Heroes & Generals News

[h3]Soldiers![/h3]Update 1.19.1 is here!
Visibility updates, better Tank vs. Tank matchups, faster first vehicle unlock, bug fixes and more!

[h2]Tank vs. Tank Matchups[/h2]In update 1.19.1 light tankers can look forward to a better match up!
Tank Crew with Light Tanks only will now exclusively join matches against other Light Tanks in the Tank vs. Tank gamemode.

It’s time for you to pick someone your own size!

[h2]Tank Recoil[/h2]Tankers will immediately notice that we have decreased the physical recoil of firing a shell from a tank. This will allow hull gunners to have less wobble when assisting a friendly tank.
We added camera recoil instead to simulate the same effect for the main cannons.

Now stop dancin’ and start shootin’!

[h2]Performance Optimization and Visibility Improvements[/h2]Blood-splatter and Glass Impact effects have been decreased substantially to increase visibility and performance.



Anti-Tank Rifles also had their smoke effect decreased when firing the gun to improve the experience by increasing both visibility and performance.

Aircraft windscreens have also been cleaned up a bit and now feature less dirt and grime.

[h2]Infantry Vehicle Progression[/h2]New soldiers will now find it easier to unlock their first Infantry Vehicle. We have moved the first Infantry Vehicle unlock to the Infantry Assault Ribbon, resulting in a much smoother and faster first infantry vehicle unlock pace for new Soldiers.

[h2]Account Level Up Notifications[/h2]Upon leveling up your account, you will now get a popup explaining what you now can do. This includes but is not limited to Game Mode unlocks and Soldier Types.

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]We have taken a look at the Airfield Map and fixed several bugs. The Runway should no longer pop in and out of existence and the model itself has been converted to Physically Based Rendering for a more crisp look.

Capture Point O3 has also been tweaked to include all bunkers in the Capture Zone, collision fixes have been applied to a bunker variant and bunker height has been fixed at C2.

Forward Airfield also had it’s floating guard towers, hedgehogs, wire fences and sandbags properly placed.

[h2]REPAIR YOUR TANK, BRING YOUR FRIEND AS GUNNER AND FIGHT![/h2]

Enjoy!
RETO MOTO

[h2]Changelog[/h2]
Click here to see the changelog

[h2]Changelog[/h2][h3]UPDATED AUG. 25 2020[/h3]
[h2]UPDATE 1.19.1 – QUALITY OF LIFE UPDATE[/h2]

• Created separate setup for light tanks only and removed light tanks from other setups in Tank vs. Tank
  
• AT-Rifles muzzle flash tweaked and optimized. Smoke reduced, light flash increased
  
• Tank cannon recoil changes: Physical recoil reduced, Camera recoil added.
  
• Aircraft windscreen texture update, reduction of dirt on glass.
  
• Airfield bugs fixed: Tiremarks on airfield glitch, Bunker collision, O3 capture zone adjusted, fixed bunker height at C2
  
• Player and Glass Impact effect update and optimization (also comes with performance increase for blood splatter/glass breaking effect).
  
• Updated runway material on Airfield with a PBR material
  
• Fixed floating guard tower and a number of floating hedgehogs, barbed wire fences and sandbags at C3
  
• Added popup when player unlocks new gamemode
  
• Added popup when player levels up
  
• Moved first Infantry Vehicle unlock from Driver lvl 2 to Infantry Assault lvl 2 for easier access to mobility in early stages of the game
  
• Localization Updates
  
• Crash Fixes

[h2]Update Blogpost[/h2]Click here to go back to the Update 1.19.1 Announcement

[h3]Soldiers![/h3]
Welcome to the Community Creators blog! Every week we will scroll through YouTube, our Discord media page and our Community Hub on Steam to find your best creations!

[h3]Special edition![/h3]
Today is the 10th edition of the community creation blog! Therefore I felt it was time for a special edition! Over the past week I have seen several tutorial videos that just didn't really fit into the content creations blogposts. This week however, I have decided to combine all of them into this blogpost. So take a look at the videos below and find a subject that spikes your interest!
[h3]Help us update the wikipedia and get gold![/h3]
Our wikipedia has unfortunately become a bit outdated. But in order to help new players we want to update it with your help! Go to our wikipedia by clicking here and update it as best as you can!
We will be handing out some gold vouchers for the people who make the most (quality) contributions, with a 5000 gold voucher for the top contributor!*
[h3]Becoming a general![/h3]
Have you ever played a war mission? There is a good chance you have, but do you know how they are actually created? WmXLT has created a tutorial on how to play the 'Generals' part of the game. The video is a little old and therefore not completely correct anymore, it is still a great way to learn about the RTS.

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*Autoresolve now takes 6 hours to kick in
** This tutorial does not go into the new account-based assault team deploying, which for new players simply put means they can deploy their (infantry) units much faster.

[h3]APC! Getting your team a spawn![/h3]
By many veteran players seen as the most important resources in the game, the APC is a vehicle that can be used to spawn on. In this well made tutorial by GPAKOS we can find a well thought out plan on how to use this vital instrument of war.

In this video we are being introduced the recon character. What is the best setup Appreax

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[h3]Recon! Death from afar[/h3]
In this video we are being introduced the recon character. What is the best setup and how can you best use him? Appreax shares his knowledge!

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[h3]Paratroopers! Death from above[/h3]
Next to the recon soldier, we also have the paratrooper, Ramdevbabagaming has made a nice video for this class!

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[h3]Get to the battlefield![/h3]
That is a lot of information! I think that four videos is more than enough for this blogpost. Have you made a tutorial you really want players to see and think will help them? Feel free to send it to me through a personal message on discord.

Lastly I want to thank Sandlycut for once again an amazing image to feature with this post!

[h3]Content Creators Program[/h3]
This year we have launched our brand new Content Creator Program. With this program we hope to show Heroes & Generals to the world with the help of our Creators. While at the same time help them to grow their channels and attract bigger audiences. Do you think you have what it takes to join the content creator program? Take a look at the requirements and sign up!

[h3]Don't forget to show some love to the creators of the videos, screenshots and artwork![/h3]
Do you want to be featured in the next instalment? Simply upload your screenshots or artwork to steam or join our discord and share your creations there.

Are you a twitch streamer? Make sure your viewers create some clips of your most epic moments!
Lastly, if you are a youtuber, don't forget to tag your videos with 'Heroes and Generals' as this is the tag we search on to find your videos! (only videos below 10 minutes have the chance to be featured).

See you next week!
RETO MOTO

*Contributions will be looked at on the 20th of September and rewards will be handed out soon after
**The tutorials have been made by players and you may disagreed with them on some parts. If you do so and wish to let them know, please do so in a respectful manner. They have made a lot of effort to try and help players learn the game.

[h3]Soldiers![/h3][h2]Your Ribbon Progression ability is now on sale at 30% OFF with Gold for 7 days only!*[/h2]

[h3]ADVANCE YOUR RIBBON TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND FIGHT![/h3]

How to progress your Ribbons

1. Select the soldier you want to progress a ribbon for.
   
2. Look at Ribbon Overview (lower right), click on the Ribbon you want to progress.
   
3. From the Ribbon Screen, click “Complete Level” to progress your Ribbon to the next level and access its associated unlocks.

Enjoy,
RETO MOTO

* Sale ends Tuesday, August 25th 2020 @ 10AM CEST

[h3]Soldiers![/h3]
Welcome to the Community Creators blog! Every week we will scroll through YouTube, our Discord media page and our Community Hub on Steam to find your best creations!

[h3]Content Creators of the week[/h3]
This year we have launched our brand new Content Creator Program. With this program we hope to show Heroes & Generals to the world with the help of our Creators. While at the same time help them to grow their channels and attract bigger audiences. Every week we start off the Community Creations blog by showing some of their footage. Do you think you have what it takes to join the content creator program? Take a look at the requirements and sign up!

[h3]Youtube:[/h3]
Last week I made a small error, let's blame the heat! While I did update the text and the link to his youtube channel, I posted the wrong youtube video. That is why this week we will feature the Spanish youtuber Cestt Plays once again, this time with the correct video link.

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[h3]Youtube 2:[/h3]
Yes, this week we are not featuring one, but two youtubers! Today we are introducing you the Serbian player ZIGMA. In his video he is having some fun with his trusted Skdfz 222. Be sure to check out the rest of his channel as well!

*Video made unavailable due to imagery being against our Rules of Conduct, sorry for the inconvenience.

[h3]The smoking barrel[/h3]
Sandlycut is creating awesome image after awesome image and I just have to include him again this week. And well... probably next week as well looking at yet another masterpiece he has shared on the discord. This week we are taking a look at a Lee tank in action, I wonder if the receiving end of that rounds enjoys this image as much as I do.

[h3]Explosions![/h3]
I don't know what exploded there, but it sure is beautiful! Wait, wasn't that Lee tank at the iron bridge as well? I suppose we will never know who fired that round, but what we do know is that this image was made by G.D.F™, thank you for sharing!



[h3]Always has been![/h3]
While Redbjarne no longer works fulltime on Heroes & Generals, I still believe it is worthwhile to answer this Q&A question that I received through the steam community artwork section. We can only admit that this is the truth, it is indeed all Redbjarne. Thank you for creating this marinesciencedude.



[h3]Paradise of death![/h3]
It seems that we are decreasing! Last weeks selected youtuber had a total of three videos, this guy right here, has only posted one. I really enjoyed it and I hope you guys will as well! So be sure to show some love to BarryPlays and subscribe!

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[h3]Will he live?[/h3]
A GAZ on a mission! Can leonbozz15 survive? Take a look at the clip below and find out!

https://clips.twitch.tv/GracefulGentleMallardKlappa

[h3]Don't forget to show some love to the creators of the videos, screenshots and artwork![/h3]
Do you want to be featured in the next installment? Simply upload your screenshots or artwork to steam or join our discord and share your creations there.

Are you a twitch streamer? Make sure your viewers create some clips of your most epic moments!
Lastly, if you are a youtuber, don't forget to tag your videos with 'Heroes and Generals' as this is the tag we search on to find your videos! (only videos below 10 minutes have the chance to be featured).

See you next week!
RETO MOTO