Map Pack Walkthrough & Game Update Details
In case you forgot to download CliffyB’s video walkthrough of the new Gears of War Map Pack on the Xbox Live Marketplace, we’re here to help. Thanks to Microsoft, we have a 720p HD quality copies of the video for you to download and view. We also have put together an easy to watch streaming format below as well, as well as two copies of the video for the Apple iPod with Video and Sony PSP. We are also putting up a 420p copy, but having problems creating it properly right now.
(Right Click To Save File To Your Computer)
Also, here is the long list of changes that came in the last patch. The list was posted by Mark Rein on the Epic Games Forums.
- Fixed aspect ratio distortion when using VGA cable with 4:3 displays at resolutions higher than 640×480
- Fixed voice issue with new players joining Player Match games in progress
- Players can now get the Achievement for “Dish Best Served Cold” when using Troika turret to kill RAAM
- Fixed rare situation where host could loop countdown and never start match
- Fixed rare situation where players could get stuck after chainsawing in multiplayer
- Reduced Grenade Tag melee distance
- Enabled “Strict” NAT check on host to prevent possible connection issues
- Optimized server browser queries to return results more quickly and prevent scroll bars from hiding quality of service icons
- Reduced number of possible revives in Execution to match Warzone
- Removed host name from Ranked match server browser
- Disabled security cameras in Ranked matches
- Ranked matches now require balanced teams (3v3 or 4v4)
- Increased penalty for quitting a Ranked match to -50 points
- Added additional cheat detection code
- Additional housekeeping updates
With all these changes I can say that the game seems to play much better because it feels more balanced than before. I still miss some form of “party” system for Ranked Matches so I can play with friends easily. Otherwise I wont be playing many ranked games, and instead favoring Unranked so I can play with friends.
The new maps are a lot of fun, and seem to be making most fans happy. I hope they have more up their sleeves over at Epic Games for us.
