Crysis patch najavljen            
Vesti - Igre | Autor Nenad Milosavljević | 22 decembar 2007


Iz Cryteka nam stiže vest da je prvi patch za njihovu ultra popularnu pucačinu Crysis, u pripremi. Po rečima ljudi iz Cryteka, ako sve bude teklo po planu prvi patch bi trebao da izađe u januaru sledeće godine, i prvenstveno bi trebao da poboljša performanse u igri, iako ispravlja i nekoliko bugova(pročitajte trenutnu listu u nastavku teksta). Drugi patch, za koji se još uvek ne zna datum izlaska, bi trebao da donese potpunu podršku za modove u multyplayer i singleplayer režimu.
Fixes
- Damage dealt to vehicles when shot by LAW has been made consistent
- F12 (screenshot) now works in restricted mode as well
- When player melees during gun raise animation, their gun will not be in a permanently raised position anymore
- Memory leaks and potential crashes
Updates
- Improved SLI / Crossfire support and performance
- Improved overall rendering performance (DX9 and DX10)
- Enabled VSync functionality in D3D10
Tweaks
- Reduced grenade explosion radius in multiplayer
- Clamped water tessellation to avoid cheating in MP
- Reduced LAW splash damage vs. infantry in PowerStruggle mode
- Slowed Rocket projectile speed down in MP slightly

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ArmA 1.09 Patch            
Vesti - Igre | Autor Miloš Živković | 23 decembar 2007


Od Bohemia Interactive-a nam stiže novi patch (beta) za ArmA: Armed Assault, koji podiže verziju igre na 1.09. U toku update-a ovaj patch (22MB) napravi poseban beta folder i ikonicu preko koje ćete uključiti beta verziju. Patch možete preuzeti ovde , a changelog možete pogledati u nastavku teksta.
 

===1.09 HIGHLIGHTS - MAIN NEW IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES===

* significantly smoother gameplay on Northern part of Sahrani (up to 100% increase in frame rate depending on scene, video settings and graphics card)

* combat AI improvements

* voice over net and multiplayer related fixes and improvements

* new anti cheating methods in multiplayer (including optional www.BattlEye.com depending on server settings: if enabled, be server and be client dlls will be used and automatically updated to your computer)

* fixed compatibility problems caused by various copy protections used

* fog is rendered correctly on DX10 generation cards

* new scripting functions (string manipulation, multiplayer synchronization)

===KNOWN ISSUES===

* occasional BSOD in multiplayer using VOIP with some SoundBlaster cards (this problem was present also in all previous version of ArmA including 1.08 but due to limited use of VOIP it wasn't real issue). Known work around is to disable hardware acceleration in ArmA audio options.


===ENGINE CHANGELOG===

5164 - Fixed: spinning in select() on Linux Dedicated Server
5164 - Fixed: Handling of invalid CD keys on dedicated servers improved
5164 - Fixed: Signature verification timeout significantly relaxed.
5164 - Fixed: System audio mixer settings no longer changed by ingame volume options.
5164 - Fixed: Vehicle channel no longer transforms to a side channel when not in the vehicle.
5164 - Fixed: assignToAirport did the same as landAt. Now it assigns for purpose of future getout commands.
5164 - Fixed: MP: Player driving motorcycle could die suddenly with no apparent reason.
5164 - Fixed: Building ruins were not visible for JIP-ed players.
5164 - Improved: UI - better detection of focused buttons
5170 - New: Scripting: Full object orientation can be set now using new function setVectorDirAndUp
5170 - Fixed: Handling of duplicate CD key improved
5170 - Added: Improved anti-cheat measures
5170 - New: Command line argument -ranking=... was removed. MP mission statistics can be written to file specified by logFile entry in the server config.
5170 - Fixed: Memory leak on dedicated server (several KB per a mission played).
5170 - Fixed: leader, AI tanks subordinate to a player sometimes did not open fire against some enemy tanks.
5170 - Fixed: AI was not able to fire over sandbags unless the enemy came very near.
5170 - Fixed: Recoil was working badly (moving in unexpected directions) when fps was low.
5170 - Fixed: AI was able to pinpoint enemy by ear after seeing him for a while.
5170 - Fixed: Fixed: Fog on DX10 cards (nVidia 8800, ATI X2900) was too dense.
5170 - Fixed: AI was sometimes unable to move when seeing enemy very near.
5170 - Fixed: Error when loading a save from a complex mission (containing a lot of variables).
5170 - Fixed: Possible crash caused by malformed resize scripting command.
5175 - Fixed: Chat message length limited to 150 characters
5175 - Added: After 3 wrong attempts to log in as an admin further attempts are ignored for some time
5175 - Fixed: Reduced loading time for large textures.
5178 - Fixed: Default handling of different data detected was stricter then intended, resulting in a kick of players.
5178 - Fixed: Dedicated server sometimes crashes after downloading Squad.xml.
5178 - Experimental: Depth only pass used to reduce pixel shader load on some GPUs.
5178 - New: Improved Voice over Net packet re-translation (voice is re-translated when no direct Peer to Peer connection is available or to spare some network bandwidth).
5179 - Fixed: VoN loudness is sometimes not matching selected voice channel (too quiet on Global channel or too loud on Direct channel).
5180 - New: BattlEye protection integration (server admin can enable it using battlEye = 1; in server config)
5180 - New: Better NAT traversal for VoN.
5180 - Optimized: Reduced GPU load of shore area rendering.
5181 - Fixed: NAT traversal for VoN makes dedicated server crashing.
5184 - Fixed: AI units in safe mode could randomly stop
5190 - Fixed: Bad object ID after loading a game - caused frequent crashes when loading Rahmadi Conflict saves.
5191 - New: publicVariable now works for all types of variables
5191 - Added: function addPublicVariableEventHandler
5191 - Fixed: Airplanes bombing laser designated targets.
5193 - Changed: aiDispersionCoef now used scaled by unit skill, high skill units always having low dispersion.
5194 - Fixed: Airplanes with tail wheel were placed with the tail in the air when mission was started.
5195 - Added: functions toUpper, toLower, toArray, toString
5196 - Fixed: Airplanes standing on the ground sometimes oscillated (observed esp. with DC3)
5196 - New: Added difficulty option VonID (VON ID), allowing to see in-game who is currently speaking over the radio.
5196 - New: Added difficulty option DeathMessages (KILL MSG), allowing disabling of XXX killed by YYY messages.
5196 - Fixed: Improved dynamic range handling for vehicle interior sounds (reduces their loudness)
5196 - New: Added difficulty option NetStats (MP SCORE), allowing disabling of scoreboard functionality.
5198 - Fixed: Dead players can no longer talk or write to in-game players unless they are admins.
5199 - Fixed: Further reduced virtual address space usage. Should reduce frequency of out of memory errors.
Use command line switch -vm108 to mimic the behaviour of 1.08 version if the new scheme does not work for you.
5201 - New: Command line option -noPause to allow the game running even when its window does not have a focus.
5203 - New: Option to mute individual players in the Players screen (key P)
5203 - Fixed: Thrust vectoring was not transferred in MP, causing warping of hovering airplanes.
5203 - Fixed: Possible crashes with VoN used with HW acceleration.
5203 - Improved: Some ingame .rpt messages removed or clarified to make them more useful
5205 - Fixed: MP "Head bug" - when two players were boarding passenger space of the vehicle simultaneously, one of them
might end outside of the vehicle with no control over direction of his character.
5207 - Problem was with mouse movement adaptive filtering, which handled badly transition from fast to slow motion, causing the fast motion to leak into the slow motion region.
A barrier was placed to rejected samples so that sample once rejected is not considered in any more computations.


===DATA CHANGELOG===

All data changes are included in HotFix.pbo, HotFix_QG.pbo, HotFix_DBE1.pbo, ui.pbo and language.pbo

(Important: Beta patch doesn't fully support Queen's Gambit, to test the specific Queen's Gambit fixes, you need to copy manually HotFix_QG.pbo and HotFix_DBE1.pbo to your addons folder. There will be no automated uninstall process supported for Queen's Gambit beta addons)

* FIX {RECOIL}: recoil for all hand weapons were reworked.
* NEW (AMMO): ballistics reworked introducing air friction specific values for each bullet class
* FIX (AMMO): AT4 and RPG7 reduced HIT strength and changed ballistics
* FIX (AMMO): Improved Javelin missile precision.
* FIX (AMMO): land mines - increased indirect hit range and reduced hit value
* FIX (AMMO): Grenades and Flares deflection reduced to half
* FIX (WEAPONS): Unloaded Javelin will not show optics attachment to avoid view blocking in most of the moves.
* FIX (AMMO): count of ammo is changed (M113).
* FIX (AMMO): Cobra cannon ammo changed from AP to HEI
* FIX (AMMO): Sabot rounds no longer produce large explosion effects
* FIX (WEAPONS): GAU-8 fixed rate of fire
* NEW (WEAPONS): Added unguided rockets salvo for AI.
* FIX (WEAPONS): Weapon ranges tweaks. Increased minimum range hit probability.
* FIX (AMMO): reduced secondary explosion range (destroyed vehicle blast range)
* FIX (AMMOBOXES): added some weapons and magazines to existing ammoboxes.
* FIX (ANIMATIONS): Improved turning around with launcher.
* FIX (WEAPONS): Improved M16A2 reload time (faster).
* FIX (VEHICLES): Increased structural armor value of several vehicles to give the crew more chances for survival.
* NEW (DATA): reworked grass clutter on Northern Sahrani, New Sahrani designed for smoother gameplay experience
* FIX (LOCALIZATION): various localization fixes
* FIX (ANIMATIONS): some problems with ladders introduced in 1.08 (stuck on ladders, problem when going from knelt or prone on a ladder, healing when knelt with rifle or launcher)
* FIX (LOCALIZATION): mission M13 is localized to all languages
* FIX (RUSSIAN): several missing translations in the Russian version, UI.pbo is modified to prevent an error message displayed in Russian version of the game when entering Single mission directory
* FIX (DC3): Eject speed is correct, improved get in and get out time, now it's possible to get out.
* FIX (HILUX, DATSUN): Game doesn't fail when using this car in ARMA without Queens Gambit mod.

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Wiimote + PC = VR            
Vesti - Razno | Autor Silard Šimon | 24 decembar 2007


O tome koliki uspeh je postigla Nintendova konzola Wii nema potrebe pričati. Iako po tehničkim karakteristikama zaostaje za konkurentima, na svojoj strani ima inovativnost i originalne igre koji odskaču od pukog pritiskanja dugmadi na gamepadu. Međutim, student računarskog inženjeringa i entuzijasta Johnny Chung Lee je to podigao na sasvim novi nivo. Pomoću Wii Remote-a, 2 IR lampice i malog programa je uspeo da simulira nešto što je blizu virtualnoj realnosti. Dok ostale 3D igre samo simuliraju treću dimenziju, njegova demonstracija prikazuje kako je izvodljivo da igre prate vaš pogled, tako da vaš televizor ili monitor postaju prozor u virtuelni svet. OK, nije najjasnije objašnjeno, ali će vam sledeći video pokazati o čemu se tačno radi. Ako ste raspoloženi za eksperimentisanje, a pritom imate Wii Remote, možete ovo isprobati i kod kuće - detalje projekta možete pročitati ovde.



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C&C Red Alert: A Path Beyond v2.0            
Vesti - Igre | Autor Nenad Milosavljević | 24 decembar 2007


Izašla je nova verzija Red Alert: A Path Beyond modifikacije za Command & Conquer: Renegade. U pitanju je stand-alone mod koji igrača iz Tiberian Dawn priče prebacuje u Red Alert okruženje (uključujući i elemente iz expansion packova Aftermath i Counterstrike). O ovoj svakako interesantoj modifikaciji, koja je okrenuta online igranju, možete više saznati na oficijalnom sajtu, a verziju 2.0 možete skinuti sa sledećih linkova:

Command & Conquer: Renegade - Red Alert: A Path Beyond Mod v2.0
Command & Conquer: Renegade - Red Alert: A Path Beyond Patch v2.0

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Sacred 2 odložen            
Vesti - Igre | Autor Silard Šimon | 26 decembar 2007


Od Ascarona nam stiže vest da je nastavak ovog RPG naslova ipak odložen. Novi datum izlaska je septembar sledeće godine, a kao razlog za odlaganje navode dodatno poliranje Xbox 360 i PC verzije igre. Potvrdili su i izlazak demoa, ali ipak ostaje dugi period čekanja. Nadajmo se da će ih pametno iskoristiti.

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Wii pomama            
Vesti - Razno | Autor Silard Šimon | 26 decembar 2007


Izgleda da je i sam Nintendo potcenio uspeh njihove nove konzole Wii - od Amazona nam stiže podatak da trenutna prodaja iznosi čak 17 primeraka u sekundi (!). Tačnije, prodaja je toliko iznosila, jer su konzole rasprodate. Ako vam se ovo ne čini kao preveliki broj, prostim množenjem stižemo do cifre od 1.020 primeraka u jednoj minuti ili čak 10.200 za 10 minuta. Impresivno.

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Crysis Tournament Map Pack izašao            
Vesti - Igre | Autor Silard Šimon | 26 decembar 2007


U duhu praznika i tradicije poklanjanja, Crytek je izbacio besplatan komplet multiplayer mapa za njihov nanoviji FPS Crysis. Paket sadrži 5 mapa (Desolation, Crossroads, Training, Excavation i Terminal). Nekima od vas ovo možda zvuči poznato, jer je sličan paket bio svojevremeno izbačen i za Far Cry. Ako igrate ovaj naslov u multiplayeru, obavezno preuzmite ove nove mape sa ove lokacije (187 MB).

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Savage 2 odložen
Vesti - Igre | Autor Silard Šimon | 26 decembar 2007


S2 Games, razvojni tim koji stoji iza ovog naslova, obaveštava nas da je nastavak RTS/FPS igre Savage ipak odložen na 16. januar sledeće godine. O ovom naslovu smo već pisali, tako da ćemo samo podsetiti da se radi o timskoj online igri u kojoj postoji mogućnost izgradnje baze, ali i klasičnog FPS napucavanja.

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X3 Reunion v2.5 Patch            
Vesti - Igre | Autor Danijel Obradović | 29 decembar 2007


Egosoft se od danas može pohvaliti novim patchom, kojim podiže postojeću verziju X3: REUNION igre na v 2.5. Ovim osveženjem dodaje se novi "UPLINK objekat" koja omogućava izbacivanje fajla koji sadrži statistiku iz vaše igre, i koji se kasnije može uplodovati na Egosoft.com servere. Ovaj isti patch možete preuzeti sa linkova ispod:


X3: Reunion v1.0 to v2.5 Patch (176Mb)
X3: Reunion v1.4 to v2.5 Patch (566Mb)
X3: Reunion v2.0.2 to v2.5 Patch (7Mb)
X2: The Threat v1.4 to v1.5 Patch (4Mb)
Description:
The new UPLINK facility to export your game statistics to a file which can then be uplinked to the Egosoft.com servers for display and comparison.
The long awaited Mission Director (MD) mission development tool.
Fixes and improvements to Script Editor commands.
Some general game issues are resolved.

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Freelancer v1.7 Crossfire Mod            
Vesti - Igre | Autor Nenad Milosavljević | 29 decembar 2007


Svi se sećamo Freelancera, odlične svemirske pucačine. Ovog puta vam predstavljamo Crossfire, mod za već pomenutu igru. Crossfire donosi naprednu grafiku i zvuke u igri, novih 60 planetarnih sistema sa preko 100 planeta i svemirskih stanica. Mod, koji teži 105 mb, možete skinuti ovde.

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