Patches and their status

**Instinct** · 05-04-2009

This is a patch progress update thread to keep you well informed about the status of the patches without reading through multiple other threads.

Current Patch: 1.17.5 Hotfix
confirmed
development
beta testing
open beta testing
QA testing, localization and assembling of different installers
released

Current Patch: -
confirmed
development
beta testing
open beta testing
QA testing, localization and assembling of different installers
released

Patch chronology

1.17.5 - Hotfix
1.17.5
1.17.5 - Multiplayer only
1.16.4 - Multiplayer only
1.11.3
1.11.3 - Multiplayer only
1.10.2
1.06.1
1.02.0 - Release version

Patch changelists

1.17.5 patch

Code:

 
* fixed
. balancing
+ new
! planned

* fixed bug with distant mine planting
* fixed bug with high speed deminers
* game no longer hangs after exit to lobby
* improved game memory protection from external changes (anti-cheating)
* small fixes in "Hall of Fame"
* "Tanks only" mode improved (integrated mod TTmod_Pro from Pheonix)
* fixed bug with undestructible USA mgun 
* fixed bug with Sherman "Jumbo" animation

. Frontline: increased CP from 100 to 120 for attacking side
. Frontline: increased score for flag capture from 250 to 300
. BM-13 and Sdkfz4 reactive mines now have lower fly trajectory 

+ Added new maps:
  Ardennes
  Bridges quartet
  Country 
  Country roads
  Country side
  Dead hills
  Desert hills
  Disaster 
  Gold rush

1.16.4 patch:

Code:

* fixed
. balance
+ new
! planned

+ added Japanese units
+ added rank games and automatch
+ made friends first in "Community" window

* fixed shells ricochet from moving/animating vehicles
* fixed Sturmtiger damage model
* fixed exploding А39 Turtle and M36 after specific hmgun burst
* game no longer get out of sync after mod install
* soldier can kill prone enemy with knife
* fixed "map control" option storing in settings
* Sdkfz7-1 driver can't be killed with machine gun now
* Т29 can be killed with dynamite
* fixed armor plates settings on IS1 hull

* some barricades were not penetrable with AP shells
* lowered Centurion gun
* IS3 backward speed lowered, Hetzer speed increased
* changed M3 Grant gun limits
* changed armor piercing for М3 Grant gun (as on M4A1)
* KV-2 can aim at 170 m even on small hills
* fixed engine burn probability after hit
* fixed shell spreading while moving for Achilles and М5А1
* М5А1 can't crush buildings now
* fixed M5A1 armor settings
* can't kill M36 crew in the hole between hull and turret now
* fixed Panther's gun mask armor
* fixed armor settings on T29 turret
* fixed Su-76's displaced track after repair
* added armor for machine gunner at Sdkfz251
* IS2 front turret armor set to 100 mm
* Tanks: BT-7A, T-26, KV-1, KV-2, KV-85, IS-1, IS-2, IS-2 M44, Ha-Go, Ke-Nu, Chi-He, Chi-Ha 47, Chi-Ha 57,
will not turn turret to shoot from rear mgun
* fixed track texture on broken King Tiger
* fixed wheels on right side of BT-7A
* fixed traces from wheels of Japanese vehicles
* fixed combat engineers high speed in certain cases

. changed cooldown timers in mode "No refund" mode
. decreased ricochet chance on angles 25+
. decreased armor piercing power after ricochet
. caliber/armor koef. decreased to 30 degrees (T-34 is easier to kill from Pz IV)
. increased range of 37-mm and 40-mm AA-guns to 110 m
. slightly increased explosive power of 120 mm HE shells
. increased AP power of Cromwell tank gun
. slightly increased armor piercing power of AT grenade
. slightly decreased armor piercing power falloff with distance for HMG, AT rifles and AA guns
. Jagdtiger armor piercing is less influenced by armor slope now
. balanced main tanks for all nations (T-34, Sherman, Pz4G, Chi-Nu)
. added engine breakdown for small vehicles when hit by blastwave of nearby HE shell
. limited amount of HE shells placed on map

Prices
. all machine gunners except Soviet - cost more
. flamethrower (6) , Vickers mg (6), T-60 (14), Su-76(18),
Hetzer(25), KV-1 (28), Bishop(32), Churchill (35), М4А3 76w (45),
Jagdpanzer (50), Hummel (55), IS-3 (115), T-29 (130)

Maps:
* Desert walk: removed sandstorm
* River: it was too dark at night
* Port: removed "swamp" terrain
* Hills: disabled the barge entering

Only tanks:
. added supply truck
. can't order tankmen
. fixed CP limit on main tanks

Infantry:
* flamethrower now can be seen in fog of war when firing in 25 m range
. German elite troops wear FG-42 and have better skill with Panzerfaust
. German Panzergrenadiers armed with 2 Panzerfausts (instead of 3)
. slightly increased small arms power in 30 m ranges
. decreased reload time of german AT rifle
. AP mines planting time decreased by 1.5 sec

Frontline:
. more score for taking flags and lines than for holding them
. added KV-85
. Allies Sherman “Crab” costs more
. M20 costs more
. faster AP mines planting
. added Centurion
. QF 17 costs less
. KV-1 costs more
. Sherman Jumbo costs more
. increased CP limit for defenders
. rebalanced cooldown timers

Mods:
+ added ability to detect backward/forward movement in entity script
+ added ability to detect left/right turns in entity script

1.11.3 patch

Code:

 
* Corrected
. Balancing
+ New feature
! Planned

+ New MP map: DesertWalk
+ New MP map: Rustle of Sands

* the game now outputs an appropriate error message when launched with unsupported resolution settings 
* the bug is corrected that was responsible for desynchronisation at the start of an MP game upon double mouse clicks 
* improved robustness against desynchronisation while handling objects 
* crash prevented when trying to connect to a game host using a mod 
* AP rounds' penetration drops less after richochets at angles lower than 45°
* scatter corrected for long-barreled guns such as D-25 and D-10S (was the same at 110m as at 130m)
* Soviet assault-trooper with an MGun is now an expert MGunner (three lozenges)
* Sturmtiger is more accurate at distances up to 100-140m, has a slightly more powerful shockwave 
* Fixed bug with crewmen who could not be controlled after bailing out of burnt vehicles.
* Waiting times for AA tanks removed in the "no reinforcements" mode 
* Correction to Elefant's front armour (could be pierced with 168mm penetration)
* Gun descent angle slightly increased for Т29
* maximum speed increase for PzKpfw III (30), PzKpfw IV (27..28)
* corrections to the damage model for PzKpfw IV E
* The maximum number of players is reduced on Village (4x4), Tram depot (2x2), Kanawa mine (2x2)
* AT grenades no longer destroy tanks when hitting turret or engine, do not rip off turrets from tanks; blast radius is increased
* Tank kills caused by the detonation of the ammo are now credited properly
* Increased accuracy for rifle's and Sub machine guns at 10-20 meters
* the time needed to raise the banner in the "victory flag" mode raised from 5 to 7 minutes
* Increased prices for heavy tanks in the "frontline" mode
* no waiting time to buy crewmen at the beginning of the match (this helps to figure out ones's spawn point cheaply)

1.10.2 patch

Code:

* Corrected
. Balancing
+ New feature
! Planned

* Remote mine laying and trap deployment bug fixed.
* in mixed teams, when ordered, only those units who have mines/sandbag kits/tank traps/barbed wire move out to lay mines or deploy fortifications.
* the crash inducing bug with the fuel barrel corrected
* entering MP lobby with incorrect firewall settings no longer causes crashes
* the crash inducing bug with the melee order corrected
* armoured cars no longer destroy crates carried by allied soldiers when accidentally running over them
* network code improvements for better performance from behind NAT

* model corrections for Jagdpanzer IV, Pz IV E
* sangars adjusted for use with low profile guns
* several map corrections (weather and terrain-related)
* land mattress set to "do not attack" stance by default
* "turret pierced" messages no longer appears for SPG's
* Repair kits added to jeeps.
* Slower acceleration for armoured cars and jeeps
* Lower maximum speed when turning for armoured cars and jeeps

+ New tanks: Т-60, Т29
* Score for the units killed by fire (flamer, molotov) is now credited properly
* Fire resistance improved for mediumd and heavy tanks
* Tanks have better fuel economy
* Sturmtiger round has a greater momentum when hitting vehicles
* Top running speed lowered for scouts

Maps and Single player missions
MP Map changes:
. bazerville
. borovaya
. farmstead
. forest
. hunting

CP campaign map changes:
. "Baptism by Fire"
. "Moscow is Behind Us"
. "Chasing Shadows"
. "Scorching Sands"
. "Desert Stronghold"
. "Turning Point"
New maps:
. Kanawa mine
. Dead River
. Dunverde

* Changes in damage values
. Automobiles are less resistant to HE rounds
. 37-57mm HE rounds have greater impact
. Sandbags can now be destroyed by 37-57 mm HE fire
. RPGs now deal damage to automobiles
. AT rifles' and heavy machine guns' penetration drops less with distance
. Invulnerable canvas truck covers fixed
. SPG gun barrels' traverse fully restored after repairing
. Piercing gun mantlet now damages the vehicle (either gun or turret I think, translator's note)
. Large-caliber round normalisation lowers effective sloped armor protection
. Large-caliber HE round imnpact lowered
. Larger radius of splash damage for AA and HE ammo
. M4A1 Sherman's penetration lowered
. Boyce AT rifle's penetration increased
. Probability of dodging bullet fire when behind cover removed for soldiers
. Splash damage radius reduction ratio for prone infantry lowered
. AT rifles can disable automobile engines with a single shot with 20mm penetration
. German panzer-grenadiers with panzerfausts now have body armor
. German paratrooper squad gets 2 more panzerfausts
. Rocket munitions have higher AP damage and destroy sandbags

* Rate of fire
. Reloading time increased for Sturmtiger
. Faster fire rate for Land Mattress, Calliope, Raketenwerfer 42
. Longer burst for hand held MG automatic fire
. Reloading time increased for Willys Bazooka Jeep

* Armour
. BA-64 gets 9mm armouring all round
. corrected glacis and turret armor thickness of M5A1
. Zero armour thickness for certain Nashorn armour plates corrected
. Armour protection for IS-2 and IS-3's engine corrected
. M4A1 lower front armour plate increased to 64mm

* Accuracy
. Larger permissible scatter distance for AI-controlled fire (esp. for AA guns)
. Vehicle-mounted machine guns and heavy MGs now subject to dynamic aiming accuracy
. Tank guns are more accurate
. Sturmtiger is more accurate
. Panzerfaust is more accurate
. HE rounds subject to larger horizontal scatter distance
. Long-barreled guns are more accurate
. HE rounds accuracy corrected for IS-2
. Larger scatter for KV-2's gun fire over longer distances
. Slightly larger scatter for ISU-152's gun fire at the maximum range
. Nashorn is now more accurate than other vehicles equipped with KwK 43 gun.

* Fog of war
. Harder detection of fields guns
. longer visibility in fog of war for howitzers firing over 170m

1.06.1 patch

Code:

* Corrected
. Balancing
+ New feature
! Planned

* Map editor does not require a disk check at launch
+ New executable outfront_mp.exe for multiplayer only, which does not require a disk check at launch
+ Friends' list and black list added 
* Optimized path-finding algorithm for vehicles 
* Changes in the way resource points accumulate in the "frontline" mode
* Corections to players' status display in lobby
* Kill scores adjusted in the "combat" mode
* Changes in the properties of AT mines
+ Screenshots are saved in .png format

* Improvements in Singleplayer missions:
- Scorching Sands: the trigger zone that enemy tanks must not reach is moved further to the edge of the map
- Turning Point: a potentialy never-ending stream of spawning infantry is fixed
- Armistice: Fix to the problem when the objective to "block all checkpoints" was impossible to complete
- Desert Stronghold: added ammo for howitzers; the fog of war now automatically switches off when player is ordered to destroy the ships; a problem with destroying a warship at the edge of the map is fixed.
- Arsenal: the drivers of the first group of trucks are now visible

Improvements in the "frontline" gamemode:
* Improvements to Sevastopol and Moscow maps
* Maximum game duration is changed from 15 to 25 min
* Assaulting team gets less resources per period (100 -> 60)
+ Defending team also gets additional resources 
- There is no ceiling on the amount of infantry attacking team can deploy
- Defenders can't deploy qf17 pdr gun