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v1.6.3
Fixed non-English session names and ping. Fixed some freezes.
Announcement2 changesFix - MESS
v1.6.2 (Beta)
Added result screen to show the total score of wardens and prisoners to show who won - Added spectator list for dead people which shows who's talking - Boosted scoring for wardens, give more points on execution
Announcement1 changeGameplay - MESS
v1.6.1 (Beta)
Made player camera movement feel the same as in alpha - Made rubber duck quack on interaction - Added performance stats for game and networking that can be activated in the settings
Announcement1 changePerformance - MESS
v1.6.0 (Beta)
Unreal mannequins were substituted with 6 variations of human characters with several clothing variations - Added a ton of animations to existing game actions - Added "Wanted" on top of the player nickname when they're…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - MESS
v1.5.6 (Alpha)
Map was extended: Main exit next to showers was replaced with a door to leave the building where you can find additional content - New escape method: Get out of the building and hack the security system in the guard boo…
Security1 changeFix - MESS
v1.5.5 (Alpha)
Players now can step on others: Boost your inmate to speed up the escape - The two balconies in the showers were connected with a bridge - Drug dealer's ability is now disabled for 30s upon getting spotted on the metal…
Announcement1 changeFixBalance - MESS
v1.5.4.2 (Alpha)
"Self listen" AKA "Test microphone" in game options - Add "Default" option in input device list - Minor bugs fixes
Announcement1 changeGameplay - MESS
v1.5.4.1 (Alpha)
Add cuffing cooldown: a prisoner cannot be handcuffed for 10 seconds after being released - Now wardens can uncuff any other cuffed player, even if they were cuffed by a different warden - Fix the bug where warden could…
Announcement1 changeBalance - MESS
v1.5.4 (Alpha)
Greatly improved visual clarity of available interactions with objects in the game - Allow breaking fence doors on the balcony in the cafeteria - Change how game starts: make so that host has to press Start button anyti…
Announcement1 changeBalance - MESS
v1.5.3 (Alpha)
Decrease roll call first phase time from 180s to 30s; make it be manual. You now have to manually progress the roll call on timer expiration. Anyone that's outside the zone upon the first phase completion will have 10s…
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