Patch Notes: v103 Alpha

v103 Alpha

Released April 09, 2012.

Alterations:

• Custom levels placed in maps with either ctp_ dm_ or sur_ will now be loaded into the menu.
• Removed all girders from cannon arena and tweaked design and weapons.
• Improved head flying off rendering, also made all body parts be colored by the original actor.
• Objects and items that are destroyed (by explosions and heat for example) now have better feedback.
• Tweaked object healths.
• Added new deathmatch map, Gladiator.
• Added new ctp map, Frozen.
• New preference in profile for always showing your player name under your actor.
• Plug now has health and will die from sustained explosions and lava, and will respawn when destroyed.
• Jet shoes now do less damage initially, but also do heat damage over time.
• Added a bounty map and extended the map filters for future use.
• Added bounty AI and better bounty hud.
• Added new game modes: Defence, Challenge and Cooperative which are yet not playable.
• Added the level editor to be active in the menu.

Bug-Fixes:

• Safest gate left door is now lockable again.
• Garbage Collection has been turned off by mistake. This has been a big since v101. This is likely the cause for many periodic performance drop issues.
• Score hud being incorrectly scaled in some resolutions.
• Extended magazined and other ammo increasing upgrades now also add ammo as they used to.
• Burners no longer generate bullet time warnings.
• Thermal bombs that were destroyed by lava and plasma for example would not explode.
• Spare ammo icon no longer shown for salvaged weapons.
• Fixed some clipping metal hit sounds.
• Smoothed out a glowing trail jaggedness bug.