Dark Hours News

[h2]Patchnote #31 for Dark Hours (v0.8.18076) - 12/03/2025[/h2]

[h3]Due to stability issues, we had to roll back to a previous version. Now that the issue has been fixed, you can refer to patch notes #31 (V0.8.18194)[/h3]

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• Score & Contract Fix: Fixed a synchronization bug between the host and other players that caused clients to have a -1/-1 score and a mismatch in the contract between the host and clients.
  
• Sparkle effect on key item ADD: Added a sparkle effect on key items to slightly indicate their position.
  
• Interact Throw Object Fix: Fixed a bug where the throw gauge remained displayed if the player was caught by the Trickster Demon at the same time they were charging a throw
  

[h3]Monsters[/h3]

• Mummy appear Fix: Fixed a bug where the mummy could reappear instantly at the same location after disappearing!
  
• Statue Detection Improvement: Improved the statue detection system where certain objects could block the detection and allow the statues to move forward when they shouldn't.
  
• Trickster Demon:
  - Mini game Trickster Demon Fix: Fixed various bugs that occurred when a player gets trapped in the Demon Trickster minigame during freeze or gas
  - Trickster Demon Presence Improvement: During its first phase, the Trickster Demon will be more present.
  - Box Spawn Fix: Fixed a bug in the museum (Seed: 90555) where some of the Trickster boxes were spawning inside each other and at the center of Administration 2
  - Trickster Demon Box Item Fix: Fix of a bug where items in the Trickster's boxes would end up with an abnormal size.
  

[h3]LD[/h3]

• Bottles Disappear Casino Fix: Fixed a bug where certain types of bottles would disappear when thrown.
  
• Lootable Items on Casino Floor Fix: Fixed a bug where some items in the bar that were supposed to be lootable weren't.
  
• Plasma Wall Vault Room Fix: Fixed a bug where the plasma wall appeared for one frame at the very start of the trap when it shouldn't.
  
• Statues in Auction House's art exhibit Fix: Added colliders to prevent softlock on corner statues after being ejected by taser or defibrillator.
  
• Missing button Electrical Fix: Fixed a bug where the buttons to open the electrical gates were missing in the Auction House (seed: 84,609,560 // 1,719,192,832).
  

[h3]Audio[/h3]
[List]
Sound Looping Fix: Fixed various sounds that were looping when they should have stopped.
Vault Sound Fix: Fixed a bug where the vault opening sound was not playing in the casino.
Camera Speaker Fix: Fixed a bug where, when speaking through the cameras while holding a walkie-talkie, the walkie-talkie's attenuation filter was applied to the speaker.
Sound Effect Trickster Demon New: Added a gunshot sound when the Trickster Demon kills a player.
[/List]
[h3]Lobby[/h3]

• Setting Parameters Fix: Fixed a bug where the game start settings were not saved when the host closed the game settings page in the lobby
  
• Setting Parameters Fix: The settings are now saved from one game to another. If you join a lobby and then create a new one, your saved options will still be there.
  
• Info Team Fix: It is no longer possible to open the Team Info window in the Lobby.
  

[h3]General[/h3]

• Info Team Fix: Fixed a bug where the team info window stayed open and couldn't be closed while a player was frozen.
  
• Ui Interact CCTV: Fixed a bug where the interaction button was visible when viewing through the CCTV system.
  
• Golden Tag Fix: Fixed a bug where Golden Tag mode could be started in solo.
  
• Golden Tag Vent Fix: Fixed a bug where it wasn't possible to climb the vents in Golden Tag.
  

[h3]Hello everyone![/h3]

Starting tonight, join us live for the 2025 Pegases Awards ceremony, a French ceremony celebrating the best video games!
We are proud to announce that Dark Hours has been nominated in the "Best Technological Innovation" category alongside Microsoft Flight Simulator and Hide the Corpse.

Watch the ceremony on Samuel Etienne's Twitch channel starting on March 6th at 8 PM! (Paris Time): https://www.twitch.tv/samueletienne


Additionally, a Steam event is being held to spotlight all the nominated games. It's a great opportunity for you to discover many great games! It will run from Thursday, March 6th to March 13th!


https://store.steampowered.com/sale/PegasesCeremony2025



Also don't forget that Dark Hours is still on sale with a 20% discount. Don’t miss out!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2208570/Dark_Hours/


See you!

Raven


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[h2]Patchnote #30 for Dark Hours (v0.8.17949) - 05/03/2025[/h2]

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• Ejection Fix: Fixed a bug where a player could lose control and could no longer control either their camera or character after being ejected.
  
• Boss Contract Fix: When we fail a heist, the boss will not be able to give back the map we just lost on for a retry heist.
  
• Dead screen Fix: Fixed a bug where the text "you are dead" would not display under certain conditions for clients.
  

[h3]Monsters[/h3]

• Monsters & doors Fix: Fixed a very specific case where monsters could still pass through closed doors.
  
• Trickster Demon Box MOD: The Trickster Demon's boxes no longer appear in the vaults of the auction house or the museum.
  
• Mummy & Taser: The Taser now immobilizes the mummy for a few seconds.
  

[h3]LD[/h3]

• Table in Casino's Vault ADD: Add some tables for hiding in the Casino's vault.
  
• Laser Fix: Fix a bug where the client sometimes couldn't see the laser
  
• Items Sounds Updated: Update of hit sounds for many objects
  
• Air vent Fix:Fixed a bug where players sometimes couldn't enter an airvent when another player was already inside.
  
• Kitchen Chairs Mod: Replaced the static chairs in the kitchen with movable ones.
  
• Alarm Auction House: Fixed a bug where the alarms in the boudoir in the auction house had disappeared.
  
• Lockpad Color Updated: The lockpad now changes color when the door is unlocked.
  
• Vault Plasma wall Updated: Changed the color of the plasma wall upon its first activation
  

[h3]Lobby[/h3]

• Basket Board Fix: Fixed a bug where the basketball hoop was validated even though it shouldn't have been.
  
• Lobby Interface Updated: The game launch interface has been redesigned.
  

[h3]General[/h3]

• Lunar New Year & Valentine' day Cosmetics: Removal of Lunar New Year & Valentine's Day cosmetics from the shop
  
• Tranquilizer gun collision Fix: Fixed the collisions of the tranquilizer gun that could send other players flying when thrown at them.
  
• Difficulty Improvement: Changed the number of items available in the van based on the difficulty
  
• Back to van Blackscreen: Fixed a bug where the black screen intended between the exit door and the van would not appear.
  

Notes:

• Quickplay: Due to the number of new players (welcome!), the quickplay service may occasionally go down. We are actively working on fixing this, we might solve this tomorrow! Thank you for your understanding & sorry for the inconvenience!
  

[h2]Patchnote #29 for Dark Hours (v0.8.17845) - 03/03/2025[/h2]

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• Interact Fix: Fixed a bug where the player could lose interaction feedback after being caught by the Trickster.
  
• Computer interactable: Adjusted the interaction to access the computer in the operation center or control room.
  

[h3]Monsters[/h3]

• Statue performance solved: Fixed a performance issue when the statues were blocked and idling.
  

[h3]LD[/h3]

• All maps checked: We have checked all maps and improve few spawners positions for Trickster cards.
  
• Items not collectable Fix: Sometimes, certain keys were not collectible when they were on a barrel in the parking lot. This has been fixed.
  
• Smallsafe softlock Fix: Fixed a bug where it was possible to get stuck between the wall and the door of small safes.
  
• Navigation Patio Fix: Fixed a bug preventing monsters from passing through certain doors leading to the patio
  
• Casino's Camera Fix: Fixed a bug where surveillance cameras would sometimes pass through walls.
  
• Casino's lockers ADD: It is now possible for lockers to spawn in the Casino's machine warehouse.
  
• Lootsafe Casino Add: It is now possible for medium and large loot safes to spawn in the operation center.
  
• Paper code Fix: Fixed a bug where, on a specific Casino map, it spawned inside the vault.
  
• Auction house Fix: Fixed a bug where, specifically on map 1473621888, the button to open the electric room gate was missing.
  

[h3]UI[/h3]

• Back to main menu Fix: Fixed a bug where the 'Back to Main Menu' button did not work for the player being the host
  

Notes:

• Quickplay: Due to the number of new players (welcome!), the quickplay service may occasionally go down. We are actively working on fixing this, we might solve this tomorrow! Thank you for your understanding & sorry for the inconvenience!
  
• Input lobby Fix: We should have fixed a bug where players had no inputs after returning to the lobby. If that's not the case, feel free to let us know.
  
• Lunar New Year & Valentine's Day Customization: We will lock the special Lunar New Year & Valentine's Day customizations in the next hotfix, so hurry up and get them before they're gone!
  

Hello everyone,

Just a quick update to share some exciting news: this weekend, an incredible number of you played Dark Hours, and we wanted to say a huge thank you! You even managed to break the concurrent player record, reaching nearly 1,842 players on Sunday — a milestone that hadn’t been surpassed since the game’s launch.

That’s just amazing, and we truly appreciate your support!


We also want to inform you that our backend servers, which manage quickplay matchmaking, experienced a surge in traffic over the weekend. As a result, some of you may have encountered downtime. We’re really sorry for the inconvenience. We did our best over the weekend to keep things running and are now working on solutions to scale our servers capacity to handle this massive wave of players.


Thanks again for being part of this adventure and good luck on your heists.

Raven


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