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Steam News30 August 202510mo ago

Beta 21 patch note archive

Steamworks developer pages were acting funky when we published Beta 21, so this post was created two weeks later.

Full notes

Full C4: Classical Caliber Combat Contest update

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What changed

0 fixes9 additions12 changes1 removal
  • Compatibility
  • Maps
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Server
changedSteamworks developer pages were acting funky when we published Beta 21, so this post was created two weeks later.
changedPrototype Map: Departure,
addedNew Weapon: MEGA Shotgun,
changedBalance
changedReworked all 4 MEGA powerups,
addedMEGA Health now grants a regeneration effect for it's duration,

Steamworks developer pages were acting funky when we published Beta 21, so this post was created two weeks later.

Content

  • Prototype Map: Departure,

  • New Weapon: MEGA Shotgun,

Balance

  • Reworked all 4 MEGA powerups,

  • MEGA Health now grants a regeneration effect for it's duration,

  • MEGA Damage is now 3x damage (was 2x),

  • MEGA Armor grants knockback resist + infinite armor,

  • MEGA Agility also grants swap speed + non-precision damage resistance,

  • MEGAs now all spawn at the same time,

  • Each map layout now only has one spawner per MEGA type,

  • Picking up a new mega powerup while you already have one active will copy the duration to the new effect,

Features

  • Accepting a Steam invite to play now properly launches the game and joins the session.,

  • Enabled SteamSockets for anonymous P2P connection,

  • Multiplayer features have been reworked significantly.,

  • Removed Game Codes and Station IDs,

  • Added a public server browser,

  • Added the ability to set a custom server name,

  • Added "Quickplay" functionality using basic connection-based match selection,

  • Added chat commands to change server size and name,

  • Improved weapon zoom.,

  • Added an on screen timer for the spawn shield,

  • Improved the final match-end scoreboard. No longer shows player teams, and displays a breakdown of point sources in Contest mode.

Source

Steam News / 30 August 2025

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