Midnight Ghost Hunt News

Love is in the air! The long-awaited host migration system, new lovely hero props, an expanded Love Tunnel on Carnival, and UI improvements for the progression tier system all await you in Update 6 (The Valentine’s Update)! We have quite a few things to unpack, so let’s get straight into it.

[h2]HOST MIGRATION[/h2]
The much-anticipated host migration feature is here! We’re excited to share with you that after implementation challenges and tons of internal testing, host migration functionality is now in working condition and has been running for a couple of days.

Simply put, this is how the host migration system will work:

1. Host leaves a match for any number of reasons
   
2. The game pauses for the remaining players, selects a new host, and migrates all players to start connecting to the new host
   
3. Game resumes right where you left off
   

We’re still working on the full implementation for this, so it’s possible you might run into some hiccups or issues. We’ll be keeping a close eye on things, though, and with all of you in the community also passing us feedback, we’re confident we’ll be able to address anything that pops up quickly.

[h2]2 NEW HERO PROPS[/h2]
Update 6 brings two new hero props to the MGH universe. Take aim and let Cupid’s arrow fly! The Cursed Cupid is able to flap around and shoot its arrows at unsuspecting hunters. You’ll know if you’ve hit your target by the sound of Cupid’s giddy giggles. 💘


Valentine’s Day isn’t complete without a good ol’ box of chocolates. This Chocolate Heart Box packs a punch, though — or a bite, I should say. These chocolates might not be the best gift for a loved one, but could cause some well-meaning trouble to the rival hunters. 😈



[h2]TUNNEL OF LOVE[/h2]

One of the most recent maps, Carnival, is getting an enchanting enhancement. The closed-off Tunnel of Love was discovered by the tireless Hunter crew on their most recent mission. The tunnel has been spruced up with appropriate, though sometimes possessed, decor! We can’t guarantee your safety so riding on one of the swan boats is at your own risk!

Thanks to community feedback, we have also taken a lighting pass on Carnival as a whole. Mr. Giggle’s Happyland now feels more menacing than ever before. We’re so thankful for all the feedback we get so keep it coming! The best place, as always, is our Discord, but you can also send us your feedback on Twitter!

[h2]VALENTINE'S DAY DECOR[/h2]

Naturally, the MGH universe is also spruced up with amour and ardor! The van is ready for a lovey-dovey road trip and all the maps could definitely be your next romantically haunting getaway thanks to the adorable Valentine’s Day adornments.

[h2]PROGRESSION UI IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]
Another important quality of life improvement we’ve implemented in this update is related to the user interface for progression. We’ve made improvements that should allow you to more easily keep track of when you’re hitting a new tier, and to see what all the tier borders look like. You can now find all of the needed info about your progression tiers under the profile menu.

Additionally, after matches, you’ll now be presented with a visual timeline of when you’ll be reaching the next progression tier on your h(a)unting journey!

[h2]50% OFF SALE[/h2]
You most certainly did not forget to get a Valentine’s Day gift for your special someone. That’s not you. You’re the thoughtful type. Right? The carefully planned gift you thought up is RIGHT HERE! It’s Midnight Ghost Hunt, and it’s 50% off from February 14th until February 24th! Now you can spend time hunting and haunting together. What could be more romantic than that?
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That’s all we have to share this time, Ghosts and Hunters! We’re wishing you the best Valentine’s Day and hope you enjoy Update 6. We have even more cool new things on the horizon we can’t wait to share with you all, so keep an eye out! 👀

👻 -Team MGH

Hey all, we are back with Early Access Patch 18! This patch contains some bug fixes from Update 5, including a fix for the bots!

Patch Notes

• Fixed major issue with bot navigation on Asylum, Theatre, and Doll Factory. Bot navigation was completely broken on these maps. Apologies and let us know if you see any other issues!
  
• Improvements to bot pathing on Mall (in the elevator), as well as on Mansion, Museum, and Graveyard
  
• Mall collision fixes: signs, under the stage, near Cafe, etc
  
• Fixed profile borders/levels in the Customize -> Titles menu
  
• Improved the Mall photobooth printout animation, the photo rotates out properly and then rotates back in if the player leaves
  
• Other misc collision and bug fixes
  

Thanks again for all of your feedback and bug reports! If you haven't already, join us on our Discord and say hi! 👋

See you on the hunt!
- Team MGH

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Season’s greetings, Ghosts and Hunters!

It’s once again the most wonderful time of the year, and to celebrate the season of giving, we come bearing gifts! A brand new map, new hero props, Hunter and Ghost skins, bot improvements, and a new progression tier system all await you in our latest Midnight Ghost Hunt update. So, let’s open up Santa’s bag and see what’s inside the Christmas Update!

[h2]NEW MALL MAP[/h2]

The new Mall map is a blast from the past, fully decked out in retro 80s style! This formerly sparkling plaza now lies in decay and ruin. The Mall’s days of loitering youths and Christmas-time commerce are long behind it. The once cheerful holiday adornments now add an eerie air to this decrepit plaza, but it’s not without its spooky charms.

The central plaza features a forgotten festive effigy — a Christmas tree with its lights twinkling endlessly into the gloom as announcements echo through the empty halls. But hey, there’s a Clockbuster Video Store, and a lovely little cafe called The Coffee Stain, so really it’s not as depressing as it might seem!

The retro-styled shops also include an Electronics Shop, the Ghosts B Us toy store, the Sus Sounds music shop, and a clothing store with a dressing room, just in case you find something on the dusty racks worth trying on!

This is an incredibly fun map with a fantastically eerie atmosphere, an intriguing multi-story terraced design, and a number of interesting new hero props. You’re going to have a blast with it! But I’d be careful asking Santa for anything during your visit, because he seems a little sus…

[h2]2 NEW HERO PROPS[/h2]

The reason that animatronic Santa seems so sus? That’s because the Spooky Santa is one of our new hero props! When he’s under the ghastly control of a Ghost, ol’ Saint Nick can get a little rough — The Spooky Santa can scoop up Hunters and whisk them away while doing choke damage to them for 5 seconds at a time.


And what’s Santa without his little helpers? We’ve also added an Elf hero prop. These creepy little guys can throw ghoulish gifts at Hunters that can in turn ALSO be possessed! What a thoughtful gift.

[h2]2 NEW SKINS[/h2]

We’ve got two exciting new holiday-themed skins for all of you Ghosts and Hunters.

The Jolly Hunter is kitted out in traditional seasonal garb, including an antlered Santa hat, but he also comes complete with some Christmas light-inspired high-tech ghost-hunting gear. Give it a go to show off your holiday cheer and to ward off Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, or Yet-To-Come. 

When you put on your Ghost hat, you can also don some seasonal apparel! The Krampus Ghost skin is sure to get you into the holiday spirit as you hide from stealthy Hunters. This goat-horned ghoul in his tattered robes takes inspiration from European folklore, and he does so with wicked style.

[h2]NEW PROGRESSION TIER SYSTEM[/h2]
In this update, we’ve also made leveling much more fun. Every 25 levels, players are promoted to a new tier with a unique profile picture border and title to display their hide-and-seek prowess. The tiers are as follows:

• Apprentice Hunter
  
• Professional Hunter
  
• Expert Hunter
  
• Ace Hunter
  
• Elite Hunter
  
• Master Hunter
  
• Grandmaster Hunter
  
• Legendary Hunter
  

Each tier also has its own ranks, so after surpassing Apprentice Hunter I, you’ll become Apprentice Hunter II. After Apprentice Hunter III, you are Professional Hunter I, and so on. This change is purely cosmetic, no gear resets or matchmaking changes here.

This just adds a bit more fun to leveling and, of course, also means you get to flex your Grandmaster status when playing with your Apprentice friends over the holidays. 😏

[h2]BOT IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]
In order to improve the player experience, we’ve taken some time to give some much-needed love to our Hunter and Ghost bots. You’ll notice that now, they navigate maps more effectively, and there have been some improvements to how they fire weapons. This is an area we think could benefit from further improvement, so keep an eye out in 2023 for additional fixes and upgrades.

[h2]UPDATED SOUNDTRACK & BOOMBOX[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1951320/Midnight_Ghost_Hunt_Soundtrack/
As we work closer and closer to having a fully finished soundtrack, we have a new song for the MGH Soundtrack out today, Scarythingsinthedark.jpeg (with Brick Jones)! The extended version of Where Are You? and The Dark have both been added to the Soundtrack as well!

We wouldn’t want to leave the Boombox out of the fun, so all 3 of these songs have been added/updated in the Boombox in-game as well! 🎶

ALSO, we have updated the Win/Lose sounds, and added some new ambient tracks that play in the background while you are playing, so be sure to check them out!

[h2]HOST MIGRATION AND DEDICATED SERVERS ARE IN THE WORKS[/h2]
As mentioned in previous updates, we’ve been hard at work trying to implement Host Migration functionality, as well as adding Dedicated Servers. These are of course still in the works, but they’re quite a complex undertaking! As such, we’ve recently expanded our programming team to help get these changes out to all of you as quickly as we possibly can and create the best version of MGH we can. Despite growing our team, however, it looks like this work will continue into the start of the year. We appreciate your patience, and hope to have an update on this for you all soon!

[h2]UPDATED ROADMAP[/h2]

We have updated our roadmap to reflect our current projected release time for Dedicated Servers and Host Migration, as well as some hints to what is in store for Q1 for us here at MGH HQ.

[h2]50% OFF SALE[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/915810/Midnight_Ghost_Hunt/
In addition to the Christmas Update, we also are now having a 50% off sale! MGH makes a great gift for your squad, so if you want to play with your friends and avoid any last-minute Christmas shopping (specifically at any eerie and potentially haunted malls, for example) now is a great time to get an extra copy for a friend who could use a little extra spooky in their holiday season!

MGH will be on sale from December 22nd to January 5th!

And… that’s it for 2022! As we wrap up this incredible year, we want to thank all of you in the MGH community for your continued support, and wish you all a great holiday season! We know that 2023 will have some incredible and exciting things in store for MGH, so keep an eye out for those, and we’ll see you all next year!

👻-Team MGH!

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Hey Ghosts and Hunters,

We’re back with another exciting and festive update to help you kick off the holiday season. Update 4 (Thanksgiving Update) includes a new boombox, new hero props, festive decorations, and even a brand new Hunter Gadget. 

Update 4 will be the perfect way to shake off that post-turkey lethargy this Thanksgiving, so let’s dive on into the meat of what you can expect!

[h2]NEW FEATURE: BOOMBOX[/h2]

This is a fun new feature that I think a lot of you are going to love. We’ve added the Boombox - a sweet retro-style boombox (familiar to all you Satisfactory fans) that you can use to play your favorite Coffee Stain game music in MGH. You can collect music cassettes found spread out across the various maps to unlock tracks to play on the boombox. You can find a boombox in the van, at the generator, and across the maps. If you’re a Hunter, you can use it to DJ your van ride, and Ghosts can even possess a boombox and play their favorite tunes while chasing you!

The cassettes you find will include music from Deep Rock Galactic, Satisfactory, Huntdown, Songs of Conquest, Sanctum, and Goat Sim, so you’ll have tons of tunes to choose from.

[h2]2 NEW SOUNDTRACK SONGS[/h2]

To go along side the release of the boombox, we are also releasing 2 new songs on our official soundtrack, Something is Happening, But I Can’t See It and Don’t Leave Me Now - be sure to check them out!

[h2]NEW HUNTER GADGET: CAMCORDER[/h2]

This new gadget is great because it mixes fun and useful functionality with a bit of tactical mischief. The new Camcorder gadget can be deployed by Hunters to watch over a given area, meaning that Ghosts running past will be tagged and made visible to Hunters for 10 seconds. Ghosts, however, are free to possess it to move it around, so it makes for a fun high-value possession target! Give this gadget a go and be sure to share your thoughts, because we’re dying to hear your opinions!

[h2]THANKSGIVING DECORATIONS[/h2]

It wouldn’t be a MGH holiday without a little fun flair! Naturally, we’ve taken the opportunity to spruce up the maps and the van with a few festive Thanksgiving frills to help you feel the holiday vibe. Let us know what you think of the new digs on Discord!

[h2]TURKEY-TASTIC HERO PROPS[/h2]

There’s no way to discuss this new Hero Prop that doesn’t sound absolutely absurd in the best way possible… You can possess a tasty, juicy turkey. You can run around frantically like a chicken with its head cut off, while inhabiting the tasty form of a (beautifully animated!) seasonal entree. You will strike fear in the hearts of Hunters as you stalk them succulently. It is everything I never knew I wanted in MGH. It’s also a little creepy, conceptually, and I am here for it.

In addition to the crispy-fleshed fowl, you can also hop inside Pumpkin Pies and use their delightful Fall flavors to make Hunters wish they were never born. Hunters will have their field of view splatted for a short while if you land a headshot! Do yourself a favor and splat some Hunters in the face this Thanksgiving.

[h2]50% OFF SALE[/h2]
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In addition to the Thanksgiving Update, we’ll also be kicking off the start of the winter holiday season with a 50% off sale! If your friends are looking for something fun to play during their winter break be sure to recommend MGH while it’s on sale! It also makes a great gift for your squad. MGH will be on sale from November 22nd to the 29th!

That’s all for this time, Ghosts and Hunters. We’re wishing you a tremendous Turkey Day, and we hope you enjoy Update 4! As always, we look forward to hearing your thoughts on the update, so hop on over to Discord or give us a shout on Twitter with your thoughts!

👻-Team MGH!

Hey everyone, we have a smallish patch ready for you today. This is mostly some minor bug fixes and some end of spooky season cleanup!

Patch Notes

• Put away the Halloween decorations until next year
  
• Double shards are gone but not forgotten
  
• Fixed loading screens only ever showing the Mansion image
  
• Fixed area voice chat bug where you could always use area voice, even when you shouldn't
  
• Fixed bot match button in the main menu
  

Just a quick note on Darkness, the experimental game-mode. We have been keeping a close eye on the analytics and feedback for it and overall it seems you all are enjoying it after our most recent changes, and the balance looks pretty good now as well.

If you have any feedback you would like to share or bugs to report, please do so on our Discord - we would love to see it!

See you on the hunt!
- Team MGH