Devlog KAG Build 2118 - Stability, Official Modded Server, TDM Maps and More

Hey Folks!

A small build to ease into February - it's going through the build server now and should be out on all platforms within the hour.

As mentioned in the January Round Up, we've been looking into the crashes that have been happening for the last few builds, and working on some minor content changes.

The Official Modded Server was also put into beta in the USA - this build should make it the same colour in the list as the rest of the official servers. We'll be opening up a thread next week to get feedback on it, talk through any issues and start sourcing new mods for it now that it seems to be working - particularly mods compatible with the custom heads mod!

This build has a tentative fix for a nasty memory corruption bug that was causing occasional issues with deltas, as well as crashing servers on join if certain conditions were met. We hope to see improvements to server stability, and we'll be monitoring it in the weeks to come.

There have also been changes to the TDM map cycle - a few smaller changes as well as 3 new maps.

Dichotomy - one half of the map is randomly closed off each round.

Pressure Cooker - The map slowly floods from outside in, forcing players to engage.

Craggy Outlook - Cliffs overlook a central treasure trove with randomly selected entrances.


As a result of community feedback, sponges are now 15 coins in CTF, as they weren't seeing much use.

The "Mines Not Showing Activated on Join" bug may also be fixed, but this needs more attention - if it's not fixed this time around it'll need a reimplementation of how the animation is synced.

Last but not least, Norill has received his honorary special head for service through the THD intern program.
Congratulations Norill, and thanks for your work!

Have Fun,
Max

Code:

Full Changelog:
[added] New RTDM maps + fixed some "bugs" in old ones
[fixed?] mines not showing activated on join
     (issue with cmds vs sync(), if not fixed might
      need reimplementation)
[modified] sponge is 15 coins
[fixed] memory corruption due to race condition on join
[added] USA modded server to official server list
[added] norill head (king of horses) - congrats

 

Ah, the afk-killer. Wait, are those new mechanisms?

 

Nope, just regular mechanisms :)

 

Status Update - builds are all out, let us know if you have any trouble with them - and enjoy!

 

Nope, that one is a doozy.

 

Uncheck "Snap camera to pixel" in the Misc Settings menu, I had to toggle that off again after the update

 

Spoiler: This can happen >:)

 

Typical TDM players haha. I should never trust dirt for anything.

I agree. There's a "map feedback" thread but it's a ghost town atm.

Hrm, I dont think anything changed in relation to this but I'll put it on the list for next week.

 

Sorry I uh tend to zone out when folks post suggestions with

45min timer could be good, as long as it counts flags and is very visible through the round. There's already a config option I think. Dunno how sudden death would work though. Would definitely need a 5min "hurry up!" warning.