Patch v0.3.0.0 BETA - Freshened Reality 🌀✨

Welcome back wanderers, we've got some news for you.

A big refresh has hit the Backrooms, throwing all your current knowledge of the areas out the window. With new Entity abilities, revamped Item Upgrade System and many QoL updates, this is the biggest update the server has had yet!

Server

• Updated Version to 1.21.5.

Gameplay

• Increased Base Health.

  • Increased from 20 > 100.

• Added Camp Effects.

  • Camps now despawn entities when they enter. You now also receive increased Sanity regeneration while within them.

• Added Permanent Menu Item in Hotbar.

  • In the 9th slot of the Hotbar is a button that will lead you to the Menu.

• Added Workstations in Menu.

  • You can now access Crafting, Brewing, Scrapping and Upgrading from the Menu.

• Added New Stats

  • Defense: Armor and Armor Toughness were merged into a more balanced stat called Defense

  • Crit Chance and Crit Damage: A separate system for critting enemies.

  • Fortune: There are 3 types of Fortune

    • Collection: For getting more items from chests.

    • Looting: For getting lore loot from entities.

    • Mining: For getting more materials from mining.

  Revamped Effects.

  • Now a custom system that allows new custom effects. All current effects can be viewed within the 'Tab List'.

• Revamped Warping.

  • Players now have Warp Stability. The further you warp, the more Warp Stability is consumed. If it gets too low, you'll receive powerful debuffs. Warps now take time to initiate, with the duration increasing the farther you travel.

• Revamped Levelling.

  • Now capped at 25.

• Revamped Upgrades.

  • Exploration Level: Levels now require a certain Expl. Level to enter them. You can upgrade you Expl. Level by discovering POIs.

  • Mining Level: Upgrading will grant you more Mining Fortune, which will give you more items when mining.

  • Crafting Level: You will start with only being able to craft a small number of items, but the more you craft, the more this gets upgraded.

  • Combat Level: Upgrading this stat will give you upgrades related to combat. Upgrades when killing certain entities of certain levels.

• Revamped Crafting.

• Revamped Damage Indicators.

• Revamped Level Introductions.

• Revamped Achievement Notifications.

• Revamped XP Level Titles.

• Revamped all GUI.

• Improved HUD.

• Removed Prestiging.

Levels

• Revamped The Hub.

Entities

• Added Abilities.

  • Most entities now have unique abilities to make their fights more interesting.

• Added Gemling.

  • Like the Keyling, has a 0.1% chance to spawn after killing any Entity. Drops 10-300 Liminal Gems.

• Added Hound.

  • Ability 'Savage Mark': Hounds occasionally bite very hard, leaving a mark that slows and damages the player over a short time.

• Revamped Entity Stats.

  • All entity base damage values have been increased, to balance against the increased player health.

• Changed Wretch.

  • [+] New ability 'Blood Spit': Wretches can spit at the player, dealing significant damage at higher levels.

  • [!] Increased base damage from 5 > 17.

  • [+] Increased damage amount per level from 0.1 > 1.3.

  • [!] Given a new skin texture.

• Changed Duller.

  • [+] New ability 'Hungering Prescence': Dullers can sometimes drain hunger if too close.

  • [!] Increased base damage from 15 > 49.

  • [+] Increased damage amount per level from 0.5 > 1.7.

  • [!] Given a new skin texture.

• Changed Smiler.

  • [+] New ability 'Draining Smile': Smilers slightly increase the player's passive Sanity drain, stacking the more there are.

  • [!] Increased base damage from 8 > 28.

  • [+] Increased damage amount per level from 0.25 > 2.5.

• Changed Grinner.

  • [+] New ability 'Grin of Darkness': Grinners greatly increase the player's passive Sanity drain, and also hinder their vision.

  • [!] Increased base damage from 12 > 41.

  • [+] Increased damage amount per level from 0.5 > 2.5.

• Changed Child Faceling.

  • [!] Increased base damage from 4 > 13.

  • [+] Increased damage amount per level from 0.5 > 2.

  • [!] Given a new skin texture.

• Changed Skin Stealer.

  • [!] Increased base damage from 8 > 25.

  • [+] Increased damage amount per level from 0.5 > 1.75.

  • [!] Given a new skin texture.

• Changed Eye.

  • [!] Increased base damage from 1 > 3.

• Changed Steampunk Robot.

  • [!] Increased base damage from 20 > 70.

  • [+] Increased damage amount per level from 1 > 1.8.

• Changed Deathmoth.

  • [!] Increased base damage from 10 > 31.

  • [+] Increased damage amount per level from 0.5 > 1.6.

  • [!] Increased model size.

• Changed Titan.

  • [!] Increased base damage from 20 > 68.

• Reduced amount of Entities in Level 1.

Items

• Added Item Upgrading.

  • Instead of random grades, all items start at level 1 and can be upgraded at an Anvil using specific materials.

• Added More Crates.

  • Includes Crate of all Lucky O' Milk flavours, Candy Cookies and Memory Juice.

• Added Item Attack Speed.

  • Each weapon now has an "Attacks per Second" (APS) stat ranging from 0.5 (Extremely Slow) to 4 (Extremely Fast).

• Changed Crates.

  • All Crates now require 4 of their respective item to craft.

• Revamped Item Descriptions.

• Revamped Backpack.

• Revamped Consumables.

  • Now works with our new Effect system.

• Revamped Crate Keys.

  • Now requires the player to open them at the Keymaster.

• Revamped Crowbar.

  • [+] Increased maximum damage from +2 > +2.5.

• Revamped Bat.

  • [+] Increased maximum damage from +6 > +6.7.

  • [!] APS now 1.5 (Slightly Slow).

• Revamped Iron Sword.

  • [+] Increased maximum damage from +22 > +22.4.

  • [!] APS now 1.5 (Slightly Slow).

• Revamped Iron Knife.

  • [-] Decreased maximum damage from +15 > +8.1.

  • [-] Decreased maximum speed increase from 30% > 20%.

  • [!] APS now 3 (Fast).

• Revamped Living Sword.

  • [+] 'Living Rage' now gives a speed boost, faster attack speed and higher Crit Chance.

  • [+] Increased maximum damage from +23 > +47.5.

  • [!] APS now 1.5 (Slightly Slow).

• Revamped Memory Sword.

  • [+] Right-Click ability changed to 'Healing Echo' and now gives healing and sanity over time to nearby players.

  • [+] Now grants a maximum +20 Sanity Resistance when holding.

  • [+] Increased maximum damage from +27 > +49.7.

  • [+] Decreased energy required for 'Healing Echo' from 50 > 20.

  • [-] Increased 'Healing Echo' cooldown from 5s > 30s.

  • [!] APS now 1.5 (Slightly Slow).

• Revamped Titanium Staff.

  • [+] Increased Titanibot's maximum health from 120 > 300.

  • [+] Increased Titanibot's maximum damage from 28 > 44.

  • [+] Decreased cooldown from 30s > 20s.

• Revamped Steampunk Hammer.

  • [+] Increased maximum damage from +27 > +92.5.

  • [+] New ability 'Steam Swing': Sends an Entity flying with a powerful knockback.

  • [-] Added a 20% Speed debuff when holding.

  • [!] APS now 0.75 (Very Slow).

• Revamped Taser.

  • [-] Reduced damage per second from 20 (max 68) to 13.4 (max 22.2).

  • [+] Increased range from 8 blocks > 20 blocks.

  • [!] Given new model.

• Revamped Jitter Zapper.

  • [-] Reduced damage per second from 40 (max 260) to 12 (max 48).

  • [-] Decreased range from 16 blocks > 15 blocks.

  • [!] Given new model.

• Revamped Blaster.

  • [+] Increased damage per second from 8 (max 24) to 15.2 (max 44).

  • [+] Increased range from 24 blocks > 30 blocks.

  • [!] Given new model.

• Revamped Thunderstorm.

  • [-] Reduced damage per second from 26.7 (max 100) to 18.7 (max 66.7).

  • [+] Increased range from 24 blocks > 25 blocks.

  • [!] Given new model.

• Revamped Disruptor.

  • [+] Increased damage per second from 9 (max 48.7) to 28.7 (max 68.6).

  • [+] Increased maximum range from 50 blocks > 70 blocks.

  • [-] Added a 20% Speed debuff when holding.

  • [!] Given new model.

• Revamped Icicle.

  • [-] Decreased maximum damage from +20 > +16.1.

  • [-] Decreased maximum time Entities are frozen from 5.5s > 3s.

  • [!] APS now 2.5 (Slightly Fast).

• Revamped Iron Pickaxe.

• Revamped Clothing Armors.

• Revamped Tough Armor.

  • [+] Increased maximum Defense from +6 > +19.5.

  • [-] Removed Health bonus.

• Revamped Iron Armor.

  • [+] Increased maximum Defense from +10 > +46.2.

  • [-] Removed Health bonus.

• Revamped Living Armor.

  • [+] Increased maximum Defense from +14 > +130.2.

  • [-] Decreased maximum Health bonus from +56 > +40.5.

  • [-] Removed Armor Toughness bonus.

• Revamped Memory Armor.

  • [+] Increased maximum Defense from +19 > +149.2.

  • [-] Decreased maximum Health bonus from +82 > +47.7.

  • [-] Decreased maximum Sanity Resistance bonus from +30% > +15%.

  • [-] Removed Armor Toughness bonus.

• Revamped Titanium Armor.

  • [+] Increased maximum Defense from +20 > +156.

  • [-] Decreased maximum Health bonus from +101 > +59.7.

  • [-] Decreased maximum Speed bonus from +50% > +26%.

  • [-] Removed Armor Toughness bonus.

• Revamped Steampunk Armor.

  • [+] Increased maximum Defense from +13 > +164.7.

  • [-] Decreased maximum Health bonus from +90 > +72.7.

  • [-] Removed Armor Toughness bonus.

• Removed Item Grades.

NPCs

• Added Level Merchants.

  • Can be found within Camps of their respective Level.

• Revamped Merchant.

• Revamped Keymaster.

  • When using a Keymaster's Token, it will now only roll keys that contain items based on the Levels you've visited. For example, if you use a Token only after visiting Level 1, you can only get Almond Water, Candy Cookie and Lucky O' Milk Keys. This change also applies to the Keymaster's Crate Key.

• Revamped Daily Reward.

  • Similarly to the Keymaster, you can now only obtain keys that correspond to the Levels you have visited.

• Revamped Banker.

  • You can now deposit your Bottlecaps into the Bank to prevent losing them from dying.

Other

• Added Tips for New Players.

  • Includes tips for Sanity, killing Entities and much more.

• Changed Intro Cutscene.

• Temporarily Removed You Cheated and Royal Potato Museum.

  • Will be readded in a future patch.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Level Introductions could be played multiple times if entering the level more than once in quick succession.

• Fixed an issue where new items were not able to be scrapped.

• Fixed an issue where the 'Steampunk Chestplate' was not returning 'Copper Ingots' upon scrapping.

• Fixed an issue where players could use a command that would delete their vaults. (br-0027)

• Fixed a continuity issue with the Steampunk Robot's name.

• Fixed an issue where Steampunk Robots and Skin Stealers were a lot faster than intended when using their unique abilities.

We hope this update breathes a lot more life into the server, and makes it a more enjoyable experience! If you have any feedback on the update, a message on the Discord will help out a lot!

Team Byte