Public Lobbies, 8-Player Support, and More!
This update adds Public Lobbies and expands Trail & Error to support up to 8 players in game now!
We have also made a large round of fixes and balance changes across multiplayer, weather, UI, the wagon, and general stability.
New Features
- Added Public Lobbies
- Added a host Kick Player option
- Increased maximum player count from 4 to 8 players
- Added Run Customizer Settings for more control over your runs
- Added collision to the front of the wagon, so you can finally run things over properly
- Added Escape-key support for closing more UI screens
- Players no longer begin a session muted
8-Player Improvements
- Updated stores to ensure they carry enough supplies for up to 8 players
- Updated the end-game podium to support 8 players
- Expanded player indicators beyond 4 players
- Fixed settings UI issues when playing with 8 players
Gameplay and Balance
- Increased gun aim radius
- Increased ghost movement speed
- Reduced sandstorm duration
- Improved lantern brightness
Bug Fixes
- Fixed oxen sometimes attaching incorrectly to the front-left side of the wagon
- Fixed duplicate death-status labels appearing on players
- Fixed a reconnect issue where a player returning after a fatal error could trigger an unintended respawn
- Fixed camera fades occasionally appearing after re-possessing a character
- Continued improving client-side wagon attachment behavior
- Fixed a case where the host could fail to see a sandstorm while dead
- Removed collision from gravestones
- Fixed an issue where pressing Escape on the Graphics Settings page could open another Settings menu
- Improved server-side weather behavior
- Fixed freezing not applying correctly when entering a zone where weather was already active
- Made additional improvements to startup and fatal-error recovery logic
- Continued work on player stats issues
Thank you to everyone playing, reporting bugs, and helping us make Trail & Error better!