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Fixes for patch v1.01

• Significantly improved ingame Frame Rate.
  
• Fixed players respawning in each other during Multiplayer action - NB - the server must be running v1.01 to fix this issue.
  
• Improved support for surround gaming (supported by Matrox Parhelia).
  
• Fixed aim cross, radar and buttons in the briefing.
  
• Fixed rendering of plants on Xabre graphics card.
  
• Fixed some problems when using DED files to run dedicated server.
  
• Fixed teamkill autokick option.
  
• Improved protection against cheaters in multiplayer

Download: Vietcong v1.01 patch

The company is also introducing a new service to provide custom partitioning, component, and load configuration services free of charge, resulting in the delivery of a fully customized server within five days of the order, he said. The customization service is available through HP's solution provider channels.

The Unix servers are also getting an improved capacity-on-demand program. HP's iCOD program now allows the installation of extra memory and cell boards for which customers are not charged until they are turned on, Dovas said. iCOD previously covered only the processors, he said.

There is no premium to the price of the server to have iCOD capability, and no configuration restrictions, said Dovas. "Competitors prefer to have restrictions because capacity on demand programs means deferred revenue."

Once turned on, customers are charged for 30 days of use for the components under iCOD, after which they can be turned off if needed to reduce costs, Dovas said.

This story appears courtesy of CRN, the newspaper for builders of technology solutions.