What changed in Town of Salem in 2020

Addressed an issue in the players list on the End Game screen for Ranked games.

Players can now mute/ignore individuals in Party Chat and Lobby Chat, with persistent muting for the session.

The description for the Serial Killer has been updated to mention their Cautious ability.

Added horizontal and vertical tabs to the characters that are stripped from chat messages.

The game engine has been upgraded, bringing additional underlying bug fixes.

Lobby Icons have been added to the End Game screen players list.

Fixed an issue that could cause a tooltip to not disappear when its parent was destroyed.

Fixed multiple null reference exception disconnections related to text controls and role reveals.

More URL types have been added to the list of blocked content in chat.

Fixed a null reference exception that could occur on mobile platforms when showing an ad.

Link navigation confirmation has been removed for non-mobile platforms.

The ampersand symbol (&) has been removed as an acceptable character for new passwords.

Fixed an issue where the mobile screen keyboard sometimes did not open.

Reduced responsiveness of scroll wheel scrolling on large text fields during registration.

Fixed incorrect display of pet animations during Blast Off deaths.

Added a Confirm Email button under the Help tab in the Burger Menu.

New Role Library provides a card-like view of all roles and their information.

Fixed the Email field validator improperly blocking valid email addresses.

Fixed an issue when Forger was promoted to Mafioso that could result in disconnection.

The active Game Mode is now shown in the Nameplate in-game.

Resolved an issue with the web version showing a white screen on Big Sur OS.

Fixed positioning of Blitzen pet during last words and execution phases.

Ranked Season 5 begins with a hard reset and a new role list.

Enabled incremental garbage collection on supported platforms to reduce lag.

Fixed a mobile issue that could result in a crash.

Fixed positioning and scaling issues of the John Hathorne character skin.

Fixed an issue that could result in disconnection during Name Selection/Role Reveal phase.

Reduced the amount of zoom while focusing in on executions.

Fixed display issue when logging in as a restricted user then switching to non-restricted.

Upgraded to Unity 2019.4.14f1, bringing bug fixes and enhancements.

Added a Delete Account button under the Help tab in the Burger Menu.

Changed Savant of Business achievement description to include Coven Mafia roles.

Tooltips and hot links have been improved for better placement and responsiveness.

Fixed sizing issues when first displaying character and pet.

Exe role included to add complexity and plausible deniability for Mafia kills.

Inclusion of a guaranteed Witch role to help balance the gameplay dynamics.

Tweaks made to the Ranked rolelist to balance the strength of the Mafia against the Town.

Changes made to prevent Mafia from quickly gaining voting majority due to Town mistakes.

Changed a Random Town to a Random Mafia, adjusting the game to a 9 v 5 v 1 format.

Reverted the Ambusher role back to Mafioso to prevent issues with the Godfather being roleblocked.

A new ranked role list has been introduced featuring a Town vs Mafia setup with no Neutral killing role.

Removed menu options for Coven-specific Hypnotist when playing the Hypnotist role in Classic games.

Fixed issue where roles that were forged and died as Medium saw seance buttons during the day.

Fixed issue where Arsonist passive douses did not work on Investigator and Juggernaut in some scenarios.

Fixed issue on Random Neutral and Coven Random Neutral that could cause a disconnect crash.

Fixed issue with invalid roles appearing in Role selection dropdown when forging a will.

A timer has been added to the Please Wait transition overlay to activate a Logout button if the connection is lost.

Fixed error 'Given Key not present in dictionary' in UserInventory.RemoveItem().

Resolved issues with shop and promotions initialization.

Copy/paste functionality should now work in Forger Will on the web platform.

Better feedback for browser caching errors instructing players to clear their browser cache.

Added the Player Statistics and Leaderboards browser.

Player on trial will now show their initial execution idle animation properly.

Second target buttons will no longer be improperly labeled 'Reveal' when transporting a revealed Mayor.

Janitors can now read a Bloody Will for a player they cleaned.

Play Solo button can no longer be quickly clicked to cause server disconnect.

Van Helsing hanging animation will now appear properly.

New Halloween-themed login background art and music for the holiday.

Fixed Entoan pixel death animation repeating.

Votes made on a player who leaves during voting phase can now be undone.

Added 'Please wait...' overlays at various transition points to prevent user interaction.

Ranked Season IV is ending, with Season V lined up for the near future.

Improved feedback for players attempting to set a password that doesn’t meet minimum requirements.

Disguiser can now change investigative results of Mafia allies and alters Lookout results.

Ambusher and Hypnotist roles are now available in any mode that supports them.

Gallows image will now appear properly during hanging animations on specific maps.

Added new Halloween-themed pets and a house.

Added a new bats-themed taunt and improved Celebrate! taunt fireworks animation.

Pasting tabs into a chat field no longer produces wide stretches of white space.

Click sound when switching targeting tabs has been silenced on mobile platforms.

Added labels to the Navigation icons for clarity on mobile platforms.

Pestilence role name now has a greenish outline for better visibility.

Cancel Seance button for Medium will no longer change back to Seance during night transition.

Forger can now display false information in the graveyard, with a limit of two uses.

Added scrollbars to various submenu screens on mobile platforms.

Two Disguiser achievements have been updated due to role changes.

Player name in header messages will now always appear in white font.

Cautious button will no longer activate for interaction at night if the Serial Killer is dead.

Frames will now last until an investigative role targets the framed player.

Added Ranked rewards for various tiers including Merit Points and taunts.

Fixed the size of the Hypnotist Menu on non-mobile platforms.

Added dazzle animation over center stage when moving to Last Words phase.

Updated Lookout and Jester role summaries in Custom Lobby for clarity.

Trap Set icon will now display on the player where the trap has been set.

Game will now zoom in on executions after a guilty verdict on non-mobile platforms.

Fixed positioning of Uriel, Crimson Reaper, and Alabaster Reaper skins on trial position.

Fixed issue where help tooltip on Update Password popup appeared underneath the popup.

Role card will now tint red and display a Tombstone image after death.

Robot Santa on Trial skin scaling has been fixed.

Pressing Tab, Page Up, or Page Down in Last Will and Notes no longer produces weird spacing issues.

Game tip regarding Serial Killer visiting Escort now mentions the new Cautious ability.

Fixed a crash related to Unity Ads on mobile platforms.

Fixed an issue on Lycanthrope skin Pixel Death animation.

Fixed narrow Last Wills and Death Notes on narrow screen aspect ratios such as 5:4.

Hosts can select Anonymous Voting in Custom games, preventing votes from being tied to players.

Psychic’s abilities are no longer tied to full moon nights and will be available on alternate nights.

Implemented in-place targeting ability buttons to speed up mobile targeting and reduce taps needed to successfully vote or target your victim.

Fixed the Transport button labels which were being populated with improper text.

The chat log filter dropdown has been expanded to show the entire 15 players in the game to eliminate the need to scroll through the dropdown.

Lookout can now only see up to three visitors per night, aware of additional visitors but unable to identify them.

After the fourth night, there is a full moon every night, allowing the werewolf to attack every night.

Juggernaut now has Basic defense from the beginning and gains some abilities earlier. Investigative results updated for Juggernaut and Coven roles.

Fixed the Tooltips on targeting buttons with custom role verbs not updating correctly.

The SK can now penetrate role blocks, killing both the target and the blocker. The blocker’s Last Will will be bloodied and no longer legible. SK can choose to spare blockers with a new ability called Cautious.

Fixed an accidental nerf that prevented the Witch and Coven Leader from making their victims target themselves.

The Arsonist now passively douses anyone that visits them.

Retributionist achievements reworked due to change in role mechanics.

Fixed issue loading the Spaceship background in Customization on WebGL.

Juggernaut now has much better odds to show up in games.

Notification and Friend message counts will now update even if the menu is open.

Fixed bug when Jailor was killed by jailing Pestilence.

AFK logout no longer results in Abnormal Disconnection message on WebGL.

Selection popups now open to the first page of items instead of the current selection page.

Fixed a glitch in the Kunoichi Walking animation.

Reanimated ambusher will no longer attack roles that were roleblocked.

No longer attempts to send successful hanging message to a Jester that has left the game.

Fixed disconnection due to NullReferenceException when attempting to show a promo.

Minimum ELO gains have been fixed.

Refactored role pointers to prevent server crashes.

Fixed disconnection due to NullReferenceException when revealing role after player lynched.

Necromancer reanimate actions are now displayed correctly to teammates.

Fixed disconnection due to ArgumentOutOfRangeException when clicking Next or Previous page pips.

Fixed a crash when accessing the Friends List after playing a game.

HexMaster will now wipeout the town if they hex their final target the same night they die.

Spy will now receive ability feedback the night they die.

Taunts from dead players can only be seen by other dead players and the taunt target.

The number of friends is now displayed in the Friends List header.

Fixed bugs where a role would improperly earn an achievement when reanimated by a Necromancer.

Improved clarity of Psychopathic Pact wording to indicate both SKs must be alive to earn the achievement.

Updated password requirements to include lowercase, uppercase, digit, special symbol, and min 10 characters.

Fixed issue loading the Love Shack house in Customization on WebGL.

Chat box placeholder text now properly indicates you cannot chat with an offline friend.

Fixed issue where messages sent immediately after dying appeared as regular chat.

No longer attempts to send execution message to a jailed player that has left the game.

Fixed disconnection due to NullReferenceException when a character is walking to center for trial.

Fixed a crash when clicking a friend in the Friends List.

Updated roles to use in-place secondary targeting: Retributionist, Necromancer, Transporter, Witch, Coven Leader.

Improved Attack/Defense feedback to be more standardized.

Fixed skin positioning for Bodyguard and HexMaster in positions 7 and 8.

Amnesiac can now remember unique Town roles, preventing revival by Retributionist.

Retributionist can now raise dead Town members as minions for one night, every night.

Fixed disconnection that could occur when validating the game setup in the lobby.

Fixed disconnection due to ArgumentNullException when receiving role info.

Changed Executioner achievement to allow earning it for getting target executed on Day 10 or later.

Fixed crash in PreGame that could occur when receiving role info.

Fixed Psychic role description.

Dead coven will now see targeting of Medusa with Necronomicon.

Mafioso will now die to trap placed on another trapper.

Dual trappers can now save each other if they have placed traps on each other and both are attacked.

Added a fancy new Jailed screen overlay when you are jailed.

Your friends Coven ownership is now correctly shown, regardless of whether they are online or not.

Trapper will no longer die to attack if another Trapper has placed a trap on them.

Coven Leader with Necronomicon will now die to trap placed by controlled trapper on themself.

Fixed an issue where an invalid username could be used during account creation.

Fixed an infrequent crash that could occur when a text timer is updated.

Removed the click sound that played when the Jailor Death Note was displayed.

Fixed an issue where a corrupt local manifest was not correctly updated during startup.

Fixed an issue where the Serial Killer scroll image would not display in shop.

Fixed an edge case where a player could potentially open a Lobby and immediately start a single-player game.

Fixed a very complicated Trapper-Hex Master interaction that could result in a player dying to a trap that should have previously triggered.

Fixed a crash that could occur during role reveal following a death.

Fixed an issue where non-Mafia roles could be unexpectedly promoted to Mafioso.

Logging out on web now immediately logs you out, rather than waiting for browser tab to be closed.

Necromancer no longer receives two messages when selecting self to summon a ghoul.

Fixed Coven teammates seeing zombie targeting message when Necromancer summons a ghoul.

Fixed a crash that could occur when processing text specific to a platform.

Trappers are now role blocked from building their trap by Pirates.

Fixed Kitsune pet in positions 14 & 15 becoming very small during death animation.

Fixed early award of multi-trap achievement.

Necromancer re-animate actions are now displayed correctly to teammates.

Traps will now be removed when a player that left enters graveyard.

Traps placed by a deceased Trapper are now removed after triggering.

Fixed issue where sometimes night chat would not immediately appear.

Fixed a user disconnection that could occur when a player joins the lobby.

Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to tab between fields in the Login screen.

Fixed Character skin sometimes appearing in incorrect size on first open.

An Amnesiac remembering dead coven can now receive the Necronomicon.

Fixed an issue where chat messages containing an asterisk could be truncated.

Fixed issue where clicking the Last Will or Death Note button could close an already-open item.

Implemented various fixes to address crashes.

Fixed hanging animation for the Crystal Fighter.

Players must figure out which Town member has gone over to the dark side.

It is no longer possible to accidentally start a 1-person game by spam clicking the Start button.

Fixed placement of items on screen in customization.

Enhanced resolution for some additional character skins.

Notepad now appears in front of the Judgement Menu.

Fixed the description of the Psychic role.

Improved performance for the Judgement Menu.

Improved performance when opening the Chat Log.

Fixed issue where Stargal skin sometimes did not display.

Resolved the issue where players were reported multiple times incorrectly.

Restricted users can no longer purchase the Winter Wonder taunt from Featured Items.

A second email confirmation input box has been added during registration.

Various fixes to the ticket system.

Fixed stretched background images on Login, Home, Lobby, and End Game screens.

This new taunt will make it snow over a character.

Added user feedback when manually inviting a misspelled friend name that doesn’t exist.

Includes new characters, pets, houses, backgrounds, and music.

Account deletion links now expire after use and after a period of time if not used.

Certain popups now include a link to the password reset page.

Password reset links now expire after use and after a period of time if not used.

Changed the Title of the Host Controls slideout from Add Roles to Host Controls.

Fixed Ranked Statistics label incorrectly showing Pre-Ranked Statistics on first open.

Changed the Add Role button in Custom Lobby to say Toggle Host Controls.

Fixed Tracker detecting Godfather visiting victim when Godfather orders Mafia to kill the victim.

Increased middle scroll button speed on chat box history.

Fixed issue where restricted free users could access the shop by attempting to purchase a potion with insufficient TP.

Fixed Tracker incorrectly seeing someone visiting when roleblocked/dueled & controlled.

Adding roles from the Host Controls slide out now requires a double-click on non-mobile devices.

Feedback is now provided after correctly solving a captcha.

Fixed incorrect tracker results when Mafioso picks one victim but Godfather chooses another.

The filter used for account names is now more strict.

Lightened the hue of the Serial Killer blue role color for better readability.

Fixed issue where duplicate or quantity-limited roles could be improperly added to the role list.

Implementing a new system to restrict IPs when a player is banned to prevent abuse.

We will now verify a Refer-A-Friend name exists before allowing account creation.

Fixed enter key not sending chat messages on Chromebook when Send Chat on Lost Focus is enabled.

Fixed a Tracker tracking Godfather bug.

When a Steam user is banned, their Steam ID will go into a permanent table to prevent abuse of account deletion feature.

Fixed instances where free Coven tickets were earned but couldn’t be used.

Added more specific feedback on why a username is not allowed during account creation.

Moved the Send Will to Chat button to the bottom right corner for consistency with Notes.

Fixed client hang when unable to process a particular startup file.

Cosmetics for Hex Master, Consort, Hypnotist, and Vigilante introduced.

Online friends light pip now properly changes to green after they leave a game.

Copy button removed; press and hold to copy chat messages.

Crusader, Poisoner, Medusa, and all Taunts can now be bought with Merit Points.

Fixed issue with Last Will improperly allowing some rich text markup.

Aquarium, Sphinx, and Tipi house cosmetics added.

Fixed logging out via burger menu sometimes resulting in Disconnected popup.

Disk full errors are handled better and reported to the player.

When dead, the empty role card now includes a transparent tombstone graphic.

Fixed stutter when music starts to play during login.

Alien, Army, and Construction backgrounds added.

Background music/sounds from other applications are now allowed to play again.

Home Live Tile card game (NSFW) missing Spanish translation fixed.

Fixed Last Will Close Without Save button to no longer send will to chat.

Fixed screen header text improperly wrapping on Spanish Mobile.

Moved name input up to prevent overlap with chat on iPhoneX.

Burger Menu Help button now properly directs to FAQ page.

Owl pet cosmetic added.

Vampire Hunter overheard chats now have a unique style.

Fixed the Chat filter potentially showing misleading information to Vampire Hunters.

Support email address updated to support@blankmediagames.zendesk.com.

Fixed randomness of list display in Host Controls when changing between faction lists.

Role card scroll bar now disappears after death when content is hidden.

Improvements to various character and pet skins to reduce pixelation.

Fixed title overlapping other text on very wide screens during account creation.

Fixed string lookup issue for died of broken heart chat notification in Lovers Mode.

Now properly displays Captcha question popup when requested.

Fixed infrequent bug where role card, graveyard, target menu, etc. do not get populated.

The Chat Log now has a filter by player functionality, making it easy to review chat entries from a single player.

Fixed left carat character in Last Will and Notes preventing sending contents to chat.

Fixed double-click sound when opening Scroll Selection window from Customization screen.

Music no longer plays the first bar of second iteration of music before moving to Game scene.

Fixed invalid characters being allowed in Add Friend input box.

Fixed chat sound missing on incoming chat messages.

Improved the calculation used for iOS keyboard area.

Awarded items now properly appear in your inventory without having to relog.

Unity engine upgraded to 2019.2.20 which brings many improvements and bug fixes to the game engine.

Reduced size of the Name Change Popup to fit better on wide screens.

Minimum iOS version has been raised to 9.0.

End Game screen now remains in Safe Area.

Many keyboard-related fixes implemented.

You can now drag the background map around in game.

Added scroll bars to some pages where content ran off the bottom of the screen on wide screens.

Fixed scrolls overlapping title on very wide screens during Role Reveal.

Removed the Login With Facebook button; will return in the future after implementing Sign in with Apple functionality.

Moved the Remember Me checkbox up to avoid being too close to the login button on wide screens.

Keyboard no longer pushes up the chat input when editing Name.

Many crash fixes inherited from Unity game engine upgrade and previous releases.

Made the volume controls larger on the Pick Name screen.

Added a setting to turn off UI resizing for soft keyboard.

Added a popup for cancelled purchases confirming the cancellation.

Fixed issue with odd cutouts on widescreens during death announcements.

Subsequent logins after name change no longer prompt to change name.