Hidden Roof 1.7.0

a whole new feel to painting, reworked audio, improved hints, and a few extra goodies for your next rooftop run.

• painting

  • a new way to paint: strokes now lay down continuous lines of paint instead of clouds of dots: paint lands instantly under your aim, with no gaps, no matter how fast you move
  • speed and coverage: move fast for lighter, wider, softer lines; slow down for denser, sharper ones. hold your aim in one spot and paint builds up, darkens, then starts to run: heavier coverage runs longer
  • distance matters: get up close for narrow, crisp lines, or step back for wider, softer ones
  • pressure (opacity): hold Shift and scroll with the can in hand to set it from 5% to 100%: each pass builds on the last, so you can work up a fade
  • streamline: smooths your lines as the brush trails your aim a little, set it in Settings → General
  • a smarter crosshair: it shows the line you're about to leave, adjusting to your cap, distance and hand speed, and your pressure too, and it fades where the paint won't reach
  • spray you can see: every cap has its own soft plume at the nozzle, from a thin jet to a wide cloud: it follows your pressure, and other players see it too. spray at an angle and paint stretches along your aim, fading towards the far end

• caps
  six caps to choose from, each with its own feel, from fine details to big fills.

  • NEEDLE (new): ultra-fine lines for sharp details and highlights
  • SKINNY: clean tags and crisp outlines
  • BANANA: a versatile all-rounder for everyday painting
  • BLUE DOT (new): soft edges for smooth blends and fades
  • NY FAT: wide lines for throw-ups and quick fills
  • ASTRO FAT: massive coverage for big fills and backgrounds

• marker, roller, sponge

  • the marker and the roller can trigger runs in wet paint too, just like the can
  • the crosshair shows the actual size of all three on the wall and fades where they wouldn't reach

• hints

  • hints now sound more natural and use first-person phrasing: "I can spray with LMB"
  • each new cap comes with a quick tip the first time you put it on
  • each hint or message shows how much time it has left
  • action hints fill up as you do what they ask, then finish with a checkmark
  • walking, jumping and running each have their own hint, shown one after another and completed by doing the action
  • pressure and color hints stick around until you've actually changed them

• sound
  real recordings and a better mix to bring the rooftops to life.

  • city: the city below is now a real nighttime recording captured from a rooftop, fading in as you start
  • rain and thunder: real storm recordings, with a low rumble of heavy rain underneath and distant thunder rolling now and then, sometimes with no flash. when lightning strikes, three real thunder rolls follow a few seconds later, softer the farther away the strike is
  • spray: the can's hiss now responds to your pressure, distance from the wall and hand movement
  • interiors: step into a room and the city gets muffled, while the rain changes to the sound of rain hitting a tin roof

• settings

  • the General tab is now organized into groups, just like Controls
  • General, Audio and Graphics each have a Reset all option that resets only the current tab
  • Storm and Rain indoors now have their own sliders in Audio
  • painting gets its own settings: lower mouse sensitivity and a narrower field of view while painting
  • Raw mouse: turns off mouse acceleration and the system pointer speed, in General

• fixes and improvements

  • no more pressure loss or sputtering: shaking the can is just... for vibes?
  • the view no longer jumps on its own in Chrome on Windows
  • paint blends smoothly now, so translucent strokes don't break into hard bands
  • cap and color labels now sit next to the can, inverting whatever's behind them just like the crosshair
  • climbing down a ladder now counts for its hint, before only climbing up worked
  • Drops on metal is gone as a separate sound: those drops are now part of the rain
  • the can, your footsteps and the fans are quieter, leaving more room for the rain and the city
  • sound takes far less memory on audio outputs set to 96 or 192 kHz
  • on a slow connection the city comes first, the rest of the sounds after it
  • lightning lights up the sky and the moonlight more
  • capture mode has a clearer panel: one control a line, and in the free camera hold Tab for all its keys
  • the new caps are placed on the level, go find them
  • lightning no longer crashes the game when the Thunder slider is set to 0

Hidden Roof 1.6.2

capture mode and bug fixes.

• capture mode

  • press N to film the game in first person or with a free camera
  • in a session, the others see Capture badge by a person who captures

• fixes

  • the video on the page about the game is sharper and plays on phones
  • pickups' rings no longer grow when seen from far away
  • the menu shows session players correctly without running off the screen
  • players with the game minimized, even while joining, are now seen by everyone
  • painting offline for a long time no longer leaves you reconnecting for ever, and the paint reaches the others in order
  • a slow reload keeps your place for 30 seconds, not 15
  • stepladders stay in sync after a lost connection or a server restart
  • after a slow load, the others are no longer shown seconds late

Hidden Roof 1.6.1

fair play in multiplayer, a page about the game, and a few fixes.

• multiplayer

  • a player who breaks the rules can be banned from multiplayer
  • while banned, single player stays open

• about the game

  • a new landing page with game description

• fixes

  • "Admin" is no longer a nickname you can take
  • on a Mac, holding Esc in fullscreen tells you ⌃ ⌘ F leaves it, not F11
  • pickup rings on the title screen have the right size
  • the settings' tabs are renamed to match the menu
  • a stepladder can't be placed in an open doorway or right in front of it or behind it to prevent blocking

Hidden Roof 1.6.0

public sessions are here, multiplayer has a session list, and busy sessions run lighter.

• public sessions
  our first public session is ready and will run soon.
  follow our Discord to know when it's up!

  • its paint is saved on the server and stays from one visit to the next
  • house rules before you join

• private sessions
  hosting your own session is off for now: we'll say on Discord when it's back.

  • up to 4 players
  • the 5-letter code is now the session's password: the list shows the session, you type its code to join

• multiplayer

  • a session list: public and private sessions, with players, ping and the tools each allows
  • a new loading screen while the roof and its paint come in
  • a full session puts you in line: see your place, and you drop in as soon as a spot opens
  • close the tab and your seat goes to the next player within 15 seconds
  • a session can turn tools off: their items leave the map, and they're back once you leave
  • come back under the same nickname, on the same device or network: you get your tools back and stand where you were

• performance

  • the server sends you everything the others did in one go, so many more players fit before anyone lags
  • standing still sends less, so a quiet roof takes less of your connection

• fixes

  • the game runs in one tab at a time: a second tab says it's open in another tab
  • when the server goes quiet, the game reconnects within seconds instead of waiting for the browser

Hidden Roof 1.5.0

paint dries, so a throw-up over dry paint runs less; new hints teach the controls as you play; and multiplayer tells you what's going on when the connection has trouble.

• paint

  • paint dries after a few seconds: spraying over a dry coat or a rolled wall no longer starts runs; holding the can on one spot still does
  • fewer runs: the roller lays a lighter coat, and caps run less, from the skinny cap (least) to the fat cap (most)

• on screen

  • subtitle-style hints teach you the controls as you play
  • turn them off, or show them again from the start, in Settings
  • pickups, and players joining or leaving the session, show as short notifications
  • a cleaner screen

• multiplayer

  • a player's name tag shows their nickname, what they're doing and how far away they are
  • leaving a session takes you back to the title screen with your own paint, as it was before you joined; the session's paint stays only if you saved it

• performance

  • other players' spraying costs less: the game reuses where their spray hits while their aim holds still
  • moving the stepladder near lamps no longer slows the game
  • no more stutter in the first moments after loading

• links

  • Terms and Privacy pages
  • the pause menu links Discord, GitHub, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, and a "buy me a coffee" link to Ko-fi

• fixes

  • a busy server no longer drops you when you reconnect; coming back online retries at once
  • statuses show when the server goes quiet, the connection is slow or you're reconnecting, and a "Reconnected" check once it's over
  • a lost session shows a dialog saying why (an update, a server restart, everyone left), with options to save your paint, reload or open the menu
  • a tab left open on an old version asks you to reload after an update, instead of saying the server isn't responding
  • nicknames: Latin letters and digits only, up to 16
  • if the game crashes, a dialog shows the error
  • screenshots (K) show the other players' name tags
  • links in Updates are clickable
  • without JavaScript, the page says the game needs it instead of loading forever

Hidden Roof 1.4.0

key bindings, bug fixes and performance improvements.

• keys and settings

  • a new Controls tab in Settings lets you rebind every key
  • your settings are now remembered between visits
  • crouch (hold or toggle) and tap twice to run are set in Controls
  • reset all puts back every key
  • Graphics shows your graphics card
  • Graphics has a performance test (a benchmark)
  • the mouse wheel changes the color
  • Q/E cycle through your caps, or change the width of the marker, roller and sponge

• color picker

  • click the mouse wheel (MMB) on any paint to switch to the closest color you carry

• multiplayer

  • rejoin within 3 minutes and you get your stepladder and what you carried back
  • strokes you made as the connection died are painted again once you're back
  • joining a session with a lot of paint is faster and no longer freezes the game
  • while you join or host, the menu shows how far the paint has loaded instead of PLAY; LEAVE cancels
  • the server no longer says it's full right after big sessions end
  • other players move smoothly on a bad connection
  • a connection that is slow only one way no longer drops
  • paint takes much less traffic
  • a reloaded or duplicated tab keeps the paint it sends
  • SAVE while reconnecting says to save again once you're back, instead of waiting forever
  • leaving while a session loads no longer leaves PAINT DETAIL locked, or says you're in a session with no connection
  • a game error ends the session with "the game hit an error", not "a new version is out"

• fixes

  • placing the stepladder no longer makes the game stutter
  • a page zoomed out in the browser no longer draws more pixels than your screen has
  • paint cleaned off with the sponge gives its memory back
  • browser shortcuts and zoom no longer get in the way while you play, and the mouse's back and forward buttons stay in the game; F5, F11 and Esc still work, in fullscreen too
  • you can stand on water tank roofs
  • shaking and spraying the can no longer work at once
  • right Shift runs too
  • a trackpad swipe changes one color at a time
  • K takes a screenshot only while you play
  • on a Mac, keys no longer stick after a Cmd shortcut
  • a game opened in a background tab loads
  • the loading screen says why when the game can't start
  • if something breaks while you play, the game says so and offers a reload, instead of freezing
  • paint runs trickle the same at any frame rate, so other players see them closer to how you do
  • the PLAY button shows its ESC key in Firefox and Safari, where Esc resumes
  • a trackpad swipe's sideways part no longer drops part of a color step

Hidden Roof 1.3.0

a new menu and a better roof with fewer rough edges.

• menu
  the pause screen, settings, multiplayer, save and upload are redesigned, with a credits page and an updates page.

  • hold esc to leave fullscreen: a ring shows how long
  • a Discord link

• multiplayer
  pausing in a live session shows your ping, the code to copy and everyone's initials in their paint colors.

• roof

  • security cameras tilt up and down to follow you, not only turn
  • the traffic cone takes paint on its outside
  • rain, neon flicker and volumetric light have new defaults
  • some pickups moved

• fixes

  • spray starts at the can
  • ladders end at their top, and scaffolding ladders sit in the middle of the hatch
  • the game's files start loading with the page

Hidden Roof 1.2.0

multiplayer for up to 20 players, a busier roof with new windows, and the controls painted on the walls.

• multiplayer

  • up to 20 players in a session
  • you see the others' caps and spray, and who's away or disconnected
  • a session keeps your inventory when you come back
  • joining shows its progress

• hints on walls
  the controls are painted on the wall by the spawn. it's real paint: scrub it off or paint over it.

• roof
  the roof is busier and more realistic.

  • brick walls, more windows, lamps, signs, ducts, railings and skylights
  • caps, colors and tools are easier to tell apart
  • some windows are clear: see through them or paint over them

• fixes and performance

  • signs and billboards are lettered on the front only and read the right way
  • you no longer catch on railing posts
  • the mast can't be climbed
  • paint comes back after the graphics driver resets
  • a loading screen until the game is ready, so nothing freezes when you start

Hidden Roof 1.1.0

a new roof to paint, a new look, more colors and smoother movement.

• new roof
  the game now starts on a new roof level, with its own spawn point and hidden pickups.

• 3 shader styles
  pick one in settings.

  • new manga (the default)
  • old manga
  • retro light

• 12 colors
  lime, teal, cyan and brown are now hidden on the roof too, for 12 colors to find.

• sprint
  double-tap W to sprint, like in Minecraft. you sprint until you let go of W.

• can
  hold RMB to shake the can. a tap gives back a little pressure, and holding it refills the can fast.

• world
  the aviation light on the dome now pulses red and lights the roof around it.

• performance
  the roof draws far fewer objects per frame and uses about a third less memory for paint. the game also loads faster.

• fixes
  pickups float in their rings again on the start screen.

Hidden Roof 1.0.0

the first release. you climb onto a hidden rooftop. it rains, neon flickers, and wires and billboards fill the city below. find your tools, paint, scrub it off and paint again.

• look
  the whole world is drawn in ink, like a manga page: hatching and cross-hatching for shadows, pen outlines and paper-white light. the only color in the city is the paint you bring. lamp light and its shadows are baked in, and fog and lightning are drawn over the top.

• painting
  paint soaks into walls, floors and props and stays there. it crosses the seams between props, so one piece can run across a wall, a pipe and a door. if you lay on too much, it runs down the wall. the can loses pressure as you spray: shake it. paint never runs out.

• tools

  • spray can: your main tool, used with the caps below
  • marker: a square nib for outlines and handstyles
  • roller: solid bands of paint for big fills and blockbusters
  • sponge: scrubs paint off
  • stepladder: place it to reach higher walls

• caps

  • standard: an all-round cap for fills and outlines
  • skinny: thin, sharp lines for tags and details
  • fat: wide strokes for throw-ups and fast bombing
  • spray: a soft, wide spray for fades and backgrounds

• multiplayer
  host a session and share its 5-letter code to paint the same roof with a friend.

• saves
  save your work to a file and load it later. old saves still load after updates.