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GHPC Early Access has been updated to version 20230401.2.

This is a minor update, introducing small adjustments and bug fixes. As part of these changes, the April Fools content has been removed.

We've added a modified version of the fourth mission from the April Fools mini-campaign as a standalone mission. CAS, helicopters, and BMP-2 will also return in future missions.

Pact players now have access to a new vehicle in the campaign mode: the BMP-1P, an upgraded BMP-1 equipped with a SACLOS anti-tank guided missile launcher rather than the MCLOS missile it was originally built with. In real life, this weapon had to be used from outside the turret, meaning the gunner needed to expose at least their upper body. Since GHPC does not yet have animated crew, the BMP-1P can fire ATGMs without risking the crew ... for now.

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• Removed April Fools missions
  
• Added a modified version of April Fools mission 4 as "Obscene Odyssey"
  
• Retired the instant damage feedback text
  
• Added BMP-1P infantry fighting vehicle to campaign
  
• Added new visual effects for autocannon HE impacts on armor
  
• Adjusted some visual effects
  
• Reduced CPU load of moving vehicles slightly
  
• Renamed the IR spotlight control in the settings menu to be less ambiguous
  
• Fixed rendering issues that could lead to instability on some systems
  
• Fixed some subtitle errors
  
• Fixed an issue that made M1IP turret cheek armor performance slightly worse than intended (this will not meaningfully affect its performance against any threat projectile currently in the game)
  

Thanks for playing!

GHPC Early Access has been updated to version 20230401.1.

This is a minor update, introducing small adjustments and bug fixes. We are aware of additional crashing issues in the new April Fools missions and will be working on solving them.

As a heads-up, the April Fools content in GHPC is traditionally time-limited, so after a week or so, the special missions and hit feedback cheat will be removed from the game. The advancements in content, such as CAS, helicopters, and BMP-2, will of course return in future missions.

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• Fixed crew settings that led to BMP-2 floating up into the air when the game was paused
  
• Fixed configuration issue that led to some armor not working properly, especially for Abrams tank
  
• Fixed configuration issue that led to AAR X-ray meshes appearing in the wrong places
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause mission launches to fail if volume settings were corrupt
  
• Fixed BMP-2 main sight mistakenly having some laser rangefinder functionality
  
• Fixed bomb blasts ignoring all the effects of armor if they were strong enough to defeat the armor at all (this will not save you from CAS but might help at medium distances)
  
• Fixed an issue that would cause CAS planes to appear jittery in flight
  
• Fixed BMP-2 night sight having excessively high sharpness
  
• Fixed mistaken reference to Su-22 CAS in a mission briefing
  
• Fixed smoke and fire appearing in AAR mode
  
• Flipped falling bombs the right way around
  
• Removed BMP-2 spot from WIP model showcase on Grafenwoehr range
  

Thanks for playing!

GHPC Early Access has been updated to version 20230401.

Happy April Fools Day! (At least it's still April 1 in the USA...)

This update introduces numerous new features, several bug fixes and improvements, and a few things best discovered for yourself. Happy hunting!

(Note: several of the new features in the update are preliminary versions, meaning we are aware of errors or incomplete aspects and will be continuing to add to them in the future.)

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• Added an option to show instant damage logs for shots. (Check the "cheats" tab in Settings!)
  
• Added several new missions themed to this update
  
• Added preliminary version of BMP-2, available in tank range and new missions for now
  
• Added additional support assets on call for some of the new missions
  
• Added preliminary version of East German crew voices
  
• Added subtitles for all voice lines (English only for now; you can toggle these off in Settings)
  
• Updated vegetation and details for all terrains, including some new trees and forest floor cover
  
• Updated visual effects, including vehicle fires, autocannon impacts, ricochets, and some explosives
  
• Updated tree placements on all terrains
  
• Added more variety in shell casing sounds when firing guns in interior views
  
• Modified some physics settings for efficiency
  
• Fixed several mission layout and event issues
  
• Fixed an issue where some IR spotlights would change light range on the fly and fail to illuminate objects, giving the impression that they were aimed in the wrong place
  
• Fixed an issue where certain optics would become unstable if swept 90 degrees or more in first person view
  
• Fixed an issue where the ammo door in the Abrams tank could clip outside of the tank when driving
  
• Fixed an issue where commanders would call "next target" without confirming "target" first
  
• Numerous small bug fixes
  

Thanks for playing!

GHPC Early Access has been updated to version 20230228.2.

This is a minor update, introducing small adjustments and bug fixes.

EDIT: We updated the build on 2023-03-13 with a small hotfix to correct an issue where M113 and BRDM-2 crews ignored the new panic rules.

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• Added gunnery optic to commander's M85 cupola machine gun on M60 series tanks (automatically used when the cupola gun is selected)
  
• Tank and scout vehicle crews will now abandon their vehicle when it is combat ineffective
  
• Light vehicle crews will now have a chance to panic and bail out when their crew compartment is pierced by munitions, with a higher chance for larger caliber threats
  
• Added an option in the Q menu to bail out, allowing the crew to be saved in a hopeless situation (in a campaign, this avoids harsher logistics penalties for personnel losses)
  
• Tuned suspension on several vehicles, especially the BTR-60PB, which should now be much less eager to spring into the air
  
• Free cam is now immune to blur effects
  
• Added correct tracer ratio to .50 caliber belts for M85 cupola guns
  
• Reverted previous decrease in maximum spall bounces for better damage effect
  
• Removed spall penalty on 3BM20
  
• Increased scroll speed on unit switch menu
  
• Updated credits
  
• Fixed T-72 tanks' TPD-K1 gunsight having too low magnification
  
• Fixed base model M1 Abrams lacking lighter colored backing field for number decals
  
• Fixed BMP-1 gunner being immune to compartment penetration panic
  
• Fixed .50 caliber ammunition carrying too much velocity at long range
  
• Fixed mesh issue on T-72M1 commander hatch
  
• Fixed rare issue that could cause a unit's loss not to be fully registered
  

Thanks for playing!

GHPC Early Access has been updated to version 20230228.1.

This is a minor update, introducing small adjustments and bug fixes.

[h2]Changelog[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where the lower look sensitivity of binocular mode would get stuck enabled
  
• Fixed "paused" label not appearing
  
• Fixed some errors in mission descriptions
  
• Added an edge overlay to binocular mode
  
• US forces in campaigns can now experience shortages of M833 ammunition when logistics are depleted, forcing the use of M774 as a replacement
  
• Adjusted fragment ricochets slightly, reducing the ability of large fragments to experience sharp bounces, and increasing the energy penalty of a bounce
  

Thanks for playing!