Texas Franchise Revived with 'Massacre' Update

Sumo Digital has unveiled a new Texas Chain Saw Massacre update for June 25, 2024, addressing issues related to the skill trees of several characters, including Cook, Julie, and Hands. This Texas Chain Saw Massacre update also aims to enhance gameplay by fixing various bugs related to the UI and visuals.

Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a video game developed by Sumo Digital. It is an asymmetrical horror game inspired by the iconic 1974 film. Players can join the infamous Slaughter family or play as one of their victims in a strategic 3v4 multiplayer setting. The game is set in early 1973 and follows Ana and her friends as they search for Ana's missing sister, only to encounter the horrors of Leatherface and his family. Texas Chain Saw Massacre has received positive reviews for capturing the chilling essence of the film and providing a terrifying and immersive experience.

The upcoming update is scheduled to roll out on June 25, 2024, for both console and PC. One of the highlights of the update is the introduction of Hitchhiker’s Claymore outfit, available for purchase at $2.99 USD. This cosmetic update introduces a new Texas Chain Saw Massacre skin for players to unlock. Additionally, the update includes several important fixes and improvements. The Lobby cooldown penalty has been improved for better effectiveness, ensuring a smoother matchmaking experience. The update also addresses several issues with the skill trees of Cook and Julie. Among these updates is a fix for Cook's middle path in his Skill Tree, which previously prevented players from reaching level 10. This has been resolved by adding additional Attribute Point nodes. This change ensures that the middle path reaches the 50/50 threshold for level 10.

Hands is Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s most recent killer and significant adjustments have been made to his abilities. An exploit related to Hands' stamina, where the middle path on his Ability Tree was affecting his overall stamina instead of just his defensive barge stamina, has been corrected. Additionally, issues with Hands' ability upgrades for "Reduce Defensive Barge Stamina Cost" have been resolved, ensuring that the upgrades function as intended at any Tier level.

Some attribute nodes that showed incorrect connection lines to other nodes have also been fixed, ensuring proper connections in all Skill Trees. Other fixes include resolving a UI bug that incorrectly displayed removed perks in character customization loadout pages. Now, the customization loadout pages accurately reflect the available perks.

Visual fixes have also been included in this update. These fixes address hair texture issues with the recently added Texas Chain Saw Massacre character Maria. While Sumo Digital continues to address user feedback, players can look forward to a refined gameplay experience with the June 2024 update.

Texas Chain Saw Massacre New Update Patch Notes
Hitchhiker’s Claymore Outfit will be available for $2.99 USD

Tuned: Lobby Cooldown

We have made some improvements to the effectiveness of the lobby cooldown penalty

Fixed: Hands Stamina Exploit

We fixed an issue where Hands’ middle path on his Ability Tree (Reduce Defensive Barge Stamina) was impacting his overall stamina for attacks instead of just his barge, allowing him to swing 50+ times when he shouldn’t Now, Hands’ stamina will function properly with his middle path Ability Tree upgrades

Fixed: Hands Ability Tree

We fixed an issue where Hands’ ability upgrades for ‘Reduce Defensive Barge Stamina Cost’ were not functioning properly Ability upgrade functionality is now fully reflected on any Tier level of Hands’ Ability Tree

Fixed: ‘Rip Stalled’ Perk

Hands perk ‘Rip Stalled’ was not functioning as described, “After using the Ripstall ability on an object, the object cannot be interacted with again by anyone for 10/20/30 seconds” on the generator and car battery Now, when Hands Ripstalls a generator or car battery, the perk (if equipped) will apply the correct cooldown duration

Fixed: Removed Perk UI Bug

We have fixed a UI bug that incorrectly showed perks that were removed from characters in their customization loadout pages Now, a character’s customization loadout page will show the proper perks

Fixed: Cook Level 10

We fixed Cook’s middle path in his Skill Tree that would not allow him to reach level 10 We have added additional Attribute Point nodes so the middle path of his Skill Tree will reach the 50/50 threshold for level 10

Fixed: Julie Level 10

We fixed Julie’s left path in her Skill Tree that did not allow her to reach level 10 We have added additional Attribute Point nodes within that path to allow Julie to reach the 50/50 threshold for level 10

Fixed: Cook’s Skill Tree Nodes

We have fixed an issue where players couldn’t purchase nodes in Cook’s Skill Tree All nodes in Cook’s Skill Tree can now be unlocked by players

Fixed: Disconnecting Skill Tree Nodes

We fixed an issue where some attribute nodes were showing connection lines leading to other nodes but did not connect to them properly Nodes leading to each other are now fully connected in all Skill Trees

Fixed: Maria’s Hair Textures

We have fixed an issue where Maria’s hair appeared too dark from certain angles

Fixed: Maria’s Model

We have fixed an issue where parts of Maria’s model would appear invisible while standing and when in idle animations