Updates

Client

Update 04pb300

• Added VC:MP's Steam DLL after solving browser issues with Steam launching
• Fixed machine IDs not being received properly
• Disabled several debugging commands, a couple of which deliberately raised a client crash
• Increased the game's vehicle pool size from 500 to 1000 to match the server's
• Fixed game crashing when forced to spectate someone who isn't spawned
• Fixed occasional crash caused by a player's vehicle appearing to be null on other player's screens
• Fixed the 0.4 splash screen not actually loading

Update 04pb402

• Fixed radio glitching out when server weather was set to rain
• Slightly optimized custom object loading
• Additional checks to prevent crashes
• Re-enabled the /t4 command, which shows the positions of bullets where they collide, for use by scripters who would like to accurately find polygons

Release Candidate Released (04rel000)

• Implement server redirection and /allowredirect
• Ghosted vehicles are no longer solid on the local player's screen.
• Added the /connect command for connecting to arbitrary servers while still in the client. Requires /disconnect first.
• Spectating a player who switches interiors now switches the interiors on your screen to theirs.
• Remote players should no longer crouch and sprint at the same time.

RC2 Update Released (04rel001)

• Sprites and textdraws can now be relatively positioned
  • Relatively positioned sprites and textdraws use a 1024x768 display as the baseline. Their position is scaled up or down according to each player's resolution.
• Ghost vehicles now using collision filtering instead of broken game flags
• Tank turrets, firetruck hoses, and Predator cannons are now synced
• Fixed the Cuban Cafe using LOD models
• Shifted some skins to fix a previously available ped being unusable
• The "Using all keyboards" functionality from the END key has been rebound to the PAUSE key

Server

Release Candidate Released (04rel000)

• Running as root is no longer supported and must be explicitly enabled in order to continue running the server.
• Added command line options for server hosters that override built-in server behavior and user configurations in server.cfg:
  • -maxplayers: Specifies a hard limit on the number of players allowed on a server. Configurations or function/plugin calls that attempt to go above this will be throttled.
  • -port: Forces server to be bound to a given port.
  • -bindip: Forces server to be bound to a given IP.
  • -noanticheat: Disables anticheat and forces it to be disabled regardless of configuration.
  • -allow-server-runas-root: Allows server to run as root.
• Servers can now request users to be redirected to another server.
  • Players will receive a prompt asking if they would like to be connected to server X:Y with an optionally specified nickname, Z.
  • Redirection is optional and will only occur if the player uses the /allowredirect command client-side.
• Added plugin functions for accessing more player information (see the SDK diff).
  • GetPlayerOnFireStatus: returns if a player is on fire (only if on foot)
  • GetPlayerCrouchStatus: returns if a player is crouching (only if on foot)
  • GetPlayerAction: returns a player's action (see below)
  • GetPlayerGameKeys: returns a 16-bit integer representing the player's game keys being held down
  • GetPlayerAimPos: returns the position that a player is aiming toward (only updated when shooting)
  • GetPlayerAimDir: returns the vector rotation of a player's aim (only updated when shooting)
• Added OnPlayerStateChange(nPlayer, oldState, newState), a more raw callback for player events like entering/exiting vehicles and aiming:
  • 0 - none
  • 1 - normal (foot) sync
  • 2 - shooting ("aim") sync
  • 3 - driver
  • 4 - passenger
  • 5 - entering as driver
  • 6 - entering as passenger
  • 7 - exiting vehicle
  • 8 - unspawned
• Added OnPlayerActionChange(nPlayer, oldAction, newAction), a raw callback for when a player is changing actions. Frequently used actions:
  • 0 - none
  • 1 - normal
  • 12 - aiming
  • 16 - shooting
  • 41 - jumping
  • 42 - lying on ground
  • 43 - getting up
  • 44 - jumping from vehicle
  • 50 - driving
  • 54 - dying
  • 55 - wasted
  • 58 - entering vehicle
  • 60 - exiting vehicle
• Added callbacks OnPlayerOnFireChange, OnPlayerCrouchChange and OnPlayerGameKeysChange (see SDK diff)
• In-built anticheat can now be disabled using the config line anticheat 0 or the command line option -noanticheat
• Fixed the config line for servername overwriting the password field

RC2 Update Released (04rel001)

• Linux servers now handle Ctrl+C (SIGINT) and other signals gracefully, allowing it to exit properly
• Fixed a potential exploit that would allow sync packets from unjoined players
• Added a new plugin calls:
  • ShutdownServer for shutting down the server with plugins
  • GetPlayerWantedLevel for getting a player's wanted level. (previously write-only)
  • SetTextdrawRelativity and SetSpriteRelativity for setting if either is relative
  • GetVehicleTurretRotation for tanks
  • ToggleOnlyShowTeamMarkers for emulating ShowOnRadar 2 from the 0.3 Squirrel server. If this is enabled and ToggleShowMarkers is also enabled, players will only be able to see markers of teammates.
• Modified CreateSprite and CreateTextdraw to require a bIsRelative parameter
• OnEntityPoolChange is now called for blips, radio stations, sprites, and textdraws
• Significantly updated the plugin API to reflect new features; old plugins may not run as expected