14 DAY TRIAL // Gearbox Software has just confirmed that a new patch is now available for Aliens: Colonial Marines on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms, bringing quite a few major improvements to the heavily criticized shooter.
Aliens: Colonial Marines was eagerly awaited by many fans, but it ended up disappointing lots of them due to its errors and poor quality.
Developer Gearbox Software has since released quite a few updates and a new patch is now rolling out on the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles, bringing some of the improvements that have already been launched for the PC edition through an update earlier this week.
From better mechanics to prevent save data corruption, to various tweaks to the campaign and the multiplayer mode, quite a few things are included in the update so check out its changelog below, via Gearbox.
General
- Added additional safeguards to better protect save data. - Resolved an issue where a player's level could sometimes appear incorrect when backing out of a party. - Addressed several scenarios under which players could spawn without a weapon. - Changes to better prevent audio from sometimes cutting out during end of mission cinematics. - Fixed issue where Xeno death animation was not properly calculating momentum of the killing blow. - Smart Gun animation now properly tracks targets. - Addressed some instances where Xenos would display erratic animations. - Increased light radius for player's shoulder lamp. - Adjusted aim assist to better reflect player input. - Miscellaneous bug fixes.
Campaign
- Tweaked enemy and friendly AI to be more aggressive and responsive. - Modified campaign difficulty to account for improved AI responsiveness. - Improved enemy collision detection regarding doors and Power Loader. - Players will no longer bleed out immediately when downed in a Power Loader.
Versus
- Increased duration of Lurker Pounce Challenge “Cat-Like Reflexes” from 10 to 20 seconds. - Fixed issue where certain multiplayer challenges would not unlock properly for all characters. - Crusher pick-ups now correctly appear as highlighted for clients.
The new patch will be automatically downloaded the next time you start up the game and your console is connected to the internet.