s&box

0.12

16 July 2026

Field kit hotbar [1-4]: flashlight, VHS camera, droppable glowsticks and your role item
Role signature equipment: return tape (Navigator), signal meter (Scientist), bait flares (Guard), flash bulbs (Cameraman)
Equipment shelf in Field Preparation — take your role kit before descending
Operation checklist HUD with a live guide beacon that flies to your next station
Station numbers 01-04 and role-specific tutorial hints for first-time investigators
Field protocol on the main menu and a controls sheet on pause
Personal depth records — push past your best, but only extraction keeps it
Longer directives that pull investigators deeper: section surveys, depth probes, anomaly documentation
The Presence now has a proximity heartbeat, is drawn to bait flares and can be stunned by flash bulbs
Branded loading screen
Functional Like & Favorite buttons (opens the official package page)
Staging complex finishing pass: baseboards, cornices, pilasters, cable trays and CC0 props

Interaction prompts now show a consistent [E] key chip
VHS camera handling: role-based shot cooldown and weight while filming
Cameraman shoots faster, Navigator carries more glowsticks, Scientist reads anomalies further
Glowsticks glow saturated green and return tape lays hazard-striped segments readable on carpet
Lobby lighting, wayfinding signs and zone numbering

Joining a game in progress no longer breaks the host (black screen / teleport)
Loading screen fell back to a gray background (missing media)
Like/Favorite buttons were cosmetic and did nothing
World seed was pre-generated at startup — now rolls fresh and random only when the LPMDS opens
The Presence could walk on ceilings in pit rooms
Pause menu (ESC) would open but not close with the cursor visible
Chat panel could hide entirely and voice bind threw input errors

Resonance portal objective — extraction is returning to your entry threshold with the evidence
Weekly deterministic seed (now cosmetic only; every expedition is a new layout)

Private expedition sessions and the 32-player public lobby are still in development — groups currently share one session
Joining is only allowed while the team is in staging, not mid-expedition
The Presence uses a provisional visual form
On 6GB VRAM GPUs prefer the Optimized preset to avoid crashes on long sessions