The Hunt Update

This article is about The Hunt Update. You may be looking for The Backdoor.

The Hunt Update is a major update which added The Backdoor and changes to The Hotel.

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Full Changelog

March 15th, 2024

• Added The Backdoor.
• Added new entities
  • Haste
  • Blitz
  • Lookman.
• Added a new hazard
  • Vacuum.
• Added new items
  • Vial of Starlight
  • Bottle of Starlight
• New code: "THEHUNT" to use in the shop (1 Revive).
• Replaced room generation system with a new one that removes the chance of Glitch spawning in The Hotel due to room generation errors.
  • Glitch can still spawn in The Rooms and The Backdoor when a player falls behind.
• Added more room variations.
• Added, removed and changed some modifiers:
  • Temporarily removed "SUPER HARD MODE!!!" due to its room generation system being incompatible.
  • Removed "A Few Places To Hide", due to it being redundant and having the same purpose as "Nowhere to Hide".
  • Replaced "You Really Can Run" with "It Can Run Too", likely due to being seen as nerfing the game rather than buffing it.
  • Added "It Can Run Too" and "Afterimage".
  • Changed "Nowhere To Hide" from +15% to +10%, "Rent's Due" from +10% to +15% and "Rush Hour", "I'm Runnin' Here" and "I'm Tip-Toein' Here" from +5% to +10%.
  • Rush (A-60 and A-120) no longer spawn randomly when Rush Hour, Really Bad Time or Worst Time Ever is active.
• Changes to the UI.
• Removed momentum from the player's movement.
• Rush and Ambush can now spawn during Seek's Crescendo.
• Rooms with Seek's eyes now flicker the lights less intensely.
• Eyes have new visual effects and the jumpscare.
• Added Dread as an easter egg.
  • Dread spawns at Door 13 if the clock has past midnight. This takes at least an hour (real time).
  • This mechanic has been reworked as of The Mines Update.
• When Rush or Ambush pass through Jeff’s Shop, Jeff will take the items off the pillows and close the gate, El Goblino will hide behind the table.
• Added new dialogue to El Goblino when he is hiding from Rush or Ambush.
• Figure can now traverse over barricades and blocked off areas to reach the player, such as the railings from upstairs, blocked off stairs on the left, and the blocked off area between the shelves on the right.
• Dying before the first door is opened will instantly revive the player now.
• More small changes and bug fixes.

March 30th, 2024

• The Lobby has been remade, with several new areas.
  • The Doors to outside the lobby can now open, allowing players to go outside.
• Removed The Hunt event, along with the achievement.
• The Backdoor is now permanent:
  • The entrance to it has been moved to an alleyway outside the lobby.
  • The Backdoor now requires the "Detour" achievement.
  • The Backdoor is slightly easier than before. ^{[verification needed]}
  • Time-Levers can spawn in side-rooms often.
  • Added 2 new achievements for The Backdoor
    • Around Back; Enter the Backdoor.
    • Other Way Around; Escape the Backdoor.

Trivia

• This update had two phases; One released for the Hunt Event, and one afterwards.

References

Most information is taken from the article Update Logs.