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BF3 Client Patch Notes

November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Client-Side Changes
Visuals, Stability and Performance Fixes:
• General performance and loading time improvements
• “Black Screen” fix for an issue occurring on some PC Configurations
• Stereo and Rendering Support for Nvidia and AMD Graphics Cards
• Adjusted the “stuttering” encountered on some PC configurations.
• Fixed several Crashes when joining MP and Co-Op sessions
• Fixed multiple problems when using multiple monitors (Eyefinity / Surround).
• Fixed visual corruption issues on certain Nvidia Cards
• Improved loading times for certain textures
• Added console command “GameTime.MaxVariableFps” to limit max FPS
• Added console command “UI.DrawEnable” to hide UI for screenshots / videos

Balance and Gameplay Adjustments (PC)
• Fixed a problem with high speed mouse movement
• Added back some missing Growlers on Kharg Island Conquest Large
• Added back EOR sound for SQDM and TDM
• You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position
• Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it(note the affect this will have on Hardcore mode!)
• Spawn protection now should work in Conquest. You should no longer spawn on points too close to enemies
• You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM
• Combat areas on Kharg Rush tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after 1st base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun
• Fixed a problem with revived players not suffering suppression
• Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in COOP
• Added joystick deadzone setting
• Fixed sound for when climbing ladders
• Fixed an issue with some weapon sounds in first person
• Fixed a swim sound loop error
• Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns, AA guns, and Jet Cannons against infantry
• Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns against jeeps.
• Reduced the physics impact of AA guns and Jet Cannons, players under attack from these weapons should no longer lose control.
• Increased the damage of the 44 Magnum slightly.
• Increased the range and minimum damage of the .357 Round from the MP412 Rex.
• Increased the range of all .45cal and 9mm weapons.
• Slightly increased the range of the P90 and MP7 and PDW-R.
• Slightly increased the range of the 5.56mm PDW-R and decreased the minimum damage at long range.
• Slightly increased the minimum range of the Mk11, SVD, and M39 EMR 7.62mm rifles.
• Decreased the maximum damage and maximum range of the G3 and SCAR-H 7.62mm weapons.
• Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft.
• Increased the damage and range of the 40mm BUCK rounds.
• Reduced the damage .50cal weapons do against Helicopters.
• Updated T90 canister shell tweaks to match Abrams canister shells
UI Changes (PC)
• Added round duration and ticket summary at EOR
• Advanced squad polish – should be more intuitive
• Significant changes to the Join Squad functionality (see below)
• Fixed a problem regarding keybindings while playing
• You should now get a better error message when being disconnected via Battlelog

Server Update Highlights
• EOD Bot exploit fix
• Several crash fixes
• Anti-stat padding measures taken, disallowing ranked servers to run obscure settings
• Improved team kill kick configuration
• Support for unranked servers. Unranked servers do not report players’ scores to Battlelog, but server administrators can freely control all settings

Share your profile and stats with new Battlelog functionality
• Ability to share your Profile and Stats pages to Facebook, Google+, and Twitter
• User Profile and Stats pages on Battlelog can now be accessed without being signed in to Battlelog if you know a user’s URL
• Single sign on from Battlelog to Origin. If you’re not logged in to Origin and join a game server, Battlelog will automatically sign you in to Origin in the background and join the game server

Quick notes on Squad changes in the Nov 22 update
• Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option
• Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 squad members
• Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM
• Disable Privacy flag when 1 man squad
• Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when squad drops to 1 player
• All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad Selection screen
• Players who choose not to join squads will also show up as Blue in the “Not in a Squad” line
• Squads that are currently empty will display as white — if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text

Filed Under: Battlefield 3, News, PC Games

Steam Hacked

November 12, 2011 By 1 Comment

Steam Hacked, Valve Investigating Possible Credit Card Theft

A message sent just now from Valve Corporation head Gabe Newell says credit card numbers and other personal information were inside a database compromised during a defacement attack on the Steam forums this Sunday.

Valve is advising all of its Steam customers to keep close eye on their credit card activity, as those numbers were inside a database the hackers penetrated during the larger attack, Newell wrote. The Steam Forums are currently closed. Steam itself is operating.
“We do not have evidence that encrypted credit card numbers or personally identifying information were taken by the intruders, or that the protection on credit card numbers or passwords was cracked. We are still investigating,” Newell wrote. “We don’t have evidence of credit card misuse at this time. Nonetheless you should watch your credit card activity and statements closely.”

The database exposed during the attack “contained information including user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card information,” Newell said in the statement.

The Steam Forums are currently offline as Valve continues its investigation and recovers from the attack. When the forums return, all users will be required to change their passwords. Users who used the same password on the Steam Forums as they did on other sites are advised to change those passwords as well.

“We do not know of any compromised Steam accounts, so we are not planning to force a change of Steam account passwords (which are separate from forum passwords). However, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to change that as well, especially if it is the same as your Steam forum account password.” Newell wrote.

“I am truly sorry this happened, and I apologize for the inconvenience,” he said.

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Battlefield 3 ships 10 Million Copies

October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

In only 3 days of Battlefield 3 being released, it has already sold a record breaking 10 million copies. 3 Million of these being pre-orders.

EA CEO John Riccitiello today announced via a conference call to investors that Battlefield 3 has already shipped 10 million units within a week of release, with 3 million of those being pre-orders. He also noted that the game is in such high demand that many retailers are running out of stock and have re-ordered copies with the publisher. For comparison, EA revealed that Bad Company 2 has sold 11 million units to date, a number which Battlefield 3 should easily surpass by the end of this month.

We’re previously heard analysts estimate Battlefield 3 sales at around 8 to 10 million, but no one had predicted such a strong launch — the biggest one-day shipment in EA’s history, according to EA COO Peter Moore. Battlefield 3′s chief competitor, Modern Warfare 3, is scheduled for launch early next month, and Battlefield 3 has gotten a decent head start in terms of sales. Most analysts and industry insiders predict Modern Warfare 3 will sell twice as many units as Battlefield 3.

“Biggest day one shipment the company has ever done, maybe double what we did on Medal of Honor.”
– COO Peter Moore, Electronic Arts

 

2112 – Well I for one am very happy with what I have seen thus far. And I won’t be one of the many supporting Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 with my money. I hope many others wise up as well. Reskin this Activision!!!

Filed Under: Battlefield 3, News, PC Games

New Medal of Honor Title ?

October 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Is EA working on a new Medal of Honor game for 2012? It would seem likely given the relatively positive response to the 2010 revival title, and now even EA’s hinting at it.

The first retail copies of Battlefield 3 have found their way into the wild, and contained in the cases is an insert that appears to tease a new Medal of Honor game.

The black leaflet, pictured, avoids revealing any details other than the fact that whatever is coming is yet to be given a BBFC rating.

It wouldn’t be the first clue either. Medal of Honor developer Danger Close Games was hiring developers for an “unannounced AAA first person shooter title” back in January.

A new Medal of Honor game would be the obvious guess – that’s if the big ’1′ isn’t hinting at some sort of re-release

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Canon EOS-1D X Equals Wow!!!

October 19, 2011 By 3 Comments

Canon EOS-1D X pro dSLR replaces both 1Ds Mark III and 1D Mark IV

Professional photographers around the world are getting ready to cough up $6,800 come March 2012. That’s when the newly announced Canon EOS-1D X professional digital SLR is slated to start shipping. The new full-frame dSLR not only replaces 2007’s similarly priced full-frame 1Ds Mark III, but Canon has also ramped up performance so much that the camera will also replace the speedy 1D Mark IV aimed at sports photography that sells for a couple grand less and uses an APS-H sized sensor.

Besides packing the camera with dual Digic 5+ processors, Canon boosted speed by dropping the resolution to 18-megapixels (3 megapixels less than the 1Ds Mark III’s 21.1 megapixels, but 2 megapixels more than the smaller sized 16-megapixel sensor on the 1D Mark IV). In doing so, Canon hopes to match the image quality of the 1Ds while shooting at even speedier rates than the 1D Mark IV, with a continuous shooting speed of 12 fps (vs. 10 fps in the Mark IV) or even 14 fps in JPEG-only mode. The lower resolution should provide not just faster continuous shooting and data processing, but it should also result in lower noise in images. The camera’s standard ISO sensitivity range is already broad, from ISO 100 to 51,200, but can be set as low as ISO 50 or as high as 204,800 in enhanced modes.

In addition to the two Digic 5+ image processors, the 1D X also includes a third Digic 4 processor that’s dedicated to just metering and autofocus control. The brand new autoexposure system uses a new 100,000-pixel RGB metering sensor and the new autofocus system sports a whopping 61 AF points. The AF functions now have a dedicated menu tab for improved accessibility, and there’s even a built-in guide to provide advice on which settings to use. By default, the camera uses phase detection AF information, but it also offers a new Intelligent Tracking and Recognition option that uses face-detection and tracks recognized faces. A new shutter design promises both durability and precision and helps reduce camera vibration.

Other key features include:

  • A multiple-exposure feature, which lets you combine up to nine separate images into a composite image, in-camera
  • Enhanced 1080p HD video with new compressions and longer recording time
  • Automatic splitting of movie files that exceed 4GB; continuous recording up to 29 minutes 59 seconds
  • Manual audio level control and wind filter
  • External stereo mic input
  • Re-designed exterior and ergonomic button configuration (optimized for both horizontal and vertical grip)
  • Dual CF card slots
  • Built-in Ethernet (1000BaseT) port

The Canon EOS-1D X is scheduled to ship in March 2012 for an estimated $6,800 (body-only).

Filed Under: Gadgets, News, Photography

Battlefield 3 beta 8 million players

October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

DICE just released the stats for the Battlefield 3 beta which wrapped up a week ago. The beta was available for 10 days on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and during those 10 days, it generated some impressive numbers, to say the least:

Filed Under: Battlefield 3, News, PC Games
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