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Dreamy Cecil edited this page May 28, 2024
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A unified & simplified changelog of all release versions of Serious Sam Classics Patch, including their patches for easier understanding of what has been added in each version.
- Releases since 1.2: https://github.com/SamClassicPatch/SuperProject/releases
- Releases before 1.2: https://github.com/SamClassicPatch/GameExecutable/releases
Extended support of levels from Revolution, observer camera system, voting sysmem and extra features for Steam players.
- Separate switches in the patch config for toggling mounting of each game directory.
- Experimental command for automatically replacing missing resources with placeholders.
- Observer camera system (a.k.a. "OCAM") for advanced spectating, high quality screenshots and camera movement recording in demos.
- Works in demos and while observing an active game in most mods.
- Also works in Singleplayer & Cooperative modes in vanilla game with "Custom mod libraries" turned on.
- Steam-exclusive features:
- Automatic game pause upon opening Steam overlay mid-game.
- Ability to take high quality screenshots using observer camera.
- Ability to join the same server via a friend by using "Join game" button.
- Built custom Entities library for The First Encounter v1.05 and The Second Encounter v1.05.
- New entity pack that implements missing entities: new enemies from Alpha and Revolution, new entities from Revolution and terrain entity for TSE v1.07.
- "Monster" Arachnoid and new projectile types for levels from Revolution.
- Commands for extra scaling of big fonts in console and NETRICSA.
- Put the same restrictions on the vanilla FOV command in Deathmatch and fixed Sniper Rifle overriding custom FOV.
- Ability to edit buttons of common game controls in the same menu as personal player controls.
- Added "Extreme" option to rendering preferences in video options for setting best possible graphics.
- Allowed typing characters from different ANSI code pages instead of only Latin characters in any textbox and console.
- Voting system via chat commands for players and observers to use. Map changing, client kicking & muting, round skipping.
- New built-in extension packets: world changing, session property modification, gameplay extension modification.
- New buttons for undocumented Serious Editor features for exporting entities and their placements in Serious Engine 2+ ASCII formats.
- Tags above players that display their names and relative distance to them for Advanced HUD plugin.
- Implemented "packet" and "timer" events for plugins.
- Steamworks SDK updated to v1.59.
Support for most content from Revolution, better support for tools & mods and introduction of gameplay extensions.
- Support for content from Serious Sam: Revolution in The Second Encounter:
- Mounting of Revolution game files.
- Mounting of content from Revolution's Steam Workshop.
- Dynamic conversion of Revolution worlds in Serious Editor and from inside the game.
- Full integration of patch functionality into tool applications (including vanilla/unpatched executables):
- Extra content directories.
- 64-bit system support.
- Gameplay extensions for customizing gameplay experience:
- Elimination of the slowdown bug after 4096 in-game seconds.
- Customization of the player movement and gravity.
- Detection of specific seasonal events that can be used for cosmetic purposes.
- Local customization of blood & gibs.
- Weapon viewmodel customization: position, rotation, FOV, left-handed mode and power-up particles.
- Enhanced compatibility with TFE levels in TSE.
- "Serious Jump" powerup for Revolution levels.
- New options for filtering levels in the list: by world format and by display title.
- Support for server administrators and server operators that can log in during the game.
- Draggable slider gadgets in the menu.
- Automatic loading of the patch upon loading the Classics Patch mod from vanilla game.
- Support for vanilla master server functionality and replacement of hardcoded GameSpy master server with Legacy.
- Preset scripts under "Execute addon" for automatic configuration of the patch.
Improvements to the features from "Platinum Edition" and extended server & gameplay manipulation.
- Built a custom mod that directly replaces vanilla logic.
- Text in NETRICSA scales with larger resolutions.
- Support for custom game themes in the menu, console and NETRICSA.
- Ability to display advanced observer view windows on the side rather than over the main view.
- Level categories for separating one huge level list into smaller groups.
- GUID masking of player characters to prevent clients from stealing them.
- Built-in extension packets for extended entity manipulation.
- Option to make patched servers exclusive to clients that run the same version of the patch.
- Customizable connection setting.
- A separate config file for customizing patch behavior before initializing the engine.
- Fixed broken shadows after loading a game.
- Automatic checks for new patch updates.
- New "listener" and "demo" events for user plugins.
Unification of both classic games under The Second Encounter.
- Support for content from The First Encounter in The Second Encounter:
- Mounting of TFE game files.
- Dynamic conversion of TFE worlds from inside the game.
- Ability to load GRO files from extra content directories outside the game.
- Plugin that reworks and improves the HUD and adds customizable themes: TFE, Warped, TSE and Revolution.
- More characters per line in the console with dynamic scaling depending on the resolution.
- New "game" and "world" events for user plugins.
Native resolution support and a number of convenient features.
- Fixed rendering of SKA models in fog & haze in The Second Encounter v1.07.
- Support for in-game chat commands.
- Client logging system that keeps track of all clients that have ever connected to the server.
- Client restriction system that allows banning and muting clients.
- DPI awareness for the game window.
- "Textbox" setting type for modifying string properties and an optional "Hidden:" parameter.
- Button in the level selection list for toggling visibility of all world files.
- EngineGUI library changes from Serious Engine 1.50.
- Local auto-kill and item creation cheats.
- Larger font in the server browser for larger resolutions.
- Official support for Russian localization of the patch.
Improved API for user plugins and extended server control.
- Patched Serious Editor executable with 64-bit support and features from 1.10.
- Plugin with useful server utilities for customizing the world.
- Protection against multiplayer packet flood.
- Protection against split-screen clients.
- Custom rendering support in plugins for Serious Modeler and Serious SKA Studio.
- Networking events for plugins using custom packets.
Major refactoring of the project with support for more projects outside of the game executable.
- Modular user plugin system via DLLs for the game & engine tools.
- Executable patch for the dedicated server.
Patched executable for each relevant game version with various improvements.
- Additional executables for v1.05 games (TFE and TSE).
- New options menu for customizing the patch.
- Separation of config options into groups under different option tabs.
- Local server cheats that work across any gamemode and any mod.
- Custom FOV command for the third person view.
- Patch API for modders.
The first patch release, specifically for The Second Encounter v1.07.
- Support for a variety of widescreen resolutions separated by aspect ratios. Additional adjustments for widescreen resolutions:
- FOV & mip adjustments.
- Scaling of menu elements.
- HUD adjustments.
- Custom FOV command that works in all gamemodes.
- Borderless window mode.
- Working server list with 3 different protocols: Legacy (GameSpy), DarkPlaces, GameAgent.
- Game render in the menu background.
- Toggleable red screen on damage.
- Removal of "Waiting for server to continue" message from demos.
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