Any word on when the new vs maps etc will be out? Kevin
Jason Ruymen wrote: > A required update for Left 4 Dead has been released. Please run > hldsupdatetool to receive the update. The specific changes include: > > General > - Fixed Survivors being able to climb surfaces marked for versus infected > only. > - Fixed a class of SurvivorBot bugs dealing with rescuing downed players. > - Players can no longer grab ladders while flying through the air after a > Tank punch. > - Shooting near a car with an alarm that has already fired the alarm will no > longer make chirping noises. > - Improved loading time. > - Fixed mini-gun physics exploit. > - Fixed propane tanks (and other physics objects) causing players to fall > through elevators. > - Fixed rare achievement bug issues. > - Fixed several map exploits. > - Fixed various match making issues. > - Fixed NAT traversal issues. > > Versus Changes > - Added HUD elements to show status of other infected players. > - Changed color of infected player name in chat to red. > - Fixed exploit where players could spawn infected bots > - Fixed instance where a Survivor changing to the infected team would be > attacked by infected bots. > - Normalized special infected melee damage. > - Made the following client commands cheat protected: "Kill" and "explode". > - Fixed exploit where infected players could run away and teleport back to > gain health. > - Players can only change teams once per map. > - Players can't change teams while other players are still loading. > - Tank spawns at the same % through the map for both teams in versus mode. > - Made the Tank and Witch spawn directly on the escape route. > - Increased chance of getting the Tank or Witch. > - Fixed team swap issue. > > Hunter > - Easier to pounce a Survivor who is meleeing. > - Increased Minimum damage a Hunter pounce does. > > Smoker > - Fixed Smoker tongue tolerance. > - Smoker now has to be killed or the tongue destroyed for the tongue to break. > - Survivor's cannot bash someone off the tongue until the Survivor being > pulled is paralyzed or hanging > - Tongue attacks that fail to paralyze or hang a Survivor will use the > shorter ability delay timer. > - Fixed cases where the ability timer was not using the correct time. > - Fixed case where you could point at a Survivor but not register a tongue hit > - Fixed Smoker tongue not targeting and landing properly through PZ ghosts. > - Smoker tongue does damage every second while dragging paralyzed Survivors. > > Tank > - Bashable objects now appear with a red glow. > - Tanks hitting a car with an alarm disables the alarm permanently. > - Tank frustration timer is only reset by hitting Survivors with rocks or > fists. > - Reduced autoshotgun damage against Tanks. > > Witch > - Witch spawns at the same % through the map for both teams. > - Avoids spawning within a certain % of the tank. > - Fixed an exploit where the Witch could be woken up and tricked into > attacking Survivors. > > Jason > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
