This update is mainly focused on adding support for bHaptics devices (TactSuit, Tactosy and TactVisor) for increased immersion while playing in VR. Additionally we've added an additional mode to the Arena called 'Swarm' which lets you use a range of unbreakable weapons fight forever against never-ending human and zombie enemies. It's a great way to practise, exercise or just relieve the stress of the day. VR Version 1.1.0

• Added Swarm mode for the Arena
• Added support for the bHaptics TactSuit, Tactosy and TactVisor

Hey everyone! The Paint The Town Red VR Giveaway has ended and we picked the three lucky winners who received their free key! Thank you everyone for participating, and don't worry! There will be more occasions in the future where you can take part in other community activities and get your victory! https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/Paint_the_Town_Red/

Version 1.0.8 is a minor update to fix lit text rendering in Workshop levels in VR. Additionally the update from yesterday, version 1.0.7 fixed an issue where non-VR saves from the Steam Cloud could be read by PTTR VR and potentially cause a loss of Beneath progress. VR Version 1.0.8

• Fixed lit text rendering issues in Workshop levels

• Fixed Beneath saves potentially getting corrupted or erased by playing non-VR PTTR

This is a minor update to fix a crash that has been affecting some users after Beneath save files become corrupted, particularly if they were in the Steam cloud. Additionally an extra option for the 'Turn Mode' setting allows you to disable turning with the right stick entirely. This is mainly to help those with controllers that have stick drift. We will soon be adding dead zone options to give additional ways to deal with faulty controllers. VR Version 1.0.6

• Added "Disable" option to Turn Mode to prevent stick based rotation
• Fixed crash caused by corrupted Beneath save files
• Fixed save file process potentially uploading bad cloud saves

This is our first hotfix to attempt to improve the head shake/judder that players have been experiencing in the launch build. If you had this shaking issue, please let us know if it is improved in this new update by commenting on this post or on the Steam forum. Be sure to check that it says 1.0.4 on the South East Games logo screen to be sure you're on the new build before testing. Whether this improves things or not, we will be continuing to investigate the issue over the coming days and will continute updating the build with any potential improvements as necessary. VR Version 1.0.4

• Made changes to attempt to reduce headset judder

Hey everyone! Paint The Town Red VR just released, but the surprises are far from over! Starting today, the base version of Paint The Town Red will be part of the Steam Spring Sale, and you can get it at a whopping 50% off! This is the perfect occasion to try the full PTTR experience and invite your friends to join you in the total mayhem awaiting you, thanks to more than 1,000 workshop maps created by the community members themselves! Get your copy here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/Paint_the_Town_Red/

Paint the Town Red VR is here! Available now on Steam as DLC for PTTR, PTTR VR gives you a whole new way to experience the carnage of the Scenarios, Arena and Beneath. If youre reading this then you probably dont need to be sold on what PTTR is, so lets dive into the VR specifics. Note: We're aware that many players using Quests are having head jitter issues with in the game. We are looking into it and will aim to resolve all issues as soon as possible, but right now our recommendation is to set the Meta Quest Link app as the OpenXR active runtime and to try different Refresh Rates for your headset. [previewyoutube=O8aUuuWb59w;full][/previewyoutube]

Is it DLC or is it a separate game?

Unique VR Features

VR Headset and Controller Support

VR Options and Accessibility

Future Updates

Workshop Levels and Future Updates

Future Multiplayer Support?

What about regular PTTR?

What Else?

Hey everyone! Dont know how to spend your Christmas Holidays? We got you! Starting today until January 4th, you can get Paint The Town Red at an incredible 50% off thanks to the Steam Winter Sale! This is the perfect opportunity for your copy to experience total voxel destruction and discounted access to the upcoming PTTR VR! Get Paint The Town Red here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/Paint_the_Town_Red/

Today at the UploadVR Winter Showcase the release date for Paint the Town Red VR was finally revealed: March 14, 2024! Check out our new Release Date reveal trailer here: [previewyoutube=kUw2TiFU0_s;full][/previewyoutube] Bringing a game as big as PTTR to VR has been an even bigger task than we imagined, but the fun potential of PTTR in VR has always been through the roof so we've been working like mad to get it done and make sure this is the best VR game ever made.
As you can see in the trailer, this won't just be a new way to see the game, but it's an entirely different way to play and experience it. Once you've tried it, it's hard to go back. We'll have more to show closer to release. Paint the Town Red VR will be released as DLC for Paint the Town Red on Steam so make sure to Wishlist the DLC today so you're ready when we're ready: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474710/Paint_the_Town_Red_VR/

Hey everyone! That time of the year is finally here: let's all welcome the long-awaited Steam Autumn Sale! What's the best gift you could get for yourself or a friend if not total mayhem with endless community-made maps at a cheap price? We got you: Paint The Town Red is 50% off until November 28th! This is the perfect chance to dive into full chaos, bring destruction, and make every object you can think of your weapon! Get your copy here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/Paint_the_Town_Red/

Hey Everyone! Its a wrap for our Halloween MMC! Congratulations to:

• Advanced Tier Winner: ApcMax
• Intermediate Tier Winner: Justin Dalebout
• Novice Tier Winner: Color2137

Hey everyone! Its that time of the year! Following our tradition, from today until November 6th, our popular Halloween Map-Making Contest will go live! We cant wait to see your maps filled with horrors and spooky entities ready to be mauled!

NOTE

Contest Details

3 Tiers Format

• There will be 3 winners, with tiers broken down into Advanced, Intermediate and Novice.
• The tier in which you participate is entirely up to you; every category is open, but note that you can post only 1 map in total, so think carefully before deciding.

Submission System

• Submissions are limited to one map, so choose which tier you enter wisely.
• You can submit your level as a collaboration, but be sure to arrange the prize management autonomously.

Submission Rules

• Any cheating (stealing prefabs, trying to post multiple levels, etc.) will disqualify your level.
• Be sure to follow the Steam Workshop Guidelines: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4045-USHJ-3810&l=english
• Your map must be posted in one of the submission channels before November 6th 2023
• Contest moderators are not allowed to participate.

Prizes

• Each tier will have one winning map, replacing our previous 3 places system.
• The prize distribution is as follows: Advanced winner: $100, Intermediate winner: $50, Novice winner: $20
• The prize will be distributed through Steam Gift Cards.

Hey everyone! Our most mysterious Map Making Contest is concluded, and we have a new set of winners that prevailed with their Noir-themed creations! Congratulations to:

• Novice Category Winner : A Shot to Kill For - by Justin Dalebout (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3027451188)
• Intermediate Category Winner : Train Scuffle - by AUserObviously (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3030835091)
• Advanced Category Winner : Tales from the Red District - by PDG_Geezer & Kersher (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3038529666)

Hey everyone! Our long-awaited Map Making Contest is finally back! This time, our submission topic will be Noir! Get ready to dive into the shadows, uncover mysteries and wander dark alleys by bringing the Noir essence to your own maps! You have time until September 6th to post your map on our Discord Server! And thats not all! We made some changes regarding our Submission System. Full details can be found in our Discord Community. Best of luck!

Hey everyone! Summer has arrived, and we finally have what we wanted [strike] holidays[/strike] Steam Summer Sales! From today until July 13th, Paint the Town Red will be 50% off! If you or your friends want to destroy stuff and bring mayhem with whatever object can be used as a weapon, this is the perfect match for you! Get Paint The Town Red here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/Paint_the_Town_Red/

In early 2024 youll finally be able to step inside the chaos as Paint the Town Red VR is coming as a DLC! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474710/Paint_the_Town_Red_VR/ [previewyoutube=bA57iLF5v44;full][/previewyoutube] We're taking our time to bring the game's unprecedented voxel mayhem into VR. You're not just playing the game, you're inside the game - stepping into the Scenarios, Arena and delving Beneath like never before.
Taking full advantage of both VR and the voxel techs capabilities, Paint the Town Red VR lets you land punches and swing weapons with precise one-to-one control. With unparalleled combat feedback, jabs, stabs and gunshots feel better than ever. For the first time, dual-wielding weapons will allow dynamic attack combos that will redefine your combat strategies.
Were aiming to bring the full Paint the Town Red experience to VR on Steam. Some Scenario modifiers that dont suit VR might be changed or removed, and its still too early to say whether multiplayer and Workshop levels will be available in VR, but were working on it! Were also working on a huge array of accessibility features and customization features to make sure you have maximum comfort when playing regardless of your setup.
The DLC will be available for $9.99USD and we encourage you to wishlist Paint the Town Red VR on Steam now to keep up to date with any news and information we have over the coming months as well as the release date later in the year.
Join us on our Discord at https://discord.gg/pttr and the Steam forum to discuss what features and experiences you're eager to see in the VR!

Hey everyone! The latest Weapons Update provided you with a lot of means to destroy your enemies, but what if your friends want to try to bring chaos in Paint the Town Red too? Well, we're thrilled to share that Paint The Town Red will be on Sale from today until April 26th at 50% off! We got more: if you decide to purchase the "Ultimate Voxel Destruction" bundle included in our special Steam Daily Deal, you can get an additional 20% off on top of the first discount! This is the perfect chance to let your friends try Paint The Town Red and bring mayhem together in the thousands of levels at your disposal! Join our Discord Community and follow us on our social media to be the first one to know about the latest Paint The Town Red news. Don't miss out! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/30975/Ultimate_Voxel_Destruction/

Version 1.3.4 is now available and adds 32 new weapons to the Level Editor along with some other minor improvements.

New Weapons

• Beaker
• Bone Saw
• Modern Broom
• Cinder Block
• Coffee Pot
• Cricket Bat
• Deep Fry Basket
• Flask
• Golf Bag
• Golf Clubs (3)
• Hockey Stick
• Modern Mop
• Modern Mop Bucket
• Mug
• Syringe
• Pen
• Pencil
• Pepper Mill
• Pizza Cutter
• Pliers
• Scalpel
• Scissors
• Screwdriver
• Spirit Level
• Stapler
• Sticky Tape
• Test Tube Rack
• Trash Can
• Trowel
• Two by Four

Changelist

• Added 32 new weapons to the Level Editor
• Updated some metallic materials to be slightly less metallic for areas without reflection probes
• Improved some weapon specific attack ranges for enemies

Hey everyone! Looking for a way to get your buddies to hop in a game with you and rumble everything in your way? Well, we might be able to help you, thanks to the Steam Spring Sale! From March 16th to March 23rd, Paint the Town Read will be 40% off its original price! What are you waiting for? Go call the boys and start smashing some heads together

Changelist

• Fixed incorrect angry face on one of the new character appearances
• Fixed weapons not staying in hands when characters are moved in the Level Editor
• Fixed regression bug: Not being able to duplicate characters holding weapons in the Level Editor
• Fixed shield offset on characters in the Level Editor
• Fixed throw rotations of rake and pitchfork
• Fixed regression: Overbright reflections in dark maps

Changelist

• Added search functionality to the Player Created Levels list
• Fixed a users not being able to see more than 50 levels when choosing a Workshop level to update
• Fixed a max of 50 favourited levels showing
• Fixed placeholder Workshop level potentially showing in the in-game multiplayer Workshop level list
• Fixed some female appearances in Workshop levels having male voices
• Fixed throw angle of some of the new weapons
• Fixed the enemy attack range of the fire poker
• Fixed incorrect face textures on one of the new female character heads
• Fixed rotation of rake so that it works with existing sweep animation
• Fixed hand holds for new weapons for characters in Level Editor
• Fixed stick in points for new swords

This is a minor update mainly to revert the default reflections in Workshop levels to have no reflections outside of rooms among other fixes. There is now a toggle available in the Settings in the Level Editor called "Outdoor Reflection Probe" which will determine whether there are reflections outside of rooms in your level or not. This will make sure any existing levels will look as they always did, but any level that needs these reflections will need to update the level with this option set to on.
There are also some fixes related to issues with the new weapons and lights.

Changelist

• Added a Level Editor setting to set whether to use an outdoor reflection probe
• Fixed issues with some lights not being off fully when set to start as off
• Fixed goblet disappearing when set as static
• Fixed materials issues with Wizard Staff when set as static
• Handled some more errors with Workshop level loading

Rise up wizards and knights! As you have seen earlier, version 1.3.0 just dropped, and to celebrate, we are launching a new Map Making Contest! The theme for this contest is...

MEDIEVAL FANTASY

RULES:

PRIZES

Version 1.3.0 is now available and features new fantasy medieval weapons, props and character textures for use in the Level Editor for Workshop levels. Included with the props is also a large variety of trees and small plants and grasses.

New Weapons

New Character Textures

Peasants

Soldiers

Wizards

New Props

Medieval Props

Foliage

Changelist

• Added 11 new weapons to the Level Editor
• Added new Medieval props to the Level Editor
• Added new Fantasy Medieval character textures to the Level Editor
• Added new Foliage props to the Level Editor
• Added 2 new paint textures to the Level Editor
• Added a Level Editor setting 'Friends Stay Friends' which makes friends always remain friendly
• Level Editor levels now have a default reflection probe that gets used when outside rooms
• Level Editor Wall Torch prop sound now stops when turned off
• Fixed a multiplayer Berserk persistance bug when a player would die with Berserk active and then be resurrected
• Fixed missing poison effect texture

It's that time of year again! The Steam Winter Sale is here, and we are excited to announce that our game will be available at a discounted price. This is a great opportunity to grab the game if you haven't already or to pick up a copy for a friend as a gift. The sale starts NOW and runs until January 5th, 2023, so mark your calendars and don't miss out on this amazing deal. https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/Paint_the_Town_Red/

We've made a small update to the game to change how the menus work for Workshop maps in the game to significantly improve load times and performance when subscribed to hundreds or thousands of maps. When first viewing the Workshop maps in the menu after this update there might be some additional hitching due to any cached thumbnail images being converted to a different format, but following that it should be much smoother. If you're subscribed to over 1000 levels/packs on the Workshop you might have experienced several days where they were unplayable in the game last week. This was due to some changes made by Steam which we were able to bring to their attention and they quickly fixed the problem and it shouldn't be an issue again going forward. This update is exclusively related to the performance of Workshop menus, but we'll have more updates and improvements coming next year. Version 1.2.3

• Changed how the Player Created Levels menus work to increase performance and reduce load times

[hr][/hr] Hey everyone! Paint the Town Red is 40% off for the duration of the Steam Autumn Sale. Get in and start Brawling! https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/Paint_the_Town_Red/ Make sure to also stop by the Discord server to converse with your fellow fighters https://discord.gg/kh2RtbZzTV

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Here are the MMC results!

[hr][/hr] The moment is here! It's that time of the year! According to tradition it's time for this year's Halloween mapmaker contest, starting today! It's also our 10th contest overall! It should come as no surprise that this contest's theme is...

Version 1.2.2 is now available and adds a new Scenario modifier 'Friends Forever' which stops any friends you've made from turning against you at the end of a level. The update also includes new Level Editor additions such as player and enemy damage zones and the ability to create jump points so enemies can jump between areas on your levels. We've also redone every enemy hand hold for all the weapons in the game so weapons should now be more accurately held by enemies. A full changelist of all the additions and fixes is below.

Player and Enemy Damage Zones

Jump Links on Waypoints

Changelist

• Added Friends Forever modifier
• Added Player and Enemy damage options to Logic Zones in the Level Editor
• Added nav link options to Waypoint props in the Level Editor
• New outline effects for weapons and powers
• Re-setup all weapon hand hold positions for enemies to be correct for left and right hands
• Adjusted whether some weapons are 1 or 2 handed for enemies
• Minor memory allocation improvements
• Added a workaround for the Capture Device potentially not triggering especially if caused by infinite durability mods
• Fixed enemies not choosing to use teleporters as part of their navigation
• Fixed enemies not rotating to face the direction they're going to jump
• Fixed the Lights Out spotlight getting obscured sometimes when near a wall
• Fixed Workshop level buttons in the UI having overflowed text for long names and misaligned asterix
• Fixed spotlight in Light Out modifier getting occluded if player's back was against some walls
• Fixed some menu options not showing for players in multiplayer at the right times
• Fixed some Berserk glow bugs with the Top Down modifier
• Fixed UVs on the back and bottom faces of the head in the Texture Editor being different than in the game
• Fixed enemies dying if a severed body part falls into a kill zone
• Fixed incorrect buttons showing for multiplayer clients on the UI after winning a level
• Fixed multiplayer host not seeing the kill count in Workshop levels
• Fixed text getting set to bad positions when grouped
• Fixed some newer weapons getting set to 0,0,0 if set as static
• Fixed blood decals not attaching to nunchucks
• Fixed Arena Quit to Menu button not working under certain conditions
• Fixed the sizing of the Level Won UI in multiplayer on the Host
• Fixed the Charger being able to rotate in odd directions before charging
• Fixed occlusion issues with the breakable wall in the Saloon

Version 1.2.1

• Level Editor: Added a 'Shard Lords Can Teleport' level option
• Level Editor: Added some Beneath class idle and Arena spectator animations
• Changed the Custom Texture Menu to have more camera control over preview character
• Fixed issues that could lead to Beneath multiplayer save slot mix ups
• Fixed zombies having human voices in Workshop levels
• Fixed Zombies and Tentacle Mutants having some incorrect settings applied in Workshop levels

[previewyoutube=5evsEpTFwcw;full][/previewyoutube] Version 1.2.0 is now available and brings a bunch of new shooter focused Modifiers to the Scenarios, a variety of new Level Editor options to support characters using guns and other ranged weapons, and some Multiplayer improvements including allowing some Modifiers in coop Scenarios and allowing the host to change the level at any time.

Scenario Modifiers

Shooter Modifiers

• Easy Shooter has less aggressive weapons and AI
• Hard Shooter has the toughest weapons and more aggressive and accurate AI
• Primitive Shooter uses only non-firearm ranged weapons
• Pistols Shooter features only the various pistols in the game
• Nailguns Shooter gives everyone a nailgun

Double Jump Modifier

Shields Everywhere Modifier

Level Editor Changes

Multiplayer Modifiers and Level Select

Changelist

• Some modifiers can now be used in Multiplayer for Scenario levels
• Added Shooter Modifiers: Easy Shooter, Hard Shooter, Pistols Shooter, Nailguns Shooter, Primitive Shooter
• Added Double Jump modifier
• Added Shields Everywhere modifier
• Added Unlimited Ammo modifier
• Level Editor: Added MP5 and M1911 weapons
• Level Editor: Characters can now be connected to weapons to either pick them up when combat starts or have them immediately
• Level Editor: Added an option to the Enemy Tracker prop to disable logics
• Level Editor: Level Editor Text props can now be grouped with other props
• Level Editor: Various misc props can now be grouped with other props
• Level Editor: Added option to preview the Ambient lighting in edit mode
• Level Editor: Added Global Friendy Fire setting and Same Faction Gun Friendly Fire level settings
• Level Editor: Added Enemy Gun Damage Multiplier and Player Gun Damage Multiplier levels settings
• Level Editor: New Character options related to gun use and connected weapon
• Level Editor: Added Editor Settings for default 'Can Use Guns' and 'Prefer Guns' settings
• The multiplayer host can now change the level and game mode from the Pause Menu
• The multiplayer host can now change the level and game mode when dead in Beneath
• Added MP5 and M1911 to the Gun Show modifier selection
• Added travel sound for bullets
• Improved some sound handling for guns and bullets
• Added effect for ranged taser bullets hitting environment
• Bullets now will add some force to doors they pass through
• Tweaked damage of ranged weapons to remove randomness in damage
• Changes to Capture Device to try and fix bug for some players
• Added link to the PTTR Discord server in the menu and pause menu
• Improved fast bullet teleporter handling
• Improved how crossbow bolts and speargun and harpoon bullets stick into walls
• Updated Arena stats UI to utilise regular stats UI to ensure equal level controls in multiplayer
• Added an option to enable the old snare drum sound when enemies are killed
• Fixed enemies being able to walk in the air in some Scenario situations
• Fixed the game not continuing to run without window focus
• Fixed handles coming off bucket weapons held by enemies and potential causing them to die
• Fixed weapons being able to shoot through walls if it is sticking through one when firing
• Fixed the 'All' weapons list when adding a weapon to a character having incorrect weapons
• Fix small projectiles having collision when stuck in walls
• Fixed some powers not ending correctly if you die while they're active in multiplayer
• Fixed missing text on some buttons in the Facility shop UI when using a controller
• Fixed issues with some UI elements at narrow resolution ratios
• Fixed the Gremlin not animating on clients in multiplayer
• Fixed moving teleporters not teleporting bullets
• Fixed clients in multiplayer not being able to change class from death screen sometimes
• Fixed player getting benefits from kills they weren't involved in and missing benefits from ones they were
• Fixed Floating Heads getting significantly extra damage in multiplayer if hit by a client player while charging
• Fixed bullets shot from close to a teleporter not being teleported
• Fixed bullets shot through a teleporter potentially not hitting something immediately on the other side
• Fixed bullets shot through a teleporter potentially not going through if the teleporter was against another surface
• Fixed characters attempting to pick up a second shield

[hr][/hr] Hello everyone, It is time for another Map Making Contest! This is the second official contest and the ninth overall. We have had some fantastic entries in previous contests, and we cannot wait to see this contest's results! The theme of this contest is Tribute! That means you have to submit a level based on popular media. Your level can be a scene from a show, favorite game, a popular movie, etc. [hr][/hr]

Contest Rules:

Greetings! 'The GIF That Keeps Giving' event is now over with over 110 entries! First of all, we want to thank everyone for participating and leaving your feedback for future events. We are super happy with the results, and we can't wait to start the next remastered edition of this contest! There were OVER 110 ENTRIES! It was a tough competition, here are the winning submissions: [h4]1st place - Chillshark2003#8905[/h4] O H N O
[hr][/hr] [h4]2nd place - Moneymaker535#4646[/h4] The wrath of god is real people
[hr][/hr] [h4]3rd place - The Administrator#2558[/h4] Man really T-posed, said
and temporarily teleported to the fifth dimension.
[hr][/hr] We will contact the winners and send out the prizes this week! Don't forget to join our Discord to be notified about future contests! Thank you for participating! [hr][/hr] https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/Paint_the_Town_Red/

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the first edition of THE GIF THAT KEEPS GIVING event! We will be hosting this contest monthly and will allow you to win fabulous prizes by exploiting your brawling, chopping, and kicking skills to create an epic GIF using the in-game creator! This months theme will be: [hr][/hr] BROKEN [hr][/hr] WHEN? This will be a monthly event, the first edition will take place from Apr 21, 2022, to Apr 29, 2022 WHERE? Submissions and ratings will occur on our Discord server. PRIZES Top 3 community votes [olist]

Something about a good night's sleep between April 1st and 2nd has made us realise that that whole flowers instead of blood thing was pretty weird so lets just pretend that didn't happen. But if you'd prefer not to join us in forgetting, we've left the 'Green' modifier available in the game so you can paint the town green whenever the mood strikes. Version 1.1.3

• Added the Green modifier

April 2nd Edit: Yeah so... blood is back, nothing to see here. I've left the original post below but here now on April 2nd it seems like some pretty crazy ramblings so lets all just pretend it didn't happen. In all seriousness the build has been update to be back to normal, but the 'Green' modifier is still available as an option.
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[hr][/hr] Hey Brawlers. The team has been discussing for quite some time what we feel is the best single change we can make that is what players new and old really want. So we've finally come to the decision to officially remove all of the blood in Paint the Town Red! This is a change so obvious that it's amazing it eluded us for several years. We expect you, the Paint the Town [strike]Red[/strike] Green community will universally find it, for lack of a better word: foolish that we didn't do this sooner!

Let's paint the town with flowers instead!

• Solanaceae Petunioideae seed has been modified to replace hemoglobin, and bloom on contact.
• Four different varieties of flower can bloom once the seed makes contact with the world.
• It will bloom anywhere it lands!
• Anywhere. It. Lands.

Changelist

• Added the Green modifier

Greetings Brawlers, Over the last month the First Official Map Maker Contest for Paint the Town Red has been underway. The theme for this contest was Space! Over the the contest's time 14 creators submitted maps on the Discord server. There was lots of awesome candidates but the community has spoken for their favorites!

First Place

[hr][/hr] Brawlers, do you think you are tough enough? Join the brawl in Paint the Town Red now with a 40% off sale during the Steam Lunar New Year sale! Make sure to also stop by the Discord server to converse with your fellow fighters https://discord.gg/kh2RtbZzTV https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/Paint_the_Town_Red/

[hr][/hr] Hello Brawlers, The time has come to begin the first-ever Official Map Making Contest for Paint the Town Red! This is the first time we have ever hosted an official map making contest, but this is not the first map contest on the Discord. The server has run 7 previous map making contests that were completely community driven. The theme of this contest is Outer Space! This means that the level you submit must be themed around outer space in some way. This contest is being hosted over on the Discord server, you can join using this link: https://discord.gg/RhSRyahDFd [hr][/hr]

Optional Assets

This update adds the option on Teleporters in the Level Editor to have sounds play on entry and/or exit. We've also been working to ensure the game runs great on the Steam Deck (which it now does) which includes some general gamepad improvements in the main menu and fixes for some bugs that could occur on Linux with some CPUs. Version 1.1.2 is a quick follow-up update to the 1.1.1 update which also fixes a bug that caused players to sometimes not teleport to the wrong spot when using a teleporter. Version 1.1.2

• Fixed bug causing the player to be sent to the wrong spot when using some teleporters

• Level Editor: Added Entry and Exit sound options on Teleporters
• Miscellaneous system updates to better support the Steam Deck
• Fixed issues with main menu not always being navigable with a gamepad
• Fixed bug that could prevent gameplay on some Linux/SteamOS versions
• Fixed thrown weapons coming out of Teleporters in the wrong direction in some cases

This update adds the option on Teleporters in the Level Editor to have sounds play on entry and/or exit. We've also been working to ensure the game runs great on the Steam Deck (which it now does) which includes some general gamepad improvements in the main menu and fixes for some bugs that could occur on Linux with some CPUs. Version 1.1.1

• Level Editor: Added Entry and Exit sound options on Teleporters
• Miscellaneous system updates to better support the Steam Deck
• Fixed issues with main menu not always being navigable with a gamepad
• Fixed bug that could prevent gameplay on some Linux/SteamOS versions
• Fixed thrown weapons coming out of Teleporters in the wrong direction in some cases

[hr][/hr] It's time to step through the portal and emerge into version 1.1.0 where we've added Teleporters to the Level Editor for use in Workshop levels. With our teleporters we didn't just make them teleport players or enemies, we've allowed them to teleport bullets and weapons as well!
You can find the teleporter prop in under the "Other" category represented with the following icon:
Teleporters work much like Primitive props in how they can be scaled and have materials applied, and they can be grouped to a Primitive so they can move on waypoints. They are also logic props and can be enabled or disabled with different buttons or triggers. Below are some basic examples of what Teleporters can do and further below are descriptions of the options available. [hr][/hr]

Player Teleporting

Enemy Pathfinding via Teleporters

Ragdoll Teleporting

Bullet Teleporting

Thrown Weapons Teleport

Moving Teleporters

• Active: Whether or not the Teleporter starts activated
• Teleports Players: Whether or not it teleports players
• Teleports Enemies: Whether or not it teleports enemies (including ragdolled enemies)
• Teleports Weapons: Whether or not it teleports weapons
• Teleports Bullets: Whether or not it teleports bullets
• Move to Relative Offset: This determines whether a teleported object moves to a position on the destination teleporter that matches where it entered the source teleporter. Otherwise it will appear at the center of the destination teleporter.
• Keep Relative Direction: This determines whether an object will exit the destination teleporter with a rotation that is based on the direction it was when it entered the source teleporter and the difference in rotation between the 2 teleporters. Otherwise the exit rotation will be entirely based on the rotation of the exit teleporter.
• NPCS Try to Use: Whether or not NPC characters will try to use the teleporter when pathfinding as a shortcut.
• Hide When Inactive: Sets whether when not Active the teleporter will be invisible.

Changelist

• Level Editor: Added teleporters
• Level Editor: Added Biker, Disco and Pirate female appearance options
• Level Editor: Added some new transparent material options

This is a minor update to fix an issues with The End boss fight and some other related issues with enemy movement. A larger update with new features will be coming soon. Version 1.0.9

• Fixed a bug with the End boss and some other cases where they would fall into gaps

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This is a minor update to fix some issues with the ammo count and Endless Arena countdown text after changes made in the last hotfix update. A larger update with new features will be coming soon. Version 1.0.8

• Fixed ammo count and Endless Arena timer text rendering issues
• Fixed some collision issues in the VR room in the Beneath Facility

This is a minor update to fix some text rendering issues in some parts of the game in some languages. A larger update with new features will be coming soon.

Changelist

• Fixed rendering of some outlined text in Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Korean and Japanese

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[hr][/hr] Hey Brawlers, Many of you may be familiar with the community-run Discord server Paint the Town Red Network. We are pleased to announce that this Discord is now being made official! What does this mean? This means that you will now be seeing the developers and the new Community Manager there much more frequently! There will also be new officially sponsored events on the horizon. Join the Official Discord server using this link: https://discord.gg/dzc4var We would also like to thank the previous owner, , for building the server to where it is now, but also for stepping down so that it can be made official. He is still on the Admin Team though thankfully! This thank you also extends to the admin team who run the server daily, and built the community to where it is today So thank you Adventuregamer, Dahcuesta, Fallout, GamingFlaming, Kersher, Supa Player, and ! We hope to see you around Discord soon!

This is a minor update to address some issues with some of the changes made in the previous update. We have a much larger update in the works which will add a huge amount of new functionality to the Level Editor and we'll be showing off some previews of that soon.

Changelist

• Moved Primitives and Logics to new Level Editor prop subcategories
• Stopped some new workshop level optimisations running on low memory machines to avoid crashes
• Prevented negative scales from being set on primitives in the Level Editor to avoid various bugs
• Fixed decal bug on some combined meshes in workshop levels
• Fixed issues with negatively scaled primitives in groups in workshop levels
• Fixed duplicate mesh data on some combined primitives in workshop levels

Large Level Performance Improvements

Animated Characters in Editor

Lit 3D Text

New Primitive Pathing Options

Changelist

• Level Editor performance improved when modifying large levels
• Improved rendering performance of some large user created levels
• Improved performance of user created levels featuring lots of 'primitive' shape props
• Added Animate option to the Level Editor to show character animation
• Added new transparent glass materials to the Level Editor
• Added option for 3D text to be lit in the Level Editor
• Added option for primitives to be able to restart their paths when re-triggered
• Added a Delete button to the Level Editor level list
• Added option to Enemy Trackers to set a number of enemies that need to be killed to trigger
• Added a setting to the Level Editor to change how often Undo states are saved
• Added option to always downward swing when jumping
• Added text indicating that progress will be saved when quitting a Beneath run
• Added Beneath Acolyte textures to the Level Editor
• Added Saloon textures as Player Texture option in the Level Editor
• Improved the rendering of most of the UI elements in the game
• Fixed Acid Rain damage
• Fixed selection errors in the Level Editor
• Fixed selection of primitives being inaccurate after scaling in the Level Editor
• Fixed prefab selection allowing multiple options highlighted in the Level Editor
• Fixed some prop positions getting swapping in the Level Editor in some cases
• Fixed the 3D text prop icon showing in the game if unedited
• Fixed bug with grouped primitives on looping paths sometimes shifting relative position
• Fixed not being able to select characters in the Level Editor sometimes
• Fixed some bad props making navmesh generation impossible while editing a level
• Fixed some loading errors of levels with bad prop data
• Fixed shading on characters in the Level Editor
• Fixed M1 Macs having rendering bug with severed enemy body parts with custom textures

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3D Text Props

Music Layers

Beneath Class Scenario Modifiers

Block+Swing

Other Changes

Changelist

• Level Editor now has custom 3D text props
• Level Editor now has the option to set a different music track for victory
• Level Editor Music Logic props now allow music/sounds to play on up to 8 different layers at once
• Added new music to Level Editor: Construct, Sacrifice, Beneath, Transaction, The End, Neo Western
• Added Scenario Modifiers: Brawler, Spectre, Warlock, Vanguard and Corrupted
• Block+Swing now will do the overhead swing attack or uppercut when unarmed
• Overhead swing no longer automatically happens when jumping or looking up
• Uppercut no longer happens at random
• Movement speed while blocking is slightly reduced
• Controls Help shows how to swing a weapon during gameplay
• Beneath blast doors start open to help new players understand where to go
• Some gun muzzle flares now cast light when shooting
• Added some basic translations on the Sandbox
• Added the ability for enemies to jump down from the bar top and bar in the Biker Bar
• Increased vertex limit of blood decals on tables in the Biker Bar
• Improved accuracy of high velocity weapon collisions
• Fixed enemies being able to get stuck inside the basement stairs in the Biker Bar
• Fixed enemies getting stuck trying to run up the basement stairs in the Biker Bar
• Fixed Modifiers button showing when the Sandbox level is selected
• Fixed a bug causing buttons to not show for controls help in some cases
• Fixed thrown weapons going through people sometimes

For this update we've setup all the new scenario music to work in the Level Editor either set directly from the level's settings or played from music logic props. We've also fixed some issues with the Arena and multiplayer including the missing puddles texture on the Arena floor during rain and being forced to quit to the menu after winning an Arena challenge in multiplayer.
We're working on a lot of new Level Editor and multiplayer improvements which we'll be rolling out in small updates like this as well as in larger updates going forward. The response to the launch of the game over the past week has been amazing and beyond our expectations. Going forward we're going to add more to the game to highlight some of the unbelievable Workshop content that's being created so all the new players can experience the creativity and genius of our community.

Changelist

• Added new Scenario music to the Level Editor
• Fixed missing puddles in Arena/Endless Arena/Trickster Fight during rain
• Multiplayer: Fixed other player's textures cycling for a few seconds in the Arena
• Multiplayer: Fixed rendering bug on multiplayer gravestones with Bloom and FXAA
• Multiplayer: Fixed being forced to return to the menu after winning a challenge
• Multiplayer: Fixed Arena rain not being around spectated player

• Fixed swapped keyboard and controller button prompt for Use Power

[previewyoutube=_fxcdvH4O0g;full][/previewyoutube]Paint the Town Red - Launch trailer

The Early Access Journey

Paint the Town Red Original Soundtrack

New This Update

Future Updates

Console Release

Thanks

Changelist

• Steam Trading Cards can now be earned from playing
• "Soft Voxels" Scenario Modifier has been added
• "Boom Hands" Scenario Modifier has been added
• "Splatter" Scenario Modifier has been added
• "Punching Only" Scenario Modifier has been added
• "Everyone Hates Me" Scenario Modifier has been added
• Added a Nailgun to the Level Editor
• Added 20+ brand new props to the Level Editor including many wall and fence props
• Added 50 Beneath Facility props to the Level Editor
• Added the option to have Riot Helmet enemies in the Level Editor
• Added the option to have Arena Helmet Guard enemies in the Level Editor
• Fixed rendering of the card props in the Level Editor
• Fixed rendering of long Workshop level names in the loading UI
• Fixed Dash or Teleport being able to send the player extremely far distances in Workshop levels
• Fixed thrown guns not making sounds when hitting enemies

This is just a minor update to fix a couple of bugs while we work on some bigger additions and fixes for the 1.0 update next week.

Changelist

• Increased brightness in night Arena challenge
• Fixed the GIF capture buttons not working in the Endless Arena
• Fixed the player's textures changing for the first few seconds with Top Down modifier

This update contains a few important fixes for menu loading performance and Beneath. A bug that could cause the player to have a very large health bar has been fixed, and a bug with the navmesh generation in Crystal Caverns levels that could cause levels without enemies in many rooms has also been fixed. The full changelist for this update is below.

Changelist

• The SEG logo screen can now be skipped earlier with FMOD logo duration requirement handled differently
• Optimisations to the processing of subscribed Workshop items in the menu
• Fixed potentially having a huge health bar in Beneath
• Fixed a Crystal Caverns level generation bug that could cause enemies to not be on most of the level
• Fixed Class Selector props being able to roll the player

For this update we've been able to focus almost entirely on multiplayer bugs. Most of the multiplayer bugs were related to the unique circumstances in Beneath such as the boss fights and the special progression sequences. There are still some remaining multiplayer bugs that we will be fixing in upcoming updates, but the majority of bugs that would cause issues when trying to play through Beneath with friends should now be fixed. See the full changelist below for details.

Changelist

• Multiplayer: Added blood explosion when other players die
• Fixed stairs to Biker Bar stage not allowing slow walk up
• Fixed uv coordinates on heads
• Fixed the screen being black after getting killed by the turret in the Facility in multiplayer
• Fixed a spot in a rock formation in the Ruins where the player could get stuck
• Multiplayer: Fixed Drain not working for clients
• Multiplayer: Fixed some causes of clients not be able to see each other in levels
• Multiplayer: Fixed no block sound when other players block
• Multiplayer: Smoothed out other player movement
• Multiplayer: Fixed missing sound when other players die in the Iron Maiden
• Multiplayer: Fixed floating weapons when other players go into the Iron Maiden
• Multiplayer: Fixed no death sounds from other players
• Multiplayer: Fixed the other player's Dash not having a sound
• Multiplayer: Fixed the other player's Drain not having a sound
• Multiplayer: Fixed the other player's kick sounds not playing
• Multiplayer: Fixed the other player's Berserk hits not playing sound
• Multiplayer: Fixed no dash effect on other players
• Multiplayer: Fixed most cases where the spectator camera would clip into walls
• Multiplayer: Fixed range at which players trigger exit zones
• Multiplayer: Fixed no jumping sounds from other players
• Multiplayer: Fixed no pirate dagger jump sound when used by other players
• Multiplayer: Fixed pirate dagger jump by other players not removing the rope
• Multiplayer: Fixed the spectate menu left button sometimes not selecting a player
• Multiplayer: Fixed Shard count not syncing correctly to clients
• Multiplayer: Fixed bugs with the Necromancer gate and fight start sync
• Multiplayer: Fixed the boss fight music not triggering properly for dead players
• Multiplayer: Fixed the Necromancer traps not syncing if the host was dead before the fight starts
• Multiplayer: Fixed no sound when projectiles hit other players
• Multiplayer: Fixed client or hosts going to the wrong level sometimes after boss fights
• Multiplayer: Fixed client players not being able to move after using the Island Altar
• Multiplayer: Fixed host not going to the correct area if a client uses the Island Altar
• Multiplayer: Fixed the Fire & Blood paths not going down for clients on the first island
• Multiplayer: Fixed clients seeing other clients with the wrong texture in Beneath
• Multiplayer: Fixed Pursuer Heart sync bug if a player not holding it is shoved
• Multiplayer: Fixed the jerk in the Facility sliding into place on the clients at the start
• Multiplayer: Fixed clients not having enemies blink
• Multiplayer: Moved other players up when they're crouched to stop feet clipping into floor
• Multiplayer: Fixed possibility of desync of players getting killed with the Pursuer heart
• Multiplayer: Fixed client player getting pushed with heart not triggering proper effect
• Multiplayer: Fixed helmet-less Necromancers showing with helmets on clients
• Multiplayer: Fixed Beneath music intensity not changing correctly for clients
• Multiplayer: Fixed the portal to The Trickster not showing on clients
• Multiplayer: Fixed timing error to improve enemy updates from slower host connections

Version 0.14.8 adds the new music for the main menu as well as the Biker Bar and Disco scenarios. In Beneath, The Construct also has it's distorted music based on the new scenario music. We've also made a number of fixes including some ragdoll physics improvements to make forces be more consistent when time is slowed down so enemies don't just drop to the ground instead of being knocked away and also reduced the delay in forces being applied by 1-2 frames at regular speed.
There's a couple of Level Editor fixes to again allow navmesh visualisation, but now with the generation happening asynchronously so it can be left on without slowing things down if desired. Also enemies that are placed high up or far from the origin should no longer have bugs related to attack collision or knockdown from Shockwave, etc. Our next update which should be available soon is focused on multiplayer fixes. We have a list of around 25 multiplayer bugs to be fixed in the next update. Most of those fixes will be related to Beneath progression bugs and missing audio from actions from other players. We'll post about that update once it's available. The full changelist for this update is below.

Changelist

• Added new music for the Biker Bar, Disco and Main Menu
• Fixed inconsistent ragdoll forces when time is slow
• Fixed Apostate room gates sometimes not letting the player out if there's 2 gates
• Fixed the grey particles on Fire & Blood and The Islands
• Fixed The End boss fight potentially having a tilted camera
• Fixed being able to use Dash or Teleport before The End boss fight starts
• Fixed unarmed block sounds not triggering
• Fixed Shard Lords being able to spawn after The End is killed if killed early
• Fixed bug with spacial audio for Arena UI sounds
• Fixed Inevitable achievement not auto-unlocking if you've previously died in Beneath
• Fixed Navmesh visualisation not showing in the Level Editor and made asynchronous
• Fixed bug where enemies very high up or far from the world origin might not get ignored by Shockwave and other effects
• Fixed the Level Editor load level menu not closing after creating a new level
• Multiplayer: Fixed some multiplayer sync bugs with the skeletons during The End fight

It's been a long time coming, but we're finally ready to announce that on July 29th, Paint the Town Red will leave Early Access and transition to full release. [previewyoutube=Fi7NM_kVpsI;full][/previewyoutube] This doesn't mean the end of updates and new features, in fact it will likely mean we'll have more updates than before. This is because we're also releasing Paint the Town Red on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on July 29th also, and the workload in both developing those versions of the game and self publishing them has been enormous over the past year. Now that they will be completed and published, we'll again be able to spend our time focused on new updates for the game. The key differences with the Steam version compared to the console versions is that the console versions are single player only and don't have Level Editor or Workshop/UGC support. These were outside the scope for console for performance, regulatory and technical reasons. On Steam with 1.0 we will now have a more stable ground on which to build upon and expand the game, particularly the Steam-only aspects like the Level Editor and multiplayer.

What to expect between now and launch

What to expect after launch

• Adding VR support to the game with full hand controls and object interaction
• Importing custom 3D models for use in the Level Editor for props and possible weapons
• Importing custom voxel objects to replace body parts on enemies to change existing enemies into new ones

Version 0.14.7 is now available and adds the ability to unlock Steam Achievements. There are 30 achievements to earn across Scenarios, Arena and Beneath. Some of the achievements are focused on milestones and making progress in Beneath, some are related to completing Scenarios in Challenge mode and some are for players able to beat Arena Challenges or Scenarios in fast times. Many of the achievements will be automatically unlocked if you have already previously met their requirements, but there are some that you will need to fulfil the requirements of even if you might have done so in the past. We have a lot more planned for upcoming updates including many fixes and Level Editor additions, but over the past few weeks we've been extremely busy and focused on preparing the game for full release. We'll have more to say about that very, very soon, but in the mean time we wanted to finally get the Achievements added to the game without any more delay. The changelist for this update and the minor one since the last post are below.

Changelist

• Added the ability to unlock Achievements
• Fixed Tentacle Mutants having machetes when using Living Dead and Machete Time modifiers

• Fixed Corrupted not working in Workshop levels if not unlocked on Beneath Save State 1

In 0.14.5 we have started adding new features to the Level Editor and this update that includes the ability to create Class Selectors like in the Beneath Facility so players can be one of the Beneath classes in Workshop levels. We've also added 2 new logic props to allow for more flexibility in level logic, the 'Victory' prop and the 'Enemy Tracker' prop. Class Selectors Class Selectors work just like they do in the Beneath Facility, allowing a player to walk into them and press a button to change their class. These can be placed anywhere in a level and there are no restrictions on when and how many times a player can change class.
This allows concepts such as giving the player the choice of their class at the start of a level by offering multiple Class Selectors, or creating sections of your level that require the player change to a different class to progress. Maybe a section requires the Spectre's dash ability, or maybe a range attack is required to take out an enemy connected to an Enemy Tracker Logic Prop (detailed below) so the Warlock is required. Victory Logic Prop This is a simple logic prop that can be connected to by other logic zones or props and will trigger a victory condition causing the level to be complete or causing Level Exits to become available. This will make creating levels with victory conditions outside of the default kills related ones to be much simpler.
Enemy Tracker Logic Prop This prop can connect to one or more enemies and can be set to wait until one or all of the connected enemies are dead before triggering. This now gives the ability to do things like forcing the player to clear out a room of enemies before continuing, or to have special boss characters that need to be killed to win the level. You can also start an Enemy Tracker as inactive and active it from another logic prop which opens up more possibilities.
We'll continue to add more similar features to the Level Editor in upcoming updates, as well as other improvements that expand the possibility space and simplify complex level creation. Graphics Issues Workarounds Since 0.14.0 was built on a much newer version of the Unity engine than the previous build, some users, particular those with older integrated graphics, may be seeing new graphical issues. While we hope to fix these issues over time, for now there are 2 options available to workaround any new graphical issues.

• The first is to enter the game's Properties in your Steam Library and under 'LAUNCH OPTIONS' enter: -force-glcore.
• The other option is to simply run the older version of the game from before 0.14.0. To do this, under the Properties for the game in the Steam Library, select 'previousversion' under the 'BETAS' section.

Changelist

• Added Class Selectors to the Level Editor to allow different player classes
• Added a Victory logic prop that will finish the level or activate the exit zones
• Added an Enemy Tracker logic prop that activates when tracked enemies are dead
• Added the Class Selector Beneath Facility prop to the Level Editor
• Fixed possible internal duplication of prop logic connections in Level Editor breaking logic for props
• Fixed Workshop level lights not having shadows after turning off and on
• Fixed non-consecutive enemy indices in multiplayer in some parts of the game leading to possible sync issues in batch packets

• Fixed enemy movement not syncing in The End fight in multiplayer
• Fixed missing red lighting in Beneath facility beam area
• Fixed some possible out of range stat values
• Fixed some debug keys being active
• Fixed some miscellaneous rare situations where enemy movement sync might be skipped for some enemies in multiplayer

• Fixed Necromancer gate not allowing players through in multiplayer under certain conditions
• Fixed crash on boot on Mac OSX

• Changed the menu background loading to workaround Unity bug to improve speeds on slower hard drives
• Fixed incorrect Energy Upgrades number total in the menu
• Fixes related to menu mouse input issues for some users. Not yet verified if it solves the problem

• Fixed black screen when loading into Level Editor or Custom Texture or Custom Music menus

Version 0.14.0 is a massive update based upon our work over the past months on getting the single player parts of the game to a complete and releasable state for other platforms. Below is our changelist which covers a large amount of what is in this update, but because of the quantity of changes and length of time since the last update, there are a lot of changes and fixes that weren't recorded in the moment and are not listed. Regardless, we've tried to build a fairly comprehensive list of the most notable changes. Some highlights in this update include

• Performance and Memory optimisation This update has some of the most significant changes to voxel data to reduce memory usage by continuing to optimise voxel mesh updates, but also reducing per-vertex data and shifted more calculation to the GPU.
• Framerate Limiter option There is now the ability to limit your max framerate which can be useful in various situations such as reducing the game's resource usage when streaming.
• Improved Gamepad support Outside of the Level Editor which does not support gamepads, menus in the game where before the mouse might have been needed should now always work with just a gamepad.
• In-Game Beneath Save Management There is now the ability to erase all progress on a Beneath save slot from a menu in the game. We can also add more save management functionality as needed to this menu.
• Re-balanced Beneath class movement speeds and health All the classes in Beneath now have movement speeds and health amounts that are a bit closer to each other than before. Additionally, the movement speed calculation has been rewritten to make walk speeds be faster and have running be a fixed addition to movement speed that is not modified by speed buffs. This improves the feel of the speed increases from the various buffs for all classes.
• Unique death sounds for all enemy types Previously most Beneath enemies still shared the Zombie death sounds as a placeholder. All these placeholder sounds have been replaced with final sounds. There are also far more sound effect improvements and additions than listed in the changelist.
• Fixed the blood bug This one was unfortunate to have in the game for so long before we could get an update out addressing it. Blood decals have had a bug preventing them from being created in parts of levels, this is now fixed. In fact there are other related fixes that should result in more blood than ever before.

Changelist

• Enemies will no longer be half in the ground when standing up after being knocked down
• Significant performance improvements in much of the game
• Significant memory usage improvement in much of the game
• Increased walk speed and changed run speed modification
• Framerate cap option added to the menu
• Changed the post processing effects. New Bloom and Colour Grading for levels and effects
• Made some minor changes to the Biker Bar prop layout
• Main menus and Beneath shop should now fully work with a controller
• Gamepad right stick input can be adjusted between Linear and Exponential
• Improved and added some missing translations for various languages
• Prevent immediate attack after unpausing game
• Added more collision improvements to help player walk up some stairs
• Increased the Animation LOD range in the Arena
• Improved fire and electric weapon idle sound falloff
• Removed the film grain/noise option and effect
• Increased the number of lights that will update shadow LODs in user created levels
• Fixed blood decals not working in certain situations
• Fixed some enemies not exciting ragdoll properly
• Fixed the speed of gamepad right stick movement when using the SUPERHOT modifier
• Fixed various bugs causing rare script breaks
• Fixed the loading screens scale to be uniform across different resolutions
• Fixed player not being hidden when finishing a Scenario with the Top Down modifier
• Fixed the credits text and images scaling being resolution dependent
• Fixed the Top Down modifier's Pirate Cove water shader
• Fixed some enemies flashing off and on after certain bodyparts are severed
• Fixed originally exposed bones being the wrong colour on zombies
• Fixed bloom not being forced enabled in Credits scene
• Fixed punching bag not responding to Boxer if player is far away
• Fixed bug with nav agent avoidance
• Fixed enemies being able to walk on air in certain situations
• Fixed Disco lights not working if music volume is 0
• Fixed Berserk glow and Stone Skin effects on hidden arms and legs
• Fixed bounding box calculation on blood decals to prevent drawing off-screen meshes
• Fixed bullets not destroying hair voxels
• Fixed some shadow maps not re-rendering after turning shadow setting to Low or High from Off

• Shard Lords will no longer try to warp in the Arena or Endless Arena
• Crowd materials will be loaded in fully before fading into Arena levels
• Unused resources are now cleared between Arena waves resulting in less memory
• Fixed enemies that cannot be knocked down from continually emitting blood when in Spike Traps
• Fixed some traps not affecting navmesh correctly
• Fixed Endless Arena showing incorrect time in end stats

• Save Management added to the menu to allow erasing all save data for a save slot
• Increased speed of slower classes and modified run speed calculation to make things more balanced for all classes
• Compressed health and attack speed spread for all classes to improve class balance
• Drain ability cooldown is now 3x faster, but the heal amount is 3x less
• Improved the loading time of Beneath levels
• The End moves faster and his attacks do more damage
• The Aberration fight difficulty has been tweaked a bit with different enemy spawns
• Shard Lords now warp correctly to their target
• Class Selectors in the Facility now have different colours for each class and different effects when upgraded
• Tweaked ending of Beneath to improve final cutscene
• Mild camera shake from Statue footsteps
• Moved The End to be closer to the player at the start of the fight
• Added some lighting and sounds to the Challenge Room chest and made it open based on player proximity
• Changed some effects visuals for various props
• More weapon spawns on Fire & Blood I
• Observers take more damage from eye hits
• Statues take more damage from large hammer weapons
• Added additional footstep sound surfaces in the Facility
• Added more blood particles from the island cavities in the Aberration fight
• Fire & Blood door hand animation will now play when holding weapons unless holding a shield
• Fixed not being able to have friends in Fire & Blood
• Fixed losing shards when quitting a Beneath run and resuming
• Fixed animations not displaying on VR machines in some cases in the Facility
• Fixed the Guiding Light from Pursuer proximity continuing when the player was dead
• Fixed the Deceiver teleport effect lighting not fading out
• Fixed being able to die during the ending cutscene of Beneath
• Fixed enemies attacking the player during the Crystal Caverns Altar cutscene
• Fixed The End hurting himself with one of his special attacks
• Fixed a bug causing the Aberration tentacles to sometimes have red blood instead of blue
• Fixed Beneath save slots possibly being set as having an In-Progress run after defeating The End
• Fixed the player not being forced to look in the direction of The End at the start of the fight
• Fixed blood decals not moving down with platforms during walk to The End fight
• Fixed one of the Fire & Blood islands possibly having enemies spawn inside boulder
• Fixed one of the Shard upgrades not being counted on the main menu display
• Fixed the Kick equivalent power icon being hidden for some classes once available
• Fixed the post-Beneath credits potentially having characters walk on the beach
• Fixed Bore Worm shock effect being visible when Bore Worm is underground
• Fixed the Floating Head sound not going away when killed in some circumstances
• Fixed being able to shock and poison a shielded Giant Mage
• Fixed corridors being invisible for 1 frame sometimes when moving around with low framerates
• Fixed shader bug with hand tattoo
• Fixed The End being able to be entangled
• Fixed Pursuers being able to be spawned near the player's start position in Fire & Blood I
• Fixed being able to re-trigger some powers that were already active
• Fixed pink heads on some enemies and bodyguard when first spawning in Beneath
• Fixed invisible ground collision in Crystal Caverns from receiving blood decals
• Fixed incorrect texture when playing as a Spectre at a certain rank
• Fixed previously used class not being auto selected when starting Beneath
• Fixed showing 'Fire & Blood I' as In-Progress level if quit in Iron Maiden area before having access to Fire & Blood
• Fixed Spectre being able to move around in Aberration island early if dash/teleporting into it
• Fixed The End not walking to the throne in some cases when near the player
• Fixed Tentacle Mutant getting launched by Entangle
• Fixed having an item the player already has from appearing in Beneath
• Fixed more potential bad level generation issues in Beneath
• Fixed class selectors not immediately updating after unlocking a class upgrade

• Lots of new sound effects added and improved that are not explicitly mentioned below
• Added Voice volume option
• Added UI volume option
• Added more sounds under the Notifications volume category
• Made Voice, Notifications and UI be scaled with Sound Effects volume option
• All Beneath enemies now have unique death sounds
• Beneath Challenges have new music states
• Tentacle Mutant has unique sounds for it's tentacle hits
• Tweaked Beneath music intensity fade
• Added Pursuer summon station sound
• Added Pursuer portal sounds
• New specific sound effects for the Giant Mage Staff weapon
• New sounds for the Sacrificial Chest in Beneath
• The Boxer will now voice attacks when punching the punching bag
• Fixed the Pursuer Capture Device's sound loop

Update 0.13.0 is now available and features a large number of improvements and fixes. The key features of this update is the ability to quit single player Beneath mid-run and resume from the level you were at, as well as various improvements and polish to the Arena.

Arena Improvements

Beneath Mid-Run Save

Other Improvements

PTTR Inspired Fan-Game

Santa of Red Town

Changelist

• Beneath can now be quit mid-run and resumed from the beginning of the level you were on
• Steam Cloud saves now fully working for Beneath saves and settings
• New music in the Arena
• The Arena now shows the aftermath after death or victory instead of a black screen
• The Arena now displays the leaderboards when you win a challenge or die in the Endless mode
• Players now keep half of unused power between Arena waves
• Improved Leaderboards time clarity
• Performance improvements for Arena
• Updated loading screens with background images
• New music, sounds and effects in the Islands
• New music in Beneath boss fights
• Challenge Room chests now open once you approach them after completing a Challenge
• Removed the Guiding Light summon station from the Fire & Blood store
• HUD Opacity option added to hide or make the HUD semi transparent
• Made it easier to pick up weapons
• New death text to show after being killed by all Beneath enemy types
• Added mild camera shake when blocking an attack
• New sounds for some Beneath enemies
• New sounds effects for some Beneath props
• Added portal visual to to the transition to Fire & Blood
• Added sounds to the blood drips and Bloody Mass growths in Beneath
• Pursuer's death sound now follows the floating particles
• Fixed bullets not hitting enemies when at point blank range
• Fixed some rounding inconsistencies with time stat vs leaderboard entry
• Fixed missing reactive lighting above Disco dance floor
• Fixed reverb zone transition bug and improved some reverb zones in Scenarios
• Fixed the Gremlin running on the spot before spotting the player
• Fixed some miscellaneous enemy spawn errors on Fire & Blood
• Fixed no sound when shooting the Trickster's shield
• Fixed enemies attacking the player during the Island Artifact placement sequence
• Fixed some rare level generation issues
• Fixed some render order issues for some Teleporter distortion effects
• Fixed being able to move during Beneath loads
• Fixed some sound effects playing during loading screens
• Fixed the jerk in the Facility stopping on his path forever in some spots
• Fixed sync of spawned Challenge Rooms enemies in multiplayer
• Fixed client players not triggering enemy zones in Workshop levels
• Fixed clients showing 'by' text for host transferred levels when paused in multiplayer
• Fixed the Guiding Light having erratic sound and continuing to play when at the exit
• Fixed no footsteps on the Trickster in boxer mode
• Fixed dark lighting on ragolled enemies in the Arena
• Fixed the Hydra regeneration sound continuing to play after death
• Fixed waves shader bug in the Credits scene

In this 0.12.20 update we've added a new modifier currently only for Scenarios called 'Zero G' which removes gravity during scenario levels so physics objects including killed enemies will float around the level. As usual you can combine this with the other modifiers. You can see some gameplay with this modifier in the video below. [previewyoutube=L2TED4BqF58;full][/previewyoutube]
Most of our work continues to be on working through major bugs and performance issues, particularly memory issues and we've made significant progress on that. If you've previously had crashes while playing Beneath, particularly if you have a low amount of system RAM, you might have better luck now. With work on simply getting the game working at a good framerate and within memory constraints on consoles finally complete, you'll start to see more of a focus on polish and finalisation of features in Paint the Town Red in the coming updates.

Fan Art

Changelist

• Added a 'Zero G' modifier for Scenarios
• Memory usage in longer Beneath sessions reduced significantly
• Fixed a rare crash in Beneath
• Fixed Leaderboard display

The Top Down modifier is now available in all Workshop levels. Now there's a whole new way to experience the thousands of levels our fantastic community has created so far, and creators can now build levels with the intention of them being played this way. Check out the video below to see some of our great community created levels in the Top Down mode. [previewyoutube=gPw0tKKad8o;full][/previewyoutube] As with the Scenarios, the modifiers can be combined so Workshop levels can now be played with both Top Down and SUPERHOT modifiers active. We'll continue adding more modifiers to the Scenarios and Workshop levels for a long time to come. Most of the other changes in this update are part of our ongoing work to get the game to a 1.0 state and prepare the game for lower memory computers and other platforms. In the changelist there's be some catch-all points for bug fixes and optimisation that covers a wide variety of changes and improvements we've been making. There is also a lot of ongoing work going into sounds and music and some of these changes are in this update and many more will be coming in updates soon.

Changelist

• Added Top Down modifier for use in Workshop levels
• Current Workshop level name and creator are now displayed when paused
• WIP new Arena sounds and Arena UI sounds
• Various performance and memory optimisations
• Various fixes for voxel related errors
• Added hit sounds for some of the traps when damaging or sticking enemies
• Some minor UI and text improvements
• Fixed spike traps not damaging enemies that can't be knocked down
• Fixed timing of sound effects for spinning blades trap
• Fixed some missing environmental sounds in Arena Challenge 3
• Fixed bug causing some unhittable severed heads
• Fixed missing enemy running footstep sounds
• Fixed duplicate footstep sounds in Top Down mode
• Fixed some issues with some sounds while paused

Version 0.12.14 is out now and has a fix for a multiplayer loading bug that was introduced in version 0.12.12. We apologise for the several days multiplayer hasn't been playable. For the full information on the larger 0.12.13 update that just came out which includes the SUPERHOT modifier for Workshop levels, check out the update post here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/337320/announcements/detail/2931240984131812153

Changelist

• Fixed Multiplayer not working

In this update we've started adding Modifiers for use in the Workshop levels. There aren't many to choose from yet, but the Superhot modifier is now usable in all levels on the Workshop. Check out the video below to see some great community levels transformed. [previewyoutube=ODe00qj0Svo;full][/previewyoutube] It's been really awesome experiencing all the amazing community created levels in a whole new way and I look forward to seeing some built with the modifiers in mind. The next big modifier for the Workshop levels will be the Top Down modifier and we'll be adding more modifiers to Scenarios and Workshop that give alternate gameplay and visual experiences. Besides working on modifiers for Workshop levels, our main development focus has been on optimisation for lower end PC hardware and other platforms. In this update framerates should be up slightly across the board and more significantly in the Pirate Cove and Saloon scenarios. There's plenty more optimisations to come over the next several updates, especially in Beneath. Besides global optimisation work that will benefit all, there are some reductions to non-gameplay features or the quality of those features that we need to make for some other lower power platforms and where possible we'll also include options to use these on PC to benefit min spec players.

Changelist

• Made some modifiers available for use in Workshop levels including Superhot (more to come)
• Removed some extra sounds that played when enemies died in Beneath
• Performance improvements
• Fixed groin censor rendering wrong with Superhot modifier
• Fixed level exit sound playing in Workshop levels
• Fixed culling bug with Beneath human bodies
• Fixed Workshop levels fading in early

Version 0.12.12 is on the main branch now and the changelist is below as well as the changelists for the versions since the last update post. You can always see the changelists for updates as they're released on the Steam forum in the sticked topic here.

Slow Mo Run Modifier

Next Update

Changelist

• Added a new Scenario modifier "Slow Mo Run" which allows you to trigger slow motion with the run button
• Updated translations with latest community improvements
• Added new sounds to the Beneath Facility
• New WIP Arena sounds
• New WIP Scenario exit sounds
• Performance improvements in Pirate Cove scenario
• Improved step collision in some areas of Scenarios to improve movement at slow speeds
• Updated some of the 3D text in the Sandbox
• Fixed rendering issue with the Centurion
• Fixed bug in menu causing level loads to not complete
• Fixed crouching affecting movement speed while in the air
• Fixed level music playing and pausing during level load
• Fixed Disco lights not flashing with the music when music volume is lowered or off
• Fixed Trap sounds not stopping when destroyed between Arena waves sometimes

• Improved crash report submission to include more relevant data
• Fixed missing bounce sound for some Saloon weapons
• Fixed not keeping weapons between Beneath levels if level generation fails and retries
• Fixed bullets not moving smoothly in slow motion
• Fixed body parts disappearing sometimes when killed in a certain way
• Fixed body part texture UV sometimes being wrong when severed
• Fixed bug with stairs selection not properly changing in Level Editor
• Fixed another possibility of severed body parts not being fully hittable
• Fixed Bore Worm not exploding properly and leaving collision above ground if below
• Fixed bug with some stiff ragdolls after electrocution
• Fixed remaining bone body parts not being visible after some explosion types
• Fixed incorrect shader on some character appearances causing incorrect flesh and bones colours
• Fixed incorrect material on severed body parts with Superhot modifier

• Fixed bug preventing The End boss fight from playing out correctly (0.12.0 regression)

• Fixed shields missing from Arena enemies
• Fixed Level Editor Primitive props being destroyed if entering low height cleanup zones
• Fixed some larger enemies going invisible when mostly off screen
• Fixed an error with enemy target selection
• Fixed missing enemy hand triangles after some elements are separated

• Fixed transition from Crystal Caverns to Islands not working sometimes (0.12.0 regression)
• Fixed health and some other settings not being applied correctly from Level Editor (0.12.7 regression)

• Fixed dead body heads not being hittable sometimes
• Fixed multiplayer bug where enemies would not always have their starting weapons on clients
• Fixed Workshop levels fading in before being fully loaded on multiplayer clients
• Fixed bug with throwing mop bucket
• Fixed bug with Construct Pursuer spawn
• Fixed bug with Giant Mage spawning via portals on Workshop levels
• Fixed faction marker for human characters in the Level Editor having wrong texture
• Fixed player moving through static weapon props in Workshop levels
• Fixed other player's textures changing after getting hit in multiplayer
• Fixed several miscellaneous uncommon errors potentially causing cascading issues

• Fixed traps not being removed between Arena fights
• Fixed incorrect Player textures in Beneath
• Fixed Arena multiplayer not working after last update
• Fixed rendering bug on Mac with menu background characters

This past week we've had versions 0.12.0 through 0.12.5 on the earlytests branch on Steam and received some some great feedback on the Steam forum, Discord and other bug reports which allowed us to keep getting updates out with vital fixes and get closer to a build ready for the main branch. We've just moved 0.12.5 to the main branch on Steam and you can see the full changelist below and check out our previous Steam post for more information on this build.

Upcoming Price Change

Changelist

• Fixed Shard Lord title possibly appearing multiple times
• Fixed no blood decals on the Arena floor
• Stopped Shard Lord titles appearing in the Endless Arena
• Decreased chance of enemy ragdolls going crazy
• Improved lightmaps on some objects in Scenarios

• Fixed more bugs related to custom gun ammo counts in Workshop levels (0.12.0 regression)
• Fixed separated head not rendering when far from body (0.12.0 regression)
• Fixed chance of floating neck/shoulder elements from dead characters
• Fixed bug with some hand elements not disconnecting from character base properly
• Fixed some navmesh issues with certain props in Workshop levels

• Fixed barbell with weights not breaking into separate weapons (0.12.0 regression)
• Fixed afro combs missing from afros (0.12.0 regression)
• Fixed afro combs not appearing in afros in multiplayer
• Fixed Bore Worms and Aberration tentacles sometimes not animating and remaining underground
• Fixed hips position of characters being offset after being damaged (0.12.0 regression)
• Tweaked bloody voxel colour

• Fixed enemy spawn bugs in the Endless Arena (0.12.0 regression)
• Fixed lots of purchasable weapons spawning in the Endless Arena (0.12.0 regression)
• Fixed Reset Brightness button bug
• Fixed invisible bodies on some human enemies (0.12.0 regression)
• Fixed weapons not showing for characters in the Level Editor (0.12.0 regression)
• Fixed ammo count not being set correctly for Workshop level weapons (0.12.0 regression)
• Fixed overly aggressive deload of character textures in Level Editor when making edits (0.12.0 regression)
• Fixed female characters using male voices in some cases
• Fixed dead enemies not always having collision initially in Workshop levels

• Fixed missing menu and some other audio in 0.12.0
• Fixed Living Dead modifier not loading in 0.12.0
• Fixed stored weapon not carried over to new levels in Beneath in 0.12.0
• Fixed bug with Crystal Entity in Crystal Caverns in 0.12.0

• New asynchronous asset loading system
• New voxel mesh and skinning system
• Significantly reduced memory usage
• New lightmapping system used for Scenarios
• Generally faster loading times across the board (WIP)
• Pathfinding optimisations
• Beneath level generation optimisations
• Improvements to the sound occlusion system
• Added a Brightness slider to the options
• Added all current guns to the Sandbox level
• Level Editor load menu now has search functionality
• Level Editor now saves a backup of the level each time you overwrite it
• Level Editor now saves another backup of the level each time it is successfully loaded
• Level Editor load menu now has a button to open the folder with the level files
• Fixed material on saloon card props
• Fixed incorrect ivy placement in Ruins rooms
• Engine update from Unity 2018.4 to 2019.4
• Fixed being able to duplicate some objects beyond the limits in the Level Editor
• Fixed not being able to scroll to bottom of Primitive properties in Level Editor
• Fixed primitive prop custom material being replaced on selection sometimes
• Fixed not being able to select Arena Challenge 4 and 5 in multiplayer when already in the Arena
• Fixed throwing the saloon mop bucket having weird trajectory
• Fixed the Input Remapping menu not closing with the Options menu

Since the last earlytests build we've been working very hard to identify and resolve various memory issues as well as perform full rewrites of many of the game's systems. We've now completed these changes and have made 0.12.0 available in the 'earlytests' beta branch. Once we're satisfied there are no new bugs we'll make this the new main build for all users. To activate the 'earlytests' branch, right click the game in your Steam library, go into the Properties and under the BETAS tab you can select 'earlytests' from the dropdown. This update is in a better initial state than the previous earlytests build 0.11.15 was, so if you're interested in exeriencing these changes now you are encouraged to try the build and let us know of any new issues. Otherwise this build will be available on the main branch soon. Please post any new bugs you encounter in this build in this Steam forum topic. This update involves massive internal rework of multiple systems which should result in differences to performance and memory usage, but otherwise the gameplay, if everything has gone well, shouldn't be different to what you experienced before outside of some improvements. While undertaking massive rework this late in production might seem unusual, it was necessary to support people using lower end hardware, particularly those with less ram and vram. In our work to support releases on lower end consoles, we identified a number of memory issues that have allowed us to drastically improve the PC version. We've also found as older Unity engine features are deprecated and newer features introduced, it becomes harder and harder to support a game that began development over 5 years ago. We're now using the latest stable engine release and have made significant changes to use the latest features that will allow us to continue supporting Paint the Town Red for years to come. I'll discuss some of the technical changes in this build and provide some details on our future release plans below.

New Technical Changes

Voxel Mesh System

Asynchronous Asset Loading System

More Native Memory Management

Other Changes: WIP Lighting and Beneath Load Times

Upcoming Release Plans

Upcoming Builds

Console Releases

Upcoming Price Change

Changelist

• New asynchronous asset loading system
• New voxel mesh and skinning system
• Significantly reduced memory usage
• New lightmapping system used for Scenarios
• Generally faster loading times across the board (WIP)
• Pathfinding optimisations
• Beneath level generation optimisations
• Improvements to the sound occlusion system
• Fixed material on saloon card props
• Fixed incorrect ivy placement in Ruins rooms

• Added all current guns to the Sandbox level
• Level Editor load menu now has search functionality
• Level Editor now saves a backup of the level each time you overwrite it
• Level Editor now saves another backup of the level each time it is successfully loaded
• Level Editor load menu now has a button to open the folder with the level files
• Reduced memory usage
• Engine update from Unity 2018.4 to 2019.4
• Fixed being able to duplicate some objects beyond the limits in the Level Editor
• Fixed not being able to scroll to bottom of Primitive properties in Level Editor
• Fixed primitive prop custom material being replaced on selection sometimes
• Fixed not being able to select Arena Challenge 4 and 5 in multiplayer when already in the Arena
• Fixed throwing the saloon mop bucket having weird trajectory
• Fixed the Input Remapping menu not closing with the Options menu

We've made 0.11.15 available in the 'earlytests' beta branch on Steam. We only recommend this beta version of the update for players that want to test out the latest Level Editor changes. Because this version is built on a much newer version of the Unity game engine there are potentially many new bugs and issues that need to be resolved. To activate the 'earlytests' branch, right click the game in your Steam library, go into the Properties and under the BETAS tab you can select 'earlytests' from the dropdown. Once we've verified that everything is working as it should in this update we will transition it to the default branch on Steam for all users. Due to it no longer being supported in the Unity engine, we will no longer be able to support the 32-bit Linux for builds going forward, but since there are 0 players using the 32 bit Linux build that should not be an issue. The full changelist for this update is below, but the key changes are some Level Editor improvements detailed below.

Level Editor Load and Backup Improvements

Changelist

• Added all current guns to the Sandbox level
• Level Editor load menu now has search functionality
• Level Editor now saves a backup of the level each time you overwrite it
• Level Editor now saves another backup of the level each time it is successfully loaded
• Level Editor load menu now has a button to open the folder with the level files
• Reduced memory usage
• Engine update from Unity 2018.4 to 2019.4
• Fixed being able to duplicate some objects beyond the limits in the Level Editor
• Fixed not being able to scroll to bottom of Primitive properties in Level Editor
• Fixed primitive prop custom material being replaced on selection sometimes
• Fixed not being able to select Arena Challenge 4 and 5 in multiplayer when already in the Arena
• Fixed throwing the saloon mop bucket having weird trajectory
• Fixed the Input Remapping menu not closing with the Options menu

Update Info

Living Dead Modifier

Level Editor Updates

Changelist

• Added 'Living Dead' scenario modifier
• Added a helmetless Necromancer boss to the Level Editor
• Added a regular Skeleton enemy to the Level Editor
• Added 23 animations from Beneath facility to the Level Editor
• Added Prop Duplication Offset setting for the Level Editor
• Added a 'Path Loop' bool to Primitive props in the Level Editor
• Added Health and Power Beneath pickups to the Level Editor
• Added Cannon prop to the Level Editor with ammo property
• Added punching bag prop to the Level Editor
• Bullet decals can now be on some dynamic objects
• Enemies will now avoid blocking the shop entrance in Beneath
• Reduced the chance the player can be hit through walls
• Reduce scale of the Logic Prop selectors in the Level Editor when close
• Fixed metallic weapons being black in Workshop levels if outside rooms
• Fixed Shackle Nunchucks weapon selection box issues in the Level Editor
• Fixed Necromancer spawns potentially happening across level loads
• Fixed bug with voxel collision on skeletons in some cases
• Fixed afros and beards not scaling with characters properly
• Fixed The Pyro not having a friend icon when friendly
• Fixed the shield arm remaining invisible after attacking with a weapon
• Fixed the incorrect hand hold on the laser katana in the Sandbox
• Fixed enemies starting with 0 health having bad ragdolls in Workshop levels
• Fixed bullets going in crazy directions when close to walls and target
• Fixed enemies walking above the ground in a particular area in a Caves room
• Fixed the trapped Giant Mage vines being pink after being cleared when returning to room
• Fixed missing/pink custom materials for a few frames when loading a Level Editor map
• Fixed enemies not getting stuck on traps at a distance
• Fixed incorrect sound on the Damage Teleport when upgraded to the Wraith class
• Fixed enemies being able to spawn inside the shop on Fire & Blood 1
• Fixed navmesh issue in a Ruins room causing enemies to walk through walls
• Fixed Level Editor Invincible mode not working after playing Arena or Challenge
• Fixed Level Editor testing menu button saying "Quit" instead of "Return to Menu"

Update Info

Lights Out Modifier

Level Editor Changes

Bug Fixes

Changelist

• Added 'Lights Out' scenario modifier
• Arena Challenge 4 and 5 can now be selected in the multiplayer menu
• Mouse sensitivity setting now works with TOP DOWN modifier
• Modified the crosshair system for the TOP DOWN modifier
• Added Dark Skeleton and Necromancer Boss to the Level Editor
• Added some new animations to the Level Editor
• Added Steam Rich Presence when in Endless Arena
• Significant optimisations to the Level Editor when adding props/weapons to levels with many already
• Optimisations to the Level Editor when selecting large amounts of props
• Minor performance improvement to Beneath level generation
• Fixed/Reduced the chance weapons get stuck in long unusable state after throwing them
• Fixed some blank weapon icons in the Level Editor
• Fixed old level Unbreakable Bones settings not being respected
• Fixed being able to be hurt in the Beneath shop
• Fixed bug with being able to pick up Boss katana first in Beneath Disco Construct
• Fixed some bugs with the placement of the Islands boss room
• Fixed navmesh generation issues on the Islands causing bunched enemies and weapons
• Fixed damage/knockback on all players from one Charger or Leaper hit
• Fixed Leaper and Charger going into crazy pose after being hit sometimes
• Fixed multiplayer players being in invisible in Arena after coming back to life

Update Info

TOP DOWN Modifier

Changelist

• Added Arena Challenge 5
• Added 'Top Down' scenario Modifier
• Added 'Gun Show' scenario Modifier
• Added 'Extra Gold' upgrades to the Shard shop in Beneath
• Added 'Unbreakable Bones' to the Level Editor
• Fixed Arena Challenge 4 leaderboard not getting written to
• Fixed extreme brightness when using Smite with SUPERHOT modifier
• Fixed bug with Beneath attempting to destroy a killed pursuer before a boss fight
• Fixed bug with Pursuer not always appearing in areas where it should
• Fixed shield state not changing properly when finishing an Arena fight with a shield
• Fixed Arena challenge progress not getting updated unless you die

Update Info

Arena Challenge 4

SUPERHOT

Community Translations

Next Releases

Changelist

• Added Arena Challenge 4
• Added 'SUPERHOT' scenario Modifier
• Implemented some of the improved translations from the community for some languages
• Fixed KO force from weapons not increasing much with Hard Hitter modifier
• Fixed enemy target choice bug in some enemy combinations

We've just released version 0.11.8 the focus of which has been preparing the game for translation of most of the text in the game to 26 non-English languages. The translations are currently auto-generated and often inaccurate. In order to improve the general quality and accuracy of the translations we've made available Google Spreadsheets for each language so improvements and corrections for translations can be submitted.
We'll monitor these spreadsheets for accuracy and periodically incorporate the improved translations into newer builds of the game. If you are particularly skilled at translating into a particular language, we'd be happy to give 1 or a small number of dedicated translators private access to a particular language spreadsheet. We have a topic on the Steam forum detailing how to access these spreadsheets and provide improvements to the translations and if you would like to take responsibility for translating the entirety of a language please let us know in that topic. If you choose to change the language in the game that will be saved as your new default when starting the game going forward, but you can change back to English at any time. Once we have a first batch of translation improvements we will set the default language to match your computer/Steam language. Follow this link for details on helping with localizing the game to your language:

Community Translations Steam Forum Topic

Next Updates

Changelist

• Setup most text in the game to support translation to a large number of different languages
• Removed Stamina Boost from the Endless Arena
• Reduced performance cost of some Beneath enemy effects

Update Info

Changelist

• Added the Endless Arena mode
• Improved colour grading on Beneath levels
• Fixed Smite not working on some Beneath enemies at range
• Fixed incorrect scale on shelves prop in the Level Editor
• Fixed bug when exploding some enemies with very high voxel counts

• Fixed being able to attempt attack while charging a throw causing some weapon issues
• Fixed some bugs causing the Trickster boss to be unbeatable after using certain powers on him
• Added additional error handling around Necromancer boss shield state
• Fixed bug with clients not properly recognising when another client disconnects in multiplayer
• Fixed some asset streaming bugs in the Ruins
• Fixed miscellaneous errors and exceptions

• Added Charger, Leaper, Teleporter, The Deceiver, Statue, The Golem, Giant Mage, The Beast, Interceptor, Bore Worm, The Centurion, Minion, The Pyro, Floating Head, Crystal Entity, Observer and Hydra to the Level Editor
• Fixed extra low frame rates on The Islands when a client in multiplayer
• Fixed guns breaking and being recreated incorrectly in multiplayer
• Fixed Floating Heads popping up when first approached
• Fixed bug preventing Smite firing in some situations
• Fixed bug causing missing collision on enemies in some situations
• Fixed guns visually breaking on clients when changing to melee versions

• Added an in-game Bug Reporting menu to easily send us a screenshot, info and game log
• Added the ability to send a Crash Report from the main menu that will send us the previous session log
• Fixed a bug with voxel mesh generation in some cases leading to missing triangles and errors on enemies
• Fixed bug with Minions being sometimes inaccessible in the the Necromancer boss fight
• Fixed some enemy target selection bugs in multiplayer
• Fixed Level Editor logic not being able to play built-in music properly
• Fixed various minor issues

• Fixed missing sound effects when other players punch or get hit by non weapon attacks
• Fixed a number of potential error cases in multiplayer

• Fixed bug allowing early access to Fire & Blood in Beneath
• Fixed various miscellaneous errors potentially affecting network packet processing

• Fixed some potential freezes and sync errors in multiplayer

We've updated Paint the Town Red to 0.11.0 which has the first version of the Beneath cooperative multiplayer. 2, 3 or 4 players can now play through the entirety of Beneath together.
As is typical with large updates like this, there's a high probability that there are bugs we don't know about. If you encounter any new issues, particularly with the Beneath multiplayer, please post them in the appropriate Bugs section on our Steam forum or the Paint the Town Red Discord (https://discord.gg/9vug3Tb). We have a number of known issues to fix which we'll continue working on. There will be small updates over the coming days and weeks as these are completed. If there are any new bugs that prevent you from doing things you could do before, please let us know about it and while you wait for a fix you can tell Steam to use the previous build of the game by selected the 'previousversion' option in the 'BETAS' tab in the game's properties in your Steam library. One thing to note about the Beneath multiplayer is that you have 3 separate multiplayer specific save slots you can choose from when hosting a game. If you want to continue playing with friends over multiple sessions and continue making progress, the same player will need to host the game each time as the progress will only be saved on the host's computer. The 3 different save slots can be used to have separate progress with different friends. Singleplayer and multiplayer saves and progress are kept separate.

Changelist

• Added 2-4 player cooperative multiplayer to Beneath
• Dead players can now spectate other living players from a 3rd person perspective
• Many improvements to general multiplayer gameplay and audio
• Fixed a bug where bodyparts on enemies that couldn't be knocked down could get in "stuck" state from traps
• Fixed a bug with Bore Worm and Abberation tentacle animations
• Level Editor: Fixed a bug with scales resetting on grouped objects
• Many other untracked fixes and improvements

Beneath Multiplayer Update Release Date

Dev Streams and Steam Key giveaways

11:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time conversion to worldwide times:

Update Info

Changelist

• New Prison scenario music
• Level Editor: Added a new AK47 and M4 style guns
• Level Editor: Can now set appearance on Zombies and Tentacle Mutants
• Level Editor: Changed default camera mode to the perspective camera
• Level Editor: Changed the default category in prop editing from Weapons to Props
• Level Editor: Forced a primitive object on a path to be the 'parent' of grouped objects
• Level Editor: Lights will now fully update when moving if attached to a moving primitive
• Level Editor: Fixed bugs when deleting logic connected props
• Level Editor: Fixed scaling bugs when grouping primitives
• Improved bullet origin position when firing weapons or using projectile powers
• Added sounds to the GuardBeating and FetalHit animations
• Changed initial collision detection in Workshop levels to stop weapons falling through floors
• Fixed movement on the stairs in the Prison scenario
• Fixed gun shot sounds not being attached to gun when running around
• Fixed texture issues on the body of the Tentacle Mutant and Muscled humans

• Fixed bug with movement of some object types in the Level Editor
• Fixed Custom Material UI showing at wrong times in Level Editor
• Fixed a bug with Observer tentacle IK when severed
• Fixed position of Friend icon for Crystal Crab Blue and The Crawler
• Fixed barrel sitters in the Pirate Cove

• Fixed hitting your own shield with thrown weapons or the Dash attack
• Fixed Zombie and Tentacle Mutant textures in the Level Editor
• Fixed Pirate Cove chair visual in the Level Editor
• Fixed Smite not working at longer range
• Fixed Big Guy in Prison not having hands or feet render

Update Info

• New Pirate Cove music
• Females in Biker Bar, Disco and Pirate Cove
• Pegleg and hook hand characters in the Pirate Cove (and Level Editor)
• The backend new voxel collision system
• The crosshair is now accurate for projectile weapons
• Level Editor: Scalable primitive shapes
• Level Editor: Zombies, Tentacle Mutants and Crabs have been added
• Level Editor: Groupable objects
• Level Editor: The new Primitive shapes can be attached to Waypoint paths
• Level Editor: Locked door and key system
• Level Editor: Customisable Point Light object

Upcoming

Changelist

• New music for the Pirate Cove
• Added pirates with peg legs to the Pirate Cove
• Added a hook to one of the captains on the Pirate Cove
• Added a bartender character in the Biker Bar
• Added female characters to the Biker Bar, Disco and Pirate Cove
• Added Zombie, Tentacle Mutant, Crystal Crab (red and blue) and The Crawler to the Level Editor
• CPU optimisations for the voxel collision detection on enemies
• Optimised character rendering by combining sub voxel elements into single skinned mesh
• Added scalable primitive object props with material options to the Level Editor
• Added the ability to group props together in the Level Editor
• Added the ability to connect the new primitive objects to waypoint paths
• Added customisable generic Point Light prop to the Level Editor
• Added locked doors system to the Level Editor with some new doors and key props
• Added Peg Leg and Hook characters to the Level Editor
• All lights now have an option to have them turned off at the start
• Projectiles now fire directly at crosshair
• Fixed Smite hand staying on screen if active when finishing a level
• Fixed Berserk effects and hand glow staying on after finishing a level
• Fixed uploaded animated Gif URLs not working if containing uppercase characters
• Fixed GuardBeating->Fetal hit animation trigger
• Fixed some extra bodypart impact sounds
• Fixed bug in particular setup of Level Editor waypoint paths causing recursion bug
• Fixed a sound occlusion bug with one of the rooms in the Saloon
• Fixed some character props like drumsticks not appearing on multiplayer clients
• Fixed some potential errors in multiplayer after changing to a new level
• Fixed previous volume settings not being used when opening the game

• Added Human, Boxer, Katana Boss and The Golem to the Sandbox combat pit
• Fixed extra objects (hats, etc) on characters so all will scale with the characters
• Fixed some undo/redo bugs in the Level Editor
• Fixed animations forcing weapons onto characters in the Level Editor/Workshop
• Fixed Saloon shelves and safe using same icon and visuals in the editor as Biker Bar assets

Update Info

Upcoming

Changelist

• Added Saloon weapons to the Level Editor
• Added Saloon props to the Level Editor
• Added Saloon character textures to the Level Editor
• Added Saloon pre-combat animations to the Level Editor
• Added remaining Beneath light props to Level Editor
• Added Beneath shields to Level Editor
• Updated the Sandbox with a Beneath combat arena
• Added and updated sound effects
• Improved sound occlusion/reverb zones in Pirate Cove
• Added body part collision sounds for ragdolled enemies
• Improved navigation around obstacles for enemies on Islands in Beneath
• Forced enemies in Scenarios to target player under more conditions
• Level Editor prop updates to allow more of them to properly cast shadows
• Added a Scale parameters for characters in the Level Editor
• Fixed scaling issue on Pimp Hat when worn by big enemy
• Fixed an offset bug with snap movement (Spacebar) in Level Editor
• Fixed inaccurate voxel collision for scaled enemies
• Fixed Golden Gloves Boxer only appearing in Caves 1 in Beneath
• Fixed Challenge Chest in trapped Giant Mage room in Beneath
• Fixed a bug with enemy movement in Construct levels
• Fixed iron maiden rotation when the Fire & Blood door accessible in Beneath
• Fixed shields not working in the Level Editor and Arena

• Added some Beneath light props to Level Editor
• Added shadow LOD system to lights in the Level Editor/Workshop
• Fixed/reduced changeof enemies standing in ground for a bit sometimes after getting up
• Fixed excessive enemy position resets in Biker Bar
• Fixed incorrect textures on bouncers that enter Disco late
• Fixed new bug where characters set to default don't show with textures in the Level Editor
• Fixed some Saloon characters never starting combat on their own
• Fixed some Prison characters having the wrong textures

• Fixed new bug causing incorrect Pirate Cove character textures
• Fixed new bug in Level Editor making some static weapons not staying in place
• Fixed missing/incorrect sound on broken Saloon bowls
• Fixed new bug with Pirate Cove chairs having offset saloon hat mesh
• Fixed being able to get stuck in one of the fungal trees in the Beneath Islands

Update Info

Upcoming

Changelist

• Added Western Saloon scenario
• Added some Beneath character textures to Level Editor
• Significant memory optimisations
• Added some Saloon textures for Paint materials in the Level Editor
• Changed some Ruins rooms slightly
• Fixed issues with animated weapons in the Level Editor
• Fixed Beneath weapons category not showing for characters in Level Editor
• Fixed bug in decal job system causing missing decals
• Fixed a bug causing some graphics settings to not be applied on new level load
• Fixes and optimisations to blood decal system
• Fixed some issues with level fade in timing on Beneath

Update Info

Upcoming

Changelist

• Added most Beneath props (over 200) and weapons (47) to the Level Editor
• Reduced damage variation in a number of weapons
• Fixed Tentacle Mutant impact response animation
• Fixed Charger impact response animation
• Fixed Crystal Entity having red blood when exploding
• Fixed a bug with look direction of other players in multiplayer
• Fixed issue with Beneath prop door
• Fixed a bug with some fast shooting weapons when running out of ammo

• Fixed some bugs causing incorrect level loads
• Fixed some bugs on player death and level ends
• Fixed some sync bugs in multiplayer
• Fixed a bug loading some Workshop levels with errors in waypoint paths
• Fixed various miscellaneous reported exceptions bugs

Update Info

Pursuer Changes

Guiding Light

Balance Updates

Player movement on weapons

Upcoming

Changelist

• Fixed/Improved weapon spawn rates for better balancing
• Changed the Pursuer to only appear on a lower percentage of levels
• Enemies killed by the Pursuer will slightly heal the player if close
• Added the ability to purchase a Guiding Light in the Shop to guide you to the exit
• When you are near a Pursuer a Guiding Light to the exit will appear
• Added a Pursuer Summoning Station to the Shop
• Completely changed the way the player collides with weapons to reduce erratic movement
• Modified the damage of some weapons to improve balance
• Enemies will not attack player until a few seconds have passed at the start of Beneath levels
• Enemies will now not necessarily crowd the shop door
• Falling from the Islands will now kill you
• Falling in the abyss in the Construct will now hurt and can kill you
• You can no longer jump into the boss room on the Islands
• All other islands and paths go away during Islands boss fight so you can't jump out
• Added some additional death method messages
• Fixed the projectiles from the Aberration tentacles not properly damaging player
• Fixed collision on punching bag in Biker Bar basement
• Fixed timing and damage of attacks from ranged tentacles
• Fixed animation bug on The Deceiver

• Fixed a Level Editor bug causing enemy triggers to not fully trigger if connected enemies were deleted
• Fixed a Level Editor bug related to enemies spawning with ranged weapons
• Fixed a Level Editor bug with traps deactivating that don't play sounds
• Fixed some bugs related to Hydra voxel elements regenerating when a level ends
• Fixed a bug with some Whiskey Bottles causing incorrect enemy hand positioning
• Fixed a bug causing double up of footstep sounds in some cases
• Sound effects tweaks

• Fixed a Steam Cloud issue preventing some users from uploading new Workshop content
• Fixed bug causing Crystal Entity to not hit player
• Fixed bug allowing Plant Bomb to be triggered multiple times on an enemy
• Fixed possible freeze from Plant Bomb explosion
• Fixed bug causing break in sequence involving turret in the facility
• Fixed potential overrun in decal job system
• Fixed excessive memory usage from FFT spectrum read for Disco lights
• Fixed error when clearing pathfinding path during navmesh regeneration
• Additional sound effects
• Ambient audio volume reduced in Scenarios and nearby combat sounds increased

• Improved performance hitches with blood collisions in some Beneath areas
• Fixed Level Editor UI on low resolutions and narrow aspect ratios
• Fixed body chunk blood decals forming on some invisible collision

• Fixed music volume not affecting custom music in Workshop levels
• Minor memory optimisations
• Stopped the 'shortcut created' message appearing multiple times
• Fixed the incorrect Beneath upgrade total in the menu

• Fixed level exit not showing for clients in multiplayer
• Fixed bug causing enemy position bugs for client in multiplayer
• Fixed using Chaos causing the level exit to trigger from a distance
• Fixed Level Editor UI on ultrawide monitors
• Fixed missing collision on turret prop in Beneath

• Fixed not being able to take level preview screenshot in Level Editor
• Some improvements to Ruins loading time
• New sound effects added

• Prevented the Acolyte from being counted towards Pirate Cove completion

• Fixed Pursuer moving too fast after it arrives. Speed now builds up over 5 minutes
• Fixed incorrect ambient sound on Workshop levels

• Fixed incorrect character materials in the Level Editor and Workshop levels
• Fixed Workshop level characters making idle grunts
• Fixed transition area after using the Ruins shortcut being incorrect

• Fixed a bug causing freezing on some Beneath level loads

• Reduced memory usage
• Fixed incorrect transition area after using Ruins shortcut portal
• Prevented moving into some out of bounds areas in the Facility
• Prevented falling off bridges in Ruins room

• Added info text when performing a sequence in Beneath
• Fixed missing effect in Beneath facility
• Added additional text in the facility to make a sequence more clear
• Fixed incorrect image for one of the Beneath death methods
• Reduced damage from Minion staff beam

• Fixed overuse of memory in Beneath
• Added more sounds to Beneath
• Tweaked Pursuer timings
• Fixed positioning of some facility whiteboard text
• Fixed playback of built in music in the Level Editor and Workshop levels

The build has been updated to include the single player portion of the rogue-lite mode: Beneath.
The changes between the last build and this one are too extensive to list. Besides the addition of Beneath there are changes to existing areas of the game including many new sound effects. Much of this is still a work in progress and will continue to evolve over the coming weeks. Because there has been such a massive amount of changes in this update it is very likely there will be new bugs where there weren't before. Similarly there will no doubt be issues encountered in Beneath that haven't been picked up on prior small scale testing, but we'll try to resolve all identified significant issues over the coming days. This version of Beneath contains all intended content in terms of gameplay and features, but there will be further additions and improvements to come throughout Early Access. These include additional sound effects and music and improvements to the UI as well as further graphical and mechanical improvements over time. We'll be focused on fixing bugs and ensuring Beneath is stable and playable from beginning to end over the next couple of weeks and then will transition to preparing to roll out the next Scenario and Arena Challenges as well as fixing outstanding issues with the Level Editor. Over the coming months as we get the last of the planned content into Paint the Town Red you'll see big improvements to performance and the overall polish applied to all areas of the game. Thanks for you patience and support as we worked hard behind the scenes to get Beneath to this stage.

The earliest commits of Beneath work in our source control software spans all the way back to July 2016. It became our primary development focus about 2.5 years ago and due to that we've not had many significant updates to the early access experience of Paint the Town Red in that time. It has taken longer than we expected, but we are now (almost) done. On November 26th (27th here in Australia) we will release the first Beneath update.
Paint the Town Red is still in Early Access and this Beneath update will be no different, but it will be more complete than any other aspect of the game has been. We'll continue to polish and improve it over the remainder of the Early Access development period, but this update will contain the whole mode playable from start to finish. For now it will only be single player, but we will be adding 2-4 player co-op multiplayer for Beneath early next year. We'll also be continuing to add to and improve music, sound effects and more following this initial release.
We've had test builds of an early WIP slice of Beneath available for a few months and have now removed that. We were very happy with the response to those builds and the feedback was invaluable so thanks to everyone that helped us out by playing those builds.

What is Beneath?

Future Updates

Patch Info

• Changed all music to new fmod audio system
• Custom Music packs now also support MP3 and FLAC files
• Created a sound occlusion system to occlude sounds. Currently testing on music in Biker Bar and Disco Scenarios
• Improved loading time of levels using Custom Music packs
• Level Editor: Fixed Logic connection nodes not showing correctly after deselecting props
• Added smoothing collision to stairs in Biker Bar
• Fixed weapons going through walls and floor sometimes
• Fixed enemies getting hit by fast moving ragdoll enemies that don't actually hit them
• Fixed some modifiers still working in Workshop levels and when testing Level Editor levels
• Fixed bugs related to body parts exploding on colliding with environment at low velocities
• Fixed Boxer attack range
• Fixed weapons not using interpolation when knocked around
• Fixed blood from steak not applying to dynamic objects properly

• Fixed lots of enemies targeting a single enemy on Pirate Cove in 0.8.6

Patch Info

• Significantly improved weapon collision detection on enemies
• Added some more colour variation in the waves on the ocean water
• Added separate Scenario options for Day/Night Pirate Cove
• Pirate Cove Night playable in Multiplayer
• Decreased time before first frame draws when you open the game
• Made Splash screen skippable quicker
• Reduced chance that weapons pass through voxels to damage inner voxels
• Added decals for more liquid water particles
• Weapons will now stay in 'Thrown' state longer allowing them to damage enemies after rising and falling
• Reduced size of bathroom combat trigger in Disco
• Level Editor: Logic Zones can now be duplicated
• Level Editor: Fixed bug with decimal numbers not working in some input fields
• Fixed bug with weapon hold positions during animations on some weapons
• Fixed friend icons not showing in Arena
• Fixed some bottles swinging very fast after breaking
• Fixed bug constraining the mouse cursor to wrong area after resolution change
• Fixed thrown weapons going through ground and walls sometimes
• Fixed cigarette lighting not being based on smoking animation
• Fixed modifiers working on user created levels
• Fixed one handed enemies trying to pickup shields
• Fixed enemies not jumping between platforms
• Fixed Smite location for knocked out enemies
• Fixed Leaderboard displaying in menu when Sandbox selected
• Fixed a bug where severed body parts would disappear or appear at wrong position
• Fixed a bug where severed limbs could kill an enemy if falling through world
• Fixed a bug where some severed body parts would duplicate

• Level Editor: Added additional float sanitize step to try and prevent integer rounding on property fields
• Fixed bug with friends not working in Level Editor/Workshop levels
• Fixed players weapon attack animations snapping position after attacking
• Fixed enemies attacking during reacting to arm cut, face clutching or shield stagger
• Fixed enemies breaking out of arm cut reaction if it triggers their combat state
• Fixed decimal numbers not working in Level Editor for some regions with workaround to engine bug

Patch Info

• Multiplayer: Improved overall networking performance, bandwidth usage and feel for clients
• Multiplayer: Static weapons now have collision for clients in Workshop levels
• Multiplayer: Added a death pose for players
• Multiplayer: Removed forced start timer in lobby
• Multiplayer: Fixed LOD not updating for enemies correctly for clients
• Multiplayer: Fixed packet order issue with initial player relation for enemies
• Multiplayer: Fixed issue with added Bouncers in Disco
• Multiplayer: Fixed enemies looking at player on clients when in pre-combat animations where they shouldn't
• Multiplayer: Fixed Logic Zones not triggering props and lights on client
• Multiplayer: Fixed Arena errors when ending a wave with a player dead
• Level Editor: Fixed default values not working on some props (e.g. Logic Timers)
• Workshop levels will now cache pathfinding data after the first load so subsequent reloads of the level will be faster
• Enemies no longer change direction to hit you mid-swing if you attack them while they're attacking someone else
• Increased distance enemies will stand from targets when attacking
• Level loading process changed to be faster
• Post processing effects now work in a layered system allowing for effects to better blend
• Reduced texture and audio memory usage
• Increased player camera snap on hits (we'll provide an intensity option in a later build)
• Menu loads in background now during splash screen
• Changed shader on Arena cloth to add subsurface scattering
• Made Arena Challenge 3 selectable from in-game level select menu
• Made 'Hard Hitter' modifier always KO enemies
• Added a Speedrun.dll to allow programs like LiveSplit to easily read relevant data from a DLL memory offset (we'll provide more explicit details on variables and memory offset addresses soon)
• Fixed Workshop levels capturing characters in reflection cubemaps
• Fixed enemies standing up when killed if they were in an animation like the fetal position
• Fixed enemies snapping to standing pose from pre-combat animation on knockdown
• Fixed animation bug with dancing characters in Workshop levels
• Fixed bug with initial player not getting set to correct position for Arena waves
• Fixed bug with enemies on Arena waves from 2 on not playing walking animation on entrance
• Fixed bug where some menu button actions could run multiple times
• Fixed rare bug preventing Arena wave transition
• Fixed stairs on Disco being difficult to walk up
• Fixed a bug locking UI options after backing out of selecting a player created level in the Multiplayer menu
• Fixed Esc key not closing player created level list in Multiplayer menu properly
• Fixed faucets and taps going crazy after getting knocked off
• Fixed bug causing some Modifiers to not be selectable
• Fixed bug preventing all weapons from being removed with No Weapons modifier
• Fixed katana and dagger being held backwards by enemies
• Fixed some clipping issues in Pirate Cove building
• Fixed Sandbox UI having the go to exit message

We're currently working on an update that will be released in mid December that is focused on significantly improving the multiplayer performance and client experience, fixing major bugs and many other quality of life improvements. We'll detail some of the changes to expect below.

Composer

Beneath

December Update Features

As we approach the completion of the Beneath mode it's getting harder to find things we want to show and talk about. Maintaining mystery so you can discover how to progress through the game while playing it is very important. Unfortunately since the time spent developing it has been very (very) long, it has meant we haven't been providing a lot of updates on progress and information about it. In this post we'll cover some of the elements of Beneath you'll encounter quite often, give some information on the back story and setting of Beneath and talk about our plans for release.

Challenge Rooms

Shard Lords

Shops

Pursuer

Road to Release

Patch Info

• Custom Music Packs can now be setup and added to the Workshop
• Knocked down/out enemies are now damaged when colliding with the environment
• Bullets now move unused weapons they hit
• Bullets now break some weapons like bottles
• Weak unused weapons can break when hit
• Bullets now leave impact decals in the environment
• Spilled liquid now leaves decals in the environment
• Added some slight variation to blood decal colour
• Arterial spray will no longer occur when hitting dead bodies
• Enemies voxels now show some burn damage
• Shockwave now moves weapons and props
• Shockwave now moves dead and unconscious bodies
• Sharp thrown weapons can now stick into static environment geometry
• Spears and similar weapons can now temporarily pin enemies to walls
• Changed block position of guns to actually look like they're blocking
• Improved thrown weapon torque
• Weapons can now break when thrown or hit into objects depending on weapon type and impact
• Level Editor: Custom Music Packs can be used
• Level Editor: Added invisible paint
• Level Editor: Logic Zones can be set to kill enemies
• Level Editor: Logic Zones can be set to kill players
• Level Editor: Added optional fall damage for the player
• Level Editor: Added new triggerable Logic prop to change Music
• Level Editor: Added level setting to disable fall/collision damage for enemies
• Level Editor: Added ability to duplicate rooms
• Level Editor: Enemies will prioritise targets at the same height as them in multi-story areas
• Level Editor: Added checkbox on upload to approve your level for use on other platforms
• Level Editor: Fixed enemies that fall outside play area being reset to invalid position
• Level Editor: Fixed prop position property being incorrect after creation
• Level Editor: Fixed platforms not being included in calculation of navmesh extents
• Fixed enemies recovering from KO while in the air
• Fixed bullets being destroyed before completing their full damage potential
• Fixed cigar box cigars being tethered to box
• Fixed enemies recovering from ragdoll upside-down

Permanent Upgrades

Giant Mage

Update 0.8.4 Preview

• Custom Music Packs (workshop upload and Level Editor usage)
• Ability to change music in Level Editor with logic triggers
• Liquid Decals
  
• Thrown sharp weapons stick into level
  
  
• Some thrown weapons can pin enemies
  
• Smite attacks will knock some nearby enemies away
• Shockwave knocks props and weapons away
  
• Invisible paint option in Level Editor
• Ability to duplicate rooms in Level Editor
• Bullet hit decals
  
• New blood spurt effects
• Blood colour tone variation
• Shooting and hitting some fragile weapons will break them

Apologies for taking a bit longer to get back to the Beneath Preview posts since the recent detour to add custom character texture support to the Level Editor, but since completing those updates we've been continuing to make a lot of progress towards completing Beneath. Testing both environmental content and combat scenarios had been a bit time consuming since with a Rogue-Lite game with randomly generated levels it can take some time to see certain environment configurations or combat scenarios that you might need to see. One of the first things we worked on after completing the last update was to setup specific testing environments for both Beneath environments and combat. This has greatly accelerated testing and improving the new environmental variety and the enemy AI and stats and different player class powers. While there are 6 distinct areas in Beneath, only 3 are on the primary path and our focus is on completing everything for those areas so that section of the game is completely playable. We expect this to be complete in around 2 weeks, but we will wait for all of Beneath to be complete before adding it to the build for the first time. With this section of the game complete though we'll be able to show gameplay and content much more easily in these preview posts.

Teleporter Enemy

Custom Music Update

Patch Info

• Level Editor: Added the ability to create a reusable Prefab from a selection of props

• Certain weapons and enemies now knock the player around
• Fixed impact animations on enemies not playing

• Custom Textures will now show in levels when you have some, but not all packs downloaded
• Updating levels will now remove old unused Texture Pack tags from Workshop
• Added additional Body Template example texture created by map creator phenom Kersher

• Fixed bug with making mug and pot props with liquid static
• Fixed not being able to properly remove textures from custom appearances
• Fixed not being able to just use custom body textures with fallback heads

• Fixed colliding with dead enemies
• Fixed arm cut reaction animation not playing

• Texture Pack dropdowns in the Level Editor now update to show newly downloaded packs
• Allow loading of JPG custom textures
• Serialize to JPG instead of PNG if smaller (to allow for smaller texture pack sizes)
• Allow 1024x1024 textures for Body and Head textures
• Display error information in Texture Pack Creator

• Fixed player spawn locations being reset to 0,0,0 in Level Editor

Community Discord Server

Patch Info

• Ability to upload custom character textures for use in Workshop levels
• Level Editor: Custom character textures can be set from Workshop
• Level Editor: Increased quality of level preview screenshots
• Fixed memory leaks related to Workshop level preview images
• Fixed Modifiers from Level Editor testing not being disabled

• Fixed animation loop bugs
• Fixed not being able to create a full length GIF
• Fixed pirate cove chair material issue when static
• Fixed Smite counting down before being able to shoot
• Fixed Smite camera effects fading in backwards
• Fixed right elbow and knee on enemies being rotated incorrectly
• Fixed punching bag material error
• Fixed mirror ball shader on OpenGL & Vulkan

Patch Info

• Fixed Smite not ending

• Fixed bone voxels not getting destroyed

• Engine update (DX9 support removed. DX11, OpenGL and Vulkan available)
• Level Editor: Added option for weapons to be unusable static props
• Level Editor: Added ability to edit some common properties for multiple selected props and weapons
• Level Editor: Added vision cone and proximity trigger options for characters
• Level Editor: Added option for enemies to randomly move around pre-combat
• Level Editor: Added more button props
• Large blood particles now only emit when voxels are destroyed
• Performance improvements when playing Level Editor levels with lots of small weapons set as static props
• Improved distance fog in Pirate Cove and Arena
• Fixed ragdoll force when enemies die when body parts explode
• Fixed gfycat upload bug
• Fixed some bullet damage and impact issues
• Fixed Arena Challenge 2 being at night
• Fixed lighting issues on Pirate Cove
• Tweaked Disco lighting bloom

While we continue to work on getting Beneath ready for release there are some features we'd like to get out sooner so we'll have a couple of updates over the coming couple of weeks. The first update is 0.8.30 which is built on a newer engine version and is focused on Level Editor improvements and will be available this coming week. Following that will be 0.8.35 and is focused on adding Workshop support for custom character textures. Some of the main features of 0.8.30 include:

• The ability to make weapons be treated as static props in Level Editor levels so they can't be picked up by the player and will improve performance when using large numbers of weapons to build elaborate props
• Enemy properties will now include options to use sight and proximity triggers. This will allow you to have enemies only begin combat when they spot you or you get close to them
• In the Level Editor you will now have the ability to edit properties on props and weapons when you have more than one selected
• Fixes and improvements to bullet damage and impact and also ragdoll impact force when enemies are killed from melee weapon attacks

• The ability to create custom character textures and upload them to the Steam Workshop
• The ability to use a number of custom character textures from the Workshop in your created levels
• The option to save created levels to the Steam Cloud

In this post we'll briefly cover some of how levels in Beneath are created mainly from a high level overview of the technical aspects involved.

Level Generation Basics

Next Update

Pre-Run Facility

Level Editor Content

Development Update

As you may be aware we've been working for quite a while almost entirely on the Beneath mode which has been little more than an ineffective menu button in the game for some time. Development has taken a long time as it's much larger than other parts of the game. Since we're now approaching the final stages of Beneath's development, we're going to start publishing these preview posts with some details on what you can expect in Beneath as well as development updates. There's a lot we don't want to spoil about later areas, character classes and enemies which is why we've been avoiding showing too much, but we'll show what we can over the coming weeks.

What is Beneath?

New Enemies

New Powers

New Weapons

Patch Info

• Level Editor: Improved performance when editing levels with large number of props
• Increased punching attack range for large enemies
• Tweaked weapon settings
• Added occasional weapons hitting environment during latter half of swings
• Performance improvements with large numbers of enemies
• Fixed some issues with enemy movement before combat
• Fixed shields not being dropped on death
• Fixed bug with weapon damage areas becoming offset after throws
• Fixed bug with how spinning blades trap hits enemies
• Fixed race condition in decal threading
• Fixed a bug resulting in enemies dropping through floor at times
• Fixed bug with bullets not coming out of guns correctly
• Fixed out of range error in light culling on large workshop levels
• Multiplayer: Fixed bug with some trigger zone settings not being correct for clients

This update adds the concept of Waypoint props to the Level Editor which can be connected together to form paths. Characters can be set to follow these paths before they enter combat so you can add some more interesting dynamic elements to your levels. We're still working through the Beneath content, but it has taken longer than we expected to get to a point where we have enough ready to give a preview. The majority of Beneath should be finished this month so we'll have plenty to show in the coming weeks.

Waypoint/Path Setup

Patch Info

• Level Editor: Waypoint paths for enemies to follow before combat
• Level Editor: Fixed character properties not showing last field
• Level Editor: Fixed navmesh not being generated above the topmost room's ceiling
• Level Editor: Fixed mouse clicking logic menu buttons

• Minor performance improvements
• Fixed bug with GIF Capture not working

• Minor performance improvements
• Improved enemy wall avoidance in pathfinding
• Fixed saved shadow setting being ignored at startup
• Multiplayer: Fixed incorrect animations on client after they break a weapon

• Minor performance improvements

• Minor performance improvements

• Fixed enemies not getting stuck on spike traps
• Fixed severed hands staying in the air

• Level Editor: Significantly improved base editor performance on large levels

• Fixed final bullet on guns not killing enemies from brain damage
• Fixed kicking severed body parts knocking down enemy
• Fixed bug when shocking severed body parts
• Fixed blood wound effect floating after severing enemy
• Fixed no blood effect from Smite/Berserk on subsequent hits
• Fixed chunks not separating properly after Smite/Berserk hits
• Fixed afro not pairing with severed head in some cases
• Fixed afro combs sometimes not spawning in correct position in single player

• Reduced system memory requirements for generating characters
• Fixed enemies that get knocked down mid-jump resuming their jump path once up

• Fixed enemies teleporting after being knocked down
• Improved performance on enemy physics updates
• Improved performance on enemy mesh updates

Version 0.8.11 is now available. This update is primarily focused on the back-end rewrite of the voxel system which fixes a number of long standing bugs and allows us to do much more than we could before. The main benefit of the new voxel system is in allowing for the more complex enemies in the upcoming Beneath mode, but all the existing human enemies have been updated to the new system. Due to the significant change there might be some new issues with enemies so please let us know if you spot any new bugs. Besides various improvements to things like how Berserk and Smite act thanks to the new system, this update also has a few prop additions to the Level Editor. Updates between now and the release of Beneath will be primarily focused on adding more to the Level Editor and adding support for custom character textures to the Steam Workshop.

Patch Info

• Level Editor: Added some new props
• Level Editor: Added some new paint materials
• Level Editor: Enemies can now explode body parts they hit on kill
• Updated all existing enemies to rewritten voxel system
• Berserk & Smite now cause visible damage to tough enemies it doesn't kill
• Big guy in Prison now knocks people around and explodes body parts
• Smaller severed enemy chunks can now optionally remain in play
• Fixed beard and afros floating after heads explode
• Multiplayer: Fixed friendly character icons not showing for clients
• Multiplayer: Fixed enemy facial expressions not syncing on clients
• Fixed big guy often getting too close and missing punches

• Fixed level editor showing upcoming character appearances early

• Fixed level editor bug with character info not showing/updating correctly

• Fixed bug where big prisoner would enter combat immediately

• Fixed some fire traps not being avoided
• Fixed mismatch of some non combat animations in level editor levels in 0.8.6

Version 0.8.6 is now available and adds shields to the Prison scenario and the Level Editor. Also a new third Arena challenge has been added which is set at night during the rain and features the current shield types. Paint the Town Red is also on sale for the next 5 days for 25% off.
With this update out we're now able to focus entirely on development of the Beneath mode and we'll be able to start revealing more about that soon. Keep an eye on the Steam forum for development updates with information about Beneath. We're also regularly in the community run Paint the Town Red Network Discord server and will be regularly posting sneak peeks of upcoming features there. Join the server here: https://discord.gg/AvcnmJn

Patch Info

• Added riot shields to Prison and other shields to Sandbox
• Added Arena Challenge 3
• Level Editor: Added some shields
• Multiplayer: Fixed some enemies not starting combat when hit by client
• Fixed some objects staying between Arena waves

• Level Editor: Fixed guns with 0 ammo not working correctly
• Level Editor: Fixed duplicating weapons not copying their standard properties
• Fixed some enemies staying in ragdoll pose

• Level Editor: Fixed zone connected enemies getting triggered when unrelated enemies are killed by traps
• Moved held guns back toward screen center and improved accuracy at range
• Optimisations to animation processing

• Level Editor: Fixed bug where you could overwrite the previous level after making a new level
• Shifted weapon hold position further from screen center

Version 0.8.2 is up now on Steam. The changelist for the build is below, but the main features of the build are the significantly reduced network bandwidth usage in the Coop Multiplayer and the addition of Arena traps and Logic Timers in the Level Editor.

Patch Info

• Multiplayer: Significantly reduced bandwidth usage improving sync
• Multiplayer: Fixed other player textures not being correct for level
• Multiplayer: Fixed enemy retargetting after a player disconnects
• Multiplayer: Fixed clients incorrectly timing out during level load
• Multiplayer: Fixed issue with Prison solitary doors not opening on clients
• Multiplayer: Fixed friendly enemy icons not showing for clients
• Multiplayer: Fixed enemy angry faces not showing on clients
• Multiplayer: Fixed pressure plate traps not being triggered by clients
• Multiplayer: Fixed incorrect loading screen level name on clients for subscribed levels
• Level Editor: Added Arena traps
• Level Editor: Added Logic Timer prop type for time-based logic triggering
• Level Editor: Duplicating props and weapons will now copy their custom properties
• Level Editor: Added extra check to prevent errors creating characters beyond max limit
• Level Editor: Fixed blood decals not working outside a certain area on levels
• Level Editor: Fixed some issues playing older levels
• Level Editor: Fixed issue with saving some levels and undo/redo

Version 0.8.0 is available now and primarily contains new functionality in the Level Editor as well as some UI and enemy attack changes. As previously mentioned now that the game is approaching completion and there is much more content, we've increased the price which should come into effect shortly. Since most of the work we're doing is on the Beneath mode which is large and makes updates less frequent, once 0.8.1 is out next week we'll begin posting weekly progress updates on the Steam forum at a minimum so that you're kept apprised of how things are progressing.

Patch Info

• Level Editor: Added ability to trigger various logic props from zones
• Level Editor: Added button prop that can trigger logic props and characters
• Level Editor: Added option to complete level without having to kill everyone
• Level Editor: Added option to complete level without entering an end zone
• Level Editor: Added option to have friends not turn on you at end
• Level Editor: Added ammo properties to guns
• Level Editor: Added ability to create custom coloured materials for a level
• Level Editor: Fixed bug with trigger zone shapes
• Level Editor: Fixed bug with smoking animation on certain characters
• Some network bandwidth improvements for multiplayer
• New UI for health bar and power bar
• Enemies now have lunge attacks
• Fixed incorrect materials on Disco bouncers

News

Patch Info

• Level Editor: Reduced chance of enemies getting stuck inside stairs
• Level Editor: Added more props
• Fixed missing blown smoke effect on Disco

• Fixed GIF Upload button not doing upload
• Improvements of post processing and image quality
• Removed SMAA graphics option
• Improved visuals of Pirate Cove at night

Paint the Town Red has been updated to version 0.7 and features the level editor that has been available for testing for the last few weeks as well as the ability to play levels from the Steam Workshop in multiplayer and the first implementation of the final menu for the game. You can now also update your existing Workshop levels from the Level Editor and append change notes.

A note on failure to download levels in coop games:

• Added Level Editor
• Added Steam Workshop level uploads
• Added menu to play Workshop levels
• Added new main menu
• Workshop levels can be played in coop
• Multiplayer invites can now be successfully accepted while in a level

We've been testing the level editor and Steam Workshop support on a publicly available beta branch for the past week and have decided to move the latest build to the main branch so everyone can more easily participate in creating and playing user generated levels. From now until version 0.7 is completed and released the 'earlytests' beta and the default, non-beta build on Steam will be the same. This is not the final release of 0.7. That release will feature a new main menu and more sophisticated ways to view/download/rate/sort user created levels. In this version the current interface for choosing levels to play is temporary and basic and there may be other issues with the level editor and user levels. We have a level editor guide that we're continuing to update: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=822351096 Check out the forum discussion about the level editor here for information and if you have any questions: http://steamcommunity.com/app/337320/discussions/0/152392549353512691/ The level editor will continue to be improved and added to over time including more props, weapons, materials & characters, more logic operations and events, etc. You will also be able to update your existing levels soon. Version 0.7 will also add coop multiplayer support for all user created levels and we're aiming to have that be complete and available in early January. Expect a full changelog covering the changes from 0.6.5 to 0.7 then.

The 'earlytests' beta branch has been updated with the new Level Editor and the ability to play levels from the Steam Workshop. To opt-in to this beta, right-click Paint the Town Red in your Steam Library, choose Properties and choose 'earlytests' from the dropdown in the BETAS tab.
The Level Editor is a work in progress. Usability and functionality will improve and available content will increase over time, but there are already a lot of possibilities. We're working on an official guide that gives information on the controls and how things work and we'll be updating it with more information and video tutorials over the coming days. Right now the interface for selecting and playing downloaded levels is very basic and temporary as the entire main menu will be replaced in the final release of version 0.7. There will be more information and options for the downloaded levels in the new menu. The ability to play any user created level in co-op multiplayer will also be coming in the final 0.7 release. We're expecting 0.7 to be complete and available within the next 2 weeks. Head into this forum thread for discussion about the Level Editor and post there if you have any questions or find any bugs.

Patch Info & News

• Multiplayer: Afros, beards, hats, etc working on enemies
• Multiplayer: Other player's Berserk mode visually represented
• Multiplayer: Different starting positions for players
• Multiplayer: Fixed triggered enemies not always going for players
• Multiplayer: Fixed enemies holding some weapons wrong pre-combat
• Multiplayer: Fixed Scenario non-combat animations not working after playing Arena
• Multiplayer: Fixed issue with clients not getting menu at Arena wave end
• Multiplayer: Fixed chat not showing in lobby after playing a level
• Multiplayer: Other players textures now match level
• Fixed bouncers spawning in Disco way too early
• Fixed some missing doors in Biker Bar
• Fixed standing enemies that should be sitting
• Fixed some issues with enemies targeting player
• Fixed some path holes near booths in bar
• Improved weapon/button highlight rendering and visibility
• Fixed Disco DJ not having headphones
• Fixed some causes of enemies living without heads
• Fixed duplicated hat on Blackbeard
• Fixed player textures not matching level
• Some performance and memory improvements

Patch Info & News

• Multiplayer: Other player's Smite visually represented
• Multiplayer: Sync enemies getting electrocuted
• Prevent joining coop games hosted from a different version
• Added Arena weapons to Sandbox
• Added Temporal Antialiasing option
• Improved SMAA and FXAA Antialiasing
• Fixed blood in the Arena covering dropped weapons
• Improved Motion Blur
• Optimisation of some post processing effects

• Fixed groin censor on naked prisoner in single player

Version 0.6 is now available and is focused on the cooperative multiplayer mode for the scenarios and Arena challenges. While there's still more work to be done for features, improvements and bug fixes for the coop, the main gameplay features are implemented and many players have been helping to test these during development which we appreciate. Right now depending on your ping some elements of the gameplay will feel less responsive than in single player if you aren't hosting, but this will continue to be improved.

Some upcoming improvements to the coop

• Smoother sync of ragdolled enemies
• Different starting positions for players
• Improvements to the menu/UI for multiplayer
• Better sync of severed body parts
• Visuals for other player's powers
• Improvements to player animation blending
• Reduction in bandwidth requirements

Next Major Update

Patch Info & News

• Stopped gamepad vibrating when mouse and keyboard have focus
• Made quick power inputs remappable
• More secure method of setting Leaderboard scores
• Fixed inaccurate settings of big guys and muscles guys in the Arena
• Angry enemies won't stop chasing player as easily
• Added unlimited ammo pistol to Sandbox
• Extra checks and position resets for out of bounds enemies on Biker Bar

Since we've added placeholder buttons to the menus and the particulars of the final form of Paint the Town Red is now quite clear to us, we thought it would be a good time to talk about the plans for the upcoming major updates. We don't want to talk too soon about dates or list out each remaining update up until version 1.0 this early, but we do have a plan for the next couple of major updates and know what comes after. Note that some aspects of these plans could always change.

Version 0.6 - Co-op Multiplayer

Version 0.7 - Level Editor

Major Features Beyond 0.7

Other Upcoming Changes

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Patch Info

• Updated Sandbox level with content from Prison and Pirate Cove
• Reduced delay in displaying Global Leaderboards
• Game will pause if the Steam overlay is activated during a level

Patch Info

News/Upcoming Updates

• Added Arena Challenge 2
• Some cheat prevention for Leaderboards
• Minor pathfinding fixes
• Enemies will stop chasing player more often

Patch Info & News

Next Updates

• Added Arena Challenge 1
• Leaderboards for Scenario Challenges and Arena
• New Main Menu
• New pathfinding system (WIP)
• Added Challenge mode for Scenarios
• Replaced One Hit Kills modifiers with Weak Enemies and Weak Player
• Many other changes and fixes

Patch Info & News

• Added languages: Greek, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Thai, Czech and Ukrainian
• Updated translations with latest submissions
• Decreased time to stop blocking
• Fixed resolution option text not showing after changing
• Fixed Resume and Restart Level text not translating in pause menu
• Fixed cutlass hold angle

• Added Day version of Pirate Cove
• Fixed player clothing on Pirate Cove
• Fixed water rendering issue on Pirate Cove
• Fixed small steps collision on Pirate Cove
• Fixed getting stuck in some ropes on Pirate Cove ship

• Updated some translations
• Fixed mismatched body colours on some pirates
• Fixed issue with the cutlass on break

Patch Info & News

• Added first version of Pirate Cove level (night)
• Initial localisation setup (WIP translations)
• CPU optimisations on all levels
• Fixed solitary door getting knocked open when big guy is dead

Version 0.4 - Pirate Cove, Localisation System

Version 0.5 - Co-Op Multiplayer and Arena Mode

Version 0.6 - Level Editor with Steam Workshop support

Beyond

Roadmap List

• Pirate Cove (Night) Level
• Localisation/Translations
• New Voxel System

• Pirate Cove (Day) Level

• Server and Connection test

• Co-op Test Level

• Arena Mode
• Multiplayer Co-Op

• Level Editor with Steam Workshop integration

News

Patch Info

• New Modifiers: No Slow-Mo, Harder Hitter, Shocking Touch, Random Friends
• Increased player punch rate
• Increased player weapon attack speed
• Slightly increased player punch damage
• Slightly decreased enemy attack speed
• Slightly increased power kick recovery
• Player moves slower the less forward the move direction
• Blocking an attack fully recovers power kick bar
• Lower limit for number of shotgun shot hits/penetration
• Somewhat improved disconnecting ragdoll hands and feet at high speeds
• Display list of active modifiers on win/lose screen
• Lowered power kick bar filled sound volume
• Fixed allies not working in subsequent levels after having them turn on you
• Fixed boxer attack rate

News

Patch Info

• Added some level modifier options
• Decreased enemy speed when close to target
• Slightly decreased enemy speed
• Decreased range at which enemies stop chasing player
• Shockwave affects dead and knocked down enemies
• Added FOV slider to options
• Fixed Disco level urinal cakes not being weapons
• Fixed play button not highlighting on Sandbox level

• Added SteamOS/Linux support
• Urinal cakes are now weapons
• Improved bathroom door collision in Disco
• Randomised toothbrush shiv colours
• More hidden weapons in prison cells
• Fixed large dumbell, ham, shotgun and toothbrush shiv not breaking properly
• Fixed dumbells not breaking properly
• Fixed opening prison solitary doors before combat not triggering combat
• Fixed Disco bathroom guy not coming out when most are dead
• Fixed translucency on big bottle
• Fixed rare error setting weapon collision detection mode after drop

News

Patch Info

• Increased enemy movement speed
• Non-Angry enemies now run faster when far from target
• Some more randomness in initial enemy targets
• Added "-forcedisplay" command line option to set game to specific monitor (E.G.: -forcedisplay 2)
• Updated Rewired input system (to 1.0.0.78)
• Transition to block is now faster
• Blocking stops a bit more damage
• Fixed gamepad right stick issues on some setups
• Fixed enemies going after guys that aren't in combat
• Fixed extra delay between enemy attacks after hit
• Fixed bug causing KOed guys to sometimes never get back up

Patch Info

• Performance improvements for shadowed and non-shadowed lights
• Enemies will attack more quickly when they get in range of player
• Enemies will sometimes stop attacking KOed enemies
• Fixed issue with time between enemy attacks
• Fixed Berserk arm glow not rendering

• Added riot helmet hit reaction
• Improved weapons moving slowly along ground sometimes after throw
• Fixed blood not showing on prison level after playing another level
• Fixed enemies living with severed heads (sometimes)
• Fixed severed limbs continuing to animate
• Fixed severed body parts affecting body when hit
• Fixed Shockwave not triggering enemies attacking
• Fixed enemies walking through buttons in Sandbox
• Fixed Pimp body texture to match face colour
• Fixed not being able to target knocked down enemies with Smite
• Fixed normal enemies surviving brain damage
• Fixed hurt face animation overriding standing up animation
• Fixed occasional failure to properly reparent weapons to enemies
• Fixed taser/Smite shock effect not triggering sometimes

• Fixed Bloom effect ignoring off setting on level load

Patch Info

• Changes and performance improvements to post processing effects
• Performance optimisations for lighting
• Performance optimisations for weapon highlighting
• Stopped physics settling sounds playing at the start of levels
• Stopped scrolling sound in menu when loading level
• Fixed an issue with FXAA

Patch Info

• Added prison weapons to Sandbox including unlimited Shotgun
• Decreased durability of katana slightly
• Fixed bench press bar freaking out when off screen
• Fixed apple, ham, taser and shotgun highlights
• Fixed barbell sounds
• Fixed 2 killers in Prison not being able to be KOed after their kills
• Fixed hitting the solitary cell with food to make a friend
• Fixed Smite arm textures to be level appropriate
• Fixed blood decals not moving with solitary doors
• Fixed twitching fighting enemies in Prison level
• Fixed food tray duplicating when breaking
• Fixed blood not staying on broken food tray and broken soap
• Fixed shotgun bullets floating against walls
• Fixed taser shocking dismembered body parts
• Fixed big prisoner not properly becoming a friend sometimes
• Fixed barbell sticking into people
• Fixed enemies not being able to enter the freezer in the prison
• Fixed player being able to go under stairs out of enemy range in prison
• Fixed ham cutting animation direction in prison

News

Patch Info

• Reverted to Unity 5.2.2p2 - Fixed new performance, rendering and UI issues
• Improved AI navigation around tables and treadmills in Prison

• Fixed Solitary Door button not working if double pressed

• Added Prison Riot level
• Updated to Unity 5.3.1 - Performance improvements
• No longer gain power when enemies get kills

UPDATE:

News

Patch Info

• Fixed Solitary Door button not working if double pressed

• Added Prison Riot level
• Updated to Unity 5.3.1 - Performance improvements
• No longer gain power when enemies get kills

News

Patch Info

• Added nearby weapon highlight when holding pickup button
• Changed jumping action to prevent unwanted jumps when pressing button while in the air
• Improved chair voxel collision
• Fixed hovering for jump duration if head hits something
• Fixed biker bar faucet particles going through floor
• Fixed typo in gif upload fail text
• Fixed arm glow masking weapon highlights when not in use

Patch Info

• Added Mouse sensitivity slider to Input Options
• Sandbox button text is now readable from both sides
• Lowered randomness in weapon durability
• Made stronger weapons have a greater number of min hits before break
• Added some more weapons in biker bar and disco
• Added spin on throw to katana and super katana
• Minor optimisations on Sandbox level
• Fixed oversized and missing decals on scaled static object
• Fixed shockwave not launching enemies when standing on a high platform
• Fixed bounce after unpause and stand from crouch

News

Patch Info

• Added boss spawners to Side 1 v Side 2 area in Sandbox
• Improved performance when lots of blood splatter is happening at once
• Made Boxers damage to NPCs match damage to Player
• Fixed spacing of Kills and Time counts on win/lose level stats
• Fixed some decal issues on Sandbox level

• Changed dynamic graphics optimisation to only use explicitly supported display resolutions

Patch Info

• Sandbox test level added
• Mac OSX support added. Available now for Mac users on Steam
• Added gamepad Vibration toggle to Input options
• Added permanent crosshair option
• Added dynamic graphics settings for low FPS machines (can be disabled)
• Added notification if the game is running on Intel integrated graphics
• Powers can now be activated with attack button when showing radial menu
• Added some end of level stats
• Added crouch ability
• Added overhead swing hold attack for weapons when jumping or crouching
• Added charged throw with crosshair for variable throw force and damage
• Improved level load times
• Repositioned KO kick meter and hide when full
• Extended range of punch attacks
• Thrown knives now spin end over end
• Thrown pool cues fly like spears
• Ragdolls are less jerky and crazy
• Increased range and force of Shockwave
• Smite has the same full bar requirement, but uses only 2/3 of the bar
• Decreased time between weapon attacks
• Graphics options also affect menu more effects
• Made stage lights in Disco turn on and off visibly to match lights
• Standard enemy movement speeds increased
• Large weapons are no longer enemy nav obstacles after they've been moved
• Increased knockdown force for kick and some weapons
• Fixed enemies living with both arms severed
• Fixed gamepad vibration continuing while the game was paused
• Fixed jerky head movement of spawned characters in the Disco
• Fixed rotating chair wobbling when being sat on in biker bar
• Fixed broken tap sounds not being affected by audio settings
• Fixed katana man holding blade if left handed

News

Patch Info

• Changed direction of boss room door in Biker Bar
• Fixed getting stuck on bunk beds in Biker Bar
• Fixed second floor guy not falling when stool taken in Biker Bar
• Added new graphics, audio and input menus
• Improved menu readability at low resolutions
• Added Vignette & Chromatic Aberration graphics option
• Added Low Shadows graphics option for machines with less than 512MB of video RAM
• Added Texture Resolution option to help performance on low video memory machines
• First pass of door improvements
• Some minor weapon durability changes
• Fixed bug where shadows would be reset to high when loading the Disco level
• Added support for more resolution ratios

We're reached the end of our first week in Early Access and we're overwhelmed by the feedback and support we've received. It's great to see people are already enjoying what's available at this early stage and are eager to see where things will go from here.

News

Patch Info

• Fixed an issue with enemies not dying properly on disco level
• Fixed crash when hitting escape with resolution dropdown open
• Fixed crash when loading level after changing resolution

• Reduced video ram usage when disabling shadows
• Added GIF replay capture toggle to reduce video ram usage
• Fixed Smite finger gun motion blur issue
• Stopped frame rate affecting Berserk and Smite times
• Forced mouse cursor to be confined and locked appropriately every frame
• Prevent living enemies from falling through world without being reset
• Stopped afro guys spinning on the spot trying to grab combs on the back of their heads
• Fixed afros of KOed and dead enemies knocking people over
• Fixed stick in offset for machete blade

• Removed DirectX 11 variation of Noise effect to prevent crash on some integrated graphics cards

• Fixed right corner control help text being in wrong position for non 16:9 aspect ratios
• Fixed main menu fade not being fullscreen on some aspect ratios

• Fixed enemies jumping onto bar
• Fixed occlusion culling when standing on bunk beds
• Removed sleeping characters until they're fixed
• Fixed ability to instantly kill Disco boss
• Added gentle hint to hold attack button to swing weapon
• Removed pre-fight song from post-band song list in bar

We're very happy to announce that Paint the Town Red is now available. This is the first Early Access version, but it is quite far along in development with the Biker Bar and Disco levels already featuring plenty of ways to bash, stab and slice the voxel enemies. The launch discount of 15% off will last one week so this is the best time to get in and start fighting for your life. If you have any issues or suggestions, please post them in our Community forum.

We've just posted the first in what will be a regular series of blog posts detailing the various interesting technical and design challenges and features of Paint the Town Red. This one covers some of the history of the game and it's development thus far and gives some info on some of the new features of the game like the voxel based characters which I'll be going into much greater detail on in the next dev log soon. Paint the Town Red Dev Log 1