Splitgate update brings quality of life and coat improvements

Developer 1047 Games has rolled out a massive update for his famous Portal shooter Splitgate. The patch introduces several quality of life improvements and bug fixes, as well as the addition of two important tweaks to make the game a bit easier to play: the ability to change the armor color of friends and foes. , and the possibility of covering objects. .

If you have played Splitgate prior to this update, you are probably well aware of how difficult it is to see people. Whether you are sprinting through Lavawell or jetpacking through the stadium, enemy visibility is not very good, especially because the default colors (blue for allies, red for enemies) are ubiquitous colors in the game. Someone like me, who has developed a progressive deterioration in eyesight called keratoconus, may find it difficult to tell the difference between the background and the foreground, especially when colors are the same.

But with this update, you can freely change the colors of your friends and enemies. By diving into the game’s settings menu, you can adjust the color of the armor and the outlines you see through the walls using literally any color on the RGB scale. The gif below illustrates perfectly how easy it is to make these adjustments:

Another important feature 1047 Games added to Splitgate is expanding. Yes the game has jetpacks so the mantle can feel a bit redundant when you can just jump over obstacles. But there are a few items that are too high for even your Thrusters to overtake you, that’s where the mantle feature comes in. Also toggle in the in-game settings menu, the mantle works as an extra boost when you approach a ledge, effectively allowing you to maintain momentum without disrupting the shooter with mundane climbing animation. It’s just a smooth transition.

This September update brings several other improvements to Splitgate also. The map of Karman Station, which had a tendency to crash, has been corrected and returns to normal rotation. There’s a new “Quick Play” playlist that combines relaxed and rumble modes like Splitball and Team Deathmatch. And the most recent mode, Contamination, a type of asymmetric play similar to Call of Duty‘s Infected in which a zombie player has to infect humans, has received some changes on things like points, notifications, and voice lines.

While this is a pretty big update for the arena shooter, 1047 Games recently said Splitgate is only about 25% complete. The studio raised $ 100 million in September to help server congestion and expand the game.