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Steam News25 October 20258mo ago

RETINA Update Testbranch starts now!

It hasn't even been a month since QUADRICEPS, but there's another massive update coming soon, RETINA!

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Full Death Road to Canada update

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What changed

6 fixes20 additions6 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Compatibility
  • Events
  • Store
  • Fixes
  • Maps
addedIt hasn't even been a month since QUADRICEPS, but there's another massive update coming soon, RETINA! More features will be coming, mostly in the form of tweaks, another set of reworks to Bow and Arrow, and new Gameplay Modes.
changedClick on the dropdown in the top right, and change the Beta Participation branch from "None" to "beta - TESTBRANCH"
addedSpecial CharactersAdded Isabelle, the Paladin. Smite away!
addedSpecial CharactersEnding Dialogue added for Isabelle
addedSpecial CharactersAdded Time Stop character, work in progress, it will get new art and a retheme
addedSpecial CharactersAdded Defective, an eldritch horror multi-splitting character

Death Road to Canada changes

addedIt hasn't even been a month since QUADRICEPS, but there's another massive update coming soon, RETINA! More features will be coming, mostly in the form of tweaks, another set of reworks to Bow and Arrow, and new Gameplay Modes.
changedClick on the dropdown in the top right, and change the Beta Participation branch from "None" to "beta - TESTBRANCH"
addedAdded Isabelle, the Paladin. Smite away!
addedEnding Dialogue added for Isabelle
addedAdded Time Stop character, work in progress, it will get new art and a retheme

It hasn't even been a month since QUADRICEPS, but there's another massive update coming soon, RETINA! More features will be coming, mostly in the form of tweaks, another set of reworks to Bow and Arrow, and new Gameplay Modes.

TO ACCESS THE TESTING BRANCH:

  1. Right Click "Death Road to Canada" in your Steam Library

  2. Go to Properties

  3. Click on the Betas tab on the left of the Properties window

  4. Click on the dropdown in the top right, and change the Beta Participation branch from "None" to "beta - TESTBRANCH"

The console is also turned on for this testing period. Use the ` key to open the console, and then read below for a list of some commands to try out.

List of Changes for RETINA

New Content

Special Characters

  • Added Isabelle, the Paladin. Smite away!

  • Ending Dialogue added for Isabelle

  • Added Time Stop character, work in progress, it will get new art and a retheme

  • Added Defective, an eldritch horror multi-splitting character

Locations

  • Added Bank, Marshland, Viaduct locations

  • Added Siege version of Viaduct location

  • You can type the following commands into the console to check out the different locations:

    • [c]to_the_marshes[/c]

    • [c]to_the_viaduct[/c]

    • [c]to_the_treasury[/c]

    • [c]road{ siege2-viaduct }[/c]

Weapons

  • Added 3 new whips, in a new weapon category based on the Ringmaster's unique weapon

  • Added pike

  • Added kukri

  • Added buff banner support weapon

  • Added Barret 50 cal (named "M.O.A.R")

  • Made new weapons sellable

  • Made new weapons findable

Perks

  • Fencer perk added

  • Big Shot perk added

Other

  • Car Boat with turret added as a reward to the Marshland location

Tweaks

  • Improved the DNK16 "burst" feeling and very marginally buffed it

  • Hektatrius event updated for one of the new characters

  • Adjusted Anime Girl store timer setting

  • Made it easier for AI to get into the car during floods, in Severe Weather Mode

Perks and Traits

  • Gourmand now provides morale to the team at meals

  • Kensai Perk reworked according to community discussion

  • Phoenix now gets a bottle of hot sauce on start

  • Hero Type now has an aura of protection

Sweet Vans

  • Reworked the regular, dog, and ice cream vans. They all do something special now, to help justify the increased gas costs.

  • Regular Van: Spawns furniture

  • Dog Van: Spawns a friendly dog

  • Ice Cream Van: Spawns delicious flavors

Bugfixes

  • Fixed bug for gun racks sometimes losing rifles

  • Bugfix for lightning bolts being pushed inward from map edge

  • Fixed a bug where bow&arrow arrows were invincible

  • Fixed a bug where not enough zombies spawned in the warehouse location

  • Fixed a bug where too much loot spawned in the warehouse loc

  • Fixed a weapon seller list bug

  • Fixed some bugs in events pertaining to Friend of Dog

  • More fixes I'm forgetting about

Source

Steam News / 25 October 2025

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