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This week we've seen some action from the EX community.  DontAsk4470 (http://steamcommunity.com/id/DontAsk4470) has been hard at work shooting an EX film in the Source Film Maker.   Watch Exterminatus - Purge And Cleanse on Youtube.com (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6ndir4sj2o).

Mitch (http://steamcommunity.com/id/iammitch) has set up a new dedicated server in Australia ( [AU] Mitch's Exterminatus Server) with encouragement from Ceadda (http://steamcommunity.com/id/CDDA). The new server should be listed in the in-game server browser, but you can connect direct at 223.27.28.16:27015

I have continued to work on ironing out the bugs in the 2013 port and buffing the terminator class.


Full Download 7.95 (418,796 KB)

• 40ksource.com installer (http://www.40ksource.com/files/Exterminatus_Alpha_7.95.exe)

Install the Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer

• Navigate to the "Tools" section on your Steam games "Library"/
• Install the "Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer"
• Run the Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer at least once.
• You can exit once the menu has finished loading.

Install the latest Exterminatus Alpha

• If you already have a copy of the EX alpha, delete it.
• Run the alpha installer and follow it's instructions.
• Restart Steam.  You should now see both the Exterminatus Beta 7.5 and Exterminatus Alpha listed in your library.

Balance

• Buffed the Stormbolter via script.
• Buffed Terminator armor protection.
• Nerffed Carnifex armor protection.

Tweaks

• Disabled the full-screen damage indicator in the HUD.

Bug Fixes

• The Salamanders Landraider skin was using the wrong shader, causing it no to render incorrectly in-game.  So i've updated this skin pack to fix it.
• Tweaked the way the dead "HUD" displays the wave spawn time in an attempt to fix in the client crash on map change. Thanks to Otakumon for providing the DMP files to track this down.
• Re-compiled the Heavybolter 3rd person model with it's muzzle flash animation event.
• Rebuilt the HDR cubemaps on ex_thunderhawk , which should fix the bugs with specular textures there.
• Extinguish burning players before respawning them.  Needs testing.

The following ZIP contains only the changes since the previous alpha.

Patch Only Download (13,588 KB)

• 40ksource.com zip (http://www.40ksource.com/files/ex_alpha_patch_7.95.zip)

Here is the download for the updated Salamanders chapter skin pack which fixes the Landraider skin.

Salamanders Skin Pack Download

• 40ksource.com (http://www.40ksource.com/files/ex_salamanders_skins.zip)

After Action Report 7.95
Stormbolter is now doing damage against carnifexes.  No players spawned on fire and Thunderhawk's cube maps now seem to be working correctly.

Terminator and Fex armor changes appear to be working OK.  I think we need more/bigger games to tell if the balance is really on the spot yet.

I had a client crash early on, during a map change, so that needs looking into.

Heavy bolter now has a muzzlefash, but no 3rd person tracers.

Flamer effect is not working in 3rd person, the console says there is no attachment 0 to connect it to.

Deadmeat killing players long after the fex died.  At the origin?

Turrets not showing their kill icon.

Missing Turret in ex_oribital's marine start objective.