Evacuation Update and Map are Live!
By TrailTurtle @ October 30, 2012 at 11:37pm
The Evacuation update is now live! This update includes a brand-new map, a number of new features, and more.
The new Evac map is built with both the wide-open lanes of a sniper alley plus the CQC of a trench raid. The west and north sections of the maps are a destroyed street. Burnt-out buses at each the southwest and northwest corners give snipers an (exposed) vantage point, and grease gunners will have to dash across long stretches of empty to get at them. Duck into the cover of a nearby bazaar in the east half of the map for upstairs/downstairs snap-shot combat.
The visual centerpiece of Evac is an abandoned jumpjet and helipad. Once it ferried civilians out of this plague-ridden corpse of a city; now it bears witness as Agents fight over what’s left.
Evac also introduces premium servers. When you buy a premium server token, you’ll have a server spawned by us just for you. You are the admin and your friends can join in – only the host has to pay any ZEN.
Premium servers can be adjusted with a number of settings, including setting a minimum level or ping limit for players, disallowing depots or HRVs, and setting team sorting by clans or parties.
All these and more are available in the Evacuation update for Blacklight: Retribution now. Read on for full patch notes.
Added:
- Added new map: Evac
- Added new Hero: Lilith – A Hardsuit Pilot that comes equipped with a Tactical SMG, Revolver, A36 Brimstone Airstrike, Hardsuit Battle Mode, and 3 grenades! Available for direct purchase!
- Added new Primary Receiver: Anti-Materiel Rifle – A very powerful sniper rifle with a long scope time. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Secondary Receiver: Breach Loaded Pistol – A unique weapon that fires an explosive charge that can stick to enemies! Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Depot Item: Katana – A deadly sword with a charging lunge attack that can go through multiple targets. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Tactical Item: Firewall Breach Kit – A kit that makes hacking much easier, decreases entry time into enemy hardsuits, and boosts your HRV abilities. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Gear Items: Protection Gear – Patches that provide a passive resistance to a specific damage type. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Gear Item: Exploding Tomahawk – A tomahawk that can be thrown and remotely exploded. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Helmet: Prex Chemical/Hazmat Respirator – A helmet that provides a passive resistance to explosive damage. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added two new Scopes: EMI Fused Image-IR and EMI Cypher IR – Infared scopes with 4x and 3x zoom, respectively. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added premium servers to the game available with a large variety of mutator options (now including disabling elemental ammo) and ability to choose map and gametype.
They also contain a ban list and can be marked private with an "invite only" list for certain players and clans.
They are created in the private match create menu after purchasing a premium match token.
Existing premium servers are edited by selecting in the server browser and clicking the "Manage" button.
They can be renewed this way or have more time added to them. Expired servers also show up in the server browser.
They can be deleted or renewed.
- Added "Spectate Through Death" option in Settings -> Game that allows you continue spectating a player after they die.
- Added "Spawn Effects" option in Settings -> Game that allows you to enable/disable the visual effects from spawning.
- Added "ADS Fix" experimental option in Settings -> Control aimed at trying to resolve the issue of firing only one round when holding down the fire button after sprinting. Please give us feedback on whether or not having this option Enabled resolves any issues that you have had.
Fixes:
- Fixed issue that would cause the sprint animation to occur while walking at normal speed.
- Fixed issues on multiple levels that prevented players from being shot in certain areas.
- Steam wallet and achievement functionality has been restored.
- Fixed issues around sprinting, weapon-switching and landing that caused the Bolt-Action Rifle to lose functionality.
- Creating a custom match no longer results in receiving an incorrect failure message.
- Warlord and Rival text no longer overlaps.
- Fixed an issue that disabled a hardsuit's weapons when using HRV ping with HRV toggle disabled.
- Fixed an issue that caused inconsistent server browser pings (including 0ms) to show up in some cases.
- Clan invites received while in a match should be acceptable now.
- Cancelling a tweet should no longer generate an error dialog box.
- Hero gear is now re-equipable after you switch away from it.
- Fixed an issue where the UI for 4th gear slot for some Heroes would break.
- Fixed some gear items not appearing in the correct spots for Heroes.
- Fixed an issue where the mouse cursor would disappear when collecting GP from the mail.
- Fixed an issue where free items would not display in inventory lists.
Changed:
- LMG Recon is now available for direct purchase.
- The 100 CP bonus for re-enabling the scorpion tank can only be collected every 25 seconds.
- Quick Join now only joins official servers. It now ignores the server browser filters for hiding personal or official servers.
ultrapawn @ Nov 29th, 2012 10:05PM
I think u shud have a gangnam style emote and a bubble gun for destroying turrets
rathraxas @ Nov 29th, 2012 4:05AM
sweet
blastersoul @ Nov 27th, 2012 8:50PM
I downloaded the slow patch BUT NO SERVERS THEY KEEP SAYING SERVERS ARE UNDER MANTAINENCE WTF
alejandro764 @ Nov 21st, 2012 4:47PM
apply the last patch that launcher load and BAAAAM servers down with the green poin and the word " online " da fffffk
overlordres @ Nov 21st, 2012 3:31AM
How do i update my BLR? help me ... ? please ....
deathcheater59 @ Nov 19th, 2012 7:30PM
how do you update:(
math302011 @ Nov 18th, 2012 4:09PM
wtf sllllooooooooooww patch
reapersxz @ Nov 15th, 2012 4:45AM
No Manual Patch, Slow Update, Crash easily, cant access to support =,= I just wanting to start playing this game please dont spoil my mood for this game ><
epicmash @ Nov 11th, 2012 11:27PM
pw you should be able to get money in practise mode!!!!!!!!!! please
epicmash @ Nov 11th, 2012 11:26PM
hey guys if you want to download this you CANT let your pc go into sleep/hibernate mode otherwise it will crash. i had the same problem. :)
motoraton28 @ Nov 9th, 2012 11:01AM
WTF!!! 81.5% and crash, are you serious?, you need to fix that goddamnit!!!
luisexperto @ Nov 8th, 2012 9:44AM
todo esta chebre ahora si mis amigos están jugando día noche y tarde black. pero están preocupados POR QUE capas ustedes saquen un parche re contra pesado otra ves POR FAVOR AMIGOS DE PERFECT WORLD LA SIGUIENTE ACTUALIZACIÓN QUE PESE POCO COMO 80M,20M,12M, O MÁXIMO 100. YAPE POR FAVOR AMIGOS DE PERFECT WORLD, YO SE QUE SU JUEGO ES BIEN LOCO LE GANA HA WOLF TEAM JAJAJAJ
sswildcat @ Nov 6th, 2012 9:39PM
Did they really have to 'fix' the crouch while boosting for Hardsuits? And seriously, what's with the mouse look in boost? If I look too far to the left or right, boost cancels? Really? They also increased the stationary cooldown at the end of the boost... Lameness.
jasplayer1 @ Nov 6th, 2012 3:17PM
It would be good if the next update will have something to do with zombies!
mare1302 @ Nov 5th, 2012 9:48AM
If they can somehow buy heroes to go or how to hack zen?
greenjuice321
only noobs hack
mare1302 @ Nov 5th, 2012 9:45AM
Would you want someone to worship 100 zen or at least 60 zen? Thanks in advance everyone!!!
mare1302 @ Nov 5th, 2012 9:42AM
when will the next ubdate?
darkyfeu @ Nov 5th, 2012 1:52AM
it is the worst thing i ever seen the update go at 0.1%per hours plz make patch or make it in little part coz i cant even play because after 5 hours it stop running so PLZ MAKE SOME DOWNLOADABLE UPDATES PLZ
ziver7 @ Nov 4th, 2012 9:05PM
They should give out these patches in small pieces. That we don't have to wait so long.
cupcaik @ Nov 4th, 2012 9:29AM
been here about 2 hours, still only 50% done...
fragdummy @ Nov 3rd, 2012 9:24PM
that map causes lags on 80% of all players i met. The others play on lowest of the low settings.
xgacomaco @ Nov 3rd, 2012 8:10PM
Slowest Update Ever ....
eyeluvop7 @ Nov 3rd, 2012 2:07PM
Thanks for breaking the game. Not like the game worked in steam like it shouldve in the first place. Next time just avoid steam if you cant make your game work properly on it. Hoping that you'll fix the game soon so I can get back to it sometime.
awes0mepl @ Nov 3rd, 2012 8:39AM
From this patch i cant play . Game its just not updating.
whys0black @ Nov 3rd, 2012 2:59AM
Shexy Cant wait to try that AMR after i finish these last 2 patches
whys0black
wow im patching really fast :O
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