Bug-Fixing Online Update For MotorStorm

[BrewCityUpstart]

Fans of the off-road racer, MotorStorm, will soon have to download update 1.2 in order to play online. This one's big, too, as it sets out to clean things up on a grand scale. The full list of fixes and upgrades are listed over at the European Official PlayStation forums, and as you can see, this mid-May update should go a long way to solidifying the online experience.

A quick summary: they're fixing that absurdly annoying "boost exploit" (thank God, right?), your buddy list has expanded and will now support up to 50 friends, there's generally improved "online stability," they've erased the possibility of a save data corruption bug, and also added some small standard-definition and surround sound audio repairs.

Really, it's no secret that gamers have experienced several issues when playing MotorStorm online, but update 1.2 here should make things much more enjoyable
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[BrewCityUpstart]

1. Game List Improvement
- 'Game Status' is now displayed with the game list in the online lobby making it easier to find a session where you'll be able to join and race promptly.

2. Host Identification
- Within the game lobby the host is now clearly identified by a 'host' icon visible to all players and updated during host migration.

3. Boost Exploit
- A bug involving the boost system that allowed a player to use boost in an exploitative manner has been resolved.

4. Buddy List Size
- This has been updated to support up to 50 friends.

5. Text Cut-off
- When playing in standard definition all messages will now display as intended.

6. Improved Stability Online
- Online gameplay stability has been improved.

7. Audio issues
- All known issues with 5.1 / 7.1 surround have been fixed. Audio issues within the front-end have been resolved.

8. Player Ranking
- Players were found to be ranked incorrectly due to a bug. Because of this all online rankings will be reset and the ranking system should now function correctly.

Evolution and Sony apologise for this measure but it will result in a fairer and more stable ranking system for all players.

9. Auto-Start
- Races will be forced to start after a fixed countdown which should dramatically reduce the waiting times in lobbies. Hosts may delay this countdown up to three times.

10. Save Data Corruption
- When quitting the game using the PS button it was possible to corrupt the save game data. This will no longer occur.

11. Lobby Information
- Upcoming track and current lap details will be displayed in lobbies.

12. Vehicle Damage
- When restarting a single player race during a death camera the damage wasn't always reset at the start of the next race. This has now been resolved.

13. Missing Audio
- Audio effects were missing from the death camera, these have now been reinstated.

14. Name Tags
- Added ability to switch the player name tags on / off during online races using a single button press (L1).

[Jon Liu]

Thanks for the heads-up on the update, Brew!

I still need to bust this game out more often!