Doll Impostor news & patch notes

We want to sincerely thank every player, content creator, and everyone who has supported the game since launch.

This milestone would not have been possible without your trust, videos, reviews, feedback, and constant support.

Thank you for being part of Doll Impostor. This is only the beginning.

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• Fixed: Map stats doesn't works
• Changed: Thai localization

• Fixed: Tutorial doesn't works

I'm sorry for this error. It was caused by yesterday's hotfix. I've been out all day and couldn't fix it earlier, so I apologize :(

• Fixed: Exploit can predict the impostor in pro mode

• Fixed: A cursor appear after travel

• Removed: Replay (after finish a bet)

• Fixed: When one client show some pop up and the host back to safehouse, the client still with the pop up

• Fixed: Robot can catch you when you are using the bag (career mode)

• Fixed: You can pick a doll (Host) being Impostor and back to safehouse (you bring the doll to safehouse)

• Fixed: Are a decal in ferris wheel stuck (carnival map)

• Fixed: Can't cross the courtain (circus career map)

• Fixed: Feets word

• Fixed: Stop bullied my guardian sticker

• Fixed: Fallback doll impostor image url (imgur in some regions)

• Fixed: dolls can't see unlocked on game (Need restart)

• Fixed: Wrong cases position (Safe house map, Safe circus map)

• Feature: Freeze on start
• Fixed: Camera bug (inverted) after kill by doll
• Fixed: Characters customization doesn't work on join to lobby (first time)

• Fixed: small dolls

• Fixed: Can move on tutorial (Safehouse)

• Fixed: Can see safehouse on transition level

\ = In observation

• Fixed: Win money after loss (Double or nothing)

• Fixed: Mini dolls doesn't works \

• Fixed: Career mode (UI doesn't removed after start)
• Feature: Transition map added to bug report info

• Fixed: Career mode (tutorial) doesn't work

• Fix: Some users with low perfomance see inconsistent game (Multiplayer)

Thanks to everyone for continuing to support the development of Doll Impostor!

Thanks to those who tested the beta and helped us fix the major issues with the new system! I’m pleased to announce a beta participation rate of 7.86%!

This update finally puts an end to the multiplayer errors, we can finally remove that message after 1 year!

This is a very special moment for the development of Doll Impostor! Also, the new Madness mode has been a complete success, which I honestly didn’t expect, many players have loved it!

• Fixed: Sales pose is tourned around (Toy factory)

• Fixed: Toy Factorry is lagged

• Fixed: Circus is lagged

• Fixed: Cabin is lagged

• Fixed: Contracts doesn't show (Carnival)

• Fixed: Dolls can stuck on stairs (Cabin) \

• Fixed: Sometimes hear unorganized sound (Cabin and other maps)

\ = In Observation

• Fixed: Doll can't kill after kill a player \

• Fixed: Trophies doesn't exist by default

• Fixed: Door opened by default (House) \

• Fixed: Client can't see the custom character of host by default \

• Changed: Trophy information show instant instead wait 5-7 seconds

• Fixed: Can't zoom in endless from 2nd night

• Fixed: Safehouse bit laggy

• Fixed: Circus bit laggy

• Fixed: Contracts doesn't work

Welcome everyone once again to a new update! As I mentioned before, the reason for releasing this update so soon with Carnival so close is because an extremely important development was left pending for the previous update and ultimately wasn’t released due to time constraints. That very important thing is the definitive fix for the Fatal Errors caused after traveling in Multiplayer.

You can now try this version in betas from Steam (Beta - beta). Please, more than ever, we need your feedback, as this update modifies core parts of the game!

Madness gamemode

A new game mode has been added, Madness mode. In this mode, hours do not exist—everything happens while you remain within the focus of attention. As time passes, more and more things will start activating. It depends on multiple factors such as the impostor, time (it’s not fixed), and your active traps. It also introduces something new: real doll movement. Now they can be possessed by the impostor, chase you, and kill you!

This mode is available on all classic maps! And in the future, difficulties may be added just like in Classic mode!

Fatal Errors

Fatal errors caused by Unreal Engine 5 travel have been definitively fixed! Additionally, a transition has been implemented—now you can see the journey to the location using the host’s van!

Soundtrack

The Doll Impostor soundtrack has finally been released!

Van Transition

Since a different method is now used to move players (using level streaming instead of seamless travel), a van transition has been added to make the journey smoother, replacing loading screens entirely!

Multiple dolls warning

This is something you’ve been asking for since the beginning, and it’s finally here. By default, when you try to sleep to end a match, the game will check if there are crossed dolls or not. If 2 or more dolls are still not crossed, you’ll be warned and won’t be allowed to sleep. This can be disabled in the settings.

Robot customization

After the new Carnival map, many players wanted to customize their safehouse robot to match the new style—and now it’s possible!

Career Carnival

The Carnival map has been added to Career mode!

Steam Avatars!

All doll avatars have been added to Steam for anyone who wants to use them!

Additions

• Madness gamemode

• All levels are now stream levels

• Van transition

• Robot customization in safehouse

• Alert and prevent finishing a game without crossing dolls

• Carnival career map

• Steam avatars

• Doll Impostor Soundtrack

Changes

• Mama doll

• Giselle doll

• Brian doll

• Thai localization

• Russian localization

Fixes

• Fatal errors when traveling (co-op)

• Tutorial interaction in safehouse

• Safehouse (House dolls) don't load by default

• Slight lag on start (Safehouse)

• Still gift in toy factory

• House cases are not aligned

• Cups are too loud (Carnival)

• Cups do not have the correct sound

• Can't click on swing (Daycare)

• Can't see sky balloons (Carnival) \

• Elixirs are removed too fast (Career elixirs)

• Some players re-run tutorial when joining safehouse

• Jumpscare sound is too loud (Carnival)

• Toy factory lag

• Impostor and Matchmaking show "play" to new players instead of "unlock"

Hello everyone! Thanks for continuing to support the development of Doll Impostor! I’m pleased to announce that Update 19 is actively in development! Work actually started immediately after Update 18. The reason is that we were already working on a solution for the multiplayer fatal errors. Unfortunately, it wasn’t ready in time for that update, and we are still testing and fixing small issues.

This update is planned to be available on April 19 for content creators, April 20 for everyone in open beta, and will fully release on April 27.

This update will bring several new things to Doll Impostor!

Game Mode (Madness)

Madness is a 1-4 player mode where you have 1 hour to discover the impostor doll. You have access to the photos and full information, and the dolls are the ones specific to the map (very similar to PRO mode). The difference is that in this mode, the dolls initially move to different spots and all of them are alive. After reaching their spots, dolls will continue moving toward the closest players whenever they are not being looked at. In this mode, you must gather all the information while preventing the dolls from touching you. If they touch you, they will kill you.

Fatal Errors

Since multiplayer was released last year, multiple users experienced fatal errors when connecting and playing together. We waited for a solution from Unreal Engine because the issue was related to how seamless travel handled map transitions. Unreal has not solved this problem, and we assume it is not a priority, so we changed strategy. Just like Doll Inc uses level streaming and has no loading screens, Doll Impostor will now do the same. This has been tested and completely fixes the fatal errors.

The main drawback is that it changes the entire game logic. For example, when selecting a map, we previously just traveled to another level and everything worked. Now we must manually remove the UI, disable the PC camera effect, handle ghost states when dying, and many other cases. This gives us much more control but also makes the implementation significantly more complex.

Fortunately, most of the work is already done :D

There will be a full week of testing for this update, and we appreciate all your support. Even though I’ve done multiple tests with two machines, I’m sure some issues may still appear.

Soundtrack

The Doll Impostor soundtrack will be added to Steam. This is something many of you have requested for a long time, and it will finally arrive in this update!

Carnival Map

The Carnival map will be added to Career mode.

Robot Customization

Robot customization will be added in the Safehouse, allowing you to choose the design style for your robot!

Community Item Changes

Steam backgrounds and avatars will be updated to the new full-body dolls.

Re-do

Three dolls will be remodeled (Brian, Giselle, Mama).

Along with this, regular fixes and small improvements will also be included!

• Removed: gift in toy factory (April's Fool)

• Fixed: Bobby hates and loves Lola

• Fixed: Toy Factory show an old jumpscare

• Fixed: Toy Factory show gift in toy factory

• Removed: Old Jumpscare (Toy factory)

Thanks for staying tuned for the updates! Thanks to the beta, all reported issues have been resolved. I’m pleased to announce a participation rate of 7.36% in this beta! This is likely the biggest and best update of the year! I’m sharing both trailers: the new full-body dolls and the new Carnival map!

Updates:

• Fixed: Fuxebox don't appear (Career)
• Fixed: Bill doll in toy factory appear like floating (Career)
• Fixed: Box don't show in toy factory (Career)
• Fixed: Radio doesn't works in House (Career)
• Fixed: Footsteps are not setted in Career maps
• Fixed: Daycare jumpscares camera is not correct setted (Career)

• Fixed: Infinite Elixirs
• Fixed: Obstacles on career mode maps

• Fixed: Effect Elixirs (Career mode)
• Fixed: Jumpscare carnival (Entry) wrong rotation
• Changed: Spanish localization

• Changed: Thai localization
• Fixed: Dolls disapear when look up
• Fixed: Circus curtain has collisions
• Feature: Added a light in carnival actions (Duck, Juice, Coconut, Alley)