Patches

Paint the Town2026-10-16

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builds: 6790, 6793 · official announcement
6Buffs
4Nerfs
18New
6Removed
2Other
23 released with the hero12 other changes not in patch notes1 of them in game rules & map objects1 on heroes in development

Biggest changes

VioletBUFFSprint Speed1.6m/s→2.5m/s+56.2%
VioletNERFHeadshot Damage Bonus ×1→0.8-20.0%
VioletNERFMax Health780→710-9.0%
VioletBUFFGround Dash Duration0.68s→0.62s-8.8%
VioletBUFFAir Dash Duration0.47s→0.43s-8.5%

Patch notes written from the files

Valve's post announced the hero but listed no changes; every line below is read from the game files.

Heroes28

Items1

Units1

Game rules & map objects6

Deadman Danny
2
Close The Deal2
Nurse Harrow
1
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.5318→0.4254-20.0%
Solomon
26
Kingside Knight
Move King1
Move Piece16
Technical (2)
Violet
93311
Base stats43311
NEWKit: Ability 1Living Ink
NEWKit: Ability 2Flow State
NEWKit: Ability 3Still Life
NEWKit: UltimateAbstract Landscape
BUFFAir Dash Duration0.47s→0.43s-8.5%
BUFFGround Dash Duration0.68s→0.62s-8.8%
BUFFSprint Speed1.6m/s→2.5m/s+56.2%
NERFHeadshot Damage Bonus ×1→0.8-20.0%
NERFMax Health780→710-9.0%
NERFMove Speed7.2m/s→6.9m/s-4.2%
ONHero Development StatePre Release→Release
MECHKit: WeaponIncendiary Remarks→Creative Solutions
Technical (1)
MECHAbility Resource TypeNone→Ink
Abstract Landscape1
NEWAdded to the game files
Creative Solutions · 2 variants1
NEWAdded to the game files
Flow State1
NEWAdded to the game files
Living Ink · 2 variants1
NEWAdded to the game files
Still Life1
NEWAdded to the game files
Restorative Shot
1
Living Ink
1
NEWAdded to the game files
Assassin Sketch
1
NEWAdded to the game files
Brawler Sketch
1
NEWAdded to the game files
Marksman Sketch
1
NEWAdded to the game files
Mystic Sketch
1
NEWAdded to the game files
Tough Crate (Hideout)
1
Sketch template
1
NEWAdded to the game files
Packed files: added / removed / modified
animation+38−0~1430
data+3−0~159
hero_model+283−2~438
material+67−2~3
model+91−0~89
npc_model+0−0~252
other+39−0~16
particles+370−0~59
sound+2913−0~355
ui+17−3~29

Hero model folders touched: abrams, archer, artist, astro, baba, bebop, bookworm, chessmaster, chrono, deadpack, digger, doorman, doorman_v2, drifter, dynamo, familiar, fencer, frank, geist, gen_man, ghost, gigawatt_prisoner, grey_talon, haze, hornet_v3, inferno, ivy, kelvin_v2, lash, magician_v2, mcginnis, mirage_v2, nano, necro, nurse, pocket, priest, punkgoat, ratking, shiv, synth, tengu, unicorn, vampirebat, vindicta, viper, viscous, warden, werewolf, wraith, yamato_v2

Also 193 visual / audio / UI / technical data fields (see the build pages).

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