Gears of War Xbox Live Auto-Updates
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This page lists all Auto-Updates for Gears of War
Auto-Update 1 - On January 9, 2007, Gears of War received an Auto-Update which included the following content:
• Fixed aspect ratio distortion when using VGA cable with 4:3 displays at resolutions higher than 640x480.
• Fixed voice issue with new players joining Player Match games in progress.
• Players can now get the Achievement for "A 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.
Auto-Update 2 - On January 2X, 2007, Gears of War received a second Auto-Update which included the following conent:
• Minor compatibility fixes.
Auto-Update 3 - On April 9, 2007, Gears of War received a third Auto-Update which included the following content:
• New multiplayer Game Type - Annex: Territory-based multiplayer game with infinite respawns.
• Enhanced VGA Cable Support: Monitor resolution widths greater than or equal to 1280 now render as letterbox. In particular VGA users running at 1280x1024 will now see the game in full 720p (1280x720) resolution in letterboxed form.
• Adjusted Assassination multiplayer Game Type: Leader no longer has to unlock weapons and now has to be executed to die.
• Adjusted Boomshot: Splash damage to be more effective rendering targets down-but-not-out.
• Adjusted Hammer of Dawn: Aiming will be more forgiving of moving targets.
• Adjusted Roadie Run: Reduced frequency of accidently grabbing cover while running. (NOTE: This feature is inaccurately stated in the official Auto-Update 3 release notes, as it had actually increased the frequency of accidently grabbing cover while running.)
• Enhanced Kill Message Ticker: Kill messages can now be seen while down-but-not-out and spectating.
• General: Addressed a number of possible exploits in multiplayer.
• Other: Lancer Assault Rifle will be slightly more accurate. Disabled “Strict” NAT check on host. Now informs on which team picked up weapons on map when a map spawned weapon is picked up. (NOTE: This category titled; "Other", was not shown in the official Auto-Update 3 release notes, but these are all real changes that were added in Auto-Update 3.)
Auto-Update 4 - On June 14, 2007, Gears of War received a fourth Auto-Update which included the following content:
• New Achievements added! Eight new achievements worth a total of 250 points created for playing Annex and the Hidden Fronts Multiplayer Map Pack
• Improved Roadie Run to reduce getting snagged on cover
• Tweaked up the amount of damage done by the Lancer Assault Rifle in multiplayer
• Fixed split-screen players interrupting the other player’s actions when they die
• Stopped Annex scoring whenever a “Connection Error” dialog box is displayed
• Reduced the duration that corpses remain visible when hosting an Annex match
• Reduced the range of possible Annex bleed-out times selectable by host
• Addressed a number of multiplayer exploits
• Addressed other general housekeeping
Achievement Details
"THIS! IS! ANNEX!" Complete 100 multiplayer matches of 3+ rounds in Annex and capture 3 objectives in each match - 40 points
"Inconceivable!" Win 20 rounds of multiplayer matches in Annex by fewer than 5 points - 30 points
"Nub Pwn3r" Win 20 rounds of multiplayer matches in Annex by shutting out the opposing team - 30 points
"You Down With E.P.I.C?" Win a multiplayer match of 3+ rounds in any game type on 6 different downloadable maps - 30 points
"Green Thumb" Win 20 multiplayer matches of 3+ rounds in any game type on the Garden multiplayer map - 30 points
"Mind the Gap" Win 20 multiplayer matches of 3+ rounds in any game type on the Subway multiplayer map - 30 points
"Purdy Mouth" Win 20 multiplayer matches of 3+ rounds in any game type on the Bullet Marsh multiplayer map - 30 points
"All That Juice" Win 20 multiplayer matches of 3+ rounds in any game type on the Process multiplayer map - 30 points
