What's new in Far Cry 3 Patch 1.05
Mar 5, 2013
- Multiplayer fixes:
- New features:
- Added ability for Map creators to start Beta Tests, which other players can join through a new playlist
- When hosting a Beta test, map creators can use the new spectate feature to monitor gameplay
- Added new feedback tags and improvements to the user made map rating menu
- Added option to show other maps by the same author in Map Archive
- Added option to suicide in PvP matches
- Added Team Chat option to in-game text chat
- General:
- Fixed several crashes
- Improvements to host migration
- Improvements to prevent players from picking up weapons instead of reviving team mates
- Players will no longer be kicked for being idle in custom matches
- Improvements to team balancing when parties are involved
- Improvements to matchmaking for parties
- Fixed issue where team mates would show as normal players on the mini-map when not clinging on to life
- Fixed issue where game settings option would not be visible for new hosts in custom match
- Fixed issues where players was not able to join parties
- Fixed issues where players could get stuck when using Booster Shots in Co-op
- Fixed issue where fire was not shown correctly in Firestorm
- Fixed issue where Kill Cam was not shown in certain circumstances
- Improvements to Skip Map functionality when playing on user made maps
- Skipped maps will no longer show up in map rotation when playing on Bronze, Silver or Gold playlists
- Single Player fixes:
- New features:
- Outpost Reset: After conquering all outposts and completing/acquiring the end game achievement/state, the player can reset the outposts in the gameplay options menu
- New difficulty level: a fourth difficulty option called “Master” with adjustment to player health values and AI behavior to make it more difficult than the current difficulty levels
- Fixes:
- Fixed an issue with the weapons not working properly if a challenge was finished exactly during the weapons switching
- Fixed the NPC’s ignoring the player in some cases after dying and restarting a social challenge
- Fixed a hole in the map behind a waterfall that would cause the users to go under the map
- Fixed an issue with one of the captains from a Wanted dead quest that did not spawn sometimes
- Fixed the mission objective not updating sometimes when Buck model was seen floating
New in Far Cry 3 Patch 1.04 (Dec 21, 2012)
- General fixes for the patch:
- Fixed several issues with customize controls
- Multiplayer:
- General:
- Improve stability on multiplayer maps.
- Fixed the crash when the player was planting explosives.
- Fixed several crashes.
- Fixed bug where user was unable to jump on certain surfaces.
- Fixed bug where players could become invisible.
- Fixed bug with 3D weapon images in Decoding menu.
- Fixed bug where weapons could disappear after completing objectives in Co-op.
- Fixed bug where users could get stuck in Loadout screen in Co-op.
- Removed “Reloading” shout after user shoots the bow.
- Parties will no longer be allowed to numerically unbalance games.
- Improved and fixed several issues with host migration.
- Connection degradation will now properly trigger a host migration.
- Fixed several bugs with Loadout menu.
- Fixed bug that could display a profile restriction message when trying to join a lobby.
- Fixed bug where users could get stuck in 3rd person in Custom games.
- Fixed bug with Flamethrower not doing any damage in certain circumstances.
- Fixed bug where “Player is on the way” tag could stick to downed players.
- Fixed bug where clients could remain on black screen if host left the game.
- Fixed bug where Fire Arrows did not do fire damage.
- Fixed bug where Long Distance Kill was not awarded.
- Fixed bug where Tag Assist was not awarded.
- Fixed bug where Killcam wasn’t shown in certain circumstances.
- Fixed bug where Survival Instinct was not cancelled properly.
- Fixed bug where Psych gas could get dropped in the wrong place.
- Fixed bug where Psych gas could affect players outside of the deployment area.
- Fixed bug where users could get stuck when killed by Poison gas.
- Fixed bug where other player’s footstep sounds sometimes did not play behind you.
- Fixed bug where sound could get muffled when being revived.
- Fixed bug where user could get de-synced if killed in mid-air
- Map Editor:
- Added information for Player Map playlists.
- Improved available space for Player map names in lobby.
- Fixed bug where User made maps wasn’t downloaded properly in lobby.
- Fixed bug that made the user stuck when igniting Firestom nodes on certain maps.
- Single Player:
- General:
- Fixed the accessing bug for the camera and the throwing rocks.
- Users that have miss the Relic located in Dr. Earnhardt cave will have the relic recover.
- Fixed the bug with the weapon models staying on screen / stuck on the charatcer arm.
- The leaderboard is now updating correctly even after if the user is disconnecting/reconnecting the ethernet cable.
- The objective is now properly updated after Jason burns the weed fields.
- New options the hide the HUD are now available in the option menu.
- Add support for downloadable content.
- Fixed the issue when the user was becoming invincible after failing mission 'Black Gold' several times.
- The Phonecall from Hurk (ULC missions) is no longer overlapping the brief of the 'Piece of the past' mission.
- Fixed the issue when Sam was no longer in the jeep's turret after placing two bomb and being kill several time in 'Black Gold' mission.
- Sam is no longer getting stuck when the user destroy an enemy car.
New in Far Cry 3 Patch 1.03 (Dec 13, 2012)
- Added Russian and Czech language support for Steam versions.
- Fixed issues for machines that have more than 32 cores.
- Fixed issues for activation keys bundled with ULC privileges. ULC content will now unlock during activation.
- Improvements to playlists and rotation for User Made maps.
New in Far Cry 3 Patch 1.02 (Dec 4, 2012)
- Multiplayer:
- PVP
- Fixed some issues with user created maps when more than 8 players were playing them.
- Improved matchmaking for both Multiplayer and Co-op modes.
- Improved team balancing when playing in party.
- Fixed issues with Live balancing patch system.
- Map Editor:
- Fix for the Map Editor crash at launch when the PC user contains language-specific characters.
- Single Player:
- Fixed issue where players fall through the world when not connected to the Ubisoft servers.
- Fixed the "View Leaderboard" and "Start Trial" buttons in the World Map.
- Improved stability when quitting to desktop.
- Fixed issue with leaderboards.
New in Far Cry 3 Patch 1.01 (Nov 29, 2012)
- MULTIPLAYER:
- General:
- Improved overall Multiplayer stability and performance.
- Added SHOW TOP, SHOW YOU, PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN options in Leaderboards.
- Fix the voice chat issue that would mute players by default.
- Lobby chat can now be accessed when a controller is connected.
- Co-op:
- Fixed graphical issues on loading screen hints.
- Fixed the issue that would prevent maps from being displayed or randomized the first time a user enters Public Co-op.
- Health regeneration option no longer has inverted functionality.
- "Flare gun" kills are no longer considered as Assist kills.
- PVP:
- Fixed ground texture resolution.
- Grass surrounding fire spawns no longer remain red on Firestorm maps.
- Map Editor:
- Improved white objects thumbnails legibility.
- Users can now start a private match in 1 player on user created maps.
- SINGLE PLAYER:
- Improved game stability and performance.
- Fixed issues with flickering on specific water textures.
- Fixed small UI glitches related to different display resolutions.
- “Weapon cache” mission: Mission Zone and Mission Marker no longer stays on mini-map and on screen after mission completion.
- Crafting items are now auto selected when entering a new crafting category.
- Added sound when zooming in and out the camera with the mouse scroll button.