# Serious Sam II Beta update promoted to main

- Product: Serious Sam II (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/serious-sam-ii)
- Vendor: Croteam
- Date: 2015-02-20
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/204340/view/2909844527763599642
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/serious-sam-ii/releases/2015-02-20-beta-update-promoted-to-main

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- **added** — Xbox 360 gamepad support
- **added** — Steam Cloud support for storing player profiles
- **added** — mut_fSpawnerMultiplier console variable to adjust spawner behavior
- **changed** — Windowed mode now centers the game window in the middle of the screen instead of top left corner
- **changed** — Default to 800x600 resolution in windowed mode on first launch instead of 640x480 fullscreen
- **fixed** — HUD being wrongly proportioned on widescreen displays
- **fixed** — Weapon FOV not being calculated for widescreen displays
- **fixed** — Invalid aspect ratio on 16:10 resolutions and in editor test game
- **fixed** — Some spawners never working, causing enemies to get stuck such as in the Kwongo boss fight
- **fixed** — Regression in menus with multiple instances of infinite ammo
- **fixed** — Infinite ammo not being togglable in deathmatch
- **fixed** — Tank General enemy emitting wrong head debris model
- **fixed** — Helicopter vehicle not having a proper minigun
- **fixed** — Simba trying to walk against an invisible wall
- **fixed** — Crosshair sometimes turning green when targeting local player
- **fixed** — Shotgun spread problem when loading a saved game
- **fixed** — Typo in a level description
- **fixed** — Ammo bar no longer showing next to weapons with infinite ammo
- **removed** — Check for updates button

The beta update 207185 has been promoted from public beta to main as of today.

- Added Xbox 360 gamepad support

- Added Steam Cloud support, storing player profiles

- Added mut_fSpawnerMultiplier which can be set in console before starting a game, just because it's fun

- When the game starts on windowed mode it will now be centered in the middle of the screen instead of in the top left corner

- Fixed HUD being wrongly proportioned on widescreen displays

- Fixed weapon FOV not being calculated for widescreen displays (this can be toggled via hud_bFixWeaponFOV)

- Fixed invalid aspect ratio on 16:10 resolutions (black bars) as well as aspect ratio in editor test game

- Fixed some spawners never working causing enemies to get stuck (eg. on the Kwongo boss fight)

- Fixed a regression in menus where there were multiple instances of infinite ammo

- Fixed infinite ammo not being togglable in deathmatch

- Fixed Tank General enemy emitting wrong head debris model

- Fixed helicopter vehicle not having a proper minigun

- Fixed a simba trying to walk against an invisible wall

- Removed check for updates button

- Default to 800x600 resolution on windowed mode when starting the game for the first time instead of 640x480 fullscreen

- Fixed crosshair sometimes turning green (it was targeting local player)

- Fixed problem with shotgun spread when loading a saved game

- Fixed a typo in a level description

- No longer showing an ammo bar next to weapons with infinite ammo

Please do let us know if there are any problems. Thanks! :serioussam: