Resistance 3 patch with two MP maps to tentatively arrive next week

News by Stephany Nunneley-Jackson Former News Editor

Published on Nov. 11, 2011

Insomniac has posted an update regarding patch 1.05, and along with a pending release date of next week, it will also come with two new multiplayer maps at no cost to you. The maps are Creek (16 players) and The Granary (four players). The patch will contain: network lag fixes; improved team balancing; purchasable abilities and equipment at level 60; fewer leaper spawns for Leaper Corpse, and better aiming with Move.

The entire list of fixes and updates included in the patch are below the break. Thanks, G4.

Patch 1.05 highlights:

Several performance updates to fix network lag
Improved team balancing
All equipment and abilities are now purchasable at level 60
Leaper Corpse will now spawn fewer leapers
Improved the Move’s aim mechanic

Full list:

Deathcam: Update and bug fixes to the deathcam system

Network

Updated Network error messages
Several performance updates to fix network lag
Improved load times for friends list
Refined Hero movement for improved network syncing

Lobby

Fixed issues related to the game host quitting out of a private game
The host will no longer lose the ability to start the game after completing a match and returning to the lobby

Matchmaking

Players will no longer be put into a Team deathmatch game while searching for Deathmatch or Deathmatch Small
Searching Deathmatch Small with a party of five or more will no longer cause the “Finding Game” screen to loop until the player backs out.
Improved team balancing

Cleaned up overlapping text fields in the UI
The icon for “Double Bird” is now consistant across all menues
Fixes to the HUD while playing in Immersive mode

Party

Party is no longer allowed to create and enter a game with no opposing team
The party leader of parties with 3 players will can no longer result in the party leader being put into the staging screen while the rest of the party is disbanded.

MP Gameplay

All equipment and abilities are now purchasable at level 60
Players will no longer spawn invisible to other players
Suicides award enemies kills if the player is still wounded from their damage
Abilities will no longer lose functionality if they activate the ability at the same moment that they dies
Split screen players will no longer be on seperate teams
Players bodies will no longer hold onto weapons after being killed
Change to Chain Reaction final node time

Abilities

Leaper Corpse will now spawn fewer leapers
The bubble shield will now disapear when the EMP is used against it.
Dash now gives more consistent feedback when the player is unable to use it
The players head will no longer vanish when killed while performing a taunt
Assassin no longer displays the user as a friendly on the radar for DM games
Players will no longer lose berserks and abilities after playing a number of match making games
The player will no longer spawn with different genades than what was placed in the primary slot through grenadier

Weapons

The mutators secondary’s will deal damage regardless of the surface to which it is applied
Marksman turrets will function properly regardless of the surface to which it is applied
Wildfire lock-on disabled in between shots in MP

Art: Misc art, collision and volume fixes

Loc: Localization fixes and updates

Move: Improved the Move’s aim mechanic

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