MIG-31

The team behind Frag Ops released a new patch (v1.39b) for their Unreal Tournament 2004 mod which optimizes the new effects (and some old ones) and adds some new configuration defaults to ensure an even smoother play experience. Also, some other changes were made to ladder climbing and other various game aspects (check full article for list of changes/fixes). Important note: configuration files are reset by the .exe installer, to ensure everyone uses the new default performance settings. Although a reset is not required, is recommended.This update requires Frag Ops v1.38 full install, Frag Ops v1.39 patch and UT2004 retail patch v3236 or greater - a full v1.39b install will be available soon.

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v1.39b

Added:
- Yet another ladder system prototype. This time we have strafing again, but keep the jump+left/right ladder leap. The physics are custom and much smoother than the old way, much easier to exit/enter ladders, and no more position warping. There are also some leg/up down movements for the player models now.
- Grenade pickups can now be shot to explode, although take 3x as much damage as primed grenades to do so. Only available on HE and Napalm grenades.

Changed:
- Lowered amount of blood effects spawned, for performance
- Reduced maximum spawned bullet shells, for performance
- Switched bullet shells to cylinder collision, for performance
- Optimized all hit effects, now require one less spawned actor
- Optimized dynamic light firing triggers on 3rd person weapons
- Reduced time period of dynamic lighting on grenades, for performance
- Reduced particle count on several other ingame effects, for performance
- Made newer, better-performing bullet splash effects
- Improved the angle and orientation of bullet water splashes
- When the person you are spectating is killed, you will be temporarily switched to 3rd person to watch his/her death
- Both teams receive $50 less per round
- Army Cross now awards $1000 instead of an AP for balance reasons
- Both Silver Star and Army Cross can no longer be received in a 1v1, for balance reasons
- Darkened colors on wood impact effects
- Improved random viewpoint selection when first joining server
- Lowered sound volume on snow bullet impacts
- Default IRC channel and server now point to the mod's

Fixed:
- Fixed ladder deaths
- Fixed spectator camera lock after just joining a game
- Fixed missing "Allow 3rd Person Spectating" text in game rules setting
- Fixed "when spectating a poisoned player poison indicator stays into the next round"
- Fixed IRC settings not saving after being changed, this appears to be
a UT2004 issue

Maps:
- New MIS-Backdoor objectives
- All maps with ladders updated