What changed in Deceit in 2020

Usual holiday events are planned alongside other updates.

Maps will be updated to include more interactivity and improved lighting.

Introduction of new terror abilities in upcoming updates.

A new DLC featuring spiders is planned for release.

Various balancing changes implemented based on community feedback.

New items to be introduced in future updates.

New objectives to be added in upcoming updates.

Challenges will be overhauled in future updates.

A rework of the ranked system is in the works.

Introduces a new voting system based on community feedback.

A complete overhaul of the main menu is planned.

Introduction of unlockable progression systems in future updates.

The waypoint for the double objective now fades out after stepping on the pad, instead of instantly disappearing.

The Tracker now lasts 30 seconds, instead of 40 seconds.

Fixed a server crash.

Increased the maximum DPS and slow based on Torch activation time.

Players are no longer revealed to the Infected at night unless collecting power from a Power Point.

Increased the maximum slow & damage, scaling with distance.

The speed of the Experiment, Werewolf, and Vampire has been reduced by 5%.

Only 2 votes are needed to eliminate a player when 4 players are remaining, down from 3.

Removed the Camera charge up and replaced it with a 1.5s delay between shots.

Reduced the time to drain 20% of battery from 7s down to 5s.

Transitions into, and out of, voting and to the next floor are all slightly faster.

The ranked season has been reset, with the next reset scheduled for January 28th.

Players can initiate a vote to eliminate another player after downing them.

Health adjustments for Terrors; specific changes to Yeti, Vampire, and Werewolf abilities.

Players become shadowy figures; Infected can transform into Terrors and collect power.

New interactions for starting votes and destroying Fuse Boxes & Traps.

Players win or lose as a team; leaving before a winner is determined counts as a loss.

Camera now charges up after use, flashing when ready.

Rep counter now supports numbers higher than 100,000 on the main menu.

New tutorial screens in the Main Menu required to be viewed before queuing for a game.

Game will replace equipped items when picking up new ones if inventory is full.

Players start around a table in a dark room; one player is selected as Infected and chooses a partner.

Players can now sprint and switch weapons simultaneously.

Players spawn scattered, assigned crates with items, and can complete objectives each day.

Fixed issue where Main Menu UI sometimes isn’t visible upon first load.

Players can see which character each player is using in the loading screen.

Perks have been disabled due to balancing concerns, to be addressed in a future update.

Humans cannot damage each other at night; various item interactions with Terrors adjusted.

Refinements to the Deceit game mode with community beta tests to improve accessibility and support for new content.

Fixed issue where Main Menu overlaps with Loading Screen when entering a game.

Infected now have levels from 1 to 5, unlocking abilities and adjusting cooldowns.

Player nametags now show state (e.g., Interacting, Reviving, Inspecting).

Players can no longer be antidoted; successful executions eliminate players.

Infected automatically win if a timeout occurs during the night period.

Previous year's Christmas cosmetics have been added to the Loot Booth Vault.

New cosmetics available for the festive event including Legendary, Rare, Uncommon, and Common items.

A new game mode will be released next week, refining the game's structure and introducing new content.

Introducing Toy Soldier Alex, Doll Rachel, Lockdown Lisa, and more cosmetics.

Third beta test for a major update to the game mode on December 4th and 5th.

The new Ranked Season has commenced.

Annual Festive Event starting December 11th with new cosmetics and rewards.

Increased GM Credit rewards from daily challenges during the Festive Event.

Improved how the Unchained Werewolf skin lights up at night

A variety of instances of rare crashes have been patched

Halloween Chips & Points now show in the Loot Booth

Translations have been updated

Minor improvements have been made to the Nina Medusa skin

The Unchained Werewolf now uses the werewolf animations on the Halloween event scene

Werewolf & Vampire DLCs are now 40% off as part of the Steam Halloween sale

Includes Stone Wristband, Stone Pistol, Bone (Melee), You're Next Victory Pose (Chang), and Backwards Crab Defeat Pose (Nina).

Includes Circus Outfit (Chang), Blessed Outfit (Alex), Hit Squad Outfit (Lisa), Day Of The Dead Outfit (Nina), Ominous Victory Pose (Rachel), Possessed Defeat Pose (Hans), Candy Wristband, Relic Pistol, and Balloon Sword (Melee).

Rewards include Mad Scientist Hans, Mobster Rachel, Medusa Nina, and more.

Includes Bloody Hands Spray, Full Moon Spray, Happy Clown Spray, Sad Clown Spray, Pumpkin Spray, RIP Spray, Spider Web Emblem, Blood Droplet Emblem, and Crawling Hand Emblem.

Complete challenges in a haunted house to earn Halloween Points and unlock rewards.

Includes Mobster Outfit (Rachel), Murderer Outfit (Alex), Bloody Glasses Accessory (Alex), Skull Mask Accessory (Lisa), Mummified Wristband, Pumpkin Skin Pistol, Cricket Bat (Melee), Fly Away Victory Pose (Rachel), and Grave Defeat Pose (Alex).

Bundles include Stash Access, Halloween Tokens, Halloween Chips, and Halloween Points.

Includes Unchained Werewolf, Medusa Outfit (Nina), Mad Scientist Outfit (Hans), Vampire Hunter Outfit (Chang), Zombie Bride Outfit (Lisa), Ghostly Wristband, and Voodoo Doll (Melee).

The ranked season has been reset.

A new slideshow tutorial can be viewed by selecting Tutorial from the drop-up menu when hovering the Play button.

During the event, Credit packs in the Loot Booth have been replaced with Halloween Point Packs.

The Zombie Hand Melee weapon animates once again.

Annual Halloween event starting on 28th October with challenges and spooky rewards.

Halloween candy can be found in the map to earn Halloween Points.

Next gameplay beta with reworked voting and vulnerable systems, and improvements to objectives, items, and blood.

Improved logic for reconnecting to servers and added in-game notice for Halloween.

In-game UI will no longer fade out when opening the Terror Selection window after waking up.

Adjusted how voice volume is handled to reduce distortion and peaking.

Announcement of upcoming fundamental gameplay adjustments aimed at improving player experience and deception tactics.

Added a Default option for both input and output voice devices, using system default devices.

Removed the physics proxy on the Escape Doors in the Asylum & Arctic maps to prevent players from getting stuck.

Updated in-game translations thanks to Community Translators.

Upgraded to the latest public version of CryEngine, re-enabling some screen effects.

Fixed various map exploits & bugs on the Asylum, Arctic, Forest & Lumberyard maps.

New cosmetics including Monocle & Pipe (Hans), Lob (Rachel), Iron (All characters), Tazer (All characters) available via Credits or Loot Booth.

The watch faces on several wristbands have been updated.

Players that consistently dodge games will face longer queue timeouts.

QoL fixes made to voice chat activation for easier alternation between chats.

Switching your Terror at the start of the game can cause you to change your equipped weapon.

The Deceit Summer Event has come to an end.

Matchmaking now prioritises parties of 2+ players and matches players of the same Rank.

Games containing less than 6 players will still start.

Voice chat can get stuck 'on' at the start of a game.

A couple of map exploits in the Lumberyard have been fixed.

Several crashes were fixed in small updates throughout last week.

Summer Tickets have been converted into Standard Tokens and Credits based on rarity.

Players can now use the 'Q' menu to view objectives and mute players while downed or dead.

Matchmaking now prioritises finding a game for the player who had been in queue for the shortest time.

Players are able to 'dodge' the dodge timer.

Summer Tokens have been converted to Standard Tokens.

Selected outfits occasionally reset to defaults.

Players will receive a notification informing them of the items they won if a game finishes early.

The amount of credits and tickets you have are now displayed in the loot booth.

A new button has been added to the bottom of the profile page.

End game poses always show the default pose.

Options in the settings menu to adjust voice volume and select input device.

Translations have been updated with contributions from community translators.

Credit packs won will now show in the loot booth history; prior history will not show.

Animations snap to the centre of the screen when switching to the pistol.

Both DLCs are on sale for 25% off until August 10th.

New Wristbands, Pistols, and Vampires can be purchased with Credits from the profile page.

Player outlines occasionally stop working after transforming.

Some consumables are now interactable.

Chances of getting cosmetics added to the Loot Booth interface.

A 25-step Challenge Story that changes based on player decisions, free-to-play.

Corrected setup for various wristband materials.

Set Character Preference to random for varied gameplay.

Fixed a bug within the jumping logic.

First-ever Summer Event with new story and rewards for players.

Players can no longer reach the second zone before the first night ends.

Meleeing as a vampire terror no longer stops camera movement.

Players can no longer return to the first zone without taking gas damage.

An objective is now obtainable in the first zone.

New rewards including cosmetics, emblems, and sprays available through the Summer event.

Challenge for wearing summer cosmetics now works correctly.

Transforming to a vampire no longer stops camera movement.

New interface to track progress and rewards for the Summer event.

Over 40 new graphics added as collectible sprays for characters.

Initial performance improvements targeting low graphics settings and reduced crash reports.

Tokens can now be earned through leveling again, specific to events.

New system in the Loot Booth to collect points and redeem rewards.

Vampire's wings now show correctly in first person.

Resolved issue with the red mic appearing at the start of the game.

A lever is now destroyable in the first zone.

Various changes including tweaks to Lumberyard and expansion of Loot Booth.

Addition of a new type of cosmetic item for players.

Refined event system based on player feedback for a better experience.

Fixed an issue with Deceit's exclusive fullscreen mode and re-enabled it. Users experiencing FPS issues are recommended to try this setting.

Stopped certain in-game sounds from continuing to play after you've left the game.

Updated the anticheat's detection logic.

Identified and resolved an issue that caused the last update to be unnecessarily large, reducing the game's size on disk by ~200MB.

Updated in-game translations thanks to Community Translators.

Further improved metrics for tracking in-game FPS for better analysis of performance issues.

Fixed several map exploits on the Lumberyard map.

Texture resolution setting is now automatically calculated based on available video memory, improving FPS for some users.

Reduced the amount of memory that the game attempts to reserve to help with crashes on launch or during games.

Added more metrics for tracking in-game FPS to help improve performance.

Switched the method used for rendering the in-game mouse for better responsiveness at lower FPS.

Improved our report reviewing tools.

Some players are unable to purchase Yeti skins with GM Credits.

Added more detection methods to our Anticheat solution.

Exposed a few experimental API endpoints for the developer community to use.

Players that participated in our beta tests have received the unique beta testing emblem.

The ranked season has been reset. The next season reset is scheduled for the 2nd of July.

Resolved issue with incorrect win rate displayed in a player's match history when first viewing it.

Fixed issue where reports sent during a game weren't received if the offending player had disconnected.

Optimized the client's networking by reducing the number of network messages sent.

Beta testing of game engine update brings improved performance, DX12 support, and better development tools.

Players can now choose between +1, +10, and +100 reputation when sending it to friends.

Added Dutch to the selection of languages available in Deceit, with updates to other supported languages.

Fixed issue where quickly skipping through the challenge progression screen could queue multiple sounds.

New cosmetics available for purchase with GM credits or as rewards, including accessories and melee weapons.

The vent selection interface now shows the names of the rooms that each of the vents lead into.

Leaving the game as the last innocent alive no longer prevents XP and Rank/ELO from being counted.

The Easter Store is now officially closed and leftover tokens have been converted to normal Loot Booth tokens.

The ranked season has been reset, with new crowns available for players who reached the ELO ranking system.

Fixed an issue where some objects load in too late when entering new areas in several maps.

Several in-game translations have been updated, thanks to community translators.

Fixed the issue where emblems earned through ranked play weren't kept after a season reset; applies to new season emblems only.

Fixed an issue where some objects do not initially load in when spawning in the Forest.

All areas within the maps have been given names to help describe locations, visible at the top left of the HUD.

Fixed a couple of item spawns in the Forest map that were unable to be interacted with.

The ranked season will reset, introducing new ranked rewards called crowns based on player performance.

Fixed an issue where the currency text in the store wasn't properly updated after a purchase at lower resolutions.

Fixed an issue where players couldn't select cosmetics for a character after purchasing a new cosmetic for a non-preferred character.

The Easter event has concluded, but the Easter Shop will remain open until April 30th for token usage and event pass challenges.

Senior Moderators can now process and review reports against players more effectively.

A new product has been added to the Store to convert remaining Easter Points into GM Credits.

Corrected the Loot Booth button on the Main Menu which incorrectly showed a gold dot.

A major optimization and performance update is in beta testing, including the latest CryEngine and DX12 support.

Added a per-game unique identifier to the bottom right of the in-game HUD to help improve player report reviews.

Resolved an issue in our backend server that caused its performance to degrade over time.

The discounted value for the 'Foil Bunny' displays incorrectly.

The amount of Easter & Stash Points earned from using Easter Tokens is now displayed when collecting your rewards.

Updated all of our Chinese translations and improved several of our other translations, thanks to our community translators.

Players are able to use the knife to determine if a player is infected.

After receiving feedback from the community we've re-added the ability to view player level/rank information from within the 'Q' menu in-game.

Occasionally players meeting the requirements are unable to queue up for ranked when first opening the client.

Fixed issues with Brazilian translations not being usable in the game.

Resolved crash loop for players using Hans or Nina in Low Graphics Quality.

Challenges that need to be completed within one game now show progress on the End of Round screen.

New cosmetics purchasable with Easter points, including various themed items.

Fixed loading issues for Alex Selfie Victory Pose and several Terror skins.

Players can no longer set in-game cosmetics to items they don't own.

Fix for incorrect player muting in voice and text chat.

Visual updates for the Main Menu and End of Round scenes for Easter.

A tick now displays on the challenge chip effects list for completed actions.

Voice chat activation is now more visually obvious for players.

Significant performance issue in backend server addressed.

New Easter-themed cosmetics available through daily challenges and Easter Pass.

Identical challenge rewards for both sides of a double Challenge are now grouped.

Unlocks a new 20 challenge storyline and exclusive rewards.

Several issues causing longer than usual queue times during peak hours have been addressed.

Changes to how Loot Booth, GM Credits, and XP Boosts work for improved experience.

New ranked season with crowns for top players.

Resolved issue with gold dot appearing incorrectly on the Challenge button.

Several challenges that were unable to be progressed have been fixed.

An Easter event will feature new themed rewards and a storyline for players who purchase an Event Pass.

The character currently being played is now shown at the bottom left of the screen.

Players can earn rewards through daily challenges with a variety of tasks.

Daily challenges refresh every day at midnight UTC, offering a set of 8 randomly generated challenges.

Players can earn challenge chips to share, boost, reroll, or extend challenges.

A new Brazilian queue has been added for matchmaking.

Player nametags will no longer overlap with the 'Give Rep' screen at the end of the game.

Resolved an issue that caused matchmaking to occasionally stop working, with improved matchmaking logic.

Enhanced ability to identify and debug live server issues.

Scanner results on the End of Round screen will now be accurate.

Russian, Brazilian, and Portuguese languages have been updated.

New players will now correctly start at level 1 instead of 0.

Enhanced translation for Russian players.

Improved server infrastructure to support another cloud provider for better connectivity for Chinese players.

Announcement of an Easter event to be released soon.

Overhaul of the infrastructure providing dedicated game servers to improve reliability and speed of starting games.

FIXED - Terrors can perform multiple executions without the required amount of blood.

FIXED - Switching preferred characters in the main menu results in other party members seeing the default cosmetics for your new character.

FIXED - Players in-queue are incorrectly transitioned to 'Game Found' before a server is ready for them to use.

FIXED - Character cosmetic changes in the main menu aren't replicated to other party members.

FIXED - Players can instantly place a trap down by performing an animation cancel.

Cosmetics introduced in seasonal events will now display the release year & type of event in the cosmetics tab.

FIXED - Redistribution users can pick up exploded traps.

Added a new detection method to the anticheat and further refined existing methods.

FIXED - Players downed in the gas gain blood from Revitalise when they are automatically revived.

First time players will be randomly assigned a preferred character instead of being defaulted to Alex.

Players will receive double XP and can unlock new emblems for participating in the birthday celebrations.

Resolved a bug where players would be stuck on 'Game Found' despite being returned to the queue.

Resolved an issue causing the in-game client version number to not change.

Improved the clarity of the report button on the end of game screen.

Profiles for offline players will now fully load if you try to view them.

Resolved an issue that caused casual game matchmaking to ignore a player’s prestige level.

Fixed a bug that caused your characters to load in when attempting to view another player’s profile.

Players can continue to play if Steam experiences downtime.

Further optimised the loading of player profiles when first opening the client.

The top-left server select information should now appear faster when entering the main menu.

The ranks for hiscores now update every 15 minutes.

Further improved our backend in-game report viewing tools.

Expanded the hiscore rank box to stop it truncating the number.

Players joining on 03/03/2020 GMT will receive double XP and a new emblem.

Players that are banned at the end of the ranked season will no longer receive rewards.

Both the Werewolf and Vampire DLCs have been made non-refundable due to consumable products.

Players using ranked reward tokens will no longer receive duplicate items.

Added a toggle to hide unowned cosmetics in your profile.

Fixed some instances of in-game names being shown without being decoded.

Players that are banned will no longer be shown in the hiscores.

Deceit user IDs can now be seen when hovering over a player’s name in their profile.

Cosmetics within the profile are now ordered from rarest to most common.

Replaced the side-scroll settings in the in-game settings and player report screens with dropdowns.

Players can now update their in-game names from the main menu.

Added in-game feedback for when players fail to connect to the game server.

The name of your currently selected terror will now show at the start of the game.

Clicking twice on a cosmetic will now equip it.

Fixed a game crash that happened when we restarted our backend server.

Improved match handling when there are an increased number of players online, this should resolve issues with games not starting promptly.

Players can no longer crouch under objects in order to stop terrors from executing them.

Players will now receive in-game feedback if a player that they reported had action taken against them.

Optimised some aspects of the initial authentication process when you open the game.

Re-enabled giving penalties for dodging games.

New notifications for actioned reports will only be sent once a player has read any previous notifications regarding their reports.

Fixed several levers that couldn’t be destroyed in the Arctic and Mansion maps.

Fixed a bug that made it look like you had signed into another account.

Implemented the ability for us to notify in-game players of events such as server restarts using the notification system.

Added support for notifications to be persisted across server restarts.

Resolved an issue that caused noticeable lag when attempting to change anything stored on your player’s backend profile.

Rolled out several features to our backend tools in order to help improve reviewing in-game reports from players.

Players will now see their personal rank in the hiscores even if they’re not in the top 10.

Infected players that are momentarily still in their Terror Form when the lights come back on will no longer have their nametag shown.

Added support for notifications to be sent to offline players for when they next log-in.

Added more loading screen states when initially opening the game to help narrow down the causes of the 'Failed to load profile' issue.

Fixed a bug that caused 'Failed to load profile' to show whilst the profile is still loading.

The Lethal Injection now has a red tip on the model to differentiate it from the Antidote.

Added several new metrics in order to help us resolve issues that present themselves when we have a lot of players online.

Fixed ‘ghost’ players appearing in the main menu after switching parties.

Terror sense highlights Innocents every 4 seconds instead of 5.

Improved the messaging on a fuse box once it is full.

The player count at the top left now shows players online instead of players in-game.

Improved our back-end tools for reviewing in-game player reports.

Terrors see your position for less time when they detect your movement.

The ranked season has been reset.

A fresh perk tree has been added containing 2 new emblems and 3 returning perks.

Modified how users are loaded on the server to rectify issues with users losing items from the shop.

It takes 25% less time for the escape door to open if you’re the one to interact with it.

Fixed some issues around detecting when players are dodging games.

Players that aren’t the host of a party can now invite their friends to join the party.

Fixed a couple of item spawns in the Forest map.

Fixed an issue with being unable to queue again after a game was cancelled.

Raised several spawn points in the game summary screens to stop certain poses clipping with the floor.

Resolved a bug that caused severe authentication and queuing issues as seen at the start of the Christmas event.

The Christmas event has been removed.

Improved the notifications and messaging for when you are unable to queue.

Increased the maximum value of the in-game voice volume slider up to 200 and made the default value 150 for new players.

Added a FoV slider to the settings allowing users to choose a value between 40 and 110.