Firstly, some general bits and pieces:

• Fixed clients hanging during map change
• Fixed an exploit found in the Perks system
• Fixed a glitch and memory leak in the Audio system
• Fixed an issue where downloaded files in the cache folder causing Perks to disable.

And secondly, some Mac-specific fixes:

• Audio effects should be correct (footsteps should be audible, player’s own gunshots should be louder, etc)
• Fixed MP7 shoot sound not playing properly
• Dedicated server working correctly
• Motion blur, windowed mode and crossbow scope should now work on all ATI GPUs
• No longer forces crossbow scope to “Textured” mode at startup
• And some other minor fixes.

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Our old friend John Callaham, now over at Big Download, scored a quick interview off us recently – just been posted up there as part of their E3 coverage. So, click HERE to read it…

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We’ve been hard at work since we released Killing Floor for the Mac last Wednesday to address the issues that have been discovered since the launch. We’re happy to report that an update has just been released that addresses many of these issues. Here are the changes:

• Fixed windowed mode rendering nothing on some GPUs.
• Fixed screen going blank when player takes damage on some GPUs (ATI X1600, etc).
• Fixed crossbow scope view not rendering on some maps on all GPUs.
• Fixed terrain rendering on systems without GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit (GMA950 GPUs).

 So now all Mac players can experience the Crossbow the way it was meant to be played – with the full 3d scope. Just go into your detail settings and set the scope to one of the 3d options. We will continue to address issues as we find them. Moving forward there are a couple of things we are already working on:

•  Bloom is not supported on the Mac build. Working to get this functionality enabled.
• Performance improvements

The game will automatically update through Steam. If you are in doubt that it has, just exit Steam and restart it.

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And to encourage everyone to get the game, it is on sale at 33% off for a little while. What better time to grab a copy of our hit co-op survival-horror Zed-slaying title?

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Here is an announcement for all the REAL fans of Killing Floor: you can now buy the t-shirts and hats! We got together with Glitch Gaming Apparel, gave them a bunch of your favorite Zeds and weapons – and you can see the first results at their website – click HERE. We were wearing the samples at GDC in March and they certainly attracted some attention, so go and get yours now!

For the quick view, here are some samples:

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Gaming Bolt have recognized Tripwire in the top 3 of the list in their list of “Modders who changed PC gaming“, in an article published March 20th, 2010. Our thanks to Gaming Bolt. Its nice to know that our humble origins and the mod-to-retail story hasn’t been forgotten! Click HERE to see the article.

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And the box shot:

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The voting on Voodoo Extreme closes Thursday 7 January – and we need your vote to clinch Killing Floor as Voodoo Extreme’s PC Game of the year! If you haven’t alreday voted, click on the VE logo or just click here: http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/features/52220/Voodoo-Extreme-Best-PC-Game-of-2009-Voting. We appreciate the support…

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PC Gamer’s Top 100 games: http://www.pcgamertop100.com/

Voodoo Extreme Readers’ Choice for Best PC Game of 2009: http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/features/52220/Voodoo-Extreme-Best-PC-Game-of-2009-Voting

Game Faq’s Best PC Game of 2009: http://www.gamefaqs.com/

If you love Killing Floor (and you should do by now!) – head over and show your support for the game!!

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Our old friends over at Voodoo Extreme are running their annual Readers’ Choice awards – Killing Floor is up for awards in the categories for “Best PC Game Expansion” and for “Best PC Shooter”. For good measure, Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad is up for “Most Anticipated Game for 2010″. So if you like us, like Killing Floor, like all our FREE expansions for Killing Floor and/or like the look of Heroes of Stalingrad – GO VOTE FOR US! Click on the Voodoo Extreme logo above to jump to the voting.

Have a good holiday!

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