Update Notes

Patch R177

Technical

• Fixed a number of exploits
• Fixed a number of server and client crashes
• Fixed a bug that could lead to damaged chardata
• Interpolation (clipping) fix redone from the ground up
• Fixed an issue preventing players from activating Gene Replicators inside appartments
• Fixed the combat rank of droners being lower than expected in certain cases
• Fixed the CR being too low when changing zones inside a vehicle
• Fixed the respawn behaviour of several container types (containers spawning quest items, e.g. Grim's ID cube, as well as hacknet code fragments)
• Fixed the buy/sell window covertly resetting the amount to a value of 1 when clicking buy/sell. Now it properly retains the previous value
• Fixed item count not corresponding with the entered amount when moving stacks of items

Gameplay

• Fixed drone AoE damage, LEd droners now damage themselves as well as their drones
• Fixed CR being too high inside hacknet

Missions

• Fixed Fallen Angels CityCom missions

Game World

• Outzone Sewer Sec-1 now uses the correct world
• Added Outzone and Pepper Park apartment key smuggler to Pepper Park Sec-1
• Black Dragon contacts have been sighted outside of the Pussy Club
• Fixed a number of gameworld bugs and missing objects in Via Rosso Sectors 1, 2 and 3.
• Fixed a number of gameworld bugs and missing objects in Pepper Park Sectors 1, 2 and 3 including the Crahn Church
• The Snack-A-Tack shop in Pepper Park Sec-3 went out of business
• Removed OOC advertisment in Pepper Park Sec-1 and Via Rosso Sec-2
• New vendors have moved into Battle Dome
• Arrested the thief of the sign post in the newbie Area MC5 and returned the sign safely to its home
• Overhaul of H14 and the H14 Command Unit
• Replanted several trees in J 04
• Fixed several floating objects in H 15 and fixed the hole in the fence near MC5

Miscellaneous

• Female vendors now have the correct skin
• Significantly increased rare part drop chances for Warbots and a number of related techmobs.
• Fixed GenRep costs for Crahn, Black Dragon, Tsunami Syndicate, Fallen Angels and Twilight Guardian HQs to reflect their post-DoY locations.

Hotfix R178

• Fixed several server side crashes
• Fixed a problem with the patcher
• TL92 Pulselaser Pistol is back in stock
• Staff Sergeant Van Dyk has moved
• Turrets in Tech Haven's Energy Core 2 now return fire

Known Issues

• Sometimes after zoning the screen becomes grey/blue/etc, to fix it press alt+e twice
• Wildcard search inside citycom still not reenabled

Patch R175

Technical

• Dropped support for DirectX 7
• Changed FoV angle, therefore players seem to move slower
• Fixed numerous exploits and vulnerabilities
• Fixed several possible server crashes
• Fixed a bug that stopped Neocron from launching when certain applications are open ("Chrome Bug")
• Fixed a crash on alt+tab in wastelands in full screen mode
• Fixed the main menu going black on alt+tab in full screen mode
• Fixed a crash caused by neocron.ini not being writable
• Changed the way interpolation is handled ("clipping fix")
• Tweaked the net code to always include y updates and update more frequently
• Fixed a bug that caused the HUD not being rendered on screenshots
• Screenshots are now saved as .jpg
• Fixed a bug that caused the HUD to reset to default state after a crash
• Removed legacy elements from the HUD (e.g.: recover backpack)
• Fixed misalignment of world map at widescreen resolutions (full screen mode)
• Fixed culling problems with widescreen resolutions (full screen mode)
• Fixed misaligned outpost signs
• Added widescreen resolutions to the launcher configuration panel
• Added Anisotropic Filtering, configurable via the launcher configuration panel
• Fixed truncation of entries inside error.log
• Added timestamps to the damage log

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue with team XP calculation
• Fixed combat rank not always being updated
• Fixed a bug that allowed overcasting of stronger shields.
• Fixed low level drones being very hard to use
• Reduced the intensity of visual interference when Drones are being damaged
• Fixed several issues and exploits concerning casting
• Changed the way combat ranks are being calculated
• Fixed AI not being able to target drones in special cases
• Fixed a reloading bug

Missions

• Fixed drop rate of fragment from Tacholytium Titan Warbot for Crahn Epic mission #4. Now always drops for those with the mission.
• Fixed spawn of Malfunctioning Warbot Prototype in the MIRL-600 Warhammer Mission
• Fixed spawn of Heff in TG Canyon.
• Fixed a conflict between Reza's Calling & Regant's Faith Missions

Game World

• Turned around the CopBot staring at the wall in Plaza Sector 1 (after 8 years, the wall wins)
• Added permanent spawn for the Outzone Sector 2 High Tech Cannon Smuggler
• Added permanent entrance to the Drone Racetrack in Tech Haven Sector 2
• Fixed position and alignment for a large number of static objects and NPCs
• Fixed a large number of wrong object types (e.g.: CityComs being tagged as chairs)
• Fixed many more miscellaneous game world issues
• Removed OOC advertisement from the Plaza area
• Replaced Outzone Station ambient sound
• Added RN Terminals to Crahn HQ

Miscellaneous

• Temporarily removed outpost turrets
• Added TL63 Gatlin Cannon to high level low tech cannon vendor
• Added a new loading screen
• Fixed Venture Warp returning players to apartment

Hotfix Patch R176

Technical

• Implemented a fallback inside the D3D9 driver, older cards should work again
• Enlarged horizontal field of view to 110 degrees
• Fixed several possible reasons for server crashes
• Fixed issues with the netcode causing packet loss

Gameplay

• Fixed issues with terminal missions in several HQs

Known Issues

• Entering wildcards in the player search does not work anymore
• Sometimes after zoning the screen becomes grey/blue/etc, to fix it press alt+e twice