Updates Ho!: Texas Hold 'em And Hexic 2 Get Tweaked

Sick of people using exploits to gain the advantage in Texas Hold 'em while you do everything legit? Tired of saved games being filled with weirdness in Hexic 2? Well, let your mind be as ease. We've got title updates incoming for both games this week.

Full details after the break.

[via Gamerscoreblog]

Hexic 2's Update will be here today (9/28/07) and will include the following fixes:

  • Bombs now appear as intended in continued saved games for Marathon or Timed modes; previously they did not appear if the game was saved on Level 8.
  • In Timed saved games, the timer will now start as soon as a rotation is made in a saved game, rather than when the first combo is made. It still takes a valid combo to start the timer at the beginning of a new game.
  • When there are no more available moves (detonating a special piece is still considered a valid available move), the board will now reset with new pieces.
  • A sound is now played when a bomb first appears in Marathon or Timed more to give the player appropriate warning.

Marathon, Marathon Weekly and Timed Leaderboards will be reset when the title update is available to ensure all scores posted are valid. No other Leaderboards will be affected.

All Timed saved games and Level 8 Marathon saved games are no longer valid and will not load. Survival saved games are not affected.

Texas Hold 'em's update is coming sometime this week and includes the following:

  • Players must now have adequate buy-in to start a game
  • Enhancements in the quality of language translation
  • Resolved exploit for increasing competitive bankroll

As such, the competitive bankroll and corresponding Leaderboards will also be reset at the time of the title update to restore competitive balance. Player Match and Single Player bankrolls and Leaderboards will remain intact.

Comments

Nice to see they're trying

Nice to see they're trying to fix Hold'em again. Maybe it will work this time. I wish they'd put more effort into making the UI more internet-poker like, though... adding the ability to pre-select actions before your turn would speed up the game nicely.