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[h3]Halloween Event[/h3]

The Halloween Event has now ended. All Event Tokens/Shards have been automatically converted to normal ones and any Halloween challenges in your Labyrinth have been converted to a Token Shard. Halloween Item Upgrades are still usable and collectable in your current Labyrinth, but will no longer appear in future Labyrinths.


[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

• [New Item Upgrade] 'Compact' Trap: Increases the damage of the trap but reduces its trigger radius.
  
• [New Item Upgrade] 'Solar Powered' Torch: The torch regenerates battery when equipped in the light.
  
• [New Item Upgrade] 'Red Handed' Tracker: The tracker can be placed on Blood Bags and will automatically track anyone who drinks the bag.
  
• [New Item Upgrade] 'Nano Tech' Armour: Armour will regenerate if not fully destroyed.
  
• [New Item Upgrade] 'Sawnoff' Shotgun: Increases the damage of the shotgun but also the spread.
  
• Reduced the loading time for the Main Menu, especially for players using slower hardware (like a HDD).
  
• Traps now display their trigger radius around them during the day.
  
• Added a new setting value of "Based On Party Size" for the custom game option 'Infected Player Count'. This means it'll automatically only pick 1 Infected if there are only 4 or 5 players, but will still pick 2 if there are 6.
  
• Our in-game translations have been updated thanks to our Community Translators!
  
• [FIXED] Players opening the game for the first time will potentially have the wrong language automatically selected for them.
  
• [FIXED] The Steam Achievements 'Mine' and 'Work Hard, Play Hard' aren't obtainable.
  

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[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

• This Halloween weekend, through to midday Monday GMT, you'll earn an extra 50% Tickets when playing.
  
• You can now preview your microphone and voice settings in the settings menu, by selecting the "Test Voice" option.
  
• Added support for plugging in microphones and output devices whilst the game is open.
  
• Reward Crates have had their interactions simplified, making disabling them no longer a separate interaction on the tamper box but instead a secondary interaction (defaulted to 'X') on the crate itself. You can still shoot the tamper box on the side of the crate to disable it if you prefer.
  
• The item displayed above Reward Crates now spins once the crate is in-progress.
  
• Our in-game translations have been updated thanks to our Community Translators.
  
• Fuse Dispensers and Fuse Boxes at night are now outlined through walls if you're close to them.
  
• [FIXED] Players crash if they use the Inspection Kit whilst wearing 'Ghostly' armour.
  
• [FIXED] Players can animation cancel placing a fuse in a fuse box at night.
  
• [FIXED] Challenges that require you to use the Inspection Kit, Tracker, Lethal Injection or Antidote as a specific character don't work.
  
• [FIXED] Changes to your Windows default microphone & voice output devices aren't detected without a game restart.
  
• [FIXED] Game settings aren't reset in the UI if you make changes & then close the settings window without applying them.
  
• [FIXED] The countdown timer for the Double Objective activating shows '0' for the final 5 seconds.
  

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[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

• The 'Ghostly' Armour Item Upgrade will now also apply the Ghost effect to you, instead of only being visible to others.
  
• The 'Explosive' Lethal Injection Item Upgrade now has a fuse delay, leaving the dynamite in your victim's neck for a few seconds before it explodes.
  
• Interrogate now tells the first voter (the player who downed them) what team the eliminated player was on, rather than telling the last voter.
  
• If your Infected partner gets downed they will remain outlined as red to you, instead of turning yellow.
  
• Players that have just been voted out (mid-electrocution) will no longer influence how many votes are required to eliminate a player downed during this time.
  
• Our in-game translations have been updated thanks to our Community Translators!
  
• [FIXED] The server selection list can sometimes get stuck empty.
  
• [FIXED] The 'Vampire #4' challenge isn't completable.
  
• [FIXED] Item Upgrades in the 'Loadout' don't show their images.
  
• [FIXED] DLC Terror Challenges incorrectly warn you about not owning the DLC.
  
• [FIXED] The 'Ghostly' Armour Item Upgrade can stop displaying correctly.
  
• [FIXED] The history entry for Item Upgrades found in the Labyrinth doesn't have a description.
  

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EDIT: 📢 Good news! We're extending the Halloween event by a few days to give you a few more days to get your hands on those seasonal cosmetics before they're gone.

▶️ The Halloween Event will be removed from the game on Thursday November 11th.
▶️ As part of that update, we'll be bringing a variety of new non-event based item upgrades, including 'Nano Tech Armour', an upgrade that allows your armour to regenerate if not fully depleted.
▶️ The ranked season will still reset on Monday November 8th.

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It’s that spooky time of year again! And we’ve got one hell of a frightening event in store for you, running all the way up until November 8th. Collect brand new item upgrades from the Labyrinth, pick up candy in game to earn some in-game rewards, or complete the spooky-themed challenge set. On top of all that, we’ve added a large set of limited-time seasonal cosmetics to sink your fangs into.

[h3]Item Upgrades[/h3]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYw6WbfmOEw&feature=youtu.be
This Halloween we’re introducing a new system to Deceit: Item Upgrades. Earned through the Labyrinth from level 8, item upgrades allows you to modify the functionality and appearance of items obtained during matches. We’re introducing this system with some Halloween-exclusive upgrades, and will be releasing some standard upgrades at the end of the event. The Halloween upgrades are:

Pumpkin Head (Tracker) - Tracking a player will place a pumpkin on their head - and slightly obscure their vision
Sugar Rush (Antidote) - Antidoting a player will give them a short speed boost
Ghostly (Armour) - Gives the armoured player a ghostly effect when equipped
Explosive (Lethal Injection) - The Lethal Injection is replaced with dynamite - which explodes the player when used
Jack-in-the-box (Trap) - When walking past traps you’ll be met with a jump-scare screaming head

[h3]Mega Bundle[/h3]
The Halloween Mega Bundle has been added to the in-game shop. It is available for $9.99 / £7.99 and contains the following content:

• Event-exclusive Beelzebub Experiment terror skin
  
• 10x Halloween Tokens
  
• 1x of each Halloween Item Upgrade

[h3]Seasonal Skins[/h3]
This year we’re bringing one of the largest sets of seasonal cosmetics we’ve ever brought to Deceit! Including a unique legendary outfit for every character! So, let’s get into it, the rewards for this years event are as follows:

Outfits (including hair)
‘Zombie Husband’ (Alex, Legendary)
‘Demon’ (Chang, Legendary)
‘Witch’ (Lisa, Legendary)
‘Jester’ (Rachel, Legendary)
‘Ghost’ (Hans, Legendary)
‘Mime’ (Nina, Legendary)

Terrors
‘Beelzebub’ (Experiment, Legendary, Bundle Exclusive)
‘Lord’ (Vampire, Legendary)
‘Human’ (Spider, Rare)
‘Slime’ (Experiment, Uncommon)

Accessories
‘Witch Nose’ (Lisa, Legendary)
‘Spider’ (Alex, Rare)
‘Fangs’ (Chang, Uncommon)

Pistols
‘Slime’ (Legendary)
‘Galaxy’ (Rare)
‘Cartoon’ (Uncommon)

Melee
‘Snake’ (Legendary)
‘Baseball Bat’ (Rare)
‘Sickle’ (Uncommon)

Wristbands
‘Gothic’ (Legendary)
‘Radar’ (Rare)
‘Blood Drip’ (Uncommon)

Poses
‘Only Hans’ (Victory, Hans, Legendary)
‘Mime’ (Defeat, Nina, Legendary)
‘Kiss of Death’ (Victory, Lisa, Rare)
‘Coffin’ (Defeat, Alex, Rare)

Sprays
‘Smile’ (Common)
‘Eye Wall’ (Common)
‘Breakout’ (Common)
‘Happy Halloween’ (Common)
‘Angry Pumpkin’ (Common)

Emblems
Happy Halloween
Smile
Face Wrap

As it’s now been a year since last Halloween, all non-exclusive cosmetics from that event are being added to the vault! These are:

Outfits (including hair) - Medusa (Nina), Mad Scientist (Hans), Vampire Hunter (Chang), Zombie Bride (Lisa), Mobster (Rachel), Murderer (Alex)
Accessories - Bloody Glasses (Alex), Skull Mask (Lisa)
Pistols - Pumpkin, Stone
Melee - Voodoo Doll, Cricket Bat, Bone
Wristbands - Ghostly, Mummified, Stone
Poses - Fly Away, Grave, You’re Next, Backwards Crab
Sprays - Bloody Hands, Full Moon, Happy Clown, Sad Clown, Pumpkin, RIP

[h3]Candy Collection[/h3]
Similarly to previous years, the Game Master has left a trail of candy for you to collect whilst playing. Reach certain candy-collecting milestones to earn yourself a bunch of rewards, including tickets, booth tokens, and Halloween themed cosmetics! The Game Master has also left a special reward for those of you who make it all the way to the final milestone.

[h3]Halloween Challenge Set[/h3]
As part of the horrific festivities, there’s a new Halloween set of 25 challenges to complete. Earn tickets to help progress your Labyrinth, and reach the end for a secret unlock!

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

• Thank you to the community translators who continue to contribute to making Deceit accessible to more players around the world.
  
• Challenges now unlock at level 4, reduced from level 5.
  
• The second and third perk slots now unlock 1 level sooner, at levels 6 and 17 respectively,
  
• [FIXED] Player faces at night have visual defects on them.

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The Deceit Team
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[h3]Fuses[/h3]
They’re back! This year we’ve released a fair few different ways to turn the power back on and progress to the next area during the night period. Through taking on feedback from the community and many play sessions, we’ve developed an updated fuse system that brings together the strengths of the different versions we’ve tried.

When the lights go out, you’ll see a power bar at the top of your screen that, once filled, will open the doors and allow you to progress to the next area. If you’re innocent (or pretending to act as one!), find a fuse dispenser that will be highlighted to you on the walls to collect a fuse. Once you have a fuse, fuse boxes will be highlighted where you can attach the fuse, and gain power. Be careful though, holding a fuse will periodically reveal you to Terrors causing them to hunt you down. If a Terror manages to swipe you down whilst you’re holding a fuse it’ll be destroyed and you’ll have to find another when you respawn.



[h3]HRTF (aka “Binaural Audio”)[/h3]
Our audio system has had a bit of a revamp with this update, introducing HRTF Audio Spatialisation. This will enable players to better locate where sounds are coming from by more realistically modelling how your ears perceive directionality, so no more sneaky Terrors popping up behind you without you noticing! With this change we’ve adjusted a lot of the in-game sounds, including adding occlusion to sounds that should be muffled by walls. If you’re using surround on your headphones, we recommend switching to stereo to have the best experience.

[h3]Terror Visual Update[/h3]
The Game Master’s serum has been tweaked slightly, causing those infected with the virus to appear quite differently when in their Terror form. Once affected by damage, Terrors will now glow brighter and brighter (linked to their remaining health), up until their expulsion where they will dramatically disintegrate into nothing. Alongside this, Terrors that are Enraged will now have a notable aura around them to indicate that they are ready-to-kill.



[h3]Ranked Season[/h3]
October’s ranked season has begun! Congratulations to everyone who placed highly in September’s ranked season - and gained the elusive crowns and ranked booth tokens. October’s ranked season will run up until Monday November 8th. Please note, as of the Labyrinth update - perks are no longer tied to seasons, and you will keep all earned perks, unless you prestige.

[h3]Halloween[/h3]
Our favourite time of the year is almost here! This year’s Halloween event is scheduled to be released on October 14th and will run up until Monday November 8th. In addition to some awesome seasonal cosmetics, we’re also releasing the first iteration of our item upgrade system. Collect consumable upgrades on the Labyrinth that you can equip in-game to give your item unique flair - this could be anything from a jack-in-a-box trap, to an armour upgrade that makes you appear ghostly. Be sure to check our socials for more details and previews over the next week.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

• Shooting Fuse Boxes in the day now requires you to hit the Tamper Box, rather than the whole Fuse Box.
  
• Reward Crates can now be tampered with whilst their linked task is still being completed.
  
• With the removal of Generators, the Werewolf’s Howl now causes players to lose their fuses instead of cancelling their current interaction.
  
• Viewing terrors on the main menu will now turn the menu dark - more accurately depicting what they look like in game.
  
• The Yeti’s ‘Frozen Fury’ ability now shields for an extra 50 health, bringing it up to 200 upon initial use.
  
• The outlines used for highlighting objects you can interact with have been adjusted and, for a lot of them, no longer show through walls.
  
• The bleeding out duration (after being executed or lethal'd) is now 20s, down from 30s.
  
• The Tutorial has had several improvements & fixes as well as being updated to include the Fuses.
  
• Our in-game translations have been updated thanks to our Community Translators.
  
• [FIXED] The hitbox on Tamper Boxes is much larger than the actual model size.
  

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The Deceit Team
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