What changed in RUNNING WITH RIFLES in 2015

AI grenade usage bug fixed.

Lowered the player AI compensation in the Frozen Canyon map to make it slightly easier in invasion.

Railroad Gap map partially redesigned.

Raised max RP value from 1000 to 2000.

Some newer rare weapons didn't be tagged as rare, thus cleaned from the world twice as fast as expected.

Soldiers carrying javelin(s) now drop at least one on death.

EOD armor commonness raised to 100% so that every designed EOD soldier will spawn with such armor.

Inventory view item layout bug fixed.

Lowered the player AI compensation in the Frozen Canyon map to make it slightly easier in invasion.

AI grenade usage bug fixed.

Raised max RP value from 1000 to 2000.

Map11: flare_checkpoint vehicle points at the darkcat marker.

Several map fixes here and there.

Added a custom uniform for 'general of the army' rank, mainly relevant for online invasion.

Inventory view item layout bug fixed.

Collision model of the buggy extended, providing slightly more bullet cover.

Several map fixes here and there.

Soldiers carrying javelin(s) now drop at least one on death.

Collision model of the buggy extended to provide slightly more bullet cover.

Javelin ballistic tweaked.

Map11: flare_checkpoint vehicle points at the darkcat marker.

Railroad Gap map partially redesigned.

EOD armor commonness raised to 100% so that every designed EOD soldier will spawn with such armor.

Buggy drop call price lowered from 350 to 300RP.

AI slot prioritization order of the buggy exchanged. Now the gunner slot will be taken prior to the passenger seat.

Buggy drop call price lowered from 350 to 300RP.

Added a custom uniform for 'general of the army' rank, mainly relevant for online invasion.

Javelin ballistic tweaked.

AI slot prioritization order of the buggy exchanged; now the gunner slot will be taken prior to the passenger seat.

Some newer rare weapons didn't be tagged as rare, thus cleaned from the world twice as fast as expected.

AI driven vehicles can now cross the railroads without restriction as the collision model of the railroads changed to deck type without collision walls

BTX APC body collision model offset fixed as it was too low and could not cross railroads properly

Issue where Desert Eagles couldn't always shoot while prone fixed

Flares can't be used on the map Frozen Canyon anymore, throwing one will just throw the flare object which can be picked up again

XP/RP for destroying the Darkcat increased

Few map fixes here and there

Now possible to make a radio call while being wounded after going prone

Claymore blast radius raised from 5m to 6m

Exploit where it was possible to duplicate equipment fixed

8x paratroopers radio call had become borked by dropping only 2 paratroopers

Harmless script error at resource unlock handling

Claymore blast radius raised from 5m to 6m

Exploit where it was possible to skip the reloading animation fixed

BTX APC body collision model offset as it was too low and could not cross railroads properly

Stun projectile (e.g. from Pepperdust) don't destroy the first stage of a vest anymore

Bullets shot for achievements now tracked properly

Darkcat tank is not enterable anymore by soldiers from the faction which isn't owning it

Harmless script error at resource unlock handling fixed

8x paratroopers radio call had become borked by dropping only 2 paratroopers

Flares can't be used on the map Frozen Canyon anymore, throwing one will just throw the flare object which can be picked up again

Exploit where it was possible to skip the reloading animation fixed

Now possible to make a radio call while being wounded after going prone

Few map fixes here and there

Issue where Desert Eagles couldn't always shoot while prone fixed

Darkcat tank is not enterable anymore by soldiers from the faction which isn't owning it

Stun projectile (e.g. from Pepperdust) don't destroy the first stage of a vest anymore

EOD group soldiers now all spawning with EOD armor

Bullets shot for achievements now tracked properly

AI driven vehicles can now cross the railroads without restriction as the collision model of the railroads changed to deck type without collision walls

EOD group soldiers now all spawning with EOD armor

XP/RP for destroying the Darkcat increased

Exploit where it was possible to duplicate equipment fixed

Very effective vs. smaller explosions.

Vulcan tank is a minigun mounted tank type; Buggy is fast combat transportation.

Increased from average 10% to 50%.

Increased from average 10% to 50%.

Vulcan Tank is a minigun mounted tank type; Buggy is fast combat transportation.

Very effective vs. smaller explosions.

Microgun is a rare weapon; Javelin is an anti-tank weapon; Benelli M4 is a rare stealth shotgun; Kriss Vector is a rare stealth weapon.

Microgun is a rare weapon; Javelin is an anti-tank weapon; Benelli M4 is a rare stealth shotgun; Kriss Vector is a rare stealth weapon.

For global/faction/squad/screen.

Added to invasion and quick match modes.

Added in invasion and quick match modes.

A few weapon models have been reworked.

Various minor fixes applied.

Fixed a bug where players could shoot through walls while prone.

Translations added for German, French, and Spanish languages.

Translations added for German, French, and Spanish. Launch the config tool to choose your language.

Camouflage suits added; no protection but harder for AI to detect.

Various map fixes implemented.

New hints added to loading screens.

Mini Uzi, Steyr TMP, and AEK-919k added as new secondary machine pistols.

Steam achievements support added, but actual achievements are not yet implemented.

Vest Type I added, absorbs 1 bullet before wounding the wearer, with a bigger movement penalty.

Microgun added as a rare weapon.

Copehill down map (Final Map I) added to the dominance map rotator.

New visual models for gray and brown minibosses added.

Gray and brown miniboss visual models added.

Binoculars added to slightly increase sight range.

Explosions no longer go through 1 stage of vests. Bigger explosions consume more vest stages.

Explosions no longer go through 1 stage of vests; larger explosions consume more vest stages.

Corrected the visual model for the PSG-90 sniper rifle.

Support for Steam achievements added; actual achievements coming soon.

Vest Type II has a slight movement decrease.

Corrected the visual model for the PSG-90 sniper rifle.

Various minor fixes applied.

Vest Type II has a slight movement decrease.

Vest Type I added; absorbs 1 bullet with a bigger movement penalty.

Fixed a bug where players could shoot through walls while being prone.

Mini Uzi, Steyr TMP, and AEK-919k machine pistols added.

Binoculars added, will slightly increase the sight range.

Copehill down map (Final Map I) added in the dominance map rotator.

Camouflage suits added, no protection but harder for AI to detect the wearer.

Various map fixes implemented.

Bots would jump back and forth between guarding and approaching a deployed weapon under fire.

Implemented some minor fixes across various maps.

Fixed cargo vehicle deliveries when continuing an existing campaign on Linux.

Potential client side sight range and camera modifications can now be overridden.

Resolved issue causing Final Mission 1 AI commander to function in an unintended way.

Some extraction points moved to prevent accidental extraction.

Humvee has slightly higher acceleration.

Resolved issue causing Final Mission 1 AI commander to function in an unintended way.

Resolved issue with bots jumping between guarding and approaching deployed weapons under fire.

Potential client side sight range and camera modifications can now be overridden.

Map view frame overlay was occasionally rendered behind the background.

Frame overlay was occasionally rendered behind the background.

Fixed cargo vehicle deliveries when continuing an existing campaign.

Some extraction points were moved to prevent accidental extraction.

Humvee now has slightly higher acceleration.

Different shadow camera setup implemented to resolve issues.

Made the button to enter the playground tutorial more visible.

Different shadow camera setup implemented to resolve issues.

Link now points to the manual section and the button size increased.

Resolved several potential crash situations based on crashdumps.

Made the button to enter the playground tutorial more visible.

Script phase controllers now run correctly after defeat, allowing the wall to come down.

Wiki button now points to the manual section and is made bigger.

Resolved several potential crashes based on crashdumps received.

Script phase controllers now run correctly after defeat, allowing the wall to come down.

Some more playground text hints added to the lobby.

Projectile decay time for the QBS-09 has been slightly increased.

A few fixes applied to various maps.

Muzzle velocity of the M107 Barrett slightly increased.

Muzzle velocity of the M107 Barrett has been slightly increased.

A few fixes applied to various maps.

Projectile decay time of the QBS-09 slightly increased.

Threshold value to trigger additional spawners reduced by 25%; factions with high soldier capacity but low soldier count are now more likely to spawn several bots at the same time.

Additional text hints added to the lobby playground.

Threshold value to trigger additional spawners reduced by 25%; factions with high soldier capacity but low soldier count are now more likely to spawn several bots simultaneously.

Fixed animations for the riot shield and changed stun grenades to not consume shield stages.

Lobby now includes entry level key control and mechanics training ideas.

The damage of the XM-25 projectile has been reduced from 45 to 15.

Ammo display now refreshes faster.

Added support for calls to utilize any static XML commands.

Line spacing for top right notifications has been reduced.

The XP requirement for the five ranks of Generals has been halved.

XM-25 projectile damage reduced from 45 to 15.

The lobby map now includes an integrated pseudo-tutorial for key control and mechanics training.

Added support for calls to utilize any static XML commands.

Line spacing for top right notifications has been reduced.

The playground serves as a lobby map with an integrated pseudo-tutorial.

Some aiming cases have been fixed to improve gameplay.

XP requirement for the five ranks of Generals has been halved.

The ammo display now refreshes faster for better visibility.

Realm servers now require uppercase letters for usernames and have a new username length limit.

Realm servers now require usernames to be in uppercase letters and have a new length limit.

Riot shield animations have been fixed and stun grenades no longer consume shield stages.

Some aiming cases have been fixed.

Barrett M107 now has 10 round magazines (was 8).

Vigil Island radio jammer now uses rewards in line with others.

Guaranteed rare drops are now back in.

Added radio jammer and AI soldier spawns in Area 69.

Further tweaking with drop factors; guaranteed rare drops are back.

Duplicated decoration issue in Dominance mode on Rattlesnake Crescent has been fixed.

The Barrett M107 now has 10 round magazines, increased from 8.

Fixed duplicated decoration in Dominance mode.

A radio jammer has been added in the Area 69 for the Final Boss stage II.

Vigil Island radio jammer now uses rewards in line with others.

Enemy flares now spawn AI soldiers in the Area 69 during Final Boss stage II.

Various settings and map tweaks for dominance

Squad 'xp cost' reduced to enable squadmates earlier.

Added possibility for different bullet trail effects, see vanilla/particles/laser.trail file and comments in bullet.projectile file

Fixed item duplication exploit when stunned

Fixed kill combo bonuses not working in online anymore.

Fixed correct text to show for total / match stats when opening it after closing it as match stats.

Fixed kill combo bonuses not working in online anymore

Fixed KOTH maps not respecting faction multiplier settings.

Various settings and map tweaks for dominance.

Fixed far away vehicles getting saved in incorrect orientation.

Fixed driving with long and slow vehicles occasionally being detected stuck in perfectly open road.

Cleaned up previous server list entries from showing up momentarily when switching between server lists.

Official dominance server list added

Fixed rounding errors with +1XP/RP rewards.

Added possibility for different bullet trail effects, see vanilla/particles/laser.trail file and comments in bullet.projectile file.

Added possibility to remove the default muzzle smoke effect, with weapons specification parameter use_basic_muzzle_smoke_effect, by default enabled.

Default item drop counts set back to 50% from 100%

Added hint_text support, to be used in playground / tutorial.

Fixed driving with long and slow vehicles occasionally being detected stuck in perfectly open road

Cleaned up previous server list entries from showing up momentarily when switching between server lists

Default item drop counts set back to 50% from 100%.

Added hint_text support, to be used in playground / tutorial

Fixed several cases of character getting stuck when aiming and shooting close to self

Fixed score sorting in xp score mode.

Fixed far away vehicles getting saved in incorrect orientation

Fixed several cases of character getting stuck when aiming and shooting close to self.

Squad 'xp cost' reduced to enable squadmates earlier

Official dominance server list added.

Added possibility to remove the default muzzle smoke effect, with weapons specification parameter use_basic_muzzle_smoke_effect, by default enabled

Fixed item duplication exploit when stunned.

Fixed KOTH maps not respecting faction multiplier settings

Fixed correct text to show for total / match stats when opening it after closing it as match stats

Fixed rounding errors with +1XP/RP rewards

Islet of Eflen map (pvp1) added into the minimodes map rotator

Possibly fixed a server crash related to lately increased inventory sizes

Fixed a bug with a chance of spawn points becoming locked down in DM

Fixed a bug with soundtrack being left playing after match restart

Fixed a bug with aiming not detecting certain close by obstacles anymore

Fixed a bug with aiming not detecting certain close by obstacles anymore

Team kill penalty mode tweaked, still not enabled by default

Fixed vehicles rendered too low in online occasionally

Characters no longer spawn with items used for vehicle cleanup after-effects

Fixed a bug with soundtrack being left playing after match restart

Islet of Eflen map (pvp1) added into the minimodes map rotator

Fixed a bug with a chance of spawn points becoming locked down in DM

Stores both current match and persistent profile data; stats view shows a toggle button when it's used

Characters no longer spawn with items used for vehicle cleanup after-effects

XP progression shown as score instead of kills minus deaths

When used, map view shows the bases that can be captured by friendlies and enemies

Possibly fixed a server crash related to lately increased inventory sizes

Capture mode added; map view shows bases that can be captured by friendlies and enemies

XP progression shown as score instead of kills minus deaths

Fixed vehicles rendered too low in online occasionally

Stores both current match and persistent profile data; stats view shows a toggle button when it's used

Team kill penalty mode tweaked, still not enabled by default

Fixes Final Mission II completing too early if savegame is loaded into the map

Classic mode now uses minimodes as a basis and includes a match timer to force map rotation.

Fixes Final Mission II completing too early before the final phase if savegame is loaded into the map.

Resolved issue with not queuing all player profiles for saving

Resolved an issue where map change did not queue all player profiles for saving.

Now comes with match timer to force map rotation

Event scheduled for 8pm UTC.

Fixes 'no extraction points' issues.

Was 20 HP now back to 165 HP.

Gives initial XP and RP to use abilities.

Addresses a few cases of assertion failure.

Fixes 'no extraction points' issues.

Includes distance moved, shots fired, etc.

Gives initial XP and RP to get abilities into use straight away.

Includes distance moved, shots fired, etc.

Various fixes applied.

Was 20 HP now back to 165 HP.

Fixes extraction points not appearing in campaign.

Prevents extraction points from not appearing in campaign.

Squad icon now properly shown with squad chat on screen.

Gas tanks now have a damage radius upon destruction.

Steam integration added for Mac users.

When a higher ranking officer enters a bot controlled vehicle as a passenger, the driver suggests the officer to give a destination.

End view now includes a variation of the main title soundtrack.

Capture meter now shows attack/defense markers when in the base capture region.

Another font is used for user input, capable of showing lower case as well; also used in Scoreboard for player names.

Added options for field inspector verbosity: off / reduced / normal.

Steam integration added for Mac.

Another font used for user input, capable of showing lower case, also used in Scoreboard for player names.

Shadow bias works better if it's ~3x higher on OpenGL than on DirectX; fixes some shadow flicker issues.

Added vehicle cleanup event and effect triggers for modding.

Added a variation of the main title soundtrack for the end view.

Menu/HUD font reverted to a previous style, supporting most western alphabets and upper case only.

Vehicle friction on sand and grass increased.

Continue save menu now shows map name rather than 'Placeholder' for saves; only starts to show after next save.

Continue save menu now shows map name instead of 'Placeholder' for saves, starting after the next save.

Back to a font more like the previous one, supporting most western alphabets, capable of showing upper case only.

Wiki button added to the menu (not for Mac).

Fixed player marker color flickering occasionally with player squads involved.

RWRWatcher online server watching tool updated to version 1.8.1 with modified player limit setting and new row for mode.

RWRWatcher online server watching tool updated to version 1.8.1 with various changes.

Camera map edge caps adjusted.

Fixed savegames, packages, and overlays directory read issues on certain Linux distros.

Fixed server list layout in 4:3 video mode.

Added a cleanup effect for vehicles.

APC respawn timer raised by 10 seconds.

Blinking cursor added to chat which is waiting for user input.

Fixed OpenGL issue with certain badge icons rendering incorrectly.

Capture meter shows attack/defense markers when in the base capture region.

Carry items and throwables can now define specific environment hit sounds.

Vehicle friction on sand and grass increased.

APC respawn timer raised by 10 seconds.

Gas tanks now have a damage radius on destroy.

Higher ranking officer in a bot-controlled vehicle now suggests a destination.

Map edge caps adjusted for better gameplay.

Fixed OpenGL issue with certain badge icons rendering as nonsense.

Squad icon now properly shown with radio notifications when squad chat is out of screen.

Wiki button added to the menu (not available for Mac).

Added options for field inspector verbosity: off / reduced / normal.

Carry items and throwables can now define environment hit sounds specific to them.

Added a blinking cursor to chat when waiting for user input.

Squad icon is now properly shown with squad chat and radio notifications.

Fixed savegames, packages and overlays directory read issues on certain Linux distros.

Shadow bias works better if set ~3x higher on OpenGL than on DirectX, fixing some shadow flicker issues.

Slight difficulty adjustments made in Invasion mode.

Fixed occasional flickering of player marker color with player squads involved.

Changed the game data folder location for Mac users and copied existing data to the new location.

New capture mode added for Vigil Island, playable in Classic online.

Menu now offers a list of Official Invasion servers and enables profile sharing among these servers.

Steam services enabled for Linux; allows joining friends' games from Steam.

Resolved the issue where save deletion was not working.

Introduced a ban manager for online play.

Added a dismiss button for the end view.

Minimodes updated to use new faction specific vehicles.

Changed the UI/HUD font with slight differences for lower and upper case letters.

New capture mode for Vigil Island added, playable in Classic online.

Black player marker color changed to dark grey; overall brightness of marker colors increased.

Added start_tournament X and end_tournament admin commands for capturing and merging substage results.

Team teddy hunt remade using minimodes as the basis.

Online ban manager added to improve player moderation.

Enabled Steam services for Linux, allowing joining friends' games and highlighting Steam friends in-game.

InvasionUS server replaced with a more stable InvasionUSA server due to performance issues.

Team teddy hunt remade using minimodes as basis.

Minimodes updated to use the new faction specific vehicles.

Added start_tournament X and end_tournament admin commands for capturing and merging substage results.

Game data folder location changed for Mac; existing data copied to new location.

Online chat logger implemented for better communication tracking.

Added a dismiss button for the end view.

Menu now offers a list of Official Invasion servers; profile sharing enabled among these servers.

UI/HUD font changed with slight differences for lower and upper case letters.

Fixed bug related to equipment carry pose.

Fixed issue where save deletion was not working.

Changed mouse cursors in the inventory view.

Changed black player marker color to dark grey and increased overall brightness of marker colors.

Fixed a bug related to the equipment carry pose.

Implemented a chat logger for online sessions.

Updated mouse cursors in the inventory view.

Deployable mortar now has slightly increased range.

Various balancing, fixes, and tweaks applied to maps.

Deployable mortar now has slightly increased range.

Resolved issues with extraction points, world view, and campaign starting.

Various balancing, fixes, and tweaks applied to maps.

The penalty mode is now disabled by default due to bugs.

Resolved issues with extraction points, world view, and campaign starting.

The penalty mode is now disabled by default due to bugs.

In the classic map rotator.

Currently still defaults to verbose.

To improve multi-cannon shoot-or-aim handling.

Water vehicles now do not avoid avoidance regions.

In the brown/grey jeeps.

Improves multi-cannon shoot-or-aim handling.

Denies access to throwing grenades, using calls, using blast weapons, using vehicles.

Slight adjustments made.

In the classic map rotator.

Shown at the end when a map completes.

In the continue game menu, disabled for Mac due to fullscreen issues.

Changed to not avoid avoidance regions.

For tank mg, deployable mg, deployable minigun, humvee mg, patrol ship mg.

In continue game menu (disabled for Mac due to fullscreen issues).

Roads made larger, distances from static objects to navigation paths increased to reduce bottlenecks and AI getting stuck in vehicles.

Shown at the end when a map completes.

Currently still defaults to verbose.

For tank mg, deployable mg, deployable minigun, humvee mg, patrol ship mg.

Several paths adjusted, roads made larger, distances from static objects increased to reduce bottlenecks.

Denies access to throwing grenades, using calls, using blast weapons, using vehicles.

Slightly increased for the brown/grey jeeps.

Functionality added back to the menu.

Mouse input bug fixed on Mac

Old Fort Creek map view fixed

Build linked with NVIDIA NVAPI to enable Optimus dual GPU systems to utilize the hiperf GPU

Various 2nd final mission bugs fixed, AA made as optional target

Campaign/Invasion resource handling made to use files such as invasion_all_*.xml; should help with adapting a resource mod for campaign/Invasion

Now offers framerate limiting via vsync intervals

Invasion completion based features disabled by default

Fixed a bug with key helpers not becoming cleaned up if character state changes to e.g. ladder climbing or entering vehicle

KOTH maps added in Classic rotation

A shadow related crash happening for some potentially fixed

Fixed a bug with throwing an impact grenade right after leaving a closed vehicle blasting instantly and harming the vehicle

Vigil Island tweaked

Fixed duplicated items on ground when disconnecting from server in an area becoming simulated after the player leaves

Mac: mouse input bug fixed

Texture changes applied to vehicles

Invasion 1st final mission to feature less minibosses

Mac: critical game <-> script comms issue fixed

Vigil Island tweaked

Invasion 1st final mission to feature less minibosses

Uses vsync to limit framerate

Now offers framerate limiting via vsync intervals

Build linked with NVIDIA NVAPI to enable Optimus dual GPU systems to utilize the hiperf GPU

Texture changes

Fixed duplicated items on ground when disconnecting from server in an area becoming simulated after the player leaves

Invasion completion based features disabled by default

Various 2nd final mission bugs fixed, AA made as optional target

Campaign/Invasion resource handling made to use files such as invasion_all_*.xml; should help with adapting a resource mod for campaign/Invasion

Resource configs can be also loaded from separate files now

Resources moved to their own folder

Fixed a bug with key helpers not becoming cleaned up if character state changes to e.g. ladder climbing or entering vehicle

A shadow related crash happening for some potentially fixed

KOTH maps added in Classic rotation

AA emplacement map view icon added

Critical game <-> script comms issue fixed on Mac

Resource configs can be also loaded from separate files now

Fixed a bug with throwing an impact grenade right after leaving a closed vehicle blasting instantly and harming the vehicle

Old Fort Creek map view fixed