A new patch for Far Cry 2 was released yesterday through Steam. The patch includes a few fixes for single player and a good deal of updates to the game's multiplayer.
Single Player
• Fix some random crash occurring during specific Malaria attacks
• Fix health damage not following the difficulty level when switching difficulty during players walkthrough
• Fix some camera issue when using a mortar near a rock
Multiplayer
• Add the possibility to play Rank matches on a selection of user maps
• Add deaths in scoreboard
• Balance current damage model
• Show VIP on Scoreboard (for your team only)
• Players can stay on the same host for consecutive matches in Ranked match
• Add a Quick match button when selecting a map in the Map community
• Fix vehicles spawning on their initial position immediately after being destroyed by an explosion
• Fix client being disconnected from the host randomly and not being able to see it after that
• Fix death message does not appear randomly
• Fix some issues when interacting with objects
• Fix bandolier doesn't always unlock extra ammo
• Fix some bug when healing another player and getting wounded at the same time
• Fix diamond gain in rank mode
• Fix players don't get a request to keep a map after playing on a IGE map
• DLC Fix some issues when using the crossbow
Dedicated server
• Add remote control
• Remove "shaky" interface
• Reduce approximately 80% of CPU usage
• Reduce approximately 50% of memory usage
Extra feature
• Add a "hardcore mode" that will provide a new damage model where all weapons do much more damage to increase realism.
The update will automatically download and apply itself the next time you start Steam.
• Fix some random crash occurring during specific Malaria attacks
• Fix health damage not following the difficulty level when switching difficulty during players walkthrough
• Fix some camera issue when using a mortar near a rock
Multiplayer
• Add the possibility to play Rank matches on a selection of user maps
• Add deaths in scoreboard
• Balance current damage model
• Show VIP on Scoreboard (for your team only)
• Players can stay on the same host for consecutive matches in Ranked match
• Add a Quick match button when selecting a map in the Map community
• Fix vehicles spawning on their initial position immediately after being destroyed by an explosion
• Fix client being disconnected from the host randomly and not being able to see it after that
• Fix death message does not appear randomly
• Fix some issues when interacting with objects
• Fix bandolier doesn't always unlock extra ammo
• Fix some bug when healing another player and getting wounded at the same time
• Fix diamond gain in rank mode
• Fix players don't get a request to keep a map after playing on a IGE map
• DLC Fix some issues when using the crossbow
Dedicated server
• Add remote control
• Remove "shaky" interface
• Reduce approximately 80% of CPU usage
• Reduce approximately 50% of memory usage
Extra feature
• Add a "hardcore mode" that will provide a new damage model where all weapons do much more damage to increase realism.