Ratz Instagib News

[h2]Hey Ratz Fans, we have a new competition going![/h2]



To win the prize, all you need to do is play the game and find the new limited cosmetic item “Shining Star”!
[h3]The first person to show me proof of acquisition wins![/h3]


The rules are as follows:

1. Find the “Shining Star” item
   
2. Start a trade offer with me: https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer/new/?partner=17306686
   
3. Trade me the “Shining Star” item (Don’t worry, you will get it back)
   

Alternatively, you can also message me directly on Steam or Discord to show me the item in-game.

• Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197977572414/
  
• Discord: Add “Lizzard4000”
  

[h3]Additionally, we have a few new cosmetics added to the roster![/h3]


[h3]Last but not least, to celebrate this event, we are holding a Weeklong Sale, starting now![/h3]

[h2]Thank you everyone!
Lino & the Rarebyte Team[/h2]

[h2]Hey everyone,[/h2]

Thank you all for the great feedback! We have just released a patch for Ratz, and here is what's in it.

[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]

• Ratz Editor is back!
  
• Added Turkish localization (thanks to "Nutbeans" and our Discord community!)
  
• Fixed crash on alt+tab
  
• Fixed invisible beams
  
• Fixed new cosmetics missing their texture in the kill cam
  
• Fixed player ranking not reaching 2000
  

[h3]Have fun playing,
Lino & the Rarebyte Team[/h3]

[h2]Hey, it's been a while![/h2]

In 2013, I had a sudden thought...

I wanted to see if I could put together a little online FPS in a short time.

Ratz 1.0 was released as a web game and the feedback I got was very good, so I just kept working on it. Then Steam introduced "Steam Greenlight" and I took my chance.

Two years later, Ratz Instagib 2.0 was born, the beginning of my career as a game developer.

And with time, an amazing community of fans started to form on Discord, keeping the game alive for years to come!

I can't thank you all enough!

In 2022, I partnered with the games publisher and developer Rarebyte, an incredible team that helped me push my second game Rogue Glitch to the next level and inspired me to give Ratz Instagib 2.0 another go!

[h3]So without further ado, I'm excited to bring you the Ratz Instagib 2.5.0 Update! [/h3]

• [h3]Discord Live-Game-Browser[/h3]
  View a live updated list of online games and join them directly through Discord.
  If you haven't already, join the community!
  
  

• [h3]10 New Cosmetic Items[/h3]
  Including 6 Rarebyte-themed items, with characters from their new game "We Are Screwed!"
  
  

• [h3]Restored Functionality of the Australian Server[/h3]
  

• [h3]And a few minor but important additions[/h3]
  
  • When searching for a game in Ratz, you will be asked to start a Bot game right away. This opens a public game that is visible in the Live-Game-Browser
    
  • Fixed a bug with the Steam Invite functionality
    
  • Added a Discord popup link to the game’s menu, so everyone can easily find the Ratz Community
    

• [h3]Also, the limited special cosmetics will be available to unlock again, for the next 3 months![/h3]
  
  

[h3]So hop on to the Ratz Discord and get fragging! :D[/h3]

By the way, if you like cozy couch coop games, do me a favor and have a look at "We Are Screwed!" developed by Rarebyte!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1125830/We_Are_Screwed/

[h3]Have fun playing,

Lino & the Rarebyte Team[/h3]

First off, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for helping give Ratz a great release! It's been a long road, but the game is much better for all the effort that's gone into it… I hope you all continue to enjoy it!

Of course, as is often the way with games these days, a few nasty bugs have crawled into the mix since release. The biggest one caused the game to finish right after a new map loaded, meaning no-one was able to play. Also, sometimes players loaded different maps despite being in the same game! Don't worry though – that and other minor things are fixed now.

If anything unusual or weird happens to you in-game, please tell me in the comments so I can try to fix it.

As for tweaks, I've now made it so that there are player counts next to the game mode selection!

And as usual, I've also added a few new Cosmetic items to the pool to keep things interesting…

First off, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for helping give Ratz a great release! It's been a long road, but the game is much better for all the effort that's gone into it… I hope you all continue to enjoy it!

Of course, as is often the way with games these days, a few nasty bugs have crawled into the mix since release. The biggest one caused the game to finish right after a new map loaded, meaning no-one was able to play. Also, sometimes players loaded different maps despite being in the same game! Don't worry though – that and other minor things are fixed now.

If anything unusual or weird happens to you in-game, please tell me in the comments so I can try to fix it.

As for tweaks, I've now made it so that there are player counts next to the game mode selection!

And as usual, I've also added a few new Cosmetic items to the pool to keep things interesting…