Demo Next Fest Update 0.8.5

🎰 The House Always Wins — Patch Notes

This update introduces player interaction improvements, stability fixes, multiplayer synchronization updates, AI behavior improvements, and performance optimizations.

Thank you for your continued feedback — it helps us polish the experience with every update.

⚔️ Gameplay & Player Interaction

• Players can now attack each other.

• Added ragdoll physics for players.

• Added an Unstuck button to restore the player to a safe state if stuck.

• Added space validation when a player stands up from ragdoll, vehicles, chairs, or sofas to prevent clipping or getting stuck.

• Fixed an issue where player input could break after interacting with menus or opening the tablet.

• Separated the Repair quest and Bat quest into independent steps.

• Added a Fire Extinguisher tutorial.

• Highlighted objects while placing them for all players in multiplayer.

• Improved snapping system when placing objects.

🤖 AI & NPC Improvements

• Improved bot object detection logic.

• Improved overall NPC physics behavior.

• Improved goose behavior 🦢

• Fixed synchronization issues with visitors on clients.

🛠 System & Stability

• Updated the logging system for better file submission in the Bug Report tool.

• Improved optimization for lower-end PCs.

• Fixed saving/loading issues with items stolen by thieves.

• Added validation to prevent wall painting from counting when using the same material or default material.

• Fixed item description translation issues.

• Fixed layout and button size for links in the main menu.

🔧 Fixes

• Fixed duplication of placeable items.

• Fixed duplication of broken machines during repair.

• Fixed issue where a player could occupy a Slot Machine and steal the AI jackpot.

• Fixed issue where a player could leave the slot mini-game during spinning and not receive the jackpot.

• Fixed problem with saving/loading items stolen by thieves.

• Fixed minor naming errors in UI and quests.