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Patch 0.2 - Roadside Tomatoes



Updates
  • New map: Roadside. Fight the other farmers in the abandoned Beets Motel. Watch out for traffic!
  • New weapon: Gromato Launcher. Launch exploding tomatoes at your foes or bounce them off walls for surprise kills.
  • New customization: Icons. Choose and unlock icons that will show next to your name in the scoreboard.
  • New hat: Hard Hat
  • New Achivement: Hardcore Parkour
  • Powerups will now show transparent when they have already been picked up.
  • Added health pickup below Riverside bridge.
  • Added Gromato seeds to Riverside and removed Peastol seeds.


Fixes
  • Fixed bot not getting removed properly from online matches.
  • Fixed crash when host client leaves.


-Qazi

Patch 0.1.8 - Mute, Report, Friend Request

With this update you can now mute and report players who are being a jerk through the pause menu, as well as send friend requests to those who aren't jerks!

Updates
  • New Players button in the pause menu:
  • Mute players
  • Report players to admins
  • View player's Steam profile
  • Friend request player on Steam
  • Added new mustache styles.
  • Added zoom button to Character Creator.
  • Moved Riverside Rocket spawn.
  • New Sheriff hat art.
  • New camera effects for occlusion and tonemapping.


Fixes
  • Fixed achievements not working in matches with bots.
  • Fixed chicken getting stuck on player when they die.
  • Fixed ambient audio getting louder when game paused.
  • Fixed AI harvesting from too far away.
  • Fixed glitching through Westside jail cell.


The new map is in the final round of testing. Keep your shovels ready to visit Roadside soon!

-Qazi

Patch 0.1.7 - Let There Be Bots!

Updates
  • Bots will now spawn in online matches and replace players who drop out.
  • Bots can now climb ladders and jump off rooftops.
  • Bots can now play all game modes.
  • Set how many bots are in a match in the Create Room menu.
  • Added game mode selection for Practice mode.
  • Added max bots option for Practice mode.
  • New spawning calculations to prevent spawning near enemies.
  • New Ambient sounds for all levels.
  • Disable shooting while counting down.
Fixes
  • Fixed chicken getting stuck on dead player.
  • Fixed Shotgun firing too far.
  • Fixed water not slowing down players.
  • Fixed issues with King of the Barn trigger detection.
  • Improved performance with plants.


For this update the bots have been vastly improved from before, and taught how to play the different game modes. If you're waiting for other players in your region, you can play matches with bots online and other human players can drop in to replace the bots.

The new map and gun are very close to being released! Keep up to date with progress in the Shotgun Farmers Discord server!

-Qazi

Patch 0.1.6 - Drop 'Dat Chicken

Updates
  • Can now drop the chicken in Chicken Run by switching weapons.
  • New Propellor Hat.
  • Added more ladders to reach roofs in Westside.
  • Decreased axe attack range.
  • Chat now stays between matches.
  • Fixed bots walking through cows.
  • Separate sensitivity option for aiming down sights.
  • Improved UI performance.
  • Players will now respawn when the match start timer ends.
  • Force team select for every match to balance teams.
  • King of the Barn will now be a ring instead of a sphere.


Fixes
  • Fixed getting stuck under things while crouching.
  • Fixed old weapon showing while harvesting.
  • Fixed weapon still showing while switching.
  • Fixed fog effect not working on Max & Linux.
  • Fixed outline shader bug on OSX.
  • Fixed overtime scoreboard not updating correctly.
  • Fixed bug with match not starting.
  • Fixed Return To Lobby not always working.


Reminder: You can join the Shotgun Farmers Discord server to chat with other players and find matches.

-Qazi