Ratz Instagib News

Hello!




It was tough to implement True Fullscreen in Unity! Basically, if the game was minimized, Unity would stop the whole game and anything that was currently being processed, including networking operations. This led to some rather weird player synchronising problems. However, I found a way to remedy this – I hope my approach is working as intended!

True Fullscreen enables the game to run at its full potential - most importantly, faster input processing and more frames per second!

I'd recommend everyone to look into the Options menu and set the "Display Mode" to "Exclusive Fullscreen" and also to report any unexpected behaviour!


The Ratz Server is a separate tool to create your own dedicated "Ratz Master Server" capable of holding up to 100 players on one computer. Perfect for LAN Events! It's
been disabled for a while now, since it didn't work with the current version of Ratz.
But that's resolved now! You will find the Server files in your Ratz installation folder, allowing you to set your own servers up.

Lots of people have been requesting it, so here it is!


Seven new jazzy DnB tracks have now been added to the game. I personally can't stop listening to "Shicu"! If you've purchased the Ratz Instagib Soundtrack, you'll see these new tracks added to your track list free of charge.

The new tracks are:
Shicu (by The Jazzassins)
Simple Procedures (by The Jazzassins)
True Connaisseurs (by The Jazzassins)
Maximus (by Flowrian)
Sometimes We Forget (by Flowrian)
Reentry (by Sinbin)
Chief Grand Master (by Paul Sg)


The game is now available in five languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Russian!
In the game's Steam properties, there's now a 'Language' tab. You can also override this setting in the Ratz Options menu.


While searching for games, you now have the option to quickly switch between Server Regions. This makes it much faster to cycle through the regions to find open rooms. If there are no open rooms, you can remain in the search queue; that way, new players will be able to find you quicker than ever before!



Additional functionality has been added to the mesh importer to improve workflow. Proper error messages will be displayed now too, in case the 3D file you're importing is causing problems.



You may have noticed a swarm of so called "Troll Maps" appearing on the Workshop with misleading previews which do not represent the level created by the user. Players who have uploaded maps of this description run the risk of having their work removed from the Workshop without warning. This is also stated in the Map Editors Preview creation process.

Also, regarding maps created by others - if you like or don't like the map you're currently playing, you can now up/down vote it from inside of the game itself, rather than having to do it outside of the game on the Steam Workshop page.



I've added some new items for everyone to unlock… I hope you like them!



The game has also had some smaller bugs squashed and improvements added:
- Changed Flag positions on the "Orange Rooftop" map, so you can now return the flag : P
- Freezetag: Fixed a bug which caused the round to end, even if a player got unfrozen the last second. Sometimes, refragging unfrozen players didn't score any points - this is also fixed! Also, Player Balancing will do a better job now.
- Survival: Enemies die in one shot now and the time between waves has been reduced.
- Some other minor fixes...

Lots of people have been requesting it, so here it is!


Seven new jazzy DnB tracks have now been added to the game. I personally can't stop listening to "Shicu"! If you've purchased the Ratz Instagib Soundtrack, you'll see these new tracks added to your track list free of charge.

The new tracks are:
Shicu (by The Jazzassins)
Simple Procedures (by The Jazzassins)
True Connaisseurs (by The Jazzassins)
Maximus (by Flowrian)
Sometimes We Forget (by Flowrian)
Reentry (by Sinbin)
Chief Grand Master (by Paul Sg)


The game is now available in five languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Russian!
In the game's Steam properties, there's now a 'Language' tab. You can also override this setting in the Ratz Options menu.


While searching for games, you now have the option to quickly switch between Server Regions. This makes it much faster to cycle through the regions to find open rooms. If there are no open rooms, you can remain in the search queue; that way, new players will be able to find you quicker than ever before!



Additional functionality has been added to the mesh importer to improve workflow. Proper error messages will be displayed now too, in case the 3D file you're importing is causing problems.



You may have noticed a swarm of so called "Troll Maps" appearing on the Workshop with misleading previews which do not represent the level created by the user. Players who have uploaded maps of this description run the risk of having their work removed from the Workshop without warning. This is also stated in the Map Editors Preview creation process.

Also, regarding maps created by others - if you like or don't like the map you're currently playing, you can now up/down vote it from inside of the game itself, rather than having to do it outside of the game on the Steam Workshop page.



I've added some new items for everyone to unlock… I hope you like them!



The game has also had some smaller bugs squashed and improvements added:
- Changed Flag positions on the "Orange Rooftop" map, so you can now return the flag : P
- Freezetag: Fixed a bug which caused the round to end, even if a player got unfrozen the last second. Sometimes, refragging unfrozen players didn't score any points - this is also fixed! Also, Player Balancing will do a better job now.
- Survival: Enemies die in one shot now and the time between waves has been reduced.
- Some other minor fixes...