AVP update brings dedicated servers

Anybody out there playing Rebellion’s Aliens Vs Predator? Yes? Anybody out their also wishing that the multiplayer had dedicated servers? Thought so.

Well there’s some awesome news, the recent update released via Steam features several fixes; but, it has done what many other developers have failed at recently, and added support for dedicated servers! Albeit in beta form, but we have to start somewhere, right? Rebellion have stated that this was their plan all along for the PC version of the game, and you have to give them credit as they’ve got the ball rolling in less than a month.

Seeing as their still in a beta phase, there may be a few bugs and you’ll only be able to play on a dedi’ server in an unranked match (hopefully full ranked match support will be included later). Either way, to see what all the fuss is about, load up the game and select – Multiplayer>Player Match>Browse Games>Server Type = Dedicated (Internet). No doubt you’ll notice faster load times and smoother gameplay from the word go. Anybody wishing to host their own server can also find the client within the “Tools” tab on Steam.

Great work Rebellion, if only others would follow on in your footsteps!

Here’s the full list of updates:

General

• Stability improvements to address rare and infrequent hangs
  
• Implemented a workaround for missing audio issues with certain hardware (SoundBlaster X-Fi, Realtek onboard, etc.)
  
• Fixed save games being lost or corrupted if connection to Steam is lost or if user switches to offline play
  

Multiplayer

• Added client-side support for dedicated servers
  
• Ranked match lobbies will no longer end after every match
  
• Fixed XP being incorrectly affected by offline play (though only in the local stats; this will be corrected next time you connect to multiplayer)
  
• Fixed other players sometimes appearing to have the wrong weapon or continuing to fire indefinitely after dying
  
• Fixed rare issue where players would be temporarily invisible
  
• Fixed some selection of servers and players in menus sometimes being incorrect