Splitgate News

• Ever tossed an EMP ‘nade at an enemy portal and thought, “I sure wish this effect was turned to 11?” Us, too! Well, our VFX artist Pavel Mazanik went into the lab and cranked this sucker right to 12. Now your portal poppin’ grenades will have a little extra pizzazz. Check it with your eyeballs.
  

• Server & network optimizations
  
• Optimized weapon pickup zone distance
  
• Removed jetpack animations for far away players to improve overall performance
  
• Additional improvements that are super technical but help performance
  

• Fixed hitching when viewing shaders for the first time on PC
  

• Fixed pillars and flags (different sizes with different colors)
  
• Instant kill volume
  
• Blocking volume
  
• Added ability to Save Map As while inside of a game
  
• Now showing object counts - global and individual - users total budget and current number used
  
• Added ability to delete while in build menu
  
• Added local thumbnails for created maps
  
• Shortened time required to delete an object
  
• Added option to disable auto save
  
• Added display coordinates of object user interacts with
  
• Portals now cast shadows when users have Shadow setting on High or Ultra
  

• Improved enemy character meshes to improve performance
  
• Fixed issue where enemy characters were animating through walls even though they couldn’t be seen
  
• Ally characters no longer animating while outside of camera view
  
• Projectiles now get destroyed properly in killcam post-scrub
  
• Network optimized sprays
  
• No longer rendering portal launchers through walls
  
• Jetpack flame meshes optimized
  
• Characters no longer animating outside of spectators camera view
  
• Ragdolls stop being ragdolls after death
  
• Other ragdoll optimizations, because, like they’re dead so we don’t care about them as much as the ones still shooting at you
  
• Fixed animation issue with Maximus Jetpack
  
• Additional optimizations that are super technical but = improved performance
  

1. Go to the Splitgate Prime Gaming Page
2. Log into your Amazon Prime account
   
3. Claim the latest drop and copy the code
   
4. Launch Splitgate on Steam
   
5. In the Main Menu go to “Redeem DLC code”
   
6. Enter code
   
7. Find your new loot in your Locker
   
8. Equip and look extra stylish
   

Splitgate, the free to play first-person shooter with portals has a big upgrade out now with the start of the first official Beta Season.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/01/splitgate-beta-season-1-is-out-now-with-a-map-creator

• Map Creator mode enables players to make their own custom maps in a new blank-slate level called, "Flat Earth"
  
• Place a wide variety of map geometry such as ramps, walls, floors, blocks, props, and more
  
• Place a variety of portal surfaces such as cubes, walls, ceilings, and floors
  
• Place weapon pads
  
• Move objective spawners for objective-based game modes like CTF, Oddball, Domination, and King of the Hill
  
• Save, rename, and play your maps in Custom Games
  

• Reimagined Foregone Destruction with new art and design
  
• Complete visual overhaul of Foregone Destruction
  
• Adjusted the level layout
  
• Added weapons, a jetpack, and portal gun named "Estranged" to compliment Foregone
  

• Beta Season 1 Battle Pass
  
• 100 levels with free and premium tiers
  
• New characters, jetpacks, skins, wraps, and items
  
• New Beta Season 1 referral rewards
  
• Added new challenges
  
• Distributed ranked player rewards from Beta Season 0
  

For those out there who may have worried about the longevity of Sci-fi shooter Splitgate in the wake of Halo Infinite’s release late last year, worry not! In an interview with The Loadout, 1047 Games co-founder Ian Proulx has revealed that the player count for the game on PlayStation consoles has actually risen since Halo’s launch.

The interview, which covers a variety of topics such as the game’s monumental success during 2021, the future of the game heading into this new year, among other things paints a positive picture of 1047 Games and their game. Indeed, Ian champions an overly positive view on the success of Halo Infinite, believing both games can co-exist going forward.

“I’m actually glad [Halo Infinite] is out,” he says. “I honestly think that, in the long run, Halo Infinite and Splitgate will help each other. I think that there’s just so much noise and so many battle royales right now, and [these two games] are bringing people over to the arena shooter genre.”

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• Changed Stadium, Pantheon, and Abyss into winter Splitmas maps.
  
• Added further optimizations to Karman Station – Performance Improvements
  

• Added a new AR, Bard skin, and spray created by the community for Splitmas.
  
• Complete the winter challenges to earn the community items, a new portal skin, and drops.
  
• Added new Splitmas themed weapons and skins.
  
• Featured Playlist: Let it snow! Play the three winterized maps on community favorite game modes.
  

• Loading screen and main menu have been given the Splitmas treatment.
  

• The Season 0 Battle Pass and challenges have been extended until early next year.
  
• Added the TeamSeas Skin. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to TeamSeas.