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05-26-2011, 12:11 AM
Updates to Steel Storm have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
full support of Microsoft Xbox 360 gamepads (XInput) on Windows (support on Linux and Mac OSX depends on how well OS supports the device natively)
default gamepad settings now match Microsoft Xbox 360 controls for the Logitech Rumblepad 2
fixed freezing game when player is challenged by Heavy Tank with Minigun for Linux client (new Linux client requires updated kernel and updated libs)
increased timer on eradication from 12 to 20 minutes
added dynamic lights to all projectiles, explosions, weapon hits, muzzleflashes, player jets (best not to enable on slower systems)
player's oldorigin set to spawn location at spawn/respawn
rewrote player positioning code for player spawns. this should fix the issue with players spawning at '0 0 0'
fixed a possible issue with storm shield on the server
fixed possible issues with storm shield timing
fixed the height of storm shield plasma balls
fixed issues with low fps and storm shield
cleaned up .cfg files
global lives is now reset on server stat reset
on map start, if the mission cvar is not set, the server does not look for a mission file, then singleplayer mode is disabled and all clients are updated of the game mode change (if for some reason they connected before the server looked for an entity file)
if a mission file is looked for on map start but not found, the server stats are reset in the previously mentioned manner
if the current map does not match the map specified in the mission file on map start the server stats are reset
fixed an issue with plasma sprite explosions possibly not being removed
explosions now fade correctly
fixed possible issues with explosions removing
fixed possible issues with rift effects timing
fixed bugs in every language translation file other than Russian for the m_Draw_Confirm_JoinServer.txt which was showing several server stats as blank on the server join confirmation menu
min players is no longer drawn on the server join confirmation menu
you can no longer damage yourself in some gamemodes with your own radius damage
fixed the bugs that were allowing the reticle to move around while paused or in the menu
fixed a bug that wasn't allowing players to bind keys to controls that were set up to function as back buttons while in the menu (except the keyboard ESC key)
fixed a possible timing issue with some basic animations and low fps
fixed a timing issue with removal of explosion sprites
when the player is starting a single player mission the server won't allow him to move with joysticks while the mission briefing is up even if the client tries to cheat out of it
when other menus are active on the client, the server disables joystick axis movement (this can be cheated out of but will give no advantage to the player)
fixed a bug that was cutting off control titles when setting a key
joystick turn sensitivity now ranges from 0.05 to 6 instead of 0.1 to 9
fixed a bug that was recognizing up keys as an attempt at control settings (causing enter to close the key input menu in controls)
fixed a bug that was messing up text for the control title when setting controls
fixed typo in icebound paradise
fixed a bug that was spawning countless shield effect ents when a beam type weapon is hitting a target
fixed a bug that was drawing the thunderbolt too far away from the player
fixed some bugs that were aiming projectiles too high
fixed a bug that was drawing beams in the wrong place when the target is dead
updated all server configs with new and missing values
added an option for public guest editor access to the advanced server options menu which allows any player to access the editor in guest mode (no save/clear/reload)
when accessing the editor on a server, the player is now given the option to enter a password for admin mode, or if the server or an admin allows it, enter guest mode directly w/o entering a password.
if a player has already been granted guest editor access, that play can still enter a password to enter admin mode. (players can't be locked out of admin mode by granting them editor access or setting the server to allow guest editors)
server editor options are now hidden in the advanced host options menu unless the editor toggle is enabled
guest editor access can no longer be toggled in the admin player list if the server is running in public guest editor mode
fixed a bug in the admin player list that was not drawing on the next line after an player is listed that cannot be modifiedfixed a bug that was preventing players who were jumping from a very low score to first place to not be sorted correctly in the scoreboard
More... (http://store.steampowered.com/news/5554/)
full support of Microsoft Xbox 360 gamepads (XInput) on Windows (support on Linux and Mac OSX depends on how well OS supports the device natively)
default gamepad settings now match Microsoft Xbox 360 controls for the Logitech Rumblepad 2
fixed freezing game when player is challenged by Heavy Tank with Minigun for Linux client (new Linux client requires updated kernel and updated libs)
increased timer on eradication from 12 to 20 minutes
added dynamic lights to all projectiles, explosions, weapon hits, muzzleflashes, player jets (best not to enable on slower systems)
player's oldorigin set to spawn location at spawn/respawn
rewrote player positioning code for player spawns. this should fix the issue with players spawning at '0 0 0'
fixed a possible issue with storm shield on the server
fixed possible issues with storm shield timing
fixed the height of storm shield plasma balls
fixed issues with low fps and storm shield
cleaned up .cfg files
global lives is now reset on server stat reset
on map start, if the mission cvar is not set, the server does not look for a mission file, then singleplayer mode is disabled and all clients are updated of the game mode change (if for some reason they connected before the server looked for an entity file)
if a mission file is looked for on map start but not found, the server stats are reset in the previously mentioned manner
if the current map does not match the map specified in the mission file on map start the server stats are reset
fixed an issue with plasma sprite explosions possibly not being removed
explosions now fade correctly
fixed possible issues with explosions removing
fixed possible issues with rift effects timing
fixed bugs in every language translation file other than Russian for the m_Draw_Confirm_JoinServer.txt which was showing several server stats as blank on the server join confirmation menu
min players is no longer drawn on the server join confirmation menu
you can no longer damage yourself in some gamemodes with your own radius damage
fixed the bugs that were allowing the reticle to move around while paused or in the menu
fixed a bug that wasn't allowing players to bind keys to controls that were set up to function as back buttons while in the menu (except the keyboard ESC key)
fixed a possible timing issue with some basic animations and low fps
fixed a timing issue with removal of explosion sprites
when the player is starting a single player mission the server won't allow him to move with joysticks while the mission briefing is up even if the client tries to cheat out of it
when other menus are active on the client, the server disables joystick axis movement (this can be cheated out of but will give no advantage to the player)
fixed a bug that was cutting off control titles when setting a key
joystick turn sensitivity now ranges from 0.05 to 6 instead of 0.1 to 9
fixed a bug that was recognizing up keys as an attempt at control settings (causing enter to close the key input menu in controls)
fixed a bug that was messing up text for the control title when setting controls
fixed typo in icebound paradise
fixed a bug that was spawning countless shield effect ents when a beam type weapon is hitting a target
fixed a bug that was drawing the thunderbolt too far away from the player
fixed some bugs that were aiming projectiles too high
fixed a bug that was drawing beams in the wrong place when the target is dead
updated all server configs with new and missing values
added an option for public guest editor access to the advanced server options menu which allows any player to access the editor in guest mode (no save/clear/reload)
when accessing the editor on a server, the player is now given the option to enter a password for admin mode, or if the server or an admin allows it, enter guest mode directly w/o entering a password.
if a player has already been granted guest editor access, that play can still enter a password to enter admin mode. (players can't be locked out of admin mode by granting them editor access or setting the server to allow guest editors)
server editor options are now hidden in the advanced host options menu unless the editor toggle is enabled
guest editor access can no longer be toggled in the admin player list if the server is running in public guest editor mode
fixed a bug in the admin player list that was not drawing on the next line after an player is listed that cannot be modifiedfixed a bug that was preventing players who were jumping from a very low score to first place to not be sorted correctly in the scoreboard
More... (http://store.steampowered.com/news/5554/)