The biggest new addition is Room Codes! Easily join your friends' matches no matter what platform they're on by entering the 4 letter room code they are in. You can find the room code in the scoreboard at any time.
Streaming the game? Hide your room code with the new Streamer Mode and Private Matches! And yes, the Gromato Launcher has been nerfed a tiny bit.
๐ Changes ๐
Overtime and Sudden Death now have a 2 minute time limit, and will otherwise end in a draw. Rooms now have a Room Code you can share with friends to join your room. Rooms can now be set as Private, allowing you to kick players and prevent random people from joining. Use the Room Code to have your players join. New Streamer Mode setting in Options menu masks player names and hides the Room Code. Player skins no longer swap between blue and red. Zombies now have spawn animations coming out of the ground. New Lemonade and Crop Drop sound effects. Gun Cursor now animates to be tighter when youโre aiming. The Randomize button in the Customize menu will randomize your shovel and badge. Kills, Deaths, Assists, Zombie Kills, and weapon kills are now saved when you exit a match or horde mode without finishing. Matches wait to start until all players have joined to fix countdown desync issues. Decrease Gromato Launcher plant growth to be 60% slower. Fixed Gromato hitbox requiring more accurate hits on players. Updated Japanese localization.
๐ Fixes ๐
Fixed muzzle flashes sometimes not showing. Fixed players spawning on top of each other in Victory screen. Fixed crash due to Gromato Audio Sources. Fixed players having floating white names when you join a match that has just ended. Fixed some player skins having a floating head when in camo. Fixed Diamond Body missing. Fixed player names missing in Social tab during a match Fixed controller & mouse sensitivity settings not working when taunting or riding pig.
๐ Fixes Xbox ๐
Fixed joining password protected rooms not working
Thank you for all your support! Get your hat and gloves ready for the Winter Event coming up next!
๐งโโ๏ธ๐ฐ New Costume: ZomBun ๐ฐ๐งโโ๏ธ
BunBun has been infected, and returned from the dead as the ZomBun! Unlock this new costume by killing zombies in Horde Mode!
๐๐ป Halloween Event Has Started ๐ป๐
The Halloween event is underway on the farm! This is the only time of year you can unlock special Halloween themed cosmetics just by playing! Event ends November 5th!
A super mega gigantic update has just arrived in Shotgun Farmers! Squads, Voice Chat, The Lemonade, Xbox One Crossplay, and more!
๐๐ New Weapon: The Lemonade ๐๐
A new crop drop shipment is in, and itโs pretty sour! The Lemonade explodes on impact and temporarily blinds players by squirting lemon juice in their eyes! You can even use it to confuse zombies!
๐ค๐ New Feature: Voice Chat & Squads ๐๐ค
Squad up with your farmer friends! Invite your Steam friends to join you on the farm or take on zombie hordes! Oh and did I mention we now support voice chat with squad members too! You can toggle voice chat and push to talk settings in the Options menu.
๐ฎ๐ฎ New Platform: Xbox One with Cross-play ๐ฎ๐ฎ
At long last, our first ever console version is here! Shotgun Farmers is officially out on Xbox One, with full cross-play! Expect to see Xbox players in your lobbies soon! If youโre not a fan of cross-play, you can turn it off in your options menu to avoid cross-play matches.
Xbox players also get access to the exclusive new skin, XB-001! This robot farmer has traveled from the future to warn the world about a great danger.
๐ฉ๐ New Costume: The Fancy Farmer ๐๐ฉ
You didnโt think Xbox would be the only ones to get a special skin did you! Say hello to the Fancy Farmer, an exclusive skin unlockable only by Steam players. Pair it with the new Fancy Top Hat!
๐๐บ New Emote: The Fancy Bow ๐บ๐
Starting this weekend we will have more people online in Shotgun Farmers then every before! Hope to see you there!
Please note that due to some shader issues, the Mac and Linux updates are a little behind. We hope to have them to you very soon! Just trying to figure out what went wrong.
-Qazi
P.S. The Hay-k 47 is still in development but we hope to release it soon!
Up in the air! Itโs a bird! Itโs a plane! No wait, thatโs just a Crop Drop.
Keep an eye on the skies for new supply drops filled with randomized guns, grenades, and even special weapons you wonโt find anywhere else! Crop Drops will spawn around the map every 2 minutes during a match and every 4 minutes during Horde Mode.
๐ฝ๐ฝ New Weapon: The Double Cob ๐ฝ๐ฝ
We canโt call this game โShotgun Farmersโ without having a double barrel shotgun! Say hello to The Double Cob:
Fire twice in quick succession without having to pump. Reload your Double Cob with ANY, thatโs right, ANY normal Shotgun plant. Only caveat though, it can only grow regular Shotgun plants!
Youโll only find the Double Cob in some Crop Drops during the match. Look out for that ๐๐!
๐ Diamond Farmer Outfit ๐
Reach Prestige Rank 3 to unlock the full diamond body!
๐ป z0mbear Head ๐งโโ๏ธ
z0mbear has been an awesome influencer, championing Shotgun Farmers on Twitch and Tiktok. To celebrate him, you can unlock the z0mbear head in-game using code 'z0mbear'
๐ฆSkyhook Badges ๐ฑ
If you play my first game, Skyhook, you will now have access to these exclusive Skhook badges!
๐ Changes ๐
Increased Gromato explosion radius by 25% and buffed damage by 50%. Zombies now take 200% damage from explosives. Weapon spawners now start fully grown at the start of Horde Mode or when a new weapon is unlocked. Added outhouse voice sounds. Added special long distance sound effects for the Sniperagus. Remove Free For All and Jug-Or-Not from the Random rotation, but they are still in the game to play. These will be added later to a Solos queue. Random will only do team based modes now. You can now breathe underwater for 10 seconds instead of 3 seconds. Guns that player drop on death no longer rotate and have simpler physics, to maintain synced on the network. Gun cursor is now hidden when aiming down sights. Removed Trailer mode toggle. Removed 3 achievements that donโt work properly: Love Divers, Sneak Peak, and Over The Fence.
๐ Fixes ๐
Fixed rogue cake in the Church Bell on Graveside. Fixed getting assists on teammates. Fixed being able to jump through the bottom of the Oceanside reception tent. Fixed extra bots on uneven teams. Fixed switching games modes in the Create Room window resetting your match properties. Fixed room names being stuck as Tournament Match once you change modes after selecting Tournament mode. Fixed H20 Delirious mask and Dartboard hat not showing the mohawk hairstyle. Fixed player showing over and over in Horde Mode scoreboard. Fixed bow hats showing during camo. Fixed demon wings wrong color for friendly team members. Fixed diamond shovel and diamond bok head shaders not working underwater. Team select screen now works with gamepad. Fixed Moolotov fire sometimes not spreading. Fixed some hats not working with Afro hairstyle.
It has been 1 whole year since Shotgun Farmers released on Steam, and THREE whole years since we release in Early Access! That's crazy!
To celebrate, the Anniversary Shovel can be unlocked by playing matches during the event, ending on June 20th. You'll also find delicious slices of cake hidden around the map that give 200XP to whoever finds it first.
Oh and did I mention you also get DOUBLE XP this week!?
Thank you so much for supporting Shotgun Farmers for all these years and being the absolute best community there is. We have so much more to come, with a new update (Double barrel anyone?) coming soon and console versions in development. Can't wait to share it with you!
This new costume guarantees youโll be having a hoppinโ good time! Only unlockable during the event!
๐ฅ Limited-Time Mode: CARROT FEST ๐ฅ
Everyone spawns with a Carrocket Launcher and no other guns spawn in this insane Vitamin K filled game mode!
๐ Changes ๐
Added randomize button to the Customize menu. Show item unlocked when using Enter Code. Leaderboards have been removed for now while we try to improve our leaderboard system to prevent hackers. Improved hats that didnโt fit on Werewolf before. Updated Outfit icons. Increased Pineappenade damage radius by 25%. Hellish Harvester will have blue wings when friendly. DIsconnects should now show an error code for debugging when being sent back to the lobby. Trying to fix why players might be getting disconnected from Horde mode. Renamed US East and US West regions to NA East and NA West. Added Shovel kills to Profile menu.
๐ Fixes ๐
Fixed seeing the wrong ammo when spectating a teammate during Horde mode. Fixed grenades/throwables not always throwing from the playerโs hand. Fixed death sound not playing in 2D. Fixed harmonica emote not lining up with the player's mouth. Fixed Pineappenade spawners respawning immediately after being harvested. FIxed Low Quality setting not seeing player outlines.
I hope you enjoy the new content! We're working hard to continue to bring more Shotgun Farmers content to you regularly!
It's time for some ridiculous giant head action! The Limited-Time mode Big Head Snipers is live! Spawn with snipers and run around sniping farmers with giant heads!
The event will only be active for 1 week, so come get your snipes in!
If you haven't yet, join our community of over 8,000 farmers on Discord!
Ancient farm legends spoke of a demonic farmer that plagued crop fields with fire. The arrival of so many Holy Grain farmers have distrubed the demon, and awoken the Hellish Harvester!
Horn hat unlocks at 100 Chilithrower kills. Hellish Harvester costume unlocks at 666 Chilithrower kills.
New Cosmetics
ZomBok Hat & ZomBok Queen Head 50+ New Country Flags
๐บWerewolf Costume Update๐บ
The Werewolf can now wear hats! What combination will you choose?
๐ Changes ๐
55 new country flag badges. The Werewolf costume can finally wear hats! Juggernaut now recovers 1 shield every second while alive up to 300 max. New walk animation for when players are aiming or charging their weapon. Improved hit boxes for Cowโs heads. Improved hit boxes for Jugg Stalkers and Splode Stalkers. Strawbowry damage is now maxed at 100 for body shots and 200 for head shots or burning shots. Your forward momentum will no longer be affected when falling while aiming down sights or charging your arrow. Added steam particles when a farmer enters water while on fire.
๐ Fixes ๐
Fixed Strawbowry not having hip fire and always hitting dead center when not aimed. Fixed gap in motel railing. Fixed hitting trees in Riverside with shovels not working. Fixed events showing the wrong Shovel icon when a player is killed. Fixed masterclient doing more damage on zombies than other clients. Fixed Horde Boss eggs too small. Fixed โError Joining Roomโ issue in lobby. Fixed arrows not hitting cars that drive by in Roadside. Fixed password input window submitting when you type F Fixed bow string not rendering correctly at different FOVs Fixed spectators during Horde Mode seeing incorrect ammo for person they are spectating Fixed new players not having correctly synced match timer when original masterclient leaves. Fixed Werewolf costume unlocking even when you havenโt played 45 waves in a row. Fixed Chilithrower not always pointing forward while firing on the network. Fixed collider of the spooky trees on Darkside and Graveside. Fixed Tractor horn not working. Fixed Darkside ramps blocking space underneath them.
I canโt believe how many new farmers are joining our community every day! Weโve reached over 1,000 reviews on Steam!! Thank you so much for all your support!
Weโve got more cool things in the works (cough* new weapons? cough*) and have been hard at work on the console versions!
Charge your arrow to fire a strawberry across the map, piercing your foes or healing your allies!
๐น LIMITED TIME GAME MODE ๐น
Play the new Limited-Time Game Mode:
Strawbowry Fields
You wonโt find any shotguns here! Everyone spawns with the new Strawbowry weapon in this Team Deathmatch style game mode.
๐ผ New Costume & Hat ๐ผ
Unlock the brand new Holy Grain costume and Halo hat by getting kills with the Strawbowry!
๐ New Achievements ๐
Can you unlock these new achievements for the Strawbowry and the WatermeLMG? Thereโs a hidden one in there too ๐
Left to right: Heart Breaker Berry Loved Pro Archer Pro Meloneer Summers Here - Community idea by Meecha008 I Have The High Ground - Community idea by somenerd & Volcan
๐ Horde Mode Updates ๐
Added the Strawbowry to Horde Mode Wave 35. Weapon alerts will now appear in the HUD when a new weapon unlocks during Horde Mode.
โ Changes โ
Added the Strawbowry to Countryside, Westside, Graveside, and Darkside. Added a search bar to find rooms in the lobby. Removed being able to customize room names, due to too many rooms with bad words in them. You can find a room using the search bar now though! Fire particle will now adjust intensity for lower quality settings. Find Match will now not choose Horde Mode matches. Shield bar will now always show in your HUD.
โ๏ธ Fixes โ๏ธ
Fixed bug where you canโt hold down the LMG to charge after harvesting it. Fixed teammate having a red shirt if you join the match while they are in camo. Fixed blue sparks when hit by a zombie. Fixed red outline on enemy player with camo. Fixed being able to switch weapons before throwing you gun away after running out of ammo. Fixed zombies unable to climb the tractor in Darkside. Fixed getting stuck in the slope of the ceiling in the second floor of the Darkside barn. Fixed juggernaut health showing incorrectly in HUD. Fixed โmasterโ being censored in chat. Fixed some zombies not showing hit FX. Fixed power ups that are taken not syncing when joining a room.
I'm so excited for you guys to try out this new weapon! As always let me know what you think and how we can make the game better!