What changed in Town of Salem in 2019

Steam now reflects that Town of Salem is compatible with Catalina.

Upgraded Unity IAP SDK to the latest version 1.23.1.

Pirate defense message now shows correctly.

Added Clear Player Prefs button under General tab of Burger Menu.

View Player Log now functions correctly on Macs.

Resolved crash issue related to IndexOutOfRangeException in Friend Chat.

Player logs will now include the Town of Salem version info and current date/time of logging.

Fixed the issue preventing some users from loading the game on non-English Windows locales.

Added new Inappropriate IGN reason to player reporting dialog.

Upgraded to the latest version of Unity and related SDKs.

Touched up the resolutions on character skins for John Proctor, Betty Parris, Kristian, and DarkRevenant.

New Steam account creation now works correctly through Steam.

The Previous Roles button is now available for self in the End Game screen.

A Help button and popup have been added to assist with Steam Linking.

The link in the role card popup now works properly.

Avatar names will remain visible without fading in/out while walking.

Input box now properly receives focus and shows confirmation message after reporting a player.

Last Will, Death Note, Jailor Death Note, Judgement menu, and Notepad sizes have been reduced.

Countdown timer panel now shows the correct Game Over icon and tooltip.

Quick access controls for muting and unmuting sound have been added.

Friends chat now automatically scrolls to the latest messages.

Links to social media pages have been added under the Settings Help menu.

This change prevents the game from incorrectly detecting a loss of internet connection.

Scroll bars now only appear when necessary in the graveyard and targeting menus.

The message indicating a player was jailed is now more prominent.

Added a festive background and music during the holiday season.

Unity version upgraded to address a bug with Citrix display.

Pirate can no longer plunder the same target two nights in a row.

Visual enhancements made to various character skins including Doctor, Serial Killer, and others.

The custom name input field now automatically receives focus and detects enter key press.

The Add friend input box now properly receives focus when opened on the Party screen.

Unneeded queued notifications have been removed from the Home screen.

A gold highlight has been added to improve visibility of the splitter bar in the chat log.

Text at the bottom of long notes can now be selected with the mouse.

A new setting for creating a player log for troubleshooting has been added.

Chat input now properly focuses when opened on the Party screen.

Flashing input cursor now properly disappears when Last Will, Death Note, or Note has focus.

Enhanced feedback for users starting the game without an internet connection.

Buttons have been replaced with tabs for player list and game results panels.

Players can now continue chatting while preparing a report.

The last entry in the Reason dropdown is no longer clipped.

Status colors are no longer reset when switching tabs in the End Game screen.

Many other long-standing bugs from Flash have been addressed in this Unity port.

Added a Friends Online bubble at top left of the screen to show how many friends are online.

New incoming friend messages and notifications can be shown in a Toaster that opens in the bottom right corner of the Home screen.

You can now log out of the game without closing.

The Graveyard shows the dead player's position inside a circular icon and indicates the day/night they died.

A new Account Profile screen shows you items that you own, including scrolls and taunts.

Environmental effects such as snow and cinders have been added to some maps.

Town of Salem has been completely rebuilt in the Unity game engine, allowing for a fresh new look and new features.

New animations to show game outcome when transitioning to the End Game screen.

A redesigned user interface features icons, tooltips, and new, bright graphics throughout.

Targeting buttons now have both icons and text for clarity.

Minimizing various windows now slides them off screen to a tab, which can be clicked to bring them back.

There is now a built-in notepad within the game to track your notes.

New indicators show hexed, doused, and poisoned players.

Targeting menu now has tabs to give you filtered view of players, including live players and valid targets.

Witch role card now updates Defense stat from Basic to None following the first attack.

Amnesiac will now properly show in Investigator Results.

The new game engine provides smoother animations, faster frame rates, and snappier response.

The Sheriff and Godfather role cards have been slightly changed to better reflect the role rules.

The Burger Menu contains a Profile page for both Classic and Coven play, including your stats and ranked trophy.

The Jailor Execute button now properly disappears at the end of the night.

Chat box target announcements now show the player name in blue for better contrast with the background.

Blackmailed players can now chat again after the game ends.

If a dead player does not leave a Last Will, the targeting menu button now indicates 'No Last Will'.

The Witch is no longer able to secondary target disconnected players.

The Santa Claus skin no longer disappears at the end of the hanging animation.

The Spanish User Interface is now complete.

The Last Will/Death Note/Notes popups now recognize the Esc key for undoing changes and closing the popup.

The Graveyard now shows the dead player’s position inside a circular icon and enhances the tombstone icon.

The Cauldron header Town Point display now properly updates after purchasing a paid potion.

The Goal target name in a Role Card is now colored yellow to make the name stand out.

The Ignore/Unignore and Report buttons are now regular buttons in the targeting menu.

The Pirate Victory Conditions no longer overflow the bounding container.

The Taunt Menu now shows the name of the player being taunted in the title.

The Chat Log has been enhanced with a splitter to allow the player to decide how much of the current chat vs chat history to view.

The Sheriff and Godfather role cards have been slightly changed to better reflect the role rules.

Toaster notifications can now be turned on/off via a checkbox setting in the Burger Menu under the Settings > General Tab.

The Show Player Number toggle has been moved to the Burger Menu under the Settings > Chat tab.

Fixed some text sizing issues that could occur when resizing the window.

Slow scrolling of the Possible Faction Roles list has been fixed.

Added client-side tracking and icon display of the Trapper role’s trap status.

The names of Neutral roles on the buttons are now color coded to their role.

Fixed the Players List button labels not aligning properly.

Witch role card now updates Defense stat from Basic to None following the first attack.

Poisoned players now have an indicator showing them as poisoned when playing as Poisoner.

Fixed issue where player name tag disappeared when they were Frog taunted.

Fixed tearing that could occur during drag of background map (VSync setting).

Added button to Notepad to allow sending Notepad notes to chat.

Town of Salem now works with 4K monitors.

Final beta pass of Spanish XML translations completed.

Added toaster notices for friend messages and notifications.

When the game is in windowed mode, the window can now be resized.

Current game mode will now print out in the Chat box when joining a lobby.

Burger menu notification bubble now properly updates when a new chat message arrives.

Added day/night the player died and Cause of Death to the graveyard button.

Fixed a bug where Jailor would not execute if Execution was chosen during a specific time-frame.

Added a Friends Online bubble to Friends top menu notification button.

Fixed issue where all frog-taunted players disappeared on vote up of any player.

Improved in-game dragging of the background (map).

Added hover-over Copy functionality to chat messages.

Fixed Whisper not working if the name and message were both one word long.

Improvements made to secondary targeting buttons to show position numbers and known roles.

Display mode for Windows users changed to Fullscreen Window (Borderless) for easier application switching.

Host role list category buttons now auto-collapse their corresponding role lists when another category is selected.

Disconnected players now cannot be voted up.

Fixed some issues in Necromancer secondary target menu, such as Dead targets appearing.

Fixed a crash specific to Amnesiac role.

Fixed lines moving up the screen (VSync setting).

Fixed a crash that could occur during updating of Friend statuses.

Hexed players now have an indicator showing they are hexed when playing as Hex Master.

Added optional player numbers to chat messages, toggleable in the Chat Log window.

Fixed Role list in Coven All Any game overrunning the list container.

Fixed some of the customization positions for characters, pets, houses, etc.

Pressing the Esc key while in the chat box now clears the current chat input.

Doused players now have an indicator showing them as doused when playing as Arsonist.

A fire swoosh sound now plays when a scroll is consumed.

Executioner Role Card now properly shows Defense stat as Basic rather than None.

Added tooltip to phase icon in phase bar in Big Game scene.

Added Voting and Ability buttons into the main Targeting buttons.

Added delay to Resurrection notice in morning to allow Who Died and How focusing routine to complete.

Fixed issue where Attack/Defense changes initiated by obtaining Necronomicon were not updated to the role card.

Position of the Santa Robot's death skin has been fixed.

End Game Lobby now shows the starting role list instead of the ending role list.

Classic Custom games will no longer incorrectly state that a Godfather or Mafioso is required.

Some missing click sounds added to various tabs and buttons.

Crusader's gender has been fixed during announcements.

Secondary targeting menus reworked for clarity and size adjustments.

Accepting or declining another party invite will no longer kick you out of your current party.

Jailor night chat is now the correct color/style.

In-game chat box now gets focus automatically even when chat log is open.

Typing focus is automatically set to Name input or Chat box as appropriate.

All scrollable lists reviewed for scroll speed adjustments.

Potion Master can no longer kill/reveal other Coven members.

Clicking GUI elements will no longer trigger a background map drag when focus leaves the game.

Open Chat Log button now toggles (open/closes) the chat log.

Close Chat Log and Scroll to Bottom buttons reworked for clarity.

You can now whisper or ignore/unignore in the chat box using names.

Consumed scrolls will no longer appear in the Role Wheel screen if none are owned.

Leave Lobby button now included at the top of the lobby page.

Fixed the missing Ranked Profile trophy icon in the Burger Menu.

Game chat log background made darker to improve legibility.

Stoned or cleaned faction members will no longer be removed from your faction list.

Burger menu in game is now properly placed against the left side of the screen.

Witches can now target victims into themselves.

Chat log adjusted to keep last couple of incoming chats visible.

Targeting capabilities during the 5-second day-to-night transition restored for Jailor, Pirate, and Medium.

Some visual tweaks to placement/size of various End Game elements.

Friends chat improved to keep focus in the chat box when typing and submitting.

When Invite power is granted, incorrect host message will no longer appear.

Potion Master's death note will no longer disappear after receiving the Necronomicon.

Necromancer secondary attack submit button now says 'Attack' instead of 'Reanimate'.

Equip Scrolls screen instructions have been improved.

Tooltips added to clarify what various icons mean in Party Member Invites.

Friends and Notifications buttons have been added to the top of the page for the various home screens.

In-game death announcements will no longer show the real Role symbol when cleaned or stoned.

Late leavers will no longer leave their carcass laying on the field.

Amnesiac will now properly show in Investigator Results.

Medusa can no longer target dead people.

End Game players list has been reworked to fit all fifteen players on screen at once.

Tooltips for each icon added when mousing over the Home screen navigation buttons.

Necromancer can no longer attack himself with a ghoul.

Tooltip added to clarify that clicking the button will submit immediately to the chat.

Missing Nosferatu hanging animation body has been fixed.

Avatar names in game now displayed in a cleaner mixed-case font.

Give Host, Give Invite Powers, and Kick User buttons moved into the main part of the Player button.

Added a UI Language Selection dropdown in the Burger Menu on the Login page.

Visual ELO bug on the End Game screen fixed so that negative ELO no longer displays as positive.

Space between lines of chat in the game chat box and chat log reduced.

Fonts replaced in many places to improve legibility and speed up reading comprehension.

Guardian Angels can no longer protect their target after their target has hanged.

Necromancers can no longer kill themselves or fellow Coven members.

Role Reveal screen now correctly shows a 'No Scrolls Equipped' message.

Tooltips added to the Ignore/unignore and Whisper buttons in the target menu.

Death announcements are now written to the chat log as they are announced in-game.

Chat Log will no longer show the real role of a player that has been cleaned or stoned.

Pressing enter on the Select Name screen will now properly submit the name.

Added keyboard hotkeys for opening and closing last will, death notes, notepad, and chat log.

Fixed coloring of some Spy messages.

Fixed some longer role names being cut off in the role card.

The Ranked Practice state on the End Game screen is now capped (ie: 150/10 will now show as 10/10).

In-game chat history will now expand when the Graveyard and Role List are minimized.

The Medium can now seance after death even if they were cleaned or stoned.

Black bars which were sometimes visible when scrolling the background map in-game should no longer appear.

The More Info list in the role selection screen now scrolls rather than overrunning its container.

The Names of dead in dead chat are now italicized to further differentiate them from living chat.

Reduced the size of the Lobby role buttons, role card text, Graveyard target menu buttons, and target menu buttons to minimize scrolling.

Bodyguard attack now shows as Powerful in the role card rather than None.

The Add Role button in the Lobby screen now disables after the Start button is clicked. The Remove Role buttons in the Lobby screen now disables after the Start button is clicked.

The Hero City day background now appears properly in game.

Fixed the music during Last Words phase.

Increased the scrolling speed on many scrollable lists.

Dlive dead skin now appears properly in-game.

Day 1 music no longer starts earlier than usual.

Music now stops when the Death animation begins.

Fixed the Faction members list improperly showing dead neutrals when you die and are stoned or cleaned.

Avatar name on Dead persons in the morning are now instantly visible.

Clicking on the Random House (if selected) in the Customization screen now opens the House selection screen.

The Guardian Angel can now use their ability after death even if they were cleaned or stoned.

Fixed a music issue when exiting the Cauldron.

The Nurse Lillian Skin Burned at the Stake death animation now appears properly in game.

Fixed issue where trying to login via the Steam button failed if the Steam service had not been initialized yet.

Guardian Angel protection active icon now shows properly when GA protects someone.

The game map now zooms out after the first day's intro phase to allow showing more of the game on a big screen.

Fixed a visual +/- ELO bug on End Game screen.

The names of living people in chats now are white rather than grey to avoid confusion with dead chat.

Vigilante guilt notification no longer appears when dead.

Pressing the Enter key while on Login page now submits the login info as long as both Username and Password are populated. Pressing the Enter key in Select Name screen should now submit the name in the Name field.

Pasting long multi-line text into a chat input no longer overruns the borders of the chat box.

When in a game, unless a popup box is open, the chat box attempts to retain focus to minimize having to click into the chat box to type.

Long text in a Last Will will no longer scroll more text than necessary off the top of the will.

Added tooltips to various screens. More will be forthcoming in later releases.

Fixed some strange coloring for Medium in chat.

Long text in a Death Note will no longer scroll more text than necessary off the top of the note.

The Werewolf transformation message no longer appears when dead.

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Premium Town of Salem users can claim 50 Cereneum tokens valued at around $5.

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Only accounts with IDs below 5 million can claim Cereneum tokens; newer accounts are not eligible yet.

Announcement of the Steam beta for the Unity port of Town of Salem, necessary due to the discontinuation of Flash support.

The game has been ported to the Unity engine to ensure continued support after Flash is discontinued.

Many UI and graphic upgrades have been made with the Unity port.

Fixed a sound bug where the tick tock sounds were missing from Lobby countdown timer.

Fixed a bug that caused a user's original will to no longer be visible after being forged.

Changed the not suspicious message to now say the target is innocent for clarity.

Four new cosmetics: Mafioso, Coven Leader, Tracker skins, and the 9 Tailed Fox pet.

Fixed a bug with the 'X role was X' header text timing not being right on multiple deaths.

Fixed an issue where the achievement list roles were not being sorted in alpha order.

Implemented better feedback messages for different kinds of spamming.

Fixed a bug that caused Last wills to be displayed for cleaned and stoned players.

Fixed a bug that occurred when the Juggernaut killed more than 4 people, causing their role card to break.

Fixed an issue with the Character Customization Positions.

Necronomicon, Penguin, Potion Master, Toil and Trouble, and Coven Rises cosmetics can now be purchased with Merit Points.

Fixed an issue where a player would be disconnected, but the app would not handle it correctly.

Fixed an issue in the lobby where random roles names were not colored correctly.

Fixed a bug where the username taken feedback message was not being displayed.

Fixed some achievements that were not being awarded properly.

Fixed a bug where an incomplete message was shown when failing to login due to incorrect password.

Fixed a bug where the Serial Killer received a message saying they attacked the Jailor when jailed.

Implemented a shadow achievement system to hide achievements until the game is completed.

Fixed a bug where the delay in rejoining a lobby type provided no feedback as to why.

Fixed an issue with the Role List flowing below the bottom of the role list frame on iPhone X.

Fixed a bug that was not allowing mobile users to click on the role list to see role cards.

Fixed an issue that allowed the Witch and Transporter to target dead players.