Experimental Branch #1 - Update 19
[p]Welcome to our first Experimental Branch for Hell Let Loose. [/p][p]In this Update 19 test, get ready for:[/p]- [p]New Map - Smolensk[/p][/*]
- [p]New ‘Artillery Squad’[/p][/*]
- [p]New Vehicle Type - SPA (Self Propelled Artillery)[/p][/*]
- [p]Ability to toggle on/off information from the KIA screen[/p][/*]
- [p]Ability to toggle on/off network instability icons[/p][/*]
Feedback Forms:
[p]Please share your feedback to us using the below forms:[/p]Bugs Reporting Form
Update 19 Testing Feedback Form
[p] [/p]Known Bugs & Issues
[p]When you jump into Experimental Branch #1, please be aware of the following issues & bugs that we are aware of.[/p][p]Do note that the majority of the issues are related to the new SPA vehicles. With this in mind, we are really interested to see how the changes to artillery with the inclusion of the New ‘Artillery Squad’ plays into the Hell Let Loose gameplay loop, rather than just the SPAs due to a few of the known issues.[/p]- [p]The title will crash when loading into any none Smolensk Map [/p][list]
- [p]For Server Owners looking to move your servers over for testing sessions with your communities, Smolensk should be the only map in rotation for this test. Do not use other maps.[/p][/*]
- [p]\[SPA] Visual ballistic trajectory of shells does not appear realistic.[/p][/*]
- [p]\[PTE]\[SPA] \[Smolensk] RUS attacking commander can spawn a Soviet SPA[/p][/*]
- [p]\[Tank Rework] Recon Tanks' speeds have no terrain modifiers applied[/p][/*]
- [p]\[SPA] SPA artillery shells bounce upon first impact[/p][/*]
- [p]\[SPA] KV-2 driver's coaxial machine gun fires straight on only.[/p][/*]
- [p]\[SPA] Artillery squad outpost cannot be picked up.[/p][/*]
- [p]\[Artillery] Artillery squads can drive recon tanks.[/p][/*]
- [p]\[SPA] The Brummbar has a turret health pool without having a turret.[/p][/*]
- [p]\[SPA] The KV-2 can be penetrated by the panzershreck from all sides.[/p][/*]
- [p]\[SMO]\[B4] Rubble pile turns purple when viewed from a distance[/p][/*]
How to access - Steam 'Experimental’ Branch
[p]Many of you may not have used the beta branch system before, so we’ve popped in a description of how to access this new branch below[/p][p]You can access the New Steam Branch by navigating to:[/p][p]Steam → Hell Let Loose → Properties → Betas → Experimental Branch[/p][p] Please note:[/p][p][/p]- [p]The “None” option is the default/main branch that has the current Live Update 18 build.[/p][/*]
- [p]The “experimental_branch” right now has our first testing build for Update 19.[/p][/*]
Hotfix #3 - Releases tomorrow on 11 November
[p]As well as our Experimental Branch launching today featuring new additions to Update 19, but we also have our final Hotfix for Update 18 releasing tomorrow. This is a relatively minor hotfix with the majority of the major issues fixes in Hotfix 1 and Hotfix 2, as well as the work we continue to do with GSPs on server stability. [/p][p]That said, we’ve fixed a few of the client-side crashing issues:[/p]- [p]The title crashing due to team kill prompt[/p][/*]
- [p]\[RCON] Being punished by the admin will not display the cause of death or the admin message[/p][/*]
- [p]Client crash when exiting admin camer[/p][/*]
- [p]\[GSP] Server crash inside FRigPivot when updating actors[/p][/*]
