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Hotfix release v0.631 - 15th January 2016

Bonnie — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 10:43:10 +0000

Full post: http://forum.callofcombat.com/t/hotfix-release-v0-631-15th-january-2016/2767

v0.631 - 15th January 2016
This is a hotfix release which will have the following changes:

Increased the number of grenades on rifleman to 3 instead of 2
Fixed grenade boxes and increased the number of grenades they add from +2 to +3
Max of 6 on riflemen
Max of 8 on assault
Fixed a problem with looting that also caused movement problems
The 'deploy soldiers' button is now always visible when not deployed, even if not in strategic map
Fixed a problem with some of the soldier icons
Recruits are now a LOT less likely to become master in the room
Fixed a problem with training mode on Small Houses
The camera no longer scrolls if the game does not have focus

Game Update v0.63 - Squad loadout system

Bonnie — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 10:42:31 +0000

Full post: http://forum.callofcombat.com/t/game-update-v0-63-squad-loadout-system/2761

Overview
New Features / Improvements

This update prepares the arrival of classes with a loadout system. It's a dramatic change on how UI works during briefing. You will have to chose your loadout, and then actively press the deploy button, before you can start playing. For now you will have two classes: riflemen and assault.The UI is functional, but it needs a bit more work to be perfectly intuitive, so we will improve it in the coming updates. I'm sure you will figure it out very quickly, though. Let us know your thoughts about it, and let us know if you think the briefing time is too long or too short now.
We have removed reinforcement game mode, and replaced it with a training mode which works like "ranked", but doesn't affect your efficiency, while still giving you some promotion points.
We have modified the in-game soldier panel to remove the rate of fire slider, and embed it in a button. It also now shows which weapon the soldier is wielding, and if the soldier is in cover. We'll be partially redesigning this in the near future as well, for example to more quickly show what your soldier is doing at that point.
Added a button for commanders to cancel all orders (to use in mid-game if the commander wants to distribute new orders quickly)
Adjusted VP's in FarmFightClassic, Bataille à la Ferme, and Art Gallery.
Modified the trees in Slaughterhouse for better forest fights
Modified how SMG accuracy is affected by suppression. Please let us know if it still doesn't work as intended
Bug Fixes

Fixed Small Houses bug where soldiers could throw grenades through a wall from a specific spot
Lobby now shows regiment points instead of win%
Lobby chat now properly disconnects if somehow gets disconnected
Regiments should not have infinity of points anymore (hope you enjoyed it while it lasted)
Fixed path finding problems with the large hay piles
Fixed a bug that caused games not to be recorded after a reset
Future changes

Depending on how the next few days go, we will start working on the MG and Sniper classes
For now class selection is done by the player, but we will create a system for the commander to 'hand down' weapons
When these classes will be in the game, it will be the moment when all the important foundations of the game will be in place. We will then start improving and building on top of these foundations. There will be many dramatic improvements which include (but not limited to): lobby, core gameplay, strategic interface, leaderboards, regiment structure, general UI, controls, in-game options, etc.. There will also be a lot of minor additions such as a single player tutorial, a map editor, I could go on and on, this should probably be the topic of its own blog post.
Change of name
As always there will be more bug fixing, keep the reports coming, and remember, the more details you give, the easier for us it is to reproduce them, and fix them
Known Issues

We've made some modifications to the netcode in an attempt to fix the bug where rooms are not recording, so if it keeps happening, let us know, we will try more solutions.
We've overhauled parts of our pathfinding system in order to iterate quicker on maps and eventually have less issues. We've reviewed most maps (except Jardins) so it should be good (except Jardins), but if you see any pathfinding issue, let us know.
Some desynchronization can still occur occasionally, causing errors in game.
There is still a bug with invisible soldiers, and duplicate player names in-game. It's a problem that is hard to reproduce, but we have manage to get a log file from an occurrence. We are still not sure what causes it, but we will be looking for a solution that can fix this.

Game Update v0.62 - Bug Fixes and Balancing!

Bonnie — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 10:41:52 +0000

Full post: http://forum.callofcombat.com/t/game-update-v0-62-bug-fixes-and-balancing/2718

Overview

This is a bug fixing / polishing release. We've been adding a lot of features over the last few builds and we thought we should take this holiday season to polish things a bit based on your feedback. Besides fixing some glaring bugs we've also reworked suppression / aiming and balanced the SMG.

Please do try it out!
You can download the latest version HERE!

Detailed Changelog

Balancing / Improvements

SMGs are now slightly more deadly at longer ranges and takes more time to aim at close ranges
Hugely improved how suppression and aiming works (no longer long delays before firing)
It is now much more obvious when your soldiers are cowering because of suppression
High suppression now also slightly affects how far you can throw a grenade
Improved the look of Small Houses by redoing the terrain and adding small props
Reduced the playable area of Country War to be more fun when playing with small teams
Teams now automatically swap sides after each battle in ranked or regiment mode
Several small usability improvements to pings and orders
Hit % improved to make it easier to kill people who are very close but in cover (e.g. at haystack)
Strategic map design overhauled and is now consistent for all maps (still some iterations to go!)
Added labels to all strategic maps, except Jardin
New hotkeys are now also automatically added to the custom hotkey file (so you can easily edit them)
Pings look nicer and we now have a clear border indicator for them when they are out of view
Labels on the map (e.g. player names and pings) are a lot crisper and easy to read now
Bug fixes

Fixed a bug that allowed you to see enemy soldiers on the strategic map that you had not spotted
Fixed a scoring bug that happened when both teams owned only 1 VP
It is no longer possible to shoot at people through walls when they are lying down
It should no longer be possible to get stuck in walls or crawl through walls on rare occasions
Improved network synchronization to make grenade stuns more predictable
Fixed a number of path finding and cover issues on Small Houses and Slaughterhouse in particular
Fixed an issue with bocage that meant it was not possible to spot someone lying on the other side
Soldiers should no longer get stuck in perpetual running mode when facing while going into cover
Fixed a problem with the help overlay not showing automatically for new players
The way soldiers were deployed at the start of the game was a bit unpredictable. This is now fixed.
Cover near the large hay bales now works properly (e.g. on Small Houses)
The soldier panels were overlapping on 1024x768 resolution
Fixed the credits screen layout and added some extra contributors
The regiment competition leaderboard now shows properly in the lobby
Orders and soldiers now draw on top of the terrain on the strategic map
Soldiers are now always properly shown on the strategic map (didn't render at some angles)
Future changes

Expect more bug fixing releases early next year, when we'll improve the room creation / joining system that is the cause of some weird bugs out there. We've also been working out how different weapons and soldier classes should work, such as the MG, assault, sniper and recon classes. We'll start experimenting with that first thing in January. Creating a system to 'hand down' and / or choose weapons will also be part of this.

Known Issues

Orders are probably still pretty broken in Reinforcement game mode

Game Update v0.61

Bonnie — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 19:55:58 +0000

Big changes and instructions

We have introduces pings! To use pings, press the N hotkey, and move your mouse towards the message you wish to give (Danger, Assistance required, Area is Safe, I am going there). In the current implementation the pings disappear in 7 seconds. They also appear on the strategic map. This is a first implementation for this feature, it will be improved in the future with spam control, tweaked timings, improved icons etc...

Detailed Changelog

Implemented a ping system which can be triggered using the N hotkey
Completely overhauled Small Houses map
Fixed the issue where suppressed soldiers fire quicker than they should
Fixed a bug where standing up and going prone was affected by frame rate which also affected the speed at which soldiers could fire
Fixed high CPU usage in the lobby by capping the game to 60fps.
Fixed broken spawning points in several maps
Fixed a bug that caused the time in game stat to be calculated incorrectly

Future changes

Further improve the suppression mechanic (modify how it affects soldiers performance)
Improve looks of strategic view
Focus on bug fixes and stability improvements

Known Issues

Orders are probably still pretty broken in Reinforcement game mode
LOBBY: Rooms only update every ten seconds, this will be real time soon

Update v0.6 is live! New map and other goodies!

Bonnie — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 01:28:58 +0000

v0.6
Big changes and instructions

There is a completely new map called Small Houses. House**S**, like there are several houses. Nothing to do with the original Small House.
Revolutionary change: soldiers do not spawn on top of each other anymore. They are distributed in formation across the deployment zone.
We have modified the soldier "Fire rate/Accuracy" setting to display only one slider, and the hotkeys assigned to it. Also hotkeys work as increments of 50%, which leave you at three settings. Also the hotkeys by default are "X" and "C" now.
We have improved the interaction on the battle planning feature greatly. As a subordinates you can now request orders from the commander, as he will receive a request notification. The interface to distribute orders has been greatly improved.
http://forum.callofcombat.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e1271802bce7240ba85be0268081195ff486373b.jpg

Reminder: The hotkey system has been updated, you might need to rebind the new file (your previous custom keys are kept in the file called "old")
We also unified deployment time on all maps, and it is now dependent on the game mode and numbers of soldiers present
Future changes

Implement the first iteration of the ping system
Further improve the suppression mechanic (modify how it affects soldiers performance)
Improve looks of strategic view
HUGE website upgrade coming next week
Detailed Changelog

New map called Small Houses
Strategic view: Commander UI is now much more convenient (order buttons are more accessible, there is now more information about subordinates)
Team Strategy: subordinates can now request orders from the commander
Various UI and visual improvements on the strategic view
Changing fire stance with hotkeys is now two steps instead of four
Soldiers now no longer deploy on top of each other
Outlines now show yourself as blue and others in your team in green (same on strategic map)
Fixed bug that caused crosshair to appear while grenading
Fixed bug that caused grenade to be thrown when clicking left mouse button (should just face)
Deployment time is now the same for each map:
Ranked: base of 10 seconds + 7.5 seconds for each player on the team
Regiment: base of 10 seconds + 10 seconds for each player on the team
Known Issues

Orders are probably still pretty broken in Reinforcement game mode
"New version available" might not work in the previous few releases
LOBBY: Rooms only update every ten seconds, this will be realtime soon

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