Phasmophobia News

Phasmophobia update 0.8 will introduce a "major graphics overhaul" to Kinetic's multiplayer horror game, as the latest 0.7.3 update alters almost all of the Phasmophobia ghosts, and the breakout Steam indie game gets cloud features and bug fixes.

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• Added a cloud backup for save files. If your save file corrupts it will now revert to this instead of a local file backup
  

• The tripod will no longer count as an electronic if you place it
  
• The money spent stat will no longer increase when you add equipment in the lobby
  
• Ukrainian will now be abbreviated as UA instead of UK
  
• The Banshee and Moroi ability used stat will now work
  
• You can no longer kick the wrong player
  
• House candles will now block an Onryo hunt and will blow out in heavy rain without having to put them into your inventory first
  
• The haunted mirror will no longer count for the use cursed possessions challenge twice when using it
  
• The Oni, Wraith and Yokai will now correctly change their activity based on their traits
  
• The Goryo will now have half the chance to wander instead of double (for real this time)
  
• The Moroi ability used stat will now count when other players are cursed
  
• Other players equipment will now be removed from the lobby when they quit
  
• The voodoo doll will no longer float when thrown
  
• The bone will no longer spawn on the room above where it supposed to be
  
• Light switch EMF photos will now be named correctly
  

• Added a button in the journal to see the Unity privacy policy as well as a button to opt out of Analytics, opting out is permanent
  
• Added Catalan language support for text and voice recognition
  

• The bone will now spawn anywhere the ghost can walk to prevent it getting into unreachable locations
  
• The Halloween event has now been removed and the trophy can no longer be completed
  

• Player map icons now work in woodwind
  
• When loading into a game, you will now be forced to the loading screen
  
• Locker in Bleasdale will no longer always be blocked
  
• If you fall out of the map in Camp Woodwind you will now always be teleported back into the map
  
• The ghost writing book will no longer count as an electronic
  
• Leaving training through the journal will no longer give you an error screen
  
• The "Complete objectives in" text will now have a space between it and the map name
  
• The “Cursed Possessions” journal title will no longer go on two lines in some languages
  
• The animation of the alarm clock will now work correctly
  
• The banshee will now set a new target after the target dies and when you draw a hanged man
  
• Fuse box sounds no longer play twice when used
  
• Fires should no longer fail when flickering
  
• Post game tabs now highlight to show you which tab is currently open
  
• Potential fix for save files corrupting when the game crashes
  
• Banshees will no longer attempt to walk outside if their target is outside
  
• Fixed an issue which caused the ghost to navigate too often outside of its favourite room as well as making the ghost orb spawn outside of the room
  
• Fixed safe spots and areas you could get stuck across several maps
  
• The haunted mirror will no longer turn on if your inventory is full and you attempt to grab it
  
• VR players can now teleport onto the debris on Sunny Meadows with teleport locomotion
  
• Fixed an issue where tall VR players would collide with an object near the main menu board
  
• Fixed the floating talk button in VR
  
• Grabbing the VR journal or VR walkie talkie with both hands at the same time will no longer make it very large
  
• The VR UI pointer will no longer clip through the journal, when the shop tv is behind it
  
• The VR walkie talkie will no longer stay on if you drop it while using it
  
• Doors will no longer change size when grabbed by a VR player
  
• VR Players will now drop all items when they die or disconnect
  
• You can no longer grab VR players belt equipment
  

• The ghost will no longer stop interacting if it tries to knock on a fallen down door
  
• The washing machine animation now works more than once
  
• The washing machine doors are now synced in multiplayer
  

• Hantu will no longer get exponentially faster if they enter a room between 3 and 6 Celsius
  
• Moved a candy bucket in the upstairs bathroom on Ridgeview so VR players can reach it
  
• Objects will no longer desync when a player leaves the game
  
• Players will now disappear when they leave the game
  
• You no longer get more rewards when skipping the reward animation in some cases
  
• The challenge “Complete objectives in” will now show the map name after the value has changed
  
• After the reward screen, you will correctly see your new level and experience in the lobby
  
• Leaving a lobby through the journal will now remove your equipment from the lobby
  
• You can no longer light a smudge stick you aren’t holding, with an unlit lighter
  
• Applying a server browser filter now resets your page back to 1
  
• Weekly challenges will now display the progress correctly after a reset
  
• After the next reset, the weekly challenge “Complete an objective in random” will no longer be able to select the “random” map
  
• Photos are now much more accurate at detecting ghosts
  
• The Mare light switch ability stat will now sync between all players
  
• The volume will no longer spike when leaving a game
  
• The training “Are You Sure?” UI will now disappear after clicking yes
  
• The lobby radio voice will no longer spike in volume when joining a game
  
• You can now light smudge sticks that you haven’t grabbed
  
• Equipment will no longer spawn before everyone has loaded in if a player leaves or disconnects during loading
  
• You can now light non-grabbed smudge sticks with a candle
  
• VR players can now change other player volumes
  
• VR players can now place sensors
  
• The report button is now clickable in the VR Journal
  
• The player cards in the VR journal will no longer clip into the journal