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Section 8 - Closed Beta
Patch Notes
REVISION HISTORY: Beta v1.3 Build 7276
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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

* Fixed several crashes
* Fixed some usability and balance issues
* Slight gameplay balance tweaks


DETAILS OF CHANGES

Major Bugfixes:
* Fixed Autobalance causing team sizes to become uneven
* Tutorials should now only play once unless they have been manually reset
* Pressing the ENTER key on the CD Key / Gamespy Login screen will now function correctly
* Feat unlocking is now fully functional
* Added additional logging for Rendering Thread Exception crashes
* Fixed issue where the search filter for minimum players wasn’t working


Minor Bugfixes:
* Fixed issue with weapon icons missing underneath the character model in the loadout screen
* Fixed character model disappearing in Test Settings Benchmark
* Fixed the missile orientation when fired from the missile launcher
* Updated ping thresholds for scoreboard ping icons
* Tank and Heavy Armor should now have a reticule swap when their weapons become shield piercing
* Turrets are no longer able to Avenge or be Avenged for the purposes of scoring
* Fixed some issues with Spectator Mode and badges and announcements
* Sensor Blocker can no longer be activated while sprinting
* Fixed some repair beam issues with the Outpost
* Fixed some camera issues when entering or exiting vehicles repeatedly
* Bots will be less accurate with grenades overall
* Fixed a camera issue with Heavy Armor fatality
* Friendly Fire will no longer penalize for more damage than the target has received
* Fixed issue where sometimes a corpse rag doll would not show up
* Fixed issue where fire button would need to be released and pressed again after sprinting/overdriving before firing would commence


Overall Balance:
* Many turrets have been moved or removed on map Stormfront
* Fixed issues where vehicles would sometimes get stuck on map Stormfront
* Convoy DCM will now have a start indicator to indicate its landing position
* Badge completion requirements for some badges have been slightly reduced
* Victory Point contribution for kills has been significantly reduced
* Destroying an AA Turret will now contribute to Feat Base Destroyer
* Feat Micro Sensor requirements have been halved
* Feat Scanner now requires 8 Scans to achieve rather than 6
* Kill Feats now only give 10 points instead of 12
* Badges earned for participating in or winning a match will now only display once


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KNOWN ISSUES

* Pressing Alt+Tab occassionally crashes the game
* Joining a game through Quick Match or Custom Match disconnects user from server upon map rotation
* Player disconnected from server unwillfully is not able to rejoin the same server until server restarts
* Joysticks installed cause player to spin continuously

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