Welcome back, Ghost Hunters.
Krampus has returned.
Today, we’re kicking off the Phasmophobia festivities with Winter’s Jest. Alongside the event, we’ve released an update for the game. Check out the patch notes below.
Message from GHD: We’re hearing reports of unidentified ghost types appearing across the country. Proceed with caution and report any information you gather on your investigations to HQ. Good luck.
New
Winter’s Jest: Phasmophobia’s annual winter event has begun, and with it comes the return of Krampus. Look out for this limited-time ghost model across any of the event maps during Winter’s Jest. For more details on what to expect from the event, head to our announcement blog.
Double XP & Rewards: For the first week of Winter’s Jest (16th - 23rd, 12PM GMT), players will be able to earn Double XP and money from all investigations.
Changes
Banshee will now only present as female (names and ghost models).
Krampus is now defined as male and will only present as so (names and ghost models).
Ghost types are now sorted alphabetically in the Journal. (English language only)
Nell’s Diner now unlocks for players at Level 5.
Lowered RAM usage across all maps.
Dead players will no longer be rewarded ghost identification event points.
Fixes
Fixed an issue that caused cabinet trophy titles not being translated correctly.
Fixed an issue in the break room of Nell’s Diner that prevented VR players from teleporting.
Fixed an issue that caused object interactions in Nell’s Diner despite the power being off (i.e. Arcade Machine, ATM)
Fixed an issue that prevented the Ouija Board from responding with numbers.
Fixed an issue that disabled sound from the Nell’s Diner TV.
Fixed an issue that caused Obake fingerprints being left by all ghosts, and fingerprints not being visible on some doors in Nell’s Diner.
Fixed an issue that would cause the player to become stuck in the police car outside of Nell’s Diner.
Fixed an issue that prevented players from assigning new colors for players or cursors.
Fixed an issue that could cause the ghost to spawn on the roof of Nell’s Diner.
Fixed an ‘‘issue’’ that caused the eggs in Nell’s Diner to look not-egg like.
Fixed an issue that prevented VR players from teleporting on to certain areas of Nell’s Diner.
Fixed an issue that displayed Japanese text on the Nells’ Diner leaflet as too small to read.
Fixed an issue that caused Steam Deck voice chat to not work correctly at the start of a contract.
Fixed an issue that would cause players to disconnect when viewing the CCTV screen when multiple cameras were active. (If this is still encountered, please report via our Help Centre)
Various other fixes and improvements.
Known Issues
Players may be missing badges and cabinet trophies upon loading Phasmophobia after downloading the update. If this is encountered, load in to a contract and exit back to the menu. This should solve this issue.
Season's greetings, Ghost Hunters.
If you experience any issues, please join the official Phasmophobia Discord: https://discord.gg/phasmophobia
Happy Hunting,
