Improved Glass Destruction (Update 1.27)

Gang Beasts update 1.27 releases today on all supported platforms. This patch focuses on bug fixes with some limited aesthetic improvements, as well as a number of background modifications needed for subsequent updates, including planned support for crossplay. The glass has been cleaned and polished to make it shinier, fixing a number of glaring issues with the glass fracture system.

The key modifications and fixes made in the 1.27 build are:

Stages

• Fixed an issue with character walk cycles when lifting objects/characters on stairs

• Fixed glass fragments blurring on Lighthouse

• Fixed some colliders on Chute to make sausages fall as expected

• Fixed some stability issues with bricks on Girders

• Modified camera on Subway (to constrain camera movement within set bounds)

• Modified shipping container to stop them from detaching prematurely on Containers

• Optimised the glass fragmentation system

Costume

• Fixed an issue with costume buoyancy for kigurumis

• Fixed an issue with crane geometry that made characters jitter when close to the crane arm

• Fixed an issue with the welders mask visor separating aggressively

• Fixed clipping issues on the tank top costume part

• Fixed erratic fez behaviour when interacting with certain objects on grind

• Fixed missing character geometry when wearing the Hi-Vis vest

• Fixed missing character geometry when wearing the security jacket

• Fixed missing character geometry when wearing the warrior dress

• Fixed missing character geometry with some football t-shirts

• Removed a duplicate “empty” costume slot from base costumes set

Online

• Fixed an issue with players failing to join game sessions when accepting invites without the game open

• Fixed an issue with players getting stuck when the host shuts down the game (Switch only)

Graphics

• Fixed an issue with the draw distance of shadows (to stop them from being truncated)

• Modified glass fracturing aesthetics

Other

• Disabled input for non-host players when a game session is starting

• Fixed an issue that could fatal exception when modifying the language selection

• Fixed an issue that stopped characters from sitting when the input for “jump” is held

• Fixed an issue where character names show as “Player 0” in error

• Fixed an issue with characters facing away from the camera on the join screen

• Fixed an issue with targeting offsets when climbing some surfaces and objects

• Fixed an issue with text rendering incorrectly for some languages

• Fixed an issue with the countdown timer UI showing on the pause menu

• Fixed the ball attraction system in Football mode to stop footballs from pushing/pulling characters

• Modified the “Default” option in settings to revert the language selection to the default

Thank you for playing Gang Beasts.

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