V 0.421 Live!

v421 – is live !

Patch Notes

Spectator & Controls

- Spectator interface now fully supports controllers (including input images).

- Improved spectator UI and overall logic.

- First-person spectator now auto-switches to the next player when the followed player is eliminated.

- Nametags now correctly stay hidden at the start of a new point if they were disabled previously.

- Fixed an issue allowing camera cycling in Competitive mode after the point had started.

Gameplay

- Increased paintball spread during the first second OTB for more realism and fewer early OTB eliminations (still being tuned).

- Added audio cue for high-speed paintballs passing very close to the player.

- Starting base rules updated: hand-switching now limited to

Slots 3–5 in 5-Man

Slots 4–7 in 10-Man

…with matching animations.

Bug Fixes & Improvements

- Improved starting-base animation replication: more responsive, less glitchy under server latency.

- Fixed missing gun and hands when the hosting player (listen server) was spectating you in first-person.

- Fixed incorrect player count shown before game start in 10-Man mode.

- “Race to 0” in the HUD replaced by “Unlimited” on listen servers.

Maps & Content

- New grass visuals added to Springfield.

- New official layout added: NGXL S3E3 – Island Compound.

:bar_chart: UI & Menus

- New Player-vs-Player results widget displayed upon death.

- New Stats page added to the main menu (work in progress).