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v9.10 - Allied Weapon Overhaul, Vol. 1

Hello, everyone!

We hope you're having a great 2021 so far. As our first release this year, we're excited to present you the new and updated BAR, a range of beautiful new M1 Carbines, and some other goodies.

Weapons


[h3]Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2[/h3]

In this update BAR received a complete rework and it never been looking sexier! Its characteristics were updated as well, making it more controllable and a joy to shoot.

Fun fact: the bipod on the new BAR uses procedural animation and swings around with your movements.



[h3]M1, M1A1, and M1/T17 Carbines[/h3]

The trusty Carbine comes in 3 variants, including a converted selective-fire version (T17). Just like BAR, this rifle was reworked from the ground up, and takes the spot as one the most well crafted weapons we got in the game.

The models for BAR and the Carbine were designed by our community member and a talented 3D artist eksha.



[h3]Volkssturmgewehr 1-5[/h3]

This German ersatz semi-automatic assault rifle was developed in late 1944 as dwindling materiel and manpower put pressure on wartime industries to make cheaper and more primitive weaponry. It might not be the prettiest "gewehr" on the field, but it might just save your life!



[h3]Miscellaneous[/h3]
  • New Kongsberg Colten M/1914 pistol available for German troops.
  • Sweeping changes to all weapon gun sight pictures to improve feel and consistency.
  • All scoped (Textured and 3D) were updated to have proper magnification and field-of-viev.
  • Reduced spread on all rifles.


Interface


To help with spatial awareness inside tanks, the HUD received a nifty little feature which shows player’s cone of vision. This feature should be especially helpful when looking through periscopes, but can be disabled in the setting if you wish so.



Vehicles


The vehicle roster got updated with new camos for the King Tiger and the Hanomag. Our newest team member Matty provided us with these lovely winter paints.

[h3]Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B Camos[/h3]







[h3]Sd.Kfz. 251 Whitewash Camo[/h3]



Maps


[h3]Armored Voronezh Clash[/h3]
Author: Bäckis

This is a new Armored Server map for players who love rolling though never-ending, flat grasslands, inhaling gas fumes mixed with a refreshing breeze of Ukrainian steppes.



[h3]Other map changes[/h3]

Wanne Advance
  • Added new farm near the final objective.
  • Added south-facing windows to Manor and the nearby garage.
  • Added snowy variants of the King Tiger and the Sd.Kfz. 251 Half-track.
  • Added new M1/T17 carbine to Allied Corporal role.
  • Hetzer now unlocks when Woods objective is captured.
  • Implemented experimental ticket progression: Axis now start with 350 tickets and gain significantly more by capturing objectives, up to a maximum of 800 tickets for all objectives captured.


Radar Advance
  • Scaled down the downed glider to a sensible size.


Minor fixes and adjustments
  • Valko Advance
  • Kriegstadt Advance
  • Konigsplatz Push
  • Fallen Heroes Clash
  • Armored Studzianki Clash
  • Armored Bautzen Clash


Bug fixes
  • Fixed the bug with Panzer IV F1 shells flying on wacky trajectories.
  • Fixed the bug where pre-placed HQs would prevent players from building new HQs nearby after their destruction.


See you on the battlefield,
Darklight Games