i wanted the server to go faster so i h4xxor3d vendetta. i thought i could run a few speedup algorithms but after a brief glimpse into the 'heart of darkness' i decided to give up.

here is what i found.

legolas~> hxx4440r vendetta-online.com
hax0ring.......
hax04 complete!
vo~> cd /root
vo~> ls -lR
muppets.jpg
src/evnova/main.cpp
src/evnova/graphix.cpp
src/evnova/license.txt
src/evnova/data/blarg.mdb
src/vo -> src/evnova
dwarf.jpg
dwarfbig.jpg
midget.jpg
banana.jpg
pingpong.jpg
gorilla.jpg
horse.jpg
~> exit
h440xoring session ended at 3:34AM PDT 1/16/2006

i dont know, but i think we now have the answer to why the patch is delayed.