Wednesday, March 22, 2000

UT Version 411 -- 9:46 am CST, Update by The Master

Looks like Epic blew right past version 406, and are going to 411. Here's a list of features and fixes (grabbed from UnrealTournament.Org):

New Features

• D3D uses vertex buffers for all drawing operations - gives overall performance boost.
• Can now use number and arrow keys to navigate voice menu
• Random bots picks from all 32 (not first 16) - including the specially configured ones
• Can summon specific bots: 'AddBotNamed Alarik' adds the bot with the name Alarik (if he's in the list of configured bots)
• Now shows waiting players on team scoreboards before start of game (players who aren't ready are greyed out)
• Improved bot AI about triggering pressure zone when player is in it
• Changed xDSL and cable modem clientspeed to 10000 (and added separate category in netspeed selection)
• No longer need to type 'iamtheone' for cheats in single player
• Demos can now play looping - demoplay demofile?loop
• Turbo/hardcore mode is now shown in UBrowser for team games

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed occasional green skins on players.
• Eliminated most common cause of crashing on startup for GeForces in D3D mode.
• fixed slow client occasional assertion in UnChan.cpp (last part of the problem that first showed up in 402)
• fixed clients continuing to get data from servers after disconnecting
• fixed problem causing !Bunch->IsError() assertion which was causing some server crashes
• fixed last man standing late entry cheat
• fixed head gib not replicated on headshot in network play
• fixed die at start of feign death and can't respawn in network game
• The detail textures now work correctly in D3D and are reasonably fast (still disabled by default)
• Eliminated squares showing around decals and other modulated textures in 16-bit mode D3D.
• fixed death message when killed in pressure chamber
• fixed keyboard key sticking problem (thanks Chris Norden from Ion Storm/Deus Ex)
• fixed actors getting beginplay events twice if spawned while level is being brought up
• Custom crosshairs > 9 now show up.
• Fixed speech menu bug with mouse staying active.
• Fixed speech menu text positions.
• Fixed bug in bot Assault AI for dealing with team cannons

A.T. Hun comments: OK, so I was right in the first place, they did blow past 406 altogether. I just started noticing the "squares" problem when I upgraded to the 5.08 Detonators. Good to see that's being addressed. I hope the plan is still to make this a simultaneous Win32, Mac, and Linux release. I may have to email GreenMarine about that . . .

News for 03/22/2000

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