Brink PC patch goes live

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A patch for the PC version of multiplayer FPS Brink has gone live. The update brings with it improved graphical performance and fixes a memory leak, amongst other general tweaks and fixes. Brink has faced numerous issues since its release, but updates are slowly sorting out many of the problems.

General:

– Fixed sound dropping out when playing networked games

– Improved graphical performance, especially when using Ambient Occlusion

– Fixed voice packs being reset to default when you delete another character

– Removed ability to use certain cheat protected commands in challenges

– Fixed memory leak/crash when alt-tabbed out

User Interface:

– Full servers are no longer filtered out of the browser

– Added support for entering a range of numbers (i.e. 10-12) in server filters

– Reduced font size in the server browser

– Exiting Head customization returns to the correct menu

– Fixed being unable to bind KP_Enter in the UI

– Increased font size of in-game text chat

– ‘Enter’ now closes text chat prompt if empty

– Fixed challenge in menu flashing even after completion

Dedicated Servers:

– Improved dedicated server CPU performance

– Fixed NPC not spawning for escort objectives online on servers using unsupported cvars

Despite Brink having a difficult launch, with many players complaining about lag issues alongside wildly fluctuating review scores, the game managed to chart at No.1 in the UK Video Game Chart. VideoGamer.com’s Brink review scored the game a respectable 8/10.

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BRINK

  • Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Genre(s): Action, First Person, Shooter

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