Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat  
Beta 2.5
28/10/2009
 
New features:
 
- Added fully-configurable Spawn Protection System.
- New morale & scoring system.
- Players now will earn morale points when suppressing enemies (wounding & eliminating targets).
- Eliminating enemies within capture areas (while attacking or defending) provides a boost in morale points.
- The Kill / Death Ratio (KDR) of the player is taken into account and provides an additional bonus multiplier to the player´s score.
- Added server option ins_spawnprotection. Disabled by default, when set to 1 it will read the settings of the server .sps files (placed at the Maps folder) and enable the Spawn Protection System.
- Added console command ins_showsps to allow players to check the Spawn Protection Settings of the server for the current map.
- Ammo caches now have a per-player timer. You can only restock your ammo after a period of time to prevent grenade / RPG spamming from ammo cache locations.
 
Bug fixes:
 
- M203 "Rapid Reload" exploit has been fixed. M203 reload speed has been increased. Ammo increased by 1 grenade.
- Corrected ironsight alignment for several weapons.
- Spectators can now see other player's weapons in first person.
- M16 firemode switch sound is now functional.  
- Fixed bolt weapons. You can no longer reload, scope or unscope while doing the bolt action.
- Players are no longer able to switch fire modes while in m203 mode. Sprinting and shooting is no longer possible with this weapon.
- Player hitboxes have been corrected. Prone hitboxes are now accurate.
- Fixed ins_viewpoint.
- Removed net_showevents.
- Fixed shell sounds / models for shotguns, sniper rifles and pistols.
- Some extra cvars flagged with sv_cheat.
- Fixed USMC voice command "Standing by".
- Updated font to support brackets for clan tags (such as [XxX]) in the new spectator menu.
- You can now see the tracers of other players when they're using LMGs.  
- Players' feet will not show outside walls when prone.  
- DirectX Level minimum setting set to 8.  
- cl_updaterate minimum value set to 33.  
 
Visual Updates:
 
- Revamped Makarov Texture.
- New Optic Lenses.
- New M-14 DMR Texture.
- New M9 Beretta Texture.
- New M18 Smoke Grenade Texture.
- New RPG-7 Texture.
- New RGD-5 Texture.
- Updated Various Weapon Selection UIs.
- RPG-7 rocket now properly disappears from the first person view after firing.
- Corrected bolt-related animations.
- Corrected "last shot" animations.
- All ironsights are now consistent (taken away from the player).
- The M203 position has been adjusted.
- New skins and textures for the Insurgent characters.
- Improved Al-Kadesiah sniper rifle scope with new rubber eyepiece.
- L42A1 Enfield sniper rifle now allows players to keep track of their targets after firing (keeping the mouse button pressed).
- New death/spectator menu.
- Other minor & aesthetic updates to first-person animations.
- Improved player and team-mate icons on the overhead map.
- Team-mate icons now blink when the players are using VoIP or in-game voice commands.
- Improved world models of the M16 and M16M203 to match their new first-person equivalents.
- Added new skin and ironsights to the FNFAL).
- Improved some weapon animations to prevent some small glitches.
- Added a new sound for the animation of "cooking" the grenade.
- You can now see the front sight of the M4 through the aimpoint scope (like you would in real life).
- M4 w/aimpoint has been realigned to address a bug that made it shoot off-target at longer ranges.
- You can now see the front sight of the M4 through the aimpoint scope (like you would in real life).
- M4 w/aimpoint model has also been upgraded with more detail and higher polycount.
- The Aimpoint dot behavior has been upgraded to simulate more closely its real-life equivalent.
- More accurate collision models made for the Humvees.
- More accurate collision models for palmtrees in Buhriz and Karam.
- More accurate collision models for Canvas Truck and Lada.
- Upgraded some truck models & skins, as well as other vehicles (cars, pick-up trucks, etc).
 
Map Updates:
 
ins_almaden
- Bigger capture zone for Objective B, based on community feedback.
- Fixed overview coordinates.  
 
ins_Baghdad
 
- Marines can use the INS spawn alley when Objective C is captured.  
- Higher sky ceiling at Objective C.  
- INS Spawn C is only closed when Insurgents control Objective C.  
- Fixed a few other minor issues and exploits.
 
ins_Buhriz
 
- Added extra cover for B (some bushes).
- Added a sandhill on the main entry of the village (cover)
- One building has been damaged to reduce INS advantage.
- Viewpoints corrected.
- Added a truck and a humvee to the fields before Objective B to provide extra cover for the marines.
- Some exploits have been prevented.
 
ins_karkar
 
- Expanded Objective B capture zone towards the parallel tunnel.  
- Higher sky ceiling at the bridge area.
- Fixed an area where players could fall down into the valley.  
- Other tweaks based on community feedback.  
 
 
ins_Karam
 
- Clipped carpets to prevent players from getting stuck.
- Lowered the A capture zone so it can't be captured from the top of the building.
- Raised skybox ceiling where possible.
- Other minor fixes and updates.
 
ins_Ramadi
 
- Removed the back alley.
- Added a balcony to USMC spawn so that it’s now harder to pin them down there.
- Added a extra route towards Objective B from USMC spawn.
- Fixed some well-known exploits.
- Upgraded skybox.
- Fixed overview coordinates.  
 
Audio Upgrades:
 
- Improved first person footsteps and player sounds.
- Improved bullet sounds and other in-game sounds (bullet impacts, etc).
- Grenade-related sounds have been improved (baking grenade).
- Additional upgrades and tweaks for the game soundscapes.
- Several weapon sounds have also been updated (M9, M1014, M14, Makarov, Al-Kadesiah…)
- Tweaked footstep sounds (velocity and volume).

Nouveau FPS : Insurgency: The Art of Revolution
 
En 2003, Jeremy Blum n'a que 16 ans lorsque sort la première version de Red Orchestra, un mod UT 2004 dont il se vante fièrement d'être le créateur. Le jeu remporte un franc succès et quelques distinctions, mais Jeremy se fera tout de même mettre à la porte quelques semaines plus tard "en raison de son trop jeune age".
 
Revanchard, il rejoint un an plus tard l'équipe de développement d'Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat, un autre mod pseudo-réaliste basé, cette fois-ci, sur le Source Engine. Très vite, Jeremy prend le poste de chef de projet et mène la barque jusqu'à la sortie du jeu en juillet 2007. Là encore, le mod trouve son public et un succès relatif. Pour se concentrer sur ses études, Jeremy cède la main et confie les commandes à d'autres membres de l'équipe.
 
A son retour en février 2010, Jeremy remet en cause les décisions prises pendant son absence et estime qu'Insurgency n'a pas évolué dans le bon sens. Il souhaite reprendre le projet en main pour le remanier à sa sauce, avec l'aide de nouveaux développeurs. Problème : les autres membres de l'équipe ne sont pas du même avis et l'envoient gentiment voir ailleurs. Après une pétition qui n'aboutit à rien, Jeremy décide de monter sa start-up : New World Interactive. Quelques jours plus tard, il annonce travailler sur un prototype d'Insurgency 2 basé sur l'UDK. Le prototype porte désormais le nom de Insurgency: The Art of Revolution et Jeremy a déjà embauché plusieurs développeurs. The Art of Revolution devrait proposer un mode multi ainsi qu'une campagne solo, et les premiers travaux sont déjà visibles sur le forum officiel du studio, ici et là.
 
Histoire de bien faire chier son monde, et surtout l'équipe qui travaille encore sur Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat, Jeremy Blum a trouvé une autre idée : Insurgency Classics, qui n'est autre qu'une version améliorée de la bêta 1.0c, la dernière version sur laquelle il a oeuvré avant son départ.

Insurgency se met à neuf
New World Interactive, les développeurs de la version originale d'Insurgency (voir nos archives pour comprendre ce sac de nœuds), ont fait une série d'annonces récemment :
 
   

• ils emménagent dans les mêmes locaux qu'IllFonic, la boîte qui fait une version console de Nexuiz avec le CryEngine 3 mais sans rapport avec la version originale de Nexuiz.

• Ils ont récupéré eux aussi une licence CryEngine 3 dans le but de faire un FPS F2P nommé Lethal Enterprise.

• Ils sortiront leur nouvelle version d'Insurgency en 2012 dans Steam.

On a demandé des précisions par email au studio, qui nous a indiqué que Lethal Enterprise était en fait leur vision d'Insurgency 2 (qui avait été annoncé il y a un an et a donc changé de nom) mais que le développement du jeu n'avait pas débuté. Pour l'instant, ils se concentrent sur la version commerciale d'Insurgency (en 2012 dans Steam, donc), qui sera une version améliorée et en partie refaite du mod disponible depuis 2006. Ils ne savent pas encore si le jeu sera payant ou F2P.