- State Of The Game 12/8/25 - 9 December 2025
Hello everyone! It's been a while, so it's about time to give an update on what's been in the works for Range is HOT!GameplayThe biggest change that's currently in the pipeline is related to our character controller. Specifically, the hands and guns are getting overhauled to a physics-based interaction system. This means you can no longer put your hands or guns through walls! We find this to be much more immersive.Another feature of this character controller is teleportation. You are teleported instantly, and the time it would have taken to walk that distance is added to the penalty times at the end of the round.The final major change is the addition of per-gun calibration. Yaw, pitch, roll, and positional offset are all supported.All of these features have complete foundations, but there is still a lot of testing and bugfixing to be done before release.Course EditorThe course editor is…
- Range is Haunted Halloween Tournament 2023 - 19 October 2023
Today starts the Range is Haunted Halloween Tournament! Dates: Oct. 18th through Nov. 5th
- Patch Notes v0.62, July 18, 2023 - 18 July 2023
* Changed platform backend to OpenXR * Fixed missing decals when SSAO is disabled
- Patch Notes v0.61, July 6, 2023 - 6 July 2023
* Updated engine version * Improved lighting on gun flashlights * Improved decals * New courses for Welcome To Freedom! 2023 tournament
- Remove Prematurely Released Course Editor - 30 December 2022
We had missed it was available for use during our QAing (we are a small team with no dedicated QA) and didn't intend for it to be available to the public yet. The course editor is still a WIP with a lot of stubbed in features that aren't implemented yet and it is, from feedback we received, very buggy at the moment. It's not ready for public yet. We hope to get it to a good enough state for public testing and feedback soon and apologize to anyone who was excited at seeing it being available.
- Patch Notes v0.60, December 22, 2022 - 22 December 2022
* Added 3 New Year 2023 courses * New penalty for shooting drop turners/snappers before triggered * Reduced loading times between courses * Draw call reductions/optimizations * Increased visibility on some courses via wood pallets, in particular Desert Fox courses Out With A Bag New Year tournament starts Dec. 23rd!
- Reverting grip/pose changes - 25 October 2022
Hey Shooters, Our changes to grip and hand poses when grabbing firearms weren't good enough and many Shooters were having issues with them. We have reverted them back to what they were previously. Thank you for the honest feedback and sorry if this caused any issues playing.
- Patch Notes v0.59, October 14th, 2022 - 14 October 2022
- Added 3 Halloween 2022 courses, targets, and FX - Color option per optical, per weapon - Collapsible course groups - Fixed snapper target scoring - Fixed grass texture bleed - Fixed hand orientations on all firearms. - Fixed light intensity of Desert Fox environment to match other environments - Fixed walking areas in Long Alley 02 and 06
- Patch Notes v0.58, June 22, 2022 - 23 June 2022
* Massive asset overhaul for improved performance * Option for toggling end of course FX present on Course Brief. Jets and fireworks no longer restricted to Tournaments! * New environment (the Warehouse) for the Freedom Town 2022 Tournament including 3 new courses * Bullet holes will appear on the backside of paper targets * Added configuration options for a desktop monitor / spectator camera
- Second Annual Welcome to Freedom Town 3-Gun Tournament - 21 June 2022
It's that time of year again, Shooters! Get ready for the Second Annual Range is HOT!™️ Welcome to Freedom Town 3-Gun Tournament. This year, we have 3 new courses for the tournament. https://i.imgur.com/05X1OxX.png You will have 2 chances to compete on each course. We are not locking away new courses before participating in the tournament this time 'round, so make sure to run through the new courses beforehand to give yourself the best chance of topping the leaderboard. The tournament will run June 23rd through July 25th. In addition to new courses, the entire game has undergone some major optimization. This several month effort should have courses loading faster and give higher framerates across the board. Also, you may notice, two of the new courses are in a new indoor environment. For all of you content creators out there, a new option has been added for configuring the output on you…
- Patch Notes v0.57 April 9, 2022 - 9 April 2022
- Targets that are failed to be engaged or were not neutralized will now have an arrow pointing them out upon course completion for ease of finding missed targets. No shoots will also have an arrow. - Texture improvements to firearms for more realistic look
- Patch Notes v0.56 March 3, 2022 - 3 March 2022
- 3 Gun: Paper torsos and octagons can now be neutralized with a single A zone shot or with 2 shots in other zones. - Failure to Neutralize Target penalty added and will cover cases where a target is shot, but not neutralized. Shooter will receive a 2.5 second penalty instead of a 5 second Failure to Engage penalty.
- Patch Notes v0.55 Feb. 24, 2022 - 24 February 2022
- Added last round hold-open when slide is pulled back with an empty magazine - SLAP17 should be more consistent with grabbing the bolt - Many bug fixes
- Weekly Dev Stream - 17 February 2022
Come in for the ruckus, stay for the updates! Every week we sit down to stream the game with the devs. We're still working on the course editor (the last Early Access promise) so we'll be showcasing some sneak peeks of the upcoming features for that mode. This week we have community member Nate joining the competition. He's an avid multigun shooter and a fierce competitor in our game! He also makes custom knives as a hobby. Range is HOT currently has over 50 levels and 10 highly realistic firearms! It's considered by many as the most accurate VR shooter available. Sit in on the stream to see for yourself!
- Patch Notes v0.54 January 14, 2022 - 14 January 2022
* Bearbelli M1014 shotgun added. Feel the pistol grip! * Added smack bolt release to SLAP17
- "Out With a Bang" Tournament is now Live! - 31 December 2021
The "Out With a Bang" Tournament will be available Dec. 31, 2021 until Jan. 9th, 2022! Patch Notes v0.53 December 31, 2021 * Added Courses Rocky Mountain at Night 01, 02, and 03 for tournament, available to freely play after participation or Jan. 10th Have a Happy New Year!
- Patch Notes v0.52 December 27, 2021 - 28 December 2021
* Revamped asset and course loading * Shot tracker present in player menu * Ability to cancel a course during Make Ready/Stand By from player menu * Bug Fixes: Halloween medal display, decals remaining on walls after resets, SLAP-17 mag telekinesis, mic selection popup in settings
- Patch Notes v0.51 December 3, 2021 - 4 December 2021
* Added 7.62mm SLAP-17 rifle * Additional level loading changes for testing
- Patch Notes for v0.50 Nov 19, 2021 - 20 November 2021
* Added Settings toggles for autoplaying Tutorial VO and Course Brief VO * Added Settings toggle for Finger Guns * Re-enabled Halloween 2021 content
- Patch Notes v0.49 November 12, 2021 - 13 November 2021
* Testing new level loading with Double Bay 01 * Changed how audio is loaded to reduce memory consumption * Added Pause/Resume and Restart buttons for VO to the tutorial popups and to the Course Brief UI
