunt-The-Strong sacrifice numbers showing on the sacrifice table [*] Fixes to some skin tone bugs with certain clothing items [*] Stability fixes [*] Misc. UI fixes [/list] We also fixed some bugs on our online backend server code which had been causing some "Error Connecting to PlayFab" error messages as well as not always showing things like correct XP totals at the mission conclusion screen. This server fix was already live, but had not been called out in prior patch notes. Thank you as always for playing and your support of The Blackout Club! See you around the neighborhood! >Question [i]UPDATE MAY 19: We were getting reports of a crash for some users with this build. We tested and uploaded a new build this morning with a hotfix for that issue. Thanks to all who reported it![/i]