Down To One

Gadget Games · My Way Games

Released: Jan 7, 2016
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 06 Sep 2026, 22:50 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

15 Sep 2022Developer post
Bugfix Update & Server Browser
Good afternoon all! A bunch of changes in today's update, mainly focused on ease of entry for anyone who purchases the game in the future and wants to play without getting into a server. Now, the default "Play" option in the menu will spawn you into a solo roam map, let you roam
03 May 2022Developer post
Steam Master Server Update
Hi all, It's been a while! This update migrates DTOv2 onto Unity 2020, and importantly adds in Steam Master Server support to replace the old Master Server. What does this mean? Well, now anyone can actually host their own server, and anyone else can join it. Here's what you'll n
Hi all, It's been a while! This update migrates DTOv2 onto Unity 2020, and importantly adds in Steam Master Server support to replace the old Master Server. What does this mean? Well, now anyone can actually host their own server, and anyone else can join it. Here's what you'll need to do, if you want to host your own server:

DMZ your router (google how to)
Forward the port you're hosting your server on on your router (google how to)
Disable windows firewall - Steam MS doesn't like this
Get your public ip address, port, and put it into one of the server .bat files that comes in the same directory as DownToOne.exe - ie "SERVER_WORKS_STANDARD.bat" and replace the ip/port there with yours
Double-click the bat to host your dedicated server
Alternately, there's now an option to host your own private server (ie. LAN only) if you don't want to do that, and just want to explore the map when there are no servers around. Just head into the main menu, click play, and click "Create a server". As always, join the official Down To One Discord for updates https://discord.gg/jT5EArz
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11 Apr 2020Developer post
Down To One v2 Open Beta Testing
Happy Easter all! Some exciting news for anyone who has Down To One in their Steam library - the very first Beta servers for DTOv2 will be opening up today, available to anyone who has DTOv1. In approximately 12 hours from this post, you'll be able to jump in to a new, revamped D
Happy Easter all! Some exciting news for anyone who has Down To One in their Steam library - the very first Beta servers for DTOv2 will be opening up today, available to anyone who has DTOv1. In approximately 12 hours from this post, you'll be able to jump in to a new, revamped Down To One experience, with some new features to look out for. Here's a quick TL;DR on how to play below:
You now play in one of 3 teams - Blusec, Redsec, or Independent

Secure a "home base" for your team by capturing an area's radio tower
The team with the most players in the playable area will slowly gain capture points
The team that ends up with 100 capture points will win the round
The last 10 minutes of each round is a traditional Battle-Royale, fight to the death.
As well as the new main game objective, there's a few new features for those that haven't played any of the previous DTOv2 betas, here's some of the most prominent ones:

Players can now Vault over obstacles (default: V)
Players can now lean a variable amount (default: G + Scrollwheel)
Players can now pickup a large array of environmental objects, including objects which spawn items. This can be used to construct a "base"
Many environmental objects are now destructible
The jeep is now drivable
Players can now lean a variable amount (default: G + Scrollwheel)
There are multiple new areas on the map
Players can now bring up the map in the UI (default: M)
Players can now select/swap their team throughout the round (default: L)
As always, join the Down To One Discord to chat as you get into the new beta!
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19 Dec 2018Developer post
December Status Update & DTOv2 Devblog 5
2018 has just about wrapped up, so let’s take a look at what’s new since our last devblog, and where Down To One v2 will be kicking off next year! A change of pace One of the biggest changes to Down To One v2 will be the new “mode” that the game is played in. It’s not really a mo
[img=https://i.imgur.com/7uB5HMs.jpg] 2018 has just about wrapped up, so let’s take a look at what’s new since our last devblog, and where Down To One v2 will be kicking off next year! A change of pace One of the biggest changes to Down To One v2 will be the new “mode” that the game is played in. It’s not really a mode so much as a new game, as Down To One moves from a Battle-Royale esque, single life, solo concept to a team-based, competitive survival, King-Of-The-Hill. Specific changes include:

There will be three teams that you can join in any round – RedSec, BluSec and Independent.
Rounds will now target 60 minutes, or however long it takes for a team to reach 100 points.
Each team is awarded points if they control the playable area, by having the most members inside of it.
The last 3 minutes of each round will end how classic Down To One rounds finish, with the playable area closing in and respawns disabled, with the last player standing earning extra points for their team.
Rounds will now target 60 minutes, or however long it takes for a team to reach 100 points.
This change is important to having a stable playerbase when DTOv2 releases for free. Battle Royale games are simply not sustainable in terms of players required, for all but the absolute largest titles, and this change will allow the game to be played by anyone, at any time, just by joining a currently active round. Also, the concept stays true to DTO’s original goal of competitive survival – you will still have to loot food, water, weapons, and bandages, and dying will still be a big deal. Essentially, it’s a modernised format of the game that allows for a lot more flexibility. You can now play with your friends, jump on to support your team for 20 minutes and jump off again, and have a lot more options than just having to commit to a full BR game (and then waiting 30 minutes for another round to start if you die 3 minutes in). [img=https://i.imgur.com/HOjG0F3.jpg]Spot the new UI down the bottom right! Vaulting New gameplay isn’t worth shouting about without the mechanics to back it up! Vaulting is now a thing in Down To One v2, primarily to get you over ground-based obstacles (like fences) easier. [img=https://i.imgur.com/Hrtfjrg.gif] Vehicles Cars (well, the one test car) actually works over the network now! #DayZTakeNotes [img=https://media.giphy.com/media/1xlodLdiMfEIN2Ulgs/giphy.gif] Monetization An easy, simple, and good value monetization system is needed for DTOv2 to keep servers running. After a poll on our official Discord, the "Down To One Competitors Upgrade" is looking like the system that will be implemented for DTOv2 - this would give you:

Custom Role on Discord & Highlighted name in-game
Access to Character Customization skins (only 4, but more than just default)
Contentious bit 5 more perk points than a default player (default players would still be able to fill up their perk slots, but obviously this directly translates into a paid advantage, however minimal. I would personally only consider it because the advantage would be so small, that if you are a better player without this, you will still always beat a player with it.
Importantly, Down To One v2 is now inopen beta – all you need to do is join the official Down To One Discord to gain access to the beta branch. Join here: https://discord.gg/SEMD4AT Don't forget to follow @DownToOneGame on Twitter as well, and from the team (me) here at Gadget Games, Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
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21 Jul 2018Developer post
Better Beta - July Status Update & DTOv2 Devblog 4
Down To One v2 is now in early stage Beta testing! With that out of the way, let's take a look at what you can expect if you're a beta tester, and how to join in and help make the most competitive Battle Royale shooter on PC! New Things Cloud-Saved progress is now a thing, with t
04 Mar 2018Developer post
Breaking Everything - Post-February Status Update & DTO 2.0 Devblog 3
Hi All, It's time to take a look at what's been going on in #DTOv2 development since our last devblog in January! New Destruction System Since launch, the props around DTOs map have always felt a little bit flat. This is changing in 2.0, with an all-new networked destruction syst
04 Mar 2018Developer post
Breaking Everything - Post-February Status Update & DTO 2.0 Devblog 3
Hi All, It's time to take a look at what's been going on in #DTOv2 development since our last devblog in January! New Destruction System Since launch, the props around DTOs map have always felt a little bit flat. This is changing in 2.0, with an all-new networked destruction syst
26 Jan 2018Developer post
Back To The Future - January Status Update & DTO 2.0 Devblog 2
Hi All, It's time to take a look at what's been going on in #DTOv2 development since December! New lighting for all materials DTOv2 is taking a step back (to the future!) by reimplementing a feature from back when we used an older version of the engine. It's called the Cook-Torra
26 Jan 2018Developer post
Back To The Future - January Status Update & DTO 2.0 Devblog 2
Hi All, It's time to take a look at what's been going on in #DTOv2 development since December! New lighting for all materials DTOv2 is taking a step back (to the future!) by reimplementing a feature from back when we used an older version of the engine. It's called the Cook-Torra
02 Oct 2017Developer post
Down To One 2.0 Discord Server
Hi All, We've got a new discord server up at for Down To One 2.0. In there you'll find frequent updates on development, and news as DTO2 gets closer. As a little update on what's been going on recently, the whole UI of Down To One is just about all migrated to Unity's new UI syst
02 Oct 2017Developer post
Down To One 2.0 Discord Server
Hi All, We've got a new discord server up at for Down To One 2.0. In there you'll find frequent updates on development, and news as DTO2 gets closer. As a little update on what's been going on recently, the whole UI of Down To One is just about all migrated to Unity's new UI syst
15 Aug 2017Developer post
New Server/Azure Platform Testing
Hi All, We have a new dedicated server up (just click the "Use Static Server" checkbox in the main menu to see it). This server will remain up permanently while we test an important component of Down To One v2.0 - using Microsoft Azure as a replacement to our old server hosting p
15 Aug 2017Developer post
New Server/Azure Platform Testing
Hi All, We have a new dedicated server up (just click the "Use Static Server" checkbox in the main menu to see it). This server will remain up permanently while we test an important component of Down To One v2.0 - using Microsoft Azure as a replacement to our old server hosting p
28 Jul 2017Developer post
DTO 2.0 Devblog 1 - A change of hands
DTO 2.0 Devblog 1 - A change of hands No! Down To One is not changing hands as you might be thinking, but this devblog details some of the changes I've been making to the various systems in DTO for its biggest overhaul yet, including graphics, viewmodel (including your hands!), a
[img=http://i.imgur.com/ng9RrNS.jpg] DTO 2.0 Devblog 1 - A change of hands No! Down To One is not changing hands as you might be thinking, but this devblog details some of the changes I've been making to the various systems in DTO for its biggest overhaul yet, including graphics, viewmodel (including your hands!), and new main gamemode. Viewmodels in Unity One of the biggest issues with Down To One 1.0 is the characters hands. In DTO v1, I used a multi-camera setup, with a second camera that only renders the characters hands and weapon. The disadvantages of this:

Post-Processing that relies on depth buffers (like Ambient Occlusion) doesn't work with a multi-cam setup without an incredible amount of hacks.

Post-Processing on the second camera in general isn't plug-and-play, and required edits to shader code, which broke anytime any of my Post-Processing effects (like PRISM, the one I make) had to update.

Extra overhead of rendering 2 cameras can really hit Unity. Unity is not built for 2-camera, large world setups, particularly when trying to use deferred rendering. Unless they've fixed it recently, there are still some 2-camera gotchas that mean each camera loops through lists of every renderer in the scene multiple times even if they're not needed to be rendered. In a game as big as DTO, this has an impact.

Objects rendered by the second camera don't receive shadows and look 'floaty'

Objects rendered by the second camera don't cast shadows by default

After experimenting with command buffers and tweaking the multi-camera setup, I ended up with DTO V2's solution to this problem: A 'simple' shader edit. Now, whenever a renderer needs to be rendered in front of anything else, a few things happen:

It is registered in a dictionary on the main camera as a "First Person Renderer"

All materials in that renderer are set to use a "FIRST_PERSON" shader keyword until they are unregistered

This keyword enables code in the vertex shader that forces the model to use a custom view matrix (ie. a set Field Of View), and also offsets the depth the model is rendered at, so that it is always rendered in front of anything else.

An issue popped up with this: The characters feet would render on top of everything as well. This was fixed by the addition of a script that can be added to any renderer+material to tell the material never to get "first-person'ed". Also, the custom projection matrix was not as easy as calling GL.GetGPUProjectionMatrix in Unity, as for whatever reason, it does not return the actual values that the shader uses. So, a C#-side conversion from OpenGL into DirectX Viewmodel has to be made to un-flip it and correct it: public void SetCustomProjMatrix(Camera fromThisCamera) { var projectionMatrix = GL.GetGPUProjectionMatrix(fromThisCamera.projectionMatrix,false);// fromThisCamera.projectionMatrix; if(isDirectX) { for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { projectionMatrix[2, i] = projectionMatrix[2, i] * 0.5f + projectionMatrix[3, i] * 0.5f; } } Shader.SetGlobalMatrix("_CustomProjMatrix", projectionMatrix); } Now, let's look at the benefits of this approach:

Super cheap, only performance impact is a tiny vertex shader change

Works on any shader as long as we add the "FIRST_PERSON" shader feature into it (one line of code)

The FoV of the gun is always completely independent of the camera FoV

First-Person models don't need any hacks to work with post-processing. They're all rendered on the main camera.

Everything casts shadows properly

Everything receives shadows properly (and looks a lot less 'floaty')

So, it's definitely a win. Also, something that could've technically been done in DTO v1 was the FoV of the first-person camera changed to be smaller, which really makes it look like a proper FPS: New [img=http://i.imgur.com/Inil9FK.png] Old [img=http://i.imgur.com/r45RFrr.png] Stay up to date on Twitter for more devblogs @DownToOneGame. :dtoDanger:
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28 Jul 2017Developer post
DTO 2.0 Devblog 1 - A change of hands
DTO 2.0 Devblog 1 - A change of hands No! Down To One is not changing hands as you might be thinking, but this devblog details some of the changes I've been making to the various systems in DTO for its biggest overhaul yet, including graphics, viewmodel (including your hands!), a
[img=http://i.imgur.com/ng9RrNS.jpg] DTO 2.0 Devblog 1 - A change of hands No! Down To One is not changing hands as you might be thinking, but this devblog details some of the changes I've been making to the various systems in DTO for its biggest overhaul yet, including graphics, viewmodel (including your hands!), and new main gamemode. Viewmodels in Unity One of the biggest issues with Down To One 1.0 is the characters hands. In DTO v1, I used a multi-camera setup, with a second camera that only renders the characters hands and weapon. The disadvantages of this:

Post-Processing that relies on depth buffers (like Ambient Occlusion) doesn't work with a multi-cam setup without an incredible amount of hacks.

Post-Processing on the second camera in general isn't plug-and-play, and required edits to shader code, which broke anytime any of my Post-Processing effects (like PRISM, the one I make) had to update.

Extra overhead of rendering 2 cameras can really hit Unity. Unity is not built for 2-camera, large world setups, particularly when trying to use deferred rendering. Unless they've fixed it recently, there are still some 2-camera gotchas that mean each camera loops through lists of every renderer in the scene multiple times even if they're not needed to be rendered. In a game as big as DTO, this has an impact.

Objects rendered by the second camera don't receive shadows and look 'floaty'

Objects rendered by the second camera don't cast shadows by default

After experimenting with command buffers and tweaking the multi-camera setup, I ended up with DTO V2's solution to this problem: A 'simple' shader edit. Now, whenever a renderer needs to be rendered in front of anything else, a few things happen:

It is registered in a dictionary on the main camera as a "First Person Renderer"

All materials in that renderer are set to use a "FIRST_PERSON" shader keyword until they are unregistered

This keyword enables code in the vertex shader that forces the model to use a custom view matrix (ie. a set Field Of View), and also offsets the depth the model is rendered at, so that it is always rendered in front of anything else.

An issue popped up with this: The characters feet would render on top of everything as well. This was fixed by the addition of a script that can be added to any renderer+material to tell the material never to get "first-person'ed". Also, the custom projection matrix was not as easy as calling GL.GetGPUProjectionMatrix in Unity, as for whatever reason, it does not return the actual values that the shader uses. So, a C#-side conversion from OpenGL into DirectX Viewmodel has to be made to un-flip it and correct it: public void SetCustomProjMatrix(Camera fromThisCamera) { var projectionMatrix = GL.GetGPUProjectionMatrix(fromThisCamera.projectionMatrix,false);// fromThisCamera.projectionMatrix; if(isDirectX) { for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { projectionMatrix[2, i] = projectionMatrix[2, i] * 0.5f + projectionMatrix[3, i] * 0.5f; } } Shader.SetGlobalMatrix("_CustomProjMatrix", projectionMatrix); } Now, let's look at the benefits of this approach:

Super cheap, only performance impact is a tiny vertex shader change

Works on any shader as long as we add the "FIRST_PERSON" shader feature into it (one line of code)

The FoV of the gun is always completely independent of the camera FoV

First-Person models don't need any hacks to work with post-processing. They're all rendered on the main camera.

Everything casts shadows properly

Everything receives shadows properly (and looks a lot less 'floaty')

So, it's definitely a win. Also, something that could've technically been done in DTO v1 was the FoV of the first-person camera changed to be smaller, which really makes it look like a proper FPS: New [img=http://i.imgur.com/Inil9FK.png] Old [img=http://i.imgur.com/r45RFrr.png] Stay up to date on Twitter for more devblogs @DownToOneGame. ːdtoDangerː
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02 Feb 2017Developer post
DTO - Update Survey!
Hi All, Would you like to see an updated DTO? We need your input on what you think would make a great (major) update. Survey: More news to come. ːdtoDangerː
02 Feb 2017Developer post
DTO - Update Survey!
Hi All, Would you like to see an updated DTO? We need your input on what you think would make a great (major) update. Survey: More news to come. :dtoDanger:
20 Jun 2016Developer post
Update 1.2.1 and new Weekly Cup!
Hey Everyone, Today's minor patch fixes a few issues reported after yesterday's big 1.2 update, thanks to all those who reported them! Minor Changes Fixed F4/third person spectator mode always rendering the players gun Fixed movement animations not syncing Fixed loss of Post-Proc
Hey Everyone,
Today's minor patch fixes a few issues reported after yesterday's big 1.2 update, thanks to all those who reported them! Minor Changes

Fixed F4/third person spectator mode always rendering the players gun
Fixed movement animations not syncing
Fixed loss of Post-Processing when swapping through players in spectator mode
Fixed a bug which caused your body to be rendered in a weird position when spectating someone who moved close to your body
Slightly reduced ambient light intensity
Fixed on-hit effects not applying, and reduced brightness of desaturation effect
Fixed smoke grenades being permanent
Fixed animation sync bug with snakes
Weekly Cup - Power Plays With a new update, comes a new weekly cup. Will the swathe of balance changes in DTO v1.2 dethrone the previous pros, or will we see Poncho continue his dominance? Anyone can play in the Down To One weekly cup, so if you want to give it a try, come on down! We'll be kicking off the weekly cup with a warmup round this week, followed by the final, with 25 DTO Steam keys to be won in prizes! When is the tournament? This tournament will be held at 8:30pm AWST (GMT+8) this Friday, the 23rd of March. players should be ready 5 minutes before the allocated start time. Check here for a countdown clock. As always, don't forget to follow Down To One on Twitter for all the latest news and updates!
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20 Jun 2016Developer post
Update 1.2.1 and new Weekly Cup!
Hey Everyone, Today's minor patch fixes a few issues reported after yesterday's big 1.2 update, thanks to all those who reported them! Minor Changes Fixed F4/third person spectator mode always rendering the players gun Fixed movement animations not syncing Fixed loss of Post-Proc
Hey Everyone,
Today's minor patch fixes a few issues reported after yesterday's big 1.2 update, thanks to all those who reported them! Minor Changes

Fixed F4/third person spectator mode always rendering the players gun
Fixed movement animations not syncing
Fixed loss of Post-Processing when swapping through players in spectator mode
Fixed a bug which caused your body to be rendered in a weird position when spectating someone who moved close to your body
Slightly reduced ambient light intensity
Fixed on-hit effects not applying, and reduced brightness of desaturation effect
Fixed smoke grenades being permanent
Fixed animation sync bug with snakes
Weekly Cup - Power Plays With a new update, comes a new weekly cup. Will the swathe of balance changes in DTO v1.2 dethrone the previous pros, or will we see Poncho continue his dominance? Anyone can play in the Down To One weekly cup, so if you want to give it a try, come on down! We'll be kicking off the weekly cup with a warmup round this week, followed by the final, with 25 DTO Steam keys to be won in prizes! When is the tournament? This tournament will be held at 8:30pm AWST (GMT+8) this Friday, the 23rd of March. players should be ready 5 minutes before the allocated start time. Check here for a countdown clock. As always, don't forget to follow Down To One on Twitter for all the latest news and updates!
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19 Jun 2016Developer post
Update 1.2 - Civil Engineering
Hey Everyone, It's time for the update you've all been waiting for! DTO v1.2 is without a doubt our biggest update yet, seeing full reworks to in-game visuals, performance, stats, an engine update, and plenty more. Read on for the full patchnotes. Major Changes Rendering rework -
Hey Everyone,
It's time for the update you've all been waiting for! DTO v1.2 is without a doubt our biggest update yet, seeing full reworks to in-game visuals, performance, stats, an engine update, and plenty more. Read on for the full patchnotes. Major Changes

Rendering rework -Previously, Down To One used a custom rendering setup to overcome a number of issues within Unity 4, and also made things like "hands-over-UI" possible. Since DTO is now running on the Unity 5.4 beta, we've been able to get rid of most of this custom, hacky code and replace it with cleaner, shorter methods that lead to less bugs, higher performance, and better visuals.
New PostFX -Post-Processing isn't a term that everyone thinks of fondly, but DTO's newly updated PostFX pipeline, PRISM, has been built specifically for performance, and outperforms any other Post-Processing system for Unity by up to 500%. Not only that, but our new PostFX also get applied to the first-person camera thanks to the rendering rework, meaning that your characters hands + gun no longer look out of place.
Reworked visuals -New textures, shaders, and color correction all add to the new Down To One experience. Add custom reflection maps for each area on the map, improved shadows, and no more occlusion culling bugs, and DTO has never looked so good.
Reworked ADS -Previously, ADSing in Down To One 'glued' the camera to the gun, which meant that recoil when ADSing was not very visual. Our new ADS rework not only fixes this, but also gives certain guns different ironsight positions to better correlate with how your character would actually look down the sights.
Introducing the MP40 -A new patch wouldn't be perfect without a new gun, so the MP40 has started to appear in various military outposts & watch towers in Down To One. Firing slower than all other SMGs, but with very controllable recoil, and slightly higher accuracy, the MP40's 32-round 9mm magazine is a solid choice for close to mid range combat.
Reset perks, cash and stats -With update 1.2, the 'season' has been reset, so everyone starts out again on a level playing field.
New perk - "Build A Wall" (Cost: 15 Perk Points) -Your skills in border protection allow you to solidify the Playable Area for 60 seconds, turning it into an impassable wall and increasing damage dealt to anyone caught outside it for the duration.
Various major performance improvements
Minor Changes

Improved Main Menu visuals
Added end-game effect to transition out before the main menu
Increased reward on the High Roller perk to 500% (from 300%)
Decreased health bonus on the Armor Plates perk to 15 (from 20)
Buffed Demolition Expert perk extra damage by 100%
Changed the playable area so that it decreases slower at the start of the round - this should let players have a bit more of an 'exploration' phase before transitioning into combat, as well as increasing average round time
Various main menu bugfixes
Fixed stats not saving correctly
Various ingame bugfixes
Various changes to scale of objects
Server stability improvements So, as you can see, it's been worth the wait - don't waste any time, get out onto the battlefield and get ranking up again! Also, something we also wanted to get into this update is DX12 support, which unfortunately is still broken in Unity - as soon as it works, we'll ship it! As always, don't forget to follow Down To One on Twitter, and if you'd like Steam notifications for when matches are starting, don't forget to join the Let's Play Down To One Steam group.
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Updates & announcements

You now play in one of 3 teams - Blusec, Redsec, or Independent

Hey Everyone,

Hey Everyone,

Hey Everyone,