# Chivalry 2 Chivalry 2 Hotfix 2.8.2

- Product: Chivalry 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/chivalry-2)
- Vendor: Torn Banner Studios
- Date: 2023-06-06
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1824220/view/3701442131559758383
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/chivalry-2/releases/2023-06-06-chivalry-2-hotfix-2.8.2

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- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where pressing the VOIP key would cause a stutter
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where timeout from a server was not being applied after a successful votekick
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Out of Combat zones would shrink dramatically in LTS
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Heavy Cavalry Sword alt overhead hitbox would be offset in first person mode
- **added** — Added the Crescent Bat Labrys war axe as a top voted community weapon skin request
- **changed** — Further optimizations made for character textures
- **fixed** — Further crash fixes
- **security** — Further security improvements
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue with party leaders incorrectly seeing party members as active after a party member fails to join a match
- **changed** — Increased Bridgetown Stage 1 base time from 5 to 5.5 minutes
- **changed** — Increased Bridgetown Stage 2 time added for substage completion from 60 to 90 seconds
- **changed** — Increased Bridgetown Stage 4 base time from 4 to 5 minutes
- **fixed** — Addressed an exploit where players could use the ballista to fire at the town gate in Bridgetown
- **removed** — Removed peasant sickles from maps
- **changed** — Optimized textures on maps
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the convoy carts would bounce due to missing road paths in Darkforest
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Mason would be able to blow up the inner city gates before the ending of Stage 2 in Galencourt

Good morrow once more, knights! As of this morning at 11:30am ET, we have released a minor hotfix (2.8.2) that delivers some general fixes, stability improvements and improvements to some maps including the recent Bridgetown map from the 2.8 Raiding Party Update.

Below is a list of fixes includes in this hotfix.

##### General

-  Fixed an issue where pressing the VOIP key would cause a stutter

-  Fixed an issue where timeout from a server was not being applied after a successful votekick

-  Fixed an issue where Out of Combat zones would shrink dramatically in LTS

-  Fixed an issue where the Heavy Cavalry Sword alt overhead hitbox would be offset in first person mode

-  Added the Crescent Bat Labrys war axe as a top voted community weapon skin request (by poll)

-  Further optimizations made for character textures

-  Further crash fixes

-  Further security improvements

##### Crossparties

-  Fixed an issue with party leaders incorrectly seeing party members as active after a party member fails to join a match

##### Maps

Bridgetown

-  Stage 1

-  Increased base time from 5 to 5.5 minutes

-  Stage 2

-  Increase time added for substage completion from 60 to 90 seconds

-  Stage 4

-  Increased base time from 4 to 5 minutes

-  Addressed an exploit where players could use the ballista to fire at the town gate

General

-  Removed peasant sickles

-  Optimized textures

 Darkforest

-  Fixed an issue where the convoy carts would bounce due to missing road paths

Galencourt

-  Fixed an issue where Mason would be able to blow up the inner city gates before the ending of Stage 2

##### Still Looking Into

-  An issue where players are kicked out of Matchmaking due to “Invalid Join Data”

-  Ongoing hitches in relation to online services

-  Forming a party through native invites can break matchmaking queue buttons

-  And more!

_Note: on first publication of these patchnotes we included "Fixed an issue where players would be kicked out of Matchmaking due to “Invalid Join Data”" - however, we have since heard further reports of this issue and have therefore moved this under the "Still Looking Into" list._