What changed in Aliens vs. Predator™ in 2010

Predator Focus Attack now knocks you down between 9-12m.

Joining a Dedicated server running on non-standard ports will no longer cause clients to lose connection upon starting a hosted match.

Alien Focus Attack damage has been returned to its correct values.

The chance to spawn on occupied/blocked friendly spawn points and consequentially knock players out of world is reduced.

For the first time, the new maps will feature environmental hazards and new weather effects.

Aliens vs. Predator will receive a new DLC map pack titled 'Bughunt' featuring four new battlegrounds, releasing on July 7.

The Bughunt pack includes two new maps for standard multiplayer modes and two for the 'Survival' mode.

Resolved crash issue that occurred during server startup on Windows 7 32bit Home Premium.

Enabled XP gain, leaderboard updates and associated achievements and skin unlocks for non-ranked games as well as Ranked Matches.

Players can no longer jump and start a melee move in the air until the jump is completed.

Alien leap attack now causes knockdown flinch on all targets from long distance range.

Major overhaul of low-level networking code for player-hosted games to improve connection stability and pings.

Resolved issues with group leaders causing group members to disconnect from games.

Marine block now only blocks 50% of incoming light attack damage instead of 100%.

Knockdown leap distance adjusted to between 9-12m for Aliens and Predators.

Predator maximum leap distance capped at 12m, not modified by vision mode.

Addressed multiple server stability (crash) issues.

Flamethrower now ignites target if 25% of health is depleted, flames continue until target is dead or extinguished.

Fixed memory consumption issue when locking the computer with an FMV playing on NVIDIA cards.

Stealth attack range reduced from 8m to 6m.

Predator flinch ranges now equal to Aliens, can be knocked down by counter or Alien leap attack.

Alien tail attack now causes light attack flinch without rooting the target.

Reduced chance of players spawning very close to enemy players.

In multiplayer, damage from the Predator's Smart Disc has been reduced, unless it's a headshot.

Made the ban list file have the server's port number appended so multiple instances on the same hardware are independent.

Dedicated server no longer needs the Steam client to be running.

Fixed an issue where dedicated servers left idle for an extended period of time would result in the first match played having the clients 'running around without their bodies attached'.

Improvements to the networking code used in dedicated server games to increase stability and reduce pings.

Improvements to ranked matchmaking.

Fixed a cause of clients sometimes getting disconnected when pressing ALT+TAB or ALT+ENTER on the end-game scoreboard.

Improved feedback and output for various console commands.

The dedicated server now installs to a standalone directory, and the install size is now ~2.2GB instead of 15GB.

Fixed occasional problems with peer-to-peer games after playing on a dedicated server.

Fixed clients not always being correctly notified that the game had ended.

New console command to set a Message of the Day.

Return to the server browsing screen instead of top-level menu when you fail to join a server.

Fixed predators being able to cancel other players' Plasma Caster Lock-on.

Fixed cause of clients thinking the host had disconnected at the end of a game which actually ended normally.

Prevent 'Adding Master Server' console output looking corrupted.

Improved 'SayTeam' console command.

DX11 optimisation when using tessellation.

Fixed team selection not working for the first map hosted on a dedicated server.

Fixed rare multiplayer bug where all players would be disconnected during level load if just one of them had a network problem during the load.

Additional server console output about the Steam connection.

The dedicated server will now also be available via the HLDSupdate tool.

Dedicated server can use DLC maps.

Setting the Autostarttime to '0' now correctly turns this feature off, rather than attempting to instantly start the match upon players returning to the lobby and kicking all the clients.

Fixed the lobby timer not always displaying correctly on clients.

Improved server console output when there are problems starting the server.

Improved server console output when players disconnect.

In multiplayer, minor hits from the Predator's Plasma Caster bolts will no longer knock down enemies.

When joining a dedicated server on which a round is in-progress, players now have a limited time to choose their species/team and skin before entering the game.

Fixed DX11 gamma controls on NVIDIA boards.

New console/config file commands for dedicated server for friendly fire, team balancing and species balancing options.

The Swarm Map Pack includes four new maps: Two new Survivor maps and two multiplayer maps for six different online modes.

Command-line arguments are now checked case-insensitively

Fix crash that happened if connection to Steam was lost

Removed some unused console commands from server console

Added new console commands 'maxplayers' and 'ip'

Improved 'listplayers' console command

Server info view inside Steam client includes player details

This issue occurred if connection to Steam is lost or if user switches to offline play.

Specifically for SoundBlaster X-Fi, Realtek onboard, etc.

Also fixed the issue of players continuing to fire indefinitely after dying.

This was only in the local stats; this will be corrected next time you connect to multiplayer.

Improved muting and voice chat volume options