Welcome Soldiers!

Our latest hotfix is out and aims to resolve various stability, performance, gameplay and visual issues since the 0.13 release.

Gameplay

Changes

• Added alternate Rifleman role with Berthier 1907/15 to early war French team infantry sections
• Added alternate Rifleman role with Ross Mk. III to Canadian late war infantry sections
• Changed CEF recon role's side arm from Colt 1917 to Webley Mk VI
• Decreased suppression scores from 15 to 5
• Increased Section Leader teamwork , Section Leader spawn, and Rally Point scores from 1 to 5
• Reduced Madsen magazine from 30 rounds to 25 rounds, increased max mags from 6 to 7
• Reduced max time per objective on assault from 20 minutes to 16.5 minutes (15 minutes + 1.5 minute prep phase)
• Reduced recoil of the RSC 1917
• Removed ammo boxes from Signaller roles
• Increased ammunition from 30 to 40 for all pistols
• Removed reload UI audio feedback
• Removed smoke grenades from rifleman roles
• Unified naming of Berthier 1907/15 rifle across French and Harlem Hellfighter roles
• Updated various loadouts
  • Section Leader 01: Revolver, Frag Grenade, Smoke Grenade
  • Section Leader 02: Semi-Automatic Pistol (or Revolver depending on faction), 2x Frag Grenade, Smoke Grenade
  • Section Leader 02: Rifle, Sidearm, Frag Grenade, Smoke Grenade
  • Light Machine Gunner: Primary weapon, Pistol, Melee Weapon (no longer has grenade)
  • Signaller: Removed ammo bag
  • Medic 01: Rifle, Smoke Grenade, Medic Bag
  • Medic 02: Pistol, Smoke Grenade, Medic bag
  • Commander 01: Revolver, Frag Grenade
  • Commander 02: Semi-Automatic Pistol (or Revolver depending on faction), 2x Frag Grenade

Fixes

• Fixed Harlem Hellfighter roles with Berthier rifles only rearming 3 magazines instead of 10 on Rally Point / Section Leader spawn

Factions

New

• Added Newfoundland Regiment detachment to BEF on Poelcappelle layers
• Added Stoßtruppen section to German Empire on Zonnebeke, Chateau-Thierry and Cantigny

Fixes

• Added missing medic and Signaller armbands for early war BEF
• Added missing medic armbands for early war FR
• Adjusted the HHF belt to better contour the tunic
• Removed redundant medical decal from the medic roles
• Fixed naming issue for weapons on CEF Officer late war and Recon leader late war

Maps

Fixes

• Adjusted playable area sizes on Ansoncourt, Chateau-Thierry, Combles, Frise, Poelcappelle and Vimy Ridge to be within blocking zones
• Added out-of-bounds volume to fix exploits on Vimy Ridge
• Fixed Frise river ending abruptly
• Fixed collision size in asset causing collision issues in Ansoncourt
• Fixed Sechault capture zone sizes
• Fixed various issues on Vimy Ridge
• Fixed Vimy Ridge firefight using full team template
• Fixing bad spawn points on Vimy Ridge Frontlines
• Fixed CEF Shooting Range loading HHF
• Fixed floating cliff faces on Vieil Armand
• Fixed missing ravine outside of the map on Vieil Armand

Art

• Optimized forest trenches

UI

• Fixed icon for password protected servers not updating
• Fixed misaligned scoreboard columns
• Fixed Chinese characters not being displayed correctly where new font is in use
• Fixed passworded servers not displaying the lock icon correctly
• Fixed not being able to favorite a server

Optimization / General Fixes

• Fixed various server and client crashes
• Optimized trench assets on Ansoncourt and Zonnebeke
• Added missing LODs for Late War FR character equipment

Known issues

• AMD FX users will have degraded performance due to issues with the audio system. We’re still investigating possible solutions, but here’s a workaround

  • 1. Open following file:

    C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\WireGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini

    If the file doesn't exist, create it.
    2. Add following lines at the end:
    [/script/engine.audiosettings] bDisableMasterEQ=True
[Audio] bDisableMasterEQ=True

• Ansoncourt Day: Looking through Binoculars can be overly bright
• Ansoncourt underground bunkers have lighting issues
• Assault capture points can sometimes not be captured, even if the objective shows up on the HUD. If you hear the ticking noise, capturing is successfully progressing
• Changing Sensitivity Settings will break when joining a server or switching map and having Sensitivity Multipliers toggled on
• Soldier Sensitivity Scaling settings will not apply to every weapon where it may be expected
• Combat Record / Personal statistics do currently not display the scores correctly
• Damage radius of field cannons will sometimes cause players to not be killed immediately
• Deploying LMG bipods on walls while prone can lead to players teleporting under the map
• Infantry section members will see a SL ability icon in the bottom left screen
• M1895 “Potato Digger” is called M1985 “Potato Digger”
• No. 20 Rifle Grenade uses placeholder sounds
• Personal awards are not granted correctly
• Players can get stuck within joining the process of joining a server
• Saving the microphone will be reset after two restarts
• Shooting Range for CEF vs GER loads HHF vs GER instead
• Some CPUs can have degraded performance when Hyperthreading/SMT is active
• Some surfaces do not show impact effects. Damage should still apply
• Switching Audio quality in the options menu will cause a crash when connected to a server or when playing on the Shooting Range. Please restart the game to prevent that from happening.
• VOIP widget role icon is not being displayed correctly

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