TOPIC: [SURF] Change Log

Surf Changelog 14/01/2024
+ Added new Voice Chat panel system
+ Added failsafe/return mechanisms and notify messages along with functionality to correctly execute staff promotions/demotions
+ Added several other failsafe/return mechanisms for a more error-free experience
+ Added more RTV sounds

• Fixed RTV timers and their functionality for all states of the game (start of map, start of vote, end of vote, extend, etc)
• Changed Admin code to support the latest pointshop changes
• Changed several aspects of the RTV code that resulted in the incorrect execution of functions resulting in certain checks not doing their job and things breaking apart
• Changed setaccess/removeaccess UI behavior to match the behavior that closes and refreshes the panel so that the changes take visual effect immediately
• Several other changes & fixes
• Corrected all occurances of staff rank mentions to reflect the correct rank colors
• Corrected all staff name acronyms and full names to reflect the full name format wherever appropriate
• Changed team colors (surfers, spectators)

- Removed old Voice Chat code
- Several code removals to eliminate unecessary resource feed and improve general functionality

Surf Changelog 24/03/2024
+ Added newest to oldest sorting to the Admin Menu's 'Ban List' 's panel
+ Added "!run" and "!help" commands
+ Added SteamID parameter checks for client & server commands
+ Added player and console prints for bad arguments

• Fixed the temporary game freeze when opening the surf menu which was caused by the simultaneous load of all tabs including 'Records' that was the culprit
• Fixed banning as a client, either from the UI or console which was impossible so far due to the code handling command parameters incorrectly
• Re-arranged the Admin Menu's 'Ban List' 's panel elements for their proper display
• Fixed the bans caching table getting wiped and not loading properly once a ban was issued forcing the user to close and reopen the menu for the data repopulation
• Fixed improper handling of Custom Binds that caused errors
• Fixed improper SteamIDTo64 utilization that caused inconsistent results in the Admin Menu's 'Ban List'
• Reworded certain player notifications
• Changed RTV vote requirement from more or equal to 1 player online to more than 1 player online
• Fixed no data retrieval for level and exp in the Pointshop Menu
• Fixed being able to see your own name when spectating another player while having the {spec} from Custom Huds
• Fixed improper calculations with exp needed for the next level using {rxp} from Custom Huds
• Fixed an issue with VIP tag not persisting across sessions
• Several Optimizations

Surf Changelog 06/07/2024

+ Added self saving when selecting a public hud, to avoid rejoining the server with an empty hud if you forgot to click on the "save hud" button.
• Fixed an issue with the huds showing "[N/A]" as a WR
• Fixed an issue with Stage Personal and Stage WR records not updating when restarting your run, which updated only when you exited the start zone
• Fixed scoreboard names exceeding the predifined space when long enough. Will now be truncated with "..." appended to them
• Fixed scoreboard and profile names not applying custom vip name when set
• Fixed copying name on scoreboard not copying the custom vip name when set
• Fixed and adjusted several UI elements that were overlapping or were not correctly placed with default hud when spectating or not
• Fixed a major exploit that allowed players to get times under a second
Since this has been going on for months by several players who failed to report this but abused it anyway:

• Every player that exploited their time in any amount of maps or styles has been wiped.
  This includes any bot runs they might had saved

• Increased chances of triggering a zarp surf easter egg upon starting a run timer
• Several typo fixes and code optimizations to decrease redundancy, repetitiveness and errors

Surf Changelog 05/07/2026


New maps:

surf_mesa_tf2 (T1)
surf_colum_2 (T1)
surf_acer (T1)
surf_satellite_fix (T1)
surf_water-run_banjo_skill (T1)

surf_glass7_ksf (T2)
surf_juturna (T2)
surf_ace_fix (T2)
surf_atrium (T2)
surf_ebony (T2)
surf_guitar_hi (T2)
surf_mesa_mine (T2)
surf_nova (T2)
surf_saturday_fix (T2)
surf_spacejam (T2)
surf_stonks (T2)
surf_summer_ksf (T2)

surf_mesa_aether (T3)

surf_stonework2 (T4)

surf_antimatter2 (T5)
surf_stonework (T5)
surf_stonework3 (T5)

surf_stonework4 (T6)

surf_not_so_zen (T7)

Reworked map/stage/cp/bonus completion networking and chat messages
Reworked points and diamonds distribution and chat messages per completion
Reworked time registering functionality and networking pipeline for precision and speed
Reworked after run reports for data precision and consistent posting of all map completions
Fixed player wipe functionality to properly clean up everything relevant to target
Made several adjustments and fixes to F1 and F9 menus for better functionality and UI
Made several changes fixes to the ramp fix module to attempt and improve the handling of ramp bugs
Made several changes to networking for better data management, sync, and faster responses
Fixed functionality and assigning of groups
Fixed default hud's 'people watching' for proper persistence and real time updating
Fixed all velocity data and sync that is used throughout the gamemode (live runs, bot runs, comparison, etc)
Fixed safeloc/safeload for all styles including rewind and tas mode for proper saving and restoring of everything from run prior spectating including velocity and frame data for rewinding when applicable
Fixed custom hud to now dynamically scale when joining with a different resolution than when the hud was created
Added additional custom hud spectate-relevant tags for use

Reworked in-map leaderboards

• Added in-map leaderboards management menu for staff
  
• Added multi in-map leaderboards support
  
• Fixed lack of proper data sync
  
• Fixed style switching and registering inconsistencies
  
• Made numerous UI changes and improvements
  
• Added dynamic layouts depending on pages/stages/checkpoints/bonuses
  
• Fully changed and greatly improved networking and data management

Reworked tool assisted speedrun mode (!tas in chat)

• Added full support for all styles excluding rewind
  
• Added new strafe hacks functionality
  
• Added better timescale functionality and ramp-bug fix support
  
• Reworked all time ticking/registering/saving, for proper support of custom timing system and all run transitions including rewinding, location restoring, etc
  
• Fixed completion messages and the corresponding conditions
  
• Fixed leaderboards registering and updating
  
• Fully changed and greatly improved networking and data management

Reworked rewind style

• Added easing functionality during rewinding
  
• Reworked all time ticking/registering/saving, for proper support of custom timing system and all run transitions
  
• Fixed completion messages and the corresponding conditions
  
• Fixed leaderboards registering and updating
  
• Fully changed and greatly improved networking and data management

Reworked bots

• Bots will now always record all players (with a reasonable player limit max in place)
  
• All WRs will be saved
  
• Main bot will show only map completions and be replaced whenever a new map WR takes place in any style
  
• Secondary bot will show only bonus and stage completions, with bonus having the higher priority in both displaying and forcing upon new WR (if bonus is being displayed, a stage WR will not replace the bot, but a new/different bonus will)
  
• Made several changes to bot saving and how it's handled and stored on the server for better management per map/style/etc and
  
• Fixed data use inconsistencies
  
• Changed and greatly improved networking and data management

Reworked spectating

• Changed and added per spectate case data (tas/rewind vs others)
  
• Fixed all data usage throughout all transitions
  
• Fixed a timer bug starting before exiting the start zone for bonus bot runs
  
• Fixed view camera bug when spectatee was in third person mode
  
• Fixed view camera bug when a bot recording reset its run
  
• When a bot is completely removed, it now hides its nameplate, makes the playermodel invisible, and makes it unavailable for spectating (naturally switching to next bot, if no other bot then player, if no other player then exiting spectating)

Reworked practice mode

• Added better noclip functionality which ignores map teleports
  
• Made several changes so all times are mirrored to practise mode properly
  
• Blocked rewind and tas from using practise mode
  
• Made all completion chat messages print only to local player
  
• Made several changes to stage teleporting and the proper data handling of all transitions
  
• After run report now shows partial completions when there is a stage teleport involved in a run
  
• Fixed the proper block of registering points, times, leaderboards, etc
  
• Changed and greatly improved networking and data management

Changed and fixed zones and map management

• Added functionality to expand management of all maps for not having to be on the map you are modifying to do so
  
• Made several changes and fixes to ease the zone creation process
  
• Changed how zone data is handled and stored on the server
  
• Made several changes and fixes to normal and poly zone types for eliminating inconsistencies with conditions of zone entering/leaving under high velocity, low distance, or teleporting inside one
  
• Fixed an inconsistency with poly zones having different height than shown
  
• Improved the display of all zone types and eliminated some edge cases breaking them or making them invisible or visible through walls

Fixed run comparison (!comp in chat)

• Added proper data handling and comparing
  
• Changed and fixed the UI layout

Reworked triggers & player clips

• Added missing player clips material
  
• Added functionality for building and displaying player clips with relevance to player's position for better optimisation
  
• Added functionality for building and displaying triggers which filters per area for better optimisation
  
• Fixed convars and relevant code for properly handling the toggle of each

Reworked reporting

• Added discord logging so staff can see and join the game
  
• Fixed reporting options and added required and optional fields
  
• Fixed several bugs and inconsistencies
  
• Changed and greatly improved networking and data management

Numerous optimisations, revamps, and a lot of work was put into this update over the course of more than the past 6 months.

If you find any bugs, or have any suggestions, do not hesitate to post all about it on our forums,
alternatively, contact Donny or MadMagic on discord.