Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of StalingradRelease Date: Q1 2011

it is out

Wonder if you are talking about me. Here's why I haven't been around much, I'm having a blast playing the game, maybe you should too instead of mentioning the same thing over and over again over your last dozen of posts, that's trolling mate. After all, running out of money can force companies to do silly things, like releasing the game in a terrible condition just so they can keep providing for themselves and their families. Guess there is a lesson to be learned indeed, that indies don't have infinite financial backing I guess and that can reflect badly and terribly on the state of a game release. Or that you should enjoy the game instead of mentioning the same thing over and over again in your posts or making conclusions about the state of a game based on your own misgivings instead of finding out exactly why it was released the way it was. We get it, it was a lousy release, shame you never stopped to ask why exactly that happened.

Me, I'm having a blast. It was a lousy release but running out of money what would you do? It ain't so easy to respond now, is it? Me, despite all the bugs I haven't had this much fun in a MP game in years. And it will only get better from here.

It's also nice having server files again which are awesome for debugging problems. I can find bugs easier, faster, send crash dump files and they get fixed faster. As an example the latest server patch replaced the PB client DLLs with outdated versions and caused lag. Wouldn't have found that without access to server files to see what got updated etc.

Weekend Update - posted by [TW]Yoshiro @ 10:09AM on September 19, 2011 As you may have noticed, this past saturday you downloaded a patch for RO 2.

The changelog is as follows:


- fixed DDE content being awarded when it should/shouldn't be
- fixed RO1 content being awarded when it should/shouldn't be
- fixed the server browser not responding after disconnecting from a game
- removed MKB/AVT from Squad Leaders/Commanders, only Assault gets it now
And an update released yesterday included an undocumented change:
- improved performance for the Ultra setting

We are working on another patch that will likely come out this evening.

looks like damn good support from my view

11:39AM on September 19, 2011

As you may have noticed, this past saturday you downloaded a patch for RO 2.

The changelog is as follows:

- fixed DDE content being awarded when it should/shouldn't be
- fixed RO1 content being awarded when it should/shouldn't be
- fixed the server browser not responding after disconnecting from a game
- removed MKB/AVT from Squad Leaders/Commanders, only Assault gets it now
And an update released yesterday included an undocumented change:
- improved performance for the Ultra setting

We are working on another patch that will likely come out this evening.

Current Players Peak Today Game

50,529 62,296 Counter-Strike
44,562 63,496 Counter-Strike: Source
42,472 62,790 Team Fortress 2
24,908 35,188 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Multiplayer
18,091 28,032 Football Manager 2011
15,724 29,668 Sid Meier's Civilization V
15,330 22,959 Call of Duty Black Ops - Multiplayer
12,756 22,166 Dead Island
7,596 12,497 Left 4 Dead 2
7,246 15,478 Deus Ex - Human Revolution
6,649 12,145 Portal
5,296 5,476 Magicka <=============================== crack they never stop until they die
4,977 8,624 Empire: Total War
4,612 7,579 Total War SHOGUN 2
4,583 7,634 Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine
4,373 7,366 Red Orchestra 2
4,137 7,693 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
3,697 6,635 Mount&Blade: Warband
3,691 8,123 Terraria
3,650 8,489 Garry's Mod



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The update from last week is ready and going out today with a couple of additions:

-Initial implementation of demorecording to support clan play and server admins
-Fixed a server crash in garbage collection that would sometimes happen when changing maps
-Fixed an animation bug causing gun sights to become misaligned
-Fixed main menu movie corruption (random green squares) when going to/from fullscreen when the startup movies are playing
-Fixed dynamic shadows for fixed MG's not being visible when deployed
-Drastically reduced occurrences of the "double ironsights" issue
-Fixed exploit where players could hide window curtains, etc. by changing their world texture group lod bias
-Fixed bullet decals being completely black in low texture settings
-Fixed black scope textures on Panzer IV
-Fixed interaction icon showing during transitions to a seat inside a tank
-Fixed object and object material popping when you start or stop sprinting
-Added showing the name of the player you are spectating on the hud
-Testing a new fix for the bug where sound would cut out on map change

Notes on Demo Recording:

First pass implementation of demorecording. This should be considered an "Alpha" implementation, as only certain functionality is hooked up. This early implementation has been created to help support clan play and help server admins finding/catching cheaters. Here is what works/doesn't:

What works:
- Basic server side demo recording: you can record a demo on a server which can be played back on a client. This demo essentially records the net traffic for the gameplay that is sent by the server and then plays it back on the clients. So when the demo is played back on a client you essentially get the same views you would have as if you were spectating a match in real time.
- Third and first person player spectating as well as viewpoint and free roam spectating
- An added "Aiming Info" toggle which will show where the spectated player is looking, and where they are aiming (which with free-aim can be two different places)
- Most sounds play
- Added displaying the specated player's name on the hud. Works with demo recording and standard spectating

What doesn't work or isn't implemented
- Rewinding
- Showing the first person weapon
- Some sounds will not playback in the demo (battlechatter)
- Have not tested with vehicles
- Client side recording
- Have not tested what the maximum length of a demo can be
- Older demos may not work properly with newer builds of the game
- Pretty much anything else

How to use it
- On the server through webadmin or through admin console commands use the command "demorec <filename>" to start recording the demo
- When you are done recording the demo through webadmin or through admin console commands use the command "demostop" to stop recording the demo
- In the ROGame\Demos folder you will find your demo files. Copy the demo file(s) to the same location on a client machine
- Start up Red Orchetra 2. At the console type "demoplay <filename>" to view the demo

Modding and map making tools are now available free to everyone that owns Red Orchestra 2! While the limited functionality preview versions of the SDK have been available to select modders for a while, this release now makes the full capabilities of the Mod SDK available to everyone. Other changes in this update include:

General

• Settings menu bug fixes (e.g. Changing Vsync setting now requires a restart)
  
• Switching roles/teams while in a tank should now work properly
  
• Melee hit detection improvements. For example, it is now possible to hit a prone player with a bayonet while standing.
  
• The commanders order marker will now disappear properly when aimed at the sky instead of getting stuck at some location in the map
  
• Countdown maps will no longer show the improper amount of manpower when a new player joins during a match in progress

Performance / Stability

• Crash fixes based on .dmp files provided by players
  
• Fixed occasional freezing when spawning
  
• Updated Punkbuster to address framerate spike
  
• Overall performance optimization

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SDK: How to use redirects to download custom maps (Modders)

• Publish your custom map using the publish button in the editor. This will 'cook' twice because the server needs a different version.
  
• Grab the files from Published/CookedPCServer/ and give those to your server admins. Remember to clearly label these as server files.
  
• Grab the files from Published/CookedPC/ and give those to your server admins clearly labelled as client files. You must rename the published map files from .roe to .upk.

SDK: How to use redirects to download custom maps (Server Admins)

• Place the server content into ROGame/CookedPCServer
  
• Place the client content, removing any sub directories, at an http address. If the client content contains any .roe map they must be renamed to .upk.
  
• Add the following to ROEngine.ini: [indent][IpDrv.HTTPDownload]
  RedirectToURL=http://pathtoyourredirect/[/indent]
  
• Clients will now automatically download the custom content when connecting to your server