Feb 24 - Patch Notes

PoopLooser · 02-24-2009, 11:25 AM

Found this on the PC forum - http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...d.php?t=809863

A free update for the Xbox 360 version of Left 4 Dead is available now via Xbox Live. The update includes a host of fixes, tweaks and new features, including enhancements to Versus mode for improved competitive play. The full change list is:

General
Fixed Survivors being able to climb surfaces marked for versus infected only
Fixed a class of SurvivorBot bugs dealing with rescuing downed players
Players can no longer grab ladders while flying through the air after a Tank punch
Shooting near a car with an alarm that has already fired the alarm will no longer make chirping noises
Fixed mini-gun physics exploit
Fixed propane tanks (and other physics objects) causing players to fall through elevators
Fixed rare achievement bug issues
Fixed several map exploits

Versus Changes
Added HUD elements to show status of other infected players
Fixed instance where a Survivor changing to the infected team would be attacked by infected bots
Normalized special infected melee damage
Fixed exploit where infected players could run away and teleport back to gain health
Players can only change teams once per map
Players can't change teams while other players are still loading
Tank spawns at the same % through the map for both teams in versus mode
Made the Tank and Witch spawn directly on the escape route
Increased chance of getting the Tank or Witch
Fixed team swap issue

Hunter
Easier to pounce a Survivor who is meleeing
Increased Minimum damage a Hunter pounce does

Smoker
Fixed Smoker tongue tolerance
Smoker now has to be killed or the tongue destroyed for the tongue to break
Survivors cannot bash someone off the tongue until the Survivor being pulled is paralyzed or hanging
Tongue attacks that fail to paralyze or hang a Survivor will use the shorter ability delay timer
Fixed cases where the ability timer was not using the correct time
Fixed case where you could point at a Survivor but not register a tongue hit
Fixed Smoker tongue not targeting and landing properly through PZ ghosts
Smoker tongue does damage every second while dragging paralyzed Survivors

Tank
Bashable objects now appear with a red glow
Tanks hitting a car with an alarm disables the alarm permanently
Tank frustration timer is only reset by hitting Survivors with rocks or fists
Reduced autoshotgun damage against Tanks

Witch
Witch spawns at the same % through the map for both teams
Avoids spawning within a certain % of the tank
Fixed an exploit where the Witch could be woken up and tricked into attacking Survivors

02-24-2009, 11:49 AM

This is mostly inaccurate. The smoker tongue can still be detached instantly with melee, and does no drag damage, hunter damage doesn't seem to have changed, insta kill spots are still functioning. I could go on, but the basic gist is that the post on the pc forum is frankly just wrong. If that's the official announcement then seriously, it's somewhat a facepalm moment for valve, a real big one.

PoopLooser · 02-24-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Pauloselhombre

This is mostly inaccurate. The smoker tongue can still be detached instantly with melee, and does no drag damage, hunter damage doesn't seem to have changed, insta kill spots are still functioning. I could go on, but the basic gist is that the post on the pc forum is frankly just wrong. If that's the official announcement then seriously, it's somewhat a facepalm moment for valve, a real big one.

I agree with the smoker tounge being detatched and no drag damage, but I played a few rounds and the instant kills didn't work. Not to mention his range being reduced, found out on a familiar rooftop that no longer turned red when aimed at a Survivor.

The Hunter's damage from a pounce is almost instant now, it doesn't take 2 to 4 seconds for it to start ticking anymore. I don't know about his melee swipes, but his movement in the air is more controlled now aswell.

Is that all you've got to claim its incorrect? You said mostly, but only claim a few of these to be wrong. I'm about to play another game so I'll have to see again what's changed.

02-24-2009, 11:55 AM

Pretty sure that is the full list of updates across all patches for the PC, which doesn't directly apply to the 360's recent patch. The 360 should eventually get them all, but not necessarily all at once. It seems that we have received a few off of that list so far.

PoopLooser · 02-24-2009, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by XIII

Pretty sure that is the full list of updates across all patches for the PC, which doesn't directly apply to the 360's recent patch. The 360 should eventually get them all, but not necessarily all at once. It seems that we have received a few off of that list so far.

Well, it was linked on the PC forums. If you'd click the linked source I provided in the OP, you see this posted there.

rpalace · 02-24-2009, 11:59 AM

OP list must have been sent to IGN: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/956/956681p1.html

PoopLooser · 02-24-2009, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pauloselhombre

This is mostly inaccurate. The smoker tongue can still be detached instantly with melee, and does no drag damage, hunter damage doesn't seem to have changed, insta kill spots are still functioning. I could go on, but the basic gist is that the post on the pc forum is frankly just wrong. If that's the official announcement then seriously, it's somewhat a facepalm moment for valve, a real big one.

Looks like IGN.com posted it.

Still inaccurate?

02-24-2009, 12:01 PM

Well, fingers crossed that we might get a few more of them pretty soonish. Except the hunter slash damage nerf, that can take as long as it likes

rpalace · 02-24-2009, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoopLooser

Looks like IGN.com posted it.

Still inaccurate?

I didn't notice that any of the popular map exploits were fixed.

02-24-2009, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoopLooser

Looks like IGN.com posted it.

Still inaccurate?

Yes, it is still inaccurate. Why would IGN posting it make any difference to that?

02-24-2009, 12:31 PM

I'm going to try and go through and update my Upcoming Patch Information thread with everything that we got.

PoopLooser · 02-24-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Pauloselhombre

Yes, it is still inaccurate. Why would IGN posting it make any difference to that?

Pretty much states that it's official. Ign.com is a prestigious website, seriously doubt they'd post up the patch notes if they were false standards. And it seems like you're the only one coming up with these issues of them not working. I've joined several games, seems like most of all the notes are applied and function in-game. Aswell as every other player in the game see's it the same way, working as intended according to the patch notes.

To mention one of your previous posts about taking as long as they want to nerf the Hunter slash damage. Sounds like a lot of these fixes irk the exploiters, griefers, and cheaters. So why are you taking such offense to posted patch notes? You're driven to post every reply saying the patch notes are false.

02-24-2009, 12:37 PM

We aren't getting one big patch we will be getting several patches. So far all I can see this patch has done is changed the visual display on versus. I know you can still insta kill as I did it on NM a few minutes ago and the blocking elevator can still be done. Not sure about the breaking door on NM3 as I've played against two teams now that have tried it and not been able to do it although I haven't tried it myself

PoopLooser · 02-24-2009, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jacklatics

We aren't getting one big patch we will be getting several patches. So far all I can see this patch has done is changed the visual display on versus. I know you can still insta kill as I did it on NM a few minutes ago and the blocking elevator can still be done. Not sure about the breaking door on NM3 as I've played against two teams now that have tried it and not been able to do it although I haven't tried it myself

Where was the instant kill spot? Paul said the one at NM5 still works, but I'm referring to the common NM3 one during the cresendo. I havn't even had a chance to play an entire game to NM5 today due to server shutdowns, but that spot on NM3 no longer seems to work. Tried several times now.

rpalace · 02-24-2009, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoopLooser

Where was the instant kill spot? Paul said the one at NM5 still works, but I'm referring to the common NM3 one during the cresendo. I havn't even had a chance to play an entire game to NM5 today due to server shutdowns, but that spot on NM3 no longer seems to work. Tried several times now.

I tried the instakill spot by the satellite on NM5 and it did little to no damage.

02-24-2009, 11:25 AM	#1
PoopLooser Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 5 Posts: 712	Feb 24 - Patch Notes Found this on the PC forum - http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...d.php?t=809863 A free update for the Xbox 360 version of Left 4 Dead is available now via Xbox Live. The update includes a host of fixes, tweaks and new features, including enhancements to Versus mode for improved competitive play. The full change list is: General Fixed Survivors being able to climb surfaces marked for versus infected only Fixed a class of SurvivorBot bugs dealing with rescuing downed players Players can no longer grab ladders while flying through the air after a Tank punch Shooting near a car with an alarm that has already fired the alarm will no longer make chirping noises Fixed mini-gun physics exploit Fixed propane tanks (and other physics objects) causing players to fall through elevators Fixed rare achievement bug issues Fixed several map exploits Versus Changes Added HUD elements to show status of other infected players Fixed instance where a Survivor changing to the infected team would be attacked by infected bots Normalized special infected melee damage Fixed exploit where infected players could run away and teleport back to gain health Players can only change teams once per map Players can't change teams while other players are still loading Tank spawns at the same % through the map for both teams in versus mode Made the Tank and Witch spawn directly on the escape route Increased chance of getting the Tank or Witch Fixed team swap issue Hunter Easier to pounce a Survivor who is meleeing Increased Minimum damage a Hunter pounce does Smoker Fixed Smoker tongue tolerance Smoker now has to be killed or the tongue destroyed for the tongue to break Survivors cannot bash someone off the tongue until the Survivor being pulled is paralyzed or hanging Tongue attacks that fail to paralyze or hang a Survivor will use the shorter ability delay timer Fixed cases where the ability timer was not using the correct time Fixed case where you could point at a Survivor but not register a tongue hit Fixed Smoker tongue not targeting and landing properly through PZ ghosts Smoker tongue does damage every second while dragging paralyzed Survivors Tank Bashable objects now appear with a red glow Tanks hitting a car with an alarm disables the alarm permanently Tank frustration timer is only reset by hitting Survivors with rocks or fists Reduced autoshotgun damage against Tanks Witch Witch spawns at the same % through the map for both teams Avoids spawning within a certain % of the tank Fixed an exploit where the Witch could be woken up and tricked into attacking Survivors Last edited by PoopLooser: 02-24-2009 at 11:42 AM.

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02-24-2009, 11:49 AM	#2
Pauloselhombre Guest Posts: n/a	This is mostly inaccurate. The smoker tongue can still be detached instantly with melee, and does no drag damage, hunter damage doesn't seem to have changed, insta kill spots are still functioning. I could go on, but the basic gist is that the post on the pc forum is frankly just wrong. If that's the official announcement then seriously, it's somewhat a facepalm moment for valve, a real big one.

02-24-2009, 11:55 AM	#4
XIII Guest Posts: n/a	Pretty sure that is the full list of updates across all patches for the PC, which doesn't directly apply to the 360's recent patch. The 360 should eventually get them all, but not necessarily all at once. It seems that we have received a few off of that list so far.

02-24-2009, 11:59 AM	#6
rpalace Join Date: Dec 2008 Reputation: 21 Posts: 756	OP list must have been sent to IGN: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/956/956681p1.html

02-24-2009, 12:01 PM	#8
Pauloselhombre Guest Posts: n/a	Well, fingers crossed that we might get a few more of them pretty soonish. Except the hunter slash damage nerf, that can take as long as it likes

02-24-2009, 12:31 PM	#11
Craysh Guest Posts: n/a	I'm going to try and go through and update my Upcoming Patch Information thread with everything that we got.

02-24-2009, 12:37 PM	#13
Jacklatics Guest Posts: n/a	We aren't getting one big patch we will be getting several patches. So far all I can see this patch has done is changed the visual display on versus. I know you can still insta kill as I did it on NM a few minutes ago and the blocking elevator can still be done. Not sure about the breaking door on NM3 as I've played against two teams now that have tried it and not been able to do it although I haven't tried it myself