SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

[CptainCrunch]

We knew the patch was coming, but there was no real mention on the timeframe. Well...it's now:

Updates to Call of Duty: Black Ops have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Call of Duty: Black Ops

• Improved threading performance on computers with only 2 cores.
• Additional performance optimizations
• Added an option to pre-cache all shaders during load time. This fixes hitching related to shader compiling on some video cards when viewing an area of the map for the first time.
• Fixed random freezes in certain computer configurations.
• Allow Team Change on Ranked servers when it does not unbalance teams (this is a server admin option).
• Allow Team Change grace period at start of match (server admin option).
• Added 4 more reserved slots (server admin option)
• Added /connect
• Improved quickmatch results (server side change)
• Fix for watching films through Combat Record
• Fixed compassSpectatorsSeeEnemies exploit
• Fixed 3rd person fov exploit
• Fix for infinite supply drop exploit.
• Fixed crosshair flickering when stereo is active.
• Various spawn improvements
• Various sound improvements
• Fix for Zombies – Teammate shadows not displayed properly.
• Fix for radar not staying on in One in the Chamber when it should.
• In a Domination match, the Position Secured medal is no longer delayed.
• 'Hardened: Equipment Shot' Challenge can now be completed by destroying a 'Camera Spike'.
• Fix for choppy final killcam in dedicated servers.
• Various map glitches fixed.
• Weekly and Monthly leaderboards will now track all kills, deaths and assists properly (All Time leaderboards were not affected by this)
• Added mixed hardcore playlist
• Added mixed barebones playlist
• Added 12 player versions of all playlists

Rcon

• Reduced timeout values. Connect (or failure to connect is faster).
• Added all white-listed dvars for Ranked and Unranked. Admins have rcon access to ALL available dvars.
• Added Settings and Console tabs for Ranked servers.
• Fixes a bug where the “Server” tab doesn’t update values when connecting to a new server.
• Added version number to the title bar.
• Fixed a bug where UI state didn’t persist after switching to another server.
• Added “disconnect” button.
• Fixed map “set” to not use admindvar.
• Changed all dvars which could be possibly float, to float. Mostly these are time-type dvars.
• Fixed bug where entering a value of zero for Message Duration would cause a unhandled exception error.
• Truncated all message fields to 140 chars.

Let us know how the new patch works out. What you like and do not about it.

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[RYKUU]

Re: SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

Another 2gig patch, THANKS Blops!

[Anarchy1]

It was 64.6 MB for MP, 64.1 MB for SP for me.

I didn't even realize that Steam downloaded it. Perhaps I will try it tomorrow

[[Expletive Deleted]]

Re: SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

It was 64.6 MB for MP, 64.1 MB for SP for me.

I didn't even realize that Steam downloaded it. Perhaps I will try it tomorrow

That's all it was for me, too. Seems to be less laggy than before.

[Unclean009]

Re: SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

That's all it was for me, too. Seems to be less laggy than before.

Same. The new graphics option fixed my stutter issues.

[The_Eliminator]

My god the game is finally playable. Only a month too late.

[Stev0esque]

Re: SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

Cool. Will purchase when I need a break from bc2. Though that may not be for a while, enjoying BC2 a lot.

[Minmaster]

Re: SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

tooo bad the game is old now lol

[[Expletive Deleted]]

Re: SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

tooo bad the game is old now lol

Yeah, no doubt. The peak players on Steam were up over 100k at one point, now they're down under 50k. The same thing happened to World at War. It took them too long to get the game running properly and to get mod tools out. So by the time the game was fixed and pretty damned good, a LOT of people had already left.

We just don't have that kind of patience anymore. Then there is JD_2020 trying to downplay the number of people having problems. As if people aren't going to notice the playerbase being reduced by half in the first month.

[Anarchy1]

Re: SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

Yeah, no doubt. The peak players on Steam were up over 100k at one point, now they're down under 50k. The same thing happened to World at War. It took them too long to get the game running properly and to get mod tools out. So by the time the game was fixed and pretty damned good, a LOT of people had already left.

We just don't have that kind of patience anymore. Then there is JD_2020 trying to downplay the number of people having problems. As if people aren't going to notice the playerbase being reduced by half in the first month.

I've noticed a lot of my friends who would play almost continuously have stopped playing almost completely. I'm not playing at the moment either. I'll try out this patch though. But I think Treyarch screwed up another release.

[The_Eliminator]

Re: SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

I dont think its the fact that it had problems, i just think they have run the franchise dry. We all know that 4 months from now we will already be seeing trailers for the next "blockbuster CoD" to hit our shelves.

[RYKUU]

Re: SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

I dont think its the fact that it had problems, i just think they have run the franchise dry. We all know that 4 months from now we will already be seeing trailers for the next "blockbuster CoD" to hit our shelves.

I have to agree with this, for some reason, black ops seems to me, as a less "finished" version of MW2. We have played MW2. I think the devs now need to leave the modern era and move over to another, the same happened to WW2.

[iQue]

Re: SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

as a less "finished" version of MW2.

Other way around buddy.

[^Garf*uk*]

dunno but i love the game just needs more maps not many came with it i thought? hmm dlc?

well me and MOST of me clan skipped MW2 and was cod4 players so we like BO :)

[Stev0esque]

Re: SURPRISE! PC Patch Released for Black Ops

MW2 was fun, but it was frustrating, not to mention arrogant. Am yet to play Black ops but some of the things I hear about in it give me the impression that it (when properly polished, and from what I hear its a lot better than release) is a better version of MW2, with dedicated servers,different guns and maps, as well as properly implemented killstreaks.