Jabroni Brawl: Episode 3 News

Patch notes of an optional Steam update, released on February 24th, 2024:

[h2]Weapons[/h2]

• Fixed first person view weapon animations playing only once between sequences

Patch notes of Steam update #163, released on October 30th, 2023:

[h2]Game Modes[/h2]

• Battle Royale
  • Fixed console variables not resetting at the end of special rounds

[h2]Effects[/h2]

• Fixed players hiding in the Box remain visibile for living enemy players
  
• Fixed player weapons not rendering in the first person view
  
• Fixed bullet tracers and muzzle flashes having a slight offset

[h2]Miscellaneous[/h2]

• Fixed client crash caused by breaking of HL2 Combine Helicopters
  
• Fixed client crash caused by breaking of certain props
  
• Fixed spectating commands not working during demo playbacks
  
• Fixed timeleft command stopped working for the clients

Patch notes of Steam update #162, released on October 29th, 2023:

[h2]Maps[/h2]

• Re-added Hellcoaster
• Gator Farm
  • Added more structures to hide in
    
  • Disabled health pickups for certain game modes
    
  • Detailing pass
• No Mercy
  • Layout tweaks
    
  • Detailing pass

• Giant Slayer
  • Now available at the voting screen
    
  • Updated several maps to support this game mode
• Battle Royale
  • Reduced vertical push force during the Hurricane special round
• Team Mission
  • Updated mp_stalemate_at_timelimit console variable to only apply to this game mode
    
  • In Capture the Flag and Flagrun, the game would enter the overtime phase only if a victory deciding flag is carried
    
  • In King of the Hill, the game would enter the overtime phase only if one of the team timer's active

[h2]Weapons[/h2]

• Fixed Landmines could be trigger by non-combat entities passing by

[h2]Player models[/h2]

• Added RWS Postal 3 head variant for Postal Dude player model
  
• Added new bodygroups to Toon Skeleton
  
• Added new generic sleeveless view model arms for various player models

[h2]User Interface[/h2]

• Fixed center screen messages not appearing (regression since patch 161.3)
  
• Added 145 more emojis

[h2]Effects[/h2]

• Fixed geiger counter not making sounds (regression since patch 135)
  
• Fixed grass sprites disappearing while the flashlight is turned on
  
• Fixed Displacer's orbs shooting nearly invisible beams

[h2]VScript[/h2]

Lua
• Updated random() function to use the engine's random numbers generator
• Squirrel
  Updated rand() function to use the engine's random numbers generator
  
  • Updated rand() function to support up to 2 arguments, to match its Lua version (passing one param would define the upper bound, passing two params would define both lower and upper bounds)
    
  • Added randf() function, returning a random float point number in range [0..1] (also supports up to 2 arguments)

[h2]Miscellaneous[/h2]

• Updated minimal supported version of OpenGL on Linux from 2.0 to 3.0
  
• Implemented -gl_ctx_version startup command to let end users choose OpenGL profiles
  
• Deprecated singleplayer's game saving mechanic
  
• Deprecated support for Mumble VoIP
  
• Deprecated support for Nvidia Stereoscopic 3D
  
• Deprecated Logitech G15's LCD integration
  
• Fixed the main view camera facing backwards during Short Bus and Hard Mode special rounds
  
• The input inversion effect will now also apply to gamepads
  
• Fixed server crash caused by func_breakable_surf with no model
  
• Fixed client crash caused by HL2 Barnacles using custom models
  
• Fixed sounds using the doppler effect having their pitch dropping to very low values
  
• Added a template batch file for Windows dedicated servers

[h2]SDK tools[/h2]

• Fixed entities parsing errors in vbsp, vvis, vrad, vbspinfo, bspzip
  
• Vbspinfo: Fixed reading of lighting data
  
• Vbspinfo: Added Linux compatibility
  
• Vrad: Fixed very small surfaces causing the lights gathering stage to fail
  
• Vbsp: Fixed entities with non-zero origin not getting their brush sides adjusted (regression since the previous update)
  
• Vbsp: Fixed worldspawn having a submodel number set
  
• Hammer: Fixed modified brushes becoming invisible in the 3D view until deselected
  
• Hammer: Fixed asset pickers ignoring VPKs
  
• Faceposer: Updated vcd files parser

Patch notes of Steam update #161, released on September 9th, 2023:

[h2]Maps[/h2]

• Atrium
  • Replaced HL2 pickups with L4D ones
    
  • Fixed visual bugs with props
• Gator Farm
  • Added map to the default Shidden's map pool
    
  • Added giant beachballs
    
  • Tweaked prop placements
    
  • Tweaked spawn points
• Meat World
  • Adjusted bloom/blur levels
    
  • Adjusted large KOTH zone sizes
• Tiny Terminal
  • Fixed localization token for the 'Baggage Claim 1' safe zone
    
  • Tweaked player scaling gates
    
  • Detailing pass

[h2]Weapons[/h2]

• Quad Rocket Launcher's alt fire mode rockets will now have less hectic spread and the same speed as rockets fired with primary fire mode

[h2]User Interface[/h2]

• Implemented horizontal scrolling where applicable
  
• Implemented deletion till next or previous word in text boxes by pressing Ctrl+Delete or Ctrl+Backspace correspondingly
  
• Reverted changes done to the dedicated server's console handling on Linux
  
• Added Gator and Chicken kill icons

[h2]Effects[/h2]

• Updated various muzzle flash effects
  
• Fixed the dust clouds created by the Dubstep gun cutting off in some cases

[h2]Miscellaneous[/h2]

• Fixed server crash caused by roaches trying to hide in the shadows using previous map's lighting data
  
• Fixed grass sprites not appearing at all
  
• Improved support for maps compiled with Source 2006's or older tools
  
• Implemented support for VTF textures of versions 7.1-7.4 with no sphere maps
  
• Fixed weapons reloading related sentences cutting off by the following reloading animations
  
• Implemented support for more keys to bind: F13-F24, media keys (volume, play/stop, prev/next track)
  
• Fixed the Pause/Break key could not be bound
  
• Implemented gamepads hot plugging on Windows
  
• Implemented partial support for gamepads that SDL cannot recognize on Linux
  
• Implemented partial Steam Input support (uses Xbox 360 layout by default)
  
• Updated the version command to print SDL version number
  
• Added various default gamepad key bindings
  
• Removed deprecated or unused convars from the coop configuration files
  
• Fixed exec command's auto-completeion suggestions couldn't be used due to a missing file extension

[h2]SDK tools[/h2]

• BspZip: Fixed compressed maps still holding non-compressed PAKFILE data
  
• BspZip: Fixed compressed maps couldn't be decompressed
  
• HLMV: Fixed rendering of collision meshes
  
• StudioMDL: Fixed inability to locate QC/SMD files

Patch notes of Steam update #160, released on July 29th, 2023:

[h2]Maps[/h2]

• Re-added Gator Farm and Tiny Terminal
• Re-added CS:S Compound to the default SvT map pool
  
• Fixed certain sounds playing globally on TH Church, TH Station, and No Mercy
• Harvest
  • Tweaked jump pads
    
  • Detailing pass
• Meat World
  • Detailing pass
• System Shock 2 - Ops
  • Detailing pass

[h2]Game Modes[/h2]

• Sneak vs M...
  • Restored 'Mannequins' and 'Mascots' round types

[h2]Player Models[/h2]

• Updated HL2 Doll Player model with texture/model tweaks

[h2]Weapons[/h2]

• Updated tripmines not to block each other's laser

[h2]Effects[/h2]

• Updated Shock Rifle's effects

[h2]Miscellaneous[/h2]

• Fixed server crash related to navmeshes on certain maps
  
• Fixed jb_admin_map command not working when the game is in the game over state
  
• Fixed the GoldSrc doors hack being applied to the Source doors too
  
• Fixed error on attempt to load files from BSPs packed into VPKs
  
• Fixed VOX sentences not playing on dedicated servers
  
• Fixed weapons having fixed bullet spread
  
• Fixed being connected to a listen server won't show the 'Game Info' button in Steam Friends
  
• Fixed missing textures for HL1 Snarks
  
• Implemented support for the custom missing/error texture
  
  • The game will try to load a texture from materials/engine/error.vtf
• Added modelscale field support to npc_boid_flock
• Players joining via the 'Join Game' option at Steam Friends will now try to connect to the listen servers using hosting player's Steam ID
  
• Re-enabled Steam achievements

[h2]SDK tools[/h2]

• Hammer: Fixed worldspawn's fields not being loaded from VMFs
  
• Hammer: Fixed the 'Toggle group ignore' button not working
  
• Hammer: Fixed missing 'Browse' button from the entity properties dialog
  
• HLMV: Fixed the file browser couldn't open folders