Hello again!
This update is primarily spent polishing a ton of game features and fixing some of the most commonly reported issues.
New Features:
Improved terrain snow shader
General UI and icon updates
Improved UI text hint style
Added new “Final Phase” warning
New ammo pickup system allowing squadmates to share compatible ammunition. This allows for example British infantry to carry ammo for the Bren gunner, just like it was in WW2
Reworked hit registration system with more accurate hitmarker and penetration feedback
Reworked medical treatment system: now requires analysis of injury to know how to save patient
Improved various cannon firing animations
Added QF 6-pounder L50 and M1 57mm gun
Camo Additions
Added Sherman “Sheik” camo (late 1943 / early 1944 – Italy)
New German mid-war bicolor and late-war tricolor camouflages
Improved Soviet camouflages to resemble whitewash over green base
Added additional Soviet camouflages for Sherman tanks
New yellow star and stripe Stuart camo (seen in Tunisia)
New system to visually represent vehicles as burned after internal component explosions (for vehicles supporting camo system)
Scrim on M10 Wolverine
New German uniforms:
German M40 Coat with SS Smock
German M40 Coat with Zeltbahn
German M40 coat with Tablecloth
Animations
New transport vehicle TPS animations
New Bren gun animations (synced sounds pending)
New Lebel 1886 animations (synced sounds pending)
New plane enter, idle, and exit animations
Radio operator overhaul:
Radio operators can now independently call artillery and tank support without requiring leader requests
Reworked coordinate system converting inputs into real in-game world coordinates
Dedicated minimap UI for pinpointing artillery strikes
Ability to select artillery shell type during radio call interaction
Additional polishing and improvements to the radio system
Quick press L1/LB reassigned to switch camera mode (FPS/TPS) for improved gamepad usability
Support for the Hungarian alphabet
Localization improvements and upgrades
Improvements to various squad loadouts
New fence model for the style of "Cattle Fence 02"
New map editor mass replace / rotate / scale feature
Fixes and Improvements:
Camouflage:
Improved German camouflage schemes for higher consistency and more authentic patterns
Fixed Saharan camo issues
Corrected Chinese tank camos and decals
Added new camo system to various vehicles:
Macchi MC. 200
Macchi MC. 202
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Douglas SBD Dauntless
Horsa Glider
IL-2
Fixed a bug causing AI vehicles moving to the direct center of objectives instead of random positions around them. Expect an increase in AI vehicle competency with this fix!
Fixed bayonet installation system issues
Corrected Stuart Honey periscope functionality
Resolved rare crash issues on Nintendo Switch (Update pending approval for the Nintendo console)
Fixed retreat retreat order triggering when entering a destroyed vehicle as infantry squad
Adjusted and refined cannon explosion effects
Fixed prop collision issues and improved map prop loading performance
Resolved ammo refill incorrectly adding a dummy Panzerfaust rocket
Fixed Carcano M91/38 bolt model
Corrected Sherman meshes and materials
Adjusted Panther armor values
Resolved issues in squad loadouts and missions
Fixed Italian building collision problems
Corrected TPS camera setting not applying when taking control of already spawned vehicles
Fixed localization errors
More customizable violence settings
Various missions across multiple campaigns tweaked for balance purposes
Coming Soon...
We're now on full-speed-ahead on the upcoming Hungarian DLC, centered on the Siege of Budapest and the battles around Lake Balaton in January-March 1945. In the coming months, we will continue sharing previews as development progresses. Those who want earlier insights can follow the work-in-progress updates on our official Discord Server.
Several vehicle additions are coming to the base game as well very soon. The M3 Half-track family has been reworked and expanded with multiple new variants, including mortar carriers, artillery support versions, and anti-aircraft configurations.
Hungary DLC Previews
For the upcoming DLC we can finally reveal the long-awaited Tiger II / King Tiger tank!
Other than already displayed Hungarian uniforms, new Soviet and Romanian uniforms are in development to accurately represent the forces involved in the campaign. Soviet uniforms include naval infantry / Morpekh units!
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In addition, many new Hungarian buildings are being created specifically for the Budapest and Lake Balaton maps. With these assets, we are experimenting with new production techniques aimed at achieving a noticeably higher level of visual quality and structural detail compared to previous environment sets.
Finally, some screenshots from within the Lake Balaton map!
There is no estimated release date for the Hungary DLC just yet. When we get one, we'll let you know!
Check out the Shanghai-Nanking DLC if you haven’t yet!
In Easy Red 2: Shanghai-Nanking, you 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.
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Features and content planned to come over the next year!
Hungarian campaign, dynamically deployable MGs and mortars, the ability to reconstruct destroyed defenses and sandbag walls, and much more.
You can read about all of our plans on our Roadmap here:
[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1324780/view/753916171125786050"]Thanks for reading as always... see you next time!
Marco and the Easy Red 2 Development Team
