WWII Online News

Campaign 189 has started !

Here are some useful links to information on server settings and supply. We are always looking to keep our players updated on changes and make it easy to find the information to prevent any confusion.

These are the current server settings: SERVER SETTINGS FOR CAMPAIGN 189;
These are the current supply numbers: Current Supply Google Spreadsheet for viewing UPDATED 5/16/2022

If you have suggestions on any of these game subjects feel free to post in the forums. We are open to all ideas.

Good luck to both sides

S!

World War II Online
Version 1.36.18.0 - July 2022

• Added the Rat Pack player decal for their 2022 squad contribution (Thank You)
  
• New 2022 Fundraiser Platinum Wreaths have been added to the game (Thanks to Csm308, Robswede, and Bangsi)
  
• Doom66 has been added to the Fallen Soldier memorial
  
• Bombsights in Bombers with moveable bombsights will now be able to be locked and unlocked (default: locked) left-ctrl+z
  
• Instant Despawn now happens when players press the Escape key without the need to click ok, press Escape again to cancel
  
• New Motorized Mortars have been added:
  
• British - 3in Universal Carrier Mk I
  
• American/French - 81mm (M21) Halftrack
  
• German - 81mm Halftrack
  
• The game's credits have been updated
  
• The Barrage Balloon PPO has been added to Supply Trucks
  
• The Barrage Balloon PPO max damage and height has been updated
  
• Windmills are now destroyable
  
• A new capturable City Hall has been added to Brussels and Limburg
  
• A new river island added near Grobendonk
  
• A few new road tiles have been added
  
• Improvements have been made to Versaille
  
• Surf has been added to coast lines
  
• A new Bush PPO is now available
  
• Camo Netting PPOs have been added
  
• Tree visual distance has been extended out to 4.5km
  
• Updated Spa track to closer match the historic layout
  
• 25 New towns added to the map: De-Cochsdorp, Scheveningen, Ijmuiden, Herdecke, Castrop-Rauxel, Herne, Zwolle, Hoogeveen, Meppel, Eursinge, Arnhem, Renkum, Franeker, Harlingen, Woerden, Amsterdam East, Amsterdam West, Mijdrecht, Leiden, Alphen Aan Den Rijn, Haarlem, Aalsmeer, Hillegom, Dortmund, and Limburg
  

• The 109 F2P aircraft's "type" (ctrl+i) icon mode has been fixed
  
• Fixed disappearing ABs in Kalmthout, Marche, and Wetteren
  
• The US Carbine Paratrooper's weapon has been repaired
  
• The Supply Truck's PPO info on the spawn list has been fixed
  
• Fixed broken flags on some bunkers
  
• Some fixes added to Hellevoetsluis (this area remains a work in progress)
  
• Repaired a hangar in Charlois
  
• Corrected a terrain tile near St. Menehould
  
• Trees have been removed from the Veurne AB
  
• AI repaired near Liege
  
• Fixed terrain clipping near Krabbendijke
  
• The "Play Offline" and "Settings" buttons on the Mac launcher have been updated
  
• The PPO Name Selection issue on certain units has been fixed
  
• EZ Mode (RA) controls have been removed from the keymapper
  
• Note: A future variant of the 81mm Universal Carrier Mk I variant will be made available to French forces so that they can be introduced one tier earlier. All Mortar Carriers at this time will join when the US Forces do, or Tier 3 as of this writing.
  

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Wishlist our next game Chokepoint, a prelude to WWIIOnline 2.0!

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As we have now launched Welcome Back Soldier (WBS) (which runs from 6/1 - 6/15) we're also releasing Version 1.36.17.0 A New Dawn for Paratroopers themed patch tonight at 6PM Pacific Time, which includes the three new airborne classes, resupply canister, and three great 2022 Roadmap deliveries! Of those deliveries is the introduction of "Mobile Airfields" in WWII Online where players can deploy side-based airfield PPOs and friendly planes can land at and resupply their ammo, bombs, etc. Spread the word and let's get players in WWII Online for this WBS! Don't forget to get on voice comms and join us on https://discord.gg/wwiionline.

Happy 21st anniversary to WWII Online (June 6th, 2022) and welcome back to our veteran players! Free Full access for all vets and free players, including Steam players - on our brand new east coast server (where 62% of players are reporting improved stability and ping times) - starts now!

***STEAM PLAYERS: Create an account today or access your old account and you will receive FULL premium access immediately in-game!***





Version 1.36.17.0 - June 2022

Introducing three 2022 Roadmap deliveries (denoted in-line by * icon) and "A New Dawn for Paratroopers" items including three new classes and long-range resupply canister. Includes several other important fixes and features, made possible by our paid subscribers - thank you for supporting WWII Online. S!

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Features

• The Fallen Soldier Memorial has been updated with KMS and Deadly2u
  
• *Free to Play aircraft have been added, BF-109E/1, Hawk 75, Hurricane Mk 1 and all-new P-40B
• *The Sd.Kfz 251/1 Half-track with two MG42s has been added to the German forces
• *New Mobile Airfield PPO has been added, deployed by the new Supply Trucks
• Parachute turn rate/speed increased for greater maneuverability
  
• New Paratrooper canisters: Long range ammo canisters to resupply ground forces for Para NCOs
  
• New Para NCO: SMG w/deployable ammo canister (Hero Builders Only)
  
• New Para Combat Engineer: HE (x4) + Repair Kits (x2), able to be re-armed 50% by ammo cans in field
  
• New Para RPATs: Bazooka, PIAT and Panzerschrek 
  
• New Supply Trucks have been added to each country's spawn list
  
• New crew member artwork introduced for the Trawler, Freighter, Fairmile, DD and Daimler
  
• The first Open Area Capture models have been added to Etten-Leur, Leuven and Damvillers sheep farms
  
• PPOs are now able to be Side or Country specific
  
• Trench Mobile Spawns now have country flags inside of them
  
• RPAT Ammo has been reduced from 4 rounds to 2
  
• An update to infantry being hurt when jumping from higher than two stories has been re-added
  

Fixes

• The Ju87's tail damage state has been fixed
  
• The Dinant Fortress damage state has been fixed
  
• The Empel Rail Station has been repaired
  
• The issue causing Mac clients to show the menu bar has been fixed
  
• A few upside-down flags have been repaired
  
• Re-introduced missing buildings in Frankfurt
  
• The Lille Quarry is now fixed
  

Note: Wetteren "Bunker" is still broken but we're working on it - this town will continue to be neutral during the campaign until a solution is released.


S! Cornered Rat Software

Here's what players are saying about our new and improved game server!
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As WWII Online approaches its 21st anniversary (June 6th 2022) we wanted to let you know that we are opening the doors to all veteran players to return - via our "Welcome Back Soldier" program - from June 1st through the 15th. Everyone will receive full premium access AND all free players, whether they've registered at WWIIOnline.com or registered on Steam will also get full access.

We also have a really awesome patch update coming (1.36.17.0) which includes all of the Paratrooper items we discussed in "A New Dawn for Paratroopers" plus a lot of other good stuff like three 2022 roadmap deliveries (notes to follow). With large scale operations coming back to WWII Online and a renewed High Command system, an original price point and active development, this is a fantastic time for players to return and support the WWII Online community. Be sure to get on our discord to follow events and stay connected with the community at: https://discord.gg/wwiionline.

Please spread the word and mobilize the troops, we're using the all-new US East Coast server which has had a 62% positive boost on player ping's internationally. And remember: Everything else, is just a game! The WWII Online community is a one of a kind place, unlike any other. We look forward to seeing all of you vets returning!

This Saturday (5/21/22 at 12PM Pacific, 2PM Central, 3PM Eastern, 7PM GMT) we are transitioning our WWII Online campaign server from Oregon --> New Jersey (all other colocation services will remain in Oregon). This means game services will be offline for several hours, and a lot of advanced work has gone into this to reduce that downtime. This change represents the very first time WWII Online has EVER been on the East Coast of the USA, and it also marks a monumental move forward in our ability to deploy services as needed throughout the world.

All of our preliminary testing (including three stress tests with players) showed better connectivity, less lag / random ping spikes. This will act as a critical middle-ground for up to 90% of our players between North America and Europe. We anticipate European customers to have the very best connection they've ever had to our servers, and we've seen ping times drop quite a bit comparatively. From a gaming perspective, this will reduce players warping / rubber banding between these two continents because the time to travel to the server and for your client to receive updates are much more reasonable. This is a big deal! Please pass the word to fellow community members about what CRS is doing to improve your gaming experience. Thank you!

Matt "XOOM" Callahan
President and CEO
Playnet, Inc. / CRS