InnerSloth released Among Us update 17.0.0, introducing the new Detective and Viper roles along with UI and practice-mode tweaks that affect Emergency Meetings and corpse handling. These changes alter how evidence is recorded and how bodies disappear, which will change discussion dynamics and visibility during matches.
The Detective is a new Crewmate role with two distinct abilities for gathering clues and questioning suspect locations; the role is designed to add more structure to meetings and give factual threads for discussion. A short demonstration is available.
The Detective’s abilities include a notes system to track dead Crewmate locations and suspects, plus an Interrogate action that reveals where someone was during a crime. A long, practical sentence: the Interrogate ability must be used on one active case at a time and players will need to switch files when handling multiple murders, and the number of interrogations can be changed in the Dropship advanced role settings, so hosts can control how much evidence a Detective can collect per match.
Be careful, though.
The Impostor-focused Viper role brings a different angle: it uses an Acid ability that dissolves corpses in three stages until nothing remains, and the timing of an Impostor’s attack combined with a well-placed Sabotage can remove physical evidence entirely. A brief clip shows the effect.
Along with the roles, several interface updates landed. The “How to Play” guide has been reorganized to accommodate nine roles so it’s easier to choose which role to learn, Role Settings now use a scrollable left-to-right list, and Practice mode lets hosts pick from a blue Crewmate folder or red Impostor folder to find roles more quickly. These UI changes are meant to make role selection less cramped and clearer during setup.
There are a few quality-of-life and fix notes as well, and the studio asks players to report issues through support channels if anything odd appears during matches.
Patch Notes – 17.0.0
- [MIRA HQ] [The Airship] [The Fungle] – You now have to enter the whole code for the Enter ID Code task. No more easy codes.
- When another player has your preferred Crewmate color, you will see your currently assigned color when looking in your inventory.
- The “Up All Night Raving” hats are now sorted correctly in the wardrobe.
- You can no longer identify dead Crewmates by viewing them in the “Crewmates” window during a match.
If players spot strange bugs or glitches, send a ticket to our helpdesk.
Known issues have been collected after this release, and a number are tied to the new roles and menu changes. A non-exhaustive list follows:
- [Switch/PC] – Controller button prompts do not appear when opening the Detective Notes with mouse or touch controls then switching to controller
- [PC] [Detective] – Location map markers do not scale when changing resolution
- [Android][Practice][Fungle] – Users rarely receive a black screen when loading into Fungle on Practice
- [PC] [Detective] – Detective Notes window can be opened behind the ejection screen if the Role Ability key bind is pressed rapidly during an Emergency Meeting
- [Detective] – Upper and Lower Decontamination are causing a minor overlap in the Location Note field
- [Detective] – Changing the Killer Note does not play the Pencil SFX
- [Detective] – Memory Leak takes place when switching between the ‘Killed Player’ tabs
- [PC] [Detective] – Changing resolution results in the Interrogate button disappearing
- [Polus/Airship] [Detective] – Several room names are not displayed when selecting a murder location on the Map
- [PC/Mobile] – Missing visual indications for tabs navigation when using keyboard/mouse or Mobile input in the lobby under certain conditions
- [Mobile] [Viper] – Clients on mobile platforms can report an already dissolved body upon resuming the game which results in getting kicked for hacking
- [Viper] – Noisemaker’s alert does not disappear once their body is fully dissolved
- [Practice] [The Fungle] [Detective] – Certain dummies are incorrectly labelled as in the Meeting Room when Interrogated
- [Friends List] – Adding a new friend to your list will display your name instead of theirs
For advice on reporting issues with as much useful information as possible, make sure you reach out to us as soon as you can and include screenshots or video where relevant.
Community art was highlighted in the post, including work shared on the official Discord and a throwback physical Polus build shared on Reddit. The studio also invites creations tagged on social platforms: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, and TikTok.
Share your thoughts in the comments by tagging X and Bluesky with your favorite Detective or Viper moment
