The Community Update (v0.4.0)

Howdy, pardner!

There’s a new update in town 🤠 This time we've fixed lots of your feedback and worked on several new features.

But first: We've created a Discord server where players can plan sessions and follow the development process. We look forward to seeing you there!

Weapons

The Enlarger

Introducing the Enlarger, an extension that turns projectiles humongous:

Telescope changes

The Telescope extension got another unique trait: It makes all projectile types shoot straight. With it equipped, hats become precise missiles, and the coil lightning fires in a straight line.

Tether changes

In response to various bits of feedback, we reworked the Tether body so that its wire now attaches by throwing it onto a surface instead of freezing your movement and placing it down right where you stand. This should make it much more forgiving to use.

Matchmaking and gamemodes

For easier matchmaking, we added a queuing system that places you in the first available lobby with your chosen gamemode. This will make it easier to find matches, even with few active players.

We added a system for customizable gamemodes, and the official gamemodes are now:

• First to 30 Chips: Be the first to win with 30 chips.

• Six Rounds: Get the most kills during six rounds to win.

• Three Strikes: The original mode. Win three rounds to win the match.

For additional variety, you can customize the win/stop condition, chip rewards and starting weapon:

On the topic of customization, we added settings for look sensitivity and field of view.

Visual overhaul

Grand Canyon becomes The Pit

We overhauled Grand Canyon with new props, better lighting and improved design.

Before

After

Better explosions 🧨

Explosive barrels got a new model, flashier explosions and a shockwave effect:

Changelog

We have made lots of other improvements beyond the ones we highlighted above. This is the full list.

Features

• Queuing system

• Customizable gamemodes

• Two new gamemodes: First to 30 Chips and Six Rounds

• New extension: The Enlarger

• Polished extension: Telescope

• Polished body: Tether

• Players can agree to skip auctions

• Kill feed

• Pause menu

• More settings

• More achievements

Improvements

• You can now use your mouse to navigate the menu 🎉

• Added mine carts, rail tracks and other props to Grand Canyon (now The Pit)

• Fixed lighting in The Pit

• Made shadow textures look better

• Improved AI movement in The Pit

• Render better outlines on hats and other particles

• Made explosions and fire trails glow

• Added shockwave effect to explosions

• Replaced explosive barrel model with a more explosive-looking one

• Polished unplugging animation and other visuals for the tether body

• Players no longer block the item descriptions in auctions

• Populated lobby scene with some cozy props

• Populated auction scene with some cozy props

• Added round number to scoreboards

• Added chip pickup listing to scoreboards

• Added version number to landing menu

• Added lots of new crimes for the scoreboards

• Added LOD for player and explosive barrel models

• Added sound effect for jumping

Balance changes

• Added a chip cap (20 or 30) so players don't hoard hundreds of chips

• Added more cover to The Pit

• Made all projectiles travel in a straight line with the Telescope extension

• Tether body now works by throwing the plug to place it, instead of locking