INSURGENCY: SANDSTORM VERSION 1.2 NOW LIVE

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Today we announce the release of patch version 1.2 for Insurgency: Sandstorm. This includes many changes from last weeks CTE, including a new map, new game mode, two new weapons, plus numerous bug fixes, changes, and optimizations. You can read some of the key highlights below:

New Content

• New map “Outskirts” playable in Firefight, Push, Checkpoint, and Hardcore Checkpoint.

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• New official Coop game mode Hardcore Checkpoint
  • Movement speed is significantly reduced. Enemies are harder. Friendly teammate indicators only show when a teammate is nearby. Objective indicators are hidden in the HUD.
  • If you die, you will respawn with a Mosin bolt-action rifle and Makarov pistol. You must resupply at a Supply Crate to get your Loadout.
  • There are only two Supply Crates. One will spawn on a random objective, the other will always spawn on the final objective. You can only resupply once on a Supply Crate. Small Ammo Boxes will give some ammunition for the weapons you are carrying.

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• New Weapons
  • M82A1 CQ anti-materiel sniper rifle for Security Marksman class.
  • M99 anti-materiel sniper rifle for Insurgent Marksman class.
  • M2HB .50 Cal mounted machine gun for Security vehicles.

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• New Cosmetics
  • Balaclava and neck gaiter Facewear cosmetics for Security faction.
  • New skull pattern for Insurgent balaclavas.
  • M90F camouflage for Security.
  • Cloth gloves for Insurgents.

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New Features

• Class Loadouts can now be customized on the main menu through the Customize button.
• Enabled voting to kick players on official matchmaking servers.
• Overhauled community server browser to support favorites, showing empty and full servers, passworded servers, minimum and maximum player filtering, filter reset, search box and better sorting options.
• Bots will now randomly select all of their loadouts, including weapon attachments.
• Updates to the helicopter damage models:
  • The top and tail rotor can be destroyed with anti-materiel rifles.
  • Pilots, co-pilots and door gunners can be killed via normal weaponry or an anti-materiel rifle if behind a windscreen or metal plating.
• Ammo Carrier vests and backpacks can now be customized with different colors and camouflages. See the “Equipment” slot in Appearance under the Customize menu.
• Dust kickup particles now play when weapons are fired while prone on appropriate surfaces.
• Added support for storing key bindings and various other settings that are system-agnostic in the Steam Cloud.
• Local Play is now accessible if you’re offline and unable to sign into New World services.
• Appearance menu improvements:
  • Different Ammo Carrier and Armor Loadout options can now be previewed on your character.
  • Your character can now be rotated.
• Upgrade to Unreal Engine 4.22:
  • Upgrading to the latest version of Unreal Engine was a large task, however it was a necessary part of optimizing the console versions, and will enable greater performance and development possibilities in the future for all versions of Insurgency: Sandstorm including PC.

Optimization

• Implemented skeletal mesh merging to reduce CPU overhead of character animation.
• Implemented UE4 4.22 animation budget allocator to reduce CPU overhead of character animation.
• Disabled tessellation by default due to a higher than intended GPU cost, it may still be manually enabled.
• Optimized particle overdraw by implementing particle cutout textures.
• Fixed certain UI elements incorrectly performing tick logic after being closed.
• Optimized update frequency of world soundscape actors.
• Optimized logic, physics, and animation performance impact of helicopter air support.
• Reduced concurrent particle impact effect limits.

Visual Improvements

• Character movement interpolation improvements; characters will no longer jitter when moving in third person close to the camera.

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• Fixed broken terrain shadows on low settings.
• Facial hair improvements on low quality settings.
• Holographic sights reticle has been improved for better target acquisition and clarity.
• Tweaked reticle brightness values for the 1x Red Dot, 1.5x PK-AS and 1x OKP-7 sights.
• Weapons with extended magazines and belts will now display correctly in the Loadout menu.
• New special animations for performing an Ammo Check while deployed.
• New first person deployed crawl animations.
• New third person prone deployed reload animations for MGs.
• Adjusted first person sprint animation speeds to better match footstep sounds.
• Reduced the playrate of first person rifle sprint animations to improve their look.
• Improve the synchronization between first and third person leaning animation.
• Improved melee and knife animations.
• Cosmetic visual improvements:
  • Updated Very Dark skin tone to be more visually different than the Dark skin tone.
  • Updated long sleeve button down dirt mix.
  • Update on roughness of most gloves.
• User Interface
  • Reduced size profile of team score element on spectator UI.
  • Improved the alignment of the create party icon.
• Added a black variant of the 4x SU230 which shows on darker weapons.

Plus much more...

You can view the full change list on our official website: http://newworldinteractive.com/insurgency-sandstorm-version-1-2-patch-notes/

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