Among Us News

April Fools' goes necks-gen

We've waited a long time for this one, Crewmates.

For April Fools', we've upgraded the game to have necks-gen graphics (our game designer Dave really stuck his neck out for this joke)! As per tradition, we have come up with the most cursed idea we could to celebrate. Say goodbye to horses - they're not real anyway - and say hello to NECK.

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We're committing to the bit by bringing you a whole week of cursed Long Among Us. (L'mong Us? Hm.) That's right - April Fools' Mode will be available from April 1st - 8th. Don't worry, though - if it's too much for you, we built in a handy toggle button so you can turn it off and have normal beans... whatever "normal" is to you.

[h2]The Long and Short of It[/h2]

This year we decided to find out how tall is too tall for a Crewmate. The answer is that there's no such thing. Remember this is a limited time event, so hop on now to experience life above knee height. (Did you know Crewmates are canonically 3'6" or 1.09m tall?)

Here's what you can expect:

Note - Some cosmetics will be unavailable during April Fools' long mode.

[h3]Classic Mode[/h3]

Crewmates, Ghosts, and Impostors have had a growth spurt and grow to new heights
Shapeshifters will become the height of their target
Special kill animation
Ejection animations with taller Crewmates

[h3]Hide n Seek[/h3]

Seeker now has a long neck
Heights of Crewmates change based on their distance from the Seeker

If you don't want to wait until the 8th to go back to being a normal bean - don't worry. You can turn off the April Fools' mode from the lobby creation screen.

[h3]Merch Time[/h3]

It wouldn't be a complete April Fools' celebration without some really awesome and totally real merch you can pick up from our store.

I'll be rocking the Headslug beanie while I hang out with my new creb.

Be sure to pick up some fun merch along with your cursed goodies before they're gone.

No longer a short king,

Dors

Banishing Bothersome Bugs

March!

That's not a command - just the month of this devlog! On the heels of our Lunar New Year cosmetic drops, it's now time for a few changes. We also have a bunch of fixes and quality-of-life updates to make it even easier to complete your tasks. Hint: the task is to betray your friends.

Before you get ejected, let's take a peak.

NOTE: v2024.3.05 IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OLDER VERSIONS. UPDATE YOUR GAME TO KEEP PLAYING WITH EVERYONE.

[h3]Fixing more than just the vibes[/h3]

While a Crewmate's life can be cut drastically short (don't look at me like that), it doesn't mean we can't give it a little bump in quality - don't worry Impostors, this is for you too.

Here's the list of fixes with today's update:

Crewmates will no longer teleport or 'snap' to a task when starting one.
Main Menu no longer goes to black screen after quickly selecting a map from the Practice Menu.
A variety of cosmetic fixes so you can continue having good drip.
RB and R1 prompts don't appear on the screen twice when using cams on controller.
Lobby Settings won't remain on screen at the start of a match.
Previewing items in a Cosmicube display on your selected Crewmate color instead of defaulting to Red.
[Classic] The Impostor count no longer reduces twice when an ejected Impostor leaves the game.
[Airship] Crewmates will not get stuck in the climbing animation while on a ladder when a sabotage ends.
[The Fungle] Crewmates hats no longer float behind them when riding the zipline. They finally hold onto their hats.
[Practice][The Fungle] Crewmates will no longer clip through the map if they are using the zipline or ladders when a sabotage ends.
The "You're Boned" cosmetic icon is now correctly displayed.

That is quite a healthy list of fixes but our programmers will be vigilant and keep looking to fix more bugs as they show themselves! If you think you've seen one scuttling about, please send us a support ticket so we can get to squashing.

I'm gonna hand the update over to Mike and I'll see you all again at the bottom of the page. (Please read that far, we work so hard on this.)

STOMP STOMP STOMP

Hey, Crewmates! We're still busy STOMP STOMP squishing as many STOMP bugs as we STOMP STOMP can. Phew!

But the task never ends, and we're always on the lookout for new bugs to crush. Some are tricky, though, and take a while to figure out even after we know where they like to hide. Down below you'll find a short list of bugs we already know about but that we haven't quite figured out the best way to stomp out.

Known Bugs:

[The Fungle] Crewmates may sometimes leave their hand behind on the zipline.
[The Fungle] Player's left hand may not appear as the correct color while wearing the Right Hand Man skin and using the zipline.
After attempting to merge a temporary account into a full account, some players may experience a Friendcode Fail error preventing account login
Impostors may teleport to a vent near a Crewmate when the Crewmate completes the "Clean Vent" task, even if the Impostor was not in the vent at the time.

As always, please send in a bug report any time you find a bug or an error in-game! Be sure to be as descriptive as you can and send along any pictures or video clips that might help us work on the problem.

Mike

I found some pretty nice selections for this month's community art and creations. You'll want to drop by the full dev log to view them all.

We love seeing the art and creations y'all do with our adorable, yet slightly suspicious, beans! Remember to tag us with your art or funny moments across our socials - Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok!

Gonna go clean some vents,

Dors

Helldivers 2 от Sony не остановить: Шутер стремительно набирает аудиторию и бьет рекорды онлайна в Steam

Helldivers 2 продается уже две недели, но не показывает ни малейших признаков замедления. Даже несмотря на проблемы с серверами, которые уже начали чинить патчами, кооперативный шутер от Arrowhead Game Studios и Sony привлекает все больше и больше игроков.

Happy Lunar New Year 🧧

I hope your holiday was Impostor free and full of the most delicious of hot chocolates.

Everyone at the studio is prepping for an exciting 2024 and we can't wait to share our roadmap (A.K.A. plan) with all of you, but we have a few updates to bring you first. We can't just vent to the new goodies like an Impostor or something...

Note: You will need to restart your game to see the changes. It'll take a little longer to load than normal because of the update so don't panic!

[h3]May You Be(an) Prosperous[/h3]

Crewmates need all of the luck they can get, so gear up with our brand new Lunar New Year Cosmicube. Celebrate the Year of the Dragon as a dragon or rep your zodiac sign because everyone is here~ Gather your friends and family for this Cosmicube before it's gone on May 8, 2024!

You can purchase the Cosmicube for 20 Stars in the store. Once obtained, you can unlock items that correspond with each sign of the zodiac - Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig, and even a Cat! (Fun fact: some countries have the Year of the Cat instead of the Rabbit.)

Squeaky Clean Hat [Rat]
Who Cut the Cheese Visor [Rat]
Bull Headed Hat [Ox]
Ear of the Tiger Hat [Tiger]
Go Get 'Em, Tiger Visor [Tiger]
18 Carrot Gold Hat [Rabbit]
No Need to Dragon Things Out Hat [Dragon]
But What if Dragons, Imagine Visor [Dragon]
Hissssssssss Visor [Snake]
Won't You Be My Neigh-bor Hat [Horse]
The G.O.A.T. Hat [Goat]
I'm All Ears Hat [Monkey]
Hot Wing Hat [Rooster]
Barking up the Wrong Tree Hat [Dog]
Hogwash Hat [Pig]
Ham Radio Visor [Pig]
Like Nyah? Hat [Cat]
Desolation of Skeld Pet
Good Fortunes Nameplate
Gold Misfortunes Nameplate

Don't worry - it's not just a Star kind of party, we've also stocked the Bean Store full of items for the Lunar New Year! You can rock your favorite LNY themed nameplate to show off when you inevitably die at the hands of the Impostor in Hide N Seek or defend yourself in the next Emergency Meeting. Or perhaps you want to start the biggest dragon dance parade in your lobby?

Off to rep my zodiac sign,

Dors

P.S. If you do any fan art of your beans celebrating the Lunar New Year, we'd love to see it - just tag us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok!

Among Us' animated series first look shows a lot of pizza, but not many crewmates

Our first look at the Among Us animated series is here, and while it might be a small one, at least we now know "work on the show is progressing."

Back in June, last year, it was announced that Among Us, a game with no narrative, is getting an animated series. We haven't really heard much about it since then, but earlier this week the official Among Us Twitter account shared an image from the show, and yeah, it looks like a still from an Among Us animated series! "Patient Crewmates are rewarded with a pizza party (totally safe) (not a trap)," reads the caption for the image, which shows an empty cafeteria, each table hosting a delicious pizza pie. At the back of the mess hall you can see some balloons (yay!) and a banner with a big blood splatter in the middle of it, making it so that the text on it reads "we're dead" (boooo).

There's not really much to go off of here, but it's a nice drawing at the very least? Unfortunately there aren't any Among Us beans to be found, but given the banner, it might be safe to assume they're all dead.