Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition News

Greetings, Commanders!

As many of you already know, Soldiers: Heroes of World War II recently received a major update that breathed new life into the classic title, making it fully compatible with modern systems. It brought a wide range of improvements, including native widescreen support, upscaled graphics in up to 4K resolution, streamlined multiplayer through Steam, and many other enhancements designed to modernize the original experience.

And thanks to the overwhelmingly positive response from you – our dedicated players – and after thorough testing and proper bug-squashing, we’re proud to officially declare that the game now deserves to be given the status of Enhanced Edition!

To recap for those who may have missed it, here are the most important additions introduced in this update:

• Native 4K resolution support, widescreen compatibility, and enhanced UI upscaling for HDPI displays while rendering the 3D scene at native resolution.
  
• Full compatibility with Windows 10 and 11.
  
• Updated and enhanced Editor – create new maps or modify existing missions.
  
• Steam Workshop support to ease the distribution of community-generated content, including maps, missions, and mods.
  
• Steam multiplayer network integration, providing seamless access to both vanilla and modded lobbies for PvP and co-op sessions with friends.
  
• Integration of Steam achievements and community items.
  
• Enhanced multi-core CPU support, improved overall stability, memory leak fixes, and various other technical optimizations.
  

In case you’d like to dive deeper, we encourage you to check out the full changelog in our update announcement. You can also find more details in the recent Steam News posts, where we’ve covered other follow-up patches and updates.

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has already joined us on this journey. These improvements wouldn’t have been possible without your continued support, feedback, and enthusiasm, and we’re incredibly grateful for it.

If you haven’t shared your thoughts yet, we’d love to hear from you! Feel free to leave a review here on Steam or join the conversation in the Discussions. You’re also very welcome to become part of our growing community on Best Way’s official Discord server.

See you on the battlefield, Commanders!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/11480/Soldiers_Heroes_of_World_War_II__Enhanced_Edition/

Greetings, community members!

Since launching the community items and achievements, we’ve been closely watching your feedback. While most achievements worked fine, some… well, they had a mind of their own!

We knew we had to act fast, so our first step was a hotfix to address a major issue preventing achievements from registering properly. That quick fix helped, but as we soon found out… this old game kicks us hard!


[h2]Hunting Down Achievement Bugs—One by One![/h2]
To get a complete picture, we rolled up our sleeves and tested all 72 achievements from top to bottom. This wasn’t just about making sure they function correctly—we also wanted to evaluate their difficulty, and overall experience.

After compiling our results, we combined them with your valuable feedback to pinpoint the biggest issues. Then, one of our game designers took on the task of rewriting and refining mission scripts to fix and improve achievement logic.

Once that was done, we ran another round of testing—this time with the help of our amazing community members! The results? Single-player achievements were finally working as intended. But we weren’t stopping there.


[h2]Fully Fixed Achievements in Co-op[/h2]
Next, we turned our attention to co-op mode. We knew this would be a challenge, so after making the necessary fixes, we performed two more rounds of tests with the help of our dedicated testers. And yes… we reset our achievements twice to ensure every fix worked properly. It was painful, but totally worth it!

Now, we’re happy to report that all achievements are fully functional in both single-player and cooperative modes!


[h2]A Little Extra: Bug Fixes & Fresh Tunes[/h2]
While working on achievements, we also took the opportunity to squash a few extra bugs and add music to four bonus missions.


[h2]A Heartfelt Thank You![/h2]
This update wouldn’t have been possible without our passionate and dedicated community, especially our tester! Your feedback, patience, and support helped us fine-tune the experience, and we’re beyond grateful for all the help we received. This game is a labor of love, and it’s truly a team effort!


[h2]Did you know?[/h2]

• We’re already working on the next update, with even more bug fixes and improvements on the way!
  
• We hold Weekly Contests on Best Way Discord!
  
• We have an active community, and you can find players for both vanilla and modded sessions on Best Way Discord.
  

[h2]Full Change Log:[/h2]
Highlights

• Improved achievement logic for both single-player and cooperative modes.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing achievements from registering correctly.
  
• Fixed and enhanced the achievement logic of 15 missions.
  
• Added music to 4 bonus missions
  

General Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the Churchill Mark IV armor could be penetrated by small arms fire.
  

Missions

• Added music to the following missions:
  
  • Save & Attack
    
  • Defensive
    
  • Train
    
  • Convoy
    
• Resolved a bug that allowed player-controlled vehicles to have unlimited ammo and fuel in two bonus missions.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Fuel Truck failed to explode in the Shooting Range mission.
  

Achievements

• Improved achievement logic for both single-player and cooperative modes.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing achievements from registering correctly.
  
• Fixed and enhanced achievement logic for the following:
  
  • One Step Ahead
    
  • Hitman
    
  • Trophy Hunter
    
  • Feuer Frei
    
  • Soviet Rambo
    
  • Crumbling Bridge
    
  • One Man Army
    
  • Double Strike
    
  • Artilleryman
    
  • You Won't Get Through!
    
  • Bull's-Eye
    
  • For a Rainy Day
    
  • Cohesive Work
    
  • We Just Want to Go Home
    
  • Extreme
    

The hotfix for achievements has just been published, thank you all for your patience!

Greetings, Commanders!

As a follow-up to the recent updates to Soldiers: Heroes of World War II, we are beyond excited to announce that we've now added Steam achievements to the game as well!

And since we know we have a lot of collectors among us, we're adding tons of Steam community items too. That means you're now able to earn Trading Cards, Profile Backgrounds, Badges and Emoticons! Some of these can be earned naturally by playing the game or traded with other Commanders, and some can be bought for Steam points on the Steam market. You can check examples below the article.

We also wanted to share a heartfelt message directly from the developers at Best Way, who have poured their passion into the new updates:

"Soldiers: Heroes of World War II has always held a special place in our hearts, and we know it does for many of you as well. For countless players, it serves as a cherished childhood memory, reminding us of the excitement of developing our very first game.

Over the past 20 years, the gaming landscape has undergone significant changes. Various online multiplayer services have shut down, Steam has risen to prominence as a key platform, and new operating systems have emerged. In light of this evolution and our fond memories of the dedicated community surrounding Soldiers, we felt a strong urge to revisit this beloved classic.

Best Way took the initiative to fund and develop the new updates as a token of our gratitude to all of you, our loyal players who have stood by us through thick and thin. We also wish to thank Fulqrum Publishing for helping us to release these updates on Steam.

These patches are a true labor of love for everyone at Best Way. Our heartfelt hope is that these improvements allow you to relive those cherished nostalgic moments while experiencing Soldiers: Heroes of World War II in a refreshed and enhanced way. Enjoy the journey!"

In case you want to try other Men of War games, be sure to check out the most recent addition to the franchise, Men of War II, and the Men of War: Classic Collection bundle that includes all the Men of War games and their DLCs. There is also an additional discount of the bundle that you can use simply to complete your set, you don't have to re-buy the games you already own!

To join Best Way's Discord, please, follow this link.

[h3]Trading Cards:[/h3]


[h3]Backgrounds:[/h3]


[h3]Emoticons:[/h3]


[h3]Badges:[/h3]




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Greetings, Commanders!

Today is the day - we are excited to announce that we have just published the new update for Soldiers: Heroes of World War II for all our players! It brings enhanced Editor, important fixes, and more - the extensive full Change Log is available below.

Full Change Log:

General

• Added enhanced Editor. Players can now edit existing maps or missions or create entirely new ones.
  
• Fixed a bug preventing players from saving key bind changes..

Graphics

• Adjusted upscaling to scale the UI only on high resolutions and HDPI displays; the 3D scene will now render at full resolution.

Stability

• Enabled the LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE flag, allowing Soldiers.exe to use more than 2GB of RAM.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when taking savegame screenshots at high resolutions.

Localization

• Added missing localization strings for Workshop and Multiplayer sections.
  
• Added missing localization strings for French, Spanish, German, and Italian.
  
• Removed video.set from Russian localization to ensure compatibility with other languages.

Thank you to everyone who has already purchased Soldiers: Heroes of World War II and is fighting in the trenches with us. Let us know what you think about the game by writing a review here on Steam or posting in the Discussions.