SOLDAT 1.6.5 RELEASED!

I'm happy to announce the next version of Soldat: Soldat 1.6.5!

In this release we mainly focused on fixing the major bugs in 1.6.4 and earlier versions.
We also tried to release as soon as possible.


A few bugfix highlights this new version brings:


Fixed access violations occuring on ctf_Dropdown.



Fixed wrong player getting hit by bullet when players
are standing close to each other.



Fixed 24th character in player name being cut off.
Fixed big event messages weren't size-adjusted for resolutions other than 4:3.



You can find the download links at the end of this post.

Soldat 1.6.5 changelog:
- Added workaround for black window in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later
- Modified Scale_Interface=0 in soldat.ini can now also be used by unregistered players #338
- Modified Scale_Interface to be enabled by default
- Modified piercing kill shots' exit speed changed from 90% to 75%
- Fixed flags and kits becoming black in windowed mode when tabbing out of the game and back in
- Fixed cant see through bullet collide polygon in realistic #348
- Fixed range errors caused by too small admin and remote ip arrays in client server
- Fixed scaling of crosshair and player indicator even though Scale_Interface=0 was set #336
- Fixed missing bonus power-up countdown texts #351
- Fixed wrong player getting hit by bullet when players are standing close to each other
- Fixed hit detection issue immediately after a bullet pierces
- Fixed big event messages weren't size-adjusted for resolutions other than 4:3 #174
- Fixed player and flag positions on the minimap were slightly off #221
- Fixed access violations caused by parachutes #340
- Fixed 24th character in player name being cut off #140
- Fixed controls momentarily locking when throwing knife #287
- Fixed esc menu 1,2,3,4 shortcuts work while writing kick vote message #349
- Fixed !,@,#,$ (keys on 1,2,3,4) work with esc menu
- Fixed the escape menu's team selection hotkey not working in non-team based modes #366
- Fixed the escape menu's team selection hotkey instantly assigning you to Delta Team in TDM

Soldatserver 2.7.5 changelog:
- Added FormatFloat to SC3 API
- Modified the PacketRate_Adjusting option - that increases the send rate when there are few players - to always be enabled on servers
- Modified piercing kill shots' exit speed changed from 90% to 75%
- Modified only drop packets instead of kickban on duplicate bullet packet detection
- Fixed daemon mode for soldatserver_legacy (#332, #343)
- Fixed /recompile <name> doesn't remove old script from queue
- Fixed /recompile leaks memory #344
- Fixed /addbot without team parameter adds bot to random team
- Fixed different object styles in SpawnObject() and GetObjectStat() #346
- Fixed wrong player getting hit by bullet when players are standing close to each other
- Fixed hit detection issue immediately after a bullet pierces
- Fixed flood kicks when server admins didn't properly patch their servers #341
- Fixed OnWeaponChange triggers 3 times instead of 1 #355
- Fixed OnPlayerDamage() and OnPlayerDamageEx() register damage when victim is dead. #347
- Fixed /recompile could sometimes crash the server
- Fixed OnKill - WeaponType is unpredictable #356
- Fixed not all spectator slots could be filled

Weaponmod changes:
Normal:

Changes from 1.6.4 -> 1.6.5
Deagles      dmg -2
HK MP5       dmg -2
Ak           dmg -1
Steyr        dmg -2
Spas         dmg -1
Barrett      moveacc +1

Realistic:

None!

Map changes:
CTF

Ash, B2b, Blade, Death, Equinox, Guardian, Hormone, IceBeam, Kampf, Lanubya, Laos, MFM, Maya, Nuubia, Raspberry, Rotten, Ruins, Run, Scorpion, Snakebite, Steel, Triumph, Viet, Voland, X
Modified moved spawn points to be of equal height as a quick-fix for getting wrong weapons at spawn

Crucifix
Fixed lowered spawn points to prevent fall damage in realistic mode

Downloads:
Soldat 1.6.5 Full
Soldat 1.6.5 Patch (for 1.6.4 only)

Server 2.7.5 Full
Server 2.7.5 Patch (for 2.7.4 only)

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