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CantGetRight
4 years ago

Can you guess the BF game via the patch notes?

GAMEPLAY TWEAKS

  • The vehicle drop has been modified to help prevent exploits such as blocking enemy vehicles, destroying vehicles and commander assets, or as an alternative to artillery.
  • C4 tossing distance has been reduced.
  • A prone->crouch delay has been added.

BUG FIXES

  • Fixed the Linux server hangs when trying to load a Special Forces Co-Op map.
  • Another attempt at fixing the Red/Blue nametag bug.
  • Fixed the missing server info on the map briefing screen.
  • Fixed the server browser issues with updating info.
  • Fixed the filter by maps size option in the server browser.
  • Fixed a low reproducibility crash bug related to the vehicle drop.
  • Fixed a crash in Co-op after a player is revived without a kit.
  • Fixed a server crash on Linux 32 when trying to rotate maps in Coop Mode.
  • Fixed the occasionnal red distance marker appearing on the ground.
  • Fixed the bug that caused the player's arms to become invisible when switching weapons.
  • Co-Op bot console commands now function on local servers.
  • Fixed the excessive damage taken by the Muscle Car.
  • Adjusted the minimum number of players to start the round on ranked servers.
  • The new values for 16, 32 and 64 players are 6, 8 and 8 respectively.
  • Re-enabled unlocks on unranked servers.
  • Commander options are no longer available whilst commander is dead.
  • Fixed bug where a spawn point is shown as selected when it is not if player has spawned in during the preview round.
  • Co-Op (Local Server): Fixed the issue where no other players may join the server if the server host is kicked and banned.
  • Ranked Servers now force unlocks.
  • Added support for multiple gamemodes in single maplist for mods.

Front End

  • Front End: Fix server browser issues with updating info.
  • Front End, Multiplayer & Co-op: Players on server list can include Bots instead of human players.
  • Multiplayer Internet Server maps size filter not working.
  • Fixed an issue in the front end where pressing tab twice in the IP window would cause the cursor to skip to wrong box.

Game Server

  • Increased server stability
  • All levels (Co-op ): Fixed crash after reviving player without a kit- 1st attempt.
  • Server (Linux 32 Dedicated) Server crashes when trying to rotate maps in Special Forces Co-op Mode (fixed on SUSE only. Still present in Red Hat and Fedora).
  • Adjust the minimum number of players to start the round.The new values for 16, 32 and 64 players are 6, 6 and 8 respectively.
  • Re-enable unlocks on unranked servers.
  • Ranked server forces unlocks i.e. have to have unlocks selected.
  • Coop (Local Server): If Server Host is kicked and banned although they do not actually get kicked, no other players may join the server after that point.
  • Fixed a dedicated server crash which was occurring when the user held "CTRL" and "SHIFT" while selecting a map.
  • Fixed a crash which would occur when c4 was placed on a flag pole and the server rotated maps.
  • Vehicle drop crash related bug (missing icon)
  • Co-Op bot console commands do not function on local servers.

Client / Gameplay

  • Red/Blue nametag bug: Fix to the issue where players would show up with the wrong color name tag.
  • Introduced a delay from proning to standing to help reduce exploiting.
  • Adjusted C4 to make throwing more difficult.
  • Fixed the issue where a red distance marker appears on the ground.
  • Fixed the issue that caused players arms to become invisible after switching weapons when using throwable items.
  • Made adjustments to reduce the damage taken by vehicles when driving.
  • Adjusted the tire material on the muscle car to reduce the issue with this vehicle taking too much damage.
  • Commander options no longer available whilst dead.
  • Fixed the issue with a spawn point showing up as selected when a player has spawned in during preview round.
  • Fixed the issue that would cause infantry players to be revived with no kit.
  • Fixed several rare graphics crashes.
  • Fixed issue with players crashing while clicking "Join Game" in the front end
  • Car-Drop: Made adjustments to the car drop feature to prevent players from exploiting into buildings.
  • Discovered and repaired an issue tied to projectiles which would sometimes allow tanks to fire two shells, support to fire multiple rounds, and other issues (all maps).
  • Fixed bug where after 2 rounds on the same map, the top player stars are awarded to the wrong people in the menu
  • Transport Helicopters: Increased the armor of all transport helicopters...
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  • CantGetRight's avatar
    CantGetRight
    4 years ago
    • Fixed a situation where the player has an auto-throw gadget equipped in the LEFT gadget slot and use it while holding the sidearm, the gadget will stay in the players hands.
    • Fixed an issue where the player would sometimes get stuck in the kill cam if receiving damaged from multiple enemies
    • Terrain and model destruction now sync better with explosion effects
    • Added advanced gameplay options to toggle Parachute Auto deploy, Auto Peek Over and Auto Side Lean
    • Small vehicles now can get unstuck by melee just like the boats and jet skis
    • Several Netcode improvements (see detailed description above)
    • Passive spotting distance reduced from 1200m to 100m * Spotting cone angle reduced from 3 degrees anywhere to starting at 3 degrees and narrowing down to 0.15 degrees at 1200m
    • Currently highlighted objective retained when commo-rose gets active so it is easier to select Attack/Defend for it
    • Fixed an issue where the stairs would disappear if players were revived on them. This would happen on multiple levels.
    • Fix an issue where claymore kills were not being counted for recon for stats
    • Fixed an issue where if the user plays a couple of MP Hardcore rounds prior to entering the
      Campaign, the single player campaign would not regain health after being hit
    • PC: Removed the friendly fire lock on the preset for CLASSIC
    • Fixed an issue where the user receives an inaccurate killcard when killed by a remote-controlled vehicle (e.g. EOD bot, Mortar)
    • PC: Added functionality for users to move both the CPU/GPU overlay graph and the network performance graph
    • Fixed an issue were the kill assist dog tag shows the wrong kill number in “My soldier”
    • Console: Fixed a bug where a player will remain stuck in the main menu indefinitely if the controller they are using is assigned to anything other than Controller 1
    • Fixed an issue with mastery dog tags showing up twice once they’re unlocked
    • Several fixes for exploits on multiple levels
    • Squad Obliteration: Fixed issue where a bomb that was forced reset could be “re-dropped” resulting in multiple bombs showing up.
    • Squad Obliteration: Disabled round time extension. Now the round time will pause whenever a bomb is planted if time has expired instead of extending only if the score is tied or if the losing team plants a bomb if they are down a point.
  • Noodlesocks's avatar
    Noodlesocks
    4 years ago
    @CantGetRight wrote:
    @CountSeroThat was too easy?

    Commander assets gave it away from the start. Only two games in the franchise have commander assets and only one of those two has C4.

  • ElliotLH's avatar
    ElliotLH
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    Think they've been lost after the old BF Forums closed, but this topic has reminded me about how we used to get little jokes with the patch notes. The one I was trying to find has one was endorsing cucumber and peanut butter pizzas or something.

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