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Version 0.5.0
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New Features
- new game mode : Solaris Arena
- new game mode : Last Man Standing
- SA/LMS custom scoring & awards system
- Crysis Wars HUD system implemented
- map auto-downloader system enabled with custom z-lib extractor library
- new award indicators on HUD for award types
- chainfire now supported for all weapon groups individually
- Cbill rewards will now be shown below the cbill display with a icon indicating the reason for the reward
- New League Mode cvar sv_leaguemode_ams to disable AMS turrets
- Console command to dump the MWLL asset and weapon prices ( dumpMwllPrices )
- TC maps can be used for TSA and TOS for scrims
- add cvar hud_spec_minimumMode, hiding the "Spectating" message and
camera lense flash effect in spectator modes for a cleaner image when set to 1
- add 3 new actionsmaps for spectator z-axis movement, specmoveup (bound to 'r'), specmovedown (bound to 'f'),
- specmovez (bound to joystick_z) without current Actionmapper support
New Content
- new variants for Mechs and vehicles
- new Map : TC_Sandblasted
- new Map : SA_Glory
- new Map : SA_HelsGate
- new Map : SA_Jungle
- Duncan Fisher Solaris Arena Announcer audio
- single bay 'Mech hangar prefab
- SA stadium model & crowd texture
- SA camtower model
- SA promotional posters
- SA clan recruitment posters
- replaced multiple particle effects (better visual and performance)
Balancing
- lowered per-missile damage for ATMs
- Pulse Lasers now have different ranges based on Clan/IS version
- increased Clan Pulse Laser C-Bill costs, reduced cost of IS version
- AC10/UAC10 now have faster projectile speed
- AC10/UAC10 primary and secondary damage improved
- lowered tonnage for Clan Medium and Large Heavy Lasers
- LBX2/5 (for both Clan and IS) now refire faster and have DPS more inline with series set forth by LBX10/20
- new Uziel "D" and "E" variants
- corrected Sparrowhawk variants
- laser weapons now make audible impact sounds
- screen shake from SRM/SSRM/ATM reduced
- aerospace must land to rearm by default (can be overriden by League Mode cvar)
- aerospace rearm at APCs is disabled (can be overriden by League Mode cvar)
- hitboxes improved for all ground vehicles
- hitboxes improved for Mk2, Madcat
- BA TAG range increased to 550m
- Removed UAC "double jeopardy" cooldown penalty
- Sparrowhawk flight parameters adjusted so it's not as "clunky", but still more manouverable then the Sulla
Optimisation
- heavily optimised TC_DeathValley map to reduce drawcalls and texture memory usage
- bulletimpacts system corrected
- class based sound channel calling system for vehicles
- various Oneshot and MaxChannels issues resolved with sound palette
- tracked vehicle handling improved globally, less slip on inclined surfaces
Bug Fixes
- Fixed streak srms getting stuck in mid air
- turret pitch locking for tracked vehicles when going over rapidly varying terrain resolved
- coolant refill bug resolved
- Aecm fixed
- fixed ammo quick buy behaving incorrectly sometimes
- fixed a crash caused by the respawn timer getting loaded and unloaded on every spawn
- Disabled firegroup input while cbill sharing menu is open if there are key conflicts
- Removed UAC "double jeopardy" cooldown penalty
- Fixed partial ammo reload costing price of full ton
- Fixed stuck buy zones from APC
- Fixed not being able to buy additional ammo for Harasser E if ammo was depleted
- Fixed corrupted display of coordinates specifier in the map display for non-english versions of Crysis Wars
- Fixed MRMs 10 and 20 so that they don't have missiles flying off at a stupid angle
- Fixed SSRMs and RACs to not have recoil on non-mechs
- Tweaked PPCs and RACs so that their visual effects should be more accurate to their damaging effects
Other changes
- support for standard Crysis has been removed
- more robust cheat protection system implemented for both client and server
- extraneous start menu options have been removed for greater clarity
- menu CONFIG option now invokes included Actionmapper utility
Actionmapper
- new look and feel, icons for key panel, short descriptions for each action when selected
- moved aero/vtol invert actions close to the actions they belong to
- fix provided for bug where you had to click twice on an action to get it to properly update the key selection UI panels
- added code to preserve autoexec.cfg comments and formatting when writing out
- corrected XI fire action to be onPress instead of onRelease in the default actionmaps
- fixed issue where infinite loop of popups would occur when there's only one profile with no actionmaps.xml file present
Installer
- more verbose pre-installation instructions provided
- installer support for standard Crysis has been removed
Auto Updater
- Fixed download size terminology (thanks to WhiteZero for reporting)
- Updates for the Auto Updater, Beta Launcher or Crash Reporter now called 'MWLL Tools'
- Fixed a bug that caused updates for the Auto Updater not to be installed before any other MWLL updates
- Detect if Beta Launcher is running fixing various crashes related to this
- When the Auto Updater fails to install a file, it will prompt the user with a Retry-Cancel dialog instead of terminating the update
- A new 'Settings' button was added to the update window, clicking on it will pause the update and show the settings dialog.
- Added options to limit the upload and download speed (thanks to ~SJ~ Darthbob for the idea)
- Settings are now global and persistent across updates
- Fixed a crash when multiple instances of the application was attempted to be started
- A 'Retry' option was added to the error dialog when the Auto Updater has failed to check for updates
- Improved the update selection logics to prefer smaller-scale updates
- Fixed a serious bug in the update download and post-installation logics
- All log files and data files are now stored in My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Launcher
Beta Launcher
- Now will automatically exit in most cases when the Auto Updater is beginning to download an update.
- Fixed a bug in the server level rotation generator that caused Test of Strength game mode not to be working properly
- Fixed a crash when multiple instances of the application was attempted to be started
Known Issues
- Thor footsteps do not play
- if a lock-on missile system in a LT/RT is destroyed while the system is acquiring a lock the lock-on tone will play continuously
- repairs are not halted when damage is taken, will be addressed in 0.5.1
- MWLL logo in main menu does not support custom menu skin colour (known issue, will not fix)
