Project Lotus: v1.8.0

Published 11/10/2026 · View on GitHub

Notice:

A full reinstall is needed on Steam. Steam has updated from x32 to x64 and your old files will not work. Copy your LOTUS_DATA folder to a different folder to not lose your information, and put it in the same place after you install v1.8.0.

It’s also highly recommended you reinstall if you use Epic Games or Microsoft Store as well, in order to not miss out on certain new things not bundled directly into the mod.

Announcement:

Project: Lotus is now available on Android! You can download it through Starlight, we have a tutorial on our YouTube channel which goes through how to set it up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6rYQQyfKxs

Here is a welcome video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0psR4Xx20g

Major Additions

Escape The Facility (Gamemode)

Escape the Facility is a gamemode similar to the game Dead By Daylight, or the roblox game Flee the Facility. There are two teams, the Fugitives & the Wardens. The Fugitives must escape the facility before the Wardens kill them all, or the timer runs out. There are a certain amount of terminals per game depending on the amount of players in the lobby. The Fugitives must hack all of the terminals to unlock the exits. There are a certain amount of exits per map (Warden Count + 1), these exits are only able to be hacked after all terminals are hacked.

Idea taken from Discord (@ThetaHalo) For more information, check out the website page.

Speedrun (Gamemode)

In Speedrun, there are only crewmates called Taskers.

The tasker must complete their tasks before everyone else does.

Once someone completes all of their tasks, they will gain the ability to kill, and must kill all other Taskers to win.

Idea taken from Discord (@ThetaHalo) For more information, check out the website page.

Minor Additons

Update to Among Us v19
Added Quit Button when installing translation files on Android
Added “Kill after Time Limit”, “Teleport Body to Pelican on Death”, & “Decompose Body” to Pelican
Added /cmd template variables to see all Template Variables
Added CurrentPreset variable to templates
Added Preset conditional to templates
Added MeetingsCalled & EmergencyButtonsCalled template variable
Added a way for template messages to only be sent to the player who triggered it
Re-added message to warn players using incorrect command prefix (/)
Added Floating Text CNO Type for addon devs & ETF (text w/o visible bean)
Add More Custom Kick Messages (#22 by @ThetaHalo)
Add Banned Names List to Banned Words File (#26 by @ThetaHalo)
Allow ESC to close all menus (#27 by @ThetaHalo)
Added Many More Role icons (every role should have one now)
Added Handicap Host option for non-standard gamemodes
Added Delay parameter for templates (integer)
Added Vote History Event
Added 20 New Cosmetics by RC
Added 36+ New Cosmetics by DP
Added 9 New Cosmetics by Theta
Added 29 New Cosmetics by WanderingPix
Added Ability to add your own cosmetics
Added New Splash Screen
Added Total Game Time to /l command
Added Japanese Language
Updated Simplified Chinese Language

Other Changes

Removed Toggle Hud Visibility from Keybinds GUI
Removed Kill Distance & PlayerSpeed Limits
Hide Keybind Menu Button when Player Customization Menu is open
Abstracted Reviving Players away from Altruist for addon developers
Prevented Snitch & Taskrunner from being guessed when they have the warning
Ruthless Romantic is now counted as a neutral killer
Pelican now prevents kills from players who were swallowed
Improved Discord Rich Presence (#29 by @ThetaHalo)
Automatic Templates sent by game now send player as data
/ can now be used for commands in addition to /cmd (/cmd will hide your message, / will not)
game-start tag is now sent on game start
Players teleported by someone else can no longer escape Pelican
Role Intro Text will no longer overwrite role text
In-game announcements can now be added remotely
Modded Regions are now installed with the mod

Bug Fixes

Fixed a small bug when installing translations fail
Fixed Amalgamation not allowing more than 1 body to be absorbed if player had no modifiers
Fixed /kick banning players if host inputted a reason for kicking
Fixed a bug with phantom when there are multiple desync impostors
Fixed Viper & Desync impostors not working well together
Fixed “Absorb Modifiers” on Amalgamation not working
Fixed admin command having incorrect title
Fixed “Decompose Body” option for Pelican
Fixed Role Intro Text (option to turn on added)
Fixed deleting presets breaking on Android
Fixed Haunt Menu not working
Fixed AddAdditionalOption function for addon developers
Fixed Dark Mode Report & Keyboard icons being swapped
Fixed Role intro text re-appearing when changing roles
Fixed Witch sometimes breaking meeting
Fixed Game Session Logs being broken
Fixed HNS gamemodes appearing in classic mode after making a HNS gametype lobby
Fixed lobby buttons not appearing on Hide & Seek gametype
Fixed lobby change notifications not showing for host
Fixed haunt menu not working
Fixed certain values not being reset when multiple of the same role exist
Fixed certain values not being initialized when a role is assigned
Fixed phantom parity issue between host & client
Fixed Medic messages
Fixed Vanilla server kick when killing a player
Fixed CTF Pet bug
Fixed Consort, Escort, & Glitch breaking names for all players
Fix in-game mod updater (#25 by @ThetaHalo)
Fix /gmpoll (#30 by @ThetaHalo)
Fixed Reactor flash not playing for host & modded clients
Fixed global tags not working & added new tags
Fixed gradients being applied to html tags
Fixed some role images not appearing
Fixed Mouse Movement option not working
Fixed Random Maps
Fixed Medic’s “Change Target Every Round” option being backwards
Fixed role assignment breaking if a player disconnected
Fixed Subrole assignment ignoring uncapped modifiers
Fixed Vengeful Romantic killing player twice
Fixed rare teleport issue with Pelican
Fixed text overlapping if enter was pressed in the middle of a chat message
Fixed CD not changing when spawning bodies on pelican
Fixed MAUL regions being considered vanilla regions
Fixed host-executed deaths not showing
Fixed Mystic not playing reactor flash
Fixed vote cancelling not working
Fixed match info button appearing
Fixed Judge ignoring settings
Fixed Oxygen Sabotage quick-fix not working correctly
Fixed Pelican listening for teleports in future games when no Pelican exists
Fixed some roles appearing as winners when game was force ended
Fixed players sometimes keeping shapeshifted names
Fixed players that didn’t vote being counted as skips
Fixed Pelican killing players after dying
Fixed No Vote Mode not working
Fixed Resolve Tie mode still taking effect when the tie is removed via a role
Fixed modded clients being kicked in different game states on vanilla
Fixed some issues with the new blackscreen resolver
Fixed multiple issues with subrole assignment
Fixed Kill All Resolve Tie Mode not working
Fixed skips not counting towards vote
Fixed non-shapeshifter players not reverting to original skin after meeting
Fixed players not being counted as swallowed by Pelican
Fixed Striker appearing over vent after reviving

For The Future

This release is just a preview of what’s to come—we’re still actively developing new features and improvements. Here is list of things we plan to include in the future.

Fungle Support (you can apparently play the map right now, but there are issues so please don’t bother reporting)
Updating Modded Client Compatibility
Add more Languages
Add New Roles & Other Content

If you are developer, you can actually add your own content without modifying PL! We have added support for addons, and you can learn more info at this GitHub Repo! You can check out addons made by others from the #community-content forum channel.

If you are a translator, you can add languages! We have a repository dedicated for language files. Check it out if you are interested!

Welcome back to Lotus!