BETA UPDATE #2 (It will hit within a couple of hours)
Hi guys!
Alright Heisters, time for BETA UPDATE 2 (YES it will reset you - this is needed as truck loads of anti cheats and balancing is coming in)
First off - huge thanks to the community and the thousands of players contributing to these fixes. We have had the full team on this and it has been real useful. Not only taking your feedback but also checking statistics and behaviors. What we have here is a real good update and much thanks to you.
Oh... Electric Center is now Infamous for real
We have done a lot of tweaks to the balancing of the game. Made it more sane on single and two player levels while bumping up the tempo on 3-4 player sessions.
Players with Laptops and old ATI cards will be happy to know your mouselag is mainly due to overheating and mismatch between GPU and CPU loads - we have added a controller in the advanced video options for that. Also we have previously posted about setting your AMD catalyst drivers correctly as well.
Also notable is that we added a Steam Gamehub short cut in the main menu and a direct link from us by the way of scrolling notes to all who are not on forums in the down left corner of the main menu.
Thanks to you guys the game is now MORE awesome - rest assured though we keep working to perfect it, as always.
Bo
Here are the update notes for Beta update #2:
1. Fix for Team AI not exiting hurt action when downed
2. Sniper Ai shoooting trough roof fixed (thanks for all the screenshots!)
3. Van collision fixed on Jewelry store
4. Added new animations for rifle 870
5. Fixed some civs not reacting to gun fights in the Four Stores
6. Moved some windows in Four Stores that kept messign with collision
7. LOTS of Anti Cheat fixes. Not all but we are getting there
8. Fixed Civilians that could not be bagged
9. Fixed outline for pager so that it does not stay after being used
10. Fixed Crash when dropping into a game while the was host interacting with pager
11. FEATURE: Player Menu Action. You can now see what the other players are browsing while you wait in the planning phase
12. FEATURE: To kick start the game we added a player starter kit for mods. You now have a pistol silencer and a rifle extended mag to play with at the get go
13. The Good Luck Charm was tweaked to better drop infamouse items
14. Removed Level Limit for EXP and just calculate your EXP dependant on your current level. Much more fair without breaking the game with power leveling.
15. Collision fixes in the Kung Bo store (you guys have been EVERYWHERE )
16. Added some more randomness to Jewelry Store
17. Fix for team AI getting stuck in the chill out pose for too long (no not even they are this cool)
18. Tech skill Rifleman ACE tweaked to ZOOM in more than before
19. Mastermind skill JOKER - life of the police units is now balanced
20. Masterman LEADERSHIP BASIC/ACE tweaked to give more recoil dampening effect than before
21. Electric Center is now infamous, because its fun. You WILL miss this
22. Players interaction is not auto interrupted on drop-in (solves issue where the alarm goes off cause a pager interaction is interrupted or lock picks get aborted)
23. Tweaks to make the games difficulty more balanced. Normal is easier OVERKILL is harder.
24. Initial Police respons on Jewelry store is now dependant on the difficulty. They WILL also use the siege behavior more. Try it.
25. FEATURE: Decrease Mouselag/Overheating slider is now in the advanced video options. This will give framerate and decrease mouselag if you find the right setting for your computer. Dont mess with this if you are not having any problems.
26. BIG ONE! The LOOT DROP system is now tweaked to drop much more towards the level of weapons avail;able to you. Also more weapons drop than masks or money.
27. MONEY drops now have their own CARD. Also the money drops are more valuable if you are in luck.
28. More masks were added
29. Optimized the network traffic to be lest tasking for larger coop sessions.
30. Made Normal level heists pay out a little more money to get you started and not make prices too steep in the start of your career.
31. Fixed all weapon animations to fit with the new maximum FOV slider setting.
32. Fixed Sprint animations to work with maximum FOV
33. Fixed issues with bus doors on Rats being closed on some drop in players
34. Added windshield breakage to cars
35. Made the invite system less prone to drop invites in the boot up of the game
36. Added a Updates news ticker to the bottom left corner of the main menu. Uses announcements from PAYDAY 2 gamehub (5 latest)
37. Moved menu item help texts to the upper right corner
38. Changed name of menu option to go to crimenet from lobby (Choose new contract instead of Crime.net). This when you already have a lobby up.
39. Small rearrange of menu options in lobby menu to match main menu, also added dividers for spacing
40. Depth of Field help text in start menu bug fix.
41. Fixed that occasionally the mask pattern icon will be on top of all of the message texts when entering the inventory
42. Reduced the chance of infamous drops (yepp )
43. Network fix for host dropping "connection_established" message if it arrives before it has finished loading
44. Solved the conflict when multiple users interact with the alarm pager simultaneously
45. Fixed a rare crash on clicling the contract box in CrimeNet
46. Added a Back button in options
47. Added Images of all Mods, Weapons, Masks and items in the "you got a new X" prompt. Much sexier.
48. the Skill icon is now always showing in wallet (when you got skillpoints)
49. The Blackborders after changing the resolution is now gone and fixed
50. Resolution menu now shows which is the current resolution
51. CrimeNet is now showing the state of the host to let you know if it a game is in session or waiting for joins
52. RISK LEVEL is now correctly represented by YELLOW SKULLS - and they are added to the Black Screen to psych you up before the heist >)
53. Sound updates to the intro and attract videos
54. FEATURE: You can now Terminate a ongoing contract from the menu if the server wants. This will allow the PARTY not to split up after a failed heist and try something else.
55. The AK rifle is now unlocked at level 1 to give starting gangs a variety of choice and make more sense with how the weapon mods now drop.
56. Fix for some animations that freeze when not in peripheral view
57. Improved the look of the body armor
58. Police now better at turning around when alerted
59. Fixed glitch in how many police that could be intimidated at once.
60. Fix for ecm overdrive travelling too far and through statics
61. Menu dialogs to show save game loaded from other user and loaded wrong version (instead of corrupt)
62. Fix for player landing sound using wrong material
63. Fix for slow-mo sound effect getting stuck if restarting a level during slow mo
64. Fix crash when being detected by a cop and automatically put on mask while in slow motion
65. Added more fixes for dynamic deployables such as ammo bags and health bags.
66. RATS - Chemicals should no longer be able to pickup from the outside of the house
67. RATS - Bain will play the wrong dialogue when player completes the heist.
68. RATS - Player is no longer able to throw meth on top of a tree making it inaccessible.
69. RATS - Fixed Unresponsive AI gang member.
70. RATS - Fixed gun sounds when the cooks get shot
71. BANK - Officers in police car should now dissapear on drop in
72. BANK - Cuffing the survailence guard now disables the cameras ( only death before )
73. JEWELERY -Fixed animation link for enemies in back alley
74. JEWELERY - Fixed invisible safe (NO it was not a secret.. Ilija was just very tired....)
75. SAFE HOUSE - Player cannot get the money bag stuck and prevent progression
76. SAFE HOUSE - Money bundle in the tall safe is now easier to pickup and doesnt require crouch
77. FOUR STORES - Windows in 'The Pear Store' now connect with the wall
78. FOUR STORES -Fixed stores window for Smoother jump troughs
79. AI tactics tweak to make them storm you a bit less when you are weak and hold of when you are strong (remember to tie those civs down ppl - it will slow down the Assault)
80. Drank a couple of Red Bulls... Thanks all!
