10/27/2013 Steam Beta Patch & Changelog

Here's today's patch & changelog

Maps: - nmo_chinatown updated

• Tweaked amount of starting ammo in some firearms at the gun store and other places

- nmo_cabin updated

• Basement/catacomb lighting has been changed to be darker

• Removed puddle of water at the bottom of the basement ladder, now you'll need to carefully move down

• Changed basement ladder model

• Added a chance where some of the water in the catacombs can be electrified, you can turn it off by finding a generator somewhere in the nearby area

• Changed lighting of the front porch of the cabin

- nmo_lakeside

• Fixed some ammo that would not pick up

• Clipped off a path that should not of been reachable

• Added evac music to the finale

- nms_notld updated

• In order to extract yourself, you must now climb up into the back of the EVAC truck

• Flamethrower trap duration changed back to 45 seconds, was 10 seconds before

• Tweaked some clips to make item grabbing easier

Code:

• Reduced distance of +USE range from 80 to 40

• Made the melee system client side instead of it solely being server side (in laymen terms it should feel more responsive, but there will be a chance that you won't hear a hit impact sound, you'll still see the blood splatter appear though)

• Made NG voice sounds CHAN_AUTO instead of CHAN_VOICE so they don't get cancelled out

• Added a 10 second grace period for survivors to board up and prepare for zombies at the start of each new wave

• Removed leftover HL2DM options in Options Panel and Create SErver Panel

• Re-added multiplayer advanced options button

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