What changed in Who's Your Daddy?! in 2021

The menu now features a new winter theme.

Performance improvements made for Split-Screen mode.

New items include Presents, Pine Tree, Santa Hats, and Snowballs.

Sickness effects added to a number of items that were missing them.

Inventory now uses icons instead of text for a better experience.

Front door now uses hand IK for interaction.

A number of new impact sounds have been introduced.

Added an Occlusion culling system to increase fps in most situations.

Fixed issue where meat would spoil in pockets.

Health, Sickness, and Oxygen icons have been repositioned.

Players can now set the map weather to snowy, with default mode set to snowy.

Resolved a bug related to cooking meats.

Resolved issue with water bottles flying off the fridge door when opened.

Detection UI now appears in the center of the screen.

Resolved issue causing airvents to be stuck in the air after throwing.

Resolved issue causing bone skins to flicker.

Family Gathering Mode now defaults to requiring all babies to complete the win objective.

M1 Macs should now be able to load the game.

Total of 13 achievements now available, including 5 new ones.

Now have a speed limit to help reduce unexpected physics movement.

Lighters and candles can burn gasoline again.

Disable the UI in-game by pressing the '=' key.

Music volume defaults to 50.

Added a search feature in the item menu.

Fixed a bug that caused the picture to turn white on detection.

Added a Daytime/Nighttime option.

Fixed a bug that caused the baby’s cold sound to get triggered many times.

Fixed a bug that caused menu music to play over end-round music.

New skins unlocked for all players.

Bean Bag no longer bounces you up when walking past.

Resolved an animation blending issue for daddy when running outside.

Fixed a bug that caused daddy to fly when feeding the baby while crouched.

Fixed a bug that caused lighting to change after making any change to the options.

Fixed a bug that made the door button unresponsive at times.

Fixed a bug that caused some items to float eternally.

Lighter no longer makes daddy float.

Includes flashlight, daddy wand, Evil Box, Pentababy, Invisibility Potion, and Bat.

Daddies can no longer crawl through secret hallway vents without opening them first.

Removed the game mode save feature to simplify menus.

Now using a deferred rendering path to improve performance for most players.

Vehicles no longer display duplicate on screen controls.

A reimagined mode where babies haunt daddy in his nightmare.

Power outlets now have randomized locations.

Players can no longer drop items in vehicles.

Gas Can now plays the pour sound again.

Fixed an issue with player portraits not rendering correctly.

Fixed some bugs with jumping off the fan and ceiling lights.

Added a rain option.

Fixed a collider issue that happened after canceling an item drop.

Fixed a bug that prevented the effect from playing on first use.

Added Washer, Dryer, Garbage Bags, Detergent, and Iron.

Characters can now grab/swap items and interact with objects much quicker.

Introduced items like Nail Gun, Motor Oil, Screwdriver, Tires, Metal Cabinet, and Paint.

Players can now take their family out for a drive in the new car, which requires a key.

The map menu is functioning better now with added descriptions for online lobby features.

Fixed bugs related to trash can, radio, and character movement after exiting vehicles.

Fixed audio bugs that caused volume spikes and balanced sound mix.

Daddies now revive with 100 health (up from 75) and max sickness reduced to 25 (down from 50).

These pools no longer deal damage, only cause slipping.

Added 4 new rooms including Garage, Laundry Room, Hallway, and Living Room Closet with various new items.

Wider cone of effect and increased charge time from 12 to 20 seconds.

Improved the positioning of the in-game menu for better usability.

Introducing Animal Milk, Mommy's Milk, and Laser Pen as new items for the event.

The Daddy Drinks event is live with Round 5 featuring new items to vote on.

Players can vote on items via Discord, with the winning item being released the following Friday.

Introducing Baby Restrainy, Baby Disably, and Daddy Drinks as part of the event.

A new item event featuring 3 runner-up items from previous rounds: Baby Restrainy, Baby Disably, and Daddy Drinks.

The winning item from the previous poll, Fudge the Bulldog, is now live in the game.

Players can vote on new items for Round 3 of the ITEM EVENT, with the poll ending on August 16th.

The winning items from the weekly ITEM EVENT, Headcam and Tablet, are now live in the game.

Players can vote on new items for Round 2 of the ITEM EVENT, with the winning item to be released on August 13th.

Introduction of a weekly item event where players can vote on new items to be added to the game.

Place a headcam on the baby to watch what the baby is seeing on the tablet.

Drink this item to get the 'Milk Belly' buff, allowing players to roll and bounce around the house.

An item that can be used to grab items and babies.

Throw meatballs at dad or the baby to cloud their vision.

Sugar rush is much less likely to launch players high in the area.

Fixed an issue that caused some hats to cover up the online menu.

Dishwasher shoots out player as before.

Fixed an issue with the gas can texts.

Fire extinguisher can now be used for up to 12 seconds with quick short bursts.

Swimming babies can now be detected.

Added an option for players to choose their region for better server connection.

Significant improvements made to the spectating experience.

Ketchup and bean residue now make the player ragdoll as intended.

Items once again collide with the outdoor terrain.

Fixed some issues with the daddy's sickness animation.

Characters once again look towards the camera direction.

Fixed a bug that caused players to teleport to the living room when ragdolling on certain vehicles.

Energy recharge rate is now based on health instead of sickness.

Toaster now explodes as intended.

Added a speed limit to the lawn mower.

Introduced a global chat system that shows players' names and skins.

Fixed controller bug for split-screen players. Reconnecting will assign to the player without controller.

Fixed a bug with the ice cube tray.

Made furniture harder to break.

Fixed a bug that caused missing text for some users, especially those using a non-English keyboard.

Fixed some issues that caused babies to remain on fire after exiting the pool.

Players can now chat while spectating.

Daddies now only drop items when knocked out, not when tripping.

Fixed a bug with air vents.

Passenger seat now works for the Baby Car.

Splash sounds now play as intended.

Fixed a bug that caused players to hit themselves when throwing an item sometimes.

Reduced the size of the build by 2GB by removing some unnecessary files.

Fixed a bug that made OG mode not accessible if using a custom name.

Fixed a bug that made choosing infinite baby wins end the game immediately.

Dead babies float in the water again.

Fixed a bug that caused players to be unable to detect items after throwing them.

Players can no longer jump if they can't stand.

Vacuum can suck babies around again.

Fixed some issues with feeding babies & picking up dead ones.

Fixed a bug that caused the pool noodle to make players fly around.

Fixed a bug that caused you to freeze while ragdolled next to the fridge.

Crouching/Standing camera change is smoothed out.

Keys are used to operate certain objects and can open any locked door.

Fixed some general ragdoll issues, attempted to make them more stable.

The most powerful mower in the game. Requires a key to operate.

Sit on it and hop around!

Fixed a bug that caused babies to float when not in water.

Fixed a bug that allowed ragdolled daddies to drive the baby car.

Interact (Default 'E') can now be held to eat/interact with items repeatedly.

This caused a lot of unintended interactions, especially when using items like the vacuum.

Destroys items thrown into it.

Climbing now only happens when the character is roughly facing the climb edge to prevent unintentional climbing.

A great place to keep the mower.

Rocks can be eaten or used as a weapon.

Plates & Glasses only deal 1 damage to health (previously 5).

Endless fruit!

The outdoors area is now open!

Float in water.

Ride around in style!

Bouncy!

It's a... ball!

Fixed an issue that allowed babies to be vacuumed through certain doors, causing them to fall out of the map.

Fixed a bug that caused daddy's neck to stretch underwater.

Mow the grass and characters!

Fixed a bug with hanging on the ceiling fan.

A bouncy board for jumping into the pool.

Made some changes to network syncing.

Whack daddy to take him out.

The WYD Experimental Branch is live again for a 48-hour playtest, allowing players to test unreleased content.

The current playtest includes content from the upcoming June Update.

Spawned in Fire Extinguisher values now reflect the one by the fridge.

Fixed multitude of issues relating to baby once exiting the Blender.

Now has a charge that lasts 10 seconds, can be recharged at a working outlet, can suck items, and disable babies with high suction power.

Players now have an FOV setting.

Fixed an issue with the freezer shelf collider that hid the ice tray.

Babies can now stick forks and knives into things and daddies.

Added some functionality to plugs that allow them to unplug after moving a certain distance.

Players now show their health, sickness & oxygen values. Events affecting these stats are also shown on screen.

Created by our Discord Community.

Fixed Ball not Disappearing when blended.

Edible Containers now include their Health and Sickness properties of the shards contained within them when fed to baby.

Fixed a bug that would mess collisions up after dropping an item.

Gas Can now has a UI.

Blender now has a power light.

Fixed an issue that caused broken plants to vibrate.

The 'wide-table' in the kitchen and living room should be moveable without breaking the game.

Fixed bug that allowed T.V menu to fall over within menu screen.

Daddy and Baby's arms will no longer break items like the flour pot during stretching to reach for items.

Blender can no longer be used underwater.

Fixed an issue where babies could still use vents to get into 'locked' rooms.

Fixed an issue with Drawer sounds.

Fixed issue related to Water bottle's Water appearing outside of it and getting stuck when switching between it and another item.

Models 'break' after exploding.

Room name updates if Party Leader Changes.

Fixed a bug where babies could attempt to access a nonexistent inventory slot.

Fixed an issue with the vape sound.

Fixed Game breaking issue related to baby's Secret Stash perk.

Outlet covers can no longer be used infinitely.

Fruit bowl is now an edible object.

Bug related to glass table shards breaking the game has been fixed.

Fixed bug related to dropping an item you are moving, while holding an edible, you will eat the edible.

Fixed a bug that caused a blender sound to play when picking up the cable.

Freezer door colliders now block characters as they should have.

Fixed bug related to Light Flame staying active when put away.

Babies can get inside to roll and bounce around; daddies can pick up and empty the can.

Players now have a left click option when detecting many items, allowing them to eat/drink items without picking them up.

Current playtest contains content from the upcoming May Update, set to release on May 23rd.

First Experimental Branch 48-hour playtest is now live, allowing players to test unreleased content.

The binky should now display correctly in the mouth for online games.

Fixed a bug where your hand would get stuck using cabinet locks quickly.

Fixed a bug that let the daddy swim while drowning.

The blender now has a running sound.

Fixed an issue that made it impossible to detect air vents, binkies, and probably some other items.

Fridge keeps food not spoiled now when closed.

Fixed a bug that caused the blender sound to play too much.

Fixed another issue that caused ragdolls to go through walls.

Fixed a bug where you could no longer pick up dead babies.

Air vents now work underwater.

Renamed 'Cabinet Locks' to 'Dad Locks' - this item can lock most doors and drawers.

Endless binky feeding has been fixed.

Radio no longer plays music after being blended.

Several Skins were not spawning their items as expected.

Empty drink no longer gives a buff after being blended.

TV no longer falls over in the menu.

The blender should no longer push you around when switching items or picking up a new item if the cup was attached.

Made the daddy's prone collider slightly smaller to better match the model.

Items no longer collider with fire.

Game should start now if using Room UI for turning off Kitchen/Livingroom.

The battery tray now applies sickness if you eat it or feed it to a baby.

Fixed an issue with the microwave.

Fixed outline on Stool upstairs.

In games where babies don't respawn, non-living babies can spectate other players.

The tv-table drawers now spawn items again and you cannot grab through them.

Added a spawn location in the kitchen.

Shards should no longer get stuck in hands.

You can no longer burn while drowning and the sink water will also put out fire.

Fixed a bug with the Physics Framerate arrow buttons.

Hands should no longer get stuck on the Kitchen <-> Living Room door.

Available via the rules/items menu

Found by ! ! ! neko / hbg on Discord.

Fixed an issue that caused the underwater sound to play for all players.

Fixed an issue that caused a soft lock when switching items after using them.

Fixed issues with controller functionality when using default Steam Input settings.

New items include Flour Jar, Blender, Ice tray, Sink Drain Pipe, Knife, Vape, and Urn.

Drinking Water Bottles now gives you a buff that halves your stamina usage for 30 seconds.

Binky buff now lasts for 15 seconds.

Found by Joshe on Discord.

Fixed an issue that could cause items to lock when switching and using quickly.

Fixed an issue where throwing the toaster plug soft locked the player.

A new button has been added to facilitate joining the Discord server.

Resolved a problem preventing new players from getting win-counts.

Support for 32-bit Windows has been added but not yet tested.

Changes made to display object names and tips in the bottom right corner.

Introduced Binky, Candle, Soap Bar, Lollipop, and Cookie to assist players.

Prevented daddies from 'wall hacking' by crouching against walls.

3 successful chest compressions will now instantly pick up passed out Daddies.

Added air vents for quick movement and an underside to the sink with a valve for daddies.

Fixed a bug where characters could clip through walls/floors after ragdolling.

Daddies can now swing on some of the lights in the living room.

Added unique tracks for lobby return and when a character is on fire.

Switching to DirectX 11 to prevent crashes and improve performance.

Added a switch that controls the ceiling fan.

Fixed jump sounds playing at full volume and other sound-related bugs.

Win/Lose jingles now play as expected.

Resolved issue where the baby could hover/slide on the ground after jumping.

Items now spawn in quickplay modes.

Resolved issue where 'Join With Code' option placed all players in the same random room.

Changes made to improve controller detection; recommended to set default config to 'Gamepad with High Precision Camera/Aim'.

Private/password games removed in favor of the room code system; rooms can be locked or unlocked.

Cloud saves now save Level, Skin & Perk Selections and Settings to the Steam Cloud.

Pills now restore stamina and remove all buffs/debuffs.

Refresh button in Online Custom Lobby Search Menu has been fixed.

Added a 1 Minute timer for the end of the match.

Fixed a bug where feeding the baby would teleport them to the living room.

Ketchup & Mustard effects improved.

Adjusted ceiling lights in the living room and added a bean bag that works similar to the new couches.

Hammer can now be swung to deal damage to daddies and break furniture.

Removed Consistent Fork & Hammer Spawns - All fork spawns are based on a randomized system now.

Apples and Bananas are now 33% larger.

Fixed an issue where throwing soda caused you to hurt yourself as a daddy.

Fixed a bug where eating a forking caused the screen to fill up with debuffs.

Vacuum is now much more powerful and easier to use.

Added an in-game help button on the menu that displays info on the stats.

Locks now work on the fridge and microwave.

Various Item control texts have been fixed.

Rules/Item Menu now scrolls at an appropriate speed.

Waste basket no longer turns pink.

Furniture now has a breaking sound.

Fixed an issue where clients would hold the vacuum in a ridiculously unusable way in online games.

Furniture can now only be broken with hammers or a ragdolling character.

Babies have some level of 'air control' now.

Eating is now a lot faster.

Shards now have a standard damage (-1) and sickness rate (-5).

Limited fire to 50 instances for performance reasons.

Moving items is now done with the drop button instead of holding e.

Eating whole pieces of meat (raw/cooked/burnt/spoiled) will now reduce your energy.

Added a new post processing effect for sickness called 'Sickness Effect' in the options.

Successful Heartbeats reduce 2.4 seconds of passed out time (was previously 0.6 seconds).

Outlet Covers now work as intended in online play.

Skin Tone Selector now works with the mouse.

Lobbies now support chat.

Fixed a bug where drinking soda could cause you to leave the house against your will.

Ace in the Hole Perk now works as intended.

Character reflections on the screens were causing major performance issues; now off by default, improving performance up to 30-100%.

Removed an invisible jar in the kitchen.

Ceiling lights now reduce the baby's energy at a rate of 5 per second.

Beans completely heal Daddy. Do NOT let your baby eat the entire can of beans.

Sofas are now bouncy and can be shoved around.

The Ceiling fan now knocks out the daddy if it hits him in the head.

Players can now back out of the quickplay queues in online menus.

Drinkable containers can now be eaten after drinking them.

Fixed a bug where closing the menu without saving would make multiple menus show.

Changes made to help stabilize item jitter for players with high ping.

First person is now the default camera view for new players.

Daddy now always revives with 75% health.

You can now hold the action button down to use an item as soon as you pick it up.

The Fridge no longer explodes after opening it.

Babies can now see each other's stats by looking at one another.

The lighter now has an on/off sound.