Crash Time - Undercover news & patch notes

Following reports that the achievement bug from the previous patch was not fully resolved, we've released an additional patch addressing this issue along with some minor changes.

Localisation

• Fixed various grammar errors in the English translations.

Rich Presence

• Rich Presence now correctly displays the player's current status across all modes (in menu, splitscreen, and multiplayer).

Achievements

• Fixed an issue where career achievements were not unlocking upon completing a level.

t's been some time since our last update, and we appreciate your patience.

The gap reflects the scope of the work behind this release: a new DX11 renderer, full crossplay between Steam and GOG Galaxy, and a wide range of multiplayer stability improvements.

Thank you for your continued support.

Highlights

• New DX11 graphics renderer - pick your Graphics API (DX9 or DX11) right from the launcher screen (DX11 is now the default). DX11 brings modern rendering, MSAA anti-aliasing, and better hardware compatibility.

• Crossplay between Steam and GOG Galaxy - play together across both stores, with correct display names on both sides.

• Major multiplayer stability pass - a wide range of crashes and connection issues are fixed.

Multiplayer & Online

• Crossplay (Steam - GOG Galaxy): play across both platforms with the right names showing for everyone.

  Note: leaderboards are still separate for now - we plan to merge them in a future patch.

• Multiplayer invites: You can now send friend invites on GOG through a dedicated UI page designed for GOG while on Steam, this feature was already supported and continues to work through the overlay.

• Major stability fixes: resolved numerous crashes when joining, leaving, or closing a session, when servers shut down, and when muting/unmuting players. Sessions, connections, and disconnects are now handled far more reliably.

• Cleaner connections: duplicate connections are now rejected, dropped players time out correctly, and sessions properly leave the room when a connection fails.

• Correct player identity: fixed wrong names and IDs showing up in sessions.

Achievements

• Multiplayer achievements now unlock correctly.

• Fixed the "Test Driver" achievement check.

• Fixed career achievements not unlocking when replaying (without mods) a level you'd previously completed with mods.

Graphics & Visuals

• DX11 rendering backend added alongside DX9, selectable in the launcher screen.

• Fixed a motion blur artifact and a long-standing color output bug.

• General rendering and shader fixes for sharper, more consistent visuals.

• Performance and memory optimizations under DX11.

Settings & Launcher

• VSync toggle added to the launcher (previously config-file only). VSync is now on by default.

• Graphics API selector added to the settings so you can switch between DX9 and DX11.

• Improved display resolution and format handling for better DX11 compatibility.

HUD & UI

• The HUD now scales and stays centered correctly on ultra-wide and non-standard aspect ratios.

  Note: this applies to the in-game HUD only while general UI/menu scaling is unchanged for now.

• VSync toggle is also present in game options.