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Steam News4 July 20265h ago

Patch 2.2.4 — Your loadout finally sticks

Loadout Fixed the long-standing bug where the weapon you equipped in the lobby could silently revert to your class default in a match.

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Full VertalStrike update

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What changed

1 fix0 additions2 changes2 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Store
  • UI and audio
fixedLoadoutFixed the long-standing bug where the weapon you equipped in the lobby could silently revert to your class default in a match. Loadout picks are now stored under a stable player identity and are never wiped by temporary validation states.
changedLoadoutThe shop and the inventory now only offer weapons that can actually be carried into a match.
removedScoreboard & HUDThe Tab scoreboard got a full redesign: a frosted-glass panel that blurs the world behind it, sizes itself to the player count, and no longer paints a huge black box over the action.
removedScoreboard & HUDPlayer nameplates no longer bleed through the scoreboard.
changedScoreboard & HUDThe timer capsule and the kills/health/ammo chips hide while the scoreboard is open — its header already shows mode, time and team score.

VertalStrike changes

fixedFixed the long-standing bug where the weapon you equipped in the lobby could silently revert to your class default in a match. Loadout picks are now stored under a stable player identity and are never wiped by temporary validation states.
changedThe shop and the inventory now only offer weapons that can actually be carried into a match.
removedThe Tab scoreboard got a full redesign: a frosted-glass panel that blurs the world behind it, sizes itself to the player count, and no longer paints a huge black box over the action.
removedPlayer nameplates no longer bleed through the scoreboard.
changedThe timer capsule and the kills/health/ammo chips hide while the scoreboard is open — its header already shows mode, time and team score.

Loadout

  • Fixed the long-standing bug where the weapon you equipped in the lobby could silently revert to your class default in a match. Loadout picks are now stored under a stable player identity and are never wiped by temporary validation states.

  • The shop and the inventory now only offer weapons that can actually be carried into a match.

Scoreboard & HUD

  • The Tab scoreboard got a full redesign: a frosted-glass panel that blurs the world behind it, sizes itself to the player count, and no longer paints a huge black box over the action.

  • Player nameplates no longer bleed through the scoreboard.

  • The timer capsule and the kills/health/ammo chips hide while the scoreboard is open — its header already shows mode, time and team score.

Source

Steam News / 4 July 2026

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