Payback V1.1

[jrd]

Apex Designs have released Payback v1.1. From their update page:

New Features:

+ Mid-level save support
+ Added an option for the player to respawn if they get stuck
+ Added a message warning the player that they are about to overwrite an existing replay if they choose the same filename
+ Added an option to allow the player to delete replays
+ Disabled the handbrake when reversing as it was causing many people to think the controls were broken when going backwards
+ Added a version number to the loading screen
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Bug Fixes:

+ Fixed intermittent crash after playing the intro movie
+ Fixed an illegal memory access if the player jumped a car on top of the city wall and then got out
+ Fixed intermittent crash going from gameplay to the main menu
+ Fixed intermittent audio problems (incorrect frequency, distorted or silent)
+ Made replays more reliable
+ Fixed a small memory leak if the player saved a replay with the same name as an existing replay
+ Was unable to reproduce "briefcase guy gets stuck on fence sometimes" bug, but did adjust waypoints to reduce chances of it happening
+ Reduced sound stuttering when loading/saving

The update can be downloaded here.[/cut]

 

[DTH]

Great that they are still working on it

 

[rokdcasbah]

awesome.

 

[Alex.]

Haha they're still using the smoother screenshots ;P

I assume the updates don't affect the demo in any way, do they?

- Alex

 

[sam fisher]

I have no reason not to buy this now

 

[jrd]

Haha they're still using the smoother screenshots ;P

I'm not sure what you mean. Those screenshots are direct grabs from the final, full version of the game. They haven't been post-processed or anything like that.

I assume the updates don't affect the demo in any way, do they?

Nope.

 

[OrR]

+ Mid-level save support
+ Added an option for the player to respawn if they get stuck

Holy crap! :wub:

 

[krosfyah]

I've never heard of updates that are applied directly to the retail copy, what happens if someone messes it up?

 

[jrd]

I've never heard of updates that are applied directly to the retail copy

Isn't that effectively what happens with firmware updates?

what happens if someone messes it up?

Installing the update is just a case of copying over some files to the correct directory so it'd be pretty hard to mess up. (Not quite impossible, of course, but if someone isn't comfortable doing the update then they don't have to - it is optional, after all.)

 

[Hooka]

Wow, good to hear that you're improving on your excellent game!

 

[Blah]

If you're worried, backup the card first.

 

[Huxley]

Cool, this update sounds like it has fixed most of my gripes already. Thanks jrd!

 

[NoZ]

I reckon Ill be buying that in a day or so along with some other stuff from the 2x store.

 

[Blah]

Theres a couple things I still want:

* Master/Music/SFX volume control (vol buttons control master)
* Brightness Control

 

[krosfyah]

Nah I'm not worried, I was just wondering what would happen if someone did mess it up.. and I'm still wondering..

 

[Alex.]

* Master/Music/SFX volume control (vol buttons control master)

What do you mean, don't the volume buttons work already? They work for me.

- Alex

 

[jrd]

Nah I'm not worried, I was just wondering what would happen if someone did mess it up.. and I'm still wondering..

The update is at your own risk, if that's what you mean. (Again, just like if you bricked your GP2X whilst flashing the firmware.) But this is a really hypothetical situation - all you have to do to install the update is copy some files across. If you put them in the wrong place then you just have to delete them and put them in the right place. It's as easy as I could make it.

Besides, the only other option would be to not release the update at all for existing users, and I doubt that would go down very well.

 

[Blah]

* Master/Music/SFX volume control (vol buttons control master)

What do you mean, don't the volume buttons work already? They work for me.

- Alex

Sometimes the SFX is too loud yet the music isn't loud enough. I want to be able to control them separately.

 

[Aryn]

Well, I am glad to see that this game continues to be updated. Will there be any extra levels/vehicles/missions available for download in the near future?

 

[yodaofborg]

Wohoo, mid level saving! Time to buy me a Payback SD!