The latest Tribes: Ascend Closed Beta Patch arrives Thursday, December 15! Version 0.1.619.0 converts all fully automatic hitscan weapons to use projectiles, significantly improves projectile inheritance, enhances spectator mode, and introduces a bunch of other new features and fixes.
Server downtime: The Tribes Servers are expected to be down for several hours on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011 while the patch is deployed. Watch the Server Status in Hi-Command for latest availability information.
Major Highlights
- Converted all fully automatic hitscan weapons to use projectiles. This includes the Ranger’s Assault Rifle, Technician’s TCN4, and Infiltrator’s Rhino SMG.
- Significantly improved projectile inheritance.
- A votekick option has been added. Open the console and type “/votekick” to initiate a vote to kick another player.
- Significant improvements have been made to spectator functionality (see patch notes for details). Further improvements are planned for future updates.
- Added new accolades to reward flag grabs based on speed, e-grabs, vehicle destruction, flag defense, and generator defense.
