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It appears that the alpha test for The Division was extremely useful for Ubisoft, which has released a list of improvements made to the game found in this week’s beta test.
“It’s hard to believe that it’s already been over a month since we last put our game in the hands of thousands of you during our Alpha. During these 3 days, we received countless valuable comments and suggestions and started working on them directly,” reads a post by community manager Natchai Stappers. “The team has been hard at work fixing many bugs, but also implementing some changes that should help provide an even better experience during Closed Beta.”
One of the key improvements is a fix to the long load times for some textures, which should considerably improve the look of the game.
You’ll find a list of improvements below:
Interface
- Added support for multiple in-game languages:All platforms: English, French, Italian, German, SpanishPC, PS4: Japanese
- Weapon and Item Mods can now be changed directly from the inventory screen[Xbox One and PS4] Changed weapon swap button mapping to:[Tap] Primary/Secondary weapon[Double Tap] Switch to Sidearm
- UI improvements for better readability and usability
Gameplay
- Additional balancing of weapons, enemy NPCs, and character progression
Dark Zone
- Added another Dark Zone gate to the Beta Map area
- Changed Dark Zone brackets level rangeDepending on your level, you will now be matched with level 4-7 players and enemies, or level 8 players and enemies
- Landmarks have been added to the Dark Zone Map areaWith these landmarks you will find more challenging encounters rewarding you with better loot
Performances
- Loading of textures and models should no longer suffer delays on console
Bug fixes
More than 10,000 bugs have been fixed, including many of the most reported bugs during the Alpha.
- Missing sound with specific weapons and mods combinations
- Repeating audio when opening the Mega Map
- Mission objectives not completing correctly
- Floating characters and weapons
- Character loading stuck at 95%
- Broken textures
The closed beta runs from January 28-31 on Xbox One, and from January 29-31 on PS4 and PC.
Source: Ubisoft Forums
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Tom Clancy’s The Division
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Genre(s): Action, Shooter, Third Person
