Among Us News

Among Us has quickchat now

The team behind Among Us has added a shortcut wheel for fast responses while playing the social deduction game. The feature is already available, and should make those meetings quicker and easier.

Developer Innersloth revealed the quickchat in a tweet, adding that anyone relying on the text chat may find this a simpler option. "We've just added Quickchat (version 2021.2.21)," the tweet reads. "This is an easier, faster, and safer option to play if you're using text chat! More info in-game." A screenshot is attached, displaying a circle of seven options: accusation, crew, systems, location, statements, question, and response, streamlining the whole process. No "sus" button just yet.

Many players use voice chat, whether through Discord, Zoom, or otherwise while playing together, but if you don't have that option, the chat in-game can be messy or inaccessible for whatever reason. This option helps everyone. A larger update is still planned, and the team reassures everyone this is just one sliver of what's in the pipeline. "I know you're waiting for the big update news too," the Twitter post finishes. "The ball is rolling, promise I'll get you more info soon."

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Small Patches (version 2021.3.5)

Hey Crewmates!

We've been working on fixes over the weekend for the game, sorry about for the issues! Whew.

Version 2021.3.5 updates includes fixes for:

Blank screen when creating a new room
Players unable to find any lobbies in the public list
Age gate for Quickchat is 13+
Black screen in lobbies and creating games
Desync issues should be fixed when everyone in the game is updated to the latest version. However we're waiting on approval from the store for iOS, so there may be some people in public lobbies that still have the old version.

We're still aware of visual bugs, clipping, and other gameplay bugs. Super appreciate the patience and support as we get these sabatoges fixed. :)

- Victoria

Introducing Quickchat! 💬

Hey Crewmates, small feature update!

We've just added Quickchat (version 2021.2.21) - this is an easier, faster and safer option to play if you're using text chat! There will still be an options for free chat (toggle it On/Off in Settings), and if you're under the legal age limit you'll have Quickchat for you.

I know you're waiting for the big update news too. Sorry it's been so quiet on our end, we've been focused and working on getting things to you. In trhe future we'll definitely make sure to get you more regular dev updates.

The ball is rolling, promise I'll get you more info when I can!

Cheers,
Victoria

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Minor update: We're highly aware that a lot of things are broken and we are very hard at work trying to put out these fires! We're also working on fixing the age gate to 13. We'd appreciate your patience as we work on fixing this update!

Among Us dev update explains why things are “taking so long”

Among Us

became a surprise smash hit in 2020. The hidden-role murder ’em up was originally released in 2018, and managed to burst its way to fame late last year thanks in large part to lots of Twitch streamers. Alas, this success brought with it a fair few challenges for the developers at Innersloth. Yesterday, they released a dev blog explaining why development and updates have been taking so long, and telling fans a bit about what’s been going on behind the scenes.

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Among Us dev update explains why things are "taking so long"

Among Us became a surprise smash hit in 2020. The hidden-role murder 'em up was originally released in 2018, and managed to burst its way to fame late last year thanks in large part to lots of Twitch streamers. Alas, this success brought with it a fair few challenges for the developers at Innersloth. Yesterday, they released a dev blog explaining why development and updates have been taking so long, and telling fans a bit about what's been going on behind the scenes.