Phasmophobia Patch Notes

## What changed - **Held equipment and items** — no longer visually stutter when moving - **Game crashes** — multiple crash issues fixed - **Kormos ghost behavior** — no longer detects or attempts to kill dead players - **Kormos sound detection** — no longer detects audio from dead players - **Coffee World tent names** — corrected incorrect naming - **Truck CCTV screen interaction** — fixed issue where players became locked when using Spirit Box while accessing the screen ## Bug Fixes - **Visual stuttering** — removed when carrying equipment - **Crash stability** — improved overall game stability - **Ghost detection system** — Kormos can no longer target dead players through sight or sound - **UI interaction lock** — resolved conflict between Spirit Box usage and CCTV screen access in the truck ## Overall This patch eliminates several critical bugs affecting ghost behavior, player interaction, and game stability while correcting environmental details in Coffee World.

## What changed ### Quality of Life - **Journal selection** — Added a 5 second delay after death to allow selecting a ghost in the Journal (Singleplayer only) - **Salt placement** — Salt now gets instantly placed at the start of the animation instead of the end - **Tier 1 Igniter** — Now transparent so you can see how many matches are left - **Inventory swapping** — Removed animation for instant equipment swapping - **Prestige cosmetics** — Now free after unlocking based on Prestige level - **T3 Sanity Medication** — Animation no longer plays in Multiplayer ### Balance - **Yurei doors** — Fixed an issue that prevented Yurei from fully closing doors - **Raiju lights** — Fixed an issue that caused Raiju to flicker lights outside of Hunts - **42 Edgefield Road** — Fixed Ghost getting stuck in multiple rooms and unable to reach players in garage lockers - **Grafton Farmhouse Attic** — Fixed Ghosts wandering too often outside their room ### Bug Fixes - Fixed character model visual issues including head alignment when looking up/down, feet clipping below ground, and incorrect appearance when moving right - Fixed character animation issues including walking animation below 50% speed and incorrect falling upon death - Fixed character rig problems when revived while crouched - Fixed equipment hold poses affecting wrists, elbows, arms, and screen position - Fixed door-related issues: incorrect locking on Bleasdale Farmhouse, blocking by other players, detaching from hinges, and moving incorrectly when holding Tarot Cards - Fixed Sunny Meadows Restricted loading into full Sunny Meadows location - Fixed numerous equipment and

## What changed **Death journal selection** — Added a 5 second delay after death to select a ghost in the journal **Salt placement** — Now instantly placed at the start of the animation instead of the end **Tier 1 Igniter** — Now open so you can see remaining matches **Equipment swapping** — Removed inventory swapping animation for instant swaps **Prestige cosmetics** — Now free after unlocking based on prestige level **Tier 3 Sanity Medication animation** — No longer plays in multiplayer ## Bug Fixes - Map Issues **42 Edgefield Road** — Fixed ghost getting stuck in multiple rooms and unable to reach players in garage lockers **Grafton Farmhouse Attic** — Fixed ghosts wandering too often outside their room **Bleasdale Farmhouse doors** — Fixed several doors that wouldn't open correctly and wrong exterior doors locking **Sunny Meadows Restricted** — Fixed loading into full Sunny Meadows location instead **VR upstairs hallway closet** — Fixed left side closet door unable to open for VR players ## Bug Fixes - Ghost Behavior **Yurei** — Fixed inability to fully close doors **Raiju** — Fixed lights flickering outside of hunts ## Bug Fixes - Equipment & Items **Tier 3 Video Camera** — Fixed still image displayed when leaving the van **Tier 1 Head Gear** — Fixed misalignment while crouching and visibility issues on CCTV **Tier 2 and 3 Firelight** — Fixed multiple functionality issues **Ouija Board** — Fixed planchette floating and board dropping on its side **Haunted Mirror** — Fixed dropping on its side **

## What changed ### Quality of Life Improvements - **Salt placement** — now instantly placed at the start of the animation instead of the end - **Equipment swapping** — removed inventory animation for instant switching between held items - **T3 Sanity Medication animation** — no longer plays in Multiplayer - **Tier 1 Igniter** — now transparent so you can see remaining matches - **Journal ghost selection** — added 5-second delay after death to allow selecting ghosts in the journal - **Prestige cosmetics** — now free after unlocking based on prestige level ### Character & Animation Fixes - **Character head positioning** — fixed incorrect appearance when looking up/down - **Crouched revival** — fixed character rig issues when revived while crouching - **Death animation** — fixed characters falling incorrectly upon death - **Feet clipping** — fixed non-VR players' feet clipping below ground when standing still - **Floating feet** — removed in certain areas - **Walking animation** — fixed when below 50% player speed - **Mouth animation** — fixed characters' mouths staying open when moving right - **Head Gear alignment** — fixed misalignment while crouching - **Held equipment stuttering** — fixed when turning ### Equipment & Tool Fixes - **Tripod** — fixed becoming invisible - **Ouija Board** — fixed planchette floating and board dropping on its side - **Haunted Mirror** — fixed dropping on its side - **Tarot Cards** — fixed door movement issues when holding them and corrected card visibility to other players - **Tier 1 Head Gear CCTV** — fixed players not being visible on camera - **Tier 1