Star Wars Battlefront: Traditional Assortment hasn’t had the perfect rollout because it launched on March 14. From points with on-line multiplayer to some lacking management choices and different annoying bugs, the brand new package deal—which accommodates remastered ports of the primary two Pandemic-developed Battlefront video games—upset many followers. Fortunately, the primary huge patch for the Traditional Assortment is out now, and it fixes lots.
Launched final week, Star Wars Battlefront: Traditional Assortment combines the unique 2004 Star Wars: Battlefront and its larger, higher sequel, 2005’s Battlefront II, right into a single remastered package deal. That package deal accommodates all of the beforehand launched DLC and a few new options, like 64-player on-line help for consoles and the flexibility to play the Hero Assault mode on any floor map. Whereas I’ve loved my time with the sport’s single-player choices and split-screen modes, on-line play has been a large number—and even when taking part in offline there are bugs involving controller settings, textures, and sounds that may destroy the expertise. That is doubly true in case you are a devoted fan intimately accustomed to the unique video games. Gamers hoped Traditional Assortment devs Aspyr would patch the sport to repair these issues—And excellent news, the primary of two confirmed updates for Traditional Assortment is out now, and does certainly enhance the state of affairs fairly a bit.
The Traditional Assortment’s first replace is dwell on PC
On March 18, the replace went dwell on Steam for PC gamers alongside an extended record of tweaks and fixes. The devs say the primary replace will arrive on consoles as soon as they work via every platform’s certification course of. For now, although, we will take a look at the PC patch notes on Steam to see simply what the patch entails.
Notable points which can be fastened on this replace embody: the split-screen controller bug, damaged scopes in widescreen resolutions, skyboxes with seams of their textures, incorrect loading display noises in Battlefront, overly loud sound results, an annoying profile bug, and lacking textures on maps like Naboo.
“We’re persevering with to make server-side changes to enhance the net multiplayer expertise, in addition to planning for Replace II,” Aspyr wrote within the Steam patch notes, confirming that not less than yet one more main patch for the sport is coming.
That’s good to listen to, as a result of whereas this primary replace does lots and fixes a lot, there are nonetheless points with the gathering, together with some efficiency issues in Battlefront II, lingering audio bugs, and extra that don’t appear to be addressed on this replace. Nonetheless, plenty of my main complaints and gripes have seemingly been fastened, so I’m comfortable and hopeful that the following patch will enhance issues additional. And fortunately, Lucasfilm and Disney have left the unique video games on Steam so, if people choose, they will simply play these older variations as a substitute.
Listed here are the total patch notes for the replace:
Multiplayer
- [BF2] Mounted a crash associated to consumer message sends.
- [BF2] Mounted the launch immediate to be current after timing out or choosing cancel whereas becoming a member of a server.
- [BF1][BF2] Mounted password-locked video games to not seem by way of the Fast Match choice.
Management Schemes
- [BF1] Mounted a crash when getting into the break up display menu in BF1 the place Participant 1 would incorrectly be assigned to Participant 2.
- [BF2] Mounted a crash that may happen when trying to construct fleets whereas utilizing Mouse and Keyboard in Galactic Conquest on BF2.
- [BF2] Mounted bonuses to have the ability to be highlighted within the Bonus Choice display in Galactic Conquest.
- [BF1][BF2] Mounted Invert Y-Axis choice to be seen.
- [BF1][BF2] Mounted the choices for Flip X-Axis and Swap LS and RS to be unhidden
- [BF1][BF2] Mounted break up display video games to have the ability to be began when just one controller is linked.
Visuals
- [BF1] Mounted a difficulty the place the ‘L’ button immediate would overlap the highest arrow on the On the spot Motion menu.
- [BF1] Mounted a difficulty in multiplayer mode the place AI items would slide when not in direct sight of a human participant.
- [BF2] Mounted a difficulty the place the zoom-in scope crosshair picture wouldn’t appropriately match widescreen shows.
- [BF2] Mounted a difficulty the place hit VFX and hit character animations couldn’t be seen by shoppers in Hero Assault mode. (lengthy vary).
- [BF2] Mounted textures on Utapau map.
- [BF2] Mounted a difficulty on the Kamino map in BF2 the place the lights and bloom VFX inside weren’t displaying correctly.
- [BF2] Mounted a difficulty on the Endor: Bunker map in BF2 the place a tree was clipping up via the center of a walkway.
- [BF2] Mounted a difficulty the place a seam within the skybox was seen on some maps in Battlefront 2.
- [BF2] Mounted a difficulty on the Naboo map in BF2 the place the railing texture was lacking.
- [BF2] Mounted a difficulty on House maps in BF2 the place a small white dice was current on the base of all openable doorways on Republic, CIS, and Insurgent capital ships.
- [BF2] Mounted a difficulty on the Galactic Conquest display in BF2 the place a participant’s title and their credit score depend could be overlapped by bonus packing containers on the Bonus tab.
- [BF2] Mounted a difficulty the place the ESC menu would keep on the display if it was opened on the finish of a match.
- [BF2] Mounted a difficulty in Galactic Conquest the place the hilt from the lightsaber icon wouldn’t present the Chief bonus.
- [BF2] Mounted items sliding after respawn on XL maps.
- [BF2] Mounted the jetpack gauge to appropriately align.
- [BF2][Split screen] Mounted the ammo counter reticle to suit contained in the aiming reticle.
- [BF1][BF2] The colorblind mode choice display not overlaps with the textual content on the backside of the display.
- Mounted the Stop and Register Your Sport buttons to align appropriately.
Hero Assault
- Re-Balanced Asajj Ventress’ skills
- Mounted Package Fisto lightsaber to animate.
- Mounted Package Fisto’s Drive energy to not stay caught to the consumer in multiplayer.
Audio
- [BF1][Audio] Mounted the Battlefront 1 loading display sounds.
- [BF2] Mounted a crash that occurred when an audio output system was disconnected.
- [BF2] Mounted the music to play on a number of maps within the Hero Assault mode.
- [BF2] Mounted blaster SFX for sure Hero characters’ weapons to play on the right quantity.
- [BF1][BF2] Mounted a difficulty the place the audio outputs would reverse.
Different Notable Bug Fixes
- [BF1] Mounted the tender locks upon ending the sport on the Victory display.
- [BF1] Mounted a bridge in Bespin: Cloud Metropolis to permit a Droideka to roll on it.
- [BF2] Mounted Naboo Space 3’s respawn blocker.
- [BF2] Mounted collision points affecting a number of maps.
- [BF2] Mounted the Assault gamemode to be current within the Mode part of the Choose Search Choices menu.
- [BF2] Mounted the reinforcements to appropriately deduct 1 reinforcement when the Republic or Rebels die on Demise Star.
- [BF2] Mounted the Map and Mode settings reset button.
- [BF1][BF2] Mounted the “Load Fail” error that occurred when loading a profile.
What bugs are annoying you within the new assortment that must nonetheless be fastened after this primary Star Wars Battlefront: Traditional Assortment replace?
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