Phasmophobia update 0.4.1.0 is now available to download on PC (Steam). According to the official Phasmophobia patch notes, the latest update brings various quality of life changes and bug fixes.
The game devs are currently in the process of making ghosts’ personalities and abilities more unique, to help with identifying them in Nightmare difficulty. This will come in a near-future balance patch
Recently, a big game update added a new map (Maple Lodge campsite), a new nightmare difficulty, and much more.
Unfortunately, players are experiencing various issues with the game. Today’s Phasmophobia patch 0.4.1.0 will fix a few of these issues. Read full details below.
Phasmophobia 0.4.1.0 Patch Notes – Nov 3, 2021
Ouija Board
To help combat certain ghosts being very difficult to identify, we’ve added some new questions to the Ouija board so that you can get a rough idea of what your sanity percentage is.
- The Ouija Board is now guaranteed on Nightmare difficulty
- You can now ask the Ouija board what your sanity is in different ways
- Different questions will give different responses
- Combining these responses can give you a very good idea of your sanity
- Asking about your sanity will only drain your sanity a very small amount
- Less useful Ouija Board questions now drain your sanity much less
- Some Ouija Board spawn points have been moved to avoid clipping with hiding place blockers
New
- Ghosts changing preferred room is now tied to sanity. Higher sanity, less room changing!
- There is a now a shortcut from the entrance area to the campfire area in Maple Lodge Campsite
- Heavy rain has received new visuals
- More photos have been added
- Weather can now come through the grated ceilings in the Prison cell blocks
Changes
- Ghosts now have a maximum range for changing preferred rooms
- Goryo will now always give DOTS evidence on Nightmare difficulty
- Obake will now always give Fingerprints evidence on Nightmare difficulty
- Fingerprints now have 100% chance to spawn instead of 75%
- Fingerprints now last 2 minutes before fading out
- Obake’s strength has been adjusted to accommodate the fingerprints changes
- Fingerprints can now be left on small tents, picnic benches, cooler boxes, wooden posts and log seating in Maple Lodge Campsite
- The amount of hiding blockers has been adjusted in all locations and difficulties
- Camping lights, fairy lights and the campfire light have been adjusted to stop sanity drain like other lights
- Ghosts now have a much lower chance to change preferred rooms on Professional and Nightmare
- Lowered the chance for ghosts to wander long distances
- Fog colour, Night vision, and Ghost Orbs have been adjusted to help gameplay visibility during foggy weather
- Increased interaction rate for ghosts on Nightmare difficulty to match Professional difficulty
- Optimised all weather conditions for better performance
- Optimised trees and other foliage in Maple Lodge Campsite for better performance
- The clock ticking and white noise sounds now loop seamlessly
- In VR, you will no longer grab the tent door when attempting to grab a nearby prop
- Ghost events will no longer stop if you leave the room or get too far away from the ghost
Bug Fixes
- Fixed several issues with tent collision
- Fixed several safe spots on Maple Lodge Campsite
- Fixed several spots where the player could get stuck on Maple Lodge Campsite
- Fixed a safe spot under the bed in the nursery on Edgefield Street House
- Addressed an issue where the Raiju’s weakness wasn’t working correctly
- Addressed an issue where you could teleport into the Tanglewood house through the yellow barricades
- Addressed an issue where placing a sound sensor on the floor wouldn’t show it on the map
- Addressed an issue where placing a sound sensor on the floor wouldn’t allow it to function correctly
- Addressed an issue where dropping the candle could initiate a hunt from an Obake
- Addressed an issue where the ghost would be completely invisible instead of only casting shadows
- Addressed an issue where other players microphone volume would reset when returning to the lobby
- Addressed an issue where certain light switches wouldn’t give fingerprints photo evidence
- Addressed an issue where several showers weren’t interactable
- Addressed an issue where some showers had two shower heads
- Addressed an issue where several bones wouldn’t give bone photo evidence
- Addressed an issue where asking the Ouija Board multiple questions would make answers overlap
- Addressed an issue when dropping the Ouija Board in VR would stop it falling to the ground
- Addressed an issue where hiding spots could still be blocked on Amateur
- Addressed an issue where lights wouldn’t reset their brightness after flickering
- Addressed an issue where players could talk on the walkie-talkie when near a hunting ghost
- Addressed an issue where ghosts could change preferred rooms to one on the opposite side of the location
Download free Phasmophobia patch 0.4.1.0 on PC (Steam).
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