CSPromod Beta 1.04 Changelog (250+ fixes) news

In anticipation of our big release January 31st 2010 (yes that's 2 weeks away) we posted our changelog from about 2 years of solid work. Big thanks to all our supporters, and those who have made this mod possible.

January 31st 2010 | BETA 1.04

Feature Additions

Custom User Interface Design

• Created custom-built modern-style HUD with traditional placement of all standard elements
• Created custom assets, including fonts, vector graphics and overlays
• Overhauled design of GUI, Main Menu and Options section to achieve a unified visual style
• Added CSPromod options tab to offer one-stop VGUI tweaking of all new features
• Added animated round timer for 30 seconds and below: timer flashes red with 1.6-style speed cycle
• Added teammates' money to the scoreboard
• Added teammates' health to the scoreard
• Added color-coded player indicators on both sides of the round timer
• Added animated main menu background

Redesigned Radar

• Changed radar to 1.6-style circle with "out of range" indicators on the rim
• Radar shows teammates only, and dropped/planted bomb only to terrorists
• Added height indicators: teammates are shown above and below with arrow indicators
• Added the option for teammate names to be displayed on the radar
• Added the option for the map's overlay to be displayed on the radar
• Added the option for the radar to be transparent or opaque

Reconstructed Wall Impact Effect System

• Added classic 1.6-style wall impact effects: orange sparks, white puffs, and black flecks
• Added fleck scaling: black flecks scale properly according to distance (up to 5200 units)
• Added option for white, black, or white/black hybrid smoke puff
• Optimized wall impact effect system for maximum fps and computer performance
• NOTE: All aspects of the wall impact effect system can be turned on/off in the CSPromod options tab

Customized Weapon Viewmodels

• Added functionality for 1.6-style weapon origins: cl_classic_origins 0/1 and in CSPromod options tab
• Altered muzzle flash behavior to match 1.6 and Source-style weapon origins
• Added custom, high-resolution muzzle flashes with appropriate shape, size and positioning
• Added the option to disable the Source Engine's viewmodel turning lag
• Added the ejecting brass (shell casings) viewmodel effect for all weapons

1.6-Style Weapon Bob

• Added 1.6-style weapon bob
• Controlled by velocity ramp-down only, not by overall distance for walking/crouching
• 3% eye offset bob synchronized to match the weapon bob on the same scaling

1.6-Style Weapon/Bomb Throwing

• Added 1.6-style weapon/bomb throwing (looking down/up increases/decreases range)
• Tweaked gun pickup range and speed
• Adjusted angle orientation during weapon/bomb drop to match that of CS 1.6
• Added functionality which enables "cycle running" with multiple weapons

Revamped Grenades/Flashes/Smokes

• Completely reworked gravity, friction, bounce and stop time behavior to match 1.6
• Horizontal angle origin with CS 1.6 style animation and fixed single point origin size
• Hard-coded grenade pull-back time and lowered it to .5 secs to enable 1.6-style double flashes
• Adjusted HE grenade damage radius to match CS 1.6 values
• Adjusted HE grenade damage to penetrate walls and brushes
• Added smoke puff and two sets of sparks to flashbang explosion point
• Tweaked flashbang blindness effect to properly cover all HUD elements
• Adjusted smoke grenade effect to be unaffected by in-map lighting
• Fine-tuned smoke grenade effect to remain balanced both inside and outside of the cloud
• Adjusted smoke blindness effect to mimic CS 1.6
• Adjusted double smoke blindness to 98% when within both clouds

Modified Ducking System

• Adjusted player viewports to directly match player hitboxes and model in real time
• Adjusted ducking to include both downward and upward motions, removing the CS:S ducking exploit
• Removed functionality for triggering jump animation while ducked under objects
• Adjusted player models and hitboxes to remained ducked while on ladders (improvement on both CS 1.6 and CS:S)
• Adjusted crouching on ladders to no longer change a player's base origin position, ever

Redesigned Footstep Sound System

• Adjusted the values of footstep volume to match CS 1.6 within 5 units total distance and 1% gain
• Fixed bug causing additional footsteps to be possible after a player's death
• Corrected a footstep prediction error that would cause left/right to mismatch

Revamped Crosshair and Cooldown Behavior

• Added crosshair interpolation smoothing
• Completely rebuilt rifle cooldowns to mimic CS 1.6 behavior
• Adjusted cooldowns to work properly during reloads and silencer events
• Added cl_dynamiccrosshair to CSPromod options tab
• Adjusted dynamic crosshair behavior to mimic CS 1.6 behavior for rifles and pistols
• Adjusted crosshair "jump" behavior for single tapping and low shot counts
• Adjusted crosshair "jump" behavior for screen bouncing at max view kick per rifle
• Locked minimum size of crosshair to CS 1.6 "small"
• Adjusted cl_crosshair_size cvar to accept small, medium, or large
• NOTE: Numerical adjustment of cl_crosshair_size is still included for advanced players

Redesigned Viewpunches (Viewport Animation)

• Adjusted weapon fire to result in a more visceral, violent punch and a faster return to center
• Added falling viewpunch
• Changed fall punch to scale based on fall height
• Lowered the values for short distance falls

New Movement Features

• Added edge Friction velocity slowdown for edges with a fall of more then 64 units
• Added functionality for fast running
• Added functionality for wall Running
• Added functionality for pre-strafe Jumping
• Added functionality for double ducking
• Recoded jump delay to a 1315 millisecond timer, matching CS 1.6
• Added functionality for peaking corners while standing without making a footstep sound
• Added functionality player movement slowdowns upon being shot
• Tweaked falling velocites and fall damage to mimic CS 1.6

New Sound Enhancements

• Added radio communication system
• Added "bomb has been planted" sound upon bomb plant
• Added "bomb has been defused" sound upon bomb defuse
• Added "terrorists win" sound upon T round won
• Added "counter-terrorists win" sound upon CT round won
• Added empty chamber click sound to all weapons
• Added HL1 "beep" sound to +use command
• Added classic weapon switching sounds

Spectator Improvements

• Added weapon viewpunches to in-eye spectators
• Added buyzone icon for in-eye spectators
• Added defuse icon for in-eye spectators
• Added c4 icon for in-eye spectators

General Changes

• Added option for 1.6-style AWP crosshair
• Added new bomb plant/defusal status bar with dynamic color and percentage changes
• Added functionality for CS-style death cam
• Added functionality for one-hit kills from behind when using the knife with +attack2
• Added numpad support to the buy menu
• Fixed knife hull traces for accurate hit detection and swipe patterns
• Added both Autobuy and Rebuy commands with full functionality
• Added correct 3rd-person bomb plant and jump animation
• Added cl_autoweaponswitch command
• Added cl_switchknifehand command
• Completed multiple hud_fastswitch options (0, 1, 2)
• Added Quake-style instant weapon switching (HLTV-style weapon switching)
• Completed multi-direction HUD damage indicator functionality
• Rebuilt and reformatted server logging system with console output formatting
• Added the ability to buy a defusekit with both slot 6 and 7 on the buymenu
• Added 1.6-style bomb beep cycle with global beep on the final cycle
• Added "attacked a teammate" notification upon friendly fire shots
• Added blood splatter for no-armor bullet hit confirmation on body shots
• Added spark sprites for with-armor bullet hit confirmation on body shots
• Added full ammo clip buy menu capability
• Added cheat cvar bot_mimic_yaw_offset for testing and practice
• Added cheat cvar "impulse 102" for testing and practice (full health and money only)
• Added cheat cvar "impulse 103" for testing and practice (full ammo only)
• Added missing 3rd-person player model animations
• Overhauled game netcode and locked interp commands

Mapping

General

• Added the custom "cspromod.fgd" for use in creating custom map types and weapons
• Added info_map_parameters and incorporated CS-style point_viewcontrol (map join camera pans)

csp_aim_arena

• Added csp_aim_arena to the official CSPromod map rotation

csp_dust2

• Fixed assorted graphical bugs
• Fixed assorted clipping issues

csp_inferno

• Completely overhauled map design to match theme of CS:S de_inferno

csp_nuke

• Significantly upgraded visual theme
• Created and added various custom models, including pipes, missiles, ledges, supports, doors, and railings
• Created and added assorted custom textures
• Made assorted tweaks and minor changes
• Removed water from background elements in order to maximize performance
• Inserted CS:S de_nuke inspired background elements

csp_train

• Upgraded theme and added CS:S de_train inspired graphical elements
• Created custom train axel models to match 1.6 train size
• Made assorded tweaks and fixes to ensure that all 1.6 spam spots work properly

csp_season

• Added CSP_season to the official CSPromod map rotation

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the "Disappearing AWP" Bug
• Fixed bug causing players to crash upon multiple simultaneous player team changes
• Fixed bug causing players to view black screen upon fall deaths
• Fixed bug causing guns to reload prematurely
• Fixed bug causing players to stick to walls while running/walking along them
• Fixed bug causing bomb to not be defusable if a player is killed while defusing
• Fixed bug causing players to become stuck while defusing the bomb
• Fixed bug causing buy equipment menu to only display part of the time
• Fixed bug causing Famas to not display in CT buy menu
• Fixed bug causing bomb defuse progress meter to disappear
• Fixed bug causing bomb to not be defusable with a player standing on it
• Fixed bug causing grenades to become "buried" in walls while thrown from close proximity
• Fixed bug causing bomb to be planted instantaneously upon a player leaving from/returning to the plant area
• Fixed bug allowing players to change names while dead
• Fixed various bugs associated with +use
• Fixed bug causing 2nd flashbang bought to be free of charge
• Fixed bug causing fire mode to be reset upon weapon switch
• Fixed bug causing name overlays to be visible while flashed
• Fixed bug causing name overlays to be visible through smoke
• Fixed bug causing bomb to disappear from environment upon bomb carrier switching teams
• Fixed bug causing radar dots to default to the map's origin
• Fixed bug causing radar dots for dead teammates to not disappear
• Fixed bug allowing players to buy a gun they had already purchased
• Fixed bug causing players to fall through the map upon server connect
• Fixed Bug causing 4 damage indicators to appear at once
• Fixed silencer bugs on M4A1 and USP
• Fixed Glock rapid-fire animation/sound bug
• Fixed bug causing server crash upon invalid player model value
• Fixed bug causing server crash upon invalid model physics
• Fixed bug causing AWP gun barrel to show while zoomed
• Fixed bug causing AWP muzzle flash to appear while zoomed
• Fixed bug causing an inventoried gun with no ammo to be inaccessible
• Fixed bug causing bomb to disappear upon elimination of all CTs
• Fixed bug causing improper muzzle flash behavior across all guns
• Fixed bug causing radar to still be visible while flashed
• Fixed bug causing buy zones to be randomly inaccessible
• Fixed bugs related to reserve ammo in dropped weapons
• Fixed bug causing radar dots to sometimes disappear
• Fixed bug causing roundtime to not be updated while spectating
• Fixed bug causing team scores to not be updated while spectating
• Fixed bug causing the bomb to clip through player models while spectating
• Fixed bug causing defusal kits to clip through player models while spectating
• Fixed bug causing spectator viewpoints to clip through the map with players under objects
• Fixed bug causing viewheight to remain locked at crouch level permanently while spectating
• Fixed bug causing spectator mode to not work if joined directly from connecting to a server
• Fixed the targetID "name around corner" which wrongly allowed detection of hidden players
• Fixed water movement sounds to only play when running
• Solved m4a1 spectator muzzle flash alignment issue
• Solved double muzzle flash rendering for spectators on all weapons
• Fixed scoreboard spectator ping
• Fixed bug causing server crash upon weapon being dropped while shooting
• Fixed bug causing player crash while shooting dropped weapons
• Fixed alignment formatting for both buymenu and radio menu (both now scale to 1080p)
• Fixed bug causing improper cancellation of mid-reload sound sequence when dropping weapons
• Adjusted buy menu to reset on exiting the buyzone or switching teams
• Fixed bug allowing players to boost to the skybox using a thrown grenade
• Fixed bug allowing one player to boost to the skybox with the help of another player
• Fixed bug allowing players to boost to the skybox using a ladder brushtop
• Fixed bug allowing a CT to finish defusing while dead
• Fixed bug allowing silent defusing
• Solved the slow door 100-tic bug
• Fixed bug causing free-look to carry into spec mode with no player target
• Fixed bug causing crouch view to carry on into specmode
• Fixed bug causing canceled gunfire
• Fixed bug allowing walk and crouch to add up speed penalties when pushing both buttons
• Fixed bug causing blood decals to draw on teammates with mp_friendlyfire 0
• Fixed HUD reset bugs (red health and money carry-over)
• Fixed bug causing the kevlar hit sound to be prematurely "clipped"
• Fixed bomb attachment bugs ("floating bomb attachments")
• Fixed bugs related to weapon toss origin and tossing weapons through walls
• Fixed all radar bomb icon issues
• Fixed bug allowing grenades to be thrown through walls
• Fixed bug causing step sound while leaving the bottom of a ladder while crouching
• Fixed weapon shadows (off when deployed)
• Fixed bug causing bomb to collide with players
• Fixed silent ladder exploit (running straight up a ladder).
• Fixed bug allowing slanted ladders to trap players in a crouch
• Fixed bug causing smoke to carry over into the next round
• Fixed bug causing AWP quick scoping decal misplacement
• Tweaked AWP movement speeds to match CS 1.6 exactly
• Fixed bug causing flashbangs to not blind spectators

Tweaks/Minor Changes

• Setting sv_cheats to 0 now takes all players out of noclip mode
• Set DX8+ as required and marked certain ConVars and ConCommands as cheats
• Tweaked player movement air control
• Tweaked scoped movement speeds
• Tweaked bomb damage
• Tweaked bomb blast radius
• Tweaked weapon rates of fire to match CS 1.6 values
• Tweaked weapon switching speed to match CS 1.6 values
• AWP's deploy speed is now higher than the rest of the weapons
• Tweaked enemy/teammate mouse-over text display duration
• Added maplist.txt to stop console nagging
• Tweaked autoexec.cfg to stop additional engine nags
• Bomb explosion screen shake and sound effect range is now 4000 units
• Tweaked headshot dink sparks to be more visible and always point upward
• cl_predict and cl_predictweapons are now marked as cheats
• Doubled Glock muzzle flash size
• Moved m4 unsilenced muzzle flash
• HUD Pickup history clamped to 10 items
• Defaulted console to enabled
• Added listenserver.cfg and settings.scr
• Defaulted teammate names on radar to off
• Added round_end event
• Solo roundplay with respawns
• Spectators are now gray in chat

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