Summer Relief Update (0.14.2.0) Changelog

[h2]DLC[/h2]

• Factions from the Gothic Serpent & Hyrcania DLC packs are now available to everyone as base game content

[h2]Core[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where when joining a modded server, a mod that had been previously downloaded, but not subscribed to could fail to load with the error code: "SteamUGCManager_Failed_LoadWorkshopItem", despite the mod having been properly installed and in an uncorrupted state
  
• Speculative fix for a replication issue in the Deploy Menu where certain squads and/or members within a particular squad would not load in and remain hidden, especially under poor performance conditions
  

[h2]Construction System[/h2]

• FOBs now take 4 rockets to be destroyed, dig down speed is doubled, and build speed has been reduced slightly
  
• Rally Point overrun radius doubled to 35m
  

[h2]Factions[/h2]

• Updated Factions with Specialist kits
  
• Various updates to Faction loadouts, moved around some gun options
  

[h2]Gameplay[/h2]

• Pressing the sprint button when moving forward while prone, crouched, ADS, or leaning will now cancel that state and the player will enter a sprint
  
• Pressing the ADS button while sprinting will cancel the sprint and enter ADS
  
• Eliminated most rubberbanding issues when vaulting obstacles in multiplayer under average to poor networking conditions
  
• Fix issue where the player character would stop short of the intended target position when vaulting over an obstacle
  
• Fixed issue where the player wouldn't resume sprinting automatically at the end of a vault despite the sprint key having been pressed
  
• Don't create Revive Widget component on Dedicated Servers as an optimization
  

[h2]Maps[/h2]

[h3]Al Dhakir[/h3]

• New Background Mountains added
  
• Fixed floating spawn points for players and vehicles
  
• Foliage and landscape edits around roads
  
  [h3]Jaziira[/h3]
  
  • Updated Banner and Thumbnail images
    
  • Landscape spline fixes
    
  • Pebble reduction, removed grass on roads, fixed road
    
  
  [h3]Khafji[/h3]
  
  • Background smoke material optimized
    
  • Landscape sculpted to fix gaps throughout the map
    
  • Atmosphere adjusted to blend better with the distant smoke
    
  • Removed smaller particle effects which were barely visible
    
  • Light vehicle spawn time set to 60 second respawn
    
  
  [h3]Omaha[/h3]
  
  • Landscape and Foliage edits to fill gaps and created several new paths
    
  • Tweaked flag routes, no more triple WN capture routes
    
  • Moved German spawns closer to front line and decreased their time from 180 to 45
    
  
  [h3]Risala[/h3]
  
  • Fixed potholes in roads
    
  • Regenerated Navmesh
    
  • Added Light Vehicle spawns to middle flags
    
  
  [h3]Saint Quentin[/h3]
  
  • New names for flags with WW1 theme (Apples, Butter, Charlie, Duff)
    
  
  [h3]Tan Binh[/h3]
  
  • Solid water fixed
    
  • Floating spawn points fixed
    
  • Several vehicle spawns added in between flags, single vehicle spawn
    

[h2]Medical System[/h2]

• Security fixes and minor cleanup of revive code
  

[h2]Projectiles[/h2]

• Fixed rubberbanding issues in multiplayer with throwables such as grenades via implementation of robust network prediction & lag compensation mechanisms for projectiles
  
• Fixed desync issues with grenade trajectories on the client, where a grenade projectile appears to land in a particular spot from the client's viewpoint, only for it to suddenly end up somewhere else upon the projectile exploding on the server
  
• Fixed issue where duplicate projectiles and/or impact FX were being spawned on the client after a frametime spike or under poor network conditions
  
• Fixed an issue where a player could fire a projectile, switch teams while the projectile was still in flight or otherwise unexploded, and damage their previous teammates with it despite Friendly Fire being turned off
  
• Fixed an issue where a player could fire a projectile, disconnect from the server while the projectile hadn't yet exploded, and damage their teammates with it despite Friendly Fire being turned off
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Renamed "Single Player" menu button to "Instant Action"
  
• Renamed "Multiplayer" menu button to "Server Browser"
  
• Updated Credits screen with additional Developer and Contributor names
  

[h2]Vehicles[/h2]

• Implemented vehicle recycling system that cleans up abandoned vehicles based on configured criteria
  

[h2]Weapons[/h2]

• Fixed a rare issue where weapons could get stuck in a bad state on the client, such that reloads wouldn't replenish ammo, most often occurring when the player first spawned into the map.
  
• Updated rocket projectile FX, overall smaller and single smoke trail
  
• Implemented C4 explosives, C4 for modern, TNT for cold war and earlier, IED for Insurgents
  
• Updated OSV96 model, adjusted ballistics and scope masks for 50cal weapons
  
• Implemented VZ.61 Skorpion, UZI, MP18 32Round, M1928A1, K50M, M/45
  
• Added Bipod to SVD, updated PSO Scope for VSS and SVD
  
• Updated animations for M249, M240B, Stoner 63, MAT49, STG44, Bazooka, Panzerschreck, Gewehr43
  
• Rebalanced ammo magazine quantities for some weapons
  
• Added FNFAL, VSS and AK12 to the base game
  
• Updated XM177 with XM148 GL under barrel
  

[h2]SDK[/h2]

• Added support for blueprint-based HDKitPrerequisite classes
  
• Added ability to reassign a Capture Point's team at runtime (see SetOwningTeam())
  
• Added Vehicle & Vehicle Spawner delegates
  
• Vehicles now keep a reference to the Vehicle Spawner that produced them
  
• Exposed vehicle wheel contact surface material, rotation speed, and state information to BPs. State information includes parameters such as the contact surface, contact point & normal, suspension spring force, longitudinal & lateral slip values, etc.
  
• Added PlayerNetPredictionComponent to help facilitate network prediction across various gameplay systems
  
• Added character movement GetTimestamp() function that returns the appropriate timestamp value for the most recent ServerMove
  
• Exposed vehicle wheel tire load values to BPs
  
• Exposed CharacterMovementComponent::SetDefaultMovementMode() to BPs
  
• Updated "Package Mod" button description to include mention of enabling the "Use Pak File Compression" setting as a potential culprit for "Out of Memory" errors encountered during the staging process of packaging a mod
  
• Added DFBaseCharacter::IsIncapacitated() method that returns true if the player is in a "downed" state
  
• Implemented DFTeamAgentInterface for Area Protectors, Buildables, Capture Points, & Projectiles
  
• Level Blueprints are now tickable