Ace of Spades Message Board

Build 3067

Content Update

Main Menu:
• Added a new Main Menu layout
• Added new menus: Ranked Match (new design), Custom Match, Player Profile, Tutorial, Achievements, Leaderboard, Credits
• Removed Quick Match, Choose Match options

Score System:
• Leaderboard (platform icon): shows Global, Local and Friends stats, divided into different game modes and general
• Player Profile : shows personal stats and ranks, Game Modes - Classes - Equipment stats
• Players personal match score is shown on the HUD in a game
• Updated end of game score screens with awards and scores

Ranked Match:
• Now you can play predefined game modes that track your rank and scores

Custom Match:
• Now you are able to set up your own game rules / settings
• You are able to chat while in a custom lobby
• You are able to join your Steam friends matches
• Host can create teams (options: neutral, blue, green)
• Match Settings:
o Privacy (Invite, Friends, Open)
o Mode (all game modes)
o Max Players (2-24)
o Match Length (5-90)
o Map (Standard, Classic, Mafia)
o Game Rules (Enable/Disable Classes, Enable/Disable Weapons, Changing Game Rules, Changing General Game Features)
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Fixes & Tweaks


Graphics:
• New Loading screens that shows maps, modes and scores
• General HUD refinement
• Occupation Mode: added smoke animation onto bomb

Classes:
• Edited the Rocketeer into an Engineer class
• Changes health amounts for each class
• Commando: Moved both RPGs under the Secondary Weapons, Removed Pistol and Block Cannon and added new Prefabs
• Marksman: Removed Block Cannon, added new prefabs, Sniper Rifle renamed as Bolt-Action Rifle, Rifle renamed as Semi-Auto Rifle, Increased Landmine max number to 5
• Engineer: Removed Spade and Block Cannon, added Engineer Jetpack, new prefabs
• Miner: Removed Block Cannon, new prefabs

Weapons:
• Snowblower: removed Christmas design, renamed as Block Cannon
• Knife: faster movement
• Added Classic SMG, Classic Shotgun for Classic CTF selection
• Votekick:
o Players are able to kick other players by pressing K
• Gameplay:
o Removed the limit on the length of block lines
o Occupation Mode is now score based - 50 points to win the match
o Default match length for Classic is now 90 minutes long
• Sounds:
o Added diamond disappear sound
o New sound when hitting water with melee weapons
• Bugs:
o We have made a whole host of bug fixes, and hope that you have a better gaming experience.

Update Notes 19th March 2013
Build: 2523


Crashes/Freezes
• Fixed various de-sync & connection issues
• Improved compatibility for lower end machines


Balancing/Gameplay
• Players can now play Dynamite, Turrets, and Landmines on the Flare Block Prefab
• [DLC] Fix for being able to throw Molotov Cocktails by pressing shift rather than releasing the mouse button
• You can no longer bury one of the health crates on Arctic Base
• Landmines now also detonate when buried 2 blocks deep
• It now takes 2 headshots to kill the Miner with the Rifle
• Friendly dynamite timer is no longer visible through the whole map
• If a player changes to spectator mode after the zombie virus has been detected, and then rejoins the game they will become infected
• Updated zombie spawn areas on Double Dragon
• While chatting as a spectator the screen will lock to a 'chat mode' after pressing the mapped chat button
• Added additional crate spawn points to Arctic Base and to Lunar Base


Graphical/HUD
• Grenades no longer clip through blocks
• [DLC] More realistic model for Tommy Gun when in aim mode
• Miner's hat is team coloured instead of having black lines on it
• Resolution no longer resets back to default settings (800x600) after restarting the game
• Minimap and timer now displays in spectator mode
• Reintroduced the hide HUD option that can be mapped from the controls settings menu


User Interface
• Grammar corrections across all languages
• Reduced text sizes to fit UI across various languages
• Fixed map rotation in server browser to match with the in game map
• Main Menu button has been removed from the 'Choose Match' screen and from Map Loading screen
• The Mayan Jungle map on the choose server menu now has a blue river rather than a black one


Classic Mode
• The spade now takes two hits to break blocks using the left mouse button function.
• Using the spade's right mouse button function no longer collects blocks
• Falling damage has been increased
• When aiming with the Rifle the centre of the reticule has been moved from the middle of the red dot, to the top edge.
• Updated spawn areas on Hiesville

Title: Game Update 8th February 2013

Build: 2180

Crashes/Freezes

• Improvements have been made to client and server synchronisation.
• Some stability changes have been made to stop some crashes.

Balancing/Gameplay

• Diamond Mine messaging changed to avoid repeatedly displaying the same message.
• Rocketeer has been given the pickaxe as an option on the Choose Class screen.
• CTF now has a score limit is now 5 rather than 50
• CTF captures are worth 1 point now instead of 10
• The mysterious sound of placing a block no longer happens when you don't have any blocks to place
• The achievement Dead Drop now unlocks correctly
• Reticule no longer turns red when hitting a friendly character.
• Reticule no longer turns red when firing at the area of a dead character.
• Rocket Turret now explodes when it has fired 10 rockets rather than when it has run out of time.

Graphical/HUD

• Winter Valley skybox has been better aligned with sea level.
• Class icons added to in game scoreboard.
• Names and icons turn red on the in game scoreboard if the player has been killed.
• Multiple ammo boxes will no longer spawn on the same point at the same time.
• Flare blocks correctly displayed when placed on water.
• Improvements to indicator showing whether a block can be placed or not.
• Tilde key function has been removed
• Lighting is correctly removed when a Flare Block is destroyed

User Interface

• The clickable area to sort by Ping on the Choose Match Menu has been expanded to cover the whole of the word
• All buttons in the menus increase in brightness when the mouse hovers over.

Language Specific

French

• Spelling mistake in French version, Soyez le dernier joueur à poser une bombe avec succès, puis remportez la manche. is now fixed

Classic Mode

• Player is now able to sprint at the right speed after capturing the intel - not while you are holding it.
• The CP is now double-sided. If a player camps inside the player will not be able to see out. Sneaky spawn campers!
• ]CTF now has a score limit is now 5 rather than 50
• CTF captures are worth 1 point now instead of 10

Update Notes 18th January 2013
Build 2089

Crashes/Freezes
• Further fixes for crashes that occur during gameplay and loading screens
• A fix for incompatibility with AVG has been added.
• Improvements to how the game now handles destruction of large objects
• Fixed a crash related toclicking the Ranked Match button on the main menu


Balancing/Gameplay
• When Zombies are killed they no longer spawn where they die
• Some improvements to map specific spawn points
• The player can no longer move faster by jumping or falling when carrying game mode objectives
• Improvements to placement of individual blocks
• Further improvements to Constructs to prevent players from becoming trapped
• Sniper Rifle fix for accuracy at distance
• Land Mines can now be destroyed by direct weapon fire


Graphical/HUD
• Following requests from the community the reticule now adds a visual indication when you hit someone (turns red briefly)
• Additional graphics settings have been added to the settings menu
• Some improvements to ATI graphics card compatibility
• On the choose match screen the correct minimap is now shown for Double Dragon


User Interface
• Minor improvements to menu screens


Language Specific

German
• Improvements to text in menus


French
• Improvements to text in menus

Spanish
• Improvements to text in menus

Russian
• Improvements to text in menus

Italian
• Improvements to text in menus

Polish
• Improvements to text in menus


Update Notes 11th January 2013
Build 2055

Servers
• Reduced lag


Crashes/Freezes
• Destroying large structures no longer crashes the game
• Significant number of fixes to crashes occurring in game, and during loading
• Resolved desync between client and server, which in turn has fixed multiple other gameplay issues


Balancing/Gameplay
• Improvement to the range of the Snow Blower
• Increase to the range of the Sniper Rifle
• Decreased RPG's damage to players and landscape
• Decreased RPG's knockback on players
• Increased RPG's splash damage
• Landmines now explode when buried
• General minor balancing for the Shotgun
• Rocket Turret's countdown timer is no longer visible beyond approximately a 20 block radius
• Timers for Dynamite & Rocket Turrets are no longer visible to the opposite team
• Players can no longer be trapped inside blocks placed by other players
• Synchronised hit splash effect and audio feedback when successfully shooting players
• Unintentional voice chat function has been disabled
• Choosing 'Quick Match' or 'Ranked Match' now provides a searching message to reassure players that the mode is loading


Graphical/HUD
• Graphical optimisation to Flare Block lighting
• In game text improved
• Shader based performance improvements

Translated Versions
• Addition of Polish, Mexican Spanish, Turkish, Russian, Brazilian and Portuguese translated versions.




Update Notes 21st December 2012
Build 1975

Winter Content Pack

A stack of FREE content is up for grabs in our brand new Winter pack update - the debut of the classic Capture the Intel game mode, a brand new weapon, the Snow Cannon and 4 new maps, including Heisville, the hugely popular World War 2 map from 0.75, created by the Ace of Spades map-making competition winner, SIMOX, which was voted for by the Ace of Spades community.
• New Map: Castle Wars inspired by RuneScapes minigame namesake.
• New Map: Heisville World War 2 mayhem created and chosen by the community.
• New Map: Block Ness a lake, a frozen monster, a host of possible tactics.
• New Map: Arctic Base unleash a Cold War, literally.
• New Map: Double Dragon because one dragon just isnt enough.
• New Game Mode: Capture the Intel CTF Ace of Spades style
• New Weapon: Snow Cannon A winter themed weapon that fires snow blocks.

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Fixes, Tweaks, and Additions

Servers
• Addition of Australian servers

Crashes/Freezes
• Crashes due to running the game in translated versions have been fixed.
• Crashes relating to spectator mode have been fixed.

Balancing/Gameplay
• The Rocket Launcher has received some balancing tweaks.
• The Jetpack has received additional balancing.
• The SMG has been rebalanced.
• The Shotgun has been rebalanced.
• The Sniper Rifles scope now has improved zoom.
• The Sniper Rifle has been tweaked to reintroduce recoil.
• The Pistol now has a reticule in and out of aim.
• Fix for Grenade damage.
• Ammo amount for the Drill Gun and Dynamite has been tweaked.
• Melee damage is more consistent.
• Knockback from explosions has been tweaked.
• Land Mine has received some balancing tweaks.
• The Rocketeers walk speed has received a slight increase.

Graphical/HUD
• New Gravestone model introduced



Update Notes 19th December 2012
Build 1881

Here are the latest build notes...

Crashes/Freezes
• Zombie mode servers no longer result in a blue or grey screen on joining
• Zombie Mode no longer results in the game crashing during the loading screen.
• Various mid game crashes have been resolved.
• Crashes whilst choosing class have been resolved.
• Various game loading crashes have been resolved.
• Various map change crashes have been resolved.
• Temporary fix for crashes caused by special characters in Steam names.

Balancing/Gameplay
• Additional tweaks to Jetpack balancing.
• Crates can no longer be completely hidden by placing blocks inside them.
• Additional balancing to death and gravestone explosion damage.
• Respawn timer extended to allow for class change without a point penalty
• Balancing to the number of blocks a player spawns with.
• Balancing to character movement speeds
• Increased aim speed for Rocketeers turret.
• Balancing world block health and prefab block health
• Soldier body health is slightly lower
• Engineer non-jetpack jump height is lower
• Dynamite has had multiple balancing changes
• Super spade has received multiple balancing changes
• Rocket Launcher has received multiple balancing changes
• Sniper rifle damage increased, ammo increased and recoil removed

User Interface
• Improvements to the server select page to help players better identify servers, and choose the server that will provide the best performance for their location.
• Various text corrections.
• Various fixes to font sizes.
• Improvements to control settings menu.

Graphical/HUD
• Colour of the sea is no longer changed by crouching.
• Diamond carriers view is no longer obstructed by diamond icon.
• Graphical fix to game loading screen when maximising window.
• Game resolution is no longer reset after reloading the game.

Misc.
• Taskbar icon now matches the client icon.
• Improved detection for achievement awards.


Language Specific

German
• Various translation fixes for achievements, menus & in game text.

French
• Various translation fixes for achievements, menus & in game text.

Italian
• Various translation fixes for menu & in game text.

Spanish
• Various translation fixes for menu & in game text.

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