Public Beta for v2.0.4b

[h2]2.0.4b - PUBLIC BETA[/h2][p][/p][p]NOTE: Game saves are NOT backward compatible with v2.0.4a, so if you switch back to that versions, new saves will be hidden until this patch is officially released. Multiplayer games ARE backward-compatible with that last patch, so you can play with those who are not in this beta.[/p][p]See instructions at bottom of this page for opting into the public beta.[/p][p] [/p][h3]BETA 10[/h3][p][/p][h3]IMPROVEMENTS:[/h3][p]* Tweaked appearance of Lamar and Yellowstone Rivers in Amethyst and Hellroaring maps.[/p][p]* Improved support for some non-English but still Roman language glyphs.[/p][h3][/h3][h3]BUGS FIXED:[/h3][p]* Placeholder nametags and damage readouts sometimes are stuck onscreen.[/p][p]* Achievement: Explore panel layout has some overlapping text.[/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h3]BETA 9[/h3][p][/p][h3]IMPROVEMENTS:[/h3][p]* Refined wolf nametag and damage readout displays.[/p][p]* Refined player-wolf and mate name displays in Pack Info to fit tabs.[/p][p][/p][h3]BUGS FIXED:[/h3][p]* Wolf jumping is glitched (regression from IK refactor, fixed now, but jumping still needs some work in general).[/p][p]* My Account: Packs: Placeholder entry displayed but not clickable.[/p][p]* Text display glitches in Bug Reporter. [/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h3]BETA 8[/h3][p] [/p][h3]IMPROVEMENTS:[/h3][p]* Improved FPS readout font display.[/p][p][/p][h3]BUGS FIXED: [/h3][p]* Sometimes packmates eat right next to a competitor at a carcass.[/p][p]* Gameplay Settings: HUD pulldown doesn't include Minimal HUD option. [/p][p]* Multiplayer: Cant see other player's wolf bios.[/p][p]* Multiplayer: Text chat panel doesn't scroll.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]BETA 7[/h3][p][/p][h3]BUGS FIXED:[/h3][p]* Tall grass patches, and some boulders, missing from Hellroaring Mountain during summer season.[/p][p]* Multiplayer: Error interferes with voting during the Name Pups scene.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h3]BETA 6[/h3][p][/p][h3]NEW:[/h3][p]* New object of interest at Eduweb tent in Slough Creek.[/p][p][/p][h3]IMPROVEMENTS:[/h3][p]* Refactored wolf eating AI, to improve code quality and refine some eating behaviors. Packmates should now be smarter about eating carcasses when bison and other dangerous prey or competitors are nearby.[/p][p]* Refactored wolf hunting AI, to improve code quality and revise some hunting behaviors. When attacking mother-calf pairs, packmates will ignore mother until she is within 15 meters. When hunting elk herds, packmates will be less eager to start biting elk before herd begins to flee. [/p][p]* Refactored IK to improve code quality.[/p][p]* Revised layout of Gameplay Settings panel to be more logical.[/p][p]* New keyboard layout image in Game Settings: Controls (in preparation for localized keyboard layouts once we add other languages).[/p][p][/p][h3]BUGS FIXED:[/h3][p]* Occasionally a pup survives an instant-kill predator attack with 1% of health remaining.[/p][p]* Douglas-fir tree branch texture visual glitch.[/p][p]* In Lost River-Classic, Halloween coffins are missing the box mesh. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]TO GET THE BETA BUILD[/h3][p]1) In the Steam app, go to your Library, then right-click on the WolfQuest: AE name in the left column and choose Properties. 2) Then go to the Betas tab and select the WQ current Beta option in the pulldown. No password is necessary. Steam should then start downloading it. Later you can switch back to the public version in that Betas tab, by selecting NONE in that pulldown.[/p][p] [/p]