Patch 3.1.0

Winter Nights Event

• Winter Nights Event is now live! Explore the Backrooms transformed by a cold, eerie atmosphere.

• A brand-new Winter Lobby is available for the duration of the event.

• Added Winter Lobby Menu Music designed specifically for this season.

• Winter Crystals (Winter Energy) now spawn in Level 0 and the Icy Rooms.

• Collect 65 Winter Crystals to unlock a Secret Ending, redeemable in the Event Dashboard.

Engine & Performance

• Added Shader Compiling before game launch to reduce stuttering and improve overall performance.

• Improved engine stability and reduced memory spikes.

• Enhanced lighting optimization and reflection handling.

• Faster load transitions between certain rooms and levels.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed entity audio occasionally stopping after transitioning between rooms.

• Fixed flickering light sources in Level 0 on lower graphics presets.

• Fixed collision issues and floating geometry in Icy Rooms.

• Fixed delayed footstep audio on certain surfaces.

• Resolved UI scaling issues with different resolutions and ultra-wide monitors.

• Adjusted ambient audio layering to reduce abrupt volume changes.

• Fixed incorrect spawn points after checkpoint reloads.

• Patched visual artifacts on reflective surfaces.

• General stability improvements and minor visual fixes across multiple levels.

From Private Test Build to Live

Before releasing Winter Nights publicly, the event went through a limited Private Test Build phase with our Game Tester community. Thanks to their reports and feedback, several improvements and refinements have been made before going live:

• Improved Winter Crystal spawn locations to prevent edge-cases where they spawned too close to walls.

• Adjusted ambience and lighting in the Winter Lobby based on tester feedback for better mood and performance.

• Fixed additional Icy Room collisions discovered during the test phase.

• Refined Winter Lobby menu music transitions to prevent audio clipping.

• Improved clarity of energy tracking inside the Event Dashboard.

• Fixed several minor UI issues that testers spotted during event preview.

• Additional optimizations and balance tweaks informed by tester gameplay sessions.

• Decreased the Number of Winter Crystals that spawn in Level 0

• Decreased the required Amount of Winter Crystals to 65 (was 100)

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the testing phase! Your help ensured a smoother and more polished launch for all players.

Known Issues

• Shader compiling may still take longer during the first startup (normal behavior).

• Fatal Error may occure when loading new Levels (still under investigation)