The Friendly Difficulty Update

My Friendly Neighborhood

Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.

[h1][u]Patch Notes[/u][/h1] [h2]Major:[/h2] [list] [*] A new difficulty has been added to the game! The [b]Friendly[/b] difficulty eases back on some the challenging aspects of [i]My Friendly Neighborhood[/i], making it more approachable for our fans. On this difficulty, [i][b]saving no longer requires tokens, puppets take less shots to down, and checkpoints are more frequent[/b][/i]. You can select this new difficulty from the menu when you start a new game! [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41025656/c0dcf45dacc61d48935f3e20c203494fe862882b.jpg[/img] [h2]Miscellaneous:[/h2] [list] [*] Save locations have been noted on the map with a [i]new icon[/i]. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41025656/ce4d4c15cff9e84375ad2ea2d21c079ecb201455.png[/img] [*] Made it impossible to map escape over [i]"Action"[/i] [*] Speedrun timer now only starts ticking [i]after[/i] difficulty is selected [*] Adjusted some unfair enemy spawns [*] Made the timings on the Greenhouse puzzle more generous [*] Various fixes and changes based on feedback [/list] [h2]Bug Fixes:[/h2] [list] [*] Fixed achievement errors for Static and Streamlined [*] Fixed various OOB softlocks [*] Fixed an issue where the rebinding screen would lock up. [*] Fixed an issue where the Green Triangle key could be discarded before it was completed [*] Fixed an issue where you can softlock by falling of a certain set of stairs sideways [*] Fixed an issue where checkpoints would not trigger in the main Sound Stage [*] Fixed an issue where toggling [i]Bullet Model Change[/i] on and off could cause weapons to not fire [*] Fixed an issue where black bars would take up the side of the screen for 32:9 monitors [*] Fixed issues relating to achievements unlocking from certain endings/cheats [*] Fixed an error where firing the shotgun .3 seconds before going through a door could softlock you [*] Fixed an error where the Aviary door would not always spawn its teleport location [*] Fixed an issue where the Unlocks menu would sometimes appear as unlocked before it was actually unlocked [/list] [i](This also includes fixes from recent hot-fixes to the game.)[/i] And as always, please post any issues you come across or feedback you may have in the [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1574260/discussions/0/6163789601643172201/]My Friendly Neighborhood Bugs and Feedback Thread[/url] or on the relevant channels on the [url=https://discord.gg/M9RvpAeH5s]DREADXP Discord[/url].