Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Patch-Details zum R8- & R12-Update

Das nächste Update für den Multiplayer-Shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2 liegt bereits der Qualitätssicherung beim Entwickler Dice vor. Der Release des so genannten Client-Patch R8 und des entsprechenden Server-Patches R12 sollte also in Kürze folgen.

Im englischen Battlefield-Forum ist jetzt auch schon das Changelog zum Patch, also die Liste aller Änderungen, erschienen. Demnach wird das Update rund 500 MByte groß sein und unter anderem die Hubschrauber-Steuerung überarbeiten.

Komlette Liste der Patch-Änderungen

• Server - Some potential sources for lag/rubberbanding have been eliminated
  
• Server - The old reserved slots has been replaced by a kick-on-demand system like in BF2
  
• Server - Log file for server admins: all remote admin interface commands/events are logged
  
• Server - Log file for server admins: major server events + all chat messages are logged
  
• Server - Idle kick is controllable
  
• Server - Profanity filter can be disabled
  
• Server - Teamkill-kick system is controllable
  
• Server - Ticket counts and bleed rate are controllable per-level
  
• Server - Infantry only mode available per-level
  
• Server - Initial spawn delay and respawn delay are adjustable
  
• Server - Server description can be up to 400 characters, and use "|" for line breaks
  
• Server - Banlist can contain up to 10.000 entries
  
• Server - reduced latency in packet handling

• Admin Interface - fixed the player.onKill spam that occasionally happened
  
• Admin Interface - ensured that player.onJoin events always report the player name
  
• Admin Interface - events triggered when people spawn
  
• Admin Interface - much more info on kills
  
• Admin Interface - detailed stats are reported at end-of-round
  

• Gameplay - Various minor level bugfixes
  
• Gameplay - Helicopter handling has been tweaked
  
• Gameplay - Weapon tweaks have been implemented based on PC public feedback
  
• Gameplay - Fixed technical hang when a crate was armed outside of the combat area
  
• Gameplay - "Victory is near" message was shown for the wrong team on Valparaíso, this has been fixed
  
• Gameplay - Countermeasures can be fired when driving a helicopter
  
• Gameplay - The brightness of the pilot view in the Russian helicopter has been reduced
  
• Gameplay - Advanced Spotting scope works better
  
• Gameplay - Knifing people in the back works again (we backed out the change that we had done for Server R11)
  

• Server Browser - Servers are sorted into 3 categories: Normal, Modified, Hardcore depending on their settings
  
• Server Browser – Added support for retrieving update progress
  
• Server Browser - Now refreshes information
  
• Server Browser - Join queue system when attempting to join a full server
  
• Server Browser - all settings are automatically saved between sessions
  
• Server Browser - Pings are sent via an alternate mechanism, which should work for non-Administrator users as well
  

• Client - Fixed DX9 issue, which likely caused graphics glitches and perhaps crashes
  
• Client - Fixed some crashes
  
• Client - Toggle/hold crouch is user controllable
  
• Client - Toggle/hold zoom is user controllable
  
• Client - Vsync bugfixed for DX10/DX11
  
• Client - Rewritten how settings are written to disk; this should reduce/eliminate the spawn lag
  
• Client - Fixed bug where a player could join a server before the stats has been downloaded causing faulty stats in "EOR- unlock progression"-screen
  
• Client - New chat system allows chatting when dead (but not during end of round) and keeps a 100 lines log
  
• Client - Improved Play Now functionality
  
• Client - Removed K/D ratio and Skill Level filters in the leaderboards
  
• Client - Any points you get while being dead will be added to your score
  
• Client - Reduced negative mouse acceleration
  
• Client - More informative disconnection/kick reasons