AA 2.8.3 OUT TODAY

Post by **ADF-BUNGY** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:01 pm

America's Army 2.8.3 NOW AVAILABLE

Quote [Dev]MindRiot
"Just a heads up to let you guys know that we will be releasing America's Army v2.8.3 tomorrow (THU) at noon on the West Coast (PST).

Some hosting sites, against orders, posted the files early. The problem with this is that we don't have servers running yet to accommodate players, and thus why releases take us a couple of days working behind the scenes to get things ready.

We have started pre-seeding for BitTorrent already and at noon on Thursday we will enable the full files. The new release will have both a full and patch version.

We focused this version on improving performance! Our goal was to reduce the installer size, address many of the open issues that people have requested, etc… Some specifics on the release; Demorec is a work in progress, but is better. Framerates are improved, too.

We decided to not introduce any major new features for this release, because we felt the feedback was that you wanted us to focus on some of the existing issues, and we wanted to reward and focus our longstanding and loyal AA Players.

We look forward to hearing from you, and reading your feedback which plays a vital role in the development and growth of the AA community. Thank you for your continued support of our game, and on behalf of the entire Army Game Project, we hope you enjoy this release."

Filefront has it here 415mb ----> http://files.filefront.com/aa+patch+282 ... einfo.html

Post by **ADF-Muzz** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:29 pm

when will our servers support it.

Post by **ADF-BUNGY** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:33 pm

whenever snipe set's it up I suppose and enough people have it.

Post by **ADF-d3v1l** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:33 pm

well im updated to 2.8.3 and im gettin blank browser. no servers at all are comming up

Post by **ADF-BUNGY** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:37 pm

will take a day or so for them (the other server operators) to change over and start showing up.

Post by **ADF-d3v1l** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:41 pm

crap i knew i shoulda waited lol

Post by **ADF-Sniper** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:53 pm

I'm downloading it now.

Server #1 will be the new version.

Post by **ADF-BUNGY** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:58 pm

thanks snipe.

there ya go devil, later today/tonight/tomorrow you should be able to get on.

Post by **ADF-d3v1l** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:09 pm

hooah!

Post by **ADF-Aztec** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:15 pm

<3 you snipe

just wondering, will AA1 be moved to 2.8.3 tonight?

Post by **Aussie** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:21 pm

it's not officially released yet. that is an illegal release.

Post by **Aussie** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:21 pm

(i been talking to Dec @ AON )

Post by **ADF-Muzz** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:26 pm

should I wait till sat nights game before updating or update now.

Post by **ADF-Sniper** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:27 pm

Prob be about 10 Mins

Post by **ADF-Sniper** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:29 pm

ADF-Muzz wrote:should I wait till sat nights game before updating or update now.

I make a copy of all my AA installs and rename the folders. I can go all the way back to 1.5

Im guessing 3.0 is a few years away, and by the time they finish it it will obsolete.

Post by **ADF-Aztec** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:45 pm

I heard AA3 comes out November this year

Post by **ADF-Sniper** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:59 pm

Up and running Enjoy! People playing in the GA Match... BACKUP your old AAO folder!

Post by **ADF-Sniper** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:29 pm

I cant get it to run in GLOBAL mode you will need to connect via IP

Post by **ADF-BUNGY** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:29 pm

From the AA forums on the 2.8.3 patch
http://forum.americasarmy.com/viewtopic.php?t=271870

Quote wh!z
"I really like the faster reloads (even on saw) and fixjams (tested on all guns with strawberry). The way flashes are ineffective outside is a very nice touch and will speed up the pace of the game while still being realistic.

VERY VERY good work on the demorecs so far.

Although, I am confused as to the purpose of the 5 second spawn timer.

The performance is definitely better along with better bullet registration.

My vote for best patch in a very long time. GJ hopefully this helps revive this game."

Post by **ADF-Dizz** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:09 pm

Bottom line is - do we download now or wait a while??????????

Post by **ADF-BUNGY** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:40 pm

download it now.
then after the GA match install it.

in a day or so there will be servers to play on.

but as sniper says BACKUP YOUR 2.8.2 FILES first.

that way if ya need 2.8.2 it is there.

Post by **ADF-Snake** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:39 pm

ADF-BUNGY wrote:download it now.
then after the GA match install it.

in a day or so there will be servers to play on.

but as sniper says BACKUP YOUR 2.8.2 FILES first.

that way if ya need 2.8.2 it is there.

For those of us who're a little bit less knowledgeable... (me for one lol)

How exactly? Just copy n paste?

Post by **ADF-Shaggs** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:00 pm

OMG too many boobs in this forums.

Post by **ADF-Dizz** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:21 pm

[img]http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170 ... -50-06.jpg[/img]

Ok Guys AA Gurus vas is dis

something to do with PB 'B' or what please instruct on resolving

Its under aa2.8.3

Post by **Scotty** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:00 pm

yeah all the boobs is starting to get to me, will find relationships very hard in the future if i get these images burned into my head, will always be unable to completely get rid of these images out of my head.

Post by **ADF-Cable** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:16 pm

Hooah!!!!

Dlling it now.....

I wont update till my mistress says i can....

(Mistress PLEEEEASE??? May I?????)

Post by **ADF-BUNGY** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:11 pm

Dizz, have you done a PB update today at all??

[font=Century Gothic]Also, there is a 2.8.3 Map Pack (280mb) ----> http://www.ausgamers.com/files/details/html/33422
they have changed a couple of maps apparently. NO NEW MAPS[/font]

http://forum.americasarmy.com/viewtopic.php?t=271951

Improvements (as listed in AA forums)
- Duration of flashbang too long
- Flashbang effectiveness outdoors is too strong
- SF Floodgate: Add Random Spawning to prevent grenade spam
- River Village: Rename the teams to "Assault Alpha" and "Assault Beta" since the level has random spawn
points
- Increase the speed of the weapon reload, fixjam and supported/unsupported animations
- Demo Mode: Surpress UI elements from being displayed during playback
- Punkbuster: Update PBSetup to version 3.0
- Do not apply points to personal jacket that are obtained during rounds which forceclass is used on honor servers.
- Do not allow server administrators to forceclass individual players on honor servers without cheats
being enabled.

Patch links ---> http://www.americasarmy.com/downloads/patches.php
Full Install links ---> http://www.americasarmy.com/downloads/

Post by **ADF-Snake** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:26 pm

I have downloaded the patch, but im not gonna install it until everyone says go for it.. otherwise i'll be stuffing up AA.. lol

So just let me know when it's a safe time to patch lol

Post by **ADF-Dizz** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:35 pm

ADF-BUNGY wrote:Dizz, have you done a PB update today at all??

yes I have - I'll redo it and run aa again - it looks like it is something to do with the flash timing

Did the update no different still same kick

Post by **ADF-Dizz** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:46 pm

ADF-Dizz wrote:
ADF-BUNGY wrote:Dizz, have you done a PB update today at all??

yes I have - I'll redo it and run aa again - it looks like it is something to do with the flash timing

Did the update no different still same kick

cAN THIS BE RECTIFIED SHORT TERM ?????????

Post by **ADF-Medic** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:57 pm

Downloading now.

Post by **dodgey** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:20 am

Have been playing 2.8.3 seems allright however there seems to be a lot of script bugs.

Post by **ADF-BUNGY** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:29 am

Dizz
The flash timing has been changed in 2.8.3.

2.8.2 flash length was 20
2.8.3 flash length is 12

so if you are being kicked for that then the server you are on needs to update their cvar list.