RC 2 Beta Changelog - Updates to Beta since May 12th

[Yoshiro]

Originally Posted by Holy.Death

:<

Opting in for beta. Thanks for clarification. By the way, what is the option "broken" for? Looks humorous at first, but when you recall that many people really have problems with downloading it isn't as fun. I dread to think about people who have problems and can't play and can't/won't go to forums to solve their issues and will simply stop playing altogether... That's it's pretty important to make the game as bugproof as possible before it will gain second life.

That was Valve testing something last night as we were working on the download problems.

[m_0_r_0_n]

Another update has just been started. I have to wait 1 1/2 hours again ... Why do we always have to download the complete game? I thought Steam has optimized the update process, so that only new files must be updated.

Update: Download has been finished. Then I made a file check. Steam reports that two files couldn't be validated. Now it tries to download the corrupt files, stuck at 19%... I give it up, listening to music now ...

[Eisprinzessin]

Originally Posted by Yoshiro

If you have the opt int beta when the game goes live you will have less to download (if nothing at all) if the latest released RC becomes the live build.

So this means i have to update the beta manually?

How it works?

[Mormegil]

Originally Posted by Eisprinzessin

So this means i have to update the beta manually?

How it works?

To clarify, there are 2 ways to run the beta. The "old" way (now obsolete), where you start the game called "Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad Beta." That's a separate game listed in your Steam library. This is the WRONG way to do it.

The 2nd / new way is to Opt in on "Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad" - by clicking properties, clicking on the Beta tab, and selecting Beta under the selection menu.


IF you have done the 2nd way, when the new patch goes live, you'll have to download less (if anything).

If you haven't done the 2nd way, and are just running Vanilla RO2, then you'll automatically start downloading a big patch when it goes live.


So no need to do a manual patch either way.

[Vapid]

I'm just going to re-install the normal vanilla game from scratch once the new patch is live. Any ETA yet? :O

[=GG= Mr Moe]

Last I heard was around 10am Pacific Standard Time on the 24th if all goes well with Steam.

[Eisprinzessin]

Originally Posted by Mormegil

To clarify, there are 2 ways to run the beta.

Ah, ok. Thanks a lot. So i can remove the beta from my system?

[tixhal]

iirc the opt-in beta was for testing the beta updates on the vanilla game. the "real" beta might be used for testing the multiplayer campaign and stuff in the near future. i still have some space on my games partition, so i'll keep it for now.

[Eisprinzessin]

Very cool how it is now. Little more stamina...and free choise of cosmetical upgrades, including weappons without Bajonett, and lets rock....