Patch 1.0.723.155

Hello detectives,

We have released our latest patch that addresses a number of issues reported by the community.

Please note that the changelog may contain spoilers.

**Changelog: **

• Arrival mindmap: Coat Note is no longer floating if picked up before signing in

• Added extra tutorial panel explaining discussable states

• Updated tutorial to open on correct mindmap

• Book by fireplace now costs 1 tick to look at and a second tick to read, and is free to leave without reading

• Minor shadow flickering issue fixed under chair in telegram room

• The sigil in the hedge maze can no longer become non interactable without explanation when returned to

• The Bean nighe now behaves correctly after loading a save

• Stable Door Lock no longer goes behind the Stable Door after clicking on it in Analysis Mode

• During "The Fight", Mr Skerritt connection updates at incorrect time

• Game now waits for dialogue close before showing final comic panels

• Game now prevents player from going back into gardens during chase, plus changed anvil sound triggers to run in background

• Fixed birds during the ball so they will rotate to face the player

• Should no longer be possible to repeatedly skip 15 mins every time pre-ball autosave is loaded

• The Missing Person "Investigate Room 20" and "Staff" now has correct mindmap connection text/timing

• Ward’s bark now makes more sense If you try to enter the Lucid Dream without "Shared Dreams”

• Interacting with Eamonn's Painting from all angles no longer hides Goibniu and Deane from view, making the sequence unclear.

• Trying to sleep in the bed past day 1 now accurately displays time cost

• It's no longer possible to file mind map lead for research smiting in book of gods before you've seen the book of gods

• No longer able to get the black screen in the entrance hall by spamming enter at point of no return

• Fixed issue in the Catacombs where clicking on an object named “DOOR” makes one minute pass but not the location.

• Added failsafes to make sure Ward isn't killed by fae until after 9pm day 3

• Unknown Sigils now say "unknown" at the end chamber

• **3 visual variations of portal scenes added for each ending

• Fixed Visual flicker fix in store room after Arwa’s quest

• Darragh's voice line no longer duplicate and text has been adjusted to match

• Mysterious symbol inventory text reworded.

• Cathal, Ivy, Victoria and Arwa mysteries now unlock from eavesdrops in the women's changing room and graveyard

• Talking to Ines or Victoria for the first time on day 3 won't give you dialogue referring to day 2

• Changed how player's position is set up in final Ivy & Victoria scene

• Updated mind map connections for Ivy’s quest for better guidance

• Adjusted Victoria's dialogue to reflect her lore

• Fixed issue when clicking on “mystery” when speaking with Jonathan Blake First Voice Over line when discussing philanthropy with Skerritt is no longer missing VO

• Notification now triggered for cigar burn discussion unlock when presented with bridge game

• You will now not be able to enter Father Sinnott's room after solving his mystery.

• Discussion update notification should correctly trigger after talking to Dupre about the exorcism

• Made third aspect discussable with Dupre with dialogue from missing aspect, and updated cutscenes to remove overhead icons

• Can now speak to Dupre when he has an eavesdrop with Carmela at 2pm on Day 2

• Blocks on Ines’ puzzle box will now deselect properly on gamepad.

• Updated well minigame to add more guidance towards additional components

• Trash bin in Varley's room is no longer purple

• Adjusted position of treasure chest slightly to avoid clipping

• Silently drop safe code evidence if player doesn't have it when they open the safe

• Fixed an issue where the text after a comma was not rendering in credits

• Added ability to skip starting flicker on skip cutscene menu for credits.

• In Doctor Callaghan's room after he moves the camera out there's no longer a collision for the camera

• Fixed how Doctor Callaghan moves position when you save/load after he takes your picture

• Fixed the way highlights show up interactions in detective vision.

• Pushed max FOV to 105 for accessibility

• Plant texture in Drawing Room now turning to face the player properly

• Crouching footsteps now sound slower than walking ones.

• Analysis of all crosses (Caitlin, Doyle, Fiadh, Ruairi and Sinnott) should now unlock correct library topics and facts

• Book on table in Drawing room is now highlighted in detective mode

• Leaving a talk now costs 11 ticks, standardised all talk times to 30 mins

• There’s no longer a sound of a door opening after the Séance cutscene.

• Several typos fixed

• Skerritt is no longer clipping into the pews at 12pm on Day 3

• Clock in Varley's room and the taxidermy pheasant in O'Finn's room are no longer red

• Leaving and re-entering the east corridor closet will allow you do redo the panel combination even if you have already done it before

• Adjusted Darcy's position to make her look more directly at Varley.

• You should no longer be able to talk to Etienne through the bridge.

• Updated discussion unlock UI to fix spelling and image quality

Further update 21 January 2026:

• Fixed an issue where entering drawing room during the same hour caused soft locks and/or looping dialogue

Thank you as always for your support of The Séance of Blake Manor.

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