Patch FINALLY coming Wednesday

[K PhaNTOM]

"After a lot of trials and tribulations, all versions of the game client has now completed QA successfully.
We will do no more testing on it.

All game servers will need to be taken down for updates. The maintenance period starts on Wednesday Jun 30th at 07:00AM (GMT+2). Most of them should be back up by 11:00AM (GMT+2).

During this time window, we will also release the new game client.

Check back after 11:00AM (GMT+2), and try out the new game client!"

Officially from DiCE

Linkage

Let me be the first to say, ABOUT DAMN TIME. And, I wonder what else they broke lol

[H0ly-H@nd-Gr3nade]

Wow.. No mention of VOIP anywhere in the changelog.

Apparently they've given up on it!


Also from the post:
"The client patch is approximately 890MB large. The list of changes is pretty much the same as is listed here. I'm going to write a post which explains some of the background behind the delays later tonight."

EDIT: This is just in time for me to join you guys! I will finally have my new rig up and running in a few days when A&M sends me my cheap copy of Windows 7.

[Pumpkin_Jack]

Wonder if it will fix the typo for the medic pack upgrades....

example: medic heal speed increase is called " r+" while range increase is "h+" should be flipped

[Furryappleseed]

No mention of Hot Carl? That expanding hitbox part seems kinda weak also. I thought it was supposed to be harder to hit moving targets.

At least I can chat when dead now.

[Sirex]

"The client patch is approximately 890MB large.

Thats not a patch!!! thats a full limb replacement with all the mod-cons thrown in!

Either way, i still hold to this... Its an awful big patch for a awful puney change list...

[Apache Warrior]

Just remember what W.C. Fields said: "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull. "
Apache

[baconoclock]

Thats not a patch!!! thats a full limb replacement with all the mod-cons thrown in!

Either way, i still hold to this... Its an awful big patch for a awful puney change list...

Patches were that large in WoW.... except they were adding massive amounts of content

[K PhaNTOM]

Almost 1GB size... there goes 2 hours of my life...

[baconoclock]

Had a chance to review the notes. My thoughts below
Likes.

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
Gameplay - Countermeasures can be fired when driving a helicopter
Gameplay - The brightness of the pilot view in the Russian helicopter has been reduced

Dislikes
Gameplay - Tracer dart gun speed has been changed from 300 m/s to 200 m/s
No mention of VOIP fixes!

[Dead...Again]

Yeah, you would think as big as it is there would be more changes listed.

Here are a few things I am looking forward to in the patch:

Gameplay - G36 now has crosshair when in Hardcore mode
Server Browser - Join queue system when attempting to join a full server
Server Browser - Pings are sent via an alternate mechanism, which should work for non-Administrator users as well
Client - Toggle/hold crouch is user controllable
Client - Toggle/hold zoom is user controllable

Server Browser - Servers are sorted into 3 categories: Normal, Modified, Hardcore depending on their settings

I wonder what 'Modified' means?

[{CLR} ObiTroy]

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I wonder what 'Modified' means?

Hopefully HC that will allow admin to allow crosshairs (at least on mounted weapons) and minimap... hopefully.

[Qicmee]

"Modified? mode means that the server's settings have been changed from the default values. Cain will have a few more options for how the game is played.

'Players can see whether a server is normal / modified / hardcore in the server browser. A grey skull icon indicates a ?Modified? mode. A yellow skull indicates a ?Hardcore? mode.'

A modified server will have a non-default setting for one or more of these: friendlyFire, killCam, miniMap, crossHair, 3dSpotting (spotted targets marked with icons), miniMapSpotting (icons), and thirdPersonVehicleCameras.

[Grisu]

Patches were that large in WoW.... except they were adding massive amounts of content

Exactly my thought!

[Skud]

Yeah, you would think as big as it is there would be more changes listed.

Here are a few things I am looking forward to in the patch:



I wonder what 'Modified' means?

What, crosshairs?!!! I was thinking hardcore players should have blindfolds!!!

But seriously, what a great idea to have guns with sights...I didn't think we'd come up with such advances even in my lifetime. Really amazing world, when you think of it.

[paceman]

No VOIP
No Friends List
Etc.....

More changes than fixes.....

BFBC - Brain Fart, Bad Coding.