Splinter Cell: Blacklist Patch Changelog

What's new in Splinter Cell: Blacklist Patch 1.03

Oct 9, 2013

Spies vs. Mercs matchmaking across ALL PLATFORMS:
Removed Training Grounds playlist
Removed Hardcore 2v2 playlist
All playlists now available from level 1
Playlists now try to pool players with similar skill-levels
Groups in a party have a bonus to their skill-level
Increased all ADV explosion damage (sticky camera, frag grenades, drone explosion, proxy mine) so it kills mercs with one armor part equipped.
ADV IMPROVEMENTS
Money and experience are now automatically saved when the game ends due to host migration
The host’s team is no longer guaranteed to play as Mercs first. The team will be randomly chosen to start as either Spies or Mercs.
Removed Exit Match option during mid-match menus and halftime report.
Made maps-specific changes to prevent spawn-killing in general and spawn-killing by drones specifically.
CONTROLS
Split of "Use" and "Attack" actions
Allow controller to work even when window is not in focus
Fix crash on loading screen when disconnecting controller
Fix active sprint toggle
GRAPHICS
16:10 aspect ratio support (option in video settings for non-letterboxed mode)
Support for 3+ GPUs
Fix for flicking lights on certain multiple GPU setups
GAMEPLAY
Fix bug with mines not always working with NPCs
Fix issue with assault mastery on ghost maps
Fix freezes in certain levels
Fix invisible collision area in certain co-op level
Fix bug where players can get stuck at the end of a certain co-op level
Fix crash when walking on the big pipes
Fix issue where final cutscene may not be correctly visible
Fix black screen when accessing after action report from lobby at certain times
Show hack reset camera in killcam of players
Fix mouse scroll usage on missions settings menu
Fix some instance of incorrect button prompts
Fix for disappearing mouse cursor on changing language settings
Fix issue with cell feed menus
Fix issue where player can get stuck in video settings menu
Fix issue where restart story menu can't be accessed
Fix problem with selecting challenges and scrolling through list
AUDIO
Fix audio volume in videos
ONLINE
Improved spawn algorithm
Extended drone exclusion radius
Fix issue with drones not getting properly destroyed
Prevent drones getting into spy spawning volume
Anti-RFD helmet no longer blocks torso abilities
Stun duration balancing
Ensure profile and earned money is saved if host quits
Spy loadout gadget quantity balancing
Team assignment balancing
Modified motion tracking
Fix merc invulnerability exploit in certain spot
Fix issue with sticky cam damage
Ensure blocked players can't join games
ENGINE
Addition of optional automatic HTTP proxy detection
Use minimal system validation on launch
Fix Processor affinity
Fix alt-tab crash in loading screen
General optimisations

New in Splinter Cell: Blacklist Patch 1.02 (Sep 6, 2013)

CRASH FIXES:
Fix for crash on startup on DX11 with certain monitors
Fix memory leak in DX11 constant buffer system
Fix for hang on controller disconnect in loading screens
Fix for hang in customize gear screen
Fix rare crash with host disconnect
Fix crash in loading screen after getting killed in the tunnel
Fix hang in coop after checking computers and disconnecting
Fix crash when equipping tri-rotor in customize gear menu
Fix coop crash in loading screen
Fix popup crash in lobbies
Fix potential audio crash in preload
Fix crash with exclusive skins in co-op
Fix for potential hang after pausing cutscene
Fix frag grenade crash
GAMEPLAY:
Fix issues with rogue agent scoring
Fix input for interrogation scenes
Fix co-op interactions with missing prompts
Fix for players reaching out of world location in certain missions
Fix for player getting stuck in kobin back alley
Fix capture the intel objectives when maximum intel is acquired by one team
Fix bad spawns during transitions
Fix getting stuck in door on a specific point on a map
Fix for exploits in SvsM
Fix for spy getting out of map
Fix for merc getting stuck
Fix for intel getting stuck on gun
Fix door replication on a specific map in co-op
Fix some invisible collisions
Fix some crate collisions
Fix for objects falling out of world
Fix getting stuck in corner with crossbow
Fix for spy weapon abuse
Fix for getting stuck in transition area in co-op
Fix for getting stuck in co-op on disconnect
Balance tweaks for frontal attacks
ONLINE:
Reduce host migration failures
Fix clients getting stuck in sessions with multiple simultaneous host migrations
Improvements to game migration
Improve speed of getting into game
CONTROLS:
Fix controller detection when multiple input devices are connected
Allow gamepad input even if window has no focus
Debounce use key so holding it down doesn't trigger sequence of actions
Fix issue where player can get stuck in sprint mode
GRAPHICS:
Fix trirotor explosion
Fix visible scope during cinematics
Support for super widescreen aspect ratios
Fix character rendering on customization screens on high resolution displays
Optimise flash depth stencil buffer allocations
Fix broken tv state
Fix for targets appearing in bind pose
Fix merc animation
Fix issue with unknown resolutions
UI:
Remove duplicated back button in dead drops sub menu
Fix erroneous Joy1/Joy2 button prompts when using keyboard
Fix incorrect message displayed after deploying tri rotor
Fix mouse auto centering when buying items
Fix for hud sometimes missing during mark & execute
Fix with UI getting stuck in customize gear screen whilst upgrading a weapon
Fix controller selection wheel flicker when you don't have focus
Fix mouse clipping issue when lowering resolution below monitor's native resolution
Fix loadout screen missing locks
Fix weapon placement in customize gear screen
Fix preview in coop lobby
Fix view match settings during countdown
Fix gone dark hint display
Fix for leaderboard display corruption
SOUND:
Fix sound loop for mouse over animations in the SMI
Fix for trirotor sounds in co-op
Fix lost sound on pause menu in coop
Fix for audio during controller reconnection
ENGINE:
Make file save system more robust
Gracefully handle corrupted save game files
Optimise engine to improve performance on older AMD CPUs

New in Splinter Cell: Blacklist Patch 1.01 (Aug 22, 2013)

Crash Fixes:
AAR screen
Loading into CO-OP match
fix alt-tab crashes
fix alt-tab on windows 8
fix alt-tab issues on machines with multiple GPUs
fix window minimization issues
fix texture crash on incorrect texture info
fix crash on thread storage release
fix active sound crash
fixed crash when resolution is less than 2x2
fixed device lost crash
fix crash in paladin
fix asset load crash
fix crash when running and defending the teammate who had the intel
fix deadlock between ui and loading
fix loading hang
fix crash opening doorway to hallway leading to tunnel
fix host crash in hadron collider
fix crash in voron station
fix hang in AAR screen in multiplayer
fix getting stuck in shadownet interface
fix crash after falling under elevator
fix crash sliding down ladder
fix crash on quit to desktop
fix crash with multithreaded physics
fix crash on checkpoint reload
fix crash in silo
Controls:
fix hold not activating vision modes
don't allow WASD/mouse when controller is on
mercenaries no longer prioritize capturing over killing when using mouse & keyboard
allow back button when input is blocked for MP scoreboard
fix reset to default for gamepad
allow controller connection on SMI screen
mouse position no longer reset every tick
scrollbars can now be dragged by mouse
set correct scrollbar positions in friends party list and key bindings
fix for not being able to melee in certain locations
fix intel grab priority
fix for losing control of input when disconnecting controller during loading
fix for not being able to switch weapons during countdown
fix windows key usage
UI:
hide mouse cursor between transitions
select button removed when mouse and keyboard are default controllers
hook up mouse clicks correctly in co-op lobby
mouse movement no longer triggers skip prompt
quit to desktop option added for ADV/COOP modes
fixed flicker on selection wheel when using mouse/keyboard
prevent overlap in chat text
fix gadget ui
show clan tags in text chat
fix mouse interaction with gamma slider
fix missing button prompt
fix rogue agent messaging
fix back button alignment
fix loadout display visibility on controller disconnection
fix missing skip prompts
fix tutorial buttons
fix text in progress menu
fix disappearing ui when resetting to defaults
correctly localise video settings
update mode option on mission preview when cycling through modes
fix loadout menu
fix geotips getting clamped
fix pulsing icons
Graphics:
fix erroneous camera movement when moving mouse and exiting SMI
fix slowdown when SSAO and MSAA is on
fix object flickering
fix white outlines on particles in MSAA mode
fix vision mode with occlusion system
fix MSAA causing some objects to have black squares in DX11
fix field AO flickering in DX11
fix bullet casing flickering in DX11
fix SSAO glow on characters in DX11
fix black textures in DX9
fix occlusion flickers
fix laser dot sight
fix refresh rate issues
fix character rendering on customization screen in MSAA modes
fix streamable texture issues
fix incorrect viewport sizing on first launch
Optimisations:
low spec CPU optimisation
multi-GPU optimisations
fix framerate drop issues
Configuration:
detect outdated drivers
correctly set resolution based on system validation
Misc:
fix music sequencing in ADV modes
fix erroneous audio restart when alt-tabbing during video playback
fix achievement unlocks
fix assist scoring
fix ladder playlists
network replication fixes