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MaJ v1.4.1.21415  - 2023/12/06 mercredi Taille : 185Mo This hot fix aims to address the desynchronization issues currently affecting multiplayer. Additionally, we have included a temporary fix for Challenges not auto-claiming. Fixed high occurring sync errors affecting multiplayer and replays. We will be monitoring match stability over the weekend, and once we are satisfied, we will unpause ELO and rank changes. For now, they will stay paused. Fixed an issue where the Custom Game browse screen prevented players from navigating if there were more than 15 current game lobbies. Temporary Challenges fix: Challenges that were in-progress and over their completion amount (ex: Kill X Axis vehicles) can now be completed by meeting the criteria one more time (ex: Kill 1 more Axis Vehicle). If a Challenge is stuck at their completion amount, players will need to wait until the Challenge reset on Sunday at Midnight. We hope to have a permanent fix for this issue in a hot fix next week. Source : https://steamcommunity.com/games/1677280/announcements/detail/3878225542370268135

MaJ v1.4.0.21283 (Steel Shepherd) - 2023/12/05 mardi Taille : 3,59Go The Steel Shepherd update (1.4.0), along with our Hammer & Shield pack, are bringing impactful improvements, new content including maps and Battlegroups, and additional changes and updates to key areas of the game. This also includes a new Replay system, visual improvements, balance changes, an overhaul to the Campaign Map and more. Be sure to review all of the changes and fixes below or check out the Mission Briefing for an overview.   The Update goes live at 10AM PT. In the meantime, catch our Balance Discussion on Twitch where our Designers cover the Balance changes coming to Steel Shepherd.   NEW CONTENT & FEATURES    Hammer & Shield Expansion Pack  Battlegroups US Forces – Advanced Infantry Battlegroup  Wehrmacht – Italian Coastal Battlegroup Campaign Company British Forces – Air & Sea  Premium Cosmetic Bundle US Forces - Board Room Hellcat & Half-track Pack   Wehrmacht - Fallen Leaf Stug III & Fallen Leaf Panzer IV   British Forces - Nature’s Vanguard 15 CWT Truck & Dingo Pack   Afrikakorps - Blocking Force Infantry Pack   Maps  Villa Fiore – 1v1 Added 1v1 Villa Fiore map to Automatch, Co-op vs A.I., Skirmish and Custom game modes.  Villa Fiore is a quaint, unspoiled map set in the vineyards of rural Italy, including:  Hilltop Villa Featuring close quarters and building-to-building combat within its inner courtyards  Rural outskirts Featuring easy mobility in and around hamlets, stables and farms and its various territories  Day 101 – 2v2 Added 2v2 Day 101 map to Automatch, Co-op vs A.I., Skirmish and Custom game modes.  Day 101 was the product of our Map Making 101 video series, with a final layer of polish and balancing – major features include:  Central farmlands Considerably more open and exposed farmland, bisected by a shallow river, where players will need to construct their own cover to maintain a foothold   Northern city outskirts Featuring combat across various plazas, bridges and dense, city streets  Southern waterfall A narrow passage of low ground enabling flanking around the map which players cannot afford to ignore    Replays  This feature allows players to access saved Replay files from previously played matches, a powerful yet flexible game interface, and many quality-of-life improvements that make the experience feel modern and easy to use. We want Replays to be a tool that will serve your needs, whether you are a competitive player, a content creator or a new player looking to learn and improve. For more details read our detailed Replay blogpost here.      VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS    Ambient Occlusion, Atmospheric Fog, Fog of War, Lens Bloom, Tone Mapping, and Lighting improvements have combined to update visuals across all maps and modes.  Added a subtle new camera lens bloom effect.  Adjusted tone mapping to improve readability, particularly in shadows.   Improved ambient occlusion rendering quality.    Improved the quality of atmospheric fog.  Modified the way atmospheric fog interacts with the fog of war effect.  Updated environment atmospheres to accommodate new rendering changes.    Updated environment lighting to improve tone and readability.   Front End and Navigation  Starting with a revamped Front-End Menu experience, the overhauled UI Menu now aligns with the franchise's legacy, in conjunction with stronger immersion and a consistent experience.   Streamlined navigation and an organized layout that simplifies players' access to their favorite game modes and settings. Players can now resume their Campaign progression right from the Main Menu, as well as find the brand-new Replay Feature in case they want to relive their favorite gameplay moments.   An upgraded Visual Presentation featuring brand new sets of background images in the Main Menu, Loading UI, and Game Modes. The newly updated Main Menu will immerse players with new ambient sound effects and visual animations.   Every menu and screen players encounter offers a uniform and refined experience, making it easier and more predictable to navigate. This update lays the groundwork for future interface improvements.  Additional UI/Navigation changes  A new "Cycle Emplacements " hotkey binding has been added which cycles through team weapon emplacements such as AA emplacements (but not bunkers and base defenses).   A Resume Campaign button has been added to the Main Menu.   The "Cycle " naming now makes it clear that the camera behavior when the hotkey is used is governed by the "Find and Cycle " setting (select without moving the camera vs camera focus vs camera follow).   The Edge Pan Smoothing option has been added in Settings. Default setting ‘Off’.  The default WASD key binding profile has been updated to better match the regular default profile including using Alt as the camera orbit modifier instead of Alt+Ctrl.   The "Focus Next [unit] " and "Select Next [unit] " hotkey bindings have been combined into a new set called  "Cycle [units] " along with the "Idle " equivalents.   The "Select All " and "Select All On Screen " hotkeys have been fixed.   Updated Battlegroup selection menu to include space for a description, enabling players to compare battlegroups before locking their choices.   REDESIGNED CHALLENGES    Challenges have been rebalanced to make Merit both easier and more enticing to earn. The amount of Merit that can be earned per week remains the same, but we have added, edited, and adjusted rewards for Challenges to better reward natural gameplay.  5 new Challenges are available in the challenge pool.  Added a pip on the main menu Challenges widget indicating when new Challenges are available.   Challenge rewards will now automatically be claimed when the Challenge requirements have been met.   Fixed an issue that caused the Challenge expiry timer to be stuck in Updating state.  Several Challenges have had their requirements reduced or changed to make them more achievable.   Some Challenge descriptions have been edited to improve clarity.  Some Challenges were removed from the rotation.   Weights of all Challenges have been adjusted to change which Challenges can be available at the same time and how likely players are to encounter each Challenge.   Weekly challenges  New Challenges  Guided Glory  Play 5 Multiplayer or Co-op vs AI matches  Fire in the Hole  Kill 40 infantry with grenades, satchel charges or rifle grenade infantry abilities  Machinist  Upgrade 10 trucks or half-tracks  Changed Challenges  Armored Recon  Kill 40 vehicles with armored cars -> Kill 15 infantry squads with vehicles  Battle Ready  Win 5 multiplayer matches of any team size -> Win 3 multiplayer matches   Company of Heroes  Train 50 US Forces Paratrooper squads -> Deploy 20 squads  Industrial complex  Kill 40 vehicles with 76mm upgraded American Sherman Tanks -> Destroy 15 vehicles as the US Forces   Panzertruppe   Kill 50 vehicles as the Werhmacht -> Destroy 15 vehicles as the Wehrmacht   Stalking Tiger   Kill 50 vehicles as the Afrikakorps -> Destroy 15 vehicles as the Afrikakorps  Tally Ho!   Kill 50 vehicles as the British Forces -> Destroy 15 vehicles as the British Forces  Tank Destroyer  Kill 50 vehicles with anti-tank guns -> Destroy 15 vehicles with anti-tank guns  Tankette  Kill 40 vehicles with light tanks -> Destroy 15 vehicles with light tanks    Daily Challenges  New Challenges  Junkpile  Destroy an Allies truck or Half-track in a match  Strike a Chord   Call-in 2 airstrikes in a match  Changes to Daily Challenges   Ace of Spades   Build 2 US Forces Fighting Positions in a match -> Build a US Forces Fighting Position   Allied Expedition  Win a match as the US Forces in Co-op vs AI -> Win a Co-op vs AI match as Allies  Close Air Supply  Call-in 2 US Forces aircraft abilities in a match -> Call in 2 aircraft abilities in a match   Desert Fox   Win a Multiplayer match as the Afrikakorps -> Win a Multiplayer match as the Axis   Edelweiss  Kill 5 infantry with Jäger squads upgraded with Reconnaissance Packages in a match -> Kill 10 infantry with Jäger squads in a match   Eighty Eight   Kill 1 Allied vehicles with an Afrikakorps FlaK36 Anti-tank gun in a match -> Destroy an Allied vehicle with an Afrikakorps Marder III Tank Destroyer in a match   Gustav Line  Build 2 Wehrmacht Concrete Bunkers in a match -> Build a Wehrmacht Concrete Bunkers in a match   Hanomag Scrap  Kill 1 Wehrmacht or Afrikakorps trucks or Half-tracks in a match -> Destroy an Axis truck or Half-track in a match  Hedgehogs  Build 10 tank traps with British Forces Royal Engineers in a match -> Build 5 tank traps or sandbags in a match   Infantry Anti-Tank  Kill 2 vehicles with infantry squads in a match -> Destroy a vehicle with infantry squads in a match   Making Tracks  Deploy 1 US Forces M3 Half-track in a match -> Deploy a Half-track in a match  Orders are in  Swap 3 Wehrmacht Grenadier squads for Panzergrenadiers with Transfer Orders in a match -> Swap 2 Wehrmacht Grenadier squads for Panzergrenadiers with Transfer Orders in a match   Panzerarmee  Kill 1 vehicle with Afrikakorps panzers in a match -> Destroy a vehicle with panzers in a match   Panzerkorps   Renamed to Hornet’s Nest   SAW  Upgrade 4 US Riflemen squads with additional BARs in a match -> Upgrade 3 US Riflemen squads with additional BARs in a match   Supply Depots   Build 2 resource caches in a match -> Build a resource cache in a match  Stars and Stripes  Win a match as US Forces in Multiplayer -> Win a Multiplayer match as the Allies      SINGLE PLAYER GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS    Difficulties renamed to: Easy, Standard, Hard, Expert.   Changed the default campaign difficulty from Easy to Standard  General tool-tip fixes and improvements   Dynamic Italian Campaign  With these changes, we're improving the Italian Campaign experience and adding a new layer of strategic play. We want Company selection to be a meaningful choice for players and the Campaign Map to be a driver of these choices.  A Hold Position toggle has been added to Campaign Companies. When this is toggled on, the unit will not alert at the end of turn if it has not been moved. You may find this useful for defending a position.  Added a keyboard short cut to End Turn.   Added an Italian Campaign Gameplay Guide accessible from the campaign menu.   Added option in Settings menu to fast forward the player and enemy turns in the Campaign Map.   Added smoke and flare tutorials to Salerno.    Battle difficulty can now be changed during a Campaign or Operation playthrough.    Campaign paths show potential danger zones and attacks more clearly. Terrain info popup appears for all terrain types and shows exact move cost for current Company.   Campaign skirmishes now provide bonus starting resources and pre-built base buildings based on player and enemy Company veterancy level.   Capture shields on the campaign map are now also enabled for campaign towns with an active mission. These shields must be cleared to start the mission. The number of shields on towns across the map has been generally reduced.   Changed the medium projectile type in Single Player to increase the initial speed from 0 to 35 meters per second. As result, many of the medium projectiles on units and off map abilities will come down faster and look more realistic as a result.    Companies garrisoned in any Capture Point now heal every turn. Forward Headquarters upgrade has been removed.  Companies now visually attack cities when attempting to capture them.   Detachments have been removed as an upgrade option from Companies. Each company type now has inherent access to building one emplacement type.   General text updates.    The enemy now has a new Artillery company type.   Improved visual feedback for pinned and suppressed units.   Many new dialogue lines from Joe Conti and Captain MacKay were added throughout the missions.   Most of the dialogue in the Italian Campaign Map is now skippable.    Removed a population cap restriction that was resulting in making the AI less aggressive than intended.   Removed supply visuals from the Campaign Map  Improvements made to provide clear feedback to players when abilities buttons are active, in cooldown mode, and when they are passively active or inactive.    Removed terrain cover as a combat value. Companies on roads no longer have a penalty.   Shortened the time it takes for AI to use aircraft abilities on the Campaign Map.   Skirmish combats have been added to the cities of Pomigliano, Naples, Altavilla, Spinazzola, Bari, Altamura, Lesina, Lecura, Gaeta, and Aquino.   Supplies are now awarded every turn (from every 3 turns). Supply volume has been reduced to compensate.   Swapped the strategic medical point for the default medical point in all missions. Medical stations will now exist on these points automatically, rather than needing to upgrade to them.  The initial population cap for the player is increased from 25 to 35.   Tuned Battleship Barrage visual radius and speed.   Auto-Resolve Formula Update Our goal with this change is to bring damage and health values into easier interactions and remove some repetitive skirmish gameplay. Combats between Companies in the field are now automatically resolved, without an option to start a skirmish.  Auto-resolve damage has been normalized into thresholds by degree of victory.   Company Health, Unit Type, Company Veterancy, and nearby Affectors (emplacements, companies, abilities) have impact on the auto-resolve outcome.    Companies now get a combat strength bonus based on their unit type.  Artillery gets a bonus against Infantry  Infantry gets a bonus against Armor  Armor gets a bonus against Artillery Max health of all Companies has been reduced from 900-1000 to 100. Damage values have been adjusted to compensate.   Foggia Airfield Mission  Adjusted difficulty.  Increased the population cap to 100.  Reduced the veterancy and number of units in the base-attack groups, as well as the homing groups.   Swapped the loiter for two of the strafes that are used on Easy and Normal.  Reduced the veterancy and number of enemies in the final wave. Traits  Medic Trait Changes  Now reduces cost of Heal Target ability for the company  Well-supplied and Bolstered Forces traits have been removed from Companies as they did not work with combat and Supply updates.  New Traits  Dug In - Damage taken when defending from auto-resolve reduced by 20%  Hard Chargers - Damage taken from emplacements reduced by 33%  Gela Tutorial  Gela has been reworked from the ground up. Now a far more streamlined mission, the player will begin by assaulting a fortified beach before continuing on to capture the courtyard in the city. The Tutorial experience offers a new atmosphere, lighting, environment art, and intro cinematics.  Joe Conti's letters cinematics have new voiceover dialogue.  Now features a landing craft which delivers the introductory squad.  The Base-building segment of Gela has been removed so a building construction tutorial has been added to the beginning of Salerno.  Updated the Lighting and Atmosphere Transitions for all missions.      MULTIPLAYER GAMEPLAY CHANGES    Event Cues  Added a new text background to make event cues text more legible.   Fixed a bug that was preventing the maximum of 3 event cues from being visible at the same time and allowing any number of event cues to be displayed.  Fixed instances where the Mine Hit event cue wouldn’t trigger   General tool-tip fixes and improvements   Improved visual appearance to match the new art style, improving consistency and readability.   Maps  Adjusted the minimum and maximum depth craters can cause, reducing the chances of impassible areas being generated by overly large craters  Updated a North African building (including sand-textured versions) to have a larger hit box, preventing units from clipping within the walls from the outside.   Updated various Greek ruins that were not blocking most heavy and medium tanks. This enabled the vehicles to clip through walls they visually should not be able to. Benghazi  Fixed a fuel container’s state, preventing units from being able to fire through them until they are damaged.   Updated rails and tracks at the docks, enabling them to be crushed and destroyed by artillery and heavy tanks.  Updated rock piles in the North of Benghazi to be more buried underground, as they can be used as cover in combat. Catania Crossing  Fixed not being able to fully repair bridges from one bank of the river.   Mignano  Updated buildings straddling the non-playable edge to either be un-garrisonable, or to be more viable in combat.  Monte Cavo  Updated impasse beneath large rock formations to reduce the amount of clipping if units move nearby.  Updated various rocks and blockers to improve gameplay around the central compound. Access to the compound should be notably easier and large blocking rocks should be more effective at screening movement, especially when travelling on low ground.   Sousse Wetlands  Added descriptions and titles to all garrisonable buildings, similarly, to existing civilian buildings.  Pathfinding improved across the map, by increasing space for light vehicles and anti-tank guns where required.  Removed a visible blocker, which was unintentionally rendering.  Updated impasse near a narrow staircase in the walled city, preventing vehicles from attempting access, which was causing physics bugs.  Updated impasse underneath large rock formations to reduce the amount of clipping, when units move nearby.  Updated the minimap to display additional routes into the walled city. Twin Beaches  Removed a hidden element beneath a small section of road, which was preventing the construction of defenses/mines.    Queue flow  Players will start loading into a match from the Quick Match lobby immediately after a match is found. This will shore up matchmaking quality while also mitigating the impact of players leaving the queues.     Tactical Map & Minimap  Minimap  Minimap indicators for Airplane abilities now better match their location.  Added hand-drawn, custom minimap images to all Multiplayer Maps. These custom images should improve clarity of major features on each map, including distinguishing buildings, roads and bridges from inaccessible areas. Tactical Map  Increased size to match the full screen height.  Improved visual appearance to match minimap art updates.  Improved units' visual priority relative to each player, both on the tactical map and in-game: player units have higher priority, followed by enemy, then allied and finally neutral. This means that player owned units will have their shield decorators always appear on top of any other player.  Improved unit selection on the tactical map: selection box creation is now possible on the entirety of the screen, and they now correctly include only units within them.  Improved territory line resolution and added a blending effect to improve the overall quality and polish level.  Double clicking on units garrisoned in buildings now correctly closes the Tactical Map.  Removed squad Buff and Debuff icons, Control Groups, and Status Decorators from the Tactical Map to improve visual clarity. . Control Groups and Status Decorators will still be available on the minimap.  Removed neutral vehicle wrecks health bars from being displayed on the tactical map.    Unit Responsiveness, Selection & Pathfinding fixes  Pathfinding Fixed a case of infantry getting stuck on world objects.  Fixed a few instances where vehicles wouldn't move when trying to go around enemy vehicles.   The Walking Stuka Rocket Halftrack will now properly path through light crush obstacles.  Units are now more likely to prioritize pathing in the direction they are currently facing, according to the movement order.  Engineers no longer get stuck in a running loop when attempting to repair bridges. Responsiveness  Construction will now begin before the unit’s tools are out. This should help with construction delays and improve the overall construction experience.  Mobility pass on all vehicles.   Reversing vehicles no longer stutter when blocked by enemy vehicles.   Separated the rotation rate from the pivot rate. Tanks, light vehicles and ultra light vehicles have different turn plans meaning that vehicles will be able to do tighter turns.  Vehicles get a flat increase in rotation rate of 10, excluding case mate vehicles.  Vehicles will now start their movement with a base movement speed rather than slowly ramping up.  Selection  Buildings are no longer selectable through the ground, making it easier to move infantry close to buildings without entering them.   Decorators now have higher priority than bounding boxes, making it easier to select single units.   Player-constructed defenses now show up as ghosts in fog of war   When selecting multiple unit abilities shouldn't overlap or have a priority such that both retreat and reverse commands are now available to use when both infantry and vehicles are selected.    Weapon Upgrades  If a squad has picked up weapons and reached their squad capacity, their weapon upgrades will now be locked.   If a squad has picked up only one weapon and performs a weapon upgrade, any upgrade that would grant two weapons now only grants one. It will cost half the munitions to perform the upgrade.    If a squad of Afrikakorps Panzer Pioneers pick up an abandoned GRB-39 off the ground, they will unlock the smoke grenade ability, without having to purchase the GRB-39 upgrade.   If a squad of Engineers with a stowed-away Minesweeper pick up enough weapons to reach maximum capacity, the ability to pull out your Minesweeper will no longer drop a Minesweeper on the ground. But since the squad's hands are full, you will not see a unit carrying the Minesweeper. Fret not, as the ability to find the mines will still be active, even with the invisible minesweeper. If in any further doubt, driving an M8 Greyhound over mines is the next most effective method of finding them.   The GRB-39 weapon upgrades for both factions can now drop on the ground on squad death.   The US barracks upgrade that grants Browning Automatic Rifles (BARs) to all Riflemen should no longer drop BARs at the foot of squads who are already at weapon capacity.  Tweaked the MP44 upgrade for the Wehrmacht Stosstruppen so that it properly replaces the MG42 and G43 with four MP44s. Essence Editor New Template  In attribute editor, a new template "Weapon_upgrade " ability was added. Using this as a parent should allow creating new simple weapon upgrades for your squad in a straightforward manner.  Added a new requirement to check if there is enough capacity to fit one (or many) inventory items.  Added a new requirement to check if your inventory contains one (or more) copies of a specific Inventory Item     MULTIPLAYER BALANCE CHANGES   Adjusted the health of bridges down between 20% and 50%, making them easier to destroy with artillery and airstrikes, and overall decreasing the time required to repair them.  Changed vehicles to no longer auto attack targets while en route to execute an Ability command.  Demolitions Package upgrade from the Infantry Support Center will now grant the same demo charge types to Riflemen, Engineers and Bazooka Teams.  Forward Observer Barrage can now be used in the Fog of War for all units.  Frequency of special death criticals for vehicles has been adjusted. Turret ejection, out of control and brew-up deaths should occur much more often.   Infantry units can now use grenades while inside smoke.   SSF Commandos now have Prioritize Vehicle.   Field Defenses   Buildable defenses have been adjusted to be cheaper to construct, reflecting their base and opportunity cost. We have also added a new ability for all constructed garrisonable structures where infantry squads garrisoned in these structures will have higher offensive stats.  The Wehrmacht Bunkers have also received several changes to their upgrades to better reflect their high upgrade cost and give them more flexibility when deployed forward in the field.  Buildable defenses now crush most light cover map assets, such as crates or bushes, enabling easier placement in dense areas   Buildable defenses now provide combat bonuses to infantry inside  Units fighting from inside gain +25% accuracy and +30% rate of fire     Fighting Position   Fighting Position cost from 150 to 100     Grenades  The following change to grenades makes grenades lethal against all infantrymen in the game with greater damage in the center of the blast zone, but a higher damage drop-off around the edges. Previously, high health troops were able to stand on-top of a grenade and survive the explosion.   25% damage penalty against buildings   Damage standardized across the board to 120   Gammon and Bundle Grenades Area of effect damage set to 1/0.4/0.35   Area of effect distance to 1/1.5/6 for Bundle Grenades, 1 / 2 /6 for Gammon Bombs   Area of effect radius set to 5.5; Gammon Bomb remains at 6  Damage reduced from 180 to 160   No damage penalty against emplacements or buildings   Regular Fragmentation – US Forces and British Thrown Grenades   Area of effect damage to 1/0.5/0.2   Area of effect distance to 0.125/1/4.5   Area of effect increased from 4 to 4.5   Model damage limit set to 4   Throw wind-up sped up from 0.875 to 0.675 Rifle Grenades – Infantry Section and Pathfinder Grenades   Area of effect damage to 1/0.5/0.3   Area of effect distance to 0.125/1/4.5   Model damage limit set to 4   Stick Grenades – Axis Grenades (excluding bundles)   Area of effect damage to 1/0.4/0.15   Area of effect distance to 0.125/1/3.5   Model damage limit set to 4   Range increased from 20 to 23; Fallschirmjager can throw range at 25  Throw wind-up sped up from 0.875 to 0.675    Indirect Fire Changes We are strengthening the power of mortars by reducing their barrage recharge times, increasing their rate of fire when not barraging, and the number of entities they can damage. Auto-fire and barrage range have also been standardized, allowing mortars to cover their full range while the barrage is on recharge. Area of effect damage in the center of the blast has been reduced due to the increases in damage limits.  Other artillery units have also been improved by increasing their model damage limits. Rocket Artillery has been tuned to be more threatening to vehicles willing to stay stationary within a barrage, making them more relevant with dealing with large concentrations of armor.     Light Mortars    Area of effect damage reduced from 0.6/0.3/0.1 to 0.4/0.25/0.2  Auto-fire weapon cooldown reduced from 6/7 to 5   Auto-fire range increased from 75 to 90   Barrage range standardized to 90 for all mortars   Barrage recharge times reduced from 30 to 20   Model damage limit increased from 3 to 4   Howitzer Emplacements – Obice 210, BL 5.5, M1A1 105mm Howitzer  Cannot be built in the base sector; must be built outside the base sector in friendly territory  Bishop, Wespe, Cannone da 105mm Model damage limit increased from 3 to 4   BL 5.5 Inch Howitzer   Model damage limit increased from 3 to 5   Pack Howitzer, le.IG 18, 4.2 Heavy Mortar  Model damage limit increased from 3 to 4   Rocket Artillery   Nebelwerfer now deals +100% damage and has +300% penetration against vehicles.   Stuka Zu Fuss penetration against vehicles increased by +300%     Wehrmacht Fighting Nest  Goes neutral when ungarrisoned   Manpower cost reduced from 100 to 50   Now allows 6 models to fire out the front and side; 4 from the rear  Off-map Artillery against Defenses and Buildings  We have reduced the damage of certain off-maps against defenses, primarily against the Wehrmacht Bunker. The reason for this change is to allow Bunkers under the influence of either Bulwark or the Command Bunker aura to have a chance of surviving when undamaged, requiring a follow-up to destroy them. Regular bunkers will still be destroyed as normal by these off-maps.  Note the P-47 Dive-Bomb requires the Double Sortie upgrade to destroy a bunker.  Carpet Bombing +100% bonus damage against buildings removed   Naval Bombardment now deals 25% less damage to buildings such as bunkers; does not affect emplacements.   Off-Map airburst now has a -75% damage penalty against emplacements and bunkers  P-47 Dive Bomb bonus damage against all buildings reduced from +100% to +40%   Wehrmacht Bunkers  Build-time increased to 35 seconds from 20   Manpower cost reduced from 250 to 175   Medical and Repair munitions cost reduced from 85 to 70   Medical Bunkers can now retrieve casualties and grants free reinforcement; similar to the USF Medical Station  Now allows 6 models to fire out from the front, 3-4 from the side, and 2 from the rear   Repair Bunkers now repair structures and defenses; can repair themselves when out of combat  Repair Bunker repair rate increased from 3.2 to 6  Upgrade times standardized to 30 seconds      FACTION BALANCE   US FORCES  4x4 Truck  The 4x4 is having its Commander upgrade returned in a different form, giving the US Forces a more powerful reconnaissance unit in the mid-late game.  Armor increased from 4 to 4.5   New Upgrade – Scout Commander  Allows the 4x4 to detect enemy units in the Fog of War up to range 90  Costs 50 munitions   Increases vision range of the unit by 10 75mm Halftrack Gun Motor Carriage    We have made adjustments to the barrage to be more accurate and have increased range, allowing the 75mm Half-track to safely engage units like anti-tank guns and give the US Forces a light artillery unit. Reload times for the barrage have been increased to give players time to respond once the unit has begun firing.  Barrage Adjustment   Manpower cost reduced from 320 to 280   Range increased from 50 to 70   Area of effect    HE Barrage area of effect damage adjusted from 1/0.15/0.05 to 0.6/0.4/0.2   HE Barrage area of effect penetration increased from 15/10/5 to 30/30/30  HE Barrage damage increased from 110 to 120  HE Barrage distance changed from 1/3/6 to 0/1.5/6   HE Barrage reload time increased from 3/4 to 5   Scatter   Angle scatter reduced from 7 to 3.5   Distance scatter max reduced from 8 to 5   Distance Scatter offset from 1 to 0   Bazooka Team   We have made the Bazooka Team’s launchers as effective as those carried by elite infantry due to their role as a dedicated anti-vehicle squad. The removal of Precision Shot was done to focus the unit’s role at fending off vehicles.  Bazooka stats now use the Bazooka stats found on Paratroopers/SSF Commandos  Ready-aim time reduced from 1/1.25 to 0.5/1  Reload time reduced from 3.5/4 to 2.75/3.25  Removed Precision Shot; Satchel Charge ability moved from Hotkey X to Z M1 57mm Anti-Tank Gun  Armor-piercing round duration increased from 10 to 15   Armor-piercing rounds now increases damage by +40; damage model increases from 160 to 200   M1 81mm Mortar Mortar   Airburst area of effect far damage changed from 0.15 to 0.25   Airburst area of effect near distance changed from 0 to 0.25   Model damage limit increased from 4 to 5   M3 Personnel Carrier  50cal accuracy increased from 0.3375/0.3375/0.15 to 0.4/0.388/0.173   M8 Greyhound   Having lower health than other light vehicles of its cost, we are giving players the option to increase survivability of their Greyhounds against autocannons and weaker anti-tank weapons by spending munitions.  New Upgrade: Side Skirts   Cost 70 Munitions   Increases health by 120   M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer  The Hellcat is having its reload time increased so units like the Panzer IV will slightly win in a head-on fight without maneuvering. Previous improvements to the units such as speed and accuracy have made the Hellcat too efficient when engaging more costly units head-on.  Reload time increased from 3.75/4.25 to 4.5/4.75  Sherman Bulldozer   The Centaur, Dozer, and Brummbar are being adjusted to be even more potent against infantry due to their specialist role that are also effective at cracking defenses. We have also adjusted scatter so these units will overshoot their targets rather than undershoot, allowing for more scatter hits on stationary vehicles.  Angle scatter reduced from 5 to 4   Area of effect damage increased from 1/0.25/0.15 to 1/0.3/0.15  Area of effect distance increased from 0/1/6 to 0/1.25/6  Damage against bunkers and emplacements increased by 100%   Distance scatter max reduced from 4 to 2.5  Distance scatter offset increased from 0 to 1  Distance scatter ratio from 0 to 0.1  Manpower cost reduced from 400 to 360   Model damage limit increased from 4 to 5 Airborne Battlegroup  Airborne Reinforcement  Munitions cost reduced from 150 to 120  Now replenishes infantry significantly faster  Plane heal reduced from 4000 to 2500 Smoke Run   Munitions cost reduced from 50 to 40  Armored battlegroup  Fast Deploy  Fast Deploy build speed bonus increased from +50% to +75%  Warmachine  Command Point cost reduced from 4 to 3   Special Operations Battlegroup  Flamethrower Engineer Weasel Replaced with Weasel Towing M1 Pack Howitzer  Due to the limited use cases of the Weasel carrying Engineers, we have changed the ability to bring in a M1 Pack Howitzer, giving Special Operations access to early light artillery to pressure defensive positions.  Costs 400 manpower   Weasel arrives towing a Pack Howitzer, no longer arrives with an Engineer squad with a flamethrower.   Off-map Smoke Barrage  Munitions cost reduced from 40 to 35  Raiding Flares  Munitions cost reduced from 65 to 55    WEHRMACHT  251 Halftrack and Variants  Acceleration increased from 2.5 to 3  MG 42 weapon cooldown decreased from 1.5/2 to 0.75/1   Hull Down Ability  Can no longer be activated in combat but will continue to remain active if started prior to entering combat; can still be deactivated in combat.  Hulldown now provides +5 range, +5 sight, and speeds up reload times by 30% in addition to the current 25% damage reduction   Jager Squad   Panzerschreck ready-aim time reduced from 1.25/1.5 to 1/1.25  Schreck long-range accuracy increased from 0.0375 to 0.04  Scoped Rifles long-range accuracy increased from 0.65 to 0.695   MG 42 HMG Team  The MG 42 is gaining increased accuracy, improving its damage output. We want the MG 42 to be a key unit of the Wehrmacht and one of their primary anti-infantry damage dealers.  Incremental accuracy increased from 1.12 to 1.17  Weapon accuracy increased from 0.55/0.4/0.185 to 0.61/44/0.2135   Nebelwerfer   Barrage range increased from 140 to 160  Incendiary rocket area of effect explosion damage increased from 0.4/0.3/0.2 to 0.4/0.35/0.3  Weapon health increased from 360 to 440      Panzer Kommand  Now requires either Panzergrenadier Kompanie of Luftwaffe Kompanie to be constructed  Pioneer Squad  Weapon near cooldown decreased from 1.1 to 0.8   Side Skirts   Now increases side armor of affected vehicle by 20% in addition to the health bonus  Stosstruppen Squad  G43 accuracy increased from 0.7/0.67/0.64 to 0.77/0.74/0.704  MG 42 accuracy increased from 0.48/0.47/0.44 to 0.528/0.517/0.484  Overall DPS increased by 10% Stosstruppen StG 44 Ambush Package  Ambush Package munitions cost reduced from 50 to 30  StG 44 damage increased from 5 to 5.5   Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar    The Centaur, Dozer, and Brummbar are being adjusted to be even more potent against infantry due to their specialist role that are also effective at cracking defenses. We have also adjusted scatter so these units will overshoot their targets rather than undershoot, allowing for more scatter hits on stationary vehicles.  Fuel cost reduced from 110 to 100   Area of effect damage increased from 0.75/0.25/0.1 to 0.75/0.35/0.15   Area of effect penetration increased from 20/20/20 to 70/70/70   Deflection damage increased from 25% to 50%   Distance scatter offset increased from 0 to 1   Damage against bunkers and emplacements increased by 100%   Wehrmacht Marder III M   We have adjusted the Marder to be more effective when fighting from a defensive position, but at a higher fuel cost. The unit can now ‘deploy’ to increase its range and firepower at the cost of mobility.  Cost adjusted from 280 manpower and 25 fuel to 240 manpower and 40 fuel  New ability: Sight Main Gun. Replaces Hulldown  Increases range by 10m and speeds up reload times by 20% when active. Removes ability to move. Can still rotate   Breakthrough Battlegroup  Rapid Production  Rapid Production build time bonus increased from 50% to 75%   Luftwaffe Battlegroup  Fallschirmpioneers  Build menu standardized with Pioneer squads; still has access to the Luftwaffe Relay  20mm Flak Emplacement  20mm Flak Emplacement build Time reduced from 45 to 40 seconds  20mm Flak Emplacement cost reduced from 250 manpower and 35 fuel to 200 manpower and 25 fuel  Pioneers can now construct the 20mm Flak Emplacement 88mm Anti-tank Emplacement  88mm Anti-Tank Emplacement CP cost reduced from 3 to 2  88mm Emplacement Anti-air range modifier reduced from 10 to 6  All 88mm Flak damage against aircraft increased from 240 to 600   Updated text for Luftwaffee Fallschirmpioneers to tell players about the Flak unlock  Mechanized Battlegroup  StuG Assault Group  Stug D Assault Group manpower cost increased from 600 to 650  StuG D Assault Group now comes with a Stosstruppen Squad  StuG D Hulldown removed Wespe  Wespe CP cost reduced from 4 to 3    BRITISH FORCES  Boys AT Rifles  No longer has a damage penalty against bunkers  Crusader MK III  We have increased the scatter and lowered the area of effect damage of upgraded Crusaders to make Crusaders less effective against infantry at range. For its cost, the Crusader was too effective against infantry from long-range.  6-pounder angle scatter increased from 5 to 8.5  6-pounder area of effect near damage reduced from 1 to 0.833333  6-pounder distance scatter max increased from 3 to 5.5 Grant 75mm Gun   Penetration increased from 180/145/110 to 200/165/125   Matilda Heavy Tank  The penetration of the Matilda’s main gun is being reduced to be less effective against armored vehicles. We want to retain the Matilda’s high health and armor, but make the unit less effective at engaging heavier vehicles.  2-pounder penetration reduced from 100/85/70 to 90/70/55  Air and Sea Battlegroup  Centaur    The Centaur, Dozer, and Brummbar are being adjusted to be even more potent against infantry due to their specialist role that are also effective at cracking defenses. We have also adjusted scatter so these units will overshoot their targets rather than undershoot, allowing for more scatter hits on stationary vehicles.  Angle scatter reduced from 7 to 4   Centaur area of effect damage increased from 1/0.25/2 to 1/0.275/0.275   Damage against bunkers and emplacements increased by 100%   Distance scatter max reduced from 4 to 2.5   Distance scatter offset increased from 0 to 1   Distance scatter ratio from 0 to 0.1   Model damage limit increased from 4 to 5   Penetration increased from 35 to 65   Commandos - Both Variants  Commandos are receiving minor passive healing, allowing for successive ambushes and granting Commandos greater flexibility when operating on their own.  Commandos of both variants now heal when out of combat for 1.6 health per second  Commando Squad  Commando Concealing Smoke now immediately breaks suppression and pinned status conditions  Supply Surplus - Forward Medical Station  British Forward Medical Station can now be toggled on as a retreat point  British Armored Battlegroup  Designate Targets  Designate Targets Command Point cost reduced from 4 to 2   Forward Repair Assembly  Due to the ready access of Royal Engineer Sections found in the battlegroup, we are increasing the repair rate of the Forward Assembly and allowing it to repair itself and friendly structures.  Forward Repair Assembly repair speed increased from 3.2 health per second to 8 health per second.  Now repair nearby structures and emplacements including itself. Indian Artillery Battlegroup  Airburst Artillery  British Off-Map Airburst area of effect damage changed from 1/0.15/0.05 to 0.35/0.175/0.175  British Off-Map Airburst area of effect distances changed from 3/5/10 to 0/2/3  British Off-Map Airburst model damage limit changed from 3 to 4  British Off-Map Airburst munitions cost increased from 90 to 110 Volunteer Infantry  Volunteer Infantry Command Point cost increased from 3 to 4    DEUTSCHE AFRIKAKORPS  250 Mortar Half-track  The incendiary barrage is having its initial area of effect explosion damage reduced due to the accuracy of the barrage. This will give team weapons more team to leave the blast radius before being destroyed.  Mortar half-track Incendiary Barrage area of effect damage reduced from 0.85/0.4/0.25 to 0.2/0.2/0.2  Flakvierling Half-track  Model damage limit reduced from 3 to 2  Armor-piercing weapon penetration reduced from 32/30/28 to 30/27/25  Armor-piercing weapon moving burst decreased from 0.75 to 0.5; matches the regular weapon  Guastatori  Can now fire their flamethrowers while moving   Marder III Tank Destroyer  Now has access to Smoke Canisters   Panzer III L Medium Tank  The Panzer III is gaining increased frontal armor to be able to withstand lighter AT weapons such as the Chaffee when being attacked head-on from distance.  Frontal armor increased from 130 to 150  Manpower cost reduced from 340 to 320 Italian Combined Arms Battlegroup  Armored Support Stuka Anti-Tank Loiter  Munitions cost increased from 180 to 200   Bersaglieri   Population reduced from 8 to 7  Urra duration increased from 5 to 10   Combined Arms Strafe  Strafe damage increased from 15 to 30. Suppression removed.      BUGFIXES   Art/Animation  British Forces infantry section upgraded with Recce Package no longer throw their rifles when throwing grenades.   Corpses no longer have shiny surfacing. The materials on the corpses match the playable units.  Engineers no longer get stuck in a running loop when attempting to repair bridges.   Grenadiers' uniform trousers color updated to be historically authentic.  Fixed a case where infantry can get stuck in a shuffling loop near their destination.  Fixed an issue where items attached to the US Forces Sherman 76mm cannon were propping into odd positions when using abilities   Fixed an issue with the Cupola hatch being closed on the Churchill commander when in an idle state   Fixed an issue with the US Forces Sherman 76mm cannon upgrade not receiving the US Night Fighters cosmetic   Fixed the British Forces HMG crew t-posing after being paradropped   Fixed the MG 15 gunner animation looping when in cover.   Improved the destruction state of barbed wire fences (notably those used on Monte Cavo) to reduce their “floating” appearance  Improved visual appearance of Campaign map British Carrier.   Reinforced barbed wire now has the correct animation  Ships now face the right way on the Campaign map.   Suppressed units in cover now go prone to visually communicate the squad is suppressed.  The Afrikakorps Bersaglieri squad no longer yeet their Breda machine gun alongside the grenade when using the grenade throw ability.   The flag on the German Command Bunker now uses team color.  The rubble created by the US Carpet Bombing run on Pachino Stalemate no longer flickers.   Units building barbed wire now have the correct animation   Using High Explosive Barrage or Target Weakest Point ability for US Forces M3 halftrack no longer causes the added cosmetic on the gun to revert to the default materials.   Units no longer have issues reaching the Wehrmacht Fighting Nest cover and firing positions.   Audio  Added ambient combat sound effect track in the Main Menu.   Fixed several units that were not calling out their first engagements – this was causing units to enter combat for the first time without warning   Fixed Stg 44 weapon echo and length    Fixed the Breda Model 30 weapon audio from firing for too long   Fixed the Fallschirmjager weapon echo.   Fixed the Paratrooper Bazooka Battle Chatter.   Intel Voice Over now has radio effect Tuning Intel frequency.   Essence Editor  Fixed a bug where the editor grid was hidden by fog in the scenario and FX editor.  Fixed a crash in the Attribute Editor that would occur when deleting a template variable.   Gameplay   Adjusted the recoil and reset time on all vehicles when firing their main guns to reduce wobble.    British Forces Dingo can no longer go through tank traps, dragon teeth and areas designed only for infantry to go through.   Emplacements will now properly update their visuals when repaired after a decrewed state   Engineer Light it Up now properly displays a timer over the unit when active.   Fighting nests will no longer go back to full HP when crewed    Fixed a bug that allowed squads to purchase more than one weapon upgrade.    Fixed a case where engineers ignore the second queued action after finishing a build order    Fixed Afrikakorps L6/40 Smoke Canister not working while Emergency Overdrive ability was active.   Fixed an issue in which the Werhmacht Flak38 would become invisible when de-crewed.   Fixed an issue that caused the Panzergrenadier squad to display the "+" icon next to their weapon after picking a single weapon, giving the impression the squad somehow already had 2 special weapons.   Fixed an issue where dropped weapon UI would not show until the weapon was moused over.   Fixed an issue where Emergency Repair Kits image was incorrect in the production queue.   Fixed an issue where garrisoned units become trapped on unload.   Fixed an issue where Mechanized Assault did not apply to newly constructed vehicles while the ability was active    Fixed an issue where recrew team weapon ability could be used on emplacements that were under construction.   Fixed an issue where reinforcements for the Wehrmacht Stosstruppen would not always get the upgraded Submachine gun.   Fixed an issue where resource caches constructed by Supply Surplus did not use the same icon as the British resource caches.   Fixed an issue where Resource Caches under Supply Surplus did not properly show their correct value and flickered between 150 and 200 manpower.   Fixed an issue where Sherman 76mm tanks would occasionally be recovered as 75mm tanks.   Fixed an issue where smoke canisters did not function on the Afrikakorps recovery vehicle.   Fixed an issue where the Armored Battlegroup's Field Repair ability was different for the ability and the Battlegroup command card.   Fixed an issue where the Kradschutzen did not get the self-repair benefit of Emergency Repair Kits.   Fixed an issue where the name of certain structures would not appear in the Building Shortcut tab.   Fixed an issue where the Panther Tank Hunter ability did not apply correctly onto vehicles hit.   Fixed an issue where the Tommy weapon would become invisible after using the rifle grenade ability.   Fixed an issue where the training center text was in the incorrect location for the Team Weapon Training upgrade   Fixed an issue where the Valentine did not have a functional machine gun    Fixed an issue with emplacement construction that would show the object as fully constructed despite still being in construction.   Fixed an issue with German 8-Rad radar effect not playing when the Signal Detection veterancy ability is active.    Fixed an issue with tire tracks being left by British Forces CWT Truck 15.   Fixed being able to unlock Air Re-Supply Operation ability multiple times from Special Operations Battlegroup.    Fixed being able to use the Hull Down ability while in combat    Fixed casemate vehicle auto target selection so it is no longer indecisive between infantry it can fire upon now versus tanks it has to turn to fire at.   Fixed Fortified Combat Position Bonus ability to keep showing in command card when a building is garrisoned     Fixed instances where units wouldn’t fire after vaulting    Fixed Mechanized Assault ability not healing vehicles.   Fixed ML 4.2-inch Heavy Mortar Recon Flare ability to show projectile being fired.   Fixed Munition cost refund for Demo charge munitions.    Fixed Rally to Me! radio antenna asset playing destruction effect after spawning.    Fixed recovery vehicles sometimes getting stuck when issued the Repair Vehicle ability.    Fixed some barrage abilities not properly locking out availability to other barrage abilities.    Fixed Team Weapons tearing down while in combat when given an attack move order even if they're already engaging an enemy.    Fixed the bonus emplacement damage being done to Wehrmacht bunkers    Fixed the Commando Section's Concealment Smoke ability sometimes going on cooldown without triggering smoke effect.   Fixed the Designate Defensive Line ability being able to target neutral/environment bunkers.    Fixed the Jaeger and Panzerjaeger's Ambush Tactics passive ability to properly give the +40% accuracy and +25% damage to all attacks and for the first attack as well as the following ones in the 5 second window.   Fixed the Matilda Critical Repair ability only activating once.   Fixed the Panzergrenadier squad moving to target after Focus Fire ability ends.   Fixed the Valentine Command Tank's Forward Observer Smoke Barrage ability to have projectiles cooldown start correctly.   Fixed the vehicle repair icon for self-healing abilities    Fixed Wehrmacht bunker weapons tearing down and trying to move when issued attack command out of range    GRB-39 from Afrikakorps and Wehrmacht now drop on the ground at the same rate as other special weapons when a squad is wiped out.   Infantry section Base of Fire ability now properly triggers only when all the squad is in cover and it affects all squad members.  Landmines dealing damage now properly grant experience and kills to the squads responsible for building them.   Loiters will no longer chase targets across the map or well outside the circle.  Low altitude recon run will now properly reveal camouflaged units.   Pioneers, Fallschirmpioneers, Engineers, Assault Engineers, Sappers and Panzerpioneers and Guastatori can no longer defuse their own mines.   Player-constructed defenses now show up as ghosts in the fog of war. Spooky.   Queued reinforcements provide proper refund if they are cancelled due to instant reinforcement from a medical station.   Recrewing a British Forces M1 Pack Howitzer with the Afrikakorps faction will correctly grant you that unit.   Special Operations Mark Target airplane time on the field now better matches the actual duration of the ability   The Kettenkrad will no longer act erratically when hit by certain weapons.    Weapon upgrades are now all properly locked / grayed out if the squad doesn't have the inventory capacity required to equip them.   Weapon upgrades on squads that do not have enough capacity will no longer result in dropping a weapon on the ground. This fixes the issue where Team-Owned weapons laying on the ground have priority over squads when selecting multiple units on screen via a selection box.   Performance/Stability  Computers with 8GB VRAM and 16GB of RAM can now select the Ultra texture detail level.  Fixed a crash that occurs in the Italian Campaign recovery bonus objective if the target vehicle is destroyed before the objective begins.  Fixed a desync occurring when the AI takes over for a player in a Multiplayer match.   Single Player  Adjusted a territory point on the urban skirmish map that now enables units to capture in cover. Previously they were automatically pulled out of the capture area because of a lack of cover.   Adjusted the Out of Bounds area and Vistas across many maps so the out of bounds areas are less visible.   All Unit Production and Research Times in for the Allies is affected. Standard is 15 seconds for infantry and ultralight units. Standard is 10 seconds for upgrades. Build times of the majority of core infantry units reduced to 15 seconds. Upgrade times for individual upgrades reduced to 10. Tech research upgrades reduced to 15. Reduced recharge time on medical crates to 60 from 180 for Dingo and halftrack.   Changed the fail conditions on Potenza.Fixed some Company abilities not having a hotkey assigned to them.  Cover added to a unique urban crater which previously provided no cover. Will affect any map it’s present in.  Fixed an issue where a kicker would appear on units for a very short moment when in radius of the Valentine's Armoured Commander aura ability.   Fixed an issue where the player’s chosen affector was missing in the post mission debrief screen.   Fixed many instances throughout missions where player squads were getting stuck in buildings or other features of the maps. Adjusted the impassable areas and disabled some garrisons in various missions to account for this.   Fixed restart not being available when a Skirmish game was loaded from a save.  General tool-tip fixes.   Removed inaccessible areas of flame from skirmishes played on Pachino Stalemate to improve flow into and out of the central village.   Resolved an issue where German bunkers were missing roofs. Too bad for Klaus, he loved stargazing.  Saving the game while a squad is paradropping will no longer cause the unit to get stuck in the air upon loading the save.  Shortened delay for bonus objectives to start in the Skirmish Battles so they appear closer to the beginning of the match.  Tactical pause hint icon no longer overlaps with text. Dynamic Italian Campaign  Adjusted HQ emplacements on the Mountain Ruins skirmish map to ensure there is sufficient space for off-map units to enter the field.    Campaign units will no longer overlap when attacking.   Company purchase menus can now be closed with escape after being interacted with.   Deleted Sandbags in Anzio Defend that were not providing cover correctly.    Emplacements that already fired this turn no longer shows as a threat on the movement preview.   Fix bombardments not negatively affecting garrisoned enemy units in subsequent missions   Fixed a bug causing Companies on the Campaign map to fail to load into transport ships during the transport ability.   Fixed a bug where the End Turn button would sometimes not become disabled after clicking on it.   Fixed a Fatal Scar Error in the Winter Line mission that occurs when the player kills bunkers early   Fixed a load error during the Calabria tutorial    Fixed an issue in Pignataro Maggiore where the British faction didn't have enough room to build the Company Command Post.   Fixed an issue in the Monte Cassino mission where the Hangman's Hill complete dialogue played twice.   Fixed an issue where Saving Private Norton mission could be soft locked by the player destroying their own tank.   Fixed an issue where Wehrmacht Mortars recrewed by the British Forces used the wrong portrait    Fixed Campaign map missions granting more resources than indicated in the mission rewards indicator.   Fixed campaign Map movement animation for infantry and armored companies.   Fixed campaign soft locking if a skill menu was opened while attack was in progress.   Fixed Companies becoming invulnerable sometimes if retreating when attacked during AI's turn.   Fixed German howitzers sometimes trying to target aircraft .   Fixed hospital retreat point always being active on Salerno mission.    Fixed issue on River Crossing Airfield where the airfield would sometimes lose track of its aircraft out on missions on save/load.    Fixed issues in the garrison for the church near the forward base on the Ortona Defend mission that was causing units to be untargetable and unresponsive.   Fixed Campaign map secondary objectives completing by flying a company over the location instead of reaching the location through land.  Fixed paradrop on Campaign map being interrupted by autosaves when ending the turn.   Fixed ships sometimes overlapping over each other on Italian Campaign Map.   Fixed some soft locking occurrences if certain narrative events get triggered during the AI's turn.   Fixed the game sometimes soft locking when Naval Transport ability was used on Anzio.   Fixed the targetable state for one of the German Destroyers near Naples.   In Anzio, updated the "Prevent HQ from being destroyed " objective to only start once the gun begins firing.    Moved the ML 4.2-inch Heavy Mortar Team 4.2-inch Incendiary Barrage ability to the column 3 row 2 of the abilities card.   On Salerno Defend when units are at the bottom or top of the stairs and directed to go down or up, they will follow the stair path instead of jumping down.    Planes on the Campaign map will no longer create visual ghosts when exiting the fog of war   Prevented Companies from using abilities when garrisoned in a Battleship.  Removed a non-functional fuel cache from the soldier storyline.   Replaced the SAS unit with a Foot Guards unit in the River Crossing Airfield mission.   Territory borders on campaign map no longer flicker when overlapping. North African Operation  Added a fail condition to the intro beat of Tobruk, preventing a soft lock.  Changed the upgradeable medical strategic point for a default medical point in Ajdabiya, Gazala and Tobruk.  Fixed a text issue with Grant tanks during the Tobruk mission.  Moved props away from Garrison Doors to allow units to easily exit/enter on the Desert Raid mission.   UX/UI  Added additional tooltip for the Airborne Rally ability   Added extra tooltips in the Mission and Skirmish results popup   Added missing translations for “Turn” and “End” in Campaign for all languages    Added SFX to various Minimap buttons   Closing chat channels will no longer hide the chat widget   Fixed a bug causing inventory to disappear in the Loadout tab   Fixed a bug causing the veterancy tier descriptions to be missing for M3 Stuart tank.    Fixed a bug causing the wrong icon to appear for Tungsten rounds when upgrading.   Fixed a bug that caused a player’s Battlegroups to show blank on the Match Stats screen   Fixed a bug where the Panzerpioneers could have multiple versions of the Booby Trap ability.    Fixed a bug which had allowed the Panzerjager squad to deploy too early in the Ajdabiya mission.   Fixed an issue where in the Load Games page, where campaign saves would sometimes appear in the Skirmish Load menu.   Fixed disappearing Company support modifiers on the mission debriefing screen.    Fixed UI being disabled when opening chat in screenshot mode.    Improved quality of the territory lines on the mini and tactical maps.    Match settings are now saved when exiting Custom or Skirmish lobbies.    Mod Download notification: changed percent downloaded from float 0-1 to percent 0% - 100%   Mod Download notification: fixed progress bar dropping back to zero after download completes   Mod Download notification: fixed text "Download in Progress " to make sense after download completes    Mod Download notification: implemented total download size and amount downloaded so far.   Removed Rank icons from Skirmish match stats screen.    Removed the End Turn button appearing when the mission briefing screen is opened.    To help provide further gameplay clarity, there is now a bigger opacity difference between selected and unselected squad decorators    Updated cut-off shortcut key text for keyboard and mouse to show full text.   Updated Japanese text for readability    Updated Minimap capture indicator animations to show the point is being captured.   Updated name of performance benchmark map to 'Benchmark'.   Updated the Salerno UI decorator to show it is held by the enemy.   Updated UI so that players cannot accidentally end turn while in the recruitment panel.   Updated visual style of campaign loyalty rewards button   When requesting slot swap in custom games, fixed an issue showing incorrect team number   When using the Match Lobby Default Settings button to reset match settings, it now correctly resets as the default settings. Source : https://community.companyofheroes.com/coh-franchise-home/company-of-heroes-3/blogs/93-pc-steel-shepherd-1-4-0-patch-notes

MaJ v1.3.1.19658 (Umber Wasp Balance Tuning Update) - 2023/10/31 mardi Taille : ?Mo This Balance Tuning update is meant to alleviate some issues stemming from the Umber Wasp (1.3.0) update, and to provide some minor tuning adjustments to Multiplayer balance. This update also fixes an issue with framerates locking to 30 FPS. Here is a note on the goals of this update from Jason on our Balance team.  General  Pachino Stalemate (1vs1) and Sousse Wetlands (4vs4) have had their Automatch selection weight reset so they no longer have a higher chance of appearing. Our team will continue experimenting with this weighting in the future to try to find the best balance as we showcase new maps.  Heavy Machine Guns   Crew health decreased from 90 to 80.  HMG 42 Team suppression dealt to suppressed targets reduced from 0.35 to 0.3.  Vickers, M1919 Browning, and MG 34 suppression dealt to suppressed targets reduced from 0.5 to 0.4.  HMG Incremental Accuracy standardized to 1.12.  Infantry pin threshold increased from 0.5 to 0.65.  Wide arc machine gun arcs reduced from 125 to 110.   US Forces    Riflemen  M1 Garand cooldown modifier when in close quarters is reduced from 0.2 to 0.15.     M24 Chaffee Light Tank  Changes from 1.3.0 update reverted.   Reload time decreased from 4/4.25 to 3.5/4  M8 Greyhound  Area of Effect model cap increased from 2 to 3.  The tracking speed of the turret increased by 33%.   Wehrmacht    Flak 30 20mm AA Gun  Area of Effect model cap reduced from 3 to 2.  Incremental accuracy bonus removed. Kettenkrad  Communication Cables sight range now properly affects all resource points.   Decapture rate from Communication Cables removed.  No longer gains bonus sight range from veterancy. (Tooltip will be adjusted in a future update).   Deutches Afrikakorps  Axis 8 Rad Armored Car  Main gun Area of Effect model cap reduced from 3 to 2.  Receives +50% damage bonus to its coaxial machine gun rather than +100% from Armored Support Battlegroup’s Superior Fire Drills   Panzergrenadiers  Kar98k cooldown multiplier at close range has been increased from 0.35 to 0.45.   Panzerjaegers  Manpower cost increased from 250 to 275.  Tear Gas Shot now requires Veterancy 1.  Tear Gas Shot duration reduced from 10 to 3 seconds. Veteran Leaders  Manpower cost increased from 200 to 250.  No longer automatically reinforces Panzergrenadier Squads upon completion.  Flak 36 Anti-Tank Gun Team  Armor when decrewed reduced from 100 to 70; standardized with other team weapons  Reload speed increased from 2.5/2.75 to 2.875/3.15; reload time increased by 15%   Bug Fixes  250 Halftrack - Heal ability is no longer hidden under the Smoke Dischargers ability.   Axis Loiters now have their health at their correct value of 1800 instead of 280.   Axis Tigers Veterancy requirements now require 25% more XP to level (from 2200/6600/13200 -> 2750/8250/16500).  Fixed an issue where "Framerate Limit" was locked to 30 FPS on machines where lower CPU specifications or hardware were detected Dingo can now fire on the move.  Fixed British Supply Surplus Cache and Infirmary upgrades being able to be built on top of existing Supply Caches.  Fixed an issue where the StuG D's veterancy requirement was not set properly to 1000/3000/6000.  Fixed M29 Weasel's Signal Layer ability not giving bonus resources.  Using Focused Gunnery with the Vickers HMG no longer prevents group / band-box selection. Source : https://community.companyofheroes.com/coh-franchise-home/company-of-heroes-3/blogs/85-pc-umber-wasp-balance-tuning-update-1-3-1

MaJ v1.3.0.18567 (Umber Wasp) - 2023/10/04 mercredi Taille : 867Mo The Umber Wasp update (1.3.0) is focused on continued gameplay improvements and polish to pathfinding, and pings. This update also brings several quality-of-life improvements, such as a smaller icon size on the tactical map and a better flow for end-game stats. The balance changes will impact all factions, with some focus on the Deutsche Afrikakorps. Additionally, this update delivers a Newsfeed for players to access patch notes and news directly from the game’s main menu. We are also introducing one new 4v4 map with Sousse Wetlands and a reworked 1v1 map of Pachino Stalemate. Be sure to review all of the changes and fixes below or check out the Mission Briefing for an overview.       NEW CONTENT, FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS New Map   Sousse Wetlands – 4v4  Added 4v4 Sousse Wetlands map to Automatch, Co-op vs A.I., Skirmish and Custom game modes.  Sousse Wetlands is a vast Tunisian map with three distinct locations:  The ancient walled city to the North Featuring exciting urban combat and flanking routes galore  The wetlands and causeway Featuring masses of foliage and water where combat is long-ranged, and maneuverability is key  The desert village to the South Where cover can rapidly deteriorate, and defenders can easily be outflanked    Reworked Map   Pachino Stalemate – 1v1 Reworked 1v1 Pachino Stalemate map. This map is available in Automatch, Co-op vs A.I., Skirmish and Custom game modes.  A redesign of the existing 1vs1 map for all game modes, including:  Considerable changes to territory and accessibility  Large rock formations have been removed map-wide enabling better mid to late game pathfinding (which should open the map up as larger vehicles hit the field)  Updated cover around central resource points  Updated map textures to improve visibility around key areas  Updated atmosphere   Match stats  Quitting a match will no longer exit the Match Stats screen.   If a player gets disconnected from a match, they will now still be able to view the match stats.      GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS AND BALANCE   Pathfinding  Adjusted vehicle pathfinding to take more direct paths to the requested location.  Infantry will now do less pathing adjustments when friendly soldiers are in the way.  Infantry will no longer prefer to take paths with denser cover distribution, which has often led to unpredictable behaviours.  Infantry will now be able to path through allied infantry and team weapons. When traversing through blocking vehicles, infantry will now think they can path through, but will be physically stopped until the vehicles move out of the way for more predictable behavior.  Retreating infantry will no longer get stuck in place when pathing into vehicles, squads, and team weapons.  Team weapons (whether abandoned, set-up, or idle) will no longer be able to block chokepoints for allied units. The space under team weapons is now considered a pathing space.       Units executing attack orders will more consistently approach their target in a straight line.   Vehicles doing a Move order at longer distance will now follow a straight path opposed to following a path that is aligned with their orientation.        Vehicles will no longer be allowed to stop while phasing.       Pings  On map communication pings will now feature a new visual effect, that includes a uniquely colored tear drop effect lasting for 10 seconds.  New features for ping visibility  A colored light beam will appear on pings to improve visibility at distance and when used next  to tall assets like high vegetation, trees and buildings.  Previous pings will be removed when a new ping of the same type is issued.   Each ping type will have a unique cursor when selected.  New animation effects on both minimap and tactical map have been added to drastically improve ping readability.   Ping cooldown  Introduced a cooldown period during ich a player can no longer issue pings, which is activated when a given player issues multiple pings in rapid succession.  When on cooldown, trying to use pings again will display a message in the chat visible to the player.  Continuously using pings when on cooldown will further increase the cooldown itself.     Map Updates  HQ Sector bunker positioning has been adjusted across various maps to prevent bunkers from unintentionally covering resource points, whilst also reducing the number of blind spots that might be exploited by the enemy player.  Many heavy-crush rock piles have been removed across Africa maps, including but not limited to Road to Tunis - 1v1 and Gazala Landing Ground - 3v3  Heavy-crush rock piles have been replaced in many cases by Sangars, which still provide heavy cover, but are less resilient to damage and are medium-crush   Taranto Coastline 1v1  Rebalancing of buildings near Victory Points.  Removal of several large rock outcrops to enable late-game crush to open the map.  Territory layout adjusted to be more appropriate for competitive gameplay.   Twin Beaches 1v1   Added an infantry-only “gitty” between Mount Bacon and the Northern beach  Adjusted the placement and number of rocks and tank traps on the Southern beach, to better improve vehicle flow and pathfinding  Minor adjustments to cover around Mount Bacon  Terrain adjusted to rebalance height gameplay around Mount Bacon   Campbell’s Convoy – 2v2   Readjusted cover placement along the central resource points, particularly around the most contested resources.    Catania Crossing 3v3  Returned the baby truck to its home, where it belongs.  Updated the two rail bridges to one double length bridge, reducing the number of bridges to destroy/repair in this area of the map from 4 to 2.   Mignano Summit – 3v3   Updated territory layout, reducing the number of high resource points and spreading their value more evenly across the map. This should reduce the chances of games ending too soon from dominating the central areas of the map.    Monte Cavo – 4v4  Updated camera mesh to make it adhere closer to the terrain, which will prevent the camera from elevating too high near rocky outcrops.  Updated atmosphere to transition into Dawn after around 30 minutes of gameplay.    Winter Line – 4v4  Updated cover placement around the central bunker complex.  Replaced a number of trenches with sangars, improving the pathfinding of tanks in these areas.   Tactical Map  Scaled down unit decorators, they now act as position icon.  Removed the Unit position icon (circle).    New Cosmetics  Eight new cosmetics will be released in October, with four releasing in each of the first two weeks.    British Forces  Mud Brown Foot Guards Mud Brown Matilda II US Forces Sea Blue M18 Hellcat Sea Blue Sniper Wehrmacht Dark Brown Brummbar Dark Brown Nebelwerfer  Afrikakorps Basalt Grey Stug III D Basalt Grey Anti-Tank Gun Team     GENERAL BALANCE CHANGES   Accuracy Changes   We have standardized accuracy across the board for the various tank guns. We have noted that our tank guns were too accurate at maximum range. This resulted in situations where vehicles chasing at maximum range would often land their shots while on the move, more than intended, especially after the fix to projectiles that made it easier for scatter hits to avoid low obstacles.     76mm halftrack and 221 Panzerbüchse accuracy set 0.1/0.055/0.045    Anti-armor vehicle accuracy set to 1/0.05/0.04   Crusader II and III accuracy set to 0.1/0.05/0.04   General medium, heavy and light tank accuracy set to 0.075/0.0475/0.035   Hellcat, Marder III and variants accuracy set to 0.1/0.055/0.4   Sherman 76mm accuracy set to 0.1/0.05/0.04   Anti-Air  We have made significant changes to the balance of anti-air and airstrike abilities. In general, anti-air units will be significantly more effective at stopping airstrikes within their vicinity. Furthermore, anti-air can now engage planes beyond the protected border regions of the map, giving anti-air more time to respond.   Most mobile anti-air units have been standardized to output similar damage to aircraft. The following units have been changed:  CWT 15CMP AA Truck  Crusader AA  M16 Quad Halftrack  Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind  Flak 30 20mm AA Gun Team  Flakvierling Halftrack   Airstrike Abilities have also been separated into general classes of durability. The list below goes from least durable to most durable:  Strafing Runs (P-47 Strafing Run from the ASC, Luftwaffe Strafing Run)  Close-in/Dive Bombs (P-47 Dive Bomb from the ASC, Fragmentation Bombs)  Loiter (Hawker Typhoon Anti-tank loiter)  Reconnaissance versions of Strafing, Dive Bombs, and Loiters (Recon Artillery, P-47 Reconnaissance Loiter)  Heavy Bomber Runs (Carpet Bombing Run, Breakthrough Incendiary Bombing Run)   A single anti-air unit will be able to deny nearby Strafes, but multiple anti-air units are required to deny higher durability abilities. Two AA units will generally be able to lock down an area, while three will deny all but the Heavy Bomber Runs, which are designed to be largely unaffected by AA. Keep in mind this will have minor differences by map, direction of the airstrike, and when the anti-air unit faces its target.  These relationships only matter when the anti-air is covering a specific area. While anti-air can cover a significant area, they have been tuned that additional anti-air units are required to cover the larger 4 vs 4 maps. This is something we’ll keep an eye on and rebalance in the future as necessary, but the intended goal is that airstrikes should be counterable even in smaller game modes such as 1 vs 1, but not to the point they become irrelevant in larger game modes where players can more easily specialize into airstrikes or anti-air.   Notes:  Loiters are currently bugged, and are able to be shot down easier than intened. We hope to address this in a future patch.    Mortars  Wehrmacht, Deutsche Afrikakorps, British Forces Light Mortars   HE Barrage cooldown reduced from 0.75 to 0  HE Barrage reload rate standardized to US Forces mortar   Veterancy Adjustments  Anti-tank Gun veterancy requirements reduced from 1300/3900/7800 to 1000/3000/6000  Panzerpioneer and Royal Engineers veterancy requirements reduced from 800/2400/4800 to 700/2100/4200  Walking Stuka Half-track and Sherman Whizbang veterancy requirements reduced from 1950/5850/11700 to 1500/4500/900   Sniper Units   Camouflage when leaving cover increased from 1 to 4 seconds.  Sight range increased from 35 to 40.   FACTIONS & ABILITY BALANCE CHANGES   US FORCES  USF continues to perform well, however, we have noted a number of overperforming units and abilities that made it difficult for the opposing player to counter or deal with. We are weakening certain abilities such as Pour it on ‘Em, the Sherman Easy E8 call-in, the M8 Scott’s White Phosphorous shells, and the offensive capabilities of the Air Support Center.     4x4 Truck  Frontal armor decreased from 5 to 4.  Moving weapon burst reduced from 100% to 75%.   Assault Engineers  Veterancy requirement reduced from 900/2700/5400 to 750/2250/4500.    Bazooka Team  Manpower cost reduced from 250 to 240.  Reinforce cost increased from 22 to 24.  Veterancy requirement reduced from 900/2700/5400 to 800/2400/4800.   Engineer  Veterancy requirement reduced from 750/1500/3000 to 600/1800/3600.    M3 Armored Personnel Carrier  Fortify Position ability reduces ability recharge times for nearby units by 25%.    M8 Greyhound Armored Car  Area of effect damage changed from 1/0.3/0.15 to 0.75/0.4/0.4.  Area of effect model limit  set from 0 to 2.  Area of effect radius increased from 1.75 to 2.  Max scatter reduced from 4 to 3.  Scatter offset set reduced from 0.33 to 0.   M8 Scott  White Phosphorus Barrage direct damage reduced from 80 to 10.  White Phosphorus Barrage now has a cost of 25 munitions.   M24 Chaffee Light Tank  APCR Rounds munition cost reduced from 45 to 35.  APCR Rounds penetration bonus reduced from +100% to +50%.  Reload time increased from 3.5/4 to 4/4.25 seconds.  Chaffee no longer does additional damage against friendly units.   Paratroopers  Grenade area of effect distance increased from 0.5/1/1.5/4.5 to 1/2/4.5; matches the standard US Forces frag grenade used by Riflemen.   Riflemen  Fire Superiority now reduces the squad’s speed by 33% when active.  M1918 BAR penetration reduced from 2.5/2/1.75 to 1.75/1.5/1.33.   Scout   Manpower cost reduced from 160 to 150.  Utility Package munitions cost reduced from 30 to 25.  Veterancy requirements reduced from 750/2250/4500 to 500/1500/3000.   Seek and Destroy  Accuracy bonus increased from 25% to 35%.  Capture bonus and received accuracy bonus while moving removed.  Seek and Destroy Ability properly provide its benefits to vehicles you control for the full 40 seconds duration of the activation.   Sherman  White Phosphorus Smoke ability no longer slows vehicles on hit.    Sherman Easy 8  76mm penetration reduced from 300/200/170 to 200/180/160.  Arrives with a veterancy 1 Engineer squad; unit only becomes Assault Engineers if the Assault Engineer is unlocked.  Command point requirement increased from 7 to 8.  Cost increased from 600 manpower and 100 fuel to 650 manpower and 105 fuel.   Sherman Whizbang  Precision Rocket barrage renamed to Long-Range Barrage.  Long-Range Barrage range increased from 80 to 160.   Long-Range Barrage range reload increased from 0.25 to 1.   Long-Range Barrage rocket count increased from 10 to 15.    Special Operations P-47 Dual Strafing Run  Second plane now arrives 2 seconds later than the first plane.    Support Center   Air Support Center  Ability reticules adjusted to be more representative of their area of effect.  Air Supply cost increased from 100 manpower and 30 fuel to 150 manpower and 40 fuel.  P47 Dive Bomb area of effect reduced from 10 to 7.  P47 Strafe’s 2nd plane now arrives 2 seconds slower.     Infantry Support Center  Munitions Surplus no longer grants an ability recharge bonus.  Survival Training now grants 25% faster recharge speed on infantry abilities.    Mechanized Support Center  Chaffee APCR Rounds ability penetration reduced from 300/200/160 to 270/165/120.   Munitions cost reduced from 45 to 35.  Canister Shot ability reworked to deal high damage against infantry in the open, but is less effective against units in cover. Deals 25% damage against units in garrison and heavy cover, 50% against light cover.  Munitions cost reduced from 45 to 25.  Greyhound canister area of effect model limit increases from 3 to 4.  Sherman canister area of effect model limit increases from 3 to 5.    US Airborne  M1919A6s upgrade time reduced from 50 to 30 seconds.    WEHRMACHT   While a potent faction, a number of the Wehrmacht units were underperforming when they should be key components of their respective tier’s arsenal. We have made a number of changes to address units like the Wirbelwind’s cost and the Stummel’s performance. Furthermore, the Armored Skirts upgrade has been reworked to offer a potent power spike for all the Wehrmacht’s core medium armored vehicles in the late-game.    20mm Flak 30 AA  Gun Team  Build time reduced from 45 to 40.  Crew health increased from 80 to 90.  Penetration increased from 26/22/18 to 30/26/22.  veterancy requirements reduced from 1300/3900/7800 to 1000/3000/6000.    251 Stummel Conversion  Auto-fire reload reduced from 5 to 4 seconds.  Barrage recharge time standardized to 20 seconds.  Barrage reload reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds.  Barrage shell count increased from 4 to 6.  Munitions upgrade cost reduced from 60 to 50 Munitions.    Armored Skirts  Cost increased from 125 manpower and 25 fuel to 200 manpower and 45 fuel.  Now provides +80 health to all affected vehicles.  Side armor bonus removed.    Blitzkrieg – Breakthrough Battlegroup  Reload bonus increased from 35% to 40%.  Speed bonuses and received accuracy bonus reduced from 50% to 35%.    Command Panzer IV  AP rounds penetration increased from 90/75/65 to 90/85/75.  AP rounds reload time decreased from 4.75/6.5 to 4/4.5 seconds.  AP Round area of effect distances changed from 0.25/1/4 to 0.25/0.25/4.  HE angle scatter reduced from 12.5 to 7.  HE round area of effect damage changed from 1/0.25/0.15 to 0.5/0.25/0.25.   HE round area of effect radius increased from 4 to 5.  HE round area of effect mode limit increased from 3 to 4.  HE round reload time reduced from 4.5/5 to 4/4.5.  HE rounds now fire directly at targets.  Movement scatter changed to match other tank guns.    Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind   Cost reduced from 320 manpower and 60 fuel to 300 manpower and 50 fuel. Reload speed decreased from 3.75/4.25 to 1.875/2.125.  Tactical Advance replaced with White Phosphorous rounds.  White Phosphorous Rounds cause suppression and reduce a vehicle’s vision by 75% on hit for 5 seconds. Costs 30 munitions. Lasts 30 seconds.  Jaeger Light Infantry  Capture and de-capture bonus from reconnaissance package set to a flat +20% bonus.   Reconnaissance Package munition cost reduced from 60 to 50.   Kettenkrad  Communication cable munitions cost reduced from 35 to 25.  Communication cables now grants the Kettenkrad +33% capture and de-capture speed and grants +7 vision range to points captured by the Kettenkrad.  Communications cable resource bonus removed.  Speed increased from 10.50 to 11.75.  Mechanized 8Rad  Veterancy ability replaced with Deutsche Afrikakorps Commander 8Rad Ability.    Nebelwerfer  White Phosphorous rocket count increased from 5 to 6.    Pioneer  Veterancy requirements reduced from 750/2250/4500 to 500/1500/3000.    Panther  Tactical Advance replaced with Tank Hunter.  Tank Hunter is a Passive Ability that causes target vehicles hit by the Panther to be 25% easier to hit for 8 seconds. The affected unit will also be revealed, even in the fog of war for the entire duration.   Stosstruppen  White Phosphorous Grenades now properly deal damage over time.    BRITISH FORCES    We have given the British forces a small number of adjustments to address a number of concerns. The changes below should make it easier to deal with British artillery in late-game scenarios, and reduce how oppressive their vehicle rushes with Crusader AA or Stuart can be against infantry.    BL 5.5 Inch Howitzer  Command Point cost increased from 2 to 3.  Health reduced from 800 to 480.  Manpower cost increased from 320 to 400.  Dingo  Now gains shared experience.    CMP 15 CWT Truck  Veterancy 1 Improved Logisitic ability now shared between the standard CWT and the medical variant.    Commandos  Grenade area of effect distance increased from 0.5/1/1.5/4.5 to 1/2/4.5.    Crusader AA  Area of effect radius reduced from 2.5 to 2.  Area of effect distances reduced from 0.75/1.5/2 to 0.33/1/1.75.   Infantry Section  Recce Package passive vision bonus reduced from 7.5 to 5.    Light Vehicle Refit and Withdraw  No longer costs munitions.    M3 Stuart  Mark Target munitions cost increased from 25 to 45.  Mark Target penetration bonus reduced from +50% to +25%.  Area of effect damage changed from 1/0.3/0.15 to 0.5/0.3/0.3.  Area of effect damage distances changed from 0.44/0.875/1.31 to 0.375/0.375/2  Moving scatter increased from 25% to 50%.  Max scatter to 3.5.  Scatter angle from 7.5 to 5.5.  Scatter offset set to 0.125 to 0.   DEUTSCHE AFRIKAKORPS  We are making a number of changes to DAK to address some of the issues they face. These issues include a lack of ready access to infantry-based anti-tank units when going for the Mechanized Kompanie and the early weakness of their Panzergrenadiers when outside Combined Arms range. We still want DAK to be a vehicle-based faction that needs to leverage its vehicles to gain an advantage and have made improvements to early units like the 250 Halftrack to further emphasize to encourage vehicle play.    250 Halftrack  Manpower cost reduced from 260 to 250.  Front armor increased from 6 to 7.  Veterancy Requirements reduced from 1200/3600/7200 to 600/1800/3600.   Advanced Optics  New upgrade added to the Armory. Requires Panzerarmee Command.  Costs 250 Manpower.  Increases the vision range of all vehicles by +5 when moving. When vehicles are stationary, increases vehicle vision by +10.    Advanced Repairs  Manpower cost reduced from 200 to 150.  Advanced Repairs now requires the Light Support Kompanie. Previous Panzer Armee requirement removed.  Assault Grenadiers  Manpower cost reduced from 340 to 300.    Bersaglieri  Bersaglieri call-in ability recharge time increased from 60 to 75 seconds.  Manpower cost reduced from 320 to 280.   Breda Model 30 Light Machine Guns  Command point requirement reduced from 3 to 2.  Weapon burst duration increased from 0.75/1.25 to 1/1.55.  No longer grant 1 free LMG to Panzergrenadier and Bersaglieri squads.    Combat Half-track  Provides a flat 4 armor bonus to all facings to all affected units    Combined Arms  Gives +15% speed to all Deutsche Afrikakorps infantry who have Combined Arms available.  Panzergrenadier version no longer grants ability range bonuses and only provides +10% bonus to accuracy. Grants the same bonuses as the Combined Arms used by other infantry.   Command Panzer IV  Wehrmacht and Deutsche Afrikakorps Command Panzer IV now both share the ammo swap ability.  AP rounds penetration increased from 90/75/65 to 90/85/75.  AP rounds reload time decreased from 4.75/6.5 to 4/4.5 seconds.  Area of effect distances changed from 0.25/1/4 to 0.25/0.25/4.  HE angle scatter reduced from 12.5 to 7.  HE round area of effect damage changed from 1/0.25/0.15 to 0.5/0.25/0.25.  HE round area of effect radius increased from 4 to 5.  HE round maximum damage cap from 3 to 4.  HE round reload time reduced from 4.5/5 to 4/4.5.  HE rounds now fire directly at targets.  Movement scatter changed to match other tank guns.    Grenade Package  Grenade Package Removed. Panzergrenadiers now require either Fire Support Elements from the Light Support Kompanie or the Mechanized Kompanie to be constructed in order to access grenades.    Kradschutzen  Speed increased from 11.5 to 13.    Light Support Kompanie  Now has access to Panzerjaegar squads costing 250 manpower.   Panzergrenadiers  Grenade range increased from 16 to 20.  LMG accuracy increased from 0.363/0.286/0.2332 to 0.396/0.312/0.2544.  Rifle accuracy increased from 0.493/0.484/0.341 to 0.538/0.528/0.372.  Model 24 grenade and Hafthohlladung Anti-tank Grenades now requires either Fire Support Elements from the Light Support Kompanie or the Mechanized Kompanie to be constructed.   Secure Location  Now grants a +20% decapture bonus in addition to its capture bonus.    StuG III D  Veterancy Requirement reduced from 1500/4500/9000 to 1000/3000/6000.  Firing Positions range bonus increased from +15 to +20 range. Notes:  Currently our Veterancy is 1000/2000/6000. This will be set to the intended values in our next patch.    Italian Infantry    Booby Traps  Command Point requirement from 2 to 1.  Booby Trap cost reduced from 55 to 45 munitions.  Traps that detonate on a Victory or Territory point will increase the time it takes to capture the given point by +100% for 20 seconds.    Cannone da 105/28  Command Point requirement from 4 to 3.    Designate Defensive Line  Renamed to Sound the Alarm.  Munition cost reduced from 60 to 40.  Now also makes squads 20% harder to hit when active in addition to other bonuses.  Now plays an alarm effect on activation.   Guastatori  Armor increased from 1.25 to 1.5    L6/40  Cost increased from 450 manpower and 30 fuel to 475 manpower and 35 fuel.  Emergency Speed now replaces Italian Brotherhood: Increases speed by +50%, and has +25% acceleration while making the unit 25% harder to hit. Disables weapons while active.   Health increased from 240 to 280.   Now has medium crush.   Penetration increased from 16/14/13 to 45/25/15.    Propaganda War    Now has a delay before the ability activates.  Now fires 10 shells over a large area that cause suppression damage. Targets that are pinned will retreat if they are in the blast radius of propaganda shells. No longer causes units to immediately retreat if they are not pinned.   We have also made some significant changes to the Italian Infantry tree, increasing its viability.  Before    After      BUGFIXES    Art/Animation  Changed the way weapon swap animations are played so they are now layered as upper-body animation. Mechanically that means that when a unit upgrades to a new weapon (such as the BAR) or when a unit changes weapons (such as mine sweeper for engineers), they no longer stop in their tracks and get separated from the rest of the squad.    Fixed a T Pose when units embark into the Deutsche Afrikakorps 205 Light Carrier.   Fixed hit reaction animations when infantry is dropped to prone from explosions (grenades, mortar, etc.). These animations should now quickly end when the squad is issued a command, instead of keeping the unit locked down for the full length of the animation (It was never the intention for hit reaction animations to lock down units in place).  Fixed a problem where squads would lose the player's requested unload destination if the player issued a second order while the squad was in the process of unloading. The vehicle will now properly acknowledge the new destination and navigate accordingly. Soldiers will now also respond to the unload more quickly and will exit the hold more seamlessly.  Modified the Weapon Swap to use an upper body animation layer. This should should mean kneeling units to no longer stand up when ordered to change weapons or tools.  Removed most pivots from infantry to increase infantry responsiveness.    There should be no more popping before and after throwing a grenade. Entities should now be using the aim animation while rotating to the ability location.   Adjusted the behaviour of infantry entering cover while engaged in combat. Infantry will now avoid sliding into cover (and instead opt to stay standing and shooting) if they are in the middle of aiming. However, the unit will still do the slide into cover animation if they aren't aiming - which might happen depending on a number of factors, such as the weapon type, range, wind down period etc.     Gameplay  Anti-Air units can now target airplanes outside the playable area.       Artillery should now fire with a 20 second cooldown that is surfaced through a decorator It should respect having vision on the enemy unit.     Breach now forces retreat of garrisoned units.      Burst weapons will no longer keep firing if the target ducks behind a shot blocker.    Clarified the meaning of “resource lost” stats with tool tips. This means the resource value of units lost in combat.   Fallschirmpioneers now have access to wire cutters from the start of the game.    Fixed damage over time damage not awarding veterancy and kills to the damage originator.    Fixed HMG redeploying when switching targets in arc.    Fixed a bug where the Panzerjaeger squad was unable to fire Anti-Tank Tear Gas round if the remaining squad members didn't have Panzerbuchse 39 equipped.    Fixed a bug where it was possible for a unit who was repeatedly given the Stop command to completely lose the ability to attack. This was unintentional, and now units told to stop while they're already stopped will no longer cause them to stop attacking. This bug affected infantry, vehicles and structures alike (defensive positions, etc.).   Fixed a missing UI text string on the Salvage Crew ability for the M3 Armored Personnel Carrier when used on friendly or hostile units .  Fixed a tool-tip issue with the Bishop's direct-fire ability.  Fixed an issue where certain call-in units could not be deployed due to incorrect population requirements.  Fixed an issue where certain units could double shot projectiles. Shermans, Brummbars, and Greyhounds now need to cycle a reload sequence if they fired a shell before using WP, Bunker Buster or Smoke shot.    Fixed an issue where Deutsches Afrikakorps Schu Mines and Teller mines would not cancel construction if the builder was given another order before construction begun.   Fixed an issue where Flak emplacements would not be cancelled if the engineer was given a build other before they reached the construction site.   Fixed an issue where Wehrmacht bombers used the incorrect model during the Montella mission.   Fixed an issue where Tear Gas would not disable an indicator over the target.   Fixed an issue where the Crusader had further sight than intended.  Fixed an issue where the Hellcat and M3 75mm Gun Motor Carriage First-Strike Veterancy bonus failed to work correctly.  Fixed an issue where the Stosstruppen Red Phosphorous Grenade would not continue to deal damage after detonation.    Fixed British Forces Supply Surplus Cache and Infirmary upgrades being able to be built on top of existing Supply Caches.    Fixed invalid target requirement text for the Sherman's White Phosphorus Shell.  Fixed M1 Anti-Tank Gun continuing to fire while Brace ability was active.    Fixed M1 Anti-Tank Gun not firing after Brace ability ends.    Fixed missing UI requirements for the Captain's 'Rally to Me' ability.  Fixed players appearing on the wrong team after a skirmish restart.    Fixed Recover Wrecked Vehicle ability range for recovery vehicles.    Fixing a programming glitch that caused repeatedly giving the Attack move order to prevent a unit from moving. Repeatedly giving Attack Move orders now behaves smoothly, similar to how repeatedly giving the Move order does.    Improved weapon range visualization to account for shooter size.    L6/40 Combat Group should now properly be 10 population instead of 12.  Mortars and HMG's should now have their abilities cancelled when pinned.      Pathfinding tuning on Deutsche Afrikakorps recovery now matches the US recovery vehicle.   Setup HMG teams will no longer become stuck if given a reface order in place.    Smoke Canisters should no longer break functionality on the creeping barrage ability.   Team weapons no longer change targets when already engaged via an attack move order.    The Focus Next Infantry command now cycles through units properly, skipping over retreating units.   Unit Efficency has been changed to Efficiency Factor, which is now a ratio like 1.5, rather than 150%. Efficiency Factor means the amount of resource damage dealt to enemies, divided by the cost of units produced. There are now tooltips to explaining this.   Beyond the meaning of Unit Efficiency being unclear, there were also errors in the calculation of efficiency which have been fixed. (Average) efficiency was displaying a total instead of an average. Additionally, the total damage dealt had been including friendly fire and environmental damage.  Updated a large number of tooltips in-game to display numerical values for bonuses of many upgrades and abilities.  Updated the VFX on On Map Communication Pings for the Attack, Defend and Look Here pings. Added a new VFX beam to make pings more visible when used on tall assets like buildings or when placed behind trees and bushes.  You will now receive a specific message in the left-hand-side event queue if one of your units takes a hit from a sniper.   Fix wrecks staying attached to recovery vehicles when issued move command.   Performance/Stability  Improvements in detecting cases of file corruption and trigger verifications on game installs.  Fixed a rare crash that would occur while previewing unit pathing using Tactical Pause.  Turning off FSR with antialiasing on doesn't crash anymore.  Improved/Reduced Frame Per Second drops while in a match.  Fixed crash when closing prompts from a previous mission.    Single player  Dynamic Italian Campaign  Adjusted bunkers to prevent paratroopers from dropping behind them on Monte Cavo map.   Fixed stuttering during mission zero intro sequence.  Fixed the default save names not changing in different game modes.  Fixed an issue with the Anzio Annie Barrage ability not having a cooldown.   Fixed damage on bridges with abilities such as bombing or barrages. These abilities now do the intended damage.  Fixed cursor showing that incorrectly showed you can attack again when you controlled a naval unit that had already attacked this turn.   Fixed FSE that can occur after loading a Calabria tutorial save.   Fixed game crashing when loading some save files that had used paradrop.   Fixed issue where troops would sometimes walk through Italy after landing from troop transport ability from port.  Fixed map atmosphere state not being saved.   Fixed Recover Wrecked Vehicle ability range for recovery vehicles.  Fixed save overwrite confirmation dialogues not always displaying when making a save with an existing name.  Fixed turn soft locking after using naval transport ability on a specific location in the Calabria campaign map tutorial. This only fixes new saves.  Fixed the tooltip text to no longer be a blank “Requires: “ when issuing move orders out of bounds on the campaign map.  Improved clarity on the ability fail message when trying to cast ability out of range.    Addressed the jittery transition from zoomed in to zoomed out states on the Italian Campaign map.   Attempting to capture towns no longer deal damage to it prior to doing mission or skirmish.  Repainted territory in the Cliff Crossing Skirmish to make sure that the new territory layout has separate sectors for each point.  Replaced detachments with emplacements in the Italy population breakdown menu.     North African Operation  Adjusted asset position to prevent blocking garrison doors in the Ajdabiya mission.   Fixed a bug in the Ajdabiya mission where the Flak 36 Objective could be completed by driving the truck up without the Flak 36.   Fixed an issue causing the title card to play even when the player is not first starting the operation.  Moved the enemy spawn locations to prevent them from spawning in view in the Ajdabiya mission.   Reviewed UI mission completion and start popups to reduce cases where they appear back-to-back.   UI/UX  Building production buttons now have a toggled state.   Changed the message on disconnect notifications to add clarification.   Fix a crash that can occur when loading saves from Gela.   Fixed a bug that caused dialog messages to get cut off in certain aspect ratios.   Fixed a typo in Deutsche Afrikakorps Armored Support Group name.   Fixed an issue occurring when a newly created North African Operation save uses the default name of the last completed mission.   Improved the tooltip message shown when trying to invite offline players to your party.  Replaced the CoH3 Desktop icon to support sizes from 16px to 256px.  The Battlegroup panel can now be closed by pressing ESC or clicking outside the panel.  Fixed an issue where the Night Fighter Resource Point cosmetic did not state which resource point it affects.  Fixed an issue that prevented some players to receive new daily or weekly challenges on reset Updated the Co-op vs AI stats to have the most played faction.  Disabled Select Map and Game Options buttons during match start countdown.  Source : https://community.companyofheroes.com/coh-franchise-home/company-of-heroes-3/blogs/81-pc-umber-wasp-1-3-0-patch-notes