Ground Branch – Build Update #031: Patch V1031.3

Our last game update, patch V1031.2, arrived with more bugs than we anticipated. Luckily we were able to diagnose and fix most of them relatively easily, packaged and tested a new build, and are now rolling it out as a hotfix for you all.

Hopefully this will take care of most of the recent reported issues—if it doesn’t, you know what to do, but please check the known issues listed at the end of the fixes list to make sure it hasn’t already been noted.

• Fixed
  Ops Board

  “In Progress” overlay not always showing up.

• Fixed
  Ready Room

  team wall not always being removed for PvP modes.

• Fixed the player character in the
  Customize Operator

  screen disappearing if the round started mid-customization.

• Increased sound occlusion in the testing range.
• Added spatial audio volume for the Customize Operator screen’s background to block all sounds while customizing character.
• Fixed round time not being cleared when round stage timer is.

• Fixed
  M9A3

  magazine’s display name (was listed as 15 rounds when it’s actually 17).

• Fixed NVG effect not being loaded correctly sometimes and displaying no green tint.
• Fixed shotguns preventing players from changing items when fired.
• Updated collision on optics to allow placing the
  Offset Rail

  and low-mount

  RMR

  where applicable.

• Fixed
  Show Player Names

  /

  Show Enemy Blips

  not being applied immediately while the spectator overlay is shown.

• Fixed spectators having the ready status set to
  NotReady

  when sent to the RR even if they had been

  WaitingToReadyUp

  earlier.

• Fixed grenades colliding with foliage—they should now go right through leaves.
• Fixed foliage protecting players from grenade explosions.
• Fixed various bugs on
  Tanker

  dealing with collision on pipes and some visual issues with the internal stairs.

• Changed in-game menu
  Admin

  button to a drop-down list containing an option to open the Admin Panel, as well as a list of quick admin commands (thanks, Prowlaz!).

• Fixed
  Admin Panel

  spamming console/log with admin commands.

• Fixed
  StartRound

  command not working in

  ReadyCountdown

  round stage.

• Fixed dead bodies being created when
  StartRound

  and

  RestartRound

  commands are used.

These audio-related issues were reported, but not yet diagnosed or successfully fixed:

• Occasional lack of gunshot SFX.
• Long bursts with the
  MK48

  machine gun can cause the sound to bug out.

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