Sep 1, 2015

Killing Floor 2 gets even gorier with Incinerate 'n Detonate update

Killing Floor 2

Incinerate 'n Detonate, a major and largely self-explanatory update to the multiplayer zombie shooter Killing Floor 2, is now live on Steam. Developer Tripwire Interactive says the update adds "50 percent more content" than was included with the Early Access release, and while I can't confirm that all the new stuff works out to precisely that amount, there sure does seem to be a lot of it.

The update includes a pair of new Perks, Firebug and Demolitions—hence the title—each with new weapons and grenades, and two new maps, Evacuation Point and Catacombs. There are also new weapons up for grabs, and a couple of "crossover promotions" as well: Owners of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare will get Tom Banner, a playable knight who carries the Zweihander sword, while owners of Red Orchestra 2 can step into the jackboots of Anton Strasser, a German soldier who packs rather more modern (but not necessarily more effective) implements of dismemberment.

Other changes include the addition of Nvidia's PhysX Flex technology on GeForce 770 cards and above, which Tripwire said will enable "brand new cutting-edge gore technology," plus a "complete overhaul" of the Berserker skill tree, an After Action Report option with team awards, personal stats and map voting, new Zed hit zones, achievements, Steam Workshop functionality, and all sorts of various fixes and improvements.

For those who'd like to give it a try before laying down 30 hard-earned dollars, Tripwire also announced that Killing Floor 2 will be free on Steam from September 3-6, which if you don't happen to have a calendar lying around is this coming weekend. It will be on sale during that same period for 33 percent off its regular $30/ 20 price.

Update: The post originally indicated that the Killing Floor 2 free weekend would end on September 7, but it actually wraps up on September 6. I've updated it to reflect the change.

Sep 1, 2015

Incinerate ‘N Detonate Update

Killing Floor 2 - [TW]Yoshiro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOKbmgE-_o0
Adding more than 50% more content to the game, available now players will be able to further explore the horrific world of KILLING FLOOR 2 with brand new content and features including the following:

2 New Perks – Firebug and Demolitions, each with new weapons and grenades
2 New Maps – Evacuation Point and Catacombs
New Weapons – More arsenal to destroy Zeds with such as the Dual 9mm Pistols
Crossover Promotions:
- For players who own Chivalry – Playable Knight character with the Zweihänder sword
- For players who own Red Orchestra 2 – Anton Strasser playable character

NVIDIA PhysX Flex Technology – Featured for the first time ever in a game, KILLING FLOOR 2 incorporates this ground-breaking new technology (for NVIDIA GeForce 770’s and above cards)
Berserker Skill Tree – Complete overhaul revamps the Berserker skill tree to a whole new level
After Action Report – New system adding Team Awards, Personal Stats and Map Voting
- Map Voting allows players to vote on the next map, winning map travels to server after
- Kick Voting allows players to vote kick a player from the map

New Achievements
Zed Hit Zones – Allows Areas on the Zeds to have different hit effects and vulnerabilities based on different zones
New Steam Workshop functionality (this is an item submission workshop, a full mod workshop is still being worked on)
General Fixes and Improvements:
- Audio Fixes – Huge overhaul to improve audio system
- Old map and skill tree refinements such as the Commando skill tree

And Much More!

Sep 1, 2015

Incinerate ‘N Detonate Update

Killing Floor 2 - [TW]Schneid

2 New Perks – Firebug and Demolitions, each with new weapons and grenades
2 New Maps – Evacuation Point and Catacombs
New Weapons – More arsenal to destroy Zeds with such as the Dual 9mm Pistols
Crossover Promotions:
- For players who own Chivalry – Playable Knight character with the Zweihänder sword
- For players who own Red Orchestra 2 – Anton Strasser playable character

NVIDIA PhysX Flex Technology – Featured for the first time ever in a game, KILLING FLOOR 2 incorporates this ground-breaking new technology (for NVIDIA GeForce 770’s and above cards)
Berserker Skill Tree – Complete overhaul revamps the Berserker skill tree to a whole new level
After Action Report – New system adding Team Awards, Personal Stats and Map Voting
- Map Voting allows players to vote on the next map, winning map travels to server after
- Kick Voting allows players to vote kick a player from the map

New Achievements
Zed Hit Zones – Allows Areas on the Zeds to have different hit effects and vulnerabilities based on different zones
New Steam Workshop functionality (this is an item submission workshop, a full mod workshop is still being worked on)
General Fixes and Improvements:
- Audio Fixes – Huge overhaul to improve audio system
- Old map and skill tree refinements such as the Commando skill tree

And Much More!

Aug 28, 2015

Preview patch changelog (v1010)

Killing Floor 2 - [TW]Yoshiro

Patch for the opt-in preview available soon. See you in game!

Weapons

Reverted changes to starting and max ammo for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Support weapons.
Tweak to laser sight on Eviscerator
Made Scrake more vulnerable to direct hits from RPG rockets, especially when aiming for the head
Increased the pellet penetration and ability for Dragon's Breath Shotgun rounds to panic ZEDs

Bug Fixes

Fixed comm rose being stuck on screen after Hans intro
Fixed Berserker damage resistance description
Fixed Berserker melee attack speed being incorrectly calculated
Fixed Berserker Smash, Block and Furious Defender skills not working as intended
Fixed stuck ZEDs not respawning
Fixed Zweihander having an ammo cost in the trader
Fixed broken animations when reloading some weapons
Fixed microwave gun effect looping on corpses
Fixed low friction FleX gore
Fixed no sound effect when turning NVG's on and off.
Fixed a bug where Berserker passive bonus to attack speed applied to melee bashes with non-berserker weapons.
Fixed an issue with the sight for the microwave guns when real time reflections were turned on.
Fixed an issue where the lobby music would play during the first wave
Fixed a bug where players could instant-kill Hans using some melee weapons
Fixed an issue where the Hans intro would not work properly in some resolutions
Replaced debug text when trying to join a full server

Optimization

FleX crash fixes and performance optimizations
Emitter/explosion optimizations
Log spam cleanup

Aug 28, 2015

Preview patch changelog (v1010)

Killing Floor 2 - [TW]Yoshiro

Patch for the opt-in preview available soon. See you in game!

Weapons

Reverted changes to starting and max ammo for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Support weapons.
Tweak to laser sight on Eviscerator
Made Scrake more vulnerable to direct hits from RPG rockets, especially when aiming for the head
Increased the pellet penetration and ability for Dragon's Breath Shotgun rounds to panic ZEDs

Bug Fixes

Fixed comm rose being stuck on screen after Hans intro
Fixed Berserker damage resistance description
Fixed Berserker melee attack speed being incorrectly calculated
Fixed Berserker Smash, Block and Furious Defender skills not working as intended
Fixed stuck ZEDs not respawning
Fixed Zweihander having an ammo cost in the trader
Fixed broken animations when reloading some weapons
Fixed microwave gun effect looping on corpses
Fixed low friction FleX gore
Fixed no sound effect when turning NVG's on and off.
Fixed a bug where Berserker passive bonus to attack speed applied to melee bashes with non-berserker weapons.
Fixed an issue with the sight for the microwave guns when real time reflections were turned on.
Fixed an issue where the lobby music would play during the first wave
Fixed a bug where players could instant-kill Hans using some melee weapons
Fixed an issue where the Hans intro would not work properly in some resolutions
Replaced debug text when trying to join a full server

Optimization

FleX crash fixes and performance optimizations
Emitter/explosion optimizations
Log spam cleanup

Aug 25, 2015

KF2 Build 1009 Preview Changelog Part 2

Killing Floor 2 - [TW]Yoshiro

http://steamcommunity.com/games/232090/announcements/detail/801992841516139803

Weapon Economy

AA12 price increased
Commando ammo price increased
Nailgun price decreased
Pulverizer price increased
Eviscerator price increased

UI/FX

New FX trails for all Zed Attacks
Changes to armor in Trader Display UI. Now shows total armor plus bonus armor
New Parry notification FX for successful parries
Attack that cannot be parried are represented with FX around their attack animations
Improved Hans introduction sequence
Added new FX for when Hans is draining health to indicate he can’t be damaged
Clarity pass on some weapon and skill descriptions
Streamlined GFX options menu. Revert popup is only displayed if we want to display a performance warning, restart warning or revert countdown. All other changes take effect immediately. If the user hits "Back" with unsaved changes, it will prompt the user and ask for save confirmation.
ZED Obliteration effect significantly improved, more blood, more gibs, affects persistent blood more

Audio

Improvements to melee weapon sounds
Addition of skin types for enemies. Metal, electrical, etc…
Enhancement of gore sounds!
Major improvements to the sound occlusion system
Explosions now with more explosion(y) level sound!
Global mix improvements

Editor

Conformed Landscape to work with Splatter Maps, KF2 lighting and PhysX 3x integration
Removed Terrain actor from tree (Terrain not supported in Killing Floor 2)
Added Workshop upload tool
New Workshop content to support creation of character cosmetics and weapon skins (this is for inclusion with the game, mod workshop is still being worked on)
Added SDK maps to test workshop content
Persistent blood now works on unlit translucency

Bug Fixes:
General

Fixed perk rounding bonus error
Fixed an issue where the Husk suicide would prevent players from respawning.
Fixed occasionally not being healed by Medic Grenades
Fixed slashing damage not decapitating zeds properly
Fixed zeds being unresponsive in broken glass remains
Fixed an issue where ragdolls were sped up if using Variable Frame-rate
Fixed an issue where Hans’ damage was scaling based on amount of players
Fixed an issue where you could switch away from “Strength” perk and keep weight
Fixed an issue where healing wasn’t working properly offline
Fixed an issue where people could exploit controller config
Fixed an issue where grenades wouldn’t heal you if they were inside a dynamic object.
Fixed custom maps download percentage not updating “OK!”

Weapons

Fixed an issue where players were able to duplicate weapons
Fixed an issue where perk skills would not change fill all ammo price
Fixed an issue where the rapid fire skill wasn’t shooting at a faster rate
Fixed issue where hands would come off the Pulverizer
Fixed issues where hands would come off the Crovel
Several weapon notifies updated to be more accurate
3rd person quick heal now better matches 1st person
Fixed Eviscerator saw jitter
3rd person nailgun reload now better matches 1st person
3rd person flamethrower reload now better matches 1st person
Fixed IK issue with hands on the AR 15
3rd person katana animations now better match 1st person
Fixed issue where some 1st person weapons would jitter in slowmo
Reloads now complete once the magazine is in the weapon instead of when the animation settles.
1st Person weapons now use uncompressed normal maps

User Interface

Fixed keybinding issue with localized controls
Fixed selling incorrect weapon at trader pod
Fixed some text not being localized
Fixed an issue where skill tree unlock popup could persist
Fixed issue where player and steam avatars appeared twice in party UI
Fixed several keybinding issues when rebinding to already used keys
Fixed an issue where the server browser filter for “Not Full” was showing full servers
Fixed several issues where sound was not playing in the UI

Audio

Fixed Audio stuttering issues
Hans is no longer obsessed with talking about hunting when everybody is dead

Maps

Fixed zeds not being able to jump on tables in Volter Manor
Fixed exploits in Outpost
Fixed exploits in Biotics Lab
Fixed portal entry handlers in Biotics Lab
Fixed exploits in Volter Manor
Fixed Reverb Volume implementations in maps
Fixed some impact FX on water in Burning Paris
Fixed some lighting issues in Burning Paris

Zeds

Fleshpounds can now jump when enraged
Fixed an issue where the Fleshpound would never rage if all of his attacks were parried.
Fixed an issue with Fleshpound LODs on low settings
Fixed an issue with Husk LODs on low settings
Fixed an issue where zeds wouldn’t attack players standing in destructible meshes
Fixed some animations problems with crawlers while walking on slopes
Fixed an issue where you wouldn’t get XP if a husk suicided
Fixed an issue with Hans where he would enter a falling state forever
Fixed several gore related issues
Fixed instances where zeds wouldn’t animate properly in multiplayer causing them to appear as if they were teleporting
AI Pathing improvements by fixing bad AI states

Crash

Fixed a crash for users that had old Steam avatars of a different size

Known Issue

Evacuation point in the editor has map warnings
Several localized text strings for perk skills have not been updated yet, however the English is correct. These skills are Flaratov and Sacrifice.
Rare crash when obliterating bloats when FleX is set to high.
Microwave gun "cooking" effect remains on dead bodies that are not obliterated
After Action Report: Headshots are not always properly recorded in the "personal best" section
Rare crash using the voice command widget
Occasional crash when getting server details on the server browser