ETQW Patch 1.5 is Live

A few minutes ago Patch 1.5 for ET:QW on the PC was released. The patch includes various fixes and changes including UI and HUD changes, New Cvars and Spectator Modes, Ranked Server changes and XP Fixes as well as exploit fixes. Along with the 1.5 Patch also comes a new version of the ETQW SDK (Mod Developer Toolkit). More information on the various changes and improvements are below. The Official Competition Mod will also be released in the next few days.

User Interface Improvements[/b]]
QuoteWe’ve packed tons of small UI and HUD improvements into the 1.5 update, lots of which are the result of feedback from our players. We’ve added new customization options for turret lock-on warnings, so you can now get the full warning (beep and text), just the warning tone, just the HUD text, or nothing at all. Mine trigger warnings can similarly be toggled on or off and it’s also possible to set the size of the mine indicators on the HUD or turn those off completely.

The Limbo menu sees the addition of an Auto-Join button, which, as the name might imply, joins the team that is currently short in numbers. We also found that a lot of people didn’t quite understand the Hot Servers tab in the server browser, so we’ve thrown that out in favor of a much more straightforward ’Join Best Server’ button. The functionality is still the same, of course, so pressing that button will put you on an available server that’s close to you.


New Customization Cvars[/b]]
QuoteA lot of our players are really into the game and would like to customize as many aspects of it as possible. To that extent, 1.5 brings a variety of new cvars that can be used to really adapt the game to how you want it. It’s now possible to set mouse sensitivity on a per-vehicle basis, so if you’d like your mouse to be really twitchy in flying vehicles and far less responsive in, say, the Trojan APC, you can do just that. We’ve also included new cvars for quickly switching spawn points for those who want to avoid the limbo menu whenever possible.

Matchcasters will no doubt enjoy the new spectator mode functionality in 1.5. There are several new commands that allow spectators to switch to the next/previous player, and to directly hop to a specific client. You can also jump to players currently completing the objective, and even set a custom camera position and angle that you can hop to at the touch of a button.


Ranks and Statistics[/b]]
QuoteIn the statistics department, the in-game scoreboard once again correctly displays player ranks, so you can quickly tell who’s experienced and thus safe to follow around in the game. Vehicle and deployable kills are now counted correctly in your statistics, and there have also been a few smaller fixes related to objectives giving no or too much XP.

On the Ranked Server side, servers are now restricted to a maximum number of 24 players, since that is what the maps were balanced for. It’s also no longer possible to start a ranked match with fewer than six players.


Bot Improvements[/b]]
QuoteJohn Dean over at id Software has been busy teaching the ETQW bots new tricks for the upcoming console versions. We didn’t want our PC players to miss out on these, so 1.5 features a truly colossal number of bot-related improvements. In general, bots now understand the battlefield even better than before and will act more like a human player would. Your AI teammates have also been conditioned to pay more attention to what you’re doing and they’ll better support you in vehicles and when attacking objectives. There are loads of other bot-related fixes and improvements - check the changelog below for more.


Miscellaneous Fixes[/b]]
Quote1.5 also comes with a large number of bug and exploit fixes. Some of these are actually quite inventive, such as using the Third Eye Camera to transmit an objective when the player is actually nowhere near it, or using an Icarus vehicle drop to teleport inside a building. There were also several map holes that have now been plugged and number of smaller fixes that were made (such as the MCP sometimes dropping in sideways).

Full Changelog

Mirrors for the updates both server side, client side and for the SDK are listed below:

ETQW Windows Incremental 1.4-1.5 Patch (102mb)
ETQW Linux Incremental 1.4-1.5 Patch (103mb)
ETQW Linux Server 1.5 (434mb)
ETQW SDK Mod Tools 1.5 (156mb)

If you require Windows server files, Patches from 1.0-1.5 or just want to use an alternative mirror then check out the Official Newspost
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will there be some useful changes in patch 1.6?
The changes you will find useful are in the competition mod and not in regular patches which are aimed at general gameplay.
Parent
ye, for public napplets only
Parent
You beat me to it :<
finally :)

edit: cant download :(((
there are actually people still playing this game?
Noorgrin + x
Parent
haven't been any major drops in players for the past few months
Parent
http://etqw.splatterladder.com/?mod=statistic

Around the time the 1.4 patch was released peaks where around 1600 on weekdays, 1800 on sundays.
Parent
ffa base yeah but clan scene is the half nowadays.
Parent
No thanks!
Took them some time to copy some of the ETQWPro features :-)
Does the patch smooth the movement?
*Does the patch make the game better?
Parent
I Told You Guys! QW IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
moah than evah
Parent
n1 SD VERY GOOD wORK11131313
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Parent
so by now etqw rule in da haus ?
finally! downloading patch and installing ETQW (yes, I'm bored :P)
time to press one more time on the etqw icon :)
At last! <3
another LOLpatch by SD kthx
nice
can anyone host any real mirror cuz i cant download from gamedeviant.co.uk

Edit: http://www.splashdamage.com/node/212
still not convinced enough to reinstall
it's so sad etqw never grew big :( miss it.
If people saying this, don't start playing (again) then it will never grow big indeed :)
Parent
Alan speaks the truth
Parent
bot improvements: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
wonder how people still have fun playing this
awsome!

gonna start playing again after i havent touched it for 3 months
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