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Adjusted armory ranks for arbiter
Sprint should drain all the way now
Neurostabilizer destruction/repair gives now gives 160%
Fix muscle Ripper flash Potentially
Fixed PTT not triggering in certain situations
Limitators should now be able to crouch
Fixed stealing prompt not appearing correctly
Limitators size adjustments
We’ve seen the feedback. A lot of you have been frustrated with bugs, inconsistency, and systems not working the way they should. Which is fair. This update is focused on fixing those problems first, while also giving some small scale features to mess around with.
Items no longer fall through the map
Duplicate loadouts and duplicate items have been fixed
Constant firing bug fixed
Major hit registration and ghost shot issues improved
Invincibility bugs fixed
Fewer disconnects and better server stability
Audio no longer loops on death
Loot now spawns properly and gives more than 1 item per cycle
Punching added for all fates without melee weapons
Chainsaw and melee feel more consistent
Fixed ore nodes duplicating (Ghost Nodes)
Fixed bleedout not counting kills
Fixed meat not harvesting
Fixed audio clipping issues
Fixed Proledepot showing incorrect upgrades
Fixed aim sensitivity affecting recoil
Fixed loot nodes only spawning 1 item
Fixed Civil ID showing -1
Fixed ammo slam
Fixed invincibility bug
Fixed fire damage immunity under certain conditions
Fixed paystation withdrawal not sending credits to civil terminal
Fixed Corpsman only earning Anamnecytes every 5 minutes
Fixed Slunks being unable to use the ration factory math machines
Fixed database edge cases
Fixed pharamacility parcels not giving proper anamnecyte gain
Fixed audio looping on death (Cremator, Liquidator, Vomitcoffin, Brain Saw)
Fixed VOIP echo / ghost audio issues
Fixed Limitator chat bubble and voice chat icon
Fixed map collision issues
Fixed items falling through the map
Fixed pharma tools clipping texture
Fixed distillery gauge displaying incorrectly at certain angles
Fixed turret upgrade causing client disconnects
Fixed Slunk showing scum mask without declaring anarachy
Fixed locker visual bug showing items as shared
Fixed Limitator air bar not displaying max value correctly
Added punching ability for all fates that don't spawn with melee weapons
Added boiling soup to kitchen pans while cooking
Added Combat Juice back to the armory at Level 2 (900s cooldown)
Added Battle Solution to the armory at Level 4 (900s cooldown)
Battle solution is a craftable consumable
Updated Evil Crak Mef effects
Updated Combat Juice effects and duration
Updated Battle Solution effects
Updated Crak Mef effects
Changed Crak Mef recipe
Changed Evil Crak Mef recipe
Changed Motley recipe
Updated Crak Mef description
Updated Combat Juice texturing
Added Combat Juice noise
Removed Antisepsis tonic
Added new knife model
Added new knife holding animation
Added new knife stabbing animation
Added new lighter holding animation
Renamed knife to "Rusty Crusty Knife"
Updated Rusty Crusty Knife description
Renamed switchblade to "Sgt Stabby" and updated its model
Added new explosion VFX
Terminus touch-ups and improvements
Optimized spirit post processing
Optimized boulder and ore node prefabs
Optimized entity colliders
Optimized basically everything
Enabled mesh compression on most objects
Removed Family Sharing for security and gameplay integrity
Backend security improvements
Continued VOIP improvements
Continued backend stability work
Continued collision system cleanup
Core gameplay improvements
And many... Many other things.
There's probably stuff missing from these patchnotes. We've been working hard over the last 2 weeks to get this secured. Thanks for sticking with us. This took a while but a lot of issues have been squashed. Once again, special shout-out to our community testers who were able to isolate and report these issues so we can work on them efficiently. We greatly appreciate you.
Status Update Our current priority is stability for v19a. We’re addressing a large number of bugs before pushing further gameplay changes or new content. We’re also reviewing broader progression and feedback loops tied to gameplay systems, with exploration happening in parallel. Metalworks / Work Zone Investigation Current Issue
Resource flow (metal) can be easily disrupted by Cortex
Players are forced into repeated conflict while working
Interactions currently lack counterplay
Result
Progression slows down
Gameplay feels frustrating rather than intentional
Why It Matters
Players avoid metalworks entirely
New or uncoordinated players struggle to engage with systems
Creates imbalance in job usage and weakens overall cooperation
Current Direction Marked Work Zones
Visually indicated with yellow caution tape (yellow lines in image)
Intended to protect resource flow in key areas
Potential Benefits
Reduces disruption in core work areas
Allows players to engage with systems more consistently
Creates clearer structure around where conflict happens
Risks We’re Considering Work Zone Abuse
Players retreating into zones during combat
Baiting others into restricted areas
Over-restriction
Removing too much interaction reduces tension
Systems may feel artificial instead of emergent
Rule Clarity
Potential confusion around where and how rules apply
Next Steps
Test small-scale implementations after v19a
Evaluate impact on gameplay flow
Continue gathering feedback
Note Everything here is still in progress and subject to change. If you want to follow this more closely, we’ll be starting to share raw notes and ongoing discussion in our Discord. discord.gg/vellocet
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably been very patient waiting for an update… and the good news is: we’ve actually got some good news for you.
One year ago, the nightmare began when ANEURISM IV opened its gates to the grand public. What started as a simple passion project slowly spiralled into a full-blown experiment, and after a few… questionable features along the way (think jenkem), it somehow turned into everyone’s favourite life simulator.Anyway, we won’t bore you with the entire history of ANEURISM IV or any of that squishy garbage. We know why you’re here.You want to get back to work. And maybe celebrate a little too.Scarcity is well and alive in Misery, and the Scum are beginning to suffer their growing pains. Whenever a need arises, someone comes to fill it... but never for free.
With direct connections between the City and the Scum, where anyone can gather to peruse and purchase to their heart's content.
Firearms and food, devices and drugs — with an endless assortment of bits and bobs ready for pickings... at a price. Slunk will be out for the moment, though — he's busy counting profits.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, which means risking exposure to gather supplies on the surface. Blend in with the crowd, and do what you can to contribute while walking amongst the proles. Gather resources, bust open telescreens, or carry a pistol and look for a slacking cop. Just don't get caught before you put on your mask...
Slunk came through on requests for equipment to carry contraband safely. The Cortex may be smart, but we're smarter. Get some packaging tools, and you can parcel up all kinds of things to carry in your pocket without getting flagged by their scans.
The Cult has turned over every stone they could for supplies, and we've begun digging into even older parts of the Zakazone. We've dug up some crates from some abandoned warehouses and buried laboratories, all that's left to do is see what's inside...
The Cortex has been cracking down on our usual routes, so you'll need to make do with the new ones we've carved out. Some are hidden, some are safe, some are not. Get well-acquainted, and they'll never see you coming.
Chaos reigns only where the Cortex is not. To some, Misery's suffering has ended. To others, it has just begun.
A new substation has been installed, with many resources afforded to those who enlist. With a Sanitar recruitment booth, dedicated armoury, restricted evidence lockup, jail cells, and walkways above the working man, it offers a foundation on which the Cortex's rule may be solidified.
The Consul had mandated the return of Paramechanisms under a new team of researchers from the Motherland. Their human design proves to be valuable to make them an ever-watchful eye over the citizens of Aneurism IV. With additional power, they are able to quickly issue and serve limits to anyone who seeks to disrupt the Sociostasis of our great city.
Escalation means innovation, and the Consul's finest have been improved beyond measure. They're bigger and better, and have earned their status of being beyond human in exchange for a loss in flexibility.
The best club in town just got better. Get your friends together and boogie down for real this time at the Bone Zone.
Due to the destruction of F block, temporary housing has been opened to compensate. There are fewer options for furnishing, but the Cortex has issued a reduction on their prices to give laborers a place to rest between their shifts.
An absolute powerhouse of a weapon, this behemoth of an LMG packs an entire box of 7.62x39mm ammunition into every magazine. If you can sate its appetite, it'll tear apart anything in its path.
This one's a bit brutal. We don't want to know what you do with it.
On the complete opposite end of the spectrum, we have the nail gun. As a legal "weapon", it's the first of its kind.
Lots of focus was put on providing for the least fortunate in this update, including cosmetics. Enjoy this absolute landfill of new clothing!
Below is a complete list of all the changes in version 19.
Added Contrabundles, which are condensed packages of items. They are not contraband, and all are craftable by Dealers, with some available to craft by other fates.
Re-added Nails, a new crafting item found in the underground.
Added Muscle Ripper, the new advanced LMG. Can be crafted by anyone using a Miligrade Contrabundle.
Added Nailgun, a legal firearm that uses nails as ammunition. Can be obtained from the Night Market.
Added Nail Trap, an explosive landmine that is crafted from Spiky Contrabundles.
Added Demon Cores to the underground, which can be used to activate Surveillor turrets. More infrastructure in the future will use Demon Cores as power.
Changed most gun recipes.
Separated Gunsmithing Tools and Cult Workbench recipe list. Shoddy guns and advanced guns are only craftable with Gunsmithing Tools
Moved Guitar, Skintape, Hijacker recipe to Cult Workbench
Tantalizer and Director’s Death are only craftable by Zealots, Rogues, and Malpractitioners. Scumbag can still craft RDZ at the Cult Workbench.
Renamed AG42B to Nerve Killer
Increased Nerve Killer accuracy
Nerve Killer is now classified as an advanced weapon
Slightly lowered Surma fire rate
Slightly raised Surma damage
Significantly increased Surma accuracy
Slightly raised Liver Fief damage
Slightly increased Liver Fief accuracy
Renamed Switchblade to Sgt. Stabby
Increased Sgt. Stabby range
Changed the Knife recipe to use Scrap Metal instead
Reduced pickaxe range
Increased ritual axe range and damage
Added Lustrous Contrabundle for Bankers and Controllers using Skull Sterling.
Added Miligrade Contrabundle for Dealers using weapon crafting items. Used for crafting the four advanced guns, two of which are restricted to the Dealer.
Added Burner Contrabundle for Proles to make junk guns. Proles can only use them to make Frommers or the PITY, while Scum fates have access to more recipes.
Added Explosive Contrabundle for Proles and Liquidators. They are now required to make IEDs and Rot Bombs, which are craftable by Scum only.
Added Trippy Contrabundle for Corpsman and Malpractitioners. They are used to craft Kevlar.
Added Spiky Contrabundles for Scum. They can be crafted into Nail Traps.
Increased RDZ accuracy
Increase Frommer accuracy
Reduced Kidney Splitter accuracy
Switched Scrap Metal spawns from underground to surface
Increased the Strange Lighter light range
Added Smuggling tools, available at the Night Market
Removed Advanced Gun Parts, replaced with Miligrade Contrabundles
Increased Limitator height
Removed Limitator sprint
Increased Limitator walk speed
Added new Limitator footstep and breathing sounds
Significantly lowered maximum stamina
Significantly increased stamina regeneration
Increased Limitator max health
Playing Limitator should be a meaningful choice, not an eventual upgrade that all Controllers inevitably go through. This keeps gameplay interesting and diverse by making either fate viable for their own reasons rather than Limitator being an extension of Controller’s abilities. Limitations should be rarer and more imposing, while Controllers will be more common. Most importantly though, the new weaknesses of Limitators offer counterplay to take them down.
Increased Scumbag sprint
Increased Scumbag crouching movement speed
Scumbags now spawn as “Slunks” without their mask. They are functionally identical to proles, but can press B at any time to “declare anarchy” which turns them into regular Scumbags.
Increased Prole crouching movement speed
Removed Vomit Coffin hurt sound
Removed Vomit Coffin sprint
Increased Vomit Coffin walk speed
Changed Vomit Coffin description
Reduced Vomit Coffin health
Vomit Coffin now regenerates health
Increased Vomit Coffin damage
Increased Vomit Coffin size
Added glove cosmetic slot for Liquidator
Increased default height from 0.9 to 1 (proles are slightly taller)
Added Slunk’s Bizaar, a hub for players to trade contraband and other items. Contains several shop properties and is restricted by Scum Vaults.
Added Cortex Terminus, the new fortress for the Cortex
Added Cortex reconnection point in the Terminus
Added a brand new F Block apartment layout. Has fewer options for upgrades, but is cheaper than other apartments.
Added new interior for Bone Zone Nightclub, now contains an actual dance floor and improved bar property
Added Bizaar shutters which can only be opened during a Limitation Order and starts locked by default to deter griefing behavior
Added new Surveillor model and functionality
Reorganized B Block Distilleries (more growing plots)
Removed B Block Mining Hall
Doubled boulder rate at A block Mining Hall
Connected B block Metalworks to A block Metalworks
Laundry chutes drop more laundry per pull
Laundry is now worth 10% sense
Patrols are now worth 20% sense
Slave boulders are now worth 20% sense
Relocated the F block Apartment to make space for the D block Bazaar
Added Thalamus Nexus to the background of Misery
Added some community-made graffiti to Misery
Fixed collision with upgrades in apartments
Removed lots of entities and props in Misery for optimization and gameplay purposes
Reduced the total amount of real-time lights for optimization purposes
Added Bizaar entrance to the bottom of Bone Zone Nightclub
Bizaar vault doors to not limit players while passing through
Bizaar vault doors can be opened with a skull sterling
Surveillors can now be upgraded with a turret by using a Demon Core. Armed Surveillors automatically attack limited players, and
Surveillor health increases significantly when upgraded
Upgraded Surveillors now take 10 anamnecytes if broken unlawfully.
Revised underground exits into vents with various entrances
Separated surface Locker and scum Locker inventories
Removed some underground exits, especially around the A block Apartment, now considered a nice neighborhood
Removed Cortex Armory from underground
Removed Toilets from underground
Removed Mineshaft from underground
Changed underground lighting to focus on points of interest
Relocated the Underground Forge to make way for the Underground entrance to Slunk’s Bazaar
Changed Stinging Zakazen nodes to Rot Nodes, there was too much theme-creeping on the Rot
Reduced the total amount of lootable trash spawns, no change in spawn rates
Doubled lootable trash storage capacity
Changed Rot Node spawn locations to be more invasive and troublesome (can now block hallways)
Added new street names/ greet messages when entering new areas
Added a knock sound when locked doors are interacted with
Added two new soundtracks
Improved occlusion culling
Retextured all of Misery and Nightmare to reduce the use of redundant materials for performance
Optimized textures to increase performance and decrease total disc space and RAM usage
Reworked most fate post-processing to boost performance and to fix bugged visuals like spirits' vision during darkness
Resized lots of icons to reduce texture shimmering
Experimental fix to reduce extreme audio clipping during wartime
Improved weapon switch responsive time for a more immediate feel
Improved movement input for a more responsive, immediate feel
Improved network bandwidth usage
Improved database backend for better performance
Improved audio system to reduce audio clipping
Improved player animator for smoother first-person weapon sway
Third person corner peeking no longer works while shooting
Fixed voice chat occasionally failing to respond
Fixed skeletons having the wrong texture when the player had cosmetics
Fixed missing cosmetic descriptions
Fixed IEDs occasionally not damaging certain players who are in range
Fixed proximity bombs explosion delay
Fixed cosmetics applying incorrectly to models
Effects no longer carry over through deaths
Capitrons no longer die from explosives
We'd like to thank our amazing team of testers for not only helping us with finding bugs, but also with creating the changelogs, making great artwork that you'll find in the map, supporting us, and so much more.
This update is the direct result of their persistent efforts in improving ANEURISM IV.
Added Stealing mechanic (yes it also works on rations, and yes you can kill thieves without penalty)
Added RP animations (Bound to F1)
Added Christmas joy
Added voice chat volume slider to settings
Added FOV slider to settings (EXPERIMENTAL)
Added "Lost" disable config for community servers (allows the ability to plan wipetimes, documentation will be added to wiki shortly)
Added language dropdown to settings
Added various things to Nightmare from Misery
Surma
Increased accuracy
Lowered damage
Lowered fire rate
Limitator
Increased HP
Lowered walk/sprint speed
Increased max air (stamina)
Liver Fief
Slight increase to accuracy
Recipe reworked
Lung Puncher
Lowered damage
Increased accuracy
Director's Death
Lowered damage
Pickaxe
No longer causes bleed
No longer can skin bodies
Capitrons
Balanced hunger intervals
Balanced credit gain
Anamnecyte gain has been adjusted for the following:
Wartime
Metalworks
Machine Shop
Nightmare foodstand management
Hitboxes (crouching is real)
Can now interact with items and vents while crouching
Fixed item collision issues
Misery optimizations (Should work fine on all graphic settings now)
Fixed cyte baiting - Suicidal means of death no longer will cause a previous attacker to lose anamnecytes
Removed combat juice from Cortex locker (Combat juice effects require a rework due to a bug encountered where effects would disappear before expiration time) HOWEVER jenkem can be used by Cortex fates for this limited time.
Added Christmas spirit
Added "Jolly" status effect
Good evening fellow aneurites! We come to you this evening with a very small but very important patch. Yes, sometimes the most boring patches take the most time...
On the bright side, this will make relayed servers great once more.
We'd also like to take this opportunity to announce a new trailer, since the old one was pretty... old.
Relayed servers now report proper player count
Security fixes
\ Gave the Dealer a radio to communicate with scumbags
Added waypoints to Neurostabilizers
Sepsis now deals damage proportionate to max health
Darkness can only come every 30 minutes
Signals can only rot if all Neurostabilizers are down
Neurostabilizers now require 2x more to repair
\ Limitation Orders will retrigger every 35 minutes if all Neurostabilizers are down or if rot level is above 50%
\ Wartime reduced to 10 minutes
Rotting a signal now requires 50% of max players to be online
Fixed Foodstand price fluctuations
Fixed bombs damaging players through walls
Fixed Sepsis Parcel turning into Stimulant Parcel
Added Dewormer which spawns in underground loot nodes to aid the parasite epidemic
Added mine underground
Improved postprocessing effects
Improved lighting
Decreased property prices (includes commercial and residential which has been lowered to 120)
Increased anamnecyte gain amounts (experimental)
Capped max anamnecytes to 30 (experimental)
Buffed slot machine payouts
Screwdrivers can now repair smoke detectors
Dumpster rats can now be used as refinery fuel
Axles and plates removed from underground loot pool (due to addition of mines)
Repositioned Cortex cameras away from vents
Lowered water saturation
Increased organ moisture gain
FPS optimizations on Misery for lower-end hardware
Decreased screwdriver supply cooldown by 50%
Decreased ore spawn time
Fixed Foodstand payouts
Fixed laundry getting stuck in chutes
Fixed Capitron3000s
Fixed entity stacking issue with grease traps, toilets, wartime table, etc
Fixed Corpsman anamnecyte gain
Fixed unintended crouch-jumping spots
Fixed interaction issues
Added back Intel 64 support for macOS (note that although Apple Silicon is officially supported, Intel 64 is not)
Please note that anyone with over 30 anamnecytes might receive a notification about losing anamnecytes. This does not affect karma. It is only clamping your anamnecyte count to the new limit.
Are you ready to suffer like never before?
Because for the last few months, we've been suffering around the clock to bring you the biggest update since ANEURISM IV opened its gates in March. New jobs, new cosmetics, new weapons, and tons of major improvements make this the ANEURISM we dreamt of initially.
We sincerely hope you enjoy this update for all the usual reasons.
So what exactly is Misery? Without going into too much detail, it's for you to find out. But we know how excited you must be to know just a little bit about your new workplace, so let's get acquainted with the basics.
Behold, the new metalworks. This time, with a convenient access to the mining hall. It's time to maximize productivity! Too crowded? No worries! You can always transfer over to the second metalworks. Glory to the Cortex for the marvellous infrastructure!
What was once known as the Ration Factory is now the Soup Kitchen. It might not be actual soup that you'll be cooking here, but there is slop and you can become one of its ingredients if you really want to. If you don't, then we advise you watch your step...
With 3 massive apartment blocks, the Consul has provided once more. As reward for your hard work, you'll now be able to upgrade your apartment with extra storage, very useful furniture, a workbench, and even a fresh rack of Capitron 3000s if you're kind enough to your local banker.
Some will call this their new home. It's big, it's dangerous, and it's at least 2.5x more rotten than before. Citizens should not traverse these halls, as the environment will prove fatal to those who do not belong.
There's a lot of changes to go over. That's why the changelog is so bountiful. We know how much hard working proles enjoy their weapons and funny shirts, so here's what we've got in store.
CTX Valta: A powerful assault rifle. Hot off the press from the Cortex Munitions Depot, the CTX Valta has been deployed for field work assigned to high-ranking Cortex personnel.
Nothing would be complete without cool new cosmetics. Here they are.
Frommer, jerry can, and repair kit added to the Night Market
Added new map: Misery
Added Propagazers (breakable propaganda device)
Added Sepsis (can be contracted from rot nodes and zakazen)
Added Zakazen (faster-growing rot variant)
Added grease traps and a craftable grease siphon
Added gutter oil (used to craft food items)
Added new propaganda from the High Propagator
Added a food packaging table
Added craftable Capitron Assembly Kit
Added apartment upgrades (purchasable through the Prole Depot)
Added coughing
Added falling boulders to the mining hall
Added two new medicines for sepsis
Added new Telescreen broadcasts
Added new foods: Eldritch Beans, Sievert Sushi, Bone Scones, Rat Glizzy, Tumor Crisps, Bougie Bigos, Magot Cheese, Chleb Naziany Kiełbasą
Replaced Methadone with Crack Mef, Evil Crack Mef
Added Peet Rock
Added Basketball
Added weapon: CTX Valta
Added eight new cosmetics
Added protective barriers at Cortex outposts
Added property price fluctuation
Replaced Epinephrine with "Adrenipen"
Dumpster rat now faces you when being held
Only neutral fates can eat Kevlar
Combat Juice now lasts 15s but grants major resistance
Damage resistance buffs no longer stack
Speed buffs no longer stack
Most foods rebalanced
Changed all fate post-processing filters
Changed all main menu splash screens
Changed jump and land sounds
Buffed Vomit Coffin damage and range
Lowered Vomit Coffin HP
Food Stands are now persistent and each item can be edited
Explosions now factor in wall thickness and distance
Increased property limit to 1 residential and 1 commercial property
Capitrons are now persistent and part of apartments if stored properly
Improved security cameras (lowered FOV, reduced spam)
Dealers can now fulfill their own orders
Pushing now actually pushes the target instead of teleporting
Push force can be increased with strength buffs
Increased the Dealer’s discount at the Night Market; lowered the Banker’s
Improved reliability of interaction with objects
Improved rot algorithm for more stability
Fixed missing Czech characters
Fixed items being uninteractable when placed on top of planters
Fixed exaggerated camera shake in third-person view
Fixed gunfire VFX auto-playing
Fixed inaccurate player model in the corpse inspection menu
Fixed “laundry stealing” exploit
Fixed loading crate exploit
Fixed stamina exploit
Fixed shooting direction imprecision when crouching
Added anamnecyte stat to server monitor
Citizens of ANEURISM IV! Take a moment to enjoy the Cortex's latest propaganda piece courtesy the very talented Fistoos.
We return earlier than expected with a simple housekeeping update, which suddenly turned into a slightly more interesting one due to the return of Evil One: every hard working prole's favourite knockoff card game.
Another neat note about this update is that we finally fixed the funny cosmetic bug where corpses would almost always wear incorrect cosmetics.
Last but not least, we'd like to finally formally introduce our brand new support system. If you would like to report a bug or a player, get your server verified, or anything else — you can now simply create a ticket on our support site. Please note that if you have any unresolved support requests submitted through email before today, then you might want to open a ticket instead.
We'll be back soon with more small updates as we continue to work on the highly anticipated Misery update.
Reworked and re-added the Evil One card game
Enabled push-to-talk in interaction windows
Added more splash screens
Added locker back to casino
Fixed incorrect cosmetics on corpses
Fixed certain clipping issues in the Nightmare map
Fixed broken main menu links
Fixed server not ending when connecting to another
Fixed corpsman fingers
Fixed "Proud supplier" task
Citizens of ANEURISM IV, we present to you version 16b!
Added 7 new cosmetics
Added global chat (/// prefix) which is disabled by default and can be enabled on community servers
Added radio chat (// prefix) as an alternative to voice radio for Cortex and Scum
Added a verified server system (see below for details)
Reduced scrap metal crafting requirement down to one metal trinket
Changed laundry chute spawn behaviour
Fixed player list mute button not working
Fixed player list mute button displaying different state from interaction menu
Fixed being able to phase through a wall in the club
Fixed being able to phase through a wall at the Cuisine du Cadavre shop
Fixed spawn animation clipping exploit
Fixed crouch-slide exploits at the docks
Fixed nightstand bell being audible at a long distance
Fixed warning text displaying false information when attempting to go below 0 anamnecytes at the ration factory
Fixed trees with missing collisions
If you are a server operator and would like to have your server verified, you can send an email to [email protected] and provide details about your server. Please note that the verification process may take some time.
For support, tickets on Discord are still the fastest way to get help. But for more serious issues — or if you’re not on Discord — email us at [email protected] so we can track things better.
Food stands are now persistent through restarts
Credits gained from paystations are now persistent through restarts
Owners/Managers of a shop may now send credits to their ATM for paycheck redemption and collection at any time post-transaction
Added many more food stands to Nightmare
Banker Anamnecyte cost adjusted: 6 -> 3
Buffed food created/cooked by players
Fixed Casino property name
Readded Casino paystation
Adjusted Dealer/Banker Night Market discount: 10% -> 25%
Citizens of ANEURISM IV, have you heard of the Midnight Bloc? They've just settled in ANEURISM IV and have revolutionized business as we know it.
Version 16 is the opening move in Aneurism’s biggest overhaul yet. Its new systems are groundwork for version 17, which will bundle the fresh Misery map with the long‑awaited apartment rework.
In Nightmare, food stands will appear alongside Paystations.
In Misery, food stands will replace Paystations entirely.
Nightmare is moving to “legacy” status as we adopt a streamlined map‑development pipeline that promises far greater stability and performance. We’ll keep a few official servers running Nightmare for die‑hard fans, but most servers will shift to Misery once version 17 lands. You can find some pictures of the upcoming Misery map on our Instagram page.
Added the Night Market, which complements the DealerNet. It functions as a reverse‑DealerNet where players pre‑pay with credits, receive a receipt code, and pick up their goods once any Dealer/Banker fulfils the order (fulfiller receives the tax; buyer gets a waypoint).
Added Food Stands: stall‑style vendors that let shop‑owners sell food shipments at their own prices. Shipments are restocked via the Night Market.
Added shipments: Gabagool, Sausage Rolls, and Canned Bread are now available as shipments through the DealerNet.
Added a new music track.
Renamed Dealer Pickups to Dead Drops for clarity.
Changed how DealerNet functions to support the new Night Market/Shipment workflow.
Added more slave spawns.
Improved property system efficiency and reliability.
Applied anti-theft system to eating, drinking, and grabbing.
Paystation and Food Stand payouts are now taxable income and therefore must be collected from Civil Terminals.
Non-Cortex weapons are now considered fully contraband and are therefore illegal to be in possession of the Cortex.
Gabagool, Sausage Roll, and Canned Bread single items have been removed from the DealerNet (they are now obtained via shipments).
Added burning air hazard to Volos Precinct (affects all fates except Slave).
Slave corpses now despawn faster.
Suspicious Meat only drops from players who have been alive for > 5 minutes. (Proles take time to ripen)
Properties can now only be renewed after 50% of the lease time has passed.
Cortex patrols will now award 20% anamnecyte gain (Increased from 10%).
Fixed a bug with properties where incorrect info would be displayed.
Fixed a bugged ore node in the mining area.
Fixed turret glitching.
Fixed recoil control when inverted.
Fixed workbench interaction window on ultrawide monitors.
Patched conditions that lead to illegal item interactions.
Improved user authentication security.
Improved anti-theft system logic.
Patched transport to Brazil.
VIP Slots: Servers now support a VIP role that bypasses the player cap. Use -reservedslots argument on the command line (default 4).
New command: cleanupitems \ – destroys all items grabbed by the specified user
New command: cleanupitems – destroys all grabbable items
New command: changemap – switches to the specified map
New command: startgamemode – reserved for future use
We're very glad to introduce this update. The team is working very hard on the next coming versions and we just need a little more time to make sure they're in a good spot before we release them. Your patience will be rewarded! In the meantime, enjoy some well-deserved patches and gameplay improvements to Aneurism IV.
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Increased Metalworks and Distillery anamnecyte gain
Killed "Bouldermaxxing"
Hijacker can now only be used once (to open the door)
Balanced property prices
Added slight delay to holstering/equipping/swapping weapons
Increased metal ore health
Decreased withdrawal curse frequency
Slightly increased Limitator HP
Adjusted several weapon crafting requirements
Closing sewer door(s) no longer requires a hijacker
Adjusted DealerNet component pricing
Added spotlight to suspicious chair
Moved the Metalworks forge wall closer to prevent having to jump into the fire
Fixed lighting in various areas
Fixed devmenu fire rate desync
Fixed cosmetics console spam
Fixed stealing trigger
Fixed some collision problems
Adjusted Metalworks collision logic
Held items no longer drop when transforming
Fixed Metalworks entity clipping
Raised magazine size: 75 -> 100
Increased recoil
Increased fire rate
Raised magazine size: 20 -> 30
Lowered rank requirement
Increased accuracy
Raised recoil
Increased damage
Raised fire rate
Slightly increased reload speed
Greatly increased recoil
Reduced fire rate
Adjusted damage to suit fire rate
Now only holds one bullet
GREATLY increased reload speed
Changed reload audio
Greatly increased swing speed of axe attachment
Adjusted damage of axe attachment
Patched "flashlight" bug
Increased accuracy
Increased damage
Increased accuracy
Slightly increased damage
Made it not worthless
Increased damage
Balanced fire rate
Increased accuracy
Increase damage
Increased reload speed
Thank you for your patience, and for bearing with us while we worked on this patch. There's much more to come and we're excited to share many more things with you. Glory To Aneurism IV.
-A.C
Added second forge in P.L.F. Metalworks 1.
Added proportional/scaled contribution rewards at loading bays.
Lightmap improvements.
Resource node spawn points are now higher.
Nerfed Bile Binty firerate.
Fixed crashes caused by attempting to steal warhead cores.
Fixed server browser for Proton users.
Fixed missing light probes in certain loading bays.
Fixed Cortex highlighters.
We are excited to announce a monumental update, one that will restore balance and order to the world of ANEURISM IV. We all know that work is reward, so it is with great anticipation that we present to you The First Industrial Update. Steel yourselves. The machines are waking!
If you are interested in reading about the recent server outages, please skip to the end of this announcement.
Added smoke detectors to civil centers and laundromats.
Added new metalworks system.
Added two machine shops.
Added slop tower to green houses.
Added slop can.
Added jenkem leftovers.
Added 8 new cosmetics.
Added 2 new guns.
Changed mining area.
Changed underground metalworks.
Changed ore node model.
Changed metal ore model.
Changed ingot model.
Changed jenkem model.
Changed surströmming model.
Changed jar into empty bottle.
Improved vomit shader.
Improved banker pimp suit.
Doozer booze now additionally gives infinite stamina, and lasts 90 seconds.
Buffed rot shroom nourishment.
Buffed cult chest weight capacity.
Cortex scanners are now disabled underground.
Scum cooking recipes are now available to the Malpractitioner.
Laundromat chute cooldowns are no longer shared.
Washer and dryer times have been reduced by 25%.
Jenkem consumption now leaves behind Jenkem Leftovers.
Added and adjusted items on the DealerNet.
Minor weapon tweaks.
Fix liquidator skinning
Fixed base storage not picking up certain items
Corpsman gloves and hat can now be worn at the same time.
Prole eyes and hair can now be worn at the same time.
Remade all entity icons.
New robust servers for better reliability and performance. \
Security improvements.
Removed psychosis attribute from jenkem.
Removed crafting recipe for jar.
Added jenkem balloon physics.
Added empty bottle to dealernet.
This time around, we’d like to give a massive shoutout to the entire community for your continued support and positivity during the recent wave of attacks targeting both our players and the official servers which lead to lots of downtime and confusion among new players.
As a small independent studio that seems to like making big games, we’re no strangers to unexpected challenges—and the last week as certainly tested us. Despite that, your encouragement has made all the difference. We're incredibly grateful for the resilience of our players and the lessons we've learned in the process. That knowledge will be crucial as we continue improving ANEURISM IV and prepare for the future of our upcoming titles. Thank you all!
And if you haven’t already—join our Discord! Come hang out, report bugs, or just scream into the void with us.
-A.C Under laws like the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (US) and the Computer Misuse Act (UK), DDoS attacks can result in heavy fines and prison time, sometimes up to 10 years. Similar laws apply in many countries around the world. We are actively investigating and will pursue any responsible parties through proper legal channels. If you're running a community or affiliated server and have traffic logs from the time of the attacks, please reach out. That information could be extremely helpful in our investigation. — Vellocet Staff
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