Armoured Commander II News

A major-minor update today, a few minor changes and fixes, plus the addition of the Desert Rats campaign covering September 1940 - December 1941. As always, please report crashes and bugs in the discussion board. Changelog follows:


ADD: Desert Rats campaign, September 1940 - December 1941
ADD: German Unit definitions: 15cm sIG 33, 10.5cm leFH 18, 10cm sK 18, 15cm sFH 18
CNG: Fate Points campaign option is now optional for entry into campaign records
CNG: Removed breakdown check during reposition move actions (including overrun)
CNG: Close combat attacks now use rear armour value of armoured target
FIX: Animation locations when unit is on overrun

Very minor update to fix a crash when player unit is destroyed by air attack.

An important update that fixes some weirdness with weapon ranges not being set properly:


ADD: Italian AI units: AB 40, AB 41, 37/45 AT Gun, 65/17 Mountain Gun, 75/27 Gun, 100/17 Gun, Fiat 626, Ju 87 Picchiatello
CNG: "Direct Fire" command now available to the Commander/Gunner position as well
FIX: Bug where some weapon stats were not being set properly upon unit spawn

Some minor changes and fixes in this update, and one long awaited addition: at the end of campaign you will have the option of starting a new campaign with your surviving crew, if there is a later campaign for the same nation available. I've tested this out and it seems to work fine, but please do treat it as a bit of an experimental feature, and do report any weirdness you see happening when continuing into a new campaign. Changelog follows:


ADD: Key input reminders for scrolling through campaign categories on campaign selection menu
ADD: Possible for player unit to explode upon being knocked out, chance increases if KOed by a hull hit, if hit by large-calibre gun, and if carrying extra ammo, if no protected storage for ammo
ADD: After campaign is finished, option of continuing in a later campaign with surviving crewmen
CNG: Unit type definitions now loaded once and stored in session object, should be faster
FIX: Multiple commands being added to a crewman's command list, which could result in inability to scroll through list past the double command
FIX: Improved objective placement function, should be a little faster and should not place objectives in bad locations
FIX: Possible bug if player replaces their tank, new tank may not be recognizes as being the player unit for game purposes

A minor update today with a few minor changes and some bugfixes:


CNG: Odds of a sniper attack on the player reduced in North African region
CNG: 'Hold' objectives can now be captured by enemy forces, no longer disappear if player re-captures the zone
FIX: Incorrect APC entry for enemy spawn table in September Campaign
FIX: Terrain types not present in North Africa no longer given as options when repositioning in a scenario that takes place in that region
FIX: Incorrect message at start of scenario, would report than enemy units were pinned by advancing fire no matter how they were pinned
FIX: Support attacks no longer possible when player's zone is attacked and it triggers a battle
FIX: Incorrect colours on Scenario map during Deep Snow ground conditions