Tonight we've got a small update, just in time for the 25th weekly cup, which is set to commence in just over 3 hours from this post!
Read on for the full patch notes.
Additions and Improvements
Rebalanced gun inertia (gun sway) when standing, walking, and crouching
Increased gunshot sound range
Decreased combat knife spawn rate in low residential spawners
Typing in chat will now no longer make your character play a running animation
Bug fixes
Fixed step sounds sounding out to 500m
Fixed the Play Dead perk
Fixed VOIP volume not working
Weekly Cup #25 In 3h20min from this post, the 25th weekly Down To One cup will be kicking off, don't miss your chance to play, and win some great prizes! Check out the news post here for more info.
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We'll see you in-game!
Update 0.6.3 - Doctor, Doctor!
Hey Everyone,
Today's update introduces the Blood Bag, sees some changes to the playable area, AI, and more!
Read on for the full patch notes.
Additions and Improvements
Added the Blood Bag
- The Blood Bag is a rare medical item that can be used to restore a large portion of health, although takes quite a while to apply - be careful you're in cover when using it!
Increased late-join time cutoff to 4 minutes after a round has started
The playable area will now start earlier if there is less people in a round
Antivenom perk now prevents dehydration from snake bites as well as health damage
Added new "Guard Tower" military spawner type, which makes guard towers more likely to spawn primary weapons
Bug fixes
More AI pathfinding fixes and tweaks
Fixed bush sounds
Fixed an issue with First Person shadows resetting after the first person on the server had died
Fixed invisible gun shadows caused by SSAO (in theory, let us know how this goes)
Fixed silent step perk
Fixed server browser
Weekly Cup #25 This Friday, the 25th weekly Down To One cup will be kicking off, don't miss your chance to play, and win some great prizes! Check out the news post here for more info.
As always, don't forget to follow Down To One on Twitter, and if you'd like Steam notifications for when matches are starting, don't forget to join the Let's Play Down To One Steam group.
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Update 0.6.2 - Flare Up
Hey Everyone,
Tonight we're keeping up the pace with our second update since Friday. Tonight's patch fixes quite a few bugs, and also adds in some neat additions.
Read on for the full patch notes.
Additions and Improvements
Improved firing to reduce gunfight lag and decrease network bandwidth
Mines now have a blinking flare, making them easier to spot
Increased audible range of silenced L96
Decreased bush rustle noise
Increased vertical recoil on the MK16
Thirst and hunger damage no longer occurs after a weird 10 second delay if you've already restored your hunger/thirst
Fixed perks applying to -5 if you'd chosen two 15 point perks (thanks Foo)
Fixed bandages not giving any health back
More secondary server browser fixes
Fixed a bug which could cause practice servers to never end
Weekly Cup #25 This Friday, the 25th weekly Down To One cup will be kicking off, don't miss your chance to play, and win some great prizes! Check out the news post here for more info.
As always, don't forget to follow Down To One on Twitter, and if you'd like Steam notifications for when matches are starting, don't forget to join the Let's Play Down To One Steam group.
We'll see you in-game!
Weekly Cup 24 and Update 0.6.1 - Pit Stop
Hey Everyone,
Tonight we've got a quick patch with a bunch of fixes from last nights update, all just in time for tonights weekly cup.
Read on for the full patch notes.
Additions and Improvements
Created new "Backup" Master Server system - this is what Down To One will default to if the main Master Server is having issues.
-Right now, a bug in the new version of our networking middleware, Bolt, is causing some issues related to the server list not popping up, so this backup server system will populate by default
The Message of the Day popup now appears for a longer time, and the time it appears can now be edited without a patch
Bug fixes
Fixed 1-handed melee weapons attack speed
Fixed sounds playing globally
Fixed "You are Starving/Dehydrated" messages still showing up after death
Fixed Helicopter rendering bug
Fixed desaturation effect sometimes not applying in spectator mode
Fixed vignette effect incorrectly applying in spectator mode
Fixed ADS-eating/drinking bug
Decreased GPU memory usage
Weekly Cup #24 Tonight, the 24th weekly Down To One cup will be kicking off in 4 hours and 30 minutes from this post, don't miss your chance to play, and win some great prizes! Check out the news post here for more info.
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