29 July 2015 - 03:31 EDT
In case you don't know yet, B275 will be released today - probably around 6am PDT/ 3pm CEST. Here some pieces of the final changelog, have fun!
275 Changelog:
NEW MAP - DERELICT
by CDT Mapping Lead: Loki
Map developed by Loki - artwork & contributions also from: BeigeAlert, SamusDroid, Zavaro, Flaterectomy, Howser & the CDT/PT Teams. Special thanks to the SCC (Spark Crafters Collective).
New Main Menu Backgrounds and Music
You can now choose your own main menu background and music from the options settings!.
All main menu levels have had an optimization pass to reduce file size in order to increase the speed at which the main menu loads.
PERFORMANCE
NS2 is now being compiled using Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, an upgrade from VS2005. From our testing, some users may gain an improvement of increased fps. The following are other optimizations:
* Avoid certain health/armor predictions on client
* Use fieldwatching to avoid some OnUpdate calculations
* Linux: use FixPathCase only if file is not found.
* Implemented filesystem cache to avoid file-lookup penalty for mods.
* Improved GUIMinimap performance.
* Improved performance of many GUIScripts.
* Alien hivesight related LOS-checking was being done even for Marine players, where it is irrelevant.
* Alien players are now always shown with Hive-Sight outlines, even when in LOS.
* Changed Scoreboard data to only update twice per second instead of once per frame.
* Cache OnosDirtEffectGeneration.
* Improved Onos camera shaking code
* Added caching surface beneath players, prevents additional traces for footstep sounds.
BUG FIXES
* Fixed tons of code and libraries issues preventing the NS2 project to get compiled under VS 2013 (should also make NS2 more stable)
* Fixed first person spectating causing hitching movement to other players.
*Fixed that the server wasn’t necessarily using the same snapshot as the client when the client was extrapolating positions. (Other issues with hitreg which will be getting fixed in upcoming patches!)
* Fixed cursor not centering properly in Fullscreen Windowed mode.
* Reject attempts to load resources using empty strings.
* MapCycle now automatically cycles to next map if the attempt to load a map fails.
* Detects that a map change failed and cycle to next map.
* The restriction that map mods had to be on the filesystem to be cycled to has been remove; the map mod will be downloaded if not present before being cycled to.
* Replaced hardcoded keys for spectator drawing with:
* Secondary Attack: Draw on the screen.
* Reload: Clear the screen.
* Bile bombs and gorge spit are now client side predicted.
* Gorge Tunnels can now be exited at any height in the tunnel.
* Fixed that Hive time-outs caused the “forceventeams”-vote to fail.
* Fixed that cached Hive data were not applied correctly onto reconnecting players.
* Fixed that the PAX badge was not applied on players who don’t have any Hive badges.
* Fixed that it was not possible to disable the team auto-balancer.
* Fixed Medpacks/Ammo/Catpacks not showing the pickup icons.
* Fixed bug where Loading screen wouldn't use custom map backgrounds and made it scale with resolution.
* Fixed that mod downloading via the web admin interface did not work.
* Fixed Insight displaying Health for exos (they only use Armor).
* Fixed jetpacks left behind by dead marines not dissolving with the body on death.
* Fixed damage numbers and private sounds being sent to the original owner for MACs, Drifters, Whips, ARCs and Sentries. They are now sent to the current Commander.
* Old mods are now deleted 24 hours after new versions have been downloaded (kept around for a while just in case you want to play on a server that haven’t upgraded yet).
* Fixed that the Swedish translation wasn’t using the correct file.
* Fixed various crash issues of the Overview.exe.
* Added the latest patches from LuaJIT hopefully increasing the performance and stability of NS2 as well
* Fixed a script error with LayMines.
* Fixed a script error appearing sometimes when you tried to vote.
* Added a blank model check for dynamic props so to the stop crashing the client.
* Added sanity checks to avoid that the client crashes from any kind of corrupted texture files
* Made net_loss a cheat command so people can’t use it to cheat anymore
* Added consistency checking for hmp files.
* Fixed embryos not having a taunt causing assert errors.
* Fixed sending blank chat messages causing messages to overlap
* Fixed being able to place an IP in eclipse where you shouldn't be able to
* Auto deactivate mods on patch release
* Fixed menu being unresponsive if mousing over webview while a window was loading
* Fix highlighting of view models
* sv_tests console command added. This allows server admins to give certain people access to the command.
* Fixed error for Gorge Tunnel Enter/Exit screen FX preventing liquid effects from playing
TWEAKS
* Added remaining cannister a ammo on the display for to the flamethrower
* Lowered opacity for red colored low ammo warning on weapon displays.
* Chat now displays tags before the player names for Rookies and Commanders.
* Replaced the Reinforcement label in the Main Menu with a label linking to the CDT Trello page
* Added the Serbian translation
* Lowered the opacity of the tv_glare texture in the main menu so it distracts less from the menu background
* You can now change the used gamma correction value in the option menu. This allows you to adjust the brightness of ns2 overall. The default is 2.2 (even though it is not the center of the slider)
* Removed consistency checking for the screens folder. You can now have custom loading screens by putting jpg files inside a screens/custom folder.
* Removed consistency checking for models/marnie/male/flashlight.dds. You can now have custom flashlight textures
* Added a separate bind for movement override for commander
TOOLS
Map Editor
* Fixed invalid triangle bug!
* Displacement window is now properly sized.
* Added a default bind to open entity list (‘O’ key).
* Replaced “Create Color Grading” with “Create Reflection Probe” on the tools-ribbon.
* Added a filter decals button.
* Added a selection color option and a new light blue color option.
* Added a brightness slider.
SDK
* Fixed scoreboard hiding the GUIHoverMenu every frame as long as the scoreboard wasn't up.
* Introduce FieldWatcher, a way for a client to detect that a network field changes.
* Introduce a way for GUIScripts to run at less than full fps (set self.updateInterval).
* Improve AddTimedCallback to give you time since last callback, return time to next callback.
* Added MapChangeFailed Event Hook.
* Fixed console commands passed on the command line failing to run because they were running in the loading world.
* Added new server admin console command “sv_installmod ” to download the given mod to the server.
* New command “hud_rate ”: specify a multiplier for the hud update rate (impacts fps)
* Decals also load now in cinematics
* Added propnames development console command to show names of nearby props while in game
Known Issues:
We are aware of some render distance issues with the Editor, this will be fixed in 276.
275 Changelog:
NEW MAP - DERELICT
by CDT Mapping Lead: Loki
Map developed by Loki - artwork & contributions also from: BeigeAlert, SamusDroid, Zavaro, Flaterectomy, Howser & the CDT/PT Teams. Special thanks to the SCC (Spark Crafters Collective).
New Main Menu Backgrounds and Music
You can now choose your own main menu background and music from the options settings!.
All main menu levels have had an optimization pass to reduce file size in order to increase the speed at which the main menu loads.
PERFORMANCE
NS2 is now being compiled using Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, an upgrade from VS2005. From our testing, some users may gain an improvement of increased fps. The following are other optimizations:
* Avoid certain health/armor predictions on client
* Use fieldwatching to avoid some OnUpdate calculations
* Linux: use FixPathCase only if file is not found.
* Implemented filesystem cache to avoid file-lookup penalty for mods.
* Improved GUIMinimap performance.
* Improved performance of many GUIScripts.
* Alien hivesight related LOS-checking was being done even for Marine players, where it is irrelevant.
* Alien players are now always shown with Hive-Sight outlines, even when in LOS.
* Changed Scoreboard data to only update twice per second instead of once per frame.
* Cache OnosDirtEffectGeneration.
* Improved Onos camera shaking code
* Added caching surface beneath players, prevents additional traces for footstep sounds.
BUG FIXES
* Fixed tons of code and libraries issues preventing the NS2 project to get compiled under VS 2013 (should also make NS2 more stable)
* Fixed first person spectating causing hitching movement to other players.
*Fixed that the server wasn’t necessarily using the same snapshot as the client when the client was extrapolating positions. (Other issues with hitreg which will be getting fixed in upcoming patches!)
* Fixed cursor not centering properly in Fullscreen Windowed mode.
* Reject attempts to load resources using empty strings.
* MapCycle now automatically cycles to next map if the attempt to load a map fails.
* Detects that a map change failed and cycle to next map.
* The restriction that map mods had to be on the filesystem to be cycled to has been remove; the map mod will be downloaded if not present before being cycled to.
* Replaced hardcoded keys for spectator drawing with:
* Secondary Attack: Draw on the screen.
* Reload: Clear the screen.
* Bile bombs and gorge spit are now client side predicted.
* Gorge Tunnels can now be exited at any height in the tunnel.
* Fixed that Hive time-outs caused the “forceventeams”-vote to fail.
* Fixed that cached Hive data were not applied correctly onto reconnecting players.
* Fixed that the PAX badge was not applied on players who don’t have any Hive badges.
* Fixed that it was not possible to disable the team auto-balancer.
* Fixed Medpacks/Ammo/Catpacks not showing the pickup icons.
* Fixed bug where Loading screen wouldn't use custom map backgrounds and made it scale with resolution.
* Fixed that mod downloading via the web admin interface did not work.
* Fixed Insight displaying Health for exos (they only use Armor).
* Fixed jetpacks left behind by dead marines not dissolving with the body on death.
* Fixed damage numbers and private sounds being sent to the original owner for MACs, Drifters, Whips, ARCs and Sentries. They are now sent to the current Commander.
* Old mods are now deleted 24 hours after new versions have been downloaded (kept around for a while just in case you want to play on a server that haven’t upgraded yet).
* Fixed that the Swedish translation wasn’t using the correct file.
* Fixed various crash issues of the Overview.exe.
* Added the latest patches from LuaJIT hopefully increasing the performance and stability of NS2 as well
* Fixed a script error with LayMines.
* Fixed a script error appearing sometimes when you tried to vote.
* Added a blank model check for dynamic props so to the stop crashing the client.
* Added sanity checks to avoid that the client crashes from any kind of corrupted texture files
* Made net_loss a cheat command so people can’t use it to cheat anymore
* Added consistency checking for hmp files.
* Fixed embryos not having a taunt causing assert errors.
* Fixed sending blank chat messages causing messages to overlap
* Fixed being able to place an IP in eclipse where you shouldn't be able to
* Auto deactivate mods on patch release
* Fixed menu being unresponsive if mousing over webview while a window was loading
* Fix highlighting of view models
* sv_tests console command added. This allows server admins to give certain people access to the command.
* Fixed error for Gorge Tunnel Enter/Exit screen FX preventing liquid effects from playing
TWEAKS
* Added remaining cannister a ammo on the display for to the flamethrower
* Lowered opacity for red colored low ammo warning on weapon displays.
* Chat now displays tags before the player names for Rookies and Commanders.
* Replaced the Reinforcement label in the Main Menu with a label linking to the CDT Trello page
* Added the Serbian translation
* Lowered the opacity of the tv_glare texture in the main menu so it distracts less from the menu background
* You can now change the used gamma correction value in the option menu. This allows you to adjust the brightness of ns2 overall. The default is 2.2 (even though it is not the center of the slider)
* Removed consistency checking for the screens folder. You can now have custom loading screens by putting jpg files inside a screens/custom folder.
* Removed consistency checking for models/marnie/male/flashlight.dds. You can now have custom flashlight textures
* Added a separate bind for movement override for commander
TOOLS
Map Editor
* Fixed invalid triangle bug!
* Displacement window is now properly sized.
* Added a default bind to open entity list (‘O’ key).
* Replaced “Create Color Grading” with “Create Reflection Probe” on the tools-ribbon.
* Added a filter decals button.
* Added a selection color option and a new light blue color option.
* Added a brightness slider.
SDK
* Fixed scoreboard hiding the GUIHoverMenu every frame as long as the scoreboard wasn't up.
* Introduce FieldWatcher, a way for a client to detect that a network field changes.
* Introduce a way for GUIScripts to run at less than full fps (set self.updateInterval).
* Improve AddTimedCallback to give you time since last callback, return time to next callback.
* Added MapChangeFailed Event Hook.
* Fixed console commands passed on the command line failing to run because they were running in the loading world.
* Added new server admin console command “sv_installmod ” to download the given mod to the server.
* New command “hud_rate ”: specify a multiplier for the hud update rate (impacts fps)
* Decals also load now in cinematics
* Added propnames development console command to show names of nearby props while in game
Known Issues:
We are aware of some render distance issues with the Editor, this will be fixed in 276.
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