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10/08/2013, 11:23
ll servers will come down at 6:00 AM PDT (3:00 PM CEST) for Game Update 14.
Downtime Start: 6 AM on Monday morning
Downtime ETA: 90 minutes
GU14 Patch Notes (http://planetside.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Luperza/Server_Downtime_for_Game_Update_14_August_12,_2013 _6AM_PDT_(3PM_CEST))
General Updates
SOE Player Studio
In case you hadn’t heard, PlanetSide 2 now supports SOE Player Studio submissions! This means that players can submit art assets for use in game and if we end up using them, we share 40% of the net sales of that item with the player that created it. Our first batch of player made items go live in this update!
For all the specifics and details about the program and how you can participate check out the Player Studio webpage here:https://www.planetside2.com/player-studio
Default Keybind Changes
The following keybinds have changed in the default mappings. This affects new players and players who reset their keybinds to default.
The following default mappings have changed
Vehicle Headlights: This functionality had two keybinds. The extra binding to “L” has been removed. The “G” is still bound to headlights.
Open Friends Page: I -> L (Friends List)
Redeploy Toggle: Added U (Un-deploy). This key was previously not used.
Instant Action Toggle: Added I (Instant Action).
These changes are to improve accessibility of Instant Action and Redeploy, particularly for new players who may find the former Home and Delete keys awkward and forgettable. Instant Action and Redeploy are now next to each other and within easy reach. The Friends List is still next to other social keys like outfit and squad page hotkeys. Players who are organizing other players and instructing them to redeploy or use instant action should be aware that newer players may not have the same keybindings for those toggles as they do.
Players coming from GU13 should see no change in their keybinds. Players who played Pre-GU13 but did not play during GU13 may find that their Instant Action key is no longer bound. This can be corrected by setting the Instant Action toggle to whichever key the player wishes in the keybinding settings.
New in the Depot
Available Now
Drakon Armor
This much-requested slimmed down armor has arrived in the Depot.
Lightning Lumifiber Trim
Three new Lumifiber Trims, in new colors and patterns.
Flash Lumiballs
Glowing antenna balls for your Flash.
Coming Soon
Harasser Windshields
Now available in chrome and gold.
Sunderer Cosmetics
New exterior cosmetics and some old favorites in chrome and gold.
Player Studio
Player created items are now available! Check out the first batch in the Infantry and Vehicle Gear sections of the Depot.
Infantry Updates
Suit Slot Balance Pass
Grenade Bandolier now has 1 additional rank for a total of 3 ranks. All cert costs have been adjusted.
Rank 1: Can carry a total of 2 grenades at a cost of 100 CP
Rank 2: Can carry a total of 3 grenades at a cost of 150 CP
Rank 3: Can carry a total of 4 grenades at a cost of 500 CP
Munitions Pouch now has 1 additional rank for a total of 4 ranks.
Rank 1: Can carry a total of 1 additional rockets at a cost of 30 CP
Rank 2: Can carry a total of 2 additional rockets at a cost of 150 CP
Rank 3: Can carry a total of 3 additional rockets at a cost of 500 CP
Rank 3: Can carry a total of 4 additional rockets at a cost of 1000 CP
Anyone who previously certed into Grenade Bandolier or Munitions Pouch will have the skills removed and the cert cost refunded; players can repurchase the skills whenever they desire.
Nano Armor Cloak updated
Rank 1
Max cloak time increased from 3 seconds to 6 seconds
Charge time from depleted to full decreased from 24 seconds to 15 seconds.
Rank 2
Max cloak time increased from 4 seconds to 6.5 seconds
Charge time from depleted to full decreased from 24 seconds to 14 seconds.
Rank 3
Max cloak time increased from 5 seconds to 7 seconds
Charge time from depleted to full decreased from 24 seconds to 13 seconds.
Rank 4
Max cloak time increased from 6 seconds to 7.5 seconds
Charge time from depleted to full decreased from 24 seconds to 12 seconds.
Rank 5
Max cloak time increased from 6 seconds to 8.5 seconds
Charge time from depleted to full decreased from 24 seconds to 11 seconds.
Bug Fixes
NS-7 PDW now works with the ammunition belt
NS-7B PDW no longer gives 2 ribbons at 10 kills
NS-7B PDW ribbon names are now correct in the stats menu
Repair icon now displays above destroyed friendly turrets
Fixed claymores sometimes not detonating when approaching from behind
Nameplates on phalanx turrets should now reset properly when the gunner exits
Corrected an issue causing 1st person loadout issues when deploying on a squad member to a different continent from the death screen while in a MAX suit.
Fixed a bug preventing weapon camos that you didn’t own from being equipped on primary weapons in the VR zone
Trialed weapons that expire while equipped and offline can once again be used in the VR room
Fixed a bug that allowed dead players to Instant Action with a MAX
Fixed a bug that would negate your choice of a new class if you used instant action to deploy while dead
Fixed VR zoning so that the last selected profile in a non-VR will be respected
Fixed partial scope sway remaining on a weapon after removing a scope with sway on it
Fixed a bug where hitting terrain was causing drifter jumpjets to stall out. They should now work like they did as of GU12.
Vehicle Updates
Vehicle UI Changes
We now show up to FOUR whole digits in the HUD ammo counter for vehicles. The future is now, you guys.
The afterburner fuel display will now show up while in 3rd person view
There is now a lock-on indicator in 3rd person view
Certification Changes
Auto detect range now decreases with each rank of Stealth. The final rank of the cert line will remove you from the mini-map.
Flash: Each rank reduces it by 7 meters. (49/42/35/28/21/14/7/0)
Harasser, Sunderer, Lightning and MBTs: Each rank reduces it by 25 meters. (75/50/25/0)
ESF, Liberator and Galaxy: Each rank reduces it by 58 meters. (174/116/58/0)
Bug Fixes
Fixed a problem causing animation stutter in aircraft during high velocity maneuvers
Dual Photon Pods no longer display a ridiculously overblown fire rate, and instead display their actual rate of fire
Fixed a problem that caused the vehicle ownership HUD icon from displaying properly
The E540 Halberd no longer states that it is single faction use only
UI Updates
UI Load Time Reduction
We now cache some of the UI screens that take the longest to load, including:
Main map
Minimap
Class/loadout screen
This should speed up load times after the screen has been loaded once in a session.
Improved Facility Connection Feedback
A lock icon will now be displayed on the HUD facility info panel if the facility is not connected to a friendly facility
Lock icons will also be displayed on the “nearby facility” HUD indicators if those facilities are not connected to a friendly facility
Platoon Mute Toggle
Added a toggle to the platoon leader’s platoon management screen that lets them mute everyone but themselves.
Class Terminal Loadout Hotkeys
·Pressing [E] with terminal screen open will now resupply/equip your selected class
·Press F1-F6 to select Classes
·Press 1-0 to select a Loadout Tab
Waypoint Icons
Added more visual distinction between waypoint icons.
·Self waypoint: No chevron
·Squad waypoint: One chevron
·Platoon waypoint: Two chevrons
·Platoon’s squad waypoint: Three chevrons
Miscellaneous Changes
Added a “Territory Control” label to the pie chart on the Warpgate Terminal Screen
Capture notifications for regions other than the one you are in now display in chat and not on the HUD
Changed the titles of the server select screens from “Select Server” for both, to “Recommended Server(s)” and “All Servers” for the respective screens
Enter key now opens the chat box while in the main menu
Squad and platoon leaders are now represented by their star icons on both the minimap and full-screen map
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug preventing you from selecting a spawn location from the list that you had to scroll to see without the list resetting back to the top
The 2D icon for the Bahamut Mask should now match the in-game model
Menu chat box will no longer randomly take focus when not expanded
Facility/Environment Updates
Warpgate Rotation
Rotated warpgates in a counter-clockwise fashion on Amerish, Indar, and Esamir
Bug Fixes
The gravity lifts at the walled vehicle terminals, such as the Octagon, have all been fixed
Fixed an issue that caused the teleporter in the tutorial to not function in some instances
Fixed a floating AV turret at West Highlands Checkpoint
Corrected a problem preventing resources from being gained while earning experience in the regions on Esamir
Fixed a misplaced vehicle pad at the Allatum Botany Wing that was causing vehicles deployed there to drive directly into a wall
Moved Indar Comm Array's displayed spawn location to the correct position
Fixed a non-functional gravity pad near the vehicle terminal at Pale Canyon Chemical and Palos Solar Array
Fixed two missing AV turrets on the tower next to the main spawn room at Freyr Amp Station
Fixed an exploit allowing players to fire into the teleporter room at Frostbite Harbor from the outside
Stopped the left air terminal at Andvari South Bank from pitching newly spawned Liberators into the ground
Downtime Start: 6 AM on Monday morning
Downtime ETA: 90 minutes
GU14 Patch Notes (http://planetside.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Luperza/Server_Downtime_for_Game_Update_14_August_12,_2013 _6AM_PDT_(3PM_CEST))
General Updates
SOE Player Studio
In case you hadn’t heard, PlanetSide 2 now supports SOE Player Studio submissions! This means that players can submit art assets for use in game and if we end up using them, we share 40% of the net sales of that item with the player that created it. Our first batch of player made items go live in this update!
For all the specifics and details about the program and how you can participate check out the Player Studio webpage here:https://www.planetside2.com/player-studio
Default Keybind Changes
The following keybinds have changed in the default mappings. This affects new players and players who reset their keybinds to default.
The following default mappings have changed
Vehicle Headlights: This functionality had two keybinds. The extra binding to “L” has been removed. The “G” is still bound to headlights.
Open Friends Page: I -> L (Friends List)
Redeploy Toggle: Added U (Un-deploy). This key was previously not used.
Instant Action Toggle: Added I (Instant Action).
These changes are to improve accessibility of Instant Action and Redeploy, particularly for new players who may find the former Home and Delete keys awkward and forgettable. Instant Action and Redeploy are now next to each other and within easy reach. The Friends List is still next to other social keys like outfit and squad page hotkeys. Players who are organizing other players and instructing them to redeploy or use instant action should be aware that newer players may not have the same keybindings for those toggles as they do.
Players coming from GU13 should see no change in their keybinds. Players who played Pre-GU13 but did not play during GU13 may find that their Instant Action key is no longer bound. This can be corrected by setting the Instant Action toggle to whichever key the player wishes in the keybinding settings.
New in the Depot
Available Now
Drakon Armor
This much-requested slimmed down armor has arrived in the Depot.
Lightning Lumifiber Trim
Three new Lumifiber Trims, in new colors and patterns.
Flash Lumiballs
Glowing antenna balls for your Flash.
Coming Soon
Harasser Windshields
Now available in chrome and gold.
Sunderer Cosmetics
New exterior cosmetics and some old favorites in chrome and gold.
Player Studio
Player created items are now available! Check out the first batch in the Infantry and Vehicle Gear sections of the Depot.
Infantry Updates
Suit Slot Balance Pass
Grenade Bandolier now has 1 additional rank for a total of 3 ranks. All cert costs have been adjusted.
Rank 1: Can carry a total of 2 grenades at a cost of 100 CP
Rank 2: Can carry a total of 3 grenades at a cost of 150 CP
Rank 3: Can carry a total of 4 grenades at a cost of 500 CP
Munitions Pouch now has 1 additional rank for a total of 4 ranks.
Rank 1: Can carry a total of 1 additional rockets at a cost of 30 CP
Rank 2: Can carry a total of 2 additional rockets at a cost of 150 CP
Rank 3: Can carry a total of 3 additional rockets at a cost of 500 CP
Rank 3: Can carry a total of 4 additional rockets at a cost of 1000 CP
Anyone who previously certed into Grenade Bandolier or Munitions Pouch will have the skills removed and the cert cost refunded; players can repurchase the skills whenever they desire.
Nano Armor Cloak updated
Rank 1
Max cloak time increased from 3 seconds to 6 seconds
Charge time from depleted to full decreased from 24 seconds to 15 seconds.
Rank 2
Max cloak time increased from 4 seconds to 6.5 seconds
Charge time from depleted to full decreased from 24 seconds to 14 seconds.
Rank 3
Max cloak time increased from 5 seconds to 7 seconds
Charge time from depleted to full decreased from 24 seconds to 13 seconds.
Rank 4
Max cloak time increased from 6 seconds to 7.5 seconds
Charge time from depleted to full decreased from 24 seconds to 12 seconds.
Rank 5
Max cloak time increased from 6 seconds to 8.5 seconds
Charge time from depleted to full decreased from 24 seconds to 11 seconds.
Bug Fixes
NS-7 PDW now works with the ammunition belt
NS-7B PDW no longer gives 2 ribbons at 10 kills
NS-7B PDW ribbon names are now correct in the stats menu
Repair icon now displays above destroyed friendly turrets
Fixed claymores sometimes not detonating when approaching from behind
Nameplates on phalanx turrets should now reset properly when the gunner exits
Corrected an issue causing 1st person loadout issues when deploying on a squad member to a different continent from the death screen while in a MAX suit.
Fixed a bug preventing weapon camos that you didn’t own from being equipped on primary weapons in the VR zone
Trialed weapons that expire while equipped and offline can once again be used in the VR room
Fixed a bug that allowed dead players to Instant Action with a MAX
Fixed a bug that would negate your choice of a new class if you used instant action to deploy while dead
Fixed VR zoning so that the last selected profile in a non-VR will be respected
Fixed partial scope sway remaining on a weapon after removing a scope with sway on it
Fixed a bug where hitting terrain was causing drifter jumpjets to stall out. They should now work like they did as of GU12.
Vehicle Updates
Vehicle UI Changes
We now show up to FOUR whole digits in the HUD ammo counter for vehicles. The future is now, you guys.
The afterburner fuel display will now show up while in 3rd person view
There is now a lock-on indicator in 3rd person view
Certification Changes
Auto detect range now decreases with each rank of Stealth. The final rank of the cert line will remove you from the mini-map.
Flash: Each rank reduces it by 7 meters. (49/42/35/28/21/14/7/0)
Harasser, Sunderer, Lightning and MBTs: Each rank reduces it by 25 meters. (75/50/25/0)
ESF, Liberator and Galaxy: Each rank reduces it by 58 meters. (174/116/58/0)
Bug Fixes
Fixed a problem causing animation stutter in aircraft during high velocity maneuvers
Dual Photon Pods no longer display a ridiculously overblown fire rate, and instead display their actual rate of fire
Fixed a problem that caused the vehicle ownership HUD icon from displaying properly
The E540 Halberd no longer states that it is single faction use only
UI Updates
UI Load Time Reduction
We now cache some of the UI screens that take the longest to load, including:
Main map
Minimap
Class/loadout screen
This should speed up load times after the screen has been loaded once in a session.
Improved Facility Connection Feedback
A lock icon will now be displayed on the HUD facility info panel if the facility is not connected to a friendly facility
Lock icons will also be displayed on the “nearby facility” HUD indicators if those facilities are not connected to a friendly facility
Platoon Mute Toggle
Added a toggle to the platoon leader’s platoon management screen that lets them mute everyone but themselves.
Class Terminal Loadout Hotkeys
·Pressing [E] with terminal screen open will now resupply/equip your selected class
·Press F1-F6 to select Classes
·Press 1-0 to select a Loadout Tab
Waypoint Icons
Added more visual distinction between waypoint icons.
·Self waypoint: No chevron
·Squad waypoint: One chevron
·Platoon waypoint: Two chevrons
·Platoon’s squad waypoint: Three chevrons
Miscellaneous Changes
Added a “Territory Control” label to the pie chart on the Warpgate Terminal Screen
Capture notifications for regions other than the one you are in now display in chat and not on the HUD
Changed the titles of the server select screens from “Select Server” for both, to “Recommended Server(s)” and “All Servers” for the respective screens
Enter key now opens the chat box while in the main menu
Squad and platoon leaders are now represented by their star icons on both the minimap and full-screen map
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug preventing you from selecting a spawn location from the list that you had to scroll to see without the list resetting back to the top
The 2D icon for the Bahamut Mask should now match the in-game model
Menu chat box will no longer randomly take focus when not expanded
Facility/Environment Updates
Warpgate Rotation
Rotated warpgates in a counter-clockwise fashion on Amerish, Indar, and Esamir
Bug Fixes
The gravity lifts at the walled vehicle terminals, such as the Octagon, have all been fixed
Fixed an issue that caused the teleporter in the tutorial to not function in some instances
Fixed a floating AV turret at West Highlands Checkpoint
Corrected a problem preventing resources from being gained while earning experience in the regions on Esamir
Fixed a misplaced vehicle pad at the Allatum Botany Wing that was causing vehicles deployed there to drive directly into a wall
Moved Indar Comm Array's displayed spawn location to the correct position
Fixed a non-functional gravity pad near the vehicle terminal at Pale Canyon Chemical and Palos Solar Array
Fixed two missing AV turrets on the tower next to the main spawn room at Freyr Amp Station
Fixed an exploit allowing players to fire into the teleporter room at Frostbite Harbor from the outside
Stopped the left air terminal at Andvari South Bank from pitching newly spawned Liberators into the ground