Team Gamble will have a reserved seating section at the event. It runs from July 12-14 so make sure you keep those dates free! You can purchase your tickets online at www.LANcouver.com

Let me know if you are coming so we can organize possible transportation if you are on the way for anyone else attending. I may have 1 spot in my car, but speak fast as it will most likely fill within the next couple days.

If you haven't had a chance to check out the game yet head over to www.Subvein.net and download it for free. It's only 23MB.

NEW FEATURES
There is now a new Free-look mode spectating feature, which allows you to move the camera manually and look around the map. You toggle this mode with the space bar. You can also zoom in and out with the mouse wheel and alternate perspective/orthographic view by pressing P.

Battle mode now has a new FFA option, which forces everyone to play as mercenary.

Battle mode has another game option called Respawn Rounds. This will break the match up into rounds, causing everyone to respawn at the same time. When you die you will go into a temporary spectator mode until everyone in the round is dead and one team wins. Then the next round will begin.



FALL DAMAGE
You will now take damage when you fall from a huge height. You start taking damage from a 10m fall and the damage quickly ramps up the further you fall. Falling can never kill you, but it will definitely hurt in a combat situation and requires special consideration as you navigate around the map. Fall damage adds a whole new level of tactics and immersion to the game and I'm very excited to see how it plays out!



RESPECT CHANGES
A new option has been added to the player menu which allows you to enable/disable respect. This lets you disable respect when you want to experiment or just fool around, and enable it when you're feeling competitive. You can change this value ingame whenever you like, however you will be required to kill yourself for the change to take effect. If you want you can permanently leave it enabled/disabled, and this value will be saved and remembered by your profile. Team based respect (capturing flags, etc) will still apply even if you have respect disabled.
Respect can now be earned by mercenaries. If you don't want to earn it, simply disable it!
Respect is now earned in permanent servers at the same rate as in quickmatches.



MAP EDITOR FEATURES
Maps can now support decals! This allows players to add decals to the map, such as doors, windows, traffic lights, power lines, lights, trees, debris and more! This not only makes the maps look far more detailed but it also provides new gameplay elements as players will be able to partially hide underneath objects.

Map makers now have the option to add FOG to their maps, with the ability to change both the colour and density. This can be used to simulate fog, dust, smoke, clouds, or a whole bunch of crazy effects. It looks awesome.



GRAPHICAL IMPROVEMENTS
Muzzle flash from weapons now dynamically light up the map! This looks extra awesome in dark places and makes players easier to see as well.
Explosions from grenades, bazookas, flashbangs, stinger missiles and vehicles also light up the map, making them look extra flashy.
Added ambient occlusion to the map lighting phase, making corners seem darker and more gritty.
Fixed a few graphical display glitches.
Added a new option that allows you to zoom the camera in and out of the map, adjusting the field of view and making the maps more immersive.
Added a new option that provides fullscreen antialiasing (defaults off). Makes everything look a little bit sexier.
The high-res walls option now bevels corners of geometry, making everything look a lot more chunky and 3D.



HUD/MENU IMPROVEMENTS
The menu has been reworked slightly, making it a bit sexier and easier to use.
The HUD has been made to look cleaner and sharper.
The minimap now shows spawn zones.
The game objectives now display underneath the minimap and default to permanently displaying.



PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Added a new option that adjusts the shadow quality, allowing you to significantly increase your fps.
Made other optimisations to increase fps.

As the CS:GO side of the clan grows I'll be putting together some scrim teams. Each team will have a leader and we will rotate positions regularly. Everyone will have a chance to participate as we'll be entering the various leagues under a few different names. There will be an A team, which will only be used for scrimming when we are on our A-game, and a B-team for scrim practice. Possibly even a c and d team, we'll see how everything goes. So if you're interested in scrimming please post below and I'll get things going.

We're going to be trying out CS:GO for a while and see how that turns out. From what I've played so far, I highly suggest getting it. Classic CS gameplay with rebalanced weapons and modern visuals.

Enough resting, time to get back to pwning. Pm me if you're interested in joining clan administration. Soon we will be having some major changes involvign a possible name change and various communication resources, such as a website and VoIP.