This features a series of bug fixes and optimisation updates that are live now on all platforms.

If they haven't automatically updated, please close your game and update manually using the dedicated platform service.


BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS
- Fixed an issue that caused a hidden music objective in "Deadly Lover's Fortress" to get stuck
- Fixed an issue in the "Morgue" Menu Background that caused reflections to be white
- Fixed an issue in the "The Stranger" Boss fight that caused reflections to be white
- Fixed an issue that caused players to be stuck in the boss room after completing the hidden objectives in "House of the Damned"

- Additional Optimization to NPC Physics
- Additional Optimization to all levels
- Major optimization in boot-up times across all platforms

- Scaled up the Controller image in Controller Options
- Renamed the "Flip Triggers" option to "Invert Fire"
- Disabled the Party text in-game while in the Pause menu when playing Solo
- Disabled the Christmas event

SPECIAL MENTION

We received the very sad news that a beloved member of the community known as DopeyMercury790 passed away recently. Dopey was a passionate and talented speed runner and completed many speed runs of Sker Ritual, the most recently being a WR together with Nvrlnd on House of the Damned.

The team have dedicated a tribute to Dopey that can be found in the House of the Damned and have also added a special player icon featuring his dark wolf avatar.

As this patch has included many updates we encourage anyone who is experiencing issues or bugs to please report it to our team either over on our Discord or various social channels. We will also be releasing a special news post soon about what the future holds for Sker Ritual in 2025.

Wales Interactive Team

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First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who voted for us in the Horror Game Awards! As promised, we have now turned on the Christmas lights to get you all in the festive spirit but that's not all that we've got in this latest patch.


-7 brand new masks including our most requested theme: the Shark!
-5 fun, new voice lines
-4 blood-thirsty player icons
-2 nautical themed menu backgrounds
-Plus new menu music

-Experience an all new Christmas themed Hidden Objective in the Deadly Lover's Fortress. Featuring our beloved Christmas lights, lots of gifts and an exclusive Saint Balor decked in a festive outfit.

-Including MsLiterate's Cover of Calon Lân originally arranged by Gareth Lumb and performed by Tia Kalmaru
-Plus new music from guitarist, composer and producer Aaron O'Donnell

-We've been working on base performance optimisations in preparation for the PS4 & Xbox One release. Having tightened up maps to improve frame rate and performance, this will be noticeable in areas on PS5 and Xbox Series and will also contribute to any rare performance based glitches on those platforms. Those with mid-higher end PC setups will notice slight improvements. Expect further enhancements in upcoming patches.

These bug fixes were set live on Steam but were not implemented on consoles due to technical issues. This patch sets these fixes live on console. Please see the full notes of those changes.

- Fixed an issue causing one of the orbs in the hidden objective in "Tides of Terror" to have an incorrect hitbox
- Fixed a potential soft-lock issue in "House of the Damned" during the "Hearts of the sons" objective
- Fixed an issue causing the hidden unlockable songs to not loop in the main menu
- Potentially fixed an issue causing players to fall through the geometry on the stairs in "Sewers of the Dead"
- Increased the online inactivity timer to 30 minutes, up from 10 minutes

This patch contains a lot of work underneath the game to improve it, so there is an increased chance of additional bugs that we didn't find in testing. We'd appreciate any help in reporting these bugs to us. Please reach out to the team across all platforms and we'll be able to help fix them as best we can.

Wales Interactive