A major Titanfall update that dropped on the Xbox One and PC last week is now finally coming to the Xbox 360.
According to the developer, “the update is rolling out and will be available globally in a few hours.” It introduces a beta version of Private Matches, party colors, significant balance updates, and a number of bug fixes.
Here’s a reminder of all the updates included in the patch.
Private Match (beta)
This is the first public test of our new Private Match mode. This gives you a way to organize matches with and against your friends, for casual or tournament play. Some features are unfinished or not yet implemented, and we welcome your feedback. A few highlights:
Private Match supports 2 to 12 players, with 1 to 6 players on each team.You can start a new Private Match lobby by choosing it on the main selection screen (alongside Campaign, MP, and Training). Invite your friends in or have them join you at any time.Choose any of the game’s maps or modes (CTF, Pilot Hunter, etc.) to play in.There is no XP gain, challenge progress, or achievement unlocking while in a Private Match. For this beta, the Last Game Summary screen will display what you would have earned in normal play outside of Private Match, but be aware that this progress will not be recorded to your lifetime total.For this beta, there is no concept of a “lobby leader”; any player can change game options in the lobby or start/stop the match countdown.All Private Match games are still played on dedicated servers via Xbox Live Cloud Compute, just like normal matches.New options like round time, score limits, and much more will come in future updates.
Party Colors
Your party members and their titans now show up on the mini-map with green colors, instead of the normal blue colors that other friendlies use. Their names are also drawn in green on your HUD, the obituary text, and in the pre-game lobby. This helps you figure out where your friends are and what they’re up to, especially in the heat of combat.
Auto-Titan Color in Obituary
Your auto-titan’s name now shows up in the obituary with the gold color that your own name does. Previously it had the same blue color as any other friendly. This makes it easier to keep tabs on how your titan is doing.
Removed Wall-hack Exploit
PC cheaters were able to modify their local configuration files to enable a sort of wall-hack cheat using legit game code. We’ve closed the exploit that they were using.
Menu Changes
“Play Multiplayer” is now the default (top) option on the private lobby menu, if you’ve completed both the IMC and Militia campaigns. It has also been renamed from “Play Classic”, since the term “classic”, which we used internally, proved to be confusing to some players.
Game Version on Main Menu
The main menu now displays the game’s version in the bottom-left corner. Now you don’t have to wonder if you really do have the latest version of the game, and we can use that to double-check things if support is helping you troubleshoot issues.