General
[p]Light Mortars – M1 81mm, 3-inch, GrW 34 8cm, Mortar Halftrack [/p][p]We are slightly toning back the speed of offensive mortar shells to give mobile infantry more time to maneuver while allowing these weapons to remain effective team weapon counters. [/p][p]These weapons have also proven to be too effective against vehicles which they are not intended to counter, so we are implementing a significant damage reduction against these targets. [/p][p]Mortars will now also always penetrate barbed wire objects, allowing them to eventually clear these obstacles when given time. [/p]- [p]Time to hit target increased from 2.5 to 3 for all lethal munition types; flares and smoke unaffected [/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed an issue where mortar incendiary rounds from the 250 Mortar Halftrack did not receive the speed change [/p][/*]
- [p]Now have a 50% damage penalty against vehicles except for Delayed Fuze Rounds [/p][/*]
- [p]Now have a +150% penetration bonus against Barbed Wire [/p][/*]
- [p]Now starts on a 30-second timer at the start of the game; applies even before the ability is unlocked [/p][/*]
- [p]After 30-seconds of game time, the cooldown will no longer apply, even if the ability has not been unlocked [/p][/*]
- [p]Recharge times lowered from 75 to 60 seconds [/p][/*]
- [p]Fallschirmpioneer Paradrop reduced from 280 to 260 manpower [/p][/*]
- [p]Production rate speed bonus reduced from 75% to 50% [/p][/*]
- [p]Wire Cutters now only need 1.25 seconds to cut wire after the model has pulled out the wire cutters and began their animation [/p][/*]
- [p]All non-white phosphorous explosive Grenades now deal +250% increased damage to Barbed Wire [/p][/*]
- [p]Build time increased from 6 to 7 [/p][/*]
- [p]Target size increased from 20 to 25 [/p][/*]
- [p]Target size increased to 25 [/p][/*]
- [p]Target size increased from 1 to 25 [/p][/*]
- [p]Armor reduced from 35 to 20 [/p][/*]
- [p]Target Size increased from 1 to 25 [/p][/*]
- [p]Armor reduced from 35 to 20 [/p][/*]
- [p]Health reduced from 250 to 240[/p][/*]
US Forces
[p]M1919 Machine Gun Team [/p][p]We are changing the M1919’s damage reduction passive to received accuracy/harder to hit. The original intention was to make the American HMG the most resilient to incoming damage, however, this made the unit too resistant to certain weapons like mortars. We are now changing it so the American heavy machine gun is only more resilient to small-arms fire rather than to all damage types. [/p]- [p]Defensive Set-up 20% damage reduction changed to 20% received accuracy/Harder to hit [/p][/*]
- [p]Improved Defensive Set-up bonus also changed to received accuracy [/p][/*]
- [p]Health decreased from 400 to 380 [/p][/*]
Wehrmacht
[p]Jager Squad [/p][p]The changes to Jagers stripped a little too much power from the unit. While the fear was that increasing its power too much would lead to the unit being much more efficient to spam, it has caused the Luftwaffe Kompanie to have a somewhat weak advanced infantry unit in the anti-infantry role. [/p][p]We still want to focus on the scoped variants being the primary way the unit should fight infantry leading to their damage being further increased. Jagers will now also scale better into the mid-late game as the unit gains veterancy, similar to Panzergrenadiers. [/p]- [p]Scoped Rifle damage increased from 16 to 18 [/p][/*]
- [p]Veterancy 1 Received Accuracy bonus increased from 15% to 20% [/p][/*]
- [p]Veterancy 2 Accuracy bonus increased from 15% to 20% [/p][/*]
- [p]Fuel cost reduced from 35 to 25[/p][/*]
- [p]Pivot and Rotation increased from 50/60 to 55/66 [/p][/*]
- [p]Panzerbuchse wind-up time reduced from 0.125 to 0 [/p][/*]
- [p]Panzerbuchse tracking to left and right remove [/p][/*]
- [p]Panzerbuchse firing cone increased from 5 to 12.5 [/p][/*]
- [p]Panzerbuchse accuracy increased from 0.1/0.055/0.045 to 0.12/0.66/0.54 [/p][/*]
- [p]White Phosphorous Shot ready-aim time reduced from 1 to 0.125 [/p][/*]
- [p]White Phosphorous Shot now properly tracks targets that leave the gun's arc; previously the unit would get stuck when they exited the unit’s tracking cone [/p][/*]
- [p]Panzerbuchse and Radio Antenna upgrades can now both be purchased together; no longer mutually exclusive options [/p][/*]
Deutches Afrikakorps
[p]Panzerjager Kommand Anti-tank Overwatch [/p][p]The addition of a slight delay to this ability will give vehicles, like the Bishop, more time to move once the ability has been triggered. Previously, the projectile arrived immediately after the target area was set. [/p][p]Cooldown has been adjusted so the Anti-tank Overwatch will still fire the same amount of shells for its full duration if enemies remain within vision. [/p]- [p]Now has an initial delay of 1.75 seconds [/p][/*]
- [p]Cooldown to reacquire a target sped up from 0.5 to 0.4 seconds [/p][/*]
- [p]Command Point cost reduced from 9 to 6 [/p][/*]
- [p]Cost reduced from 700 manpower and 180 fuel to 600 manpower and 160 fuel[/p][/*]
Maps
- [p]Headquarters territories have been slightly adjusted, reducing the risk of call-in Heavy Tanks (such as the King Tiger and Tiger) becoming trapped behind the HQ [/p][/*]
- [p]Reduced the automatch map weight back to normal on the following maps: [/p][/*]
- [p](2) Tuscan Vineyards [/p][/*]
- [p](4) Lorraine [/p][/*]
- [p](4) El Alamein [/p][/*]
- [p](6) Gabés Gap [/p][/*]
- [p](8) Red Ball Express [/p][/*]
- [p]All multiplayer maps should now have the same chance to appear in your Quick Match playlist [/p][/*]
- [p]Wehrmacht HQ has been given a reduced footprint, better enabling tanks and team weapons to move around and between the HQ and other production buildings [/p][/*]
Cosmetics
- [p]Updated cosmetic names that had inconsistent unit names compared to their in-game equivalent [/p][/*]
- [p]Updated several Load Out/Inventory and Store images with in-game images [/p][/*]
- [p]Known Issues: Additional Fallen Leaf cosmetics will be released in a later release. Apologies for the delay [/p][/*]
Bug Fixes
- [p]Heavy Barrels from Mechanized Support Center now properly applies to existing units on the field [/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed an issue where the Kradschutzen Motorcycle Team Binoculars failed to function at Veterancy 3 [/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed a case where towing can be aborted before the crew is loaded into the tractor, causing the anti-tank gun to be permanently stuck in towed mode [/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed an issue where the King Tiger had an incorrect veterancy tool-tip stating it gained +100% accuracy at Veterancy 3[/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed an issue where Forward Observer Barrage from the Dingo did not trigger the BL 5.5's Forward Observer Supporting Barrage ability[/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed US Forces M1 Mortar Team's Delayed Fuse HE Barrage not working properly on out-of-range targets [/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed an issue where the V1 did less damage to emplacements. Now has the correct modifier of +50% against emplacements [/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed an issue where Rapid Repairs from the Mechanized Support Center reduced the price of Designate Forward Repair Station [/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed an issue where Defensive Positions did not activate for infantry in cover [/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed an issue where the crew on the 210 Obice would have a population cost and drain 1 manpower per minute [/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed a case where Focus Vehicle would not turn off after using weapon swap abilities such as grenades [/p][/*]
- [p]In Automatch modes, changed the "waiting" message to "found" and greyed out leave and cancel buttons which no longer work during the window in which a player is joining a match. This should result in a better player experience when finding and joining a match, resulting in less matches being flagged for "leaving" [/p][/*]
- [p]Fixed Italy Campaign autosaves not working in Russian and Ukrainian languages, which caused a campaign restart loop blocking progression [/p][/*]
- [p]Added additional logging to help collect info on potential hard to reproduce campaign issues [/p][/*]
