TWM2/version_history/3.91.md

Total Warfare Mod 2

Tribes 2

Release Version: 3.9.1 (3.9a / 3.91)

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• Reduced the requirement to order missions to the rank of General (49) from Commanding Officer (59)
  • This change also applies to the 'From The Top' Challenge Category
  • In-Game, Missions have been renamed to Operations
• Fixed the incorrect internal tags for Lordranius Trevor
• Depricated Weekly and Monthly challenges, we will only issue daily challenges from this point forward
• Lib'd the TWM2 MainControl file and PGD Connect Support files to recover some functions
• The F2 Menu now detects PGD Connected accounts and will no longer show the option to PGD Connect to already connected users
• No more scary scientific notion when performing /checkstats or using the F2 menu to view player experience
• Both /checkStats and the F2 menu pages now display what rank number you are at along with the rank name
• Addressed a security issue regarding players who are "attempting" to load code via universal rank files.
  • Nice try DDDX, but your fem-phantom fantasies will NOT be happening... ;)
• Addressed the bug that would allow Vardison 2.0 to summon infinite minions
• Addressed the bug with Vardison 2.0 that made his Shadow Rift invincible
• Removed two un-used game objects that were never completed, the Medal Seal and the UAV Control Panel
• Removed a few erraneous exec calls to non-existent files in the mod load script
• Fixed a bug when users reached an EXP value over 1,000,000 that would cause all of the EXP to be processed additionally from 1,000,000
  • For example, let's say I was 900,001 and gained 100,000 EXP, I would be placed at 1,100,000 instead of the correct value of 1,000,001
• Depricated the F2 Inventory Screen (Nobody ever used this)
• Fixed a few bugs in the F2 Menu
  • Incorrect links
  • Missing tags
  • Overlap on some lines of text
• [phantomdev.net] Fixed the CRON setting on the daily challenge script so it runs every day now
• Adjusted the daily challenge script to point to the correct link, effectively re-enabling the system
• Addressed the bug preventing weapon challenge progress from recording
• Flipped the /help public and /help additional roles, now using /help will provide the list of accessors
• Removed all remaining EXP capping codes as the cap was removed in 3.9
• Re-did the Challenge Menus in the F2 Menu
  • Renamed Weapon Challenges to just Challenges
  • From this menu, players now select General Tasks or Weapon Challenges
  • Weapon Upgrades are now selected from the Settings Window
  • Added the option to jump between the weapon upgrades and weapon challenge menus
  • Completed Challenges are now highlighted in Green and show the requirement instead of simply stating "done"
    • I did this as more of a nostalgia move, so players can remember their accomplishments!
• TWM2 Challenge System Changes
  • Depricated the Blacklist Challenges, and replaced it with Wargames challenges, which are focused on PvP tasks across all modes.
    • Let's see who can complete some of those "tough" ones :)
  • "Finally" completed the Zombie Slaying Challenges category, zombie hunters rejoice for bonus EXP!
  • Added boss challenges for the bosses that did not have any:
    • Shade Lord
    • Ghost of Fire
    • Commander Stormrider
  • Added in additional challenges for the other categories to help players make some more mod progression
  • Added officer promotion challenges for the remaining officer levels without them
  • Removed erraneous reward notes on the boss challenges, as we removed the "AI Follower" system back in 3.7
  • Addressed the bug preventing the four Vardison challenges for specific difficulty completions from actually completing
  • Internally, Redid the entire challenge system to automate most of it, allowing for eally easy deployment of future challenges
    • Added in some cool new features for these as well for things such as hidden challenges, and embedded additional requirements
    • All menus are now generated via script instead of hardcoded, making fixing issues with the system much easier
• Enabled officer ranks 10 - 15
• Re-did the Officer Promotion windows to preview the rewards upcoming at that officer level
• Added in the capability to "reset" your entire TWM2 progression upon hitting max level of Officer 15 (Max Level)
  • This is a temporary feature that will be replaced in 3.9.2
• Depricated the Store and Money systems, these systems will become progression based unlocks for "higher" officer levels (10 - 15)
  • Armor effects will not return
  • Armor flags will return in 3.92
• Fixed the bug with Demon Lord zombies not targeting properly
• Fixed a console warning bug caused by zombie objects despawning and then calling a scan method
• Shifter Zombies now have a randomzied element in their teleport method
• Fixed a code bug with Lord Yvex which caused his death pulse to be replaced by nightmare missiles
• Officer Weapons no longer require a rank to use, you only need to reach the officer level in question and you've got it!
• Addressed an additional Horde 3 out-of-game zombie spawning crash
• Cleaned up the player kill logic and moved all TWM2 specific damage and death functioning to a separate file
• Addressed the bug preventing the challenges for reaching officer ranks from completing
• Addressed a bug in which vehicle bosses were not recording damage from players to the boss system correctly
• Grapple Hook
  • Slowed down the attacher projectile a bit, lowering the range
  • Grapple hook now requires 60% armor energy and consumes this when firing
  • There is now a 5 second cooldown when firing to prevent for quick escapes
• Boss Balancing Pass
  • Lord Yvex
    • Health reduced to 40,000 (Was 50,000)
    • Nightmare time reduced to 33% of what it was (NOTE: This change also applies to Lord Vardison)
    • Nightmare damage taken is unchanged
    • Yvex Healing from Nightmares reduced by 50%
  • Lord Rog
    • Health reduced to 50,000 (Was 65,000)
    • Rog's Blade of Vengeance now only restores 1000HP (Was 2500HP)
    • Removed Elite Demons from his spawning pool (These minions are reserved for Lord Vardison)
    • Reduced Lord Rog's Meteor Attacks to 1 and 5 meteors respectively (Was 3 and 15)
    • Static Discharge Attack
      • Lord Rog freeze time increased to 8.5 seconds (Was 7 seconds)
      • Inflicted freeze time reduced to 10 seconds (Was 15 seconds)
      • Damage per second increased to 0.6 (Was 0.5)
        • This equates to a 20% damage reduction when considering the attack duration decrease
    • Laser attack now only fires 25 pulses instead of 40
  • Ghost of Fire
    • Now immune to death by falling under the map
      • Sorry TWM1 Vets, but this strategy is no longer going to work ;)
    • 1000% armor increase to all fire damage types
      • This should hammer home the point to not use fire weapons on the Ghost of Fire
    • Mt. Death no longer instantly triggers (No more ear rape)
      • There is now a three second delay between his attack trigger and the first pulse
      • Added four additional bursts to compensate
    • Reduced the amount of cursed flames spawned to 1 and 3 (Was 3 and 5)
      • As a reminder folks, you can block these with Flare Grenades ;)