Patch #10 — V1033 Community Test

Today's patch for the V1033 Community Test beta branch has more updates to lighting, skins, audio and more.

[h3]❓ How to join the Community Test beta branch[/h3]

Right-click GROUND BRANCH in your Steam Library and select Properties…
Click BETAS on the left-hand list menu
Select 'communitytest - Community testing branch' from the drop-down menu
Steam will begin downloading the files for the new testing branch.

[h3]🐞 Where to report bugs[/h3]
You can report bugs and issues using any of these methods:

The in-game Bugs & Issues screen (press [Esc] once in-game and look along the top menu)
The Steam forums: steamcommunity.com/app/16900/discussions/
The #bug-reports channel on the official GROUND BRANCH™ Discord
Your reports help us locate and fix issues faster, so keep them coming!

[h2]Patch notes[/h2]

Tweaked Distance Field Ambient Occlusion (DFAO) settings globally
Partial fix for crazy VFX stuff happening at map origin
Disabled Subsurface Scattering (SSS) globally
Fixed light portals in Run Down, City and Tanker
Upped skylight on Run Down a bit
Fixed Ready Room (RR) lights getting shot out
Overhaul of skylight override volumes to balance day and night better (see Storage Facility tunnels and Run Down basement)
Fixed bad laptop in Docks (Intel Retrieval game mode)
Fixed grouped lights so that changing time of day won't switch on lights that have been switched off at a power box
Fixed tedious bug where you see a blue transparent wall in low-light conditions
Moonlight made a bit bluer
[FIRST PASS] Added options to manually cycle bolt- and pump-action weapons (currently M24 sniper rifle and SDASS shotgun) in Settings › Controls
Gun tail audio change and VOIP remixed
Cleaned up mesh intersection issues with helmet chin straps and the Balaclava
Deleted old/hidden meshes in Creek
Tweaked some light cull distances in Compound
Fixed Vudu 1–6x not properly switching reticles for all magnification levels
Removed the target cameras/screens from The Farm's shooting range, and replaced old sandbag meshes with updated ones
Tweaked grey skin for Combat Shirt and Combat Pants: now a lighter grey with black secondary colors
Created grey skin for ACU Coat and Tactical Pants
Fixed the Combat Shirt's cuff and arm velcro patches being assigned different colors
Fixed subtle red-tinted areas in Combat and Tactical Pants
Added reflection capture scaling option, currently applied to Power Station so less blue ghosting at night
Created additional effect type for bullet casings
Adjusted max bullet impact instances from 30 to 7
Fixed laser flare material being visible while sprinting
Deleted deprecated (unused) pouch blueprint