Activision QA has given the "
all clear" for the
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars 1.4 update for Windows and Linux.
"To prepare for the update, the ETQW master server will be going down for approximately one hour starting at 16:00 UTC. You will not be able to log into your online account during this time.
When the 1.4 update is released, you will be able to grab it via the in-game auto-update tool and we'll also be posting a list of download mirrors here on the ETQW Community Site."
- Advanced and simplified HUD modes
- Improved Server Browser
- Basic Training for New Players
- Support for Auto-Downloading
- Network Fixes
- ETQW:TV
- Gameplay Balance Improvements (Hit box fix, Weapon balance fix, MCP fullhold fix)
- Bug Fixes
Of course you can download the patch manually. Here we go.
Update: It seems that through the new patch servers crashes very often. Few hours after the release of corrupt server files Splash Damage has released a server hotfix for ranked servers to the game server providers (gsp).
The fix will just tested by Activision. Announcement and download link for all other server admins will follow. Source: #quakewars
ETQW 1.4 Issues - by badman from Splash Damage
Now that 1.4 has been released, let me bring you up to speed on the issues we've found so far and what we're doing to address them.
Perhaps the most rampant problem was server crashing just a few minutes after going up. What happened there? Well, it turns out that the newly added Hot Servers feature is indirectly to blame: when more than 256 players queried the same server at the same time, it became unresponsive and disconnected everyone playing on it. The good news is that we've since isolated and fixed the underlying cause - a problem with server info requests - and have deployed a hotfix to our GSP partners. So far things are looking extremely good on that front and barring any further problems, the fix will very soon be released to the community at large.
We're also aware that ranks are not being displayed and are currently testing a fix for this. Both that as well as any other necessary fixes will make it into a smaller update that we're hoping to release in the coming weeks. We'll continue to monitor the forums closely, so if you come across any other issues, please let us know there.
Source: community.enemyterritory.comAn updated edition of the Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars demo was released yesterday for a short time, and quickly pulled after a glitch was discovered.
Apparently there are problems installing the demo, among other things, so if you have found it online somewhere, it's probably best to hold off trying it until the promised fixed version is released.
Final ETQW Software Development Kit
Final ETQW Software Development Kit (SDK) was released. Great news for all of you mappers and modders out there who working on new projects for Quake Wars.
This version come across with new improvements and fixes, it is
well documented and formatted. Also there is a MegaTexture Media Pack availible to create custom MegaTextures.
Download SDK and MegaTexture Media Pack from
ETQW Community Site
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