An FPS Server guide for developers It's not rocket science and to be honest, most if not all of these features have been around for some time. However we keep seeing new games released, with a lot of these basic features missing. Click here to view the list of features we've been asking for since 2001
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Fight for control of M-COM stations in White Pass Rush Mode. Capture and hold tactical positions as Nelson Bay is enhanced with Conquest Mode. The map pack is available with the VIP code which is included in every new copy of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Players that do not have a code can purchase one via the in-game store.
GRRRRR now they got me doing it, calling this another map pack LOL.
Dice's community guy zh1nt0 via twitter posted a link to the following thread:
The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ingame store has once again given away info on the upcoming map pack. Map pack #5 is set to be released this Wednesday, July 28th and contains White Pass rush and Nelson Bay conquest. As with the previous map packs, this will be free for players who have entered a VIP code.
It displays the listing of Map Pack play list 5 in the store. zh1nt0 goes on in the this thread to state it will be released on July 28th for both consoles and PCs
Valve Reversing Accidental Steam Bans
Apologizing with Free Copy of Left 4 Dead 2
By Kat Bailey - 07/26/2010
Modern Warfare 2 users who were banned due to a false positive from VAC getting free Left 4 Dead 2 for their trouble.
If you own the PC version of Modern Warfare 2, you may have found yourself banned from Steam due to a technical glitch. Thousands of users were affected by the problem, which prompted Valve founder Gabe Newell to issue a formal apology. In a message to those affected, Newell said that the glitch occurred due to a "combination of conditions" that occurred while Steam was updating the disk image of Modern Warfare 2.
The problem caused Valve's anti-cheat program to erroneously detect that a cheat was active, resulting in some 12,000 accidental bans over the course of two weeks.
The bans have now been reversed, and Valve has sent out free copies of Left 4 Dead 2 to those affected.
"This was our mistake," Newell wrote, "and I apologize for any frustration or angst it may have caused you.
CTA Digital sent out a press release announcing a new peripheral that promises to add a whole new level of realism and excitement to first-person shooter games. Check out the PS3 assault rifle controller, a plastic rifle replica designed for hardcore FPS gamers. The PS3 assault rifle controller will cost US$ 64.99 and will be available starting August 2nd.
Updates to Counter-Strike: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Counter-Strike: Source
Added Steam Clan Tag support ( Set yours in Options->Multiplayer->Advanced )
Added new achievement "CLAN WARFARE": Win a match of at least 10 players where the entirety of each team is composed of a single clan.
Added automatic server tagging for some server convars ( "mp_startmoney", "mp_friendlyfire", "bot_quota", "sv_nostats", "sv_allowminmodels" )
Fixed some issues for players who were experiencing stat corruption.
Fixed several server crash exploits.
Fixed server commands "sv_disablefreezecam" and "sv_nowinpanel" not working on dedicated servers.
Adjusted some DX9 shaders to look more like their DX8 counterparts, e.g. flashbang effect.
Community Requests:
Fixed entity I/O messages "OnPlayerPickup" and "OnPlayerUse".
Restored UTF-8 support in the console.
Added env_hudhint entity, for use in custom maps (The allplayers flag must be set for the hint to work in Counter-Strike.)
Added client convar "sv_hudhint_sound" to turn off emit sound for hud hints.
Restored the "cl_minmodels" client convar.
Added server convar "sv_allowminmodels" that allows them to prevent clients from using "cl_minmodels".
Added a button to Options->Multiplayer that allows players to reset their in-game stats.
Note: Due to the nature of stats corruption, it is not possible to automatically fix all types of stats (such as weapon statistics reflecting usage of the wrong weapon). Players who suspect their stats are incorrect and wish to start fresh may want to use the new stat reset feature
Clients (Players): Go to our downloads page and download either the executable if you like to have an installer do the work for you, or if you are an advanced user, you can choose to download the ZIP and install it yourself. Servers: Go to our downloads page and download the FAS Server 1.0, if you haven't already. However, if you have, all you need to download is the FAS Server 1.0a Patch.
So report in Freshmeat! Now's the time you choose your arsenal and get ready for battle.
Server Builds, Reviews, and a Trailer!
Hi Folks, we finally have hit our first release. People who plan to host dedicated servers for Firearms Source can now begin to set up them up in anticipation for release day. Just got to our Downloads page and you can download Server build of Firearms Source 1.0 which will include everything except the client.dll. So upon release of the client, we will have a Server patch that includes any server fixes and the client.dll which is needed to allow players on the server.
If you have any questions about setting up a Server for Firearms Source, please post your query in our Server forum. You can get help from the community, as well as Firearms Source developers. If you are also looking for hosting, Nuclear Fallout has sponsored and hosted the Firearms Source official testing server as well as our Ventrilo server.
