• Right-click on H-Hour in the Steam Library and select Properties.
  
• Click on the Local Files tab.
  
• Click on Verify Integrity of Game Files and let it run to completion.
  

Patch Notes - 3.0.42

New:

Updated:

• Reward tap and short burst fire with quicker recovery of crosshair stability,
  
• Overall have improved accuracy due to lower spread/recoil rates,
  
• Are better balanced for controller users with the recoil changes,
  
• As in real life, settings vary to reflect stability of rifle type,
  
• Reflect ammo/weapon type better for damage given on various body areas.
• One shot, head shot kills remain and messaging for headshots better reflect this.
  

• Lean stationary now is more aggressive in stand and crouch with rifle and pistol. This allows players to stand closer to objects and lean, lessening shot blocked situations.
  
  
• Tweaking of the “Jump while moving” framework to improve appearance. Additional work still planned for height/float once window solution in place.
  
  
• Tweaks to some animation sequences to prevent Player going "guns down" while still shooting (team is still verifying if any other animation overlap events exist)
  

Bug Fixes:

Hotfix Patch Notes - 3.0.39

NEW- Spectate adds Weapon, Fire Mode & Ammo info

Animation Tweaks/Additions

• Lean shot blocked added for pistol and rifle stances.
  
• Fixed stationary jump when holding throwables.
  
• Fixed neck bend on jump.
  

Fixes from Patch:

• HUD shows inaccurate count of available grenades (includes Smoke & Flashbangs), mostly seen when equipping nades in more than one inventory slot.
  
• HUD not updating when picking up grenades from fallen players.
  
• Unable to use grenades (if original inventory is depleted) after picking up grenades from fallen players.
  
• Controller players are unable to properly throw grenades with an analog button (Right Trigger by default).
  
• Messages regarding Vote To Kick events are not displayed to players though action is taken.
  
• Rapid throwing of regular grenades (mouse left click) sometimes causes short throw.
  
• Player not resuming "aiming" when firing/leaning after exiting "shot blocked" situations.
  
• Tweaks to weapons and sound.
  

Official Map Updates

Workshop Maps

• HarshWoods
  
• Catacombs
  
• Cryptic
  
• Suspense
  

• Desert Raid
  
• Empire
  
• Port
  

Patch Notes - 3.0.36

100% Character Overhaul

• All new characters have been created based on the original in-game characters and by using actual pictures of the real life SOF and the adversaries the characters were based on.
  
• The new characters have been built using the same skeleton the motion capture data was designed for, allowing for better integration of animations. Core animation features will look much more fluid.
  
• All new camos were textured and setup in engine for each of the characters. Camos for SOF now better reflect the actual service branch of the character.
  
• New character avatars and texture icons for camos created and added to Armory.
  

Animation Overhaul-

• All animations have been changed updated to the new skeleton.
  
• Blendspaces - Character blendspaces now have more functionality.
  
• The Number of animations on the blendspaces has increased by 30%. This means the character movement should now better reflect the speed that the character is moving.
  
• New animations added for Armory.
  
• Animations overall have grown to 2500 instances with this latest iteration.
• All transitions, actions, movement possibilities such as standing, walking, running, strafing, prone, guns hot, guns rest and equipment hold were worked on.
  
• All this content allows for smoother transitions and a more human appearance.
  

• Vast improvements to hand location on weapons in both relaxed and aiming stance were completed.
  
• Work was completed on positioning for all weapons to better reflect correct placement.
  
• IK was added to Armory characters for their weapons as well.
  

• Upper body and lower body has been decoupled while in lean stance.
  
• This will allow character to move from the stand and crouch position while in lean.
  
• Movement is not allowed while leaning in prone.
  

• More reload animation options were added based on the type of gun.
  
• Where needed, new reloads were created that better reflected the particular weapons. For example, the BP-85 and MK46.
  

• Ragdoll is used for those instances where structured animations are not possible, such as player in air, jumping, climbing when they die.
  
• New ragdolls were created that constrain the joint rotations, reduce the Character “bounce” effect on death and give a more polished appearance.
  

New Smoke Grenade

• Existing smoke grenades have been replaced with a completely new design
  
• Smoke volume is increased.
  
• Deployment speed of smoke increased.
  
• Effect on FPS dramatically decreased from old design.
  

New In Game Loadout system (controller friendly)

• The temporary in-game loadout interface has been replaced with a new "radial menu" design that can be navigated easily via both mouse and game controller.
  
• Either when dead, or before the round has started, press the Menu command, by default it is "I" for KB and Right Shoulder/Bumper for controllers.
  
• Prompts for interacting with the menu, such as changing saved loadouts or Accepting/Canceling the options should update based on the input used to open the menu (KB or controller).
  
• New menu does not auto close after 10 seconds, however, player cannot move while menu is open.
  

Inventory Quick Select System (applies to controllers)

• When using the new In Game Inventory interface, controller players can now assign Quick Select 1 & 2 buttons to desired weapons
  
• Players using default controller configurations will automatically have the new button assignments
  
• Players using custom controller button mappings may need to remap Quick Select
  
• The nature of how the interface works (with the right most entry natively highlighted); gives players a 3 button select system.
  
• By simply "tapping" their menu button (Left? Should by default); their primary weapon will automatically be equipped.
  
• That behavior, combined with the 2 quick select buttons (Left Shoulder & Trigger by default), gives the player an easy means to switch amongst 3 inventory slots.
  
• Inventory selections are made by using the mouse or "left thumbstick" on controllers to hover the desired item
  
• Releasing the Menu button will select the hovered item and close the menu
  
• Clicking the Left Mouse button will select the hovered item and close the menu
  
• Pressing the Bottom Face button on a controller will select the hovered item and close the menu
  

New In Game Inventory Slot Select system (controller friendly)

• KB users will likely continue to use number keys (1-5) for changing inventory, but controller players can now hit and HOLD their menu button (Right Shoulder by default) during gameplay to pull up a new radial inventory menu.
  
• This new system replaces the need for controller users to have to "scroll" through their weapons using the current Previous/Next weapon buttons (Left Shoulder and Left Trigger by default).
  
• Clicking your mouse, or using the lower face button on your controller, or releasing the menu button; should equip the hovered over weapon.
  

Sound Framework enhancements

• Player sounds associated to various actions (not available for all characters)
  
  Throwing grenades
  
  Planting Bomb & C4
  
  Taking Damage
  
  Taking Friendly fire
  
  Taking Fire
  
  Hostage stay/follow
  
  ManDown
  
  
  
• Expanded Game Event sounds, such as when the bomb is picked up, dropped, planted
  
  
  
• Player walking (footstep and fabric rustling) sound volume scales with movement speed
  
  
  
• Certain sounds can now be tuned specifically for local/remote players (IE, gun fire and footsteps).
  
  
  
• Reduced Rain volume in Factory
  

Improvements to Hostage movement system

• Hostages will stop following player if the player dies
  
  
  
• Hostages movement when bumped by another player has been improved
  
  
  
• Hostages will move if bumped in to by another hostage
  
  
  
• Hostages will "flee" a short distance (only a few feet) when shot
  
  
  
• Hostages getting "stuck" in doorways or bunched together are improved with this update, particularly with the ability to "push or bump" them so they work properly again.
  

Official Map Updates

• Textures incorrectly labeled for type in some of the master MATs were corrected to avoid potential for disconnect on load failure.
  
• Several mats had incorrect references preventing compile, this could cause disconnects--corrected.
  
• Merged many, many objects while being careful to separate them into potential "viewable" areas, this will reduce file load issues that may have caused connection drops on load for slower PCs.
  
• Removed unused stock textures and their references to reduce file counts and applied fixes to some mesh settings.
  
• Removed many objects that could be removed without lowering visual environment to lessen file loads and grouped or merged other objects
  

• Fix for some bldg materials having wrong footstep sounds.
  
• Lowered rain volume somewhat.
  

New Workshop Maps -

Updated Workshop Maps -

• Added long ladders protection by tubes around ladders
  
• Deleted a few fences near train rails
  
• Added hardware in both bases to blow up
  
• Change spawn position of Terrors a bit further
  

• Rehauled lighting
  
• Added tons of new props
  
• New pathways
  
• Night (has night vision)
  
• Added Demo
  
• Added 2 spawn points for Terr
  
• Fixed foliage not appearing in low settings
  

Bug Fixes:

HOTFIX

Patch Notes 3.0.30

New Features:

Updates:

Bug Fixes:

Workshop Maps:

Weapons:

• AK-5
  
• BR-3
  
• Val
  
• AR36
  
• BP-85
  
• SMG45
  
• Model 16
  

• General weapon behavior and handling characteristics
  
• improving the distinct behaviors between differing classes
  
• Tuning weapons within their classes to have more unique operational characteristics
  
• Tuning philosophy is "Its good to be SOF"
  

Fixes:

• Expanded Rank Graphic framework to support Large & small results to reduce sharpening created by compressing large images to icon sizes
  
• Corrected entry for small Lieutenant rank
  

Workshop Maps:

• Blood Trail by Harry62
  
• Ruins by Hype
  
• Sujo by Newybond
  

• Black Vein by Harry62
  
• Desert Raid by Selflessone
  
• Kazbah by PoisonCobra
  
• Luceria by MikeC
  
• Offshore by Hype
  
• Port by Newybond
  
• RainForest by Newybond
  
• SandGlow by Newybond
  

New Features:

Dropping of Live Ordinance

• If a player is holding the "Fire" button for throwables (Grenades, Flashbangs, Smoke) at the time of death; they will drop a "live" weapon that will detonate
  
• Behavior of the dropped "live" throwable will have the same timing, behavior, effects, and potential point counts as its thrown version
  

Completely New Damage Indication Framework:

• New framework gives better indication of when a player is hit and from what direction
  
• Visually improved indicator graphics
  
• Expanded to also provide indication of nearby grenades
  

Custom reload animation sequence for shotguns:

• Shotguns now reload on a shell by shell basis instead of the former "magazine" system used by clip based weapons
  
• Animation sets and framework implemented to more accurately reflect this weapon's loading style
  
• NOTE: Character is not allowed to move while reloading in prone because of.... reality!
  

Jump 2 Climb (J2C) Vaulting:

Updated Features:

Jump 2 Climb (J2C) Locations:

New "No Weapon" run animation set:

Ladders:

Grenades:

• Adjust grenade to a more desirable volume level on initial explosion
  
• Adjust grenade attenuation to improve distance falloff
  

Satchel:

Match Summary Updated:

• Background updated to reduce clutter
  
• Mild re-arranging of Player Entries
  
• Added Player Assists stats
  
• Added awarded Rank Score values (not displayed when in unranked rooms or respawn matches)
  

HUD updated:

• Magazine and Fire Rate images are no longer displayed when not applicable to equipped weapon (such as mines, grenades, C4, etc)
  
• Shotgun fire rate graphic is now a shell versus a bullet
  

Graphics/Maps:

Factory:

• Laundry carts can now be interacted with
  
• Sneakers sway like the hanging mannequin
  
• Got rid of fall loop behind exit of 3rd floor paint room
  
• Stairs to shipping removed with addition of J2C vault
  

Sismis:

Leaderboard and Player Stats:

• New Background
  

Bug Fixes:

• Players can now change to/from prone during a reload. Because this action requires two hands, the reload is stopped during this stance change
  

• Players can transition to/from Stand/Crouch while reloading
  

Workshop DLC (New Maps!):

New Features:

• Players can now progress through 20 levels of Ranks
  
  
• This is a first pass at the progression logic to test the framework and will change prior to release
  
  
• Players will currently rank up roughly every 100 "Ranked Points" to begin with a slight increase as levels increase.
  
  
• This is an internally calculated score and is NOT the same as the "Game Points" awarded
  

Updates:

• Increased Hostage characters speed by a small amount
  
  
• Jump to climb rework of networking
  
  
• Sismis: Bush added behind stone wall in Terr spawn area to prevent spawn to spawn shooting
  

Bug Fixes:

Workshop Maps:

• Right click on game
  
• Select Properties
  
• Click on the Local Files tab
  
• Click on "Verify integrity of game cache files"
  

New Features:

Jump to Climb (J2C)

• Players will now be able to "Jump to Climb" select obstacles. Note: This feature will be enabled for additional objects, as identified, in future patches.
  
• Players will only be able to Jump to Climb on to objects that are of a specific height and taller than the player. A solution for shorter objects will be addressed in a future patch.
  
• To initiate J2C, a player simply needs to walk/run approach an obstacle and jump towards it, no action key press will be required
  

• Broken building in front of church to allow side access without using ramp
  
• Coffin building several locations enabled
  
• Rock wall by Terrorist spawn adjusted and j2c added, fence removed as no longer want rock wall access restricted
  
• Terrorist "Rug Room" building by the breach wall
  

• Rail car at far right SOF side knocked over and j2c added
  
• Flatbed truck added to far left Terr side and j2c added
  

• All Shipping Containers now have j2c
  

• SOF side Top of entrance on both sides to allow spot for SOF snipers
  

First pass custom hand placement for weapons

New animations for "No weapon" stances

• Added a dedicated animation framework for equipment items so characters are no longer using pistol animations when holding equipment
  
• Updated stances and transitions to accommodate the new equipment animations
  
• Equipment items (grenades, smoke, mines, etc) now display in player's hand when active
  
• Equipment is place in appropriate hand, throwables in right and placeables in left
  
• When the item's inventory is depleted, the character is no longer shown as holding the item
  

C4 is now a weapon:

• C4 is now treated as an equipped weapon, just like mines & claymores so you must switch to that slot and use the fire button to place (no more action icon)
  
• C4 can be placed on ANY wall, object, character within arms reach of your player (excluding team mates)
  
• C4 has the same fuse timer as before (5 seconds)
  
• Breachable objects in official maps become highlighted when the player is nearby with their C4 weapon equipped. This is to make it easy to tell what objects can be breached without guessing or trial/error.
  
• Players are limited to 1 slot of 2 C4 charges (like with claymores)
  
• C4 is limited to SOF only
  
• C4 charges can be "scooped" from fallen players that had C4 equipped (like with all other scoopable items)
  

Death Fade:

Expanded Stat Tracking System:

• Completed Team objectives (such as planting/defusing bombs or extracting hostages)
  
• Bombs Planted/Defuse
  
• Hostages Killed/Extracted (for killed hostages, lower is better)
  
• Melee Kills
  
• Grenade Kills
  
• C4 Kills
  
• Penalty Deaths
  

Updated Features

Animations:

• Melee animation has been sped up significantly
  
• Knockback animations were cleaned up
  

Player Profile Screen:

Framework for Start of Ranking System (coming soon!):

MVP Screen:

Loading Screen Updates:

• Proper Map Loading screen is now displayed when first joining a server instead of the default Ha-Hour screen
  
• Added proper logo to represent Workshop maps on their loading screen
  

Mini-Map:

Hostages:

Map Updates:

Weapon updates (aesthetics):

Bug Fixes:

Workshop DLC:

• Updated version of Kazbah with fixes to glitch spots, textures and optimizations
  
• New map- Kadesh by Mike C
  NOTE: This map appears to primarily be a sniper map. It will be featured on a separate server for a few weeks so the community can test and provide feedback on whether it should be added to the regular rotation.