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Steam News24 June 20262d ago

Paintjob Rampage v1.0.0.0 Release

Major Update And New Name Paintjob Rampage is almost a quantum leap from the previous game version, featuring a plethora of graphical and stability upgrades, bringing the game to a whole new level of appearance.

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What changed

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  • Performance
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
addedMajor Update And New NamePaintjob Rampage is almost a quantum leap from the previous game version, featuring a plethora of graphical and stability upgrades, bringing the game to a whole new level of appearance.
changedNew NameTo avoid any legal hassle around the term "Smiley", the game has been renamed to "Paintjob Rampage". The gameplay has not been affected by this change, it is still the same game as it was before.
changedMajor new features in Paintjob RampageGPU driven particle system allowing for tens of thousands of particles on screen
changedMajor new features in Paintjob RampageSubtle visual improvements like SSAO and soft shadows
changedMajor new features in Paintjob RampageImproved actor appearance
addedMajor new features in Paintjob RampageMany new interface features

Major Update And New Name

Paintjob Rampage is almost a quantum leap from the previous game version, featuring a plethora of graphical and stability upgrades, bringing the game to a whole new level of appearance.

New Name

To avoid any legal hassle around the term "Smiley", the game has been renamed to "Paintjob Rampage". The gameplay has not been affected by this change, it is still the same game as it was before.

Major new features in Paintjob Rampage

  • GPU driven particle system allowing for tens of thousands of particles on screen

  • Full HDR deferred lighting system allowing for better and more lighting and effects

  • Subtle visual improvements like SSAO and soft shadows

  • Improved actor appearance

  • Many new interface features

  • New sound effects and environmental feedback

  • Improved powerup effects (Vampire, Poison)

  • Actor animations have been improved and fit the theme better

Paintjob Rampage's interface has received a huge amount of polish

  • Status icons are now 3D

  • Status icons are animated and show a brief pulse when a player scores a knockout

  • There is visual feedback for scoring by flipping coins flying towards you

  • Powerup buttons have depth and a liquid filling animation

  • Shots are now particle based color trails that cast light

  • Players drag a subtle color trail behind them

  • The UI has been upgraded, giving it more of a 3D look

Last but not least there were a couple of stability updates

  • Networking is significantly more stable

  • Some nasty memory and state leaks causing graphical glitches and occasional crashes have been fixed

New Gameplay Trailer

To showcase all these changes and upgrades, a new gameplay trailer has been released.

Have fun with it!

Cheers

Dietfrid

Source

Steam News / 24 June 2026

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