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[Reizo Ryuu]

Lately killers seem to know exactly where you are

the scoreboard makes it easy to guess where someone might be.

 

[kunonabi]

Lately killers seem to know exactly where you are and i've seen a few victims turn invisible and open locks instantly. Also, the last few patches have somehow nerfed vitims even though there were already at a huge disadvantge. It's not rare to go 20 matches and only escape once if you are up against skilled killers. Definitly some balance issues and hacking at play which is making the game much less fun then it was at launch.

Family got some big nerfs to the individual members outside of leatherface and cook but a lot of the overall system has been turned against victims. Coordinated victim teams on comms can still wreck them, since the things good teams were abusing outside of door slams haven't really been addressed, but solo queue is a slaughter now since nobody communicates. Another problem is family has started using focus more now which let's them keep tabs on important spots without actually having to go check them physically which means it's super tough to get them out of position now.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

This game needs new content BADLY especially a new map. Every fucking game is Family House, as soon as I see it I leave the lobby.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

A patch is out that has re-enabled cross play.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Upcoming additional content teaser:

 

[Luipadre]

Upcoming additional content teaser:

Finally. New map, family and victim?

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Finally. New map, family and victim?

yup, but from what I've gathered, the new victim might be kinda OP, so good luck with everyone lobby dodging to be able to play him.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Finally. New map, family and victim?

Hoping so. I really feel like the game could use it, for sure. Lord knows the community wasn't too happy with that huge $40ish total worth drop of cosmetic DLC.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

New map thank fucking GOD.

I bought Nicotero Leatherface to support the game, them Survivor skins I'll catch in six months dirt cheap on sale... If the game still lives then.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Still enjoying the game but it needs more than this content update. Also it’s going to be hell getting a game started when this patch is out and everyone wants to be the new family/victim characters.

I finally got my Bubba level 3 Scout. I also have level 3 Vialent and level 3 of whichever perk increases damages when you’re low on stamina. So once I am out of stamina running around with Bubba I am 15% faster and do 30% extra damage. It’s nice, but it really seems like they fucked up his hit box a patch or two ago. It also seems like the classic pure damage build on Bubba is still best, so easy to one or two shot people with it.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

7 Nov patch notes:

Patch Notes

Fixed: Nicotero Leatherface’s Interaction Audio
We have fixed an issue where Nicotero Leatherface’s audio defaulted back to the original chainsaw sound during scripted interactions
Fixed: Nicotero Leatherface’s Chain Saw Dance Audio
We have fixed an issue where Nicotero Leatherface’s Chain Saw Dance audio defaulted back to the standard chainsaw audio instead
Fixed: Gas Station Car Exploit
We have fixed an exploit where players could crouch into the blue car near the tool shed on the Gas Station map
Players will no longer be able to enter the car
Fixed: Pixelated Textures
We have fixed an issue causing textures on skins to not load properly on some platforms
Changed: Player Levels in Lobbies
Player levels will now be hidden in lobbies
Changed: Party Icons in Lobbies
Players who are partied up will no longer display party icons in lobbies
Party icon is no longer displayed in the player list, scoreboard, and match results

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Changes in testing:

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Notable things from the AMA on twitch:

1. Leatherface will NOT BE REQUIRED ANYMORE THIS MONTH!!
2. If we buy things they will keep making things. Planned 6 to 9 months of content still coming.
3. Yes there will be events in the future.
4. No to ever releasing a road map because it messed up F13 when they did it.
5. Future patches will take 30 to 45 days.
6. No crossplay with old gen ever. Too hard to do.
7. Level 99 may get skill tree bonuses. Level cap will be increased past 99.
8. In game currency for unlockables is CONFIRMED.
9. New perks will be added. Some old ones might be removed.
10. Game is twice as fast as the devs expected. Rush meta won't be changed.
11. No crossplay friends list ever. Too expensive and difficult.
12. Single player museum mode like virtual cabin is coming.
13. Earnable content is confirmed but character prices will not change.
14. NO SKILL BASED MATCHMAKING EVER.
15. Family cosmetics within 60 days.
16. New family, map and victim THIS MONTH.
17. Better report system is coming.
18. More voice lines are coming.
19. Yes they want to add other texas chainsaw films to the game but it's only in the talking stage.
20. No specific buffs for Sissy or Johnny or Sonny planned at all.
21. Stealth buffs for sneaky gameplay are in this upcoming patch.
22. SHIRTLESS JOHNNY CONFIRMED!!! LOL
23. NO DC PENALTY EVER but they will fix entire lobby dc issuse when players dc.
24. No Family House changes. Most balanced map according to play metrics and the devs favorite example of how the game was intended to be played.
25. Languages being added soon.
26. If they can add Chop Top he will be a full family character.
27. No weather effects will be added. Too expensive and complicated.
28. Family door blocking is intended and acceptable.
29. New escape methods on new maps are confirmed.
30. Grapple execution changes coming in the next next patch.
31. Ping too large is being fixed.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Give Cook his jump suit outfit from TCM2 please.

Appreciate how they're forward and aren't capping and either say it will or won't happen. I only bought Nicotero Leatherface but if they can get a Savini Leatherface or another notable horror designer like Rick Baker to design a Leatherface or Family Member... Yeah I'll pay.

 

[Danknugz]

after i got my 100 escapes been trying to only play as family but i find its not nearly as fun as victim

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Some more updates from the community check-in stream:

1- 60 sec cooldown on abilities at the beginning of matches.

2- The patch + new characters + map are coming on November 28th

3- When victims spam toolbox/bone charms, noise will now follow them for a little while.

4- Slow pace crouching will make it impossible for Johnny to track victims.

5- Once victims cross gates, they immediately escape. No tbagging opportunities and no stalling matches.

6- Fuses location change on Gas Station.

7- Cook won’t be able to spam much as his ability timer was somewhat worked on.

8- Family XP was a bit high due to a bug where all family members got the “all victims killed” bonus even when it’s not the case. So they fixed that, which will result in a slightly lower XP.

9- A lot of perks were reworked, removed or altered but the changes won’t be applied in the upcoming patch. There’ll be special ‘perks patch.’

10- They understood what we meant by having different loadouts for different skill trees, and Matt said that committing to a set of perks from a single skill tree is the point.

11- Game stays the same without Leatherface. (No changes to barricades, no other family member will spawn in basement and no alternatives to getting rid of obstacles.)

12- Shirtless Johnny and other family members’ cosmetics are coming, but they can’t give us a date.

13- New Characters come with their own skill trees, abilities and perks. No dates though.

14- No changes are permanent, they’ll readjust them depending on game balance.

15- New map’s called ‘Nancy’s house.’

Looks like the rush meta is dead with the 60s cooldown timer, good change to johnny's tracking skill.

 

[Danknugz]

60s cooldown timer is going to be painful for victims the most. i would have stealth and engineering maxed out and would run straight to one of the toolboxes and could spam the hell out of the button with no noise and have 2 unlock tools in about 10-15 seconds.

no way i would want to sit there with a slow ass nerfed timer for the first 60 seconds, that's a horrible dev decision because it's a band aid fix that completely alters the flow and balance. wow

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

no way i would want to sit there with a slow ass nerfed timer for the first 60 seconds, that's a horrible dev decision because it's a band aid fix that completely alters the flow and balance. wow

It's mostly just to nerf connie, and I guess leland trolling; with high stealth and proficiency, and good spawns you can definitely still get out of the basement within a minute, but at least it's not guaranteed like it is with connie.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

I haven’t played in a bit, is the “LF not required” thing live? I wonder how it affects games?

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

 

[kunonabi]

I haven’t played in a bit, is the “LF not required” thing live? I wonder how it affects games?

I belive it goes live on the 28th. Leatherface not being required is going to be a mess since the crawl spaces and obstacles won't be removed.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

28 nov patch notes:

Truncated list here:

General​

• Changed: Grandpa Awakened Cut Scene
  • We have removed the Grandpa Awakened cut scene
  • It has been replaced with a simple banner notification to inform players
• Fixed: Blood Trails
• Changed: Valve Pressurizing After Close
  • When Family closes the valve, it will now build pressure back up, reducing Victim progress towards the gate opening
• Changed: Variable Lobby Timer
  • We have changed the behavior of the lobby timer, depending on how many players have hit “ready”
  • If 5 out of 7 players in a lobby hit “ready” the lobby timer will drop to 30 seconds

Victim​

• Changed: Character Outlines when Making Noise
  • Players who make noise will now have a red noise outline attached to them for a few seconds
  • Making noise with bonecharms, Nuggets, bone piles, door slams, and toolboxes will be affected, sliding metal doors will not
• Changed: Victim Abilities at Match Start
  • Victim abilities will now start the match with a 60 second cooldown
• Changed: Auto Crouch Toggle
• Fixed: Stamina Boost Regeneration when a Victim Disconnects
• Fixed: Victim Stamina Bonus
• Tuned: Wake Up Grandpa
  • It should now require slightly more noise to wake Grandpa up on the Victim side
• Tuned: Well Jump I-Frames
  • Being hit on the way into a well will only damage the Victim once and then force them into the well

Victim Perks​

• Fixed: Saboteur Perk and Fusebox
• Fixed: No Sell and Leatherface Revved Up Attack
• Fixed: No Sell Disabled After Being Trapped
• Fixed: Extra Drip Perk Fix (infinite heal exploit)
• Fixed: Choose Flight Stutters
• Fixed: Spotter (range)
• Fixed: Second Wind
• Fixed: Efficient Backstabber (works on Grandpa)
• Fixed: Fusebox Cursor Issues
• Fixed: Tourniquet (will no longer stay active indefinitely)
• Fixed: Must Have Been the Wind

Family​

• Fixed: Family Stun Locked After Close Encounter and Sneak Attack
• Fixed: Grandpa Perks Unequip
• Fixed: Turning Off the Valve
• Fixed: Grandpa Perks UI (skipped perks due to excessive feeding will now show as active)

Leatherface​

• Changed: Leatherface Requirement (removed)
• Tuned: Nicotero Saw Volume (increased), Crawl Space Destruction Volume (decreased)
• Fixed: Leatherface Door Destruction (family can't open)
• Fixed: Loud Leatherface Feet

Johnny​

• Fixed: Various Johnny Animations
  • We have fixed an issue where Johnny’s footprints would disappear abruptly when his special ability ends
  • Footprints will now fade away over time
• Tuned: Johnny Sprint Attack
• Tuned: Johnny’s Hunt. Can counter by crouching and moving slowly
• Fixed: Hunt Not Canceling Properly when the hunted Victim is executed
• Fixed: Camera On Johnny (misplaced after stepping on active cattle grid with ability active)

Cook​

• Tuned: Cook’s Seek Ability Consumption
• Tuned: Cook’s Seek. Can counter by crouching and moving slowly
• Tuned: Cook Tags Duration
• Tuned: Prey Drive and Cook’s Seek. Cook will need to fully spot the Victim for Prey Drive to activate
• Tuned: Security Pins only affect Cook’s padlocks

Hitchhiker​

• Fixed: Hitchhiker 3 Trap Instant Kill
• Fixed: Hitchhiker traps allowing victim to bypass locked door
• Fixed: Hitchhiker Trap Collection
• Fixed: Healing Traps
  • We have fixed an issue with the damage modifier for Hitchhiker traps that would unintentionally heal Victims
• Changed: Hitchhiker Traps can now be placed in front of pressure valve

Family House​

• Inconsistent Range When Listening to Noise from Items (Family House)
• Fixed: Victims Unable to Move After Traversing Ladder on Family House
• Fixed: Various Footstep Audio

Gas Station​

• Changed: Gas Station Smoke Room
  • We have added a gate to the smoke room exit
  • We have also closed the gap between the smoke room and the side room
• Changed: Gas Station Fuse and Fusebox Spawns

Slaughterhouse​

• Valve pressure tanks moved upstairs and out of the basement
• Moved valve handle pickup locations to be further from the tanks
• Slaughterhouse building door can now have a padlock added to it
• Added Nuggets to the Slaughterhouse & Facilities buildings

 

[Luipadre]

Hopefully players will come back for new content, but i doubt it will be a significant amount.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Update plans and mini roadmap:

- Patch planned for Feb 6. Over 150 fixes planned.

- More to come over the next 90 days (3 months) which includes: Execution Packs, Weapon Skins, Cosmetics for both Fam/Vics.

- Museum Mode will allow you to move around the Family House like Virtual Cabin from F13 and will be free.

- Bride Sissy as a free cosmetic.

- Shirtless Johnny as a free cosmetic. (Originally Johnny was supposed to be shirtless)

- New Map "The Mill" as a free map. (4 playable vertical levels, dry creek bed)

- New Victim/Family member coming and will be near the end of the 90 days.



Changes

- After winning a close encounter as a Victim, if another Family member intervenes it will now do chip damage intead of an instant kill. But if health is low, it will still be an instant kill.

- Leatherface will be able to cut doors down even if a Victim is barging.

- Instant start animation for Leatherface is being trimmed back to be closer to instant.

- 2 seconds shaved off of destroying barricades for Leatherface

- Blood trails will be bigger, but not as big as they were on console before the fix.

- Poison Claws on Nancy is stacking in a way it shouldn't. I will now last for 2, 5, and 8 seconds.

- Confusing mechanic will now work on fuse and valve along with generator and battery.

- Easily tuckered Out will now be 10, 25, 40%.

- Choose Flight will scrap charges for one single charge.

Level 1 = 1 stam replinishment will replenish 50% of stamina

Level 2 = 1 stam replinisment will replenish of 75% of stamina

Level 3 = 1 stam replinishment will replenish 100% of stamina



- Bomb Squad will now have charges.

Level 1 will allow 1 trap to be disabled

Level 2 will allow 2 traps to be disabled

Level 3 will allow 3 traps to be disabled



Danny

- Instant Study for Danny will disable the ability to tamper. You won't be able to tamper something that you instant Study.

- Danny no longer has to inspect an exit object before he can tamper it. He will be given a choice prompt to tamper or interact.

- Knowledge gain values have been changed. From highest to lowest = lamps, tool boxes,

collection point, radios, tvs, then exits.

- Animation issue fixed with Danny. He will now have to complete his full mini game animation and can't cut it off and still make the tamper happen.

- Inspect speed is also being changed.



Issues

- Chainsaw stall was not a stealth nerf and is being looked at to find its problem.

- Against the idea of penalties for "lobby dodging" but solutions are being worked on.

- In game reporting is being worked on.

- Lobbys not refilling if Family leaves is being investigated, but more data is needed to

find out where the issue is occurring.

- Johnny's lines for Nancy aren't triggering and will be fixed.



Extras

- Sissy and Sonny rework is in the early stages.

- Base attributes being looked at for Sonny.

- Sissy work hasn't started yet.

- Sound following Victims will be trimmed back from slamming doors.

- Level 99 cap will be raised, and the team is working on rewards to be given post 99.

- Against the idea of penalties for "lobby dodging" but solutions are being worked on.

- Battle pass doesn't fit the game, but they're still looking at in game currency.

- Play petals to find out what happened to Maria.

- No same Victim/Family in lobbies. There will always only be one of each.

- Would like player feedback on what controls (things they'd like to turn on and off)

they'd like to see for Custom Matches.

- Lobby timer will be removed on Feb 6th update.

 

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