Yesterday, DICE confirmed via a Battlelog.com forum post that they released a brand new PC only patch for Battlefield 4 . The developer stated that this patch was created to address ongoing issues with netcode, server stability, and several sound loop game crashing bugs. Below is a detailed list of all the fixes that fans can expect after downloading this patch.
- Fix for a crash that would cause the game to stall, resulting in a sound loop. This should eliminate most of the problems related to this.
- Fix for the SUAV (introduced in the China Rising expansion pack) not exploding when hitting enemy soldiers. While these indeed should be deadly, they were never designed for “roadkilling” opponents.
- Fix for an issue where 4x the damage from a vehicle’s mini-gun would be applied to the chest when a player had the Defense specialization equipped.
- Fix for player tags not always showing when needed to, resulting in players shooting team members.
- Fix for graphical flickering appearing on terrain.
- Fixed the instance where players suddenly would transition into Spectator Mode while playing the Defuse game mode.
- Fix for a Defuse bug where none of the teams would win a round by letting the timer run out. -Fix for players getting stuck in the revive screen after being killed.
- Fix for players getting stuck in the kill camera after being revived.
- Fix for the game mode specific ribbons being counted twice in the multiplayer progression.
- Made NVidia 331.82 or later driver versions mandatory for all players.
- Disabled DirectX 11.1 on NVidia cards that have outdated drivers.
- Fixed driver version not being properly detected on NVidia Optimus systems.
- Fixed a minor crash that could occur when bringing up the scoreboard.
- Fixed the “Kill trading” issues to deliver “Netcode” improvements throughout.
While a majority of PC owners will welcome these fixes with open arms, the game still has several issues that need to be fixed on the console side of things. EA and DICE have already gone a long way towards assuring customers that the game will be fixed, but there is absolutely no denying that these technical issues will definitely impact both parties moving forward. EA has already confirmed that there won’t be a Battlefield game next year and many are now starting to speculate that these problems all played a part in that announcement.
Are any of you happy to hear about all these fixes being made to the game? Will these issues prevent any of you from buying anymore Battlefield games moving forward? Please feel free to let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.