Rising Storm 2 Vietnam - Update 1.5 Changelog

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New Additions and Highlights

• Epic Online Services (EOS) integrated into dedicated server framework to enable Cross-Play capability between Steam and EGS players
• New In-Game Invite UI system that will enable Steam users to link an associated EGS account you own so that they can send their EGS friends invites to parties and server lobbies.

• Replaced VOIP services for in-game chat to Vivox in order to enable Steam-EGS cross-platform VOIP within multiplayer matches and lobbies.

Known Bugs and Issues

• In server Green Army Men upgrade on the EGS client is redirecting to the Steam store
• Steam SDK has the opportunity to fail to load properly on launch.
• There is a case where servers can fail to become ranked
• No new mods have been whitelisted as part of this update

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the HMG’s could fail to properly spawn
• Fixed an issue where valid ranked servers could switch to unranked on map change

Bug fixes from Steam/EOS Preview Beta

General

• Fixed an issue with the client potentially crashing by quickly refreshing the server browser.
• Fixed an issue with the client potentially crashing when quickly moving through tabs and menus.
• Server Names can now be changed using Web Admin.
• Custom Maps are able to be downloaded for EGS clients if admins have set up a redirect

Matchmaking

• Fixed issues with the Find Match functionality which prevented users from finding active matches.
• Fixed various matchmaking issues for both EGS and Steam.

UI

• Fixed an issue where the number of players on a server was not displaying correctly after connecting to the server.
• Fixed an issue where the Loudness scale UI elements were not reflecting the actual changes made.
• Fixed an issue with long nicknames displaying incorrectly within invite popups.
• Fixed an issue where the local voice channel was not displaying correctly after changing teams.
• Fixed an issue where entering and then leaving a server would remove the server from the Server Browser.
• Fixed an issue where clients would get stuck in an invite loop due to UI overlays while in a server.

Localization

• Fixed an issue with Cyrillic symbols not decoding correctly in the server players list.
• Fixed an issue with Cyrilic nicknames not displaying correctly in Invite popups.

Voice Chat

• Fixed an issue where spectators were able to hear local voice chat.
• Fixed an issue where Mute was not working correctly.

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Hotfix v1.5.1

This is the first of several expected hotfixes for Update 1.5. This update is a proper shipping build for clients and servers, not a debug build which accidentally shipped yesterday. The current plan includes another build tomorrow to fix several issues that were found in the testing of this build, and another hotfix in the coming days to address other player encountered issues that have been reported.

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Hotfix v1.5.2

This is the second of several expected hotfixes for Update 1.5. This update addresses the remaining unprotected commands that were found in the 1.5.1 update that kept it from being a full proper shipping build.

The team is working towards another hotfix in the coming days to address other player encountered issues that have been reported.

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With the release of Hotfix 1.5.3, after the release of Rising Storm 2: Vietnam on the Epic Game Store, we first want to say thanks to everyone who has downloaded and played the game - as well as the extra players jumping (back) in from the Steam side.

We are rolling out this first Hotfix to deal with those issues we can handle quickly, including some backend issues causing servers to drop off the server browser and some performance improvements behind that, causing issues with joining games. The full change log is below.

Following on from this, Saber (who have been doing all the work to bring Vietnam to EGS) will be working on the next Hotfix, which will focus on the more complex performance issues and the SDK. Because this is more complex, the coding and QA will be more complex, pushing Hotfix 2 to later next week.

Once those issues are squared away, we are working with some “old friends” from the original development team to bring a further round of fixes and QoL improvements to the game - and even some new content - to round off 2020.

All of us at Tripwire thank you for your continued support and patience. We hope to see you in Vietnam!

Hotfix 1.5.3 Changelog

• Fixed The Green Army Men Upgrade in game from launching a Steam window.
• Fixed Invite Friends not translated in Russian.
• Fixed Invite Friends tooltip is displaying an incorrect message. Before the fix it was referring to "choosing a next map" in Russian.
• Fixed an issue causing a disparity of servers visible between Steam and EGS clients. Epic Client could sometimes not see all servers.
• Fixed issues where servers can be dropped from Server Browser when time out.
• Maintenance was done on backend machines to improve performance.

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For our records, already a few days past its release ...


Happy Wednesday Grunts,

These are the notes for Hotfix 1.5.4 for Rising Storm 2: Vietnam. Thanks again for everyone who has downloaded the game. We’re happy to say that you’ve been breaking records for player numbers over the last couple of weeks!

This Hotfix took a little longer, courtesy of the QA required around some of the performance issues, as these were related to how player stats were being handled on EGS. Players should now see far less hitching when players join servers, for example, as well as other performance improvements.

We also have the SDK working for the mappers/modders out there, as well as the first round of some QoL fixing to the whitelisting system. The missing Green Army Men maps are back where they should be and a number of other issues (see the Changelog for details) have been addressed. And some fixes for Vivox VoiP issues.

From here, we will review any outstanding issues from the EGS implementation, including lingering VoiP issues and move on to some further Quality of Life issues. All of us at Tripwire (and Saber) thank you for your continued support and patience. We hope to see you in the ‘Nam!


Hotfix 1.5.4 Changelog

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam All Platforms

• Overall performance improvements
• Intermittent ‘hitching’ reduced. This was commonly experienced when players would join a game ultimately causing hitches for everyone in the game session
• Players will no longer crash when running the SDK
• Fixed players lifetime class stats not being recorded
• Fixed issues where servers can be dropped from Server Browser when timed out
• VoiP - players will no longer hear VoiP when the game is minimized
• QoL: Fixed and updated whitelist - Gameplay Overhaul Mutator version 3.3 is now properly whitelisted

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam on Steam

• Easy Anti-Cheat has been re-enabled for clients and servers
• Players will no longer see logs being spammed to them upon login
• VoiP - voice chat will no longer fail when a player has been invited to a game.

WebAdmin

• Re-enabled missing config option to reduce max connections allowed.

Green Army Men

• Fixed The Green Army Men Upgrade in game from launching a Steam window
• The maps ‘Sandbox’ and ‘Thanksgiving’ have been added. Happy turkey day!