Developer DICE has finally released an update for Battlefield 4 players, that is now live for PC, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, following a series of problems and bugs that resulted in anguish
While the PC update was released on 13 January, the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 was released on 14 January. The updates were directed towards fixing up of issues regarding stability, memory leaks, numerous bugs and other glitches.
The update for PC does not come with Mantle support and there has been no word on it yet. The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 update addresses issues of feedback time where blood would be appearing even before damage was done, repair rates of all vehicles have been tweaked other fixes like friendly marker that would result in killing teammates. Both platforms have certain platform-specific issues that have been incorporated.
Battlefield 4 was released on 29 Oct for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Below is the complete Changelog for Battlefield's 4 PC update (Battlelog):
- Various fixes for improving general stability
- Fixed a memory leak issue occurring after level shutdowns, which could result in a out-of-memory crash in longer play sessions
- Additional fix for the "sound loop" deadlock when running High/Ultra graphics settings
- Added a warning for using Legacy AMD drivers that were out of date
- Fixed a player feedback timing issue where blood was appearing before other damage indicators, and before damage was actually done
- Fixed a bug where players' rank icons on the scoreboard would not be updated
- Fix for Asian users unable to start Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 on Windows 8.1
- Normalized repair rates across all vehicles.
- Fixed problem with killer health in kill card not being correctly updated (showing 100% health even though the soldier was hurt)
- Fix for friendly marker not always showing when needed to, resulting in players shooting team members
- Fixed a bug where a Main Battle Tank Coaxial HMG ammo box was occasionally blocking the driver's camera
- Increased damage by 25% for the Stealth Jet 20mm cannons.
- Stealth Jets now have more similar handling attributes to each other. F35 & J-20 are slightly more agile, Su-50 is less agile.
- Attack Jets now have more similar handling attributes to each other, and all 3 are now slightly less agile than earlier
- Fixed camera glitch when switching weapons while moving in crouch
- Fixed an occasional bug where players could experience intermittent engine sound dropouts when driving wheeled IFVs
- Fix for player spawning under the map when deploying on Lancang Dam
- Fixed flickering in map and mini map on Rogue Transmission and Operation Locker
Below is the complete Changelog for Battlefield 4's PlayStation 3 update (Battlelog):
- Various fixes for improving general stability
- Fixed a player feedback timing issue where blood was appearing before other damage indicators, and before damage was actually done
- Fix for bug where it looked like soldier was dying with 1 health instead of 0
- Fixed a bug where players' rank icons on the scoreboard would not be updated
- Normalized repair rates across all vehicles. Vehicles with lower health points, like aircraft and transport vehicles, now repair more slowly than before
- Fixed problem with killer health in kill card not being correctly updated (showing 100% health even though he was just hurt)
- Fix for friendly marker not always showing when needed to, resulting in players shooting team members
- Fixed a bug where the M1 Abrams Coaxial HMG ammo box was occasionally blocking the driver's camera
- Increased damage by 25% for the Stealth Jet 20mm cannons
- Stealth Jets now have more similar handling attributes to each other. F35 & J-20 are slightly more agile, Su-50 is less agile
- Attack Jets now have more similar handling attributes to each other, and all 3 are now slightly less agile than earlier
- Fixed camera glitch when switching weapons while moving in crouch
- Fixed an occasional bug where players could experience intermittent engine sound dropouts when driving wheeled IFVs
- China Rising: Fixed animation glitch for motorbike passengers occurring when aiming
- Fix for first and third person soldier animations being out of sync while doing transition changes. This could potentially make the player get hit while in cover behind a wall or other obstacle
Below is the complete Changelog for Battlefield 4's PlayStation 4 update (Battlelog):
- Various fixes for improving general stability
- Fixed flickering in map and mini map on Rogue Transmission and Operation Locker
- Fixed issue with player spawning under the map in Lancang Dam
- Increased damage by 25% for the Stealth Jet 20mm cannons
- Normalized repair rates across all vehicles. Vehicles with lower health points, like aircraft and transport vehicles, now repair more slowly than before
- Fixed a bug where the M1 Abrams Coaxial HMG ammo box was occasionally blocking the driver's camera
- Fix for friendly marker not always showing when needed to, resulting in players shooting team members
- Fixed problem with killer health in kill card not being correctly updated (showing 100% health even though the soldier was hurt)
- EU Players: Fixed bug where game wouldn't start when the console was running in any of these languages: Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Czech, Brazilian Portuguese
- Fix for bug where it looked like soldier was dying with 1 health instead of 0
- Fixed a player feedback timing issue where blood was appearing before other damage indicators, and before damage was actually done
Unlocking of SUAV in Battlefield 4
Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb has shown players ways to unlock a SUAV drone in Battlefield 4's China Rising downloadable content (DLC) in a new video.
To be able to unlock the drone, players have to earn a ribbon, which can be only gained by getting a kill with a bomber in the map of the Battlefield 4.
The video shows Hryb, where he gets into a fighter and locates targets and laser marks them for teammates. Players have to note that that drone is vulnerable and the flight time is limited by its battery.
(YouTube Courtesy: Larry Hryb)
