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Star Wars Battlefront(TM) Update ReadMe
Version 1.2
January 11, 2005
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Thank you for downloading the Star Wars Battlefront(TM) Update
This update addresses the following:
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NEW CONTENT AND FEATURES
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* Added support for Mod Map names longer than 4 characters.
* Mod Map names will be listed in the multiplayer server list.
* Players will see a countdown timer for invincibility.
* Players can deactivate spawn invincibility by firing a shot.
* Updates were made to the dedicated server code to improve
stability.
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BALANCING ISSUES
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* Ground vehicle hitpoints were lowered.
* Droideka shield hitpoints were increased.
* Jet Trooper jet pack recharge time was increased.
* Jet Trooper EMP launcher reload time was increased.
* Dark Trooper jet pack recharge time was decreased.
* Dark Trooper Blast Cannon is more accurate.
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RESOLVED ISSUES
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* Corrected a lighting issue that occurred on Hoth.
* Corrected an issue that occurred that caused the HUD
reinforcement meter to be doubled after map cycling.
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PREVIOUS UPDATES
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CONNECTIVITY ISSUES
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* Corrects an issue with connecting via GameSpy Arcade
* Corrects an issue with losing connection to the host after
Task-Switching
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SERVER ISSUES
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* Added an additional level: Tatooine Jabba's Palace
* Improvements made to leaderboard stat reporting
* Server name is displayed in game
* AI on Hard setting has been greatly improved.
* Spawn Invincibility duration in seconds can be set by host
in the Dedicated Server Management GUI.
* Ticket Counts for each map can be set by host in the
Dedicated Server Management GUI.
* Host can boot players in a live game using the Dedicated
Server Management GUI.
* Host can ban players by IP using the Dedicated Server
Management GUI.
* Host can boot players in a non-dedicated server session.
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CLIENT ISSUES
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* Process for voting an abusive player off a game has been
optimized.
* Added planet names at Planet Loading Screen
* Ping bars have been replaced by ping values in the Internet
and LAN Server Browser.
* Ping displays have been optimized.
* Host settings for Max Number of Players, Min Players to
Start, AI Difficulty, Show Player Names, and Spawn
Invincibility are now displayed in the Server Details box
for the Internet and LAN Server Browser.
* Player List box displaying Player Name, Kills, Deaths, and
CP�s have been added to the Internet Server Browser.
* Stop button to halt query for server list during Refresh
has been added to the Internet Server Browser.
* Players can join games from multiple regions: North America,
Europe, Asia, etc.
* Filters for Server Name, Number of Players, Map Name, Era,
Ping and Server Type have been added to the Internet and
LAN Server Browser.
* Support added for filtering the list of servers so that you
can find games by specific criteria. Up to six items can now
be filtered: Game Name, Number of Players, Map, Era, Ping,
and Server Type.
Map, Era, and Server Type
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These filters have drop boxes to pick which selection you
want, with 'All' at the top as a default.
Game Name, Number of Players, and Ping
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For these filters, you will need to type in what to filter
by and hit Enter to apply the new filter.
Filtering by Number of Players show all sessions with at
least that many players. A filter of '6' will show games
with (for example) 6/8, 10/24, and 15/40.
Filtering by Ping shows all sessions with a ping value less
than or equal to the ping specified. Number of players and
Ping both start off at the most permissive values possible,
0 and 9999 respectively. Set the filter values to these
values for the equivalent of 'All'.
Filtering by Game Name shows game names containing what is
entered. Entering "Dedicated" without quotes) in the Game
Name filter will show (for example) "Lucasarts Dedicated
Server", "Pandemic T1 Dedicated", or "John's Non-Dedicated
Home Server". To clear this filter, delete the text that
was entered in this box.
Filters are cumulative -- if you change the Map filter to
'Hoth' and the Ping filter to '200', it will show servers
which match BOTH of those filters.
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RESOLVED ISSUES
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* Increased stability between game sessions and map cycling.
* Fixed mapping of mouse movements to controls in Key
Configuration screen.
* Install process for North American region discs on
non-English operating systems has been optimized.
* Difficulty entering vehicles due to latency has been
addressed.
* Corrects a game controller mapping issue in the Key
Configuration screen.
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