King of Meat News

[p][/p][p]Live Patch 4 downtime will begin on December 2 at 6AM (2PM UTC) and last approximately 5 hours. It includes friends and Global Leaderboards for Special events, a new Sequencer Logic Item, and Quickplay improvements. Read on for the full list of changes.[/p][p][/p][h3]Friends & Global Leaderboards for Specials[/h3][p]Added Friends and Global tabs on the specials leaderboards. This means the leaderboard is now split into 3 columns. Each one will feature the top ~7 positions, which can be scrolled, while your position remains visible on the bottom of the list, alongside the following insights:[/p]

• [p]Event Column:[/p]
  • [p]The Event column will show your score compared to players in your shard (max 50) for specific events, plus any obtainable rewards.[/p]
• [p]Friends Column:[/p]
  • [p]The Friends column will show your friends' best all-time scores for specific events.[/p]
• [p]Global Column:[/p]
  • [p]The Global column will show the top all time scores for specific events.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Sequencer Logic Item in Create Mode[/h3][p]Added a new logic item to help streamline level building and allow logic output to happen based on the current number. This is a quality of life improvement to reduce the effort to sequence logic items in Create Mode.[/p][p][/p][h3]Quickplay Weighting of MrBeast Playlists[/h3][p]Following the extension of Quickplay to include Specials in the previous update, the MrBeast levels appeared a disproportionate amount of the time in Quickplay. The chance of a player having played these levels was proportionally higher than the chance of them having played all of the 30 levels in the other playlist, making them more likely to back out of quickplay.[/p][p][/p][h3]Quickplay Estimated Time Algorithm[/h3][p]In the previous update we released the Ready-up Feature which added the estimated time until you matchmake. Now, the estimated time will be even more accurate.[/p][p][/p][h3]PC[/h3]

• [p]Unified ‘Find Contenders’ keybindings across the User interface (when using mouse and keyboard).[/p]
• [p]Improvements to mouse cursor functionality when swapping between multiple monitors.[/p]
• [p]Improved keybindings for Glory Moves when using Mouse and Keyboard to prevent multiple inputs being triggered.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Levels[/h3]

• [p]Achy Breaky Heartstone - Fixed players being able to get stuck behind gates at multiple points.[/p]
• [p]In a Pipe Dream - Fixed fireball trap that could deform causing visual issues.[/p]
• [p]Dummy Delights - Fixed invisible checkpoint in ninth room.[/p]
• [p]Sword and Shield Training - Fixed coffin spawners triggering prematurely in the last room.[/p]
• [p]Crystal Caverns - Fixed ability to jump to respawn points further in dungeon.[/p]
• [p]Hot To Go - Fixed flamethrower movement in fourth room.[/p]
• [p]Full Throttle - Fixed network desync that could occur if jumping on the golf cart.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• [p]Fixed missing troll sounds on certain actions.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Milk carton HUD starting at 160%.[/p]
• [p]Fix for Tonics remaining equipped after client restart. Harley needs to earn his living.[/p]
• [p]Fixed misaligned VFX when using the Hot Shot Glory Move.[/p]
• [p]Skeleton Tossers will no longer attack the player if out of range.[/p]
• [p]Contender can no longer dive while holding a Meat Baby.[/p]
• [p]Prevented player from being kicked for inactivity when matchmaking.[/p]
• [p]Fixed potential softlock when returning to The Plaza when the Glory Move tutorial was active.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Playlists, Matchmaking and Progression[/h3]

• [p]Removed erroneous select button prompt when solo matchmaking.[/p]
• [p]Removed erroneous back button prompt when countdown for matchmaking is active.[/p]
• [p]Improved Looking for Party functionality to increase chances of successfully finding a party.[/p]
• [p]Improvements to ‘Specials’ event page to make remaining time on events clearer.[/p]
• [p]‘Working For the Man’ Triumph now tracks gifts given retroactively by NPCs.[/p]
• [p]‘Dungeoneer’ Triumph now retroactively awards progress for completed solo dungeons.[/p]
• [p]Create Basics dungeon is now marked as completed in Komstruct Trials.[/p]
• [p]Improved dungeon card centering in Solo Dungeon menus.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Create Mode[/h3]

• [p]Fixed visual artifacts on Minecart object.[/p]
• [p]Ghost Flat Cart directional value can now be changed.[/p]
• [p]‘Colourful Tyre Stack’ & ‘Tyre Stack’ can now be rotated clockwise.[/p]
• [p]Fixed arrow prompt incorrectly highlighting ‘Play from here’ and ‘Play from start’ at wrong times during the Create tutorial.[/p]
• [p]Fixed incorrect collision on ‘Hidden Contaminated Floor’ and ‘Hidden Ice’ tiles that caused players to float above the tile.[/p]
• [p]Allow container and rail props to be deleted from the Maze room.[/p]
• [p]Flip Flop logic nodes can now receive multiple signals.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Racemode create dungeon titles being truncated if too long.[/p]
• [p]Music SFX will duck when Billy is helping during Create Basics.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Narrative & Localisation[/h3]

• [p]Fixed Message of the Day formatting in Latin American Spanish.[/p]
• [p]Fixed typos for the following:[/p]
  • [p]‘Maiden’s Arms’ banner foreground.[/p]
  • [p]Billy's initial monologue during ‘Deadly Diaries’.[/p]
  • [p]Missing hyphen in initial dialogue of '?????!!!!??!!' dungeon.[/p]
  • [p]‘Huge Explosion’ pyrotechnic prop.[/p]
  • [p]‘Rave Cave Gets Ravey’ intro dialogue.[/p]
  • [p]‘Monstrous Deadend’ tunnel room description.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Shops and Cosmetics[/h3]

• [p]Weapons are no longer saved when using the Outfit Saver.[/p]
• [p]Outfit Saver now uses consistent poses in saved outfit thumbnails.[/p]
• [p]Fixed rendering issues on player icons.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Thanks for your support and we’ll see you in Loregok![/p]

[p][/p][p]The aspiring King of Meat mascot has taken over Komstruct Koliseum. Triumph in the latest limited-time event playlist, available now through December 2, for event-specific Meat Baby cosmetics. Thank you to everyone who shared their original Meat Baby dungeons in our official Discord server.[/p][p][/p][h3]Rewards[/h3][p]The Meat Baby craze has made its way into the top 100 looks of Loregok. Each piece of its cosmetic collection is obtainable for a limited time through playlist-specific Triumphs. Where will you take Meat Baby fashion next[/p]

• [p]Complete 1 Meat Baby Special Dungeon:[/p]
  • [p]Spike, Ponytail, and Eye Decorations[/p]
• [p]Complete 3 Meat Baby Special Dungeons:[/p]
  • [p]Meat Baby Helmet[/p]
• [p]Complete 5 Meat Baby Special Dungeons:[/p]
  • [p]Meat Baby Torso[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]We look forward to seeing even more Meat Baby dungeons that make use of the new Winter Update features. There will be more opportunities to unleash your ridiculous alongside future updates, but we encourage everyone to keep creating dungeons that any Grill Mother would be proud of throughout this event.[/p][p][/p][h3]Steak of the Union[/h3][p]Join Glowmade Studio Head Jonny and Community Manager Lizzy for the first King of Meat team update, featuring a Contender with 22,000 stickers, ghost Meat Baby, the Ironlaw Plaza winter wonderland, the 7 minute Meat Milk Rush remix on Spotify, and a morsel of what's coming next.[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]If you could design any Glory Move, what would it be and why? Let us know your answer to this Steak of the Union community question on Discord or in the YouTube comments section.[/p][p]Thanks for your support and we’ll see you in the Meat Baby Special![/p]

[p]Race against fellow Contenders, experience festive decorations, take advantage of new dungeon creation tools, and more with the first major King of Meat update.[/p][p]Winter Update downtime will begin on November 20 at 6AM PT (2PM UTC) and last about 4 hours. Here’s what to expect.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New Rush Game Mode[/h2][h3]Meat Milk presents: Meat Milk Rush![/h3][p]A new racing event for Contenders, with all your favourite King of Meat chaos, but faster! Dash past friends, foes, and fatalities in cutthroat PvP races for glory! There’s time-based scoring as well as Meat Milk speed boost items. A new set of specials will also be available. (Solo time trials during the week, PvP races on weekends).[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Six new Rush specific levels:[/p]

• [p]Cog Runner[/p]
• [p]Full Throttle Bottle[/p]
• [p]Boost & Boom[/p]
• [p]Crystal Canon[/p]
• [p]Speed Raver[/p]
• [p]Moove Out of My Whey[/p]

[p]Six classic levels available as time trial challenges:[/p]

• [p]Trial & Terror[/p]
• [p]Temple of Boom[/p]
• [p]Log Skip and a Jump[/p]
• [p]Obstacle Kourse[/p]
• [p]Spinning Around[/p]
• [p]Get to the Point[/p]

[p]Other additions:[/p]

• [p]Three new triumphs[/p]
• [p]New commentary[/p]
• [p]New music[/p]
• [p]Six new rooms[/p]
• [p]Over 50 new assets including:[/p]
  • [p]Inflatable Cow Arch, Cow Floatie, Rush Chevron kit, and more![/p]

[p][/p][h2]New Content & Updates[/h2][h3]Outfit Saving[/h3][p]One of the most common player-requested features is available now. Save and swap between several costumes depending on your mood or mode.[/p][p]
[/p][h3]Winter Plaza[/h3][p]The Plaza has had a glacial makeover. For those wanting to go full yeti, there is new winter-themed art stuff available in Create Mode.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]
Create Mode[/h3][p]As well as all the new Rush mode and Plaza shenanigans, there are also a bunch of new chunky bits in Create Mode.[/p]

• [p]Tracks And Carts. Place items on tracks and have them move around. Choo choo![/p]
• [p]Clutter Brush. Spew ahigh-density carpet of your favourite decorations across dungeons in one fell swoop.[/p]
• [p]Komstruct Trials. The Komstruct Trials will teach the fundamentals of level design, how to plan the ebb and flow of dungeon encounters, and give guidance on the use of logic to setup pro-tier traps.[/p]
• [p]Donʼt forget to check out TheKingSelectz, where Team Glowmade highlights some of our favourite recent player-made levels.[/p]

[p]
[/p][h3]More Matchmaking & Parties Improvements[/h3][p]Use the Find Party flag and set yourself as looking for a party, you will then be automatically partied with anyone else who has also marked themselves as friendly in the plaza.[/p]

• [p]Use the Ready Up option to skip the queue and play with the party you have.[/p]
• [p]Added an estimated time to find a party to the matchmaking screen.[/p]
• [p]Added player ranks to the matchmaking screen.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h3]King of Meat Soundtrack[/h3][p]Available now on all streaming services. Go check it out.[/p][p][/p][h2]General Changes[/h2][p][/p][h3]Steam[/h3]

• [p]Fixed issues with black square artifacts appearing on screen in various places.[/p]
• [p]Fixed on screen highlights positioning on Steam Deck and 16:10 aspect ratios.[/p]
• [p]Fixed stickers disappearing when changing graphics settings.[/p]
• [p]PlayStation 5 controllers will now automatically display the correct glyphs.[/p]

[p]
[/p][h3]PlayStation 5[/h3]

• [p]Fixed a crash related to gold sparkles. Feel free to sparkle on.[/p]
• [p]Fixed incorrect affinity rank during conversations. Now you know exactly where you stand flirting with Thane.[/p]

[p]
[/p][h3]Performance and Stability[/h3]

• [p]Fixed crash that could occur when opening the party screen from the main menu.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bunch of interrelated crashes that can occur after extended play sessions.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash that could occur in levels that use a high number of Skeleton Wall Spawners.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash that could occur when opening too many Mega Chests at once.[/p]

[p]
[/p][h3]Levels[/h3]

• [p]Feel The Burn - Fixed an occasional crash.[/p]
• [p]Slam Dunk - Made it easier to target and throw for level progression.[/p]
• [p]Maw of the Machine - Made the spinning blades in the 2nd room consistent.[/p]
• [p]Big Bombs - Fixed audio spam that could occur in the level.[/p]
• [p]Dynamite Dig Site - Fixed room skip exploit.[/p]
• [p]Uphill Rumble - Fixed camera direction when respawning in last arena.[/p]
• [p]Gax Training - Fixed exploit to skip the first stage of training trial.[/p]
• [p]Tile Tumble - Fixed issue where barrels could explode during level intro.[/p]
• [p]Iʼll Keep Trying - Fixed one Skeleton spawning inside a locked gate in the second room.[/p]

[p]
[/p][p][/p][h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where thrown objects would randomly fly off (should make Meat Baby levels easier).[/p]
• [p]Improved Camera movement in small spaces.[/p]
• [p]Players who leave mid-game will still have their score contribute to the overall score total.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where holding down the left stick during the starting count down could result in loss of input.[/p]
• [p]“Broken Guards, Broken Hearts” Glory Event now contributes to Glory Score.[/p]
• [p]Troll Blood will continue to heal the player after respawn or reset position.[/p]
• [p]Improved Troll behaviour when players are in elevated positions.[/p]
• [p]Trolls no longer retain momentum when frozen.[/p]
• [p]Parried projectiles are now deflected back towards enemies.[/p]

[p]
[/p][h3]Create Mode[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where deleted Wall Spawners left holes in levels.[/p]
• [p]Various fixes to collision, pivot points and other functional elements of Create assets.[/p]
• [p]Amended typos.[/p]

[p]
[/p][h3]Narrative & Localisation[/h3]

• [p]Fixed typos.[/p]
• [p]Corrected a commentator line to be gender neutral.[/p]
• [p]Banner Prefixes and Suffixes will now update when players change language.[/p]

[p]
[/p][h3]Shop and Cosmetics[/h3]

• [p]Fixed a crash that occurred when equipping items directly from the BSR store.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues with the character model display on BSR Reward screens.[/p]
• [p]Improved character decoration placement to prevent floating decorations.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where locked banner pose could overwrite current preview pose.[/p]
• [p]Fixed clipping issues with Darklord Vector Sweatpants and Hood.[/p]

[p]
[/p][h3]Other[/h3]

• [p]You can now unlock the “Service Economy” achievement (first tip on a published dungeon) while offline.[/p]
• [p]Improved flow for claiming event rewards.[/p]
• [p]Improvements to boot flow and stability for cross-platform AGiD linked accounts.[/p]
• [p]Word Thoughts, Body Thoughts, and pings can no longer be seen from blocked players.[/p]
• [p]Fixed misalignment issues with the player banner during the Rank 10 Road to Stardom video.[/p]
• [p]Improvements to Discovery scrolling and general UI functionality.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Have a feature request?  Let us know in the King Of Meat Discord. Thanks for your support![/p]

[p]Don’t miss your shot at stardom through this free opportunity to play King of Meat. Those seeking fame and fortune can download the free trial and play now until November 17. We cannot wait to see how Loregok will become even more ridiculous through your stylish actions, wondrous creativity, and silly contributions. For more details, check out our Steam free weekend FAQ.[/p][p][/p][p]Can’t get enough King of Meat? Our first big promotion is live now, with all platforms on sale for 75% off – so tell your friends and form the ultimate team![/p][p][/p][h3]What is King of Meat?[/h3][p]King of Meat is a co-op party platformer, pitting up to 4 players against unpredictable traps, quirky puzzles, and wacky monsters. Become a fearless Contender as you battle through and build devious dungeons for gory, gory glory.[/p][p][/p][h3]Roadmap[/h3][p]We’ve loved seeing the chaos, creativity and sheer joy you’ve all brought to the game, but this is only just the start. Following our first content update, including all new Meat Baby and Grill Mother functionality in Create Mode, we can’t wait to bring you our first major release later this month.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Late November Winter Update[/p]

• [p]Ironlaw Plaza winter-themed makeover[/p]
• [p]Rush Mode (PvP Race Mode)[/p]
  • [p]Time-based scoring mode[/p]
  • [p]Meat Milk Rush playlist[/p]
• [p]Outfit saving[/p]
• [p]Clutter Brush[/p]
  • [p]Personalize dungeons with foliage and other clutter.[/p]
• [p]Tracks and Carts in Create Mode[/p]

[p][/p][p]Late November[/p]

• [p]Meat Baby Specials Event[/p]
  • [p]Includes Meat Baby Cosmetic rewards for completing levels in playlist.[/p]

[p][/p][p]December[/p]

• [p]New Glory Move[/p]
• [p]Homing Missiles Specials[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Community Platforms[/h3][p]Interested in joining the King of Meat community? The King of Meat Discord is the best place to reach our team. Say hello, meet other players, and provide feedback on how to make King of Meat better for every type of player. You can also look forward to community events like the current Meat Baby build event.[/p][p]Follow our social accounts for exclusive content, community highlights, and the latest information on all things King of Meat.[/p]

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[p]Thanks for your support and we’ll see you in Loregok![/p]

[p][/p][p]Prescribe a daily dose of destruction as a Contender or build dungeons to guarantee a side effect of chaos on the go. King of Meat is now Steam Deck verified.[/p]

• [p]All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration.[/p]
• [p]King of Meat shows Steam Deck controller icons.[/p]
• [p]In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck.[/p]
• [p]This game’s default graphics configuration performs well on Steam.[/p]

[p]Note, singleplayer gameplay requires an active internet connection. King of Meat does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu.[/p][p]Thanks for your support! We’ll see you in Loregok.[/p]