| Microsoft has released a new updated 1.09.2 beta patch for Dungeon Siege. Version 1.09.2 of Dungeon Siege contains 
the following updates and changes: General 
  Fixed all known Journal update issues 
  related to quests.Fixed all known content placement issues 
  such as inaccessible containers and "floating" objects.Increased game performance in several 
  low-performance areas.Resolved all known issues with end bosses.Fixed all known fading issues.Updated ZoneMatch user interface and 
  improved ZoneMatch functionality and performance.Resolved issues with sounds cutting out.Fixed problem with 5.1 speaker setups 
  getting reset to 2 speakers when enabling EAX.Added safety to prevent the game from 
  starting if critical resource files are missing.Added retry code that enables you to 
  attempt to recover from unstable hardware causing corruption in data that is 
  loaded from hard disk.Moved screen shots into their own \Screen 
  Shots subdirectory.Added new command line options:noalttab=true, prevents task switching during gameplay.
 nowinkeys=true, disables the Windows keys (supported on Windows 2000 and 
  Windows XP only).
 user_path=, specifies where the user files go (rather than \My 
  Documents\Dungeon Siege).
 Other path-related command line options are: keys_path, map_paths, mod_paths, 
  res_paths, save_path, and shots_path.
Fixed the issue of a missing or moved "My 
  Documents" folder causing problems.Improved many error messages to include 
  more information to better help diagnose hardware configuration problems.added an hourglass cursor to show when the 
  game is busyswitched to 100% client/server model to be 
  more NAT and firewall-friendlydisplacers now save their state in the 
  character save file in multiplayer using new quest saving functionsVeteran & Elite modes functional"chunky" and "superchunky" cheat codes 
  removed Mod Related 
  switched map node mesh index format to be 
  more mod-friendly when gmax comes outadded a new naming key format to be more 
  mod-friendlyexported many new functionsadded dsdll extension methodexported UI functions and added 'command' 
  and 'call' actions for UI modding |