July 4th Update!

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!