A new patch (1.0.42) and the Fire Sale DLC are now available to download through Steam for the PC version of Homefront, and they bring with them a lot of changes. To see the full list of patch notes check after the break.
New Achievements:
- Action Hero - Bail out of a helicopter, killing an enemy with the falling vehicle.
- Destructive Duo - Kill 5 enemies from the second seat of the Apache in one run.
Game Feature Additions:
- Kill assist points can now be earned by playing a large role in destroying a player driven vehicle, without landing the final blow.
- Logitech LCD keyboard support.
- Support for DLC Pack 1 has been added.
Dedicated Server Tool:
- When player list refreshes, selection is now maintained.
- Admin kill messages are now only shown to the killed player.
- Added high ping kick to the admin tab of the dedicated server tool.
- Adds player pings to rcon in the form of PLAYERPING: ping - Displays on the player list on the rcon tool.
- Functionality for private slots has now been added.
- - In the dedicated server tool choose an amount of private slots to take out of the max player count and add a clan tag. Any player that is a part of the group with the given clan tag (whether or not they are currently using it) can join privately.
Balance:
- M249 - Decreased damage values vs. limb, arms and default material.
- SCAR MG - Decreased damage values vs. limb, arms and default material.
- ACR - Decreased damage values vs. limb, arms and default material.
- SCAR Rifle - Decreased damage values vs. limb, arms and default material.
- T3AK - Decreased damage values vs. limb, arms and default material.
- M16 - Increased damage values chest, abdomen, arms, and legs.
- M4 - Increased the minimum damage values to be more effective at range vs. head, chest, abdomen and default materials.
- XM10
- - Decreased damage values vs. arms, legs, chest, abdomen, and default materials.
- - Weapon is now slightly less damaging at short range.
- - Increased damage values slightly vs. chest and abdomen.
- - Weapon is now slightly more damaging at long range.
- M9 - Decreased minimum and maximum damage vs. default, arms, limbs (min damage decreased to be slightly less effective at long range).
- SV45 - Decreased damage values vs. arms, legs, chest, abdomen, and default materials to be less effective than the Diablo at close range, and more effective than the Diablo at long range.
- Diablo
- - Decreased maximum damage values vs. arms, legs, and default materials to be slightly less damaging at close range.
- - Increased maximum damage values vs. chest, abdomen to be slightly more effective in close range.
- 870 Express Shotgun
- - Slightly decreased the spread from standing position.
- - Slightly increased the damage range. The weapon is now more lethal at long range.
- - Increased damage vs. arms, legs, head, chest, abdomen, and default materials.
- Rocket Launcher - Increased damage slightly vs Heavy Tank, LAV, and Humvee (now takes 1 less RPG to kill).
- Air Assault Missile - Increased damage values vs. both the LAV and Heavy Tank (based on forum survey feedback).
- Ground Anti-Tank Missile - Increased damage values vs. both the LAV and Heavy Tank (based on forum survey feedback).