CoD: Black Ops PC

Hey PC gamers:

We are listening to you and we’ve been busy working on updates based on feedback from the community. We have already deployed a number of updates, and there will be many more to come. Stay tuned right here for all the latest info.

LIVE PATCHES

11/7/11

PC Patch 1.16

• Addressed possible IWD mismatch error between players who own the Rezurrection map pack and players who do not own that map pack.

• Favorites tab in the server browser now supports up to 256 favorite servers.

10/10/11

PC Patch 1.15

• Addressed various Zombie Moon map exploits and glitches

• The “They are going THROUGH!” achievement now properly unlocks in Steam when player kills more than five zombies with the Gersh device

• The Zombie Moon Leaderboard scores will not be overwritten with the newest stats if the new stats are lower than the previous ones

• "Mule Kick” perk machine is now available on all Zombie maps

• Mods: Increased menu asset limit for mp mods

9/14/11
PC Patch 1.14

• New contracts

• Fixed UI in colored clan tags menu

• Added mouse scroll in the recent games menu

• Added the option to have “Radar always on” in private match

• Colored score bars in lower-left HUD no longer overlap the numbers

• Addressed various MP exploits

• Addressed various Zombies exploits

• Addressed Online Zombie Lobby crash

• Added support for upcoming Rezurrection Map Pack.

8/18/11
PC Patch 1.13

• Addressed a crash for players with more than 250 Friends

• Fixed several map exploits

• Various stability improvements

• MODS: Server Browser now truncates modded game types that are longer than four characters in the MODE column

• Server: addressed an issue in which some playlist settings could be ignored if sv_maprotation is too long

Mod tools patch notes:

• Improved AMD/ATI graphics card support in Effects Editor

• Addressed an issue with saving an EFX in Effects Editor

• Convert All now works correctly

• Fixed wiki link in Asset Manager

• Updated menus and scripts. Mods should be rebuilt with latest scripts merged in for compatibility with Patch 1.13

7/26/11
PC Patch 1.12

• Improved screenshot stability

• CTF: You can only score a capture when your flag is at your base, regardless of Touch Return setting.

• Player will no longer appear to be spinning when firing and guiding a Valkyrie rocket

• Addressed issues with watching films through combat record

• Addressed issue with hardcore game settings being erroneously reset in Combat Training menu

• Addressed various exploits

• Modders: increased some asset pool sizes

• Modders: added listassetpool command

7/12/11
(PC Patch 1.11)

• Corrected several issues related to Mod Tools file downloading

• Ninja Pro Perk no longer makes sounds when mantling or diving to prone

• Theater screenshots, films, clips and custom games now display player ratings

• Addressed pathing issues in Call of the Dead

• Addressed various exploits in MP and Zombies

• Audio tweaks for planting and defusing bombs.

6/23/11
(PC Patch 1.10)

• Free For All matches in the Recent Games menu in Theater now appear as “Free for All” instead of being displayed as “Team Deathmatch”

• Addressed several items that did not correctly reset to their default state when using the Default System Settings option

• In the Combat Training Change map menu the player can toggle between the default and DLC maps using the arrow keys on the keyboard

• When the UAV is active the radar sweep movement is shown on kill streak menus that bring up a map for the player

• Added option to disable player emblems in the “Settings”, ”Multiplayer options” menu

• Addressed crash when a player accepted a game invite while rendering a clip

• Addressed various exploits

• Allow modded servers to enable cheats

• Added ability for mods to remove dvar/commands from restricted lists. So mods can remove dvars they don't want user to have access to. Also increased the mods restricted list to 256

5/26/11
(PC Patch 1.09)

• Added support for mods in preparation for the upcoming tools release.

• Addressed various MP & Zombie exploits.

• Improved memory utilization in MP.

• Improved DLC filter in server browser – you can now hide any servers running content you do not own.

• Corrected issue which sometimes required repurchase of emblems or clan tags on weapons.

• Address some cases in which player could not receive Zombie invites.

• Replaced RPG with Grim Reaper in Gun Game Wager Match.

• Fine-tuned napalm and bombing-run damage indoors.

• Prevented rare invulnerability issue.

• Demolition bombs can no longer explode and be defused at the same time.

• Spy plane now activates in One in the Chamber in all cases.

• The “Sprint Kills” challenge for Steady Aim perk now rewards the player with the correct number of kills.

• Addressed a rare issue where a hacked camera spike would not function properly if the hacker also had a camera spike that was destroyed.

• Recording a clip with the speed mode for 2 cameras set to .1 will no longer increase in speed when switching perspectives back and forth.

• Improvements to Zipline functionality when viewed in Theater mode.

• Settings from custom games are all cleared and no longer carry over from one custom match to another.

• Nova gas will now affect players that are standing over their tactical insertion.

• Hardcore players who kill another teammate in Second Chance now lose the proper amount of points.

• Calling in a Chopper Gunner immediately after getting shot down in a Gunship will no longer end the Chopper Gunner run prematurely.

4/22/11
(PC Patch 1.08)

• Radar now always activates when two players remain in a OIC wager match.

• Pack-a-Punch ammo information now visible at wall weapon purchase points in all Zombie maps.

• Addressed an issue where Challenges were not appearing in After Action Report.

• Zombie Thief no longer freezes when target disconnects from Zombie Pentagon.

• Addressed various exploits.

• Fixed possible wrong gametype shown in server info screen.

• Server browser Hide DLC Content filter saves to player config like other filter settings.

• Call vote menu updated with all maps.

• Addressed issue causing reserved slot kicks on servers with no reserved slots.

• Sniper tweaks for dedicated servers.

• Weapon unlocks no longer appear with wrong icon.

• Friendly names now draw correctly in 3D stereo.

• Fixed some possible crashes during gameplay or film playback.

• Additional stability improvements.

3/29/11

• Sniper ADS tweaks from 1.07 reverted.

• Valkyrie Rockets now work properly with inverted mouse.

3/25/11
(PC Patch 1.07)

• Improved stability for Zombies, Multiplayer, and Dedicated Servers.

• Fixed server hitching when client is kicked for inactivity.

• Added server browser Filter for DLC.

• Quickmatch will prioritize servers running only the maps you own.

• Addressed various MP and Zombies exploits.

• Addition of the “Dolly Cam” editing mode in Theater.

• Improved reliability of Recent Game films saving properly.

• Connectivity improvements for Zombies.

• Addressed issue/exploit when removing Counter Spy Plane effects with the Jammer.

• Players that put an enemy into Second Chance are now credited with a kill when the downed player is killed or takes the 'coward's way out'.

• Players will no longer receive any “hitmarkers” for shooting friendly equipment.

• Addressed an issue with switching classes while using a Chopper Gunner / Gunship.

• Disable player movement sounds when Ninja perk is equipped.

• Players can no longer “spawn tube” with the China Lake at the beginning of a match.

• Additional fine-tuning of audio levels for bomb plants/defuses.

• Headshot “ping” is now only audible if enemy dies.

• Limit the ability to re-roll supply drops using Hardline Pro to Care Packages only, no other killstreak drops.

• Addressed an issue where the incorrect perks would appear when spectating another player under certain circumstances.

• RC-XD adjustments.

• Addressed an issue with calling in Chopper Gunner / Gunship immediately after being shot down from a previous one.

• Various improvements to Multiplayer and Zombies leaderboards.

2/7/11
PC Patch 1.06

• Backward compatibility for films created before Patch 1.05

• Issues with weapon purchases after prestiging in some cases

• Leaving a server and joining a different server, could briefly show the Map of the previous server

• Duplicate player name on a server now becomes playername+slotnumber instead of ‘Unknown Soldier’

• During a 'Demolition' match, the 'Auto-balancing teams' options may cause a 'Defender' player to respawn with a 'Bomb' icon in his inventory

• Minor Shader Warming speed increase

• One In The Chamber no longer counts democlient as a live player

• 16x AA menu option for compatible graphics cards

• Additional Stability improvements

1/25/11
PC Patch 1.051

• SP Audio stuttering on certain systems.

1/20/11
PC Patch 1.05

• MP Audio stuttering on certain systems.

• Playercards sometimes not showing properly.

• Added three Private Match Server Settings: Team Change, Team-Up Period, and Keep Balanced Teams.

• Added Alternate Color Scheme for accessibility: Settings / Multiplayer / Player Name Indicator.

• Changed Team-Up Period countdown interval to 10 seconds.

• Combat Training sessions are no longer counted in Server Browser Unranked tab.

• Friends on your team will now show as blue on your minimap.

• Prevention of various exploits.

• Objective markers localized for all languages.

• Various stability improvements

12/15

• Improved threading performance on computers with only 2 cores.

• Additional performance optimizations

• Added an option to pre-cache all shaders during load time. This fixes hitching related to shader compiling on some video cards when viewing an area of the map for the first time.

• Fixed random freezes in certain computer configurations.

• Allow Team Change on Ranked servers when it does not unbalance teams (this is a server admin option).

• Allow Team Change grace period at start of match (server admin option).

• Added 4 more reserved slots (server admin option)

• Added /connect

• Improved quickmatch results (server side change)

• Fix for watching films through Combat Record

• Fixed compassSpectatorsSeeEnemies exploit

• Fixed 3rd person fov exploit

• Fix for infinite supply drop exploit.

• Fixed crosshair flickering when stereo is active.

• Various spawn improvements

• Various sound improvements

• Fix for Zombies – Teammate shadows not displayed properly.

• Fix for radar not staying on in One in the Chamber when it should.

• In a Domination match, the Position Secured medal is no longer delayed.

• 'Hardened: Equipment Shot' Challenge can now be completed by destroying a 'Camera Spike'.

• Fix for choppy final killcam in dedicated servers.

• Various map glitches fixed.

• Weekly and Monthly leaderboards will now track all kills, deaths and assists properly (All Time leaderboards were not affected by this)

• Added mixed hardcore playlist

• Added mixed barebones playlist

• Added 12 player versions of all playlists

11/19

• CPU performance improvements

• Server browser bug fixes and tweaks to populate faster and do full refresh less often

• Fixed crash when viewing leaderboards if player has more than 99 friends

• Fix for locked ADS after pressing shift-TAB to bring up Steam overlay

• Fix for ADS while holding shift as a sniper

• CPU performance improvements

• Zombie matchmaking improvements

• Fix for locked ADS after pressing shift-TAB to bring up Steam overlay

• Fix for ADS while holding shift as a sniper

11/11

- Friends fix for join in progress and Friends tab in server browser.

- Performance improvement for dual and quad core.

- Improved connectivity with Black Ops Rcon tool.

11/10

- GameServers.com has bumped sv_maxrate to 25000 across all servers to reduce lag.

- GameServers.com continues to improve official server distribution in various worldwide regions.