Post by CombatHamster on May 8, 2010 1:23:24 GMT -8
Bad Company 2 Developer Barrie Tingle has posted a new thread on the EA UK Forums detailing the upcoming R8 BC2 PC Patch, and R12 Server Backend Update Change Logs. The Patch and Update reduces overall latency and brings new control options such as “Toggle Crouch”, “Advanced Helicopter Controls”, and “Text Chat while dead”. It also brings some nice tweaks for Server Owners such as Increased Server Description, Reserved Slots, Log Files, Profanity Filter Options, and tons more. This is by far one of the most exciting updates we’ve seen so far. Below you will find the full change log for both updates.
The next release of the game client is currently in QA.
We will perform another synchronized client/server update. It is expected to take place early next week.
The client update will be roughly 500MB in size.
Changelog:
# Server – Some potential sources for lag/rubberbanding have been eliminated
# Server – The old reserved slots has been replaced by a kick-on-demand system like in BF2
# Server – Log file for server admins: all remote admin interface commands/events are logged
# Server – Log file for server admins: major server events + all chat messages are logged
# Server – Idle kick is controllable
# Server – Profanity filter can be disabled
# Server – Teamkill-kick system is controllable
# Server – Ticket counts and bleed rate are controllable per-level
# Server – Infantry only mode available per-level
# Server – Initial spawn delay and respawn delay are adjustable
# Server – Server description can be up to 400 characters, and use “|” for line breaks
# Server – Banlist can contain up to 10.000 entries
# Server – reduced latency in packet handling
# Admin Interface – fixed the player.onKill spam that occasionally happened
# Admin Interface – ensured that player.onJoin events always report the player name
# Admin Interface – events triggered when people spawn
# Admin Interface – much more info on kills
# Admin Interface – detailed stats are reported at end-of-round
# Gameplay – Various minor level bugfixes
# Gameplay – Helicopter handling has been tweaked
# Gameplay – Weapon tweaks have been implemented based on PC public feedback
# Gameplay – Fixed technical hang when a crate was armed outside of the combat area
# Gameplay – “Victory is near” message was shown for the wrong team on Valparaíso, this has been fixed
# Gameplay – Countermeasures can be fired when driving a helicopter
# Gameplay – The brightness of the pilot view in the Russian helicopter has been reduced
# Gameplay – Advanced Spotting scope works better
# Gameplay – Knifing people in the back works again (we backed out the change that we had done for Server R11)
# Server Browser – Servers are sorted into 3 categories: Normal, Modified, Hardcore depending on their settings
# Server Browser – Added support for retrieving update progress
# Server Browser – Now refreshes information
# Server Browser – Join queue system when attempting to join a full server
# Server Browser – all settings are automatically saved between sessions
# Server Browser – Pings are sent via an alternate mechanism, which should work for non-Administrator users as well
# Client – Fixed DX9 issue, which likely caused graphics glitches and perhaps crashes
# Client – Fixed some crashes
# Client – Toggle/hold crouch is user controllable
# Client – Toggle/hold zoom is user controllable
# Client – Vsync bugfixed for DX10/DX11
# Client – Rewritten how settings are written to disk; this should reduce/eliminate the spawn lag
# Client – Fixed bug where a player could join a server before the stats has been downloaded causing faulty stats in “EOR- unlock progression”-screen
# Client – New chat system allows chatting when dead (but not during end of round) and keeps a 100 lines log
# Client – Improved Play Now functionality
# Client – Removed K/D ratio and Skill Level filters in the leaderboards
# Client – Any points you get while being dead will be added to your score
# Client – Reduced negative mouse acceleration
# Client – More informative disconnection/kick reasons
The next release of the game client is currently in QA.
We will perform another synchronized client/server update. It is expected to take place early next week.
The client update will be roughly 500MB in size.
Changelog:
# Server – Some potential sources for lag/rubberbanding have been eliminated
# Server – The old reserved slots has been replaced by a kick-on-demand system like in BF2
# Server – Log file for server admins: all remote admin interface commands/events are logged
# Server – Log file for server admins: major server events + all chat messages are logged
# Server – Idle kick is controllable
# Server – Profanity filter can be disabled
# Server – Teamkill-kick system is controllable
# Server – Ticket counts and bleed rate are controllable per-level
# Server – Infantry only mode available per-level
# Server – Initial spawn delay and respawn delay are adjustable
# Server – Server description can be up to 400 characters, and use “|” for line breaks
# Server – Banlist can contain up to 10.000 entries
# Server – reduced latency in packet handling
# Admin Interface – fixed the player.onKill spam that occasionally happened
# Admin Interface – ensured that player.onJoin events always report the player name
# Admin Interface – events triggered when people spawn
# Admin Interface – much more info on kills
# Admin Interface – detailed stats are reported at end-of-round
# Gameplay – Various minor level bugfixes
# Gameplay – Helicopter handling has been tweaked
# Gameplay – Weapon tweaks have been implemented based on PC public feedback
# Gameplay – Fixed technical hang when a crate was armed outside of the combat area
# Gameplay – “Victory is near” message was shown for the wrong team on Valparaíso, this has been fixed
# Gameplay – Countermeasures can be fired when driving a helicopter
# Gameplay – The brightness of the pilot view in the Russian helicopter has been reduced
# Gameplay – Advanced Spotting scope works better
# Gameplay – Knifing people in the back works again (we backed out the change that we had done for Server R11)
# Server Browser – Servers are sorted into 3 categories: Normal, Modified, Hardcore depending on their settings
# Server Browser – Added support for retrieving update progress
# Server Browser – Now refreshes information
# Server Browser – Join queue system when attempting to join a full server
# Server Browser – all settings are automatically saved between sessions
# Server Browser – Pings are sent via an alternate mechanism, which should work for non-Administrator users as well
# Client – Fixed DX9 issue, which likely caused graphics glitches and perhaps crashes
# Client – Fixed some crashes
# Client – Toggle/hold crouch is user controllable
# Client – Toggle/hold zoom is user controllable
# Client – Vsync bugfixed for DX10/DX11
# Client – Rewritten how settings are written to disk; this should reduce/eliminate the spawn lag
# Client – Fixed bug where a player could join a server before the stats has been downloaded causing faulty stats in “EOR- unlock progression”-screen
# Client – New chat system allows chatting when dead (but not during end of round) and keeps a 100 lines log
# Client – Improved Play Now functionality
# Client – Removed K/D ratio and Skill Level filters in the leaderboards
# Client – Any points you get while being dead will be added to your score
# Client – Reduced negative mouse acceleration
# Client – More informative disconnection/kick reasons
