Battlefield 4 receives further fixes, balance changes

DICE valiantly resume their efforts to patch up Battlefield 4 after the game’s disastrous launch, which indefinitely stalled the development of further expansion packs, by releasing a new patch today. The considerably long list of changes includes both balance changes and varying fixes, from bugs being squashed to stability issues being addressed.

While you can find more information in the so-called Control Room section of Battlelog forums, here’s the list of changes for the patch itself:

• Various fixes for improving general stability
• Fixed a memory leak issue occurring after level shutdowns, which could result in a out-of-memory crash in longer play sessions
• Additional fix for the “sound loop” deadlock when running High/Ultra graphics settings
• Added a warning for using Legacy AMD drivers that were out of date
• Fixed a player feedback timing issue where blood was appearing before other damage indicators, and before damage was actually done
• Fixed a bug where players’ rank icons on the scoreboard would not be updated
• Fix for Asian users unable to start Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 on Windows 8.1
• Normalized repair rates across all vehicles. Vehicles with lower health points, like aircraft and transport vehicles, now repair more slowly than before
• Fixed problem with killer health in kill card not being correctly updated (showing 100% health even though the soldier was hurt)
• Fix for friendly marker not always showing when needed to, resulting in players shooting team members
• Fixed a bug where a M1 Abrams Coaxial HMG ammo box was occasionally blocking the driver’s camera
• Increased damage by 25% for the Stealth Jet 20mm cannons.
• Stealth Jets now have more similar handling attributes to each other. F35 & J-20 are slightly more agile, Su-50 is less agile.
• Attack Jets now have more similar handling attributes to each other, and all 3 are now slightly less agile than earlier
• Fixed camera glitch when switching weapons while moving in crouch
• Fixed an occasional bug where players could experience intermittent engine sound dropouts when driving wheeled IFVs
• Fix for player spawning under the map when deploying on Lancang Dam
• Fixed flickering in map and minimap on Rogue Transmission and Operation Locker

Each will point out their own highlights of the patch, from the long-awaited re-balancing of jets to the changes to repair speed, which previously allowed for immortal Little Birds. Which one’s yours?