Frothy, Steamy Update

[CSN NewsBot]

I was going to break into a long tirade about how I work in the campus coffee shop and relate it to the title, but we're going to skip all of that and jump right into the good stuff. Steam will be updated sometime tonight. The patch will include part of the aforementioned changes vis-à-vis the Elites will have their damage slightly increased and their cost reduced to $800. Among various other fixes, another shield bug has been stamped out. The change log in its entirety can be found at the Steam website or by clicking below. While you're at it, why don't you visit our handy-dandy forums?[break="Great Gatsby!!!"]

engine (all games)


• small cpu optimizations
  
  
• stop motdfile from having "..","","/" or ":" characters in filename
  
  
• added new command line option "-dll"; syntax is -dll [game_dll_to_load]
  
  
• fix for updated files on the server not getting to the client when using compression
  
  
• fixed extremely large rcon packets not being returned correctly
  
  
  
  counter-strike
  
  
• increased hit damage for elite pistols (slightly)
  
  
• decreased price for elite pistols to $800
  
  
• optimized entity lookup routines to reduce cpu load
  
  
• fix xm1014 and m3 from making endless empty clip sounds when out of ammo
  
  
• fixed shield bug where client could purchase multiple primary weapons
  
  
• cstrike spectator health fix (switching players sometimes left health display incorrect)
  
  
• cstrike lastinv fix (lastinv works at start of round, after picking up items, etc)
  
  
• cstrike corpse popping fix
  
  
• cstrike fl_fakeclient fix (3rd-party bots should work fine in cstrike once more)
  
  
• fixed file leak in readwavefile() function
  
  
  
  dedicated server
  
  
• change white background to black for status bar on console app
  
  
  
  deathmatch classic
  
  
• added support for command menu

[Spoonman]

Steaming milk for cappuccinos makes the milk frothy. GET IT?!?!?!



Tirade



Lastly, I am not the architect.

[{Sose}]

Of course spoony, of course.



Bout time someone fixed up the elites.



And those endless sounds on the shotties were annoying.



GG Valve.

[Pharlap]

nice changes, cant wait :)

[quxex1hi]

I don't understand the allusion to Fitzgerald.

[Cmoney]

DUALS MUAHHWHAHEAHE

[marc___1]

» Added new command line option "-dll"; Syntax is -dll [game_dll_to_load]

does this mean we can load bots with this instead of liblist.gam?

[rizzuh]

marc___1 wrote..

» Added new command line option "-dll"; Syntax is -dll [game_dll_to_load]

does this mean we can load bots with this instead of liblist.gam?

Sounds like it.

[AdR3n4L1n3]

i still think SLIGHTLY increasing the power with no changes to the accuracy is mediocre. and $800 is still too much, cant buy it on pistol round

[Spoonman]

DocUK wrote..

I don't understand the allusion to Fitzgerald.

Then you have fallen into my trap as I predicted.

AdR3n4L1n3 wrote..

i still think SLIGHTLY increasing the power with no changes to the accuracy is mediocre. and $800 is still too much, cant buy it on pistol round

Technically you could buy it pistol round... In fact you can buy Elites first round.

[Blood_Shot]

still looking forward to a dynamic sig/aug crosshair...

[ravage777]

"» Fix xm1014 and m3 from making endless empty clip sounds when out of ammo

"



THANK YOU VALVE.

[Paine]

Beretta ownage.

[Thortok2000]

I don't care about the sig/aug crosshair being dynamic, I just want better sprites. And the HUD opacity variable. And good job Valve on the other updates.



It'd be cool if the dualies were the anti-shield, as they can't be used with a shield and are terrorist only (whereas the shield is ct only). But I don't want them so powerful that they compare with non-pistol guns.

[KhAoS]

Aww...no more rattle snakes