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#1 Scapes

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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:37 AM

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OPEN BETA PATCH NOTES: 12/20/12

OVERVIEW

Reports are coming in from perimeter outposts: the weather outside is frightful.

OPERATION FROSTBURN: December 20 to January 14
  • Winter has hit Illal and the Prosk map now sports seasonal decorations and plenty of snow!
  • NEW Rental Thruster: Flurry Fury, available to rent for a limited time.
  • NEW Rental Repair Drone: FR0S-T1000, available to rent for a limited time.
  • NEW Camouflages: Gift Wrap, Candy Cane, and Snowflake, available to purchase for a limited time.
  • Seasonal cosmetic weapon effects (on Winter Prosk map only):
    • Show your foes how you really feel with HE Charges wrapped in holiday gift boxes.
    • The Grenade Launcher now fires carefully gift-wrapped projectiles. Send the gift of 60mm high explosive ordnance, wrapped with that special touch.
    • Rev-GL grenades are striped like candy canes. Although their holiday disguise probably won't fool your enemies, they will still leave them in a smoldering heap.
    • Shoot snowballs with the SA Hawkins, Submachine Cannon, and Point-D Vulcan!
    • Whether from weapons or mech deaths, all explosions are now snowsplosions!
  • Check out Operation Frostburn for more details!
GAMEPLAY

Siege Mode
  • Turrets will now always target players, not the battleship.
Interface
  • The team win/loss result screen has been updated.
Tutorial
  • Drones will spawn infinitely at the end of the tutorial.
  • Particles and sounds have been updated.
  • Players no longer see the Staging window before spawning.
BUGS FIXED
  • Identified and resolved an exploit used to drastically increase mech movement speed.
    • Added monitoring and prevention of the movement speed exploit.
  • The mid-game Switch Team button has returned.
  • The Descrambler properly depletes countermeasure charges now.
  • Fixed a bug where the loading screen was superimposed on the player's screen after failing to join a game.
  • Fixed a crash caused by accessing the Friends List while in the Garage in windowed mode.
  • Fixed some menu framerate issues.
  • Fixed some unnecessary collision issues.
  • Select message prompts have been improved with text and localization changes.
  • A non-solid wall in the Origin map has been made solid.

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#2 Phaaze

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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:38 AM

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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:40 AM

View PostScapes, on December 20 2012 - 10:37 AM, said:

Reformatting! Please wait...
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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:44 AM

D:< Launcher won't patch!

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#5 Scapes

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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:45 AM

View Postmarshalade, on December 20 2012 - 10:44 AM, said:

D:< Launcher won't patch!

The patch hasn't been deployed yet!

http://community.pla...0-pm-pst-gmt-8/
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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:46 AM

View PostScapes, on December 20 2012 - 10:45 AM, said:

View Postmarshalade, on December 20 2012 - 10:44 AM, said:

D:< Launcher won't patch!

The patch hasn't been deployed yet!

http://community.pla...0-pm-pst-gmt-8/

Well don't I look dumb.

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#7 Razmaklat

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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:48 AM

It happens
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#8 Etan

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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:49 AM

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3
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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:53 AM

View PostRazmaklat, on December 20 2012 - 10:48 AM, said:

It happens

View Postmarshalade, on December 20 2012 - 10:46 AM, said:

View PostScapes, on December 20 2012 - 10:45 AM, said:

View Postmarshalade, on December 20 2012 - 10:44 AM, said:

D:< Launcher won't patch!

The patch hasn't been deployed yet!

http://community.pla...0-pm-pst-gmt-8/

Well don't I look dumb.

hahahaha can't blame the person for being excited! i know i am! haha
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#10 LunaticCalm

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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:54 AM

Kinda disappointing tbh. Can't even get the switch team button back?

#11 ZanderWild

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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:56 AM

Very happy about this patch! The loading screen thing was kinda annoying. Also can't wait to see what comes of this bad weather they say is heading this way. Are our mechs heated? I don't like the cold much.
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#12 Scapes

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Posted December 20 2012 - 10:58 AM

LunaticCalm, on December 20 2012 - 10:54 AM, said:

Kinda disappointing tbh. Can't even get the switch team button back?

Knew I was forgetting a bullet. Added.
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#13 Karaipantsu

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Posted December 20 2012 - 11:00 AM

What about the advanced graphics functions?  I wanna get rid of this film grain again.  :(

#14 BizzyBum

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Posted December 20 2012 - 11:01 AM

So that wall hack exploit is still there?

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Posted December 20 2012 - 11:02 AM

Keep up the awesome work!! :)

#16 Scapes

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Posted December 20 2012 - 11:06 AM

BizzyBum, on December 20 2012 - 11:01 AM, said:

So that wall hack exploit is still there?

Please message me the details, thanks.
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#17 QuanZen

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Posted December 20 2012 - 11:24 AM

Uh oh players can abandon ship again :blink:
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Posted December 20 2012 - 11:27 AM

View PostQuanZen, on December 20 2012 - 11:24 AM, said:

Uh oh players can abandon ship again :blink:

Yeah, mid-match team switching is... odd to say the least. I've never seen a game have this. Are there restrictions put in place or can someone on a losing team just switch to the winning team every time?

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Posted December 20 2012 - 11:27 AM

Let it snow!!!
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#20 Karaipantsu

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Posted December 20 2012 - 11:29 AM

View PostBizzyBum, on December 20 2012 - 11:27 AM, said:

View PostQuanZen, on December 20 2012 - 11:24 AM, said:

Uh oh players can abandon ship again :blink:

Yeah, mid-match team switching is... odd to say the least. I've never seen a game have this. Are there restrictions put in place or can someone on a losing team just switch to the winning team every time?

Can't switch teams unless teams are uneven.





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