It's the most, wonderful time, of the year! Tremendous work has been assembled by the team here at Cornered Rat Software, a group of dedicated game developers who were primarily once community members first. WWII Online runs in our blood and this list of achievements should make that clear.
Our hope is that you will see that we are listening and tackling important items relevant to your most recent feedback to improve the game's quality of life.
Please enjoy, and we wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!
World War II Online Version 1.37.11.0 - December 2024
Happy Holidays from CRS! Bombs are more explosive, SpeedTree "wind" has been reactivated to bring the world to life, infantry control and aiming have been enhanced, the Fishbowl effect is gone, Mobile Spawn deployments are now more accessible, satchels no longer clip into tanks, and a host of other improvements have been introduced by our outstanding team here at CRS.
We thank you, the community, for making this possible.
Features
Ny and Drake1 have been added to the Fallen Soldiers list, S!
The game's credits have been updated for Q3 of 2024
Due to the enhanced shrapnel and spall calculations, all HE ammunition have undergone an audit for updated shrapnel piece counts
By default, planes will now begin at the Max RPM setting instead of Economy RPM
Trees and bushes now have "wind" movement
Mouse sensitivity settings have been updated, there is a check box within the Preferences to revert these settings in case the new setting cause motion sickness
The Ammo Cache PPO (Player Placed Object) has been added to Fairmiles
The Fairmile has had its damage model updated
The Flakvierling on the German Trawler has been updated
The Secondary Weapon button will now trigger the horn on SPAAs and Alt+H will trigger the horn on trucks
The Bailey Bridge, Sandbags, and Barbed Wire PPOs have had their overall damage to be destroyed increased
The game's lighting has been updated to brighten up daytime, nights lit by the light of a full moon and added sunrise and sunset colors
The F2P's (Free to Play) in game upsell message has been updated with new information
All light tanks now have the ability to tow light AAA and AT guns
All medium and heavier tanks now have the ability to tow light and medium sized AT and AAA guns
The default rifle for the US ground forces will now be the M1 Garand
The M16 SPAA (Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft) has been added to the US forces
The Sd.Kfz. 7/1 20mm SPAA has been added to the German forces
All SPAA units can now deploy all Mobile Spawn PPOs
Winter Theme updates
All towed guns now have winter textures
Winter maps have had their textures updated
Terrain
A Rat Pack Squad statue has been added to Antwerp South
Layers have been added to the different cloud levels
A new pathway through the berm west of Breskens has been added
Dover has had new British phonebooth objects added to it
Spawn locations within the Barracks buildings has been updated
Rotterdam South has been updated
A canal north of Hellevotsluis has been added
Couvins has had a small airfield added to it
Airfield garages have been updated to match ones found in towns
New towns have been added to the game; Zaandam, Beverwijk, Castricum, Alkmaar, Petten, Den Helder, Delfzijl and Le Feuillie
Bug Fixes
The sky "fishbowl" effect has been fixed to enhance the flying experience
Clipping into moving tanks when placing satchels has been fixed and a new indicator has been added to inform player when a satchel can be placed
By default, when spawned in, the Target town will have its facilities expanded instead of the Origin town
The Fairmile's gun shield has been fixed
Odd infantry riding positions on the Laffly has been fixed
The German ATR's (Anti-Tank Rifle) over penetration has been corrected
The M3A3 Stuart's hull deck armor was increased from 3/8" to 1/2" armor
The missing capture bar in some bunkers has been fixed
Footstep sounds in some bunkers has been fixed
The gunshield has been removed from the Bofor's commander binocular view
The StugG's machine gun misfire has been fixed when moving
The screeching sound with some units for Mac players has been resolved
Terrain
An issue in Pernis has been corrected
A floating berm near Tongeren has been fixed
Some damage state textures have been fixed
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MOUSE SENSITIVITY
Infantry model adjustments: Lateral mouse sensitivity settings have been updated to reflect a more anticipated gaming feel. It is more noticeable on the horizontal axis as we have modified the avatar's center of gravity. This will lead to a more accurate prediction of infantry movement from a third-person perspective. If this new feature causes an issue, it can easily be reverted in the Preferences settings.
INCREASED FRAGMENTATION
Bombs are more explosive than ever. Recently, we developed a greater capacity within our engine to process more bomb fragments. This has been translated to creating the most realistic fragmentation counts per high explosive to date. After rigorous testing to ensure it did not impact performance, game play will now be a bit more lethal.
THE WORLD IS NOW BRIGHTER
In-game lighting has been updated to brighten up during daytime, with full moon lighting during nighttime, and added sunrise and sunset colors.
ALL-NEW SATCHEL PLACEMENTS
Clipping satchels are no more! When infantry places their charges, they will see a visual color indicator on whether the charges will stick. Green = placeable, Red = not-placeable. This gives you better feedback and helps prevent satchels going into the wrong location.
GREATER IMMERSION
Cloud layers have been added to the different cloud levels, and SpeedTree "wind" has been reactivated as tall grass, cornfields, and trees will now sway. Now you can't just sit there and watch your screen and wait for that pixel to run by. This should increase the survivability of infantrymen and bring the world more to life.
SUPPORTING TRUCK DRIVERS
Mobile Spawn Deployment (all types) is now linked to all motorized SPAA platforms. This enables our steadfast support players to continue creating bigger, better battles while allowing them to participate in the fight.
TANKS CAN NOW TOW GUNS
Tankers can now tow their support of anti-tank/anti-air guns to battle. All light armor can tow light guns only with medium and heavy armor towing light and medium gun platforms. Heavy haulers will still tow heavy guns to the front.
HELPING NEW PILOTS
Flying in WWII ONLINE is difficult for new pilots. To help them get into the air quickly, the default setting for all engines will be MAX RPM instead of ECONOMY. We hope this helps get our new pilots into the skies and in combat.
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