The developers of Funnel Runners have released a new update focused on improving game stability, engine performance, and physics consistency. This patch addresses several critical crashes and technical issues reported by the community to ensure a smoother experience during escape runs.
Quick Facts
- Added a dedicated option to reset all key bindings.
- Removed Acid Rain from Training Mode to improve the learning curve.
- Increased session search range for global lobby visibility.
- Addressed multiple crash triggers related to item handling, voice chat, and tornado sequences.
Key Technical Fixes
This update resolves several high-priority crashes that previously interrupted gameplay. Specifically, the team fixed crashes occurring when a target is captured by a tornado without proper components, issues involving player-to-van seat references, and errors related to retrieving tornado orbit timing. Additionally, players should no longer experience permanent stuck states when falling into closets.
Interaction bugs have also been addressed. The patch fixes a specific issue where two players attempting to pick up the same item simultaneously would cause the object to bug out. Crashes resulting from picking up a session host's body and throwing it, as well as initialization failures for local voice chat, have been corrected.
Lobby and UI Adjustments
To help players connect more easily, the developers increased the session search range. While this makes more lobbies visible worldwide, players are advised to monitor their ping, as longer distances may introduce lag. The team noted that Steam enforces a 50-lobby limit; if a specific lobby does not appear in the browser, players are encouraged to use direct Steam Invites instead.
Other quality-of-life changes include:
- Improved visual clarity for the "revert changes" button in the keybindings menu.
- More consistent triggers for the "Up Here!" achievement.
- Removal of Acid Rain in Training Mode to provide a fairer environment for new players.
Known Issues Under Investigation
While this patch targets several stability issues, the development team has identified a list of ongoing concerns they are currently working to resolve:
- Items occasionally spawning outside map boundaries.
- Interaction failures with crowbars and darts post-match.
- System crashes specifically triggered on some AMD Graphics GPUs.
- Unintended lobby capacity exceeding the 8-player limit.
- Unresponsive "unlocking doors" actions and broken UI scaling.
- Crashes during the end-game tornado sequence.
Players experiencing these issues or wanting to provide further feedback are encouraged to join the official Funnel Runners Discord channel for direct communication with the developers.