SCP: 5K (Alpha Testing) News

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A new hotfix for SCP: 5K is out now, fixing many of the issues introduced in the latest major update.

[h3]KNOWN ISSUES[/h3]

• We are still working on fixing the intermittent GPU crashes on DX12
  
• Some players may experience performance issues on recent versions of NVidia drivers. If this occurs, try updating your drivers or switching to studio drivers.
  

[h3]FIXES[/h3]

• Removed cosmetic only gore from dedicated server (keeping only data)
  
• Made Certain particles not spawn on dedicated server (including ballistics)
  
• Fixed incorrectly formatted backer credits entry
  
• Fixed issues in AI testing and testing map
  
• Fixed an issues where the user was unable to host a game
  
• Added command to add individual journal entries
  
• Added command to add all journal entries
  
• Fixed a crash in gore
  
• Fixed zombies not receiving gore blood and decals
  
• Fixed a crash that happened on the server when shooting glass
  
• Fixed a crash in when attaching attachments that needed adaptors
  
• Fixed a crash in due to unreliability from suppression
  
• Fixed a crash in gore by being more strict on initialization and cleanup
  
• Fix 098 cleaning sounds overlapping infinitely
  
• Fixed map select not working for single maps
  
• Fixed map rotation only including one map
  
• Fixed objective issue in reactor
  
• Improved lighting in reactor
  
• Fixed incorrect bullet impacts
  
• Fixed some issues with phys mats
  
• Fixed end of game map select not working
  
• Fixed cursor being hidden in map select and end game
  

[h3]TWEAKS[/h3]

• Laxened min days since last ban
  
• Laxened default player history requirements
  
• Added separate deny community ban variable for servers
  

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A new major update for SCP: 5K has been released! This is our final major update for 2023, emphasizing horror atmosphere in Area-12, and a rework of the starting area layouts to better facilitate mission objectives and game-play. We hope you enjoy!

[h3]CONTENT[/h3]

• Some players may experience performance issues on the most recent NVIDIA game drivers. If this happens, try switching to a studio or older driver version.
  
• Some players may receive generic GPU crashes when entering the transport tunnels for the first time. We are looking into this.
  
• PVP matches may not always restart correctly. If all players leave, then this is fixed.
  

[h3]CONTENT[/h3]

• Added new introductory area - Interrogation cells
  
• Added new D-Class character models, with an updated design
  
• Reworked SCP-1262, with 3 variants, improved animations, effects and behavior
  
  
• Reworked zombies
  
• this system is being built for adapting to future enemies:
  
  • Better timed attacks, that are dodge-able and predictable
    
  • Hit reactions
    
  • Death animations for specific death scenarios
    
  • Improved performance with large amounts
    
  • More interesting and more varied animations
    
  
  
  
• Reworked the logistics hub area:
  
  • New objectives
    
  • New secrets
    
  • New areas
    
  • More interesting combat scenarios
    
  
  
  
• Added Pipe
  
• Added Tactical knife
  
• Added new AS-VAL and SR3M VIKHR
  
• Reworked Tavor X95
  
• Reworked M9 Beretta
  
• Updated SA58 model and textures
  
• Added jump animations to characters
  
• Updated Storage PVP map
  
• Added missing documents to Area-12
  

[h3]AUDIO[/h3]

• Updated P90, M1014, LAMG and AS-VAL firing sounds
  
• Added occlusion to SCP-173-B sounds
  
• Updated 1911 Handling sounds
  
• Updated SA58 Handling sounds
  
• Added occlusion to some environmental sounds
  
• Added additional sounds
  

[h3]VISUALS[/h3]

• Added new ballistics particle effects:
  
  • Better performance
    
  • Better indication of shot direction
    
  • Better visuals
    
  • More impact
    
• Added door kicking to double doors
  
• Added random gib selection to gore
  
• Added cosmetic animations to SCP-098
  
• Reworked a lot of weapon fire animations
  
• Improved Lens flare halo
  
• Updated Main menu Scene
  
• Added improved blood decals to human characters
  
• Reduced firing animation on some telescopic scopes to reduce flickering
  
• Added visuals for suppression
  
• Added Visibility optimizations to gore component
  
• Added additional effects to screen anomaly dead bodies
  

[h3]GAMEPLAY/UX[/h3]

• Reworked HUD:
  
  • Individual elements can be customized for visibility, or be set to “visible when needed”
    
  • Reworked health visuals to be more on-theme and visually concise
    
• Added droppable item pickups:
  
  • Items on the ground will now swap with your current item
    
  • Characters drop their current item on death, with one magazine in the gun
    
  
  
  
• Made several improvements to SCP-173-B:
  
  • Optimized SCP-173-B mechanics with large amounts of characters
    
  • Movement jumps around corners less often
    
  • Uses a more complex targeting system that allows us better control over behavior
    
  • Now has “chances” that scale grace time based on the amount of players and how often you let it get behind you
    
  • No longer does the “Michael Jackson”
    
• Added shootable glass to some areas
  
• Added amounts to mission item displays
  
• Added kickstarter backers to the credits list
  
• Increased mossberg and m1014 damage
  
• Added hit animations to players and guards for better hit response
  
• Improved ragdoll for all characters
  
• Reworked hip-fire recoil to feel more impactful
  
• Added minimum days since last ban
  
• Improved resonator hearing range and decreased sight range
  
• Improved ADS sight alignment to have better sight picture while aiming on some weapons
  
• Made player “standing” requirements and kick messages clearer
  
• Improved some post processing with eye adaptation
  
• Disabled FMOD occlusion on dedicated servers
  
• Slightly increased soldier sight time and reduced FOV
  
• Added spectating support for ADS and other actions
  

[h3]FIXES[/h3]

• Fixed issue with the killed by not showing up on death by another player
  
• Fixed ballistics over penetration due to overly generous speed tolerances
  
• Fixed picking up ammo even when the current item could not have ammo or was full
  
• Fixed a bug that broke controllers when trying to open the settings
  
• Fixed gamemode descriptions
  
• Fixed performance hitches when killing large amounts of enemies (i.e with grenades)
  
• Fixed resonators infinitely rotating
  
• Fixed crash in game instance updating session when there was no gamemode
  
• Fixed resupplying even when all items are full
  
• Fixed resonators eating too far from the body
  
• Fixed spectating not always working
  
• Fixed mission items picking up even when at maximum capacity
  
• Fixed resonators not looking in the correct direction at times
  
• Fixed issue with the chapters not loading in the correct order
  
• Fixed item pickups in cabinets having interaction
  
• Fixed issue of the ready UI not allowing input
  
• Fixed issues with command suggestions remaining visible on exit of chat
  
• Fixed bullets showing incorrectly using revolver algorithm for other weapons, causing bullets to disappear visually from a magazine incorrectly
  
• Fixed FMOD occlusion always updating even when sounds didn’t move
  
• Optimized impact and dismemberment particles
  
• Optimized bullet hit particles to cull more often and harder
  
• Optimized environmental particle effects
  
• Optimized bounds updates for character physics
  
• Fixed some strange angles in 1262 spitter animation
  
• Improved performance in canals by making water simulation run only when rendered, reducing tickrate and render depth
  
• Reorganized pak chunks to be better separated for patch downloads, at the cost of slightly more storage space
  
• Moved Suppression traces to be asynchronous to improve performance
  

We hope you thoroughly enjoy this update and thank you for your continued support!

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Patch coming today at 7am PT / 2pm UTC


[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed items floating off to infinity if attachments spawn in before the item was loaded
  
• Fixed characters not properly updating first person status
  
• Added Area 12 to default map list, fixing a bug where the map would not progress in single player
  
• Made configs always generate
  
• Fixed a crash in gore when mesh is not assigned
  

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A new patch will be out soon, fixing some of the major issues introduced in the recent update 0.12.1.

• Fixed a crash in FPSTracer
  
• Fixed a crash in UIWS water body
  
• Fixed a crash in SteamCore
  
• Fixed a crash in gore when gibs fail to spawn
  
• Fixed a crash in PandemicSpectatorPawn
  
• Fixed a bug where alive player counts would not update when a player leaves or dies
  
• Fixed a crash when Unequipping an item
  
• Fixed a crash when applying a cosmetic to an item that has not been loaded yet
  
• Fixed game not recognizing when it was in a map collection - causing the last map to repeat indefinitely
  
• Fixed broken item pickups in Area-12
  
• Fixed some lighting issues in Area-12
  
• Fixed reactor objective sometimes not activating
  
• Reduced anger multipliers on Screen Anomaly
  
• Added map data for server default map
  
• Fixed map list, alive players, and map collection variable not replicating
  
• Fixed admin menu not showing
  
• Fixed a crash with dismemberment when an incorrect bone was passed
  
• Fixed a crash when using pooled objects
  
• Temporarily disabled physical animation in order to fix a crash when restarting a map
  

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Patch coming today at 7am PT / 2pm UTC

[h2]Reworks[/h2]

• Reworked config loading and saving, only saving if properties were changed, allowing edits to configs while servers are running
  
• Moved a bulk of server, login, ban, and authority code to C++
  
• Moved Item code to using lightweight data assets, allowing for faster and more asynchronous asset loading
  

[h2]Client Improvements[/h2]

• Added ahead-of-time loading for items for clients
  
• Added environment-integrated VOIP
  
• Fixed argument parsing in the console sometimes not respecting quotation marks
  
• Made console parsing more reliable
  
• Converted text chat to C++
  
• Improved keypad display
  
• Fixed issues with the chat menu sometimes not opening or closing on command
  
• Implemented a client/server character limit for text chat
  

[h2]Screen Anomaly[/h2]

• Improved Screen Anomaly hallucinations
  
• Added videos and playback to screen anomaly
  
• Added networked death to screen anomaly
  
• Made Screen Anomaly prioritize the current target (reduces switching targets)
  
• Made Screen Anomaly more lax with pathfinding, making chasing a little less frantic
  
• Added varying broken states to screens in the Education Center
  
• Added hearing ability to Screen Anomaly
  
• Improved screen anomaly particle effects
  

[h2]Map & Environment[/h2]

• Separated Area-12 map into two placeholder chapters
  
• Fleshed out backstage areas in cinemas
  
• Added autofill for command arguments
  
• Improved ADS with smoother interpolation and animations
  
• Fixed carpet material parallax not being correct
  
• Added checkpoints
  
• Added armory
  
• Added the ability for SCP-098 to break doors
  
• Added new sounds to SCP-098
  
• Added Hit animations to SCP-098
  
• Fixed SCP-173-B being able to move around corners
  
• Adjusted lighting on Outpost Axiom
  
• Extended objective sequence on Outpost Axiom
  
• Optimized Education Center
  
• Improved lighting in cinemas
  

[h2]Crash Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a crash from melee weapon
  
• Fixed a crash with the objective trigger
  
• Fixed a crash from gore
  
• Fixed a crash from Screen Anomaly
  

[h2]Admin[/h2]

• Added in-game admin menu for basic player management
  
• Added standby state to servers
  

[h2]Gameplay and Visuals[/h2]

• Updated fire animations for all pistols
  
• Added "Apparitions" to cinema rooms
  
• Improved parallax glass visuals at a distance
  
• Added new Resonator sounds
  
• Tweaked some guns to be brought up to audio level with others
  
• Tweaked some SCP-1262 sounds to be brought up in audio level
  
• Tweaked some ambience/music to be brought up in audio level
  
• Tweaked some footsteps to help fix the asphalt sound issue
  
• Updated UMP-45 model, textures, and animations
  
• Improved maps in the Education Center
  
• Fixed issue with documents not updating the numbering for risk
  
• Removed pain volumes from backstage
  
• Fixed a crash from Screen Anomaly
  
• Fixed some exploit spots in the Education Center
  
• Improved grunge shader
  
• Updated SA58 and Stribog fire sounds
  
• Updated 1911 animations and textures
  
• Decreased "alertness" effect on detection for guards, fixing them being able to see you across the map and in dark conditions when they otherwise shouldn't be able to
  
• Added occlusion checks to AI suppression
  
• Balanced the screen anomaly to be more consistent in difficulty
  
• Added EG-1 optic
  

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]
Some known issues include, but are not limited to:

• Screen Anomaly hallucinations may stay after the anomaly dies
  
• Item pickups may display the incorrect item mesh
  
• Psi-Z pathfinding occasionally gets confused, causing them to miss doorways or staircases
  
• Resonators sometimes get stuck in an endless turning loop
  
• Up Next menu still shows even when restarting the level
  
• The "Dave" optional objectives currently do not persist over the map transition, meaning they are not completable
  
• SCP-173-B may snap into view occasionally
  
• Elevators sometimes play sounds when not moving