# Serious Sam II Beta update promoted to main

- Product: Serious Sam II (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/serious-sam-ii)
- Vendor: Croteam
- Date: 2015-07-09
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/204340/view/2909844527763599171
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/serious-sam-ii/releases/2015-07-09-beta-update-promoted-to-main

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- **fixed** — Fixed texture stretching on HUD elements
- **changed** — Adjusted HUD elements so they are farther out to the sides and top and bottom
- **changed** — Movies are now rendered with a fixed aspect ratio of 1.333 to avoid distorting their already low resolution
- **fixed** — Fixed 1st person weapon models arms showing edges of arms with wide screen
- **fixed** — Fixed enemies not appearing on Kwongo level and other places
- **removed** — Removed wide screen video option
- **changed** — Adjusted margins for Netricsa HUD element description text so it looks better
- **added** — Added Cooperative settings option to disable serious bombs
- **fixed** — Fixed auto aim option and cheat not working without a controller
- **fixed** — Fixed the oddness in how mouse hovering acts in the Advanced Video Options menu on the topmost and bottommost options
- **fixed** — Fixed arranger up / down arrows not working as expected
- **added** — Added advanced profile settings option that allows players to choose the type of weapons list they want to see in the HUD, either Horizontal or Vertical
- **changed** — Adjusted LOD distances so the helicopter Minigun is visible at longer distances
- **changed** — Menu button bars and Netricsa buttons now show XBox controller icons when using a controller
- **changed** — Changed loading screen loading text, and continue text from 'Please press Enter to continue' to 'Please press a key to continue'
- **changed** — The loading text is now removed when level has finished loading
- **fixed** — Fixed issue with entities not always falling to the ground when frame rates are high
- **fixed** — Raised duke armor and hat on the Forsaken Compound level up some so they won't fall through the ground
- **added** — Added NPC subtitles and voice game options
- **fixed** — Fixed turret camera so it doesn't drop below the model when looking up

The beta update 243026 has been promoted from public beta to main as of today.

- Fixed texture stretching on HUD elements.

- Adjusted HUD elements so they are farther out to the sides and top and bottom.

- Movies are now rendered with a fixed aspect ratio of 1.333 to avoid distorting their already low resolution.

- Fixed 1st person weapon models arms showing edges of arms with wide screen.

- Fixed enemies not appearing on Kwongo level and other places.

- Removed wide screen video option.

- Adjusted margins for Netricsa HUD element description text so it looks better.

- Added Cooperative settings option to disable serious bombs.  When disabled bombs will not show up in the game at all.

- Fixed auto aim option and cheat not working without a controller.

- Fixed the oddness in how mouse hovering acts in the Advanced Video Options menu on the topmost and bottommost options.  This also fixes arranger up / down arrows not working as expected.

- Added advanced profile settings option that allows players to choose the type of weapons list they want to see in the HUD, either Horizontal or Vertical.

- Adjusted LOD distances so the helicopter Minigun is visible at longer distances.

- Menu button bars and Netricsa buttons now show XBox controller icons when using a controller.

- Changed loading screen loading text, and continue text from 'Please press Enter to continue' to 'Please press a key to continue'. The loading text is now removed when level has finished loading.

- Fixed issue with entities not always falling to the ground when frame rates are high.

- Raised duke armor and hat on the Forsaken Compound level up some so they won't fall through the ground.

- Added NPC subtitles and voice game options.

- Fixed turret camera so it doesn't drop below the model when looking up.