Alright Killzone 3 fans the patch you have all been waiting for is finally here. Patch 1.04 is available for download right now.

Details in patch 1.04 were released about a week ago. The following feature’s list is brought to you by killzone.com


Killzone 3 – Patch 1.04 Changes and New functionality:

 Network

• Lag fixes and fixes for network errors 10002, 8001 and 8013

Gameplay

• Players now have more stamina by default.  Sprint length is increased but the recharge timer has been adjusted to compensate
• Mortally wounded players no longer have collision. Alive players should now be able to traverse the levels without getting stuck on mortally wounded players
• Medic’s revive cool-down reduced from 25 to 10 seconds
• Increased range from where friendly players can be revived – player can be revived from 20 meters now
• Guerrilla Warfare games now last 15 minutes and it takes 100 kills instead of 50 to win

Performance

• Improvements to party creation server load

Menu

• Show envelope icon to indicate that player has received message
• Rewards panel in post game screen now auto-scrolls
• Botzone is now paused when player goes to start menu
• Single click squad invite
• Enhanced idle detection code in menu, the player isn’t spawned if he’s still pressing buttons

Security

• Several security, anti hack and cheat fixes

Killzone 3 – Patch 1.04 Bug Fixes

Stability

• Fix for an occasional crash bug when in the Credits screen and transitioning straight into Multiplayer via a Invite
• Fix for potential hang when players migrate between maps

Gameplay

• Player can retain crouched collision after deploying jetpack
• The Assassination Executioner medals only count Deadly Assassin kills, not Executioner kills
• Cloak kills with weapons that break cloak now count towards medal for Cloak levels 1 and 2.
• Global – Medic’s Triage droids now disappear when player quits out of game
• Cloak/Disguise cannot be removed manually by accident anymore
• Fix for rumble in Exo being over-powered and out of sync
• Fix for Silent Footsteps remaining active after choosing other skill and removed from the personal stats menu
• Exploit – Akmir Snowdrift – Player can reach the boat by using an ammo box to exit the intended boundaries

Functionality

• Disc eject now handled more gracefully
• Clan– Fix for player quitting and re-joining a tournament, they may re-enter a tournament alone

Trophies

• DLC 1 ‘Little Big Weapons’ Trophy does now counts rocket launcher and StA2

Menu

• Find game – Operations – Mode description – Spelling issue fixed
• Friends: Fix for Clan tags being displayed for a max of nine players despite the number of player that are in the clan
• Fix for incorrect message given when attempting to join a Clan Game that an online friend is taking place in
• Spawn-screen – Fix for when the extra Primary Weapon skill is equipped, the weapon description goes out of sync
• Accolades do now show subsequently
• When receiving a squad invite from a player in another match, there is now a warning that the player will leave his current game.
• Scramble detailed range and in-game range now match properly
• The Spot and Mark description in the unlock menu is now correct
• Fix for when the player presses the SQUARE button when a player that is in their game is highlighted in the squad lobby menu they receive the message ‘You cannot join a play that is not in a game.’
• Turn off animations for the squad list to avoid it becoming unreadable every time a rebuild occurs when voice chat is activated
• Fix for when trying to join a friend without the required DLC pack, the message will tell the player they are part of a squad.
• Fix for the message informing the player they are attempting to join a DLC game without the required DLC content installed reading better
• Increased Accuracy & Faster Reload Ribbons now update in the personal statistics screen.