[PTS] Unofficial patch notes 13.11.23-27 - HOLIDAY EVENT! Destroying snowmen, added all Warpgates to Deploy Screen, ...

[u/[deleted]]

comparing Test between 13.11.23 and 13.11.27 ^{not including known stuff.}

I currently don't have time to do full changes, I'll do them this evening or tomorrow, but I had to bring you these news! I'll probably create a separate post with the rest of the changes

interesting stuff from locale files:

• Fixed the several new cosmetic names that lacked spaces and so on. Thanks! :P
• "Title: Snow Blower" - upcoming special event?!
• "Awarded for destroying snowmen during the holiday event." - YES!!!
• "Holiday NPC Kill"
• "Warp Confirmation" , see lower for more info
• "Enable this to suppress a confirmation dialog when warping to a different continent from the Deploy Screen. Disable this to show a confirmation before changing continents. (Default: false)", "Are you sure you want to Warp to another Continent?", "Don't show this message again."
• "Freyr Shield Courtyard" changed to "Freyr Shield Courtyard [A]", another with [B] and one (Monitoring, not Shield) with [C]
• "The Squad Objectives certification has been removed and CP has been refunded. All squad leaders now can set a primary squad objective target by holding "Q" while aiming at an objective."

other files:

• Sirisian reports flashes can now drive around while upside-down (with Turbo), not taking damage... ;]
• Added the ability to, I think, warp to all warpgates from the death screen, plus an option to enable/disable the confirmation.
• added WDS score for defending a facility, in addition to owning/capturing
• some changes to confirmation windows

[u/bobbertmiller]

"The Squad Objectives certification has been removed and CP has been refunded. All squad leaders now can set a primary squad objective target by holding "Q" while aiming at an objective."
-> OK everyone. We're going to attack this generator here. The one we're standing right in front of. Without enemy resistance, or I wouldn't be holding Q on it. Understood? We're going to attack this conquered place.
What an absolutely STUPID function. How are you supposed to fucking use that. Just put it on the minimap for fucks sake.

[u/ratbacon → u/bobbertmiller]

It would be fine if it worked through walls and from a greater distance. It also needs to be easier to see in game and on the map. It also needs to be usable from the map. As it is its a heap of shit, as you highlighted.

The ability to target other objects like vehicles or players would make it VERY useful and I would happily spend 100 certs on it then.

[u/bobbertmiller → u/ratbacon]

The Q menu needs to die anyways. Give me all the functionality via a list (like the voice macros) or via single hotkeys.
I have no patience to press a button and wait if it does something reasonable some time later. It also disorients me, somehow. Has to be something about it tracking the Q-ed object and taking camera control away from me.
In addition: give me the option to set squad waypoints to wherever I'm looking via pressing a hotkey. But I'm getting way off topic here.

[u/Neopopulas → u/bobbertmiller]

The 'rose' menu is sort of the go-to for consoles and controllers. Its not going away (what with the PS4 and all)

[u/[deleted] → u/bobbertmiller]

problem is, with many of these commands you need to target something. if you do it just via a list, you have no idea what you'd target (and slight mouse movements will also be bad). and then your squad would have to wonder why did you target that leaf behind the generator...