Large New Patch Released

Konrad · January 15th, 2009, 01:29 AM

Left 4 Dead has been updated with a host of fixes, tweaks and new features, including enhancements to Versus mode for improved competitive play. The full change list is below. For PC users the update will be applied automatically via Steam. Meanwhile, the update will be made available to Xbox 360 players in the coming weeks.

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
Improved loading time
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
Fixed various match making issues
Fixed NAT traversal issues

Versus Changes

Added HUD elements to show status of other infected players
Changed color of infected player name in chat to red
Fixed exploit where players could spawn infected bots
Fixed instance where a Survivor changing to the infected team would be attacked by infected bots
Normalized special infected melee damage
Made the following client commands cheat protected: "Kill" and "explode"
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
Survivor's 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

SushiMooshi · January 15th, 2009, 01:50 AM

do we have an estimate for the 360 patch thats a little more specific? (like are we talking 1 week? or 3?)

fourward · January 15th, 2009, 02:21 AM

I just read that, and I feel happy :3

Rico_Faraguez · January 15th, 2009, 04:07 AM

It screwed up my game

ZombieZ · January 16th, 2009, 01:52 PM

Sweet! Tanks seem harder to kill and smokers seem more useful now

Mined · January 16th, 2009, 02:59 PM

+ some small updates for the game, got like 3 small patches in 1 hour, couldnt join a game cuz of the patch, they didnt make a support of my ati radeon HD4850 card, or something, but after those 3 updates, it worked fine...

RonanP · January 16th, 2009, 03:45 PM

I want a red glow around bashable objects... damn valve.

Camos up · January 16th, 2009, 09:59 PM

pretty sick patch

JeromeUiki · January 16th, 2009, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by Metall_pingwin

[*]Fixed several map exploits[/LIST]

Damn you Valve

Biggmone · January 17th, 2009, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by JeromeUiki

Damn you Valve

Haha, serves you right. Gain skill.

tomtran13 · January 17th, 2009, 04:26 AM

it fixed the bugs which is good but the infected changes are kinda weird like with the hunter its harder to pounce someone, well for me it is lol

BulletNG · January 17th, 2009, 05:32 AM

Too bad they didn't add anything good as NEW WEAPONS/MAPS/PEOPLE.

tomtran13 · January 17th, 2009, 07:02 AM

OH! i think they will add that new stuff in the next patch (hopefully)

Jumalkeisari · January 17th, 2009, 11:19 AM

And let's hope whenever we get the more content patch it'll be free of charge. Plus, I seem to be the only one around here who doesn't think the game needs more weapons.