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Full America's Army: Proving Grounds update
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What changed
- Server
- Maps
- Gameplay
- Compatibility
- Performance
- Fixes
In preparation for the May 5th, 2022 official support and server shutdown of AA:PG, we are releasing the final PC patch beforehand. Official support and servers will still be available until May 5, 2022 for both platforms. This will allow us to work on hotfixes based on player feedback and make the final version of AA:PG on PC the best it can be. Also, by logging into AA:PG on PC between the patch release date and shutdown date, most of your player stats can be preserved.
The specific patch date is TBA, so stay posted.
In order to prepare for the changes coming, take a look at the features and fixes planned for the patch.
PC Features:
All locked My Soldier content will be unlocked
Team size hard cap will be raised from 12 to 64 for FLO maps
Private Servers
VOIP will only allow 32 players, we recommend disabling VOIP and using your preferred external solution
Set the server's VOIP port to zero to disable VOIP
Set the MOTD in AAGame.ini with: sDefaultServerMOTD
Set the team size with: MaxTeamSizeFLO=64
Adjust the number of roles with: DefaultRoleCountMultiplier
Available roles are controlled inside of map settings. This value multiplies the numbers set in the map.
Increased allowed rifleman roles
Spawning system updates
Only the top 12 players will display on the scoreboard for each team
Beta Team curated UMM Pack with 50 maps*
Available to add to private server map rotation under AAGame\Content\Maps\UMMs
And available to tour offline in the User Made Training menu
*The 50 Beta Team curated UMM maps are expected to have some minor cosmetic bugs that shouldn't affect gameplay. If you find any major game-breaking bugs please report them
Steam Stats
Log in between patch date (specific release date coming soon) and May 5, 2022, to preserve your Player Stats
Most Player Stats will be synced to Steam Stats (specific details coming soon)
Most achievements will continue to function (specific details coming soon)
PC Fixes:
Hovering mouse over a name on the scoreboard will display a Steam profile link. This allows identification of users with unsupported characters in their name
Sliding no longer interrupts a reload
Resolved an "out of memory" crash in the MySoldier menu
Map vote will now transition to vote to FLO maps when enough players join
InnerHospital walls that were not blocking bullets properly will be fixed
Removed distortion from glass railings on Uptown, as it was inconsistent with graphic settings
Hydra fountain collision updated to allow leaning
The AA Launcher will only use a Steam login
Other minor AA Launcher updates
Selecting Steam tags when uploading a UMM will now work properly
Updated the minimap system so UMM makers can set their minimap
Server MOTD, sDefaultServerMOTD, will display for 15 seconds (delimit up to three lines with "\\n")
We’re going to have some devs host a chat over on our Discord and Twitch near patch day to answer player questions and go more in-depth on the new features and fixes being implemented. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Twitch, and Discord for more details!
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