Devlog update (2012-12-10) Finishing touches

[14th_account]

As the release approaches we've given the beta team an early build to find any new bugs, test the netcode and sew on some ribbons, all while singing their merry work song.

This has been done since the previous devlog:
* Fixed bug #270
* Keyboard number shortcuts were added to the Esc menu
* Fixed bug #271
* Fixed the script event OnWeaponChange sometimes not being triggered
* Added helpful error messages when loading broken bots or weapon mods
* Fixed two polybugs on ctf_Kampf
* Fixed some weapons not expelling an empty magazine on reload
* Fixed not being able to move while proned and changing or throwing weapon
* Modified dropped weapons to be thrown in the direction you aim, and to inherit the player's velocity
* Fryer I decided to also modify the thrown knife to also inherit the player's velocity, completely changing its range and the how it aims. I told him he was mad, but he didn't listen.

[Dusty]

not really sure if the knife should be modified now that so many of the bugs were fixed. of course the beta is for making sure things work but if people pay too much attention to the knife the real problems might remain unnoticed. why not try it a bit later instead of messing with a good release that soldat really needs?

[Fryer]

* I decided to also modify the thrown knife to also inherit the player's velocity, completely changing its range and the how it aims.

There, fixed it for you! (And don't you dare editing my post again! )
Yup, because I hate all knifers! :-D

[Adam]

* Modified dropped weapons to be thrown in the direction you aim, and to inherit the player's velocity
* Fryer I decided to also modify the thrown knife to also inherit the player's velocity, completely changing its range and the how it aims. I told him he was mad, but he didn't listen.

sounds cool

[Mighty]

Fryer I decided to also modify the thrown knife to also inherit the player's velocity, completely changing its range and the how it aims. I told him he was mad, but he didn't listen.

Really bad idea IMO. Will see how it turns out but... Yea after knifing for years it's gonna be hard, I can see many oldfags leaving soldat now...

[TheOne]

I hope that you have at least one knife-loving member in the testing team to get some honest feedback. If you're no knife user yourself I disagree making that decision on your own.

[Furai]

Shoozza loves knives.

[Irlandec]

I decided to also modify the thrown knife to also inherit the player's velocity, completely changing its range and the how it aims

I think this won't be so successful as far as I understood. But we will see what this brings us,little knifing community.

[themangokid2]

Please do not change the knife. I have JUST NOW learn't the new one.

[Vos]

The knife modification would be very bad idea imo, might aswell say that you would instantly lose another 50ish players of soldat, don't forget that there is still a knife only community around 

Besides that good job on the rest.

[Bonecrusher]

I hope that you have at least one knife-loving member in the testing team to get some honest feedback

Im beta too and strongly disagree with any combat knife changes.

[Vucgy92]

I would like to see something changed at the minigun , its a dead/noob weapon.

[14th_account]

It was mentioned in some previous devlogs how Minigun got improvements in its netcode, and some hours with the beta team seems to confirm the effects so much that it's blatantly overpowered.

If you had some other ideas for it then that's what the suggestion board is for.

[Mittsu]

undo the autodemo changes!

[DorkeyDear]

I'm not much of a knifer, but I do think it would add an interesting element of new gameplay for knife throwing (Of course people will be upset).

Pretty exciting times for Soldat, huh? Almost at a release it seems. I'm getting excited!

[As de Espada]

good job devs! and I also suggest that the knife gameplay change is postponed because you changed a lot of (non gameplay) stuff on this patch.

[L[0ne]R]

It seems a lot of players are against knife changes (I'm not a "pr0 knif3r" so it's hard for me to tell why), but I'd like to at least give the new knife a try before (and if) it's changed back. Maybe make it a server option?

[iAmBullet]

Changing the knife to react based on your velocity would make the game realistic but I don't think that's why people play KO. Maybe you could add it to r/s but in KO, many people have their own knifing/playing styles with the foundation of how the knife is thrown atm, and changing the knife would mean everybody adjusting to a new style. As people have said before, the knifing community would lose even more people..

[L[0ne]R]

Maybe you could add it to r/s but in KO, many people have their own knifing/playing styles with the foundation of how the knife is thrown atm, and changing the knife would mean everybody adjusting to a new style.

What's so bad about discovering a new style?

[Mexer]

I agree with Loner. Best thing right now would be to get a beta version of this so we can try it out first. It IS quite a risky move...

As a side note, I'm really happy to see that work is still being done for soldat... I thought it reached its EOL or even EOS from the previous update.