Here's what's coming next to the Texas Chain Saw Massacre according to the official roadmap.
First Published January 24, 2024, 17:27
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Does Texas Chain Saw Massacre Have A Content Roadmap
Yes, in a sense. The developers do outline what is being worked on and let fans know via a regular update called 'The Muerto Times'. That being said, officially, the team has also stated there are no plans for any expansive roadmap in the future. In an interview with MP1st, developers stated, "We will not be providing a roadmap." However, they added: "We are always thinking about what the first year will look like for our fans. We want to provide as much content as possible, but obviously, the success of the game will dictate what the first 12-18 months looks like for new content."
While this might make some fans a little nervous, it doesn't mean that no new content is coming. It just means that future updates for Gun Media's TCSM are dependent on how well the game sells, and if the game's player base remains consistently strong over time.
'Muerto Times Roadmap' Explained
Whilst there's no 'official roadmap' the developers at Gun Media have come up with something else called The Muerto Times, which acts as a semi-regular post detailing any upcoming changes. Here's a bit more info courtesy of the dev team:
"This will be our opportunity to communicate the status of some high impact, hot topics, and cover the general state of the game. While this list is not exhaustive, and there are a lot of other items we are currently working on in various stages of development, these are the key items at key moments in our workflow."
To make things simple, The Muerto Times is split into three core areas:
You'll find more info on each of these three areas just below in the drop-down menu.
"Fix In Testing" Explained
This means the team has completed a potential fix, but are currently testing that fix to verify it is suitable for deployment. A Fix In Testing item can still be delayed if the fix causes other issues within the game, or takes a little longer in certification (if certification is required). Should this fix clear our testing, it will be added to the very next patch or hotfix, or in the case of server side fixes, be deployed during off peak times in order to smoothly transition servers. The key difference to remember here is that most hotfixes and patches require some level of certification, which adds some time to the delivery of a fix. Other fixes are server side, which we can deploy by rolling out the fix onto servers and shuffling the player base off the servers without the fix applied and onto the servers where the fix has been applied. Server side fixes often do not require any downtime for the game.
“Under Investigation” Explained
This phase identifies issues the team is actively working on, investigating, and attempting to fix. These items are more in the active process of making the fix, prior to heading into testing. Fixes completed in this phase will move to Fix In Testing before rolling out to the community in one of the methods detailed above. This phase is the WORK the team needs to do to get to a Fix In Testing.
"Needs More Info" Explained
These are items we are aware of but are missing some key details and info. These are items that, if you are experiencing them, you should DEFINITELY be reporting to support.txchainsawgame.com and making sure you provide all relevant information. If you already have reported the issue, keep an eye on your inbox as the support team will often reach out requesting more info from you in order to move these issues up from our own internal QA to Under Investigation. This is where partnership with our community keeps things running efficiently and gets things fixed faster.
Confirmed Texas Chain Saw Massacre Roadmap Features
Although the devs might prefer we not refer to The Muerto Times as a development roadmap, sorry, that's exactly what we're going to do.
Here is what is everything mentioned on the roadmap from The Muerto Times - Seventh Edition, released on 18 January 2024:
Fix In Testing
- Over 150 Fixes In Testing, Including:
- Danny's Instant Study - Changes to Danny's Level 3 Instant Study is currently a fix in testing.
- Grapple Tuning - Family will no longer be able to isntantly execute Victims while they are in another grapple with another Family member.
- Leatherface Destroys Faster! - Leatherface will now destroy obstacles faster.
- Grandpa Perks Saved! - Changing out your Grandpa Perk will save your loadout.
- Missing Fusebox Found - Fusebox can now be seen in Johnny's Shack on Nancy's House while using Family Focus.
- Slippery, Missing? - Slippery has found its way back to Danny's skill tree.
- Familly Trapped No More - Exploit where Victims could entrap Family players is being addressed.
- Choose Flight, Bomb Squad, and More? - Certain perks are being rebalanced.
- Instant Start Leatherface - Players with Instant Start will now start their chainsaws faster.
- Poisoned Claws - Poisoned Claws is being rebalanced.
- Thicker Blood Trails - Blood trails will now be thicker.
- New Language Translations - Brazilian, Portuguese, and Russian translations will be added in.
Under Investigation
- Report System Improvements
- Basement Fusedoor Notification
- Nancy Exploits
Needs More Info
- Spawn Point Issues
- Close Encounter Mini-Game Issues
- Crashing and Loading Issues
For a more detailed breakdown of the upcoming changes, stay tuned for the full TCSM patch notes.
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Written by Cole Podany
Cole is a Staff Writer at GINX Esports TV based in the United States. He's a lover of all things horror and particularly loves old horror games like Silent Hill and Resident Evil. You can also find him writing about Dead by Daylight and a slew of other games. Outside of writing for GINX, Cole loves cooking and his two cats. You can contact Cole for pitches at [email protected].
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