Rangers News Zend_Feed_Writer 1.11.11 (http://framework.zend.com) http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/m/2898960 Rangercon XXIII Announced! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:51:02 -0500 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/535252/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/535252/m/2898960 Return to Competitive Play, Anyone? Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:43:31 -0500 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/526971/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/526971/m/2898960 here for more info and to post your thoughts!
]]> Official Notice: Ventrilo Server No More Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:11:45 -0500 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/521372/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/521372/m/2898960
Again, the Ventrilo server is no longer active - so if you have not already done so, install Mumble and log on!

/me salutes
]]> Happy New Year! (Gregorian Calendar) Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:04:00 -0500 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/501076/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/501076/m/2898960
Atkins
]]> Happy Holidays! Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:26:10 -0500 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/490619/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/490619/m/2898960 Big Battlefield 3 Patch Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:15:00 -0500 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/436392/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/436392/m/2898960 There has been a major client update for the PC version Battlefield 3 as well as a server-side update for all platforms. You can visit the Battlefield 3 Blog to see the official announcement. 



Visuals, Stability and Performance Fixes:

  • General performance and loading time improvements
  • "Black Screen” fix for an issue occurring on some PC Configurations
  • Stereo and Rendering Support for Nvidia and AMD Graphics Cards
  • Adjusted the "stuttering” encountered on some PC configurations.
  • Fixed several Crashes when joining MP and Co-Op sessions
  • Fixed multiple problems when using multiple monitors (Eyefinity / Surround).
  • Fixed visual corruption issues on certain Nvidia Cards
  • Improved loading times for certain textures
  • Added console command "GameTime.MaxVariableFps” to limit max FPS
  • Added console command "UI.DrawEnable” to hide UI for screenshots / videos
 
Balance and Gameplay Adjustments (PC)

  • Fixed a problem with high speed mouse movement
  • Added back some missing Growlers on Kharg Island Conquest Large
  • Added back EOR sound for SQDM and TDM
  • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position
  • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it(note the affect this will have on Hardcore mode!)
  • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest. You should no longer spawn on points too close to enemies
  • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM
  • Combat areas on Kharg Rush tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after 1st base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun
  • Fixed a problem with revived players not suffering suppression
  • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in COOP
  • Added joystick deadzone setting
  • Fixed sound for when climbing ladders
  • Fixed an issue with some weapon sounds in first person
  • Fixed a swim sound loop error
  • Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns, AA guns, and Jet Cannons against infantry
  • Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns against jeeps.
  • Reduced the physics impact of AA guns and Jet Cannons, players under attack from these weapons should no longer lose control.
  • Increased the damage of the 44 Magnum slightly.
  • Increased the range and minimum damage of the .357 Round from the MP412 Rex.
  • Increased the range of all .45cal and 9mm weapons.
  • Slightly increased the range of the P90 and MP7 and PDW-R.
  • Slightly increased the range of the 5.56mm PDW-R and decreased the minimum damage at long range.
  • Slightly increased the minimum range of the Mk11, SVD, and M39 EMR 7.62mm rifles.
  • Decreased the maximum damage and maximum range of the G3 and SCAR-H 7.62mm weapons.
  • Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft.
  • Increased the damage and range of the 40mm BUCK rounds.
  • Reduced the damage .50cal weapons do against Helicopters.
  • Updated T90 canister shell tweaks to match Abrams canister shells
 
UI Changes (PC)

  • Added round duration and ticket summary at EOR
  • Advanced squad polish – should be more intuitive
  • Significant changes to the Join Squad functionality (see below)
  • Fixed a problem regarding keybindings while playing
  • You should now get a better error message when being disconnected via Battlelog
 
Server Update Highlights

  • EOD Bot exploit fix
  • Several crash fixes
  • Anti-stat padding measures taken, disallowing ranked servers to run obscure settings
  • Improved team kill kick configuration
  • Support for unranked servers. Unranked servers do not report players’ scores to Battlelog, but server administrators can freely control all settings
 
Share your profile and stats with new Battlelog functionality

  • Ability to share your Profile and Stats pages to Facebook, Google+, and Twitter
  • User Profile and Stats pages on Battlelog can now be accessed without being signed in to Battlelog if you know a user’s URL
  • Single sign on from Battlelog to Origin. If you’re not logged in to Origin and join a game server, Battlelog will automatically sign you in to Origin in the background and join the game server
 
Quick notes on Squad changes in the Nov 22 update

  • Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option
  • Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 squad members
  • Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM
  • Disable Privacy flag when 1 man squad
  • Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when squad drops to 1 player
  • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad Selection screen
]]> Official DWS Announcement - 11/18/2011 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:54:00 -0500 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/431241/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/431241/m/2898960 Drunken Weekend Style
Presents:

Battlefield 3

Brought to You by:

Prestige Worldwide

&

Great Lakes Christmas Ale




]]> Steam Hacked :/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:05:00 -0500 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/423941/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/423941/m/2898960
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/valve-confirms-steam-server-intrusion/16206

Probably a good time to check your accounts and change your passwords...
]]> Happy Veteran's Day Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:03:00 -0500 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/423773/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/423773/m/2898960 Happy Veteran's Day from Clan Rangers

For those fighting the good fight, be safe and come home soon.

For those who are inactive or have been lost, we thank you and are forever greatful.


/me salutes
]]> Official DWS Announcement - 11/4/2011 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:45:00 -0400 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/415212/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/415212/m/2898960 Drunken Weekend Style
Presents:

Battlefield 3


Brought to you by: 

Maker's Mark
&
Forty Creek Whiskey


]]> Rangers Post the Way! Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:20:00 -0400 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/413800/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/413800/m/2898960 Join us on our Mumble server! Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:04:00 -0400 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/411513/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/411513/m/2898960
Mumble info:

mumble.clan-rangers.com Port: 6862

Download Mumble HERE.
]]> In case you haven't noticed... Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:15:00 -0400 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/409957/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/409957/m/2898960

]]> We have a BF3 server. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:33:09 -0400 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/408082/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/408082/m/2898960 Well... new website? Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:50:13 -0400 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/404953/m/2898960 http://www.clan-rangers.com/home/article/404953/m/2898960