Thank you very much for the update Thank you, Alec Sanger P: 248.941.3813 F: 313.286.8945
> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:59:30 -0700 > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead Update Available > > No new versus campaigns? Aw well. Nice update nonetheless. > > Jason Ruymen wrote: > > A required update for Left 4 Dead has been released. Please run > > hldsupdatetool to receive the update. The specific changes include: > > > > General > > - Fixed Survivors being able to climb surfaces marked for versus infected > > only. > > - Fixed a class of SurvivorBot bugs dealing with rescuing downed players. > > - Players can no longer grab ladders while flying through the air after a > > Tank punch. > > - Shooting near a car with an alarm that has already fired the alarm will > > no longer make chirping noises. > > - Improved loading time. > > - Fixed mini-gun physics exploit. > > - Fixed propane tanks (and other physics objects) causing players to fall > > through elevators. > > - Fixed rare achievement bug issues. > > - Fixed several map exploits. > > - Fixed various match making issues. > > - Fixed NAT traversal issues. > > > > Versus Changes > > - Added HUD elements to show status of other infected players. > > - Changed color of infected player name in chat to red. > > - Fixed exploit where players could spawn infected bots > > - Fixed instance where a Survivor changing to the infected team would be > > attacked by infected bots. > > - Normalized special infected melee damage. > > - Made the following client commands cheat protected: "Kill" and "explode". > > - Fixed exploit where infected players could run away and teleport back to > > gain health. > > - Players can only change teams once per map. > > - Players can't change teams while other players are still loading. > > - Tank spawns at the same % through the map for both teams in versus mode. > > - Made the Tank and Witch spawn directly on the escape route. > > - Increased chance of getting the Tank or Witch. > > - Fixed team swap issue. > > > > Hunter > > - Easier to pounce a Survivor who is meleeing. > > - Increased Minimum damage a Hunter pounce does. > > > > Smoker > > - Fixed Smoker tongue tolerance. > > - Smoker now has to be killed or the tongue destroyed for the tongue to > > break. > > - Survivor's cannot bash someone off the tongue until the Survivor being > > pulled is paralyzed or hanging > > - Tongue attacks that fail to paralyze or hang a Survivor will use the > > shorter ability delay timer. > > - Fixed cases where the ability timer was not using the correct time. > > - Fixed case where you could point at a Survivor but not register a tongue > > hit > > - Fixed Smoker tongue not targeting and landing properly through PZ ghosts. > > - Smoker tongue does damage every second while dragging paralyzed Survivors. > > > > Tank > > - Bashable objects now appear with a red glow. > > - Tanks hitting a car with an alarm disables the alarm permanently. > > - Tank frustration timer is only reset by hitting Survivors with rocks or > > fists. > > - Reduced autoshotgun damage against Tanks. > > > > Witch > > - Witch spawns at the same % through the map for both teams. > > - Avoids spawning within a certain % of the tank. > > - Fixed an exploit where the Witch could be woken up and tricked into > > attacking Survivors. > > > > Jason > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_howitworks_012009 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
