Some perspective on this patch
I've been on these forums a long time. I've seen all sorts of opinions on patches and content. One thing I see every month is "Why can't Z8 stop adding new maps and five new guns and just fix some bugs?" Well, you just got that patch, and a lot of the people who are complaining about not having it are the ones complaining about the lack of content now.
While these aren't listed in the patch notes, they're very major and helpful changes:
-CF will now go full screen on Windows 7 without manually changing native resolution
-Performance dramatically increased (getting almost 200 more FPS on my desktop, and my five year old laptop can run CF at over 150 FPS now)
-Reg feels significantly better
Now stop complaining that you only got reskins and go enjoy a much improved game.
While these aren't listed in the patch notes, they're very major and helpful changes:
-CF will now go full screen on Windows 7 without manually changing native resolution
-Performance dramatically increased (getting almost 200 more FPS on my desktop, and my five year old laptop can run CF at over 150 FPS now)
-Reg feels significantly better
Now stop complaining that you only got reskins and go enjoy a much improved game.
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Font was not a good choice, otherwise you guys are doing the usual.[MOD]D34d3y3 wrote: »-Reg feels significantly better[MOD]D34d3y3 wrote: »-CF will now go full screen on Windows 7 without manually changing native resolution
I will play to see if I get more FPS then usual.
Not sure why you are getting mad at people even when you know they will keep doing the same thing regardless of what you say. Over the past few years it has always been the same with peoples opinions. -
Oh, you got no complaints from me on this. I find it significantly better. This is exactly what I wanted to have happen before getting glitzy guns. As a programmer I will always prefer things to work better before adding presentation layer improvements.
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Maybe those improvements should be also written in the patch note...
First thing that they advertise in the new patch is the new guns (also with huge picture), then new stuffs, and some bug fixing at the bottom.
If you want less people to complain, maybe improve the communication of the patch content... -
Yeah I agree. I mean, I'm not concerned about content because I already have what I want, I'm more after the improvements of the game. After this patch I was really happy that I can play CF at over 50 FPS while playing with 15 other players on my old computer. Before this patch it was 20 - 30 FPS with 15 players, I could barely play it.
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[MOD]D34d3y3 wrote: »I've been on these forums a long time. I've seen all sorts of opinions on patches and content. One thing I see every month is "Why can't Z8 stop adding new maps and five new guns and just fix some bugs?" Well, you just got that patch, and a lot of the people who are complaining about not having it are the ones complaining about the lack of content now.
While these aren't listed in the patch notes, they're very major and helpful changes:
-CF will now go full screen on Windows 7 without manually changing native resolution
-Performance dramatically increased (getting almost 200 more FPS on my desktop, and my five year old laptop can run CF at over 150 FPS now)
-Reg feels significantly better
Now stop complaining that you only got reskins and go enjoy a much improved game.
i agree with you, cause i have nearly everything in this game and just want to play! and in the last days it was really annoying to play with this lags and low fps! but i'm looking forward to play today without lag and enjoy gaming again ;D ty MODs and GMs
and ty for pink weapons hihi i love them :P -
[MOD]D34d3y3 wrote: »I've been on these forums a long time. I've seen all sorts of opinions on patches and content. One thing I see every month is "Why can't Z8 stop adding new maps and five new guns and just fix some bugs?" Well, you just got that patch, and a lot of the people who are complaining about not having it are the ones complaining about the lack of content now.
While these aren't listed in the patch notes, they're very major and helpful changes:
-CF will now go full screen on Windows 7 without manually changing native resolution
-Performance dramatically increased (getting almost 200 more FPS on my desktop, and my five year old laptop can run CF at over 150 FPS now)
-Reg feels significantly better
Now stop complaining that you only got reskins and go enjoy a much improved game.
YES thats one thing i love about this patch
and see you in game dude -
[MOD]D34d3y3 wrote: »I've been on these forums a long time. I've seen all sorts of opinions on patches and content. One thing I see every month is "Why can't Z8 stop adding new maps and five new guns and just fix some bugs?" Well, you just got that patch, and a lot of the people who are complaining about not having it are the ones complaining about the lack of content now.
While these aren't listed in the patch notes, they're very major and helpful changes:
-CF will now go full screen on Windows 7 without manually changing native resolution
-Performance dramatically increased (getting almost 200 more FPS on my desktop, and my five year old laptop can run CF at over 150 FPS now)
-Reg feels significantly better
Now stop complaining that you only got reskins and go enjoy a much improved game.
Yay, now I don't need to change my resolution everytime I want to play. And I've had major FPS boosts, too.
Probably the best patch since UK server patch. -
Font was not a good choice, otherwise you guys are doing the usual.
FYI the font change may have a major reason for the increased performance.
As for these issues, we don't announce this kind of stuff on purpose. For an improvement of this type it is better to let it run its course than to roll out the red carpet and start throwing confetti for changes. Because if something happens and it gets reverted then it looks doubley-trippley bad.
And yeah, I'm making up words for that! -
[GM]Saidin wrote: »doubley-trippley bad.
Possibly the best quote known to man at the moment.
I agree with the statements. I personally have played other versions of Cross Fire [I am keeping this discreet] and I know that the developers have just done the exact thing that they have done with every other version on the fact of the improved game play. Every other version has this font, and they all have better FPS. I personally think that this new font will increase the quality of the game. -
[MOD]D34d3y3 wrote: »I've been on these forums a long time. I've seen all sorts of opinions on patches and content. One thing I see every month is "Why can't Z8 stop adding new maps and five new guns and just fix some bugs?" Well, you just got that patch, and a lot of the people who are complaining about not having it are the ones complaining about the lack of content now.
My n°1 priority is : fix the bugs and glitches and fight the hackers. If bugs and glitches disappear and there are less hackers, no need for new content every month. I see the new content as a way to wait before we get a clean enough game.
When I see old bugs like the Type 89 arms are still there...
The new patch did nothing about host error, hack tool detected error and disconnection (that I get only with CF and no other online game).
My n°2 priority is : useful content i.e. maps for modes I play, SnD, GM, TD and interesting weapons (whether I can buy them or not).
The patch added ZP only weapons I don't even want to try and a new map for MM/HM in the middle of a one shot hack fest.
If a patch has either of the 2 things above, it's a good patch, both, it's an excellent patch. This one has neither from my point of view.[MOD]D34d3y3 wrote: »-CF will now go full screen on Windows 7 without manually changing native resolution
-Performance dramatically increased (getting almost 200 more FPS on my desktop, and my five year old laptop can run CF at over 150 FPS now)
-Reg feels significantly better
Now stop complaining that you only got reskins and go enjoy a much improved game.
I'm not using Windows 7, didn't notice any increase in FPS (still have the 50-150 I had before) and the reg is still the same, I still kill and get killed around corner and see blood without any damage.
So yes, the game improved.
ps : also, how a change in font can have such an impact (at least I imagine it has a huge impact from what some people say since I didn't notice any change) on the game ? -
The reg is wayyy better. i havn't seen any one tank any shot.
the air reg is crazy now too. i picked some heads out of mid air and i tried doing high air spray jumps to abuse the reg but they still kill me
easily the best patch i've ever seen. besides xtrap. -
[MOD]D34d3y3 wrote: »I've been on these forums a long time. I've seen all sorts of opinions on patches and content. One thing I see every month is "Why can't Z8 stop adding new maps and five new guns and just fix some bugs?" Well, you just got that patch, and a lot of the people who are complaining about not having it are the ones complaining about the lack of content now.
While these aren't listed in the patch notes, they're very major and helpful changes:
-CF will now go full screen on Windows 7 without manually changing native resolution
-Performance dramatically increased (getting almost 200 more FPS on my desktop, and my five year old laptop can run CF at over 150 FPS now)
-Reg feels significantly better
Now stop complaining that you only got reskins and go enjoy a much improved game.
Holy crap 150 fps on a 5 year old laptop? what are the specs on it? -
Hells_Judge wrote: »My n°1 priority is : fix the bugs and glitches and fight the hackers. If bugs and glitches disappear and there are less hackers, no need for new content every month.
I can tell you personally, both those are being fixed dramatically each patch.
We take care of glitches a lot more often than other versions, and at a fast pace.
I can vouch for that as I am one of the ones who helps a lot with the glitches, usually with Giggletron, Aero, HawkEye, or Denxi.
Being here since Beta, I've seen the flow of hacks, and it's gotten extremely better than the beginning. Showing that it always IS being fixed. Even if players don't care to notice.
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