Version beta 33 is now available for testers! It will appear as "b33_1.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord! Balance · Added "Random Crits" to all weapons. · Critical Hits have no falloff and always headshot (if applicable). · Critical Hits deal 3x damage, or 2x if the weapon can headshot. · Base Crit Chance…
Happy new year! While the C4 news feed has been quiet, we have been hard at work finishing up game content before release. But it wouldn't be a real indie development story without something radical being changed right before we ship it out to you. Which is why we completely replaced the movement code! We did not miss the feedback that C4 felt like it lacked a certain something in the character…
Version beta 31 is now available for testers! It will appear as "b31_1.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation! Content · Two old items, the Foam Grenade and Ink Rocket, have been re-enabled. Balance · Item Boxes can now be shot and destroyed at range, releasing an Item Spirit ·…
Version beta 30 is now available for testers! It will appear as "b30_2.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation! Content · Weapon: Tactical Pistol! Semi-automatic with a high potential rate of fire. Mind the inaccuracy bloom to keep your shots on target. · Weapon: Crossbow! Launch…
Version beta 29 is now available for testers! It will appear as "b29_1.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation! Note: These patch notes contain some changes already present in the Demo update. Sorry for any confusion! Content · Weapon: Assault Rifle! Alt-fire to lob a grenade tha…
Thank you to everyone who commented on the trailers and posts, played the Demo, or joined the Discord! Without your feedback, C4 would never become the best version of itself. Secret Handshake team members met and interacted with players who were more passionate about our vision for C4 than we could have imagined! Please know your enthusiasm for the game is what gets the team to put in the long…
The C4 Multiplayer Demo has been updated to version b28_2.0 ! This update includes new trial weapons, a game mode, multiple Modifiers, performance fixes, and general game improvements. Content · Weapon: Burst Rifle · This Bullet weapon demands precision with it's three-round burst and high headshot multiplier, but can deal large amounts of damage if kept on target. · Weapon: Incinerator · This…
Version beta 28 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "b28_1.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation! Balance · Reworked the Versus Sensor item · Now applies it's reveal effect to the player closest to you in proximity, not score. · Reworked the Remote C4 item…
Version beta 27 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "b27_1.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation! Features · Added the Awards Ceremony to the end of Contest Mode. · Multiple damage sources from the same weapon produced within a single frame now combine into…
During the October 2025 Steam Next Fest, Classical Caliber Combat Contest's free demo version will be regularly updated and expanded with new game content. These additions are building upon the second major demo version, after the initial public release all the way back in May '25. This new iteration of C4 boasts improved visual fidelity, refined gameplay, and entirely new features like the Ann…
Version beta 26 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "b26_1.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation! Content · New modifier: Infection! · New modifier: Floor is Lava! Balance · Launchers (bounce + boost pads) now apply a temporary effect that enables wall jump…
Thank you to everyone who played our original demo version. It was a look at the game that is now quite outdated, and as such we have removed it in preparation for a new, updated demo that will be a permanent fixture on the C4 store page. This new demo version will contain a curated selection of full game content, including multiple maps, game modes, weapons, modifiers - and Contest mode! Also…
Version beta 25 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "b25_1.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation! Content · New Gold Event: Gold Boss · The Gold Boss will attack a few times during the match. · Damage them to score Gold, and drive them away. Balance · (Most…
Version beta 24 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "b24_1.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation! Content · New modifier: Juggernaut · The Juggernaut Gear spawns where a double item box would spawn. · Command the might of the Juggernaut until it's timer run…
Version beta 23 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "b23_1.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation! Balance · Adjusted Capture the Flag · Added a floor graphic for return progress · The flag now telefrags enemy players standing on it's platform when it return…
Version beta 22 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "b22_1.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation! Content · New game mode: Capture the Flag! · Note: CTF is not currently supported by the announcer or bots. Check back next week. · New weapon: Tactical Shotgu…
Steamworks developer pages were acting funky when we published Beta 21, so this post was created two weeks later. Content · Prototype Map: Departure, · New Weapon: MEGA Shotgun, Balance · Reworked all 4 MEGA powerups, · MEGA Health now grants a regeneration effect for it's duration, · MEGA Damage is now 3x damage (was 2x), · MEGA Armor grants knockback resist + infinite armor, · MEGA Agility al…
In response to community feedback regarding our previously communicated plans (or lack thereof) regarding public matchmaking, we are changing strategies. If you viewed our Steam page before August 12th 2025, you might have noticed a disclaimer message titled "Netcode and Matchmaking". It explained that Secret Handshake Interactive is a very small team, and we simply don't have the resources to…
Version beta 20 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "d_1.11.0". If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation! Content · New Weapon: Shock Attractor (Voltage) · Fires a short-range hitscan spread. · If any part of the spread hits an enemy, the weapon releases a burst o…
Version beta 19 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "d_1.10.0" as we are preparing Demo Two for release soon. If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation. Balance · Base player movement speed has been reduced 800>750 · The "Bleed" effect applied by shell weapons now…
Version beta 18 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "d_1.9.0" as we are preparing Demo Two for release soon. If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation. Content · New weapon: Slag Launcher · Shell category, Short range/Projectile style · Fires an unpredictable spray…
Version beta 17 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "d_1.8.0" as we are preparing Demo Two for release soon. If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation. Content · New weapon: Heavy Handguns · Heavy revolvers with a moderate fire rate · Alt-fire for a savage burst fr…
Version beta 16 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "d_1.7.0" as we are preparing Demo Two for release soon. If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation. Content · New weapon: Akimbo SMGs · Fast fire rate with a very short range · Alt-fire to perform a short range me…
Version beta 15 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "d1_1.6.0" as we are preparing Demo Two for release soon. If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation. Features · Combat Medals! Earned from killstreaks, multikills, and certain other gameplay actions, medals appear…
Version beta 14 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "d1_1.5.0" as we are preparing a patch to Demo One for release soon. If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation. Content · New weapon: Capacitor Rifle! · Passively recharges an internal "energy". · Higher energy in…
Version beta 13 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "d1_1.4.0" as we are preparing a patch to Demo One for release soon. If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation. Content · Weapons now gain stats and abilities as they level up (these are called Plus-Powers). · Sta…
Version beta 12 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "d1_1.3.0" as we are preparing a patch to Demo One for release later in June. If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation. Content · New weapon: Nucleus Projector · Fires a rapid stream of medium-speed Radiation pro…
Version beta 11 is now available for internal testers! It will appear as "d1_1.2.0" as we are preparing a patch to Demo One for release later in June. If you are just keeping up with development from the outside. thank you for your support. Make sure to join the Discord to be a part of the conversation. Content · New weapon: Mortar (explosive) · Fires arcing projectiles that deal increasing imp…
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