SPRAWL news & patch notes

EVERYONE!

The time has finally come. We’ve been hinting that we were working on something special, and today we are beyond thrilled to finally pull back the curtain and announce the next chapter in the universe: SPRAWL zero.

(Please hit that Wishlist button, it is the single best way to support us as an indie team!)

Welcome to the Golden Age

If SPRAWL was our blood-soaked love letter to the '90s, SPRAWL Zero is our homage to the Golden Age of 2000s console shooters. SPRAWL Zero is heavily inspired by the dynamic worlds and tactical firefights of classics like F.E.A.R., Halo, and Half-Life 2.

Before SEVEN, there was FIVE… In SPRAWL zero, you play as FIVE, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier controlled by the Junta. Your directive is absolute: eliminate SILAS, the leader of the radical techno-religious group IMAGO-DEI. As the city plunges into chaos and factions both known and unknown grasp for the reins, you must reconcile your truths... or succumb to the SPRAWL.

Evolved, Physics-Driven Combat

Combat in SPRAWL zero is fast-paced but heavily grounded. We have built a smart, coordinated enemy AI system where squads will communicate, flank, lay down covering fire, and flush you out with grenades to wrestle the advantage away from you.

To survive the diverse roster of organic, mechanical, and airborne factions, FIVE must outsmart the opposition using an expanded suite of cybernetics:

• Gravity Shield & Gloves: Expand combat beyond the gun. Catch enemy bullets and hurl them right back, or manipulate physics to control the battlefield.

• Stylish Bullet-Time: Bend your shots midair with inhuman precision to ensure you never miss.

• Rushdown: Barrel through enemy lines with moments of invulnerability and destructive force.

• Massive Arsenal: Master over 40 distinct weapons, each with their own unique roles and mastery paths.

All of this takes place across masterfully crafted levels featuring deep verticality and alternate routes. Player agency is a fundamental pillar of our Y2K design philosophy, whether you push aggressively, play tactically from cover, or dominate encounters through physics-based combat, the game accommodates your playstyle.

Wrapped in an authentic, gritty Y2K cyberpunk aesthetic and backed by an industry-leading original soundtrack of intense early-2000s electronic music, SPRAWL zero is everything we love about the era. SPRAWL zero is the game we always wanted to make, and we’re so excited to showcase everything about it over the coming months.

SPRAWL is 65% Off & Update 1.6!

To celebrate the announcement, the original SPRAWL is currently 65% off! If you have friends who haven't had a chance to play yet, there has never been a better time to jump in and experience the game.

We’ve also just pushed an update to the base game today (v1.6). We’ve made some changes to how we build updates for the game, which should introduce massive stability improvements for everyone. Beyond that we’ve made changes to basically every level in the game that improve enemy pathfinding, improve wall-run reliability, and fix longstanding collision issues prevalent. There are also fixes for tons of bugs that have been present for some time now. If you boot up SPRAWL, you’ll notice a shiny new button right on the main menu that links directly to the SPRAWL zero store page, making it easier than ever to check it out. We still have plans to provide even more in the near future, so keep an eye out!

Thank you all for the incredible support over the years. We couldn't build these games without this amazing community. Go wishlist SPRAWL zero, jump into the Discord to tell us what you think of the trailer, and get ready for what's next.

Love you all!

 - Carlos (REVEL) Patch Notes

Engine & System

• Engine Backend Upgraded: Updated to the latest engine build. This addresses legacy backend bugs and resolves some longstanding save data issues. This is a massive update that should improve stability for everyone!

• Dynamic Menu UI: Main menu background screens are now tied to save data and will dynamically update to reflect your current campaign progress.

Codex & UI

• Codex Visuals: Overhauled the UI and visual presentation of the Codex system.

• Codex Bug Fixes:  Resolved an error where Codex data failed to populate upon item pickup.

• Codex Bug Fixes:  Corrected mislabeled lore entry in the database.

Level Design & AI Update

• Navmesh Rebuild: Updated AI navigation meshes in key encounter areas to improve enemy tracking and movement.

• Collision Passes: Fixed multiple instances of mismatched mesh collisions to prevent player snagging and invisible walls.

• Affected Maps:

  • Episode 1: E1M1, E1M2, E1M3, E1M4, E1M5

  • Episode 2: E2M1, E2M2, E2M3, E2M4

  • Episode 3: E3M1, E3M2, E3M3

“Wait.. MAETH is back? What does that mean?” We sure are, and we’re really excited to be able to share things with our incredible community again. I tried to get our sale price to $7.77, but hey 51% is close enough, the whole point is you can get SPRAWL for less than a fast food combo. Pretty good deal I think? Every purchase directly supports our small, independent team. Every sale, every share, every bit of support genuinely helps us move forward, and we can’t thank you enough for that.

Since release SPRAWL has received 7 major updates that have added race mode, horde mode, 12 new maps, several new features, quality of life requests from the community, the codex update which added 50+ pieces of collectible lore, and so much more. We’re really proud to have pulled that off as a small scrappy team! Even so there are a number of issues we’ve wanted to address for a long time, along with some free content we’ve always wanted to give back to the community. We’re really excited to announce that there will be at least one final update coming to SPRAWL that tackles longstanding issues and includes new free playable content. We’re actively working on this update and are looking forward to getting it into your hands soon. We’re also back to say this isn’t the only thing we’ve been working on.

Something new from us is coming… That’s all we can share for now, but trust us, this is something incredibly special, and we know you are all going to love it. 

One last thing: we’ve officially rechristened the SPRAWL Discord into the MAETH Discord in preparation for what’s next. We’ll be slowly ramping up activity over the coming months. If you want to stay up to date and hear news first, we’d love for you to join us. Invite Link -

https://discord.gg/4kVen5XDfn We'll be back with some more news, very very soon - Carlos (REVEL)

• Button prompts now display on tutorials and switches across keyboard and controller.
• Players now respawn with a minimum of 4 pistol shots to help get back on their feet without relying on melee.
• Respawn now includes 4 seconds of invulnerability.
• Fixed an issue with hitstun on various enemies.
• Addressed enemy navigation issues across levels in the game.
• Fixed music looping issues on all race maps.
• Resolved an issue with Codex navigation.
• Fixed issues with Codex labeling.
• Various fixes to all localizations.
• Improved setting sliders functionality for gamepad users.
• Added additional languages with proper font fallbacks.

WOW!

We did it everyone, we made it to 1000 reviews, with a very positive rating. We couldn’t have done it without all your support. We talk about this a fair bit, but it really is humbling to see our first game have such a positive reception, and impact as well. Since release we’ve received an overwhelming amount of positive messages from people who just love the world we built, or have told us that playing our game made their week better, or that they love the soundtrack. It keeps us going honestly, we set out with lofty goals for our first title, and we sacrificed a lot. It was just the two of us, myself (Carlos) and Hannah, chatting on Discord and putting in thousands of hours and making some tough decisions to get this game out, seeing this effort rewarded each and every milestone is, well, incredibly humbling.

So from us to you, thank you all so much!

]I’d like all of you to give Hannah some love here, she has put in a tremendous amount of effort over the years to bring this game to fruition. She continues to impress and inspire me to work hard and deserves to hear it.

We’ve got some more stuff planned too, so feel free to continue to leave us feedback, we’re always listening!

Thank you

- Carlos (REVEL)

• Added “Codex” into the game. Walking over a PDA with a QR code on it will automatically populate the “Codex” menu. 50 pieces of unique collectable lore are now accessible in game.
• Added Time Trial map “TIER 2 MOVEMENT (ADVANCED)”
• Added Time Trial map “SLINGSHOT (ADVANCED)”
• Added secondary weapons to all time trial maps with shotguns. This should allow for quick swapping movement tricks.
• Added option to disable gamepad auto switching
• Added option to hide crosshair
• Fixed issue with lights not saving their state when hitting checkpoints
• Fixed collision issues on E3M2
• Updated navigation mesh on E1M2
• Fixed issue where prototype enemy would be stuck behind shield wall on E3M2
• Fixed issue with drops not triggering on prototype carrier enemy on E3M3
• Fixed collision issue on some walls in E2M2
• Fixed collision issue on some walls in E2M3

Last night we passed 850 Reviews!!! ːsteamhappyː

We’re getting close to 1000, so if you haven't yet, please get in there and tell us what you think and review!

And if you havent yet, please leave a review! This really helps us! Let's get to 1000!

• Added new Horde map "SEVERED STEELl"
• Added new Horde map "MENDING"
• Added new Horde map "INSTITUTION"
• Improvements to enemy pathfinding

• Fixes to general collision issues in Horde 01
• Fixes to general collision issues in Time Trial 02
• Fixed issue with a codex on e3m2 not moving with its platform
• Fixed issue with collision on e2m1
• Fixed issue with fight on e2m2 softlocking if fight does not trigger, players may now choose to exit the arena and skip the fight

• Fixed issue with deformed Grunt arm rotation
• Added Severed Steel grunt enemy type on Horde 04
• Added Sosig enemy type on Horde 05
• Fixed FOV slider not loading previously saved value

What would you get if Doom and Ghost in the Shell hooked up and had a baby? We think the answer is Sprawl, a stunning homage to the frenzied twitch staples of the classic “boomer shooter” combined with more modern aesthetics and, more specifically, a truly dynamic and thumping soundtrack that keeps the action going. But put down the headphones and give us a second to acknowledge the work that's gone into these sick beats. Please give Sprawl a nomination for Best Soundtrack in this year's Steam Awards.

Also Sprawl is 50% off for the Steam Autumn Sale and here is a new video of our latest update! Tell your friends!

GENERAL:

• Added new Horde map "Silence"
• Added new Time Trial "Gauntlet"
• Added new Time Trial "Solitude"
• Shotgun cycle speed changed from 2 seconds to 1.5

LEVELS:

• Fixes to general collision issues in E1M4
• Fixes to general collision issues in E2M3
• Updated Horde maps Jukebox with pulsing effect.
• Update Horde maps spawns and enemy placement.
• Fixed collision issue in basic movement time trial.

WEAPON BALANCE:

• Shotgun cycle speed changed from 2 seconds to 1.5

MISC:

• Ninja attack damage doubled from 10 - 20.
• Updated Robot Grunt ragdoll to prevent visual glitch.
• Fixed some sounds not being affected by volume changes.

We also have a sale! 🎉 Today through Nov 28th, SPRAWL is 50% off!

• Added 3 new "Time Trial" maps.
• Added a "Horde Mode" map.
• Added crosshair option to gameplay settings.
• Added more fine grained difficulty options to settings menu.
• Reduced HUD scale.
• Removed max ammo count from HUD.

• Added third wall kick.
• Added options to adjust Wallrun Tilt and Strafe Tilt.
• Added wall stickiness slider.
• Increased baseline wall run "stickiness". It should now be easier to attach to walls.
• Increased base movement speed.
• Increased slide duration.
• Increased slide speed.
• Slide hopping now gives more distance and speed.
• Increased forward momentum gained from alternating walls.

• Final boss arena has been completely redesigned in order to give players an option to deal with the second round of turrets without firing a shot.
• Additional voice lines have been added in E3M1, E3M2, and E3M3 in order to provide context to the final boss fight which previously appeared in hidden codex entries.
• Several sections of E3M3 have been completely re-designed to give the player more options during combat.
• E3M2 has been updated with additional checkpoints.
• Two switches on E3M1 are now easier to hit.
• Keycard on E1M2 is now easier to pick up.
• Fixed hole in trigger on E1M1.
• Fixed (for realsies this time) final arena fight in E2M2 not triggering.

• Headshot damage on pistols increased from 75 -> 100.
• Increased grenade launcher ammo cap from 6 to 8 grenades.
• Changed railgun ammo pickups from orange to blue to help differentiate them from grenades.
• Shotgun spread reduced from 3.0 to 2.5.
• Increased damage output of shotgun by .5 per pellet.
• Chaingun wind up speed increased by 0.3.
• Chaingun damage output increased by 10 per shot.

• Ninja attack damage doubled from 10 - 20.
• Ninja walk speed increased from 1200 - 1300.
• Robot grunt run speed increased from 600 - 800.
• Shotgunner run speed increased from 600 - 740.
• Ogre movement speed increased by 20 units.
• Riot shield grunt movement speed increased from 600 - 700.
• Riot shield grunt health reduced from 100 - 80.
• Light mech class spectre will now properly ragdoll.
• Light mech class spectre is now easier to headshot.
• Light mech class spectre run speed increased from 600 - 800.
• Fixed bug with flying drones not hitting you if you stood perfectly still.

• Fixed deafening sound on respawn!
• Removed scanlines from codex QR codes to make them easier to scan. (try using the Google Lens app if you are still facing issues, we are planning to bring these lore entries in-game in order to make the scanning optional. All achievements are obtainable simply by walking up to the golden PDAs).
• Tutorials have been re-written to be more descriptive.
• Fixed the “REAPER” boss respawning after death.
• Added input buffering to weapon firing.
• Allow people to bind the mouse wheel back to next/previous weapon. (bindings to other actions will be fixed in future updates).
• Fixed some instances of the game crashing on respawn screen.

• Railgun charge speed increased by 25%.
• Alleviated some issues with inconsistent AI pathing in the arena on E1M4.
• Fixed clipping into the boat on E1M5.
• Fixed issue where prototype enemy would be stuck behind shield wall on E3M1.
• Fixed issue where chaingun enemy pickups would not grant player ammo.
• Fixed issue with lift in E1M3 being able to leave without you if you clipped the trigger.
• Attempted fix with second arena in E2M2 not spawning enemies.
• Fixed players potentially being able to phase through a collider that pushes them on the waterfall section of E2M4.
• Gave players some more platforms to use on bossfight in E2M4.
• Increased ammo drops inside the boss arena in E2M4.
• Added teleporter triggers to GOR Complex tower climb (E2M4)
• Robot grunts have had their health cut from 300hp to 250hp.
• Robot grunts now drop double the amount of handgun ammo.
• Robot grunts' accuracy has been increased slightly.
• Robot grunts now ragdoll correctly.
• Berserkers have had their health reduced from 800hp to 700hp.
• Berserkers will now drop chaingun ammo when killed.
• Berserkers will now show damage to their body.
• Fixed controller navigation getting stuck on the "Apply" button in display settings.
• Fixed broken visuals on the melee weapon when weapon bobbing is set to 0.
• Light Mech Class Spectre has had its health reduced from 600 to 350
• Some platforming in E3M3 has been made easier with additional platforms to land on.
• General changes to resource economy from weapon ammo drops on enemies has been rebalanced to make the later half of SPRAWL less reliant on weak point targeting.
• Some additional geometry has been added in the final arena in E3M1 to allow the player to easily target heads.
• Fixed issue where the player could die before the elevator finishes leaving in E3M1.
• Fixed issue where the first arena in E2M1 would potentially soft lock.
• Voiceline that was previously untied to the volume slider has been corrected in E2M4 Bossfight.
• Hannah actually played the game this time.