Easy Red 2 News

Hi everyone,

First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:

New features:
•Reworked all US Infantry uniforms and vests.
•Reworked US MP uniform and vest.
•Reworked Japanese SNLF uniforms, vests and headgears.
•Reworked some Japanese infantry clothings (more to come).
•Reworked Japanese 47mm AT gun.
•Some new reworked TPS pistol animations.
•Some more reloads now has the optional shaking effect.
•Reworked Depth of Field effect.

Fixes:
•Fixed head scale in units.
•Fixed some bugs in Map Editor.
•Fixes in some missions.
•Fixed "Watch your fire" line not playing.
•Fixed road decals overlap issue.
•Improvements in shaders.
•Fixed TPS Sten hand placement.
•Fixes in MP40, MP41 and Walter P.38 animations.
•Fixed a bug with Bren LMG.
•Fixes in parachute animations.
•Fixes in some scopes.
•Fixes in some Afrika Korps uniforms.
•Fixed a bug in the interactable indoor fireplace.
•Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.


We manage to start a new reowkr on various uniforms to improve the overall quality of the game.
We just released the rework for US Infantry, US Military Police and Japanese SNLF Uniforms, however uniforms for almost every country will be reworked during next weeks.
The rework doesn't just include better looking models but they also feature a particular attention to the historical details.
We also plan to add a lot of new uniforms soon featuring the same style and attention to details.

Here you can see some in game reworked uniforms, and a new D-Day infantry uniform coming soon, but this is just a tiny look to a quite big rework that is involving more than 30 uniforms and vests at the moment.




We recently run a poll about future campaigns, and apparently North Africa (we will see what campaigns specifically soon) is what most players would like to see next, so we will start working into this free campaign very soon!
However Kos rework still has priority and works on the new campaign will not start before we finish the current rework, probably in 2-3 months.



We recently released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge!
The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props!

You can finally get the new campaign here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



We finally released the new DLC on Nintendo switch in the US and in Japan, and it will finally come in Europe/Australia the 15th and in Asia region the 18th. Apologies for the delays, we have a lot of things going on at the moment!



We unfortunatly we also have some dalays for Xbox version too, the game will be available hopefully this or next month on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. We will try to include some of the mentioned uniforms reworks in the Xbox version to apologize for the delays!



We are going to plan all the features of the AI rework in February and start the actual rework in March.
Remember to come to the Discord server to let us know what features you would like to see for the new AI system, we have a dedicated channel just to collect ideas for this rework!



We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.



We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here.

We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server.

The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.


Thank you all,
Marco

Hi everyone,

First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:

New features:
•Added Panzer 38(t).
•Added German Tropical uniform.
•Added optional ADS blur.
•New TPS animations.
•Added US pilot helmet.
•Added soviet pilot uniform.

Fixes:
•Improved random camo selection algorithm.
•Various fixes in French DLC vehicles.
•Improved Japanese uniforms.
•Completly reworked UI blur.
•Completly reworked depth of Field blur.
•Adjustments in several missions.
•Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.


We are also currently running a Poll regarding what campaigns to add during next year!

Note:
•Typically, we can create assets for new campaigns concurrently with the development of exciting features, like the upcoming AI rework, as my part in coding is distinct from the work of the artists involved in making assets.
•Overall, our plan is to create one or a few new free campaigns, starting off in early 2023.
•This poll is exclusively about campaigns. Suggestions for features of stuff unrelated to new campaigns will be ignored as they belong to another poll.

You can access the poll here!



We finally released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge!
The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props!

You can finally get the new campaign here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



The version just released is the final candidate for Siwthc update. Switch users can expect to have all new features and fixes up to this very new version of the game. We hope that the update process with Nintendo will be complete by Christmas!



We just finished coding the Multiplayer for Xbox version. Just a few more things are to be coded and tested and we are ready to submit the Xbox version to Microsoft!



We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.



We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here.

We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server.

The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.


Thank you all,
Marco

Hi everyone,
We finally released the new announced Ardennes campaigns, but we also have other great news including a new completly free campaign added to the game, so let's get started!


We finally released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge!
The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props!

You can finally get the new campaign here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



We managed to fit also the release of a new minor but free Makin campaign inside this update.
This campaign expands the Pacific theater battles by 5 new missions and a new map.


For the next year we have huge plans for other new campaigns that will be added for free to the game, which will also include new free weapons, vehicles, factions and more!
As always we will decide what campaigns we will make next with polls with our community inside our Discord server.



Now, let's get the the changelogs.

New features:
•Added Ardennes 1940 & 1944 campaigns.
•Added Makin campaign.
•Added some more new TPS animations.
•Added F1 Grenade in Stalingrad campaign.
•Added new anti-aliasing as dedicated setting.
•Added new Anisotropic texture as dedicated setting.
•Added new FidelityFX SS as dedicated setting.
•Added a system to manually select vehicle camo in mission editor vehicle spawner.
•Added some more vehicle camos.
•Added mission editor option to force short sleeve uniform variants.
•Added Type 92 MG bunker variant.
•Added MP41 smg.
•Added new US and German pilot uniforms.

Fixes:
•Changed bayonet range.
•Fixed some animations.
•Improved turret rotation sound system.
•Improved the UI at higher screen resolution.
•Improved head movement system in TPS.
•US Marine uniforms now uses short sleeve system.
•Added some new achievements.
•Improved hitboxes of some static weapons.
•Fixes in some animations.
•Italian grenade now explodes on impact.
•Changes in PPSH41 recoil.
•Fixed overweight system not working corretcly anymore.
•Fixed bug where static guns were not damaging vehicles sometimes.
•Improvements in some sounds.
•Fixes in push the frontline gamemode.
•Improvements in vehicle syncronization in multiplayer.
•Fixed collar and proportions of US and German winter coats.
•Improvements in rigged uniforms and faces.
•Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.



Before proceeding with the other news, we would like to inform you about the currently ongoing Steam Awards where you can nominate your favourite games!
We are doing a very hard work and we plan to keep up with it for the next year, so if you like the new campaigns, the constant improvements, the upcoming AI rework, the console releases and everything we are working on, we would appreciate so much to get your nomination!



We are a bit late with this, but finally we prepared the new Roadmap!
Last roadmap was full of plans and we managed to complete everything except for the animations rework and the XBox version; We did complete 100% the FPS animations, but we will need just a few more months to finalize the TPS animations, while for the XBox we managed to obtain the developers kit only a few weeks ago; But apart from this, everything else in the roadmap have been 100% completed, so now we prepared a new Roadmap for the first half of next year, and you can read it here!
The roadmap doesn't contain everything we are going to add to the game, but just the most important features.
Probably the biggest challange and the most interesting new for the early 2024, is the complete AI reowork! We have a dedicated channel on our Discord group where we are collecting all the suggestions about how the new AI should work!



Recently we announced a free complete rework of the Kos campaign. We will make complelty new buildings, revisit the entire map and remake the missions for the campaign.
Old buildings will not be removed from the game (and so from the workshop missions), but just swapped with new and fresh buildings on the Kos map.
Here's some of the modular city buildings we are making:




We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.



We are making huge progresses with the XBox release, we just finalized implementing the input system for the XBox version, and we can confirm that the XBox version will be playable both with gamepad or Keyboard!
We are now working to make the multiplayer system working with XBox and we are ready to submit the build to Microsoft.



Soon we will start the submission process with Nintendo to bring all the updates up to this very version on the Nintendo switch. The console will also get other improvements like new dedicated settings to customize the gyro settings even more!



We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here.

We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server.

The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.


Thank you all,
Marco

Hi everyone,

First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:

New features:
•Added wet ground when it rains.
•Added some more new TPS animations.

Fixes:
•Fixed head clipping when ADS on TPS open-top turret.
•Fixed breath effect not working anymore after rig change.
•Improved turret rotation sound system.
•Improved the UI at higher screen resolution.
•Improved head movement system in TPS.
•Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.



We are a bit late with this, but finally we prepared the new Roadmap!
Last roadmap was full of plans and we managed to complete everything except for the animations rework and the XBox version; We did complete 100% the FPS animations, but we will need just a few more months to finalize the TPS animations, while for the XBox we managed to obtain the developers kit only a few weeks ago; But apart from this, everything else in the roadmap have been 100% completed, so now we prepared a new Roadmap for the first half of next year, and you can read it here!
The roadmap doesn't contain everything we are going to add to the game, but just the most important features.



During last update we announced a free complete reowork of the Kos campaign. We will make complelty new buildings, revisit the entire map and remake the missions for the campaign.
Old buildings will not be removed from the game (and so from the workshop missions), but just swapped with new and fresh buildings on the Kos map.
We'll show screenshots and clips about this rework very soon.



We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.



We are making huge progresses with the XBox release, we just finalized implementing the input system for the XBox version, and we can confirm that the XBox version will be playable both with gamepad or Keyboard!
We are now working to make the multiplayer system working with XBox and we are ready to submit the build to Microsoft.




We recently announced the launch of the store page for the Ardennes 1940 & 1944 DLC. This exciting expansion introduces the French faction, allowing you to defend France during the early days of World War II. Additionally, it brings you to the intense late-war Battle of the Bulge campaign, complete with new winter equipment and vehicles for an immersive experience in Easy Red 2.

We are almost done with this campaign and it's likely it will be released by the end of this month!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here.

We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server.

The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.


Thank you all,
Marco

Hi everyone.

We finally prepared the Roadmap for the future plans of the game in the next 9 months circa.


We're diving into an exciting project that's sure to keep us busy—the AI rework. This has been a highly requested feature, promising substantial enhancements to both the feel and gameplay. Our goal is to revamp the AI code completely, paving the way for more realistic behaviors, improved performance to accommodate a larger number of AI in battles, and a streamlined process for adding new AI capabilities and features.

With that in mind, the roadmap is straightforward this time, so let's get right into it:


Let us know what you think about this new Roadmap. The elements are sorted circa from the ones we will work on first (left) to the last ones we will work on (right).

Please keep in mind that this is not the list of ALL the updates you can expect on the following months, but just the biggest ones we will be focusing on.
We will for sure keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server.

The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.


Thank you all,
Marco