Retail Royale — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Release Patch 1.0.3 | 2023-08-31 | Hi, little balance patch. Also the community market is back (: - Reduced global loot spawn rate - Reduced trash pile spawns - Halved XP needed to level up - Lots of timing and distance tweaks for combat - Nerfed vampire upgrade slightly, - Reduced all workbench craft times - Added 2 new patreon cosmetics - Possible fix for multiple drain upgrades not working at all on charged hit - Minor visual tweaks |
| Release Patch 1.0.2 | 2023-07-25 | Hi, some new changes here: - Added highlights to all intractable objects - Explosion damage is now affected by armor and the guard injector - Added back the 1.5x damage bonus when attacking while your opponent is shoving - Med station tool tip fix - Slightly increased charge time for all melee weapons Join The Discord for the latest news, community members to play with, and discussions for game changes. |
| AS region is back! | 2023-07-18 | Hello again, I've decided to once again startup the AS region servers, apart from that I've also fixed some minor issues with combat. https://i.imgur.com/9yFyLbZ.png If you haven't played the game in a while, make sure to read all the patch notes, Have fun! |
| Release Patch 1.0.1 Hot-Fix #3 | 2023-07-17 | #3 for the win (hopefully) Hello I have once again broken stuff but its hopefully fixed now.... - Fixed a lot of issues with combat (knock-back is still being worked on) - Improved bots AI - You can now join official games from the custom games selector - Fixed 60 FPS lock in-game - Minor graphical tweaks - Added auto graphics settings feature for new players Let me know if there's still stuff to fix - Join The Discord |
| Release Patch 1.01 Hot-Fix #2 | 2023-07-06 | Sorry for breaking a bunch of stuff ): - Lots of combat tweaks including knockback and timings - Made bots less buggy - Fixed some items not responding to mouse button inputs - Held props again block projectiles now |
| Release Patch 1.0.1 Hot-fix | 2023-07-02 | - Fixed intercom volume setting not working - Slightly increased arrow damage - Slightly increased bow speeds - Slightly buffed loot spawn chances - Small map changes to fort section - Increased pencil gun shoot chance by a bit - Reduced footstep volume by a bit - Made bots a bit slower - Visual tweaks |
| Release Patch 1.0.1 | 2023-06-30 | Hi, Just got my PC working again, this is a mini re-balance patch. - Added intercom volume settings (Daz voicelines) - Fixed Tier Bags - Slightly increased combat speed - Slightly increased combat stamina cost - Increased dynamite fuse time to 4 seconds - Reduced bear trap radius - Held props will no longer block projectiles - Item crates have better chances at giving good items - Fixed being stuck if crafting while holding a healing item - Matchmaking tweaks to concentrate players into lobbies - Removed AS server option from menu (Servers too expensive) - Other small tweaks/fixes |
| Server Issues | 2023-05-12 | Steam did something and the servers kinda died for a few days. They should be back up now, if they go out then make sure to tell me on the discord! |
| Release 1.0 Patch | 2023-05-06 | Hello once more! Its been a while, but here is the 1.0 release update! (Some bug fixes and improvements will come in a patch later) - Added the announcer (voiced by JFJ) - Added Ranked - Added Facepaint - Added the Fort to the Fort Section - Added store banners across the map - Added the Pencil Gun - New Interaction Animation - Added a 1.5x damage bonus when hitting someone thats trying to shove - FPS is capped to 60 be default (cuz no this isn't a bitcoin miner) - Visual tweaks - Performance improvements + Tons of other changes... |
| Scrapping System Update | 2022-12-04 | Hi I've been busy with school stuff for some time, so no big patch yet. Scrapping System - Basically csgo tradeups - Scrap cosmetics for Scraps - Buy Tier Bags which guarantee an item of the chosen rarity (FYI since the market prices for most items are really low, now is a good time to buy them up, scrap them and get some better cosmetics for cheap) Also Only Legendary Items are now marketable, but all items can still be traded Big stuff like an intercom announcer, combat changes, new weapons, better tutorial and ranked mode are in the works... |
| 1000$ Prize Pool Tourney (EU and NA) | 2022-09-24 | Watch EU and NA champions compete over 15 games for a prize pool of 500$ per tourney In collab with JFJ Watch it here |
| Patch 1.1.0.2 | 2022-09-13 | Hey its been a while, this is just a quick sort of balance patch. - Increased jumping stamina cost - Tweaked some combat timings - Updated the duct tape crafting sound - Slightly increased sprint speed - Slightly increased prop throw speed - Increased breaker dark zone size - Smoothed out the camera sway - Buffed explosive arrows - Reduced match time by like 1 minute - Increased garbage pile spawns - Increased trampoline strength - Tweaked visuals a tiny bit |
| Patch 1.1.0.1 | 2022-07-16 | Just some changes to make matches more fun, still working on big stuff that will come later - Buffed most loot - You can now walk while healing - Decreased time to charge a prop throw - Slightly increased arrow damage - Increased jump stamina cost |
| Patch 1.1.0 | 2022-07-03 | Yo, long time no see. I was gonna release this later but decided to withhold some big stuff for another time. Still a lot of great additions/fixes Changes You can now SKIP THE TUTORIAL (I'm working on a completely new tutorial that isn't shit btw) Completely reworked matchmaking, you will actually get into games now! Redone airdrops All airdrops will stay hovering until they are knocked down with a prop There is a chance of a second airdrop in a random zone before a last 3rd one in the center Airdrops emit blue smoke Airdrops aren't buggy as hell anymore Re-balanced all melee weapons Re-balanced a lot of loot tables Added a 4th blueprint slot |
| Big patch in the works | 2022-06-12 | I've been collecting a lot of feedback over the weeks and I'm now working on a big patch that should hopefully make the game a bit less dogshit. Ranked mode will come after the game is somewhat stable. FYI join the discord if you want to playtest the patch as its being worked on... |
| Patch 1.05 | 2022-05-16 | - When a player quits a game, they die and the last attacker is rewarded the kill - Possible fix for dynamite not doing anything up close - Tutorial videos now get removed after some time to prevent soft locks - Buffed Drain - Fixed Bolt lasting only 1 second - Crate lids bend more to reduce chances of getting stuck in them - Explosive arrows now work differently - they fuse as you shoot them and explode 3 seconds later (they can also attach to things) - Other fixes I know a bunch of people are getting false positives from the shitty auto ban system, if you got banned by mistake please tell me in the Discord server - I'll double check and unb |
| Servers back up + how to report a cheater | 2022-05-12 | SEE THE REPORT GUIDE IN THE GAME'S DISCORD YES YOU CAN REPORT PEOPLE FOR CHEATING IN THE GAME ITSELF BUT ITS MORE HELPFUL IF YOU SEND THE STEAM ID AND EVIDENCE IN THE DISCORD (you can see your killers steam ID now) Changes - Updated engine version (may or may not break like half the shit in the game) - Reworked interaction system, you can now do things like cancel applying upgrades (still very WIP) - Added a shitty auto ban system (IF YOU GET A FALSE POSITIVE, PLEASE SEND AN APPEAL IN THE DISCORD) - Bunch of misc technical reworks / fixes This is a mainly back-end technical patch, this doesn't fix most of the issues and bugs that you guys hav |
| Servers will be down until cheating is resolved | 2022-05-09 | I didn't expect cheats so soon and I've been grinding for hours now trying to fix these exploits so for now the servers will be down. You can still play in Custom Games though. There is a working ban / report system but I'm adding some extra checks to prevent cheating in the first place. If things get really out of hand, I will have to make the game payed to discourage cheating. Sorry y'all |
| Patch 1.0.3 | 2022-05-05 | - Added an early teaming detection system and reporting system (Report players as a spectator) - Added option to disable compass - There are now only 2 zone stages - Fixed a bunch of exploits/bugs - And lots of other balancing Matchmaking and other things are still being worked on, leave feedback in the community discussions or in the discord server |
| Patch 1.02 | 2022-05-03 | - Added an early version of a compass that shows nearby loot and workbenches - All blueprints are now unlocked by default (as a test) - Increased dynamite fuse time by 1 second - Slightly increased crafted arrow damage - Tweaked match timings If you get any issues, tell me on discord. I know the servers / matchmaking sucks rn im trying to fix it 24/7 |