Killzone 2 patch 1.24: new hardcore ranks, preps you for DLC, more in changelog

Posted Apr 18, 2009 at 12:15PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: Guerrilla Games
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The latest patch update for Killzone 2 will be rolling out on April 22, 8 a.m. GMT. As you can expect from Guerrilla Games, this one is another huge update.

It adds three new "Hardcore ranks", some other minor fixes, and allows you to connect to the Japanese servers once the game gets released in that region. Most importantly though, Killzone 2 v1.24 paves the way to support the could-be-free-to-download Steel and Titanium DLC on April 30.

Here's the changelog (file size is 58MB):
  • AI - Bots now skipping disabled/destroyed MGs in warzone when requesting mounted guns.
  • AI - Do not claim waypoints for the previous character when it's dead.
  • AI - Fixes bots getting stuck trying to arm/disarm S&D object when mission is already over.
  • Campaign - Fix for potential progression bug in Salamun Bridge.
  • Clan - User name, not users clan displayed in rankings
  • Clan - Winning 10 Clan Challenges causes the user to become stuck on the medal awards screen.
  • Controls - Lean & Peak - Zoom hold on and out of ammo it switches between regular/scope view rapidly.
  • Cosmetic - Blue screen tint which indicates scout cloak is occasionally enabled and will remain indefinitely.
  • Cosmetic - White squares on the grenade counter merge together when displayed in 1080p
  • Create Game - "Badge Combination" option does not work properly
  • Create Game - Online - "clan only" presets apply even after a player leaves a clan
  • DLC - DLC pack 1 - 'Steel & Titanium' support DLC - New Loading screens advertising the first DLC pack.
  • Exploit - Helghan Industries - Player getting out of map fix.
  • Exploit - Radec Academy - User is able to gain access to the roof when revived in a specific location.
  • Exploit - Reviving player stuck in wall collision can result in him spawning outside level
  • Exploit - Salamun Market - One sided wall allows people to be seen and shot from outside where they cant see or fire out
  • Exploit - Tharsis Depot - Player can get out of the "normal" play area and can get into some sniper/camp spots
  • Feature - Invite player from friendslist Feature - Join Clan Member list added.
  • Feature - Join Game - 17-24 players filter.
  • Feature - MP - Moving while seeing scores after pressing SELECT
  • Feature - The radar/map now has a larger radius
  • Feature - Three additional 'Harcore' Ranks added to the top limits.
  • Front-end - Add support to display more than 8 maps when creating a game /challenge/tournament
  • Front-end - Sorting ascending and decending ranks working better in 'Rankings'
  • Front-end - When in a squad, the Valor Trophy is visible in the Squad Tab, however the users rank is not being displayed on top of it.
  • Mods - Official tournament to be displayed first followed by custom created tournaments
  • Mods - Additional functionality made avalable to the in-game moderators.
  • Network - Server side fix for full games being displayed incorrectly.
  • Network - User is unable to use the 'Join Clan Member' tab due to Network Error Code 20002.
  • Online - File-synching with the Japanese release of Killzone 2 on the 23rd of April.
  • Sound - Turret placing sound continues when killed.
  • Stability - Crash when synching gamestate after a full mapcycle
  • Stability - Hang on a screen with a blank message window just before a message appears.
  • Stability - Reducing the load on the server related to syncing the buddylist
  • Stats - If a clan wins 24 Clan Challenges and goes to the result screen, the medal acquisition screen, which normally displays when you win 25 games, will display.
  • Stats - Number of air-support grenades used by tacticians does not add to the stats of joined user correctly.
  • Stats - Number of spawn-grenades used by tacticians does not add to the stats of joined user correctly.
  • Stats - User sometimes does not receive 1000 valor award when winning 10 Clan Challenges.
  • Text - % character not displayed correctly on the creating game dialogue box after selecting to create game.
  • Text - If a client receives an invite from a clan which has a '$' character in the clan name, the recipient will get kicked
  • Text - Minor Italian localization fix.
  • Text - Minor Japanese localization fix.
  • Tournament - Game decides winner if one of the two teams doesn't spawn in
  • Trophies - Fix for Wargod trophy unlocking pre-maturely


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Comments [refresh]

by superjake - 2009-04-18 08:21
» ???

What are the "hardcore" ranks? Am I missing something which is already there or is it something new being added?

by Power_Surge - 2009-04-18 09:00
» Language?

Will we be able to change language of the game without re-installing it?

by ___ - 2009-04-18 09:06
» I just updated

that was weird.

by superjake - 2009-04-18 09:22
» Wait

That might of been the old 1.21 one. It says this isn't coming out till 30th of April

by Gino D. - 2009-04-18 09:29
» K2 v1.24

no no, read the article again. the v1.24 patch is going live april 22 (8pm gmt to be exact). the dlc will be out april 30.



@ ___

yeah your update must have been the v1.21 which had this changelog:

http://ps3.qj.net/Killzone-2-patch-v1-21-changelog/pg/49/aid/129818

by superjake - 2009-04-18 09:32
» Oops

Sorry my bad! Still though do you have any more info on the "hardcore" ranks?

by Donish1786 - 2009-04-18 09:37
» wow...

1 of da qj mods r havin 2 much fun with those squares in the news pictures

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