- Character Customization Update - 18 September 2026
Hey Nervs!It's been a while since our last update, and we appreciate you sticking with us! This release is the start of some bigger changes we've been working on for NervBox. Luau scripting for modders is on the way, along with more we'll be announcing soon. In the meantime, we've got a new look and some extra firepower for you to try out.Today we're bringing character customization to NervBox, expanding mod support to firearms, and giving the main menu some extra attention. Pick out a new look, find your next world, and see what the community has been cooking up!Make It YoursCharacter customization is here! Head to the Avatar page to mix and match hats, visor designs, and jacket patterns. You can also choose colors for your helmet, jacket, gloves, and pants, with a separate pattern color for designs that support it.Whether you're putting together a coordinated outfit or seeing how ridi…
- NervBox 0.7 Update - Mod Streaming - 23 December 2025
Happy holidays and welcome to Mod Streaming in NervBox! NervBox 0.7 has been our biggest undertaking yet. We set out to not only add mod support, but to solve a lot of the common pitfalls and pain points with modding multiplayer games. This update represents a complete evolution of the game, moving from a static playground to a living, community-driven ecosystem. And it’s just the beginning…The Era of Mod StreamingThe headline feature of 0.7 is Mod Streaming. Forget the days of quitting the game to download files or making sure everyone in the lobby has the same version.Spawn & Sync: Find a mod in the Sandbox Gun menu, spawn it, and it streams to everyone in the lobby instantly.Native Physics: Because NervBox is physics-first, every mod is automatically compatible with everything else.Infinite Content: Props, melee weapons, and maps are supported today, with guns, custom scripts, and ga…
- 4/7 Patch - Spring Cleaning - 7 April 2025
Hey Nervs! First off, we are absolutely thrilled to report that Mod Support development is in full swing! The team is working incredibly hard, and we cannot wait to see the amazing new maps, modes, and mayhem you all will create! If you’d like to help us test the tools, please sign up here. We'll be sharing more concrete details with everyone very soon... get ready! But while that's cooking in the background, let's dive into what's landing in today's patch! This update is primarily focused on cleanup and stabilization following our engine upgrade to Unity 6 last month. That update brought huge changes across the board, including upgrading the renderer to URP and implementing Meta XR Audio for audio raytracing. As you know, we encountered some unexpected issues with the new audio raytracing shortly after the 0.6 update went live, forcing us to temporarily disable it. We're thrilled to an…
- 0.6 Update - Turbo Charged Engine - 19 December 2024
Hi Nervs! We’ve been hard at work upgrading all of our systems to prepare for the next phase of development: Mod Support. This is the biggest upgrade we’ve made to NervBox since we launched, and nearly all of the underlying systems and tools have gotten a full upgrade. The TL;DR for all of the upgrades is: higher quality, better performance, and improved tools. First and foremost we upgraded to the newest version of Unity: Unity 6. Unity 6 brings us some long-awaited performance and tooling improvements that we wanted to get, not only for us, but for all modders who will build with NervBox in the near future. On the rendering side, we’ve switched to the Universal Render Pipeline (URP) to take advantage of the latest and greatest rendering features Unity has to offer. In NervBox 0.6 we’re already using the new lighting system called Adaptive Probe Volumes for lighting dynamic objects, VF…
- 8/8 Patch - 8 August 2024
Hey everyone! Today we’ve got a minor patch to address some small issues that we didn’t get to tackle last update. We’ve also included a few minor tweaks to holsters and Sandbox Clash. Make sure you take a look at our roadmap to see what we’re working on next: https://trello.com/b/EZ9qQMyu/nervbox-roadmap. For any feedback, feature requests, or bug reports, please join the discord: https://discord.gg/EkRXj9YxXD Thanks for playing! - NervBox Team Patchnotes: Interaction Fixed rotation issues on the sandbox gun in telekenetic mode. Fixed an issue where grabbing another part of a gun while firing would stop firing. Added logic to prevent swords & other stabbing objects from stabbing players while holstered. Holsters now only show text when they contain an item. Player Improved teleporting, players should now stretch less often. Player torsos can now be grabbed. Levels NervBall Arena: Fixed…
- 8/2 Update - Unholstering New Game Modes - 3 August 2024
Hey Everyone! Today we’re launching big updates to the core gameplay modes in NervBox along with improvements to functionality and performance across the board! First up is the Gamemodes: they’ve been fairly neglected and as result, unexciting, and mostly unplayed. With today’s update we’re leveling up our gamemode offerings with some big upgrades and additions. To support this change, we’ve completely rewritten the tools and frameworks used to build gamemodes so that we can deliver more polished and exciting gameplay. And yes, these are the same tools we’ll be shipping as part of the upcoming modding SDK. Given the new quality bar we’re setting with NervBall, we’ve taken the axe to CtF and Traitor as they do not offer the gameplay experience that they should. Fear not though, they’re being redesigned and rebuilt with the new tools and will be back as soon as they hit the new quality st…
- 5/16 - NervBox 0.5 - 16 May 2024
Hey everyone, Today we’re excited to share version 0.5 of NervBox with you all with some major new features and large improvements to the Sandbox Gun and networking stack. Check out our awesome new trailer! First off, we are deploying our third map: Labs. Labs is our new multi-purpose training map to help introduce mechanics to players. Run through the movement course, take aim in the shooting range, or play around in a new sandbox environment. Labs can be accessed through the lobby creation menu, with an optional tutorial game mode available to enable extra controls information. Things are heating up in the Warehouse. Lava has leaked in and filled the room! Watch out, the floor is deadly! We are also currently working on a game mode that will take advantage of this lava, so stay tuned! Lava Warehouse can also be accessed through the lobby creation menu. We’ve added Weld Ownership Propa…
- 3/29 Patch - Networking Hotfixes - 29 March 2024
Hey Everyone! We’ve pushed a few quick fixes for the previous update. Unfortunately, when we deployed the last update we noticed players hosting on Quest were seeing copious amounts of jitter due to the new interpolation system. Apologies for letting that issue through, and I hope that you’ll finally get to enjoy the big improvements to smoothness that we had promised. We’re going to continue fixing up any straggler bugs, so please keep those bug reports coming! Be sure to check the roadmap to see what’s next: https://trello.com/b/EZ9qQMyu/nervbox-roadmap. If you have any feedback, feature requests, bug reports, or just want to chat with the community, be sure to join our discord: https://discord.gg/EkRXj9YxXD Thanks for your continued support! - Quantum Lion Labs Team Here’s what’s changed and been added: Networking Core: Fixed Quest host network jitter issues. Added variable timings t…
- 3/21 - Spatial Physics Culling & New Warehouse - 21 March 2024
Hey Everyone! Today we’re releasing one of the last major planned features for the networking stack: Spatial Physics Culling. What this means practically is that other players and the objects they interact with no longer simulate physics when far away to save performance. Until today, if you and your friend were standing at opposite ends of New Park City, you would still be simulating their player. That’s all of their bones, muscle forces, and resulting poses - which doesn’t make a lot of sense considering you won’t be interacting with them from that distance and most likely can’t even see them. Now with the new Spatial Physics Culling, we’re finally saving performance on those far away objects and players, and seamlessly transition them back to a simulated state when you approach them or begin interacting with them. All of this results in allowing Quest lobbies to scale further in term…
- 2/16 - Repulsor Gun - 20 February 2024
Hey Everyone! Today we’re releasing a new tool called the Repulsor, a gun which allows you to pick up and throw objects with ease! Additionally, we’ve made a whole host of tweaks plus improvements to performance. This is part one of our performance improvement journey, so get ready for much more! Be sure to check the roadmap to see what’s next: https://trello.com/b/EZ9qQMyu/nervbox-roadmap. If you have any feedback, feature requests, bug reports, or just want to chat with the community, be sure to join our discord: https://discord.gg/EkRXj9YxXD Enjoy the update! -Quantum Lion Labs Here’s what’s changed and been added: Props: Added the repulsor gun Reworked the baseball bat model and sounds Rerendered multiple icons Sandbox Gun: Made some tweaks to how telekinetic mode compensates for gravity. This should result in better stability of held objects Backend: Updated core networking librari…
- 1/16 - Kicking & Scaling Update - 17 January 2024
Hey Everyone! We’ve put together a small update including a few props (mainly goals to accompany the balls added last week) and some new features, namely host kicking and the ability to scale props. Be sure to check the roadmap to see what’s next: https://trello.com/b/EZ9qQMyu/nervbox-roadmap. If you have any feedback, feature requests, bug reports, or just want to chat with the community, be sure to join our discord: https://discord.gg/EkRXj9YxXD Enjoy the update! -Quantum Lion Labs Here’s what’s changed and been added: Props: Added a sledgehammer Added a soccer goal. Added a basketball hoop. Added a hexa-hoop (use this as a jet-gun racing gate, or an alternative goal). Sandbox Gun: Added the ability to scale props bigger and smaller via a telekinesis mode gizmo. Simply grab the gizmo and pull it away or towards the Sandbox Gun. Added prevention for rapid spawning of Sandbox Guns. Sand…
- 1/9 - New Year, New Update! - 9 January 2024
Hey everyone, Happy New Year! Last year, we spent a lot of time working on internal tooling and processes to help us build content faster. Now that those are starting to solidify, we will be putting out content updates more regularly. We've also begun building out our modding SDK using the tools we've developed, and are excited to share more about that in the near future. 2024 is going to be an exciting year! In this update we've added various building blocks and sports balls to play with alongside a wide smattering of bug fixes. As always, we are constantly listening for your feedback and suggestions. To find out what's next, please see our roadmap: https://trello.com/b/EZ9qQMyu/nervbox-roadmap. Also if you're not in the Discord server, be sure to join! It is the best way to submit feedback and bug reports: https://discord.gg/EkRXj9YxXD. Enjoy the update! -Quantum Lion Labs Team Here's…
- 12/19 - Welcome to New Park City! - 19 December 2023
Hey everyone! We've been hard at work behind the scenes building a new version of park set in a massive city. This new city has some soaring skyscrapers, perfect for swinging on or sliding down. We've also been fixing various bugs, namely the jitter on the player when framerates aren't super high. We have a lot in store for next year, so keep your eyes peeled for the exciting new content! The previous player update now allows us to add the much requested player-to-player grabbing, which we will continue to expand upon in the future. For comfort we have limited this to an opt-in setting, where other players can only grab you if you allow them to. Lastly, we are always looking for your feedback, suggestions and creations. To find out what we're working on next, and planning for the future, be sure to check out the roadmap: https://trello.com/b/EZ9qQMyu/nervbox-roadmap. If you're not alrea…
- 11/2 - Foundations Update - 2 November 2023
Hey everyone! First of all we want to thank you for your continued support of NervBox with your countless suggestions, bug reports, and feedback. Given the Early Access nature of NervBox, all these comments are crucial to the success of the game. Today, we’re excited to introduce the long awaited **Foundations Update**! During the past couple of months, we’ve spent a lot of time rearchitecting NervBox’s core systems, from building the next generation of our player ragdoll to streamlining the netcode and interaction systems. These changes have been made with the goal of addressing player pain points and performance challenges while laying the groundwork for many future improvements and content additions. The next-gen ragdoll has an all-new avatar and hand poses, plus improvements to animations and the muscle simulation system. It runs faster and smoother while also being easier for us to…
- 7/14 Update - Stability & Crash Fixes - 14 July 2023
Here’s what’s been changed and added: Fixed server freezing that occurred when one player disconnected or crashed out from the session. Fixed a particle rendering-related crash. Added three potential fixes for audio spatialization-related crashes. Guns now pre-warm bullet trails. Upgraded engine version to Unity 2022.3.4 Optimized arena scoreboards. Collisions when grabbing the floor and tops of surfaces no longer jitter. Enhanced main menu lighting. Player textures are now more high-resolution. (Quest) Passthrough on Quest no longer freezes the game. Fixed an issue where going from Empty World to some other scene would result in a black screen. Other minor fixes. Check out our roadmap so you can follow along with that to see what we’re currently working on and what we plan on doing next: https://trello.com/b/EZ9qQMyu/nervbox-roadmap If you have any questions, feedback, bug reports, or…
- 7/8 Update - Private Lobbies - 9 July 2023
Here’s what’s been changed and added: Added PIN protected private lobbies. We’ve started work on platform specific friends list integration to allow for direct invites in the future. Audio - Adjusted all gunshot distance falloff curves. Arena - Increased Core Health, disabled Core colliders on Core death. Fixed rare chance of game not starting. NPCs - Fixed NPCs getting launched upon ownership transfer. Weld Gun - Reworked weld gun logic for weld creation and destruction to be more consistent and weld gun independent. Attempted fixes for many crashes and freezes. We’ve also added deeper logging on misbehaving code paths to get a better idea of what’s breaking for future fixes. Check out our roadmap so you can follow along with that to see what we’re currently working on and what we plan on doing next: https://trello.com/b/EZ9qQMyu/nervbox-roadmap If you have any questions, feedback, bug…
- 6/29 Update - Arena Mode - 29 June 2023
Here’s what’s been changed and added: Gamemodes: New game mode: Arena! Battle infinite waves of NPCs while defending the core. Can be played solo or with friends! This is only version 1 of arena, we’ll be listening to feedback and doing playtesting to figure out what needs changing. Networking: Lobby lists now auto-searches upon starting the game. Fixed a server crash when grabbing the tops of surfaces/floors. Misc fixes and improvements. Levels: Park - Added arena support. Items/Interaction: Added a new weapon - UMP. Replaced PM40 with Glock 22. Holstered items now drop upon player despawning. Guns now have grab indicators in all pre-authored positions. Fixed various weld gun issues. Combat: Rebalanced combat and overhauled how melee combat works. Players can now punch, stab, slash, smash, or bonk other players with melee weapons. UI: Added a thank you panel on the main menu with a lin…
- 5/26 Major Update - Networking Overhaul - 27 May 2023
Hey everyone, apologies for the silence, we’ve been hard at work on our backend making sure NervBox is stable and scalable to best support our future plans. You should expect to see more regular updates going forward. Here’s what’s been changed and added: Networking: The entire networking backend has been overhauled. We switched from using “Netcode for GameObjects” to “Fish Networking”. Alongside this we are now using Epic Online Services as our relay service. Most of the following netcode improvements are a result of this change. Reduced bandwidth usage globally. Players should notice reduced latency. Reduced CPU usage. This allows for more objects to be synchronized, and will allow for larger lobby sizes down the road. Improved Death and Respawning, player bodies should not explode as often. Reworked and greatly improved Holster Sync. Improved Weld Gun Sync. Fixed an issue where playe…
- Patch 5/1 - 2 May 2023
Comfort: Added “No Turn” Option. Added Vignette Comfort Option. Player: Reduced tip-toeing due to auto calibration. Graphics: Added lots of LODs to objects. Audio: Object sound adjustments. Added more bullet impact sounds. Levels: Fixed some LOD Z-fighting. Misc: Fixed objects having no gravity due to two people force grabbing an object at the same time. Made the fire-ax stab (slightly wonky somtimes). Potential fix for guns suddenly becoming single shot. Ensured the player is always facing the menu when loading into the game. Current limitations: Joining or hosting a match after leaving one can break it. It is recommended to restart your game between matches for the time being. This will be fixed in the next update.
- Quest Release Update - 27 April 2023
Player System Updates: Adjusted Upper body IK to reduce elbow flipping. Adjusted climbing to use a strength estimation instead of collisions. Added wrist-joint limits to hands. Improved melee weapon handling by compensating for the inertia of held objects. Significant throwing Improvements. Fixed a bug where you couldn’t stop force grabbing until the object made it to the hand. Fixed a bug where you could slot something while holding it with two hands. Improved auto-calibration. Redid controller offsets for Quest 2 and Valve Index. Various backend changes for future player expansions. Various optimizations. Audio: Added many more collision sounds to interactable objects. Levels: Park - Optimized for Quest performance. Park - Temporarily removed background buildings. (The billboards’ slow rotation was slightly nauseating. Finding an alternative approach to low-poly background geometry.)…
