14 DAY TRIAL // Killzone 2 was one of the most expected titles by PlayStation 3 users at the beginning of the year, because it promised to take first-person shooters on Sony's big black box to a whole new level in terms of quality and graphics.
It experienced some pretty big sales, making Sony very proud of it, saying that it tempted a lot of Xbox 360 users into trying it out and convincing themselves of the superiority of the PS3. Now, the game is getting ready to receive its first piece of DLC in the form of the Steel and Titanium map pack that will feature two brand new multiplayer maps for gamers to wage war on.
But in preparation for this DLC, which will be arriving on April 30, the game will receive a patch today, designed to solve a lot of glitches and problems that players have been experiencing since the last update hit the first-person shooter made by Guerrilla Games. Here are the major things that have been resolved by this new update, according to an official post on the PlayStation 3 forums:
AI – Bots now skipping disabled/destroyed MGs in warzone when requesting mounted guns. AI – Do not claim waypoints for the previous character when it's dead. AI – Fixes bots getting stuck trying to arm/disarm S&D object when mission is already over. Campaign – Fix for potential progression bug in Salamun Bridge. Clan – User name, not user clan displayed in rankings. Clan – Winning 10 Clan Challenges causes the user to become stuck on the medal awards screen. Cosmetic – Blue screen tint, which indicates scout cloak, is occasionally enabled and will remain indefinitely. Cosmetic – White squares on the grenade counter merge together when displayed in 1080p. Create Game – "Badge Combination" option does not work properly. DLC – DLC pack 1 – "Steel & Titanium" support DLC – New Loading screens advertising the first DLC pack. Exploit – Helghan Industries – Player getting out of map fix. Exploit – Radec Academy – User is able to gain access to the roof when revived in a specific location. Exploit – Reviving player stuck in wall collision can result in them spawning outside level. Exploit – Salamun Market – One-sided wall allows people to be seen and shot from outside where they cant see or fire out. Exploit – Tharsis Depot – Player can get out of the "normal" play area and can get into some sniper/camp spots. Feature – Invite player from friendslist Feature – Join Clan Member list added. Feature – Join Game – 17-24 players filter. Feature – The radar/map now has a larger radius. Feature – Three additional "Harcore" Ranks added to the top limits. Front-end – Add support to display more than eight maps when creating a game /challenge/tournament. Mods – Additional functionality made available to the in-game moderators. Network – Server side fix for full games being displayed incorrectly. Network - User is unable to employ the "Join Clan Member" tab due to Network Error Code 20002. Stability – Hang on a screen with a blank message window just before a message appears. Stats – If a clan wins 24 Clan Challenges and goes to the result screen, the medal acquisition screen, which normally displays when you win 25 games, will display. Stats – Number of air-support grenades used by tacticians does not add to the stats of joined user correctly. Stats – User sometimes does not receive 1000-valor award when winning ten Clan Challenges. Text – % character not displayed correctly on the creating game dialog box after selecting to create game. Text – If a client receives an invite from a clan that has a "$" character in the clan name, the recipient will get kicked. Tournament – Game decides winner if one of the two teams doesn't spawn in. Trophies – Fix for Wargod trophy unlocking pre-maturely.
All in all, the game will see a lot of problems fixed by this patch, so this might be a great time to pop in your disc of Killzone 2 and start playing in anticipation of the upcoming DLC map pack, in order to get used to it once more. The patch, weighing in at 57 MB, will be automatically downloaded when you start up the game.