Category Archives: Server Updates

Server Updates

Build 151

Build 151 is a bug fix / feature enhancement release.

What’s fixed / changed:

  • Church actors now provide services.
  • Lowered the cooldown for flipping people or corpses off (/foff).
  • You can now flip people off (/foff) in a duel.
  • Reworked the Command Spam Limiter (it should be less strict).
  • Reworked the logic of the Purchase Items Prices.
  • Fixed a bug with the Market Rate of Purchase Items going extremely high under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed a few bugs relating to high server uptime.
  • Added an achievement for winning your first duel (players that already have done so will receive it after winning a duel).

Build 150

Build 150 is now on the server.

What’s new / changed:

Arenas:

  • Added /rcbaron to teleport to the RC Baron Dogfighting Arena.

Duels

  • Duels will always have a countdown on Round 1.
  • Disabling the duel countdown is not available for 1 Round Duels.

Other:

  • Added interest gaining to Bank Account Balances. You now gain interest on deposited money.
  • Increased the maximum bank account deposit balance to 50 million ($50,000,000).
  • Added a stat for Arms Race completion time.
  • Added the Arms Race completion time to /top.
  • Changed some of the vehicles that spawn in certain areas.
  • You can now buy armor inside of any ammunation.
  • You can remove weapons from your spawn loadout again by using /weapons or visiting any ammunation.
  • Changed some of the outputs of text replaced by using quickstrings.
  • Fixed a few broken radio station links in /radio. If you have suggestions for new radio links, post them on the forums!
  • Fixed a bug with using /leave in a non-TDM location.
  • Fixed a bug with respawning after duel spectating.
  • Fixed a bug with trying to join a group directly after leaving one.
  • Fixed a bug with trying to buy a house that was recently sold.
  • Increased the store clerk buy range a little bit.
  • When not in an arena or anywhere else, your default weapon on spawn is set to be the weapon in your shotgun weapon slot.
  • Fixed a minor bug with spawn protection in Weapon Arenas.
  • Fixed a lot of typos.
  • Fixed a few animations where they wouldn’t animate the player on the first attempt.
  • Fixed a lot of other minor bugs.

Build 149 R1, R2, and R3

Build 149 contains the following:

R1:

Xoomer Mechanics:

  • Added mechanics to all Xoomer Gas Stations (great for vehicle fights).

Market Changes:

  • Adjusted the prices of all purchasable items.
  • Added a containment structure for the prices of items.

Other:

  • Fixed a bug dealing with animations.
  • Added a check to the Arms Race to validate the weapon used to kill the enemy.
  • Map Icon streaming has been readded.
  • Added an Xoomer Garage to Dry Lake.
  • Fixed a few minor issue with the clothes system.
  • Fixed a lot of other issues.

R2:

Changes / Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug with Chasity Belts automatically falling off after minutes of purchase instead of days.
  • Added more interior entrances / more actors to businesses.
  • Fixed a /sit animation bug.
  • Fixed a bug with House Passwords.
  • Added help messages to certain features. More will be added in the upcoming Build 150.
  • These can be disabled by using /settings.

R3:

  • Added an option to disable the duel countdown.

Build 148

Build 148 is now on the server.

What’s new / changed:

Arms Race Arena:

  • Added an Arms Race Arena (Gun Game).
  • You can access it by using /ar.
  • There are 13 different weapons you must progress through.
  • You must get 2 kills with each weapon to progress to the next weapon.
  • The order you progress through the weapons is completely random.

Settings:

  • Added a setting to completely disable all model preview textdraws.
  • Added a setting to purchase a lotto number automatically (for 2x the cost of using /lotto – convenience pays).
  • Added account settings to /settings – Some of the options will be made available in a future update.
  • Fixed a few settings displaying Off when they should say On and vise versa.

Other:

  • Added /givedrugs to give drugs to other players.
  • Added a minor cooldown for players that like to constantly enter / exit interiors while shooting.
  • Fixed a bug with being able to get a random lotto number a player already picked.
  • Adjusted the starting and maximum lotto jackpot amounts.
  • Enabled every skin id for use except for special skins.

Build 147

Build 147 is now on the server.

This is mainly a bug fix / feature change update.

Kill Streaks:

  • Redid the entire kill streak system.
  • Removed the Partial Kill Streaks, Rampages, and Massacres.
  • Kill Streaks are now noted in multiples of 3 (3, 6, 9, 12, etc).
  • Kill Streaks now start at 3 kills.
  • For each level of 3 kills, you now receive more cash per streak level.
  • For players that now kill a player on a kill streak, the cash awarded is now based on what their kill streak was.

Other:

  • Re-added /weapons to change your weapons.
  • Replaced some vehicles with other vehicle models.
  • Fixed a bug with /sit where it wouldn’t work instantly when exiting a vehicle.
  • Added missing game text info for /sit for players that have help messages enabled.
  • Fixed a bug with the Weapon Arenas where you would sometimes fall through the map or jump before spawning.
  • Fixed a bug with the saving of the Clothes Scale Size.
  • Removed a random spawn point in Tierra Robada that was causing random game crashes.

Build 146

Build 146 contains the following:

Bonus Player:

  • Entirely redid the Bonus Player Mission (its been the same since Version 1.0).
  • The Bonus Player Mission now goes on for a complete 2 minutes at a time.
  • A player is randomly selected upon start of the mission or if a player disconnects while being the bonus player.
  • For each kill you get while being the bonus player, you will receive extra score points and $5000.
  • If you kill the bonus player, you will receive money for killing the bonus player and you are the next bonus player.? You’ll then receive extra score points and $5000 per kill.
  • This is a repeating cycle until the Bonus Player Mission Ends.

Radio:

  • Added new radio stations.
  • Removed a lot of radio streams that no longer worked.

Quickstrings:

  • Entirely redid the quickstring system.
  • A bunch of new quickstrings have been added.
  • Some existing quickstrings now display different data than before.
  • A few quickstrings have been changed to be shorter.
  • A full list of quickstrings can be found here.

Teleport:

  • Added /teleport [/tele] (Teleport Name) to teleport to a location by name.

Other:

  • Fixed a bug with the teleport listings in /commands.
  • Fixed a bug with the Team Deathmatch system.
  • Fixed a bug with /goto not teleporting you to another player.
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

Build 145

Build 145 is now on the server.

What’s new / changed:

Missions:

  • Added new mission based system.
  • The bonus player, bonus skin, and bonus weapon event have been converted to missions.
  • A new mission will randomly be selected and will go on for 2 game minutes.
  • The player that beats the requirements will win the mission.
  • Added /mission to view the current mission information.
  • More missions will come later.

Laser Arena:

  • You can shoot lasers from your car to blow other drivers up in this arena.
  • Use /laser to teleport to this arena.
  • Use /leave to leave the arena at any time.

Spawn Points:

  • Added smooth spawning (no more quick second peeking at Blueberry Acres).
  • Spawning should be a lot faster in general.
  • Added new spawn points.

Other:

  • Lottery Winner Announcement is now at 21:00.
  • Money Bag Announcement is now at 18:00.
  • Converted a lot of old text to use the Screen Messaging system.
  • Added more business entrances.
  • Redid the logic behind how the Bonus Player is selected.
  • Fixed a bug with teleporting to Blueberry when using an exit point in the Driving School in SF.
  • Fixed a bug with the actor in the Derby Arena sometimes disappearing.
  • Fixed a zone name bug in Weapon Arenas.
  • Fixed a few minor bugs with Duel Spectating.
  • Fixed a bug where the Bonus Skin Mission was completely broken.
  • Fixed other minor bugs / typos.

Build 144

Build 144 contains a few minor fixes.

  • Added a lot of new interior locations.
  • Changed a few business interiors for certain locations.
  • Disabled lagcomp for the rest of the week.? Enjoy it while you can!

Build 143

Build 143 is on the server.

Additions:

Duel Spectating:

  • You can now spectate duels.
  • Use /duels ]to spectate a duel (select a number from the list).
  • You can use LMB (Left Mouse Button) and RMB (Right Mouse Button) by default to switch between the players in the duel.
  • Use /leave to exit duel spectating mode.

Other:

  • Fixed a bug with the Kill Display cutting text off.

Build 142

Build 142 is on the server now.

Changes:

  • Added more missing zone names.
  • Added over 100 houses across teleports.
  • Added /random to teleport to a random teleport location.
  • Lowered the buy distance from a store clerk a little bit.
  • Other minor fixes.