Easy Red 2 News

It’s a big day today. The newest DLC is out, the PlayStation 4/5 version is out, and the poll to decide the next campaign is now live! Let’s go over everything now.



Our newest DLC, Easy Red 2: Shanghai-Nanking, is live right now to be purchased and played on Steam! It will take a few weeks to be released to Xbox and Nintendo Switch, and a few more weeks to be approved and released for PlayStation.

Shanghai - Nanking takes you to China in 1937 during the beginning months of the Second Sino-Japanese War, from the war-torn streets of downtown Shanghai to the cold, dead fields of the former Chinese capital city, Nanking.

It includes:

• Shanghai (5x5 km) and Nanking (4x4 km) maps with 23 new missions total
  
• New Chinese faction
  
• New Chinese and Japanese uniforms and kits, totaling more than 70 new clothing items
  
• New vehicles and aircraft, such as the Nakajima A4N, the Hawk-3, the Type 89 tank, the Vickers 6-ton tank, and the
• Type 24 HMG. Also, the Chinese versions of the P40 Warhawk, Polikarpov I-16, T-26, Panzer 1, SdKfz 222, Vickers Crossley, and more…
  
• New weapons: Type 24 Rifle, Hanyang 88, ZB-26, Chinese MP-18, Sig20, FN Model D and more…
  
• Over 100 new beautiful map props and buildings to be used in the Mission and Map Editor
  

[h2]Check out the new DLC here! [/h2]

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You can wishlist the DLC now here!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499380/Easy_Red_2_Shanghai__Nanking/

Thank to EndoSkull Gaming for the pre-release interview & gamplay!
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Easy Red 2 will also be released on PlayStation Store at 10 AM of your local time!

Currently, the build is cross-generation for both PlayStation 4 and 5, with improvements for PS5 over PS4 for the extra hardware. A dedicated PlayStation 5 may come in the future for additional features.

Check out ER2 on the PlayStation store here!



The newest DLC is now out, and it’s been a while since our last big poll– it’s time to hear the community’s thoughts on what the next big campaign for Easy Red 2 will be!

With this poll, we’re using it to gauge community interest– not just the winner is taken into consideration. We will be considering all votes, and basing what we do in the future off of what your interest is in!

Already planned this year are the Kwajalein and Roi Namur Reworks, the Anzio Rework, and the new Southern Tunisia map to conclude the Tunisia campaign. After that… who knows! We’re very excited to see what you as the community have to say and we will follow up with the poll results in about a week on our official community discord server. You get up to three choices: pick your favorite!

Vote in the new poll here


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.

[h3]Thanks for reading, we’re looking forward to seeing the results of the poll![/h3]

Marco + Corvostudio

[h2]Hi everyone,[/h2]

We finally have a release date for the Shanghai-Nanking DLC and the PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 version, but first let's see what changes since last major update.


[h2]New Features:[/h2]
• Added A5M-2 Japanese fighter plane.
• Added SDKFZ 222 armored car with 7 camo variants.
• Added 3,7cm Pak 36.
• Added M1937 1-K AT gun.
• Added M1937 19-K AT gun.
• Added M1937 53-K AT gun.
• Reworked C96 models.
• Enfield rifles animations reworked.
• M1911 animations reworked.
• Reworked most of the radios
• Added some new Face models.
• Started reworking Fallschirmjäger uniforms.
• New system to add locations in custom maps.
• Finalized Shanghai-Nanking DLC for the upcoming release.
• New system to add into text for vanilla and custom missions.
• New system to localize custom missions.
• New system to set Campaign-tree order of custom missions.
• New system to localize custom missions.
• Added many new functionalities to Scripting System.
• Reworked rain effect.
• Released coming soon Shanghai-Nanking DLC page.

[h2]Fixes:[/h2]
• Removed "Take control of spawned vehicle" button; To take control of a spawned vehicle pressing on the vehicle label is now enough.
• Some fixes in uniform textures.
• Improved memory management to reduce potential memory leak issues.
• Fixed bug with I-16 rockets.
• Improved bots pathfinding for maps with very steep hills.
• Fixed Panzer I seat slot count.
• Improved performance of some FPS animations.
• Fixed bug with M1 helmet.
• Fixed bug with Paratroopers M1 Carbine.
• Changed the way ticket system works, by counting dead units instead of respawns now.
• Improvements in riggings.
• Improved AI to calculate longer paths when they can't find a good one.
• General bug fixes, especially around the new scripting system.
• Improved camera reload animation system.
• Addressed various smaller bugs reported via Discord.



Shanghai Nanking will launch on Steam the 28th of March (2025)!
This DLC will bring 2 maps (with around 100 new map props) and 23 missions on them, various vehicles and weapons, more than 70 clothing pieces and the new China faction!

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You can wishlist the DLC now here!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499380/Easy_Red_2_Shanghai__Nanking/

The DLC will take a few extra weeks to be released on console as well, but we are doing our best to bring it ASAP!






The same day, 28th of March, the game will also become available on the PlayStation store for both PS4 and PS5!
The game will launch with all DLCs except for Shanghai Nanking, that might take a few extra weeks to be approved and released on this console as well.



While we plan to add even more functionalities, the scripting system expanded a lot with functionalities such as callbacks.
We managed to make the first fully scripted mission in Easy Red 2: The Sihang Warehouse defense mission for the upcoming Shanghai-Nanking DLC.

More missions will feature scripting, including base game missions, and we are planning to run a scripting contest along with Workshop creators in order to promote the new system and help with it's usage.


[h3]You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]


[h3]You can get Normandy campaign here[/h3]

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.


Thank you all,
Marco

Hello everyone!

Today we are going to do a Live Chat hosted by EndoSkull Gaming, where you can ask us some questions that we'll try to answer as deep as we can!

Join us on Endo's channel!
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[h2]Hi everyone,[/h2]

In this post, we are sharing more news about the Shanghai-Nanking campaigns, the PlayStation release, and some new systems we are developing. But first, here are the changelogs for all the latest updates, including the most recent one just released:


[h2]New Features:[/h2]
• Added a very early look of the Scripting system.
• Added new Japanese uniform parts, including new helmet and cap variants.
• Added German Smocks uniforms.
• Added new German M40 and M43 caps with many variants.
• Added P-40 plane.
• Added Polikarpov I-16 plane.
• Added KI-27 plane
• Added Ki-43 plane.
• Added Panzer I A tank.
• Added T-26 tank.
• Added Type94 tankette.
• Added new Lee-Enfield reload animation system.
• Released coming soon Shanghai-Nanking DLC page.

[h2]Fixes:[/h2]
• Smaller improvements in face textures.
• Big changes in Japanese loadouts for better historical accuracy.
• Improved riggings of uniforms.
• Improved save data system to handle cases of no space on disk.
• Improved memory management of TPS animations.
• Adjustments on stone wall prop for better placement on the ground.
• Various sounds and animations improvemen
• Addressed various smaller bugs reported via Discord.



Exciting update for Easy Red 2! We’re introducing an optional Lua-based Scripting System that lets you completely customize your missions:
Create new game modes, design unique mission objectives (like destroying a target or triggering explosions), and fine-tune AI and soldier behaviors—all while working alongside the default Mission Editor. Whether you’re editing scripts in-game or using your favorite external editor, this system gives you unprecedented control over every mission phase and AI action.

This system have been added in the game, but it's currently very early and not finalized at all. There are still many functions that needs to be added, especially in order to properly handle inventories, UI elements and custom sounds. We will also provide new Mission-Editor tool to acquire IDs of vehicles, items, squads, world positions and more, in order to properly use them in your scripts.
However much of it can be used to start prototyping some new experiences! Once ready this system will of course be used for vanilla missions as well to create a more dynamic and less repetitive gameplay!
You can start making your script by taking a look to Easy Red 2 Scripting system docs.

Feel free to try the system as it is and to join the Discord Server where we have dedicated channel to report problems with the system, suggest new scripting features and share your scripts so other members of the community can use them in their missions!




Finally we are in the very last stages of the making of the Shanghai-Nanking DLC, where we are currently setting up last missions and testing them to ensure to bring the highest quality as possible.
This DLC will bring 2 maps (with around 100 new map props) and several missions on them, various vehicles and weapons, more than 70 clothing pieces and the new China faction!

You can wishlist the DLC now here!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499380/Easy_Red_2_Shanghai__Nanking/

We don't have a very precise release date yet on any platform, but we expect it to be available on Steam between 3 and 6 weeks!





We have been working with Sony to ensure the game build complies with PlayStation's quality guidelines. Not only is the build 100% ready, but it also strictly adheres to all the requirements for release on PlayStation.
The approval process is revealing being a bit more tricky than expected so hopefully we'll be able to bring good news about this very soon!



[h3]You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]


[h3]You can get Normandy campaign here[/h3]

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.


Thank you all,
Marco

[h2]Hi everyone,[/h2]

Hi everyone,

In this post, we are sharing more news about the Shanghai-Nanking campaigns, the PlayStation release, and some new systems we are developing. But first, here are the changelogs for all the latest updates, including the most recent one just released:


[h2]New Features:[/h2]
• Added new German winter uniforms, including the German Parka and other new German uniforms.
• Expanded the gore system with a new prototype feature.
• New vehicle: Breda 37 static MG.
• Added new Enfield No.4 Mk1 and No.1 Mk3 animations, allowing dynamic combinations of stripper clip and individual bullet reloads, as well as the ability to cancel the reload animation at any moment.
• Added new third-person injured animation variants.
• Added new US voice acting.
• Added a new tool for the Map Editor: Multi-replace props.
• New intro and main menu music.
• Added new soundtracks.
• Added a "block player" feature for multiplayer.
• Added a "report player" feature for multiplayer.
• New FPS unequip animation system – currently applied to various weapons.
• New MP40 & MP38 animations.
• Reworked Lanchester animations.
• Reworked Walther P.38 sounds.
• Reworked Enfield revolver and Ruby pistol animations.
• Improved Kar98 animations.
• New Type 100 sounds.
• New trench props.
• Added 24 new destructible sandbag wall props.
• Added various road sign props.
• Reworked various Japanese props.
• Various other props added.

[h2]Fixes:[/h2]
• Improved rigging on various uniforms.
• Enhanced many animations.
• Improved various weapon sounds.
• Reworked the Type 96 AA gun and added a camo variant.
• Reworked the M2A1 Howitzer.
• Fixed historical inaccuracies with some calibers and weapon penetration data.
• Fixed some achievements.
• Various quality and performance improvements.
• Improved vehicle armor stats.
• Adjusted the size of some headgear.
• Improved vehicle performance.
• Optimized building LOD performance.
• Adjusted some loadouts.
• Players can no longer ADS while reloading static MGs.
• Addressed various smaller bugs reported via Discord.



We are currently focused on reworking uniforms to include new variations and achieve greater historical accuracy. While this update already introduces many new uniforms, we are also working on German smocks, new headgear, and additional camouflage variants.
Later, we plan to fully revisit Italian and Soviet uniforms.

The historical accuracy of our uniforms has significantly improved, and we are now able to produce them much faster than before. This year will bring even more uniform improvements than we initially planned!





We continue developing the gore system, achieving new and interesting results. The gore system now extends to soldiers’ legs, with more realistic blood effects.

Remember that gore is a fully optional feature and can be disabled anytime in the pause settings.



In our last update, we shared percentage-based progress for different aspects of the campaign. Now, the uniforms, vehicles, props, and the Shanghai map are practically finished! We are currently finalizing the Nanking map and a few remaining weapons for the Chinese Army.

We are slightly behind schedule for BETA testing the DLC, but we expect to start within a couple of weeks with some volunteers from Discord.



Recently we have been showcasing a ton of Nanking-Shanghai content on our Discord server.
This includes the upcoming weapons, tanks, planes, buildings and uniforms. We really suggest to join the community to get in touch and to see more about all the content we are developing!



We have been working with Sony to ensure the game build complies with PlayStation's quality guidelines. Not only is the build 100% ready, but it also strictly adheres to all the requirements for release on PlayStation. However, we still need to go through the approval process, and we expect to receive news from Sony next week.



[h3]You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]


[h3]You can get Normandy campaign here[/h3]

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.


Thank you all,
Marco