A Hat in Time — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| A Hat in Time - Winter Event 2025 is live! | 2025-12-04 | The Winter Event returns again for 2025, bringing with it Death Wish challenges for some awesome rewards, and double the sticker drop rate in Vanessa's Curse! |
| A Summer event hotfix patch is available for A Hat in Time | 2025-07-04 | Changelog Fixed summer death wish contracts being limited to 100 level ups Fixed Summer Death Wish contracts repeating more often than intended at lower levels |
| A hotfix patch is available for A Hat in Time | 2025-06-29 | Hi all, hope you're enjoying the summer! Today we have a small selection of fixes for the Summer Event: Change List Fixed the max summer event contract level being capped at 20. It is now uncapped as intended! Added -vulkan launch parameter to force-launch the game using the Vulkan graphics API (also available in graphics settings) Fixed some Summer event contract names not loading Temporarily removed a small selection of mods from the Summer event due to compatibility issues Fixed a bug where the screen would show as black on specific laptops. A warning now appears when this issue is detected and corrected. |
| 2025 Summer Event for A Hat in Time is now live! | 2025-06-26 | Enjoy more than 100 community-made levels in the new Summer Event map, available from June 26th (now!) to July 31st! Play the new map to obtain the rewards from last year: - A sticker (level-up!) - 2 weapons - A dye Complete the summer Death Wish map to level up your Summer Drink sticker! Leveling up also ascends your Death Wish map with all-new challenges! The challenges and rewards are available even if you don't own any DLC. To keep Steam Workshop rewards installed when restarting the game, subscribe on the Steam Workshop page. In addition, the spaceship has been decorated for summer vibes. Check out all the featured mods on the workshop v |
| April 2025 minor update for A Hat in Time | 2025-04-18 | A minor update is available for A Hat in Time! Changes Gameplay Fixed a stutter that would occur during the level intro sequence. Fixed setting Depth of Field to none in Graphics Settings negatively affected bloom. Fixed the game camera stopping rendering if the player quickly goes down a ladder after reaching the top at high framerate. Fixed inconsistent swimming behavior between Keyboard and Controller. Modding Added coop support to OnlineParty's PlayerStateMeta feature Cook options can now be overridden in mod manager |
| A minor update is available for A Hat in Time | 2024-10-21 | A minor update is available for A Hat in Time! Changes Fixed an issue where some players would stutter in 5 second intervals. Thank you to KeifersIsAwesome and psoron for helping in tracking down the issue. Added new option to Game Settings: Sort Hats By Obtain Order. If set, hats will be sorted by the order in which they were obtained. Otherwise will be sorted by yarn cost. |
| A minor update is available for A Hat in Time | 2024-07-07 | A minor update is available for A Hat in Time! This primarily focuses on changes and fixes to the Summer Event update. Changes All the Summer Event Death Wish levels are now available - enjoy! Summer Event Death Wishes can now be reset, which allows re-rolling the MODifier Fixed Drink sticker being audible from all distances |
| A minor update is available for A Hat in Time | 2024-06-28 | A minor update is available for A Hat in Time! This primarily focuses on changes and fixes to the Summer Event update. Changes Added a background icon in the pause menu to indicate which Hats and Badges are mandatory Increased Pon requirement for Cyclone Seafort Temporarily reduced Online Party lobby size from 50 to 25 Minor changes to list of available MODifiers in Summer Death Wish map Fixes Fixed patty-cake animation not playing for a specific Mafia in the night-time version of Mafia Town Fixed selected MODifier being incorrect in the level 3 Summer Event Death Wish map Fixed typo in Power Pons Summer Death Wish challenge Fixed Vanessa's C |
| Summer Event 2024! | 2024-06-27 | The SUMMER EVENT has kicked off with a new update to A HAT IN TIME, including a new summer vibin' Death Wish map containing fresh new unlockables! The SUMMER EVENT starts June 27th and ends July 31st! Enjoy! Level Up! Complete the summer Death Wish map to level up your Summer Drink sticker! Leveling up also ascends your Death Wish map with all-new challenges! Currently there is a limited number of available level-ups, as all players reach higher levels during the summer event, more levels become available. MODifiers As you tackle harder summer Death Wish challenges, you'll be presented with a spicy choice: Which Workhop MOD do you want to bri |
| A new update is available for A Hat in Time! | 2024-03-31 | The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. New Feature: Emblems Added emblems to acts in the act select screen. Emblems are rewarded for: 0 jumps, speedrun, all rift token pages, all yarn, all rift pons, finding friend message, finding developer message. Gameplay Brewing Hat breakables now spawn health if the player is missing health The Completionist's Hat now highlights pons that have been collected before Added "Prevent Accidental Falls" input setting, which prevents rare cases where Hat Kid may vault over a ledge to her death Levels Fixed invisible sign meshes in The Illness Has Spread near the birdhouse Fixe |
| A new minor update is available for A Hat in Time! | 2024-01-04 | The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. Hats Brewing Hat breakables now spawn health if the player is missing health Mafia Town Fixed certain brewing hat crates in Mafia Town not spawning health as intended Alpine Skyline Fixed invisible sign meshes in The Illness Has Spread near the birdhouse Arctic Cruise Ship Shape guides now only refresh if the player strays far away Death Wish Fixed subtitle / voice line mismatch in Death Wish Vanessa's Curse Summer and winter event weapons can now be used in Vanessa's Curse Thank you to Hatlagg for suggesting this addition! |
| A new minor update is available for A Hat in Time! | 2023-12-04 | The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. Player Fixed Hat Kid staying in the double-jump animation if ledge grabbing after double-jumping Homing attack now starts movement slightly faster Fixed players not seen as "landed" when triggering OnLand on meshes with custom walkable floor Z Fixed being unable to drop carry-able objects on destroy within 0.5s of pickup if AutoPickupOnTouch is on Hats Fixed brewing hat projectiles being blocked by EnemyBlockingVolume Badges Fixed hookshot chain not attaching properly to certain end-points Updated player's movement curve at the start of a hookshot swing to be smoother Ma |
| The 2023 Winter Event is Here! | 2023-12-04 | The A Hat in Time Winter Event is active between December 4, 2023 - January 4th, 2024! The 2023 Winter event includes: 8 Death Wish challenges 5 unlockable stickers 1 unlockable weapon Special thanks to the community members whose mods are featured in this event! Habijob jevil plushie (real)™ (Cassie) Chainsmokingpeepo Check out all featured mods on the workshop Winter Event Tag! Vanessa's Curse (Requires: Vanessa's Curse) Vanessa's Curse stickers now drop at DOUBLE the rate for the duration of the winter event! Not feeling Festive? Grinches can disable the winter event under Game Settings |
| A Hat in Time Summer Event is here! | 2023-06-29 | The A Hat in Time Steam Summer Event starts June 29, 2023, and ends July 31, 2023! An update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. Summer Event A brand-new in-game summer event is live from June 29th to July 31st! The spaceship has been decorated for summer vibes A new summer Death Wish map with 50 stamps is available, containing community-made challenges (accessible via Death Wish in the Pause Menu) The challenges and rewards are available even if you don't own 'A Hat in Time: Seal the Deal' Unlock 2 new weapons, a new sticker and a new dye To keep Steam Workshop rewards installed when restarting the game, subscribe o |
| A new minor update is available for A Hat in Time! | 2023-03-06 | The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. Localization The German localization for A Hat in Time, A Hat in Time: Seal the Deal and A Hat in Time: Nyakuza Metro has been updated Miscellaneous Fixed rare crash on startup when connecting to Steam Workshop Fixed Challenge Road mod icons not always loading Fixed bug where the first installed Steam Workshop mod would sometimes refuse to load Fixed rare crash in Online Party when a player disconnects Fixed rare rendering crash Fixed crash when transitioning to a Steam Workshop mod level that was still being downloaded Fixed crash when enabling and disabling Steam Works |
| A new minor update is available for A Hat in Time! | 2023-02-07 | The update will be applied automatically when you restart A Hat in Time. General Improved wallclimb to get less stuck on walls Fixed several instances of AudioComponents not being destroyed on completion Fixed jigglebone crash Spaceship Fixed being able to select "empty" creator DLC when no Creator DLC is installed Mafia Town Mafia Boss now has a reduced height hitbox while doing his horizontal spin attack. This allows players to jump over him without double-jumping. Reduced hitbox of charging Mafia summoned by Mafia Boss Fixed small rubble blocking the camera on the wooden platforms in Mafia Town Battle of the Birds Fixed typo in Conductor d |
| A Hat in Time Winter Event is here! | 2022-12-22 | The A Hat in Time Winter Event starts December 22nd, 2022, and ends January 5th, 2023. A Hat in Time is 50% off for the duration of the winter event! The Spaceship The Spaceship has been decorated for the duration of the winter event! Don't ask about the Mafia ice statue. please. Death Wish (Requires: Seal the Deal) A new limited-time Death Wish map has been added! Complete these new festive challenges and earn presents (stickers!) 5 new Death Wish challenges 5 new stickers Note: Some Death Wishes may not be available unless Online Party or Vanessa's Curse is installed Vanessa's Curse (Requires: Vanessa's Curse) Vanessa's Curse stickers now d |
| A new minor update is available for A Hat in Time | 2022-10-21 | The Arctic Cruise * Fixed annoying stair collision in Arctic Cruise's kitchen Online Party * Fixed Online Party player's dweller sphere being created multiple times, resulting in lag over prolonged game sessions Vanessa's Curse * Fixed being unable to use Vanessa's Curse stickers unless Nyakuza Metro was installed. Modding * Fixed crash in Kismet when an actor is selected with SpriteComponent with no sprite set. * Added support for custom death wish maps via Hat_SnatcherContract's new DeathWishGroupID property. * Modded Death Wishes are now by default on their own Death Wish map, allowing players to enjoy both a vanilla and modded Death Wish |
| An update is available for A Hat in Time on Steam | 2022-10-09 | A new update for A Hat in Time is now available. Online Party: Fixed a rare Online Party crash Online Party: Fixed a bug where having many inventory stickers would cause other players not to see displayed stickers Modding: Fixed ActSelector not using the currently active mod for the act select menu This weekend we also say goodbye to the 5th anniversary event. It was fun while it lasted - happy birthday A Hat in Time! |
| A Hat in Time's 5th Anniversary | 2022-10-03 | We're celebrating A Hat in Time's 5th anniversary! A limited-time event will take place starting tomorrow (October 4th) and ending October 9th! During the event, the Spaceship will be decorated! We'll be having a casual developer anniversary party on October 5th at 7pm CET with a livestream on Twitch.tv ( Twitch.tv/GearsForBreakfastOfficial ) Vanessa's Curse During the 5th Anniversary events, sticker drops have been doubled All stickers dropped during the event will have a unique Birthday effect. A new exceedingly rare sticker effect (Hyperzone) has been added, and will remain as a potential unlock after the event ends as well. Bug Fixes Fixe |