Hello there PlayStation Blog! It’s good to be back. And it’s even better to be back with some exciting news for you guys. There is a new DLC pack incoming, called Napalm & Cordite. It has flames and bolts will fulfill the wishes of many of our weirdest fans. There will be more info on that next week, for now let’s focus on the patch.
As with any good DLC, it needs a great patch. We’ve been scouring the forums, stopping and interrogating you in the streets and using futuristic mind-reading technology* to find out what you wanted changed in Killzone 2 and have done our best to try and accommodate that with our patches. So it is time for the latest and greatest update to come to Killzone 2, imaginatively titled: Patch 1.28. (How we come up with these snappy names I’ll never know)
So without further ado, here is the official press-release with the list of new features and fixes for you to go through and discuss further. I’ll be hanging around the comments section for a wee while, so feel free to ask any questions you might have regarding the below, or anything Killzone related.
Over and out. Seb “MotherH” Downie
*Futuristic technology comprising mainly of some rope, a hammer and some knee-caps.
On Tuesday,
JuneJuly 14th 2009 at 8AM Greenwich Mean Time, Guerrilla Games will release the 10th update for the visceral shooter, Killzone 2.Patch 1.28 will be 91MB in size (316MB for Asian release) and will be released worldwide simultaneously pending a server update. There will be an anticipated server down-time of about 2 hours while the patch is rolled out and the server updates are completed and tested. The following fixes and features are included in this latest release:
- Feature – Code support for DLC pack III “Napalm & Cordite”. The update will enable players to create games with the newest maps “Suljeva Cliffside” and “Arctower Landing”
- Feature – Code support for DLC to allow the additions of the Flamethrower and the Boltgun to multiplayer.
- Trophies – New trophies added for DLC pack III “Napalm and Cordite”.
- Feature – Detailed information screen when browsing games. Items displayed include: Friendly Fire, Faction Balancing, Custom Weapons and Custom Badges as well as the region, game size, selected maps and allowed Missions and Badges.
- Feature – Higher values for Bodycount mode. Players can now create games with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 and 200 points to increase the time of the mode for 32 player games.
- Feature – Moderators can now create double-points events.
- Fix for persistent squads now working correctly when users using separate Japanese accounts join Friends.
- New loading screens.
- Moderation – Additional powers and functionality for online moderators.
- Fix for Clan Leader leaving his clan before an active Tournament of Clan Challenge.
- Fix for score replication on different clients.
- Fix for a Clan Challenge results displaying a won/lost games as a ‘Draw’.
- Fix for incorrect Tournament timings being displayed for (semi)-final.
- Fix for an empty message pop-up being displayed.
- ‘High Precision Mode’ now defaulting when requested.
- Fix for stuttering audio on the Asian version.
- Fix for network error displayed when trying to log in with another users account.
- Fix to reduce network traffic and improve performance.
- Fix for occasionally being displayed an empty background when ‘Join Friend’ via Communications tab.
- Exploit – Pyrrhus Rise map boundary fix.
- Exploit – Radec Academy collision fix to prevent players being revived inside a pillar and using it to their advantage.
- Cosmetic fix for Medic Gun visual effects.
- Cosmetic fix for Search & Retrieve object being cloaked by the Scout.
- Cosmetic fix for Scouts body remaining cloaked after being mortally wounded (i.e. headshot).
- Gameplay – Damage from Sentry bots tweaked back on request of the community.
- Collection of minor code fixes.
For the latest new content, news and all things Killzone, visit www.Killzone.com which will also reflect the changes made to the game such as being able to view Battle Replays of games played out on the new maps or being able to use the new settings to create Clan Challenges or Tournaments. Further features and fixes to www.Killzone.com include:
- Feature – Tournaments – Full tournament functionality enabled once again.
- Feature – Upcoming Tournaments are now displayed in a clan’s calendar.
- Feature – Upcoming Tournaments are now displayed in My Killzone upcoming events.
- Feature – Upcoming Tournaments are now displayed in clan communication center.
- Feature – Tournament and Clan Challenge support for DLC Pack III “Napalm & Cordite”.
- Feature – Additions of sounds in Battle Replays.
- Feature – Additional animations in Battle Replays.
- PlayStation®3 landing page updated.
- Higher selectable Bodycount values when creating Tournaments or Clan Challenges via www.Killzone.com.
- Various bug-fixes and minor updates.
Sweet 2 more guns!!!!! i really hope you guys add more!!
I CAN HAZ BUNDLE????
made my day!
Yea, good job Guerilla. THEY ARE ACTUALLY LISTENING TO THEIR FANS!!
KZ2 is my favourite shooter right now and this DLC is Bought already, LOL
now gimme a coop mode where Hoards/waves of Helghast come at us for about 4 players and we have to defend. (with a boss, Like an ATAC every now and then) Now that i would pay extra for.
C’mon I know you noticed everyone asking for it.
Keep up the good work guys. i realy like how your maps are capable of killing players (NUKE is awesome!!)
WOOOHOOO!! This is like my greatest fantasies coming true, one after another! 3 times in a row! :D
Please consider…
It would be be very cool if you could release a platinum or special edition of KZ2 with all the DLC maps included on the bluray disc. This will also allow more people without any credit card, to finally be able to play the DLC maps, and in the process, get more online matches 24/7 running the DLC maps, which is not much currently, compared to huge number of people playing the original maps.
this might get me back into killzone 2! Can you please make the new weapons balanced somehow. Looks like a good update.
Where is the PARTY SYSTEM???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
great!
If one of those $5.99, i’m not buying… Y’ll too greedy!
Scaled back sentry bots? Like in between where they were originally and where they are now, or back to where they were originally?
David Bull replied on July 10, 2009 at 1:56 pm
In between.
This is kick a@@ i thought you put them back to normal GG is really stepping up
i hope the price is 4.99 so i can buy it.
Is this patch going to make it where, when the host leaves the game, it will finish automaticly then close down so it wont mess up the connection or the stats?
I know the developers are working hard on this dlc and patches, but since the changes to the spawn points its too hard to find a game that’s not full of spawn campers. Its just not fun since the invincibility was removed. Its my understanding that the new way is the same as the early beta and complaints lead to changes that gave us spawn point invincibility. I think I’ll pass on this and any further online play until spawn point changes are rolled back. MW2 isn’t that far away. This was my favorite game until the changes sucked all the fun out of it. At least single player is still fun.
Friend of mine translated this JP KZ2 website (http://bit.ly/12tPiA), which says the release date is 7/23/09 and the price is 800 yen (seems same as other DLC JP price, so I believe the US price $4.99). Also, only 1 flame and Bolt gun seems available to be taken in a map.
wow that looks good guerilla. shame about the sentry bots being worse, the old ones were bloody useless.
oh and could u guys add a patch that would allow you to use the knife on multiplayer. that wud be cool too.
Oh i can’t wait!
oh thank goodness their giving us a patch because i have the error code -999 and I can’t even play online. It been like this for three days!
Day one buy;)
Making a great game better. Keep the DLC and patches coming.
i think its really cool how they’re going with an elemental theme for all the map packs. This definetly sounds like itll be fun to play
Sweet. Can’t wait to get these maps. Especially since the “Flash and Thunder” map pack was really awesome. I love Southern Hills!
Thanks for the awesome support GG
this is awesome!!!!!!
GUERILLA RULES!!
Soooooo excited!
MORE IMPORTANTLY: Let me reload when I’m zoomed in with a gun. I’m tired of having to remember to let go of zoom whenever I need to reload.
any chance of a epilogue?
like what prince of Persia did.
im dying to see what hapens to sev when he turns around and sees all those hig ships coming in.
and did yous send Rico to anger management classes?
i think he rely needs it.
and just a general question am i better off having HDMI range on full or limited?
because when i play KZ2 and most games on full its hard to see the enemies but on limited the colors look extremely washed out.
o and will there be another night with the devs?
that was so much fun once i found the games.
little suggestion though have the games under the names emailed to us because it took me like 20 minutes to find the games.
hey GG good job on killzone2! will you guys add offline co-op campaign one day and offline multiplayer i am alitle greedy cause the online is very good but i need offline ALMOST no games get offline multiplayer on ps3:(
woo hoo lovin killzone 2 right now
do you think the electricity grenade will be making an appearance any time soon
that would make the game unbelievable
more maps ripped from the campaign?
thats one thing sony desperately need to sort out.
almost all 360 exclusives have split screen co-op.
or co-op in some way, but by my count resistance fall of man is the only ps3 exclusive that has offline co-op.
pathetic!
@muzzar69
Go back to your 360!
There’s a good reason why they do that.
desperately ? I don’t see a petition . You’re the only ***** here that doesn’t support anything but your own idiocy.
Keep bringing that DLC. Can’t wait to update
OOOOOOOO…gotta get me some PSN voucher cards so i can get these next Kz2 maps??!!! :D
now that is how u make a update.
but no-offense if this DLC is $6 like the others i cant buy it. Not that i dont want 2 it’s jus it’s 2 expensive. U shud create a bundle of the 3 DLC’s 4 like $10-$12. Cuz i havn’t been able 2 get any of them & I WANT THEM! lol
anyway gr8 update wish i cud buy the DLC but o well
almost 20$ for 6 maps?
wanna customize controls: zoom and fire under triggers and crouch without holding button
this is great.
How about adding assist points?
I hate it when i waste my ammo and health on someone and then a teammate comes and steals all my kills. +1 mission point should do it.
thank you gg for the continued updates. please keep them coming. you truly care about the community. love the game. best $60 ever spent.
Sold!
Thanks for the great support you guys are giving this game. I am really looking forward to blast myself through the new levels, and other players! I don’t mind if it’s the same price as the other ones, because nowadays there isn’t really that much coming out anyway. For only 6 bucks this is a great addition.
Some are wondering how to get the 1% and 3% trophy. Yes, nowadays it may take 6500-7000 points to get it; it used to be 5000, but the total amount of players each week dropped significantly.
There is an easy way of getting this, but it’s kind of cheating! Just open a room and fight a friend (1 on 1). Shoot each other for 30 minutes in body count. This gives you hundreds of points, especially if you stay in the middle of the arena. Do it this way if you really can’t get the trophy.
The same goes for the new ones that GG are including. Getting the 50 kills in one game sounds challenging, but you may get it if you look for 20-30 minute games for each objective. If you can’t, use the same system and kill each other 50 times. It’s a good way for those who are not that good or feel a lot more comfortable staying on the line of defence.
Please add me if you like ;-) I am playing KZ2 every day
Nice update. Maybe a party system in the near future? :)
What ABOUT the PARTY SYSTEM \m/ (o_o) \m/
Great update, thanks!
@180
why don’t you go play your stupid 360 and leave the PS3 and KZ2 to real gamers
Nice man, just as I was beginning to get bored with this game already, you all have begun to work on a new patch.
I guess you guys must really know how a gaming community functions.
Don’t stop working on this game, it needs to be a prime example of how game developers need to update their games.
Don’t stick to just this game however, start making a new one, I know it’ll be cool if not twice as cool as killzone 2, plus with the community having faith in your constant updates.
Sales shouldn’t be all that bad ;)
I love Killzone 2 so much but I must confess I haven’t even bought the 2nd DLC yet. I just haven’t had to chance to play this game in over a month but I’ll definitely start doing so when this DLC comes out so there is enough new content for me to play through.
I really want to see a new class or two in the game. I mastered all the current ones long time ago so something new and refreshing would be great.
i think they should allow you to search for more than one map at a time
free?? plz let it be free work something out im broke and i want to get theses map packs also nice work on the last map pack the nuke attack was a nice touch i was laughin my *** off when my firend died by it and didnt even know it was gunna happen lol anyway plz make this free and also will the weapons be part of it or would we have to buy (hopefully it will be free) the map pack in order to get the weapons?
YOU GUYS ROCK!!! now can you guys please show Slant Six how to make a freaking bug free patch that doesn’t take 4 months to be released !?
Sweet, I can’t wait for this!
I am very impressed with the support for this great game. The best bonus about the update is the new and improved game browsing screen!