[b]Grapple Reworks, Gas Station - Storm, and bug fixes are featured in our upcoming October 22nd, 2024 patch.[/b] Our October 22nd, 2024 patch is scheduled to start rolling out across console and PC at roughly 8AM EDT. This patch will also include the release of a new map variant, Gas Station - Storm, Maria Outfit Pack I, Hands Suspenders Outfit, and the Halloween ‘Rush Week’ Pack. As a reminder, the Towel and Laundry Day cosmetics in ‘Rush Week’ are moving to paid DLC at $1.99 USD each. [b]PATCH NOTES[/b] [b]Changed:[/b] Close Encounters/ Grapples

• Each character will now have a grappling value assigned to them to determine their effectiveness in a close encounter
• Read the full changes [url=https://www.txchainsawgame.com/hub/grapple-reworked-explained]here[/url]

[b]Tuned:[/b] Custom Private Match Toggles

• The following toggles are now available in custom private matches [list]
• Victim Health - Half, Default, Double
• Family Damage - Half, Default, Double
• Character Abilities - Enable or Disable
• Character Perks - Enable or Disable
• HUD toggle - Enable or Disable

[/list] [b]Tuned:[/b] ‘Rush Week’- Johnny’s Melee Damage

• We have slightly increased the amount of melee hits it takes to execute a Sorority Girl
• It will now take Johnny 3 hits to execute a Sorority Girl

[b]Tuned:[/b] ‘Rush Week’ - Johnny’s Lockpicking

• We have increased Johnny’s Proficiency
• Johnny will now be able to lockpick doors faster

[b]Tuned:[/b] ‘Rush Week’ - Johnny Door Stuns

• Johnny’s stun time from door slams has been decreased

[b]Tuned:[/b] ‘Rush Week’- Attic Pole Spawns

• We have updated the amount of spawn locations for the Attic Pole
• The Attic Pole will now spawn farther away from Sorority Girls

[b]Tuned:[/b] ‘Rush Week’ - Sorority Girls Vent Damage

• We have decreased the damage that Sorority Girls take from falling out of a vent
• They will no longer receive damage

[b]Fixed: [/b]Base Game - Grandpa Perks

• Activation levels for Grandpa Perks has been fixed, and will activate at the correct Family Bond level

[b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - Blood Trails

• We fixed an issue where blood trails were no longer showing up for either Victim or Family Players

[b]Fixed: [/b]Base Game - Door and Gate Inconsistencies

• We have fixed a bug that caused Family members to not properly open doors and gates

[b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - ‘Clear Eyes’

• Electric Traps set by Hands that were disabled or triggered were not highlighting for Victims with ‘Clear Eyes’ [list]
• This has been fixed to be consistent with Hitchhiker’s traps and Nancy’s barbed wires, which are highlighted even after being triggered

[/list] [b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - ‘Fast Hands’

• Issues with ‘Fast Hands’ not working properly have been resolved and the perk will now function as intended

[b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - Victim Endurance

• We have (once again) fixed an issue where the Victim Endurance stat did not feel noticeably different for players [list]
• Victim’s total stamina capacity, stamina drain, and regeneration will now scale properly as players allocate more points into Endurance

[/list] [b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - Cook Tagging Dead Bodies

• Cook’s Seek Ability was incorrectly highlighting dead bodies after using his Lovely Neck Execution [list]
• This has been fixed, and Cook’s Seek Ability will now only highlight alive Victims

[/list] [b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - Cook Tagging Escaped Victims

• We have again fixed a bug where Cook could highlight Victims who have already escaped with his Seek Ability
• Cook is now able to use his ability only on active playing Victims

[b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - Close Encounters Door Interruption

• We have resolved an issue where the Close Encounter animation would cancel out if a Family member opened or closed a nearby door
• Player can now engage in a Close Encounter near a door without this interruption

[b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - Hitchhiker Traps and Windows

• We have fixed an issue where if a Victim stepped in a Hitchhiker trap placed on the inside of a window, it would still activate the window jump cinematic and Victims would receive double the damage
• Victim players will no longer get stuck under the window in this scenario

[b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - Rough Cut Thrust

• An issue has been resolved where Victims who were hit with a thrust melee attack didn’t take damage over time from the perk ‘Rough Cut’
• Damage over time will now apply to a Victim when hit with a thrust with ‘Rough Cut’ equipped

[b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - Noise Indicators Following Victims

• An issue has been fixed where Noise Indicators wouldn’t follow Victims after they’ve opened a sliding door

[b]Fixed: [/b]Base Game - ‘Exterior Alarms’ Noise VFX

• We have resolved an issue where sliding doors wouldn’t produce noise VFX for victims if the Grandpa perk ‘Exterior Alarms’ was active
• Sliding doors will now produce noise VFX for victims at all times

[b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - Stabbing Grandpa Prompt

• We have fixed an issue where the prompt for Victims to stab Grandpa wouldn’t populate from certain angles and distances
• Stabbing Grandpa will now feel more consistent for players

[b]Fixed: [/b]Base Game - Lighting in Customization Menu

• When players would go to the Customization Menu, the lighting was too bright and caused textures to go missing
• The lighting is now correct in the menus and textures are no longer missing

[b]Fixed:[/b] Base Game - ‘Heart Attack’ UI

• We have fixed an issue where the UI for Hands’ perk ‘Heart Attack’ was not proccing on a Barge hit

[b]Fixed: [/b]Base Game - Family Member Adjusting with Camera Movement

• An issue where Family Members were not correctly turning away when players faced their camera towards them has been resolved

[b]Fixed:[/b] ‘Rush Week’ - Living Room Collision

• We added collision to the side table in the Living Room

[b]Fixed: [/b]‘Rush Week’ - Dining Room Collision

• We removed incorrect collision in the Dining Room that would prevent players from navigating between a side table and flower vase

[b]Fixed:[/b] ‘Rush Week’ - Sorority Girl Models

• A visual bug has been resolved where a seam line would appear on the Sorority Girl’s back or shoulder

[b]Fixed:[/b] ‘Rush Week’ - Opening Doors as Johnny

• We have resolved issues players were facing with doors not opening consistently for Johnny, despite pressing the correct inputs

[b]Fixed:[/b] ‘Rush Week’ - Perfume and Hunt Ability

• When using the perfume on Johnny, it was not disabling his Hunt ability as described in the tutorial
• Now, when a Johnny player steps into a perfume cloud, his Hunt ability is deactivated

[b]Fixed:[/b] ‘Rush Week’ - Fusebox

• When Johnny turns off the fusebox, the Sorority Girls were still able to make phone calls to the police
• This has been fixed so that the prompt to turn off the fusebox was removed

[b]Fixed:[/b] ‘Rush Week’ - Anonymize Player Names

• The Anonymize Player Names option would show all players in a Rush Week lobby who was Johnny
• Players with Anonymize Player Names turned on will now see a “?” for everyone in the lobby

[b]Fixed:[/b] Private Matches - Victim UI

• We have fixed an issue where the Victim UI for minigames would be visible to Family members

[b]Fixed:[/b] Private Matches - Health Potion UI

• Missing UI has been fixed for when Players would use a health item after canceling a mini-game

[b]Fixed:[/b] Private Matches - Stuck After Canceling Minigame

• There was an issue where if the Host of a lobby canceled out of a minigame and used a health potion afterwards, they would be softlocked
• This has now been fixed

For any existing or persistent issues, please use the [url=support.txchainsawgame.com]support site[/url]. Thank you for reading the patch notes.