APB 3.8.1.0 Changelog

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APB 3.8.1.0 Release

General

• Reduced explosive barrel HP from 60 to 30.
• Reduced AT mine layer count to 6 (was 8).
• Removed Spy’s ability to steal vehicles.
• Fixed stealth info box exploit.
• Made a change that reduces stuttering.
• Disabled leg twist.
• Added normal maps for several defenses, vehicles, and weapon projectiles.

Bots

• Now engine-based, rather than scripts based.
• Bot count can be chosen from the game host menu.
• They can now appear on the tab player list and score screen.
• Added some expanded and refined behavior, such as sprinting, dodging fire, returning to base to refill after taking damage, and more.

Pathfinding Update

• Updated pathfinding logic.
• Support added for Recast Navigation "https://github.com/recastnavigation/recastnavigation"
• Added navigation meshes per map for Recast Navigation integration.
• This new system allows for dynamic pathfind changes on maps. Hedgehogs, Walls, and Wall Hubs now open up to pathfinding once they are destroyed.

Navy

• Reduced gravity on Helicarrier rockets to 0.1 (was 0.5).
• Reduced RepairVehicles warhead effectiveness against VehicleBote, VehicleCruiser, and VehicleHelicarrier to 0.4 (was 1).

Tracking

• Overhauled tracking to have the option to utilize a cone instead of a raytrace. This should reduce the requirement to pixel hunt your way to being locked onto a target.
• MANPADS have a lock-on cone of 7.5 degrees.
• The MiG has a generous lock-on cone of 10 degrees.
• Most other weapons have a lock-on cone of 5 degrees.
• MANPADS (Redeye, Strela) have a lock-on timer of 1 second, but a much faster velocity.
• Lock-on weapons now have sound tones for tracking and being locked on.
• Overhauled SAM Site to behave closer to the original game cutscenes, with a lock-on timer of 5 seconds and significantly faster velocity.
• Longbow, Hind, Yak, and MiG now have warnings when being tracked, locked onto, and having homing missiles fired at them.
• Strela and Redeye tracking time reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second
• Strela and Redeye range increased from 170 to 200 to account for firing delay
• Strela damage increased from 70 to 85
• Redeye damage increased from 90 to 110
• Phase tank and chrono tank missiles now have a tracking time of 0.25 seconds.
• Most missiles not otherwise mentioned now have a tracking time of 0.5 seconds.
• Reworked the Stinger "AT Launcher" into the M47 Dragon, an advanced anti-tank missile with reticle-tracking missiles.

MiG Grom

• Increased targeting range from 150 to 175.
• Increased tracking time from 0.01 to 0.75 seconds.
• Increased velocity from 175 to 250.

Sounds

• Drastically increased weapon sound ranges to allow the distance filter to work better.
• Added damage alarm sound to more vehicles.
• Added turret traverse sounds to some of the tanks.
• Added original German (censored) death sounds to Volkov's death sound twiddler as rare easter eggs.
• Added new fire sound to the Dragon (this is the AT Stinger weapon).

AA Gun

• Increased rate of fire from 8 to 10.
• Increased burst count from 2 to 4.
• Decreased burst delay time from 1.0 to 0.25.
• Decreased damage from 50 to 20.
• Increased truck spray from from 2.0 to 2.5.
• Added proximity extent of 2.5m (0.15 second fuse).
• Decreased camera shake intensity from 2.0 to 1.0.
• Increased clip size from 20 to 40 (truck from 10 to 20).
• Decreased camera shake duration from 0.25 to 0.1.
• Truck explosion damage decreased from 22.5 to 10.5.
• Truck explosion inner radius increased from 0m to 10m.
• Has a new reload sound.
• Updated firing sound to use the new weapon tail sound mechanic, to reduce muddiness.

Tanya

• Added dual-wielded pistols.
• Added an alternate fire for the Colt 45, which fires both guns at once (at the cost of ROF).
• New reloading sound.

Maps

• Brightened Antlion slightly.
• Removed Siege.
• Removed visible boundary stripes on remaining maps.

Bonsai

• Fixed floating tree.

Canyon River

• New ambient sounds and updated reverb areas.

Hostile Waters Paradox

• Replaced legacy Gem Silos with the terrain versions (proxied ladders, etc).
• Added the Soviet Helipad and Soviet barrack that are on Hostile Waters.

Lunar Paradox

• Added script that teleports players into their purchased vehicles.
• Assigned radar blips to the vehicles.

The Woods Today

• Added lower LOD stages to a couple of the houses features on TheWoodsToday, which may improve performance.
• Jukebox edited. Switched out "Shut It" for "Traction".
• Adjusted Oak Tree leaves to improve performance.