[cod] Patch 1.3 Beta

[Sac]

CALL OF DUTYT MULTIPLAYER PATCH 1.3 BETA README
Last Updated: 2004-02-23

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION & IMPORTANT NOTES

FIX LIST

FEEDBACK

INTRODUCTION

ATTENTION: THIS PATCH IS A BETA PATCH and is not supported by Activision
Customer Support. It is intended to address the critical issues listed
below.

Please carefully consider the following information before downloading
and/or installing this Beta patch: 

- This 1.3 BETA patch only supports English-language versions of the game.

- Once you have installed this patch, the ONLY Call of Duty games you will
be able to see or join will be on game servers that are running the Beta
patch code.  You will NOT be able to access any of the servers running
non-BETA Call of Duty code (i.e. 1.2 or earlier).  If you have friends or
teammates who are not utilizing this patch, you will not be able to play
with them.

- Once installed, there is no "uninstall" for the patch that would roll your
game back to the previous (release) version of Call of Duty.  Therefore,
once you have installed this beta patch, the only way to revert to the
release version of the game is to uninstall Call of Duty completely, and
then reinstall the game from your Call of Duty CD-ROMs.

- Installation of this Beta patch will make you ineligible for any
Activision Customer Support on this product.  HOWEVER, reverting to the
original release code by re-installing the game from the CDROM you purchased
will reinstate your eligibility.  Installing subsequent official patches
will also reinstate your eligibility for Activision Customer Support.

- This patch does not address all known issues with the game.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Use of the in-game console is not supported by ActivisionR.
Please do not contact ActivisionR Customer Support with issues that arise
from using console commands in-game.

NOTES FOR MOD USERS:
- It is recommended that any user modifications that have been installed to
the Call of Duty directory be removed before installing this patch. These
modifications are not supported by ActivisionR and may not be compatible
with some of the new features that are included.
- Call of Duty does not support mods that have spaces in the mod's folder
name.  Be sure that the folder that contains your mod does not have spaces,
otherwise users will not be able to download the files.  For example, a mod
in a folder called "My Mod" would be invalid, whereas "MyMod" or "My_Mod"
would work.

FIX LIST

- Fixed a slow update problem with the server list.
- Fixed a problem where the server list would improperly list servers with a
ping of "1."
- Fixed a problem with the server list being incomplete.
- Fixed an exploit where prone players who leaned around corners could see
the enemy without being seen.
- Fixed an exploit where players could switch between prone and jumping
positions to move rapidly across a map.
- Fixed a bug with the sway animation of the sniper rifle scope on high ping
servers.
- Made improvements to Autobalancing.

FEEDBACK

We welcome your feedback on the 1.3 Beta version of Call of Duty.  If you
encounter any bugs or have any feedback on balance or gameplay, please email
us at codbugs at activision.com.  We will read every bit of feedback we
receive, but do not expect a response to your email.

<END DOCUMENT>


Rob Ashford aka Sac

Jolt Public Admin:       Call of Duty Head Admin
Irc (QuakeNet):           #CoD.jolt
Web:                            www.cod.jolt.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: Boy_One (COD System Admin) [mailto:cod at kaleplek.net] 
Sent: 26 February 2004 07:26
To: cod at icculus.org
Subject: Re: [cod] Patch 1.3 Beta

Hi all,

Does anybody now what the new patch will fix. Is there a list of known
errors to fix or something like that.

Greetz
Boy_One

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Kuhn" <bryan at infinityward.com>
To: <cod at icculus.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 18:03
Subject: Re: [cod] Patch 1.3 Beta


> Its just to get feedback on the changes, that's why its beta. The real 1.3
will have
> more stuff in it and will be released with linux. Its probably going
> to be awhile again though. The average gamer probably won't know there
> is a patch or will be afraid to use it. The ingame auto updated wont
> tell you about the beta patch.
>
> Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 8:52:42 AM, you wrote:
> > I thought IW understood that Linux servers shouldnt be left hanging like
> > this! Am I wrong or is there no Linux server patch for 1.3? The average
> > gamer doesnt realize that there isnt a Linux server patch and that their
> > favorite servers wont be patched. They just know that a patch is out -
so
> > they should patch!
>
> > I am SOOOO sick of playing catch-up to Windows when we host the bulk of
> > the fast/ popular servers. Does this mean nothing to IW?
>
> > Luke
>
> >> What's max clients not showing in gamespy? And why is it our bug? or is
> >> it broken in-game too?
> >>
> >> Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 4:14:21 AM, you wrote:
> >>> CoD Patch 1.3 Beta:
> >>
> >>>
> >>
> >>> Hmm.. no support for linux.
> >>
> >>> Still got the max.clients issue en not showing in gamespy...
> >>
> >>> Now im left with an empty public server....
> >>
> >>>
> >>
> >>> Cant believe this!
> >>
> >>>
> >>
> >>>
> >>
> >>> H
> >>
> >>>
> >>
> >>> ATTENTION: THIS PATCH IS A BETA PATCH
> >>> and is not supported by Activision Customer Support.
> >>> It is intended to address the critical issues listed below:
> >>
> >>> - Fixed a slow update problem with the server list.
> >>> - Fixed a problem where the server list would improperly list servers
> >>> with a ping of "1."
> >>> - Fixed a problem with the server list being incomplete.
> >>> - Fixed an exploit where prone players who leaned around corners
> >>> could see the enemy without being seen.
> >>> - Fixed an exploit where players could switch between prone and
> >>> jumping positions to move rapidly across a map.
> >>> - Fixed a bug with the sway animation of the sniper rifle scope on
high
> >>> ping servers.
> >>> - Made improvements to Autobalancing.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Please carefully consider the following information before
> >>> downloading and/or installing this Beta patch:
> >>
> >>> - This 1.3 BETA patch only supports English-language Windows
> >>> versions of the game. There is no Linux version of the updated beta
> >>> multiplayer code, and you will NOT be able to see Linux servers.
> >>
> >>> - Once you have installed this patch, the ONLY Call of Duty games
> >>> you will be able to see or join will be on game servers that are
> >>> running the Beta patch code. You will NOT be able to access any of
> >>> the servers running non-BETA Call of Duty code (i.e. 1.2 or
> >>> earlier). If you have friends or teammates who are not utilizing
> >>> this patch, you will not be able to play with them.
> >>
> >>> - Once installed, there is no "uninstall" for the patch that
> >>> would roll your game back to the previous (release) version of Call
> >>> of Duty. Therefore, once you have installed this beta patch, the
> >>> only way to revert to the release version of the game is to
> >>> uninstall Call of Duty completely, and then reinstall the game from
> >>> your Call of Duty CD-ROMs.
> >>
> >>> - Installation of this Beta patch will make you ineligible for
> >>> any Activision Customer Support on this product. HOWEVER, reverting
> >>> to the original release code by re-installing the game from the
> >>> CDROM you purchased will reinstate your eligibility. Installing
> >>> subsequent official patches will also reinstate your eligibility for
> >>> Activision Customer Support.
> >>
> >>> - This patch does not address all known issues with the game.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>