Changes

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Features

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Added an option to show unuseful materials in Hammer's texture browser, which includes: player logo decals, vertexlitgeneric materials, hud/vgui/particle folders. These materials are now hidden by default.
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Added trigger_catapult entity from Team Fortress 2

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Improvements

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ErrorNoHalt/Error will now display a stack trace in Problems panel
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include errors now have a stack trace and appear in Problems menu
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Disallow "Shadow" shader to be used as rope material to prevent crashes/graphical glitches
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Bump MAX_LUA_FILES to 32k for single player only
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Add probable cause to the "Failed to lock vertex buffer" message so users can more easily self diagnose
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Bump MAXSTUDIOANIMS to 3k, MAXSTUDIOSEQUENCES to 2k (from 2k, and 1.5k respectively)
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Added model name & position to VRAD's "unexpected strips found" error to help debug which static props cause the issue
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Fixed material name not appearing in "Warning in .VMT file .. " and "Error in .VMT file: error parsing vector element..." warnings
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Improved loading process to do with Lua files so they are not sometimes redownloaded every time, also makes accessing files from Lua cache potentially faster
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Bumped MAX(_TOOL)_THREADS to 64 (4x previous limit)
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Replace some possibly incorrect usage of FLT_MIN with -FLT_MAX, affects IKRules and displacements
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Updated Steamworks SDK to v1.53a
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m_flCycle is now networked in range of -1 to 1, from 0 to 1, fixing airboat spamming errors when going backwards in multiplayer

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Fixed

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Fixed C_FireSmoke particle crash for good
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Fixed potential security issue with gmad.exe and specially crafted .gma files when extracting
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Potential fix for a crash with C_OP_RenderRope particle render operation
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Fixed a potential bug in materialsystem to do with Power of 2 rejection on texture load
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Fixed a bug in the materialsystem where NoMip textures were trying to read past EOF looking for mipmaps, resulting in "Error unserializing VTF file... is the file empty?" errors
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Display warnings and try to prevent a crash when an NPC's memory is about to overflow
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Fixed a crash due to out of bounds sequences with IK Rules and AccumulatePose
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Fixed some addons that extract/load correctly on client not loading/extracting correctly on server. Both cases now simply display a warning before trying to extract
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Fixed crashes when the File object in steamworks.DownloadUGC's callback is closed prematurely
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Fixed a crash in CSoundPatch.__tostring when used on invalid sounds
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Fixed func_movelinear spamming sounds when used with momentary_rot_button
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Fixed remaining potential crashes with npc_barnacle when its tongue entity is removed

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Removed

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Removed 'heartbeat' console command
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Removed env_hudhint entity

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Features

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Added second argument to util.Base64Encode - skipNewLines, defaults to false
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Added spawnmenu.SwitchCreationTab
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Added VMatrix.Add, VMatrix.Sub and VMatrix.Mul (matrix*matrix only)
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Added VMatrix.GetTransposed
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Added Angle.Random
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Added Vector.Random, Vector.Negate, Vector.GetNegated
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HTTP() function now has a timeout field, which dictates the network activity timeout, and will fail with reason "timeout" if it is hit
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Added render.GetViewSetup() - returns the CViewSetup stuff including both real FOVs and the de-corrected for aspect ratio FOV
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Filesystem search now works with map's PAK lump (file.Find included)
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Added CUserCmd.AddKey
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Added table.Shuffle (Community Contribution)
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Added a new library: math.ease (Community Contribution)
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Added DComboBox:OnMenuOpened( menu ) (Community Contribution)
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Added table.MemberValuesFromKey (Community Contribution)
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Added ENTITY:AddOutputFromKeyValue and ENTITY:AddOutputFromAcceptInput (Community Contribution)
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Added SlowWalkSpeed to player_manager (Community Contribution)
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Added DForm.PropSelect, ControlPanel.ToolPresets, ControlPanel.ColorPicker and ControlPanel.KeyBinder (Community Contribution)
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Added math.DistanceSqr (Community Contribution)
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Added support for 3 new types in AccessorFunc() - Vector, Angle and Color (Community Contribution)
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markup library improvements - Adds markup.Escape, markup.Color, MarkupObject:GetMaxWidth, new argument to MarkupObject:Draw (Community Contribution)
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Added permissions.EnableVoiceChat( bool )
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Added CLuaLocomotion.Get/SetClimbAllowed
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Added CLuaLocomotion.Get/SetJumpGapsAllowed
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Added CLuaLocomotion.Get/SetAvoidAllowed
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Added new argument to net.WriteColor - alpha (Community Contribution)
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Added new argument to net.ReadColor - alpha (Community Contribution)

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Improvements

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Better implementation of Player.IsUserGroup (Community Contribution)
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util.GetModelMeshes is now also available serverside
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Entity:SetBodyGroups now accepts a-z as 10-35
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Disallowed include()ing non .lua files
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Made Entity.GetBloodColor shared
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stopsound also shuts down all CSoundPatches (So their IsPlaying status resets to false)
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Made hook.Add/Remove not silently fail on arg type mismatch (Community Contribution)
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Micro optimization in draw.SimpleText (Community Contribution)
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Minor optimizations to string.Comma (Community Contribution)
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Added +voicerecord to blocked console command list - use permissions.EnableVoiceChat instead
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GM:PlayerAmmoChanged now runs AFTER the ammo count has been changed
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Made File:Read() size argument optional, defaulting to File:Size()

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Fixed

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file.Exists now works with addon title pathIDs like file.Find
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Fixed spawnmenu.SwitchToolTab doing nothing
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Fixed constraint.GetAllConstrainedEntities returning all entities constrained to world if the given entity is constrained to world
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Fixed Entity.StopLoopingSound() not working as expected when multiple sounds are involved
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Fixed table.RemoveByValue throwing an error when key is not a number (Community Contribution)
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Fixed invalid argument being given to TextEntry.AllowInput with non ASCII characters (Windows and OSX)
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Fixed potential Lua errors in scripted_ents library (Community Contribution)
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Fixed a linux crash with file.AsyncRead

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Features

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Added ability to clear Lua errors per category/group in the Problems menu
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Added "menu_cleanupgmas", "mat_specular 0" and "Addon missing file, nothing to mount" issues to Problems panel
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Added file size of the current file and total file count to non-Workshop server downloads
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Added addon count and selected count to the addon menu (in the popup menu with filters/etc)
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Added a visual bounding box of the current dupe to the duplicator tool
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Rope related tools now can now color the ropes (will depend on whether the selected material supports this or not)

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Improvements

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DNumSlider now colors the notches and the DTextEntry text to match the slider label
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Improved slider notch rendering
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Ensure all notches have at least 1 pixel between each other
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Fixed the last notch not rendering for sliders with a range that isn't a whole number
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Made the selected flag filters be per gamemode, not global per server browser tab
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Made the addon selection checkboxes bigger and updated their style to match modern Chromium visuals
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Also added a bit of space between the clickable addon name and the checkbox to prevent misclicks
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Minor visual tweaks to the addons and server browser menus
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Made the "Future version" tag in the server browser less visually prominent
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Added default values to the Super DOF UI sliders (Middle mouse click resets to default)
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Problems menu no longer complains about DirectX Level 90
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Server browser no longer lists servers that are not empty first and then only empty servers (to bypass Steam limitations), now lists whatever Steam gives first
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Undone server browser minimum ping penalty where servers < 60 ping would all be considered as having 40 ping for server ranking
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Added description to local saves/dupes/demos telling the player where they can delete them
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"Select All" button now selects all addons within current search/filter, not all subscriptions
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Removed selection checkboxes for floating .gma addons
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Made the background of a disabled addon darker so its more obvious when an addon is disabled
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More responsive controls for drive_noclip for "Drive" property
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Unmount addons mounted by server on map shutdown
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Confirmation window for “Do you want to connect to this server” now also has a “remember my choice” option
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Added map icons for new CS: GO maps
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Increased forced defaults of "rate", "cl_cmd/updaterate" console variables to 100k and 66, from 30k and 30 respectively. This only affects clientside settings, which are overridden by server's settings (sv_maxrate, etc). This should result in better ping/performance when playing on busy servers
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Updated language files

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Fixed

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Fixed env_sun glow overlay not working properly with the poster command
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Fixed the first preset group not loading correctly on first map load
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Loading a save from main menu now properly sets the player position
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Fixed Lua errors in menu state when searching through addons with special symbols
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Fixed Hoverball tool creating Lua errors when looking at an invalid entity with the tool selected
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Fixed the option to re-render all spawnmenu icons not working properly
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Adjusted the cl_weaponcolor safeguard against invisible colors to catch more cases
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Fixed a regression with gamemode search bar changes from previous update where it expected the input to be lowercase at all times
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Changed 'slam' ammo type's default maximum to 5 from 9999 (gmod_maxammo still overrides this if above 0)
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Fixed certain language files not being loaded on Linux operating system
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Fixed shooting weapons while in a vehicle not shooting directly at the player’s crosshair
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Fixed default spawncions not being editable
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cl_downloadfilter "mapsonly" also works with workshop addons now (checks for the “map” tag on addons)
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Fixed Winch/Rope texture scaling wrapping around at length of 100
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Fixed clientside player velocity for non local players being jittery and incorrect when standing on something moving
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Fixed crash issues with npc_barnacle when its tongue entity gets deleted
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Fixed crash issue when damaging Antlion Guard NPC
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Fixed a potential crash issue with ragdoll physics
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Fixed prop_vehicle_crane crashing the game when it is missing its magnet entity
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Fixed Lua errors when trying to load a save with phys_magnets that were created by the map when saving
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You can freeze Jeeps/Custom Vehicles with the Physics Gun once again

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Fixed

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TTT: Fixed "select language" strings in translations (Community Contribution)
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TTT: Tuned shotgun headshot damage and gave shotgun very small accuracy boost to compensate for shotgun changes in base game (Community Contribution)
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TTT: Show language names correctly in menu (Community Contribution)
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TTT: Updated language files (Community Contribution)
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TTT: Fix low-karma autokick evasion (Community Contribution)

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Improvements

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Limited sv_loadingurl to http(s) only
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Added nullptr safeguard to CFontTextureRegen (out of memory)
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More potential crash prevention when loading textures and in Lua bindings
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Safeguards for potential crashes in CShadowMgr relating to projected textures
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Switched the "gain manager" for voice chat to the CS:GO one. (voice_avggain, voice_maxgain replaced by voice_gain_* cvars)
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Increased internal buffers for map names to 128 characters, from 40, servers can now use maps with longer names
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Slightly improved SSAO depth pass (NeedsDepthPass hook, render.GetResolvedFullFrameDepth), so it works correctly with props/NPCs and viewmodels (Bokeh DOF now works better)
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Nicer error messages for FastDL download errors in console
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Let mat_envmaptgasize override the default cubemap size if it is set to a value higher than the map's cubemap size
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cfg/network.cfg is no longer considered userconfig, and is ran before autoexec.cfg
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mat_dumpmaterials now has an optional argument to hide refcount 0 materials
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Increased networked string limit (Doubled, to 4096)

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Fixed

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Deleting point_viewcontrol now also disables it instead of putting the player in an invalid state
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Disable all active point_viewcontrol entities when loading a save to prevent softlocking the player
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Added out of bounds checks for boneIDs in CIKContext::AddDependencies to avoid crashes
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Added some nullptr safeguards to CMDLCache functions
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Fixed potential crash with playing MP3 files
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Made sure the "entityflame" entity also stops its own burning sound clientside in case it couldn't be stopped from the server due to PVS
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Fixed crash issue when trying to pickup prop_vehicle_jeep with invalid physics
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Fixed a potential crash when converting MATERIAL_VAR_TYPE_MATERIAL to a string
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Fixed material shader parameters not loading correctly on Linux dedicated servers
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Fixed for Linux file system find not properly handling partial wildcards (i.e. folder/*_suffix.txt where the filename folder/test_file_suffix.txt would not be found)
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Fixed mat_showlightmappage using a DirectX8 material
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func_breakable_surf plays its initial broken sound at the correct position even if it is moved by the physics gun
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Fixed some console commands crashing when used without a player on the server
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Fixed ent_remove being able to delete players
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Added support for $boneflexdriver in models into the game
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Fixed some cl_show_* cvar debug text overlapping itself or going offscreen
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Potential fix for crashes due to removing fire particles when removing an entity on fire
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Fixed crashing issues with trying to set/get flags on invalid physics objects
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Do not disable collisions when parenting brushes to one another
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Fixed parenting issues with func_movelinear, and a an issue with startSound possibly not restarting
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Fixed the half life 2 shotgun hack affecting SWEPs
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Fixed models not being flushed on level changes/disconnects when not hosting a local game (i.e. in multiplayer in general)
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Fixed Super DoF creating errors when used outside of sandbox gamemode (Community Contribution)