The Hunt Update

Not to be confused with The Backdoor.

"Obtained during Roblox's THE HUNT: First Edition!"
- THE HUNT: Escape The Backdoor's Achievement description

The Hunt Update
UPDATE INFORMATION
Date	March 15th, 2024 - March 30th, 2024
Size	Major
Event	The Hunt: First Edition
Creators	Lightning Splash RediblesQW Ghostly Wowzers jasper creations NormallyAve
Description	✨THE HUNT is on. Escape The Backdoor to complete this game's quest!
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The Hunt Update, also known as The Hunt: First Edition Update, was an official limited-time collaboration event with The Hunt: First Edition Roblox event, adding in The Backdoor subfloor and many changes to The Hotel. The event began on March 15, 2024 and concluded on March 30, 2024, with The Backdoor subfloor still being playable via outside the Lobby.

Full Changelog

March 15th, 2024

• Added The Backdoor.
• Added new entities:
  • Haste
  • Blitz
  • Lookman
• Added a new hazard:
  • Vacuum
• Added new items:
  • Backdoor Key
  • Starlight Vial
  • Starlight Bottle
• New code: "THEHUNT" to use in the shop (rewards 1 revive).
• Replaced room generation system with a new one that removes the chance of Glitch spawning in The Hotel due to room generation errors.
  • Glitch can still spawn in The Rooms and The Backdoor when a player falls behind.
• Added more room variations.
• Added, removed and changed some modifiers:
  • Temporarily removed "SUPER HARD MODE!!!" due to its room generation system being incompatible.
  • Removed "A Few Places To Hide", due to it being redundant and having the same purpose as "Nowhere to Hide".
  • Replaced "You Really Can Run" with "It Can Run Too", likely due to being seen as nerfing the game rather than buffing it.
  • Added "It Can Run Too" and "Afterimage".
  • Changed "Nowhere To Hide" from +15% to +10%, "Rent's Due" from +10% to +15% and "Rush Hour", "I'm Runnin' Here" and "I'm Tip-Toein' Here" from +5% to +10%.
  • Rush (A-60 and A-120) no longer spawn randomly when Rush Hour, Really Bad Time or Worst Time Ever is active.
• Changes to the UI.
• Removed momentum from the player's movement.
• Rush and Ambush can now spawn during Seek's Crescendo.
• Rooms with Seek's eyes now flicker the lights less intensely.
• Eyes have new visual effects and the jumpscare.
• Added Dread as an easter egg.
  • Dread spawns at Door 13 if the clock has past midnight. This takes at least an hour (real time).
  • This mechanic has been reworked as of The Mines Update.
• When Rush or Ambush pass through Jeff’s Shop, Jeff will take the items off the pillows and close the gate, El Goblino will hide behind the table.
• Added new dialogue to El Goblino when he is hiding from Rush or Ambush.
• Figure can now traverse over barricades and blocked off areas to reach the player, such as the railings from upstairs, blocked off stairs on the left, and the blocked off area between the shelves on the right.
• Dying before the first door is opened will instantly revive the player now.
• More small changes and bug fixes.

March 30th, 2024

• The Lobby has been remade, with several new areas.
  • The Doors to outside the lobby can now open, allowing players to go outside.
• Removed The Hunt event, along with the achievement.
• The Backdoor is now permanent:
  • The entrance to it has been moved to an alleyway outside the lobby.
  • The Backdoor now requires the "Detour" achievement.
  • The Backdoor is slightly easier than before. ^{[verification needed]}
  • Time-Levers can spawn in side-rooms often.
  • Added 2 new achievements for The Backdoor
    • Around Back; Enter the Backdoor.
    • Other Way Around; Escape the Backdoor.

Trivia

• This update had two phases; One released for the Hunt Event, and one afterwards.

Gallery

The official announcement video for The Hunt Update.

The poster used to promote The Hunt: First Edition event from 3/15/24 - 3/30/24.

First look at The Hunt event, as seen in the announcement video.

The Hotel with a blue glow, presumably from the elevators in the trailer.

First look at The Lookman, as seen in the announcement video.

Haste, as seen in the announcement video for the event.

Ditto, but brightened.

The entrance to The Backdoor during the event.

The entrance to The Backdoor after the event's conclusion.

The Backdoor's elevators during the event.

Ditto, but inside the elevator.

The Backdoor being blocked by Curious light due to a player not owning the Detour achievement.

The limited-time badge for the event.

DOORS' icon after the event ended.

The Backdoor's thumbnail on the Roblox page after the event ended.

References

Most information is taken from the article Update Logs.