The Texas Chain Saw Massacre News

Today's patch consists of various backend stability and server fixes to ready up the title for future, larger patches.

This patch also includes the necessary changes to turn cross play back on for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 platforms. Once you install the latest patch, cross play will be enabled and PC will be reintegrated into the pool.

Please make sure to fully close the title and restart to download the patch.

To report any and all existing or persistent issues, please use the support site.

Please stay tuned to the official channels for any news on the status of the upcoming patch.

Thanks for your continued support and patience!

Here are the Patch Notes for September 26th, 2023.

The following notes are for our upcoming patch, scheduled to begin rolling out on console and PC tomorrow, September 26th, at roughly 2PM Eastern US time.

The patch will address the following issues:


PATCH NOTES

Fixed: Hitchhiker Trap Exploit
- Fixed an exploit where Hitchhiker players could use his trap to pass through walls and doors.


Fixed: Hitchhiker Trap Interaction Issues
- We’ve resolved an issue where Victims would be unable to interact with gaps, crawl spaces, and other elements after stepping in a Hitchhiker Trap.


Fixed: Johnny and Sissy Lunge
- Johnny and Sissy both had a lunge that was greater than other Family members.

- We’ve adjusted this to be more in line with the rest of the Family members.

- This should also correct the Johnny build we’re seeing used in public matches.


Fixed: Brightness Cheat
- Fixed an issue that would allow PC users to adjust their in game brightness outside of accepted levels by editing game files.


Changed: Hitchhiker Traps at Ladder Exits
- We have adjusted the area at the top of a ladder where the Hitchhiker can place a trap.

- This still allows for strategic play, but will give Victims an opportunity to counter the trap.


Changed: Fusebox Reset
- The Family can now turn the fusebox off after a Victim turns it on.

- There is a cooldown applied to the switch, similar to generators and car batteries.


Changed: Family Stun Immunity
- Family now has a 10 second stun immunity period after an initial stun ends.

- There is NO stun immunity after a Family member is stunned by a Victim bursting out of a hiding place.

- If you attempt to stun a Family member who has immunity, you will not see the prompt for Leland’s ability or a back stab.

- If you attempt to stun a Family member who has immunity with a door slam, it will have no effect.

- Close Encounters all vary in duration due to the individual Family members having different stun recovery times, therefore the immunity period is different for each.


Tuned: Tae Kwan Door Perk Levels Reduced
- Level 1: 5 Seconds Stun Duration

- Level 2: 6 Seconds Stun Duration

- Level 3: 8 Seconds Stun Duration


Tuned: Agitator Perk Levels Reduced
- Level 1: 1.5 Level Family Bond Reduction

- Level 2: 2 Level Family Bond Reduction

- Level 3: 2.5 Level Family Bond Reduction


Tuned: Stealth Performance in Minigames
- We have adjusted the amount of noise generated in gathering minigames when at full Stealth.


Tuned: Leland Ability Stun Duration
- We have adjusted the stun duration upgrades for Leland’s Life Saver ability.


To report any and all existing or persistent issues, please use the support site.

As we've mentioned previously, we'll be starting to shift away from weekly patching, and the next patches may be a little less rigid in their scheduling and timing. Meaning, we'll have a new Muerto Times when it makes sense to do so and patch notes to follow.

Thanks for your continued support and patience!

Here are the Patch Notes for September 19th, 2023.

Here are the details of our latest upcoming rapid patch. We have continued to tune and improve our anti-cheat measures, and this patch carries some more vital changes there that we cannot share the specific details of, for obvious reasons. Expect more news in this department as soon as we have it.

The patch will address the following issues:


PATCH NOTES Fixed: Sissy Poison Attacks
- This bug resulted in all Sissy attacks having a poison effect.

- Sissy’s normal attacks will no longer have a poison effect.

- Special Blend can still provide a poison attack only on her next strike.

- Rubber Legs can still slow down Victims already affected by poison.


Fixed: Players Blocking Themselves
- We’ve resolved an issue where a player could block themselves resulting in matchmaking issues and errors.


Changed: Fusebox Locations on Slaughterhouse
- The Fusebox will no longer spawn next to the Slaughterhouse door.

- We have replaced that with a new spawn on the side of the shed near the valve exit gate.


Changed: Valve Handle Spawns on Slaughterhouse
- We’ve moved the spawn location of the valve handle on the side of the Garage to be in a more high traffic area.

- We’ve moved the spawn location of the valve handle on the side of the Animal Pen to be in a more high traffic area.


Tuned: Efficient Grappler Perk Levels Reduced
- This perk provides a % chance to keep scrap after a close encounter.

- Level 1: 10% chance to keep scrap

- Level 2: 15% chance to keep scrap

- Level 3: 20% chance to keep scrap


Tuned: Efficient Backstabber Perk Levels Reduced
- This perk provides a % chance to keep scrap after a back stab.

- Level 1: 10% chance to keep scrap

- Level 2: 15% chance to keep scrap

- Level 3: 20% chance to keep scrap


Tuned: Connie Ability Cooldown
- We have added to the base cooldown time for Connie’s Focused ability.


Tuned: Leland Ability Cooldown
-We have added to the base cooldown time for Leland’s Life Saver ability


Tuned: Escape Restraints Minigame
- We have adjusted the minigame to escape your restraints at the start of a match.

- It will now require slightly more taps to escape and the overall minigame will take slightly longer to complete.

- Strength and Stealth still affect this minigame and players can build accordingly.


Tuned: 7 Player Requirements
- We have reinstated the 7 player requirement for lobbies to launch.


New edition of The Muerto Times will arrive Wednesday, September 20th.

Thanks for your continued support and patience!

The team put together a Cosplay Guide for all Victims and Family members.

Our community is full of talented creative types of all kinds, including cosplay artists and we wanted to help them bring The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Victims and Family members to life! Our Graphic Designer, Tanner Chaney, painstakingly catalogued every detail of these characters for your reference in the following Cosplay Guide.

This includes:

- High resolution renders of each Victim and Family member

- 8 angles per character

- Detailed character closeups ft. accessories

- Color Palette for individual characters

- For Family members only: High resolution renders of weapons


You can check it out here: https://www.txchainsawgame.com/hub/cosplay-guide


Thanks to all of our players and we are excited to see your cosplays!

Here are the Patch Notes for September 12th, 2023.

We have a rapid patch incoming on September 12th, 2023. There may be some level of staggered deployment across different platforms due to the patch coming in hot.

The patch will address the following issues:

PATCH NOTES

Fixed: Victims Trapped Collision Issue

- Resolved an issue where Victims who are trapped then lose collision/control when trying to use a gap afterward.

- This issue is not the ONLY issue related to Hitchhiker traps and Victims.


Fixed: Perking Up Achievement

- We fixed an issue with the Perking Up achievement causing it to not unlock.

- Carry on Achievement Hunters


Fixed: Continue on Lobby End Screen

- This issue was causing all active players to wait the full timer when choosing to continue to the next match, due to disconnected players.

- This will help speed up the process of matchmaking into the next match for active players.


Fixed: Continue Missing from Custom Game End Screen

- We resolved an issue where the continue option was missing from the end screen of custom games.


Changed: Battery Match Start State

- The car battery will now start out on and be powered up by default.

- This will help Family players get to the tasks at hand to set up for the match faster.


Changed: Respec in Lobby Option

- We have removed the option to respec characters in match lobbies.

- You can still edit the character loadouts and spend any unused skill points.

- Respec will have to be done via the main menu now.


Tuned: Bone Scrap Limits

- Bone Scrap piles are now limited to 3 uses per pile.

- This is just one step in terms of balancing the scrap usage and frequency.


Tuned: Cook Lock Usage XP Farm

- We have set a limiter to the amount of XP that can be earned from placing and removing locks repeatedly.

- You will still receive the XP bonus for placing each of the three locks once.


Tuned: Lobby Timer Set to 3 Minutes

- We added to the lobby timer in the last patch to give more time to fill lobbies.

- The community generally disliked this change, and we have therefore reverted it back to the standard 3 minutes.


Tuned: Further Anti Cheat Tuning and Improvements

- We have continued our work on anti cheat and are one step closer to reintegrating PC into cross play, though we are not there just yet.

- Players encountering usage of cheats and/or hacks in public PC lobbies, please continue to report them via support.

New edition of The Muerto Times will arrive Wednesday, September 13th.

Thanks for your continued support and patience!