pcdev: "PC Patch 1.06 is live now. Please be patient while servers restart."

Source: http://twitter.com/pcdev/status/34839534923554816

PC Patch 1.06 Deploys at ~9:00p PST on February 7th, 2011.

IN PROGRESS

(Last Updated 2/7/11)

* • Addition of new contracts.
* • Addition of the “Dolly Cam” editing mode in Theater.
* • If a player cancels an invite to a Wager Match, then attempts to join another server, they will join the server from the declined invite.
* • Issue where the incorrect perks would appear when spectating another player under certain conditions.
* • Addition of round start explosive delay to China Lake grenade launcher to give it the same “spawn toob” protection as other explosives.
* • Contracts should reset on prestige.
* • Prevention of Valkyrie rocket exploding upon release under rare conditions.
* • Prevention of Gunship and Chopper Gunner failing to give player full control under rare conditions.
* • Prevention of an issue where a player will get teleported outside the map boundaries under very specific conditions.
* • Limit the ability to re-roll supply drops using Hardline Pro to Care Packages only, no other killstreak drops.
* • Increased headshot multipliers for sniper rifles. Sniper rifles with suppressors equipped will now always be ensured one-shot kill headshots.
* • Added a render delay to the red diamond player indicators that appear when controlling the Gunship, Valkyrie Rocket and Chopper Gunner. When a player first spawns, this will not appear for a period of time.
* • Additional minor reductions in knife lunge.


LIVE FIXES

2/7/11
PC Patch 1.06

* • Backward compatibility for films created before Patch 1.05
* • Issues with weapon purchases after prestiging in some cases
* • Leaving a server and joining a different server, could briefly show the Map of the previous server
* • Duplicate player name on a server now becomes playername+slotnumber instead of ‘Unknown Soldier’
* • During a 'Demolition' match, the 'Auto-balancing teams' options may cause a 'Defender' player to respawn with a 'Bomb' icon in his inventory
* • Minor Shader Warming speed increase
* • One In The Chamber no longer counts democlient as a live player
* • 16x AA menu option for compatible graphics cards
* • Additional Stability improvements

1/25/11
PC Patch 1.051
* • SP Audio stuttering on certain systems.

Source: http://www.callofduty.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=313146&sid=82tb0s0ri89ksatnmtafh6dsb5

pcdev: "PC Patch 1.05 is going live tonight. All servers will be restarted."

Source: http://twitter.com/pcdev/status/28293441985191937

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IN PROGRESS

(Last Updated 1/20/11)

* • SP Audio stuttering on certain systems.
* • Addition of new contracts.
* • Addition of the “Dolly Cam” editing mode in Theater.
* • If a player cancels an invite to a Wager Match, then attempts to join another server, they will join the server from the declined invite.
* • Issue where the incorrect perks would appear when spectating another player under certain conditions.
* • Addition of round start explosive delay to China Lake grenade launcher to give it the same “spawn toob” protection as other explosives.
* • Ensure reticle purchases are reset on prestige in all circumstances.
* • Contracts should reset on prestige.
* • Prevention of Valkyrie rocket exploding upon release under rare conditions.
* • Prevention of Gunship and Chopper Gunner failing to give player full control under rare conditions.
* • Prevention of an issue where a player will get teleported outside the map boundaries under very specific conditions.
* • Limit the ability to re-roll supply drops using Hardline Pro to Care Packages only, no other killstreak drops.
* • Increased headshot multipliers for sniper rifles. Sniper rifles with suppressors equipped will now always be ensured one-shot kill headshots.
* • Added a render delay to the red diamond player indicators that appear when controlling the Gunship, Valkyrie Rocket and Chopper Gunner. When a player first spawns, this will not appear for a period of time.
* • Additional minor reductions in knife lunge.


LIVE FIXES

1/20/11
PC Patch 1.05

* • MP Audio stuttering on certain systems.
* • Playercards sometimes not showing properly.
* • Added three Private Match Server Settings: Team Change, Team-Up Period, and Keep Balanced Teams.
* • Added Alternate Color Scheme for accessibility: Settings / Multiplayer / Player Name Indicator.
* • Changed Team-Up Period countdown interval to 10 seconds.
* • Combat Training sessions are no longer counted in Server Browser Unranked tab.
* • Friends on your team will now show as blue on your minimap.
* • Prevention of various exploits.
* • Objective markers localized for all languages.
* • Various stability improvements

Source: http://www.callofduty.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=313146&sid=82tb0s0ri89ksatnmtafh6dsb5

Here it is, at last, our first look at Black Ops' first Map Pack, 'First Strike'. That's a lot of firsts. Check the video out below, courtesy of Treyarch and Activision!

Official HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEB0H90lt_M

So, what are your thoughts on First Strike? Looking more forward to it now, having seen some of the epic things Treyarch is planning? We're definitely excited for the new maps, and are fervently hoping for some Zombie info in the near future! Right now, we simply know that Ascension, the new Zombie map, is set in a Soviet launch facility.

Keep your eyes out for our in-depth review of the trailer coming later today. We'll spend some time analyzing the footage and see if we can spot something you may have missed, and highlight all of the new features we caught from the trailer.

Source: http://www.codblackopsnews.com/pages/news/3573-black-ops-first-strike-dlc-trailer

"This video discusses the recent news about Activision launching a law suit at Electronic Arts for allegedly attempting to purposely sabotage the Call of Duty Series."

View the commentary by Gunnz (NextGenTactics.com) here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hs-NNSStg4

Click here to read the related article at IGN: http://pc.ign.com/articles/114/1141378p1.html

Killstreaks. The image is kind of crude right now, I'll touch it up some.

Because of the dynamics of each killstreak, things in the image are jumbled, but most things about the killstreaks are self-explanatory.

The way stuff is coded with multiple variables overwriting one another, finding the correct info is troublesome, there may still be some errors.

Some things:

The Spy Planes are only vulnerable to enemy damage for about twenty seconds.
Near the end of its time, enemies are unable to damage it with bullets (rockets still work). It flies off while still giving another pass or three to the team.

The SAM Turret and Sentry Gun have unlimited ammunition.

The SAM turret takes out Spy Planes in one hit, but will only take half of a helicopter's Max health in one hit.

In other words, the SAM Turret would need three missiles - one for the flare, two for the helicopter - to take a chopper out.

The Care Package drops have two columns of percentages (split in half).

The left are chances of each item to appear in the box and the right column is the Hardline Pro Gamble.

Both the Napalm Strike and Rolling Thunder dump fifteen bombs roughly along the area that their specific cursors indicate.

The Helicopters have an "armored" state that lowers bullet damage.

After 500 points of health (that's from the total health, not 1500 and 500 extra) are removed, they take full damage from bullets.

The time it takes for them to arrive and leave isn't counted in their sixty second timer. They'll be active and able to attack for about sixty seconds.

Source: http://denkirson.xanga.com/735016527/black-ops/ (via: http://blackops.digitalwarfare247.com/news/killstreaks-info-and-damage-chart)