A Hat in Time (Windows, Mac OS X)/Version Differences

This is a sub-page of A Hat in Time (Windows, Mac OS X).

To do: Document changes in the coding for objects and HUD, as well as general differences, like Ambient Occlusion and PBR. Get rid of all the "by this build" crap. Find and pinpoint exactly which build was the first to have some of the changes listed on this page.

This game has received quite a few patches, and has changed a lot since release. The most noticeable differences will be documented here.

Changed or Removed Graphics Who needs Facebook anyway?

Model Revisions A lot of time was spent polishing rocks

Text Revisions Words are hard sometimes

Object Code Differences What do you mean the Time Stop Hat doesn't use clocks anymore?

Early Death Wish Localization Hey, kiddo! I'm still setting up, here! No peeking!

Initial Console Builds Cooking Cat has served his mission!

Special Builds Sometimes things slip through your fingers...

Official Changelogs and Notes

October 9 2017

An update to A Hat in Time has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. This is a minor update. The changes include:

Performance improvements in the Subcon Cave Rift & Mafia Cave Rift
Preparation for Steam Workshop release (coming soon!)
Fixed the Picture Perfect remix being available before Picture Perfect becomes available
Minor camera improvements to hallways & tunnels in Dead Bird Studio (and its secret area)
Fixed incorrect icons on the Dweller Mask flairs
a good boy added to credits
Improved the speedrun timer
Fixed alpha issue on Hat Kid's face in Mafia HQ cutscene
Gallery time rift camera fix
Removed rift token in Chapter 5 that falls into the abyss

Notes

This build also changed the locations of two Time Rifts: the Time Rift in Alpine Skyline near the Windmill, and the Time Rift inside the sewer pipe in Mafia Town. Both polaroids for these Time Rifts were updated to accommodate these changes.

October 21 2017

An update to A Hat in Time has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. This is a minor update. The changes include:

Experimental update for Mac that should significantly reduce loading times.
Further preparation for Steam Workshop release (coming soon!)
Added an ingame remix of "Your Contract Has Expired"
Fixed a visual issue with the scooter sometimes turning sideways and sinking through the floor
Fixed a softlock in the Twilight Bell when opening the metal gate with the fox mask
Updated a selection of Time Rift photos
Fixed Blue Vault dropping content into lava in lava version of Mafia Town

Notes

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November 4 2017

An update to A Hat in Time has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. This is a minor update. The changes include:

Experimental update for Mac that should significantly reduce loading times.
Further preparation for Steam Workshop release (coming soon!)
Added an ingame remix of "Your Contract Has Expired"
Fixed a visual issue with the scooter sometimes turning sideways and sinking through the floor
Fixed a softlock in the Twilight Bell when opening the metal gate with the fox mask
Updated a selection of Time Rift photos
Fixed Blue Vault dropping content into lava in lava version of Mafia Town

Notes

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November 10 2017

An update to A Hat in Time has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. This is a minor update. The changes include:

Resolved issues with the camera where it would on occasion flip out while in tight corridors
Fixed some regional PS4 controllers not being recognized by the game
Fixed interact button not showing up as the circle button with a PS4 controller
Fixed jigglebones twitching when running at low framerates
New camera filter: Silhouette


'''Note on Modding Support BETA'''
We have an opt-in beta available called the "Modding Support BETA". It is a BETA. It will be broken. Don't opt in unless you're ready to accept that things will be broken, and that it will be updated frequently. It's a test ground for us to test all the various crazy mods that modders will make, and fix those before Modding Support gets merged with the main game.

'''Note on update frequency'''
Us at Gears for Breakfast take great pride in the fact that we're able to respond to issues quickly. When someone reports a bug, we often have a fix for it ready to ship in less than a day.
However, we did not take into account the fact that a lot of people are on limited bandwidth. Receiving a 2.6gb update multiple times a week can be frustrating when in that scenario. We realize this now, and going forward we will reduce the frequency at which we update, and instead bundle our fixes into major releases instead (or supply the fixes via the Modding Support BETA). The only exception to this will be necessary hotfixes for severe issues. Thank you for voicing your thoughts to us so we can continue to improve the game and our distribution of the game!

Notes

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December 11 Debug Build

By this build, a secret location in Alpine Skyline had been changed dramatically. At the Goat Outpost Horn, there's a hidden area housing a Brewing Yarn collectible inside of a makeshift wooden birdhouse. In the initial release of the game, this structure was actually constructed out of BSP instead of static meshes, and the method of accessing the collectible was by hooking onto a floating Subcon Noose. By December of 2017, this structure was remade with static meshes, and the way to access the secret was changed to a springboard. The house's wood textures also changed, becoming a much brighter shade of brown. Two little planks of wood on the new version are still leftover from the BSP version, however.

Initial Release	December 2017

Another notable change that occurred by this build was the overhaul of the lit cherry bomb material effect. When the final game launched, the cherry bomb effect much more closely resembled the Beta's appearance, with it flashing red when lit. By December of 2017, that effect was replaced with a much more dynamic effect, showing a peach-colored pulsing effect on the cherry instead. The material for it still have nodes for the old flashing effect inside, however, but they are disconnected.

Beta	Initial Release	Current

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January 6 Modding Beta

Early Spaceship Death Wish Music

Found in the files of Modding Beta builds between January 6 2018 and January 9 2018 is an early version of the music that plays in the spaceship when near Snatcher:

January 3 2018	January 9 2018

This version is less than half the length of the finished version, falling very short of the length to match other spaceship variants. To an untrained ear, the early version may sound the same as the final, but it's actually slightly different. The early version was imported on January 3 2018, while the final version was imported late on January 9 2018. This version was actually used for a secret on the A Hat in Time website, where clicking on a certain part of the page would lead to a page with Snatcher smiling over an image of the Death Wish map while playing this music.

February 8 2018

We're happy to release an all-new B-Side Soundtrack for A Hat in Time, featuring 80+ tracks of all-new remixes, wip & lost tracks, as well as extended tracks.

Upon purchase of the B-Side Soundtrack, if the tracks aren't appearing for you, or the track list is appearing incomplete, please restart Steam to receive the latest update that the B-Side Soundtrack arrives with.

In addition, an update to A Hat in Time has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. This is a major update. The changes include:

B-Side Soundtrack is now available
Added support for rebindable buttons on controller
You can now add support for any controller under the "input" menu.
Added a new lighting model that significantly improves the visual fidelity of certain surfaces in A Hat in Time (in particular metal).

Notes

This build is the first main branch build to add PBR, a new type of metal shader backported from Unreal Engine 4. PBR would become heavily used in The Arctic Cruise and Nyakuza Metro later on in development. Prior to this update, PBR was much shinier, as can be seen in the screenshot below, which is from January 2018.

February 12 2018

An update to A Hat in Time has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. This is a minor update. The changes include:

Fixed an issue where certain metal surfaces would appear incorrectly
You can now view which DLC is installed from the main menu
Fixed select performance issues reported to us
Further improvements to move modding support out of beta

Notes

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March 13 2018

Gears for Breakfast is pleased to announce a free update to A Hat in Time: The Modding Update!

We love mods. Ever since releasing A Hat in Time, we've seen our modding community achieve fantastic feats, such as all-new chapters, hats, badges, and more. To celebrate, we're releasing our first major Windows A Hat in Time update: The Modding Update. In addition, A Hat in Time is going on sale for 24 hours at -33% off on Steam!

This update is available RIGHT NOW on Steam and later next week on GoG.

This update brings our mod support out of beta, and natively integrates mods into the game loop: By playing mods and completing mod levels, you receive Rift Tokens which can be used to purchase new hat flairs, remixes, and more! In addition, we've also added new flairs to the game.

We're also happy to announce that we're officially including 2 community-made A Hat in Time mods into the main game:

Dye-able Main Game Hats by That Girl
German Fan-Translation by Lucas Dyziek, Noah 'NoNiC' Horten, Miguel Johnen, Sebastian Wallus, Alexander 'Da Wood' Schlembach, Niko 'TiredRandomWolf' Fox, Litronom and ScreamingCat1789

The creators of these mods have been compensated and credited for their fantastic work! We hope to include more amazing mods going forward.

Changelog:
Modding support is now available to everyone, out of beta
Added German language support
Added Japanese language support
All-new mod menu
Rift Tokens can now be obtained from mod levels
Added 3 new achievements
Added 4 new flairs
The majority of hats are now dye-able
Pause menu has been redesigned
Settings menu now has an option to turn off mods
Stars now show up on your save file when certain conditions are met (number of stars depend on number of conditions)

Notes

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March 18 2018

An update to A Hat in Time has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. This is a minor update. The changes include:

The game bootup now shows which mods are currently being loaded
A selection of loading screens now have progress bars
Mods that are currently downloading now show up in the mod menu
Fixed a number of crashes when loading certain mods
Fixed a bug where pressing START in the mod menu would result in shenanigans
Fixed some mod maps occasionally appearing in the wrong category
Fixed some mods occasionally appearing twice in the mod menu
Fixed custom chapter unlockable acts not working
Fixed a bug where some chests in the spaceship that had never been opened, appeared opened and unavailable
Fixed a crash in cases where no mod icon was available
Mod Tools: Fixed crash when auto-generating LODs and lightmaps
Mod Tools: Recommended tag is now no longer lost when updating an existing mod

Notes

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March 22 2018 Modding Beta

Early Rift Collapse Combined Music

Also later found in the Deep Sea Rift in the May 28 2018 DLC 1 Leak Build is an earlier version of the Rift Collapse music used in the final game.

March 10 2018	July 31 2018

The two versions are identical in composition except that the final's was made to loop more within the track, to prevent it from awkwardly looping in the final game. It worked at first, but nerfs to the Rift Collapse timer speed in Peace and Tranquility would cause the song to no longer be long enough for the death clock, allowing the player to hear its jarring loop in-game.

March 23 2018

An update to A Hat in Time has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. This is a minor update containing patches and hotfixes. The changes include:

Added Korean fan-translation by Fluffy Kittie (they have been compensated and credited for their work)
Minor visual improvements to the loadout menu
Made the wall jump in She Came From Outer Space's platforming segment easier
Time Stop now has an extra cooldown when the player uses it to strike a boss
Improved load times for mods with materials using the PlayerShader materialfunction (doesn't apply to existing mods, you will need to save your materials and re-upload your mod to improve its load time)
Improved memory usage by improving compression on select textures
Lots of A Hat in Time editor improvements

Notes

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April 3 2018

An update to A Hat in Time has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. This is a minor update containing patches and hotfixes. The changes include:

Camera calculations have been optimized significantly, providing a performance boost on the CPU
Minor performance improvements to rendering, providing a minor performance boost on the CPU
Fixed a bug where flairs would appear incorrectly in certain cutscenes
Updated the Korean fan-translation
Fixed balloons appearing bright in night time version of Mafia Town
Fixed collision in a few spots in Murder on the Owl Express
Editor: Fixed crash relating to CubeMaps
Editor: Static Mesh Editor now has a turntable option, in case you like seeing models spin around... very fancy!

Notes

The summit of the Tower of the Goats gained some Pons and additional details by this build. The newly-added Pons and purple decals at the base of the spinners were added to help uncertain players figure out what they're supposed to do when reaching the top of the tower, as some players reportedly had trouble spotting the spinners.

Initial Release	April 2018

May 28 2018

An update to A Hat in Time has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. The changes include:

Fixed a race-condition crash in audio playback
The Relic Finder Badge has been replaced by the Compass Badge, which serves a similar purpose but is used differently.
Compass Badge now costs 400 pons instead of the previous 100.
Mafia Town at night has been improved visually with rain effects and localized fog
This has also been applied to the Alpine Skyline Purple Time Rift
Hat Kid now has an effect for being in water
Minor performance improvements to rendering
Snatcher's blink attack now has an audio cue to signify its importance
Fixed water in Mafia Town sometimes freaking out
Fixed a rendering bug where some objects would become invisible
Fixed the PS4 button icon saying "CIRCLE"


Note: Any community-made levels containing torches or chairs will need to be re-cooked

Notes

This build, as mentioned in the changelog for it, completely overhauled the Relic Finder Badge into the Compass Badge. Thus, all of the original and unique graphics made for the HUD for the Relic Finder Badge went unused in this build. A full HUD Element previously appeared in the bottom right corner of the screen, using the same map graphic from the unused Sand Travel Map HUD.

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When the map would detect a relic, it'll place a pin for it on the map and try to direct Hat Kid towards it with different arrows.

And when the level has no more relics to find, it'll instead display "No Nearby Relics".

September 13 2018

DLC 1 is released.

Notes

A few decorations and effects were removed from the game in this update, including an NPC at the start of Subcon Forest.

This Dweller, the only one you could talk to in-game, was removed. His dialogue was thrown out, as well.

Initial Release	DLC 1

Prior to DLC 1's release, a couple decals in Subcon Forest had a pulsing effect. For whatever reason, the nodes in their parent material that handle the pulsing effect were disconnected.

Several background mountains in Alpine Skyline lost collision, which resulted in numerous decals that were plastered onto them not showing up in-game anymore. The mountains that lost decals were the ones along the path to Yellow Band Hills, Serpentine Bird Horn, and The Windmill, respectively. There were also two Goat NPCs on a mountain along the path to Yellow Band Hills that started constantly falling into the void, despawning before the player could ever see them. Thankfully, an update to the game in 2021 fixed the Goats falling to their deaths and restored the mountains missing their decals near Yellow Band Hills. The other mountains are still missing their decals in the current final game.

September 15 2018

An update to Seal the Deal DLC is now available!

'''General'''
Modding support is back, but turned off by default. You can enable it in game settings. Modding support will be turned on by default as soon as we have done some more testing. Editor is still unavailable but will be back soon as well.
Fixed selecting the Lava Cake act in Alpine Skyline taking you to The Birdhouse


'''The Arctic Cruise'''
The Arctic Cruise Act 2 & 3 no longer requires Death Wish stamps
Fixed a softlock in "Bon Voyage!" with the Mafia in the dinner hall
Ship Shape (The Arctic Cruise) has had its balance tweaked, so that (hopefully) no player should be stuck on it for hours


'''Death Wish'''
Peace and tranquility (easy mode) now costs 77 pons instead of yarn
* Fixed a bug where peace and tranquility could not claim rewards or be refunded
3-Lives requirement has been removed from all Death Wishes except Rift Collapse and Boss Rush
3 lives are disabled in peace and tranquility
Fixed a bug where timer challenges were unaffected by peace and tranquility
"So You're Back from Outer Space"'s primary objective has been made easier in easy mode
UFOs in "So You're Back From Outer Space" have been made a bit easier to avoid
Peace and tranquility can now be turned on the moment its available by holding A, you no longer need to exit to menu
10-Seconds to Self-Destruct and Bird Sanctuary now have peace and tranquility

Notes

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September 21 2018

An update to Seal the Deal DLC is now available!
Ship Shape's requirement has been reduced from 20 to 18 (40 to 27 in co-op).
Peace and Tranquility has been assigned another button instead of A
Fixed a softlock in Boss Rush
Death Wish Mafia Boss no longer pushes the player away into sandbags
Boss Rush lives have been redesigned. You can now retry a boss in Boss Rush up to 3 times, after which you return back to the first boss.
Peace and Tranquility now no longer shows after 50 deaths (but you should definitely turn it on if you're this deep)
Death Wish now counts as 110% on the save file and is no longer required for 100%.
Modding is now enabled by default again
* Punished Kid achievement stamp requirement has been reduced from 70 to 50

Notes

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September 29 2018

An update to A Hat in Time is now available!
Blueberry Pie, Forest Critter and Minty Fresh can now once again be obtained
Fixed a bug where having mods installed that utilize localization would slow down the game
Added a standard and high quality ambient occlusion setting
Fixed a bug where resetting a Death Wish parenting an active passive Death Wish would not deactivate the passive Death Wish (such as Zero Jumps)

Notes

By this build, a glowing pink cherry blossom particle that can only be seen while the particles are inside of a dweller sphere, which covered a large part of the forest, was completely removed from the level. These cherry blossom petals still appear in one of the contract photos for Subcon Well.

October 18 2018

An update to A Hat in Time is now available!
Fixed co-op softlocks in Battle of the Birds
Co-op characters now have a health pon hover around them when they pick up health, for the other player to pick up
Several performance improvements
Editor: Fixed a memory and performance leak in Note actors

Notes

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December 4 2018

'''Workshop'''
Curated Items can now be uploaded via the modding tools! We're excited to see all the content that the community would like to see in DLC 2
Curated Workshop FAQ: https://support.hatintime.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013088334-Steam-Curated-Workshop-FAQ


'''General'''
Fixed a bug where DLC would sometimes not be recognized mid-game if the internet connection of the player was unstable
Fixed some particles appearing incorrectly on some systems
Beach balls are fun
As per community request: Added "Hold Backwards to Cancel Diving" option in Input Settings
Speedrunning: Bag Skip is back (we were able to apply a fix for the casual issue it caused without patching the exploit itself)
DLC is no longer required for a 100% save file if the player doesn't have the DLC installed
Minor improvement to loading times
Fixed a crash on Windows systems with no mice like tablets
Fixed a bug where exiting the Time Rift reward screen prematurely would make the game stop rendering


'''Co-op'''
A new co-op feature is now available: Fullscreen co-op! It can be turned on in game settings
Fixed a bug where entering the settings menu as the co-op character would result in weirdness


'''Titlescreen'''
Several performance improvements


'''Spaceship'''
Fixed small hitch when interacting with the Rift Token machine


'''Mafia Town'''
Heating Up Mafia Town: Fixed a selection of trees being invisible but still having collision
Several performance improvements
Fixed the button in Mafia HQ being wonky


'''Battle of the Birds'''
Fixed disco balls exploding too early in the Battle of the Birds boss battle
The input menu for controllers now has the missing numbers 0, 8 and 9
The Big Parade: Several performance improvements


'''Subcon Forest'''
Moved a floating minion to land in the swamp area
Fixed a bug where Snatcher's theme would continue to play in co-op even after exiting his trap
Several performance improvements


'''Alpine Skyline'''
Several performance improvements
Fixed fog colors not appearing correctly
Improved a part of The Windmill Death Wish where birds rode on a moving platform
Fixed control being inverted on the telescopes


'''The Arctic Cruise'''
Improved performance of lens flares
Fixed a bug in Rock the Boat where it was possible to enter the water without freezing
Fixed a bug where the game would freeze for 1 frame as the level was fully loading
Deep Sea Time Rift: Several performance improvements


'''Time's End'''
Several performance improvements
Fixed a bug where Mustache Girl would rotate very oddly while using her laser attack

Notes

The aurora borealis in Alpine Skyline disappeared by this build due to culling distances being tightened up. An update in 2021 that also fixed some mountains missing collision made the aurora borealis visible again, thankfully.

Only present in this build of the game is an early version of the metro's hub room on the Spaceship. It can be found floating off away from the main area, much like the DLC 1 room. The room's design in-game appears as a black box with some wires near the top. There's also some flat plane models that use the default texture. Also present in the level is two cubemaps for the room, which show a much more completed room design than the one that appears in-game. This is because the room uses assets from Nyakuza Metro, which are prevented from being cooked in due to anti-leak measures deployed by Gears For Breakfast. This early version of the room was present in the game from this build until the release of DLC 2, meaning it stuck around for several months.

A view of the room in-game, with both lit and unlit lighting.

The two cubemaps for the room, showing its design more resembled Empress's jewelry shop interior than a unique station with benches and a cat trains running through it. The DLC 1 elevator is used as placeholder for accessing the room. There is a trigger volume inside of the elevator in the room, but touching it does nothing.

May 10 2019

DLC 2 is released.

May 11 2019

'''General'''
Korean localization has been updated
Fixed a few typos in Nyakuza Metro and Online Party
Dancing Online Party players now properly animate in gifs
Fixed a bug with using the Camera Badge while the emote HUD was open, causing the game not to pause
Fixed the end-of-Time Rift reward giving Hat Kid rewards when playing as Bow Kid
Fixed Badge Seller music not stopping when purchasing an item and then exiting
Fixed shop descriptions sometimes not matching the item when using mouse & keyboard
Fixed being able to dance and carry items at the same time
The kids now stop dancing when weapons are swapped


'''Online Party'''
Fixed not being able to select The Illness Has Spread in Online Party
Players who did not participate in an act at all are no longer on the end-of-act scoreboard
Player avatars were temporarily disabled, but are now back
Based on community-feedback, guest parties have been increased from 4 slots to 6. Overall we heard a lot of reports of players feeling like they never met anyone using the guest feature, so we hope this will improve the chances of meeting a stranger. We may further adjust the guest party sizes moving forward.
Fixed Online Party players showing up in the game's ending, and while in tutorial scenes with Mustache Girl / Cooking Cat
Fixed being able to use emotes as Mustache Girl during the sequence before The Finale, causing her to T-pose
Added the option to mute other players' emote sounds in Game Settings
Fixed a soft-lock caused by pausing the game while the prompt to join an act was visible
Fixed Bow Kid not having the Online Party crown
Fixed being able to join acts for chapters the player didn't have unlocked
Fixed player list not displaying anything if no avatar can be loaded from remote
Fixed being able to interrupt talking players by hitting them


'''Nyakuza Metro'''
Fixed a Relic in a crate that would permanently disappear.
Fixed crows attacking respawning player in green station


'''Spaceship'''
Fixed a hole in the storage room that could result in players falling into the void


'''Mafia Town'''
Fixed the button in Mafia HQ not opening the gate if another Online Party player stepped on it
Fixed the Heating Up Mafia Town faucets spewing lava outside of the correct act
Removed invisible raccoons that would attempt to attack the player (but wouldn't actually hurt the player)


'''Alpine Skyline'''
Fixed Time Rifts being unavailable
Fixed the Free Roam titlecard being incorrect


'''The Arctic Cruise''
Removed impossible-to-get relic in Arctic Cruise finale


'''Death Wish'''
Bird Sanctuary: Fixed exploding eggs sometimes counting a penalty despite no birds being harmed
Fixed a bug in the "Collect every Rift Pon" bonus objective for Rift Collapse, making it unclearable
Fixed some objectives done with Peace and Tranquility not counting on the main menu (however they would count correctly after having entered the game)

Notes

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May 15 2019

An update to A Hat in Time is now available!

'''General'''
A Hat in Time - B-Side Soundtrack has been updated with Nyakuza Metro tracks
Chinese localization has been updated with Nyakuza Metro + Online Party support
Korean localization has been updated
Several memory improvements
Fixed a rendering thread crash
Fixed rare stickers sometimes not spawning
Fixed rare stickers in Mafia Town only being available in the daytime acts
Fixed main menu cutting off for ultra widescreen
Save files are now automatically backed up once per day
Added an option to disable the emote wheel
Fixed "Return Home" achievement not working


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'''Online Party'''
Battle of the Birds finale can now properly be played in Online Party
Fixed being able to spectate players that had already left the game
Players met in Ghost Party are now added to the recent players list (guest mode not included)


'''Nyakuza Metro'''
Fixed Nyakuza Metro - All Clear! achievement not triggering if Rumbi Factory was completed as the last Nyakuza Metro act


'''Spaceship'''
Fixed softlock with Cooking Cat's tutorial and having auto-skip cutscenes on
Fixed a bug where loading a pre-DLC branch of the game caused certain relic stands containing new DLC relics to become unavailable

Notes

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May 17 2019

An update to A Hat in Time is now available!

'''Modding'''
Modding Support re-enabled
Mods now load significantly faster and have their own dedicated shadercache
Mods can now ship with shadercache pre-built so the end-user doesn't have to generate them on first load
Modding Tools have been updated with Nyakuza Metro + Online Party features


'''Online Party'''
Death Wish support for Online Party
Mod level support for Online Party
Mod paint dyes are supported for Online Party if both players have the dye installed
Fixed being able to use emotes on the titlescreen
Fixed softlock in ending caused by Online Party join act prompt


'''General'''
Spanish localization for Nyakuza Metro + Online Party



'''Nyakuza Metro'''
Rumbi Factory: Fixed some models being very dark

Notes

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May 19 2019

An update to A Hat in Time is now available!

'''Online Party'''
Fixed a bug where an extra copy of other players would show up in the player list
Fixed a bug causing enemy deaths to not sync
Fixed the join act prompt appearing while in photo mode


'''General'''
Fixed inconsistent rare sticker alerts
Added a machine in the spaceship which reads back the latest rare sticker alerts
Updated Chinese localization
Updated Korean localization
Fixed massive log files when mods would continuously emit the same error
Fixed a save data crash


'''Spaceship'''
Fixed the intro camera looking at the attic before it was unlocked


'''The Arctic Cruise'''
Fixed a missing rare sticker


'''Nyakuza Metro'''
Fixed a crash caused by bouncing one of the queuing cats into a vacuum


'''Modding'''
Mods can now send commands to other players in Online Party
Mods can now create their own virtual / wireframe / etc flair overrides
Added a "Sync for Online Party" property to checkpoints
Fixed being unable to open mod maps that were using ladders
Fixed crash when cooking mod packages
Game Mods now inherit from Hat_GameEventsInterface and can use all the events within
Added a "Online Party" checkbox to the Mod Manager

Notes

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May 26 2019

An update to A Hat in Time is now available!

'''General'''
Updated the launch prompt when a crash has occurred to also recommending turning off mods
German localization for Nyakuza Metro + Online Party
Fixed Korean translation being mis-labelled in credits
Updated Korean localization
Updated Chinese localization


'''Modding'''
Fixed a minor crash when lots of mods were installed
Fixed stack overflow crash when lots of asset replace mods were installed
Mods now report if they cause bad performance
Fixed some mods not having their name properly displayed in the Online Party list
Fixed crash for mods that asset replace metro trains
Fixed a bug causing poor performance when lots of mods were installed
Fixed mod Time Pieces not getting added to the save file after 7.

Notes

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June 3 2019

'''Modding'''
* Added Featured tab to the mod menu
* New mode: Challenge Road - can you clear this community gauntlet?
* Using emotes & stickers in mod levels now leaves that emote for everyone else to see
* The mod menu now has an option to unsubscribe to mods
* Fixed Bow Kid missing her body with certain mods installed

'''Online Party'''
* If playing Online Party without a party name in a mod level, you will be automatically paired with others who are playing the mod level

'''General'''
* Updated Portuguese localization
* Updated German localization
* Updated Spanish localization
* Updated Korean localization
* Health bar now shows just 1 HP while One Hit Hero is equipped
* Added a warning on the act select if player is still missing a purple Time Rift
* Added a new achievement

Notes

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June 6 2019

'''General'''
* Updated Korean localization
* Updated German localization
* Fixed a bug causing Steam to be a bit too aggressive in making sure your game is verified

'''Death Wish'''
* Fixed candle Death Wishes not working during specific circumstances
* Fixed Boss Rush allowing to resume at the boss you died at even after losing all lives

'''Modding'''
* Fixed a crash caused by people making mods... for mods. Mod-ception. You people are incredibly creative, please never stop.
* Fixed race condition crash in the featured mods tab
* Challenge Road can now be joined in Online Party if all players have the mods installed
* Fixed Challenge Road showing up as a Death Wish in the pause menu
* Fixed Challenge Road's "play" button not being accessible with controller

'''Online Party'''
* Fixed the Online Party description text being partially off-screen

Notes

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June 16 2019

'''General'''
A missed rare sticker alert will now re-appear after collecting a Time Piece, to make sure you don't miss it
Fixed Virtual Kid skin not hiding the ponytail properly
Fixed Virtual Kid skin applying the wrong head mesh on the titlescreen
Fixed hats not sorting properly, resulting in hats other than the preferred one appearing in the hat wheel etc
Fixed bad performance with Razer Chroma if Synapse is installed but not running
German localization has been updated


'''Modding'''
The non-level mod list now also has a "Featured Mods" list
Mods installed on-the-fly are now automatically re-enabled if they were previously disabled
Fixed delete button not always being available in mod list


'''Online Party'''
Fixed not being able to join Challenge Road in Online Party


'''Spaceship'''
Fixed the Spaceship intro screen focusing on The Arctic Cruise even if the chapter is complete


'''Death Wish'''
Fixed resetting the No-A-Presses Death Wish not resetting which Time Pieces have been collected in the Death Wish

Notes

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June 20 2019

'''Nyakuza Metro'''
Fixed rare sticker prompts forcing a return to spaceship when it shouldn't (sorry Pat)
Added Kickstarter backer character


'''Modding'''
Fixed a bug where multi-level Challenge Road entries would prevent progression

Notes

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August 16 2019

'''General'''
Reduced memory footprint of voice acting and music
Act intros now stream in textures better, with less hitching
Fixed Time Stop heart not appearing
Fixed a bug when creating more save files than permitted
Improved performance of character talking bubbles
Improved performance on the file select screen
Updated German localization
Updated Korean localization
Updated French localization
Updated Italian localization


'''Mafia Town'''
Fixed Sleepy Raccoons making a sound even when hidden
Performance improvements to Heating Up Mafia Town and She Came From Outer Space
Fixed rare scenario where Barrel Battle barrels would bounce in the air
Fixed a small stutter when attacking Mafia


'''Battle of the Birds'''
Updated the icon for health in The Big Parade
Fixed rare scenario where clearing an act would not always return to the Spaceship


'''Subcon Forest'''
Fixed rare bug causing Subcon Forest acts to not appear in the act select despite owning the contract
Improved performance of the purple Subcon Forest Time Rift


'''Alpine Skyline'''
Performance improvements for Twilight Bell


'''Time's End'''
Performance improvements for the final boss battle


'''Nyakuza Metro'''
Fixed the metro cat trains being too dark in some areas
Significant performance improvements
Fixed losing money if buying a metro food combo without having enough for the total


'''Death Wish'''
Performance improvements for Beat the Heat, So You're Back From Outer Space, and The Great Big Hootenanny

Notes

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August 19 2019

Usually we wait a bit before pushing an update, however our community has been desperate to have playable character mods working again - so here's a quick update to resolve that issue!

'''General'''
Updated Spanish localization


'''Modding'''
Fixed certain playable character mods not working due to a missing function. This function has been added back!
Hat_Collectible now has its "Sync for Online Party" variable exposed to the editor

Notes

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September 4 2019

'''General'''
Improved texture compression quality of Time Rift pages
Improved performance of Blue Time Rifts
Fixed some outfits and flairs having the wrong texture group
Significantly reduced stutter and pop-in for level intros
Improved stability and overall performance


'''Seal the Deal'''
Tour Time Rift now emits its intruder alert continuously until cleared


'''Battle of the Birds'''
Fixed the boss battle sometimes falling through the floor on low-performance machines, soft-locking the battle.
Fixed the boss battle disco ball sometimes bonking onto the spectator gallery.

Notes

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Nintendo Switch Release (October 18 2019)

Early Nintendo Switch Release Localization

Early localization found only on the initial release of the Nintendo Switch version, prior to any patches, is present for Nyakuza Metro and Online Party!

ghostparty.int

PlayerJoin = [name][playername][/name] has joined the ghost party
PlayerLeave = [name][playername][/name] has left the ghost party

became

PlayerJoin = [name][playername][/name] has joined the online party!
PlayerLeave = [name][playername][/name] has left the online party...

Some extra details were added for the joining and leaving messages. The early text also calls it 'ghost party' instead of 'online party'.

LobbyPrompt = Group Name
PublicInfo = If entered, you will only see other players who are in this group.

became

LobbyPrompt = Party Name
PublicInfo = If entered, you will only see other players who are in this party.

"Group" was changed to "Party".

OnlineInfo = << TODO: GET JONAS TO WRITE AN EXPLANATION FOR WHAT THIS BUTTON DOES >>

became

OnlineInfo = This will allow you to see and interact with other players, including friends and random visitors.

A rather hilarious placeholder line is present for the description of the Online Party machine.

Tutorial0 = BEEP BOOP COMPUTER DIALOGUE EXPLAINING WHAT GHOST PARTY IS
Tutorial1 = BOOP BAP AND HOW TO USE THE LOBBY MENU
Tutorial2 = BLIP BLOMP WHEN'S CORGI QUEST 8 COMING OUT?

became

Tutorial0 = Welcome to [wave][hint]Online Party[/hint][/wave]! Collapse dimesions together and see your friends!
Tutorial1 = Turn it on to journey alongside players from other worlds!
Tutorial2 = Or enter a party name to just play with your friends!

More funny placeholder lines. The first line refers to the mode as "Ghost Party", which is what Online Party is called internally. It's possible that at this point in development that "Ghost Party" was the current official name for the mode.

menus.int

Category_Filters = Filters

became

Category_Filters = Style

The 'Filters' section of the new DLC 2 camera was changed to 'Style'.

Item_HatKidPose = Pose
Pose_None = None
Pose_1 = Pose 1
Pose_2 = Pose 2
Pose_3 = Pose 3
Pose_4 = Pose 4
Pose_5 = Pose 5
Pose_6 = Pose 6
Pose_7 = Pose 7
Pose_8 = Pose 8
Pose_9 = Pose 9
Pose_10 = Pose 10
Pose_11 = Pose 11
Item_HatKidExpression = Face
Expression_None = None
Expression_1 = Face 1
Expression_2 = Face 2
Expression_3 = Face 3
Expression_4 = Face 4
Expression_5 = Face 5
Expression_6 = Face 6
Expression_7 = Face 7
Expression_8 = Face 8

became

Item_HatKidPose = Pose
Pose_None = None
Pose_1 = The Big Cheese
Pose_2 = Crouched Bleph
Pose_3 = Peace and Tranquility
Pose_4 = Shocked
Pose_5 = Steppin'
Pose_6 = Balance
Pose_7 = Casual Walk
Pose_8 = Zoomin' By
Pose_9 = Finger Gun
Pose_10 = Hmmm
Pose_11 = Yessir
Item_HatKidExpression = Face
Expression_None = None
Expression_1 = Angery
Expression_2 = Happy
Expression_3 = Surprised
Expression_4 = Hurtin'
Expression_5 = Nervous
Expression_6 = Bleph
Expression_7 = Nostalgic
Expression_8 = Hewwo
Expression_9 = Fed Up

The generic names of the poses and faces Hat Kid can make in the camera mode were given proper names for the final version. A 9th expression was also added for the final, called "Fed Up".

[GhostPartyEmotes]
PingName = Ping
OverHereName = Over here!
HiName = Hi!
WatchOutName = Watch out!
JoinMeName = Join me!

Online Party emotes are present in this file instead of the 'ghostparty.int' file. Included is localization for the unused and removed "Join me!" emote found in the December 4 2018 build.

collectibles.int

MetroTicketName = Metro Ticket
MetroTicketName0 = Route A Ticket
MetroTicketName1 = Route B Ticket
MetroTicketName2 = Route C Ticket
MetroTicketName3 = Route D Ticket
MetroTicketDesc0 = Grants Access to stations in the Metro

became

MetroTicketName = Metro Ticket
MetroTicketNameA = Yellow Ticket
MetroTicketNameB = Green Ticket
MetroTicketNameC = Bluefin Ticket
MetroTicketNameD = Pink Ticket
MetroTicketDesc0 = Grants Access to stations in the Metro

The metro ticket items only have generic names at this point, and match up with the map file names found in the September 29 2018 build that leaked the very early version of DLC 2.

[Stickers]
StickerName = Photo Sticker
StickerDesc0 = A new photo sticker has been unlocked
StickerDesc1 = for your [icon:camerabadge][name]Camera Badge[/name]!

became

[Stickers]
StickerName = Sticker
StickerDesc0 = A new sticker has been unlocked,
StickerDesc1 = use with [button:emote] and [icon:camerabadge]!

Stickers were originally called "Photo Stickers".

metro_cats.int

[photoact]
photo_cat0 = Want to be a helpful little kid, nya? We're updating our website, nya, but the photos are all old.
photo_cat1 = Could you do me a favour, nya? Could you take some new press photos with your [hint]camera[/hint]?
photo_cat2 = I need, nya... one of the [hint]jewellery store[/hint], one of the [hint]big sushi restaraunt[/hint], the [hint]subway entrance[/hint]...
photo_cat3 = One from [hint]the balcony at the top of the Metro[/hint], nya.... oh, and one of the [hint]coffee shop[/hint].
photo_cat4 = We want nice clear photos, nya. Make sure you're close enough, and that the subject is centered.

Localization is present for the Metro Cats at this point, but this is all there is inside the file. The text describes a scrapped scenario where Hat Kid has to take pictures of certain areas of the metro for a cat, although to what end is unknown. The text also depicts an early way the Metro Cats once spoke, often ending sentences with "nya". No Metro Cats speak this way in the final version at all.

empress_metro.int/metro_empress.int

[finale]
empress_finale0 = I should have known you'd betray me, child. You look the type.
empress_finale1 = Your little trinkets are all locked up. I told you - they belong to me.
empress_finale2 = She's stolen one back! Stop her taking the other three, you fools!
empress_finale3 = What do you mean there's only half left? What do I pay you useless cats for?
empress_finale4 = A million dollars to whoever brings me that little brat!
empress_finale5 = She has all of them? Catch her! Don't let her leave my metro!

Two localization files for Empress, one of which (empress_metro.int) does not exist in the final version. The contents of both files is the same: early dialogue for Rush Hour. At this point in development, there were only four Time Pieces to collect in the level prior to the finale, instead of eight. The manholes for the level were found to exist as early as December 2018, indicating that all of this localization is leftover from sometime before December 2018, but after September 29 2018. It also appears that Hat Kid would've stolen them back one by one during the level, instead of snatching them all up at once before the Act began.

January 21 2020

The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. This update is optional on Nintendo Switch. The changes include:
Performance and stability improvements
Added a new visual for when multiple screen-altering badges are equipped (thank you to Ova for allowing us to take inspiration in their video)
Fixed a ladder that Hat Kid didn't feel like climbing in The Windmill (Alpine Skyline)
Fixed some metro trains suddenly and unexpectedly appearing in Nyakuza Metro
Online Party: The Express Band music is now synced in Online Party
Modding: Fixed a crash when opening the config menu for a mod multiple times
Nintendo Switch: Fixed being able to select no user account, preventing the game from saving.
Nintendo Switch: Fixed a crash when using Peaceful Badge in Nyakuza Metro
Nintendo Switch: Added motion blur setting

Notes

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July 14 2020

The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. This update only applies to the Steam release. The changes include:

Fixed Steam Workshop IDs exceeding the maximum, causing mods not to load correctly.


Y'all legitimately made so many mods that it exceeded our max ID number, good job

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February 11 2021

An update to A Hat in Time is now available!

Added improved ultra-wide monitor support
Added FoV option for use w/ ultrawide monitors (Game Settings)
New accessibility option: Auto-Jumping (Input Settings)
Various community-suggested fixes and improvements
Online Party: Increased likelyhood of meeting strangers when no party name is selected

Notes

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May 4 2021

The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time.

The changes include:
Battle of the Birds: Improved performance in Battle of the Birds finale
Nyakuza Metro: Fixed some Metro fast food truck cameras clipping into geometry
Online Party: Various minor performance optimizations & fixes.
Spaceship: Fixed sometimes getting locked inside the spaceship rooms when running old saves.
Spaceship: Updated hitbox on balloons in the Gallery Time Rift
Spaceship: Fixed camera clipping into the spaceship pillow pile
Subcon Forest: Fixed Cherry Bomb spawns not spawning cherries if the player is on top once the respawn hits.

Notes

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August 2 2021

An update to A Hat in Time is now available!

A fix for Mustache Girl's laser attack hitbox by Treefrog
Fixed being unable to use the Ice Hat after diving into a recovery voluime
Fixed a specific set of background mountains in Alpine Skyline not having collision, causing goats to rain.
2 Stickers have been added for anyone who purchases Here Comes Niko on Steam(beginning August 3)

Notes

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October 14 2021

The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time.

Resolved a bug where players were unable to connect to eachother in Online Party.

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November 27 2021

Vanessa's Curse Creator's DLC is released.

November 29 2021

An update to Vanessa's Curse is now available, a Steam restart may be needed to receive the latest updates.

* This patch provides significant improvements to network stability for Vanessa's Curse for high capacity lobbies.

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December 1 2021

A new update to Vanessa's Curse is now available!

Several stability improvements in high-capacity lobbies
Added an extra crown wave at the start of the game
Added bouncy mushrooms to the arena
Invisibility buff now reduces tag range

Notes

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December 4 2021

A new update to Vanessa's Curse is now available!

Several stability improvements in high-capacity lobbies
Added a relay system for when players are unable to establish a fast, direct connection.
Multiple spectator quality-of-life improvements

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December 15 2021

A new update for A Hat in Time - Vanessa's Curse is now available!

Mods have been re-enabled! Note that some mods are incompatible with Vanessa's Curse, and you will receive a message if attempting to enter with an incompatible mod.
Reduced stutter during loading screens
Adjusted crown requirement to balance out low vs high player kiddo win rate.
Added localization support.
The losing team decider for Roulette Event now also considers crown collected as a win/lose condition.
Improved a few bonk slide collisions.
Reworked crypt level design and how players can enter it.
"30s left" music now also plays if you are the last kiddo alive, better run!

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January 11 2022

'''Vanessa's Curse'''
Changes:
playable character mods are now allowed in Vanessa's Curse! Try out Mafia Boss or Mustache Girl for different gameplay! (Note: Some playable character mods are still blacklisted for providing an unfair advantage.)
Adjusted points gained for collecting crowns.
Invisibility duration lowered from 60s to 30s!
Starting game timer now syncs for spectators!
Roulette event now happens at 150s instead of 140s.
Default cursed players now get 15 points every time another cursed player tags a kiddo.
Players are now able to spectate starting after a player joins the waiting room.


Bug fixes:
Fixed not being able to pick up crowns when experiencing low framerate
Fixed Snatcher/Vanessa lines that didn't play correctly after collecting crowns
Fixed Vanessa lines that never played after kiddos winning.


Modding Support:
Vanessa's Curse assets are now available for modders on the experimental beta of the modding tools.
Added a "PreTime" sound cue that can be replaced by remixes for even more customization!


'''A Hat in Time'''
Fixed minor localization issue in the mod menu
Fixed FXAA being trippy when entering doors in The Arctic Cruise and Battle of the Birds
Updated the upvote / downvote icons for mods
Fixed the teleport to The Arctic Cruise in HUB being unusable in rare circumstances

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February 3 2022

'''Online Party changes'''
Players are now able to select the way their Online Party works by using specific prefixes in their online party lobby name.
“NOMOD” - PURE TAG using this prefix will require all mods to be disabled for your online party (example: NOMODTAG1, NOMODTAG2)
“ALLMOD” - ULTIMATE MOD FREEDOM! Using this prefix enables all mods, including mods not supported in standard Vanessa’s Curse lobbies. Be warned, these lobbies may be full of abnormal movement and unfair play.(example: ALLMODTAG1, ALLMODTAG2)
No prefix- CUSTOMIZABLE FUN by not using a prefix in your online party name, mods that aren’t considered to contain exploits or competitive advantage will be allowed. (Example: TAG1, TAG2)

If you encounter unfair play in no prefix and "NOMOD" lobbies please be sure to file a report. To learn how to report please see our FAQ Here!

'''Changes'''
Mafia Boss playable mod can now use his "spin" ability, EX version still disabled.
If there is only 1 default cursed player, the points earned for indirect tags is doubled (30)


'''Bug fixes'''
Fixed last player alive music playing at 0 players alive instead of 1 alive
Improved UI performances

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May 9 2022

The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time.

'''Online Party'''
Performance improvements
Improved UI to have it recommend 'peck' and 'boop' as defaults

'''General'''
Fix for light beams casting incorrect shadows in Picture Perfect / The Big Parade

Notes

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June 20 2022

The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time.

* Added a new crash reporter, which can be toggled in Game Settings.
* Fixed an issue where the "Unlimited Possibilities" achievement would unlock without any mods installed.
* Fixed some misplaced window decals in The Finale.

Notes

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July 19 2022

The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time.

'''Miscellaneous'''
Fixed a rare issue where Steam Workshop mod splash screens would display "visit store" instead of "visit workshop page".
Fixed the buttons on Steam Workshop mod entries being very narrow
Fixed a rare crash related to Rift Collapse animations
Fixed a rare crash that would occur when loading new levels
Fixed a crash when the max number of particle effects in a level was hit
Fixed a rare crash on exiting the game while a particle system is playing
Fixed a rare AI crash
Fixed a crash related to jigglebones on characters

Notes

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August 15 2022

The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time.

'''Miscellaneous'''
Fixed common animation warning in Online Party
Fixed location banners not supporting non-localized strings
Multiple crash fixes
Added new Community Gameday Sticker

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October 3 2022

A Hat in Time's 5th Anniversary
We're celebrating A Hat in Time's 5th anniversary! A limited-time event will take place starting tomorrow
(October 4th) and ending October 9th!

During the event, the Spaceship will be decorated!
We'll be having a casual developer anniversary party on October 5th at 7pm CET with a livestream on Twitch.tv (Twitch.tv/GearsForBreakfastOfficial)


'''Vanessa's Curse'''
During the 5th Anniversary events, sticker drops have been doubled
All stickers dropped during the event will have a unique Birthday effect.
A new exceedingly rare sticker effect (Hyperzone) has been added, and will remain as a potential unlock after the event ends as well.


'''Bug Fixes'''
Fixed a bug with velocity on hookshot swings after diving
Workshop mod rate menu no longer forces the default hat (thanks to Psoron)
Fixed players being unable to dive after taking damage mid-dive
Fixed playerstart in Subcon Forest village dweller Time Rift
Fixed audio sliders "sticking" when moving the cursor to another selection
Fixed warning spam for workshop items with many config options
Fixed the meatclub Mafia enemy's meatclub visuals rolling in the opposite direction
Fixed voice acting mumble for Nyakuza Metro Empress and Dead Bird Studio Receptionist
Potential fix for crash in vertex buffer and particle systems
Potential fix for crash related to tick rate
Fixed potential crash on bootup related to language settings
Fixed potential crash in character animations
Fixed crash if enemy nyakuza cats fail to find a path to the player
Significantly increased hitboxes of sandbags at the end of Dead Bird Studio, since new players seem to always choke those for some reason
Reduced hurtbox of flying knives during Dead Bird Studio finale boss
Added slight variance to the fakeout disco ball drop in Dead Bird Studio boss
Reduced hurtbox radius and height of Mustache Girl slap
Fixed crash related to music looping

'''Modding'''
Added support for custom HUB levels via Hat_ChapterInfo.

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October 9 2022

A new update for A Hat in Time is now available.

Online Party: Fixed a rare Online Party crash
Online Party: Fixed a bug where having many inventory stickers would cause other players not to see displayed stickers
Modding: Fixed ActSelector not using the currently active mod for the act select menu


This weekend we also say goodbye to the 5th anniversary event. It was fun while it lasted - happy birthday A Hat in Time!

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October 21 2022

A new minor update is available for A Hat in Time

The Arctic Cruise
* Fixed annoying stair collision in Arctic Cruise's kitchen

Online Party
* Fixed Online Party player's dweller sphere being created multiple times, resulting in lag over prolonged game sessions

Vanessa's Curse
* Fixed being unable to use Vanessa's Curse stickers unless Nyakuza Metro was installed.

Modding
* Fixed crash in Kismet when an actor is selected with SpriteComponent with no sprite set.
* Added support for custom death wish maps via Hat_SnatcherContract's new DeathWishGroupID property.
* Modded Death Wishes are now by default on their own Death Wish map, allowing players to enjoy both a vanilla and modded Death Wish experience.
* Fixed pause menu not showing Time Pieces in modded levels (thanks to starblaster64 for identifying the issue)
* Fixed finales not working for mod Act Selects

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December 22 2022

A Hat in Time Winter Event is here!
The A Hat in Time Winter Event starts December 22nd, 2022, and ends January 5th, 2023.
A Hat in Time is 50% off for the duration of the winter event!

The Spaceship
The Spaceship has been decorated for the duration of the winter event! Don't ask about the Mafia ice statue. please.


Death Wish (Requires: Seal the Deal)
A new limited-time Death Wish map has been added! Complete these new festive challenges and earn presents (stickers!)
5 new Death Wish challenges
5 new stickers
Note: Some Death Wishes may not be available unless Online Party or Vanessa's Curse is installed


Vanessa's Curse (Requires: Vanessa's Curse)
Vanessa's Curse stickers now drop at DOUBLE the rate for the duration of the winter event!


Settings
Grinches can disable the winter event under Game Settings

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February 7 2023

A new minor update is available for A Hat in Time!
The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time.

General

    Improved wallclimb to get less stuck on walls
    Fixed several instances of AudioComponents not being destroyed on completion
    Fixed jigglebone crash

Spaceship

    Fixed being able to select "empty" creator DLC when no Creator DLC is installed

Mafia Town

    Mafia Boss now has a reduced height hitbox while doing his horizontal spin attack. This allows players to jump over him without double-jumping.
    Reduced hitbox of charging Mafia summoned by Mafia Boss
    Fixed small rubble blocking the camera on the wooden platforms in Mafia Town

Battle of the Birds

    Fixed typo in Conductor dialogue in Dead Bird Studio Act 1
    Fixed typo in dialogue for the Express Band
    Fixed duplicate 'Bow Down' sticker in Dead Bird Basement
    Conductor / DJ Grooves Tokens now heal +1 HP on pickup

The Finale

    Mustache Girl will now teleport back to center of arena if she falls out of the arena

UI

    Fixed being able to click menu items via mouse click release, when changing menu

Death Wish

    Increased the hitbox of moving golden vault codes
    Made it less frustrating to wallclimb out of ice statue (Mafia's Jumps Death Wish)

Online Party

    Fixed players still showing as joining a level, even after having joined said level

Modding

    Fixed rare mod icon PNG loading crash
    Fixed Challenge Road mods being out of order
    Reduced fade-in duration of mods in mod menu list

Notes

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March 6 2023

Localization
The German localization for A Hat in Time, A Hat in Time: Seal the Deal and A Hat in Time: Nyakuza Metro has been updated


Miscellaneous
Fixed rare crash on startup when connecting to Steam Workshop
Fixed Challenge Road mod icons not always loading
Fixed bug where the first installed Steam Workshop mod would sometimes refuse to load
Fixed rare crash in Online Party when a player disconnects
Fixed rare rendering crash
Fixed crash when transitioning to a Steam Workshop mod level that was still being downloaded
Fixed crash when enabling and disabling Steam Workshop mods
Fixed "Change Death Wish Map" text sometimes not rendering correctly


Modding
Added a "Subscribe" button to the mod list. Mods now download without subscribing by default.
Added GameMod::GetModScriptClasses

Notes

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June 29 2023

The A Hat in Time Steam Summer Event starts June 29, 2023, and ends July 13, 2023!

An update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time.

Summer Event
A brand-new in-game summer event is live from June 29th to July 31st!
The spaceship has been decorated for summer vibes
A new summer Death Wish map with 50 stamps is available, containing community-made challenges (accessible via Death Wish in the Pause Menu)
The challenges and rewards are available even if you don't own 'A Hat in Time: Seal the Deal'
Unlock 2 new weapons, a new sticker and a new dye
To keep Steam Workshop rewards installed when restarting the game, subscribe on the Steam Workshop page.


Special thanks to the community members whose mods are featured in this event!
SuperInkLink
PastaPillows
Khanromi
Camb0t
Teratorn
Super Sandwich Galaxy
SabMods
Habijob
Rhoyse
Don
jlintgod
MrBrawls
Catwish
Biddy
EpicYoshiMaster
Jazzrabbit
Dr. Treefrog

Check out all featured mods on the workshop Summer Event Tag!

Modding
Added support for Death Wishes that depend on Steam Workshop content
Added support for specifying in the ModInfo.ini which mod map to load on start (Map=MapNameHere under Info)
Mod weapon models are now visible to other players in Online Party, as long as both players have the mod installed
Added support for always-in-backpack weapons and dyes/outfits
Added SetParticleTrailOnBone function to Hat_Collectible_Skin (dyes and outfits)
Added GameMod::GetModWorkshopLocalID
Death Wish titlecards now display the active Death Wish map as chapter name ("Summer" instead of "Death Wish")
Improved performance of the mod menus
Added loading screen when a mod is installing / compiling shaders


Fixes
Fixed crash when transitioning to Death Wish with a map that isn't loaded
Fixed a crash when loading out-of-date savedata
Fixed sound spam when soda cans are wedged stuck
Fixed bug where items stolen by Alpine Skyline cats would enter an intangible state if the cat is killed within 1 second of the item being stolen
Fixed missing line for Conductor during Dead Bird Studio finale, and a missing line for Snatcher during the Subcon Forest finale (thanks to JDWMGB)
Fixed wrong hat flair being equipped when using the "Set To Default Hat" Kismet node. This bug was visible when finishing the Subcon Forest finale.
Fixed broken camera sequence during the final boss speech in the finale
The camera sequence when entering the Subcon Well's hookshot room is now disabled while auto-skip cutscenes is active
Fixed missing talking animation for Mustache Girl during the Mafia Town boss battle
Fixed easter egg enemy in Nyakuza Metro being synced in online party, resulting in a softlock
Fixed modding crash when using asset replace on loading screen textures
Fixed asset replace refreshing when disabling/enabling a mod that doesn't use asset replace
Fixed rare crash when receiving Steam Workshop updates

Notes

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July 22 2023

A new minor update is now live with the following changes:

Summer Event
Reduced requirement for the Cave Story summer Death Wish objective from 5,000 EXP to 1,000 EXP
Updated objective for UFO summer Death Wish, since it required a one-time Rift Token to clear

Fixes
Improved Death Wish performance when unlocking objectives
Fixed Death Wish not returning the player to the bedroom
Fixed Hat Kid spinning when falling out of bounds after jumping on an ice launch pad
Fixed being able to open the camera badge menu and pause the game when entering a Time Rift portal
Fixed being able to softlock the Goofy Mafia in Mafia Town Act 3 if you moved to the second checkpoint while he was climbing ladders

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December 4 2023

A new minor update is available for A Hat in Time!
The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time.

Player
Fixed Hat Kid staying in the double-jump animation if ledge grabbing after double-jumping
Homing attack now starts movement slightly faster
Fixed players not seen as "landed" when triggering OnLand on meshes with custom walkable floor Z
Fixed being unable to drop carry-able objects on destroy within 0.5s of pickup if AutoPickupOnTouch is on


Hats
Fixed brewing hat projectiles being blocked by EnemyBlockingVolume


Badges
Fixed hookshot chain not attaching properly to certain end-points
Updated player's movement curve at the start of a hookshot swing to be smoother


Mafia Town
Fixed not attacking in the 2D plane direction when in the Mafia of Cooks boss battle
Increased interaction distance to Mafia NPC blocking an entrance by the docks in Mafia Town


Alpine Skyline
Fixed softlock in Twilight Bell in the room with the second key


Nyakuza Metro
Added a Nyakuza Metro introduction camera sequence for when all Time Pieces have been collected


The Finale
Fixed Hat Kid being vertically misaligned in the fake-out ending in The Finale
Updated The Finale hyperzone background to be less visually noisy
Moved boss battle phase 1's arena bounds to avoid part of the arena being out-of-bounds


Online Party
Fixed crash in Online Party when a remote player would use specific weapons
Fixed timed-out users stalling games in Vanessa's Curse


Modding
Fixed GEI-implemented classes not finding functions
Fixed flair ComponentOverride not working for Hat_Ability_StatueFall

Notes

This update changes the Winter Event to start on December 4th instead of the 22nd, and end on January 4th instead of the 5th, greatly lengthening the time the event lasts.

January 4 2024

A new minor update is available for A Hat in Time!
The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time.

Hats
Brewing Hat breakables now spawn health if the player is missing health


Mafia Town
Fixed certain brewing hat crates in Mafia Town not spawning health as intended


Alpine Skyline
Fixed invisible sign meshes in The Illness Has Spread near the birdhouse


Arctic Cruise
Ship Shape guides now only refresh if the player strays far away


Death Wish
Fixed subtitle / voice line mismatch in Death Wish


Vanessa's Curse
Summer and winter event weapons can now be used in Vanessa's Curse
Thank you to Hatlagg for suggesting this addition!

Notes

To do: Add notes...

March 31 2024

A new update is available for A Hat in Time!
The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time.

New Feature: Emblems

    Added emblems to acts in the act select screen. Emblems are rewarded for: 0 jumps, speedrun, all rift token pages, all yarn, all rift pons, finding friend message, finding developer message.



Gameplay

    Brewing Hat breakables now spawn health if the player is missing health
    The Completionist's Hat now highlights pons that have been collected before
    Added "Prevent Accidental Falls" input setting, which prevents rare cases where Hat Kid may vault over a ledge to her death




Levels

    Fixed invisible sign meshes in The Illness Has Spread near the birdhouse
    Fixed pause menu not highlighting the correct Time Piece when in a Time Rift
    Ship Shape delivery guides now only refresh if the player strays far away from them
    Fixed trigger volumes required for Nyakuza Metro finale being exhausted when touched during other acts




Death Wish

    Fixed subtitle / voice line mismatch in Death Wish
    Added a leaderboard to Death Wish that show friends' stamps




Online Party

    Fixed online player messages not retrieving correctly.
    Added a game setting for turning off online player messages.
    Online player messages are now colored differently depending on the author (yourself / friend / mod author / Gears for Breakfast staff)
    Online player messages can now be placed in non-mod levels, but only friend and developer messages are visible
    Online Party join messages now close after a few seconds of being accepted. This fixes a softlock if the joined level is not installed.



Modding

    Added a leaderboard to Challenge Road
    Added bOnlyEnforceBlacklistWhileOnline and DoNotEnforceBlacklistOnlinePartyNamePrefix to Hat_MapInfo
    Fixed mod level playtime tracking not working
    Fixed crash caused by matinee interpdata not getting cleaned up properly when GC'd on cook
    Fixed crash if loading screen DLC logo is part of the root set
    Fixed EndPlayMap for mods passing the wrong name (was passing travel url, not map name)
    Fixed Hat_NPC_Player not calling ConvertNPCPlayer if no player pawn is present (such as in titlescreen)
    Added OnlineRestrictionsVolume to filter online player messages in specific locations (such as boss battles)
    Fixed AlwaysInPlayerBackpack not working for hats or badges
    Added support for non-weapon attachment points for hookshot

Notes

• Some parts of the patch notes seem to have been accidentally carried over from the previous patch.