News: Game Update 03

[NewSith]

http://wiki.planetside-universe.com/...3_(2013/02/20)

All servers will be brought down at 6:00 AM PT for a game update. Downtime is anticipated to be approximately 90 minutes. Players may note the following changes:


General Updates

• Tweaks have been made to render distance values

Infantry Updates

• Corrected an issue while using HR-NV on an SMG on low settings that would make it difficult to see other players within 20m
• Dying and reviving with the VS Eridan SX5 HS/NV Scope equipped will no longer cause the scope to become misaligned.
• Icon for the VS Eridani SX5 should no longer be misaligned
• If an engineer turret is placed on or near a vehicle pad, they will be deconstructed when a vehicle spawns.

Vehicle Updates

• Optics will no longer persist when switching from gunner to the driver’s seat in various vehicles

Item Updates

• New SMG’s and customization items

UI Updates

• Players with outfit tags should be able to see kill messages in chat
• Made it so players can see hotspots on continents they are not on.
• While using the Enemy/Ally HUD color scheme, the influence pie chart will only display 2 wedges (ally vs enemy) instead of three (two of them being red anyway)
• Squad leaders should now be properly added to the Command Chat voice channel
• Squad leaders that belong to a platoon should now be able to promote a member of their squad to the role of squad leader.
• Fixed an issue where changing an outfit member’s rank would not always work on the first attempt
• Corrected an issue where multiple consumable tints could not be purchased at once in the Premium Early Access section of the depot
• Submachine guns should now appear properly in the depot when filtering for Infiltrator or Heavy Assault weapons
• Influence percentages on the HUD should now update more dynamically
• Fixed an issue where purple generator icons were being displayed on the respawn map instead of the appropriate destroyed generator icon
• Will no longer display a “Killed by []” message in chat when you are killed by a pain field

Facility Updates

• Fixed the spawn location for Xelas South Bridge
• Made fixes to the coverage of multiple spawn room pain fields including:
  • Zurvan Pump Station
  • Zurvan Network Complex
  • All forward spawns for Dahaka
  • Saurva Data Storage
  • Mao Southeast Gate
  • Mao Southwest Gate
  • Rashnu Cavern
  • Rashnu Southern Pass
  • Allatum Broadcast Hub
  • Allatum Research Lab
  • Hvar Northgate Garrison
  • Auraxicom Substation
  • Wokuk Shipping Dock
  • Wokuk Storage Yard
  • Camp Waterson
  • Elli Barracks Complex
• Should now be able to successfully capture the Freyr Substation forward spawn point
• Fixed the spawn point at the NS Refinery
• Made fixes so the spawn room shields will properly change faction when the point is captured across the following areas:
  • Hvar, Southeast Forward Spawn
  • Mekala, North Forward Spawn
  • Tumas, Northeast Forward Spawn
• All jump pads at Tawrich Depot should work correctly again
• All teleporters at Andvari Bio Lab should have functioning shields again
• Amerish’s East Hills Checkpoint should now display correct region info in the HUD
• All jump pads and air vehicle pads at Elli Amp Station should now properly recognize the Empire in control of the facility
• Saerro Listening Post’s teleporter room has had its pain field re-enabled
• Fixed an issue where specific door shields at Zurvan would be invisible when viewed from certain angles
• Corrected some missing wall textures at Tawrich
• Corrected ramp geometry errors across all amp stations
• Regions of the Vanu Archives should no longer display as part of Snake Ravine in the HUD

Audio Updates

• VS Flare audio should no longer cut out when running low on ammo

And there was I expecting the Feb patch...

[Micro]

Yea, I see this more as a Hotfix, not a patch/GU.. Ya know, the 'real' GU3 is on its way(hopefully)...

[hashish]

Yea i hope this is not the GU3 ! lol this is jus a smalll fix for bugs.. (

[funkmetal]

What happened to account wide SC purchases and Server Transfers?

[Phantomdestiny]

i really doubt this is the february update ; during jan we also got a mini update before the big jan patch " renforcements needed " any one ?

[Sir B Smythe]

Server merges before server transfers matey, then you'll see which servers are left and where to transfer too if you so desire.

[hashish]

Ah i wish we get the MAX unit specializations aswel Would be nice to actually make use of MAX's faction specific features..

[Foxxar]

Thats a patch, not a GU. Not surprising SOE didn't include account wide unlocks. Gotta milk those cows a couple more weeks.

[Hamma]

I have a feeling they are splitting up the GU's rather than one massive one.

Side note, it's now 6:31AM PST and as far as I can tell the downtime hasn't started.

[KaskaMatej]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Side note, it's now 6:31AM PST and as far as I can tell the downtime hasn't started.

GU02 was few hours late too. So no biggie.

[Koadster]

Originally Posted by KaskaMatej

GU02 was few days late too

fixed

[Hmr85]

I see we are getting the new SMG in this. Any word on faction specific launchers?

[Riekopo]

Why are they calling this GU03?...

[Hamma]

The update has been delayed per RadarX on the official forums.

[RadarX]

The GU was delayed because there were a few bugs that popped up at the last minute and the team has this weird thing about not frustrating you guys with those.

Why is it called a GU? It's a Game Update that is adding new content. Yes unfortunately the empire specific Rocket Launchers weren't quite ready and the [redacted] also needed a little more time but you can expect to see them in the next update or one after.