The "Progress" Update:

Added:

• New rooms to explore in the Crypt
• New colour palette for the Crypt
• Colour banding dithering effect
• A new creature can appear in the Crypt
• Wisps can appear in the Crypt to guide the player
• An inventory system has been added, allowing the player to see and manage what artefacts and items they have found in the Crypt
• New examine mode to let the player examine items that can be picked up by holding the right mouse button when interacting with said items
• New examine messages for existing items and props
• New items and props
• New models for some existing items and props
• "Cathedral" lobby (currently using a temporary layout and model) which uses a separate colour palette from the Crypt and contains looted items and artefacts
• "Ending" room within the lobby, accessible by collecting enough loot from the Crypt and escaping with it
• Tips to read whilst in the loading screen
• New sound effects for menus, pickups and placing
• New ambient noise system
• New creature AI
• New status effect system
• All creatures now induce panic when sighted
• Hand icon to indicate torch and lever interactions
• Small optimisations for walls, ceilings and floors
• Display settings
• Additional control settings
• Save system
• New logo
• A splashscreen when loading up the game
• A Patreon hyperlink in the pause menu alongside the new Discord one

Changed:

• Overhauled the Crypt's level generation which now also uses specified base values to assign worth to looted items and artefacts
• Creatures make less noise while moving
• Creatures make noise less frequently (7s - 17s -> 20s - 120s)
• Creatures have improved senses
• Creatures have improved agility
• Creatures have improved materials
• Creatures no longer slow down before reaching their target
• Creatures can navigate their surroundings better
• Creatures will now wander when stuck searching
• The trapped creature will now move around in its cell
• Panic now induces grain and distortion effects
• Escape doors use a new model
• The main menu as been replaced by the "Cathedral" lobby
• Player footstep volume decreased
• Doors now have a random opening and closing delay to avoid audio stacking
• Torch light up speed increased
• Largely decreased torch flicker
• New lighting system for wall torches
• Increased light produced by artefacts
• Decreased range of wall torch interaction text
• Improvements to environmental rendering
• Darkened wall materials
• Improved brick generation
• Improved text visuals
• Adjusted loading screen text size
• Changed examine icon
• Changed pickup icon
• UI and settings improvements
• Move credits from options to the lobby
• Updated game credits

Fixed:

• Creatures no longer get permanently cut off from navigating to certain areas by closing a door
• Creatures no longer attempt to walk on walls and ceilings
• Creatures can no longer walk through stone pillars
• Creatures can no longer see through closed doors
• Creatures have less trouble targeting the player
• Fixed the game fullscreening whenever the player spawns
• Fixed certain torch braces not being interactable
• Fixed various artefact points
• Fixed some brick generation issues in several rooms
• Fixed phantom bricks on lower levels
• Fixed mushrooms spawning on objects such as pots and skulls
• Fixed damage sound not playing when the player is instantly killed
• Fixed sounds continuing to play in the pause menu
• Fixed a grammatical error in an examination message
• A couple of issues with the custom cursor have been resolved

Removed:

• Main menu
• Old score system
• Colliders on floor bricks