Whispers in the Dark

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• Announcements·30 Sept 2025Official

  Version 1.0 Released – New Missions, Rare Gear, Increased Threats

  Whispers in the Dark – Version 1.0 Released Official Release – End of Early Access Whispers in the Dark has reached its first stable version. This update marks the end of Early Access and the beginning of a new phase in your investigations. New content, improved systems, and deeper challenges await. New threats, new missions • 50 new mission scenarios Fifty new variations have been added to increase mission diversity and replayability. Each investigation now offers new risks and outcomes. Gear quality now matters • Equipment system: V1, Pro, Legendary All gear now comes in three versions: – V1: standard – V2: Pro — improved durability and reliability – V3: Legendary — rare, powerful, and resistant to interference or destruction Examples of Legendary items: – Spectra-X Polaroid: captures phenomena in unstable environments – Type-7 Flash: weakens even highly resistant entities – Grimoire of Rosenheim: provides instant responses from powerful entities – Holy Water from Mount Athos: harms ancient, deeply rooted presences – Maras Salt: effective against persistent or demonic entities Disruption and destruction • Entities can damage or destroy your tools Stronger entities may now interfere with or completely destroy low-quality equipment. Only Legendary items are fully resistant to these effects. Hidden objectives in the field • Rare item recovery missions Certain locations now trigger new hidden objectives during regular missions. These events are not visible in the mission menu — you'll need to find them during exploration. Additional improvements in 1.0 • New tutorial mission to learn the basics • Battery level indicators for all rechargeable equipment • Limited-use and time-based items (candles, powder, electronics...) • Improved co-op: voice handling, shared inventory visuals, and bug fixes What's next? Development will continue beyond version 1.0. More content is already planned: new entities, systems, balancing passes, and dynamic events. Join the community Officia...
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• Patch Notes·1 Aug 2025Official

  Tutorial Mission, Battery System and Co-op Fixes – New Update Available

  🔦 Update – Tutorial mission, usage-limited items, and co-op fixes Dear occult hunters, A new update is now live for Whispers in the Dark! This version introduces helpful features for new players, improvements to item behavior, and important fixes for co-op sessions. 🆕 New Features 🎓 Tutorial Mission A guided tutorial mission has been added! It helps new players get familiar with the core mechanics of the game in a simple and safe environment. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44735475/e8fc6afa850ab7d0cd8a40863fda941e6f3828d6.png 🧭 In-Game Help - Mission objectives are now clearly listed in the mission dashboard. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44735475/2756040a98d182fb33b90f3a1abe0a2fe0d540e7.png - A dedicated Codex page explains communication with entities. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44735475/3e817818f96ce378cd7a4ca25ccf5750aac4ebe1.png - The number of remaining discoverable skills is now visible. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44735475/b4cd4753381f53825531461b4b91a0197bb5ab5c.png 🕯️ Items with Limited Duration or Uses Certain tools now have a limited number of uses or active time: - Candles, electronics, salt, talc, etc. can now burn out, lose charge, or be consumed. - Once depleted, they are automatically removed from your inventory. 🔋 Battery Indicators Devices powered by batteries now display a charge level, letting you anticipate when to replace or recharge. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44735475/603b9be525a0cad09bdd343ac641186dabfac936.png 🛠️ Fixes and Improvements - Fixed voice chat issues in co-op - Improved display of teammates’ items - Various performance improvements and bug fixes 📣 Coming this September: A Major Update A big content update is coming this September! Here's a sneak peek of what's planned: 🛠️ Pro and Legendary Equipment Rare, powerful, and expensive – these items will give you an edge… if you survive long enough to use them. 👻 Equipment Interference & Destruction The most powerful entities will be able to damage or destroy your gear if it's not of sufficient quality. Only legendary items will be i...
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• Announcements·17 Nov 2024Official

  New identification system and more

  CHANGES - Brightness option - Skills : system of primary and secundary skills - Identification system changed. Automatic or non auto option proposed. - Inventory system : equipments stay now in the environment and can't be refuelled into inventory. - Entities sometimes close doors when they cast a spell, depending of their anger. - power balance of equipments and entities FIXES - Old farm : collision walls fixed - Exposition of hearts : all hearts are available - Consumables equipments : candles, holy water, salt, talc, incense - Identification fix : Crucifix, red candle and repelling equipment - UI Character menu : skills text alignment
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• Patch Notes·31 Oct 2024Official

  0.70a

  CHANGES - Holy water adjustment FIX - Controls Rebinds fixed
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• Announcements·28 Oct 2024Official

  0.70 version : museum, photos menu & more

  {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44735475/b38e33209e2af4a053864a7189008a9c5860ce4c.jpg CHANGES : difficulty : entities more powerful, random timeboxed locking of exit doors, equipment less powerful holy water doesn't let water on floor salt doesn't kill the enity, it makes it flee museum added in a room of the office : heart entity exposition system Photo management added (menu in museum room) EMF value added in sensibility entity codex 8 skills maximum instead of 7 Debriefing : entity name displayed if discovered + bonus if identified (if identification is not the main goal of the mission) Shorcuts for F on/off light, B for character menu, Tab for mission Menu, E for Entity Menu FIXES House 2 : Powder stays on floor Find the heart objective not detected Talc let footsteps if entity is sensitive & sensibility is updated in Entity Menu
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