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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Update v1.2 – What It Changed

Dave Oshry — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:42:51 +0000

Now that Skyrim has had an uber successful launch and is being played by gamers worldwide, and now that we’ve all filled up on Horker Meat and Mashed Nirnroot, it’s time to start updating Skyrim.

The latest update is now live on PS3 and is coming later this week to Xbox 360 and PC.

Here’s what it changed:

UPDATE 1.2 NOTES (all platforms unless specified)

Improved occasional performance issues resulting from long term play (PlayStation 3)

Fixed issue where textures would not properly upgrade when installed to drive (Xbox 360)

Fixed crash on startup when audio is set to sample rate other than 44100Hz (PC)

Fixed issue where projectiles did not properly fade away

Fixed occasional issue where a guest would arrive to the player’s wedding dead

Dragon corpses now clean up properly

Fixed rare issue where dragons would not attack

Fixed rare NPC sleeping animation bug

Fixed rare issue with dead corpses being cleared up prematurely

Skeleton Key will now work properly if player has no lockpicks in their inventory

Fixed rare issue with renaming enchanted weapons and armor

Fixed rare issue with dragons not properly giving souls after death

ESC button can now be used to exit menus (PC)

Fixed occasional mouse sensitivity issues (PC)

General functionality fixes related to remapping buttons and controls (PC)

After releasing the 1.2 update, we will continue to monitor forums, blogs, etc. for issues you are reporting, and we will keep you updated on further updates to improve your gameplay experience.

Our current ETA for Xbox 360 and PC players is this Wednesday, November 30th.

Stay tuned to RipTen for continued coverage of upcoming Skyrim fixes and for more on Skyrim be sure to check out the RipTen Review!

Mortal Kombat Hotfix Notes Detailed – Nerfing All Around

Bryce Wilson — Sun, 22 May 2011 03:00:10 +0000

With the first major game patch currently in the works for Mortal Kombat due for release in the next couple of weeks, it comes as a surprise that a stealth hotfix has been made live, changing the damage powers of some characters whilst improving others.

Check out the changes made below, and keep in mind not all of them are permanent or final:

Reduced the damage on some special moves.

Increased the damage scaling after Kitana’s Enhanced ground fan toss.

Adjusted some juggle’s damage scaling.

Reduced the damage on some basic combos that were doing too much damage without using any meter.

Increased Sheeva’s damage output for several of her moves and attacks.

Temporarily Changed around some of Sonya’s fighting style properties to reduce her ability to lock someone down in block stun.

Changed Kano’s Towards Front Kick to a low block.

Reduced the recovery on Kano’s Upball to be closer to Johnny Cage’s Flip Kick recovery.

Increased the damage of some of Baraka’s special moves and attacks.

It is easier to juggle combo after hitting someone with Baraka’s chopchop on the ground.

Increased the damage scaling on a frozen opponent.

Baraka’s Away Front Kick, Front Punch combo is now a true popup.

Reduced some of Reptile’s combo damage.

Reduced some of Kung Lao’s combo and overall damage.

Are you a competitive Mortal Kombat player? Let us know in the comments below if you’ve found any other changes in the hotfix.

Source: [TSA]

Rockstar Says L.A. Noire Isn’t Breaking PS3 and Xbox 360 Consoles

Bryce Wilson — Sat, 21 May 2011 04:21:51 +0000

It was erroneously reported by a number of news outlets that Rockstar‘s latest work of art, L.A. Noire, was breaking Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 consoles after its launch last week.

Rockstar has released an official statement shutting the widespread rumor down and confirming that the freezing issue was related to a very small number of consoles and the whole ordeal was exaggerated.

The statement released from the company read:

“With the launch of L.A. Noire a very small number of Xbox 360 console owners have reported issues with the game freezing or locking up while playing. We posted some troubleshooting tips on our support site for these very few people, a common practice for any game publisher. Unfortunately this was erroneously picked up by some news outlets as a ‘story,’ reporting that L.A. Noire was causing issues to Xbox 360 consoles – which is categorically untrue.”

I was also a victim of my Xbox 360 constantly freezing during games and I later discovered it was because the console was on its last legs, so perhaps that’s the case for those encountering similar issues.

Brink Updates Incoming – First DLC Will Be Free!

Dave Oshry — Sat, 14 May 2011 18:38:12 +0000

Some people have been experiencing “issues” with Brink. Bethesda and Splash Damage are working to address these issues asap and since they’re so f**king cool, they’re also giving us the first bit of DLC free. /woot

According to BethSoft:

We have been working on updates for Brink to address the lag issue that some people have reported they were experiencing.

In the meantime, we have made a configuration change for 360 users (which will be available to the PS3, once PSN is up) that alters the number of human players when matchmaking for “Campaign” and most ‘Freeplay’ modes to eight total human players. This new configuration will allow those connecting to and hosting matches (particularly those with lower upstream bandwidth) to more reliably find and connect to quality hosts via the match-making process – resulting in less lag and more fun. This change is being rolled out today and will be available worldwide.

For players who haven’t been experienced lag, we’ll still support 8v8 on all maps via a new ‘Big Teams’ configuration in Freeplay, and through custom settings in Private matches. There is no download required for this update and it will be available automatically the next time you log in to play Brink and launch either campaign or standard Freeplay matches. This should allow players new to the Ark as well as veterans to find quality matches suitable to their preferred play style.

We are also releasing an incremental update for PC players via Steam that addresses AI, GPU, and server issues. See the full release notes on Steam. Many of these fixes are being included in the full update for the 360 and PS3 versions.

We would like to thank you for supporting Brink and for your continued feedback. To show our appreciation for your support of Brink, we will be making the first DLC for Brink available for free when it is released. This DLC is planned for June and will offer additional maps and new content for players. We’ll continue to provide announcements about the next title update, as well as the first DLC release as that information becomes available.

- Splash Damage & Bethesda

Isn’t that swell?

If you’re curious about Brink, why not check out the RipTen Review!!

Nvidia Working on Portal 2 3D Vision Patch to Address Known Issues

Bryce Wilson — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:01:08 +0000

With the highly anticipated launch of Portal 2 occurring earlier this week that has garnered incredibly high reviews the web over, some PC gamers with high end systems have been experiencing some issues while playing in 3D.

Well, Nvidia is aware of these issues and has fixes in the works, so worry not my high end PC brethren. If you’re not experiencing these problems, well then GOOD FOR YOU:

· Minor artifacts on water throughout the game.

· At the beginning of Chapter 8 (The Itch), the main NPC uses Video screens to watch and talk with you. In one eye the image is incorrect; half of the NPC is solid black like a bad shadow or texture.

· Using NVIDIA SLI with all in-game quality settings set to max, there is some image corruption. For example, objects will only render in one eye, polygons may appear stretched and shadows may be bad. You can work around this by configuring the antialiasing to any setting below 16x and setting anisotropic below 16x.

New 3DVision drivers should be available in a week or two. Until then, just squint really hard, it’s pretty much the same effect.

So yeah, for all 0.00018% of the people experiencing these issues… a fix is coming.

Don’t have a high end GPU but you’re reading this anyway? Check out our review of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 590. You can’t afford it, but it sure is sexy. Sort of like that girl you met the other day. Haiyooooo.

DC Universe Online Patch 1.02 – What it Fixed

Garrett Hartman — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:00:40 +0000

DC Universe Online already has it’s first Patch. Patch 1.02 will greet both PC and PS3 players next time they log on. The Patch is designed to correct quite a few issues.

Here are the fixes below:

All versions

* General: Added some client performance optimizations.
* Alerts: At the end of Area 51 players should now always find themselves in the same final boss instance as the rest of their group.
* Missions: In the Pest Control mission, Queen Bee has lost her ability to teleport through walls thus preventing player’s from defeating her.
* UI: Elements of the UI should no longer be visible during cutscenes.
* UI: After shape changing the style tab should no longer have “N/A” appearance slots.

PS3 Only

* Gameplay: Addressed an issue where players could occasionally fall through the world when zoning or moving around the cities.
* General: Improved client performance and stability.
* Missions: What’s the only thing worse than running into your character’s nemesis in game? Running into a door that won’t open. Players should no longer be foiled by those dastardly doors not opening in instances.”

Fallout: New Vegas Patch Brings Big Fixes (Full List)

Dave Oshry — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:11:50 +0000

New Vegas version 1.1.1 is here!! Your companions will now disappear less!! Also, that whole corrupted save thing has been fixed … woot!!

Behold the patch notes from Steam:

Fallout: New Vegas – Version 1.1.1

Companions now show up as waypoints on the map

Companions will always fast travel with you, unless told to wait or sent away

Fix: DLC error/save corruption

Fix: Stuttering with water effects

Fix: Severe performance issues with DirectX.

Fix: Controls temporarily disabled after reloading Cowboy Repeater while crouched

Fixed crash using the Euclid C-Finder while having the Heave Ho perk

Fix: Entering the strip after Debt Collector causes crash and autosave corruption

Fix: Using Mojave Express dropbox can cause DLC warnings

Fixed crash when buying duplicate caravan cards from a vendor in a single transaction

Crafting menu should filter valid (bright) recipes to the top of the list

Fix: Sitting down while looking down a weapon’s ironsights leaves player control locked

Fix: If a companion is knocked unconscious with broken limbs they stay broken on respawn

Fix for varmint night scope effect persisting in kill cam

Fix for giving companions armor that adds STR does not increase their carry weight

Fix NPC Repair menu displays DAM as DPS

Having NPC repair service rifle with forged receiver decreases CND

So there you have it. Fallout: New Vegas: Getting even better, one patch at a time.

Massive Civilization V Patch Out Now

Sam Naylor — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:13:21 +0000

A huge update for the brilliant Civilization V has been released which tweaks and fixes numerous gameplay features, UI aspects, bugs and AI issues.

Steam users should find their game automatically updating now. The patch notes are below, and they’re pretty extensive. There are loads of tweaks and fixes to read through, so I’ve posted my absolute favourite here:

* Workers – Added option to force workers to ignore manually made improvements (so they don’t change what you decide was best for a plot).

I have been having constant trouble with workers building over the top of tiles that I specifically wanted, so this change is by far the best one. Why not find your favourite below?

UI

* Fix for production prompt that sometimes appears with newly created puppet states that could stop the player from being able to end the turn.
* Aircraft banner corrections – now when you rebase an aircraft, the number will move with it.
* Resource icons now come up with Ctrl-R again, instead of sharing the same button with Build Roads.
* Selecting a great general will no longer cause yield icons to appear.
* Added option to disable auto-unit cycling.
* Fix for full-screen game when running dual monitors. Previously, the curser could scroll off the “open” side, and not be able to scroll the map in that direction.
* Misc additional fixes to mouse controls, and other interface issues.
* Rounded out financial information in the Economic Overview screen.
Details now provided on the amount of gold provided by each city, the cost of buildings in each city, etc.
* Auto-populate save menu with save file name
* Allow selection of other cities by hex from within the city screen
* Added detailed trade route info to Economic Overview screen
* Added new tab to the Economic Overview Screen: “Resources & Happiness.”
* Added option to activate the mp score list in single player (for “always up” score similar to Civ IV.)
* The Annex/Puppet/Raze popup now indicates how much extra Unhappiness will be assumed with each action.
* If there are less than 5 buildings still needed to construct a National Wonder, the production popup tool-tip now lists which cities lack them.
* Added Yield & Culture tool-tip info to the production popup.
* Tweak information on the Global Politics tab in the Diplomacy Overview screen.

MODDING

* Category list now displays correctly
* “Installed” panel now displays ALL versions of a mod but prevents the user from enabling multiple versions.

GAMEPLAY

* Workers – Added option to force workers to ignore manually made improvements (so they don’t change what you decide was best for a plot).
* Workers – Fixed bug where number of turns to complete were incorrect in build action button tool-tip.
* Economy – Fixed bug where players could disband a single unit, and not see the economic return until disbanding 1 more.
* Economy – Increased city wealth setting to 25%
* Economy – Multiple fixes to the way trade-routes are tabulated and recognized.
* Economy – Can now sell Buildings in a city (to help lower maintenance for obsolete buildings later in the game).
* Trade – Found and corrected a Trade problem that could cause your Resource inventory to multiply.
* City States – Fixed a bug where you could not gift aircraft to city states.
* Military – Medic promotion now only provides healing bonus for adjacent units.
* Military – Fix for Minuteman movement.
* Military – Correct promotions for “archer-like” units (horse archers, chariots).
* Military – Embarked units will no longer slow enemy land units
* Military – Improved unit cycling logic. Camera will jump around much less.
* Balance – Engineers +1 hammer
* Balance – Disbanding units now provides only 10% of their production cost in gold.
* Request – Enable “one more turn” button if you lose, but are still alive.

AI

* Military – Better handling of unit need (navy vs land, etc.).
* Military – AI will tend to build ships to deal with blockaded cities more often
* Military – Corrected an issue hampering movement of AI armies, especially when in close proximity to enemy forces
* Diplomacy – AI will be more reluctant to offer or accept open border agreements with more powerful opponents.
* Diplomacy – Fix for never ending deals (peace, research agreements, etc).
* City – City specialization and city focus improvements.
* City – Cities that are Avoiding Growth will not grow while that option is selected
* Workers – Priority of trading posts reduced, and rebalanced priorities on other improvements
* Workers – Improved the path-finding mechanic when building route-to roads improved, including a large performance increase when evaluating road-pathing.
* City – Make sure Puppets don’t construct buildings that require Resources.
* City – Add a Puppet city strategy that turns off training buildings and emphasizes gold.
* Military – Defensive tactical AI update. When you are at war and threatening an enemy city, the AI will better utilize the garrison, as well as the surrounding terrain in defense of the target city.

MULTIPLAYER

* Exploit – Fix for gifting unit exploit
* Chat – Color-coding, sound alerts, etc., added for in-game chat system, including a larger window.
* Deals – Additional deal validation put in place to verify deals before they are committed

MISC

* Research treaties that end because you declare war will no longer grant the free tech
* Save/Load – Fix for corrupted saves being experienced by some players in late-game.
* Map – Huge map crash-during-load fix that were reported on some specific systems.
* Map – Terrain caching fix that could cause problems for certain video cards (the “glowing red orbs” seen on the map are an indicator of this).
* Map – Fix for the low res terrain that appears the first time the game is run (terrain tiles would not load in anything but low-res the first time you play on some computer configurations)
* Strategic View – Crash fix for units rendering in background.
* Strategic View – Fix for selecting units either standing on a city plot, or garrisoned in the city plot.
* Eyefinity – Better handling of leader scenes when using Eyefinity displays.
* Tutorials – Many tutorial tweaks and adjustments.
* Multiple crash fixes.
* Taller than wide map crash fix.

PS3 Bioshock to Get Post Release Graphics Patch

Chad Lakkis — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:10:53 +0000

If you have been following our coverage of fan reaction to 2K’s PS3 Bioshock demo, then you are well aware of some gamers voicing complaints about a pixelated Daddy and unsatisfactory graphics (although I frankly find it a bit much), and you are also aware that 2K has responded to the collective cries for help.

Well, a few hours ago they responded again. This time, the post by 2K community manager, Elizabeth Tobey, promises a patch for the game. Anticipating that the public would want to know the exact release date of the patch, Tobey proactively stated:

I do know this will not be until after the game’s launch, and I will update you with details on that date as I receive them.

Tobey adds that a complete list of fixes has yet to be finalized, but assures the community that the texture/pixelation and white bar issues are definitely on the list.

Hit the jump to read her full statement.

UPDATE (October 14):

Hey guys,

I have good news from the dev team about a patch for BioShock PS3! They have been working on a patch to address the concerns some of you on the forum have talked about. As work is in progress I do not have a definite date for when this patch will be released as it needs to be tested and clear certification with Sony before it is scheduled and released. I do know this will not be until after the game’s launch, and I will update you with details on that date as I receive them.

I’ll be releasing the entire patch list when it’s all finalized, but for now I’m sure you’ll be happy to see that these two fixes are included:

Big Daddy Bouncer and Elite Bouncer Textures Appeared Pixelated
Fix for an issue where large blocky pixels would show up whenever viewing the Bouncer and Elite Bouncer variants of the Big Daddy.

White Bars
Fix for an issue where white/discolored bars would show up at the right and bottom sides of the screen during the plane crash / water scene at the beginning of the game.

I’m sure many of you are eager to see what Big Daddy looks like after this fix, so here are two screenshots of him in his patched glory!

Source: forums.2kgames.com