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

 

[ShenLongKazama]

 

[BigBossBigTeef]

Let them fight.

Hes a big boy, he can handle an adults frustrations.
Oh here is for people who don't know what a bailey is.
http://www.timeref.com/content/imgs/mottea.jpg

 

[Chaos the Chaotic]

I'm getting so much mileage out of this

Need more admins. The trolls and haters are out in force. First time I was tempted to actually use the /ignore cmd and it wasn't because of ppl spamming binds of text to troll.

 

[Puppytine]

You and me both. t(-_-)t

There was a problem launching Movie Battles, Try to run Launcher as Admin.

Been using MbII Client all this time. Now it doesn't work. Closet I can figure is the issue with batch files and admin?
Which is odd as my shortcut to launch(with admin enabled) circumvented the issue.

Create a Batch File that Runs as Admin Automatically | TechGainer

It doesn't anymore.

Switching to Jamp Engine in Launcher lets me run mb.

So what's happening when you're trying running MBII Client via Launcher?
What's happening when you're trying running mbii.x86.exe via shortcut?

Unfortunately, make sure you back up your jampconfig as it overrides your mb2client jampconfig.
In my case, I had 2 configs. The base one and mb. Base one was several years old and out of date....
Messing with my binds man, not cool.

Not sure what do you mean, but jamp uses "JediAcademy\GameData\MBII\jampconfig.cfg" and MBII Client uses "My Documents\My Games\OpenJK\MBII\openjk.cfg".

 

[Chaos the Chaotic]

Get into launcher, try to launch with mb2client - this text pops up - There was a problem launching Movie Battles, Try to run Launcher as Admin.

Not sure what do you mean, but jamp uses "JediAcademy\GameData\MBII\jampconfig.cfg" and MBII Client uses "My Documents\My Games\OpenJK\MBII\openjk.cfg".

I don't have that.Those specific folders do not exist. I have everything up to MyGames and then various other games
The only jampconfigs I had were in my mb folder and my base folder. Mb2client used my mb folder jampconfig. When I switched to jamp it used my base jampconfig and overwrote the jampconfig in my mb folder.

It's annoying mostly because I don't quite understand the issue and just mutter vista to myself and a cursory search yielded the permissions issues again...which weren't an issue until this update though...and the open beta but that was fixed.

I don't think its worth the time to fix as jamp works fine and now all I need to do is re-tweak all my settings. If you have a guess to what's the deal though, feel free to shoot. But should keep it clean from this thread.

They are watching.

 

[KimmyMarin]

 

[ShenLongKazama]

 

[Spaghetti]

The only jampconfigs I had were in my mb folder and my base folder. Mb2client used my mb folder jampconfig. When I switched to jamp it used my base jampconfig and overwrote the jampconfig in my mb folder.

OpenJK will not use jampconfig.cfg unless explicitly told to. Openjk.cfg is the config that is used for OpenJK / MBII's OpenJK. The confusion comes in as OpenJK defaults to saving user files in My Games / whatever the operating system has for writing user files. This is a good best practice but goes directly against what everyone is used to. Hence confusion. The launcher / MBII OpenJK forces openjk.cfg to go into the MBII folder instead.

Your general issue should be fixed by modifying the write permissions of the Users group to allow writing for GameData and all subfolders.

 

[ShenLongKazama]

OpenJK will not use jampconfig.cfg unless explicitly told to. Openjk.cfg is the config that is used for OpenJK / MBII's OpenJK. The confusion comes in as OpenJK defaults to saving user files in My Games / whatever the operating system has for writing user files. This is a good best practice but goes directly against what everyone is used to. Hence confusion. The launcher / MBII OpenJK forces openjk.cfg to go into the MBII folder instead.

Your general issue should be fixed by modifying the write permissions of the Users group to allow writing for GameData and all subfolders.

Probably off-topic but, any infos on the Finalizer map? Perhaps making it compatible with SP?

 

[Spaghetti]

No info that I'd talk about. The SP question really isn't up to me anyway as I am not the author of the map.

 

[ShenLongKazama]

No info that I'd talk about. The SP question really isn't up to me anyway as I am not the author of the map.

 

[Chaos the Chaotic]

OpenJK will not use jampconfig.cfg unless explicitly told to. Openjk.cfg is the config that is used for OpenJK / MBII's OpenJK. The confusion comes in as OpenJK defaults to saving user files in My Games / whatever the operating system has for writing user files. This is a good best practice but goes directly against what everyone is used to. Hence confusion. The launcher / MBII OpenJK forces openjk.cfg to go into the MBII folder instead.

Your general issue should be fixed by modifying the write permissions of the Users group to allow writing for GameData and all subfolders.

That's what I did for the openbeta to make it work. Would have imagined that it'd stick. Nope. It's a quagmire. Just gonna stick with jamp. I feel my life leaving me whenever I look at it.

 

[Chaos the Chaotic]

Ah, doublepost.

Ok, so looking at the crosshair I see a big difference from before. It's improved. You have to get used to it a bit but it is better.

The caveat being the player model moves more to the side when strafing in either direction. But when you focus on the crosshair, the fire line is now consistent, walking or running while shooting.

Before when you strafe ran and shot in one direction the blaster fire appeared a foot away from you're shoulder; it didn't match you're cross exactly.
You had to calculate/lead the distance to how far the fire was away from the crosshair to aim. Now, all you need to do is keep it consistent within the cross.

Meh, shitty description. It's like its been reversed. Now your player model moves out of sync while your line of fire remains tied closely to your crosshair.

 

[StarWarsGeek]

Meh, shitty description. It's like its been reversed. Now your player model moves out of sync while your line of fire remains tied closely to your crosshair.

That depends on your camera damp settings. My player model doesn't move at all on the screen when strafing. My crosshair wasn't even close to where my shots are landing.

 

[Lessen]

i'm pretty sure both my player model and my crosshair move to the side i'm strafing towards, while shots continue to go towards the center of the screen.

 

[*LCG* High Overseer.rec.]

Not to be a buzzkiller, but it may be that the devs are ignoring your feedback because it isn't in the appropriate section of the forums.

 

[BigBossBigTeef]

Not to be a buzzkiller, but it may be that the devs are ignoring your feedback because it isn't in the appropriate section of the forums.

I already screeched about that earlier in the thread.

 

[Chaos the Chaotic]

That depends on your camera damp settings. My player model doesn't move at all on the screen when strafing. My crosshair wasn't even close to where my shots are landing.

Yeah, that's what I had before. Before my player model and blaster fire was the most consistent part. And now its my blaster fire and crosshair with my player model moving out of whack.

It does make it easier to gun in close quarters. But its still a little confusing in range as I'm so used to leading a certain amount.

 

[Mechaelite]

I will say some changes are noticeable in the new 1.4 version after playing for a few hours, but they're not major game breaking ones.

I will admit I'm more a gunner than a saberist but I still saber from time to time.

I won't get into dueling or saber styles because it's not my field of expertise, but, in my experience with the new system on saber combat I find it easier to try to be competent at sabering, fighting is a bit more random, true, but it's also more new-player friendly whilst still giving competent saberists an edge if used propperly. I haven't got any "EZ" in any Saber Fight so far so that's that if it's worth anything. What I did notice though is that blue is used a lot more and seems to get an edge in any saber duel against other styles, maybe it should be revised, I don't know.

The reduced SBD Slap damage is ok. Never used slap to actively try to kill other players anyways, it's just a "Fuck you, get out of here and leave me alone" tactic when someone runs in too close to you with a saber and forgets they can crouch, else it's better to just keep shooting, add to it the fact that you can now cause a stagger on saberists by shooting and it's like if it wasn't nerfed at all.

Speaking of the stagger, I like it. I mean for what's worth it, it doesn't last long enough as to fully stop a jedi, but as long as you know how to aim your shots and they run in a straight line at you it's on your favour. I see many jedi and sith mainers complain about it but considering that sith and jedi in open had always been intended to be used as support classes it fairly puts them in their place whilst still giving them the instakill weapon we all know and love (or we all know and hate, that's entirely up to you) For once I don't have to switch to melee when out of grenades to have a chance against a jedi rush as ET or Soldier in the Imp side.

About Force Powers: Mainly unchanged, but at last lightning is useful against saberists.

As for the wookiee Fury skill nerf:
Thank you devs. Really thank you. I main Imps over Rebels and it was always a hell to find a wookiee raging, you shoot it? You make it worse. He kills someone? Its been made worse, you do nothing? You're dead. Now you can at least keep shooting at it and the consequences won't be as bad.

And for the 20% Damage reduction on all guns vs saberists:
Yeah cool, good thinking to add it after removing the style perks, makes sense. Stagger helps gunners out enough as to keep shooting at saberists if they don't play smart so I understand that this addition was needed to give new saberists a chance.

So, thank you devs for 1.4, ARCs are still a pain in the ass for anything other than SBDs or Dekas if they use Dex 3 but at last Imp side gunners got an edge in open combat against saber-weilding oponents it so much needed by the implementation of stagger (so did rebel gunners if you don't main clone/hero to whom this change is kinda meh given their class powers such as dash and blobs already help you avoid being sabered down) I personally am having fun with 1.4 more than what fun I had in 1.3 c:

 

[jewbacca]

So far 1.4 seems enjoyable. Despite the fact I was a bit moody in beta, I feel a lot better with blue now. Also kinda cool you can RDFA-jump with any swing direction now, and timing feels a bit easier. But in order to do it you have to hold reload key, so uh... I guess it will take some time to get used to.