AS:RD Update – September 1, 2024 “Time’s Down”

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Downed Station by legomanas

Changes in this update

  • Removed the cl_interp convar. The game will now act as if it was set to 0.
  • Improved the error message that is shown when attempting to connect to a server that hasn’t updated yet.
  • Fixed a particle related crash due to the “emit noise” operator being broken in this engine build.
  • Fixed a possible crash when navigating the controls menu using a keyboard.
  • The sound for a marine being burned but not ignited now plays for other players as well.
  • Slightly increased how lenient the friendly fire ignite timing is when hardcore friendly fire is disabled.
  • Fixed a case where TF2 workshop item icons could appear in the challenge selection screen for manually installed challenges.
  • Added an AddTime input for countdown objectives.
  • Fixed a crash when standing near a strange weapon dropped by a disconnected player.
  • Added support for guns having a separate laserpointer attachment from their muzzle attachment.
  • Moved camera-related convars to the server to make them available to challenges.
  • Fixed some small text being displayed in Times New Roman on Linux.

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