Update 14.0 - Engine Upgrade, Feature Additions & Performance Improvements

Tabletop Simulator v14.0 - Engine Upgrade, Feature Additions & Performance Improvements!

A quick note from the team: We know it’s been a long time since the last big update. Behind the scenes we’ve been doing a lot of groundwork on the engine and tools, and this patch is the first step to a renewed focus on regular updates and improvements to TTS. Thank you for your patience and for sticking with us ❤️

Thanks to everyone who tried out this update in the public beta—your feedback was invaluable in helping us make it as good as it is. A lot of the new features and fixes came directly from what you shared with us.

Read First (Important Changes)

• New minimum OS / platform requirements:

• Windows: 64-bit Windows 10 21H1+ (Windows 11 supported)
• macOS:11 Big Sur+
• Linux:Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 (64-bit)

Win 32-bit builds are no longer supported.

Keybind behavior changed: keybinds now use physical key location instead of character (better across keyboard layouts). Keybinds have been reset due to this change.

Image pipeline update: your RAW image cache will be cleared with this update due to image pipeline changes and new translucency support.

Voice chat: if you are the host and disable voice chat, it disables voice chat for all players.

Gameplay, rules, and your saves are unchanged. This is primarily an engine + quality-of-life update.

Summary

• Engine & platform

• Engine upgrade to Unity 6 LTS for smoother performance, better stability, and faster loading in many cases. Over 5 years of engine improvements!
• Native Apple Silicon support on macOS with a universal app (Apple Silicon + Intel), using Metal by default on Apple Silicon.
• The game executable is now code signed, improving trust with Windows and reducing false positives with antivirus.

Rendering & mod assets

• New Vulkan graphics API option on Windows & Linux (experimental) for potentially better performance in heavy scenes.
• New rendering & image upgrades: higher quality PCSS shadows, optional image translucency, and WebP image support for more efficient mods.

Quality of life

• Camera movement improvements, deal from bottom of deck, keyboard layout–friendly keybind behavior, turns system improvements, controller pointer smoothing, music player overhaul, notepad improvements, grid tools, erase-all controls, Cloud Manager upgrades, and new console options.

Lua / creators

• Lua upgrades including a new turn-order API, improved deck dealing controls (including “deal from bottom”), [c]putObject[/c] index support, plus stability fixes for scripting and drafting/hand selection workflows.

Engine, Platform & Security

• Updated TTS to Unity 6 LTS.
• Updated all plugins to their latest compatible versions.
• The game executable is now code signed, improving trust with Windows and reducing false positives with antivirus.

New OS / Platform Requirements

• Windows

• 64-bit only.
• Minimum: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer.
• Windows 11 fully supported.

macOS

• Minimum: macOS 11 Big Sur or newer.
• Ships as a universal app that runs on both Intel and Apple Silicon (M-series).
• On Apple Silicon, TTS runs natively (no Rosetta required).

Linux

• Officially supported/tested:Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04, 64-bit.
• Wayland and X11 supported (behavior may vary by distro/driver).

If you're on an older OS than the above, TTS may not launch after this update. Please update your system.

Graphics APIs

• macOS (Apple Silicon)

• Metal is now the default graphics API when running on Apple Silicon.
• If you're not on Apple Silicon, the game uses OpenGLCore by default.

Windows & Linux

• Added Vulkan as a new experimental graphics API.
• In very demanding scenes, Vulkan can offer better performance on supported hardware.
• If you hit visual glitches or stability problems, switch back to the default renderer.

Security

• Includes the latest Unity 6 security fixes, addressing known file-loading vulnerabilities in older engine versions.
• Combined with code signing, this should reduce security prompts and exploit risk.

General & Performance

• Greatly increased snappiness of WASD camera movement with less "floaty" gravity.
• Keybinds now use physical key location instead of character, so bindings line up across different keyboard layouts.
• Turn order UI now updates dynamically in the top-right player list whenever turn order changes.
• Controller input for moving pointers should now feel slightly smoother.
• Greatly optimized network serialization on CPU via more efficient bitpacking.
• Image loading improvements

• Loading new (uncached) images is now more performant.
• Improved image quality in many cases.
• Reduced likelihood of crashes when large or many new images are being loaded.

Added support for WebP images, a more efficient image format than JPG or PNG. (Feedback #2273)

Voice chat improvements:

• Disabling voice chat in the configuration menu properly stops all voice chat processes.
• This can fix audio issues with some Bluetooth headsets.
• If you are the host and disable voice chat, it disables voice chat for all players.
• Added an error message when trying to use voice chat when it isn't connected.

UI theme can now automatically follow your system theme if none is manually selected.

Rendering Options

• Added a higher quality shadow setting PCSS, which gives more realistic shadows and blurs based on distance.
• Added a new console command [c]Translucency[/c] that allows images to support partial translucency (EXPERIMENTAL, please send us feedback on this!).

Connectivity & Session Safety

• Added a popup when disconnecting while players are still connected to offer them host migration. (Feedback #2663)

Note: Your RAW image cache will be cleared with this update due to image pipeline changes and new translucency support.

Music Player

• Added search filter for playlists. (Feedback #2143)
• Added Clear Playlist button.
• Added Export Playlist and Import Playlist

• Save your current playlist to a file.
• Add a playlist file into your current playlist.

Added Upload Music Folder

• Select a folder and upload all songs in it at once, with naming.

TTS will now suggest a name for a song when you provide a URL or file.

Fix: Music player no longer breaks when loading a new mod. (Feedback #2038)

Fix: Music events no longer break when a song ends with no playlist active.

Fix: Music player no longer resets when loading a save file with no music saved on it.

Notepad (On-Screen Notes)

• On-screen notes region is now resizable.
• New notepad settings for:

• Font
• Font size
• Text justification

New console commands:

• [c]ui_notepad_edit[/c]
• [c]ui_notepad_left_align[/c]
• [c]ui_notepad_locked[/c]
• [c]ui_notepad_fixed_width_font[/c]
• [c]ui_notepad_font_size[/c]
• [c]ui_notepad_size[/c]
• [c]ui_notepad_text[/c]

Grid

• While Grid settings are open, the grid now renders on top of everything, making adjustments easier.

• Controlled via [c]ui_grid_highlight_when_editing[/c] (console / Misc setting).

New anchor & gizmo mode

• Click the Gizmo button in the Grid window.
• Select a component to center the grid on it.
• Ctrl+click a second component to size the grid appropriately (using your snap settings). (Feedback #1871)

Added [c]measure_grid_multiplier[/c] command.

Erase All

• Applies to drawn lines, text, and decals.
• Non-promoted players

• "Erase all" now only erases their own drawings/decals. (Feedback #1841)

Promoted players

• Can erase everything
• Can erase just their own
• Can erase all content from a specific player

Cloud Manager

• Cloud folder dropdown now has a "Select Folder" button that opens the Cloud Manager folder browser. (Feedback #711)
• Starred folders

• Folders can now be Starred (button next to folder name).
• Starred folders show first in the folder browser dropdown. (Feedback #711)

Cloud search now restricts results to the current folder. (Feedback #1839)

Fix: Resolved several file browser issues and cleaned up its underlying code to improve stability.

Dealing: Deal From Bottom

• Holding ALT while dealing or drawing from a deck will now take the card from the bottom of the deck. (Feedback #2680)
• The deck will do a small “hop” animation to make it clear when this happens.
• Works both with the number keys and the GUI.
• Dealing hand objects will now correctly deal to your new hand if you change the table.

Misc Features

• Custom Figurine

• Added toggle to use a minimal collider on the card part. (Feedback #1929)
• Added option to mirror the back texture. (Feedback #2107)

Added Reset Scale to an object's scale context menu. (Feedback #2078)

Hotseat player names are now remembered between sessions. (Feedback #2070)

Added [c]vr_floor[/c] command / VR setting

• Lets you turn off the floor independently of [c]fog[/c] / "Floor Of Mist". (Feedback #2173)

Server browser improvements

• Player names now show in the server browser.
• Your name is hidden if you are offline, invisible, or you untick the "Show Name In Server Browser" option.

Console Commands

New/updated commands:

• [c]component_hotkey_state_change[/c]

• When enabled, press number keys while hovering an object to change its State.
• Appears in Misc Settings.

[c]ui_notebook[/c]

• Shows the Notebook window.

[c]text_tool_default_font_size[/c]

• Sets default size for the Text tool. (Feedback #2000)

[c]autorun_lua[/c]

• Controls whether Lua automatically runs when updated.

[c]camera_reset_on_color_change[/c]

• Controls whether the camera automatically moves to your seat when you change color. (Feedback #256)

[c]show_name_in_server_browser[/c]

• Controls whether your name is listed in the server browser for public servers you join.

[c]measure_grid_multiplier[/c]

• Applies a scale multiplier when the line measure tool is in Grid mode.

Fixes:

• Fixed [c]help[/c] command not working on commands that have no arguments.
• Removed old console commands related to global chat. (Feedback #2117)

Open Beta Fixes

• Fixed a major networking issue where loading a save file could break the game state. (Feedback #2641)
• Fixed rewinds and autosaves not working correctly. (Feedback #2656)
• Fixed an issue where XML UI could be blocked by incorrect objects, including the invisible floor at [c]y = 1[/c]. (Feedback #2647)
• Fixed a 64-depth issue when downloading and loading mods. (Feedback #2640)
• Fixed hand selection working incorrectly with the new Lua drafting mechanic.
• Fixed an issue where you could erase your drawn lines incorrectly. (Feedback #2702)
• Fixed several HandSelectMode issues. (Feedback #2618)
• Fixed a bug in [c]Lua Wait.collect[/c]. (Feedback #2635)

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where XML UI would not be blocked by objects when it should.
• Fixed XML UI not hiding in hidden zones. (Feedback #2673)
• Fixed partial transparency when importing UI and decal images for the first time.
• Fixed advancing the turn immediately after loading a game always going to the first player instead of the second.
• Fixed a macOS issue where text could be entered while the Cmd modifier key was held. (Feedback #2636)
• Fixed infinite bags visually breaking after Undo or Reload. (Feedback #2665)
• Fixed drop indicator not showing color when dropping with Alt + Right Click for decks and stacks.
• Fixed grid size inputs not allowing you to type a [c].[/c] at the end.
• Fixed [c]onLoad[/c] not executing in Hot Seat Mode. (Feedback #2629)
• Fixed RPG tileset snapping preview so it now displays correctly.
• Fixed Flick and Combine sometimes requiring a double click when you are a client.
• Fixed right click while drawing a line not canceling for everyone else. (Feedback #125)

Misc Fixes

• You can now obtain the "Be Social" achievement using in-game chat. (Feedback #1895)
• Fixed game crashing when trying to load a CMYK JPG.
• Fixed line tool not converting to cm in component mode. (Feedback #1934)
• Fixed "Showing Hand" button displaying incorrect color after seat swap.
• Fixed on-screen hand blocking in-game UI. (Feedback #1757)
• Fixed hotseat turn not being set to correct player on load. (Feedback #1960)
• Fixed hotseat players being unable to drop cards in searched deck. (Feedback #1959)
• Fixed hotseat turn incorrectly resetting when loading a Classic game.
• When starting a hotseat game, the game now only picks larger tables, so all player colors are immediately selectable.
• Fixed context menu not clamping to screen. (Feedback #1966)
• Fixed context menu appearing in the wrong position when right-clicking a card in hand. (Feedback #2051)
• Fixed unintuitive Text Tool placement behavior.
• Fixed appearance of custom card aspect ratios when searching containers. (Feedback #2021)
• Fixed cards merging incorrectly with a deck when the deck is on a snap point. (Feedback #2063)
• Fixed left edge of search dialog not having a collider. (Feedback #2077)
• Fixed Japanese language name in language select. (Feedback #2116)
• Fixed shake detector triggering when the user spams Tap.
• Fixed Random Domino/Card/Mahjong Tile not generating every possible object. (Feedback #2160, #2154)
• Fixed rewind/forward ([c]rwd/fwd[/c]) not working correctly. (Feedback #2161)
• Fixed game breaking on first launch but working on subsequent launches.
• Fixed cards getting cut off onscreen when scaling very large hands.
• Fixed deleting a folder in Cloud Manager not deleting all contained files.
• Fixed issues when uploading PDF files via "Upload All" in the Cloud Manager.
• Fixed a bug where objects with multiple assets (primary/secondary AssetBundles) could think they finished loading too early, breaking on-screen hands, highlighting, and Lua load completion.
• Fixed dice behavior when picking up and dropping instantly, so dice now roll correctly in that scenario.
• Fixed VR floor setting being inverted for the [c]vr_floor[/c] option.

Lua

New Lua functions and features for creators:

Object State Changes

• Added [c]tryObjectStateChange(object, new_state_index, player_label)[/c] and [c]object.tryStateChange(new_state_index, player_label)[/c]. (Feedback #1822)
• Limited [c]tryObjectStateChange[/c] and [c]tryStateChange[/c] to only trigger on valid state indices.

Turn Order & Input Modifiers

• Added [c]Turns.getTurnOrder()[/c] which returns the current turn order, including automatic order (in automatic mode) and custom order (in custom mode).
• Lua will now receive the ALT modifier on the events [c]onNumberTyped[/c] and [c]onObjectNumberTyped[/c].