V1.4 Update Released!

V1.4 Update​

After many months of work the team is happy to finally release Movie Battles II version 1.4! With the number of changes this is our largest release since V1.1 or V1.2. We have spent time improving Jedi / Sith balance, implementing a new anti-cheat system, adding more server administration tools, polishing existing assets, making gameplay tweaks, and of course bug fixes. We hope the community enjoys this release!

If you encounter update speed issues with the launcher please check alternate options on the downloads page. The launcher will skip downloading any manually installed files. Mac and Linux users will also need to manually update their launcher with the appropriate launcher version on that page.

Know any friends who might be interested in Movie Battles? Jedi Academy is on sale right now from both GOG and Steam, so now would be the perfect time to share.

CHANGELOG (8-5-2016)

General Gameplay
We have made some small gameplay changes with the intention of moderating the power of a couple of some classes, while providing various quality of life changes to other classes’ abilities to promote diversity and dynamicity.

Wookiee
We noticed that wookiees have been almost unstoppable while in Rage Mode, and a large part of this was because of their endless supply of fury, so we’ve toned that down a little bit.

• Change: Reduced fury gain from damaging enemies while in rage mode by 30%. Reduced fury bonus from killing enemies in rage mode by 35%.

Super Battle Droid
Super Battle Droids have always been a pretty strong class in comparison to their pure simplicity. Rather than toning down some of their upfront damage we decided to instead highlight their weakness at close range. Oh, and apparently one ability did not match up with it’s information tooltip; we’ve fixed that too.

• Change: Slap damage reduced from 30 to 10.
• Fix: Blast Armor now reduces melee damage by 20% in addition to 40% explosive damage reduction. Previously did not reduce melee damage despite its class configuration description.

Mandalorian
Mandalorian has always lacked a degree of diversity. A contributing factor to this problem has been their lack of complimenting tools. The Flamethrower was always a tool we wanted to be diverse and work in a multitude of situations, while The Wristblaster sort of fell to the wayside. We’ve implemented a quality of life fix and tinkered with the values of Wristblaster to give Manda some of the diversity it’s lacking.

• Change: Wrist Blaster no longer has an initial delay before firing. Reduced ammo before overload from 5 to 3 and decreased its regeneration rate from 1 ammo per 3 seconds to 1 ammo per 5 seconds.

Player Movement
For the most part player movement is in a pretty good spot, however there are a few areas that we’ve looked to improve the quality of life of.

• Change: Crouch now reduces force push/pull displacement by half.
• Change: Crouch/Dive can now be performed into walls and slopes.
• Fix: Wallgrab release inducing falling damage even when releasing from a close distance to the ground, when the wallgrab had been initiated from falling off a ledge rather than jumping off of it.

Armour
Damage to armour has been modified to improve consistency.

• Change: Armour mechanics have been altered so the reduction of location damage modifier always applies if armour remains. Previously the modifier was ignored if the damage received was higher than remaining armour.

Lightsaber System
Jedi versus Sith, Jedi versus Jedi, Sith versus Sith
While many of the core mechanics and basics in Version 1.4 will be the same, or similar to how they’ve always been, there have been changes made to halfswinging, countering, perfect blocking, swing chaining and ACC gains, the return of the formerly defunct nudge mechanic, and the return of the saber clash GFX and SFX for the sake of fluidity. These changes are mostly meant to promote more dynamic, reactive and varying styles of saber on saber combat, increase the overall skillcap of the saber system and address the lack of appealing visuals which previous versions suffered from.

• New: Yellow style now has a saber vs saber perk. Perfect blocks with yellow drain 1 ACC from attacks.
• New: Saberists can now continue the swing chain with a halfswing after performing a swing feint (interrupting a swing by pressing reload).
• New: Can now shut off saber when in nudge by pressing use + reload.
• New: Nudge has been reintroduced upon saber/saber or saber/body collisions, when not attacking.
• New: Saber/saber clash SFX and GFX have been reintroduced.
• New: Perfect block is now called full perfect block. Being full perfect blocked now prevents the continuation of swing chains.
• New: Semi-perfect block: Similar to full perfect block, but can be performed when attacking, running, walking and rolling (not knocked down or in a getup animation), and only negates BP drain and ACC gain. Does not stop combos nor benefits from any perk such as purple ACC gain on PB or yellow ACC drain on PB. Semi-perfect block triggers yellow flashes on the crosshair and BP bar.
• New: Being hit by a non-parried saber swing now always triggers a blocking animation from which a half-swing (called "counter") can be performed.
• New: Half-swings performed from nudges, chain pauses and blocking animations are now of similar speed in all directions and spinning moves no longer occur in these cases. Swings chained in the air are unchanged.
• New: Counters performed off of a full perfect block are instantaneous and deal 1.2 times BP drain regardless of swing blocking, walking or running.
• New: Parrying now drains BP depending on which stance is being used with respect to the opponent's. For this feature, Blue/Cyan/Duals count as light styles, Yellow/Staff count as medium styles and Red/Purple count as heavy styles. Parrying against the same weight class or lighter results in 1 BP loss, a weight class one level above 2 BP loss, and a weight class 2 levels above 3 BP loss.
  
• New: When reaching/having 0 BP after a parry/cancel-out or after being semi-PBed, it is no longer possible to continue on with the combo.
  
• Change: Force lightning now stuns Jedi/Sith equipped with a lightsaber if force focused or too low on FP (relative to FB level).
• Change: ACC gain is removed from all saber special moves except DFAs (Forward+Jump+Attack).
• Change: When pausing after a chain during a combo, the saberist now regains the ability to gain ACC for the next chain; a chain being a set of consecutive swings, as opposed to pausing then doing a half-swing; being hit and performing a counter also resets the chain, as does performing a consecutive swing in the air (while not hitting another opponent).
• Change: Consecutive body hits within a single chain now only drain 0.5x as much BP. Only the first hit of a swing chain drains the normal 1.0x amount.
• Change: Dual style slapping BP drain reduced from 16 to 8, dual now has the same increase in blocking arc as staff.
• Change: Slightly reduced purple, staff and dual styles' attacking power. Significantly reduced red style's attacking power. Increased cyan's defensive power.
• Change: Red BP drain on PB perk removed and given to cyan; cyan BP drain on parry removed. Red stagger on 3rd hit is now a shorter stagger (i.e. the player still cannot block blasterfire or PB swings during the stagger, unlike the flinch feature versus gunners).
• Change: Saber stagger speeds are now the same in every direction.
• Change: Walking non-swing blocked saber swings now only deal 1.1 times more BP drain (down from 1.2 times), and running swings only deal 1.0 times more BP drain (down from 1.2 times).
• Change: Perfect block (full and semi) zones have been made smaller overall.
• Change: Overall BP drains have been increased by 1.2 times.
• Change: ACM offsets are now the same for all styles. ACM = ACC - 1 for all styles. One exception has been added regarding ACC loss behavior: Blue/Cyan styles lose 2 ACC instead of 1 when bodyhit by styles other than Blue/Cyan, and when perfect blocked by Yellow. Blue/Cyan still lose only 1 ACC when bodyhit by Blue/Cyan.
• Change: Slightly reduced the minimum delay between two saber strikes on a single opponent for blue style (other styles are unchanged).
• Change: Blue style's swing chaining capacity is now 2 swings instead of 8.
• Fix: Blue style's diagonal bouncing animations now work correctly.
• Removed: Direction restrictions for chaining swing combos have been lifted for all styles.

Jedi/Sith versus Gunners
There are also a good number of changes to the way saberists and gunners interact, with a few value changes and the addition of a new ‘Flinch’ mechanic. We wanted Jedi and Sith to really commit to a close quarters fight and to punish them for misplaying, and to reward gunners more for consistently hitting shots and dealing damage.

• New: Jedi/Sith now have a universal 20% damage reduction in addition to the 0.75x when blocking. Does not apply when swing-blocking.
• New: Saber-out melee moves like slap and jump kick are now stopped and cause a stagger when shot by a projectile from very close range.
• New: Flinch: Flinches are short directional staggers during which it is possible to use saber melee moves or block blaster fire if not pressing attack. Flinches now occur when a player who is not swing blocking gets shot by an opponent at very close range.
• New: When a projectile hits a lightsaber, it will trigger a block from the saberist if the shot was going to hit his body or pass very close to his body, both when not attacking or when swing blocking; otherwise it will pass through the lightsaber.
• Change: While meditating force sense level 3 no longer has an activation cost and does not impede FP regeneration.
• Change: Base saber deflection arc increased to 180°.
• Change: Medium style point costs changed from 6/8/6 to 8/2/4.
• Change: Purple style swing damage reduced from 440 to 320, red style swing damage reduced from 600 to 450.
• Change: Automatic blocking saber animations upon incoming projectiles now occur at all ranges, only when actually deflecting projectiles and not when projectiles pass close by, and they lead to half-swings similar to the nudging ones (no more instantaneous swings).
• Removed: All saber vs gun stance perks have been removed, with the exception of duals and staff which now both have an increased deflection arc. (Red style damage reduction, purple style FP damage reduction, cyan style acrobatics not requiring FP, blue style blocking blaster shots while performing jump kick with saber out, duals reduced FP cost of force powers and staff increased FP regeneration out of combat).

User Interface
We’re always looking to improve on the usability of the current UI, and while the idea of a new UI sounded fantastic the time was really against us. That didn’t stop us from improving on what we did have though.

• New: Enabled usability hint icon. This appears when something can be interacted with using the Use key. Previously disabled feature from single player.
• New: Droideka power management can now be toggled by using Class Special 2 in addition to Weapon Mode.
  
• Change: New automatic demo record icon.
• Fix: Open mode lightsaber hilts are now listed in alphabetical order.

Effects
We have hit the engine limit for number of .efx files loaded on a few of the larger maps which means some things, like Droideka Blaster fire could disappear. This has been fixed by doing cleanup of the effects files. For those with custom FA's you can see the list of changed file paths below.

• New: Added several FX files with additional color variants of existing.
• Change: Passthrough Deflect color is now orange instead of yellow to better differentiate it between a normal deflect.
• Change: All FX have had their physics calculations reduced. You should see some performance gains, particularity if you are using Enhanced EFX.
• Change: Updated dozens of FA character configurations to account for merging of files.
• Fix: FX files have been merged and reorganized to reduce duplicates and have a more clear structure. Even after additions mentioned above, 84 FX files and 37 folders have been removed.
• Fix: Freeing of many basejka FX for use again in things like Full Authentic as our FX no longer overwrite base files.

Spoiler: Verbose Effects Changes

Effect File Changes
blaster/Deflect_Passthrough -> Removed Smoke and changed color to orange.
blaster/wall_impact -> blaster/Impact_Wall01
blaster/wall_impact_enhanced2 -> blaster/Impact_Wall01_E
blaster/droid_impact -> blaster/Impact_Droid
blaster/flesh_impact -> blaster/Impact_Flesh
blaster/muzzle_flash -> blaster/MuzzleFlash01R
blaster/shot -> blaster/Shot01R

bryar/muzzle_flash -> blaster/MuzzleFlash01R
bryar/shot -> blaster/Shot02R
bryar/deflect -> blaster/Deflect
bryar/flesh_impact -> blaster/Impact_Flesh
bryar/lvl3_shot -> blaster/Shot03R
bryar/crackleShot -> blaster/Shot04R
bryar/wall_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01
bryar/wall_impact_Enhanced2 -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01_E
bryar/wall_impact2 -> Deleted
bryar/wall_impact2_enhanced2 -> Deleted
bryar/npcshot -> Deleted
bryar/altmuzzle_flash -> Deleted
bryar/wall_impact3 -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01R
bryar/wall_impact3_Enhanced2 -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01R_E

bowcaster/shot -> blaster/Shot05R
bowcaster/wall_impact -> blaster/Impact_Wall01
bowcaster/wall_impact_enhanced2 -> blaster/Impact_Wall01_E
bowcaster/deflect -> blaster/Deflect
bowcaster/flesh_impact -> blaster/Impact_Flesh

briar_pistol -> deleted folder
clone_westars - > deleted folder
darkconc -> deleted folder

darts/p_dart -> Darts/Trail_P
darts/t_dart -> Darts/Trail_T

dc-15s/shot -> Blaster/Shot02B
dc-15s/muzzle_flash -> Blaster/MuzzleFlash01B
dc-15s/altmuzzle_flash -> deleted
dc-15s/flesh_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Flesh
dc-15s/wall_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01B

dc17m -> deleted folder
dc-17ms -> deleted folder

demp2/muzzle_flash -> Blaster/MuzzleFlash01B
dempt/projectile -> Blaster/Shot06B
demp2/flesh_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Flesh
demp2/deflect -> Blaster/Deflect
demp2/wall_bounce -> Blaster/Bounce01B
demp2/wall_bounce_Enhanced2 -> Blaster/Bounce01B_E
demp2/wall_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01B
demp2/wall_impact_enhanced2 -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01B_E

Disruptor/Deflect -> Blaster/Deflect

ee3/blaster_shot -> Blaster/Shot07R
ee3/flesh_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Flesh
ee3/sniper_shot -> Blaster/Shot08R
ee3/wall_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01
ee3/wrist_shot -> Blaster/Shot09Y

electrostaff -> deleted folder
geocan_dc-17 -> deleted folder

golancr1/muzzle_flash -> Blaster/MuzzleFlash01R
golancr1/shot -> Blaster/Shot10R

greenblaster/crackleshot -> Blaster/Shot04G
greenblaster/flesh_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Flesh
greenblaster/muzzle_charge -> Blaster/MuzzleCharge01G
greenblaster/muzzle_flash -> Blaster/MuzzleFlash01G
greenblaster/pistol_shot -> Blaster/Shot11G
greenblaster/pistol3_shot -> Blaster/Shot03G
greenblaster/rifle_shot -> Blaster/Shot02G
greenblaster/shot -> Blaster/Shot02G
greenblaster/wall_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01

kejjdh17 -> deleted folder

repeater/altmuzzle_flash -> Blaster/MuzzleFlash02B
repeater/deflect -> Blaster/Deflect
repeater/droid_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Droid
repeater/flesh_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Flesh
repeater/muzzle_flash -> Blaster/MuzzleFlash01B
repeater/projectile -> Blaster/Shot01B
repeater/wall_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01
repeater/wall_impact_enhanced2 -> Blaster/Impact_Wall02_E

t21/flesh_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Flesh
t21/wall_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01

T-21/flesh_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Flesh
T-21/shot -> Blaster/Shot12R
T-21/wall_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Wall03

vehicles/droideka/droideka_blasterhit -> Blaster/Impact_Wall03
vehicles/droideka/droideka_blasterhit_enhanced2 -> Blaster/Impact_Wall03_E

westarm5/altmuzzle_flash -> Blaster/MuzzleFlash01B
westarm5/muzzle_flash -> Blaster/MuzzleFlash01B

yellowblaster/altmuzzle_flash -> Blaster/MuzzleFlash01Y
yellowblaster/crackleshot -> Blaster/Shot04Y
yellowblaster/flesh_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Flesh
yellowblaster/muzzle_flash -> Blaster/MuzzleFlash01Y
yellowblaster/pistol_shot -> Blaster/Shot02Y
yellowblaster/pistol3_shot -> Blaster/Shot02Y
yellowblaster/wall_impact -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01Y

pulserocket/explosion -> Rockets/ExplosionPulse
pulserocket/explosion_enhanced2 -> Rockets/ExplosionPulse_E
pulserocket/muzzle_flash -> Rockets/MuzzleFlashPulse
pulserocket/shot -> Rockets/MissilePulse

rocket/shot -> Rockets/Missile

blood/spat_big -> Gore/spat_big
blood/spat_pool -> Gore/spat_pool

gore/spat/spat_big_oil -> Gore/spat_big_oil
gore/spat/spat_big_red -> Gore/spat_big_red
gore/spat/spat_big_yellowgreen -> Gore/spat_big_yellowgreen
gore/spat/spat_pool_oil -> Gore/spat_pool_oil
gore/spat/spat_pool_red -> Gore/spat_pool_red
gore/spat/spat_pool_yellowgreen -> Gore/spat_pool_yellowgreen

conc/shot -> Grenades/GlowConcS
conc/shot2 -> Grenades/GlowConcB
conc/conc -> Grenade/EXP_Conc
conc/conc_enhanced2 -> Grenade/EXP_Conc

firegrenade/shot -> Grenades/GlowFireS
firegrenade/shot2 -> Grenades/GlowFireB

sonicgrenade/shot -> Grenades/GlowSonicS
sonicgrenade/shot2 -> Grenades/GlowSonicB
sonicgrenade/sonic -> Grenades/EXP_Sonic

thermal/shot -> Grenades/GlowFragS
thermal/shot2 -> Grenades/GlowFragB
thermal/realshot -> Grenades/GlowThermalS
thermal/realshot2 -> Grenades/GlowThermalB
thermal/shockwave -> Grenades/EXP_Shockwave
thermal/realthermal -> Grenades/EXP_Thermal
thermal/realthermal_enhanced2 -> Grenades/EXP_Thermal_E

tripmine/shot -> Grenades/GlowEMPS
tripmine/shot2 -> Grenades/GlowEMPB

turret/wall_impact_enhanced2 -> Blaster/Impact_Wall01_E

repeater/concussion -> Blobs/Concussion
repeater/ionblast -> Blobs/IonBlast

forcepowers/inv_wave -> force/inv_wave

vehicles/droideka/death -> Droideka/Death
vehicles/droideka/droideka_blasterhit -> Blaster/Impact_Wall03
vehicles/droideka/droideka_blasterhit_enhanced2 -> Blaster/Impact_Wall03_E
vehicles/droideka/droideka_blastermuzzleflash -> Droideka/MuzzleFlash
vehicles/droideka/droideka_blastershot -> Droideka/Shot
vehicles/droideka/shockwave -> Droideka/Shockwave
vehicles/droideka/sprite -> Droideka/Sprite
deka_shield_impact -> Droideka/ShieldImpact

Models
There will be a few brand new models available for the player to choose from in open mode, as well as a variety of changes to already existing models. And some mode specific fixes that only a few people will actually care about. Props to The_Unguided for his work on the mass model merge.

• New: Endor Leia, TFA Luke, TFA Han, Poe Dameron, Finn, Kylo Ren, 41st division Clone, Captain Rex ARC, General Veers, and Emperor Palpatine added to Open Mode.
• New: F-11D weapon model replacement for TFA Stormtroopers in Open Mode.
• Change: Moved default RotS Anakin to Jedi. Replaced robed RotS Anakin on Sith with Toshi's hooded model. Split and reorganized soundsets into light and dark side versions.
  
• Change: Updated TFA Stormtrooper, ATST Pilot, Darth Maul, Vitez's combined clone model, and Palpatine.
• Change: Replaced Kylo Ren hilt with new and improved original model by Plasma.
  
• Change: Improved Open Mode performance by merging identical models (clonetrooper_ab/rgb > clonetrooper/airborn_rgb, cloneultcom/default > clonetrooper/commander, ailyn_vel/default > gwethenea/ailyn_vel).
• Fix: Merged Circa's fix for base lightsaber hilt hand placement. (More information here: https://jkhub.org/files/file/2201-fixed-saber-hilts)
• Fix: Old Ben's robes are no longer semi-transparent.
• Fix: Improved Full Authentic performance and efficiency by fixing shaders, replacing clones with combined models and merging identical GLM's (Official/MGM/CMP/uM).

Spoiler: Verbose Open Model Changes

ARC TROOPER
-ADDED
clonetrooper/rex_rgb

BOUNTY HUNTER
-SOFT MERGED
ailyn_vel/default > gwethenea/ailyn_vel

CLONE
-MERGED
clonetrooper_ab/rgb > clonetrooper/airborne_rgb
cloneultcom/default > clonetrooper/commando

-ADDED
clonetrooper/41_rgb

HERO
-ADDED
finn/default
han_tfa/default
leia_endor/default
poe/default
poe/helmet
poe/resistance

JEDI
-ADDED
luke_tfa/default
luke_tfa/robe
luke_tfa/hood

-MOVED < Sith
anakin/default

SITH
-ADDED
kylo_ren/default
kylo_ren/nomask
palpatine/emperor

-REPLACED
anakin/sith_robed > anakin2/srobehup

-MOVED > Jedi
anakin/default

ELITE TROOPER (EVIL)
-ADDED
imperial_army/veers

SOLDIER (EVIL)
-REPLACED
atst_pilot/default > imperial_army/atst

Official Maps
The changes to the maps this time around have been small, and aimed at preventing certain scenarios, or improving the flow of the map on either side, as well as the usual optimization changes that wouldn’t be noticeable to anyone else.

• mb2_alderaan
  • Cleaned up the PK3. No gameplay / visual changes.
• mb2_deathstar
  • Change: Rebel spawns also move if the control room is reached (alternative to completing tractor beam objective).
  • Change: Saved a few entities around objective by using scripts.
  • Change: Garbage compactor deactivation is now in the same location as the Imperial activation hack.
  • Change: Control room window can be remotely hacked open by Rebels via old garbage compactor deactivation location. Intended to reduce the viability of the easiest Imperial defense.
    
  • Fix: Garbage compactor chute is harder to camp.
• mb2_echobase
  • New: Added ambient sound to Infirmary.
    
  • Change: Rebels may no longer destroy the backway. This prevents defenders from camping Secondary Storage too early or weakening their own defense.
    
  • Change: Redesigned T-Junction to improve gameplay around main route. The area is now less of a choke point.
  • Change: Redesigned route from T-Junction to Command Center to reduce defender advantage.
    
  • Change: Improved visuals around T-Junction and mixed in new box texture set throughout the map.
• mb2_kamino
  • Change: Locked secondary route to objective until science lab doors are opened.
  • Fix: Full Authentic mode models.
• mb2_lunarbase
  • New: Round limit ending cutscenes based on overall winner.
    
  • Change: Slightly reduced height of a few boxes near choke points to increase SBD vulnerability.
• mb2_theed
  • Change: Minor visual improvement and optimization.

Unofficial Maps
Most FAs were slightly updated to maintain compatbility with this release. Unless otherwise noted there are no gameplay changes.

• um_downfall
  • Fix: Fisticuffs class is no longer based on a Wookiee. This allows the use of force jump again. Class now has Heavy Melee instead of Strength to retain melee damage.
    
  • Fix: Force class no longer has force repulse.
• um_prisonraid
  • Fix: Keldor class now cannot use overpowered dual pistol fire.
• um_ragnosbattle
  • Fix: Lightsaber wielding classes have BP again.
• um_sniperlabs
  • Change: Spawn camping Rebels is now even more difficult.
    
  • Fix: Removed emplaced guns to avoid effects glitching.

Server Administration
Here are a couple of requested tools that will hopefully better aid in general server administration, as well as a general fix that we know has been bugging server admins for a while.

• New Mute/Unmute: Mutes a certain player for a set amount of minutes.
• New: SetTK: Sets TK points of a certain player.
• New: Shuffle: Reshuffles all players according to their scores, and locks them in their team for an amount of time defined in a g_ cvar. Can be used by an admin by typing /smod shuffle.
• New: Auto-balance: A new server side option that locks joining teams with too great of a numerical advantage.
• New: Server setting g_spectateTeamOnly defines if players are able to spectate other players from the enemy team.
• Fix: You can now force team to opposite team, or force team from spec into either team.

Engine
Version 1.4 will introduce an update to our MBII OpenJK compile across all platforms, which will hopefully provide better stability on newer and older machines, and a new cheat detection and prevention system that will roll out with the launcher update.

• New: Anti-cheat System: This build we will be introducing new anti-cheat detection and prevention measures to ensure players have a consistent experience against fellow players. MBII will now require the launcher be active in the background to join servers that enforce anti-cheat (default setting). Servers running anti-cheat will display a shield icon in the server list. Mac OS X and Linux are excluded from this requirement.
• Change: Increased minimum intermission time from 10 to 15 seconds if all players have not signaled ready. This allows for more creative frag / round limit cutscenes. The intermission will still end immediately if all players signal ready.
• Change: Updated MBII client across all platforms with recent OpenJK code.
• New: Client crash logger: In addition to servers, debugging information for any clientside crashes should be saved to GameData. Please upload these when reporting crashes.

Misc. Fixes
And these are the miscellaneous fixes that really don’t fit anywhere else, but are just as important...

• NPCs now use correct idle animation while holding weapons.
• NPCs now correctly behave when given orders through Icarus on Linux servers.
• Mitigated client error MAX_GAMESTATE_CHARS. Server setting sv_pure will no longer work.
• Multiple server crash fixes.

Documentation
The MBII Readme in GameData has been updated with some new features targeted at server management.

• Integrated Puppytine's SMOD calculator into the server install section.
  
• Added a new section displaying the recommended default server configuration.

Changed Files ( Downloads page ) ( Linux OpenJK server lib ) ( ARM OpenJK build )

--MBII
01_MovieGameMappack.pk3
02_MovieGameMappack.pk3
03_MovieGameMappack.pk3
031_MovieGameMappack.pk3
cgamei386.so
FAMBModels.pk3
jampgamei386.so
MB_Effects.pk3
mb2_cmp_assets.pk3
mb2_cmp_assets2.pk3
mb2_cmp_assets3.pk3
mb2_alderaan.pk3
mb2_deathstar.pk3
mb2_echobase.pk3
mb2_kamino.pk3
mb2_lunarbase.pk3
mb2_theed.pk3
mb2_um_assets.pk3
mb2_um_assets2.pk3
mb2_um_assets3.pk3
MBAssets.pk3
MBAssets2.pk3
MBAssets3.pk3
MBHilts.pk3
MBII Credits.pdf
MBII Maps-Models Credits.txt
MBII Readme.html
MBII.pk3
MBII_Mac.pk3
uii386.so
z_MB_BaseAssets.pk3
zz_MBModels.pk3
zz_MBModels2.pk3
--GameData
mbii.x86.exe
mbiided.x86.exe
rd-vanilla-mbii_x86.dll
SDL2.dll

Changelog Legend
New - New feature or addition to the game.
Changed - Changes to the game.
Fix - Bug fix.
Remove - Removed feature.
Feature - New feature name

 

[{Δ} Achilles]

I think the primary reason for a lot of people being pissed off, especially myself, is that they didn't change anything from the beta. Anything at all. The beta was pointless, it was probably just a flaunt 'hey look at what I did' so stassin can feel good about himself.

The fact that they *ignored* all feedback, and all thoughts from good saberists, and thought that they were so good that they knew how to balance a game by themselves, is what pissed me off.

 

[*LCG* High Overseer.rec.]

I paid for the original game.
I paid for it with my time.

Also it's free. I am allowed to make a complaint over shitty decisions. It being free does not negate criticism. Why do you all fall for that shit lol? The devs aren't my friends and I don't have to care about their feelings. They don't have to care about mine as an individual but when half the community agrees with me, it's the community they have to care about because no one wants a potential player base loss.

They also IGNORED feedback.

LISTEN TO YOUR PLAYERBASE. WE'RE THE REASON YOUR MOD LIVES.

If you don't like it, don't play it. It's their game, not to mention your purchase didn't include FREE mod content, your time was donated freely, and it's also their game to ruin if they choose to do so. If you don't like it make your own mod, these aren't your decisions to get the final say on, and do this in the right bloody section to get a response.

 

[BigBossBigTeef]

I don't play hero, I play the shitty jobber class that dies in 3 hits universally, because I consider armor a waste of points.

 

[Ascot Supreme]

If you don't like it, don't play it. It's their game, and it's also their game to ruin if they choose to do so. If you don't like it make your ownmod, these aren't your decisions to get the final say on, and do this in the right bloody section to get a response.

it's their game when its a LAN party

oh man

you sound like EA's advisor. Get out.

 

[M@crobyte]

They also IGNORED feedback.

Ignored feedback on what?

 

[Ascot Supreme]

Ignored feedback on what?

Everything because they think they can balance the game on their own. LOL.

I guess a small portion of you don't know what feedback, beta, and developer suicide is.

Smells like star wars battlefront got cancer.

 

[*LCG* High Overseer.rec.]

it's their game when its a LAN party

oh man

you sound like EA's advisor. Get out.

EA, can screw you, if you're dumb enough to pay for their game. Here the mod is free to everyone, and you don't have to play it, it isn't your's deal with it. It's EA's responsibility to keep a player-base, they can destroy it if they want, but what they do seems to work, and what the MBII devs do seems to work.

This was created by the dev team, it is their's to destroy. It was not created for you to be a share owner of it, no, it was created to be shared with everyone, a labor of love.

 

[BigBossBigTeef]

Uhh overseer, your heart is in the right place but your words are working against you.

 

[Ascot Supreme]

EA, can screw you, if you're dumb enough to pay for their game. Here the mod is free to everyone, and you don't have to play it, it isn't your's deal with it. It's EA's responsibility to keep a player-base, they can destroy it if they want, but what they do seems to work, and what the MBII devs do seems to work.

This was created by the dev team, it is their's to destroy. It was not created for you to be a share owner of it, no, it was created to be shared with everyone, a labor of love.

Well a good amount of people are attacking it rather than defending it.

ssssssssssooooooooooooooooo
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip

 

[{Δ} Achilles]

I remember during the Beta, I actually got a chance at seeing what the Devs were like. I fought against this gunner dev, who apparently was responsible for most of the gunner perks being removed from sabers (and apparently responsible for 'anti-cheat' MB2). So I thought 'Neat, I'll discuss some of my points with him', he pretty much ignored everyone, BUT when I killed his Gloan/ET (with flinch in the game, mind you) with lightning 2/cyan he immediately broke into crying, and told everyone about how he was going to see about nerfing lightning. Then he accused GAR of being 'known hackers', and then muted myself, and 2 friends I was teaching sabering, for about 3 hours. And I said pretty much nothing to him, except about the status of Yellow being overpowered, and how none of GAR hacks. This was during the beta, when you'd expect feedback to be important.

Those are our devs. How lovely.

 

[*LCG* High Overseer.rec.]

Well a good amount of people are attacking it rather than defending it.

ssssssssssooooooooooooooooo
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip

It doesn't mean the devs have to change for you, their playerbase my dwindle some, but a lot of the fresh blood that came in doesn't really care. It's theirs to destroy, build up, make great, or make horrid, their decision, not yours is the point here.

To be honest here, I like the changes for the most part, I don't agree completely, but I'm not the greatest duelist anyway.

 

[M@crobyte]

Everything because they think they can balance the game on their own. LOL.

I guess a small portion of you don't know what feedback, beta, and developer suicide is.

Smells like star wars battlefront got cancer.

"Everything." It's very easy to generalize without giving an opinion. But, it makes you part of the bandwagon. The 1st page has over 50+ changes to MB2. And I've seen several things that people have requested that have been added to 1.4. For example:

Team Stacking

hmm...ok...let's see..

• New: Auto-balance: A new server side option that locks joining teams with too great of a numerical advantage.

 

[*LCG* High Overseer.rec.]

I remember during the Beta, I actually got a chance at seeing what the Devs were like. I fought against this gunner dev, who apparently was responsible for most of the gunner perks being removed from sabers (and apparently responsible for 'anti-cheat' MB2). So I thought 'Neat, I'll discuss some of my points with him', he pretty much ignored everyone, BUT when I killed his Gloan/ET (with flinch in the game, mind you) with lightning 2/cyan he immediately broke into crying, and told everyone about how he was going to see about nerfing lightning. Then he accused GAR of being 'known hackers', and then muted myself, and 2 friends I was teaching sabering, for about 3 hours. And I said pretty much nothing to him, except about the status of Yellow being overpowered, and how none of GAR hacks. This was during the beta, when you'd expect feedback to be important.

Those are our devs. How lovely.

Do you have the replay/a chatlog, I would love to see that.

 

[BigBossBigTeef]

Do you have the replay/a chatlog, I would love to see that.

I witnessed that actually.
It was Mace that cried about it but his salt cry was validated because the entire sith team was spamming lighting, and for some fucking reson the devs buffed the range and made it affect jedi as well.
Even with our green stick hippies blocking, the whole team was shut down and wizard builds really fucking scary.
Then Gar decided to shit talk and bm the whole server, which im surprised they were not banned for.

I just quit the beta after that because holy fuck, force push is one thing but lighting fucking hurts compared to push.

 

[{Δ} Achilles]

Do you have the replay/a chatlog, I would love to see that.

Nope, just my word of honor, and a few witnesses. I wasn't really in the business of garnering evidence against people, and at first I assumed he was just an asshole with admin.

I witnessed that actually.
It was Mace that cried about it but his salt cry was validated because the entire sith team was spamming lighting, and for some fucking reson.
They buffed the range of lighting and made it affect jedi as well.

So you agree with his crying, ignoring of feedback, and muting three people for no reason?

 

[*LCG* High Overseer.rec.]

I am not a member of GAR.

Also Cult atrocities against AOD were on purpose. You'd find we do a wonderful job of handling trolls on duel servers, especially repulse whores, and have taken in new people to the game to teach them and protect them. Also unlike AOD, I don't expel you from my clan for a bad joke. AOD is trash before us.

AOD has a high level of integrity, and strict standards to their members, assuring some of the better members of the community being produced from them. This restraint is cleaning up MBII somewhat, they take in many new players, eating them all up, it's really a beautiful sight. For the most part AOD tends to have an admin on hand, to ban lamers, quite simple really.

 

[Chaos the Chaotic]

Don't bother Ass.

Here's reality. If we banned Gar and friends we wouldn't have to read most of this shit and some actual legitimate criticisms could be brought forth and debated without the usual downward spiral of insults and flings.

Instead, even if they make some tiny valid points, they're overshadowed by everything else they claim. Over-dramatizing to the point where you go, 'Oh, just shut the fuck up already."

Being loud and obnoxious, with little else going for you - well, does anyone who isn't a member of Gar and Friends actually respect or even like *insert name*?

Me, I think sabers feel clunky. I'm holding off until I spend a few weeks playing around with them but I will say they're better than 1.3 which I found to be one of the worst sabering updates, ever.

And that's another thing, people that hate on 1.4 but love the 1.3. Lulz.

 

[*LCG* High Overseer.rec.]

I witnessed that actually.
It was Mace that cried about it but his salt cry was validated because the entire sith team was spamming lighting, and for some fucking reson.
They buffed the range of lighting and made it affect jedi as well.

Rest of Dev team wanted to see him cry some moar

 

[M@crobyte]

Don't bother Ass.

Here's reality. If we banned Gar and friends we wouldn't have to read most of this shit and some actual legitimate criticisms could be brought forth and debated without the usual downward spiral of insults and flings.

Instead, even if they make some tiny valid points, they're overshadowed by everything else they claim. Over-dramatizing to the point where you go, 'Oh, just shut the fuck up already."

Being loud and obnoxious, with little else going for you - well, does anyone who isn't a member of Gar and Friends actually respect or even like *insert name*?

Me, I think sabers feel clunky. I'm holding off until I spend a few weeks playing around with them but I will say they're better than 1.3 which I found to be one of the worst sabering updates, ever.

And that's another thing, people that hate on 1.4 but love the 1.3. Lulz.

Man...I just want to have a logical discussion for once. People just shitpost and then wonder why no one listens to them.

 

[Ascot Supreme]

AOD has a high level of integrity, and strict standards to their members, assuring some of the better members of the community being produced from them. This restraint is cleaning up MBII somewhat, they take in many new players, eating them all up, it's really a beautiful sight. For the most part AOD tends to have an admin on hand, to ban lamers, quite simple really.

Quantity does not mean quality. I don't care to try and catch every new player in my net. I care more for picking out talent AOD has missed. ANd it has served me well over the past year of my cult existing. Alliances with GAR have been quite befitting, as well as the other allies we have made. Some of the best MB2 duelists are aligned with us. AOD does not scare me.

Also have you ever been in the AOD ts3? Nothing but try hard cancer.

AOD is trash and they got so paranoid over us minging them they had to add anti vpn to their servers and so forth.