Patch notes of Steam update #172, released on May 30th, 2025:
Maps
- Mayhem
- Restored missing explosion effect
- Party Zone
- Health and armor rechargers can no longer be used in SvT, SvM, and Bonedemic
- Fixed game mode specific sprites visible in other modes
- Reduced volume output from microphone stand
- Main area performance optimizations
User Interface
- Player color randomization can now be enabled or disabled at the customization menu page
- Search box at the end map voting screen will now clear on context change
Effects
- Added first person view effects for Displacer and Scientist Shotgun
- Various tweaks to muzzleflash, bullet tracer, and bullet impact effects
- Resolved various error messages related to effects
- Fixed ragdolls flying off at the end of death animations
- Minor tweaks related to bullet tracers and muzzle flashes
VScript
- Added GetTeamName, SetTeamName, GetTeamScore, SetTeamScore, AddTeamScore, and ResetScores methods for team_manager
Miscellaneous
- Fixed client crash triggered if Phonon library initialization fails (regression since patch 171)
- Fixed client crash on close if the player list dialog was ever opened
- Fixed server crash caused by entities being parented to themselves (regression since patch 171)
- Fixed server crash related to CTF flags with initial capture point set (regression since patch 171)
- Fixed env_microphone amplyfing sounds played by VCDs (choreo scenes) based on player count
- Reworked PAS (potentially audible set) filtering when playing sounds at the server side
- Optimized memory usage when using flex animations
- Lifted the 2 megabytes file size limit for config files
- Removed mat_configcurrent in favor of mat_info
- Unmarked legacy jb_cl_color_* convars as archived/saved (values will be stored in the jb_cl_playercolor convar)
SDK tools
- Added VolumeScale and PitchScale fields to env_mnicrophone
- Added SetTeamName, SetTeamScore, AddTeamScore, and ResetScores inputs to team_manager
- Added SetTeamColor input to jb_team
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