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PVKII 0.4.0.3 Update Released

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The Desertruin Update



PVKII Beta 0.4.0.3 Update Release Notes


Hello everyone!

A new PVKII update is among us! This update contains map updates, most notably a major overhaul of the old tw_desertruin, along with few other minor map and general updates. This tw_desertruin update is brought to you by a lot of hard work from Latteh, Roald, and Phone Booth.

Join us tonight for Friday Night Mayhem!

Server owners, please update your servers! Without further ado, here's the changelog.

Changelog:


Map Updates:
  • Major overhaul to tw_desertruin
  • Updated bt_island with a gate between Viking and Pirate areas at the start of the map as well as instant class switching in spawn zones
  • Updated bt_pinegrove with instant class switching in spawn zones
  • Updated te_sandstorm with some updated props by Pixenal
Code Update:
  • Miscellaneous crash fixes
  • Miscellaneous optimizations
  • New "map hacks" system that allows modifying a map without having to have the map source
  • Add auto-complete to the "give" console command
  • Experimental dynamic sky shader (unused)
  • Minor memory leak fixes
  • Fix mistake that caused certain FMOD sounds to be fully loaded instead of be streamed that could lead to potential stutter
  • cl_ragdoll_enable console variable now works
  • Discord Rich Presence now always shows the correct player count
  • Discord Rich Presence now available on Mac and Linux
  • Allow mappers to enable\disable chest physics
  • Fix achievements not being announced on Linux dedicated servers
  • Fix "Waiting for Players" text not showing up on Linux
  • Fix issue that would cause certain inputs to happen twice on some Linux distros
  • Slightly better text scaling on Mac
  • Mac OS X minimum required version now 10.9
  • Fix floating viewmodel hands
  • Can now offset viewmodel position with viewmodel_offset console variables
  • Big heads now considered a server cheat
  • trigger_spawnprotection renamed to func_spawnzone
General Updates:
  • In-game Main Menu updated to add mute button back in
  • Captain kill taunts against Vikings now work
  • Fix Captain chest kill taunt
  • Updated firstperson spear animations
  • New chest and item respawn sounds