FULL GAME RELEASE MAJOR UPDATE!

After all this time Lost Hope has finally reached its full release!

Thank you for being part of this journey and helping me shape the game during Early Access.

Here are all the changes, improvements, fixes, and additions included in this major full release update.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug in the Expedition mode where opening the outfit menu and pressing ESC would incorrectly open the pause menu

• Fixed spray orientation issues in singleplayer mode

• Fixed a bug where the ESC menu in Expedition mode would not always open on the first press

• Fixed multiple mesh and texture issues

• Fixed a bug in The End Expedition level where players could spend all gas cans on a single nest during the “Burn All Nests” minigame

• Fixed entity jittering animation while walking on Level 0 Expedition

• Fixed a bug on Level 0 where entities could not catch Client players

• Fixed a bug where players could not resurrect each other with items

• Fixed a bug allowing players to click through and zoom while inside the inventory menu

• Fixed scanner highlighting issues

• Fixed a bug in the Expedition lobby where mirrors would sometimes not reflect anything

• Fixed client jittering crouch animation in the Expedition mode

• Fixed bug with basketball minigame in the Expedition lobby where client-scored points would incorrectly increase the score for all players in the lobby

Additions

• Added a Tutorial

• Added new interactions to the Expedition lobby

• Added spray paint animations

• Added pickup animations

• Added 15 new collectables

• Added a new collectables showcase room in the Expedition lobby

  

  

  

• Added new tool upgrades for Expedition:

• Added a connecting widget to Expedition

• Added 22 new achievements

• Added more laboratory levels to Level Choose

Improvements

• Updated main menu text design

• Improved spray placement

• Improved TV video quality

• Improved taser hint text

• Improved taser animations

• Improved tablet holding animations (the tablet now adjusts more naturally when looking up or down)

• Mimic now spawns with players outfits

• Improved interaction widget hint (changing interaction key will now correctly update the displayed key)

• Improved Mimic and player knockout animations

• Reworked the artifact system (players can now find collectable items on levels and exchange them for artifacts (Ar.) in the Expedition lobby)

• Reworked Expedition Level 6 - Lights Out

• Slightly reworked Expedition Levels 9130 and 37

• Increased item highlighting intensity

• Tracked tablet objectives are now displayed directly on screen

• Improved some mesh LODs

• Updated credits

• Rework of two singleplayer levels - 98 and 19 coming soon!

Changes

• All vending machine items are now free

Thank you all so much for supporting me and being part of this journey.

Lost Hope would never have reached this point without your feedback, videos, bug reports, and support throughout Early Access.

I hope you enjoy the full release and this major update.

See you in my next game!

Also, don’t forget to check out the small survey about the final Major Lost Hope update planned for Halloween 2026.

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