*** The Official Tribes: Ascend Thread! ***

Here are some of the things we are currently planning on for the next Tribes patch (scheduled to be released later in the month.

This list is not comprehensive and may change.

Major Items

Reduced the amount of impact camera shake from rapid projectile weapons (such as Assault Rifles, SMGs, etc).
Decoupling of texture quality in graphics settings
Introduced “flag drag” to limit the amount of speed a flag carrier can maintain at very high speeds. The drag is introduced at 250 km/h. For custom servers, this speed and the deceleration rate for when a player is over the top speed are customizable.
There is a new option under Settings->Gameplay called Simulated Projectiles (enabled by default). If disabled, projectiles from fast firing guns will no longer be simulated client-side, resulting in projectiles that are accurate to what the server plays at the cost of a delay from when you see them.
New CTF Blitz Map (Crossfire)
Three new weapons for Sentinel
One new weapon for Solider (a Spinfusor for the secondary slot)
One new weapon for Pathfinder (a Spinfusor with 100% Inheritance)


Weapon/Balance Items

Rage no longer gives energy regeneration over time, it now gives a flat instant amount of energy when it activates (along with it’s heal). During the rage duration your mass is still reduced.
Increased Rage Perk duration by 5s.
Reduced the amount of impact camera shake from rapid projectile weapons (such as Assault Rifles, SMGs, etc).
Reduced magazine size on Raider’s NJ5 to 20. Adjusted starting ammo to match.
Reduced damage on Technician’s Quick-Fuse grenade by 11%.
Reduced radius on Technician’s Quick-Fuse grenade by 16%.
Reduced damage on Soldier’s Short-Fuse Frag by 10%.
Reduced radius on Soldier’s Short-Fuse Frag by 14%.
Increased damage on Technician’s TC24 by 10%
Increased radius on Technician’s TC24 by 4%.
Increased projectile speed 15% on Technician’s EXR Turret.
Increased projectile size on Technician’s EXR Turret.
Slightly reduced the size of Technician’s EXR Turret.
Increased the top speed of the Grav Cycle.
Decreased damage on Soldier’s Proximity Grenade by 11%.
Decreased radius on Soldier’s Proximity Grenade by 8%.
The Technician’s Repair Kit will no longer repair objectives through world geometry. Base turrets are an exception to this rule since they can be on platforms that don’t have enough room for the kit.
 
As if cappers didnt have a hard enough job already, they want to introduce flag drag. They've changed Rage to accomodate for this which makes sense, however doesn't allow chasers to have the amount of energy they need to get going after a grab and it just means that the game becomes even slower and it STILL doesn't fix the fact that Sentinels stack phase rifle + rage meaning they can still get a full damage shot on a capper coming in and a full damage shot on a capper going out. I wont be touching PTH class after next patch, which is a shame because I've just started enjoying playing it again.

What they mean by a Spinfusor with 100% inheritance for PTH I'm not quite sure.
 
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Seems to me that they are trying to slow the game down when it's speed is one of it's strongest selling points? :confused:

I can hazard a guess as to why.

Noobs and lack of teamplay in pubs! :rolleyes:

I cannot see why the settings should need changing for comp play to be honest - and I think that is what Hi-Rez are getting at by allowing the settings to be changed in custom servers. I reckon it will just be a case of the comp scene deciding on what setting is to be used and sticking with it.

Although I am looking forward to the 3 new weapons for Sent!! :D :D Anyone know what they are?

Cheers
 
Regarding flag drag, they are trying to making chasing viable.. that's all.

We will get the tools needed to change it to suit us.. we first need to decide if we are going to use it, and if so what speed should we set the speed reduction to, as well as how fast of a rate the capper will gradually lose speed until reaching the speed reduction limit.

If we want we can just disable it, I can't see them turning on 'Flag drag' for pubs, as barely anyone does proper routes anyway, not to mention they have no idea what this feature should be set to.. EU and US plays very differently to each other.

As for the Sniper weapons it's likely the SEN will get some sort of projectile rifle and shotgun.


That sniper rifle has been in the game for quite a while, I for one would love a projectile based rifle.
 
JimAroo said:
Regarding flag drag, they are trying to making chasing viable.. that's all.

We will get the tools needed to change it to suit us.. we first need to decide if we are going to use it, and if so what speed should we set the speed reduction to, as well as how fast of a rate the capper will gradually lose speed until reaching the speed reduction limit.

If we want we can just disable it, I can't see them turning on 'Flag drag' for pubs, as barely anyone does proper routes anyway, not to mention they have no idea what this feature should be set to.. EU and US plays very differently to each other.

As for the Sniper weapons it's likely the SEN will get some sort of projectile rifle and shotgun.

That sniper rifle has been in the game for quite a while, I for one would love a projectile based rifle.
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Eugh, that rifle looks gayer than mardi gras! :D

Anyways, I am pleased to announce I have my bits bought to upgrade my PC. Half decent FPS here I come! Going to hopefully build it on Saturday:

Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge)
Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 Motherboard
GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
MSI HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive
Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS CD/DVD RW
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit
Logitech G400 Mouse

(just a note on the chip - I am not bothered about OC'ing, so thats why it isnt a 'k' chip)

Cheers

Buff
 
Decided to build my PC last night after work (I finished work early).

Got it done in a couple of hours, windows installed and tribes downloading.

I didnt manage to get back to my PC till nearly 11pm but I managed to have a quick 10 mins.

OOOOOOMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!! :eek:

Using 1280x1024 (which is as high as my monitor will go) on very high settings I am getting a solid 60FPS!! :cool:

It looks like the FPS is capped, and I read somewhere I need to set the FPS smoothing property in the tribes.ini. In view of that whats the best setting? I'm not sure how high my FPS will go, but considering its such a low res, I reckon it will go quite high :)

Now I am trying to stop my self blowing a wad on a HD monitor :rolleyes:

Man its like a different game and using weapons is so much easier! It also helps that I bought a G400 and have it on a cloth mat.

Tribes feels so lush now I cant wait to play a few hours later :)

Whoo Hoo, get in!

Cheers

Buff
 
Guys - just a quick one. Tried a quick google but didnt find anything as most sites are blocked at work.......

When in game how do I open the console fully to read messages people have typed that I didnt read in time? You know, like it opens when you press T at the end of a map.

Is it possible? If so how? I asked several times in servers last night but nobody could tell me =/

Cheers

Buff
 
OK, for those who also wanted the answer, to bring down console during game you press ` or @, cheers Jim!

Also Jim, mfg you smashed it on crossfire as sent last night!!! Did you make a vid of it by any chance? I really want to see how you achieved it.

I thought I was improving and that 30 odd kills was good, but after that performance I can see I am only just getting started :eek:

Holy **** it was like 50 kills or something :eek:

I need more training! :p

Cheers

Buff
 
I started playing this yesterday, as I was after a new shooter. Loving it so far, really is my kind of game.


I just got the base game from Steam. Is there anything worth buying?...or anything I should know?


PS. It says on the description- Free to play, but not pay to win .......it is though really, isn't it?
 
If you really want to ramp up, all you need is soldier, AR (critical), Thumper DX and Quick Draw. Practice that until you are winning every TDM and then start thinking about other classes and game modes.
 
Haha, I can't play SEN at all.. but I do have my moments.

Some days I can stop a capper most of the time before they've even started a route, others I can't hit people going in a straight line.

It's all about consistancy and picking your shots, I try to go for cappers. That particular game i had ~20 flag defenders, all from snipes.

It helps to have an understand of the Pathfinder class, if you know the routes you know where they come from, you know when they are about to get their health regen, you can exploit this to easily pick them off when they are most vulnerable.

I just got the base game from Steam. Is there anything worth buying?...or anything I should know?
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Lots, it's worth getting some gold even if it means buying the cheapest package, it's worth it for the permanent 50% XP boost alone (VIP).

PS. It says on the description- Free to play, but not pay to win .......it is though really, isn't it?
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thankfully most weapons are side grades.. and aren't direct upgrades. There is no way this game is pay to win, I've created new accounts before just to play without any unlocks.. I can still top scoreboard every time, even on rank 20+ level servers.
 
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Has anyone been experiencing any lag recently? I don't know if it's just something to do with my network, but sometimes I'll join a server and my ping will jump to 150-400 ms for a short while. I just makes it unplayable. Also the game takes a lot longer to start up now, since the large patch some time ago.

Other than that still enjoying it a lot :) I really need to start learning to cap. Most of my games consist of going Soldier and just baiting defenders into duels. Does anyone have any youtube videos/playlists of some fairly noob-friendly capping routes? I looked a while ago but a lot of them weren't even valid anymore due to Nitron changes etc.
 
Yes we all have. There was quite allot of lag on Amsterdam recently with London being a bit better for some. We had a comp game recently whereby we had different people from different teams lagging on different servers. So we played one map per server.

Seems to be better now though ...

Jx, as usual has more detail. FYI, we managed to beat IDK (top team in EU) recently.
 
Phase and SAP part nerfed in recent update shocker!!!

lol :p

I still get crap ping. Used to get 20-25. Now I get 45-60, and it is unstable. Makes sniping harder =/

Stupid idea to remove london servers, but then I guess if not many UK people were playing, they have to go with the majority.

Still enjoying it, but getting a lot of hate from people cos I keep sniping them, although a flam player spanked me as inf the other night. His SN7 was god-like, almost too accurate to believe. Cant remember his name now.

Also, I had a guy accusing me of only taking shots at people with low health to get kills.

At the end of the map I politely reminded him that I had more 'assists' than most of our players had frags, in fact I had most assists on the server (20+). Some people really need to learn how the game works! :p

I'm approaching level 25 now. Does that mean I get to play with the big boys soon? :D

Buff
 
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