Beyond The Wire V1.0 Release Notes!

Welcome Soldiers, to 1.0 of Beyond The Wire!

In extra to the new Customization and Melee Blocking Systems that were recently introduced you will be able to provide additional support to infantry units against tanks using the new Armored Autocar for the CEF faction. Strike fear into the hearts of your enemies with German and French forces deploying Flamethrowers (now with 35% increased turn speed and adjusted fire propagation damage!) and affect the landscape of the battlefield with the addition of dynamic environmental effects.

Gameplay

Changes

Introduced the Armoured Autocar to the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Increased Flamethrower turning speed by 35%
Adjusted fire propagation damage, so players instantly take damage when entering an environment that’s on fire
Repositioned phase 4 defender spawns on Zonnebeke assault, so there’s equal distance to objects as the attackers
Added restrictions so certain roles and sections only become available once a specific player count is reached. Artillery section now requires 20 players to be created
Adjusted the assist score to be based on the amount of damage done to an enemy; instead of a set value
Adjusted values for building and completing deployables
Grant additional XP for melee kills, and removed XP from being granted for each melee attack.
Added additional progression task
Removed bipod function MP18
Adjusted tank movement while reversing, so it’s more predictable
Increased the turning speed of the MarkIV tank
Players will no longer earn a support weapon score while using flamethrowers or tank weapons
Added additional stats for Attacking/Defending/Capturing objectives

Level Design

Added additional colliders to Ansoncourt bunkers, so player won’t fall through the map
Adjusted environment on Vimy Ridge to address holes in terrain
Updated Cantigny audio sub level

Art

Adjusted the French EW backpack so the blanket doesn’t wasn’t so bright
Updated the Harlem Hell Fighters meshes to use updated models for the customization and progression system
Grant all players access to default cosmetic items for each faction/year/role when loading the game

UI

Adjusted available factions in the progression systems
Updated tank HUD
Added UI to display controls for switching seats, while inside a vehicle
Fixed C96 Mauser displaying the incorrect name in match

Optimization / General Fixes

Fixes

Character, material, and texture optimizations to improve performance in game
Fixed inconsistent camera animation when interacting with the customization system
Fixed issue where role names could be displayed incorrectly in the progression system
Resolved issue where AEF M1917 Light Tank wouldn’t spawn on Ansoncourt Assault 1918
Stopped players from receiving grenade kills when using the flamethrower
Patched server crash related to end of match functions
Patched microphone input resetting after two restarts
Patched two tank Out of Bound exploits
Patched issue where player would become bald and invulnerable to weapons if the HMG or Artillery is destroyed when a player is deployed on it
Fixed issue where player meshes would disappear if the admin cam was used
Fixed melee kills not increasing from bayonet kills
Fixed German 1914 assault role in the customization menu not updating when changing cosmetics
Updated customization system so cosmetics will populate correctly for players
Patched server crash related to saving cosmetics in the customization system
Resolved a game crash related to game initialization process
Fixed an issue when completing a progression task caused a error message to be displayed
Resolved an infinite ammo exploit related to squad leaders
Patched game crash related to taking damage from fires placed around the map
Patched client crash related to opening the customization menu
Patched client crash related to selecting certain hats in the customization menu
Resolved server crash related to killing player with the bayonet
Resolved server crash relate selecting a roll while having certain progression task active
Resolved server crash related to players walking into fog volumes
Implemented additional fixes to address various crashes and bugs reported by the community. Thank to everyone who sent in logs and helped track down these issues!

Known issues

AMD FX users will have degraded performance due to issues with the audio system. Workaround: AMD FX users have degraded performance
Assault capture areas are not correctly displayed on the minimap
Rifle grenades do not cause environmental damage
Some weapon/vehicle HUD icons are incorrect
Personal awards are not correctly displayed
Certain Weapons and Explosives are using placeholder SFX
Melee charging may cause rubberbanding and a broken weapon animation
Rally Point placement limits aren’t applied in all cases
Tear Gas effect can sometimes appear with a gas mask
A shooting range for ANZAC team is missing
Flamethrower hose appears detached from the tank
Bandaging can fail with a delay after crouching