Pistol Whip News

[h2]Hey there Action Heroes! Hotfix v1.5.44.147 is now live![/h2]

A huge thank you to all the players who submitted reports and feedback as our team worked on getting this hotfix out as soon as possible.



In this hotfix, several performance issues on the Quest headset have been addressed. Additionally, a bug impacting certain players that stopped the Old Boy achievement from being awarded has also been solved. Alongside these fixes, several other performance and minor fixes have been included.

Our team has heard player feedback loud and clear, and Bullet Hell will also be rolling back to its classic settings. For those who enjoyed the added challenge, rest assured we have some high-velocity content on the horizon!

Stay tuned for more coming to Pistol Whip this year!

Love,

Cloudhead Games

[h3]Pistol Whip "v1.5.44.147" Update Changelog:[/h3]

• Rolled-back Bullet Hell changes from the Encore update
  
• Fixed a bug preventing “Old Boy” from awarding in some cases
  
• Performance improvements for the Quest framerate
  
• UI fixes related to mixed reality capture
  
• Other minor fixes & improvements

[h2]Action Heroes![/h2]

Your favourite action-rhythm FPS is back at it again with a very special Encore for you! Filled with more of the stuff you love, players can now enjoy new scenes, modifiers, and of course our highly-requested new way to play with friends, in Party Mode.

Enjoy some eye-catching improvements to your Pistol Whip experience with refreshed menus, new winter weapon wraps, and killer upgrades to our modifiers including Targets, No Beat, and Rhythmic!

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[h2]Join the Party with our Exciting New Mode![/h2]

You asked, and we delivered. Introducing Party Mode! Compete with friends and family with personalized challenges. Change up scenes and modifiers to see who will reign supreme.

Play through scenes customized to your specifications. Once your score is counted, use the keyboard (exclusive to Party Mode!) to secure your name of choice and reveal it in all its glory! Once your name has been added to the leaderboard unique to Party Mode, pass on the headset to the next challenger!



[h2]An “Encore” for 2089 and Smoke & Thunder[/h2]

Jump back into the post-apocalyptic world of 2089 and the Wild West of Smoke & Thunder, with two new scenes! Starring fan-favourite tracks from the credits of these action-packed story-driven cinematic campaigns, fans can now enjoy the thrilling songs by Devora and Magic Sword with their own unique scenes. Whether you want to slay robots to the beat of The Way Home or live the life of an outlaw to the tune of Fist Fight, we’ve got you covered.

If you haven’t checked out the cinematic campaigns yet, be sure to swing by the campaigns in-headset to immerse yourself in these Pistol Whip stories! Become the hero of a gritty sci-fi apocalyptic future or be the ultimate gunslinger in a Wild West sci-fi fusion at the press of a button!



[h2]The Styles System: Play Your Way with Targets, No Beat, and Rhythmic[/h2]

Players can now change up the scoring system to allow for an even more customizable experience! With No Beat and Rhythmic, heroes can now choose if their score is entirely focused on accuracy or shooting to the beat of the music. Along with these new scoring system modifiers, heroes will also be able to use the Targets modifier to turn enemies into abstract targets. Create your own badass training experience by combining the Target, Deadeye, and Threatless modifiers together.

No Beat: Take the rhythm out of the equation with this modifier. When enabled, your scores are determined entirely by the accuracy of your shots - no musicality required!

Rhythmic: Lose yourself in the groove - with this modifier, scores are determined entirely by shooting to the beat!

Targets: Is target-shooting more your style? Select this modifier to transform enemies into non-human targets throughout all of your favorite scenes (Arcade and Party Modes only!) Combine Targets with other modifiers to completely change the feel of the game. (For example, try Targets plus Threatless and No Beat to change any level into a true shooting range experience!)



[h2]New Weapons and Wraps![/h2]

Stay frosty with some cool new winter wraps and weapons! Featuring the 39 Special, 357 Python, and the Hippo.

[h2]Pistol Whip "Encore" Update Changelog:[/h2]
* Added "The Way Home" Scene (3 difficulties)
* Added "Fist Fight" Scene (3 difficulties)
* Added 3 new weapons: 357 Python, Hippo, 39 Special
* Added 4 new weapon wraps
* Added 3 new game Modifiers: No-Beat, Rhythmic, Targets
* Added Party Mode
* Added additional content to Training section
* Upgraded Bullet Hell difficulty
* Upgraded Boom Stick splash damage on Deadeye and Headhunter modifiers
* Melee improvements: better scoring when using punch, swing & stab motions
* General UI improvements including: settings menu, pause menu, death menu & results screen
* Fixed a bug that caused Campaign scenes to be skipped or cinematics to play incorrectly
* Fixed a bug that caused no enemies to spawn after loading into gameplay
* Fixed a bug preventing “True Pacifist” runs from posting runs on the Leaderboard
* Fixed a bug where player weapon would double-fire and then not shoot on next trigger pull
* General bug fixes and performance improvements

Love,
Cloudhead Games

Have you been itching to embrace your Action Hero life, but haven’t made the jump yet? Well, now you can with Pistol Whip’s free weekend right here on Steam! Starting February 18th (10:00 AM PST) and ending on the 20th, players can dive into the action-rhythm VR world of Pistol Whip.



Take on the world leaderboards in our Arcade mode, make your mark on our latest weekly challenge, and customize the way you want to play with an arsenal of weapons and modifiers at your disposal with the Styles System! Once you have made your way through the Arcade, be sure to check out our story-driven cinematic campaigns! Tackle the robot apocalypse in 2089, or hunt down outlaws in the Wild West adventure, Smoke & Thunder.

Pistol Whip will also be 30% off for heroes who want to continue their journey as the ultimate badass after the weekend wraps up.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1079800/Pistol_Whip

Grab your friends, challenge the leaderboards, and stay tuned for what we have coming to Pistol Whip in 2022!

Love,
Cloudhead Games

[h2]Howdy Action Heroes, [/h2]

First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your support in regards to Smoke & Thunder plus the new Styles sandbox system. It's been an absolute blast watching folks stream the campaign & seeing what y'all have come up with using the new Style system sandbox. You are all truly breathtaking.



[h2]Never fear, a hotfix is here![/h2]
That being said, as many of you heroes have been reporting, Smoke & Thunder also unleashed a few nasty bugs that we have been hard at work squashing since launch. We are here today with a hotfix that will hopefully get everyone back into the action. Thank you again to those who have provided information about bugs, issues, or crashes, or who have helped us test this fix, we appreciate you!

Love,

Cloudhead Games



[h3]Pistol Whip "v1.5.38.3" Update Changelog[/h3]

• The baddies are...mostly back. Reduced the likelihood you will load into a scene with No Enemies
  
• True Pacifist scores of 0 now post to the Leaderboards
  
• Scores should now post correctly for all Scene/Difficulty/Style combinations
  
• Deadeye Styles should now calculate Deadeye scores correctly after Scene restart
  
• Saved Styles & Weapon types should now load correctly in Lobby & in Scene
  
• Selected Styles now properly persist when switching between Arcade, Campaign, Challenge, and Training modes as well as upon game relaunch
  
• Fixed an issue causing weapon customization to not save correctly or to copy over to undesired weapons
  
• Train & Boss SFX will now adjust with the correct in-game volume sliders
  
• Added a reminder that Smoke & Thunder is intended for Dual Wield play to the campaign description text
  
• Added a No-Beat section to the final scene of "Smoke & Thunder" to allow voice over to be more audible
  
• Other minor fixes & improvements
  

[h3]Howdy heroes! [/h3]

We are excited for you to get your lassos around our wildest update ever, out now. Containing both Pistol Whip’s second cinematic campaign, "Smoke & Thunder," as well as the game-changing Styles system sandbox, this one is exploding with new content for you to check out. Let’s go ahead and take a gander at what you can expect.

A notorious gunslinger re-emerges to roam the Wild West in search of her missing sister, unwinding a deep conspiracy, known only as DYNAMO, on the cusp of the industrial boom.

[h3]Smoke & Thunder[/h3]
After "2089," the transmission came through loud and clear: y’all wanted more. With "Smoke & Thunder," we are giving you just that—another action-packed cinematic campaign bursting at the seams with as much content as we could fit into five linked scenes. With new weapons, mechanics, a dastardly new outlaw threat, and a mighty fine new boss fight for folks to tangle with.

Featuring tracks from The Heavy, Devora, Black Pistol Fire, Bones UK, and an original never-before-heard track from Magic Sword, this five-scene cinematic campaign is abso-rootin'-tootin'-lutely exploding with exciting new content. So, saddle up and unravel the mystery awaiting you in the Wild West.



Playing "Smoke & Thunder" in Campaign mode immerses you in the story, equipping you with intended weapons and modifiers, transforming you into the hero, and allowing you to experience the fully-voiced tale of sisters Jessie (voiced by Victoria Hogan, Kingdom Come: Deliverance) and Tess (voiced by Avalon Penrose, Hades, GOTY). It’s a visually stunning experience, illustrated with cutscene cinematics created by fan-favourite comic artist and returning talent, Fico Ossio, and colourist Raciel Avila.

Once you've conquered the campaign, skedaddle on over to Arcade and check out all the campaign scenes--from "Smoke & Thunder" as well as "2089"--unbridled for the very first time. In Arcade mode you can use whatever weapon and modifier you want, in whatever order you want, for boundless replayability.



[h3]Styles let you create the gameplay YOU want.[/h3]
Pistol Whip’s new “Styles” system sandbox allows you to combine your preferred weapon type with up to five modifiers to create an unstoppable action experience that’s exactly what you want. After finding a preferred Style that’s uniquely your own, you can challenge friends or compete solo and be the first person to dominate the leaderboard uniquely generated for that Style.

New weapon types also burst onto the scene with the debut of Styles, including Brawler, which transforms the previous "No Ammo" modifier into a glorious new melee-only mode. "2089"’s Burstfire and the new weapons from “Smoke & Thunder” are also available in all scenes with Styles.



These weapon additions and changes combined with four new modifiers mean the possibilities are endless. From green to grizzled and anywhere in-between, there’s a Style for you. Pistol Whip also includes an ever-changing list of recommendations, such as Featured Styles which contain weekly Style choices curated by our own team of developers and players. “Styles” can also be used with all past Pistol Whip updates like the aforementioned “2089” and “Heartbreaker.”



[h3]Price Change[/h3]
In just three more days, on August 15th, the price of Pistol Whip will increase by $5 in order to further support the creation of epic content and updates. After August 15th, Pistol Whip will be available for $29.99. This price increase will not impact existing heroes.

To learn more about everything we have added to Pistol Whip since launch, check out our “Everything New in Pistol Whip" trailer.

[previewyoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sDWGXp_0qc[/previewyoutube]

Love,

Cloudhead Games

[h3]Pistol Whip "Smoke & Thunder" Update Changelog[/h3]
[h5]Added Cinematic Campaign, “Smoke & Thunder”:[/h5]

• Added "Scene 1: Boomtown” (3 difficulties)
  
• Added "Scene 2: Last Ride" (3 difficulties)
  
• Added "Scene 3: Shot in the Dark" (3 difficulties)
  
• Added "Scene 4: Bullet Train" (3 difficulties)
  
• Added "Scene 5: The Heatseeker" (3 difficulties)
  
• 6 Cinematics: “Boomtown” Intro, “Last Ride” Intro, “Shot in the Dark” Intro, “Bullet Train” Intro, “The Heatseeker Intro,” “Smoke & Thunder” Finale
  
• New enemy faction: The Dastardly Dynamo Gang - 1-health Outlaw, 2-health Outlaw, 4-health Outlaw
  
• New Enemy Type: Rider (Mounted 1-health Outlaw),
  
• 2 new mechanics: Boomshield (4-health armour), Explosive Barrel (1-health AoE)
  
• A brand-spankin’ new Boss battle
  
• 2 new Weapon Types: Revolver, Boomstick
  
• Accessibility modifiers now available in Campaign mode: Bulletproof (previously No Fail), Unobstructed (previously No Obstacles)

[h5]Added “Styles”:[/h5]

• Sandbox system allowing players to combine their preferred Weapon Type with up to five modifiers
  
• Added Weapon Types: Brawler (previously No Ammo), Burstfire
  
• Style-based leaderboards
  
• Curated Styles for endless replayability: Dev’s Choice for each Scene, Weekly Featured Styles, Trending Styles
  
• Added new Modifiers: Big Head, Bullet Hell, Headhunter, Heavies

[h5]Other changes & improvements:[/h5]

• Completely redesigned User Lobby. Added Styles menu. Updated Scene Selection menu. Updated Leaderboards.
  
• All Campaign (“2089” and “Smoke & Thunder”) scenes available in Arcade mode
  
• Added 15 new weapon models: The Western Collection, The Brawler Collection, Sci-fi Boomstick, Western Burstfire
  
• Added 3 new Western weapon wraps
  
• Polish tweaks to existing scenes
  
• New easter eggs
  
• Implemented LIV 1.5 SDK
  
• Implemented fix for the trigger misfire / double fire bug