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Friday the 13th: The Game |OT| You and your friends are dead. GAME OVER

def sim

Member
New patch out on steam: http://steamcommunity.com/app/438740/discussions/0/2333276539598578047/

Patch 1.03 - Exploit Fixes, Boosted Security Update, Changes

Hey all!

So we've been paying a lot of attention to the feedback we're getting on the forums and we've done a lot to curb the exploits that have become fairly well-known to users that are playing. This update is a quick stopgag to a content update we'll have very shortly, but we wanted to get this security patch out that handles the perk selling issue that users have been running into, as well as close off various spots on the maps where users are hiding. Most of these, especially the common ones, should be resolved at this time. However, we will continue to monitor.

Please update your builds and let us know what's up!

Improvements

Steam matchmaking searches longer for lower pinged games. Various minor matchmaking optimizations made.
Lobby countdown timer closes menus at the 3 second mark instead of when it starts. Warning beeps can now be heard from sub-menus.
Added lots more environmental kill locations to all of the maps.
Leaving a match while a party leader now prompts you to disband or take the party with you.
Security updates to prevent account spoofing.
Dynamic camera and character animation improvements.
Added an option for controlling the PTT sound.
Increased XP penalty of team killing fellow counselors to -1,000XP from-200XP

Fixes
Fixed several exploit locations on all maps.
Fixed Steam party members not following the party leader.
Fixed Steam party main menu voice stuttering.
Fixed Jason getting stuck in the grab pose if a grabbed counselor disconnects while being pulled out of a car.
Fixed an issue with block detection on boat seats.
Fixed some counselor vehicle interactions not being blocked while in a context kill.
Fixed some floating items on item swap and with traps.
Fixed the Shotgun sometimes floating after use.
Fixed an issue with tracking total Jason kills.
Fixed multiple achievement related bugs.
Fixed windows sometimes displaying the wrong open/close position on listen servers.
Fixed an issue where sprint was canceling fear animations & some stances.
Fixed some dynamic camera issues when interpolating from a kill back to the player.
Fixed Jason being able to morph into the boat and get shoved out of the map.
Fixed a case where spectators would not hear alive players.
Fixed session presence not always updating immediately to point at your game session (for invites) after you leave a party session.
Fixed some game server specific crashes.
Fixed the game sitting for the duration of the outro when no outro is played.
Fixed the scoreboard staying on the screen when the end match menu opens. Locking the end match scoreboard on-screen.
Fixed defaults not always functioning in Video Settings. Made the Gamma slider easier to use with a gamepad.
Fixed a case where a player's mute state may not be sent to the server after loading the map.
Fixed character placement issue when getting out of a tent.
Fixed character placement issue when ejected from a car and your door is blocked.
Fixed being able to use other items while using the sweater.
Fixed some exploits with trap placement.
Fixed multiple crouch exploits.
Fixed multiple fireplace kill interaction distances.
Fixed multiple cases of Jason being struck and flying off the map.
Fixed multiple interaction lock bugs.
Optimized Steam P2P lobby tag updates, dedicated server tag space usage.
 
The last 2 nights have been an utter shit show for me. Literally have not been as to complete a match in about 15 attempts.. and now the game lagged out and somehow I'm stuck inside a desk..
 

Kintaco

Member
I need to find a Steam community. The Quick Play isn't too bad just sucks when people don't talk it's been atomiser impossible to escape when no one is accomplishing anything. Also annoying that people just drop for whatever reason. I would like to have a solid group. Are there communities in Steam? And if so how can I search for them?
 

The Jutty

Member
Yeah hes never seemed like a super awesome character to me to be honest.

He has the best stats in the game. He's fast, stealthy, awesome repair, can knock Jason's mask off in a couple of hits, and he's mandatory to get the Jason kill victory condition. He's a super awesome character.
 

LUXURY

Member
Ehhh this got worst on the PC after the patch. Constant crashes and hangs. Like the game will close itself and freeze my entire desktop. I can't even control alt delete the task. Come on guys. :( I don't even see anything that looks like it's fixed here.
 
Is he at all useful after you fire his one bullet? Seems like just another character to me.
Some Jarvis players don't even use the gun though. I've seen many that will just continue where they left off and escape the way they were trying before.

Also, his maxed out stats allow him to stun lock Jason with even the weakest melee weapons.
 

JarrodL

Member
WTF? You now get escape points for escaping as Tommy Jarvis.

As if we needed more shit Jarvis players who only care about self preservation.

Were you the last one to escape (or in the last group)? I got the reward one time, but not the next time when escaping as Tommy, and the only different thing I can think is the first time I escaped using the police exit after others were already out.
EDIT: Ok, that theory was proved false, as I just got rewarded for escaping before someone else in another match.

Ehhh this got worst on the PC after the patch. Constant crashes and hangs. Like the game will close itself and freeze my entire desktop. I can't even control alt delete the task. Come on guys. :( I don't even see anything that looks like it's fixed here.
Strange, didn't have any trouble last night. Although I did see a couple Jasons leave/disconnect in the middle of a match.
 

HiiiLife

Member
I still haven't figured it out or had a clear answer. If your character has high stealth, isn't moving, low fear, etc inside the cabins does the cabin glow red???

Could've swore I've seen cabins not glow but people are inside.
 

Ixion

Member
I still haven't figured it out or had a clear answer. If your character has high stealth, isn't moving, low fear, etc inside the cabins does the cabin glow red???

Could've swore I've seen cabins not glow but people are inside.

The cabin glows red if there's someone inside who's fear has gone up. So even if you have great stats the cabin can still turn red eventually. Being alone makes your fear go up for example.
 

Lettuce

Member
Some Jarvis players don't even use the gun though. I've seen many that will just continue where they left off and escape the way they were trying before.

Also, his maxed out stats allow him to stun lock Jason with even the weakest melee weapons.

The thing is though he still dies just as easy as any other councilor so i can understand why players of him dont want to work interference against Jason.

Maybe if they make it so Tommy can break out of Jasons grab super easily (or give him 2 pen knifes), take alot more hits before Tommy goes into an injured stance and give him some sort of ability to see where the phone fuse and cabin is or something to help ad other councilors i thing it would make the character a lot more useful like he should be
 

HiiiLife

Member
Forget not getting points as Tommy, they need to start penalizing Jarvis players for heading straight to the cops when they spawn in. I'm tired of shitty Tommy Jarvis players. Just opt me to play him and I'll actually try to escort the survivors every time.
 

Nudull

Banned
Self-preserving Jarvis players can go die in a fire. All that effort and teamwork, just to bail on us at the last minute.
 
They should only give Tommy Jarvis players XP for fighting Jason and a bonus for every counselor who escapes or survives while they are in the session. They should also disallow his escape unless he is with the last counselor in a vehicle or the last one left alive. Get rid of friendly fire with any weapon except the shotgun.
 

LUXURY

Member
Were you the last one to escape (or in the last group)? I got the reward one time, but not the next time when escaping as Tommy, and the only different thing I can think is the first time I escaped using the police exit after others were already out.
EDIT: Ok, that theory was proved false, as I just got rewarded for escaping before someone else in another match.


Strange, didn't have any trouble last night. Although I did see a couple Jasons leave/disconnect in the middle of a match.

It continues to happen. My friend is reporting the same issue. The game will completely freeze, forcing you to quit the application. It's bad sometimes as it doesn't allow me to end task by CTRL+ALT+DEL either. I have to completely log out then back in. I think it's tied to the party system or something. My friend froze out and quit the application. As soon as it said he left on the top right screen, I froze out. This was not happening before the patch and it's EXTREMELY frustrating as several times it happened when I was trying to help people or escape.
 
The thing is though he still dies just as easy as any other councilor so i can understand why players of him dont want to work interference against Jason.

Maybe if they make it so Tommy can break out of Jasons grab super easily (or give him 2 pen knifes), take alot more hits before Tommy goes into an injured stance and give him some sort of ability to see where the phone fuse and cabin is or something to help ad other councilors i thing it would make the character a lot more useful like he should be
That reminds me what I heard someone say before: that Tommy should have the ability to see objective items highlight on his screen. Sort of a red outline that he can see from a certain distance.

It would make Jarvis much more valuable and make him really be that Plan B character who can help counselors get objectives finished faster if Jason player is too efficient. Plus, it means players can get a second chance at getting objective points which add up far more than the 200 for escaping.
 

Pilgrimzero

Member
Played all day and a weird new glitch has popped up. Trying to set down a trap at a door causes it to either float in the air or its set to the side instead of in front. Mostly it just floats.
 
So this guy was trolling me the game before, almost killed me twice and was glitching. I just shrugged it off and started the next game. Cops were called early on, so I went to one of the exits to wait for them. I see the same guy strolling my way. I heard the Jason music, so I thought he was bringing him to me, but he never showed. The only counselor also never saw me hiding behind a rock. He goes to the bridge and waits a few seconds before the cops show up and then the magic happens!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2amDvRq0Ii8

Lol, that was satisfying to watch.

I hate it when people just try to kill you, especially at the beginning for no reason other than to be a dick.
 

ihasaflavour

Neo Member
Really want to pick this up, but everyone seems to only talk about PC. How is the PS4 version? Does it feel like a 'waste' to pick it up on console? Thanks guys and gals!
 

HiiiLife

Member
So is Jason terrified of the water or not? Because people say the whole Freddy v Jason thing is not canon, yet the Pamela tapes in the game she says he had a fear of the water lol...but swim speed Jason is ridiculous haha
 

Rockeeo

Member
Really want to pick this up, but everyone seems to only talk about PC. How is the PS4 version? Does it feel like a 'waste' to pick it up on console? Thanks guys and gals!

If you play public matches, most people do not use a mic. It is getting more difficult to find a full match.

The host quitting is also an issue.

I think buying it now on PS4 is risky. To me, it seems like the games best days are behind it.

If you play private matches, everything I have said can be discarded.
 

ihasaflavour

Neo Member
If you play public matches, most people do not use a mic. It is getting more difficult to find a full match.

The host quitting is also an issue.

I think buying it now on PS4 is risky. To me, it seems like the games best days are behind it.

If you play private matches, everything I have said can be discarded.

I wonder if Jason can sense the fear I now have from your reply :(
Sadly, I don't think my computer can run the game, so I'm stuck...maybe it'll get better in time?
 

Rockeeo

Member
I wonder if Jason can sense the fear I now have from your reply :(
Sadly, I don't think my computer can run the game, so I'm stuck...maybe it'll get better in time?

It could get better. People are hoping for dedicated servers or host migration. This would be a big improvement.
 
If you play public matches, most people do not use a mic. It is getting more difficult to find a full match.

The host quitting is also an issue.

I think buying it now on PS4 is risky. To me, it seems like the games best days are behind it.

If you play private matches, everything I have said can be discarded.


This is something I've noticed which really sucks :/
 
I feel like they should up the spawn rate of pocket knifes. Seems only maybe 3 or 4 spawn on the whole map and with like every Jason now trapping the objectives at the start of the game it's imo more crucial that we need more pocket knifes.

And that pocket knifes are like the best good defense against shiftgrab Jasons.
 
So this guy was trolling me the game before, almost killed me twice and was glitching. I just shrugged it off and started the next game. Cops were called early on, so I went to one of the exits to wait for them. I see the same guy strolling my way. I heard the Jason music, so I thought he was bringing him to me, but he never showed. The only counselor also never saw me hiding behind a rock. He goes to the bridge and waits a few seconds before the cops show up and then the magic happens!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2amDvRq0Ii8

Adding insult to injury with the flare gun at the end made me lol.

I previously posted about doing something similar. That was a pretty clear cut instance of someone getting what they had coming, but tonight I did something that I feel a little bit conflicted about.

I was Jason in a match, killed everyone else and the final counsellor was this kid who was probably around 14 talking obnoxiously on the mic with what sounded like his little brother who was probably like 10...
They were streaming the game apparently and were very amused with their shitty glitch where they were in a yellow tent and I couldn't get them for some reason, I stopped trying after the first couple of attempts since clearly it wasn't going to work.

There was about 9 minutes remaining at that point. The older kid was the most obnoxious little c*nt to the point that it grated on my nerves an extreme amount. I know he was just a dumb teenager but his personality was on some truly repugnant shit and his smug arrogance was irritating as fuck.
The fact he clearly didn't give a second thought to making all the other players watch this tedious shit for nearly 10 minutes (or quit out of boredom) and the way he talked about this glitch like it was some awesome achievement was what annoyed me most of all.

He was also the host. Took note of username, was planning to just quit after the match ended but it readied up automatically before I could, so said fuck it and continued into the next match. It hadn't occurred to me that I could avenge the fuckery of the previous match until the next one started.
Noted what character he was, found shotgun and spent next couple of minutes tracking him down, got to this house that he was just entering and the little bish intentionally closed the door on me just as I was about to enter. I burst through the door and shot that motherfucker, then quit. Lol.

I look at it as a little life lesson for him.
Feel like a piece of shit for doing it at the same time though, mostly cos the other kid was younger and if they'd both been little kids obviously I'd have let it go.
 

Tinman dX

Banned
I feel like they should up the spawn rate of pocket knifes. Seems only maybe 3 or 4 spawn on the whole map and with like every Jason now trapping the objectives at the start of the game it's imo more crucial that we need more pocket knifes.

And that pocket knifes are like the best good defense against shiftgrab Jasons.


No they need to fix actually being able to escape Jason's grab. If you are a completely healthy counselor and have good composure you should be able to escape his grab.

I've been playing since launch(well like a day and a half after 😬) on Xbox One and before the first major patch I had no problems button mashing "A" and escaping Jason after that first patch and even using a character with higher composure and a perk that ups your odds of escaping the grab, I can't escape a Jason's grab even the weak grab Jason's too.

That's my only real gripe with the game
 
3 matches in a row that never got off the ground because the host didn't get to be Jason. Getting old now.


Agreed. Since about last Friday I've struggled to play a whole game. Between it just seeming to take an age to get a complete 8 players in a lobby, to getting connection timed out or hosts quitting it's just really been souring my view on the game.
 

Malalaw

Member
Agreed. Since about last Friday I've struggled to play a whole game. Between it just seeming to take an age to get a complete 8 players in a lobby, to getting connection timed out or hosts quitting it's just really been souring my view on the game.

Yeah, usually have people on xbox to play with so I avoid this issue but at the moment everyone is busy so when I try to play alone it feels impossible.
 

Disgraced

Member
No they need to fix actually being able to escape Jason's grab. If you are a completely healthy counselor and have good composure you should be able to escape his grab.

I've been playing since launch(well like a day and a half after 😬) on Xbox One and before the first major patch I had no problems button mashing "A" and escaping Jason after that first patch and even using a character with higher composure and a perk that ups your odds of escaping the grab, I can't escape a Jason's grab even the weak grab Jason's too.

That's my only real gripe with the game
SAME. And I'm a fucking Jenny main and pro masher, and I'll still get grabbed and gutted with zero fear. And I have a rare Escape Artist perk too!

It's fucking bullshit, man!
 

HMD

Member
Game is pretty dead on PS4, I can't find games and when I do it's full of trolls and dickheads. I can't believe I paid for this garbage.
 
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