We just announced the newest map coming to Among Us – The Fungle – dropping sometime this October. Check out the trailer below!

We’re gonna have a lot of new tasks (dice those veggies and roast those marshmallows) for all you spacebeans to get your hands on. But it’s not all fun and games… because there’s also murder! Hooray!(?)

We can’t wait for you to be able to play, betray, and master The Fungle.

PAX West

We just got back aboard the Skeld not too long ago after adventuring in Seattle, WA for PAX West!

Thank you to everyone who came by the booth, tried their hand at our real life cardswipe, snapped a picture our life-sized Crewmates, or purchased some sweet swag.

We really felt the love and it was SO cool seeing a bunch of you in person – you made our first convention so memorable and fun. We hope to do even more cons in the future so fingers crossed…!

Thanks for being in-spore-rational,

Dors

While you were getting all comfy with the Pusheen Cosmicube and giving some well deserved pets to the new fluffly members of the crew, we were busy with our newest update: 2023.7.11

PLEASE UPDATE YOUR GAME to ensure the game is working and you’re getting the latest fixes.

Fun Stuff

Last update, we brought you a brand new hub in the form of our new main menu! The changes to our look and UI continue with our brand new Quick Chat!

The old radial wheel is gone and now we have a Quick Chat Builder which slides out from the right side of your screen! See phrases you use regularly? Want easy access to ‘yeet’ ? That’s where the new favorite option comes in.

Other features of the new Quick Chat include:

• Refined categories
• More remarks and phrases
• Color coded Crewmate names
• A nice little visual bounce when the Quick Chat Builder opens

Our UI expert, Lucy worked really hard to redesign Quick Chat to be more user friendly and make accusing your friends a breeze. Before you start chatting away, let’s take a look at what else is going on!

Ghostface is Back!

They’re baaaaaaaaack. Ghostface has made a reappearance in Among Us. Check out the details here!

And of course, we have some other fixes coming your way during this update.

Patch Notes

• Fixes for various achievements
• Fix for various cosmetics
• Map can now be opened with a controller if the chat menu is open during an Emergency Meeting
• [PS4] Virtual Keyboard no longer crashes game when opening
• [PS4/5] Names of blocked players are no longer visible in the friends list if they are blocked on PSN
• [Switch] A green dot no longer appears in the middle of the main menu after leaving a local lobby
• [XBOX] Crewmate list now opens after pressing the View button

That’s all the notes for this round, Crewmates. We’ll keep squashing bugs as they come up so you can betray each other without worry. I’m gonna pass it over to Mike for the bug zone.

Typing furiously,

Dors

I want everyone to know that when Dors asked me to do a Bug Zone write up, he labeled on his draft as “Mike’s cool section”

Wha-what!? I have to be cool? Oh…no pressure or anything! (wipes sweat from visor)

Uh, okay, so. Bugs.

Some players have noticed an issue recently where the kill button wasn’t working under certain conditions. The bug has been squished (yay), but anyone who still has an issue should please submit a bug ticket along with screenshots and video if you can get one. That’s how we know what to squash, y’all! Known Bugs

• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players do not receive an achievement despite having met the requirements.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players receive a message “Sure is taking a while to sign in” and cannot complete log in process.
• [Crossplatform] An issue during start up where some players receive a “Unity Error” message that force-closes the game

*Some players have reported that uninstalling mods and reinstalling the game has solved this error.

• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players see a black screen upon joining a game lobby
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players disconnect from a game and receive a message saying “Sent 6 pings that remote has not responded to”
• [PS4] An issue where the main menu is not displayed correctly and appears offset
  • *Some players experiencing this bug may be able to manually fix it by adjusting the display area in their console’s settings.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where the rewards screen after a match is either too large or too small
• [Crossplatform] An issue where hovering over certain icons causes the click sound effect to play on a continuous loop.

That’s all I’ve got this time, crewmates! As always, please feel free to report any issues you find to our team by submitting a support ticket.

Mike

Among Us VR

IT IS TIME, BEANS — Among Us VR is getting a new map: POLUS POINT!

The countdown to our new Among Us VR map has begun, and we can’t wait for all our 3D beans to experience all it brings when it launches on July 27.

Mark your calendars now and hop into the Among Us VR Discord for all the latest! 

It’s our birthday week and that means it’s time to whack some Impostor shaped piñatas, eat pizza-cake, and spend time with our best crew – you!

Without you, we couldn’t make Among Us what is and the Innersloth team couldn’t be more grateful for it. Before I start typing through these happy tears, here’s what’s happening as part of v2023.6.13, out now.

Patch Notes

• Version numbers now appear in the bottom left of the main menu
  • When in local mode the version number is in the bottom right
• [ALL MODES] Players who lose network connection will now be sent back to title menu
• [iOS] Local lobbies created using iOS 16 can now be seen by other devices
  • iOS and Android can now see local matches hosted by PC
• Aromantic and MLM pride flags have their prices fixed to match the other nameplates.
• Various cosmetic layering fixes
• Various menu fixes

That’s it for patch notes! We can’t wait to celebrate 5 years of tasks and betrayal! Remember not to get too distracted by partying… that’s when the Impostor might strike. Keep reading for all the fun stuff we have in this update!

Fun Stuff

La, la, la… la la ahem, we’ve launched our latest update alongside a cute and cozy collab with Pusheen!

The Pusheen Cosmicube costs 110 stars and is available until September 13, 2023! For all the details on this collab check out our post here. Trust me when I say you’ll never feel cozier with these cosmetics.

Alongside the new Cosmicube here’s some other fun stuff happening in Among Us:

• Our main menu has a brand new look! Enjoy the new window view and testing out the new hub

• Free Balloon Hat – Login to Among Us on June 15th to receive a free cosmetic to celebrate Among Us’s 5th birthday.

• Birthday Cosmetics – Party harder with some new rave light hats and stunner shades available in the store now

More Fun Stuff

Have you ever wanted to ask the dev’s questions about anything? How about what dev work they do? Something specific about Among Us or even Henry Stickmin?

If you answered yes to any of these, you’ll want to join our Discord for a series of Q&A sessions I’m hosting with members of Innersloth! We’ve already completed one with Victoria and have two more scheduled with Aemu and PuffballsUnited!

Don’t worry if your IRL tasks keep you away from the sessions since I’ll record them and upload them to our official Youtube channel.

And one more thing

I was able to gather a bunch of the team for a birthday stream! So if you want to see if we’re actually good at Among Us (always blame Gary) you can find out as we play against one another live on our Twitch account on June 15th at 12pm PT/3pm ET!

And just like the Q&A’s, don’t worry if you can’t make it – this will be recorded too.

There’s couple more messages, but then I think you’re ready for full party mode!

Blinded by the lights,

Dors

A message from Among Us VR

Greetings, beans of all dimensionsss!

Schell Games team here, chiming in to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMONG US!!!  . And a big congratulations to the entire Innersloth team on surviving a bazmillion (math?!#$ where’s my abacus?) matches!

We’re so excited to be working with the team at Innersloth to bring all you beans into VR and we’re pumped for everything that’s to come in the next few months! AND BEYOONNDDDD!

But most importantly — thank you, thank you, thank you to all our Among Us VR players — we appreciate you and are beyond grateful that you spend your time in the virtual Skeld II with us. 

And with that! Among Us VR will also be joining the birthday shenanigans with a host of dedicated festivities this week! 

• : Tuesday, 6/13 at 12pm PT/ 3pm ET: Tune in for a special pre-recorded Birthday stream to celebrate Among Us! Players will include Innersloth and Schell Games’ Crewmates as well as influencers, Soul Fox Gaming and Steve Knows! Catch the chaos on the Schell Games’ YouTube channel here.
• : Tuesday, 6/13 at 1pm PT/ 4pm ET: You’ve got questions burning brighter than our birthday candles — and we’re here to answer them! We’ll be hosting an Among Us VR Developer AMA, streaming live on our official Among Us VR Discord server.
• : Monday, 6/12 thru Monday, 6/19: No birthday is complete without some GIFTSSSS — so, we’re excited to announce our gift to you! We’re kicking up the The Happy Birthday Among Us Bundle! You can now get the Among Us VR base game and two essential Hat Pack DLCs for $15.99 USD — available on both Steam and the Meta Store! 

Join the Schell Games Crewmates (…or Impostors?) to celebrate Among Us. They are 5.YEARS.BEAN.OLD!!

Schell Games

Hi, everyone! It’s me, Mike, the guy who helps you when stuff goes wrong! But honestly, you all should get some credit, too. We rely on all of you to be our eyes and ears out there in the cosmos and let us know when you find bugs/stuff that’s maybe a bug/things that make you go “bwuh?”. Every report helps, so please make sure you send screenshots, video, and whatever else you got over on our Helpdesk. Anyway, here’s stuff we know about and are working on!

• [Crossplatform] An issue where players receive multiple friend list requests from the same person.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where players’ friendlist reaches maximum before they have 100 friends.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where the game sound disappears after the game has been minimized.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players experience increasing ping leading to disconnection and a message that reads “DTLS negotiation failed”
• [Crossplatform] An issue where players are unable to connect to their Among Us account with an error that reads “FriendCodeFail”
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players’s accounts are incorrectly tagged as child accounts despite age verification.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players’ guardians are not receiving emails related to age verification.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where the size of the UI is incorrectly displayed on some devices.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players may disconnect from the server due to network strength.

Speaking of reports, y’all know that the best way to help us deal with crewmates who get a little out of hand (as in, breaking our Code of Conduct) is to send an in-game report, right? Well, it totally is. Even a single report helps our moderator team do their jobs and keep the game feelin’ fun and friendly!

Until next time!

Mike

Player Survey

Have you checked out our player survey yet? If you have some cool new ideas for our spacebeans, or just really want to tell us how you’re feeling about Among Us – this is your chance to do it! Just fill out this handy Player Survey to let us know!

It should only take about 5 – 10 minutes and your feedback will help Crewmates everywhere. Thanks for taking the time!

It’s spring time here! That means it’s time to go out and smell the flowers in the MIRA HQ Greenhouse, or if you’re like me – beg for mercy from your allergies. (This visor isn’t blocking any pollen!! WHY!!!)

The team had a lot of fun seeing your reactions to our silly April Fools Horse Mode plus the rancher version of the Seek theme last month. While we’re all done horsing around, the team is getting back to work on some super important tasks. Let’s check it out!

Super Important Tasks

Let’s take a peek at some of the tasks we’ve been working on, starting with our UI/UX specialist, Lucy! She was kind enough to let us peek at her current task, which is a full Quick Chat rework. Here are some fun things you can expect:

• New interface. Say bye bye to the old Radial Menu!
• Refined categories
• More remarks and phrases
• A way to favorite your most used phrases
• More that I won’t spoil

That’s the quick look at how things are going with Quick Chat. We’re really excited to get this update in your hands for an even better (and quicker), chatting experience.

Quick Chat isn’t the only task the team is working on either. As I peeped the vitals pad to make sure the team was adequately hydrated and caffeinated, I was able to get a little update from our Game Designer, Dave!

Map 5

Dave: “Map 5 is going great! There are a lot of new things that I can’t wait for everyone to see and play with. There might even be some parts of the map that look familiar but are very different…”

And with that, Dave jumped into a vent and got back to work making sure we’re all on the right page for everything going into map 5. Hm. Hope he’s actually an Engineer like he said he was…

Device Sunsetting

Don’t forget! Starting May 15, 2023, devices that do not meet our minimum requirements will no longer be supported as we continue to grow Among Us. For a complete breakdown on our minimum requirements, please check our Helpdesk article. If you have any questions or issues, feel free to reach out to us via our Helpdesk or email support at support@innersloth.com.

Player Survey

Speaking of reaching out to us, have you ever wanted to let us know how you’re really feeling about Among Us? Have cool ideas for the beans? Then fill out this handy Player Survey to let us know!

It should only take about 5 – 10 minutes and your feedback will help Crewmates everywhere. Thanks for taking the time!

Let’s take a look in Electrical…

Have you ever wanted Among Us merch themed after everyone’s favorite room on the Skeld? Good thing we worked with some amazing artist to create the Murder Room Bundle!

This collection is super special – all the pieces are made by fans like you! This collection features EasyNeonBySam, Kuujin, Woudi M, and MelonatiPatch! Be sure to grab a bundle while supplies last.Read on to meet the newest member of our team and see some neat art!

Smelling the flowers,

Dors

There’s a new Bug Wrangler in Town…

We have a new member on the community team! They’ll be here to help wrangle bugs and answer your questions as our Player Support Specialist! Welcome in, Mike!

Thanks, Dors!

Hey there, friends! I’m Mike, the new guy in Player Support here at Innersloth. Hopefully everything goes smoothly for every Crewmate out there, but if you do ever need help, you can rest assured that I’m behind the scenes sorting out a solution. Think of me as a helpful bean always out there. Watching. Lurking…

Ahem. What was I saying? Oh, right. It’s my job to squash bugs and make sure you’re all having a good time, even when you’re being munched by an Impostor. Especially then! If you see me around the community, feel free to say hi! But please be sure to send all requests for support through the Help Center so I can keep track and make sure you get what you need.

Until next time!

Mike

Hiya Crewmates! We’re back for another round of fan creations for the fun zone!

First up we have this cute Horse and Mongus by DemonElectro7819.

There’s something special about seeing a happy Horsemate under Crewmate clouds on a green pasture. Great work on your piece, DemonElectro7819!

Next up is a video from AdasAtelier! They re-created the jeep complete with map, Crewmates, and Impostor that our artist Hannako drew for the roadmap in 2022!

I’m pretty sure I heard jaws drop in the studio when I shared this with the team! Great work on bringing this piece to life.

That’s all for this round Crewmates!

Looking for allergy meds,

Dors

P.S. Do you know what next month is? A certain game turns 5 years old! Can’t wait to celebrate with you all!

Fun Stuff

• New Cosmetics! Check out the in-game store for several new cosmetics including hats, nameplates, and visor. Better yet, they’ll only cost BEANS! And lucky you – an Impostor sabotaged some of the pricing on the nameplates so they’re cheaper than they should be. We’ll get that fixed up in the next update but for now, enjoy!

• APRIL FOOLS DAY IS COMING. Can you hear it? The sounds of hooves echoing in the halls of the Skeld and across the alien landscape of Polus?
  
  That’s right – an improved Horse Mode is returning for April Fool’s from March 31 – April 2! That’s a whole weekend of HORSE! In case you missed it last year, we turned all the Crewmates into Horsemates. That’s it. It started from a joke tweet we made 2 years ago and spiraled wildly out of control because we laughed wayyyy too much at the idea of it.
  
  The best part? We’ve added a whole new Horse Wrangling mode to it… AKA Hide n Seek mode will turn into a horse-y surprise. Make sure to check back around April Fools to see what we have planned.

Along with the return of Horse Mode, we’ll have some really fun and totally legit merch available for purchase like our Crewmate costumes and Horsemate pins. Be on the lookout for brand new merch on sale April 1st!

Before I get carried away trying to add all the merch to my cart, let’s take a look at the patches notes for v2023.3.28 and see what bugs have been squashed by the hooves of Horse Mode.

Patch Notes

• [Hide n Seek] – Players will no longer get stuck on a black screen if the Seeker leaves during the reveal screen. Players will see a reveal screen and once gameplay begins the game will end with ‘Impostor Disconnected’ if a new Seeker isn’t chosen.

• [All Modes] – Task arrows no longer get stuck on screen after a comms sabotage
• [All Modes] – Players will no longer see lobbies mixed with assets from the Skeld
• [Hide n Seek] – Players can no longer be killed while the vent animation is being completed
  • Due to latency, the animation may still play under certain circumstances
• [Hide n Seek] – Impostor can now use ‘click to kill’ when a Ghost is located directly over another player’s Crewmate
• [Airship] – Impostor or Seeker can no longer clip into the wall when trying to kill a Crewmate while they are climbing a ladder
• [iOS] – Ghosts no longer have transparent dots displayed on them
• [Nintendo Switch] – Announcement links will open correctly in the Switch’s browser
• Player skins now load onto Crewmate correctly when spawning in lobby
• Shapeshifter pet is now displayed correctly if Impostor shapeshifts into a Crewmate with a pet
• Players blocked in the Friends List are displayed properly
• Fixes to Right Hand Man kill animations
• Winning or losing a game in Practice will now reset the practice game

I really gotta hand it to the QA and Programming teams for knocking out even more bugs to help make betraying your friends a much smoother experience! If you think you’ve found a bug or hiccup in your experience remember to send us a Helpdesk ticket or email support at support@innersloth.com. That’s all for this section, Crewmates! Read on to see what Known Bugs are in this update.

I know what you’re thinking – ‘Dors is in Krys’s Bug Zone’ taking up valuable Player Support space. Well, let it be known that I’m just here to help tell you what known bugs are a part of v2023.3.28:

• [Android] – When playing in local mode, players may encounter a black screen after the host attempts to create a new lobby
• [Android / iOS] – Star redemptions may be delayed if the purchasing process is interrupted
• Oops! Some new nameplate cosmetics are priced incorrectly. This will be fixed in the next update to match the rest of the pricing.

And there we have it – a shortlist for this round of updates but we’re hoping to get these bugs resolved for you all ASAP! Keep reading to see who’s creating in the Fun Zone.

One of the awesome perks of writing in this section of the dev log is getting to look at all your amazing work and skills, and sometimes the work really touches our hearts. The first entry is from Daniel, who really loves Among Us and has been using his imagination to draw and make stories on his own. He even took the time to draw the whole team!

Keep up the awesome work, Daniel! You might end up drawing for your own game in the future.

Next up is XYEZT387’s bean featuring some of the new Guardian cosmetics from our last update! Now I’m not usually a Hunter fan but that Crewmate is looking pretty snazzy.

Our next piece for the fun zone is this cute little critter from one of our Discord members, Weasel. Seeing our sloth logo as a little cozy plush definitely brings some warm fuzzy feelings.

That’s all for this updates fun zone, Crewmates! I can’t wait to see how inspired you’re going to be after seeing Horse Mode return.

Totally be-hay-ving,

Dors