A new balancing update has arrived for Funnel Runners, focusing primarily on adjusting environmental hazards that have been causing frustration for the player base. The development team has specifically nerfed the frequency of acid rain on Training and Normal difficulties to streamline the experience.

Key Balancing and UI Adjustments

This update introduces several quality-of-life improvements aimed at both general gameplay and streaming stability. Notable changes include:

  • Item Balancing: The Umbrella item now has a decreased inventory size, but the level required to unlock it in the Vending Machine has been reduced. Additionally, the grace period for remaining outside an umbrella's protection zone has been increased.
  • Communication and Reporting: Voice chat volume has been increased across the board, and a new reporting tool for bad behavior has been added to the pause menu.
  • Streaming Improvements: To prevent bit rate drops, the developers updated transition VFX for spectating and adjusted visual effects during "Connection Lost" scenarios. The "Connection Lost" text has also been renamed to "Lost Signal" to reduce player confusion.

Known Issues and Future Fixes

The development team confirmed that further bug fixes are scheduled for release tomorrow. While they continue to address these issues, players should be aware of several ongoing problems:

  • Technical Hurdles: Certain AMD graphics cards are experiencing crashes; the team suggests disabling Global Illumination or using Safe Mode as a temporary workaround.
  • Gameplay Bugs: Players have reported issues with unresponsive door unlocking, broken crowbar interactions, and achievements failing to trigger for non-lobby hosts.
  • Display and Controls: Fullscreen settings are currently not functioning as intended, and controller users are unable to reset their control bindings.
  • Network Issues: Some players are experiencing region-locking errors, while an unintended bug currently allows more than eight players to occupy a single match.

The developers have encouraged players to join their official Discord channel to stay updated on the status of these fixes and future patch rollouts.