We are pleased to announce that our ‘Performance Patch’ will be releasing today! The team have worked incredibly hard on features and improvements contained in this patch. From stabilisation to bug fixes, we can’t wait to get it into your hands!
With hundreds of improvements and fixes, we cannot list them all but we would like to focus on some of the bigger ones.
Frame rate Improvements The biggest problem players experienced at the launch of Homefront: The Revolution was inconsistent frame rate. We have been working hard to improve this incrementally throughout previous patches, and have now boosted frame rate a further 15% on top of the 25% improvement already achieved in 1.06. This will ensure a much smoother experience for everyone playing across all platforms.
Save Game Stalls The team have also been working on another of the bigger issues since we launched, ‘stalls’ that were present when the game is saving. We reduced the number of stalls occurring in previous patches, but the team have spent further work to reduce this event entirely. We are happy to report that this has been greatly reduced from the 5 to 10 seconds originally reported to becoming unnoticeable as you play through the game.
Bug fixes As mentioned above, we have been regularly reviewing Community reported issues and have spent time fixing up the most commonly reported bugs that players have unfortunately encountered whilst playing Campaign and Resistance Mode. Further details of the main issues fixed will be present in the Patch Notes.
HUD Customizer Some players have been requesting the ability to hide certain UI elements from the HUD. We are pleased to announce this is now possible. Players will see a new menu item under Options called “HUD”. Here you will be able to toggle elements on or off to change your experience.
Resistance Mode – 2 New Maps Boom Patrol “The KPA seem to be massing their drone forces, we believe they're planning a huge mechanised attack, but if we can destroy their fuel supplies we can stop the drones in their tracks. Find the KPA fuel dump and eliminate it.”
Indy Forever
“The KPA have retaken parts of Lombard and are probing our defences at Independence Hall. We think they might be planning a major assault. We need the Resistance Goliath to repel their attack but its offline. Repair the Goliath and defend Independence Hall at all costs.”
Resistance Mode – Guerrilla Score The ‘Guerrilla Score’ system has been introduced to indicate a player’s overall experience with the game. Players can earn Guerrilla Score by ranking up characters, completing missions on increasing difficulties, earning new citations and increasing a character’s ‘Renown’.
Resistance Mode – Renown Players who have reached top rank on characters will be pleased to hear that our new ‘Renown’ system will allow continued play. All XP gained at max rank contributes towards a character’s renown, increase their Renown to earn more Guerrilla Score and Armory crates.
The full patch notes are:
<*>2 New Resistance Mode Map ‘Boom Patrol’ & ‘Indy Forever’
<*>Save Stall Reduction
<*>Smoother framerate and improved performance throughout the game via
<*>Spawning Optimisations
<*>Checkpoint Save Optimisations
<*>Lighting and Particle Optimisations
<*>Bug fixes and stability improvements including
<*>Fix for intermittent issue in which a box could get stuck preventing Medical Supplies Strikpoint completing correctly
<*>Fix for enemies not spawning correctly on occasion preventing Old Town Apartment Strikepoint completing correctly
<*>Fix for padlocks not being able to be destroyed in certain situations preventing Car Park Chop Shop Strikepoint to be completed
<*>Fix for black screen sometimes occurring following Aftermath mission and cinematic cutscene’s
<*>Fixed an issue with some players losing equipment when continuing save game from a previous patch
<*>Fixed a further issue some players experience with the SAM launcher becoming blocked in End Game
<*>New Resistance Mode Features
<*>Added ‘Guerrilla Score’ system to indicate a player’s overall experience in the game. Players can earn Guerrilla score by ranking up characters, completing missions on increasing difficulties, earning new citations and increasing a characters ‘Renown’.
<*>Added ‘Renown’ system to reward continued play with a character at the rank cap. All XP gained at max rank contributes towards a character’s renown, increase their Renown to earn more Guerrilla Score and Armory crates.
<*>Added the ability to set Resistance Mode character name with more than basic English characters
<*>Updated Resistance Mode End of Mission display to better present end of match rewards
<*>Resistance Mode bug fixes and stability improvements
<*>Inside Job achievement tweak to reduce the number of reinforcements called after securing a stronghold
PATCH 1.06 & Mission Pack #1
We are excited to announce that the first of two new missions will be joining Resistance Mode today!
“Three Birds” and “Triage” will be added today in patch 1.06 on all platforms, which will also see other fixes and improvements as part of our continuous post-launch support. And as promised, these and all future Resistance Mode missions will be available to everyone for free.
Full Patch 1.06 Notes:
- Resistance Mode Map Pack #1 - 2 new missions, titled "Triage" & "Three Birds" are included
- Fix for missing map icons in Ashgate
- Fix for a vehicle blocking the SAM launcher convoy
- Performance optimisation on the mini map
- Save stall optimisation
- Autosave disabled on revive
- Animation performance optimisation
- Lighting optimisation
- Vehicle creation optimisation
- General bug fixes in Resistance Mode
- Fix for multiple binded keys being changed
Three Birds
The KPA are using their Duster drones as weapons of terror against the civilian population. We have to show people the Resistance can protect them. We believe the Dusters are operating out of Elmtree, we need to find them and destroy them.
Triage
Resistance hospitals are in desperate need of medical supplies. Your team is being sent to rendezvous with the Eagles in enemy territory and recover supplies, just don’t expect the KPA to stand by while you do it.
Patch 1.5 - Out Now
The 1.5 patch for PC is now live and you can see the patch notes below.
The main point for this release will see the Hearts & Minds progression restored in Ashgate. This patch should allow anyone experiencing this issue to continue their journey.
However, there is a small caveat that we need to bring to your attention - during some of our final testing against some of the community provided saves, we found that any player who had already hacked the transceiver in Ashgate wouldn’t see the icons that are revealed on the map. This doesn’t have any knock on effects, and simply re-discovering them by moving around will make them reappear.
If you would like help, you can view our location map here:
This will be fixed in our next patch but as it is a minor issue and in an effort to not delay this patch further, we made the decision to submit and release the current patch now. Please note that this doesn’t effect anyone starting new games.
In the mean time, here is a sneak peak at “Triage”, an upcoming mission that will join Resistance Mode soon!
Patch Notes 1.5:
Fix for players Hearts & Minds progress not progressing correctly in Ashgate.
Fix for ‘Home of the Brave’ achievement not being achievable.
Further reduction in the number of checkpoints saves that occur whilst playing
Fix for non English character support in the user’s Windows login name
Some players who encountered issues with audio relating to the smartphone should now see it working as intended
Additional Nvidia tweaks
V1.4 - Patch Notes
Patch 1.4 for Steam has now been published and made available to download.
Some of the things that will make it into this patch will include:
Save Stalls– We have optimized the number of checkpoint save locations throughout the single player campaign. This means that the short ‘pauses’ that the player encounters are reduced and the game will now inform you that it is saving.
There will also be further optimizations in an upcoming patch.
Missing Map Icons – Players who were missing icons after updating to the v1.03 patch should now see their progress restored. You should now be able to continue your game, however there may be some slight inconsistencies with the hearts & minds stats.
Crash Fixes – We have fixed many crash related issues across all platforms
Multicore CPU’s – PC players should now see better performance from their CPU. We fixed an issue that meant multicore CPU’s were not being fully utilized.
HDR Rendering - Implemented HDR rendering optimizations for Nvidia hardware.
The team have all worked tremendously hard and are already working on further patches that will contain even more reported issues and fixes.
Some of these will include:
SLI Fixes
Fix for Hearts & Minds progress in the Ashgate District not progressing correctly
Fix for non-english characters used in login names
These will join many other fixes which we will release when that patch goes live.
Pre-load today!
Pre-loading of Homefront: The Revolution will be available today, May 13, from 10 AM Pacific Time (1 PM Eastern Time, 6 PM BST, 7 PM CEST) onwards.
The unlock date is tied to the physical date for release: May 17 in North, Central and South America, May 20 in the rest of the world.
Americas: May 17, 10 AM Pacific Time (1 PM Eastern Time)
Rest of world: May 20, midnight Central European Standard Time
When a game unlocks, in most cases it will automatically happen at the scheduled unlock time. However, if the game does not unlock for you within a few minutes after unlock time, take the following steps:
- Restart Steam to see if it unlocks after the restart is completed. If it doesn’t then:
- Go to Homefront: The Revolution in the Library and right click on the game in the list of games in your Library
- Select Properties
- Go to the LOCAL FILES tab
- Click VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME CACHE…
If you were missing any files, Steam will download them after the local files verification process completes. If the game still does not unlock after that, restart Steam again.
START THE REVOLUTION NEXT WEEK
As raw recruit Ethan Brady, you are plunged into a desperate struggle for freedom as the Resistance try to save the one man who can inspire the people to rise up – Benjamin Walker, the ‘Voice of Freedom’ himself.
What lengths will the Resistance go to to achieve their goals…and will the end ever justify the means?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAQ97chToZE
Homefront: The Revolution will be released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on May 20th 2016
Win a Corsair-powered monster rig and see it in action!
See the custom Case Mod in all its glory below:
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The contest will finish on Friday, 13th May 2016.
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America Has Fallen
Discover the terrifying near-future world of Homefront: The Revolution with this cinematic intro to the game.
https://youtu.be/fkAYv-ay4Bc
It tells the story of how North Korea rose from the ashes of the Korean War to become a dominant world power, and ultimately occupy a fallen America.
Homefront: The Revolution is a complete reboot of the franchise, and features a brand new backstory based on an alternate history in which Korea won the technological arms race thanks to the rise of the sinister APEX corporation.
Learn more at http://history.homefront-game.com
Homefront: The Revolution releases May 17th in the US and worldwide May 20th.
America Has Fallen
Discover the terrifying near-future world of Homefront: The Revolution with this cinematic intro to the game.
https://youtu.be/fkAYv-ay4Bc
It tells the story of how North Korea rose from the ashes of the Korean War to become a dominant world power, and ultimately occupy a fallen America.
Homefront: The Revolution is a complete reboot of the franchise, and features a brand new backstory based on an alternate history in which Korea won the technological arms race thanks to the rise of the sinister APEX corporation.
Learn more at http://history.homefront-game.com
Homefront: The Revolution releases May 17th in the US and worldwide May 20th.
