Jabroni Brawl: Episode 3

Game Modes

• Battle Royale
  
  • Fixed console variables not resetting at the end of special rounds

Effects

• Fixed players hiding in the Box remain visibile for living enemy players
  
• Fixed player weapons not rendering in the first person view
  
• Fixed bullet tracers and muzzle flashes having a slight offset

Miscellaneous

• Fixed client crash caused by breaking of HL2 Combine Helicopters
  
• Fixed client crash caused by breaking of certain props
  
• Fixed spectating commands not working during demo playbacks
  
• Fixed `timeleft` command stopped working for the clients

Maps

• Re-added Hellcoaster
  
• Gator Farm
  
  • Added more structures to hide in
    
  • Disabled health pickups for certain game modes
    
  • Detailing pass
  
  
• No Mercy
  
  • Layout tweaks
    
  • Detailing pass

• Giant Slayer
  
  • Now available at the voting screen
    
  • Updated several maps to support this game mode
  
  
• Battle Royale
  
  • Reduced vertical push force during the Hurricane special round
  
  
• Team Mission
  
  • Updated mp_stalemate_at_timelimit console variable to only apply to this game mode
    
  • In Capture the Flag and Flagrun, the game would enter the overtime phase only if a victory deciding flag is carried
    
  • In King of the Hill, the game would enter the overtime phase only if one of the team timer's active

Weapons

• Fixed Landmines could be trigger by non-combat entities passing by

Player models

• Added RWS Postal 3 head variant for Postal Dude player model
  
• Added new bodygroups to Toon Skeleton
  
• Added new generic sleeveless view model arms for various player models

User Interface

• Fixed center screen messages not appearing (regression since patch 161.3)
  
• Added 145 more emojis

Effects

• Fixed geiger counter not making sounds (regression since patch 135)
  
• Fixed grass sprites disappearing while the flashlight is turned on
  
• Fixed Displacer's orbs shooting nearly invisible beams

VScript

Lua

• Updated random() function to use the engine's random numbers generator


• Squirrel
  
  Updated rand() function to use the engine's random numbers generator
  
  • Updated rand() function to support up to 2 arguments, to match its Lua version (passing one param would define the upper bound, passing two params would define both lower and upper bounds)
    
  • Added randf() function, returning a random float point number in range [0..1] (also supports up to 2 arguments)

Miscellaneous

• Updated minimal supported version of OpenGL on Linux from 2.0 to 3.0
  
• Implemented -gl_ctx_version startup command to let end users choose OpenGL profiles
  
• Deprecated singleplayer's game saving mechanic
  
• Deprecated support for Mumble VoIP
  
• Deprecated support for Nvidia Stereoscopic 3D
  
• Deprecated Logitech G15's LCD integration
  
• Fixed the main view camera facing backwards during Short Bus and Hard Mode special rounds
  
• The input inversion effect will now also apply to gamepads
  
• Fixed server crash caused by func_breakable_surf with no model
  
• Fixed client crash caused by HL2 Barnacles using custom models
  
• Fixed sounds using the doppler effect having their pitch dropping to very low values
  
• Added a template batch file for Windows dedicated servers

SDK tools

• Fixed entities parsing errors in vbsp, vvis, vrad, vbspinfo, bspzip
  
• Vbspinfo: Fixed reading of lighting data
  
• Vbspinfo: Added Linux compatibility
  
• Vrad: Fixed very small surfaces causing the lights gathering stage to fail
  
• Vbsp: Fixed entities with non-zero origin not getting their brush sides adjusted (regression since the previous update)
  
• Vbsp: Fixed worldspawn having a submodel number set
  
• Hammer: Fixed modified brushes becoming invisible in the 3D view until deselected
  
• Hammer: Fixed asset pickers ignoring VPKs
  
• Faceposer: Updated vcd files parser

Maps

• Atrium
  
  • Replaced HL2 pickups with L4D ones
    
  • Fixed visual bugs with props
  
  
• Gator Farm
  
  • Added map to the default Shidden's map pool
    
  • Added giant beachballs
    
  • Tweaked prop placements
    
  • Tweaked spawn points
  
  
• Meat World
  
  • Adjusted bloom/blur levels
    
  • Adjusted large KOTH zone sizes
  
  
• Tiny Terminal
  
  • Fixed localization token for the 'Baggage Claim 1' safe zone
    
  • Tweaked player scaling gates
    
  • Detailing pass

Weapons

• Quad Rocket Launcher's alt fire mode rockets will now have less hectic spread and the same speed as rockets fired with primary fire mode

User Interface

• Implemented horizontal scrolling where applicable
  
• Implemented deletion till next or previous word in text boxes by pressing Ctrl+Delete or Ctrl+Backspace correspondingly
  
• Reverted changes done to the dedicated server's console handling on Linux
  
• Added Gator and Chicken kill icons

Effects

• Updated various muzzle flash effects
  
• Fixed the dust clouds created by the Dubstep gun cutting off in some cases

Miscellaneous

• Fixed server crash caused by roaches trying to hide in the shadows using previous map's lighting data
  
• Fixed weapons reloading related sentences cutting off by the following reloading animations
  
• Implemented gamepads hot plugging on Windows
  
• Implemented partial Steam Input support (uses Xbox 360 layout by default)
  
• Updated the version command to print SDL version number
  
• Added various default gamepad key bindings
  
• Removed deprecated and/or unused convars from the coop configuration files
  
• Fixed exec command's auto-completeion suggestions couldn't be used due to a missing file extension

SDK tools

• BspZip: Fixed compressed maps still holding non-compressed PAKFILE data
  
• BspZip: Fixed compressed maps couldn't be decompressed
  
• HLMV: Fixed rendering of collision meshes
  
• StudioMDL: Fixed inability to locate QC/SMD files

Maps

• Re-added Gator Farm and Tiny Terminal
  
• Re-added CS:S Compound to the default SvT map pool
  
• Fixed certain sounds playing globally on TH Church, TH Station, and No Mercy
  
• Harvest
  
  • Tweaked jump pads
    
  • Detailing pass
  
  
• Meat World
  
  • Detailing pass
  
  
• System Shock 2 - Ops
  
  • Detailing pass

Game Modes

• Sneak vs M...
  
  • Restored 'Mannequins' and 'Mascots' round types

Player Models

• Updated HL2 Doll Player model with texture/model tweaks

Weapons

• Updated tripmines not to block each other's laser

Effects

• Updated Shock Rifle's effects

Miscellaneous

• Fixed server crash related to navmeshes on certain maps
  
• Fixed jb_admin_map command not working when the game is in the game over state
  
• Fixed the GoldSrc doors hack being applied to the Source doors too
  
• Fixed error on attempt to load files from BSPs packed into VPKs
  
• Fixed VOX sentences not playing on dedicated servers
  
• Fixed weapons having fixed bullet spread
  
• Fixed being connected to a listen server won't show the 'Game Info' button in Steam Friends
  
• Fixed missing textures for HL1 Snarks
  
• Implemented support for the custom missing/error texture
  
  • The game will try to load a texture from materials/engine/error.vtf
• Added modelscale field support to npc_boid_flock
  
• Players joining via the 'Join Game' option at Steam Friends will now try to connect to the listen servers using hosting player's Steam ID
  
• Re-enabled Steam achievements

SDK tools

• Hammer: Fixed worldspawn's fields not being loaded from VMFs
  
• Hammer: Fixed the 'Toggle group ignore' button not working
  
• Hammer: Fixed missing 'Browse' button from the entity properties dialog
  
• HLMV: Fixed the file browser couldn't open folders

Miscellaneous

• Fixed downloading files over HTTP (FastDL) always failing
  
• Fixed dedicated servers getting stuck in the intermission state
  
• Fixed the 'Join Game' option from the Steam Friends window doing nothing

SDK tools

• Fixed collision of the light point class and the Light base class in FGD

Maps

• Added new Harvest
  
• Re-added Portal BTS, Atrium, Farmhouse, No Mercy, and Two2Forts
  
• Re-added Cyberpunk to the default map cycle
  
• Dust
  
  • Adjusted FFA spawn points
  
  
• FoF Depot
  
  • Adjusted problematic spawn points
    
  • Minor tweaks and fixes
  
  
• System Shock 2 - Ops
  
  • Added new safe zone: Elevator
    
  • Added new working elevator in cold storage
    
  • Disabled fall damage in gravlifts
    
  • Health dispensers now spits out kits upon receiving cash
    
  • Various minor tweaks

Player Models

• Re-added P2 Mannequin, Lil' Peanut, Lil' Sneaknut, TF2 Scarecrow, TF2 Cactus, and TF2 Bread Monster
  
• Added Toon Skeleton
  
• Added TDM skins for HL2 Zombine

Game Modes

• Cooperative
  
  • Fixed ducking players being treated as standing when respawned
  
  
• Sneak vs M...
  
  • Revised the default list of round types
  
  
• Team Mission
  
  • Reduced chances of CTF flags to get stuck in the ground or ceiling

Weapons

• Reduced spread for the normal Railgun

Effects

• Overhauled Railgun firing particle effects

User Interface

• Fixed cases where running the game with screen resolution other than 1080p would result in some UI elements getting resized more than once
  
• Disabled scrolling animation for the text chat

VScript

• Lua: Updated entity classes to inherit metatables from their parent classes properly

Miscellaneous

• Implemented connecting to the game servers using their Steam ID (P2P)
  
• Extended the support for BSPs in VPKs
  
• Fixed players always being pulled down regardless of the current gravity direction
  
• Tweaked the sv_tags convar's value calculation
  
• Fixed func_break and func_physbox with the surface material set to 'None' spewing errors in the console
  
• Fixed env_laser entities remain invisible till they hit something
  
• Converted the SVC_EntityMsg netmessage into a SVC_UserMessage subtype
  
• Various engine level tweaks and cleanups

Maps

FoF Depot

• Changed map's time of day
  
• Re-added the windmill
  
• Made skulls pickupable
  
• Fixed missing or/and broken props
  
• Fixed missing or/and broken soundscapes
  
• Tweaked map boundaries
  
• Various minor tweaks
  
• Renamed the map file from jb_depot_fof to jb_fof_depot

Hairball

• Fixed the Displacer's alt fire not teleporting players

Hairballer

• Fixed the Displacer's alt fire not teleporting players

Island17

• Adjusted spawn points used in SvT, SvM, and Shidden game modes

Minigames

• Increased props spawn rate during the prop fight minigame

VScript

• Fixed just connected players couldn't be found by their name or userid

Miscellaneous

• Fixed servers not being added to the server browser's history
  
• player_connect_full event will now also be sent for bots
  
• Fixed vital NPCs could be safely removed with the Remover tool
  
• Fixed players could telefrag objects outside of their collision box
  
• Fixed env_laser not dealing damage
  
• Fixed client crash on level load when the cl_forcepreload convar is enabled
  
• Fixed the errors spam in the console when the model quality is set to lower than 'High'
  
• Fixed some translucent static props not rendering
  
• Fixed some maps having pure black brush surfaces
  
• Raised the default file size limit for the unpacked files from 150 to 256 megabytes

SDK tools

• Fixed syntax breaking typo in the FGD file
  
• Fixed text files getting extra newline symbols when packed into BSPs
  
• Fixed vrad spewing errors while processing materials used by static props

Maps

Demise

• Fixed pickup sounds could be heard from anywhere

Weapons

• Tweaked Hornet Gun's recharge rates

Player Models

• Added new player models HL2LC Fisherman, HL1DM Gordon (Casual), Toon Mattress, and TFC Pyro (HD).
  
• Added more randomized bodygrounds for Summer Snowman player model
  
• Updated base model used with Mattress player model
  
• Fixed broken vertex on face of Gunman Chronicles Scientist player model
  
• Fixed missing color tinting for arms for HL1 Gus and PVKII Ninja in first person view
  
• Tweaked chrome texture on HL1 arms in first persion view

User Interface

• Updated localization files

VScript

• Lua: updated the error messages to also display the call trace
  
• Removed CBaseEntity's PrecacheSoundScript method in favor of its PrecacheScriptSound method
  
• Added GetRandomMutatorsAllowed, SetRandomMutatorsAllowed, IsMutatorEnabled, SetMutatorEnabled, and SetAllMutatorEnabled methods to the CJBGameRules_BattleRoyale class

Miscellaneous

• Tweaked the players spawning mechanism
  
• Fixed possessed Kleiner heads keeping their mouth shut while screaming
  
• Fixed LAN only servers not appearing in the server browser
  
• Implemented support for [Dark Messiah of Might & Magic Multi-Player](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2130/) BSP format
  
• Implemented support for [Half-Life: Blue Shift](https://store.steampowered.com/app/130/) BSP format
  
• Fixed some entities, such as doors and buttons, being misplaced when loaded from HLBSP maps
  
• Fixed sky_camera could not be rotated
  
• Fixed visual desync from the player's actual position when entering trigger_push
  
• Fixed certain props not resizing at the client side
  
• Tweaked the skybox materials loading mechanism
  
• Fixed water textures for several HL:S maps
  
• Updated KOTH zones to obey the EnableDraw/DisableDraw inputs
  
• Re-added missing server_spawn game event definition
  
• Added warning message shown whenever the 'Settings' section is used in a mapadd file

SDK tools

• Re-added missing prefabs
  
• Fixed Hammer crash on attempt to load a VMF file containing sprites with missing textures
  
• Updated vbspinfo tool to support the L4D2 BSP format
  
• Added jb_gamerules_br, jb_gamerules_tdm, and jb_obj_marker FGD entries
  
• Added SetSpeed input to trigger_push
  
• Fixed SetSpeed input always resetting speed for func_conveyor

Maps

Island17

• Adjusted FFA spawn points

Mars

• Various optimization and minor tweaks

Mini Games

• Fixed blue players getting stuck on spawn during the climbing mini game

Mini Royale

• Fixed ricochet mutator's weapons not dealing damage
  
• Fixed possible crash on round end
  
• Changed music on gungame arena

Rooftops

• Adjusted FFA spawn points

Weapons

• Fixed players taking damage while using Friction Grenade's secondary attack mode
  
• Fixed some grenades dropping with an infinite fuse when overcooked

Player Models

• Set CS1.6 voices to CS1.6 player models
  
• Set squeak voices to wall.pl + snowmen
  
• Set blocky hands to PVK2 Ninja player model
  
• Set suit view model to suit wearing player models

User Interface

• The end map voting screen will now be displayed to the late joined players

VScript

• Lua: Fixed Vector and QAngle components could not be set

Miscellaneous

• Fixed players getting stuck at certain spawn points
  
• Fixed players getting stuck in certain map props
  
• Implemented support for The Ship: Murder Party's, Fairy Tale Busters', and Left 4 Dead 2's map formats
  
• Fixed sending the last required 'Rock the Vote' request might have the caller kicked from the server
  
• Increased the max number of supported light styles from 64 to 256

SDK tools

• Fixed adjusting textures for multiple surfaces with different texture scaling/shifting/rotation would reset said ajustments
  
• Added vscriptlanguage field to the worldspawn FGD entry, allowing mappers to choose the language of the vscripts for their maps

User Interface

• Added fog density sliders to the Fog UI panel

Miscellaneous

• Fixed players getting stuck at certain spawn points with low ceilings

SDK tools

• Added path_race_checkpoint entity
  
• Added OnRacerFinish, OnRacerFinishTime, OnRacerCheckpointPass, and OnRacerCheckpointPassTime outputs to jb_gamerules_ratrace