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Friday the 13th: The Game Virtual Cabin 2.0 Notes
Friday the 13th: The Game is preparing to launch a brand new update that features Virtual Cabin 2.0.
According to their forum, the upcoming patch will have the following:
Counselors
- Large items are now properly hidden for counselors operating the CB radio
- Addressed some issues that were causing counselor ragdolls to behave incorrectly
- Fox’s character model now properly casts a full shadow
- Made adjustments to various counselor outfits that were behaving incorrectly
- Addressed some issues that were causing players to become interaction locked
- Fixed an issue with the baseball bat not properly calculating durability
Jason
- Addressed an issue that would sometimes cause Jason to clip through terrain while in shallow water
- Addressed an issue causing Jason’s own location icon and morph reticle to sometimes not appear on the map
- Fixed a bug that allowed Jason to interact with the fuse box while also holding a counselor
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to escape Pamela’s Sweater stun by activating Jason’s morph ability at the exact same time
- Made improvements to the camera angles used for Part 4 Jason’s cinematic kills
- Fixed a bug that caused Part 7 Jason to sometimes behave incorrectly after being stunned by a pocket knife
- Fixed a bug that caused some of Jason’s environmental kills to allow more uses than intended
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to enter combat stance while in the middle of Jason’s grab animation
- Fixed a bug that prevented Jason’s traps from properly triggering when a Counselor is entering a repaired vehicle
- Fixed a visual bug that caused Jason’s blocking animation to not show properly after blocking an attack
- Fixed a collision issue with Jason’s throwing knives
Perks
- Medical Sprays will no longer contain extra charges after being dropped by a counselor with the Medic perk equipped.
- Reduced the effectiveness of the Heavy Hitter perk
User Interface
- Repair Part Icons are no longer able to appear beneath the default Map Location Icons
- Fixed a bug that was causing an incorrect amount of kills to be shown on the scoreboard
Sound
- Reduced the volume of Part 9 Jason’s music
- Fixed various audio issues occurring with some of Jason’s environmental kills
Maps
General
- Added additional item spawns to campsites
- Lowered the maximum amount of Medical Sprays that are able to spawn in drawers
- Increased the minimum distance that the fuse can spawn from the phone box
- Added countermeasures to prevent players from parking vehicles in front of Jason’s shack
- Removed various exploit spots on all maps
- Removed objects on various maps that were blocking the use of some of Jason’s environmental kills
Jarvis House
- Added more variation to the possible cabin types and cabin spawn locations
- Added additional item spawns and environmental kills in the Jarvis House and Vacation House
- Adjusted repair item spawn locations to no longer spawn at inaccessible locations
- Corrected various collision issues that were blocking player movement
Higgins Haven
- Fixed a bug that caused the “HIGGINS HAVEN 1984” text to sometimes appear during a match
- Removed some assets that were spawning inside on another
Higgins Haven (Small)
- Removed a tire that would sometimes block the phone repair box by Blair Cove
Matchmaking
- Added an option in private matches to toggle Rain On/Off/Random
- Made adjustments to the lobby system to more evenly distribute the chances for players to be chosen as Jason
- Players who choose the ‘Counselor’ option in the ‘Spawn Preference’ menu will no longer be chosen as Jason (unless there are no other options)
Console
Microsoft Unveils Xbox Developer Sustainability Toolkit


Xbox has officially unveiled the Xbox Developer Sustainability Toolkit which is aimed to help creators reduce energy consumption and measure carbon emissions during game development processes.
The Xbox Developer Sustainability ToolKit includes resources that include:
- Power Monitor tools
- Certification reports
- Power consumption dashboards
- Best practices
Ubisoft and 343 Industries were named as early users of the Xbox Developer Sustainability ToolKit with 343 Industries able to reduce energy use by 15% without impacting the player experience at all.
Ubisoft and Xbox are co-developing an energy-efficient eco-mode for users.
You can check out the full report right here.
Business
Epic Games Store Hits $820 Million in Player Spending During 2022


Epic Games has officially released financial data related to it’s growing marketplace on PC, showing that $820 million was spent on the Epic Games Store during the 2022 year, and promised support for third-party subscription services and new ‘content hubs’ to help companies promote their titles.
According to the data:
The numbers
- Total users of Epic Games Store PC: 230 million (up 19% year-on-year)
- Epic cross-platform accounts: 732 million
- Daily active users peak: 34.3 million
- Monthly active users: 68 million (up 10%)
- Total spending, incl. Epic’s games: $820 million (down 2%)
- Spending on third-party games: $355 million (up 18%)
- Free games claimed: 700 million
- Number of new PC releases: 626
- Total library of PC games: 1,548 (up 68%)
Epic Games stated on it’s blog that more PC games launched during the 2022 year than in any year prior.
Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto 5, Rocket League, Genshin Impact, and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands were among the most popular titles related to player engagement and player spending, and Epic Games looks to deepen their focus in 2023 as they aim to improve the store launcher’s performance.
Epic Games also aims to add support for subscription services from third-party publishers and live service products by the end of the 2023 year, adding that they are also working on ‘content hubs’ which will be separate from product pages and will enable publishers to “share information with users in a robust editorial format.”
Business
California Judge Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Filed Against Microsoft


A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that the group of 10 plaintiffs “[lacked] allegations” in their lawsuit filed last year that claimed Microsoft’s ownerships of Activision Blizzard would harm consumers and competition in the video games market, according to a filing shared by Reuters.
While US District Judge Jacqueline Corley dismissed the case, she also gave the plaintiffs 20 days to refine their lawsuit and resubmit it, and the group’s lawyer, Joseph Saveri, said that there are plans to officially submit an amended lawsuit with “additional factual detail” that will address the judge’s concerns.
It marks a victory for Microsoft, but their battles are far from over as they still face a hearing over the Federal Trade Commission’s legal complaint, which is currently slated to take place in August of this year.
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard originally expected the transaction to be complete by June 30, 2023.
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