Easy Red 2 News

[p]This update is primarily spent polishing a ton of game features and fixing some of the most commonly reported issues. [/p][p][/p][h3]New Features: [/h3]

• [p]Improved terrain snow shader[/p]
• [p]General UI and icon updates[/p]
  • [p]Improved UI text hint style[/p]
  • [p]Added new “Final Phase” warning[/p]
• [p]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[/p]
• [p]Reworked hit registration system with more accurate hitmarker and penetration feedback[/p]
• [p]Reworked medical treatment system: now requires analysis of injury to know how to save patient[/p]
• [p]Improved various cannon firing animations[/p]
• [p]Added QF 6-pounder L50 and M1 57mm gun[/p]
• [p]Camo Additions[/p]
  • [p]Added Sherman “Sheik” camo (late 1943 / early 1944 – Italy)[/p]
  • [p]New German mid-war bicolor and late-war tricolor camouflages[/p]
  • [p]Improved Soviet camouflages to resemble whitewash over green base[/p]
  • [p]Added additional Soviet camouflages for Sherman tanks[/p]
  • [p]New yellow star and stripe Stuart camo (seen in Tunisia)[/p]
  • [p]New system to visually represent vehicles as burned after internal component explosions (for vehicles supporting camo system)[/p]
  • [p]Scrim on M10 Wolverine[/p]
• [p]New German uniforms:[/p]
  • [p]German M40 Coat with SS Smock[/p]
  • [p]German M40 Coat with Zeltbahn [/p]
  • [p]German M40 coat with Tablecloth[/p]
• [p]Animations[/p]
  • [p]New transport vehicle TPS animations[/p]
  • [p]New Bren gun animations (synced sounds pending)[/p]
  • [p]New Lebel 1886 animations (synced sounds pending)[/p]
  • [p]New plane enter, idle, and exit animations[/p]
• [p]Radio operator overhaul:[/p]
  • [p] Radio operators can now independently call artillery and tank support without requiring leader requests[/p]
  • [p]Reworked coordinate system converting inputs into real in-game world coordinates[/p]
  • [p]Dedicated minimap UI for pinpointing artillery strikes[/p]
  • [p]Ability to select artillery shell type during radio call interaction[/p]
  • [p]Additional polishing and improvements to the radio system[/p]
• [p]Quick press L1/LB reassigned to switch camera mode (FPS/TPS) for improved gamepad usability[/p]
• [p]Support for the Hungarian alphabet[/p]
• [p]Localization improvements and upgrades[/p]
• [p]Improvements to various squad loadouts[/p]
• [p]New fence model for the style of "Cattle Fence 02"[/p]
• [p]New map editor mass replace / rotate / scale feature[/p]

[h3]Fixes and Improvements:[/h3]

• [p]Camouflage:[/p]
  • [p]Improved German camouflage schemes for higher consistency and more authentic patterns[/p]
  • [p]Fixed Saharan camo issues[/p]
  • [p]Corrected Chinese tank camos and decals[/p]
• [p]Added new camo system to various vehicles:[/p]
  • [p]Macchi MC. 200[/p]
  • [p]Macchi MC. 202[/p]
  • [p]Grumman F4F Wildcat[/p]
  • [p]Douglas SBD Dauntless[/p]
  • [p]Horsa Glider[/p]
  • [p]IL-2[/p]
• [p]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![/p]
• [p]Fixed bayonet installation system issues[/p]
• [p]Corrected Stuart Honey periscope functionality[/p]
• [p]Resolved rare crash issues on Nintendo Switch (Update pending approval for the Nintendo console)[/p]
• [p]Fixed retreat retreat order triggering when entering a destroyed vehicle as infantry squad[/p]
• [p]Adjusted and refined cannon explosion effects[/p]
• [p]Fixed prop collision issues and improved map prop loading performance[/p]
• [p]Resolved ammo refill incorrectly adding a dummy Panzerfaust rocket[/p]
• [p]Fixed Carcano M91/38 bolt model[/p]
• [p]Corrected Sherman meshes and materials[/p]
• [p]Adjusted Panther armor values[/p]
• [p]Resolved issues in squad loadouts and missions[/p]
• [p]Fixed Italian building collision problems[/p]
• [p]Corrected TPS camera setting not applying when taking control of already spawned vehicles[/p]
• [p]Fixed localization errors[/p]
• [p]More customizable violence settings[/p]
• [p]Various missions across multiple campaigns tweaked for balance purposes [/p]

[p]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. [/p][p]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.[/p][p][/p][p]For the upcoming DLC we can finally reveal the long-awaited Tiger II / King Tiger tank! [/p][p][/p][p]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![/p][carousel][/carousel][p]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.[/p][carousel][/carousel][p]Finally, some screenshots from within the Lake Balaton map![/p][carousel][/carousel][p]There is no estimated release date for the Hungary DLC just yet. When we get one, we'll let you know! [/p][p][/p][h2]Check out the Shanghai-Nanking DLC if you haven’t yet![/h2][p]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. [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]Features and content planned to come over the next year![/h2][p]Hungarian campaign, dynamically deployable MGs and mortars, the ability to reconstruct destroyed defenses and sandbag walls, and much more.[/p][p]You can read about all of our plans on our Roadmap here:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Thanks for reading as always... see you next time![/p][p]Marco and the Easy Red 2 Development Team[/p]

[p]This is a very important patch introducing a whole new full-length campaign, adding new content, and fixing various issues of previous patches.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Features: [/h3]

• [p]New campaign - Tunisia: Southern Operations.[/p]
  • [p]Expanded on in its own section below.[/p]
• [p]Vehicle Additions[/p]
  • [p]Added Anti Air Crusader Tanks:[/p]
    • [p]Crusader III AA Mk. I [/p]
    • [p]Crusader III AA Mk. II[/p]
  • [p]Added SPA-Viberti AS-42 and Variants (each comes with an armed variant):[/p]
    • [p]AS42 Metropolitana[/p]
    • [p]AS42 Sahariana[/p]
• [p]Weapon Additions:[/p]
  • [p]Added Browning M1919A4 with iprovized carrying handle for early-to-late war US campaigns.[/p]
  • [p]Added yellow American Mk. II grenade for early war US campaigns.[/p]
  • [p]Added many new bayonets, as well as reworking old ones. [/p]
    • [p]Bayonets Added:[/p]
      • [p]SVT Bayonet (M1940 Bayonet)[/p]
      • [p]M1905 Bayonet[/p]
      • [p]American early-war bayonet (M1917)[/p]
      • [p]American late-war bayonet (M1 Bakelite)[/p]
      • [p]English spike bayonet (No.4 Mk II)[/p]
      • [p]German late-war bayonet (S84/98 III Bakelite))[/p]
      • [p]German mid-war bayonet (S84/98 III)[/p]
      • [p]Carcano bayonet (M1891)[/p]
      • [p]Carcano folding bayonet (M1938)[/p]
      • [p]Carcano bayonet (M1938)[/p]
      • [p]Late-war Type 30 Japanese Bayonet[/p]
    • [p]Bayonets Reworked:[/p]
      • [p]Hanyang Bayonet (S71/84)[/p]
      • [p]Mosin Bayonet (M91/30)[/p]
      • [p]MAS 36 Bayonet (Mle. 1936)[/p]
      • [p]Lebel Bayonet (Mle. 1886)[/p]
      • [p]M1 Bayonet[/p]
      • [p]K98 Bayonet (S84/98)[/p]
      • [p]FG-42 Spike Bayonet[/p]
      • [p]Type 30 Bayonet[/p]
• [p]Added a system to both refill Gewehr 43 with magazines and stripper clips. Now Gewehr 43 wielding riflemen will carry 2 spare magazines and the rest as individual rounds.[/p]
• [p]Added a new system to make open top vehicle crew animations more organic, making units react to acceleration, deceleration and obstacle collision.[/p]
• [p]Added new Tunisia Mosque building.[/p]
• [p]Added UK grenade refill box.[/p]
• [p]Added Japanese rifle attachment flag.[/p]
• [p]Added a certain new squad type to specific Bastogne missions.[/p]
• [p]New car enter / idle / exit animations, now available for modders as well.[/p]
• [p]New modding UI tools to preview animation placement on open top vehicles.[/p]

[h3]Fixes and Improvements:[/h3]

• [p]Various map and mission improvements in North Tunisia map with the goal of bringing it closer to the new North African standard set by South Tunisia.[/p]
• [p]Greatly improved game performance on low end devices and consoles: Loading screen times might become a bit longer in order to achieve a much more stable framerate during gameplay.[/p]
• [p]Reworked Willys Jeep.[/p]
• [p]Added dynamic camo system to various vehicles:[/p]
  • [p]Supermarine Spitfire[/p]
  • [p]Bristol Beaufighter[/p]
  • [p]C-47 Skytrain[/p]
  • [p]DFS 230 Glider[/p]
  • [p]Bf-109[/p]
  • [p]Bf-110[/p]
  • [p]Ju-87 Stuka[/p]
  • [p]Vickers E Type B 6-Ton[/p]
  • [p]Vickers Carden Lloyd[/p]
  • [p]Panzer I Ausf. A[/p]
• [p]Reworks to the German Afrika Korps helmets, including now separate M35 and M42 variants.[/p]
• [p]Reworked animations of several weapons.[/p]
• [p]Fixed rifles bolt placement in Carcano rifles.[/p]
• [p]Various Audio Reworks:[/p]
  • [p]Reworked reload sounds for Gewehr 43, C96, PPSh 41, MAB 38, TT-33, Mas 36 and Wz-35.[/p]
  • [p]Reworked low caliber bullet whizzing sounds to be shorter and more "direct".[/p]
  • [p]Shortened shell whizzing sounds to sync better with shell flying by the player.[/p]
  • [p]New Tree falling/breaking sound for better audio clarity and to give importance for other sounds.[/p]
  • [p]Updated smoke artillery explosion sounds.[/p]
  • [p]Reworked Rubble footstep sounds.[/p]
• [p]Various changes and additions in map props.[/p]
  • [p]Finalized rework of Tunisian buildings for better visual/aesthetic fidelity.[/p]
• [p]Improved stability of Map Editor when using Vulkan API.[/p]
• [p]Improved stability of the automatic camo system.[/p]
• [p]Fixed some bugs with animations while leaving specific vehicles.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug causing maps not to load all grass types.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug causing AI having difficulties on getting inside vehicles.[/p]
• [p]Changes in Panzer III armor plates.[/p]
• [p]Changes in Panzer III decals (all variants).[/p]
• [p]Improved camera lock on melee target (no longer flings camera upward, just towards center mass).[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue preventing Nintendo switch from creating cross-play matches.[/p]
• [p]Finalized main British uniform rework.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue causing map props collision not refreshing correctly sometimes.[/p]
• [p]Small improvements in net code.[/p]

[p]Below are a selection of images highlighting some of the new content, changes, and improvements introduced with this update. In order of appearance: New Stuka camos, new AS-42 Metropolitana and Sahariana, Willys Jeep reworked models, a showcase of some of the various aircraft given a new dynamic camo system, two slides of some of the bayonets added/reworked, and finally the new Tunisian Mosque. [/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p]The long-awaited Southern Tunisia campaign is finally here. Experience the semi-arid deserts of Tunisia and experience possibly the most iconic American defeat in the early stages of world war 2— the Battle of Kasserine Pass.[/p][p]Southern Tunisia features harsh landscapes not seen before in Easy Red 2. Here, various desert towns, coastal cities, open terrain and specific key defensive points host the locations of some of the most intense operations of the North African campaign. Here you'll act in engagement dynamics not officially depicted in Easy Red 2 before, including mass scale armored combat and two wave defense missions, all inspired by historical engagements that occurred. [/p][p][/p][p]The new Tunisia: Southern Operations campaign follows the final Axis offensive of North Africa, hosting a prologue of the American paratrooper raid on Gafsa in 1942, but truly beginning with Operation Frühlingswind, where German forces assaulted unprepared and inexperienced Allied defenses in effort to dislodge their rising presence in the region. The earliest stages of the in-game campaign features the Axis assaults on Faid Pass, Sidi Bou Zid, Kasserine Pass, Sbeitla, Sbiba, Tebessa, and decisive hold-of-the-line at Thala. [/p][p][/p][p]After this, experience the Axis attempt to delay an assault on the Mareth Line to the south, encompassing the Battle of Medenine and the later Operation Pugilist and Supercharge II where English, New Zealander, French, and other Commonwealth forces encircled the historic line. Shortly after this encirclement, Allied forces retake lost ground, and with the hard-fought Battle of Wadi Akarit they force Axis forces an all-out-retreat along the coast to Northern Tunisia and the Enfidaville line, leading the events of the Northern Tunisia campaign. [/p][carousel][/carousel][p] Set across the desert plains, mountain passes, fortified lines, and strategic towns in whatever contraption of war of your choice. This campaign emphasizes mobile warfare, combined arms combat, and harsh environmental conditions that defined the North African theater. [/p][p][/p][p]This update includes a broad set of optimizations aimed at improving overall stability, editor reliability, and gameplay smoothness across all platforms — with special attention to low-end devices and consoles.[/p]

• [p]Game performance has been greatly improved on low-end hardware and consoles, resulting in a noticeably more stable framerate during gameplay. To achieve this, some data processing has been shifted to the loading phase, which may cause slightly longer loading screens, but this significantly reduces stutters, frame drops, and performance spikes once in-game.[/p]

• [p]The Map Editor has been made more stable when using the Vulkan API, reducing crashes and unexpected behavior during editing sessions, especially on complex maps or long workflows.[/p]
• [p]The automatic camouflage system has received stability improvements, addressing rare errors and inconsistencies that could previously affect vehicle visuals or cause unexpected camo selections.[/p]
• [p]A bug that caused maps to not load all grass types correctly has been fixed, improving both visual consistency and performance predictability on larger maps.[/p]

[p]Overall, these changes result in smoother gameplay, fewer interruptions, improved editor reliability, and better performance consistency, especially on lower-end systems and consoles.
[/p][p]Now we're full-speed ahead on the upcoming Hungarian DLC, featuring the siege of Budapest and battles at Lake Balaton in March of 1945. You'll be sure to get further previews of it here in the coming months as we develop it further, and you get get ahead of these Steam posts by being up-to-date with the work in progress page in our official Discord Server![/p][p][/p][h2]Check out the Shanghai-Nanking DLC if you haven’t yet![/h2][p]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. [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]We also have many new features and content planned to come in next many months![/h2][p]Hungarian campaign, dynamically deployable MGs and mortars, the ability to reconstruct destroyed defenses and sandbag walls, and much more.[/p][p]You can read about all of our plans on our new Roadmap here:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Thank you for reading... see you next update![/p][p]Marco and the Easy Red 2 Development Team[/p]

[p]This is a small but important patch to fix some issues raised with 2.0.1 update.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Features: [/h3]

• [p]Now custom squads uses the first magazine in the inventory as loaded magazine on spawn.[/p]
• [p]Reworked Universal Carrier + added multiple new variants.[/p]
  • [p]New Variants:[/p]
    • [p]Bren Carrier (100rnd) - Equipped with 100 round drum magazine.[/p]
    • [p]Universal Carrier (Vickers) - Equipped with Vickers MG.[/p]
    • [p]Universal Carrier 'Wasp' Flamethrower - Equipped with flamethrower.[/p]
• [p]Added Crusader III AA Mk. II \[PC only for the moment][/p]
• [p]Added new "doubled" sandbag models. \[PC only for the moment][/p]
• [p]Uniforms and Gear Added:[/p]
  • [p]German Afrika Korps uniform w/Zeltbahn (2 variants: one with gaiters and one without).[/p]
  • [p]Radio variants of various brodies:[/p]
    • [p]Mk.2 Brodie (Net, Radio) Helmet[/p]
    • [p]Mk. 2 Brodies (Radio) Helmet[/p]
    • [p]Mk.3 Brodie (Radio) Helmet)[/p]
  • [p]English Tanker Gear (2 variants) [/p]

[h3]Fixes and Improvements:[/h3]

• [p]Squad Improvements[/p]
  • [p]Various squads using English/Commonwealth gear reworked for more accurate composition.[/p]
    • [p]English Normandy squads now using P44 webbing with more appropriate headgear such as scrimmed and netted helmets as well as their radioman wearing headphones.[/p]
    • [p]Canadian Normandy squads now have a more unique distribution of P44 webbing variants, as well as having scrim in their helmets and radiomen wearing headphones.[/p]
    • [p]British Paratrooper squads now use P44 (Landing) Webbing, have increased use of HSAT helmets with scrim[/p]
    • [p]British Paratroopers (Africa) squad seen on Medjez-el-Bab now has totally unique cosmetic appearance, utilizing new British KD Wool (Trousers) uniform.[/p]
• [p]Many uniform and vest name changes for accuracy. [/p]
• [p]MP44 now renamed StG44, as any official appearances of it currently are after the new name designation ordered in mid-late 1944.[/p]
• [p]Improved Tunisia building models (With more improvements to come).[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where it was not possible to spawn with custom dog tags under specific conditions.[/p]
• [p]Improved netcode for more stable multiplayer.[/p]
• [p]Fixed LODs of various uniforms.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where it was not possible to add scripting to custom squad spawns on Mac OSX.[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues with weapons flying around on some animations.[/p]
• [p]Fixes on P40, Panzer IV (Snow) and Panzer V Panther vehicle models.[/p]
• [p]Improved collisions with sandbags. Now destroyed variants will not impede movement.[/p]
• [p]Improved animation system.[/p]
• [p]Fixes with scripting APIs.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]Check out the Shanghai-Nanking DLC if you haven’t yet![/h2][p]Our most recent DLC was released earlier this year! 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. [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]We also have many new features and content planned to come in next many months![/h2][p]South Tunisia campaign, dynamically deployable MGs and mortars, the ability to reconstruct destroyed defenses and sandbag walls, and much more.[/p][p]You can read about all of our plans our new Roadmap here:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]This was just a quick patch, but we'll see you next time for Southern Tunisia's release![/p][p]Marco and the Easy Red 2 Development Team[/p]

[p]The holiday season is coming to an end, and we hope yours was great. While we're nearing the release of the Southern Tunisia Campaign, here's an update packed with a ton of quality of life updates, reworks, and brand new additions to polish the Easy Red experience as we go into 2026![/p][p][/p][h3]New Features: [/h3]

• [p]Uniforms and Gear:[/p]
  • [p]Fully reworked British infantry uniforms and vests along with many new variants.[/p]
  • [p]Uniforms added:[/p]
    • [p]UK Austerity Uniform (closed, open, scarf variants).[/p]
    • [p]UK Battledress Uniform (closed, open, scarf, jerkin).[/p]
    • [p]UK KD (Khaki Drill) Uniform (Used in North Africa).[/p]
      • [p]Intermixed variants with battledress top, KD shorts, KD pants, KD top.[/p]
    • [p]Mk. 3 Turtle Helmet (medic variant)[/p]
  • [p]Gear added:[/p]
    • [p]English/CW P37 Webbing with RFL, MG, SMG variants.[/p]
    • [p]English/CW P37 Webbing Landing gear with RFL, MG, SMG variants.[/p]
    • [p]English/CW P37 Webbing 1944 (Green) with RFL, MG, SMG variants.[/p]
    • [p]English/CW P37 Webbing 1944 (Green) Landing gear with RFL, MG, SMG variants.[/p]
    • [p]P37 Webbing Gurkha Gear (with Kukri knives).[/p]
  • [p]Added new US airborne vests for early war.[/p]
• [p]Vehicle/Emplacement Additions[/p]
  • [p]Added Crusader MKI, MKII and MKIII.[/p]
  • [p]Reworked old M3/M5 Stuart tanks, adding many new variants for different years.[/p]
    • [p]New Stuart variants:[/p]
      • [p]M3 1941 Stuart[/p]
      • [p]M3A3 1943 Stuart[/p]
      • [p]M3A3 Recce[/p]
      • [p]M3A1 Satan (flamethrower tank)[/p]
      • [p]M5 1943 Stuart[/p]
      • [p]M5 1944 Stuart [/p]
  • [p]Fully reworked T-34 tanks along with various new variants (Stalingrad DLC).[/p]
    • [p]New T-34 variants:[/p]
      • [p]T-34 1940[/p]
      • [p]T-34 1941[/p]
      • [p]T-34 1942 STZ[/p]
      • [p]T-34 1943[/p]
  • [p]Added SU-85 and SU-122 tanks (Stalingrad DLC).[/p]
  • [p]Added 37mm M3 Anti-Tank Gun.[/p]
• [p]Added many new Map Editor props.[/p]
  • [p]Reworked Haystack props with many new variants.[/p]
  • [p]Reworked Stone wall props, with new desert version.[/p]
  • [p]Added 2 Prickly Pear Cactus props[/p]
  • [p]Added new mud road props: Mud Road Tan and Red[/p]
  • [p]Eastern Europe buildings (Stalingrad DLC)[/p]
    • [p]20+ new Eastern Europe buildings, from sheds to huts as well as churches and windmills.[/p]
• [p]Added camo variants to many new tanks, including Italian tanks, Panzer I and P40.[/p]
• [p]Added a new system to switch between scope and iron sight without removing the scope attachment. (Press the ranging keys or use scroll wheel!) [/p]
• [p]Added ability to adjust FPS viewmodel position. Currently located in graphics settings --> "Gun Position X, Y, Z".[/p]
• [p]Fully reworked Map Editor UI with various new tools (more info in next section).[/p]
• [p]Reworked main menu scene. [/p]
• [p]TPS camera toggle is now separated between infantry, ground vehicles and aircrafts.[/p]

[h3]Fixes and Improvements:[/h3]

• [p]Vehicle Reworks[/p]
  • [p]Reworked Panther tank (now Panzer V Panther D).[/p]
  • [p]T-34/76 reworked (now T-34 1942).[/p]
  • [p]T-34/85 reworked.[/p]
  • [p]M3 Stuart reworked (now M3 1942 Stuart).[/p]
  • [p]M5 Stuart reworked (now M5 1942 Stuart).[/p]
  • [p]M5 E7-7 flamethrower tank reworked (now M5A1 E7-7).[/p]
  • [p]M8 Scott reworked (now M8 "Scott").[/p]
• [p]Vehicle Improvements[/p]
  • [p]Added dynamic camo system to LCVP landing craft, LCA landing craft, LVT landing craft, LVT(a) tanks, Panzer I, and all Italian vehicles.[/p]
  • [p]Added new texture variants to P40 Warhawk according to year.[/p]
  • [p]Improved treads on KV series tanks.[/p]
  • [p]Reworked most of the camo patterns.[/p]
• [p]Map Editor[/p]
  • [p]All ground textures in map editor renamed for clarity.[/p]
  • [p]Map editor now features various new tools and improvements:[/p]
    • [p]Ocean: Add waves (directional or random), change depth coloring, and change depth height (depth where you stop being able to see through water).[/p]
    • [p]Solar Elevation, North Direction, and Weather is now all under the "weather" tab.[/p]
    • [p]Map Locations is now its own tab.[/p]
    • [p]Terrain Editor now has increased brush sizes.[/p]
    • [p]New Paint Props Tool (formerly tree tool):[/p]
      • [p]Multiple prop may now be selected.[/p]
      • [p]You can change the average height, as well as the variance at random between the props being placed with the tool.[/p]
      • [p]Random tilt degrees for props being placed for more natural appearing formations[/p]
      • [p]"Align with ground" tool for making props automatically rotate and adjust to the angle of the ground (avoids floating props)[/p]
      • [p]Minimum clip distance, so props cannot overlap with each other when using the tool.[/p]
    • [p]New grass editor ability to create natural open spaces between grass clusters, for less dense areas.[/p]
• [p]Uniforms and Gear:[/p]
  • [p]Texture improvements for standard German uniforms.[/p]
  • [p]Major texture improvements for British Brodie helmets (standard and African versions)[/p]
  • [p]Texture improvements for British P40 Battledress uniform, as well as Khaki Drill uniform seen in North Africa[/p]
  • [p]Texture improvements for British greatcoat.[/p]
  • [p]British berets reworked (model and textures)[/p]
• [p]Improved multiplayer security.[/p]
• [p]Reworked vanilla crosshair.[/p]
• [p]Improved various FPS animations, including for the Garand, Springfield, Type 24, MP40, WZ35 and locomotion animations.[/p]
• [p]Fixed various issues with tank textures.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug that was causing Normandy Map props to stop spawning after some time in the battle.[/p]
• [p]Various bug fixes and corrections in missions.[/p]
• [p]Upgraded modding SDK to include new features and better UI.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Reworked uniforms & vehicles[/h2][p]Fully reworked T-34s with some new variants. (Stalingrad DLC)[/p][p][/p][p]Reworked M3/M5 Stuart tanks along with adding some new variants, including the RECCE scout variant.[/p][p][/p][p]Reworked Panther tank (now Panther D)-- A and G variant also being currently worked on.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Some examples of the latest reworked Commonwealth uniforms and equipment. British loadouts now includes over 80 different clothing pieces.[/p][p][/p][h2]South Tunisia coming soon![/h2][p]Southern Tunisia is very close to nearing completion, with what's seeming to be 14 brand new missions. [/p][p]Here's what to expect:[/p]

• [p]Gafsa Airfield Raid by US Paratroopers in November 1942[/p]
• [p]Operation Frühlingswind and the battles of Faid Pass, Sidi-Bou-Zid, and Kasserine Pass--known as one of the most major losses by the United States in World War 2.[/p]
• [p]German stalemates at Sbiba Gap, Tebessa and Thala[/p]
• [p]English/Commonwealth advance on the Mareth Line in the South[/p]
• [p]Final phase of the battle of El Guettar where American forces retake the valley region.[/p]
• [p]Final German defense at the Tebaga Gap in April 1943 (leading to the events of the Northern Tunisia campaign)[/p]

[p]There are multiple tank-focused battles, featuring the involvement of many different factions! The allies featuring those seen previously in North Tunisia such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, but now accompanying them are New Zealander forces, Indian forces, and Gurkha forces, much like we saw in the Battle of Monte Cassino released a couple months back. With the heavy involvement of Italy in southern Tunisian operations, this brings the grand total of factions involved in this campaign to 8! [/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p]To distinguish it from the currently existing Tunisia North, we are likely to release it as its own campaign-- likely titled "Southern Tunisia Operations", with the northern campaign renamed to "Northern Tunisia Operations". [/p][p][/p][p]Southern Tunisia is coming next update, and PC beta users can expect it in the coming weeks for testing! We sincerely hope you'll enjoy it. [/p][p][/p][h2]Hungary DLC Progress[/h2][p]What would a Hungarian DLC be without the Hungarian Army?[/p][p]A wide range of uniforms, weapons, vehicles, and voice acting is currently being produced for the upcoming Hungary DLC, introducing the new Hungarian faction.[/p][p]Here is a very early sneak peek at what is currently being worked on. As always, we aim to be as historically accurate as we can with our uniforms. We are aware that this early showcase still contains a few elements that need adjustment to achieve a truly authentic representation of the Hungarian Army, but we are excited to share the progress made so far and hope you enjoy.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]As announced we have plenty late war weapons and vehicles being worked on for the Hungary DLC. Here's some of the ones recently finalized, of course with multiple camo variations:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We are also working on the Romanian Army. Below is a work-in-progress look at their uniform and loadout.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]In addition, significant progress is being made on buildings, props, and map development. Later, we will get to weapons and even more vehicles. We will be showing more on everything in the coming months... stay tuned![/p][p] [/p][h2]Letter from Corvostudio: Easy Red 2 in 2025[/h2][p]2025 marked a huge year for Easy Red 2. The Shanghai-Nanking DLC released with major support, and 7 campaigns were reworked in effort to bring ER2 up to a new, higher standard-- also with huge support from you the community. [/p][p]Our community has grown so much this year, and we at Corvostudio couldn't be more grateful for all of you. Whether you're on PC or console, new or old, we hope you love what we've done this year and we hope you're gonna love what we have in store for 2026. Easy Red 2 has been an ever-improving journey, and we hope you'll stick around as we strive to be even better. [/p][p]If you're not in it already, we love to hear your thoughts on the game and give suggestions and feedback in our official Discord Server. There you can also see work-in-progress content before these Steam posts![/p][p][/p][h2]Check out the Shanghai-Nanking DLC if you haven’t yet![/h2][p]Our most recent DLC was released earlier this year! 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. [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][h2]We also have many new features and content planned to come in next many months![/h2][p]South Tunisia campaign, dynamically deployable MGs and mortars, the ability to reconstruct destroyed defenses and sandbag walls, and much more.[/p][p]You can read about all of our plans our new Roadmap here:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]As always, thanks for your support, and thanks for reading![/p][p]Marco and the Easy Red 2 Development Team[/p]

[h3]Hello again, Easy Red 2 army![/h3][p]It's that time of year again—the time of year where we share our newest roadmap, laying out the planned path ahead for Easy Red 2 from late 2025 to mid-late 2026.[/p][p]As you know, this year we practically re-made most of the game to be bigger and better than ever, and unfortunately because of that we missed out on Southern Tunisia this go-around. Don't worry, it's still coming![/p][p]As always, going into 2026 we're looking to make the game even bigger and even better than ever! [/p][p][/p][h2]New roadmap:[/h2][p]Starting from today, here's what we plan to work on![/p][p] [/p][h2]✨ Major Planned New Features ✨[/h2]

• [p]South Tunisia: Mareth Line and Kasserine Pass[/p]
• [p]1944/45 Hungarian DLC: Siege of Budapest and Operation Spring Awakening[/p]
• [p]We are considering other free additional maps for some time in 2026, including the Battle of Iwo Jima and Battles of Khalkhin Gol. [/p]
• [p]Deployable MGs onto carried tripods and deployable portable mortars (such as Japanese knee mortar)[/p]
• [p]Reconstruct broken sandbags and other defensive props[/p]
• [p]New Eastern Europe buildings coming to Stalingrad DLC[/p]
• [p]New vehicles and weapons for base game[/p]
• [p]Major reworks on many old vehicles and weapons[/p]
• [p]Multi-charge artillery system for modular artillery range and trajectory[/p]
• [p]New patch/insignia system for more accurate iconography on uniforms[/p]
• [p]Automatic cinematic camera system for nice shots and battle spectating[/p]
• [p]Infrared night vision technology for Panther and other sights[/p]

[p] [/p][h2]🔧 Major Planned Improvements 🔧[/h2]

• [p]More map editor quality features to simplify prop placing, finding, and automatized behaviors.[/p]
• [p]Possibility to switch between scope and sights without removing scopes (where accurate)[/p]
• [p]Continuing adding and upgrading weapons, vehicles, sounds and animations[/p]

[p] [/p][h2]🌍 Upcoming Campaigns 🌍[/h2][p] [/p][h3]Hungary Campaign[/h3][h3]Early 2026, Mid 2026[/h3][p]We are finally ready to announce the next DLC![/p][p]Our goal with this expansion is to bring new factions, many new weapons, and above all, a lineup of late-war vehicles to play on one of the bloodiest battles that Europe has ever seen![/p][p][/p][h3]The Battle for Hungary offers a great, unique setting for this criteria.[/h3][p]It features two factions totally new to Easy Red: Hungary alongside Germany, and Romania alongside the Soviet Union (after switching sides in 1944).[/p][p]It also potentially includes a wide variety of authentic unique weapons such as the Mannlicher rifles, Mauser VZ.24, Danuvia submachine guns, Steyr-Solothurn MG30, PPS-42/43 and much more.[/p][p]You’ll also see powerful late-war vehicles like the late war Panther variants, Tiger II, Zrínyi II, late war T-34 and T34/85, IS-2 and more — including rare wartime technology such as infrared night vision on Panther tanks, one of the most advanced innovations of the era. Here's a WIP photo of the Panther rework currently underway, along with the night vision system! [/p][p][/p][h3]One Of Europe's Bloodiest City Battles[/h3][p]The DLC will include key operations such as the Siege of Budapest, Operation Konrad, and Operation Spring Awakening, offering a mix of rural, urban, and suburban combat during the final months of the war in Europe.[/p][p]Operation Spring Awakening is known as the last major offensive launched by the Third Reich during World War II, a final effort by German forces to halt the Soviet advance through Hungary. [/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]More information to come in the coming weeks and months on our official discord server.[/p][p][/p][h3]Southern Tunisia — Late 2025, Early 2026[/h3][p]While Northern Tunisia and the "Run for Tunis" would mark the end of Axis forces in North Africa, Southern Tunisia and the Mareth Line would be a very important stepping stone on the way, being a heavily fortified position that Axis forces used to try and halt the Allied advance after their retreat from El Alamein. [/p][p]Just northwest of the Mareth Line lay the Atlas mountains, holding Kasserine and Kasserine pass. It is here in which occurred the first major engagement between American and German ground forces in WWII, and one of the largest losses for western allied forces early in the war. The rugged mountains of Kasserine and the surrounding area will prove in stark contrast to the wide open dunes of Mareth. Expect large tank battles over huge spaces, with a mix of both allies and axis on the defense! Also likely to come with this will be the British Crusader tank. The release of Southern Tunisia should be a great cap-off to the North African theater we plan to represent in base-game Easy Red 2, and we hope you'll love it too![/p][p][/p][p]The Southern Tunisia campaign is likely to release at the very beginning of 2026 if not the final weeks of 2025.[/p][p][/p][h2]🔄 Ongoing Upgrades Across the Whole Game[/h2][p]While the roadmap highlights our biggest goals, a huge part of our daily development is the constant improvement of existing content.
Throughout 2025 and 2026, we’ll continue upgrading weapons, vehicles, uniforms, gear and historical details across all factions.[/p][p]Right now we're already working on a large batch of improvements—here’s a small preview:[/p]

• [p]A full range of new and reworked British vests and equipment, improving historical accuracy and visual detail.
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• [p]A lineup of the new updated Soviet T-34, including new variants, models, textures, and functional improvements. [/p]

[p]These upgrades will roll out steadily with our regular updates, just like you've seen over the past years. Our goal is to make every single piece of equipment in Easy Red 2 feel authentic, polished, and satisfying to use.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]🔍 A Note from the Team 🔍[/h2][p][/p][p]This roadmap only outlines the major features and changes coming in the next several months.[/p][p]As always, we'll be working on smaller updates, bug fixes, and polishing regularly—just like we have for the past five years with monthly public updates. You can view our full history of changelogs here. [/p][p][/p][p]We owe our continued success to you, our dedicated community. Your feedback and suggestions have been invaluable, and your enthusiasm for Easy Red 2 motivates us to keep pushing the game forward. Thank you for spreading the word and being part of this journey. [/p][p][/p][p]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, Reddit and the Discord server. [/p][p][/p][p]Stay tuned, and see you on the battlefield! [/p][p]Marco and the Easy Red 2 Team[/p]