Version 0.12.58540
August 13, 2026 Tears of Metal patch for networking, Steam Deck stability, companion recruitment, and multiplayer revives.
Changes
- Networking and Steam Deck stability improved; poor connections can still stutter.
- Aodh, the Vigil, was added to campaign companion recruitment. The announcement does not specify the exact event route.
- Multiplayer revives now use health rather than coins: the reviver sacrifices 50% of current HP, the revived player receives health proportional to that sacrifice, and the reviver needs more than 10% of maximum HP.
- The revive time limit shortens by five seconds after each revive.
Companion update
The official notes add Aodh, the Vigil to campaign companion recruitment. See thecompanion roster for the current status. No recruitment event route is published in the announcement, so this page does not invent one.
Multiplayer revive rules
Reviving a teammate no longer spends coins. The reviver gives up half of their current health, the teammate returns with health proportional to that sacrifice, and a reviver must have more than 10% of maximum health. Each subsequent revive has a five-second shorter time limit.
Official source
Read Paper Cult's complete Steam announcement:Version 0.12.58540 patch notes.