Deceit News

Patch Notes

• The Christmas event has been removed.
  
• Added a FoV slider to the settings allowing users to choose a value between 40 and 110.
  
• Increased the maximum value of the in-game voice volume slider up to 200 and made the default value 150 for new players. Existing players are recommended to adjust their current values to improve the voice quality.
  
• Resolved a bug that caused severe authentication and queuing issues as seen at the start of the Christmas event.
  
• Raised several spawn points in the game summary screens to stop certain poses clipping with the floor.
  
• Fixed an issue with being unable to queue again after a game was cancelled.
  
• Improved the notifications and messaging for when you are unable to queue.
  

Update on Ranked Season Length

Based on feedback, we've decided that we will not be changing the season length from 1 to 3 months in this update. We are first working on new ranked rewards, which we expect to roll out from the end of the March season. We’ve been working on changes to the queue dodging system, and these will be rolling out over the course of this month.

See you in-game!
The Baseline Team

Christmas Event: Festive Extravaganza

With the festive season in full swing, we're happy to announce the release of our Christmas Event along with several quality of life changes. During the event you’ll be able to earn a wide variety of unique cosmetic seasonal rewards whilst deceiving in our festively decorated maps!

How to gain the new rewards:
Want to go after all the exclusive Christmas rewards? All you need to do is play Deceit as you normally would, and the XP you gain turns into Christmas Event points; earn enough and you’ll unlock some sweet rewards. Fret not, all XP boosts will also increase the amount of points you earn!

Lastly, there will be a special loot booth token available during the holiday. Each loot booth reward comes with a number of Christmas event points based on its tier, meaning that even common unlocks can help you chase down those legendary Christmas rewards.

What are the new rewards?
This year’s event rewards are visible on the event screen which is available in the top left of the main menu. You can also use this to track your progress towards the next reward and your overall progress throughout the event.

The rewards and their costs are as follows: ‘Christmas Tree’ Emblem - 750 points
Wreath Wristband - 3,750 points
‘Poorly’ Hans - 9,500 points
‘Be Quiet’ Rachel Victory Pose - 17,250 points
‘Antler’ Weapon - 26,750 points
‘Under the Mistletoe’ Emblem - 35,250 points
‘Red Velvet’ NiNa - 47,500 points
‘Candle’ Pistol - 75,000 points
‘Cornrows’ & ‘Onesie’ Lisa - 100,000 points
‘Passed Out’ Chang Defeat Pose - 150,000 points
‘On Santas Shoulders’ Alex - 300,000 points
‘Krampus’ Werewolf - 500,000 points
‘Christmas Bunny’ Emblem - 1,000,000 points

Christmas Tokens
Christmas Tokens will replace normal tokens for the duration of the event in both level up rewards and through token purchases (they will not replace the tokens awarded from the Werewolf and Vampire Packs).

To spend Christmas Tokens simply go to the loot booth as normal and select a Christmas Token to give to the shady dealer.

Previous Christmas Rewards – In the loot booth for a limited time!
In addition to these rewards, previous Christmas seasons’ rewards will be available in the loot booth for the duration of the event when using a Christmas token! This gives you the chance to expand your inventory with a bunch of seasonal cosmetics available for a limited time only.


Patch Notes

• Ranked games now give a 10% XP boost.
  
• Dodging games before they start will result in a queue restriction preventing you from starting a new game for the next five minutes.
  
• Improved resilience of game results counting through server restarts.
  
• Players can no longer get infinite uses of the antidote by interacting with the escape door mid-revive.
  
• All of the maps have been redecorated to celebrate the Christmas period.
  
• The lobby within the Asylum has undergone some repairs and its roof has returned.
  
• Removed phantom pumpkin lights scattered across several maps.
  
• Players will now receive feedback after sending an in-game friend request.
  
• Players will now receive feedback when inviting friends to their party.
  
• Fall damage has been removed from the game.
  
• Item pickups and blood bags now require you to have direct line of sight in order to interact with them. As a result of this several item spawns have been moved.
  
• The interaction range for blood bags has been increased to match that of items.
  
• The doors from the central staircase to the middle floor on the Asylum have been removed to enable easier use of the staircase.
  
• Some notifications icons on the main menu have been made more obvious.
  
• Several map issues have been resolved thanks to the informative videos from user collowollo.
  
• The balloon sword now uses the correct model in-game.
  
• Players can no longer add themselves as friends.
  
• Over the past few weeks we’ve worked on upgrading the server infrastructure behind Deceit. This has resulted in games starting much quicker and being less prone to failure when starting up.
  
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Patch notes from update 2019/12/22:

• Fixed several material issues with the ‘Krampus’ terror skin.
  
• Fixed the ‘Krampus’ skin glowing bright white when affected by light items.
  
• Fixed the ‘Be Quiet (Rachel)’ and ‘Passed Out (Chang)’ poses not having props.
  
• Users who attempt to purchase items in the shop and get stuck on a “Processing” screen will now be notified that they need to enable the Steam Overlay in order to proceed.
  
• Some item spawn points in the Arctic, Asylum & Forest maps have been moved so that they can be interacted with.
  
• The dodging detection system has been made more lenient whilst we work on improving its detection method.
  

Hey Everyone,

In the last game update we made some changes to the requirements for playing ranked. Firstly, you can now only queue for ranked games as a solo player; improving the integrity of our ranking system, mitigating opportunities for players to team up and unfairly modify the balance of the game.

Secondly, we changed the level requirement from 10 to 12, which doesn't sound like a lot but due to the XP curve it now takes around 50% more time to get to the level requirement for ranked, giving the player time to learn more about game mechanics and prepare themselves better before playing a competitive mode. Thirdly, as a free-to-play game we’ve seen a number of banned players creating new accounts to continue rule-breaking; you now need 3 terrors unlocked to play ranked, which creates a small pay-wall and helps us enforce the rules. Although this isn’t a replacement for our other player moderation systems, we’re happy with the results we’ve seen based on the changes we have made.

So what's next for ranked? After discussion with community, we're now considering the following changes:
Reward Improvements - we'd like to change the rewards system so that it doesn’t roll ones which you’ve already unlocked, as well as introduce more meaningful benefits that you can use for the season ahead
Seasons Length - we'll be changing season length from 1 month to 3 months to give players time to climb and show off when they reach the top (this includes the perk tree)
XP Rates - increase in XP gained in ranked by an additional 10% to reward the effort put in by players, as well as reworking our leaderboards
ELO Formula - we’ll be reworking the ELO formula to be resolving issues such as making it less punishing to players who get teammates of a different skill level to them
Season Start & End - new interfaces to show clearly the start and end of seasons, and having the season reset at a fixed time
Leaving Early - players that quit games before being eliminated will face a wait time before they can requeue

We'll be rolling out these changes over the coming months but in the meantime we'd love to hear your thoughts on them. It’s also worth mentioning that these updates are not set in stone and are subject to change based on testing and feedback. Please leave comments on this post or join the Deceit Discord to discuss with us.

See you in-game!
The Baseline Team

Hey Everyone,

Buckle up guys, this is one hair-raising update! Today marks the beginning of our Trick or Treat Halloween event!

Halloween Event: Trick or Treat
We’re releasing a wide variety of unique cosmetic seasonal rewards alongside some spooky map decorations!

How you gain those sweet Halloween rewards:
Want to unlock exclusive Halloween rewards? All you need to do is keep your eyes open for delicious in game candy. Collect the candy and it’ll turn into Halloween points; earn enough and you’ll unlock some sweet rewards. To make things a little more difficult the smaller candy rewards the most points, so look for the toffee apples and elusive golden gummy bears if you want to unlock everything as fast as possible. Also keep in mind, if you have an XP boost active, you’ll also get double the amount of candy collected in-game!

The types of candy and size classifications are as follows:
2 Points - Big Gummy Bears (Huge)
4 Points - Bowl of Sweets (Large)
6 Points - Chocolate Bars (Medium)
10 Points - Toffee Apples (Small)
20 Points - Golden Gummy Bears (Tiny)


Lastly there will also be special loot booth tokens available during the holiday. Each loot booth reward comes with a number of Halloween points based on its tier, meaning that even common unlocks can help you chase down Halloween legendary items before the end of the holiday.

Additionally, there are some performance based bonuses outlined below:
When escaping as an innocent player you will receive an additional 50% points on top of whatever you have picked up in the game.
When executing an innocent as an infected player you will receive an additional 25% points per execution on top of whatever you have picked up in the game.


What are the new rewards?
This year’s event rewards will be visible in the event screen which is available in the top left of the main menu. You can also use this to track your progress towards the next reward and your overall progress throughout the event.

The event rewards and their costs are as follows: Candy Pile Emblem - 50 points
Edible Wristband - 200 points
Circus Chang - 500 points
Ominous Rachel Victory Pose - 1,250 points
Balloon Sword - 2,250 points
The Fallen Emblem - 4,250 points
Hit Squad Lisa Outfit - 6,500 points
Relic Pistol - Unlocked at 9750 points
Day of the Dead NiNa Outfit - 14,000 points
Possessed Hans Defeat Pose - 20,000 points
Blessed Alex Outfit - 28,000 points
GLAMpire - 40,000 points
Infected Note Emblem - 75,000 points

Halloween Tokens
Halloween Tokens will replace normal tokens for the duration of the event in both level up rewards and through token purchases (they will not replace the tokens awarded from the Werewolf and Vampire Packs).

To spend Halloween Tokens simply go to the loot booth as normal and select a Halloween Token to give to the shady dealer.

Last Year’s Rewards – In the loot booth for a limited time!
In addition to these rewards, previous Halloween seasons’ rewards will be available in the loot booth for the duration of the event when using a Halloween token! This gives you the chance to drastically expand your inventory with a bunch of seasonal cosmetics available for a limited time only, including the highly sought after clown and demon terror skins.

Ranked Changes
In our last update we mentioned that we’ll soon be looking to rework our ranked system in order to make it more competitive, and rewarding for our top players. We’re excited to implement this in the coming updates, and we’re really thankful for everyone who’s posted feedback on Discord. In the mean-time we’ll be updating the current ranked system with the following changes, please note that these aren’t the rank reworked mentioned, and is a short-term measure to help improve the quality of ranked games.

• The minimum level required to play ranked has been increased from level 10 to 12. This will require all new players to get 50% more XP before they’re able to join the ranked queue.
  
• To join the ranked queue, players are now required to own at least 3 of the 4 terrors.
  
• The ranked queue has been changed so you’re only allowed to queue as a solo player.
  

Patch Notes

• A plethora of map exploits have been patched across the Asylum, Forest and Mansion maps. We’d like to thank the community for their help in identifying these issues, please reach out to us on Discord if there are any others that need resolving.
  
• Players who win against Baseline developers wearing the new developer emblem will be awarded with a Golden Bunny emblem. Emblems acquired from beating Automaton developers will be kept but can’t be attained any more.
  
• The intro splash screen has been updated.
  
• Players will no longer skip all of prestige 9 after completing prestige 8.
  
• Players who have reached the max level and prestige will now be able to gain a token every time they earn 30,000 more experience.
  
• Characters in the Main Menu will no longer restart their idle animations midway through.
  
• You can no longer reach the succeeding floor when using the Vampire Terror ability towards the end of the blackout.
  
• Party invites now last a lot longer before expiring.
  
• Along with map fixes, we’ve partially restricted the ability to jump really high. A more complete fix will come in the future.
  

Hello everyone! We know it’s been a while since we last spoke, and we have a lot to fill you in on.

As some of you may already be aware, Automaton, the original Deceit studio, closed its doors at the end of July. We are Baseline Games - a new studio with some familiar faces from the original Deceit team. We have acquired the game and are going to be bringing back regular updates. First of all, we want to thank everyone at Automaton for all of their hard work over the years. With this foundation, we are confident that there’s an exciting future in store!

Halloween 2019

Firstly, we are excited to announce that for 2 weeks starting from Saturday 26th of October, we’ll be bringing back our highly anticipated Halloween ‘trick or treat’ event. Halloween themed items and decorations will be appearing throughout the Asylum, Forest, Arctic and Manor. You can collect candy to obtain all-new exclusive icons and Halloween-themed cosmetics for all playable characters, and purchase limited edition loot booth tokens. Make sure to gather your friends to get your spook on, as these limited items won’t be available for long!

Along with the Halloween event we’ll be providing a number of quality of life updates to the game, including fixes for a number of map exploits, new anti-cheat, improving the requirements for ranked, and giving more power to our community moderators.

Lumberyard Map Status

We are also aware that is important for us to address the elephant in the room: ‘What is happening with the Lumberyard map?’. Those of us involved in the update last Halloween made a mistake: we bit off more than we could chew by trying to build a new map from scratch with the very limited time we had available. We still intend to release this and other new map updates, but the Lumberyard is not currently to the quality we deem acceptable for such an important update. However, we now have some resources available for Deceit development, and we’re up for the challenge, so we look forward to bringing it to you soon!

New Ranked Season

The new ranked season starts tomorrow, Monday 7th October at 21:00 GMT. We’re planning on introducing some changes to ranked in the near future, to improve the way it works and the end of season rewards on offer. The exact changes aren’t confirmed yet, but we’ll be discussing them with you on Discord over the next few weeks.

Future Updates

Looking beyond Halloween, you can expect the return of regular updates to Deceit. We plan on applying all of the knowledge we have learned over the past 2 years working on other projects into Deceit, and we are confident you’ll see the fruits of our labour very soon. Expect stability improvements, optimisations (over 2 years worth of engine patches coming soon!), advanced anti-cheat detection, and an array of new content.

At the end of the Halloween event we’ll be posting an announcement about our plans for the rest of 2019. In the meantime, we’d love to hear your thoughts on Discord. We know that Deceit has a lot of untapped potential, and we look forward to playing with you all.

See you in-game!
The Baseline Team