Deceit News

Today we will be releasing the following patch.

Patch Notes

• Resolved an issue that caused noticeable lag when attempting to change anything stored on your player’s backend profile.
  
• The Lethal Injection now has a red tip on the model to differentiate it from the Antidote.
  
• Fixed several levers that couldn’t be destroyed in the Arctic and Mansion maps.
  
• Infected players that are momentarily still in their Terror Form when the lights come back on will no longer have their nametag shown.
  
• Added more loading screen states when initially opening the game. This will help us narrow down the causes of the “Failed to load profile” issue that some players experience.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused “Failed to load profile” to show whilst the profile is still loading.
  
• Fixed a bug that made it look like you had signed into another account.
  
• Players can no longer crouch under objects in order to stop terrors from executing them.
  
• Added support for notifications to be persisted across server restarts.
  
• Added support for notifications to be sent to offline players for when they next log-in.
  
• Implemented the ability for us to notify in-game players of events such as server restarts using the notification system.
  
• Players will now receive in-game feedback if a player that they reported had action taken against them. New notifications for actioned reports will only be sent once a player has read any previous notifications regarding their reports.
  
• Rolled out several features to our backend tools in order to help improve reviewing in-game reports from players.
  
• Added several new metrics in order to help us resolve issues that present themselves when we have a lot of players online.
  
• Optimised some aspects of the initial authentication process when you open the game.
  
• Players will now see their personal rank in the hiscores even if they’re not in the top 10.
  
• Fixed a game crash that happened when we restarted our backend server.
  
• Improved match handling when there are an increased number of players online, this should resolve issues with games not starting promptly.
  
• Re-enabled giving penalties for dodging games.
  

Today at approximately 3pm GMT we will be releasing the following patch.

Patch Notes

• The ranked season has been reset.
  
• A fresh perk tree has been added containing 2 new emblems to unlock and 3 returning perks from a long time ago. The ‘new’ perks are:
  
  • Escape Artist - It takes 25% less time for the escape door to open if you’re the one to interact with it
    
  • Tread Lightly - Terrors see your position for less time when they detect your movement
    
  • Heightened Senses - Terror sense highlights Innocents every 4 seconds instead of 5
• Modified how users are loaded on the server to attempt to rectify issues with users losing items from the shop.
  
• Fixed some issues around detecting when players are dodging games.
  
• Improved the messaging on a fuse box once it is full.
  
• Fixed a couple of item spawns in the Forest map.
  
• Fixed ‘ghost’ players appearing in the main menu after switching parties.
  
• Players that aren’t the host of a party can now invite their friends to join the party.
  
• The player count at the top left now shows players online instead of players in-game.
  
• Improved our back-end tools for reviewing in-game player reports.
  

Thanks,

The Baseline Team

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