Hello again everyone!
Today marks the 5th anniversary of Easy Red 2 on Steam, and to celebrate, we’re releasing a massive update! This update concludes a series of improvements that have pushed the game forward in a big way over the past few months.
We’re also introducing a brand-new campaign — a complete remake of the old Cassino, previously set as a segment in the old Anzio campaign.
New Features:
Complete FPS animation system rework.
Reworked TPS vehicle driving camera for smoother gameplay.
Added Cassino campaign, with 15 missions total.
Added Gebirgsjäger units with uniforms and strapless gear.
Added Gewehr 33/40 rifle.
Added India and Gurkha factions, along with relevant uniforms, gear, and headgear.
Added QF 25-Pounder howitzer.
Added Vickers MG emplaced gun.
Major rework for M10 Wolverine, 17-Pounder SP Achilles, and M36 Jackson.
Major rework for StuGs + many variants added.
Reworked Thompson submachine guns, along with adding 4 new variants: M1921, M1928A1 Early, M1928A1 UK, and M1928A1 Early UK
Reworked shooting range map visuals.
Added Difficulty setting for Mission Editor testing.
Added selectable "visible breath" option in mission editor for cold weather environments.
New official font for menus and UI elements.
Various props added.
Fixes and Improvements:
Reworked camo system on nearly every vehicle.
Huge improvements in camera motion.
Improved cinematic camera controls.
Improvements in various uniforms rigging.
Reworked Polish VAs.
important improvements in lighting and colors.
Various animation improvements.
Improvements in destruction transitions.
Minor improvements in infantry and vehicle AI.
Minor improvements in artillery system.
Adjusted many vehicle and weapon names for accuracy.
Minor performance improvements.
Other minor improvements.
Trailer 2.0
Over the last year, the game has had nearly every single base-game map remade from the ground up, and among various improvements in animations, uniforms, and vehicles it looks entirely different to just a year ago today. Considering this, we've put together a brand-new trailer that now showcases its current state (which is sure to only get even better)—Enjoy!
Cassino Campaign
Cassino previously was 2 missions within the Anzio campaign. In reality, the campaign around Monte Cassino and Anzio were two different major campaigns, and for that reason we remade Cassino as its own!
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Now included are 15 original missions, beginning with the American advance to the Gustav line and key points from all 4 battles of Monte Cassino ranging from January to May 1944. Battle up and down the steeps of the Italian Apennine and flush Axis defenders out from the Gustav line, with the historical involvement of 7 different Allied factions partaking in the battle in game.
New Roadmap - Hungary, South Tunisia & More!
We are finally ready to announce the next DLC!
Our goal with this expansion is to bring new factions, many new weapons, and above all, a lineup of late-war vehicles to play on one of the bloodiest battles that Europe has ever seen!
The Battle of Hungary offers a great, unique setting for this criteria.
It features two factions totally new to Easy Red 2: Hungary alongside Germany, and Romania alongside Soviet Union (after switching sides in 1944).
It also potentially includes a wide variety of authentic weapons such as the Mannlicher rifles, Mauser VZ.24, Danuvia submachine guns, Steyr-Solothurn MG30, PPS-42/43 and much more.
You’ll also see powerful late-war vehicles like the late war Panther variants, Tiger II, the Hungarian Zrínyi II, late war T-34 and T34/85, IS-2 and more — including rare wartime technology such as infrared night vision on Panther tanks, one of the most advanced innovations of the era, and the only instance of night vision technology being used by tank commanders in WW2 for combat.
Below is a photo of the WIP Panther tank rework currently underway along with the night vision modification on top!
One of Europe's Bloodiest City Battles
The DLC will include key operations such as the Siege of Budapest, Operation Konrad, and Operation Spring Awakening, offering a mix of rural, urban, and suburban combat during the final months of the war in Europe.
Operation Spring Awakening is known as the last major offensive launched by the Third Reich during World War II, a final effort by German forces to halt the Soviet advance through Hungary.
We also have many new features and content planned to come in next many months!
South Tunisia campaign, dynamically deployable MGs and mortars, the ability to reconstruct destroyed defenses and sandbag walls, and much more.
You can read about our new Roadmap here:
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Another WW2 Project Worth Checking Out!
Our friends at De Generals Studio are also preparing a new update for their World War II game Tank Squad, releasing around the same time as this anniversary patch!
If you enjoy tactical tank gameplay and crew management in realistic battlefields, it’s definitely worth a look.
You can find Tank Squad on Steam here:
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Check out the Shanghai-Nanking DLC if you haven’t yet!
Our most recent DLC was released just earlier this year! In Easy Red 2: Shanghai-Nanking, you will fight for control of Shanghai, and the conflict will spread to locations such as: Luodian, Baoshan, Wusong, Jinshanwei, Hongkou, Suzhou creek, Chunhua, the Yuhuatai hills and the city of Nanjing. [dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499380/Easy_Red_2_Shanghai__Nanking/"]
That's all for now!
Thank you for all of your continued support, and we'll see you again next time!
Marco and the Easy Red 2 Development Team
