1.3 patchinn er kominn. lagar pb vesenið og styttir biðtímann inná serverana. svo eru einhver fix í mp_rhine og mp_harbor. annars eru smáatriðin hér fyrir neðan. ekkert stór patch en góður, óþolandi að bíða svona lengi eftir server.

Patch Features:

General changes:

Raised the gamestate from 16k to 128k
Added loading bars to maps mp_harbor and mp_rhine
Addressed the PB GUID issue where players were not being assigned PB GUID's of exactly 32 characters.

mp_rhine map changes:

Fixed player getting on top of broken wall and seeing through second story of bombed out building.

mp_harbor map changes:

Fixed missing water texture
Fixed player not being able to shoot through lower portion of the first gap in a railing found on east side of map.
Fixed player not being able to shoot through lower portion of railing found on east edge of map.
Reduced overall fog density
Fixed a partially floating crate and a couple holes in sandbags.

Statement from [IW]402:

“It's true. The patch is ready to go and should be hitting FTP sites in the morning / afternoon depending on where you're located.”


As you can see, this is certainly not the biggest of patches, though at least it is a relief for the community to see Punkbuster GUID's being fixed, which should improve the general functionality of the anti-cheat program. Mod makers will also be pleased to see the gamestate increased and this in particular is an update that is considered long overdue.

It is a shame that problems like the “awaiting connection” issue have still not been resolved and a shame that the only map changes were on fairly unpopular maps. Many in the competitive scene would love to see some quality new maps as at present the Russian maps are almost unplayable and a remake of something like Neuville or Depot would be welcomed with open arms in the next patch.

In related news, Garet, the creator of CoDtv and the original PAM mod, has spoken out about the possibility of CoD2tv becoming a reality. Apparently all that's needed for this to happen is for IW to implement some of the code from the 1.5 version of vCoD, with this included in CoD2 it would be an easy job for Garet to set up a working CoD2tv program. The onus now is on IW to work to get the code integrated for the next patch but after the 6 month wait for the first patch who knows how long we will have to wait?