Version/2.27.x

2.27.2

Release: Soon^TM

Features

• Players now gain points for damaging buildings rather than destroying them. (1 point every 200 damage)

Bug fixes

• Changed guided/homing missiles to become "dumb" missiles when out of guided/homing range, reduces load on server.
• Corrected smoothscrape sounds to play the correct audio, instead of roughscrape.
• Fixed "start locked" spawn flag from func_rot_button.
• Fixed a bug preventing vehicles from getting overheated.
• Fixed a bug where vehicles would be tagged as being killed twice if they died by decon/drowning damage. Awarding players 2 points not 1.
• Fixed a bug where vehicles would try to check and stop vehicle MG firing sounds even if there were none playing.
• Fixed a crash in the class loadout vgui panel.
• Fixed a crash in the commander's research vgui panel.
• Fixed crash related to ragdolls.
• Fixed crash when drawing debug circles.
• Fixed homing sound spamming every tick on clients instead of looping.
• Fixed HUD missile lock-on icon positioning overlapping the ammo counter.
• Fixed smoothing groups not working on detail brushes.
• Fixed some issues were a hit-tick would display even if no damage was done. (Damage to buildings)
• Moved cursor to text field when editing chat rather than random spot on screen.
• Optimised some of the client-side code for drawing missile lock-on.
• Reduced the explosion force of squad artillery, should better allow for consecutive hits on parked vehicles.

Scripts/Game Balance

• Armor regeneration delay reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.
• Fixed a typo that may cause bugs in the vehicle_armors.txt script introduced in 2.27.1
• Fixed default vehicle presets which no longer work because of changes in 2.27.1
• Rifleman HMG FalloffEnd 2500->5000. It will do 0~2 more damage within 5000 range, starting from 0 at 0 range, around 2 at 2500 range and back to 0 at 5000 range.
• Increased effectiveness of Sticky grenades vs walls, 2 sticky grenades will now take down a fully built wall.
• Reduced Grenadier Mortar explosion radius 210->200
• Removed unused aircraft resist values in building scripts.
• Restructed cost of artillery tanks, cost is now based more on the equipped weapon:
  • Base chassis cost 725->375
  • 180mm Artillery Cannon cost 60->250
  • 203mm Artillery Cannon cost 80->350
  • HE Artillery Cannon cost 90->600
  • Ranged Artillery Cannon cost 100->750
• .50 cal MG weight 50->40
• Medium Chain Gun weight 65->60
• Buffs to Plasma MG and plasma HMG:
  • Plasma MG
    • Damage 5->7.5
    • Falloffstart 5000->0
    • Falloffend 10000->7000
    • MinimalDamage 3->4
  • Plasma HMG
    • Damage 6->10
    • Heat 1.4->2.2
    • Clip Size 30->35
    • Heat To Target 2.3->2.5
    • Falloffstart 5000->0
    • Falloffend 10000->7000
    • MinimalDamage 4->5
• Slight buff to Homing missiles:
  • Homing ML
    • (Base) Lock-on time 0.55->0.25
    • Lock Range Modifier 0.0005->0.00055 (Lock-on timer increases by this multiplied by distance to target)
  • Improved Homing ML
    • (Base) Lock-on time 0.3->0.1
    • Lock Range Modifier 0.00045->0.00048 (Lock-on timer increases by this multiplied by distance to target)
• Players will now gain a quarter of the recycled resources from vehicle carcasses as wages.
  • Vehicle recycle amounts have been tweaked to reflect this change.
• Vehicle armor skill damage reduction reduced from 15% to 12%

Other changes

• Added .vmt files required for glow outline effects.
• Max setting for 'emp_sv_vehicle_fadeout_time' reduced from 500 seconds to 400 seconds.
• Removed 'emp_sv_player_revive_penalty' and 'emp_sv_player_revive_stamina_penalty' cvars.
• Removed unused cloaking parameters from various .vmt files.
• Removed zoom_sensitivity_ratio default setting in infantry.cfg

2.27.1

Release: 03/11/2019

Features

• Reverted the feature that would swap to engineer tool when pressing use on building.
• Added volume control command for voices "snd_voicevolume".
• Grenadier bots now aim at the correct position on tanks.
• Re-added main menu button sounds, courtesy of Universum.
• Added a max travel time in seconds before missiles will explode.
• Added an anti-grief feature that blocks 4th vehicle creation within 2 minutes (Vehicle factory only, maps with vehicle spawners are unaffected).
  • This feature is turned on by setting "emp_sv_antigrief_build_vehicles 1" on the server.

Bug fixes

• Fixed players being able to press use on map spawned entities when dead.
• Fixed two crashes caused by the vehicle HUD.
• Fixed two crashes in the vehicle customization menu.
• Fixed a crash relating to engineer turret health displayed on the HUD.
• Fixed a texture seam in the empsky_sunset1 skybox texture.
• Fixed a bug which made players appear to be standing when they first enter a jeep.
• Fixed an auto-balance bug preventing players from joining specific teams/spectator.
• Altered the NF jeep collision model to be more accurate.

Map changes

Cyclopean

• New skybox, tweaked lighting
• Added 3D skybox fog gradient texture
• Added vehicle clip ramps to roadsides in the south and east, and in city center
• Fixed texture and brush seams in C5
• Slightly adjusted terrain at the ends of bridges
• Added bollards to bridge sidewalks
• Moved railings on the southern bridge to match the setup of the eastern bridge
• Adjusted misaligned fence in eastern city

Scripts/Game Balance

• Simplified vehicle weapon script by removing missile variables from non-missile weapons.
• Increased RPG damage against building by 40% (about 2.5hp/shot)
• Bio Diesel Heat Capacity 125->130
• Changes to sticky grenades:
  • Reduced Stun Grenade's Grenade's damage against buildings (except walls) and infantry by 40%.
  • Increase Sticky & Stun Grenade's damage against walls by 285%. (1 sticky grenade will take down an unbuilt wall, 4 sticky grenade will take down a fully-built wall.)
  • Capacitive Armor will receive 8% more damage from Sticky Grenade and Stun Grenade, this is to ensure that no vehicle except for Commander Vehicle will survive 4 sticky grenades on one side.
• Max missile travel time changes:
  • Infantry RPG -> 5 Seconds
  • Upgraded ML -> 5 Seconds
  • Heavy-duty ML -> 5 Seconds
  • ML turret -> 10 Seconds
  • Nuclear Missile -> 20 Seconds
  • All other missiles - > 10 Seconds