Soldner Secret Wars Patch Changelog

What's new in Soldner Secret Wars Patch 33970

Feb 9, 2015

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fixed a bug that caused the server to loose the hardware ID information for a player when the ban data was updated from the web interface
changed team account request chat message to avoid the score being shown as an emoticon
laser targets can now only be locked if the sensor is above water level
deaths caused by exploding vehicles no longer show weapon "Explosive" but the weapon used to kill the vehicle
the terminal screen no longer displays a popup window when the unit spawn area is blocked
it is no longer possible to start a team account request when the team account has insufficient funds
the spawn weapon can now be deselected in the pre-spawn terminal screen
the chat window now stays visible while the terminal screen is open
Torpedo sensors no longer lock the Osprey when it is over water (and not actually in it)
when leaving a vehicle the player will now be standing up (unless the vehicle was too fast)
when a weapon is picked up it will now be set to the default fire mode
it is no longer possible to kill yourself when you are dead
fixed an exploit that could be used to crash / block servers
fixed a crashed that could occur when using the !users command
fixed a server crash related to physics simulation of falling trees
fixed torpedos that wouldn't dive towards their target
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Apache pilots can no longer change to the gunners seat
the landing gear of jet An-24/72 Coaler is now animated
replaced the video guided missiles in jets and VTOLs with bombs
base price of 'LAW 80' ATM launcher reduced
resupply costs for vehicle mounted weapons reconfigured
passenger animation and position changed for: Izh 2126, Avenger, both HEMTT trucks, PCV jeep, Ural 6301 and VBL
the rocket model used for the AA missiles of the F-22 changed to suite better to the frame animation
new climb rates have been introduced to all helicopters in game
collision damage for jet Su-25 adjusted
swimming configuration of units BMD-2 and BMP-3 adjusted
projectiles of tank guns now all have a maximum range of about 900m
base price of Spike SR launcher reduced
lean and rudder behaviour of RIB and CRRC reconfigured
added new scope for launchers with flat rocket flight path
added new scope for Roland FlaRakPz. and CIWS Phalanx stations on the Arleigh-Burke-Class
horn was withdrawn from Snowmobile and Vityaz DT-10P
max down angle for main guns of Gepard and Tunguska slightly increased
reconfigured the MV-22C: added remotely controlled MG and a new laser marker
the bmp-1 shall now be treated as an IFV if given as a com-target
smaller issues on several radar ranges solved
wheeled tanks got a reduced radar range of 600m on the mini map
IR-Sights removed for Type 85, T-80, Challenger and T-90
changed coaxial gun for some MBT (Abrams, Type 98, BMP-3, Leopard 2)
reload speed reduced for almost all main tank guns
added distance recognition to tpn3 (BMP-1 & 3, currently bmd-2 as well), T-80 and type 98 visors
new visor for german Mk20 guns added, incl. NV (Wiesel Mk20, Luchs, Marder)
new (IR-only) visor for javelin, Milan and TOW launchers
sights changed for Stinger MANPAD, Wiesel Ozelot, CB90 Anti-Air, Gyurza main MK, Avenger, B1 Centauro, Rooikat, Fennek, CV90, Type 93 and Type 89
harmonized armour allocation for all MBT, wheeled tanks and BMP-1
armour penetrating MK now increases more damage but shots slower
The elevation angles of battle tanks are now closer to realistic values
new midget attack submarine 'Sang-O class' added
increased AoE/explosion radius of all bombs
fixed issues with lean behaviour of some ships
improved manoeuvrability of Mitsubishi F-1
added 'EMB-314 Super Tucano' counter-insurgency aircraft
automatic running depth for torpedoes decreased
lean behaviour of Arleigh Burke class destroyer fixed
the heat-development has been readjusted for several mounted arms
minor changes on the armour of IPS-18 Tir-class and VSV ships
kill-energy 14.5mm heavy MG and light jet MG (as used for US jets) increased
the medikit stimpack takes less time / cost to apply and lasts longer
visibility of rangefinder improved for several Tank sights
Radar of B1 Centauro shall now operate as expected with a range of 600m
reduced max. steering force of Vityaz DT-10P
SAM scope shall shall now be correctly defined for Combat Boat 90 AA's SAM Starter (but does not yet move: known bug)
F-117's bomb rack reduced to carry only 6 2000lb laser-guided bombs
fixed tilt tendencies of CV90 and Type 89
changed configuration of acoustic decoys to be less effective
price changes on several vehicles
faulty direction of Gyurca class' laser marker corrected
replaced camera-guided missiles of Tiger helicopter with AAM
fixed several translation errors & added missing translations in Spanish - big thanks to Sombra!
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new amphibious airplane 'Lake LA-280 Seawolf' introduced
new airplane 'EMB-314 Super Tucano' introduced
new attack sub Sang-O class introduced
new armed scout helicopter OH-58 D Kiowa introduced
Osprey MV-22C now has a laser marker and an MG-turret
several decal issues on jet models solved (e.g. Gripen)
added new destructable object: gas station roof
added new destructable object: billboard
added new object: tank wreck
Maps:
Atlas: helicopters and jets are available again
New map: Halong Port
Wayne Island: reworked, the map can now be played in frontline mode
Portofino: reworked
Stadium: removed glitched towers
Stadium, Countainer, Countainer 2: each HQ now has three flags to make the game last longer
Baikal Sea: fixed crane object that would block a terminal when destroyed
Carpathian Mountains: removed spawn vehicles Wiesel TOW and VBL MILAN
Countryside: VTOLs are no longer available
Kursk: reworked entirely
Conflict Zone: players can no longer swim into bridges
Fishaven: small fixes and adjustments
Lake Karachay: reworked
Spawnpoints of CTV/CTF goals adjusted for most maps

New in Soldner Secret Wars Patch 33960 (Oct 25, 2013)

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fixed a rare server crash that could occur when a commander assigned a target that was destroyed at the same time
grenades and kits no longer become unusable when their weapon slot is activated while touching an obstacle
fixed endlessly looping repair sound when the creation of an ammo pickup with the Engineer toolkit was cancelled
fixed a bug that caused no kill message to be shown when a unit was destroyed by a physical impact (meaning not by a weapon)
the chat notification for team account requests now shows the requesters score
weapons now display the correct amount of the ammo left
fixed a bug that caused weapons to play the reload sound once too often
fixed a bug that caused the player posture not to be synchronized properly
fixed commander freeze bug that could cause the commander to be unable to move after leaving the commander mode
it is no longer possible to start team account requests from the pre spawn terminal
fixed a bug that could cause the team account request block to be much too high
fixed a bug that could cause the players page of the webinterface to be inaccessible
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fixed a bug that made torpedoes underrun Gyurza-class patrol boats to often
torpedo payload's direct damage on hit increased
pilots of 'Mi-17V-3 Hip-H' may now look 90° downwards and use the laser sensors as intended
'Mi-17V-3 Hip-H' received advanced smoke grenade launching system
light helicopter MG reconfigured
resupply costs for all canons and automatic weapons on vehicles reconfigured
ranges of automatic vehicle weapons further unified
the Type 63 tank now has the correct commander target icon
armour of all Wiesel 1 & 2 reduced
base price of 'M1097 Avenger' reduced
Cruise Missile launchers now have a reload time
'Fuchs TPz 1 A7' now got tool- instead of medikit refill ability
the refill abilities speed was adjusted for 'Fuchs TPz 1 A7' and 'Vityaz DT-10P'
the base prices of 'Fuchs TPz 1 A7' and 'M977 HEMMT' decreased
laser sensors reconfigured to match expected behaviours
IFVs rebalanced
armour and health settings of helicopters and jets redesigned; the more expensive units can now survive a Stinger hit
armour of submarines increased to withstand several weapons while dived
depth charges shall now be released one by one on Mark V and CB90-H
Mark V got accoustic decoys as originaly intended
prices and ammo capacity of rocket launchers adjusted
armour and base price of 'Fennek JFST' has been increased
incorrect weapon distribution on 'Eurofighter' changed, it now has two anti tank missiles instead of additional anti air missiles
changed reload sounds for some mounted automatic guns
renamed 'RAH-66 Comanche' to 'RAH-66 AT Comanche'
renamed 'RAH-66 Comanche Anti-Air' to 'RAH-66 AA Comanche'
new weapon-configuration for 'EC665 Tiger': pilot got flares, unguided rockets and laser-missiles; WSO got turret gun, video-guided missiles and laser-marker
new weapon-configuration for 'KA-50 Black Shark': flares, heavy heli gun, unguided rockets, IR-guided anti-tank missiles, IR-guided Anti-Air missiles
new weapon-configuration for 'A-10C Thunderbolt II': flares, heavy jet gun, IR-guided Anti-Tank missiles, laser-guided 500lb bombs, unguided bombs
'A-10C Thunderbolt II' and 'Su-25KM Scorpion' were reduced in manoeuverability
the base price for several aircrafts adjusted, in addition most combat jets became cheaper
side armour of the MBT 'Challenger', 'Leopard', 'Abrams' and 'Leclerc' slightly reduced
a second laser-marker has been added to the Apache Longbow, giving also the pilot the ability to mark targets
changed flight path for infantry rocket launchers
unified usage of visors used for launchers based upon the trajectory of the rockets
fixed the distances shown in rocket launcher visors or added them if they have not been there yet
the Su-32 pilot now has a laser marker
increased impact of laser- and ir-guided Anti-Tank missiles of jets
jet A-10 no longer has laser-bombs
reduced the base price of jets A-10, Rafale, F-22
reduced the base price for the Black-Shark
some category settings for vehicles fixed
the 'EQ2102' truck received a refill medikit ability and a new base price of $500
base price for Hind helicopter decreased
the boats 'CRRC' and 'RIB' are more stable in the water now
driver and passenger animations changed for the following vehicles: Dingo, eagle III, EQ2102, Fennek, Fuchs Tpz
base price for weapon HK MP7 increased
Models/Textures:
converted texture for blue smoke grenade to violet
adjusted collision boxes so the PCV Jeeps and DPV can no longer drive under high trucks
DPV model reworked
model of the Apache Longbow got a new cockpit, sensor units and further details were added
added new weapon Mac 10
Maps:
Oasis: fixed houses that were not set on the ground properly
Zagadochniy Sad: redesigned two CPs
Attu Island: fixed hovering houses and flag
Atlas: removed helis and jets (VTOLs are still available)

New in Soldner Secret Wars Patch 33950 (Sep 2, 2013)

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updated rocket controls to increase the hit rate of (IR-)guided rockets
removed the "Lock Item" button from the terminal menu
players now need to wait 10 seconds between team funds requests
the cancel button for team funds requests now actually cancels the request for the commander
it is now possible to enter locked mobile spawns of the enemy team
empty jets now fall faster
floatable aircrafts will now explode when dropped on water
kills with laser guided weapons will now be attributed to the person marking the target
the minimap state is now saved and the map is opened automatically when a player spawns
server administrators can now specify the numbers of players for each map size category in a maprotation
fixed an exploit that could be used to crash online servers
the Scout-Kits state is now properly synchronized to clients
fixed a bug that could cause active commanders to be invincible except when shot in their feet
changed method to synchronize the players posture to speed up loading of soldiers and avoid related bugs
deactivated physics check on terrain modifications to improve server performance
server administrators can now select the time until discarded weapons disappear (Miscellaneous 2 page)
the server web-interface now shows a warning message for servers using the default password
fixed a bug that could cause the reload animation to be played too often for weapons with reload loops (FLASH Launcher, Remington...)
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removed reticle on vehicles where it did not make sense (e.g. VBL driver, Wolf/Serval driver, Mark V steerman)
the Snowmobile got the beloved horn as well
driving behaviour of most vehicles adjusted
armament of jets rebalanced
the Vityaz DT-10 now got a mounted MG and refill medikit ability
Roland FlaRakPz. got a laser marker
'T-80BV' renamed to 'T-80B1V'
explosion radius of mark 82 unguided bombs slightly increased
reduced jump distance for soldiers
map size categories revised
all mounted and carried rocket launchers reconfigured (damage, trajectory, ammunition, price)
all vehicle cannons (MG, MC, tank cannons) reconfigured (damage, range, ammunition ...)
FlaRakPz Roland got two additional Anti-Air missiles
CB90-AA got two additional Anti-Air missiles
TOW-Stand got one additional Anti-Tank missile
Spike SR Launcher can now be used without a laser-target
the vehicles 'Supply V' and 'MedEvac' have been withdrawn from the game
bow phalanx weapon station on the Arleigh-Burke class destroyers got a laser-marker
KA-50 Black Shark attack helicopter is now armed with a combination of infrared-guided Anti-Tank and laser guided missiles
the pilot of the Super Cobra now has a lasermarker and is able to mark targets for his WSO
vehicles no longer show soldiers on the radar in DM game mode
blue smoke grenades replaced with violet ones
smoke effect for vehicle smoke screen launchers reconfigured
fixed Spanish AGS texts for VVW, VVA, VVD, VVS commands
price changes for several helicopters
the reload animation for carried rocketlaunchers is now played once for each rocket
M202A1 rockets now use another model
the following units got additional seats: BMD-2, Abrams, Challenger, Leopard, Type 85, BMP-1, BMP-3, Bradley, Type 89, Dardo
adjusted the base price for the BMP-3
Arleigh-Burke-Class destroyer reconfigured: less armour, higher healthpoint-limit
armor-rating of armoured helicopters reduced (Helix, Black-shark, Kasatka, Hind, Apache, ...)
Models/Textures:
the model of the DT-10 has been fixed and got a mounted MG stand
texture for hanging bridge object updated
fixed gunfire mesh of the Bradley M6 Linebacker MG
fixed collision model of terrain object ramp
fixed collision model of terrain object destroyed littlebird
added new terrain object grapevine
Maps:
Attu Island: fixed floating houses
Attu Island: CP names changed
Armageddon: heli spawn area in HQs fixed, large units no longer explode
Armageddon: both teams start with two bases now
Fishaven: added several new CPs for Conquest game mode
Riverdelta: added new CPs for CQ game mode
Riverdelta: removed Arleigh Burke spawn units
Riverdelta: both teams start with two bases now
Conflict Zone: added some protection against spawn camping to the base on the island
Warzone: removed VTOL terminals
Baikal Sea: map reworked, placed Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer (experimental)
Kursk: spawn vehicles replaced
new map Zagadochnyi Sad added
new map Portofino added
new map Oasis added
new map Stadium added
new map Hide added
new map Atlas added
new map Wayne Island added

New in Soldner Secret Wars Patch 33940 (May 27, 2013)

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the ASDS respawn is now properly deactivated when an opponent enters the vehicle
a vehicle's driver can now shut down the engine without changing seats (ground vehicles only)
fixed erroneous lock message that would always display that the vehicle is unlocked
the engine glow effect is now only displayed when the jet engines are run up completely
the laser marker view of the Scout Kit is now placed on eye level
the number of players in a vehicle and the number of seats is now displayed next to the driver's name
jets can now use the minimap while in infrared or night vision
the team score is now displayed in CTF and CTV game modes
added notification sound for new team account requests
vehicle cannons no longer rotate to north when a user switches to the gunner seat
removed IR target functions (IR Strobe Grenade, IR Marker on vehicles, Scout-Kit IR Marker)
added function to mark Laser targets with vehicles
rcon map command has a help text now
the game mode Super Conquest can now be started via rcon command
the rcon password can now also be set using the command !rcon pass
the !rcon command can now be used without having set the rcon password first
the Scout Kit now has all the features of the Sniper Kit
fixed a bug that made it impossible to use sensors on rotated cannons with limited rotation angles
fixed errorneous use of passenger model offset parameter that made it useless
added parameter to configure rockets to loose kill energy when fired long distances
when switching through grenade slots the current grenade type is shown in a splash message
seats on vehicles can now be defined to be not useable from inside the vehicle (e.g. prohibiting switching to Heli gunner seats in mid air)
implemented new system that allows to start maps depending on their size and the number of players in the server
boats now explode again when they loose all their health
reconfigured flyer physics system to allow proper use of floating aircrafts
the commander target icons match the target type again
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Sniper-Kit removed
balancing of infantry weapons updated
the Desert Eagle's recoil when zoomed was brought back to a normal level
rebalanced all man-carried rocketlaunchers
added 'Spike SR Laserguided' as a man-carried massive-impact laserguided misslesystem
a new anti-vehicle rocket launcher is introduced, the RPG-7
'Panzerfaust 3-T', 'Panzerfaust 3 BunkerFaust', 'C90-CR (M3) Anti Bunker' and 'C90-CR (M3) Anti Personnel' removed
M15 White Smoke grenades removed
"Flashbang" renamed to "M84 Stun Grenade"
country origin grenades updated
removed Humvee TOW from the terminal
armour of HEMMT transport and mobile spawn trucks slightly reduced
base price for Vityaz DT-10P reduced to $2.000
VBL 7.62 was exchanged with the VBL MILAN with an anti-tank rocket launcher
VBL MILAN is now amphibic
the AA-MG on Supply V and MedEvac got rebalanced
the radar jammer of the K1Sh1 Infauna can now only be controlled by the driver
the base price of the K1Sh1 Infauna has been reduced to $5.200
camera-guided weapons got a small rebalancing
changed the anti-air infrared sensor settings to become easier influenced by Flare countermeasures
balancing of jets, VTOLs and helicopters completely reworked
added nightvision view for transport jets Y-7H and An-72/74
"Su-34 Fullback" renamed to "Su-32MF Fullback"
"Y-7H" renamed to "Y7-200"
"F1-Mitsubishi" renamed to "F-1 Mitsubishi"
"F-15C Eagle" renamed to "F-15E Strike Eagle"
"F-16C Fighting Falcon" renamed to "F-16E Fighting Falcon"
"F/A-18 Hornet" renamed to "F/A-18C Hornet"
"F-117A Nighthawk" renamed to "F-117A Night Hawk"
"Eurofighter" renamed to "Eurofighter Typhoon (Tranche 2)"
"SAAB JAS-39 Gripen" renamed to "JAS 39EBS Gripen (C b-III)"
"Tornado" renamed to "PA-200 Tornado GR.4"
"Rafale" renamed to "Rafale B F3"
"Mig-29 Fulcrum" renamed to "Mig-29M/33 Fulcrum-E"
all passengers of transport-jets and -VTOL got a compass in their HUD
the following jets are now prepared to be two-seated: Harrier, Rafale, Tornado, F-15 in addition to the Su-34
the F-1 got a new weapon-configuration based on its original
visibility of pilot/WSO in the following jets fixed: Tornado, Eurofighter, SAAB Gripen, Rafale
changed the sequence in which the B-8 rocket pods of the Su-25KM are be used
added frame animations for the landing gear of the 'Su-25KM Scorpion'
'An-24 Coke', 'Su-39 Frogfoot (Su-25TK)' and 'Cessna Skymaster' removed
"AH-1F Super Cobra" renamed to "AH-1W Super Cobra"
Hind and Apache: exchanged pilot and WSO seat's position
base price of several helicopter models changed again (most decreased)
refill toolkit ability does now work for chinook helicopter
radius of UH-60Q's refill medikit ability increased
maximum engine's temperature decreased for some helicopters
passengers #3-5 of a Mi-17 helicopter again have a 1st person view
the Chinook helicopter can now land on the water
reconfigured all hud for non-pilot seats in helicopters (e.g. added compass)
co-pilots of helicopters Panther AB, Harbin Z-9C and Cougar are now visible in their seats
Bo 105P cannot be locked and destroyed by guided anti tank rockets anymore
'AS 565 UB Panther', 'UH/HH-60M MedEvac', 'UH-60M HOT Gunship', 'RAH-66 Comanche Attack' and 'AH-64D Apache Longbow GS' removed
"Jetski" renamed to "Jetski Ultra 300LX"
added new wave effect for ships (Arleigh Burke class)
speeds of several ships reconfigured
impact of Tomahawk Cruise missiles, equipped on Arleigh-Burke-Class destroyers, increased massivly
new AA rocket launcher system added for the Arleigh-Burke class destroyers (enhanced sea sparrow)
the 12.7mm calibre heavy MGs used on boats (e.g. Mark V) got more killenergy per hit
CB 90 boats got a little less armour and stability
Mark V's armour increased again
CB 90 H (non AA version) got a weaker but faster turret gun which may be used as a AA-MG as well
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the anti-air rocket pod of the vehicle 'Linebacker Bradley M6' can now be angled upwards
the AGM 65G anti-ground missile now has a motor effect
modified tutorial startscreens 2 and 5 (turning off the engine)
the gear flap for the right gear of jet 'Tornado' is now animated
Chinook model enhanced with float-bodies
Spike SR laser-guided rocket launcher system introduced
VBL model changed to the version armed with an additional MILAN launcher at its rear turret and is now amphibic
Rafale's seat direction fixed
scale of gripen and harrier model fixed
SAAB Gripen jet now has an engine effect
added new engine animation for jet Yak-141
the machine gun of the jet F-15 now shoots straight
added new camouflage setting leo
added several new map objects: landing stage, stack of wood, tree stump, hanging bridge, tent
fixed errorneous LOD settings of the Lenin statue object
fixed a dog house object that was hovering in the air
added new weapon icon for camera guided bombs
fixed two rocket models that do now show exhaust effects
model and texture of the Super Cobra helicopter completely reworked
model and texture of the Mi-25 Hind helicopter completely reworked
added new spawn vehicle Air Tractor AT-301 (agricultural aircraft)
added new unarmed sea plane Cessna 117B Cardinal
added new rocket launcher RPG-7
added new ship "Gyurza Class"
Maps:
Soldner-Betatest: removed spawn vehicles that will be removed with the next patch
Baikal-Sea: removed the double fence around the helicopter spawn area
Volcano: removed the double fence around the helicopter spawn area
Bone Mountain: fixed helicopter spawn area at the farm CP with the airport
Bone Mountain: added new spawn vehicle AT-301
Silvereye: adjusted water dephts
Silvereye: HQ Red is now on the island were CP Delta was previously
Silvereye: added three new airports
Carpathian Mountains: replaced spawn vehicles
Carpathian Mountains: roads flattened
Countryside: replaced spawn vehicle Cessna Skymaster by new AT-301
Serpentine: replaced spawn helicopter Panther by Cougar
River of Kazan: replaced spawn vehicle Mowag Piranha by Luchs
Saint Rebekka: replaced spawn vehicle Cessna Skymaster by new AT-301
K-Town: added new spawn vehicle AT-301
Pietrovsky: added new spawn vehicle AT-301
River Delta: map completely reworked
Armageddon: map completely reworked
new map Dead Island added
new map Attu Island added
new map Kursk added

New in Soldner Secret Wars Patch 33931 (Jan 5, 2013)

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rockets no longer 'get stuck' in vehicles
empty flyers can no longer be damaged by weapons that are too weak for their armor
the pre-spawn terminal now allows to buy up to three types of grenades
both visors (IR + NV) can be bought at the same time from the pre-spawn terminal now
the pre-spawn terminal now features buttons to sell the currently equipped items
the ASDS submarine's mobile spawn point is now available without a player in the boat
the Scout Kit no longer features the IR strobe grenades, they can now be bought like regular grenades
the Scout Kit now has laser and infrared target designators
fixed an error in the damage calculation for small arms
implemented new rocket type torpedo
the server executable now takes the command line parameters wwwport and port
submarines dive a little bit faster now
added a new function that allows units to jam the enemies radar
the radar distances are now calculated correctly in multiplayer
countermeasures for torpedos added
vehicles that can't detect enemy units on radar no longer show a radar distance
implemented a new function that allows vehicles to detect radar contacts for other units
players in closed vehicles no longer receive splash damage
the User.ini can now also be used to overwrite settings of the options.ini
added new command line parameter -config: to load any ini file with config settings
ships now sink when they are destroyed (in at least 5m deep water)
added new XML parameter to control if a vehicle can be transported with a helicopter hook
fixed a bug that caused some ships not show up on the radar
commanders can now use the keyboard keys to accept/reject team fund requests in commander mode and in vehicles
fixed a rare client crash that could occur when a helicopter was destroyed
the mobile respawn vehicle is now locked for other players once it is activated
added a function that enables the commander to lock/unlock mobile respawn vehicles
fixed a server crash that could occur when players initiated a knife attack while losing the knife
changed distance calculation method for all rocket sensors
removed the commander function to split the team account
the !hud 0/1 commands now additionally toggle the reticle, posture icon, passenger numbers, chat, kill messages, gamemode information
fixed a bug that caused the limit for mobile respawns per team to be ignored
maximum number of mobile respawns per team is now 3
changed major parts of the rocket physics code
added new ranking event to upload information on the player model to the ranking database
the kill distance is now displayed for unmanned units as well
torpedo splash damage is no longer reduced by the water surface
the mapcycle options screen of the server admin interface no longer hides certain maps
fixed a bug with the server-client synchronization of flyers (had no impact on regular game play)
the commander player list is now always sorted alphabetically
fixed a client crash that could occur when a player was in tracking spectator mode during map change
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changed several German translations of AGS menu texts to match the sound sample
edited several English gesture texts
implemented four new AGS gestures (V-F-Y, V-F-M, V-F-A, V-J-D)
vehicle 'Marder' now has night vision
vehicle 'CV90' now has infrared vision
renamed vehicle 'Avenger' to 'M1097 Avenger'
renamed jet 'AV-8B Harrier' to 'AV-8B Harrier II'
renamed launcher 'Stinger Weapon System' to 'FIM-92A Stinger'
renamed launcher 'CR-90CR (M3)' to 'C90-CR (M3)'
changed country codes to match ISO-3166-1 three letter code
changed origin of vehicle 'Type 93' to Japan
changed origin of jet 'AN72 Coaler' to Ukraine
changed origin of jet 'Eurofighter' to Europe
changed origin of helicopter 'PAH Tiger HAP' to Europe
changed origin of helicopter 'PAH Bo105' to Europe
changed origin of helicopter 'Cougar' to Europe
changed origin of helicopter 'SA360 Dauphin' to Europe
changed origin of helicopter 'Bell UH1D' to USA
vehicle 'Fennek' can now use the IR Marker from a gunner seat
reduced refill costs of TV guided rockets massively
flight time of TV guided rockets slightly increased
all helicopters react slightly faster now
added stealth capabilities to Comanche helicopters, 'F-117A Nighthawk' and 'F-22 Raptor'
changed origin of weapon 'M93 Black Arrow' to Serbia
helicopters 'PAH Bo105' and 'Black-Hawk UH60G' can now engage IR targets
renamed jet 'C-130 Hercules AWACS' to 'EC-130H Compass Call' and added radar jamming capabilities
vehicle 'Fennek' now has radar scouting abilities (units close by see the radar contacts of the Fennek)
jet 'EC-130H Compass Call' now has radar scouting abilities
jet 'Eurofighter' has two anti-air missiles less now (not enough weapon slots on the aircraft)
both submarines are harder to lock now
maximum radar range for all units is now 1000m
jet 'EC-130 Compass Call' now detects empty vehicles on radar
vehicle 'Type 93' renamed to 'Type 93 Closed Arrow'
all game units except the biggest boats and submarines can now be transported with the helicopter hook
smoke grenade launchers on all vehicles now are in single shot mode (primary and alternative fire)
all flyers no longer shoot their flares in automatic mode, but single fire instead
TOW-Stand now has an improved radar using a 360° angle and a range of up to 600m
'VCC 80 Dardo' and 'Fennek' now have a radar range of up to 1000m
ranges of radars have changed for ships (RIB, VSV: 300m; RAC, SOC-R: 500m; Mark V, CB 90, CB 90AA: 1000m)
all Blackhawk-Helicopters (but the Gunship) now have launchers for smoke grenades
the radar of the Antonov An-24 was fixed and should work as those of An-72 and Y-7H
increased the power of the MK85-Grenades (Type-63 tank) and the MK100-Grenades (BMP-3 tank)
reload costs for Ataka-V launchers reduced by 6,67%
maximum pitch angle along the y-axis for Hokum helicopter increased by 40%
changed settings for the AC2T-Swatter Sensors to solve some issues with a too small lock-on range
refactored all launcher-systems and their targeting sensors
jet 'Su-39 Frogfoot Hydra' renamed to 'Su-25MK Scorpion'
jet 'Su-39 Frogfoot' renamed to 'Su-39 Frogfoot (Su-25TK)'
jet 'Su-25MK Scorpion' now uses proper S-8KOM Rockets in B-8M1 Launcher-Pods instead of Hydra Rockets
Ships, Jets and VTOLs now belong to subcategories (e.g. Transport, etc.)
new subcategories added (incl. internationalization)
all vehicles of subcategory 'transport', if they have any active radar, no longer show empty vehicles (exception: hook helis/VTOL)
weapons 'HK MP5' and 'HK MP5 Silenced' no longer feature a burst fire mode
weapon 'Rheinmetall MG 3' renamed to 'MG 3'
weapon 'USAS 12' magazine capacity increased from 10 to 20 shots
weapon 'NeoStead' renamed to 'NeoStead 2000'
weapon 'AK-74' renamed to 'AK-74M'
weapon 'AKS-74U' renamed to 'AKMSU'
weapon 'HK G3 A3' renamed to 'HK G3A3'
weapon 'HK G3A3 ZF' renamed to 'HK G3A3 ZF'
weapon 'HK OICW' renamed to 'HK XM29 OICW'
weapon 'Steyr AUG' renamed to 'Steyr AUG A2'
weapon 'M82 A1 Light Fifty' renamed to 'Barrett M82 A1 Light Fifty'
weapon 'HK PSG1' renamed to 'HK PSG-1 A1'
weapon 'Steyr .50 HS' renamed to 'Steyr HS .50'
weapon 'MGL-MK1' renamed to 'Milkor MGL'
weapon 'VSS Vintorez' now has 6 magazines instead of 3
price of weapon 'Saiga .308' decreased from $1200 to $1000
price of weapon 'HK MR762' decreased from $1800 to $1400
weapon 'Tavor MTAR 21' renamed to 'Tavor CTAR 21'
weapon 'SVD Dragunow' renamed to 'SVD Dragunov'
UCS: the ghillie suit can no longer be combined with helmets
all infantry weapons without scope have less recoil in iron sight mode now
weapon 'HK 21E' can now be used effectively while crouching
maximum range of all infantry weapons except pistols and shotguns increased
weapon 'HK MP7' magazine count increased to 5
weapon 'CheyTac LRRS M200' magazine count increased to 4
weapons 'Milkor MGL' and 'RG 6' (grenade launchers) magazine count increased to 3
rocket launchers and vehicle cannons rebalanced and named
Stinger- and TOW-rocket systems unified (e.g. resupply of a single TOW rocket cost the same, no matter upon which platform it is located)
'Javelin' renamed to 'FGM-148 Javelin Launcher'
'M136AT4' renamed to 'AT-4CS Launcher' and changed the origin to Swedish
'M202A2 MRL' renamed to 'M202A1 FLASH'
added a crosshair to the infrared and night vision sights of jets
Ural truck has now capacity for two more soldiers
BTR-70 and BMP-1 have now increased capacity for one more passenger
changed the maximum up angle of the main gun for most wheeled IFV
'Mi-24F Hind' renamed to 'Mi-25 Hind-D'
'KA-29 Helix B' renamed to 'KA-29TB Helix-B' with now 4x20 S-8KOM rockets instead of the Hydra ones
'KA-50 Hokum' renamed to 'KA-50 Black Shark' with now 2x16 S-5K1 rockets instead of the Hydra ones
'SA 360 Dauphin' renamed to 'AS 565 AB Panther' with now 2x7 SNEB rockets instead of the Hydra ones
'SA 360 Dauphin (Transport)' renamed to 'AS 565 UB Panther'
'AS 532 Cougar' renamed to 'AS 532AL Cougar'
'PAH Tiger HAP' renamed to 'EC665 Tiger' now with 22 SNEB rockets instead of the Hydra ones
'AH-6G Littlebird' renamed to 'AH/MH-6M Littlebird'
'AH-6G Littlebird MG' renamed to 'AH/MH-6M Littlebird MG'
'B-8M1 launcher' (used , e.g. with Su-25) has now 20 'S-8-KOM' Rockets (instead of 19)
constructed 'B-8W-20A launcher' for 'S-8KOM' rockets
constructed 'UB-16-57UM launcher' for 'S-5K1' rockets
KARS-Launcher and -rockets have been renamed to a suiting UB-launcher system
constructed 'SNEB HP' Rocketsystem for simple non-locking Air-2-Ground-Rockets used by European helicopters
constructed 'Matra F2' launcher system for SNEB rockets (7 rockets)
constructed 'TDA LR6822' launcher system for SNEB rockets (22 rockets)
constructed 'M260' (7 rockets) and 'M261' (19 rockets) launcher system for Hydra 70 M151 rockets
constructed 'LAU-130/A' launcher system for 19 Hydra 70 M151 rockets
unified the resupply-cost for all non-aiming AG-rockets
all AH-64D helicopters now use the LAU-130/A launcher system for their Hydras (2/4x19)
the AH-1F now uses two M261 launchers for the hydra rockets (2x19)
reduced the resupply costs for the magazines of Hind, Cobra and Comanche MG
the Hind MG got more precise but far weaker
the Comanche MG got less precise and deals a little less damage per hit
Apache and Tiger MG now have three magazines with a size of 800 rounds each (instead of 2x1200)
the range of the MG of Apache and Tiger helicopters has increased to the same as of Comanche and Cobra MG
the range of the Hokum's gun has decreased to 1000m, a second magazine was added and the resupply costs for the gun increased
'BRDM-2 ATGM' renamed to 'BRDM-2 9P137 (ATM)'
'Mowag Piranha' renamed to 'Piranha IV 8x8'
'Mowag Eagle Recce' renamed to 'Eagle III'
'Tpz. Fuchs' renamed to 'Fuchs TPz 1 A7'
'Luchs' renamed to 'Luchs SpPz 2'
'FlaRakPz Roland' renamed to 'Roland FlaRakPz'
'Leopard2A6' renamed to 'Leopard 2 A6'
'M2 Bradley' renamed to 'Bradley M2'
'M1A2 Abrams' renamed to 'Abrams M1A2'
'VCC 80 Dardo' renamed to 'Dardo VCC 80'
'PAH Bo 105' renamed to 'Bo 105P'
'Bell UH1D' renamed to 'UH-1C Iroquois'
'UH-60 Black-Hawk' renamed to 'UH-60M Black-Hawk'
'UH-60L Black-Hawk' renamed to 'UH/MH-60L Black-Hawk'
'UH-60G Black-Hawk' renamed to 'UH-60M HOT Gunship'
'UH-60M Black-Hawk' renamed to 'UH/HH-60M MedEvac'
'AH-64D Ground-Supression' renamed to 'AH-64D Apache Longbow GS'
'AH-64D Multi-Role' renamed to 'AH-64D Apache Longbow MR'
'KA-60 Kasatka' renamed to 'KA-60R Kasatka'
'Mi-17 Hip' renamed to 'Mi-17V-3 Hip-H'
'CH-47 Chinook' renamed to 'CH-47F Chinook'
prices for Jets and VTOLs adjusted
balancing and driving behaviour of all wheeled vehicles, tanks and ships overhauled
balancing for helicopters overhauled
Models/Textures:
added new submarine 'Ghadir'
added new weapon torpedo
added new torpedo carrying helicopter 'Harbin Z-9C'
added new camouflage grey2
removed vehicle 'M2A1 Bradley'
added new vehicle 'Linebacker M6 Bradley'
added new electronic warfare vehicle 'K1Sh1 Infauna'
added a new ship: an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. It's available on map Silvereye as a spawn vehicle
added new ship 'IPS-18 Tir Class'
corrected a typo on the English IR/NV start screen
removed togcom logo from all start screens (full installer only)
added a new HUD icon for radar jammers
Maps:
Serpentine: added VTOL terminals in both HQs
Serpentine: added spawn helicopter 'AS 565 UB Panther' to CP Echo
Serpentine: adjusted helicopter spawn area in HQ Red to allow the larger helicopters to spawn
Warzone: added VTOL and launcher terminals in both HQs
K-Town: added VTOL terminals in both HQs
K-Town: added an airfield at CP Bravo
Pietrovsky: made launchers, equipment and VTOLs available at terminals in both HQs
Pietrovsky: added an airfield near CP Alpha
Kurvanova: made launchers, equipment and VTOLs available at both HQs
Kurvanova: modified vehicle spawn area at CP Alpha, large helicopters no longer explode when bought there
Bone Mountain: added two new checkpoints outside of the city
Bone Mountain: added an airfield to one new CP
Plattenbau: changed vehicle spawn area at HQ Red so the vehicles can't be shot from HQ Blue
Plattenbau: changed Humvee spawn area at HQ Red to cover it from fire from HQ Blue
Fishaven: added new CP Delta
Fishaven: added tank terminal to CP Charlie
Fishaven: added runways with jet terminals to both HQs
Countryside: added VTOL terminals in both HQs
Field: added VTOL terminals in both HQs
Deathcity: added VTOL terminals in both HQs
Armybase: made grenades available at every terminal
Armybase: made launchers available in both HQs
Deep Forest: made grenades available at every terminal
Island Hopper: added VTOL terminals at both outside island bases
Perimeter: added VTOL terminals at both HQs
Saint Rebekka: added airfields near both HQs
Villariva vs. Villabajo: added an airfield and jet terminal at the military base on the hill
Aspenovich: made launchers available in HQ Red
Aspenovich: added VTOL terminals in both HQs
Bruma: removed vehicle terminal at the ramp
Silvereye: the ship terminal at HQ Blue no longer has tanks available
Lenskoje: added VTOL terminals at CP Charlie and CP Delta
Baikal Sea: removed two of three stinger stands at CP Bravo
Baikal Sea: added a ship terminal at the central island
Lake Karachay: added Jet terminal to the airport at HQ Red
Lake Karachay: added VTOL terminal to HQ Blue
Desert Raid: added vehicle terminal in the city
Desert Raid: turned the outer base with helicopters into a capturable CP
Desert Raid: added an airfield with jet terminal to the new CP
River of Kazan: added VTOL terminals to the HQs
River of Kazan: added an airfield in the middle of the map
River of Kazan: added a ship terminal to the harbor on the blue side of the map
Al-Shedin: added an airport in the desert between the HQs
Al-Shedin: removed unused harbor behind the city
Nullgrad: added VTOL terminals to the HQs
Nullgrad: added an airfield in the valley next to HQ Red
Village: the flags in CTF game mode are no longer placed on the adjoining map Hell Valley
added new map: Carpathian Mountains
added new map: Vladivostok

New in Soldner Secret Wars Patch 33910 (Apr 30, 2012)

Source:
fixed a server crash that could occur when the server was running for a long time
fixed a bug that prevented all SSW servers from being started until the root server was rebooted
fixed an error that caused vehicle movement to be very jumpy
removed dot in the crosshairs for infantry players
removed shuffle maps function
added a new button in the server webinterface to randomize the order of the current map rotation
grenades and C4 no longer bounce back when thrown against a glass window
scout targets now disappear when the target is dead
removed an error in the help text of the !vote command
launchers no longer play shot sound when tried to fire from a disallowed posture
fixed issue that caused some LAN servers to be unjoinable
added new scope element to show distance to the target
the vote timeout setting of the webinterface works now
adjusted hardware id system to exclude more invalid IDs
fixed a bug that could be exploited to crash servers
SCQ game mode now has the same caps calculation as Conquest
activating a vehicle scope no longer changes your weapon
players wearing the red lumberjack shirt get a 25% speed bonus when driving the tractor
fixed an error that could prevent target locking when several targets were visible
removed 800×600 screen resolution from the options menu (no longer supported by the GUI system)
added new IR target system that allows certain aircrafts to lock their rockets on special infrared targets. Targets can be set by:
Scout Kit infrared signal grenade
Gunner of the helicopter (target is only visible to the pilot)
recon vehicle Fennek
compass waypoint markers replaced by flag/target icons (workaround for Direct3D 11 shader issues)
the server executable no longer needs the -user:server parameter to start the server
the commander mode now displays the base names in conquest game modes
weapon tracer rounds now ricochet from surfaces
crashlogs are now written to the Soldner Secret Wars folder in the users My Documents directory
the terminal window is now larger to be able to display more weapons at the same time
added a search function for the terminal; typing a weapon name will set the cursor to the weapon
the player model’s hands and arms are now visible when using the weapon’s ironsight
XML:
weapon M16 A2 removed
HEMMT trucks have more powerfull brakes now
Apache Close Support removed from the game
added passenger seat to Luchs and enabled the gunner to take over the weapon
price and armor of BRDM-1 reduced
BMD2 has more buoyancy now
crosshair amplitude reduced when having a high pulse
some vehicles can now honk
updated ironsight camera settings and soldier animations for all weapons
KA-50 Hokum cannon reconfigured
A-10 gatling cannon now has greater dispersion
Models/Textures:
Fennek visor turret modified
M4 AimPoint model remodeled
added new weapon HK MR762
added 9 new camouflage settings
added new vehicle Lada Niva

New in Soldner Secret Wars Patch 33900 (Sep 2, 2011)

Source:
!fps and !tell commands work again
fixed error that allowed to join the portal with any nickname ignoring registered multiplayer account
removed inactive "Clan" button from multiplayer menu
server list is now sorted by number of players by default
fixed defective Sniper Kit laser when the kit was bought in the pre-spawn terminal
zooming the scope while the soldier is playing an animation will no longer make the soldier switch weapons
removed restriction for Addon weapons / vehicles (affects Training mode)
suicide money penalty no longer affects the team account
fixed error that caused the weapon accuracy not to increase again when the pulse calmed down
the respawn time is no longer multiplied when a player is killed while parachuting
the soldier zoom keys will now switch through weapon slots while the player is not in a scope view (default: mouse wheel)
fixed weapon invisibility when throwing a weapon away in scope mode
fixed weapon invisibility when being killed a) in scope view b) in first person view
added timestamp to screenshot name. Screenshot name format is now: Pic000-yyyymmdd_hhmm-gametime.tga
it is no longer possible to shoot faster than the autofire firerate in singleshot mode
in capture gamemodes the spawn goal selection is reset to the team hq (from mobile respawn) when the player spawns
reworked shuffle weather system to increase performance and make the system less error-prone
V-C-G AGS is working again
fixed error that made the player unable to move when an AGS gesture was sent shortly after the respawn
Entire code for vehicle axle settings and vehicle propulsion overhauled
tank wheels without contact to the ground are now animated
when a team has no respawn bases left, other players of the team can only use player tracking spectator mode
it's now possible to airtransport amphibious vehicles with the helicopter hook
vehicles don't explode anymore when they are driven into water, they'll sink and become uncontrollable
heavy vehicle weapons will shake the vehicle when fired (tank main cannons, Anti-Air guns)
implemented shell casing effects for vehicle based weapons
added new shot type with special tank penetrating effects
drowning is now counted as a death in the statistics
added submarines as a new vehicle class
fixed an error that caused the character idle animations not to be played
most ship propellers are now animated
added a new submarine HUD
your current weapon is now automatically sold when buying a new weapon for the same slot in the pre-spawn terminal
adjusted settings for the maximum level of detail video option
removed render grass option, grass is now forced on for every player
added video option to enable/disable gunshell effects for vehicles
left click with knife equipped now always causes an attack, the logo carving function is now the alternate fire function
the '-mods' command line parameter now works for servers as well
deactivated old network debug function that created overall_network.csv files and serverstats
moved game settings files and screenshot folder to the MyDocuments folder
tweaked the code for the server browser, the server list updates faster now
added a new admin function to load random maps from the mapcycle
added new routines to be able to adjust the direction boats are leaning in when steering
added support for under water decoys
added new xml switch to make rockets usable in water
deactivated nick changing when connected to a LAN server
fixed an error that caused expired rockets to deal no damage
added function to adjust the live time of vehicle mounted rockets using the mouse wheel (used for waterbombs)
submerged units will no longer be displayed on the radar
players can enter submarines when diving
the mini-map no longer centers back on the start position when changing seats in a vehicle
radar targets are now rendered with an alternate system as a workaround for the NVIDIA driver incompatibilities (temporary, until we solve the issue)
added new XML value to influence the acceleration of ships
changed physics calculations for vehicle surfaces to make them less prone to getting stuck in the terrain
changed code for jet camera ball calculation
blocked old webinterface for certified servers
added a confirmation box before a training-mission is started
removed notice regarding the abuse board for successfull kick votes
changed URL in the ranking welcome message (join message)
the editor now indicates the orientation of spawning objects
the sound notifications for commander targets are now played in English when no localized soundfile was found
the rcon map command now checks for an exact match to the mapname first
fixed an error that could cause the up and down buttons in the UCS screen to disappear
players killed by exploding vehicles will now be counted as a kill for the player who destroyed the vehicle
fixed a crash that occured when pressing a key in the terminal screen
TSE presets can now be bought by pressing keys 0 - 9
fixed minor issue with the TSE presets window
Commander Mode playerlist no longer shows multiple players selected when they are not
Commander Mode playerlist design completely reworked so the commander gets more (usefull) information
increased number of players in Commander Mode playerlist (without scrolling) from 8 to 17
the commander now gets score for completed game mode goals (capture flag/vehicle; conquer flag (CQ))
Commander vehicle targets now show an icon to indicate the vehicle type of the target
Commander infantry target markers now have a limited lifetime of 30 seconds
the commander can no longer mark enemy soldiers inside a vehicleadded delay to the Commander Mode mouse over text for enemy soldiers to make it harder to find players in closed buildings
when the commander leaves the commander view all targets are deleted (not just hidden)
fixed an error that caused the commander beeing stuck after leaving the commander mode
the commander mode will no longer be closed when the same commander is voted commander again
XML:
decreased maximum zoom level in commander mode
reconfigured grass render settings and grass types per ground texture
restricted maximum player name length to a maximum of 22 characters
changed weapon sound of the A-10 MG
updated heartbeat settings; the heartbeat will decrease more slowly now
the weather setting "rainy" is now accesible for the shuffle weather feature
changed tank transmission settings so they are slower but more powerfull on challenging terrain
Tracer effect is better and longer visible now
Gepard and Tunguska now have a much higher firerate
reconfigured driving behaviour of wheeled and tracked vehicles
removed tracer effect for all launchers (e.g. vehicle smoke grenades)
Panzerfaust 3 scope redesigned to make the scope markers more helpful when aiming
fixed game freeze when using Stinger or TOW stands in a water filled crater
removed xml files that are no longer necessary
fixed awkward steering behavior of boat 'RIB'
added new scope for RPG29, PF89 and all FHJ versions
increased maneuverability of helicopters
removed infrared target indicator that caused graphics glitches
sounds for bullet hits on metal are louder now
Models/Textures/Effects:
reworked flare effect; colors are more realistic now and in addition to the flare the aircrafts throw a couple of chaffs
minor cosmetic change on tank muzzle smoke effect
added spark effect for impacts of shells with a caliber of 20mm and greater
redesigned rainy weather mode, precipitation was removed and color settings changed
added sound for weapon shell casings
changed several vehicle models to be able to render the gunshell effects properly
added several new shell casing effects
bubble effects for sinking ships and vehicles added
commander mode icons completely reworked
added submarine "ASDS"
the ship "Mark V" has been fitted with water bombs to hunt submarines
created new explosion effect for water bombs
model for helicopter AH-1F Super Cobra reworked
implemented new rocket model for Comanche Anti Air sidewinders
added shell casing effects for almost every ground based vehicle and helicopters
added new boat "CB90" in two versions (1) armed with Waterbombs and MG (2) armed with Anti Air Rockets
added new civil aircraft Cessna Skymaster
chinook rotors now rotate in the correct direction and at the same speed
fixed a glitch in the model of a wooden barn
Maps:
fixed a bug with misplaced objects on map 'CounTainer'
fixed an issue with deathmatch spawnpoints on map Kamchatka
added new map: CounTainer_2
added new map: Vassholmen
added spawn vehicle Snowmobile to maps: First Strike, Aspenovich, Death City
replaced spawning transport aircraft on map Countryside by civil aircraft Cessna Skymaster

New in Soldner Secret Wars Patch 33800 (Oct 5, 2010)

Source:
updated python to version 2.5.4
updated to latest version of physics engine
fixed an error that allowed the use of one nickname with several players simultaneously
fixed a vulnerability of the server version, which could be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service)
fixed a security hole that could be used to run malicious code on any gameserver
deleted a resolution from the options menu that is not supported by the games GUI system
changed the physics calculation so the tanks now use all wheels instead of only three
altered the steering routine for tanks so they are easier to control even at higher speed
fixed crash of gameserver when trying to load a preset without a mapcycle
cooking your last grenade won't make you unable to interact with the environment anymore
cosmetic changes of grenade cooking animation
fixed major bug that could be used to get through walls and crash servers
trees don't bump around after falling anymore
fixed error with invisible body parts of some players (or bots) in multiplayer and training mode
a new sortable column in the terminal now shows weapon categories (AR (Assault Rifle), CB (Carbine), CB+S (Carbine+Scope), etc.)
the current time is now displayed properly when changing weather with an rcon command
spawn flag can now be selected when team balance forces the player in one team after joining the server
commander is no longer able to request items from teamaccount
weapons and vehicles now show long category name in statistics view
ranking money settings restricted to a range of $3000 to $5500
added new feature that allows to randomly select a new weather state every round
enabled frame animations for vehicles Radars of Gepard, Tunguska and FlaRakPz Roland are now animated
added a language menu to the game options
administrators can now adjust price factor for helis and jets separately
adjusted vote settings
on teamkill autokick and successfull kick vote a chat message will advert to the use of the abuse board
heat seeking rockets now have distinct weapon hud icons for anti ground and anti air rockets
added popup window for the commander to confirm splitting of team account (also shows amount every player will receive)
commander targets will now only be visible when the commander is in the commander view
the commander now gets scoring points when players kill their target
Mobile Respawn is now only visible in pre spawn menu when a player actually joined the team
in CTV and CTF gamemode the mobile respawns are now displayed on the spawn map to join at the mobile select it, to join in the base deselect it
fixed bug with laser targets that stayed active even when the laser designator was deactivated
added Sniper-Kit function to announce the current laser target to the team (right-click)
rcon commands that contain more than one "!" will no longer compromise the rcon password in the open chat
when players are muted they can no longer use AGS gestures
added rcon and webinterface function to mute and unmute players
rope HUD element now shows the rope status and the name of the attached vehicle
commander airstrike completely reworked
fixed error that caused the commander mode to be not accessible when the commander was in a transport jet
added a cheat protection feature, server and client version can now be started certified or uncertified
see FAQ-entry for further description: http://www.togcom.de/forum/faq.php?f...rtified_system
XML:
engine sound of 'Osprey' is now working properly
shooting sounds of the 'Gepard' are now working again
the transport hook is back
changed the scope view of the tanks 'Type 85' and 'Type 98' so they don't change their scope when using IR anymore
fixed several scope views that were not properly displayed with wide screen resolutions
the handling of the 'Landrover' is more stable now
adjusted the lifetime of all tv guided bombs and rockets so they can be used reasonable
fixed an error that put the camera of the passenger seat of the 'Wiesel MK20' below the map
changed the seats of all 'Wiesel' tanks so there can now be a gunner
altered the camera positions for the gunners of the attack helicopters so it's easier to hit a target
the 'Lada' can now break through light metal fences
all scoped weapons now have the same magnification as their real counterparts
(e.g. the 'M4 Sopmod' now has a 4x magnification and can not be zoomed in and out)
the ironsights now provide a slight zoom
added three new weapon scopes used by:
FN SCAR-L, HK G11, M4 A1, M4 SOPMOD, SIG 551, SIG 552
added four new vehicle scopes used by:
Gepard, Leopard2A6, Luchs, Marder
BTR-70, BTR-90, Rooikat, Supply-V, MedEvac, WZ-551, CV-90
Leclerc, Challenger
Merkava
BMD-2, BMP-1, BMP-3
reworked helicopter infrared and nightvision visors
jets and helicopters now use black & white infrared
tank 'T-90' renamed to 'Black Eagle'
jet 'Su-34 Flanker' renamed to 'Su-34 Fullback'
helicopter 'SA 360 Dauphin' now has only one gunner seat
Comanche Anti-Air MG movable again
Comanche Anti-Air Gunner now controls MG; Pilot Flares and Sidewinder
A-10 Weapon positions changed (distribution of the bombs below the aircraft)
unguided bombs of A-10 now use the proper model for MK-82 bombs
all laser guided bombs now have a falling sound and slight visual effect
changed transmission settings of wheeled vehicles to avoid shifting glitches (gears were switched back and forth very fast)
Laser bombs are less agile now
Mark V, RAC, SOC-R, Fennek and Wolf grenades now have an explosion sound
Explosion effect of Hydra rockets altered (had the same huge effect as airstrike and A-10 bombs)
reworked stinger visor so the user can see more of the surrounding
fixed error that allowed the pilots of 'AH-1 Cobra' and 'Mi-24 Hind' to control their gunners MG
'UH-60M BlackHawk' no longer throws two smoke grenades at once
tank grenades now have an explosion sound
adjusted maximum movement angles for MGs of Apache, Comanche, PAH Tiger, AH-1 Cobra, Mi-24 Hind helicopters
balancing of jets and VTOLs adjusted
balancing of all ships adjusted
vehicle KSK Wolf now has smoke grenades
Mi-17 Hip configured as cheap anti ground helicopter with laser guided bombs
equipment country ("ALL") is now displayed properly
damage settings of hydra rockets reworked
all jets (except transporters) now have IR
decreased maximum elevation of tank cannons
redistributed weapon positions on jet Rafale (now also weapon statistics work properly)
hit effects for projectiles of tank mainguns are now displayed properly (e.g. when they hit water)
all tank mainguns now have the same range
vehicle smoke grenades changed to white smoke (helicopter smokes still emit red smoke)
changed country abbreviation for China from C to CN
changed country abbreviation for Sowjet Union from UDSSR to USSR
passenger of truck EQ2102 is now visible
turret move sound volume decreased
BTR90 main cannon mag size increased from 100 to 300
decreased self kill score penalty from 150 to 20
commander tasks no longer add to the score of the receiving player
MGs on UH-60L Black-Hawk now have gattling gun settings
Medikit PowerUp duration increased (now 20sec)
removed erroneous chat message for V-J-D AGS
reduced weight of CRRC boat to avoid swinging when standing still in the water
range of ground based anti-air missiles slightly increased
added radar dome animation for new C-130 jet model
fitted KA-50 Hokum with laser guided rockets again
limited range of Sniper-Kit laser
added rope HUD element for UH-60 Black Hawk, Chinook, V-22 Osprey
infantry weapon balancing completely reworked
Models:
all ships, Tractor, PCV Jeep, Su-34 Fullback, An-24 Coke and Y-7H now burn before they explode
added hitmarkers to the ships and the Littlebirds so the damage is now calculated properly
altered mesh of the muzzle flash of the MG on 'Wiesel Ozelot' so it's not considered by the physics anymore
exchanged the MG on the 'Wiesel Ozelot' so it doesn't change its camo anymore
fixed an error in the low poly mesh of UH-60L BlackHawk
the low poly model of the 'KA-60 Kasatka' now has a camo
UH-60Q Black Hawk now has a camo
PAH Tiger HAP now has limited camera angles in first person view
Bell UH-1D now has limited camera angles in first person view
rear passengers of the 'Landrover' now sit on the seat bench correctly
Fixed error with rockets that ended up in smoke when they hit a vehicle for:
AH-6 Littlebird
AH-6 Littlebird MG
Landrover
Merkavar MK2
SA 360 Dauphin
SA 360 Dauphin (Transport)
T-80
Black Eagle (T-90)
replaced transport jet C-130 Hercules by an AWACS Version of the same plane
changed texture of the Remington back to the silver version implemented by Wings
Model of helicopter KA-50 Hokum reworked
MG of KA-50 Hokum is animated correctly now
transport jets now throw multiple flares
reworked weapon textures for A-91, G36, LMG36, G36C, HK 21E, L85A2, MP5 and MG3
new Mi-17 model implemented
the vote notification icon now shows the default key to open the vote menu
MGs on the UH-60L replaced by gattling gun models
added new camos "Sommer13" and "desert13"
Model of Gepard adjusted to work properly with the new radar animation
altered muzzle flash meshes of the MGs on 'Mungo' so they are not considered by the physics anymore
model of airport tower reworked, the building now has a functional destruction system and four usable stories
two new buildings implemented: a lighthouse and a wooden cross
Maps:
Bahrain
redesigned map, added buildings at hq spawn to protect spawning players
Baikal Sea
whole map redesigned
Cape Hell
changed position of several oil tanks where players could hide in
Caledonia
removed several trees to improve performance
Countryside
removed a ramp where players were able to hide in
Deep Forest
adjusted position of a stone where players could crawl in
Field
fixed an error that allowed players to spawn in their HQ even when it was held by the enemy
Fastlane
replaced spawn Harrier in HQ Blue with a Dauphin
removed tank terminal at the airport of HQ Red
moved CTF flags and CTV vehicle spawnpoints out of HQs
Kurvanova
redesigned CP Charlie, so the vehicles bought there won't spawn in trees and hit the buyer
Mirage
moved terminal where players could get into
Pietrowsky
changed position of a fence that could be used to go trough the wall of a building
fixed hovering houses near HQ Blue
River of Kazan
moved helicopter spawn area to avoid destruction of some helis at spawn
Riverside
removed defective fences and roads from the previously deleted Riverside-2
changed positions of several stones where players could hide in
Silvereye
Fixed several problems with misplaced buildings and spawnpoints
Swamp Island
Redesigned the landscape and added spawn vehicle "Mungo"
moved deathmatch spawnpoint that was in the middle of a wall
Villariva vs. Villabajo
changed position of a fence that could be used to get under the map
replaced spawn helicopter "Mi-17" in HQ Blue with "Mi-38"
Vodka
fixed issue with misplaced objects
Volcano
fixed hovering house in hq red
Winterbase
changed position of terminal in CP Alpha where players were able to hide in
New Maps:
Russet Bay
SSW Arena
Kamchatka
Lake Karachay
Other:
Jet B2 removed
Stun Grenade removed
new vehicle added