Hello everyone! We're happy to bring you another update to Paint Chips.
The main highlight of this update are new Gametypes! You can now vote on a random selection of them in Quick Play to mix things up a bit, or go in to custom matches and select your favorite. In total there are now 9 gametypes to choose from! We plan on adding many more, but this is what we were able to complete since the previous update. We hope you all enjoy trying them out and can't wait to hear your thoughts on them.
We have also created a new map! Will you be able to find your way through the Catacombs? Watch out for spikes!
Another nice change is happening to the chat! The super ugly gigantic chat messages in the social lobby are no more, and in its place comes a nice little chat box. This box will now be available in most areas of the game (social, lobby, match), and messages will now be stored across each area for your reading pleasure. Up to 50 messages will be saved, and it is now possible to scroll through them all to see what you've missed! There are a few other minor additions to chat which you can read about below.
We want to express our deepest thanks to everyone playing our game! It's been a lot of fun working on this project and we're always trying to make improvements to increase your enjoyment of it. We try to listen to everyone's suggestions and implement everything that is in alignment with our final vision of the game! We hope to continue improving and making it the most enjoyable experience possible for every player out there. If you haven't already, please consider joining us on Discord where you can talk directly to the developers, make suggestions, report issues, and chat with players outside of the game.
Read on below if you're interested in learning about all of the new features and changes that are in this update:
- New Stuff
- Added a new map: Catacomb
- The clothing items in the shop now have names
- There is now a notice board in the social lobby area that will display current, future and past events and messages
- There are now 9 gametypes to choose from instead of 1:
- Paintmatch - Free-for-all, regular painting and chipping
- Team Paintmatch - Two teams, regular painting and chipping (if you have played previously, this is the original mode that you have already experienced)
- Rocketfight - Free-for-all, everyone spawns with rocket launchers
- Team Rocketfight - Two teams, everyone spawns with rocket launchers
- Swipers - Free-for-all, everyone spawns with swords and snipers
- Team Swipers - Two teams, everyone spawns with swords and snipers
- Team Doubles - Four teams, regular painting and chipping
- Territories - Free-for-all, paint will only stick to un-painted ground
- Team Territories - Two teams, paint will only stick to un-painted ground
- Added new medals:
- Speed Painter - Be the first to get a paint score of 100
- Dyetastic - Cover the enemy paint with a paint score of 200 without dying
- Dyetacular - Cover the enemy paint with a paint score of 450 without dying
- Dyenamite - Cover the enemy paint with a paint score of 700 without dying
- Dyebolical - Complete the match and cover the enemy paint with a paint score of 700 or more and 0 deaths
- Triplicity - Earn a Paintcasso, Unchippable and Dyebolical Medal in one match
- Decoy - Awarded to the dead player when someone else gets an "Avenger" medal on the target that killed the dead player
- Paintstar - Get the highest paint score at the end of a match
- Chipstar - Get the most kills at the end of a match
- Shooting Star - Receive both Paintstar and Chipstar medals in a single match
- Added new Daily Challenges:
- Dye 'n Dash - Earn 5 Dyetastic Medals - 4000 Reward
- Let Me Dye - Earn 3 Dyetacular Medals - 4000 Reward
- Dye by Fire - Earn a Dyenamite Medal - 3000 Reward
- Dyeing to Win - Earn a Dyebolical Medal - 3500 Reward
- Lickety-Split - Earn 3 Speed Painter Medals - 3000 Reward
- Highly Decorated - Earn 100 Medals - 7500 Reward
- Rising Star - Earn 3 Paintstar Medals - 3500 Reward
- Supernova - Earn 3 Chipstar Medals - 3500 Reward
- The winning players on the results screen are now highlighted and moved to the right, while the losing players are moved to the left, better indicating who won or lost
- A CVD (Color Vision Deficiency) filter has been added to the settings menu
- When zoomed out during a match, an extra visual aid will appear over your character's location when you respawn or teleport
- Added a UI scale option in the settings menu
- The current gametype will be shown on the live scores screen (Tab) during a match
- Each map now has its own music track
- Added a couple new hairstyle items
- Changes
- The typing bubble above players when they are typing a message is now animated
- Chat has been improved:
- There is now a dedicated chat box
- Chat logs are stored up to a max of 50 messages
- Chat logs are saved between scenes (social, lobby, matches, etc.) so you no longer need to worry about missing what another player has said when changing scenes
- The chat box is scrollable
- GM and VIP players now have a special color and icon associated with their chat messages
- It is now possible to move the input caret via click or arrow keys to edit your messages more easily before sending them
- It is now possible to select, copy and paste text in the input box
- Team color voting has been replaced with gametype voting in Quick Play, team colors are now randomized
- Team color selection in custom games has been removed and is now randomized
- Player names are now on top of the shop, chat and AFK bubble icons
- Match Completion and Match Time rewards on the match results screen have been combined into Match Completion
- Bot weapon usage has been adjusted, and they now occasionally switch weapons (when available)
- Updated the requirements and rewards to some Daily Challenges:
- Painter's Tape - Get a Paint Score of 800 (Increased from 600) - Reward 2000 (Increased from 1500)
- Paint-o-Matic - Get a Paint Score of 900 (Increased from 700) Reward 2500 (Increased from 2000)
- All you can paint - Get a Paint Score of 1000 (Increased from 800) Reward 3000 (Increased from 2500)
- Paint 'til you drop - Get a Paint Score of 1100 (Increased from 900) Reward 3500 (Increased from 3000)
- Finger Paints - Earn 6,000 Paint Points (Increased from 4000) - Reward 4000 (Increased from 3500)
- A Work of Art - Earn 8,000 Paint Points (Increased from 6000) - Reward 6000 (Increased from 5500)
- Floor Artist - Earn 10,000 Paint Points (Increased from 8000) - Reward 8000 (Increased from 7500)
- Beginner's Luck - Win 4 (Decreased from 5) Matches
- Chicky Dinny - Win 8 (Decreased from 10) Matches
- You're on Fire! - Win 12 (Decreased from 15) Matches
- Reach for the chips - Win 16 (Decreased from 20) Matches
- Matchmaker - Play 4 (Decreased from 5) Matches
- Win some, lose some - Play 8 (Decreased from 10) Matches
- Just Keep Chippin - Play 12 (Decreased from 15) Matches
- Too many pizza - Play 16 (Decreased from 20) Matches
- Triple Threat - Reward 4000 (Decreased from 5000)
- No Escape - Earn 3 (Decreased from 5) Rocket Spree Medals - Reward 3500 (Decreased from 4000)
- Seek and Destroy - Earn 3 (Decreased from 5) Sniper Spree Medals - Reward 3500 (Decreased from 4000)
- On a Roll - Earn 5 (Decreased from 6) Chipping Spree Medals
- Paint Dash - Earn 5 (Decreased from 6) Painting Spree Medals
- Players will no longer be removed from Custom matches if they are AFK
- Slightly reduced the amount of time allotted to earn the Avenger medal
- Shotgun now has a slight knockback when firing
- The shotgun's bullet spray is no longer random and instead fires in a predictable cone shape to improve accuracy against targets
- Text color on player nameplates will now swap between white and black according to the player's team color to make it easier to read
- Custom games will now display rewards for solo players
- Medal rewards in custom games have been reduced
- The zoom feature has been disabled on specific maps and gametypes
- Reduced the overall sound effects and music volumes
- Fixes
- Bots will no longer attempt to shoot at a target that's behind a wall
- Rockets will now always explode and spread paint on impact with objects and walls as intended
- Weapon pickups will no longer stack on top of each other when dropped by players/bots
- Weapon pickups will no longer spawn outside of the map, which made it difficult/impossible to reach them
- The paint coverage scoring has been improved to be much more accurate
- Long Steam player names are now forcibly shortened to match custom in-game nickname limitations (16 characters)
- Certain colors are no longer allowed on certain maps (e.g. the grass green color on Twin Isles)