Map Changes

• New Map: MAP-2on2-Conquer; feedback appreciated!
  
• Enabled precomputed visibility on all maps (might increase performance especially for older systems)
  
• 2on2-Lock: Fixed the objective description & Added a third hostage
  

Misc

• Fixed impact fx on local listen server
  

Code

• Fixed occasional dedicated server crash
  
• Fixed wrong starting money for players who join during a game
  
• Update FSR 2.1.1 to 2.2
  

Maps

MAP-Fueled

• Redid the pain-causing-volume near the window on SWAT spawn. This caused strange impact effects
  
• Adjusted the collision on the big containers (Terrorist and SWAT spawn) for smoother movement
  
• Fixed the missing impact effects on the SWAT tunnel materials
  

MAP-Thunderball

• Reduced texture load
  

MAP-Arena-Shaolin

• Fixed missing physical materials on some walls
  

MAP-2on2-Lock

• Fixed misaligned rescue zone
  
• Changed overpowered spot on the stairs near T-base (could look directly into SF base)
  

MAP-RapidWaters

• Blocked entrance to truck underwater
  

MAP-Filth

• Fixed the bouncing evidence bags
  

MAP-Smuggler

• Slightly increased overall darkness to the map
  

Fixes

• Fix hit zone bug
  

TL;DR

• Game size halved
  
• Better game performance (+ upscaling technologies for more FPS)
  
• Update project to Unreal Engine 4.27 & a lot of core source code refactoring
  
• A new gamemode
  

Unreal Engine 4.27

• Enable Oodle Compression (ratio about 60%, 50GB => 20GB game size; while also providing faster loading times, however even small updates will be a lot bigger in the future)
  
• Nvidia Reflex Low latency
  
• Nvidia DLAA
  
• Support new upscaling technologies for better performance with only some minor visual artifacts on balanced / quality preset
  
  
  
  • AMD FSR 2 (works also on older Nvidia cards without DLSS support)
    
  • Nvidia DLSS 2
    
  
  

Recommendation for good performance:

• Nvidia Platform: DLSS > TAA, Always use Reflex
  (Reflex Low Latency boost mode trades additional GPU load for even less latency if you have the resources)
  
• General: TAA even on high / epic offers great performance (seems to have issues on older GPUs, known fix is to set AA to Low / Medium or use FXAA),
  FSR improves performance a lot and even works on older Nvidia / AMD GPUs
  

Other changes

• General source code refactoring & cleaning (needed before even thinking about adding bots; more lines of code deleted than added :))
  
• Rework weapon hit / miss fx replication (affects especially shotgun fx replication)
  
• Reactivate low pass filter automation when flashed
  
• Hide minimap setting
  
• Usage of async trace interface for continuous tracing: third person weapon laser, "aim-at" ui features (player name, tooltips), might improve performance
  
• Fix TAA artifacts on first person meshes
  
• Removed overlap workaround for collision events of physics actors (onCollide events caused random physx crashes when using them in earlier engine versions; might improve performance)
  
• Fix "random" fps hitches caused by garbage collector due to unnececary rebuilding of ui maplist (yes that happened :D)
  
• Fix nade clipping through window without breaking it
  

New Gamemode: Sabotage (WIP)

• SBT-Abstract
  
• SBT-Terminal
  
• SBT-Underground
  

Coming up todos (some already wip)

• Migration from OSS Steam to EOS Plus (with Steam)
  
• Freebie Easy Anticheat (EOS Game Services)
  
• New replicated projectile actor (for nades & at some time knives / nade launchers)
  
• Gamemode overrides for Maps; run game modes without the need to package extra maps for them (Classic / TDM / CTF / SBT)
  
• New / Reworked distributed builder framework (distributed compiling the game / gameservers on multiple servers at once)
  
• TO4ST features: Gamemode specific game config overrides, maplist presets (map + gamemode override)
  
• Gameserver distribution via SteamCMD
  
• First person animations rework + new weapons (long term)
  
• Bots (long term)
  
• UE5 (very long term :D)
  

Maps

MAP-2on2-Lock

• Enlarged both T-base and SF-base. No longer there is a direct sightline into base for both teams
  
• Hostages are slightly more spread
  
• Made it possible to access both T-base and Hostage area without it being a one-way street
  
• Changed all glowsticks into decent models
  
• Redid some rain parts (let heavy on performance)
  
• Added some more surrounding buildings and landscape
  
• Slightly increase overall lighting
  
• Added a few extra strategic cover points on both connecting sides
  
• Fixed new minimap
  
• Fixed collision on stairs new SF base
  
• Removed some foliage due to sight lines
  

MAP-Fueled

• Moved the palm on sniper alley on T-side (was an overpowered spot)
  
• Replaced some meshes since they were broken (due to engine migration?)
  

MAP-Thunderball

• Enlarged and replaced the SWAT buyzone (was a strangely placed and small zone)
  

MAP-Torii

• Replaced most blocking volumes (for pawn) around the cliffs on the edge of the world. We need these for smoother movement, but it also prevents from picking up weapons/bomb laying behind the volume
  

MAP-Drought

• Fixed the one strange blocking volumes (and bullet impact effects) on walls
  
• Fixed foilage
  

MAP-Scope

• Fixed the strange blocking volumes on some windows (especially middle house)
  
• Changed the look and feel of RedHouse to actually match the map more
  
• Removed breakable bottles that looked bad
  

MAP-Trainyard

• Fixed misaligned meshes on the ground
  
• Fixed some materials that were broken
  
• Fixed strange collision / wall in the air near the bombspot A (inside warehouse)
  
• Fixed the bug where you could shoot through the train (especially the glass)
  
• Fixed the strange opening in the container on the backside of bombspot B (near the train)
  
• Redid the mesh painting on the big walls near SF-base; they had strange lines to it which seemed unnatural
  

MAP-Smuggler

• Replaced the T-base. It's seconds closer to the middle of the map now
  
• Added some extra cover for T-base routes towards points in the map
  
• Redid all glowsticks
  
• Fixed some misplaced / overlapping actors in the map
  
• Closed the breakable windows in the lower middle building (cant see through anymore, gives cover)
  
• Added some extra lights in the map to get rid of too much darkness
  
• Fixed missing ceiling in the house next to SF-base (you could look through the entire building)
  
• Added a snipers nest on the high route, only accessible from the Terrorist side. This point overviews the high route Escape but also part of the middle roof
  

MAP-FollowTheMoney

• Fixed the one-sides mesh on the stairwell (you could look through, but not shoot)
  
• Fixed the strange collision on plants
  
• Fixed the one-sided panel
  

MAP-Arena-PreAIM

• Added extra ramp for T-base to get up more quickly (Balancing)
  
• Adjusted containers completly to the floor to prevent damage being done from underneath
  
• Adjusted small overlapping actors
  

MAP-Arena-KillThemAll

• Slightly brightened the wall texture
  

UI

SettingsPage

• Added min/max value and unit to slider component
  
• FOV slider works with absolute values 85-120° (instead of 0-100%)
  

Gameoverlay

• Fixed dmg values in killed by info
  
• Fix hide hud bind
  

ServerPage

• Fixed overlapping of serverlist and buttom bar
  
• Scrollable playerlist
  

MainMenu

• Design polish (overlapping pages with buttom bar)
  

BuyMenu

• Fixed closing with OpenBuyMenu bind
  

Game performance

• Optimise tick utilisation (remove tick from various blueprint map actors, rework bp logic which does not need tick, apply bp -> c++ to even more actors)
  
• Implement object pooling for weapon fx (ejected shell actor; bullet fx actor, in addition to particle system pooling)
  
• Misc ini tweaks to improve performance for some configurations (don't expect much from those changes, it might reduce hitches, in comparisons it could improve FPS by a little for GPU bottleneck scenarios)
  

Misc

• Fix spectator join on listen server
  
• Fix typo in player controler movement tooltip
  

Hello everyone!

How will we continue?

Changelog

Fixed

• Breakable objects like windows not reset after round
  
• "Validation Failed" connection reset on some systems
  
• Serverbrowser bugfixing
  
• Pause-in-pre-round bug
  

Maps

• MAP-2on2-Exile: Reworked floor near Pool (fix flickering artifacts)
  
• MAP-2on2-Lock: Reworked light (too muddy and washed out before)
  
• MAP-Trainyard: Some wall painting, fix collision train ladder, fixed broken middle door
  
• MAP-Scope: Scope a bit brighter overall, collision fixes, slightly polished landscape near Silo-Bunker.
  
• MAP-Escape: Landscape and collision fix
  
• MAP-RapidWaters: More light in team bases, less harsh contrast outside, added concrete in hostage base instead of gravel
  
• MAP-Blister: Collision fixes
  
• MAP-Fueled: Updated „Wall of Fame“
  
• MAP-Trainstation][: Added blocking collision on the train, removed the OP spot on high bridge for Terrorist
  

UI

• Reworked main menu (still work in progress, feel free to give feedback!)
  

Misc

• Crouching now allowed pre round
  

April 2022

May - July 2022

New Maps

• MAP-Arena-Pool
  
• MAP-BattleRoyale
  
• MAP-Bunker
  
• MAP-Deflect
  
• MAP-Faiyum
  
• MAP-TrainstationII
  

Player movement

• Higher speed threshold for falling damage: 1725 -> 1677
  
• Lower falling damage multiplier: 0,109 -> 0,102
  
• Sneak Speed: 260 -> 250
  
• Max. speed crouched: 242 -> 220
  
• Weapon drop toss speed: 350 -> 400
  
• Tweaked direction change feeling
  
• Reduce the average movement speed gap between knife and weapons from 7% to 6%
  
• Fix crouch speed overridden when sneaking while crouching
  

Weapons

• General weapon balancing (we kinda lost track of the changelog, no major changes tho, mostly minor tweaking)
  
• Fixed auto recoil recovery odd behavior in semi auto mode
  
• Changed parameter set of the physics settings of nades to get a more reliable bounce
  
• HE-Nade: Full damage radius 220 -> 210, Radius 920 -> 870
  

Animations

• Reworked animation blueprints (third person & first person) for better performance (multithreaded animations & fast path optimisations)
  
• Fixed wrong animation played for only a few frames on weapon draw
  
• Added a blend time/transition for the weapon switch from one handed/two handed to two handed/one handed to third person animations
  

Programming

• Core game code refactoring
  
• Blueprint nativization for a few blueprints with hot blueprint code and porting some bp code to C++ (most of TO4's code is already C++)
  
• Fixed blood not attached to moving actors
  
• Improved balancing workflow of development build (dynamically loading datatables from filesystem without rebuilding the game)
  

UI

• Exchange main font
  
• New weapon images in HUD and buy menu
  
• Serverlist: Fixed sort by players function
  
• Serverlist: Fixed password handling (fixed game freeze after wrong password, added apply with enter key)
  
• Added ingame menu clan tag switch
  
• Rework key mapping, new functions: overwrite, clear, swap
  

Sounds

Deagle

• New shoot sound
  
• New draw sound
  
• Reworked reload sound
  

M9

• New draw sound
  

Glock

• New draw sound
  

Hostage

• New AI-Controller for better movement
  
• Adjust swimming parameters
  

Gameservers

• TO4ST-core officially supports assigning configurations to gameservers (game settings like map duration, round length, password, reserved slots etc)
  
• Auto login to TO4ST-core via steam browser by clicking a button in the admintab
  
• Masterserver with global player stats list (for now very simple).
  The website uses the player statistics of the TacByte servers.
  However, we can add more TO4ST-core instances.
  If you run servers and want your statistics to be included in our official player statistics list write a message in our #gameserver_hosting discord channel and you’ll receive a key you have to add to your TO4ST-core settings in order to be included.
  

Map Changes

MAP-RapidWaters

• Reconstruction of the T-Start base-layout; lower water, water-hole, basement, upper and lower bridge
  
• Changed sunlight angle
  
• More lights on terror side
  
• Wider entry into basement
  
• Increased the force of the water-fall
  
• Give hostage more teleport possibilities for better following
  
• Fixed blocking collision on waterfall wall and truck
  
• Added some dust decals to basement ground
  
• Increased the fog panorama
  
• Added sounds to movable doors
  
• Higher basement floor on stair entry
  
• Slight decrease of leaf movement
  
• Better light at the spot near the truck on sf side
  
• Some new/more design elements
  

MAP-Blister

• Reconstruction A-Spot and A-Long
  
• New sniper bunkers (also on lower and market)
  
• Added rune on terror sniper spot
  

MAP-Escape

• Increased the lighting on lower mid house and underground
  
• Reduced the width of mid-way slightly
  
• Removed blue container from landscape
  
• Changed lower mid construction
  
• Changed lighting and some materials
  
• General visual polishing
  

MAP-Trainyard

• Reworked bomb spots design
  
• Wall painting polish
  
• Access to roof in front of b-gate
  

MAP-2on2-Lock

• Fixed nade collision on the big tree
  
• Foliage polish for better view
  
• Some performance improvements
  

MAP-FollowTheMoney

• Collision polishing
  
• Removed some overloaded objects for better movement and enemy spotting
  
• Removed a useless little room on upper stairs area
  

MAP-RGB

• Removed OP shadow
  
• Nerfed skynades by adding higher buildings
  
• Blocked one middle gap for terror snipers, so SF are in less disadvantage
  

MAP-Thunderball

• General bug fixes & polishing
  

Fixed

• "Wrong password" serverbrowser bug
  

Weapons

Deagle

• Decrease AimError: 0.97 -> 0.94
  

Vector

• Increase AimError: 0.65 -> 0.75
  

MP5

• Decrease AimError: 1.58 -> 1.47
  
• Decrease y-recoil: 0.161 -> 0.130
  
• Increase x-recoil: 0.013 -> 0.045
  
• Decrease interp. speed: 58.0 -> 45
  
• Increase random aim Error 0.22 -> 0.50 need feedback
  

M9

• Higher RPM: 286 -> 315
  
• Less "AimError": 2.2 -> 1.7
  
• Slower "Recoil Interpolate Speed": 60 -> 48
  
• Lower "AimError Interpolate increase Speed": 90 -> 65
  
• Higher "AimError Interpolate Recover Speed": 70 -> 85
  
• Increase "random AimError" 0.66 -> 0.90
  
• Decrease "x-recoil": 0.082 -> 0.090
  
• Increase "y-recoil": 0.820 -> 0.650
  

Glock

• Less "AimError Burst": 2.2 -> 1.8
  
• Increase "random AimError": 0.80 -> 0.90
  
• Higher burst RPM: 815 -> 830
  
• Decrease "x-recoil": 0.100 -> 0.090
  
• Increase "y-recoil": 0.760 -> 0.670
  
• Slower "Recoil Interpolate Speed": 65 -> 60
  

590A1

• Slightly more damage for hitting long distance shots
  

M16

• Burst RPM: 720 -> 740
  

Maps

MAP-Thunderball

• Adding police radio sounds to police cars
  
• New landscape
  
• Fix graffity
  
• More lighting on Sf base
  
• Some little sound volume polish
  

MAP-Escape

• Fix Wall bug on midleehouse stair
  
• Adding graffity
  
• Trickjump a little harder on high roof
  
• More roughness on coilwire surface
  
• Increase the lighting on some spots
  
• Some little changes on mid-way
  

MAP-Arena-Shaolin

• New lighting: edited sky(light), less shadow bugs, better visibility, a bit more FPS
  

MAP-RapidWaters

• Repositioned some spawn points for better balance (buffed SF spawns, but also T spawns in another way, feedback appreciated)
  
• Easier jump from boxes to highbridge spot in T Base
  
• Nade from highbridge T side to SF side not possible anymore (closed gap)