Yoshiro
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April 27th Changelog

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Gameplay
•Classic
◦Added the ability for MGs to use controlled breathing zoom when deployed to balance them out against rifles in Classic mode
◦Bullet hitting player sounds are no longer exaggerated
◦Fixed a bug where sometimes weapons could zoom in in classic mode when they shouldn't be able to
•Realism
◦Can no longer use controlled breathing, or use focus zoom if under heavy suppression.
•Realism/Classic
◦When suppressed the player will now experience increased weapon breathing/sway and screen/weapon buffeting effects that scale up with the current suppression level of the player.
◦Stamina now has an increased effect on weapon breathing/sway when stamina is below 80% and above 25%
◦Can no longer fire your weapon after going to iron sights while sprinting until the weapon gets back into the firing position
•Suppression now effects the screen/weapon "buffeting" effect when bullets whiz by the player. When more suppressed the screen will buffet more when a bullet whizzes by. Additionally, suppression bonuses from player progression, proximity to a hero, or being in cover will now reduce this buffeting affect as well.
•Bipod MGs have greatly increased accuracy and much less recoil when deployed. Tripod MGs have greatly increased accuracy
•Getting a battlefield commission should no longer cause the player to miss the initial spawn. Also, players who get a battlefield commission in the second round should now have enough time to use it.
•Can no longer use the quick grenade key during the round start countdown
Gameplay Bug Fixes
•Fixed bipod and tripod MG bullets from hitting the edges of an emplacement (window, sandbag, etc...) - This fixes an issue introduced in beta
•Fixed dropped weapon pickups getting automatically picked up sometimes
•Fixed bots sliding around the floor in the ref pose in Firefight
•Fixed commander sometimes not respawning properly in Countdown
•Fixed overtime not always ending after capping an objective in Territory
•Fixed commander automatically selecting their own artillery location. It was showing in the menu as selected, but it would not work properly when trying to launch artillery.
•Fixed squad leaders overriding each other's marked artillery targets
•Fixed a way to avoid spawn protection
•Fixed the allied smoke grenade not properly blocking vision (effects AI vision, enemy spotted, and peripheral indicators)
•Fixed the Stonewall achievement
•Fixed stamina not recovering when using a fixed MG
•Fixed a bug where when using a fixed MG sometimes it would sound like your own voice was coming from behind you
UI
•Refinements to peripheral indicators making it more difficult to pin-point enemy locations
•Fixed remaining salvo text misplaced in the commander menu
•(Work in Progress) Added menu options to disable HUD Tips and/or Menu tooltips
•Fixed player names appearing outside the tooltip box in the team select menu
•Fixed some server filters being turned on (and saved) after using instant match
Audio
•Created a new system for being able to adjust the sounds of bullets hitting players. By default, for relaxed realism mode it is just like it is now, for realism mode the sounds of bullets hitting players are toned down, and for classic mode the sounds of bullets hitting players are at realistic volume levels. This setting is also adjustable for custom mode in webadmin.
•Adjusted the sound of the player breathing when in iron sights so that breathing out will more closely match the volume of breathing in (before breathing out was very quiet compared to breathing in). Also increased the volume of the iron sights breathing a little so that it is more obvious that the player is breathing. It should also now be more clear that the player is NOT holding their breath when controlled breathing is used, rather the player is breathing slowly and pausing between each breath.
•Some voice chatter was repeating itself that shouldn't be while other chatter was not repeating itself when it should be. Both issues have been fixed.
•Fixed a bug where when using a fixed MG sometimes it would sound like your own voice was coming from behind you
Performance
•More client and server performance improvements
Maps
•Mamayev Kurgan
◦Updated Lighting
•Apartments
◦Increased Allies reinforcements
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I had the no games found in the server browser and the fix was to delete client registry.blob from x:/Steam/ and MasterServers.vdf or MasterServer2.vdf (can't remember which but the info is posted in RO2 Steam forum somewhere) found in x:/Steam/config/.

You mean like MW3 which is basically MW2 with New Maps? Honestly I don't understand why it has to play like RO1 for everybody to be happy, if one likes the original, play it instead.

I will try this. As for the updates, they are taking far too long. If it takes another two months then it would've almost been a year since the game was released. And sadly the community seems to be dead already...

I do hope they make an RO3 - essentially RO2 reworked with RO1 style game play from the start as well as more content.

A very ignorant post. It is hard to play when the game is dead; that tends to happen after it has been out for many years. When the second game came out it cut the player base down, and as a result, the combined player base of RO1 + RO2 is essentially lower than RO1 had prior to RO2's release. In addition the game has aged engine wise. A lot of people are looking for an RO1 sequel that wasn't broken and played like the previous game (as one would expect from a sequel).

And as I said, RO1 style gameplay and attention to detail. That would require reworking the game considerably so it won't be like MW2 to ME3.

It should play like RO1 because it offered a fun experience. RO2, at release, was CoD style in WWII with some characteristics of RO1 left over like the damage system and nice weapon modeling. The issue is that it played like a run and gun game with tiny CQC maps which does not work well with some of those RO1 mechanics.

TWI seems to be improving the game with a Classic mode, but again, too little too late. The player base is so small that it will likely be entirely dead by the time the game is 1 year old. Which is why I would suggest releasing an RO3 with a defined gameplay style rather than foolishly trying to take on CoD/BF.

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Yoshiro
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What We Are Up To - Community Requests and Patch Timing

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Once again welcome back to another edition of "What We Are Up To". As mentioned last time, we are drawing closer to the release of the RO 2 update. The timing of the release along with what should be last set of changes to be introduced to the beta are the topics of today's post. Starting off will be the changes coming to the beta this week: Client-side hit detection and changes to Tank AI.

One of the largest community requested items has been client-side hit detection. And that is exactly what you will be getting! Admins will now have the ability to chose what network model they want for their servers. Client-side hit detection takes the network out of the equation and gives the end users a more "what you see is what you get" experience. Leading your target will be more consistent across servers that have it enabled. It will now up to Players and Admins to decide which mode is right for them.

Next up, tanks. While we are planning more updates for down the road we do have several changes that will be hitting the beta (and this update), we have been working hard to address many of the issues. Bugs have been squashed, tank "warping" has stabilized, ai changes have been made, and ease of use functionality has been implemented. We hope you will enjoy the upcoming changes listed below.

One of the first things players will notice with tanks, after the next beta update, is that they won't fire at will. The new default mode for tank AI (in human controlled tanks) is "Player Ordered AI Gunnery" mode. With this new system, Tank AI will do nothing if the human player is in a tank, unless the human player orders the AI to do something. For example, if the human player orders the AI to attack an enemy, the AI will use the hull MG and the main cannon to attack the enemy for a short time. Then after a short time the AI will stop firing.

In addition to this new default functionality the server admin can also run in several different configurations including turning off all vehicle AI gunnery, selecting full autonomous AI gunner, selecting player ordered gunnery only (the default), or individually turn off/on AI gunner for the hull mg and tank cannon. We highly recommend all admins try out the new player ordered AI gunnery system as it is a vast improvement over the original system. Players will also find that AI gunners are no longer the crack sharpshooters they previously were, and will be even worse if the tank is in motion. Opening your tank to others is now a more viable option, [TT]'s unite!

We at Tripwire would like to highlight two community members who have inspired change through their work for the community. Mekhazzio (with his anti-lag mut) and Ducky (with his TankAI mut and many others). Some of the changes listed above are a direct response to the work they have done and the community's appreciation of it.

These will be the last major additions to the beta as we lock down functionality and move into the final QA and bug fixing process. Eagle-eyed readers will have noticed that I did not mention Multiplayer Campaign (MC), and there is a reason for that. It will not be making its debut in the next patch. As things have come together since the beta began, MC has always been just out of reach for inclusion with the "next beta patch". We feel that it needs more time in testing and balancing, and more importantly, more time with community feedback! So with that in mind, we will be adding MC to the beta so that players can get in there and let us know what they feel is working, and better still, what needs more work. We look forward to playing it with the beta community shortly.

Now for the question everybody wants answered. When will the patch be released? With content locked and the final QA process underway , I am happy to announce we are now looking at a date before the end of May for the update to roll out. This should be followed by a pre-load (Valve permitting) and free weekend approximately a week later. This is to make sure there will be ample time to prepare and your friends won't have the excuse of not being ready when it is time for the free weekend. We look forward to seeing you in a bigger, better RO 2!
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May 10th Beta Changelog

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Gameplay - General•First pass client side hit detection system. Client side hit detection works for all standard small arms bullet firing weapons and for melee. Client side hit detection can be turned on/off by server admins through the webadmin tool.

•New control options added for Crouch (Hold), Prone (Hold), Iron sights (Hold), and exclusive Focus / Breathing.
•Added a new system which scales down the damage of bullets as they lose velocity, and as they penetrate objects (based on the density of the type of object they penetrate). In particular SMGs and pistols will be less effective at longer ranges while rifles and MGs will still be effective at long range. Additionally, players will take reduced damage from bullets that penetrate objects before hitting the player.
•The distance the player can fall before being damaged/killed has been increased. Falling damage now hurts the players legs and in Realism & Classic mode makes the player walk slowly for a short time.
•Added suppression for melee
•The F1 grenade damage has been increased to match it's axis counterpart
•Smoke from smoke grenades now disappears between rounds
•The map boundary effect has been brightened
•Overtime timelimit has been increased to 3 minutes. Stalling an objective capture no longer ends overtime (the objective must be completely captured or lost)
•Improvements to prone physics in tight spaces (e.g. trenches)
Gameplay - Vehicle Functionality & AI•Completely new AI configurability system with robust configurability including webadmin options. The system includes all new tank AI functionality with "player ordered AI gunnery only" as the default setup. With this new system, Tank AI will do nothing if the human player is in a tank, unless the human player orders the AI to do something. For example, if the human player orders the AI to attack an enemy, the AI will use the hull MG and the main cannon to attack the enemy for a short time. Then after a short time the AI will stop firing. In addition to this new default functionality the server admin can also run in several different configurations including turning off all vehicle AI gunnery, selecting full autonomous AI gunner, selecting player ordered gunnery only (the default), or individually turn off/on AI gunner for the hull mg and tank cannon. We highly recommend all admins try out the new player ordered AI gunnery system as it is a vast improvement over the original system.
•Fixed bugs that were causing the vehicle AI to be 100% accurate with their aimed shots when a human player was in the tank. This was the root of most of the problems with tank AI being way too hardcore and good.
•Completely revised AI gunnery model. This system has been tuned to be very forgiving and to not quite play as well as a human player would. With that said it will also be useful enough for players to want to use the system, but without completely destroying human players unrealistically like it was before. This system includes functionality that makes the AI less accurate based on many factors such as distance from the tank, movement state of the enemy (walking, sprinting, etc), as well as making the tank AI much less accurate if the tank is moving. Some elements of this system were already in the codebase, but not functioning due to a bug.
•Added some tank AI configuration elements based off of Ducky's Tank AI mutator
•You can now rotate the turret of the Panzer IV from the commander cuppola position by looking in a direction and pressing the fire button (you could already do it from the interior gunner position of the Panzer IV and the gunner/commander position of the T34)
Gameplay - Action Mode•The crosshair size now scales with the base accuracy of the weapon. More accurate weapons have tighter crosshairs, less accurate weapons have looser crosshairs.
• The crosshair now expands with the recoil of the gun to represent the shooting being less accurate for longer bursts.
•Increased weapon spread when not aiming down sights.
•Set up weapons to fire at the crosshair location for Action mode (including fixed MGs) when not using sights.
•Removed "instant death" zones in Action mode. Damage to those zones is now just scaled up rather than instantly killing theplayer. Those zones are head, neck, heart, and acorns.
•Added a system to scale the damage on a per weapon basis. Weapon damage is now more balanced for Action mode. In particular, rifles are much more effective, and the balance between weapons is much better.
•Added a new system to scale the weapon spread of weapons when not aiming down sights. It is now considerably harder to hit players when hip shooting in Action mode, which puts more of an emphasis on using sights while still allow hip shooting to be a viable tactic.
•Added a system to tweak weapon recoil for Action mode. Adjusted the recoil of the PPSH and AVT40 to be more controllable for action mode.
Gameplay - Fixes•In Countdown, the commander is no longer able to waste a reinforcement wave if nobody is dead
•Fixed an instance of getting stuck in suppression
• Fixed a bug preventing players from deploying MGs in some areas
• Fixed tank physics from 'popping' around online at close range - Still working on longer range
• Fixed disappearing players when using or viewing someone on a tripod MGs
• Fixed a rare situation where Countdown sudden death would not end
• Fixed a bug where you could get suppressed multiple times from the same penetrating shot
•Fixed a bug with melee that was causing it to not hit the body part you were aiming at
• Fixed a bug where damage scaling was breaking being able to damage tank crew members
• Fixed a bug where weapon rotation could get messed up when blind firing from cover in action mode
• Fixed a bug where the AI would take over control of the tank's turret/hull MG even if you had ordered it not to fire.
•Fixed a bug where the tank cannon would point off in random directions after the AI fired it round from it or moved it.
•Fixed a bug where the AI would just fire at anything they saw when ordered to suppress infantry rather than actually firing at the infantry the commander ordered them to fire at.
•Spectator/DemoRec no longer get stuck on the round end menu
•Servers no longer crash when misspelling a map name using servertravel
UI•On the loading screen the game mode setting is now always correct
•Fixed incorrect server details icons in the server browser
•Added popup dialog boxes to the server browser the first time you connect to action or realism servers
•The territory spawn menu no longer displays if your team is out of reinforcements
•Fixed the kill message icon for the allied AT grenade
•Tweaks to the squad member list in tactical view
•Added notification message for team kills that tell both players involved
•Added notification message for MG barrel overheating
•In Realism Mode the minimap is now displayed in tactical view
•Refinements to role/kick voting menus
•Added a tip dialog box to the weapon select menu the first time a weapon upgrade is available
•Corrected battlefield commission text (Always said Axis team)
•Adjustments to some HUD font, size, and positioning.
•Players lists are now once again available in the server browser
Graphics & Performance•Added a DOF graphics setting to the video options menu
•Fixed a texture size constraint that was causing some 32bit machines to crash
Audio•Added new audio for the native voices option
•Refined and improved vehicle MG sounds
•Panzer IV now uses a looped MG shooting sound
•Tank AI Crew members will now respond verbally to the tank commander’s orders
WebAdmin•Mutators now show up in the change map screen
•Added more flexibility to a number server settings including: team death icons, allow killcam, kill message mode/delay, friendly player name mode.
•Cleaned up some unused webadmin settings
•Fixed killcam settings not working properly in webadmin

Known Issues•There is currently a known crash when a server changes maps
•Currently the map voting screen will not list maps, but the functionality still works (names are just invisible)
•Server Browser may display incorrect information
•Count Down ready up menus have some fake player placeholder names
•Rare case of muzzle flash not showing
•Weapon focus may get "funky" - We are trying to find a good reproduction.


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Red Orchestra 2 Opt In Beta

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RO 2 owners will now find that they have the ability to opt into a Red Orchestra 2 beta (they can do this by right clicking on the game in Steam, choosing the properties option and then the beta tab to find the opt in drop down) . This beta will replace the current live build of the game (not the separate Red Orchestra 2 Beta).

A brief summary of what this beta includes:•Maps◦New Map - Mamayev Kurgan - TE, CD, FF
◦Balance updates and bug fixes for all other maps

•New Game Modes◦New Mode - Classic
◦New Mode - Action - This mode replaces relaxed realism.

•Gameplay Refinements◦Lockdown
◦Overtime
◦Spawn Protection
◦Spawn on Squad Leader
◦Enemy Spotted
◦Player Damage Model
◦Suppression
◦T-34 armor has been modified

•Community Requests◦Client side hit detection server option
◦Tank AI Changes and Additions
◦Greatly decreased deployed machine gun recoil
◦New input options for functions (toggle vs hold and more)

•Performance and Bugs◦Over 50 major bugs fixed
◦Major performance increases for clients and servers
◦Improved particles from explosions and smoke


This is not the final build, but is a near release candidate. We will be monitoring it over the weekend for any major issues that arise. Have fun, and a great weekend!

Of note, users may need to delete their mygames/ro2/rogame/config files. They need to be freshly made for this build of the game and it looks like the initial install did not do that properly.

We have also heard reports that it doesn't start the update for some users unless they toggle the "always keep this game up to date" function off and then back on

WARNING: Any users who are currently part of the Rising Storm beta team are advised NOT to opt in. The game will NOT work while the current build of Rising Storm is installed.

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