v4.1 Release Notes

Released: Dec 10, 2010

Moving out of BETA

This release of GoldenEye: Source represents our emergence from BETA. We are officially dropping the BETA tag from here on out! What does this mean to you? Well it means a more polished experience, one that is easier to pick up and play, and also one that is more fun! As always, we welcome your suggestions on our MODDB page or forum.

This list represents the major changes made in v4.1. There are many more minor tweaks and bug fixes that occurred, but are not relevant to discussion.

Top 11 Changes

Overhauled Capture The Key Deathmatch (multiple capture points, drop/pickup timer, etc.)
Integrated a fully functional in-game help system that is gameplay defined
Implemented walking animations when aimed
Gun Game can have multiple deathmatch rounds per match
Bullet impact ricochet sounds
Completely overhauled Silo and added Casino
Added an internal update checker to notify you of new versions instantly!
Implemented numerous gameplay HUD enhancements to bring you closer to the action
Updates to Basement, Egyptian, Runway, Aztec, Control, and Complex
Fixed crash on startup (infrequent) related to the intro movie
Implemented FMOD music/sound player enabling looping menu music and level load music

Gameplay

Added: CTK: Support for multiple capture points in deathmatch mode
Added: CTK: Overtime to teamplay mode
Added: CTK: Localizations for HUD messages
Added: CTK: Token distance to Capture Point indicators for teamplay mode
Added: CTK: CVar ctk_dm_playerspertoken to control the number of players for each additional token
Added: CTK: CVar ctk_dm_maxpickuppenalty to control the maximum pickup time penalty incurred in DM Mode
Added: Dr. No Armor as an official gameplay
Added: Gun Game: CVar “gg_numrounds” to allow for multiple deathmatch rounds per match (set to -1 for unlimited)
Added: Live and Let Die: Foes left indicator
Added: Living Daylights: Team-play flag possession indicator bars
Added: Living Daylights: Team-play flags held by team message
Added: YOLT: Foes left indicator after the first person is eliminated
Added: Weapon ID for an explosion kill (non-weapon origin)
Added: Pop out help when a player joins a team (MI6 or Janus)
Added: Support for vertical layout of progress bars
Fixed: CTK: Text messages being intrusive and overwriting on top of each other
Fixed: Gun Game: Weapons being picked up continually at round end
Fixed: Living Daylights: Armor display glitch when you get armor for escaping combat
Fixed: Players keeping items (such as the flag) if teamplay is enabled mid-round
Fixed: Team round scores “resetting” after exceeding 127
Fixed: Token bug where if the first weapon of a weapon set is a gameplay token it would completely break the gameplay (also fixes impulse 101 doing the same thing)
Changed: CTK: In deathmatch mode, a delay is incurred to pickup a token that is dropped by a killed player, which is inversely proportional to the distance of the nearest capture point
Changed: Living Daylights: Flags will change to your team color upon pickup
Changed: Weapons: Increased +aimmode delay for certain weapons
Changed: Weapons: Set minimal penetration to all lead weapons to prevent paper-thin and ornamental BSP (such as rail frames) from spoiling shots by-chance.
Removed: LTK: Disabled armor to prevent confusion about it “protecting” you
Removed: Tournament DM: Removed “Team” from the game title

Python

Added: Callback: CanRoundEnd() - Can block the round timer from ending the round automatically (get’s called continually after first block)
Added: Function: GEUtil.ShowPopupHelp( player, Title, Message, image="", Time_to_show=5.0, Archive=True ) - Show a pop out help to the specified player (None = all players)
Added: Function: GEUtil.ShowPopupHelpTeam( teamid, Title, Message, image="", Time_to_show=5.0, Archive=True ) - Convenience for teams
Added: Function: GEUtil.ResetPopupHelpArchive( player ) - Resets the help archive on the given player (reset occurs on gameplay change by default)
Added: Function: CGEPlayer.SetScoreboardColor( int ) - Sets the scoreboard line color of the player
Added: Function: CGEPlater.SetDeaths( int ) - Explicitly set the death count of the player
Added: Function: int CBasePlayer.GetUserID() - Returns the user id of the player
Added: Function: string GEMPPlayer.GetCleanPlayerName() - Returns the player’s name sans color hints
Added: Function: GEMPPlayer.SetInitialSpawn( bool ) - Explicitly set the player’s next spawn as an “initial” spawn
Added: Function: list GEMPGameRules.GetWeaponLoadout( name="" ) - Returns a list of the weapon ID’s in the named loadout (name = None to return current loadout)
Added: Function: int GEMPGameRules.GetNumInRoundPlayers() - Returns the number of players that are playing in the round (useful if you lock the round)
Added: Function: int GEMPGameRules.GetNumInRoundTeamPlayers( teamid ) - Returns the number of players that are playing in the round on the given team (useful if you lock the round)
Added: Function: GEUtil.ConfigHudProgressBarPlayer( player, title, color ) - Change an existing progress bar (much cheaper than init’ing it again)
Added: Function: GEUtil.ConfigHudProgressBarTeam( teamid, title, color ) - Convenience function for teams
Added: Function: GEMPGameRules.GetTokenMgr().SetTokenCapturePoints( string, int ) - Set the maximum number of capture points to spawn (may spawn less depending on map size!)
Added: Function: GEMPGameRules.GetTokenMgr().SetTokenSkin( tokenent, int ) - Set the skin of the provided token
Added: Function: GEUtil.ParticleEffectBeam( player, attachment, end, effect ) - Supports point to point particle effects from players to any other point.
Added: Globals: GEGlobal.SB_COLOR_GOLD, WHITE, ELIMINATED - Scoreboard color presets
Added: Globals: GEGlobal.HUDPB_SHOWVALUE, SHOWBAR, VERTICAL - Progress bar settings (use | to combine them)
Added: Globals: GEGlobal.WEAPON_* - All weapon id’s
Added: Support for advanced localization from Python (“#LOCALIZATION\r1\r2\r…”)
Fixed: Callback: CanMatchEnd() - Properly implemented this callback in the C++
Changed: Callback: Renamed ClientConnect → OnPlayerConnect and ClientDisconnect → OnPlayerDisconnect
Changed: Callback: OnPlayerSpawn - Added the “firstspawn” variable to indicate a player just joining the game
Changed: Function: GEUtil.HudMessage(…) - Added a channel input, defaults to “use next channel”. Channels 0-5 are reserved for this input with channels 4-9 are revolving.
Changed: On initial load, Python now removes the cache making sure it loads the gameplay from the .py file (only affects development of gameplay)
Removed: Fade-in and Fade-out options for GEUtil.HudMessage/HudMessageTeam

Server

Added: CVar ge_autoalltalk that, when enabled, will turn all talk OFF when teamplay is ON, and vice versa (only if sv_alltalk == 1)
Added: Console command ge_endmatch mapname which will end the current match and load the specified map after going through the scores. If no map is specified it will use the map cycle.
Added: Event: gameplay_event to notify of gameplay specific occurrences (plugins only)
Added: Event: item_pickup when player picks up weapons, ammo, and armor (plugins only)
Added: Event: player_camping when a player enters/exists the 3 stages of camping
Fixed: “ge_allowradar 0” from conflicting with the gameplay forcing the radar on
Fixed: Spectator flashlight bug
Fixed: Silver PP7 reporting itself as PP7, ID wise
Fixed: Explosive weapons not reporting their ID properly (e.g. Grenade Launcher, Rocket Launcher, etc.)
Fixed: Penetration flag not carrying over to the event messages
Fixed: When a player changes their name to just color codes it provides them a default (No Name) tag
Fixed: Team auto balance not working if rounds were disabled or map time was disabled
Fixed: Ordered Gamemode not cycling through the file on map change
Fixed: Grenade colliding with players when it was not moving
Fixed: Bug where players could potentially jump on the exact game frame that they land, which bypassed the timing restrictions
Fixed: Auto team balance causing the same person to continually be auto switched if they were the last ones to connect to the server
Fixed: Event: player_shoot so that it properly reports the Weapon ID
Changed: Reduced Moonraker fire rate for balancing purposes
Changed: Event: Added “roundlength” and “roundcount” to round_end
Changed: Postponed achievement_progressreport until AFTER the player is authed by steam servers (steamid is set) (plugins)
Changed: Lasers will be picked up even if you already have one. This prevents too many lasers from being populated throughout the map.
Changed: Lowered rifle bullet physics push force by 23%
Changed: Increased size of rocket hitbox to aid collision detection
Changed: (CUSTOM) to (MOD) when the gameplay is not official
Changed: The round will restart and all scores reset if teamplay is enabled/disabled mid-match with “ge_templay 1/0” as supported by the current gameplay

Client / HUD / VGUI / Achievements

Added: Implemented FMOD sound player to support looping menu music and level transition music
Added: Implemented a custom intro movie player
Added: Gameplay pop out help. Recall past help by pressing “h” (default). Can be disabled entirely in Advanced Options
Added: Custom update checker that will notify you of an available GE:S update when the game loads to the main menu
Added: Tiny explosions for props
Added: Bulletproof glass decals (if shot does not penetrate the glass)
Added: Above/below capture point icons for the radar
Added: Wispy smoke effect after firing a sustained burst
Added: Ability to reposition the radar (in Advanced Options menu)
Added: Slot 6 to the keyboard mapping panel
Added: Logitech Rumblepad 2 controller config
Fixed: “You Can’t Win” and “Domino Effect” achievements
Fixed: Round report not hiding if you had the scoreboard or character select up on round restart
Fixed: Round timer coloring issues
Fixed: Gameplay progress bars clipping on wide screen
Fixed: Chat coloring bugs
Fixed: Character select sometimes popping up 3 times in a row after reconnecting to a server
Fixed: Special icons getting “stuck” on players on the radar
Fixed: Reduced jiggle bones getting all messed up on the flag sometimes
Fixed: Spectator issues such as spectating in-head and not remembering your last mode, etc.
Fixed: Flag texture showing random stuff in shadow on the flag
Fixed: PP7 viewmodel firing anim, silenced/unsilenced blending, and scaling (shells are now proper size)
Fixed: Blood screen playing even if disabled in advanced options
Fixed: Updated Moonraker particles
Fixed: Many VGUI elements to avoid blurring on low texture settings
Fixed: Swing anim for the key to match with the ROF
Fixed: Removal of color hints from target id and voice chat
Changed: Adjusted goals for “Through Fire and Flames”, “RCP 4 Death”, “Two Klobbs Don’t Make it Right”, “For England, Alec”, and “Moonraker”
Changed: If character selection is denied by the gameplay the character select comes back up (gameplay is charged with telling the player WHY)
Changed: Made team scores remain visible on death, they hide if the spectator bars are showing
Changed: In Teamplay: Scoreboad shows ROUND score, Round Report shows FORMULAIC score, HUD shows MATCH score
Changed: Reordered the main menu items to put Options above Achievements

Sound / Music

Added: Basstronix’s Bondage track
Added: Basstronix’s Facility track
Added: Goldenzen’s Overtime cue
Added: Spatialization to the explosion sound to reduce distortion
Added: Mine beep on draw and toss sound
Added: Moonraker draw sound
Added: Ricochet sound on bullet impacts
Fixed: Normalized all music volumes
Changed: Mag-Lite flashlight click

Level Design

Added: Fourteck’s overhauled Control
Added: Luchador’s completely overhauled Silo
Added: Luchador’s Casino
Added: Mangley’s Bunker Classic
Fixed: Runway Update
Fixed: Aztec update
Fixed: Team spawns on Egyptian

Characters

Added: Walking animations when aimed
Added: Phong to more players
Changed: Tweaked several animations to be more fluid