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

[Lee Latham]

Yeah, but who the hell is going to buy an add-on for a game that doesn't 
work properly in the first place?

At 03:50 AM 10/6/2005, you wrote:

>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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