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Tweak-XP Pro v2.0.1

Steven Parker   on 19 September 2002 - 09:50 · 3 comments & 646 views

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Thanks Stefan who mailed has now been able to inform us of a major release (v2) that came out on Sep 1st has now got an upgrade v2.0.1 - So better late than never (from us) here it is!

Totalidea Software is proud to announce that Tweak-XP Pro v2.0.1 has been released. This new version is a major update with lots of new features, a re-designed user interface in XP style, faster program code, and lots of other improvements - actually too much to list here ...

No other tweaking utility for Windows XP can do that much: Tweak-XP Pro v2.0.1 includes more than 37 different utilities. This is not just a 'Customizer' or a 'Tweaker' - this is the 'Premier Companion To Windows XP':

Some details on this new release:
  • Re-designed User Interface
  • New 'Windows XP Sidebar' design
  • Much faster startup of Tweak-XP
  • New feature: Registry Cleaner
  • New feature: DiscDrive Doctor
  • New feature: Internet Cache Inspector
  • New feature: RAM DiscDrive
  • New feature: Hide programs from the startmenu
  • New feature: ClearType configuration
  • New feature: Clear 'Recent files'
  • New feature: Autoshutdown
  • New System Information subfeature: BIOS information
  • New 'Utilities' category
  • New: Tweak-XP access Tweak-XP from the control panel
  • Completely re-designed 'System folders' feature
  • Re-designed 'Cache tweaks'
  • Re-designed CPU tweaks + P 4m tweak added
  • New tweak: adds 'Copy' and 'Paste' context menus
  • New tweak: adds 'Encryption' context menu
  • New tweak: optimize Windows XP 'Prefetcher' settings
  • New ISP tweaks: Optimum and Juno
  • Re-coded 'Internet History' feature
  • Re-coded 'Cookies' feature
  • lots of code optimizations >>> much faster performance
  • better resource management: saves almost 4MB RAM.
  • updated language files
  • updated help file
  • several changes to the installer
Download: Tweak-XP v2.0.1 Upgrade Patch v2.0 to 2.0.1 (1.3mb)
Download: Tweak-XP Pro 2.01 Trailware Full version (2.4mb)
View: Totalidea website


    WEAPONS
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  • Fire grenades got minor damage increase for fire on ground
  • M-60 third-person reload animation now properly timed
  • Increased the rate of fire on the M60
  • Slight accuracy adjustment on pistols
  • All pistols are now single fire but can be fired much faster.
  • Should now say "detonated by X's m203" when killed by the m203
  • g_availableWeapons cvar no longer modifiable, now controlled through "disable_*" cvars.
  • Fixed bug that would cause people to join the game with no weapons
  • if crouched when walking over an item it will make no noise when it is picked up
  • Crouching in mid air no longer gives accuracy bonus. This means that shooting when jumping will be much more inaccurate as initially intended
  • Slight increase to the MP5's accuracy
  • M3A1's accuracy has been increased
  • With friendly fire off you can no longer kill a teammate with a grenade by changing teams immediately after throwing it.

    MAPS
    ====
  • Raven map updated to fix the roof bug and the window bug on roof
  • RMG infiltration improved to generate better maps more consistently

    CONSOLE COMMANDS
    ================
  • Added PunkBuster anti-cheat software
  • Console command 'hash' removed due to its use in cheating
  • Added client command "ignore". This allows a client to ignore all chat messages from another client.
  • Added server command "mute". This allows a server admin to turn off chat messages for a given client.
  • g_forceFollow can now be set to force first person spectating
  • Removed cvars that were used as exploits in the game
  • cl_avidemo now generates TGA files instead of jpeg files.

    GAMEPLAY
    ========
  • Use button will now toggle between first and third person spectating when following someone
  • Round timer now starts after the round start delay making each round the total of both numbers
  • No longer spawn as a ghost during warm-up if the round has already started
  • Can no longer shoot teammates during warm-up even if friendly fire is set to 1
  • Can now pick up bomb, case, etc immediately after its dropped when someone dies
  • Timelimit will no longer interrupt a round in progress so the last round will always be finished
  • Added g_teamkillNoExcuseTime and g_teamkillNoExcuseMultiplier to control the amount of time in the beginning of the round where there is no excuse for team killing. The multiplier controls the amount of tk% given for damage done during the no excuse time.
  • Team kill damage is now doubled if you kill a teammate carrying the flag, briefcase or bomb
  • Should no longer get "server is for low pings only" message when a server has sv_maxping set and is full
  • When the counter hits zero on warm-up it should restart quickly rather than the laggy restart it did in the past
  • Autojoin should always join the team in need now
  • New hud representation of team scores including total and alive player counts
  • Loading screen informs you if friendly fire is enabled now
  • About box now says whether or not friendly fire is on
  • MOTD from master server should now show up in the connect screen

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#1 yaronf on 19 Sep 2002 - 10:21
Anybody using the performance tweaks in Tweak-XP? I would like to know if there is a noticable improvement before I enable any tweaks. Thanx
#2 vraa on 19 Sep 2002 - 20:14
i would say most of the stuff is visual based... there are a few preformance but i don't notice them.. maybe because i tweaked my system before iwht x-teq..
#3 sd_ba2271 on 21 Sep 2002 - 11:12
I would caution you all before registering this new version. I have used Tweak-XP long before the final version of Windows XP was released, and never had a problem with it. So I downloaded the trialware version of Tweak XP Pro and used it for a couple days. My only complaint with the software was that it was a bit slow. I decided to register it since I have never had a problem with Tweak XP. Registration and "unlocking" the trialware went just fine, and worked okay. Now the problems begin. Usually when I open the software it just sits there. Once in awhile it will allow me to do one thing before it just locks up. I installed this as the first piece of software after a clean reinstall of Windows XP Pro. After several reinstalls of Tweak XP Pro and the same problems each time, I have come to the conclusion that the problem is with the software. Can you say **buggy**! The support people at totalidea were not much help either. They automatically assumed I was not unlocking it correectly, but I followed their instructions exactly. Now, I'm sorry I registered Tweak XP Pro. I am going back to Tweak XP; which still works like a charm. Caveat emptor.....let the buyer beware!

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