Posted December 14, 20159 yr As per Battlelog this morning - Battlefield 4 Multiplayer will be offline for 1h starting 07.00 UTC December 15/ 11.00 PM PDT on December 14 for the deployment of the Holiday Update I would post a link with more details but I haven't found one (but I didn't look that hard either :blush: ).
December 14, 20159 yr Some more info: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/forum/threadview/2979150494239243007/ We are pleased to announce that the Battlefield 4 Legacy Operations DLC and Holiday Update will start rolling out tomorrow morning. You can expect a slew of improvements included in the Holiday Update with changes to a variety of weapons, vehicles, classes, team/objective play, and much more. As previously announced, the Battlefield 4 Legacy Operations DLC will be a separate download from the Holiday Update. The Legacy Operations DLC will include a new map, Dragon Valley 2015. Learn more about Legacy Operations with this overview of the new and improved Dragon Valley 2015 [battlelog.battlefield.com]. The Holiday Update will be automatically deployed to your platform on Tuesday, December 15th across all platforms with the following downtimes: • PC: Multiplayer will be offline for 1h starting 08.00 UTC / 12.00 AM PT Dec 15th. • PS4: Multiplayer will be offline for 1h starting 09.00 UTC / 1.00 AM PT. • Xbox One: Multiplayer will be offline for 1h starting 10.00 UTC / 2.00 AM PT. • PS3: Multiplayer will be offline for 1h starting 11.00 UTC / 03.00 AM PT. • Xbox 360: Multiplayer will be offline for 1h starting 12.00 UTC / 4.00 AM PT. The Legacy Operations DLC will be available for manual download from your respective platform game store according to the following schedule: • PC at 12.00 UTC / 4.00 AM PT on December 15. • Xbox One at 13.00 UTC / 5.00 AM PT on December 15. • PS4 for NA & Asia at 23.00 UTC / 3.00 PM PT on December 15. • PS4 for JP at 05.00 UTC on December 16/ 9.00 PM PT on December 15. • PS4 for EU at 14.00 UTC / 6.00 AM PT on December 15. Please note: Legacy Operations is not available for PS3 or Xbox 360. Patch notes will be posted here [battlelog.battlefield.com]once the Holiday Update is live. Be sure to check back once maintenance is complete. Thank you for your patience and see you on the Battlefield!
December 14, 20159 yr Oh yeah. New map tomorrow https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield_4/comments/3wt159/holiday_update_patch_notes/ General fixes Here is the list of the changes in this release that didn't fit into a featured section or was a straight-up bug fix. All changes apply to all platforms unless explicitly stated otherwise. Updated Desert Eagle dogtag unlock to track properly Animation: Potential fix for the issue where players sometimes looks like they slide after being revived. Animation: Additional improvement for the so-called "zouzou jump" Audio: Fixed an issue where an underwater sound effect would be playing when spawning into any level (with water) for the first time Audio: VO is no longer triggered when you pass through anti-theft security systems on Siege of Shanghai. Squad replacement system: Changed timeout to replace squad leader to 60s from 30s Fixed issue where any squad member leaving the squad clears the order [*]Fixed vaulting issue with split window in destructible Tibet buildings (used in several maps). The cross bar is now automatically destroyed when both panes of glass are taken out. [*]Consoles: Added Year 2 credits to main menu [*]PC: Fixed an issue where the Pause menu would re-open after hitting ESC [*]PC, PS4 & Xbox One: Latin America servers are now available! A new region filter has been added to the server browser. Quickmatch supports this new region. GAME MODES Squad Obliteration improvements Now uses 10s killcam. Should discourage insta-deploy button when dying after a revive. Fixed an issue where two bombs could be visible on the map and UI simultaneously Fixed an issue where player dropped bombs would not work properly if you went out of bounds and came back Fixed a rare bug where multiple bombs can appear when killing a person who is out of bounds. [*]Capture The Flag: Russian MRAP - The flag should now appear above the hatch-like object on the vehicle roof, similar to the US version WEAPONS & GADGETS Various Weapons had incorrect magazine sizes: ACE 23: now correctly listed as 35 from 30 CZ-3A1: now correctly listed as 30 from 20 JS2: now correctly listed as 30 from 50 93R: now correctly listed as 15 from 16 [*]Various RPM data corrections: AK-12: now correctly listed as 650rpm from 680rpm LSAT: now correctly listed as 650rpm from 700rpm G18: now correctly listed as 900rpm from 1100rpm 93R: now correctly listed as 900rpm from 1100rpm [*]Weapon caliber corrections: A-91: now correctly listed as 5.56mm from 5.45mm [*]Shotgun reload animation timing inconsistencies fixed [*]DMR damage dropoff balance tweaks: QBU-88: damage dropoff end increased to 90m from 65m SKS: damage dropoff end increased to 75m from 60m [*]L85: Corrected laser sight alignment in first person [*]SR338: rangefinder maxrange to 1000m from 500m *Motion Ball: New effect for the ball "death" explosion to make this event more visible [*]Weapon appearance: Added the ability to use the "no paint" option (can be found at the bottom of the selector in the UI) for these weapons: UMP-9, CS-LR4, Type-95B-1, SCAR-H SV, 93R, RPK-12, AKU-12, SVD-12, DBV-12, ACE 21 CQB, ACE 52 CQB, ACE 53 SV [*]Engineer repair-tool repair-rate: All transport vehicles are now back to 1.0 multiplier (BF4 release value) [*]Parachutes: Parachute customization is now available to everyone! [*]Damage over time occlusion added (through wall damage) fixed: M34 (Incendiary) grenades now correctly deals damage to friendlies when friendly fire is enabled on the server Most props and projectiles with damage over time now have the occlusion testing enabled, and thus don't damage through walls any longer [*]Poison Arrow improvements: Fixed visibility issues by matching visual effects closer to Damage over Time No longer poisons players through walls as part of the damage over time occlusion change Audio: fixed an issue where the ally soldier grande voice over would trigger from the arrow [*]MAV EMP dart: Updated HUD to only show avilable ammo when you can actually fire the dart [*]Fixed mismatching audio issue with ACE-21 CQB suppressed audio being at a lower RDF than the weapon ROF INFANTRY ANTI-AIR Continued tuning of the anti-air missiles to improve consistency, and fixed an issue where the missiles would possibly loop around the targeted vehicle. IGLA Acceptance angle increased to 6° from 5° Max turn angle increased to 1008 from 350 Engine time to ignition reduced to 0.1 from 0.5 Acceleration reduced to 82.5m/s² from 350m/s² (this massive number was a build issue) Increased lock range to 580m from 450m [*]Stinger Acceptance angle increased to 6° from 5° Max turn angle increased to 720 from 250 Engine time to ignition reduced to 0.1 from 0.5 Engine strength increased to 57.5 from 50 Tweaked near target detonation: Minimum delay set to 0.8 Maximum delay set to 1.0 [*]Starstreak HVM Max turn angle increased to 1008 from 350 [*]AA Mine Matched acceleration and maximum speed with heatseekers VEHICLES Mobile ANti Air: changed damage multipliers Transport Heli to 0.6 from 1.0 RHIB to 0.6 from 1.0 FAC to 0.18 from 0.25 Jeeps to 0.6 from 0.5 [*]Heatseeker Max turn angle increased to 720 from 250 Tweaked near target detonation: Minimum delay set to 0.8 Maximum delay set to 1.0 [*]Active Radar Missiles Max turn angle increased to 1008 from 350 Tweaked near target detonation: Minimum delay reduced to 0.6 from 1.5 Maximum delay reduced to 0.8 from 2.0 [*]Passive Radar Missiles Max turn angle increased to 1008 from 350 [*]IR Smoke: now correctly activates when in water for these vehicles: Main Battle Tanks: M1 Abrams, Type 99, T-90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles: ZBD-09, BTR-90 [*]Fixed camera exposure setting inconsistencies, affected vehicles: BTR-90, Tunguska, Type-99, PGZ-05 [*]Autoloader/Belt feeder bonus now correctly applies to secondary weapons: LMGs on Infantry Fighting Vehicles Zuni Rockets on Infantry Fighting Vehicles TOW missiles on BTR Burst/30mm cannon on RU DV-15 All secondaries for jets, Attack boats and Mobile Anti Air Attack helicopter gunner seat Does not apply to TV-missiles [*]LAser designation Significantly improved accuracy of aircraft tracking with TOWs from the ground [*]Tank Staff shell Time to live reduced to 6.5s from 10s Improved hit detection against small moving targets [*]Tank HE shell Updated text description Reload time reduced to 2.5s from 3.0s Damage reduced to 188 from 200 Inner blast radius reduced to 1.25 from 1.3 Blast radius reduced to 5 from 5.5 Ammunition: AutoReplenishDelay reduced to 8 from 10 [*]Attack Boats Ammunition: AutoReplenishDelay of main cannon increased to 14 from 12 [*]MBT-LAW Time to live reduced to 7 from 10 improved hit detection against small moving targets [*]TOW (ground vehicles) Matched reloadtime and rate of fire with attack heli version Rate of Fire increased to 150 from 120 Reload time increased to 5 from 3.6 [*]AA Missiles for vehicles (except Active Radar) Acceptance angle increased to 6° from 5 [*]GAU Cannon Reduced time to live, as previously introduced speed inheritance increased range effectively [*]General Damage changes: Reduced damage of miniguns to attack boats by 20% [*]TOW missile UI (attack helicopters): replaced predicting I beam & static crosshair with predicting crosshair [*]Increased vertical airspace: Hammerhead ceiling raised by 240m to a total of 440m Giants of Karelia ceiling raised by 260m to a total of 480m [*]Commo rose Audio Improvements (when inside vehicles) Fixed issue where 'Negative & Affirmative' commo rose VO not playing if 2 or more people are in vehicle together. Fixed issue where 'Get Out' commo rose VO not playing if 2 or more players are in a vehicle Fixed issue where 'Get Out' VO could be heard by enemy players. 'Requesting Orders' commo rose now functions the same as 'Negative & Affirmative' comrose. J-20 Jet: Shfited center of mass slightly forward to keep it from rolling backwards when on the ground LAV25: Fixed issue where the fire extinguisher previously didn't show in the HUD Fire Extinguisher: ground vehicles now show countdown in HUD Active Protection: removed active string display, as this causes issues when entering the vehicle while active protection is reloading ECM improvements: Air jamming now includes the MinRadius correctly in the calculation used, resulting in more reliability/efficiency Much needed wash: reduced the intensity of dirt on the cockpit glass for all aircraft All aircraft wreckage now correctly de-spawns/explodes Fixed an issue where vehicles could drive through bollards as a result of high tickrate netcode Scaled the bollards up by 30% for more consistent collision detection Set the bollards raycast mesh to server side (otherwise there was a de-sync when bollards were lowered) [*]Fixed an issue with the M60 ULT service star where kills was counted correctly [*]Attack Helicopter & Jets Hydra missiles predicitve sights are now better aligned, especially when flying sideways [*]Remvoed speed inheritance from land based active radar missiles [*]SERVER [*]Console Aim Assist: Added server setting. You can now fully disable both types of aim-assist on your ranked servers! [*]All Consoles: Added "ALL" option to the server browser "Free Slot" filter [*]PC: Gametime players are now only allowed to play in official servers [*]PS4: Added support for the network graph (will be enabled early next year)
December 14, 20159 yr New Map = :smile: Increasing Stinger Acceptance angle increased to 6° from 5° Max turn angle increased to 720 from 250 Engine time to ignition reduced to 0.1 from 0.5 Engine strength increased to 57.5 from 50 Tweaked near target detonation: Minimum delay set to 0.8 Maximum delay set to 1.0 = :sad:
December 15, 20159 yr Installed the patch when I woke up this morning. Installed map before I left. I also found a conflict in my video driver and installed fix. See you guys tonight. Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk
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