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Steam News23 February 20264mo ago

MASSIVE NEXTFEST UPDATE (FREE BEETLE EGG LOOTBOXES + A TON OF COSMETICS)

Features Added Beetle Eggs that can unlock cosmetics (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, Mythical) Added levels and experience (gain them by playing) Added Beetle Bucks currency (earn free by playing) Added shop screen

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Full Beetleball update

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What changed

13 fixes27 additions1 change2 removals
  • Store
  • Gameplay
  • Maps
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Security
addedFeaturesAdded Beetle Eggs that can unlock cosmetics (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, Mythical)
addedFeaturesAdded levels and experience (gain them by playing)
addedFeaturesAdded Beetle Bucks currency (earn free by playing)
addedFeaturesAdded shop screen to main menu (buy beetle eggs here!)
addedFeaturesAdded new Snowman competitive map
addedFeaturesAdded 5 new Goal Effect cosmetics

Beetleball changes

  • Competitivemode
addedAdded Beetle Eggs that can unlock cosmetics (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, Mythical)
addedAdded levels and experience (gain them by playing)
addedAdded Beetle Bucks currency (earn free by playing)
addedAdded shop screen to main menu (buy beetle eggs here!)
addedAdded new Snowman competitive map

Features

  • Added Beetle Eggs that can unlock cosmetics (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, Mythical)

  • Added levels and experience (gain them by playing)

  • Added Beetle Bucks currency (earn free by playing)

  • Added shop screen to main menu (buy beetle eggs here!)

  • Added new Snowman competitive map

  • Added 5 new Goal Effect cosmetics

  • Added 23 new Wing Trail cosmetics

  • Added 2 new Bombardier beetle skins

  • Added 1 new Cyborg beetle skin

  • Added 1 new Dung beetle skin

  • Added 2 new Firefly skins

  • Added 1 new Fungus beetle skin

  • Added 4 new Goliath beetle skins

  • Added 2 new Rhino beetle skins

  • Added 1 new Tiger beetle skin

  • Added 2 Mythical Iridescent skins for each beetle

  • Added 27+ mustaches (sorry) (more hats are coming soon lol)

  • Added new emotes

  • Added 10 new stickers

  • Added Emote/Sticker wheel

  • Added Colourblind mode

  • Added new Beach map music

  • Added new Egypt map music

  • Added vertical ball indicator line

  • You can now customize your beetle while in game

Changes

  • VFX polish

  • UI polish

  • Last played gamemode is now auto selected

  • Ranked enemy team identity is now hidden before the match starts to prevent dodgers

  • You now lose less ranked elo after losing a big win streak

  • Removed Tiger rewind directly into enemy goal

  • Added some descriptive tags to beetle selection

  • Leaderboards now remain up for an hour after the LTM ends

  • Party members can now join any custom lobby even if they aren't host

Fixes

  • Tutorial fixes

  • Fixed leaderboard scores getting reset

  • Fixed alt accounts retaining leaderboard scores

  • Fixed nametags flashing even while disabled

  • Fixed Rhino spike behind goal tech on Crater and Gamba

  • Fixed Rhino spikes not causing Potato beetle to spit out ball

  • Fixed various save data corruption issues that softlocked the game

  • Fixed dungball merge speed very slow while on high ping (affects Potato beetle cannon tech)

  • Fixed Goblin Goopmaxxing skin effects not working

  • Fixed Goliath groundpound on sheer face not falling down

  • Fixed the "Problem detected locally" error popup

  • Fixed mushroom launchpad idle effects not playing

  • Removed windowed mode to prevent an exploit

  • Fixed chat not fading out

Source

Steam News / 23 February 2026

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