Pavlov Update 34 Brings Steam Frame Support, Custom Gloves, and Bot Servers

Pavlov's Update 34, published on 12 August 2026, centers on a single headline move: Pavlov Shack is now available on the Steam Frame, free to all existing Steam owners of Pavlov.

The development team framed the surrounding patch as a deliberate refinement pass — a chance to stabilize the core experience while the platform port consumed much of the team's bandwidth.

What changed

• Custom gloves and watches added to the cosmetic store; cosmetic variations will rotate monthly
• Custom knife (Infernal) added to the cosmetic store
• Bot support enabled on community servers via bEnableBots=true and RCON commands
• Networking logic adjusted to reduce CPU overhead
• Recoil decoupled from framerate, addressing a long-standing consistency issue
• Tracers increased to 16 on-screen and their material logic refactored
• Mipmaps added to UI
• MOTD refactored

One breakage to note: older Pavlov TV replay files are no longer compatible with the Update 34 build. A Steam beta branch — Update33-ReplayCompatibility — has been provided for players who need to access previous footage.

Looking ahead, the team states work is underway on bot improvements and a higher update cadence.

For players, the recoil and networking changes are the most immediately felt: two corrections that should make gunfights feel more consistent regardless of hardware.