Midnight Monitor: Aldercourt news & patch notes

• Updated Patreon Supporter List
• Secret secrets are secreting...

• The restroom door handle will no longer detach from the door
• The lady will no longer stop halfway down the hallway before the player exits the station
• When the player loops backwards with a score of 0, they will no longer loop backwards through the level, causing some confusion
• Updated the social links on the game's "About" page in the main menu

What's Next?

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• The restroom door in the "lights out" anomaly has been fixed
• The "Anomaly Hint System", A.K.A. the Creepy Baby Doll will now only warn the player about a missed anomaly once per hallway loop

• Added creepy voice lines for a certain one-eyed anomaly
• If the player clips out of the level, they will be teleported back to the spawn point
• Fixed a bug that causes the reticle to vanish under certain conditions when holding and releasing holdable objects

Midnight Monitor: Aldercourt v2.0

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• Fixed a bug that can occur when completing a speedrun with the Creepy baby doll attached to your face
• Updated the credits supporter list

• The "Anomaly Hint System" A.K.A. the Creepy Baby Doll no longer functions in Speedrun Mode
• Added even more community voice lines (and updated their voice credits)
• Updated supporter list in the end credits
• Fixed a rare bug that breaks the door handle to the restroom

MAJOR CHANGES

For Returning Players

• The game will ask if you want to reset your anomaly checklist - This will not affect other data, such as your wins or loops through the station. This simply sets your anomalies seen to 0 and creates a backup of your existing anomaly data in your save data location

Total Anomalies - 80

• The number of total anomalies has been raised from 55 to 80.
• New jumpscares, hilarious anomalies, weird stuff & more!
• One of the anomalies can function as a "hint" system, but be warned...
• ... We've been forced to add an "Alternative Ending"
• Anomaly spawn rates have been tweaked to provide a more challenging and rewarding experience

Player Interactivity

• Many objects in Aldercourt Station can now be picked up, rotated, moved and interacted with
• Additional controls for this new feature can be found under the in-game pause menu
• Added poster surfing - Jump on your favourite poster and pull up!
• The player is advised NOT to pet the new pettable dog that has been added
• A brand new interactive piano has been added, developed by Thorlar International Labs in collaboration with Aldercourt City Council

New Room: Restroom

• A brand new room has been added - The restroom
• Interact with the door to check the restroom for anomalies during each loop
• An existing anomaly has been altered to better fit this new feature (also including a new achievement 👽)
• Click the duck

Easy Mode

• Ensures that the player score is reduced by 1 when incorrectly moving through Aldercourt station (instead of resetting to 0)

Speedrun Mode

• A new built-in speedrun mode has been added to the main menu
• Speedrun mode disables "Prioritise New Anomalies" and "Easy Mode"
• The fastest recorded speedrun is saved to a plaque on the Main Menu

New Achievements

• Throwing away trash? Seeing 68.75% of all anomalies? Best Game Ever

Thank you, Supporters!

• Supporter content has been added to the game in the form of Station PA Announcements
• New Announcement Frequency option - "Too Frequent" (Messages play back to back)

Quality of Life changes

• Controls screen added to pause menu
• Increased Player sprinting speed from 175% to 225%
• Added volume slider for Jumpscares - Turn them down, or turn them off completely
• Added sticky notes with hints, musings, and lore penned by the trusty station Janitor
• Added granular save data management options
• The anomaly checklist now shows alternate letters of unseen anomalies' names
• Added a quick restart button to the pause menu
• Altered the spawn location of the ball to better signpost the full functionality of a certain sporty anomaly

Social

• Social buttons have been added to the "About" screen

Miscellaneous

• The Poolroom has been expanded
• Improved performance during level loading and player death
• Fixed a memory leak related to lights when running the game for prolonged periods of time
• Players may opt to flush themselves
• Changed the colour of the Bepis cup under advisement by the Aldercourt Legal Services Bureau
• Fixed bugs related to looping through the level - If you still get stuck outside of the level loop, I'll never develop another game again
• Various Bug fixes
• Removed Herobrine(??)

• Fixed an issue that could cause the level to stop resetting on subsequent loops

• Fixed an issue with Steam Deck specific features

• The lady NPC to stop spawning if backtracking whilst no anomaly is active and the player score is "0"
• Anomalies to be missed if backtracking and immediately correcting course and moving forward through the level loop

• Fixed Steam Achievements not triggering if the player is returned to the main menu
• Added the ability to change the frequency of station announcements under the Game Options menu during gameplay

• Fixed the app version number
• Fixed issues that can happen to the anomaly posters if they are "fixed" before being triggered
• Fixed an issue where it was increasingly easy to end up out of bounds
• Addressed issues where achievements were not unlocking

Can you spot all of the anomalies and find your way to Platform 8?

Gameplay Enhancements:

• Motion Blur Slider: Players can now adjust the intensity of motion blur to their preference. Whether you prefer a cinematic feel or a crisp experience, find your sweet spot!
• Breathing System (Pointless Edition): I've added a breathing mechanic because… well, why not? Breathe rhythmically as you explore the game world. It might not impact gameplay, but it’s there!
• Menu Tweaks: The Settings and In-Game Options menus have been tweaked due to the addition of new elements. Hopefully the new layouts don't suck ;).

Bug Fixes and Improvements:

• Music Speakers: Two speakers have been added to the room with the glass doors. No more eerie silence! These play royalty free music, and can be disabled by turning the slider in the Game Options all the way down.
• Vanishing Anomaly Fix: Previously, the lady-vanishing anomaly was a bit elusive. Turns out, I can't do math ;). Fixed now!
• Motion Blur Disable: Motion blur can be tweaked or entirely disabled by using the Motion Blur slider in the Settings menu.
• Movement Responsiveness: Movement has been fine-tuned to be more responsive.
• Breathing System (Still Pointless): Yes, we’re committed to pointlessness. Breathe in, breathe out. It won’t affect your stamina or health, but hey, immersion!

• Fixes an issue that could break then game if stopping at the wrong point in the starter hallway
• Fixed issues that would cause 2 anomalies to never spawn
• Fixed an audio issue in the starter hallway with certain buzzing lights
• Fixed an issue with the CCTV anomaly if heading backwards before it is fully triggered
• Fixed an issue that caused the mouse to appear on screen if dying to certain anomalies

Patch Notes

• The Main Menu now tracks your total wins with Stars on the “Aldercourt” display
• A brand new CCTV anomaly has been added (with an additional nasty surprise)
• The “Anomaly Checklist” has been updated to make it much more readable

Bug Fix

• One of the anomalies was failing to trigger, causing the “All Anomalies” achievement to become inaccessible. This has now been fixed.

V 0.9.61 Prerelease Patch Notes

Anomaly Checklist

Other changes

• Added a new anomaly
• Adjusted the likelihood of new and old anomalies to spawn

Upcoming Changes

• Additional Anomalies
• Minor level changes and fixes
• Steam Achievements & Stats
• Extra character/shoe choices
• Additional Steam Deck related changes