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Attention Squaddies,

Squad’s v2.16 update is now live for players to download.

For details on what’s in this latest update visit our Release Notes which we posted yesterday (LINK URL).

To report any technical issues you might experience after updating to v2.16 please share them on our forums (LINK URL).

Thank you for your attention.

At ease,

– Offworld Industries

Attention Squaddies,

Tomorrow we are releasing Squad v2.16. This continues a series of more frequent updates, some of which are smaller in scope, to allow us to continually improve the Squad experience for our players.

V2.16 will be the fourth update to Squad this year (not including Hotfixes).

While there are dozens of improvements, fixes, and other changes in v2.16, the most prominent are the addition of three new vehicles for the Canadian Armed Forces faction, a INS emplacement Hell Cannon for the Insurgent faction, and the new Seeding Mode that will help Server Owners better populate Squad servers.

We’ve made a whole lot of other gameplay changes which are listed below in the Changelog, as well as addressed numerous bugs.

Squad v2.16 will be released on Wednesday, May 18th at 18:00 UTC.

At ease,

- Offworld Industries





[h2]CANADIAN ARMED FORCES VEHICLES
[/h2]

• M113A3 APC (3 variants) - This is an older vehicle which saw some service in Afghanistan. This fills the gap for CAF in terms of a tracked troop transport.
  
• M113A3 C6 Open Turret
  
• M113A3 M2 Open Turret
  
• M113A3 TLAV Enclosed Turret
  
• LUVW Light Jeep (4 variants): - This light jeep is outfitted with an armour kit, giving it slightly more protection against small arms than for example an un-armoured logistics truck, but less armour than for example a MAT-V.
  
• LUVW Transport Jeep
  
• LUVW Logistics Jeep
  
• LUVW C6 Jeep
  
• LUVW M2 Jeep
  
• CH-178 Transport Helicopter - Mi-17V5s were acquired by Canada during the Afghanistan War, used as a stopgap medium-lift helicopter while the RCAF sourced alternatives. This historical oddity is featured on a handful of layers set in Afghanistan.
  

[h2]SEEDING MODE & HELL CANNON
[/h2]

• Added a new INS emplacement – The Hell Cannon. This terrifying, home-made insurgent weapon launches an explosive-filled propane tank to devastate enemy positions.
  
• Overhauled the Seed Game Mode.
  
• Updated all Seed map layers to now have pre-placed forward FOBs and HABs. Pre-placed FOBs will have 10,000 ammo and 2000 construction points.
  
• Removed weaponized emplacements for all seed map layers (exception for INS on Sumari Seed v2 and Tallil Seed v2 having access to the new Hell Cannon emplacement).
  
• Updated the Seed Game Mode to start in a “Seeding Phase” ruleset and transition to a “Live Phase” ruleset when sufficient players have joined the server. See our blog post for more details on the new Seed Game Mode [LINK URL]
  

[h2]ADDITIONAL GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS
[/h2]

• Updated FOB Radio to have an increased ticket loss penalty of 20 tickets (was 10). Design Intention: to increase the incentive to defend FOBs, and attempt to address FOB spam, which is currently the predominant tactic for winning games.
  
• Adjusted the INS Tire Fire deployable to now have an additional movement impairment directly in the center of the deployable, which should prevent infantry being able to run all the way through the blockade. Design Intention: Increase the viability of this barrier to impede enemy traversal.
  
• Adjusted the INS Sapper Kit Role’s main weapon from the Mosin Carbine Bolt Action Rifle to the PPSH41 submachine gun. Design Intention: to give the INS Sapper an effective close and medium range weapon while relying on team members for longer range engagements.
  
• Updated all CAF Kit Roles with a new, more authentic L83A1 smoke grenade, which is the CAF equivalent to M18 smoke grenade.
  
• Updated AUS & CAF 3rd-person character model to remove the pistol model from Kit Roles that aren’t equipped with them, and added the missing 3rd-person pistol model on the Engineer 2 and Crewman Kit Roles.
  
• Updated all AK family rifle reload SFX, to now use correct bolt moving SFX and improved mag in / mag out SFX.
  
• Updated the AUS EF88 / F88 Rifle reloads to now use unique SFX.
  
• Adjusted the AUS Maximi to be slightly louder when fired in close proximity.
  
• Reduced the max audible range of the AUS ASLAV IFV’s engine SFX.
  
• Adjusted the layout and text of Game Mode descriptions to be clearer for new players.
  
• Adjusted the AUS MRH90 Helicopter collision model to now include the middle seats section.
  
• Adjusted the HUD name for all factions’ Combat Engineer E-tool/Spade to include “Engineer” or “Sapper”. Design Intention: To give a clear indication that this shovel has unique properties vs normal shovels (can build / dig down deployables faster).
  
• Adjusted the text for AUS weapon descriptions.
  
• Updated the loading box splash screen artwork.
  

[h2]BUG FIXES
[/h2]

• Fix attempt for the crash that gives an error regarding ASQTeamState.
  
• Fix attempt for the crash related to the muted players cache.
  
• Fix attempt for the issue where some players would see thick fog after swapping layers.
  
• Fixed an issue with missing destruction SFX for light vehicle engines.
  
• Updated the deployable camo netting to add a fallback colour, which should fix issues with the Landscape Renderer breaking camo netting under certain circumstances, like with the Fools Road black camo nets.
  
• Fixed a legacy issue with infantry bipods, where deploying your bipod while simultaneously crouching could get you stuck in a permanent bipod state.
  
• Fixed a visual issue with ADS peripheral blur, which was not getting removed when a player entered a vehicle or emplacement while in ADS.
  
• Fixed a visual issue with some vehicle windows (ie. M-ATV) not showing RPG impact effects.
  
• Fixed an issue with the AUS Observation Tower deployable’s camo netting collision unintentionally blocking projectiles.
  
• Fixed a collision issue with the AUS PMV Armored Car, where the rear hatches passed damage to the hull – impacts to those hatches no longer pass damage to the hull, in line with other similar vehicle hatches.
  
• Fixed AUS Squad Leaders missing Incendiary Grenades necessary for destroying Caches in the Insurgency Game Mode.
  
• Fixed an issue with the AUS pistol costing 10 ammo points to rearm; it now costs 1 ammo point per mag, in line with other pistols.
  
• Fixed an audio issue with the AUS MRH90 Helicopter’s exterior rotor SFX after exiting the pilot seat.
  
• Fixed an issue with the AUS M1A1 MBT’s ammo not being removed when the ammo rack component was destroyed.
  
• Fixed an audio issue with the AUS EF88 SL40 Rifle Smoke rounds having incorrect impact SFX.
  
• Fixed a legacy UI issue with SPG-9 emplacements not having a map icon when unmanned.
  
• Fixed a legacy visual issue where the arms visually broke when dry reloading the M240H Helicopter Door Gun.
  
• Fixed a legacy visual issue with low texture quality on character models in the Role Loadout menu.
  
• Fixed a visual issue with the GB SA330 Helicopter’s instrument panel flickering.
  
• Fixed a visual issue with the AUS MRH90 Helicopter’s cockpit display not updating correctly on ultra-wide monitors.
  
• Fixed a visual issue with AUS ASLAV APC’s wheel collision meshes when destroyed.
  
• Fixed a visual issue with the AUS EF88 SL40 Rifle (Grenadier Kit Role) having rounds visible in the magazine during a “dry” reload animation.
  
• Fixed an audio issue with MG shell casing SFX not being affected by the volume slider.
  
• Fixed an issue for some special weapon skins icons (Veteran RPG7, Veteran RPG7v2, and Desert M4) so they now show the correct variants.
  
• Fixed an issue with Kickstarter uniform patches not displaying correctly on 3p models of AUS and specific Woodland CAF soldiers.
  
• Fixed a visual issue where some MEA and RU fortifications (HASCO blocks / walls) were filled with brown dirt instead of sand for desert biome assets.
  
• Fixed a UI issue where the AUS PMV M2 RWS Armored Car used the incorrect map icon (“light jeep”). it now uses the correct map icon (“heavy jeep”).
  
• Fixed a UI issue for the AUS EF88 Rifle’s description; it no longer lists the stats twice, and also shows the correct zeroing distance for the Spectre optic.
  
• Fixed a typo with RUS and MEA artillery strike title and tooltip text so it correctly refers to it as being a 152mm caliber strike.
  
• Fixed an issue with Discord rich presence not supporting CAF assets correctly, this affected Goose Bay, Manic-5 and the CAF faction flag.
  
• Fixed an issue with Discord rich presence, where AUS & RUS factions were displayed as US.
  
• Fixed an issue with Discord rich presence, so the Anvil map will now display correctly.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Anisotropic Filtering level was being misreported in the log file.
  

[h2]MAP UPDATES & BUG FIXES[/h2]

• Updated all CAF map layers naming convention to be unified with all other factions map layers. Check the sheet for the full list of changes:
  
• v2.16 CAF Layers [LINK URL]
  
• Updated all CAF map layers to include new vehicle distribution.
  
• Added new map layer – Kohat RAAS v9.
  
• Added new map layer – Goose Bay RAAS v2.
  
• Updated Fallujah Seed v1 layout to now have 3 capture points.
  
• Updated Tallil Seed v2 – Team 2 is now INS (was RUS), and CAF now gets LUVW jeeps (transport + logistics).
  
• Updated Sumari Seed v2 – Team 2 is now INS (was RUS).
  
• Updated all INS map layers to now include the Tire Fire deployable – each INS FOB can deploy up to 2 Tire Fire deployables.
  
• Updated several INS map layers to include INS Ural 375 Transport Truck variant.
  
• Al Basrah Seed v1 – Fixed MEA main base no-deploy zone being offset by around 80m to the south.
  
• Al Basrah AAS v3 – Fixed Helicopters not being able to resupply at the AUS main base.
  
• Fallujah Seed v1 & Tallil Seed v2 – Fixed map layer name not showing up correctly on the deploy screen / server browser.
  
• Jensen’s Range v4 (CAF vs RUS) – Fixed RUS not having a MI8 Helicopter spawn and fixed RUS using INS HAB mesh.
  
• Kohat RAAS v8 – Fix attempt for the AUS MRH90 helicopter exploding on the helipad.
  

[h2]SDK UPDATES
[/h2]

• Added a configurable variable to vehicle turrets, to set the health level required for stabilizer to function. Default value is 0.5.
  
• Added a system for Level Design to allow for ambient Jetovers on maps. JetFlyBy will spawn ambient planes that fly overhead of the geo map.
  
• Made initial ammo & construction values on FOBs editable on instances, to allow customizing the amount of resources on pre-placed FOBs without additional components.
  
• Adjusted the AUS PMV Mag58 Armored Car to include a LowCaliber tag.
  
• Moved CAF faction setups to single use folder and updated them with standard delays & counts, deleted old legacy faction tables, counts & delays for these layers.
  
• Added bRulesetEnabled flag and setters/getters for it into SQGameRuleset to allow for rulesets logic to be notified to enable or disable itself.
  
• Added implementable events BPRulesetEnabled & BPRulesetDisabled to SQGameRuleSet, to allow blueprint child classes to react on being enabled or disabled in event-based fashion.
  
• Modified GraphTicketComponent and GraphNodeBasedBleedComponent, allowing their logic to be turned on/off.
  
• Modified Ruleset_Vehicle, to allow the ticket subtraction logic to be enabled/disabled using new ruleset enable/disable functionality.
  
• Events OnPlayerJoined and OnPlayerRemoved on SQGameState exposed to blueprints
  
• Added a TryGetDefaultObjectFor() helper function to SQBlueprintLibrary to get the default object for a certain class, with dynamic output type, to save some casting in blueprints.
  
• Added TryGetRulesetsOfClass() helper function to SQGameMode, to get an array of currently active rulesets of a specified class, with dynamic output type to save some casting in blueprints.
  
• Exposed RuleSets array in SQGameMode to blueprints as a read-only property
  
• Made GetCustomServerSetting() helper function in SQBlueprintLibrary compatible with In-Editor server settings, accessible in Editor Preferences -> Play Squad -> Custom Options.
  
• Added server-side helper functions to SQBlueprintLibrary to expand the ability to work with CustomOptions.cfg contents in blueprints:
  
• GetCustomServerSettingAsInt()
  
• GetCustomServerSettingAsFloat()
  
• GetCustomServerSettingAsBool()
  
• DoesCustomServerSettingExist()
  
• Added new INS Ural 375 Transport Truck variant.
  
• Reminder: Make sure your vehicles, turrets, vehicle weapons, and emplacements are using the new SQArmourMesh Component added in v2.15, or they may not receive damage properly.
  

[h2] CLEAR CACHE TO RESOLVE RESIDUAL ISSUES
[/h2]If you are experiencing issues, be sure to go to Settings -> “CLEAR CACHE” after updating.

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Attention Squaddies,

Squad’s v2.15 update is now live for players to download.

For details on what’s in this latest update visit our Release Notes which we posted yesterday (LINK URL).

To report any technical issues you might experience after updating to v2.15 please share them on our forums (LINK URL).

The Australian Faction was originally developed by the modding organization Midnight Interactive Pty Ltd. Offworld purchased the mod and has spent many months fine-tuning the artwork and mechanics.

Thank you for your attention.

At ease,

– Offworld Industries

Attention Squaddies,

Squad v2.15 continues Squad’s new release cadence, with our team working to provide more frequent updates as we move forward. It is the third update of the year (not counting Hotfixes).

The most obvious part of the v2.15 Update is the much anticipated release of the Australian Army. This light infantry focused faction has a Bullpup primary, and a unique Combat Engineer split to offer players expanded options on the field. Also a feature in v2.15 is improvements to FOB Deployables including new additions such as camouflage netting that will help conceal soldiers who are using the FOB for cover. The team has also updated and replaced most particle VFX with improved visual fidelity and major performance optimizations.

We’ve made a host of other gameplay changes which are listed below in the Changelog, as well as addressed numerous bugs.

Squad v2.15 will be released on Wednesday, April 13th at 19:00 UTC.



[h2]AUSSIE FACTION[/h2]

• New Faction – Australia
  
• Squad welcomes the folks from down under to the fight
  
• Light infantry focused
  
• Bullpup primary
  
• Unique Combat Engineer split
  

[h3]Infantry[/h3]

• Camouflage Pattern: AMCU (new)
  
• Pistol: Hi power pistol MK3 (new)
  
• Main Rifle (Non Magnified Optic): EF88 + Eotech 552 (new)
  
• Main Rifle (Magnified Optic): EF88 + Elcan Specter 4x (new)
  
• Grenadier: EF88 + SL40 UGL (new)
  
• Designated Marksman (DMR): HK417 (new)
  
• Light Machine Gun (LMG): F89 Minimi (new)
  
• General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG): Maximi (new)
  
• Hand Grenade: Australian F1 Frag (new)
  
• Smoke Grenade: M18 (Same as USA/GB/CAF)
  
• Timed Explosive: CompB Explosive (new)
  
• Light Anti-Tank (LAT): M72 LAW (Same as USA/GB/CAF)
  
• Heavy Anti-Tank (HAT): Carl Gustaf (Same as USA/CAF)
  
• Crewman & Pilot: EF88C (new)
  
• Knife: SOCP (new)
  
• Binoculars: AUS Binoculars (new)
  

[h3]Vehicles[/h3]

• Logistics Vehicle: HX60 (Retextured GB asset)
  
• Unarmed Transport Vehicle: HX60 (Retextured GB asset)
  
• Armoured Car:
  
• PMV Open Top Mag58 (new)
  
• PMV Open Top 3x Mag58 (new)
  
• PMV RWS M2 (new)
  
• Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV): ASLAV-25 (new)
  
• Main Battle Tank (MBT): M1A1 Abrams (Modified USA asset)
  
• Transport Helicopter:
  
• MRH90 (new)
  
• AUS UH60 (Retextured USA asset)
  

[h3]Emplacements[/h3]

• HMG: M2 Emplacement (Same as USA/GB/CAF)
  
• ATGM: BG71 TOW Emplacement (Same as USA/GB/CAF)
  
• Mortar: 81mm F2 Emplacement (Same as USA/GB/CAF)
  

[h3]Commander Assets[/h3]

• Commander CAS: F/A-18 Rocket Strike
  
• Commander Artillery
  
• 12 Cannon Salvo Circle (Same as USA/GB/CAF)
  
• 12 Cannon Salvo Line (Same as USA/GB/CAF)
  
• Commander UAV: MQ-9 Reaper (Same as USA/GB/CAF)
  

[h3]Map Layers for AUS
[/h3]

1. Anvil AAS v1
   
2. Anvil AAS v2
   
3. Anvil Invasion v1
   
4. Anvil Invasion v2
   
5. Anvil RAAS v3
   
6. Anvil RAAS v4
   
7. Anvil Skirmish v1
   
8. Anvil TC v1
   
9. Al Basrah Invasion v3
   
10. Al Basrah AAS v3
    
11. Chora AAS v4
    
12. Chora RAAS v3 – features old school F88 Rifles. 2 pre-captured flag, INS start with extra 40 tickets
    
13. Fallujah Invasion v4
    
14. Fallujah RAAS v4
    
15. Fool’s Road RAAS v4
    
16. Gorodok RAAS v7
    
17. Gorodok RAAS v8 – INS/MIL begins with 2 flags pre-captured and starts with an extra 40 tickets
    
18. Jensen’s Range v6
    
19. Kamdesh AAS v1
    
20. Kamdesh Insurgency v1
    
21. Kamdesh Invasion v4
    
22. Kamdesh Invasion v5
    
23. Kamdesh Invasion v6
    
24. Kamdesh RAAS v5
    
25. Kamdesh RAAS v6 – new layout with 1 pre-captured flag.
    
26. Kamdesh Skirmish v1
    
27. Kamdesh TC v3
    
28. Kohat AAS v3
    
29. Kohat RAAS v8
    
30. Kokan AAS v3
    
31. Kokan RAAS v3
    
32. Lashkar AAS v3
    
33. Lashkar AAS v4
    
34. Lashkar Invasion v2
    
35. Lashkar RAAS v2
    
36. Lashkar RAAS v3
    
37. Lashkar Skirmish v1
    
38. Lashkar TC v4
    
39. Logar AAS v3
    
40. Mutaha AAS v3
    
41. Mutaha Invasion v3
    
42. Mutaha RAAS v2
    
43. Mutaha RAAS v3
    
44. Sumari AAS v3
    
45. Sumari Seed v2
    
46. Tallil RAAS v5
    
47. Tallil Invasion v4
    
48. Yehorivka AAS v3
    
49. Yehorivka RAAS v8
    

[h2]FOB DEPLOYABLES IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]

Upgrade package for defensive deployables

• Added camouflage nets to many deployables: Pillbox sandbags, HMG bunkers, HASCO bunkers, Indirect Fire Shelters, HABs. 

Design Intention: This is intended to make it harder to spot soldiers using deployables for cover. One side of the camo netting appears semi-transparent up close, while the side facing the enemy is fully opaque. This is intended to make using these deployables more effective for defence, as well as offsetting the impact of the new muzzle flashes.

• Added a new deployable - fortified HASCO Observation Tower for all conventional factions.

Design Intention: This gives defending players the opportunity to deploy an elevated, protected position, which they can use as an observation and firing platform. Players could also use this as a corner-piece to connect with a larger network of defensive deployables like the HASCO walls, sandbags, HMG bunkers, etc. The primary purpose is to provide a camouflaged observation position with which a defensive player can monitor enemy movements without being seen, as well as a firing platform should they choose to engage.

• Pros: Large amount of hit points and good viewing angles, with a protected entry way
  
• Cons: Large Construction cost & build time, very exposed / prominent position which is easy to target with area effect weapons.

• Added a new deployable – rickety wooden watchtower with camo nets for Militia.
  
• Pros: Relatively small footprint with superior viewing angles for observation and fire support.
  
• Cons: Very exposed / prominent position which is easy to target with area effect weapons.

• Added a new experimental Tire Fire deployable for Insurgents.
  
• Initial Limits: Limited to 2 per FOB. This experimental deployable is initially available on a limited selection of map layers:
  
• Al Basrah AAS v2
  
• Al Basrah Insurgency v1
  
• Al Basrah Invasion v1
  
• Al Basrah Invasion v2
  
• Al Basrah RAAS v1
  
• Al Basrah Skirmish v2
  
• Anvil Invasion v1
  
• Anvil Invasion v2
  
• Sumari Invasion v1
  
• CAF Al Basrah Invasion v1
  
• CAF Al Basrah Invasion v3
  
• CAF Mutaha Invasion v1

Design Intention: This unique Insurgent deployable is intended to slow vehicles, cut off enemy routes, conceal travel routes, block sight lines, and create fear and chaos among the enemy.

• Updated HABs, Sandbags, HASCOs and several other deployables to use biome-specific camouflage. Each faction’s deployables will have a different colour scheme depending on which biome the map belongs to: Forest, Desert, or Snow.
  
• Unique Biome variations exist for:
  
• NATO (USA, GB, CAF)
  
• AUS
  
• RUS
  
• MEA
  

Design Intention: This is intended to make deployables blend into the environment better, making them slightly harder to spot, especially from longer ranges and from the air.

• Adjusted Deployables’ damage resistance against explosives, fragmentation, and HEAT. This is intended to make deployable fortifications more resilient.
  
• Affects:
  
• Sandbag walls
  
• HESCO walls
  
• HESCO blocks
  
• HESCO bunkers
  
• HMG Bunkers
  
• HABs
  
• Razor Wire

Design Intention: This change is meant to make large fortified FOBs more viable in the face of mortars and Commander call-ins. While the ultimate solution will include changes to those offensive assets, buffing deployables should lead to more enjoyable defensive gameplay in the meantime.

• Updated the HAB ghost placement mesh to include exit point indicators. Exit Indicators will change colour from green to red to indicate when an obstacle obstructs the arrow’s position, which is an indication that the doorway may be partially or completely blocked to players.

[h2]SYSTEM & GAMEPLAY UPDATES[/h2]

• Updated and replaced most particle VFX with improved visual fidelity and major performance optimizations.
  
• Updated and optimised deployable sandbag destruction FX.
  
• Added a new Capture Rate Indicator to the HUD Flag Status widget (in the top right of the screen). Arrows will appear on the Capture Progress Bar to indicate how quickly the point is being captured or lost. Capture Speed Scaling was added in v2.14.
  

Design Intention: Encourage squads to capture together, and make players aware of the benefits of having more people together on the point.

• Updated flag capture rate scaling values. Capturing generally takes longer and the neutral flag capture rate variability is more obvious with 3 or fewer soldiers in the capture zone. Create Infographic with the information below:

Design Intention: Encourage teamwork within and between squads by incentivizing capturing points en masse, and give squads a reason to stick together when back-capping on initial rollout. It should also improve pacing by encouraging more deliberate movement from flag to flag, and provide more strategic options on rollout. Overall this change should discourage rushing flags by increasing the chances of encountering a full squad on the point, rather than a lone enemy on back-cap duty.

• Added a Depth of Field (DoF) effect. This draws focus to the action and enhances the look of visual effects.
  
• Most noticeable when aiming down weapon sights, bipoded, using emplacements, or looking through a vehicle viewport.
  
• The quality and performance cost of this effect are controlled by Post Process Quality. Setting it to Low will disable the effect altogether.
  
• Overhauled the vehicle armour mesh system to now use a new simplified process for assigning VFX and SFX.
  
• Updated the MIL/INS AK74 with 1P29 to once again have adjustable range zeroing from 100m out to 400m, in increments of 100m.
  
• Updated all GB SUSAT-equipped infantry weapons to have adjustable range zeroing from 100m out to 600m, in increments of 100m.
  
• Updated the vehicle explosion impact interior sound sets, adding 2 new sounds. This should alleviate the issue of a vehicle crew not being able to determine the severity of an impact (i.e. a UGL impact getting perceived the same as a Tandem rocket).
  
• All UGL / Frags now use a new light impact sound.
  
• All armor piercing projectiles use another set of piercing more destructive sounds. (APFSDS rounds etc.)
  
• All tank rounds are using the existing sounds that you’ve heard.
  
• Updated CAF Commander CAS to now use CF-18 rocket strike.
  
• Updated the Standard Lighting so FX emissive bloom can be adjusted by material instance brightness where needed.
  
• Updated the game mode legend descriptions and server browser tooltip text to be more rapidly digestible and easy to understand.
  
• Adjusted Combat Engineer Kit Role inventory razorwire to have the half built state with a single row of knee-high wire (Same as FOB razorwire).
  
• Adjusted deployable Razor Wire (FOB+Infantry) to no longer have any player or vehicle collision on the stakes at any build state..
  
• Adjusted the rotation speed of open turrets and emplacements using keyboard and mouse input.
  
• Added WASD input zoom sensitivity scaling to open top vehicle turrets and emplacements.
  
• Adjusted the MEA BRDM-2, MEA BMP-2, MEA BMP-1, MEA Ural-4320 & RUS Woodland BMP-2 hull textures to improve the resolution on small details like the lamp, turret cloth and track wheels.
  
• Adjusted the Mi8/Mi17 Helicopter’s default ammo/construction cargo split from 750/750 to 900 ammo / 600 construction.
  
• Adjusted all AR/MG Kit role minimum magazine count. No kit will have more than 100 rounds if they respawn with an empty kit. The only exceptions are the MIL AR kit with FN Minimi and CAF AR kit with C9, which uses 200-round belts. Most AR/MG kits should now have only 1 magazine/belt when spawning with an empty kit. Exception is RUS AR kits with RPK-74, which should spawn with 2x 45 round magazines (90 rounds in total).
  
• Adjusted the CAF Arid and Woodland team selection images to reflect the most up to date character and weapon models.

[h2]BUG FIXES[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where players occasionally would have very thick fog after switching to a new map layer.
  
• Fixed a common Server crash related to SQMapMarkerManager.
  
• Fixed a long-standing issue with RAAS fog of war, which was unintentionally hiding lost and “double neutral” flags. Now on RAAS map layers, all flags should stay visible for members of a team at all times after they were discovered by that team. A “lock” icon will appear over a capture zone when a team cannot currently affect the flag state anymore (in a double-neutral situation). The capture progress bar will also be hidden to indicate the flag is no longer valid to capture.
  
• Fixed a long-standing UI issue with the diamond-shaped flag state indicator on the map, where the indicator was incorrectly blinking even when neither team was capturing the flag, giving players an incorrect impression about the current capture situation.
  
• Fixed several issues with the peripheral vision ADS Blur for infantry weapons:
  
• Fixed ADS blur harsh cut transitions when toggling between ADS and hipfire. The effect now smoothly fades in and out.
  
• Optimization: Blur shader no longer costs performance when not in ADS.
  
• Applied subtle ADS peripheral vision blur to some remaining weapons which did not yet have it.
  
• Increased intensity of peripheral vision blur when using zoom optics.
  
• Fixed an issue with the minimap on all maps which support helicopters (using soft map boundary), the minimap appeared more dim/darker than intended.
  
• Fixed an issue with dithered temporal AA glass shaders.
  
• Fixed a visual issue with the vehicle HUD, where a vehicle’s destroyed turret component indicator would incorrectly display that the turret stabilisation was still active, even though the turret was disabled and therefore stabilisation was disabled.
  
• Fixed an issue with Graphic settings to ensure contact shadows are always on for low and medium shadow quality.
  
• Fixed a gameplay issue with pilots getting excessively harsh team kill penalties in relation to crashing helicopters with multiple passengers. Corrected the helicopter pilot’s penalty to now only be counted as a single suicide penalty when crashing a helicopter, regardless of the amount of passengers involved.
  
• Fixed an audio issue where double hit sounds would play for soldiers.
  
• Fixed an issue with the vehicle driver smoke generator, where the smoke was invisible to the driver.
  
• Fixed an issue with the RUS/MEA Kord HMG emplacement’s stadiametric rangefinder not having accurate markings.
  
• Fixed a minor visual issue with the GB FV107 Tracked Recon wreck mesh LOD.
  
• Fixed a minor issue with the RUS Kamaz 5350 Truck where infantry were unable to fire while prone in the truck bed.
  
• Fixed a minor issue with the Destruction game mode legend’s text not fitting on 16:9 aspect ratio without scrolling. Adjusted the text to be scrollable along with images for aspect ratios which require scrolling. Clarified the requirement for Combat Engineer explosives.
  
• Fixed a minor visual issue of character’s backpacks getting awkwardly crunched down in 3p by adjusting soldier prone pitch up and pitch down 3p poses.
  
• Fixed a minor visual issue with the USA HAT MAAWS having a slight gap in the reticle.
  
• Fixed a minor visual issue with proportions on the CAF and MEA static flags.
  
• Fixed a minor visual issue with the viewport texture on the RUS woodland BMP-2.
  
• Fixed a minor visual issue with the Militia Heavy Machine gunner having a broken lip that stretched out the back of his neck.
  
• Fixed a minor visual issue with the M240 Helicopter Door Gun’s muzzle flash not moving with the gun.

[h2]MAP UPDATES & BUG FIXES[/h2]

• Added new map layer: Goose Bay Invasion v3 – USA vs RUS, dim twilight lighting scenario with very large capture zones.
  
• Added new map layer: Narva Invasion v3 – USA vs RUS, using a unique flag lattice with under-utilised Points of Interest.
  
• Added a new map layer: Sumari Seed v2 – AUS vs RUS, clone of Sumari Seed v1.
  
• Belaya – Updated Belaya to use a new landscape renderer.
  
• Fallujah RAAS v1 – Adjusted vehicle layout, removing MEA Simir Kornet, replaced with BMP2 IFV.
  
• Fallujah – Fixed a few locations in sewers that still allowed deployables to be placed – intention is to disallow all deployables in the sewers.
  
• Fallujah – Updated the sewer entrances with blocking volumes for vehicles only, to prevent motor bikes from glitching into sewers.
  
• Fallujah – Fixed a detached wall segment at grid G5-3-2.
  
• Fallujah – Fixed an issue with train cars in the north-west of Fallujah having several issues with their LODs, allowing players to see through parts of the assets.
  
• Goose Bay – Fixed various floating grass.
  
• Goose Bay – Adjusted minimap brightness.
  
• Gorodok – Fixed various floating grass: grids F6-1-2, H4-1-4, F7-7-8, C12-8-3.
  
• Infantry Tutorial – Updated to include the AUS faction on the soldier and vehicle identification board.
  
• Kamdesh RAAS v4 – Fixed respawn time of an MEA MTLB 6MA (was incorrectly 10 seconds, now 6 minutes).
  
• Kokan – Adjusted all Kokan map layers to remove the ability to become Commander.
  
• Narva – Adjusted Narva mid day lighting.This lighting should now have more balanced colour temperature and wider contrast.
  
• Narva Destruction v1 – Fixed USA not having enough vehicle spawners for all vehicles to spawn at start.
  
• Narva Destruction v1 – Fixed an issue where USA is not team1, which could result in the same team playing the same faction 2 maps in a row.

[h2]SERVER ADMIN UPDATES[/h2]

• Fixed an issue with the crash reporter not running for server builds, therefore not reporting crashes or ensures. This will now be enabled by default on all server platforms and will aid in gathering information to address the critical Linux crash issues.

[h2]SDK UPDATES[/h2]

• Added a BP tool that allows media creation by loading a weapon mesh with all the attachments associated – BP_Weapons_Marketing
  
• Updated mod major version from 2 to 3.
  
• Overhauled the vehicle armour mesh system to now use a new simplified process for assigning VFX and SFX.

[h2]CLEAR CACHE TO RESOLVE RESIDUAL ISSUES[/h2]

• If you are experiencing issues, be sure to go to Settings -> “CLEAR CACHE” after updating.

The Australian Faction was originally developed by the modding organization Midnight Interactive Pty Ltd. Offworld purchased the mod and has spent many months fine-tuning the artwork and mechanics.

At ease,

- Offworld Industries