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I added the 1.08 Change Log just in case people were thinking only a little bit has been done. I had forgotten how extensive the changes were.--Knighttemplar 20:52, 14 July 2007 (EDT)

Yeah, it'll be fun going through here and deleting all the inner-RC changes (like the fixed such and such in RC 2) and sorting all of this into added, modified and fixed groups. I nominate Lobster.--Knighttemplar 13:19, 1 August 2007 (EDT)

Shoot, I think notepad would crash. This is like 30 pages of stuff added, fixed or modified. Then again, I don't think we really need to list most of the fixes to new additions, only the additions themselves and anything altered related to 1.07.-- L3TUC3 13:48, 1 August 2007 (EDT)

*Fixed (RC2): commander could still use the grenadier armor info skill in his interface

^^Thought that should have stayed in--Knighttemplar 21:37, 4 August 2007 (EDT)

What did you take out Brocolli?--Knighttemplar 10:22, 5 August 2007 (EDT)

Lots of things that were fixes from previous RC's; use the history function to see specific lines. I didn't take out anything that was changed/added since 1.07. Things like sabotage, I tried to merge into a single item (later changes such as rank points and building health were consolidated into the earliest item I could find). I think for the final version any indication of RC's will be removed, and the whole thing will just be labelled '1.08'. So at this stage, it doesn't matter where in the list these things appear. Maybe I should start moving definitive items into the headings I made (sabotage being an example). This might make it clearer which other things needs sorting out. -- Broccoli 15:02, 5 August 2007 (EDT)

Yeah, but where did you do this, in the changelog sandbox I made? I'm doing the same thing as you, so I don't want to mess up stuff you've already done. Yesterday I worked my way up from the bottom (RC 0) to RC5. I was going to move up from there and take out all the internal stuff, stuff that fixed new additions, same as you mentioned. I just don't know if you saw that already.--Knighttemplar 22:49, 5 August 2007 (EDT)

Yes, I did it in the sandbox. I didn't really work that methodically, I just went through randomly and did whatever caught my eye. I don't think you can really undo anything I did; we're doing the same thing, just in different ways. The final thing will be re-grouped under single headings, right? The RC titles will all be taken out? -- Broccoli 02:54, 6 August 2007 (EDT)

Yeah, that was what I was thinking, and I'm sure what Krenzo does when...hmmm I bet when we get 1.08 public there will be a change log included that'll be just what we want...--Knighttemplar 19:01, 6 August 2007 (EDT)

Have 13 to 18 left to go. I asked Krenzo if it was even necessary, he hasn't answered yet.

1.08 Change Log Sandbox

Unreleased: Version 1.08

Added

Fixed

Modified

Removed

Version 1.08 Beta Build 142/RC 20 Changes:

Added: out of breath sound when the player runs out of stamina
Added: more player death sounds
Fixed: grenadier can no longer switch away from the RPG or mortar while reloading and back to instantly reload the weapon
Fixed: grenadier not seeing mortar crosshair when in a vehicle
Fixed: a random crash on map load
Fixed: MG turrets would continue to target a player that moved behind cover
Fixed: turrets would target players that were out of its pitch range
Fixed: improved finding the ground when exiting a vehicle to prevent going through the map
Fixed: non-engineer class players able to build unbuilt but dead buildings
Fixed: engineer kit ammo exploit involving vehicles
Fixed: raised NF medium tank body in relation to its wheels to minimize getting stuck
Fixed: added barrier behind ramp in NF vehicle factory to prevent vehicles from going in reverse and getting stuck
Fixed: could climb BE vehicle factory crates and get on roof
Fixed: lack of collision mesh for stairs inbetween ramps in NF repair station
Fixed: biological weapons could do damage to friendly vehicles
Fixed: increased delay between vehicle linked weapons firing to prevent shells and grenades from colliding with each other as they're fired
Fixed: dropping an ammo crate as a engineer, dying, and then trying to build a turret would show an ammo box in addition to the turret
Fixed: unducking and then ducking before fully unducking would freeze the player's view at a height above the ducking view height allowing the player to shoot over obstacles that obscured the player's ducking hitbox
Fixed: third person engineer toolkit appearing green
Fixed: spawn point selection screen would open after the player's first death no matter what
Fixed: ammo/health crates that spawned with a capture point would spawn on top of players instead of moving them out of the way
Fixed: scout rifle crosshairs disappearing due to lag
Fixed: crash when trying to delete a vehicle loadout
Fixed: after selecting a vehicle chassis, the Default loadout was displayed but the loadout combo box listed the last loadout as the one selected; the last loadout is now the one shown on the vehicle in addition to being listed in the combo box
Fixed: selecting a Brenodi APC as commander listed it as a Brenodi AFV
Fixed: selecting a vehicle without armor on any side would incorrectly display its health for the commander
Fixed: unable to spot targets while driving a vehicle
Fixed: when spotting a far away target with multiple targets under the crosshair, the closest target would not always be the one spotted
Fixed: spectating a player in the eye view while they're in a vehicle passenger position would show the wrong location
Fixed: missing triangle on top left rear corner of BE APC and AFV vehicles
Modified: vehicle MG sound effect
Modified: altered vehicle code for a logarithmic falloff of the vehicle overheat stall penalty (as your overheat status goes away you regain engine speed slowly at first and then quickly)
Modified: increased max allowable chassis heat capacity to 256 (no actual vehicle scripts have changed to have a greater heat than 100 yet)
Modified: all engines (except Bio Diesel) now have a heat stall penalty of 0.0 (changed from 0.25) which means you will definitely feel your vehicle slow down and stop when it overheats
Modified: on spawn, a grenadier does not have to load his RPG or mortar; changing class in a barracks/armory/cappoint requires loading RPG and mortar; being revived depends on if the weapon was loaded or not before death
Modified: moved squad leader's "Move To Location" voice menu order button from the top slot to the middle slot to prevent confusing it with the Spotted command button
Modified: relocated BE APC's MG fire origin to the end of the cannon (was on the right of the turret)
Modified: moved the location ML turrets targetted on other turrets to prevent misses
Modified: vehicle weapons have been modified for weight, damage, and cycle time by DizzyOne for balancing
Modified: vehicle max weight and armor have been modified by FalconX for being more restricted by weight and having to choose between having more armor or weapons
Modified: as spectator at game end, only the losing music will play to signify the end of the game
Modified: increased neutral turn speed for NF medium and heavy tanks
Modified: increased NF medium tank axle ratio for a slight performance increase

Version 1.08 Beta Build 141/RC 19 Changes:

Added: default settings when creating a listen server
Fixed: player eyes' pupils not showing
Fixed: after ducking in the air and landing, your view would be at standing height while your hitbox would be ducking letting you shoot at others who couldn't shoot you if looking over an obstacle
Fixed: spotting a turret that was placed by the mapper would show garbled text instead of the usual spotted message to teammates
Fixed: walls weren't building when spawning too close to the engineer building them; they now ignore the engineer that is building them
Fixed: vehicle build exploit where large weapons could be treated as single sized weapons in weapon slots of size two or three
Fixed: the commander could order players to guard themselves
Fixed: commander must wait 1 second inbetween issuing orders to prevent DizzyOne's "Move to this location" techno remix
Fixed: commander could not issue attack orders by clicking on a tank's turret
Fixed: explosive weapons could deal damage to both a vehicle's turret and the vehicle resulting in twice the amount of damage given to it
Fixed: the commander could click on the minimap to move his camera, and it could go below the map or too high and get stuck
Fixed: inability to change class after having the free squad skill and then being commander
Fixed: problems with the BE vehicle factory collision mesh
Fixed: popup menu could stay open over a map change
Fixed: added checking of team resource variable to prevent overflowing the variable
Fixed: crash when selecting more than 64 units as a commander
Fixed: MG turrets could shoot through walls if their barrel tip went through the wall
Fixed: MG turrets had trouble targetting prone players
Fixed: altered barracks and armory code to ensure players can only change class when the building is fully built and alive
Modified: clicking on the minimap as the commander now moves the camera to focus on where the mouse was clicked instead of moving the camera to the clicked location
Modified: increased the repair station's repair speed
Modified: the repair station will not heal a vehicle if it has been damaged within the past 10 seconds
Modified: reduced standard cannon heat output from 20 to 16
Modified: reduced anti-tank vehicle machine guns' damage

Version 1.08 Beta Build 139/RC 18 Changes:

Added: vehicles can now be customized at a repair station:

Bring up the vehicle build GUI as the driver of a vehicle, and run through the steps of building a new vehicle of the same chassis. You will pay the difference between the two loadouts or get a refund. The vehicle build GUI will list the difference between the two loadouts as the total cost. Armor repair levels will be set to 0 as a penalty. Hull health will remain the same.

Fixed: crash when spawning in APC
Fixed: aircraft were visible in the commander's vehicle factory menu
Fixed: spectating a player in the eye now shows the target player's ammo correctly
Fixed: muting players via the scoreboard
Fixed: flag capture GUI would disappear when bringing up the scores window
Fixed: vehicle build GUI added an extra layer of armor to the total vehicle cost
Fixed: vehicles can no longer shoot through walls
Fixed: players spawning in the origin of the map if the capture point they were attempting to spawn at was lost at the exact same time the player spawned
Fixed: moving up the research tree in the commander GUI would move the center hex out to an incorrect position
Fixed: spectators could not see their target's stamina change
Fixed: while placing an engineer item with the engineer kit, it was possible to have multiple engineer build item models showing up at once
Fixed: it was possible to build an engineer build item on another player even though it showed red when attempting to place the item
Fixed: when spectating a player from 3rd person, the player would turn his head to look at you, the spectator
Modified: reduced damage (50 to 40), increased cycle time (1.0 to 1.4), and increased heat (10 to 20) for the standard cannon to provide incentive to use better cannons
~~Modified: mines now attach themselves to whatever they're touching after 3 seconds and move with that object instead of staying stationary, except players!~~ - Removed due to bomb-jeep exploits. The feature will return, minus vehicles.

Version 1.08 Beta Build 138/RC 17 Changes:

Maps: altered cliff textures
Added: visual build effect when non-engineers are building
Added: sound effects for building/repairing and reviving
Added: new world models for all updated view models
Added: headshot, melee, and road-kill death icons
Added: death icons to differentiate mortar and rpg weapons and to differentiate Northern Faction and Brenodi types
Fixed: when spectating a vehicle in chase cam view, passengers could interfere with the camera
Fixed: ML turrets couldn't lock onto Brenodi jeeps
Fixed: cancelling an order from the popup menu did not work
Fixed: when successfully ejecting the commander by the Brenodi team, the wrong name was printed for the commander's name
Fixed: a large lag spike could cause the starting music to play again
Fixed: could not see teammates' names above their heads while in a vehicle
Fixed: rare crash on level load
Modified: revamped vehicle network variables to reduce bandwidth usage
Modified: improved Brenodi APC/AFV and NF APC turning ability at higher speeds
Modified: improved vehicle turret range of motion; BE APC and AFV can aim lower; APCs can aim much higher
Modified: put darker background behind the HUD's entity health bar due to being whited out by engineer tool kit effect

Version 1.08 Beta Build 137/RC 16 Changes:

Maps: new textures for emp_cyclopean, emp_isle, and emp_duststorm
Added: sitting animation for players in vehicles
Added: skill icon under squad HUD that shows the skill you're getting from being near your squad leader; transparency based on distance from squad leader
Added: swaying to scout rifle when in scope view; magnitude of sway is affected by amount of stamina the player has
Added: squad leader activated skills, two per class, the points required are in brackets:
- scout recon (2) = spot all enemies in a nearby radius for one minute
- scout hide (5)= squad members are hidden for 30 seconds. Wears off when shooting.
- rifleman charge (3) = no stamina drain for 30 seconds
- rifleman armor (4) = damage is reduced by 20% for 30 seconds
- grenadier damage (4) = weapon damage bonus of 20% for 30 seconds
- grenadier artillery (4) = arty strike
- engineer revive (5) = mass revive all dead squad members and place near squad leader
- engineer heal (3) = instant health regen to 100%
Fixed: VGUI panels would screw up when changing resolution
Fixed: NF HMG crosshair being solid
Fixed: decal flickering on team logos in emp_crossroads
Fixed: squad HUD should no longer have blank names
Modified: increased stamina penalty per scout rifle shot to increase weapon sway with each shot
Modified: reduced scout's total rifle ammo from 60 to 30 and scout rifle clip size from 15 to 5
Modified: revived players start in the prone position
Modified: changed squad leader's green arrow on the HUD to a star icon

Version 1.08 Beta Build 136/RC 15 Changes:

Added: squad limit of no more than 5 players to a squad
Added: squad leader bonus aura of 50 feet; squad members within this aura will receive a bonus determined by the squad leaders class (scout = stamina recharge rate + 33%, rifleman = accuracy increase of 20%, grenadier = weapon damage increase of 10%, engineer = health recharge of 1HP/2secs). The squad leader only receives the bonus if another squad member is within his aura.
Added: prone (+prone acts as a toggle; no firing while moving in prone; no moving while zoomed/in ironsights in prone)
Added: third person melee animations

Version 1.08 Beta Build 135/RC 14 Changes:

Maps: updates to emp_district402, emp_cyclopean
Added: new melee animations for Brenodi SMGs 1 and 2
Added: new melee animation for NF SMG 1
Added: scout rifles no longer automatically unzoom when fired; they'll stay zoomed until the fire button is released
Added: another zoom level to the scout binoculars for a total of three zoom levels (unzoomed at 90 FOV, zoomed at 20 FOV, zoomed at 4 FOV)
Added: "Falloff" parameter to weapon scripts to define how a bullet's damage decreases with range
Added: loading screen with hints and an image of the next map (if you were on the server when the map changed)
Fixed: health regen gave health even if the player had died
Fixed: players with max health upgrade only spawned with 100 health; changed so that they spawn with 130
Modified: when a flag is turned neutral, the two adjacent flags of the neutralized flag are disabled from being captured
Modified: reduced time penalty when trying to fire the mortar while standing from 1 second to 0.2 seconds
Modified: mortar can now be fired from a vehicle's passenger seat
Modified: reverted vehicle turret code to 1.07 codebase
Modified: faster throw animation for NF landmine
Modified: altered Speed Upgrade skill to allow you to move at 15% faster movement speed when not sprinting, was 10%
Modified: scout binoculars can be used to spot unlimited targets instead of only one target at a time (only last spotted target will give a point when destroyed)
Modified: scout concussion grenades will disable turrets for up to a maximum of 12 seconds (was 5 seconds) and emit purple smoke while disabled
Modified: jumping takes 20% stamina (was 25%) and can be done even if there's not enough stamina (penalty wait time will still activate at 0%)
Modified: scout rifles no longer experience excessive damage falloff with range (maximum falloff is now approximately 10%)
Removed: NF SMG 3 weapon

Version 1.08 Beta Build 133/RC 13 Changes:

Maps: updates to emp_escort, emp_isle, emp_district402, emp_canyon, emp_cdr_canyon, emp_crossroads, emp_streetsoffire, emp_urbanchaos
Added: visual effect to engineer kit repair
Added: reload and melee animations to BE smg 2 weapon
Fixed: revived players were only unsticking themselves if revived inside another player; changed to unstick if inside any object
Fixed: weapons had no "ACT_VM_DRAW_EMPTY" animation; pulling out an empty weapon played no sequence and always added a couple of seconds of delay before reloading
Fixed: crash when trying to write to read-only config files
Fixed: health indicator was not taking Health Upgrade skill into account
Fixed: in a vehicle, the mouse could be lowered/raised greater than the turret would actually move
Fixed: NF commander's unit panel's buildings list did not work
Modified: changed vehicle armor system to rely on the hit location's angle to determine the side of the armor hit
Modified: for vehicles built with no armor on a side, the engineer kit's HUD display shows no armor health bar vice an empty bar

Version 1.08 Beta Build 132/RC 12 Changes:

Maps: updates to emp_streetsoffire, emp_duststorm, emp_escort, emp_isle, and emp_canyon
Fixed: for spectators, players were still appearing in the center of the map when out of network range
Fixed: rare crash when first joining a game
Fixed: commander unit info area text drawn with background
Fixed: only visible passengers in a vehicle create a ragdoll when the vehicle explodes; hidden players do not
Fixed: dying via falling will black out the player's screen; if the player went into spectator mode at this point, the screen would remain blacked out
Fixed: squad HUD showing blank names for squad members out of network range
Fixed: squad HUD showing yellow (shoot) and red (hurt/death) color indicators not updating correctly
Fixed: buildings being recycled still able to be repaired by engineer kit
Modified: changed engineer revive ability to revive the player where his ragdoll is vice where the player died
Modified: added check to revive to ensure the player will be above ground when revived

Version 1.08 Beta Build 129/RC 11 Changes:

Added: custom performance profiler with real-time logging to a CSV file
Added: engineer turret and camera health HUD indicators now show two health bars if two are built
Added: the commander will get points for all kills from commander built turrets no matter who was the commander when they were built
Fixed: BE radar LOD problems
Fixed: set cannon shells to not hit the cannon or turret they originated from to prevent tanks from driving so fast that they hit their shell when it's first fired
Fixed: spectating passengers in vehicles causing problems with spectator camera
Fixed: going from spectator in-eye to chase camera would preserve the roll angle; it now resets to 0 when in chase camera mode
Fixed: as spectator, players out of visible range were showing up on the mini-map in the middle of the map
Fixed: background for spectator name was drawn incorrectly when the player's name contained unicode characters
Fixed: players lost their health upgrade skill after being revived
Fixed: server crash related to capture point event firing
Fixed: server crash related to "FindPickerEntity" function
Fixed: players getting stuck in engineer ammo crates
Fixed: spectators getting rank points
Modified: set commander camera to not zoom when clicking on an alert unless the distance from the camera to alert position is less than 600 inches where it will then zoom out

Version 1.08 Beta Build 124/RC 10 Changes:

Added: experimental client-side authoritative movement mode which is switched on via "emp_sv_client_auth_movement" convar
Modified: vehicles are required to be going at least 10 MPH before they begin dealing damage to enemy players, 20 MPH is lethal
Modified: when spectating a vehicle, the chase camera will sit at a farther distance

Version 1.08 Beta Build 123/RC 9 Changes:

Added: spectators can now see all players, vehicles, and buildings on the minimap
Added: "emp_sv_turret_search_interval" (default 0.5) convar to set how much time each turret must wait before searching for a new target
Added: spectators can now see the number of reinforcements remaining
Added: minimap maintains separate zoom levels for full and reduced map sizes
Fixed: "spray logo" command on the controls menu was not binding the correct command to the key
Fixed: spectating an engineer will draw the health bars in the correct color (green or red) instead of always red
Fixed: client-side vehicle turret acting twitchy
Fixed: when entering a vehicle, the player's view would not be set to the position the turret was in
Fixed: large buildings (vehicle factories especially) weren't receiving full damage from explosive weapons
Fixed: unicode characters were not being printed correctly in the top left HUD area which printed the name of the commander
Fixed: line linking player orders from the player to the order location was not using the player's correct location when in a vehicle
Fixed: Brenodi repair pad crane texture not being transparent in black areas
Modified: moved the location of the name of the person being spectated so that it's not overlapped by the vehicle heat bar

Version 1.08 Beta Build 122/RC 8 Changes:

Maps: updates to emp_cdr_canyon, emp_escort, emp_duststorm
Added: pressing the "show squad panel" button if the squad panel is open will close it
Added: both primary and secondary weapon groups can be fired at the same time
Fixed: added more error checking in HUD/GUI areas to prevent client-side crashes
Fixed: grenadier in passenger position could damage his own tank with RPG
Fixed: revived players getting default ammo instead of the same amount of ammo they died with
Fixed: spotting via popup menu and binoculars was not checking if the spotted entity was alive
Fixed: squad member HUD no longer shows dead squad members as having negative health
Fixed: switching between the different control profiles is now done server-side vice client-side to eliminate key binding problems
Fixed: spectators not able to cycle through players in vehicles as available to be spectated
Modified: commanders are no longer notified when an engineer building is built
Modified: increased scout rifle damage to 110 (was 60)
Modified: lowered RPG damage to 80 (was 105)
Modified: lowered mortar damage to 110 (was 120)
Modified: improved player and vehicle collisions
Modified: if an enemy player is targeted via the commander's attack order and that player becomes the enemy commander, then he is removed from the attack order
Modified: for a commander's multiple attack order, each target is removed from the order and the commander informed on its death; previously, this only occurred when all targets were destroyed
Modified: changed vehicle turret mouse movement to mimic infantry mouse movement
Modified: renamed "emp_vehicle_mouse_speed" convar to "emp_cl_vehicle_sensitivity_ratio"
Modified: all grenades and all secondary weapon attacks (melee/iron sights) can now be used underwater

Version 1.08 Beta Build 116/RC 7 Changes:

Added: building icons now flash on the minimap when under attack
Modified: when entering a passenger position on a vehicle where you can use your own weapons, the infantry binds are executed first and then the vehicle binds to prevent overwriting the keys for changing seats
Removed: eliminated missiles and shells from being able to be shot down

Version 1.08 Beta Build 115/RC 6 Changes:

Added: HDR versions of emp_canyon, emp_cdr_canyon, emp_crossroads, emp_duststorm, and emp_money
Added: new ambient sounds for buildings
Added: individual explode sounds for each grenade
Added: new death explosion sound effects for vehicles

!!!! I'VE CLEARED FROM HERE DOWN

Version 1.08 Beta Build 114/RC 5 Changes:

Added: emp_cyclopean
Added: emp_cdr_canyon which is a version of canyon with prebuilt bases and no commanders
Added: new version of emp_canyon and emp_crossroads
Modified: reverted change to getting vehicle cannon origin and angles as the original method is more accurate but comes at a price
Fixed: crosshairs (mortar crosshair especially) showing when driving a vehicle
Fixed: when determining which armor side was hit on a vehicle, areas along the side but near the front of the vehicle were being reported as the rear armor side vice the front armor side
Fixed: certain vehicle MG weapons would do friendly fire damage
Fixed: altered both team's jeeps' collision models so that passengers can shoot out

Version 1.08 Beta Build 113/RC 4 Changes:

Added: "emp_comm_zoom_speed" console variable to control how fast the commander camera zooms

Version 1.08 Beta Build 112/RC 3 Changes:

Added: new NF assault rifle model with iron sights as secondary attack
Added: new NF .50 cal weapon model
Added: new NF MG weapon model
Fixed: "auto team join" always thinking the NF team had more players
Added: for vehicles running over players, added a hull trace from the vehicle's previous position to current position in case vehicles are driving too fast to actually contact the player during a frame
Fixed: for combo boxes in panels on the title screen, the dropdown list was being hidden behind the active window
Added: new NF scout rifle model and animations
Added: new NF smg 2 model and animations
Added: crosshairs to zoomed in scout rifles
Added: unzooming of scout rifles after each shot to reflect having to work the bolt to load the next bullet
Added: "stamina penalty" for weapon script files which will deduct from the player's stamina per shot; currently used for MGs

Version 1.08 Beta Build 108/RC 2 Changes:

Modified: scaled down all NF building textures to take up less texture space
Fixed: improved the accuracy of pointing at and using the vehicle factory console
Fixed: tracers now correctly come from the player weapon's muzzle
Fixed: "game_text" entity was not showing its text on the screen when activated
Added: new NF shotgun pistol model
Added: env_tonemap_controller entity
Added: color_correction entity
Added: replaced Valve start up video with the Empires logo

Version 1.08 Beta Build 107/RC 1 Changes:

Fixed: exploit where an engineer could switch between the repair kit and another weapon while holding attack to instantly regain his repair ammo
Fixed: weapon melee attacks would not delay primary attacks
Fixed: commander able to be hurt (ie from water or explosions)
Modified: players in vehicles no longer create ragdolls when they die
Fixed: exploit where a player could build a vehicle with negative armor and get money from the purchase, thanks dizzyone
Fixed: exploit where a player could build a vehicle with weapons it's not supposed to have, thanks dizzyone
Fixed: damage to armor that had negative speed modifiers (absorbant, reactive) could become negative and add armor instead of subtracting it
Modified: altered commander unit selection code to draw the selection box to more accurately reflect the shape of the unit
Added: commander can now select and recycle all walls
Modified: improved turret code to be more efficient/use less cpu
Added: 'emp_sv_max_turrets' cvar that limits how many turrets the commander can build; turrets no longer count for the team's build limit
Added: 'emp_sv_max_walls' cvar that limits how many walls the commander can build
Fixed: spawn and revive code now check to make sure the spawn area is empty to prevent the player from getting stuck in other objects
Added: 'emp_unstuck' command to move you if you're stuck in an object, will only work if it detects you're stuck
Added: vehicles now collide with players and deal collision damage to enemy players
Fixed: vehicle wheels now spin accurately instead of by a very rough approximation
Fixed: recycling a building with less than full health wouldn't give back any resources
Fixed: as commander, selecting an engineer built radar or camera shows the correct image in the selection area
Fixed: the commander can no longer attempt to recycle an engineer built radar or camera
Added: vehicle wheels kick up dust when rolling (was removed in 1.01 due to being server-side and is now back in, implemented client-side)
Added: if a scout has an enemy vehicle or building spotted with binoculars for at least 6 seconds and it's destroyed by a team mate, the scout receives a rank point
Added: damaged vehicles emit smoke (use "emp_vehicle_smokeinterval" to set how often smoke is created per second, 0 = no smoke created)
Added: buildings damaged below 50% emit smoke (use "emp_building_smokeinterval" to set how often smoke is created per second, 0 = no smoke created)
Fixed: homing missile lock on boxes more accurately match the location and shape of the vehicle
Added: as the commander a selected turret will display a circle in the world and on the minimap around itself to show its detection and attack radius
Added: as the commander a selected engineer camera/radar or regular radar will display a circle in the world and on the minimap around itself to show its detection radius with an inner animated circle
Added: work in progress fog of war for commander, needs improvement by turning it into a pixel shader as it currently looks blocky, must be turned on with "emp_comm_fogofwar 1"
Modified: set missile smoke trail to be more opaque and not dissipate as quickly
Added: 'emp_sv_spawn_protection' cvar which defines how many seconds a player is invulnerable to damage after spawning, default time is 3 seconds
Added: tanks with the faster engines slow down when turning to prevent spinning out
Fixed: vehicles and buildings on the minimap would stop showing up once 64 existed for either either team
Added: player chat is now colored based on the person's team (NF = red, BE = blue), commander chat is a lighter version of the team's color (only team mates of the commander see this)
Fixed: exploit where commander could use engineer build kit while in commander interface
Added: the commander's name is printed in the top left corner
Added: above the ammo bar, added an indicator of how many mines the player has existing in the world out of eight (the limit of placed mines)
Fixed: placing a mine when eight were already placed, would not update the new mine's placement time, sometimes causing the game to think the new mine was the earliest one placed and detonating it when a ninth mine was placed
Added: redid the grenadier's armor detection skill; it now recreates the vehicle HUD chassis information on the grenadier's HUD showing armor levels and hull health of the targetted vehicle
Added: above the health bar, added a health indicator for an engineer's built turret
Added: above the health bar, added a health indicator for an engineer's built camera/radar
Fixed: players can no longer open the team selection, class selection, or vehicle customization screens via shortcut key while in commander mode due to losing mouse control upon doing so
Modified: added a slightly transparent black background to chat text to make it more visible
Fixed: commander can no longer build in water
Added: scout sabotage ability: as a scout, 'use' an enemy building until the sabotage progress bar is filled. Sabotaged buildings are reduced to 50% health, and experience a health drain of 1 HP every 3 secs. They also emit purple smoke whilst sabotaged. An engineer can remove the sabotaged status by repairing the building. Scouts receive 1 rank point for every 2 buildings they sabotage.

Buildings are also affected as follows: turrets - cease to target or fire refinery - outputs half as many resources barracks - spawning players receive half their total amount of health radar - shows friendly units to the enemy instead of enemy units to friendlies armory - ammo and health crates take twice as long to give ammo/health repair bay - takes twice as long to repair a vehicle vehicle factory - vehicles are built with half of their total health and armor

Modified: changed crosshair so that it never expands more than 1/4 the size of the screen
Fixed: mines dropped in buildings were not able to be defused by a grenadier with the defuse skill
Fixed: commander was able to build a line of walls even though the start or end point was in an unbuildable area/out of buildable range
Added: events in the FGD for buildings to let map makers get output events from buildings when they're fully built and when they're killed
Added: events in the FGD for when a refinery is placed on a resource node for both teams
Fixed: when in commander mode, the player can no longer open the voice/quick command popup menu.
Fixed: on level change, the commander interface now resets the research tree position to the start point
Modified: team, class, and spawn point selection windows no longer continuously open; they will open only once and then print a message telling the player how to open the window again if needed
Added: commander voting during the first 60 seconds of a new map via a new window that automatically appears; the winner spawns inside the command vehicle in the commander interface
Fixed: passenger names in vehicles sometimes showing as "unconnected"
Added: new squad selection panel shown via "choosesquad" command, allows joining/leaving of squads, kicking players, locking a squad to disallow players from joining, and inviting players to the squad
Modified: players no longer have to request to join a squad and wait to be invited to complete the transaction unless the squad has been locked by the squad leader
Added: secondary attack toggles iron sight mode for BE Rifle and Scout Rifle
Modified: iron sights reduces weapon kick by 50% and weapon spread by 25%
Added: new Brenodi grenade model
Added: new NF RPG model
Modified: BSID updated many weapons and vehicle settings
Added: new minimaps done by Jcw87
Modified: rpg and mortar weapons can be switched from to another weapon while reloading
Modified: scaled down all NF building textures to take up less texture space

Version 1.08 Beta Build 92 Changes:

Added: new NF landmine
Fixed: all NF grenades have the new model and operate correctly
Modified: increased speed vehicle suspension moves wheels and removed players affecting vehicle wheel position (wheels would move up if a player stood next to them)
Modified: decreased NF light tank gear ratio to minimize spinning out
Added: new commander commands for zooming in/out a certain amount per button press and for toggling the build/factory/units/research windows
Added: new controls configuration panel on the title screen (accessed via 'Controls' item). It lets you configure key bindings for the different roles of infantry, in vehicle, and in commander interface.
Fixed: bug where commander camera would reverse its controls if it went below the z origin of the map
Modified: commander camera move speed code so that the "emp_comm_move_speed" cvar has more control over the speed of the camera's movement where before it only minimally affected movement speed
Modified: set players in a jeep as crouching instead of standing up
Added: converted Empires player models to HL2DM animation system
Fixed: improved the way vehicles fire their weapons (and get the origin and angles of the weapon) to decrease network traffic and remove the possibility of a crash
Fixed: exploit where clients could run certain admin only commands that would alter building physics or kick a commander
Added: new NF pistol model and animations
Fixed: bug with client-side player movement where certain buildings would cause the player to jitter up and down (caused by server-side physics shadow and network variable inaccuracy)
Modified: changed the client-side player movement code to run with the same tick time as the server (will this cause lagged players to move slower?)
Fixed: commander camera movement speed changing based on frames per second (ie, looking at a graphically intensive area with lots of buildings would slow the camera movement down instead of staying constant)
Fixed: commander wouldn't hear the build sound effect when placing walls
Fixed: exploit where an engineer could switch between the repair kit and another weapon while holding attack to instantly regain his repair ammo
Fixed: weapon melee attacks would not delay primary attacks

Version 1.08 Beta Build 86 Changes:

Modified: moved to HL2DM player animation
Fixed: vehicle client-side turret control was jittering due to client-side prediction
Added: implemented client-side movement
Added: new muzzle flash effects for all weapons
Added: vehicles jump into the air when they die
Fixed: player client-side movement teleport issues
Fixed: as commander, dragging a box around a dead player would highlight a box around him as though he were still alive
Fixed: as commander, while dragging a selection box, moving the mouse over the minimap caused the camera to move with the mouse
Added: "Log Out" button to commander GUI
Fixed: destroying an unbuilt radar would subtract from the total number of built radars, causing an issue where the team had a fully functional radar but couldn't research anything
Fixed: destroying an unbuilt building that is marked for recycling would cause the building to never be removed from the game
Fixed: the commander was able to recycle an engineer built turret
Modified: altered squad HUD member listing to only show each member's name and their health
Fixed: enemy engineer deconstructing a vehicle would send a voice alert that the commander was under attack
Added: alerts to the left side of the commander GUI for when a player/vehicle/building is attacked/destroyed which lists the event happening and clicking on the alert will move the commander camera to that location
Fixed: in commander interface, commander was able to order units to attack enemy units that were shrouded in his fog of war
Fixed: in commander interface, ordering a unit to attack multiple targets would not clear his previous orders, ie, if he were guarding a building before being ordered to attack multiple targets, he would be told to attack the new targets as well as the building he was guarding
Fixed: in commander interface, dragging a box around units could be done too quickly, causing it to be ignored
Added: 'emp_comm_jumptoalert' console command which will center the commander camera over an alert's location
Added: optimized NF building models
Fixed: NF vehicles had "nocull" textures which was unoptimized
Modified: increased horsepower for all tank engines

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