Day of Defeat: Source Update Coming June 28 - briefly
(hx) 02:03 AM CEST - Jun,23 2006
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Valve just sent out a press release announcing that the promised
Day of Defeat: Source
Summer 2006 Update featuring a Free Map Pack is scheduled for release on
June 28 via Steam to everyone who owns a copy of the game. Here's some info:
The Map Pack, which arrives just before DoD: Source's 1st birthday,
introduces a new gameplay style, Detonation, in two brand new missions (Jagd,
Colmar).
In addition to the new missions and gameplay style, the Summer 2006 Update also
introduces new technical features and gameplay enhancements to Day of Defeat:
Source. Some of the new gameplay enhancements - such as spawn clip adjustments,
improved hit location detection, and weapon balancing - were made after
reviewing the player statistics gathered since the stats
(www.dayofdefeat.com/stats) feature was added to DoD: Source earlier this year.
Since it's original release in the fall of last year, Valve has introduced a
number of new features, missions, and enhancements for the game - following in
the company's long tradition of ongoing development for its online properties.
Below is a summary of the new missions and features added to Day of Defeat:
Source since the initial launch:
Colmar (June 2006) - Set in Northern France, Colmar introduces Day of
Defeat's Detonation style of gameplay. Marred with cold weather conditions,
Colmar's Detonation objectives drive successful teams to attack target areas in
unison.
Jagd (June 2006) - Jagd challenges to teams to a more advanced urban
Detonation mission, one that most be completed in a limited amount of time and
is therefore unforgiving to unorganized offensive attacks.
Kalt (February 2006) - The narrow city streets, wheelhouse, and center
bridge on which Kalt is fought challenges Axis and Allied forces to disperse and
hold multiple points. As such, surging attacks and sudden changes in momentum
may be common.
Argentan (January 2006) - The first new mission introduced after the
initial launch of Day of Defeat: Source is set alongside the rolling hills of a
French trainway. It's hillsides and country structures provide the setting for
punishing sniper and machine gunner stand offs.
Technology Updates: Color Correction, Film grain, New Shaders,
Image-based texture blending, Light warping, Phong Shading/Rim Lighting on
player models, Improved Animations, Support for Bloom on DX8 level GPUs, Prop
Vertex Lighting, Engine Optimizations
Gameplay Enhancements: Spawn Clip adjustments, Improved Hit location
detection, Weapon balancing, Detonation Gameplay Introduced, Player Statistics.
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