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Steam News17 February 20264mo ago

Introducing the Red Vs Blue gamemode and 6 new maps!

Red Vs Blue Introducing Red vs Blue - a team based mode where players are randomly selected to be red or blue team, work together to beat the other team!

In this update4

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Full BIG BALLS update

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What changed

3 fixes3 additions13 changes1 removal
  • Maps
  • Fixes
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Server
  • Performance
changed6 new maps!Hockey Rink - Verse in a game of hockey!
changed6 new maps!Hockey Rink Extreme - Extreme hockey, multiple pucks spawn, it gets chaotic!
changed6 new maps!Soccer Field - Verse in a game of soccer!
changed6 new maps!Soccer Field Extreme - Extreme Soccer, multiple balls spawn, it gets crazy!
changed6 new maps!Basketball Court - get the ball in the other teams basket
changed6 new maps!Ball Bowler 2 - similar to skee ball, get your balls in the holes, get as many points as you can!

BIG BALLS changes

changedHockey Rink - Verse in a game of hockey!
changedHockey Rink Extreme - Extreme hockey, multiple pucks spawn, it gets chaotic!
changedSoccer Field - Verse in a game of soccer!
changedSoccer Field Extreme - Extreme Soccer, multiple balls spawn, it gets crazy!
changedBasketball Court - get the ball in the other teams basket

Red Vs Blue

Introducing Red vs Blue - a team based mode where players are randomly selected to be red or blue team, work together to beat the other team!

All team members gain points when scoring on the other team, get as many goals as you can before the time runs out! The team with most goals at the end get bonus points!

Also gain points for smashing the other teams balls, and bonus points when you score!

6 new maps!

Hockey Rink - Verse in a game of hockey!

Hockey Rink Extreme - Extreme hockey, multiple pucks spawn, it gets chaotic!

Soccer Field - Verse in a game of soccer!

Soccer Field Extreme - Extreme Soccer, multiple balls spawn, it gets crazy!

Basketball Court - get the ball in the other teams basket

Ball Bowler 2 - similar to skee ball, get your balls in the holes, get as many points as you can!

Big Balls Gamemode is back!

  • grow in size the more points you gain, GET HUGE

  • networking issues mostly fixed

Summary of previous updates and where we are at now

  • 11 gamemodes

  • 26 maps

Other Additions

  • gamemode announcer added

  • many map adjustments and rebalancing, and inclusion of more gamemode variety

  • Races only mode - only queue race maps

  • Survival only mode - only queue Survival (1 life) maps

  • QOL changes like mic toggle button, max charge glow visual, added sound effects

  • Clients now receive more network updates, should make the game more responsive and accurate for clients

  • More achievements and secrets added to lobby

Bug Fixes

  • Gold balls game mode fixed (no longer duplicates the gold ball)

  • many optimizations involving coins/balls

  • Optimizations to many maps, should make it less laggy and faster to load.

  • Speed rings no longer cause desync lag (rubber banding)

  • Infection game mode fixes

Source

Steam News / 17 February 2026

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