Please be aware that you may be disconnected from London Based (LON) Ace of Spades servers for 1-2 minutes between the hours of 8:00 and 9:00am on Thursday 19th December 2013. This is to allow for our Network Engineers to make some necessary adjustments at the London Datacentre.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If for any reason you need to contact us, please e-mail aceofspades@jagex.com for help.
Votekick Update Votekick has been tweaked to try and reduce abuse of the feature.
Any player can initiate a votekick, however, now only players on the same team as the player subject to a kick vote can vote on whether they should be removed from the game or not. This should still allow players who are griefing their team mates or obviously abusing a glitch to be kicked whilst making it harder for players who are simply good at the game to be booted out.
The function keys for voting yes or no have been changed. F1 is now "No" and F2 "Yes".
The host of a custom game can kick any player from their game. However, this only applies to the original host for the game, if that host leaves this privilege will be lost!
The host of a custom match cannot be targeted to be kicked from the match.
In VIP mode if the VIP is kicked, for any reason, another VIP should be selected from the remaining members of their team.
Known Issues
Server Auto balancing Over-rules Custom Match Settings
Several functionality issues with the new Votekick system
Patch Notes
Fixed a lobby issue whereby changing the Max Players whilst a player joins could cause the player to ghost and break the lobby.
Changing Anti-alias graphics settings no longer require a client restart to take effect.
Several Client/Server Security Improvements
Fixed an issue which could cause construct names to not update if a player changes class with the keyboard.
Fixed an issue which could cause block usage to not update if a player changes class with the keyboard.
A number of translation/text updates were applied.
Fixed an issue where leaderboards could appear empty without a relevant error message.
Improved the handling of network errors in the leaderboard menu.
Graphics Defaults now affect the Draw Distance setting.
Updated Default Shader Quality to Medium.
Fixed an issue where Turrets could be placed inside blocks in some situations.
The Server List will now sort servers by current players, followed by maximum players by default.
Spectators can now be seen on the score screen and vote-kick dialog from the opposing team.
If network connection is lost while on the "lobbies menu", you will now be sent back to the main menu and shown an error message.
Fixed an issue which could allow non-hosts to change UGC settings after the host lost network connection.
Improvements to the frontend and backend processing of the leaderboard.
Removed deprecated key bindings
Prefabs are now known as constructs in all menus.
Fixed an issue which would cause players to be presented with a blank screen when entering spectate as classes are changing.
Projectiles now explode 50 blocks above the highest block
Fixed an issue where a player joining from spectators could be auto-assigned a restricted class.
Fixed an issue where the team progress bar could be positioned incorrectly if the window was resized.
Flare blocks are now counted when repairing bases in Demolition Mode.
A number of security/hack fixes have been attempted.
Fixed several issues which could cause the class menu button to become enabled at the wrong times.
Fixed an issue where the Construct Set field could yield no options in a Map Creator lobby.
The default selected equipment item is now always the most practical item in a players inventory.
Fixed an issue with the Maximum score in Demolition Mode.
Fixed an issue which could cause a survivor to remain a survivor after death in Zombie! Mode.
Votekick Update Votekick has been tweaked to try and reduce abuse of the feature.
Any player can initiate a votekick, however, now only players on the same team as the player subject to a kick vote can vote on whether they should be removed from the game or not. This should still allow players who are griefing their team mates or obviously abusing a glitch to be kicked whilst making it harder for players who are simply good at the game to be booted out.
The function keys for voting yes or no have been changed. F1 is now "No" and F2 "Yes".
The host of a custom game can kick any player from their game. However, this only applies to the original host for the game, if that host leaves this privilege will be lost!
The host of a custom match cannot be targeted to be kicked from the match.
In VIP mode if the VIP is kicked, for any reason, another VIP should be selected from the remaining members of their team.
Known Issues
Server Auto balancing Over-rules Custom Match Settings
Several functionality issues with the new Votekick system
Patch Notes
Fixed a lobby issue whereby changing the Max Players whilst a player joins could cause the player to ghost and break the lobby.
Changing Anti-alias graphics settings no longer require a client restart to take effect.
Several Client/Server Security Improvements
Fixed an issue which could cause construct names to not update if a player changes class with the keyboard.
Fixed an issue which could cause block usage to not update if a player changes class with the keyboard.
A number of translation/text updates were applied.
Fixed an issue where leaderboards could appear empty without a relevant error message.
Improved the handling of network errors in the leaderboard menu.
Graphics Defaults now affect the Draw Distance setting.
Updated Default Shader Quality to Medium.
Fixed an issue where Turrets could be placed inside blocks in some situations.
The Server List will now sort servers by current players, followed by maximum players by default.
Spectators can now be seen on the score screen and vote-kick dialog from the opposing team.
If network connection is lost while on the "lobbies menu", you will now be sent back to the main menu and shown an error message.
Fixed an issue which could allow non-hosts to change UGC settings after the host lost network connection.
Improvements to the frontend and backend processing of the leaderboard.
Removed deprecated key bindings
Prefabs are now known as constructs in all menus.
Fixed an issue which would cause players to be presented with a blank screen when entering spectate as classes are changing.
Projectiles now explode 50 blocks above the highest block
Fixed an issue where a player joining from spectators could be auto-assigned a restricted class.
Fixed an issue where the team progress bar could be positioned incorrectly if the window was resized.
Flare blocks are now counted when repairing bases in Demolition Mode.
A number of security/hack fixes have been attempted.
Fixed several issues which could cause the class menu button to become enabled at the wrong times.
Fixed an issue where the Construct Set field could yield no options in a Map Creator lobby.
The default selected equipment item is now always the most practical item in a players inventory.
Fixed an issue with the Maximum score in Demolition Mode.
Fixed an issue which could cause a survivor to remain a survivor after death in Zombie! Mode.
Today we have pushed out an update with a large number of bug fixes and optimizations. Highlights of the build are improvements to the Ranked Server Matchmaker and improvements to the way the destruction of large voxel objects are managed!
Build 3133
Fixes and Tweaks
General:
Optimized method in which large voxel objects are destroyed, should no longer cause connection timeout message.
Fixed an issue where the scrollbar would not retain its position correctly in Custom Match Lobbies
Several optimizations to the ranked server match-maker to ensure the best server is selected based on ping and server population
Fixed an issue where the ranked server match-maker could cause a game crash in certain scenarios
Improved accuracy of loading progress bar on the loading screen
Change of options order within Rules (General is now is the second option)
Updated block and prefab placement cost to display even if the placement is not valid, in which case the cost is displayed in red
Removed unused and duplicate PNG and KV6 files from the client
Dump files will now be created in the game's install folder if the game crashes
Fixed an issue where pressing ALT could cause the game to enter a paused state
Improved the way using TAB on the end-of-round score screen switches between score boards
Fixed an issue which could prevent a custom match host from kicking a player from the lobby in Zombie Mode
Fixed an issue where a player a player's team color would become "Blue" if their team was selected as "Neutral" in the lobby preventing them from joining the game.
Improved messaging if a player tries to change team during a Zombie Outbreak
Removed option to start games with a target score of 256 or greater
Fixed an issue where Spectators could be incorrectly kicked at the end of the map
Removed "Most Team Kills" Award
Weapons:
Added Engineers SMG Foresight
Added a mini map icon for the Rocket Turret
Fixed an issue where Rocket Turrets would not "One Hit Kill" when the option was enabled in a Custom Match
Graphics:
Fixed an issue where shadows could move ahead of a character
Gameplay:
Decreased Target Score within TDM to 200
Decreased dynamite knock back to reduce cases of using it to team kill
Added correct text to several Prefabs where placeholders were displayed before
Added ability to place Rocket Turrets on water
Balanced Fall Damage (Especially the Engineer)
Improved Vote Map display reliability in Ranked Matches
Fixed an issue in Demolition Mode causing characters to become unable move during the base building time
Fixed an issue whereby it was possible to leave the bounds of the tutorial
Fixed an issue whereby a single tutorial area could be occupied by multiple players
Fixed an issue with Rocket Turret positioning
Fixed an issue with Rocket Turret ghost color not being neutral sometimes
Fixed an issue where the ghost prefab could become partly submerged under the water line
Scoring:
Attempted Fix for an issue where a TDM round would not end when the target score was met
Attempted Fix for an issue where players could receive a score of zero during a TDM
Improved server-side performance of the leader-boards
Text/Messages:
Removed ability to enter text in the in-game chat which is not supported by the chat font
Improved Leaderboards display of long names by cropping rather than re-sizing the font
Fixed an issue where "Blocks cannot place on water" message would flicker
Added correct text to the "MOST_Distractions" award
Added different message to be sent to the player who cashed in a diamond than is sent to the rest of the team
Today we have pushed out an update with a large number of bug fixes and optimizations. Highlights of the build are improvements to the Ranked Server Matchmaker and improvements to the way the destruction of large voxel objects are managed!
Build 3133
Fixes and Tweaks
General:
Optimized method in which large voxel objects are destroyed, should no longer cause connection timeout message.
Fixed an issue where the scrollbar would not retain its position correctly in Custom Match Lobbies
Several optimizations to the ranked server match-maker to ensure the best server is selected based on ping and server population
Fixed an issue where the ranked server match-maker could cause a game crash in certain scenarios
Improved accuracy of loading progress bar on the loading screen
Change of options order within Rules (General is now is the second option)
Updated block and prefab placement cost to display even if the placement is not valid, in which case the cost is displayed in red
Removed unused and duplicate PNG and KV6 files from the client
Dump files will now be created in the game's install folder if the game crashes
Fixed an issue where pressing ALT could cause the game to enter a paused state
Improved the way using TAB on the end-of-round score screen switches between score boards
Fixed an issue which could prevent a custom match host from kicking a player from the lobby in Zombie Mode
Fixed an issue where a player a player's team color would become "Blue" if their team was selected as "Neutral" in the lobby preventing them from joining the game.
Improved messaging if a player tries to change team during a Zombie Outbreak
Removed option to start games with a target score of 256 or greater
Fixed an issue where Spectators could be incorrectly kicked at the end of the map
Removed "Most Team Kills" Award
Weapons:
Added Engineers SMG Foresight
Added a mini map icon for the Rocket Turret
Fixed an issue where Rocket Turrets would not "One Hit Kill" when the option was enabled in a Custom Match
Graphics:
Fixed an issue where shadows could move ahead of a character
Gameplay:
Decreased Target Score within TDM to 200
Decreased dynamite knock back to reduce cases of using it to team kill
Added correct text to several Prefabs where placeholders were displayed before
Added ability to place Rocket Turrets on water
Balanced Fall Damage (Especially the Engineer)
Improved Vote Map display reliability in Ranked Matches
Fixed an issue in Demolition Mode causing characters to become unable move during the base building time
Fixed an issue whereby it was possible to leave the bounds of the tutorial
Fixed an issue whereby a single tutorial area could be occupied by multiple players
Fixed an issue with Rocket Turret positioning
Fixed an issue with Rocket Turret ghost color not being neutral sometimes
Fixed an issue where the ghost prefab could become partly submerged under the water line
Scoring:
Attempted Fix for an issue where a TDM round would not end when the target score was met
Attempted Fix for an issue where players could receive a score of zero during a TDM
Improved server-side performance of the leader-boards
Text/Messages:
Removed ability to enter text in the in-game chat which is not supported by the chat font
Improved Leaderboards display of long names by cropping rather than re-sizing the font
Fixed an issue where "Blocks cannot place on water" message would flicker
Added correct text to the "MOST_Distractions" award
Added different message to be sent to the player who cashed in a diamond than is sent to the rest of the team
All of the Mac using Ace of Spades fans have been extremely patient, and today I am very pleased to announce that we have launched the Mac OSX version of the game, which is now available on Steam.
To celebrate we are offering both Mac & PC users 50% off for a limited time only, so grab yourself a copy today.