Patch: November 23rd [updated Nov 26th]

lamster · #1 11-23-2010, 08:46 PM

Please report any new technical issues (game won't start, weird framerate issues, audio problems, etc) to this thread. We upgraded a major underlying library, LWJGL, and while it fixes a bunch of problems, it may create some new issues.

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November 23rd, 2010

Updated GL context acquisition and other native code for all platforms (mostly related to upgrading to LWJGL 2.6): many longstanding issues have been fixed on Windows, Mac, and Linux, but if you run into new issues please report them via the tech support forum at http://altitudegame.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=4
November 26th update: partially reverted to fix sound issues and stuttering

Added Map, Time (round duration), and Next Map to award screen

Added "Bomb Camera" spectate option to TBD mode -- press C to toggle Free/Chase/Bomb spectate modes

Added "Chase Specific Player" spectate option -- you can lock the camera to a single player via the score screen (hold TAB to show scores, right click player, choose 'Spectate...')

Added "[Warning] You have been idle for 4 minutes." message (with beep) to help spectators avoid idle kicks

New console command "chase <player>" -- locks the death/spectator camera to a single player
New console command "nextMap" -- shows the next map in the current server's map rotation
Modified console command "assignTeam" -- can now be used while a tournament is in progress (subject to tournament restrictions: can only assign to spectator or to an allowed tournament team)

Updated JSON entries for "teamChange" -- now appears whenever team assignment occurs (previously most server commands, such as changeMap and assignTeam, did not generate corresponding teamChange entries)

Increased max friend count from 129 to 200

Added "Last Online" info to friends list (Main Menu -> Friends, hover friend's name to see last online date)

Note for Mikesol: I didn't have a chance to implement the fragmented server synch messages in this update, so server configs are still limited to 1500 bytes (compressed) until that's ready.

tgleaf · #2 11-23-2010, 08:56 PM

<3 you guys.

Thanks especially for these:

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamster

Added Map, Time (round duration), and Next Map to award screen

New console command "chase <player>" -- locks the death/spectator camera to a single player
New console command "nextMap" -- shows the next map in the current server's map rotation

Increased max friend count from 129 to 200

Added "Last Online" info to friends list (Main Menu -> Friends, hover friend's name to see last online date)

Edit: has this gone live yet?

lamster · #3 11-23-2010, 09:16 PM

Going live in a few minutes. Edit: patch is live.

York · #4 11-23-2010, 09:19 PM

Wow you guys are amazing.

Evan20000 · #5 11-23-2010, 09:19 PM

Oh wow, this is amazing. Friend cap increase? O_O I don't know how you guys pulled this off, but I love you for it.

Boko · #6 11-23-2010, 09:20 PM

Cool stuffz. Bugfixin is important too.

Tosconi · #7 11-23-2010, 09:20 PM

that's a great update! Thank you

Greekjr14 · #8 11-23-2010, 09:21 PM

More cool stuff every patch

thanks a lot karlam

York · #9 11-23-2010, 09:22 PM

I love the "spectate bomb" and "spectate player" feature. How sick is that?

Only thing cooler than that is Mike Posner, nothing is cooler than him.

Demuyt · #10 11-23-2010, 09:22 PM

Awesome, thank you! However won't the game be less performant with the friends cap being increased?

mled · #11 11-23-2010, 09:22 PM

Yesss i cant wait until it works!!
bomb camera, new award screen, MAX FRIENDS COUNT to 200
I LOVE YOU GUYS

York · #12 11-23-2010, 09:23 PM

"Checking for Updates"

Then the bar just drags across the screen.

I can't play

And its not cause of an internet thing, I'm on the forums :/

Greekjr14 · #13 11-23-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by York

"Checking for Updates"

Then the bar just drags across the screen.

I can't play

And its not cause of an internet thing, I'm on the forums :/

should be up now

York · #14 11-23-2010, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greekjr14

should be up now

winner! Got it!

nobodyhome · #15 11-23-2010, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamster

Modified console command "assignTeam" -- can now be used while a tournament is in progress (subject to tournament restrictions: can only assign to spectator or to an allowed tournament team)

Updated JSON entries for "teamChange" -- now appears whenever team assignment occurs (previously most server commands, such as changeMap and assignTeam, did not generate corresponding teamChange entries)

I suppose I'm the only one who would give these changes any love. So...

Woot for those!

gumbyy · #16 11-23-2010, 09:28 PM

Just wanna say the new login screen looks MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH better.

Kuja900 · #17 11-23-2010, 09:28 PM

"Added "Chase Specific Player" spectate option -- you can lock the camera to a single player via the score screen (hold TAB to show scores, right click player, choose 'Spectate...')"

This is something I have been wanting for a long time, thank you devs.

York · #18 11-23-2010, 09:29 PM

My friends list is now very unresponsive.

I can't scroll up and down very well, and the "last online" thingy will appear even when I'm not hovering a name :?

[Y] · #19 11-23-2010, 09:31 PM

Great update, thanks so much!

lamster · #20 11-23-2010, 09:32 PM

Sounds are messed up on many 64-bit Windows machines -- we are looking into this now and hope to have a fix soon.

Nikon · #21 11-23-2010, 09:32 PM

MORE FRIENDS! BOMB CAMERA! LAST ONLINE DATE! CHASE PERSON CAMERA! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Great update.

Demuyt · #22 11-23-2010, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gumbyy

Just wanna say the new login screen looks MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH better.

I concur.

chars

KaWZzR · #23 11-23-2010, 09:38 PM

I've been meaning to mention that the "listmaps" console command doesn't work. Happened a few updates ago.

MajorPayne257 · #24 11-23-2010, 09:43 PM

Haven't gone in-game to check it all out yet, but this looks absolutely amazing. Much appreciated Karlam.

York · #25 11-23-2010, 09:47 PM

So the bomb chase thing. Its very slow. I just lobbed a bomb, and hit. But i died way before it hit. I had the chase bomb thing on and it switched to the bomb only a millisecond before it hit :/

mssv · #26 11-23-2010, 09:47 PM

Hello,

my sound is broken after patch, before it was working perfect. Any way to fix it?

Jokee · #27 11-23-2010, 09:51 PM

@Mssv ---->>>

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamster

Sounds are messed up on many 64-bit Windows machines -- we are looking into this now and hope to have a fix soon.

djpeterhenry · #28 11-23-2010, 09:56 PM

This update makes my sound stutter badly. Windows 7 32-bit. Was fine before patch

JDR · #29 11-23-2010, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mssv

Hello,

my sound is broken after patch, before it was working perfect. Any way to fix it?

i love it, it's like it's from some groovy looping 8-bit version of a scroll-shooting arcade version of altitude

Inofaith · #30 11-23-2010, 10:01 PM

Woa nice nice!

New follow player in spec mode + the 4 minute timer are very handy for capturing.
"Last seen online" THANKS, now I finally cleaned up all the inactive users out of my friends list.

mssv · #31 11-23-2010, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jokee

@Mssv ---->>>

Aha ty, if it's usefull I'm on Windows XP 32bit

mled · #32 11-23-2010, 10:10 PM

What I Noticed
When spectating on bomb's "C" key
there is a problem if their is 2 bombs possibly 3. If there is a case of the double bomb which there always or often is. Clicking the "C" key should ONLY alternate spectating between Bombs and not players. Keep the "ZX" keys for players and the "C" for bombs only. This way we can see two or more bombs with one key.

Pilot-David · #33 11-23-2010, 10:39 PM

WOWWWWWWWWW I HURT MY EARS WHEN I HEARD THE BAD SOUND!!!! IS IT BECUZ I HAV WINDOWS 7?? CUZ I DO

and wen i emp it sounds like Mice

lamster · #34 11-23-2010, 10:39 PM

Just pushed a minor patch: this should fix any remaining sound issues. Please post here (with OS and architecture -- 32 or 64 bit) if you continue to experience sound issues.

Evan20000 · #35 11-23-2010, 10:40 PM

Just for formalities sake...

Windows 64bit - Patch working as intended. ^^

tgleaf · #36 11-23-2010, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamster

Just pushed a minor patch: this should fix any remaining sound issues. Please post here (with OS and architecture -- 32 or 64 bit) if you continue to experience sound issues.

Thanks for ruining our 5-5 game on ball_asteroids. I doubt having three (||) players on my team was going to tip the favor for us, but you never know. Edit: we'll never know.

<3 and jk and all that good stuff.

XX1 · #37 11-23-2010, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tgleaf

Thanks for ruining our 5-5 game on ball_asteroids. I doubt having three (||) players on my team was going to tip the favor for us, but you never know. Edit: we'll never know.

<3 and jk and all that good stuff.

Yes ^ something close to that....Ruined our 6v6 ball on ladder....good update though

York · #38 11-23-2010, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by pilot-david

wowwwwwwwww i hurt my ears when i heard the bad sound!!!! Is it becuz i hav windows 7?? Cuz i do

And wen i emp it sounds like mice

god! Damn them! Dude! Its not fair! Wowwwwwwwww! Ban lamster! Show him what we made of!

Seadog · #39 11-23-2010, 11:10 PM

I like the specific player chase ...GJ

Ajuk999 · #40 11-23-2010, 11:33 PM

One of the best patches yet, many thanks karl and lam!