1.34 Open Test - CLOSED

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Introduction

Open Test for v1.34 is now ready for Release Candidate testing. This test will start as an offline test. After this we will open the server for Open Testing. During this phase we will be holding a Focus Test with the following goals:

• Stress test the hos
  
• Balance new weapon play
  
• Test host performance improvements
  

Testing

Live fire testing is limited to the Kortnijk-Avelgem area, all other areas are for no-fire testing only. Please respect the other testers and only fire on others you are in contact with.

On Saturday we will be conducting a live fire Focus Test. The Focus Test will be the Americans and Germans simulating a mini-campaign style event.

Please remember that this is Release Candidate testing so test any and everything you can and report your results to us on the forums. You feedback is essential and we appreciate any information you can share.

Infantry Combat

Thew new host has made a huge difference to us in beta but that's small testing. How does it feel with a few more of you? How's the mouse feel? We've increased the default mouse speed and added a second slider for aiming. Try them out.

RPATS

How do they feel. Overpowered? Underpowered? They're pretty spot on with the data. Tell us how combat felt though.

New Weapons

What about the other weapons how do they feel. Are there any animation issues? Sure there's always going to be some clipping, I mean big stuff. Oh yeah, the US Bazooka guy is not available offline and online he's missing his pistol and knife, these will be fixed in the next patch. *shrug* How 'bout that G43 eh?

Sounds

We made a bunch of fixes here. I'm not sure how many of them you can test in this event but if something has been nagging you see if you can replicate it. If you hear something new, better or worse, be sure to let us know.

Host Issues

CTHLs. MrPs. Firebugs. Padlocks. These and many more bugs are squashed because we now have a persistent map mission connection. If this were a real campaign you'd notice your in-game map updating all on it's own. No clicking. PROGRESS! Still, keep your eye on this a lot. Stressing this is actually why we're here . Oh and just in case a whole lot of you turn up, no worries. Server capacity increased 300%. Honest!

Testing Guidelines

• This is beta
  
• Do not run the software if you are not comfortable with that
  
• Players should not move brigades
  
• Do not post your crash reports (we get them already)
  
• Do tell us about your crashes
  
• Feel free to make threads about bugs
  
• One bug per thread please
  
• Make sure to give a post in our feedback thread(s)
  
• Don't post your DX Diag
  
• Just give us CPU and GPU and OS
  
• Remember this is a STRESS TEST
  
• Things WILL break
  
• Have fun
  

Schedule

Open Testing 24-7

Downloads

PC Full Installer v1.34.0.47

Mac Full Installer: There is currently no Mac client available for testing.

Edited November 7, 2011 by GOPHUR

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World War Two Online - Release Candidate

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Version 1.34.0.48 (11-07-2011)

- Fixed ride lists

- Fixed squad list issues

- Fixed RTB award when vehicle was destroyed

- Fixed aircraft halos

- Fixed a supply bug

- Fixed several reversed sound levels on tank drivers who start with hatch open

- Extra connection info HUD noiw only shows for beta builds

- US towns now surrender

Edited November 7, 2011 by GOPHUR

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Version 1.34.0.35 (10-07-2011)

Infantry:

- Fixed a prone state bug

- Fixed a sprint in place bug

- Removed handle from thrown US Smoke and HE Grenades

- Grenadiers don't throw smoke grenades when using the knife

- Fixed alpha issues with G43 in FPS

Terrain:

- Some grass changes to increase performance (re-run you .benchremagen)

- Fixed some PPO STO damage issues (retest FRU damage state)

- FRU LOD set to 500m from 1000m so it doesn't stick out when the bushes are gone at range

Map:

- AWS may be working

- AWS being off by several squares should be fixed

- Some 1.33 EWS issues should be fixed

UI/HUD:

- Brigade icons should be showing again

- Alerts should be in the right place

Misc:

- Fixed top 2 recorded CTDs (85% of all reports)

- Fixed formulas showing in RDP messages

- Updated languages

- Added manual for US M4A3==================================

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Version 1.34.0.34 (10-04-2011)

Thank you for joining us for testing.

This test will start as an offline test. After this we will open the server for Open Testing. During this phase we will be holding a Focus Test with the following goals:

- Stress test the host

- Balance new weapon play

- Test host performance improvements

Items below marked with a + are new issues. Every item on this read me requires testing.

Testing:

- Live fire testing is limited to the Kortnijk-Avelgem area

- All other areas are for no-fire testing only

- Please respect the other testers

- The Focus Test will be live fire against the Americans and Germans simulating a mini-campaign style event

- This is Release Candidate testing so test everything you can think of

General:

- Players should not move brigades onto the play field from Training at any time

- The main purpose of this test is to stress the new host

- The new host includes changes that should improve infantry gameplay

+ Scoring should be fixed and needs testing

+ Scenarios (RA) have been removed from the BE release schedule

Campaign:

+ All strat issues should be fixed and need testing

+ Buildings should now take damage

+ AI should function correctly

+ STOs should function correctly

+ FRUs should function correctly

+ American tutorials should function correctly

Scoring:

+ The following scoring events are ready for testing (RFT)

+Guarding

+Capture

+Field resupply

+UMS Kill

+FB Damage

+Bridge Damage

+Bridge Repair

+AI Destroy

+AI Repair

+Factory Damage

+ The following scoring events still have remaining issues

+Vehicle Hit

+Despawn

+Weapon Return

+Vehicle Kill

+FRU spawn

New Vehicles:

+ Added US M4A3 Sherman (76)

- Added US Sherman

- Added US M10

Vehicles:

+ Fixed a long standing engine start bug (stug bug)

+ Fixed crew damage component ordering errors (the AT/AA Gun Bug)

+ Duplicate engine state messages removed

- M10 tail gunner now has matched damage model

- Added tank tracks

+ Fixed US decals

- Improved the bounce back effect when hitting something

+ .303 aircraft round tracer adjusted

- Adjusted FoV on pak36 gun sight (needs range testing)

Infantry Load Outs:

+ Sappers renamed to Engineer

+ Engineer load out adjusted to reflect new role

+ Engineer receives new HE Satchel weapon

+ Engineer gets more grenades

+ The ATR receives very limited HEAT Satchel Charge (1)

+ ATR will eventually be replaced in the ToE with a RPAT Infantry

+ Grenadiers get more of all grenades

+ All Rifle Grenades are now HE

Infantry:

+ Removed eye dip while moving in stand position

+ All new weapons bore sighted and RFT

+ Fixed several issues with build tool, weapon select and water

+ RPAT rounds are finalized and RFT

+ Panzershreck sight picture made more usable

+ RPATS now have loading and fire sounds

+ Satchel charge now have HE and HEAT specific HUD icons depending on which trooper class you are

+ Fixed some errors in hit map locations

+ PIATS ARE COMING!!! (not yet)

+ US engineer now uses Springfield to be in line with other engineers

- Added US Rifleman - Springfield

- Added US Rifleman - M1 Garand

- Added US Bar

- Added US Sniper

- Added US Sapper

- Added US Bazooka

- Added DE Panzershreck

- Added DE Rifleman - Gewehr 43

+ Added US HE and Smoke grenades

- Rocket Infantry use the Heavy Infantry stamina profile (they tire faster)

- The BAR can both aim and deploy depending on the surface

- PPO cool down timer now works correctly

- Removed lean function and associated keymappings

- Changed "Assault Rifleman" to "Semi-Auto Rifleman"

- Bar 'rt-mouse' aims and 'b' deploys

- Collider polish to stop clipping things from underneath

- RPATS are now boresighted to 50m

- RPATS now have a ricochet effect for non penetrating hits

Guns & Ammo:

+ Shaped charge munitions can now generate shrapnel

+ Standardized StatHE values (more shrapnel)

+ Ricochet angles for RPATS now complete

+ RPATS have historical dispersion data

+ Did some dispersion sanity checks while were in there (looking good)

+ US grenade finalized RFT

+ Brit RG-HE now has correct trajectory

+ RPATS now have 4 rounds

+ The Garand can be reloaded like other weapons (still pings when empty)

- Adjusted shape charge damage cone (needs extensive comparative testing to 1.33)

Sounds:

- Fix for missing first person sounds in heavy battles

- Adjusted sound priorities

- Fix for xaudio max sounds

- Disable sounds if no device is found instead of exiting the application

- Fixed an issue where vehicle engine volume would continue to affect external sound volume when engine was off

Terrain:

+ Added stand in AI for the Americans

+ Adjusted tree colors

+ Fixed flag issues on FRU

UI/HUD:

+ Reverted to old font to avoid any QA issues

- updated UI screens

- New campaign/scenario selection screen

- Campaigns disabled in this test

- Waypoint tooltip in map now displays distance from player to waypoint, in meters, rounded to the nearest meter. It does not take the Z-value into account.

- UI displays waypoint icons alongside checkboxes in the map

Map:

+ The join brigade function has country info

+ Surrender flags working again

+ EWS is working

+ AWS is not

+ Map now centers on your brigade when you create a mission

Host:

- All new vehicle/infantry updates system:

- Provides for much smoother positional updates, especially for infantry

- Prioritizes important updates and update elements

- Increases frequency of updates per player/vehicle you can see

- Improved recovery from packet loss/lag,

- New persistent Map Host connection

- Scoring basics now in (but scoring not working)

- Fix for locked personas/cthl on relog <-- WOOT!!1!

- Improved player capacity

- Known Issues:

- Mission Results are no-longer pending

- New update system does not implement the "stuck firing" feature of previous versions

- Popular feature where the game would save you from staying online too long by releasing you back to the real world ("CTHL") is no-longer functioning at 100% efficiency. Playnet is not responsible for any increase in gameplay duration you may suffer as a result =/

Keymapper:

- Improved default mouse speed

+ Aiming has a separate mouse sensitivity setting

+ Default mouse sensitivity = 1.50, default aiming sensitivity = 0.90

CSR:

+ Can now search for enemy names greater than 8 characters

Misc:

+ Added revision number to loading screen

+ Fixed some loading screen issues

+ updated languages

+ despawn timer only in campaign (not training)

Misc:

+ Updated languages

Mac:

+ Now requires MacOS 10.6

+ Scenarios still broken (keep out please)

China:

+ added a no shadow option to the shadow preferences for region 5 (China)

+ flags are working for us in region 5

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World War Two Online - Release Candidate

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Version 1.34.0.45 (11-01-2011)

Socring:

- Ready For Test!!!

Known Issues:

- MC scoring is fubar

- Mission list "in game" is fubar

- No Mac build

- AAR has small issues

- Squads may be fubar (must be explored before release!!!)

- PlayGATE art updated

- Scoring points are massively fubar (guarding/capture)

- Multi channel chat is broken

- Baa-aa-aa-a!

Misc:

- Fixed several infantry weapon LOD discrepencies

- Improved feedback on connection error dialogs

- Kill scoring now written to dbase

- RTB codes now working

- Client should exit when mmhost connection is lost

- HC icons should show correctly

- Map settings should now save

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Version 1.34.0.44 (10-31-2011)

Host:

- Fixed some coordinate issues

- Fixed building damage states

- Fixed a PlayGATE error

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Version 1.34.0.43 (10-30-2011)

- Host fixes

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Version 1.34.0.42 (10-30-2011)

Host:

- Additional vehicle update optimizations

- Improved routine for prioritizing which vehicles to send updates for

- Fixed an issue with vehicle updates being limited to nearby vehicles only

- Fixed an issue with the number of vehicles being updated in one frame became the number of vehicles on your vis list period

- Fixed an issue preventing vis list from changing once it had exceeded a certain number of vehicles

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Version 1.34.0.41 (10-28-2011)

- Fixed infantry states

- Rank icons for HC should be correct

- Friendly vehicles now push you along instead of you going right through them

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Version 1.34.0.40 (10-27-2011)

Infantry:

- holding aim will now hold the out of ammo weapon switch

- adjusted old prone collider cage to work better with fallen trees

- UK RG has correct HUD and rounds in FPS

Vehicles:

- fixed multi crew sync issues

UI/HUD:

- Fix for crash in UI (mission create/select)

- fixed a squad create localization issue

Chat:

- added host dot command support to client tab completion and help lookups

Host:

- Lil' fix to stop crashing the cell host. Figure gophur might likey

Misc:

- updated languages

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Version 1.34.0.39 (10-24-2011)

Infantry:

- took out stand up on steep sleeps code because it didn't behave well with ifp's

- grenadier has more grenades

- rockets now have their own art

- oops! When I fixed the German placed satchels to have the right art I switched the HEAT and HE

- German ATR now has HE Satchel

- German Engineer now has HE Satchel

Missions:

- mission screen now defaults to showing the reserved vehicle on despawn

- mission pops over to the aar screen when an aar shows up

Keymapper:

- put in a null check in the keymappers saveConvergence function

Persona Select:

- Inactive personas are grayed out, and forward button is set to "Inactive" and disabled

- This prevents players from choosing an inactive persona

Scoring:

- Re-added hit/kill by type sortie stats, re-added hit/kill summaries in AAR

Host:

- Possible fix for multi-crew engine stuff

World:

- Fix for glare positioning

Misc:

- credit screen updates

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Version 1.34.0.38 (10-19-2011)

Infantry:

- Pistols and knives should be seen at farther lod's

Host:

- Improved distance checking for vis list

Settings/Preferences:

- Fixed settings.exe crash

UI/HUD:

- UI now shows Revision number underneath Version number in Beta

- Fixed welcome screen translations

- Fixed us pistol LOD

- Players should appear on the map correctly

- All maps now use the same map scale ring functionality

Terrain:

- Added terrain 1_34_0_7

- Fixed many reported issues

- New building explosion

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Version 1.34.0.37 (10-15-2011)

We're preparing for our next Stress Test. Please plan to join us this week to see the latest host improvements.

Convergence:

- Players can now enter in custom convergence values in the keymapper for each plane

- This is persistent across sessions

- Dot conv command still works.

Personas:

- Personas with no active brigade will not be shown

Misc:

- Riders and ride lists should function correctly

- Improved vis list functions

- Fixed several "same side" and "in mission" type flags

- Fixed building explosion effects

- New reload sound for Springfield

- Trooper hits now have a puff of smoke

- Fixed a bad berm

- Fixed alert position

- Updated languages

- New AI explosion effects

- Mini map zoom changed to fix range inaccuracies

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Version 1.34.0.36 (10-12-2011)

Testing:

We've added some new connections tracking inforamtion to the UI. We need to find the cause of several issues from the Open Test this past weekend. Please visit the forums for the sticky to report on any issues you have with connections or connection related issues.

- lost cell host connection

- inability to spawn

- disapperaring players

- skating corpses

- lag

Other testing:

- FRU function should be all good

- Check all manuals

Infantry:

- Added concussion / damage effect to bazooka back blast within 3 meters

- FR grenades now loose spoon when thrown

- Removed rounds from the Thompson magazine reciever during reload

- Fixed some alpha issues on the G43

- Fixed the US smoke grenade sprint animation speed

- Fixed reload animation for the scoped Springfield

- German satchels now show correct German model when placed

- RPATs can not be reloaded while moving

- RPATs will draw a little farther than other weapons at the same LOD settings

- Blood splats now work even at lowest setting (but still no blood for china)

- Fixed BAR deploy jitters

- Fixed an issue with min atp and sprint speeds

- Added new fps shovel sprint animation to code

US Forces:

- Added Laffly as a stand in for the Deuce and a half

- Added Tiger tank to US to test Red v Blue function for China

- Added stand in French ATG and AAG

- Added P3-38 stand in

Misc:

- Fix for NVIDIA shader issues

- fixed an issue with map options not saving when exiting while the map is up

- Rally waypoint icon is now blue, Attack waypoint icon is now red

- Effects should play correctly for buildings you see blow up more than once (you'll never see this really)

Edited November 4, 2011 by GOPHUR

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World War Two Online - Release Candidate

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Version 1.34.0.47 (11-04-2011)

Infantry:

- fixed a sprint state issue with troops

- fixed a hud sprint icon issues

- improved bazooka back blast functionality

- /ammo should work again

Vehicles:

- Fixed wrong decals

Misc:

- Fixed enlisted ranks being able to post missions

- Fixed missing killer information

Rank:

- Now have ability to have allied branch ranks to be shared up to any level

- HC ranks above 20 should now show the correct icon

EWS:

- Fixed an issue where the host always reported light armor EWS if there was infantry EWS and the town was contested regardless of whether there was any

Mission:

- "/orders private" will lock your mission

Terrain

- Terrain for upcoming event

- Several old towns redone

Credits:

- Dennis "Smokeeye" Moe - CM/GM Team

- Fredrik "Fredrik1" Sjoborg - Lead Forum Mod

- Roy "Wildhund" Hadaway - High Command Recruitment Officer

China:

- Added replacement flags for US Forces