[2023] Ultraviolet | Development Preview #11 | 19/05/23

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Welcome back, we've got some news for you!

Any information and images are Work In Progress (WIP) and may change drastically before releasing



Fingerprints have been one of the more reliable evidence types in Phasmophobia. But we felt it could have a few things adjusted to make it feel more immersive, more fun in certain situations (we're looking at you High-School gym...), and more interactive.

Firstly, we've renamed 'Fingerprints' to 'Ultraviolet'. The main reason was to address getting Fingerprints in some of those more open areas that are really frustrating for players. If your ghost refused to move somewhere with doors or other interactables, you might never get that Evidence!

To remedy this, if a ghost steps into a Salt Pile* it will now only show Footprints if it has Ultraviolet Evidence! Non 'Ultraviolet' ghosts will still step in the pile and give you the initial photo, and Wraiths will still never step in the pile.

Next, we found that taking photos of Fingerprints and Footprints never made much sense. You would see the print with your UV light, put it away, then proceed to take a photo of nothing.

With Progression 2.0, we've added UV charging:

When shining a UV light onto Fingerprints or Footprints, you will still see it straight away, but additionally, the light will charge up the print. After putting your UV light away, the print will stay visible for a short period (depending on how long you charged it for), allowing you to take a photo**!

Tier I is the Glowstick, after snapping it to turn it on, it projects a short-range area light that lasts around one minute before dimming***.



Tier II is a UV Flashlight with a brighter, longer range, narrow spotlight, boasting a much faster UV charge time!



Tier III is the UV Light Pro, a chunky flashlight that has a much brighter and wider cone of light, as well as an even quicker charge time! Perfect for locating Ultraviolet Evidence quickly on a larger scale!



*Salt Piles will also be getting some neat new features which you'll have to wait and see for yourself soon. What could they be?

**This also fixes the major issue of trying to sell off your blank photos to Ghost Huntin' Distribution and expecting reasonable payment!

***You can always give it another shake to give it some extra life!

That's it for Development Preview #11. We'll catch you with some more teasers soon!

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Thanks,
The Kinetic Games Team