Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I. news & patch notes

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41805024/7ab945d52f7cc8dda34a74427d31530d12bf9eaa.png Hey Everyone, I've got some exciting news to share. My next game, Among the Whispers – Provocation, a spiritual sequel to Conrad Stevenson’s Paranormal P.I., is launching next week! To celebrate this next step in our paranormal investigating journey, and more importantly, to say thank you to all the players who supported the original game, I’m dropping the price of Conrad Stevenson to USD9.99. This project has been my great passion from day one, and your enthusiasm, feedback, and love for ghost hunting helped make it possible to keep building this universe. Among the Whispers - Provocation dives deeper into paranormal investigative gameplay, with new tools, tension, and storytelling, and I can’t wait for you to experience it. Whether you're returning to the field or starting your first investigation, now’s the perfect time to pick up Conrad Stevenson’s Paranormal P.I. and join the community of supernatural detectives. Thanks again for everything and stay tuned for the launch next week!

- Increased the impact of all notes to improve the pacing of investigations.

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- Minor UI Adjustments

- Made Voice Acting optional in the settings menu… Again…

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- Optimized textures on Office PC. - Reduces texture size for all tutorial videos. - Optimized auto cam and digital camera screens. - Reduce the static volume on the ParaBox. - Improved players ability to record disembodied voices from Ghosts.

- Adjusted the opacity of the non-selectable houses. - Corrected a bug where you could spam the EMF-POD on and off without delay. - Corrected audio bug where ghosts would spam audio lines. - Corrected bug where if smudges burned out on steps and player turned off could spawn inventory without dropping smudge. - Corrected bug where relics could be unlocked before all required evidence was obtained on some ghosts. - Increased robustness when calling the required variable for releasing and exorcising.

- Eliminated the dead space where Spirit's music could not be heard. - Corrected invisible fences on the church map. - Corrected bug where you could get evidence after ghosts have been released. - Made some UI adjustments. - Eliminated the Exorcism widget bug that would get stuck on screen if the time expired. - Corrected bug where auto cam could get stuck in the air while swapping items when turning the cam off.

New features and tons of Bug Fixes! For those curious about what is in version 1.0, here are the notes from the STEAM Store:

• New Items in the SLIME store required to Exorcise the demons.
• All the Demons now have summoning scrolls that must be found to perform an Exorcism. Once found, Conrad creates a display in the museum to showcase these demonic parchments.
• The summoning scrolls are used during exorcisms to summon, ensnare, and ultimately expel the Demon from the mortal realm back to hell.
• The summoning scrolls have mysterious runes and letters inscribed on them. With the scrolls equipped Conrad must search the locations to find the corresponding Runes, ultimately revealing the Demon’s name, which is critical to gain control over the Demon and send it back to Hell.
• Exorcise the Demons of New Eidolon back to hell and finally remove all the entities haunting the available locations.

There will also be an AMA (Ask me Anything) in my Discord this Friday at 5:00 PM EST I will be celebrating the long path to full release and talking with the community Click here to go to Discord

- New Items in the SLIME store required to Exorcise the demons. - All the Demons now have summoning scrolls that must be found to perform an Exorcism. Once found, Conrad creates a display in the museum to showcase these demonic parchments. - The summoning scrolls are used during exorcisms to summon, ensnare, and ultimately expel the Demon from the mortal realm back to hell. - The summoning scrolls have mysterious runes and letters inscribed on them. With the scrolls equipped Conrad must search the locations to find the corresponding Runes, ultimately revealing the Demon’s name, which is critical to gain control over the Demon and send it back to Hell. - Exorcise the Demons of New Eidolon back to hell and finally remove all the entities haunting the available locations.

- New ghost at the Barr Harbor Lighthouse. - Fixed tutorials in the WIKI so it is no longer cutting text off at the bottom for most monitors. - Increased brightness on the Church map. It is a full moon…. - Added a new item to the SLIME Store. Usable for a future update. - Corrected a visual bug where the particle effects for shadows were not deactivating on time. - Revised outdated tutorial movies. - Corrected bug where ghost audio would get cut off. - Revised the location section of the WIKI to reduce strain on PCs.

Patch 0.05.133 is live! QOL update. - Made some UI adjustments. - Adjusted Achievement code placement. - Adjusted ghosts’ behaviors. - Corrected bug with EVPs being too difficult to obtain. - Corrected bug where ghost audio would get cut off.

- Players can adjust key-binds at the main menu. - Made some UI adjustments. - When all ghosts have been released Conrad will not have voice lines about needed more evidence when leaving. - After releasing a ghost, not picking up the relic, then quitting the game, and then continuing will now result in the ghost still being released as long as the relic stays in the players inventory. - Corrected bug where Auto-Camera Widget would not focus on the next, back, or close buttons. Which made it problematic when using a controller. - Corrected bug where the Ghost Rene would not leave the property even after being released. - Corrected a bug where Conrad would complain about batteries being dead during contact sessions. - New ghost to investigate at the lighthouse. - Corrected bug where EMF would spawn from museum tables without relics present. - Esc will exit out of the office computer now. - Reduced periods of inactivity. Ghosts will now manage their breaks better and will get back to haunting more timely.

If you are continuing a game, go to a location and then head back to the office to rewrite the save file. This will place all the objects where they should be. If you have already collected relics for Poltergeist Ghosts, they will be back at the location for you to grab. A relic will not be allowed to leave the location until the ghost associated with that relic is released. There is a tutorial that explains the releasing process in the Wiki. I would recommend reading that to get familiar with what is required. - Release Poltergeist Ghosts. - Toggling voice acting is not available anymore. The soothing voice of Conrad will always be there to guide your investigations. - Alternate intros based on how based on how many ghosts have been released. - Resolved bug where EVPs could be picked up across the map from a particular ghost. - Increased the EVP probability by 20%. - New ghost at the Lighthouse.

A new ghost to investigate, release Intelligent Ghosts, and QOL updates. If you are continuing a game, go to a location and then head back to the office to rewrite the save file. This will place all the objects where they should be. If you have already collected relics for Intelligent Ghosts, they will be back at the location for you to grab. A relic will not be allowed to leave the location until the ghost associated with that relic is released. There is a tutorial that explains the releasing process in the Wiki. I would recommend reading that to get familiar with what is required. - Corrected bug (when playing with a controller focus would not be granted to the releasing widget). - Adjusted the flashlight. A tad longer range and a little less yellow in color. - Implemented a new ghost at Barr Harbor Lighthouse. - Adjusted archive's notes to match reworked pickups. - Corrected some of the displays in the museum where the text was misaligned. - Fix bug where some relics would gradually get off plane. - Doubled the expiration time for the Shadow Releasing Process. - Corrected bug where Temp Sensor would continue to take readings after a ghost drained the battery.

If you are continuing a game, go to the location and then head back to the office to rewrite the save file. This will place all the objects where they should be. If you have already collected relics for shadow ghosts, they will be back at the location for you to grab. A relic will not be allowed to leave the location until the ghost associated with that relic is released. There is a tutorial that explains the releasing process in the Wiki. I would recommend reading that to get familiar with what is required. - Adjusted line trace distance when putting equipment down reducing the likelihood of wonky placements. (players can still stick stuff in walls) - Minor optimizations for Conrad's PC in the office. - Corrected bug where if you left the game after you released a ghost but before you completed the investigation you wouldn't get XP. - Adjusted summary menu scoring (could get a audio score of 1 and info would read "an overwhelming amount of evidence"). - Release Shadows. - Added particle effects to Shadow Ghosts.

- Bug fixes associated with relics and smudges.

If you have already collected relics for residual ghosts, they will be back at the location for you to grab. A relic will not be allowed to leave the location until the ghost associated with that relic is released. There is a tutorial that explains the releasing process in the Wiki. I would recommend reading that to get familiar with what is required. - Implemented Releasing for residual ghosts. - Accessing game menu no longer unequips Conrad's right hand. - Changed the Smudge HUD icons to the corresponding leaves of the plant to help distinguish between them better. - Made some UI adjustments. - Adjusted Video-Cam's Night Vision appearance. - Adjusted Auto-Cam and video camera screen size (optimization). - Adjusted archive pickup locations. - Modified the siding on the house at Evergreen Ln and Polk St. - Fixed bug where master volume bar would not update when adjusted at the start game screen. - Corrected bug where smudges would lose positioning in players' right hand.

- Adjusted text in UI. - Adjusted ghosts' behaviors. - Adjusted Collisions on cabin assets.

The releasing process is not part of this patch. I will begin implementation of the releasing process with the next updates. - Adjusted archive locations at the Church. - Adjusted Slime store Prices. - Blocking volumes added to the basement at Evergreen Ln to minimize players getting stuck. - Corrected Typos. - Adjusted lights in the house on Evergreen Ln. - Upgraded Conrad's office to support the Haunted Museum and the Merchandise shop. - Adjusted many dialogue lines that trigger when at the office during the intro. - Adjusted ghosts pathing at all locations which reduced likelihood of ghosts getting hung up on stairs. - Adjusted decals on Evergreen Ln that were causing interference with player items. - Introduced the relics for all ghosts except the Demons. - Fixed several player collision issues and getting stuck on various maps. - Removed the maximum number of EVPs per investigation. - Smudges are available to buy at the SLIME store. - Improved controller support with the office PC. - Conrad bought a "Spirit" for his office. Ask "Spirit" to turn on some music… - Implemented a new ghost at the lighthouse. - Adjusted some of the streaming assets on the map to reduce visual bugs. - Adjusted some ghost behaviors of residual ghosts and demons.

Conrad is in the process of expanding his office to include a Haunted Museum. This museum will house the relics that spirits have attached themselves to. Conrad will soon be able to use these relics with various smudges to perform cleansing rituals, releasing ghosts into the afterlife. As Conrad completes investigations, he will notice his merchandise shop grow and well as the museum filling up with the various relics and archives found at locations. This does not pertain to Demons, because it takes a little more work than smudging to exorcise a Demon. The next several updates will focus on implementing the Relics, Smudges to buy in the S.L.I.M.E. store, and the releasing process. The next update will occur before the end of June and will have all of the Relics available. Smudges available in the S.L.I.M.E. store and the releasing process update will happen within weeks of the initial Relics update.

- Corrected miscellaneous collision issues at various locations. - Eliminated crouch. Sorry folks, I’m wore out from playing “whack-a-mole” fixing all the crazy locations folks get themselves into by crouching. - Eliminated bug associated with passing out. - Fix bug where Laser Pen would change the light color to yellow and stay yellow.

- Fixed a minor bug related to Mr. Murdoch's voice lines.

Phase four will be focused on getting the relic and releasing system implemented. This is the primary goal of this phase. I will still continue to trickle in ghosts at the newest location until it’s completed and perform regular performance updates. I greatly appreciate everyone’s feedback and will continue to use it for future updates. So, don’t be shy. • Implement Relics • Implement new materials for the releasing process. • Implement releasing process. • Add releasing materials in S.L.I.M.E. • Upgrade Conrad’s Office to house all his stuff. • Add all appropriate Tutorials to support new items. Community feedback is encouraged! Of course, there have been other very individualized issues and those are just as important to resolve. We will get to those. Again, thank you all for your amazing support!

If you are continuing a game every piece of equipment will need a fresh battery added. After this one-time event, every piece of equipment will be charged at the start of an investigation. If you start a new game, no worries. All the equipment will start charged. - Corrected Typos. - Adjusted collision for bushes. - Added blocking volumes to reduce likelihood of leaving bounds at the lighthouse. - Corrected sound bug where Poltergeist could be heard in the light tower. - Corrected ghosts' patrolling routes at several locations. - Added battery drain system on equipment and getting too close to a ghost will wipe the battery. - Corrected collision issue with pickups at evergreen. - If the demon gets you, you pass out and forget some evidence. - Camera and auto-cam will take photos of ghosts in the peripheral field of view. - Removed SLIME from the Wiki Tutorial and added it as its own topic within the tutorial. - Locations on the office map that are not developed are no longer selectable. - All notes are a guaranteed spawn; their locations are random. - Ghosts are always active everywhere, try it with the auto cam. - Investigate the barn folks, I think it’s haunted. - Eliminated ability to perform EVP and Contact Sessions while being chased by a demon. - Added blocking volumes at Jefferson to reduce the climbers from climbing. - Added highlights to the emails and Wiki locations to make searching for notes easier.

- Adjusted world composition assets (Some blocking volumes were reallocated). - Corrected typos.