Steam News 19 February 20263mo ago

Hotline Update 1.1 - Dial These Digits For A Free Skin: +1-252-SURFSUP

Cowabunga Raiders! The Surfpunk Hotline is officially open! Anyone that calls +1-252-SURFSUP will receive a code to unlock a free skin that shows off your totally rad bod while in the buff! We’re also dropping a new tra…

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Full Surfpunk update

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Performance
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UI and audio

addedCowabunga Raiders! The Surfpunk Hotline is officially open! Anyone that calls +1-252-SURFSUP will receive a code to unlock a free skin that shows off your totally rad bod while in the buff! We’re also dropping a new trailer, new cosmetics, and an updated demo that’s HOTTER and WETTER than ever. Chill out with our latest trailer and changes for the demo below.

changedDemo Update 1.1 LogbookPerformance optimizations

changedGeneral Balancing & ChangesBackpack carrying capacity was increased as follows: – 1 player: 90->110 – 2 players: 55->60 – 3 players: 45 (unchanged) – 4 players: 40 (unchanged)

changedRevised OnboardingAll Weapon Classes are now unlocked from the start

addedRevised OnboardingNew Forge onboarding flow; Ultimates can now be unlocked immediately after the Training Mission

changedWeapon Skill ChangesUltimate cooldowns are now 60 seconds

Backpack carrying capacity was increased as follows: – 1 player:90 to 110Backpack carrying capacity was increased as follows: – 1 player: 90->110 – 2 players:55 to 60

Cowabunga Raiders! The Surfpunk Hotline is officially open! Anyone that calls +1-252-SURFSUP will receive a code to unlock a free skin that shows off your totally rad bod while in the buff! We’re also dropping a new trailer, new cosmetics, and an updated demo that’s HOTTER and WETTER than ever. Chill out with our latest trailer and changes for the demo below.

Demo Update 1.1 Logbook

Newsfeed is now localized
Performance optimizations
Various bug fixes

General Balancing & Changes

Backpack carrying capacity was increased as follows:
– 1 player: 90->110
– 2 players: 55->60
– 3 players: 45 (unchanged)
– 4 players: 40 (unchanged)
Lowered the score required to get S Rank on a mission
Nerfed ‘Brawler’ Sumi (large spiders) HP + attack frequency
Resupplies now reset skill cooldowns

Revised Onboarding

All Weapon Classes are now unlocked from the start
Re-balanced Training Mission
New Forge onboarding flow; Ultimates can now be unlocked immediately after the Training Mission
Storm Mutator can now occur immediately after the Training Mission is completed
Requests now happen further in progression

Weapon Skill Changes

Ultimate cooldowns are now 60 seconds
Sword’s ‘Whirlwind’ (Ultimate)
– Increased duration by 50%
Pistols’ ‘Barrage’ (Ultimate)
Increased radius and duration
– Players can’t be damaged while performing Barrage
Guitar’s ‘Bass Amp’ (Ultimate)
Amp can now be carried
– Amp deals damage over time
Guitar’s ‘Pulse Bubble’ (Defensive)
– Now has a short duration, no cooldown and no energy cost
Anchor’s ‘Spin’ (Ultimate) is now ‘Bastion’
– Deals damage while spinning
– Creates a protective zone that blocks enemies
Anchor’s ‘Chain Whip’ (Basic while Anchor is thrown)
– Increased damage by 1
All classes can now press attack in mid-air to perform an AOE ground pound landing that lightly damages, pushes and stuns enemies.
Cosmetics can now be unlocked via Raider Rank

UI Updates

HP + Energy gauges now extend when upgraded
New Atelier Interface
Clickable buttons added to menu footers
Toast notifications trigger when unlocking new cosmetics

Beastship

Raiders can now interact with the pool, dance floor, chairs and more!
The band is now performing on stage
Art: various texture updates

New cosmetics added to the Atelier

+3 Voices
+12 Faces
+4 Skintones
+6 Eye Colors
+6 Swimsuit Colors
+7 Clothing Colors
+3 Hairdos
+4 Swimsuits
+2 Clothing Tops
+2 Clothing Bottoms
Added option to have no top

Source

Steam News / 19 February 2026

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