What’s up, MGH Squad! 👋
I know we’ve kept you Ghosts and Hunters waiting for another chance to play, but fear not! You don’t have to wait much longer - it’s time for our BIGGEST Alpha weekend yet!
Mark your calendars, because the next Alpha test will start this Friday the 13th: AUGUST 13th - 15th!
Seems like a pretty fitting date, don’t you think?
🗺️NEW MAPS🗺️
(Yep, plural.)
Ghost Ship
It’s a pirate’s life for you! Ghost Ship will take you back to simpler thieving times. Are you ready to explore this haunted ship in a lost pirate cove? Time to get up to pirate shenanigans! Possess all the pirate booty you can get your ghostly hands on. Maybe you can even find some hidden treasures? Watch out for the cannons and mimic chests, though.
School
It looks like someone has been summoning spirits on Prom Night! What happened to all the students and staff? Hunters, gear up & find out what spooky shenanigans took place on that fateful night. Ghosts, never let the hunters leave and bury the secrets with them!
This hellish high school has a quaint 80s charm, and fans of our classic Mansion map are sure to enjoy hiding in these narrow hallways and hidden ledges.
Oh, and there’s a possessable disco ball. That’s pretty cool, I guess.
💣NEW WEAPONS 💣
Salt Shotgun
Did you know Ghosts don’t like salt? Our latest weapon is a double-barreled shotgun that spews salt shakers! The Salt Shotgun deals some serious close-range, high-sodium carnage, so spray away!
Frostbite
Freeze! We think Frostbite is the coolest submachine gun weapon out there. The supercooled shards can stop a possessed prop in its tracks like nothing else.
📱 NEW GADGETS 📱
Spectrophone
The Spectrophone will allow you to detect ghostly sounds in front of you. While the Radar gadget detects how close you are to a Ghost, the Spectrophone only gives you a direction. This pairs well with Radar to “triangulate” those tricky Ghosts.
Vacuum
Vacuum is now its own gadget! Those pesky ghosts could get revived if you don’t vacuum up their shards - so make sure you have at least one handy on your team. (Spectral Cannon no longer has a vacuum function.)
C4
Bombs away! If you’re surrounded by possessed props, our handy new C4 explosives could save you and your teammates. C4 is sticky and can be placed on walls, props, ghosts, etc.
👻 NEW GHOST ABILITIES 👻
There are five new ghost abilities for you to explore! These new additions make the ghost gameplay a bit more dynamic & versatile, allowing for new gameplay strategies to be uncovered.
We encourage you to try comboing abilities with your spooky teammates for maximum effect. Become the tricky Ghosts that you were born to be, and confuse & mislead the Hunters every chance you get!
Death Grip
Death Grip is a Hunter-trapping ability. If Hunters walk over the trap, ghostly arms will grab them from below and hold them in place until broken. Excellent for losing a tail, or for holding a Hunter in place before hitting them in the head with a lamp.
Apparition
Apparition spawns a fake Ghost that will run in a random direction. This is great for a quick distraction during a getaway.
(Revamped) Poltergeist
Poltergeist has been reworked into an entirely new ability - you can now haunt an object, causing it to float menacingly. If a Hunter approaches the floating object, it will hurl itself at the Hunter automatically. One shot to the floating object will cause it to fall harmless, however. Combos great with Corruptor.
Telekinesis
Old Poltergeist has been renamed Telekinesis. This still lets you remotely charge up props to deal damage, just with some bug fixes and overall aiming improvements.
Trickster
Tricksters can select any prop and move them to a specified location, making it seem as though the moving prop is possessed by a Ghost player. Extremely good for causing a distraction and even blocking incoming shots.
🖥️ NEW FEATURES 🖥️
Experimental Party Support & Team Assignment
We’re trying to make the game easier to play with friends. If you are in a party with friends, you will now stay on the same team as them when joining lobbies. No more being split from your friends!
We haven't tested this at scale yet, but hey… that's what Alphas are for!
Expanded Tutorials and Practice Play
We've revamped our tutorial experience to be more in-depth and should help new players get a better grasp of important mechanics. We’ve even got fancy voice acting! (Please give us feedback on this!) After the tutorial, you can also go to the new practice area to give your spooky skills a little sharpening. Target dummies, and a safe location to practice and learn about all your gadgets and abilities.
Visual Polish & Animation Overhaul
We've taken a full polish pass on all animations, giving them a much better feel and fluidity. Weapons should feel more impactful and weighty. Many weapons and abilities have had their visual effects improved as well.
Experimental Controller Support
In an effort to make the game as accessible as possible, we’ve spent some time to set up basic controller support. Should work for in-game and in most menus. When switching to a controller, all of the key prompts should update immediately with the new gamepad buttons.
This is experimental and probably has lots of issues, please report any bugs or feedback in general in-game!
And that’s not all! There’s a lot more stuff - but we won't be spilling all our secrets quite yet!
We'd prefer you experience them for yourselves. This is our biggest alpha test to date, and we’re super excited for everyone to give it a try.
As usual, we will be giving a large amount of keys out over the course of the alpha. If you already have a key, you can play! Just reinstall Midnight Ghost Hunt - Alpha Test on Steam on Friday.
If you’re so inclined, there are a few ways for you to acquire keys for the upcoming Alpha. Here’s how you can go about it:
JOIN US ON DISCORD!
As usual, we’ll be giving away keys on our Discord, so remember to invite all your friends to join our server! Keep an eye on your DMs, because our key bot will be hard at work a few days prior to the Alpha.FOLLOW US ON TWITTER!
We’ll be giving away keys on our Twitter leading up to the launch of this test, so follow us there for a chance to snag a key!SIGN UP ON THE MAILING LIST!
Sign up on our newsletter here for a chance for a key! We won’t be sending as many via email due to spam filters causing many lost keys, but always a good way to keep up to date with development!
We’re beyond excited to play Midnight Ghost Hunt with all of you again! We’d also love to hear what you are most looking forward to. Let's chat on Discord & Twitter!
See you on the hunt this weekend!
Tinny 👻🏴☠️
Community Manager