Battlefront.com Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hi all! We had wanted to release the patch before this weekend, however a few last minute glitches made that not such a good idea We're still trying to straighten out the last of them. These glitches came from rewriting part of the terrain rendering code so as to increase framerates for everybody. It's working fantastic, however there are some "artifacts" that need to be cleaned up first. This list of improvements is quite substantial beyond speeding up the framerates. The most recent fixes make infantry more responsive and less prone to some indecisiveness in certain situations. OK... so when will it be released? We want it out the door ASAP, but it can't ship until we've cleaned up the last few graphics issues. We're hoping that will only take another day or two at most. Thanks! Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkerT Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Thank you for the heads up Steve! I am looking very much forward to 1.04 and it just might be the version for me in which to give the campaign a full blown try. Been holding out playing other stuff until you and the hard working crew get the worst of them bugs squashed! A good game on your HD waiting to shine is almost as good as money in the bank! Thank you and all the best Frans 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEzra Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Thanks BFC ...And a special thanks to the testers unsung heroes all 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishga Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Will you be so kind as to host the paradox patch after they do there anti-piracy thing to it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markh Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Steve Thanks for the feedback on patch 1.04. I appreciate that you guys have also been working hard on graphics fixes so I thought I would try to pick your brains. I am not that "clued-up" on computers so excuse me if my comments or questions seem overly simplistic. Firstly, I currently have an AMD x2 dual core 3800+ (2.0 GHz) Processor. 2.048 GB of DDR RAM. nVidia Geforce 6600 3D 256MB graphics card. As a consequence I am rather limited to the size of game I can play with CMSF, as well as the quality of the graphics settings. I am about the spend some of my quarterly bonus on treating myself to a new or upgraded computer. CMSF seems to be the most demanding/problematic game I have so far as graphics are concerned. However, I am reading in these forums that obtaining the highest end machines may not necessarily be a solution. So I am looking for some ideas. Please note that I am not making a complaint, and so I am not looking for the reasons that the problems exist - I probably would not understand the reasons anyway. I am simply looking for some workable views on the subject. For example, what sort of specifications and components should I be looking for based on the research and diagnostics that you guys have been conducting over the past weeks? I would also welcome any thoughts from anyone who feels they can assist a non-technical enthusiast. Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNac Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 "rewriting part of the terrain rendering code" well as it's suspected it seems a lot of problems come from there markh you can't get any answer on that. but I'll give you an highlight, if you want to build an endurable system upgrade to the best card out there, that is the infamous Geforce 8800. It does not matter which are the current problems with the game, BF is gotta have to fix them (or nvidia, or both), as it's becoming the satndard FAST. I myself plan to buy one and I could careless if CMSF can't work with it, then I'll have to live w/o CMSF or asny CMx2 game if it's gonna be that way for a while. Now if you are building your system around this game (bad idea, IMO), I would pick an older card which will not be as profitable. Maybe upgrading your CPU would help too, but this all depends on which games do you run or which applications. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yskonyn Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 And I suppose the new patch will make any 1.03 saves incompatible again? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzermartin Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Is there any tweaking of the multiplayer part? I've yet to play a lagless game and I have tried several different hosts so far. What kind of connection is needed? I have 1024k DSL. Yesterday I had joined a game with a ~170ms ping. Not perfect but I couldnt explain the SEVERAL minutes it took for my vehicles to carry out the orders and the neverending disembarkment of passengers. Is this just bad connection or bugs in the net code? I havent come to a conclusion yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEzra Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Originally posted by Yskonyn: And I suppose the new patch will make any 1.03 saves incompatible again? No doubt...And for a change I'm actually winning a couple PBEM's But I'll restart 'em in a hearbeat V1.04 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuhrRiver Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Have you considered, Mark, that some of your opponents are letting you think you're winning? Just wanted to suggest another paradigm..... : ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEzra Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Now Max, you know I never pause to consider...Let me have my little fantasy...and then a few days of no file returns and then the Patch and Presto: I've won! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hev Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Thanks for the update Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statisoris Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 This is great news, thanks for keeping us informed. The news is so great I think I'll raise my hands in the air, stand up from my chair, shake convulsivley and scream like a little girl while running in circles, then sit back down again in a state of pure calm, if thats ok with everyone? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet67 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 That's great news. I'm looking forward to it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itael Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Thanks for the update Steve, really appreciate it! Looking forward to the patch. Itai 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topo Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomm Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Pre-1.04 Impressions from yesterdays CM:SF session: The Good: switching off the blue icons as my Humvees and Strykers race across the map on fast, trailing dust behind them ... The Bad: Trying to check LOS from a recon Humvee with the Target command ... :confused: The Ugly: watching my .50 cal bullets tear into a mosque, clearly making a 45 degree turn in midair a few meters before impacting!!!!! :eek: Best regards, Thomm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptWasp Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Very good news. My worst problems now are with infantry behavior... I hope they will self-preserve more in the future! Keep up the good work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishga Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Any further word, Steve? Can we expect the patch in time for Friday? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSG DEG Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Steve, Hey, thanks for the info and the dedication to developing another great CM game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Originally posted by Mishga: Any further word, Steve? Can we expect the patch in time for Friday? it should be sometime this week for sure (I think) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Originally posted by aka_tom_w: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Mishga: Any further word, Steve? Can we expect the patch in time for Friday? it should be sometime this week for sure (I think) </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAI Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 So, will 1.04 be "da bomb"? Will it be the Mother of All Wargames that was promised (sort of)? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 yes (mostly) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul AU Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I have a lot of criticisms of BFC, but mostly I don’t voice them because they make the best games of their kind (by, as they keep telling us), a Long Shot. But you do have to admire their patch-worthyiness, even if they do understand it’s in their own substantial interest. I lament the abandonment of CMx1 half-way through it’s development ( I really, really do..) but I guess if CM:SF ever gets to be as good as CMx1 before it’s abandoned too, that will in, nett, be a good thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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