+ Added: Rabbit firework explosion to the sky at the end of the round & Main Menu + Added: Event props on ‘Amara’s Fountain’ available during Chinese New Year
↻ Changed: All common props can now be used in Creative Mode without the need to find them on official servers first ↻ Changed: Some values like mass and HP of the clock props
✓ Fixed: No sound cue when Chicken Skill is ready ✓ Fixed: Chicken sometimes not detecting a Witch if the skill is used very close to her ✓ Fixed: Hunter blocking rock missing in Creative Mode Utilities tab ✓ Fixed: Custom Maps tab showing all maps as selected when looking to load a Creative Mode map ✓ Fixed: Broken spot in the collision border on ‘Morgenstund’ ✓ Fixed: Wrong material on one of the houses on the Imposturous map ✓ Fixed: Smashing multiples of an item until only one is left and then smashing that causes the menu to freeze ✓ Fixed: Item selection moving if the last item in the list is smashed although more of the same item are left ✓ Fixed: Menu freezes when having settings screen open while a new map opens
The Year of the Rabbit has begun! It's time to celebrate with new skins, a player icon, 4 new action props, more switchables, a themed prop layout and more! 🐇
(Another) Faraway Lands Update:
Faraway Lands results are just around the corner - our next patch will introduce the winning maps to our Official map pool, and we can't wait to show you the results! Previously, we aimed to have this ready in January but we just need a little more time to carefully implement the new maps. Hang tight! ⌛
6 New CNY & Valentines Skins!
As always, we've got some incredible new Chinese New Years skins, including the Water Rabbit Hat and Hair for Witch, and the Water Rabbit Head for the Hunter. We hope you love them as much as we do!
And of course, Valentines is just around the corner - collect the Blooming Rose (projectile), Dreamy Cupid's Dart (melee, colour variant), and Scarlet Rose Bouquet (broom, colour variant) through crafting or the item cauldron. 💘
How do I obtain the new Chinese New Year items?
Opening Witch It during the Chinese New Year 2023 event will grant you 20 "Fireworks"! A Firework contains a random Chinese New Years item (including CNY items from previous years), which can only be opened by combining them with "Gunpowder".
To earn Gunpowder, fill up the Item Cauldron with 250 experience points. You can see the item cauldron fill up at the end of the round, on the level up screen.
Gunpowder has a 40% chance of being earned on any Official server once the item cauldron is filled, and you can earn it on any map. If you're lucky enough to earn one, head back to the main menu and press 'Chinese New Years Event' to combine it with your Fireworks!
Every Chinese New Year 2023 item is tradable and craftable even after the event is over. If you use up all your Fireworks, you can craft more by combining 5 Gunpowder together! Note: Gunpowder can only be obtained in Official servers.
You can also receive the new items through: - Random drops from filling up the item cauldron at the end of a round. - Trading with other players (we recommend using our Discord server to find traders).
Year of the Rabbit Player Icon!
Pair up your Rabbit-themed cosmetics with this limited-time "Year of the Rabbit" player icon! Play at least one round of Witch it in an Official server during the Chinese New Year 2023 event to earn the icon, but be quick - after the event ends, it will no longer be obtainable! 🐰
4 New Action Props & More Switchables!
Prop collectors - go find four new action props that each can be activated by pressing your "prop action" button ('E' by default). Introducing the Firecracker, Bomb, Confetti Cannon and Rabbit Firework - search for them in our Official maps! 🧨
In addition, all action props (that can be activated) are now switchable in Creative Mode, meaning you can now hook up fireworks, explosives, and much more to pressure pads and levers. We can't wait to see what interesting contraptions or scenic effects you come up with!
Pirate-Themed Twin Mask Theater Layout
Arrrg! A new stage layout has sailed into Twin Mask Theater, loaded full of pirate-themed props for you to hunt and hide amongst. Call in your crewmates and go seek those pesky landlubbers! ☠️
Patch Notes:
+ Added: 3 new Chinese New Year themed skin items + Added: 3 new Valentine’s Day themed skin items + Added: 4 new action props + Added: New pirate-themed scenery to ‘Twin Mask Theater’ + Added: New popups informing the player about data privacy when opening the Server List and a Custom Game for the first time
↻ Changed: All action props are now switchable ↻ Changed: Clock props are now sound action props and show time progress during the Seek Phase ↻ Changed: Regular spectators can no longer toss potatoes in Imposturous ↻ Changed: Switchable Palace Door closed state indicator now has a different color ↻ Changed: In custom matches hosts now have a reduced delay between vote kicks ↻ Changed: Vote kick screen now has Yes and No buttons when in a menu ↻ Changed: Set a minimum player number to Imposturous Mode (currently 4)
✓ Fixed: Imposturous matches being shown as having a fixed duration in server list ✓ Fixed: Rotation speed of targets in Imposturous shooting range task ✓ Fixed: Hunters not having the default potato in Imposturous Mode ✓ Fixed: Target of a kick vote is not notified they are being kicked ✓ Fixed: Opening the menu while looking at the map in imposturous mode breaks the UI and input ✓ Fixed: Cannon no longer being usable in Custom Maps if fired and saved in Creative Mode ✓ Fixed: Cannon Balls spawned by shooting a Cannon in Creative Mode not included in prop amount ✓ Fixed: Creative Mode maps with a desert whirlwind having non-editable props if those are placed within the whirlwind ✓ Fixed: Creative Mode maps with a prop kill zone having non-editable props for clients if those are placed within the prop kill zone ✓ Fixed: Single digits in the minute slot of the quest timers not displaying correctly ✓ Fixed: Server List remaining duration of servers either 00:00 or a very large number, and not updating correctly based on the match ✓ Fixed: Last witch killed and witches killed after the game ends sometimes not seeing the reward screen
We're also running a 2x Witch It Steam Key giveaway in the #giveaway channel on the Witch It Discord server! Anyone can enter by pressing the 🎁 emoji underneath the latest post in the #giveaway channel. 2 winners will each receive a Witch It Steam key, which they can redeem themselves or give to a friend!
↻ Changed: Train skill now destroys Hexed Eyes on contact ↻ Changed: Compass prop now has a working pin and a different physical sound
✓ Fixed: Banana Potato impact color is not correct ✓ Fixed: Icon Shirt Icon is not updating in customization screen ✓ Fixed: Garlic effect is not moving correctly when its attached ✓ Fixed: Flickering Tree on Amara's Fountain ✓ Fixed: Sometimes player number recommendation falsely shown in the map tooltip ✓ Fixed: Custom match settings not saved between screens ✓ Fixed: Custom match Imposturous settings keeping a Custom Map layout if previously selected ✓ Fixed: Train skill selection not saved between matches ✓ Fixed: Train skill moving jump pads ✓ Fixed: Missing speed buff trails
Happy Holidays! We're super excited to reveal our Winterdream 2022 event: full of new skins, props, structures, layouts, ambient sounds, and more! And of course - by popular demand, the Winterdream shop has reopened for a limited time. 🎄
Faraway Lands Update:
The Official Map Contest of 2022, Faraway Lands, is currently being judged by Barrel Roll Games and the community staff team. We expect to reveal the winners in January alongside a patch including all the winning maps in our Official server map pool. 🏆
We've got plenty of new outfits ready for you to collect, including the Winterdream & Arcane Satyre sets, and the Temple & Mountain Yeti sets! Watch out for their horns...
Collect the limited-time "Winterdream 2022" icon by playing Witch It during the event - once Winterdream 2022 is over, the icon will never return! ⌛
Additionally, we've doubled the amount of skin sets that you can save and load between rounds!
Earning Winterdream 2022 Sets: Open Witch It during the Winterdream 2022 event to earn 30 "Filled Boots". Combining 1 Filled Boot with 1 Cinnamon Star will craft 1 random Winterdream item (rare, very rare or whimsical).
To earn Cinnamon Stars, you must fill up the item cauldron with 250 experience points while playing one of our Winter maps: Snowbreeze or Fiskersted. The item cauldron fills up at the end of each round, during the level up screen. For every item cauldron opened on Snowbreeze or Fiskersted, there is a 40% chance that you'll receive 1 Cinnamon Star.
Crafting Winterdream items using Filled Boots and Cinnamon Stars grants a 50% chance of dropping a new Winterdream 2022 skin. You will receive the new sets more often than old sets!
Alternatively, you can earn these items through random drops during gameplay, or by crafting Winterdream item recipes in the Witches' Cauldron. You can also obtain these items through trading - we recommend using our trading channels in our Discord server! 🤝
8 New Props!
Find our 8 new props amongst our Christmas prop layouts on Snowbreeze and Fiskersted, including a Winter Wreath, a Perfume Atomizer, and even a spectacular Grandfather Clock! Props you collect on Official servers can also be used in your Creative Mode maps - so go get collecting! 🕰️
10 New Roof Structures!
Mappers rejoice! We've added 10 new roof structures to Creative Mode to give you more options with your custom buildings. Piece segments together to create the perfect roof length, or discover a unique use for them by scaling and rotating them - either way, we hope you enjoy these new structures! 🧱
Map Voting Screen Changes
We appreciate all your feedback regarding the split map voting pools for low and high populated servers! Generally, people felt this feature was too restrictive, so we've made some changes to the map voting screen to give players more power in their map choices. 🗳️
The voting screen now includes two big and two small maps for voting, as well as an option to vote for the previous map again. All maps now have a player recommendation in the bottom corner of their thumbnail.
Winterdream Game Rules
In the server list, look out for our "Winterdream" servers - these servers have altered game rules, allowing all players to move faster with reduced skill cooldowns. In this mode, chickens have a far smaller radius but can be spammed more frequently, and we've also added an experimental "Train Hunter" skill that can travel through walls! 🚂
Prop Layouts and Ambient Sounds!
We've added a third prop layout to Flint Falls, Twisted House and Grave Gulch - which means every Official map now has at least three unique prop layouts.
Ambient sounds have now been added to some previous map contest winners, including Lost Temple, Oasis Temple, Niemeyer Legacy and Pizza Factory. Listen out for them! 🔊
Imposturous Additions!
Vote kick functionality has arrived to Imposturous, so if someone is being a nuisance in your lobby, you can cast a vote that will remove them from the match (hopefully you'll never have to use it!).
Also, keep your eyes peeled for a special community painting in the Imposturous map... 🖌️
Winterdream Shop!
The Winterdream Shop has returned for a limited-time! If you wish to support Barrel Roll Games by purchasing some of our Winterdream sets or the animated "BRG Supporter" icon, please click here! 🛒
+ Added: 20+ new Winterdream skin items + Added: 8 new props + Added: New temporary Winterdream servers with new game rules, a little faster movement with slightly different skills and an early version of the Train Hunter skill (WIP). + Added: 10 new roof structures to Creative Mode + Added: Third prop layout to ‘Flint Falls’, ‘Twisted House’ & ‘Grave Gulch’ (Every official map now has at least three unique prop layouts!) + Added: More ambient sounds to ‘Lost Temple’, ‘Oasis Temple’, ‘Niemeyer Legacy’ & ‘Pizza Factory’ + Added: A community painting on the Imposturous map + Added: Vote kick functionality for Imposturous game mode
↻ Changed: Hunters can now pick up buffs while using the Power Ball skill ↻ Changed: Hunters in Creative Mode no longer get kicked if idle ↻ Changed: ‘Tome of Bravery’ now also has a toggleable light ↻ Changed: Doubled number of possible skin sets ↻ Changed: Visuals for bodyslam, vacuum trap and garlic skills
✓ Fixed: Walkability of a giant spider web on ‘Grave Gulch’ ✓ Fixed: Red lacquered wood walls are not see-through in Imposturous anymore. ✓ Fixed: Broken spots on ‘High Spruce Town’, ‘Grave Gulch’ & ‘Wardwell Wintry’ ✓ Fixed: Collisions of tied wood spike and cloth structures in Creative Mode ✓ Fixed: Stretching textures on ‘Flint Falls’ and on ground tiles in Creative Mode ✓ Fixed: Imposturous custom matches starting with a 16 player capacity if that value was previously set for a different Game Mode ✓ Fixed: Some Hunter blocking doors in Custom Maps falsely being open during Hide Phase ✓ Fixed: Potato of Custom Match host sometimes flying in the wrong direction ✓ Fixed: Magic Blocker and Mushroom skill causing strange effects for mid-game joining players if those skills were used shortly by someone else before the player joined ✓ Fixed: Mushroom skill not despawning if the Witch got caught before the mushrooms sprouted ✓ Fixed: Spectator camera tilt erroneously kept when spawning as Hunter or Witch on match start ✓ Fixed: Player being stuck with menu controls if caught as Witch with open menu ✓ Fixed: Music instruments playing only one song ✓ Fixed: Several action prop states eg. open sunshade not copied if Witch transforms into them ✓ Fixed: Broken state if a Hunter activates the Power Ball skill while getting hit by the Clingy Luaq skill simultaneously ✓ Fixed: Some props changing scale when being interacted with ✓ Fixed: Gunpowder Barrel and Firework explosions not always visible ✓ Fixed: Players can change their skin and skills after the game has started while having customization popup open ✓ Fixed: Empty Creative Mode layouts stay playable for custom matches after exiting Creative Mode ✓ Fixed: “Player hooked a Witch” message appearing but no damage is dealt to the Witch ✓ Fixed: F1 Helpscreen got some layout fixes ✓ Fixed: Chicken doesn’t work with the jumppads ✓ Fixed: Chicken can use teleporters ✓ Fixed: Decoys can use teleporters
For the next 3 days, Witch It is currently free to download and play for a limited time! Now's the perfect time to introduce the game to your friends and family without having to spend a single coin... ːhunterfaceː
Witch It is currently free to download and play on Steam for a limited time, ending on Sunday at 1pm PST.
In addition, Witch It is also on a -75% discount until December 8th - so if you enjoy the free weekend, then make sure to grab a discounted copy for yourself or a buddy! ːpotatothrowː
We welcome all new players to join http://discord.gg/witchit, where you can organise matches, make trades, post suggestions, get involved with contests and much more!
Please send your love and support to Barrel Roll Games by nominating Witch It for the "Labor of Love" award during the Steam Awards 2022! To do so, please tick the vote box at the top of this announcement, or head over to the nominations page! 💜
Witch It is also -75% off on Steam until November 29th, so make sure to pick up a copy or two for your weekend games night or upcoming Christmas celebrations! 🎄
We really appreciate all your love this year - thank you for continuing to support us into 2023! :luaq:
⚠️ Update: Entries are now closed, and the results will be revealed soon. Stay tuned!
Across the endless tomes secured within Grunewald Library, tales and rumours of faraway lands fill the pages…
Chronicles of small-scale hamlets, landscapes and monuments tell stories of the magnificent architects that built them.
Now it’s your turn to write the next chapter!
🗺️ Theme: Small Maps - You must build a map suitable for 4-8 players! Aside from the player capacity, there is no visual theme - get creative and build something unique!
🥇 Main Prizes | Official Implementation:
We will be implementing multiple winning maps into our Official servers, which will be added to our voting pool when a server contains under 8 players. We have no particular number of winners in mind. Winning maps will also be available in custom matches.
All winning maps will receive baked lighting, and will be played for thousands of rounds to come!
Each contributor in a winning map will also receive: - 1x Witch It Steam Key (Giftable)! - 10x Crystallized Moonlight! - Your name added to the description of a Creative Mode structure! - Grand Architect Discord Role!
Bonus:All Discord entrants will receive the "Architect" role after posting their map entry. Entrants who have participated in previous map contests may receive "Architect (x2)" or "Architect (x3)". We’ll grant these roles towards the end of the contest.
🖼️ [NEW] Presentation Prize:
This time, there are no community voting prizes. We are now offering a “Presentation Prize”, which is an additional reward granted to the three entries with the best presented workshop pages. To win this award, spend time making your workshop page visually appealing! You can add high quality screenshots, banners, a video (if you’d like), or anything else to make it stand out from the other entries. Feel free to add some lore or a backstory to your map too, but this won’t count towards the presentation prize!
Each contributor towards a map which wins the presentation prize will receive:
- 10 Crystallized Moonlight! - Your name added to the description of a Creative Mode structure!
✔️ Participate in just 5 steps:
1. Create a custom Witch It map following our theme, rules and advice!
2. Upload your map to the Steam workshop!
3. Upload at least ONE screenshot onto your workshop page!
4. Add the hashtag #mapcontest2022 in the description - this helps us organise entries, as well as lets us know we can use your map on our servers!
5. Finally, post your entry in http://discord.gg/witchit or underneath this contest announcement on Steam!
> You must build on an empty map containing no structures (interior, town day, island day, town night, ice day, graveyard night, magical forest, desert day, desert sunset, or jungle day)! > If you wish to build in a default map containing pre-made structures, such as Grave Gulch or Port Plunder, you must build out-of-bounds! > You can submit as many maps as you want (however, quality is always better than quantity)! > You can either make your map solo, or collaborate with up to 3 other creators - please mark them as a contributor to your workshop item! > You cannot enter using other creator's maps that you are not an original contributor on (we will check for stolen work)! > You must design an entirely original map - it cannot be based on an existing map from another game! > You cannot edit your existing maps to be smaller - please make an entirely new map! > Offensive/NSFW content is strictly prohibited! > All users can enter, including Grand Architects (previous winners) and staff members!
⚠️ [Update] Switches: Switches are allowed in maps.
⚠️ [Update] Water: If you're building in out-of-bounds water, the physics of the water do not work properly and therefore will be unbalanced for gameplay. For this reason, please avoid using out-of-bounds water in the playable areas of your maps.
🔨 Breaking these rules may result in disqualification from the contest!
📖 Advice for Creating Entries for Faraway Lands: Below is some advice for creating maps suitable for our Official servers. Please read each section carefully!
📕 Size Matters Your map must support 4-8 player lobbies! If your map is too small, Hunters will find it too easy to locate and eliminate Witches. If it’s too big, then Witches will have too many hiding options. Our hope is that you’ll create a map balanced somewhere in the middle. Be clever with how you tackle your map size - for example, start with a map segment, test it out, then expand. Or if you’re trying to fit more content in a narrow radius, consider extending your map vertically.
📙 Test Your Map One benefit from building smaller maps is that you don’t need as many players to do a suitable test. Round up a few of your friends (or even other entrants) and test each others maps thoroughly! A great looking map may be unapprovable if the gameplay mechanics are inconsistent or broken. Some things to watch out for include stairs that don't work, ladders that cannot be climbed, doorways that are too small etc. Hunters should have a spawn area that they cannot leave until the hiding period is over.
📒 Optimise Your Maps Ensure your map is smooth to run by optimising your structure and prop use - rather than using small wall segments, can you scale a single wall up to create the same effect? Have you removed objects in areas that aren't visible to the player during gameplay? Are there too many props?
Our recommendations: - Stay below 500 props - Use any amount of structures - Do not stack lights or jump pads - Frozen props shouldn't glitch when touched
📗 Broken Hiding Spots Combining structures together can sometimes lead to small gaps in which props can fit into. This is most often seen with world boundaries, rocks, and ice structures - but can easily be avoided by vigorously checking intersections of structures. One small gap in a structure leading to a impossible-to-reach area for Hunters will result in a broken map. Please be mindful to ensure your maps have no broken hiding spots on them by testing during and after the creation of your map.
📘 Gamemode Compatibility Your map must be compatible with Hide & Seek, Mobification and Hunt a Hag. Please consider using a variety of props and gameplay options for both teams, and take into account the skills each team may use.
⌛ Deadline We are closing this contest on Monday, 5th December, 2022 (12:00am UTC) Once the contest ends, we will review your entries and decide on the winners, which will be revealed shortly after.
We hope you enjoy creating your maps! #mapcontest2022
+ Added: There are now official servers with small maps only
↻ Changed: Bees can now flap their wings
✓ Fixed: Propcollection is now working for the new props ✓ Fixed: Broken spots on ‘Grave Gulch’ ✓ Fixed: Luaq visibility for Hunters ✓ Fixed: New Hunter heads are now fitting the hats better ✓ Fixed: Swapped icons for Witch doll set ✓ Fixed: Wrong rarity display of Fiery Pyramid
Happy Halloween! To celebrate the spine-chilling festivities, we're introducing our latest map: Grave Gulch, alongside new props, skins, structures, Creative maps and more! 👻
Before we begin... we want your feedback!
Our new Witch It Feedback Survey 2022 is now live! Your answers will play an important part in the direction we take the game in the years to come. We are not collecting any personal data in this survey, and any answers provided will be kept anonymous if we decide to publish any results. Please click the banner below to participate in this survey:
Grave Gulch
Welcome to Grave Gulch - a monstrous ravine cutting through a haunted valley, filled with critters, crevices and revolting cobwebs... 🎃
Hide among the harrowing foliage and abandoned buildings, or climb the rugged cliffs and possess a cocoon hanging far above the hunters below. Skilled witches will need to get creative with their escape routes, as the narrow play area leaves little room for error - climb a web or use a jump pad to make a quick get away!
14 New Props
We've introduced a variety of Halloween and autumn-themed props, ready for you to add to your prop collection! Search Grave Gulch for the beehive, cocoons, and even a friendly mandrake! For those looking for a challenge: two new secret props are hidden within the gulch... good luck finding them! 🔎
70+ New Structures
As promised, we've introduced tons of Flint Falls structures to Creative Mode, polished and ready to be added into your custom maps. Included with the structures are new tiles, rock formations and even Grave Gulch's giant spider and webbing! 🕸️
Fancy participating in one of our map contests? Keep an eye on our announcements on Steam and on our Discord server, as we'll be revealing our next contest on Friday, 21st October 2022! All skill levels are welcome, and yes... there will be prizes! 🏆
Get dressed up for trick-or-treating with our new Halloween skins! Wrap yourself in old bandages and haunt Grave Gulch as a mummy, or decorate your witch as a spider and blend in with the insects living within the nooks and crannies. 🕷️
How do I obtain the new Halloween items?
Opening Witch It during the Halloween 2022 event will grant you 30 "Gloomkins"! A Gloomkin contains a random Halloween item (including Halloween items from previous years), which can only be opened by combining them with "Haunted Candy".
To earn Haunted Candy, fill up the Item Cauldron with 250 experience points. You can see the item cauldron fill up at the end of the round, on the level up screen.
Filling up the cauldron on Sleeping Rose Cemetery, Cursed Ruins, Grunewald Library (Day) or Grave Gulch will grant you a 40% chance to receive a Haunted Candy. If you're lucky enough to earn one, head back to the main menu and press 'Halloween Event' to combine it with your Gloomkins! 🍬
Every Halloween 2022 item is tradable and craftable even after the event is over. If you use up all your Gloomkins, you can craft more by combining 5 Candies together! Note: Candies can only be obtained in Official servers.
You can also receive the new items by: - Crafting Halloween recipes in the Witches' Cauldron (main menu > collection > Witches' Cauldron). - As random drops by filling up the item cauldron at the end of a round. - Trading with other players (we recommend using our Discord server to find traders).
New Creative Maps
We've introduced 3 new Creative Maps which you can use as a base for your epic maps and prop layouts. Flint Falls has been added - time to build your own prehistoric maps! "Jungle Day" is a flattened Flint Falls for those who want to build their own custom terrain. Grave Gulch is also available for those wanting to build maps in a spooky environment - we hope you enjoy them as much as we do! 🦇
Haven't tried our Creative Mode yet? Press "play" in the main menu, then "creative mode" to start your own Creative server with your chosen parameters. From there, you can build your own environments to hunt and hide in. Need some inspiration? Check our most popular workshop maps here!
Patch Notes
+ Added: New map ‘Grave Gulch’ + Added: 14 new props + Added: 70+ new structures to Creative Mode + Added: 40 new Halloween themed skin items + Added: ‘Flint Falls’ to Creative Mode + Added: New empty map based on ‘Flint Falls’ to Creative Mode + Added: Third prop layout to ‘Shard of Wiqqarra’ & ‘Amara’s Fountain’
↻ Changed: There are now 2 Map pool for random map cycle. One for small maps (up to 8 players) and one for more players ↻ Changed: Only tradable items & a few exceptions are visible in Steam inventory ↻ Changed: Collision of the lianas on ‘Flint Falls’ ↻ Changed: Implemented particle pooling to improve performance ↻ Changed: Potato impact effects use Unreals new VFX system to improve performance ↻ Changed: More UI performance optimisation ↻ Changed: Switchable Palace Door in Creative Mode now shows where the door would be in closed state if open
✓ Fixed: Broken spots on ‘Port Plunder’ ✓ Fixed: Broken spots on ‘Snowbreeze’ ✓ Fixed: Broken spots on ‘Northern Whispers’ ✓ Fixed: Jump Shroom lights on ‘Twisted House’ ✓ Fixed: Holding crouch, but you aren’t crouching ✓ Fixed: Chicken not triggering spring pads ✓ Fixed: Utility selection issues in Creative Mode
We hope you enjoy our Halloween event! ːhunterfaceː