PC Update Information

[thinkingfeller]

Hi everybody, I just wanted to chime in on what Zombie is and isn't doing for the game, since there seems to be a lot of confusion.

First off, the release of the first patch for the PC version of Blacklight Tango Down is imminent and should drop any day now. This won't be the last patch for the PC by any means, and our continued support of all versions of the game will continue indefinitely. This patch includes only code changes and fixes, not content changes. We do have plans for future patches that include content changes and additions, but nothing that has been finalized or detailed out.

Secondly, we don't have any plans for any paid DLC releases. We all feel that charging people for DLC on a game that costs $15 isn't something that we'd like to do.

I apologize for our lack of a community manager, we're a small team after all, but will try to keep you guys in the loop on the status of the PC version of BLTD. We are all still working hard on making BLTD as playable as it can be, and fixing the issues found since release.

Thanks for your continued understanding and patience!

Michael Schorr - Lead Level Designer, Zombie Studios

[Spattercat]

Thanks )

[Jahkillian]

Thanks )

You should be thanking me, but what ever.. :)

[Nitronumber9]

Wow, nice to see a small company showing support, despite the large ammount of hate, if its this good, it won't be the last Zombie game I'll buy thats a cert.

[fisk0]

Great hearing something official on the Steam forums for once.
Too much speculation going on here.
I'm very interested in the game and look forward to seeing what the patches will fix, and I will certainly buy the game if the worst issues I've heard about will be fixed (i.e., issues with the keyboard mapping, the matchmaking system being slow, and possibly the ability to join games in progress). Anti-cheat protection certainly wouldn't hurt either, but I understand that requires a bit more than just patching - you would probably also have to license punkbuster or something like that, which I suppose isn't cheap - if the matchmaking issues are fixed, I think the multiplayer community will have a better chance to thrive despite cheaters.

Well, I look forward to seeing what will come out for Blacklight in the future.

[Jahkillian]

Wow, nice to see a small company showing support, despite the large ammount of hate, if its this good, it won't be the last Zombie game I'll buy thats a cert.


LOL OMG WHO ARE YOU?

[Spattercat]

You deserve nothing, Jahkillian, least of all my thanks. When you begin to be capable of looking at the game beyond the hate- colored glasses you donned on day one (before you'd even played the game, before you'd admitted that the gameplay wasn't so bad) maybe we can talk. Until then I remain convinced that you have nothing to offer, that you've stolen fizzy lifting drink, and that you'll get nothing from me. Good day sir, good day.

I do look forward to your posts, though, if for nothing more than the creative spelling.

[Jahkillian]

You deserve nothing, Jahkillian, least of all my thanks. When you begin to be capable of looking at the game beyond the hate- colored glasses you donned on day one (before you'd even played the game, before you'd admitted that the gameplay wasn't so bad) maybe we can talk. Until then I remain convinced that you have nothing to offer, that you've stolen fizzy lifting drink, and that you'll get nothing from me. Good day sir, good day.

I do look forward to your posts, though, if for nothing more than the creative spelling.


Why do you think the rep from Zombie posted on the board, because of all the positive threads? lol

[Spattercat]

The point is, he didn't need to post here. He posted on his own boards, and that was enough for me. I thanked him for providing something for people to point to, in case they hadn't been on the other forums.

Dogfighter has the most responsive reps for any game I've seen. It's a joy to interact with them. That's a bonus, though. As long as the fixes happen, and I get patch notes afterwards, I'm satisfied. In the meanwhile, I'll still be playing.

Seriously, you've probably turned far too many people away from this decent game, hurting the community and the others (like yourself) that bought it. Your claim to fame (omg, they replied to me) has NO merit.

[Jahkillian]

The point is, he didn't need to post here. He posted on his own boards, and that was enough for me. I thanked him for providing something for people to point to, in case they hadn't been on the other forums.

Dogfighter has the most responsive reps for any game I've seen. It's a joy to interact with them. That's a bonus, though. As long as the fixes happen, and I get patch notes afterwards, I'm satisfied. In the meanwhile, I'll still be playing.

Seriously, you've probably turned far too many people away from this decent game, hurting the community and the others (like yourself) that bought it. Your claim to fame (omg, they replied to me) has NO merit.

So because you like a half finished game, people that are looking for a full playable game should be suckered into buying it? No one even plays it any more. The struggle to even get into a game isn't even worth it. If they fix the game and make it playable, people will buy it. Its really not that hard to understand.

[skomvitor]

I still belieave that this 15€ are going to give me a lot of hours of fun :D

good to hear those words thanks :)

[TheTempest]

What are these game fixes? You definitely NEED to add in joining games that are in progress.
But what the hell was your reasoning with not adding in dedicated servers? I mean, playing late night sessions are just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ly frustrating because I get so much lag, it's not even funny. 1 bar, and 2 bars IF I'M LUCKY. And more settings in the video options instead of just "Shader Detail".
Better keyboard and mouse support. I mean, I was just playing a match, and my keyboard and mouse became unresponsive. They were plugged in, but the game wasn't registering any keyboard strokes, only clicks.
Another thing it needs is TEXT CHAT. WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING.
That's all I can think of right now.

[Processor]

Thanks for making this topic. I like that you won't be charging for DLC if there ever is any, good to know.

The biggest problem right now with the PC version of the game is the numbers. I haven't seen it appear on the Steam Stats page once since it's been released.

Maybe you guys should do a free weekend sometime. Let the world experience how the game is and give it a jumpstart (which it hasn't had at all yet). The game isn't bad or a waste, it just needs to be played.

[coprophagia]

you all enjoy the new anti cheat...oh wait that would be a content change....never mind.

...no plans on having massive incorporated up date the in game ads?

[Kincaid]

Hi everybody, I just wanted to chime in on what Zombie is and isn't doing for the game, since there seems to be a lot of confusion.

First off, the release of the first patch for the PC version of Blacklight Tango Down is imminent and should drop any day now. This won't be the last patch for the PC by any means, and our continued support of all versions of the game will continue indefinitely. This patch includes only code changes and fixes, not content changes. We do have plans for future patches that include content changes and additions, but nothing that has been finalized or detailed out.

Secondly, we don't have any plans for any paid DLC releases. We all feel that charging people for DLC on a game that costs $15 isn't something that we'd like to do.

I apologize for our lack of a community manager, we're a small team after all, but will try to keep you guys in the loop on the status of the PC version of BLTD. We are all still working hard on making BLTD as playable as it can be, and fixing the issues found since release.

Thanks for your continued understanding and patience!

Michael Schorr - Lead Level Designer, Zombie Studios

Nice to see this information. Thanks for the update, Michael Schorr.

You should be thanking me, but what ever.. :)

After reading way too many of your posts you just still don't cease to surprise me. Taking credit for a developer posting about the future plans for updates and such... You really have one insanely warped sense of self-importance.

[skomvitor]

Did anyone see the update they posted on Facebook?

"There is some really good BLACKLIGHT: TANGO DOWN details popping up next week, but I'm not quite ready to share specific details. Stay tuned..."

[Jahkillian]

Did anyone see the update they posted on Facebook?

"There is some really good BLACKLIGHT: TANGO DOWN details popping up next week, but I'm not quite ready to share specific details. Stay tuned..."

Its on the ignition forum. It wasn't Zombie that posted that. It has been confirmed on Ignition forum. Also there was no announcement. lol

[coprophagia]

I still feel like I donated $15 to the console cause and game #2's production.

Can I at least get a plaque, printed out paper certificate with game graphics or even a simple thank you card from the dev team that says...

"Thanks your a valued BLACKLIGHT: TANGO DOWN donor" ?

as a reminder, because I don't even touch the game now.

I'll even print it out myself.:cool:

[qedqed]

I still feel like I donated $15 to the console cause and game #2's production.

Can I at least get a plaque, printed out paper certificate with game graphics or even a simple thank you card from the dev team that says...

"Thanks your a valued BLACKLIGHT: TANGO DOWN donor" ?

as a reminder, because I don't even touch the game now.

I'll even print it out myself.:cool:

I bought the game for that reason, i read they are youg developers, the game was introducing something new (HRV) and I wanted to gratify them buying the game. I was not really thinking about actually playing it much.
Reading their posts on this and Ignition forum really upsetted me.

[tunguska47]

i have games on my list that have dedicated servers that are flat out dead community's or make this match making look good

[Murderbox]

Can't wait for the patch. I hope you fix some key issues.

1. Joining games in progress. PLEASE god. I know it might irritate some people, joining a game in which you are losing already, but joining a game and losing is much better than not being able to join a game at all. We will also FINALLY be able to get full games as the biggest I have ever been in is 7.

2. Black Ops "Game is Full" error.

3. Please add a server browser. Please please please. A server browser and dedicated servers.

[Gerty]

BLAH BLAH BLAH

I swear every time I read a reply, all I could think was "DUDE, SHUT UP!!!"


Anyways, I'm looking forward to a dedicated server patch. I'll buy the game then.

[SCAVENGER1]

it is nice to see a game dev step up into a forum and give info.

i would like to know if there is any hope of adding any more maps/areas for the coop/sp ?? i hope so since it is a lot of fun and i enjoy it a lot and with 1 of my other clan m8's as well.

we are trying to get other to get it as well but coop is all we want of this game for now.

i do hope you will add more coop maps very soon !!!

[SCAVENGER1]

well game dev how about a fix to your patch that wont install?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/SCAVENGER1/Blacklight%20Tango%20Down/blacklightupdateerror.png

[Nitronumber9]

well game dev how about a fix to your patch that wont install?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/SCAVENGER1/Blacklight%20Tango%20Down/blacklightupdateerror.png

Thats GFWL, not Blacklight, take it up with Microsoft.

BTW, when did Blacklight get steam achevements?

Edit, Its also happening to me as well. I'm going to first of all delete GFWL and see if it helps.

[SCAVENGER1]

Thats GFWL, not Blacklight, take it up with Microsoft.

BTW, when did Blacklight get steam achevements?

Edit, Its also happening to me as well. I'm going to first of all delete GFWL and see if it helps.
i wish they would have not use windblow live in the 1st since it has given more player head aches then any game bugs that there ever has been ya know.

and if you mean by uninstalling gfwl or window live? i will try it then if it works for you. since i cant even play with out being login !!! gawd i hate winblows live !!

[qedqed]

Thats GFWL, not Blacklight, take it up with Microsoft.

BTW, when did Blacklight get steam achevements?

Edit, Its also happening to me as well. I'm going to first of all delete GFWL and see if it helps.

No, it is a BLTD issue.

[SCAVENGER1]

well i tried the uninstall gfwl and the game wont start at all so i had to reinstall gfwl once again to get the game to start now bltd starts but keeps asking me to update which will not finish cause of said error that i have posted before in my screen shot.

and yeah if zombie did not use gfwl at all there would be way less issue with the game right now. since gfwl cause 50% atleast i bet.

well so much for playing bltd till they fix it cause it wont let you play in "offline mode" which is BS !! i hate gfwl !!!

[Nitronumber9]

No, it is a BLTD issue.
Erm no. Its the people who compile the setup, AKA Microsoft (The Devs would have noticed a bug this huge if it was a build error or something on thier side)

well i tried the uninstall gfwl and the game wont start at all so i had to reinstall gfwl once again to get the game to start now bltd starts but keeps asking me to update which will not finish cause of said error that i have posted before in my screen shot.

and yeah if zombie did not use gfwl at all there would be way less issue with the game right now. since gfwl cause 50% atleast i bet.

well so much for playing bltd till they fix it cause it wont let you play in "offline mode" which is BS !! i hate gfwl !!!
I'm sure you can quickly dive into it when its fixed. For now I'll wait for some offical news and try to find out whats causing this problem.

[Soulvader]

Things seem to be getting kinda dim on a fix any time soon.:confused:

[Nitronumber9]

Things seem to be getting kinda dim on a fix any time soon.:confused:

Its an issue, It appears to only be steam users hit by it, they are working on a fix. Patch logs look awesome though from what I've browsed through.

[SCAVENGER1]

yep it is a blacklight problem over all since they said it here at this web site
http://forums.ignitionusa.net/showthread.php?t=3001

[SCAVENGER1]

well the work around does work since i finally got it to work. but i do know that the bug still happens when you need to hack the controls in black ops. well that is still not fix since i just had it happen to me 2 times and i am not sure if it will work once i restart the game .

so if you think you fix that bug rethink again cause it is still there just a heads up BL:TD team

[ZombieSprague]

well the work around does work since i finally got it to work. but i do know that the bug still happens when you need to hack the controls in black ops. well that is still not fix since i just had it happen to me 2 times and i am not sure if it will work once i restart the game .

so if you think you fix that bug rethink again cause it is still there just a heads up BL:TD team

Now the question is did it really patch. Do you have a version number in the bottom right of the screen where it says press ENTER to start

[SCAVENGER1]

Now the question is did it really patch. Do you have a version number in the bottom right of the screen where it says press ENTER to start

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/SCAVENGER1/Blacklight%20Tango%20Down/BLTD2010-08-2914-53-45-44-1.png

[Nitronumber9]

Question Scavenger, have you checked if either the revolver has the extra's of an extended clip (ala the bug where a revolver has 11 shots?) Or the LMG has changed?

Just want to find out if it isn't fixed or its just you.

[SCAVENGER1]

Question Scavenger, have you checked if either the revolver has the extra's of an extended clip (ala the bug where a revolver has 11 shots?) Or the LMG has changed?

Just want to find out if it isn't fixed or its just you.

havnt tried the lmg since i have the basic 1 yet. but the revolver still has 6 shots yet since i just played a around of black ops on hard which seems to feel like insane now lol but i like it that way lol