[bf1942] [ut2004servers] Beta patch 3362 (fwd)

[Jonty Bale]

The main difference is that Valve, Epic and iD etc sell technology (e.g.
their engines).  EA/DICE sell boxes and as such has a different set of
priorities as Paul states.  99% of their staff are working like crazy in
crunch mode to get titles out for the holiday sales season.

I would expect nothing to improve between here and January - we may see
BF2 getting some love after that point however.  Possibly a little
sooner after special forces and modern combat are released in November.

J.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Bowsher [mailto:paul.bowsher at gmail.com] 
> Sent: 06 October 2005 09:40
> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> Subject: Re: [bf1942] [ut2004servers] Beta patch 3362 (fwd)
> 
> I think this just illustrates how EA are as big as they are. They cut
> corners, and mass produce. Just look at [Sport] [Year + 1]. Of course
> you CAN produce servers and clients that are protocol-compatible, it
> just takes more man hours that could be spent on the next expansion
> pack. PAtches don't make money, expansion packs do. And of course, to
> keep the shareholders happy, they want early releases. Shareholders
> don't care that we're not happy with the product, they only care that
> we bought it.
> On 10/6/05, ScratchMonkey <ScratchMonkey at matureasskickers.net> wrote:
> > This just came in, and shows what's possible from a company 
> that cares
> > about server admins. Epic is currently my standard by which 
> I judge other
> > game companies. (Valve has been doing a pretty good job on 
> the hlds_linux
> > list, as well.) This also illustrates how you can update 
> servers without
> > requiring a client update. We can only hope that EA is taking notes.
> >
> > ------------ Forwarded Message ------------
> > Date: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 6:36 PM -0400
> > From: Steve Polge <Steve.Polge at epicgames.com>
> > To: ut2004servers at udn.epicgames.com, ut2004mods at udn.epicgames.com
> > Subject: [ut2004servers] Beta patch 3362
> >
> > This patch is currently available for windows clients and 
> servers. You
> > can get the patch from
> > http://unreal.epicgames.com/files/ut2004-winpatch3362BETA.exe  .
> >
> > Please mirror it. This patch is not intended for public 
> distribution,
> > since it is a beta. What this means is - feel free to distribute it
> > informally to anyone that will help test it, but please 
> don't post it on
> > public web sites. This patch is completely compatible with 
> the retail
> > version and previous patches - servers and clients of any flavor can
> > connect with each other. This patch will not overwrite your 
> ut2004.ini
> > and user.ini files, except to update settings as necessary.
> >
> > This patch should be installed *after* installing the Epic ECE Bonus
> > Pack, as it updates some of the game code included with the 
> bonus pack.
> >
> > The patch change list is included in the patch. After installing the
> > patch, you can find it at ut2004\help\readmepatch.int.txt. 
> Here are the
> > changes from 3355 to 3362:
> >
> > Thanks to John Barrett for a number of fixes.
> >
> > General Gameplay:
> > - Fixed DriverLeft() not be called when driver dies in 
> vehicle without
> > vehicle being destroyed.  This fixes the vehicle not resetting, and
> > fixes effects like the engine sound not being turned off.
> > - Fixed some vehicle weapon effects staying around when bots stopped
> > firing them.
> > - Fixed spider mine layer incorrectly reducing mine count 
> when a fired
> > spider mine immediately explodes.
> > - Fixed manta and raptor spinning sometimes when player enters
> > - SPMA camera explodes if it hits water.
> > - Don't allow SPMA camera view to go outside world.
> > - Invasion HUD radar uses the viewed pawn's rotation rather than the
> > spectator's rotation.
> > - Fixed low gravity not working properly in second and 
> successive rounds
> > of onslaught.
> > - Moved announcements for assault energycore to 
> ASOBJ_EnergyCore_Spawn,
> > and made them editable by level designers.
> > - Fixed spawning multiple energycores in Assault.
> > - Can now throw linkgun with 1 ammo left.
> > - Fixed exploit where shieldgun could be used to protect 
> against lava or
> > slime volume damage.
> > - Fixed CTF Flags not returning exploit
> >
> > Networking:
> > - Various networking serialization optimizations.
> > - Fixed issues where players would not properly be sent to the
> > Spectating state on clients.
> > - Fix for eyeheight getting screwed up on client
> > - Server optimization - players don't do line of sight 
> checks with each
> > other
> > - Don't replicate pawn.ViewPitch to netowner
> > - Fixed CTF flag not properly attaching to vehicles on net clients.
> > - Made CD key hashes sent by clients more secure.
> > - Fixed various exploits.
> > - Merged Michiel Hendrick's HTTP redirect code improvements.
> >
> > Engine:
> > - Return rather than asserting in UCanvas::WrappedPrint() 
> if no valid
> > font.
> > - Fixed -Mod= to support proper exporting of headers
> > - Convert '|' to '_' in player names.
> > - Fixed cut and paste error in MidGamePanel.uc that could 
> cause crashes
> > on level changes. (thanks Wormbo)
> >
> > 
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