In 2013, I had a sudden thought...

I wanted to see if I could put together a little online FPS in a short time.

Ratz 1.0 was released as a web game and the feedback I got was very good, so I just kept working on it. Then Steam introduced "Steam Greenlight" and I took my chance.

Two years later, Ratz Instagib 2.0 was born, the beginning of my career as a game developer.

And with time, an amazing community of fans started to form on Discord, keeping the game alive for years to come!

I can't thank you all enough! <3

In 2022, I partnered with the games publisher and developer Rarebyte, an incredible team that helped me push my second game Rogue Glitch to the next level and inspired me to give Ratz Instagib 2.0 another go!

• Discord Live-Game-Browser
  View a live updated list of online games and join them directly through Discord.
  If you haven't already, join the community[discord.gg]!
  
  

• 10 New Cosmetic Items
  Including 6 Rarebyte-themed items, with characters from their new game "We Are Screwed!"
  

• Restored Functionality of the Australian Server

• And a few minor but important additions
  • When searching for a game in Ratz, you will be asked to start a Bot game right away. This opens a public game that is visible in the Live-Game-Browser
    
  • Fixed a bug with the Steam Invite functionality
    
  • Added a Discord popup link to the game’s menu, so everyone can easily find the Ratz Community

• Also, the limited special cosmetics will be available to unlock again, for the next 3 months!
  

By the way, if you like cozy couch coop games, do me a favor and have a look at "We Are Screwed!" developed by Rarebyte!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1125830/We_Are_Screwed/

First off, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for helping give Ratz a great release! It's been a long road, but the game is much better for all the effort that's gone into it… I hope you all continue to enjoy it!

Of course, as is often the way with games these days, a few nasty bugs have crawled into the mix since release. The biggest one caused the game to finish right after a new map loaded, meaning no-one was able to play. Also, sometimes players loaded different maps despite being in the same game! Don't worry though – that and other minor things are fixed now.

If anything unusual or weird happens to you in-game, please tell me in the comments so I can try to fix it.

As for tweaks, I've now made it so that there are player counts next to the game mode selection!

And as usual, I've also added a few new Cosmetic items to the pool to keep things interesting…
[www.ratzinstagib.com]

Hi everyone!

Well, it's been a long time coming - nearly 18 months since we first launched Ratz Instagib into Early Access, in fact - but finally, today is the full release of the game!

Since Ratz first went into EA, the game has come along massively; from localisation and new maps to the addition of character customisation and the from-the-ground-up creation of the RatzEd map editor, Lino's done an amazing job on every part of development. And let's not forget, he did this entirely on his own! If anyone deserves a standing ovation here, it's him. ːsteamhappyː

Of course, today being release day means the real adventure for Ratz Instagib is just beginning! And to celebrate, we've set up a release discount of 20% for the next seven days - that means you can gift keys to your friends and get them all involved on the exciting blasting action.

We hope you'll all join us in saying congrats to Lino for everything he's done and help us spread the word that finally, the day of the Ratz has come!

The RSG team

You'll be glad to know that I've made a significant change to the workshop system with regards to maps. Sadly, there appears to be no end to the posting of so-called 'troll' maps, so I've had to come up with a new system to counteract them. Now, if you publish a map, it won't appear in the in-game voting queue until we approve it on the back-end. This means that only finished (or sufficiently playable) maps will be available to vote on in-game!

However, I've also opened a new sub-forum called 'New Map Approval'. If you post your map in this area, it will be reviewed much faster. Add some screenshots and information about the map and the chances are much higher of it getting approved!

When building your map, please keep in mind that you can still play/test any map in a private game, even if it's not approved yet. Approvals are only for maps that go community-wide.

Hello!


It was tough to implement True Fullscreen in Unity! Basically, if the game was minimized, Unity would stop the whole game and anything that was currently being processed, including networking operations. This led to some rather weird player synchronising problems. However, I found a way to remedy this – I hope my approach is working as intended!

True Fullscreen enables the game to run at its full potential - most importantly, faster input processing and more frames per second!

I'd recommend everyone to look into the Options menu and set the "Display Mode" to "Exclusive Fullscreen" and also to report any unexpected behaviour!
The Ratz Server is a separate tool to create your own dedicated "Ratz Master Server" capable of holding up to 100 players on one computer. Perfect for LAN Events! It's
been disabled for a while now, since it didn't work with the current version of Ratz.
But that's resolved now! You will find the Server files in your Ratz installation folder, allowing you to set your own servers up.

Lots of people have been requesting it, so here it is!

Seven new jazzy DnB tracks have now been added to the game. I personally can't stop listening to "Shicu"! If you've purchased the Ratz Instagib Soundtrack, you'll see these new tracks added to your track list free of charge.

The new tracks are:
Shicu (by The Jazzassins)
Simple Procedures (by The Jazzassins)
True Connaisseurs (by The Jazzassins)
Maximus (by Flowrian)
Sometimes We Forget (by Flowrian)
Reentry (by Sinbin)
Chief Grand Master (by Paul Sg)
The game is now available in five languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Russian!
In the game's Steam properties, there's now a 'Language' tab. You can also override this setting in the Ratz Options menu.

While searching for games, you now have the option to quickly switch between Server Regions. This makes it much faster to cycle through the regions to find open rooms. If there are no open rooms, you can remain in the search queue; that way, new players will be able to find you quicker than ever before!
Additional functionality has been added to the mesh importer to improve workflow. Proper error messages will be displayed now too, in case the 3D file you're importing is causing problems.
[www.ratzinstagib.com]You may have noticed a swarm of so called "Troll Maps" appearing on the Workshop with misleading previews which do not represent the level created by the user. Players who have uploaded maps of this description run the risk of having their work removed from the Workshop without warning. This is also stated in the Map Editors Preview creation process.

Also, regarding maps created by others - if you like or don't like the map you're currently playing, you can now up/down vote it from inside of the game itself, rather than having to do it outside of the game on the Steam Workshop page.
I've added some new items for everyone to unlock… I hope you like them!
The game has also had some smaller bugs squashed and improvements added:
- Changed Flag positions on the "Orange Rooftop" map, so you can now return the flag : P
- Freezetag: Fixed a bug which caused the round to end, even if a player got unfrozen the last second. Sometimes, refragging unfrozen players didn't score any points - this is also fixed! Also, Player Balancing will do a better job now.
- Survival: Enemies die in one shot now and the time between waves has been reduced.
- Some other minor fixes...

Hello!


Click the Undo/Redo Buttons or just hit CTRL+Z/Y to revert changes.

You can now move, scale and rotate every side of the "Builder Cube" individually, a lot easier!
I prepared a little gif, showing the new tool in action:
Before, anything you imported got combined into one mesh and one material.
Now it will import all individual meshes with individual materials applied!

The Rat Dummy is used to see the map size in comparison to real players.
The "Map Size Multiplier" in "Settings/Map Settings" also reflects on the Dummy too now.

In "Settings/Map Settings" you will also find the "Player Contrast Color" setting.
It allows to set the best contrast color for players in relation the the map colours.


- Player movement speed slightly increased
- When other players shoot, a muzzle flash appears now
- Model animations (legs) got improved


- "Map Background Colour" works now ingame too
- "Cubemap Reflections" work again
- Some Voted Custom maps didn't load if they were set to private/friends only
- The AFK System got some fixes
- Closing the Edtior will open a popup asking if you want to save last changes
- Various other fixes/improvements

Hi everyone!

As you might have already seen, today marks the launch of RatzEd – an incredibly powerful, yet easy-to-use and totally free map making tool for Ratz Instagib. With it, you can create pretty much any map you can dream of and then share it to Steam Workshop for others to enjoy! And to celebrate the launch of RatzEd, we want to reward one of you for doing just that...

Between now and March 14th, 2016, we want as many of you as possible to use RatzEd to create new maps for the game. The more inventive, fun and exciting, the better! And once the deadline passes, Lino Slahuschek (the developer of Ratz Instagib) will pick his favourite to be the winner. The prize? Your very own Razer Deathadder, PC Gamer's own pick as the best gaming mouse around!

If you own Ratz Instagib, then you can update your local content to receive the RatzEd map editor tools for free and get designing. For more information about RatzEd, check out this announcement link or the official RatzEd user guide[www.ratzinstagib.com].

Good luck and happy map making!

Hello everyone!


Here's a breakdown of what's in the new update:

The Ratz Editor is a separate program (Windows only right now) that allows everyone to create their own worlds and levels for Ratz, with a HUGE amount of creativity and flexibility available. Ratz Instagib now has Steam Workshop integrated as well which works with RatzEd, so it's very easy to share and discover new maps by the community.

Interested in adding your own perfect map to Ratz? I've created a handy guide that covers all that you need to know to get you started! Check it out here:

http://www.ratzinstagib.com/_data/RatzEdGuide.pdf

As a taster, there's a sample map already available so you can start playing something new right on. It's just a small example of what you can do with just basic RatzEd tools:

[www.ratzinstagib.com]To celebrate the release of RatzEd, three new special customisation items have been added for you to unlock! The "Monster", a "Cute Mouse" and a "Happy Robot". These three, along with the special "Space Rat" set, is available only for a limited time, so grab them while you can!

[www.ratzinstagib.com]With the addition of custom maps, I felt that the game needed a new Map Vote solution. Now after a match ends, you'll be presented with a summary of popular, highest voted and new maps to vote on! Even better, you can also add your subscribed maps to the map pool.

• Mouse input bug fixed that was causing unprecise mouse movements
  
• The enhanced mouse input received some fixes and improvements, and won't be stuck on your main monitor any more when pausing the game.
  
• Better matching with players on your skill level. By default, Ratz won't search for low-rated players any more, but you'll get a notification after some queue time if you want widen the search.
  
• HUD Scale is now available. It's found in the Options menu and allows to decrease/increase the size of the Player HUD graphics.