# Tabletop Simulator Update 14.0 - Engine Upgrade, Feature Additions & Performance Improvements - Product: Tabletop Simulator (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/tabletop-simulator) - Vendor: Berserk Games - Date: 2025-12-15 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/286160/view/532117694511579808 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/tabletop-simulator/releases/2025-12-15-update-14.0-engine-upgrade-feature-additions-perf What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **changed** — Upgraded engine to Unity 6 LTS for smoother performance, better stability, and faster loading - **changed** — Increased minimum OS requirements to Windows 10 21H1+, macOS 11 Big Sur+, and Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 64-bit - **removed** — Removed support for 32-bit Windows builds - **changed** — Keybinds now use physical key location instead of character for better compatibility across keyboard layouts, with keybinds reset due to this change - **added** — Added native Apple Silicon support on macOS as a universal app running natively without Rosetta - **changed** — Metal is now the default graphics API on Apple Silicon - **added** — Added Vulkan as an experimental graphics API option on Windows and Linux for potentially better performance in heavy scenes - **changed** — Game executable is now code signed to improve trust with Windows and reduce false positives with antivirus - **added** — Added support for WebP images as a more efficient image format - **changed** — Improved PCSS shadow quality for more realistic shadows with distance-based blur - **added** — Added optional image translucency support - **changed** — Increased snappiness of WASD camera movement with reduced floaty gravity - **changed** — Turn order UI now updates dynamically in the top-right player list whenever turn order changes - **changed** — Improved controller pointer movement smoothing - **changed** — Optimized network serialization on CPU via more efficient bitpacking - **changed** — Improved image loading performance for new uncached images and reduced likelihood of crashes when loading large or many new images - **changed** — Voice chat disabling in configuration menu now properly stops all voice chat processes for all players if host disables it - **added** — Added error message when trying to use voice chat when it is not connected - **changed** — UI theme can now automatically follow system theme if none is manually selected ##### **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”), putObject 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** _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/286160/view/532117694511579808]_