This update improves performance a bit, adds a VSync setting, and makes adaptive VSync the default.

This update gives the timer sprites a much-needed revision. There's plenty more I want to do in future updates, but things have slowed down a bit because of other obligations. Stay tuned!

Fixed

• If ghost switches directly from summoning to sprinting, the summon animation will continue playing until the ghost moves.

Added

• Ghost summon animations.

This update has nothing to do with it, but happy Valentine's Day!

Added

• Ghost grab animation.

Changed

• A grabbed hunter's alerts are hidden during the grab cutscene to reduce visual clutter.

Fixed

• Spotlight appears stretched on different aspect ratios unless the game window is resized after the level has loaded.

Removed

• Gradual zooming out only present in the ghost's perspective of the grab cutscene. Now the ghost and hunters see the same thing.

Changed

• Replaced an odd-looking white pixel in candle flame.

Fixed

• Level is only centered at round start for the host player.

The new grab cutscene is out now! It looks significantly better than just pausing the game by adding camera zoom and a spotlight effect.

Added

• Zoom and spotlight animations during grab cutscene.

Many of you rightly pointed out that the grab cutscene (if you could even call it that) just looks like the game froze. That changes now!
The last remnant of the old cutscene's jank is the jarring transition when a hunter switches back to their perspective. Once that's smoothed over I think this new cutscene will be good to go.
You can try it yourself in the grab-cutscene-test beta. How does it look so far? Any suggestions for how it could be better?

The interactive ghost and hunter tutorials are here, bringing much-needed clarity for players not already familiar with the original minigame. A huge thank you to everyone who gave feedback along the way!

Added

• Interactive ghost and hunter tutorials.

Changed

• Simplified hunter costume rendering to fix issues the old rendering caused in the tutorials. This comes with a small performance benefit and makes animations slightly less delayed.
• Simplified level centering by using camera offsets instead of moving the entire level. This should look identical in practice but with much less jank behind the scenes.
• Many other small technical changes needed to make the tutorials work.

Fixed

• Hunters see battery alerts while fainted.

The hunter tutorial is ready for feedback. Like before, you can access it by going to the "Betas" tab in the game's properties. Try it out and let me know what you think.

I finally got an interactive ghost tutorial up and running, which you can access by going to the "Betas" tab in the game's properties. Try it out and let me know what you think. That's all for now. Happy new year!

This update fixes a bug where hunters revive without invulnerability.

This update adds a helpful "you" pointer alongside other minor changes.

Added

• "You" pointer that helps new players know which character they control.

Changed

• Hunters no longer spawn with invulnerability since it did not last long enough to make a meaningful difference.
• The light circling each hunter is more optimized (by adjusting the brightness of a single light instead of showing and hiding an overlapping light).

This update adds a custom boot splash and fixes a couple minor bugs.

Added

• "Made with Godot" boot splash.

Fixed

• If two opposing move inputs are simultaneously pressed and released, the ghost will continue playing the sprint animation even when not moving.
• If a lobby has 4 participants that are all hunters, a 5th participant joining the lobby will be a hunter instead of being automatically set as the ghost.

This update prevents hunters from stacking flashlight damage. Before this change the ghost could (rather hilariously) be killed in just a few seconds: [previewyoutube=cKagjWeZPyA;leftthumb][/previewyoutube]

Added

• Mineeli and Sergio Rabello in main theme credits.
• Nerd2Death in playtest credits.

Changed

• Flashlights no longer stack damage when hitting the ghost, preventing the ghost's health from draining at a ridiculous rate.