After a bit of a wait, 2.51 is ready. This release is mainly bugfixes and balance changes, but some of the bugs are pretty major and have afflicted the game for a long time, so it's pretty major that we've finally managed to track them down (collisions!). The GUI overhaul is on the horizon, so until then, enjoy Empires 2.51. Added: New briefing for emp_midbridge New flagpole models and flags in modles/props/flagpole New shotgun sounds for shotguns New death sounds New looped sounds for all standard non-specialized MGs New Explosion sounds for most Vehicle cannons (larger variety of explosions) Updated and expanded Vehicle cannon sounds Fixed: Reviving suicided players no longer gives a point Fixed the game killing players when jumping into the side of a building Fixed the NF camera/radar models being used for the BE engineers' previews Fixed the binocular zoom exploit Fixed collisions Fixed the shotgun exploit Fixed sticky grenades disappearing when hitting glass; they now go through as normal grenades emp_sv_wait_phase_time now properly updates dynamically Fixed players being able to launch slow RPG's Fixed certain instances of bouncing mortars Fixed circumventing emp_forceautoassign by using jointeam in console Fixed a rapid wall recycle exploit Fixed commanderless maps having their wait time start at map load Fixed engineers not getting rank bonuses Fixed sprays not working for some players Fixed the game saying "Press Attack to Spawn" while out of reinforcements Fixed view offset issues while spectating in first-person Fixed reflective issues on emp_chain and emp_bush Fixed holes in glycencity Fixed shotgun not being selected by default when spawning Modified: Bio weapons no longer remove stamina from infantry Engineers now receive rank bonuses the moment they rank up Mines now check if they're floating and fall if they are Changed vehicle MG's to support looping sound files Changed the starting music to the BF1942 version Updated emp_money for HDR lighting and to fix an exploit Major visual update for emp_canyon Optimized emp_cyclopean Added more maps to the default mapcycle Slowed down the BE shotgun's melee speed Vehicle Scripts Armour: Reflective - HP 65 -> 70 Absorbant - HP 60 -> 65 Engines: 3phase - Heat production while moving 3 -> 4 Weapons: Std MG - Damage 35 -> 30, Falloff 2500 -> 2000, Minimal Damage (after Falloff) 25 -> 15 BioMG - Reload time 5 -> 10 Std ML - Damage 50 -> 40 Bio ML - Clip Size 3 -> 5, DamageTimePlayer 30 -> 15 (50% reduction in overall DoT), DamageVehiclePerSec 15 -> 10 (33% reduction in overall DoT) Guided ML - Damage 60 -> 70 Chassis: BE Jeep - Cost 35 -> 20 NF Jeep - Cost 50 -> 25 Infantry Scripts BE Pistol 2 - Clip Size 7 -> 6, Slightly increased spread due to repeated firing, Maximum Ammo 21 -> 18, Spawn Ammo 14 -> 12 BE Rifle 1 - Clip Size 20 -> 30, Maximum Ammo 80 -> 120, Spawn Ammo 80 -> 90 BE/NF Shotgun - Cycle time 1.0 -> 0.7 NFHR - Damage 35 -> 40 Tags: Empires
