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Tricks and Treats Bundle





[h2]Bundle Content:[/h2]
  • Cat Tail (Waist)
  • Lightning (Death Effect)
  • Lost Souls (Trail)
  • Poltergeist (Skin)
  • Ectoplasm (Hat) (4 Color Variants)
  • Mage (Hat) (4 Color Variants)
  • Lollipop (Hat) (6 Color Variants)


Scare away your enemies with the Lost Souls trail!



Electrify yourself with the Lightning death!



Steam Trading Cards and Points Shop!

Collect Steam Trading Cards by playing the game, trading with friends, or buying them on the Steam marketplace! You can use trading cards to craft badges for your Steam profile, unlocking profile backgrounds and emoticons to use anywhere on Steam.

View the Points Shop

[h3]Emotes[/h3]



[h3]Animated Avatar[/h3]



[h3]Profile Backgrounds[/h3]


[h3]Badges[/h3]



[h3]Trading Cards[/h3]



Play the game to earn trading cards for free! Players who have already played should get cards pretty quick. You can also buy the rewards directly using Steam Points! ːcool_beanː

View the Points Shop

Update 1.35 Patch Notes

1.35.13 (October 1)
  • Added the Tricks and Treats bundle to the main menu


1.35.12 (October 1)
  • Released the Tricks and Treats Bundle


1.35.11 (September 29)
  • The kill_icon can now be moved with Resource Packs


1.35.10 (September 27)
  • Fixed some bugs with loading custom map pools.


1.35.9 (September 26)
  • If you start spectating, the spectator camera will now face in the direction your player was facing. (horizontal only, not vertical)
  • You can now save and load map pools. The buttons were changed to icons for saving and loading match settings.
  • The telescopic sight body can now be changed with Resource Packs.


1.35.8 (September 18)
  • Fixed a bug where active Resource Packs would appear in the wrong order when the menu was reloaded
  • Fixed an issue where the magazine size multiplier room setting was hidden unless you disabled Infinite Ammo
  • Renamed the Save and Load buttons to Save Settings Preset and Load Settings Preset to make their function more clear


1.35.7 (September 18)
  • You can now save and load match settings
  • The credits now display in-game instead of on an external website
  • Updated the Turkish translation
  • Added a "Skin Offset" label to the skin offset slider to make it clear it isn't just rotating the preview
  • Removed the Beta warning from the Banner menu


1.35.6 (September 10)
  • Changed credits for Hurtle Turtle to Mykyta Kulakov at his request
  • You can now cancel your vote for a map by clicking it again
  • Fixed a bug where you weren't able to hover above the match creator's name in the match list to see their ID
  • "Don't shoot teammates" has been renamed to "Don't attack teammates"
  • Added the host and verified player icons to the lobby player list. The host's name will no longer have (Host) at the end of it.
  • Hovering a match in the Find Match menu will now show you if stats are disabled for the current map via a disabled stats icon in the top right.
  • You can now see match info in-game in the escape menu.
  • Match creators can now end matches early in the escape menu. No Win EXP or W/L stats will be awarded for prematurely ended matches.
  • Fixed a bug where the Change Team button would show up in Infection.
  • When a vote ban fails, it will no longer look like the match host is saying the message. It will appear as a normal system message.


1.35.5 (September 7? 8? idk)
  • Removed some bloat


1.35.4 (September 6)
  • Updated the 32 bit version of the game.
  • Added Terrain and PolyShape to the whitelisted components for Custom Maps - the SDK has not been updated yet though.


1.35.3 (September 5)
  • Reduced the revolver reload time from 3 seconds to 2.166 seconds
  • Fixed the Workplace Catastrophe achievement not working
  • Fixed an issue with Discord rich presence not working if you were in a custom map
  • Fixed some outdated UI in the achievements menu


1.35.2 (September 5)
  • Statistics are now enabled on Custom Maps! Eligibility is based on two factors: maps need 200 total votes and a 75% rating (upvotes / total votes)
  • You can now right click any Custom Map or Resource Pack and view its statistics.
  • The map vote list is now scrollable.
  • Added some buttons to make map pool editing easier.
  • Loading screens are back to their normal randomness.
  • Changed the Match Setting Overrides icon on Custom Maps from an info icon to a cog.


1.35.1 (September 3)
  • Fixed an issue where uploading a custom map would get stuck on "Validating"
  • Fixed an issue where some players on the scoreboard weren't clickable
  • Extended the timer for the news box


1.35.0 (Stuff I forgot to add in the original update post)
  • Vote bans are fixed
  • Added a loading icon for when players are loading into the game
  • Changed the way time is calculated, hopefully resulting in the infinite match bug finally disappearing

Custom Maps Are Here!



Custom Maps

[h3]Custom maps are finally here! Players can now create and upload their own maps to the Steam Workshop and play them with other players in-game.[/h3]

To play Custom Maps, either select Popular Custom Maps from the new Map Pool setting when creating a match:



Or edit the map pool by clicking the Edit button in the top left of the voting menu,



There are already a bunch of cool Custom Maps up on the workshop!



If you're interested in creating your own Custom Maps, check out this tutorial:

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Time Trial Leaderboards

After finishing a time trial, you can now see your global rank next to the start! Compete against other players to try to get higher and higher ranks!

Full Update 1.35 Notes


Changes
  • Added a new room setting (Infinite Ammo) that is enabled by default.
  • Spectating now has a 5 second cooldown.
  • Players will now have a skull icon on the scoreboard when they are dead or respawning.
  • The death camera will no longer switch to an overhead view if your killer dies.
  • You will now only get a kill for someone killing themself if they die in the next 5 seconds after you damage them, as opposed to indefinitely
  • Entering spectator mode when someone has damaged you recently now counts as a death, but will not kill you unless someone has damaged you in the last 5 seconds.
  • Reduced the orange tint color grading.
  • Muted players can no longer name rooms.
  • Right clicking a map no longer votes for it. Instead, it will give you a dropdown menu when browsing custom maps.
  • Reduced the max match name length from 500 to 30 characters.
  • The language button is now a flag.
  • Once a bullet does 0 damage it won't penetrate more walls anymore.
  • UI tweaks such as increasing the drag threshold and maps require you to release the mouse button to vote.
  • Time trial replays will now have camera rotation. Any replay recorded before this update will not have it though.



Bugfixes
  • Time trial replays will now restart or stop when you restart or stop the time trial.
  • You will now stop grappling when you go through a teleport.
  • Removed a feature that enabled mid-air momentum cancelling when grapple gear was disabled to maintain a consistent movement system.
  • Wallbang damage is floored instead of ceiled, meaning it will eventually become 0 instead of how it would always be at least 1.
  • Fixed the emotional support button not working.
  • You can no longer change teams while spectating.
  • Fixed some missing characters in multiple translations.
  • Fixed UI clipping issues when selecting a map.
  • You no longer get a hitmarker when shooting teammates.
  • Fixed a bug where the loading spinner did not respect menu transparency.
  • Fixed a bug where if you were on the main menu when the match started your game would run in slow motion.

Summer Break Bundle





[h2]Bundle Content:[/h2]
  • Beach Ball (Hat)
  • Sunglasses (Face)
  • Snorkel (Face) (5 Color Variants)
  • Flamingo (Waist)
  • Shark (Death)
  • Fireflies (Trail)
  • Splash (Trail)


The Shark death chomps you up!



Fireflies will light up the sky while the Splash trail keeps you cool!