Hey everyone!

It's the spooky time of the year!👻 And we have been cooking some Hard BoOoOllet action for you. 👀 We have some new challenges not only in-game but also as a community event on Discord! Let's get right into the details.


It's never a good Halloween without the good old pumpkins, right? If your seeker skills are as good as your combat skills we have just the right thing for you. Look for all the 66 pumpkins across different Arenas, and destroy them to get new unlocks!


If you think that you're the fastest Gunner in the west (or anywhere) - why don't you prove it to us? Destroy all of the 66 pumpkins in the Arenas, record your gameplay and win Steam Gift Cards up to $60 from us! 🎃

How, you ask? Join our Discord[discord.gg] for all the details on how to participate!

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Find and destroy all 66 pumpkins in all locations! to unlock this time-limited customization! For all the time-limited outfits, you will have time until November 4th!

Four customizations for the player to unlock during the event:

• Scary Bag — One at the Main menu
  
• Pumpkin Suit — 6 somewhere at the Deadend
  
• Spider Gloves — get 4 at the Deathbox

Some popular weapons got their holiday looks too! 🎃 They also unlock while destroying pumpkins in arenas except one-holiday grenade is already available for everyone!

• Rhino — 5 hiding at Warehouse
  
• Gretta 92 — 6 at Pool
  
• Muller PL — 5 at City Roofs
  
• 1911 — 5 more at City Roofs
  
• Mark10 — 5 at Market
  
• Scorpio — 5 at Rooftop
  
• Sawed-off — 6 at Basement
  
• Choppa Triplet — 5 at Repair Shop
  
• М16А4 — Stairway
  
• Mark18 — 7 at Backstreet

• Fixed issue that prevented high jumps on some places on arenas.
  
• Fixed an issue where bullet positioning caused shots to land lower than expected.
  
• Removed the outdated German 45 pistol model from enemy weapon sets.
  
• Added more grab zones in Lobby area.

We hope that you'll have tons of fun! Please let us know if you have any feedback and enjoy your new outfits! 👻 Make sure to get those outfits before they leave on November 4th!

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Hey everyone!

This week, we are happy to introduce some performance improvements, reworked blood effects, and more firearms for enemies to use. Recently, we have seen some of our players having a hard time regarding performance so we wanted to take this topic as our priority. Smooth gameplay experience is something we aim for everyone!

A bunch of improvements to boost your FPS even more in Hard Bullet! Expect HUGE performance improvement during shootouts with enemies:

• Optimized VRAM usage for smoother gameplay, offering up to a 50% FPS boost on low to mid-tier GPUs, especially when using streaming VR headsets like Quest.
  
• Enhanced physics and core optimizations, reducing CPU load by up to 30% during action-heavy battle scenes.

Some things we are working on to bring in future updates regarding performance:

• Bullet Physics improvements;
  
• Adaptive physics for enemies;
  
• Reworked effects system so we can add more effects with less performance cost;

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Different blood patterns now appear on various materials like cloth and skin, with old splash effects replaced by realistic fabric saturation with blood.

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Bruises have been completely revamped to look more natural on different skin tones, with better blending after repeated impacts, eliminating those glitchy dark spots.

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Bone models have been updated, and we’ve added a few inner organs for extra realism. Shotgun and rifle damage will appear more brutal, with detailed "skin digging" effects.

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Dismemberment looks more gruesome than ever, with realistic bone models and vivid, disturbing visuals when they are exposed!

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No harm was given to the NPC while showcasing the new update.

We've adjusted the player's movement speed while holding enemies to enhance interaction with ragdolls. This change reduces chaos and makes it more convenient to maneuver them.

In future updates, we plan to make this more dynamic, with movement speed varying based on the size and weight of the object you're carrying.

We’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions!

Gore is a very important part of Hard Bullet, so we are constantly working on more improvements. Here is a list of the goals we aim to achieve before/at the game’s release, and what you can expect in upcoming updates:

• More detailed blood patterns on clothing.
  
• More realistic flesh deformations.
  
• Creation of blood puddles under dead bodies.
  
• Destructible body parts, including head explosions.
  
• Death and agony animations that correspond accurately to the type of damage.

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Redistributed firearms among enemies. Lower-tier enemies will now use basic firearms, while armored opponents will be equipped with more advanced rifles.

Updated two iconic guns with improved, highly detailed 3D models: Mark 16 and Gretta 92, custom-made exclusively for you.

• Corrected gun names in Arena Challenges.
  
• Rebaked lighting in Deathbox and its assets.
  
• Grinder: Fixed issue where ragdolls were not placed inside correctly.
  
• Leg Kick & Explosives: Resolved bug where kicking grenades or small explosives could cause premature detonation.
  
• UI: Renamed "Action Arena" to "Warehouse."
  
• Fixed incorrect positioning of the Wrench when held.
  
• Hand Spawner: Addressed issues with spawned warning signs.

Current game version: EA 0.7.10.45


We prepared a surprise for this Halloween season, stay tuned! We plan to make a timed event with unlockable looks for players and weapons.

And that's a wrap for today's patch notes! 📜

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If you haven't heard yet, we are working on the Quest 3/3S release of HARD BULLET. Check out all the details about the Quest version and the upcoming new game mode with Story & Rogue-Lite elements below! 👀

https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/news/app/1294760/view/4702410905651014113?l=english

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