Phasmophobia News

• Ghost footsteps now have different sounds depending on what the Ghost is walking on, similar to players
  

• Updated Deogen weakness description to stop some confusion
  
• Reduced the volume of the truck footstep sounds
  
• Improved the rate that ghost footstep sounds play
  
• Improvements to load times
  
• Adjusted how the Thaye’s weakness works
  

• The Thaye will now answer questions correctly
  
• You can now open the new ghost type pages in VR
  
• The Deogen’s speed changes are now smoother
  
• Ghost footsteps will no longer play when the ghost isn't moving, including the hunt grace period
  
• Non-VR players will no longer accidentally light nearby smudge sticks when holding a candle or lighter
  
• Fixed the missing characters on the tutorial tv screen for non-English languages
  
• Fixed an issue where some steam names were being renamed to “reserved name”
  

A number of new Phasmophobia ghost types were added in the recent June update, but one variation of the creepy but slow-moving Deogen ghost turns the experience into almost something out of another of the best horror games on PC - Dead by Daylight.

We've known since May that a few new ghost types were being added in the new Phasmophobia update, and the introduction Kinetic Games gave about the Deogen type was the ominous advice that players could "run, but you can't hide" from it.

Creepy stuff, and this materialised in-game as the relentless but slow-moving spirit that constantly stalks the player zombie-like while in full view. That's already edging closer to the territory operated by the likes of Friday the 13th, Dead by Daylight et cetera - especially as most Phasmophobia ghosts remain invisible most of the time. However, just to make things worse, one player encountered a terrifying 'broken back' Deogen variant that actually run straight at them and was a far cry from the shambling regular version.

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The latest Phasmophobia update, which Kinetic calls the Truck Overhaul update, is out now, and in addition to making the promised overhauls to the truck, it adds some new ghosts to what's already one of the best ghost games on PC. If you've enjoyed exploiting the sanity pill bug and getting infinite sanity pills, though, Kinetic Games has some bad news for you.

The Truck Overhaul update adds new layouts and models to the truck and makes grabbing the equipment you want significantly easier by mounting it on the walls, instead of leaving it clustered together on a few shelves. It also introduces three new ghost types, the Deogen, who always watches you; the Moroi, a vengeance-seeking ghost who curses their victims; and the Thaye, a ghost that's always aging... somehow.

For the two weeks following the new Phasmophobia update, you can expect to see these ghosts spawn much more frequently, as Kinetic said they want to give players a better chance of understanding how they operate - in lieu of learning about them in patch notes. While it might seem like a step back from the more transparent patch notes Kinetic promised earlier in 2022, there's good reason for it.

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• Increased chance for DOTS and Ghost Writing evidence
• Unique Spirit Box sound
  • Player has to be standing within 1m of the ghost
  • 33% chance with any question

• Can always see all players
• Chooses the closest player at the start of the hunt to chase
• Changes target to the nearest player randomly during the hunt

• 40% average Sanity hunt threshold
• Hunt speed is based on distance from the nearest player
  • Maximum speed of 3m/s if the nearest player is more than 6m away
  • Minimum speed of 0.4m/s if the nearest player is within 2.5m of you

• When answering through the spirit box the Moroi will Curse the player who asked the question
• Can also be cursed when hearing a "paranormal sound" on the Parabolic Microphone
  • A Cursed player’s passive sanity drain is doubled
  • Standing in light or holding a lit candle will not stop the Curse’s sanity drain
  • Walking outside the location will pause the Curse
  • Consuming Sanity pills will remove the Curse

• Hunt starting speed is based on average sanity %
• Starting speed increases for every 5% your average sanity decreases, for example:
  • 50% average sanity = 1.5m/s
  • 25% average sanity = 1.875m/s
  • 0% average sanity = 2.25m/s

• Smudging the ghost lasts 12 seconds during hunts (instead of the normal 6 seconds)

• Increased chance for DOTS and Ghost Writing evidence
• 75% Average Sanity threshold for hunts
• 2.75 m/s hunt speed, with or without ‘line of sight’
• 200% interaction rate
• 200% chance for ghost events

• No acceleration during hunts
• Every 1 – 2 minutes the ghost will try to age; If any players are inside the location and in the same room as the ghost it will succeed, if not 30 seconds will be added back on to the timer until it tries again.
• Each ‘age’ will lower the ghost’s stats and traits.
  • -6% average sanity threshold for hunts
  • -0.175m/s hunt starting speed
  • -15% chance for ghost events
  • -15% interaction rate

• Thaye can age a total of 10 times, and will have minimum stats:
  • 15% Average Sanity threshold for hunts
  • 1m/s hunt speed
  • 50% chance for ghost events
  • 50% interaction rate

• It will choose a random starting “age”
• It will change into another ghost instead of aging

• You now only need to set your microphone in-game, instead of your ‘Windows Default Microphone’
  
• You can now see the input volume of your microphone in the Audio Settings
  
• Additional microphone input options have been added:
  
  • Voice Detector Sensitivity
    
  • Noise Suppression
• Due to the new system only working if you are in a server, the voice recognition test has been removed.
  

• English
  
• German
  
• French
  
• Russian
  
• Spanish
  
• Japanese
  
• Simplified Chinese
  
• Traditional Chinese
  
• Italian
  
• Portuguese
  
• Brazilian Portuguese
  
• Dutch
  
• Swedish
  
• Turkish
  
• Ukrainian
  
• Czech
  
• Greek
  
• More languages will be added in a future update
  

• The Truck has received new models, a new layout, and materials
  
• Equipment is now placed on the wall in the Truck
  Placing any equipment back on the wall, similarly to head cameras, will be added with the ‘Custom Difficulty’ update
• When lit, the campfire in Maple Lodge Campsite will now increase the temperature of the area around it
  
• The Maple Lodge Campfire will now show a hot temperature reading on a Thermometer
  
• You can now buy four lighters and three salt shakers
  
• Added new footstep sounds for the metal floor in the Truck and on the ramp
  

• The number of free hiding spots will now be increased when playing multi-player games
  
  • Three players: +1 hiding spot
    
  • Four players: +2 hiding spots
    
• The voice recognition splash-screen has been removed, as it is no longer needed
  
• The map screen in the truck now has up and down arrows for changing floors, instead of a single button
  
• When using their ability, Jinn will now leave EMF at the Fuse Box rather than where they are currently stood
  
• You will now never see 'ghost mist' when the ghost type is an Oni
  
• The cursor will no longer lock when playing in VR
  
• All locations have had their lighting re-baked, to a higher quality, to help reduce any light leaks and artifacts
  
• The chance for the Mare light ability has been slightly increased
  
• Replaced the Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Greek, and Japanese fonts to be more readable
  

• Sanity Pills can no longer be duplicated for extra uses
  
• Sanity Pills will now give the correct insurance amount
  
• You can now use the main menu boom-box in VR
  
• The delay when taking a photo has been removed
  
• Yurei can no longer drain your sanity when you are outside the location
  
• Yurei will no longer stop interacting if they use their ability in the Willow garage
  
• You can now interact with all interactable objects in VR
  
• The photo camera sound will now muffle correctly between floors
  
• You can no longer light Lighters with lit Candles
  
• Candles can now be lit with other lit Candles
  
• Candle and Lighter flames will now cast the correct shadows
  
• The shoulder flashlight will no longer break when closing and opening the truck door
  
• Fixed missing Korean and Traditional Chinese text
  
• The controls text in the training will no longer overlap the keybind text
  
• Potential fix for the VR runtime launching when playing without VR