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The Local
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v19.06.2026
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v19.06.2026
The Local
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19 Jun 2026, 06:08 UTC
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Fixed a bug for custom levels where oceans would be very small if you're using the Performant graphics quality setting
Fixed a bug where opening the Steam overlay while viewing a leaderboard would open the pause menu in a locked state, requiring the game to be reopened
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24 Aug 2026
FYI: In-game Discord invite link is broken
The Discord invite link on the titlescreen is broken. Whoops. I'll put a patch out to fix this... eventually. But if you do click it and wonder why it's not working, there you go. In the mean time, you can use the new link here: .
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4 Jul 2026
v04.07.2026
This week's Aim course used a broken spawn point, which has now been removed. This means that both the Aim and Points course for this week have been entirely regenerated. Both leaderboards have been reset.
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28 Jun 2026
v28.06.2026
Optimization · Replaced the particles of both launcher types with much lower poly versions. This should help improve performance in launcher dense areas, particularly in custom levels · Fixed an oversight where flat launcher particles would never be culled in custom levels · Decreased the LOD transition time from 0.5 to 0.2 DEMO Player · Up to 30 laps (points / balloons) are now supported by th…