WWII Online News

From XOOM - President of CRS

CAMPAIGN 168 BEGINS TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY 8/28/19, AT 7:00PM SERVER TIME.

Good news everyone, our Quality Assurance and Dev team(s) found what was going on causing a crash for the Axis players during the tail end of Campaign 167.

Read the full announcement here:

A few hours ago the live capaing ran into database issues and developers are working to fix it. Meanwhile players are invited to log into the training server instead (which is a permanent intermission mode with unlimited supplies). Our apologies and thank you for your patience.


More details from TMAN, community manager:

A crazy couple days here at RAT HQ as we have battled "wack a mole" with issues on the live server. The campaign server has been degrading for the last few days despite our efforts to debug. We see no other option but to scrap the rest of the campaign as we are unable to replicate the DB issues on our test server. In effect, we need the live server game to keep testing and debugging..... So, since the Axis own 79% of the map and 3 of the 9 Allied factories we calling Campaign #167 an Axis WIN!



DAMAGE CONTROL REPORT:

All hands on deck here at CRS to try and resolve our database issues that in the end, prevented Axis players from logging into the game in the Axis Army persona. Although problems have been building in the last days, it was at this point earlier today that we locked the arena and suspended the campaign. We are looking at 1.36 Garrison naming data files throwing a hissy fit but lord knows I'm no techie...

The Leadership team has evaluated our options and have declared the Axis as victors in Campaign #167. The Axis had captured 79% of the map (starting at 45%) and had captured 3 of the 9 Allied factory towns. Although it can be said that the Allies had never given up and defended with fierce determination the likelihood of a turnaround was slim. This is never the way we want any campaign to end and we are working with great determination to fix our issues.

A little more background: Since these critical issues came to light during the past week we have worked to try and replicate the problems on our testing servers. We have been unsuccessful. In then end we felt that by suspending the campaign, we can use the live server logs and the suspended campaign itself to help us debug. We don't feel it would be a wise use of our time to try and restart the campaign where we left off because the Axis were so close to victory conditions, so we are focused on getting setup and ready for the start of Campaign #168.

How will that work? We will be starting #168 in Tier 3 (Americans come in at Tier 6). When? We are not sure.... We will likely be working at this problem for days as opposed to hours. We want to make sure that when we start #168 that we are rock solid!

We intend to update this thread every 12 - 24 hours. When the start of #168 is known you will all be given 24 hours notice before the start. We will post here and our through our blast email.

Hey, WWII Online supporters - thanks for your patience. We need you to know we are 100% focused on this so stay positive!

Take this time to sharpen your skills on the Training Server - ALL EQUIPMENT IS UNLOCKED FOR ALL PLAYERS ON THE TRAINING SERVER. You know there will be still be good fights ! Get in there!
Again, watch this thread for updates.

From our artist MKW :

When creating the new set of city buildings I wanted it to have a town square feel. I had a lot of space to build with this block, and I really wanted to take advantage of that. There are various architecture styles from the 1920's - 40's sprinkled throughout the city block. I had a lot of fun concepting and building this set of buildings. Each building has it's own personality and style, and plenty of opportunity for tense battles. I'm excited to get these new city blocks into the players hands so they can experience all the hard work that has gone into them. Screen shots of the standing and damaged state within.

READ THE COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE

We just released version 1.36.2.0. This includes a series of bug fixes, updates and new content / features including: Russian language support, AHC rear Garrison management, Panzer IV H, and the new hotkey for accessing your key mapper, "P."

READ THE FULL README NOTES HERE

From CHIMM:

SALUTE soldiers of WWII Online!

This weeks report lightly covers the upcoming patch with fixes to the Morris Gun Tractor, Bedford OY, Sd. Kfz 232, PPO placements, AWS changes and more. Additionally, XOOM discusses the Free Play changes via Soundcloud (audio link below), and OPERATION SILENT INFERNO!

Read the full article below...

• Morris Gun Tractor - Traction, suspension, and weight distribution have been adjusted.
• Bedford OY - Engine "high" idling audio (third person view) when in neutral has been corrected.
• Sd. Kfz 232 - Selective armor plates adjustment - corrected to historical thickness.
• PPO - Corrected issues while placed/clipping on uneven terrain/berms
• AWS - All planes will only trigger AWS when:
  • within 10 km of any enemy town
  • over 10 km away from any friendly towns (off map and ocean areas included)
  • over enemy territory
• Satchel clipping into stationary vehicles has been corrected
• AHC will be allowed to change the ownership of an "inactive" Garrison across the game world. New supply will trickle with the 1 hour timer (same as newly captured towns).

There are more items in this patch, so keep an eye out for the official "Readme".



A series of changes are in progress to create a better on-boarding experience for new users joining WWII Online and shaping an appropriate set of expectations for what our game service is all about. As of today, perpetual Free Play access will no longer be offered and has been replaced with a 30 day free trial account which gives you all infantry and a truck. We have 5 subscription options available and we will no longer be selling downloadable content. Continue reading this article to receive full details and an explanation for why CRS has made these necessary changes to our game service experience.

Listen to XOOM's Soundcloud recording here.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6LAZmh9a5E

Operation " SILENT INFERNO" is our next live server event is scheduled for Sunday, August 4, 2019 and will start at 12:00 PM server time. This event is another one of our series of High Command led live server events. These events have brought in large numbers of players and some very big combined arms battles. Gather your squaddies and rally up for an afternoon of intense battles!

Time zone breakdown:

• 12:00PM Server (GMT -6)
  
• 10AM Pacific
  
• 1PM Eastern
  
• 6PM England (GMT)