America's Army 3 gets a big update
By Steven Perdikis - Sat Jul 4, 2009 10:17am
It isn't every morning that you wake up to a patch of over 1GB for a free game. So, that makes today a little bit special, with a massive patch for America's Army arriving. The patch weighs in at just over 1GB, and should you have installed the Steam version of the game, should automatically be downloaded by your Steam client.
While the change list does little to suggest why the patch is so large, it is likely that the inclusion of a "new TS3 SDK" has something to do with the large file size. Other fixes and additions to the game include an improved console, support for clans, and the ability to see what version of the game you are currently running.
In addition, a number of minor fixes are made, which should make the game experience more enjoyable for all. Your Steam client should automatically pull down the update, or will be forced to do so if you restart Steam.
The complete change list is as follows:
While the change list does little to suggest why the patch is so large, it is likely that the inclusion of a "new TS3 SDK" has something to do with the large file size. Other fixes and additions to the game include an improved console, support for clans, and the ability to see what version of the game you are currently running.
In addition, a number of minor fixes are made, which should make the game experience more enjoyable for all. Your Steam client should automatically pull down the update, or will be forced to do so if you restart Steam.
The complete change list is as follows:
- Improved console help
- Added Clan support. Add clan tag in Account Settings. You must change information while in single player mode for now.
- Admin VOIP Improvements
- New "version" console command to see the current version
- Server browser performance improvements
- Fixes joining password protected servers so it no longer selects the server underneath the mouse cursor when clicking on the "Join" button in the password entry dialog.
- Fix for settings menu improperly closing when ESC pressed and leaving the player stuck with no UI and limited control
- Mission generation optimizations
- Fixed issue with logging into game servers that sometimes used another player's soldier profile.
- New TS3 SDK integrated
- Improves how server manages authentication objects
- Fixes issue with players being added to the scoring system not having all of their scoring data written.
- Fixes issue where players not logged into MBS were being logged out if they left the server prior to authenticating
- M320 grenade attaching issue resolved.
- Dedicated server title bar now shows mission and player details
- Fixes the "Waiting for other players" UI so it now appears again.
- Removes some server logging
- Increased communications handling to support when all players use heavy load outs. This may correct many instances where players didn't spawn correctly or get the correct load out.
- Fixes the M320 getting an extra round of ammo
- Fixes the Account Settings password changing not working properly
- Fixes the IRC link not working
- Fixes the displayed mission type (assault/defense/etc.) shown in the battle planner so it displays properly after side-swapping
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