Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising patch 1.02 for PC released

28 January 2010

A fresh patch for first person tactical shooter Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising has been released for PC and is now available in a 245MB download.

The patch also bundles the ‘Overwatch’ downloadable package – which initially cost $5 on Xbox 360 in December, free of charge. This will add two new multiplayer modes and two Fireteam engagements.

Patch 1.02 chiefly targets problems with bullet hit detection, stability, “speed hacks,” vehicle input lag and crashes.

Some of the key points in the changelog include:

–    Support added for 2 new PvP game modes included in DLC Pack 2

–    The host is now able to press “Start” button to ready up and begin the 10 second countdown into game irrespective of whether all players are ready or not.

–    Improved multiplayer stability.

–    Online synchronisation has been improved mitigating various issues such as shots fired not being registered and missing animations

–    Improved bullet hit detection on clients

–    Medics no longer become unable to move if the player they are trying to heal attempts to heal themselves at the same time.

–    The corpse looting inventory now appears appropriately when characters are killed

–    The corpse looting inventory updates appropriately when swapping weapons.

–    Tweaks and amends to enemy and friendly AI.

–    The damaged vehicle icon no longer becomes stuck on screen if the player is spawned into a vehicle just as it becomes critically damaged.

–    Fly in camera at the start of the Lumber Yard Infiltration mission now behaves appropriately

–    alt tabbing when in the lobby no longer causes graphical corruption on ground texture

–    Speed hack checking has been activated to block 3rd party speed hacks during online games.

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