Day of Defeat Update Log/Alpha

Alpha 1 (early 2000)

privately tested

Alpha 2 (early 2000)

privately tested

Alpha 3 (early 2000)

privately tested

Alpha 4 [08.04.00]

• Fixed MP44
• New player skins
• New menu
• New HUD
• Added/updated several maps

Alpha 6 [27.09.2000]

was the next public release

*** this alpha contains many large bugs that are being worked on ***

*** so dont freak out when it does strange things. ***

• Voice messages
• Grenades
• Partially working client side prediction
• Updated all maps
• New HUD items
• Other fixes

Alpha 6.5 [15.10.2000]

** Several large bugs still exist **

** be warned **

• Don't bleed on team hits with Friendly Fire is on
• Pain sounds added
• When you die its no longer the Half-Life jumpsuit sound
• Death sounds - simply pain sounds. Allow future addition of death sounds
• Fixed puff not playing properly
• New voices, bind to voice_menu1 and voice_menu2
• Hands of grenade models now match the class holding them
• Fixed when out of ammo holding down the reload key makes you reload even when your out of ammo

Alpha 6.6 [16.10.2000]

• Fix some missing wads and sounds
• Billy had some updated models but alas, he was too late for this patch
• (also some secret feature testing by Mugsy)

Alpha 6.7 (28.10.2000)

• Lots of stuffs!
• New MP44 model
• MP40 now works properly
• Dying while zoomed no longer spawns you zoomed
• Origins modified for all View models
• Less RED-out on take damage changed from 70->100
• Decrease damage of grenades - 250 to 200
• More tracers 1/3 -> 1/2
• g43 and k98 selection icons fixed
• New grenade bounce sounds
• New knife swing sounds
• New grenade throw sound
• Falling damage toned down
• Heavy and medium classes speeded up
• k98 Damage upped 100 -> 110
• Pistol Damage upped 20 -> 30
• Death messages are back in
• Footstep sounds work on all classes
• Class descriptions in class selection menu
• Class pics in class selection menu - with placeholder images
• New voice commands: medic, hold this position, drop your guns, I need ammo, I need backup, take cover
• Voice command menus reorganized
• For mappers:
  • info_initial_player_allies
  • info_initial_player_axis
  • These are spawn points where players will spawn when first
• Joining the game or when they change teams
• Feel free to leave them out and it will work as normally.
• useful for starting troops in the action and having the
• reinforcement point be farther back
• - territorial control:
• dod_control_point
• dod_control_point_master
• ( dod_control_area to be added later )
• - updated map dod_caen
• - updated map dod_bliss
• * notes *
• The knife is still broken, and many features are missing that I just havent finished, but I think this patch is the best one yet.. (Mugsy)

Alpha 6.8 (06.11.2000)

• TEMP ANIMATIONS!
• PRONE!! - bind something to 'prone'
• mp40 crosshair and selection sprite showing up
• mp40 playing the right sound
• new knife swing sounds
• universal garand TING
• back to 1/3 tracers
• slowing when holding the object temp removed due to bugginess
• fixed team points carrying across levels
• point names show on point capture
• control point default reset model is w_pole.mdl instead of a grenade
• fixed ammo passing - now with clip models!
• added sniper vgui class selection pics
• new colt, luger sounds
• new colt model
• new luger model
• new springfield model
• many model fixes and tweaks
• increased ammo carrying capacity of riflemen
• fixed numbers not showing on hud
• fixed springfield shooting double bullets

Console Commands

• max_shells X
• X = maximum number of shells at one time
• stopbleed - stop yourself bleeding, causes 5 second delay in next attack
• voice_menu1 - brings up the voice menu
• voice_menu2 - brings up voice menu 2
• dropammo - throws a clip of ammo
• prone - go prone!
• stopbleeding - patches the bleeding. no firing for 4 seconds

Alpha 6.9 (06.12.2000)

• Lots of changes!
• client predicted zooming
• lowered falling damage
• removed running and strafing stamina penalty
• increased jumping penalty ( 30 -> 40 )
• arm damage same as torso damage
• fixes to prone - no more prone ducking or jumping
• fade to black on death - instant fade now.
• respawn in waves
• both knives work
• red damage lessened even more
• fixed order of classes in menu
• no more voices while dead
• sniper scope black out - springfield and G43
• 4 grenades for kar guy
• walking now works
• new indicators in scoreboard
• dead players
• which players have objects
• players should only gib on grenade damage now
• removed mp40 semi-auto
• reduced redout on headshots and bleeding
• remove shell ejects on bolt action rifles
• timed the spring and mp40 reloads
• +commandmenu activates the vgui command menu
• single commands for voice commands:
  • voice_sniper
  • voice_attack
  • voice_fallback
  • voice_cover
  • voice_flank
  • voice_grenade
  • voice_yessir
  • voice_left
  • voice_right
  • voice_hold
  • voice_medic
  • voice_needammo
  • voice_backup
  • voice_takecover
  • voice_dropguns
• variable skinned handgrenade v_ models
• Private Chat - use the command "say_Mugsy Hello Mugsy" -> "(PRIV) You: Hello Mugsy"
• team scores resetting on all points captured fixed
• grenades hurt windows but not people ( grenade hits )
• team triggers
• team doors
• breakables reset on round restart

Weapon changes

• BAR
  • power up ( 60 -> 65 )
  • accuracy up ( 0.025 -> 0.020 )
  • rof down - a bit slower - 500 ( 0.11 -> 0.12 )
• Garand - speed down ( 350 -> 325 )
• Thompson - accuracy the same as the Mp44 ( 0.015 -> 0.025 )
• Springfield - slow them to medium speed ( 300 -> 275 ), accuracy 100% when zoomed
• rifle accuracy when not ( 0.01 )
• colt - less accurate ( 0.03 -> 0.035 )
• tommy damage ( 30 -> 40 ), faster rof ( 0.3 -> 0.2 )
• MP44 - rof - > 900 rpm ( 0.1 -> 0.09 )
• MP40 - rof - > 900 rpm -0.07 ( 0.12 -> 0.09 ), accuracy same as mp44 ( 0.015 -> 0.025 )
• G43 - slow the guys.. medium speed (300 -> 200 ), perfect accuracy while zoomed
• Luger Handgun - rof to tommy level ( 0.2 -> 0.085 )
• mp40 damage ( 30 -> 40 ), worse accuracy ( 0.03 -> 0.035 )

Alpha 7.0 (21.12.2000)

• - more new anims
• - new player models compiled for new anims
• - Reinforcements respawn system is working
• - mp_respawntime X ( x is respawn delay in seconds )
• - default is 30 seconds
• - longer between bolt action .. anim cutting off - springfield
• - in and out on sniper shots
• - fixed scope sprite staying
• - fixed crash on 'say' in dedicated servers
• - player id now shows ally/enemy properly
• - class limits
• default to no limits ( -1 )
• mp_limitalliessniper
• mp_limitalliesassault
• mp_limitalliesheavy
• mp_limitallieslight
• mp_limitaxissniper
• mp_limitaxisassault
• mp_limitaxisheavy
• mp_limitaxislight
• death message icons fixed
• new luger, colt view models

• - updated maps in this patch:
• dod_caen
• dod_mainz
• dod_bliss
• dod_seg1
• dod_tstation
• dod_oslo
• - new map: dod_vn61 by Sector-Effector
• maps outstanding - get me new versions of these mappers!
• dod_seg3
• dod_dam
• dod_omaha
• dod_northville
• dod_valley
• dod_wtcity
• dod_pontduhoc
• dod_casino
• dod_snowtown

Alpha 7.1 (30.12.2000)

• - Fixed Spawn System Bug
• - Spectators\Dead can now see chat system and speak
• - Fixed Spawn System Bug - Timer wont go away on round restarts & Map Changes
• - Fixed Death Chat system - couldnt see each others chat(s)
• - Spectators\Dead can now see chat system and speak
• - Spawning spectators hearing spawn sounds
• - Restricted Changing of teams to once between spawns
• - Basically rewrote the way the spawn system acts PLEASE TEST THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
• - Can only chase cam your team mates
• - Added and Fixed Bullet Penetration System
• - fixed All Team members see the Cannot Change Teams again msg
• - fixed If holding any buttons down when killed your spawn system dies for team
• - fixed Grenade tossin bug (thinx)
• - sleeves corrected for several classes
• - text gets cut off when capping point - now it wraps around
• - now shows correct label for class names in vgui
• - slow when zoomed is now fixed ( from 7.0x somewhere ) by AXIS
• - Hud Icon for when a player has the object - variable depending on
• - fixed the light and assault labels in vgui being switched
• - Added New Ambience Sounds for Mappers
• - Tweaked Shooting Aim holds
• - Fixed Prone Grenade Tosses animations
• - New dod_dam
• - New dod_bliss
• - New dod_omaha
• - 98k Fix
• - Gewehr Fix
• - Mp40 Fix
• - Mp44 Fix
• - Springfield fix (p_model)
• - Garand fix (p_model)

Alpha 7.2 (01.01.2001)

• - Garand Accuracy tweak down
• - Gewehr Accuracy tweak down
• - American Light Class minus 1 Grenade (2 total)
• - German Light Class plus 1 Grenade (5 total)
• - NULL Player Fix (untested)

Alpha 7.3 (01.05.2001)

• - Say_team taken out while dead
• - Private Chat Taken out while dead
• - Grenades fixed
• - Spawn System Fixed
• - NULL Player Fix
• - Server Resource Leak Fixed
• - Spectator Spawning Tweaked
• - Hud Icon in different Resolutions fixed
• - MP40 and MP44 reworked
• - MP40 as MP45 fixed
• - New player models
• - Tweaked Animations
• - Looking up when coming out of prone fixed
• - New VGUI Allie Pics
• - New dod_lastchance
• - New dod_valley
• - New dod_northville
• - New dod_mainz
• - New dod_caen
• - German Light Class minus 1 grenade (4 total)

Alpha 7.3b (01.06.2001)

• Fix Server Spawn Bugs
• Better Netcoding ( Servers set sv_unlag 1 in your settings)
• New Weapon Sounds
• Tweaked player models
• Fixed mp_respawntime 0 and below bugs