Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront News

[h2]Highlights[/h2]

• Added Liberation DLC with all the US and German content
  
• Added new MOCAP death animations
  
• Added t28e to sov midwar mp roster
  
• Added t35_late to sov midwar mp roster
  
• Added AA MG to lend lease stuarts
  
  
• Fixed towed guns not spawning attached to towing vehicle in Multiplayer
  

[h2]Everything else[/h2]

• Added new 15mm HE FX and adjusted 15mm tracers
  
• Added 30 second cooldown to all squad_2_recon that had it at 0
  
• Added localization for hvap ammo type.
  
• Added ability to shoot off light bulbs with bullets
  
• Added poses to m3 stuart and m3a1 stuart
  
• Added turret speed defines for more consistent final turret traverse speeds
  
• Added new portraits
  
  
• Updated doctrine_sdkfz234_4 to tier 2 (Scorched Earth)
  
• Updated zones on 1v1 losheim gap for both gamemodes
  
• Updated some localizations
  
• Updated P47 texture
  
• Updated zones on 4v4 hill 331 for both gamemodes
  
• Updated sov sherman mp cost consistency with usa shermans
  
  
• Fixed that mid war soviet semiauto single buy is SVT40
  
• Fixed some issues on Stalin's big guns (Talvisota)
  
• Fixed missing small icons for doctrine_ba20_mid and doctrine_ba20_late
  
• Fixed pathing issue with cliffs on DCG Kymhi airfield and Jymhi airfield winter
  
• Fixed house garrison ending up underground on MP Sikovitsy
  
• Fixed reinforcement buttons being stretched
  
• Fixed issue with sdkfz6/2 pointing gun straight up
  
• Fixed WP and instant smoke shell FX hitting water terrain
  
• Fixed to squad names (ua/ru localization)
  
• Fixed price of avt40 in MP
  
• Fixed zis6 texture
  
• Fixed cossacks cp being too high
  
• Fixed issue with AT rifles causing double damage per shot (updated interaction scripts for damage_process_pierce)
  
• Fixed target class for goliath tanks
  
• Fixed rear wheel for BF109 G6
  
• Fixed crew issues with panzer35s
  
• Fixed missing thickness volumes for Il-2
  
• Fixed German parka uniforms.
  
• Fixed icon_small for mid war fallschirm offensive squad
  
• Fixed texpoly texture issues with file dependencies
  
  
• Increased limit of doctrine_squad_volksgrenadieredetach from 4 to 5
  
• Increased reload time for 82mm_bm8_48 by 30s
  
• Increased cost of panzer4f1 by 40 mp
  
• Increased cost of kv1_40 by 45 mp
  
  
• Reduced doctrine_sdkfz234_4 cost by 5 dp
  
• Reduced initial timer of t35 from 720 to 360
  
• Reduced doctrine_sdkfz234_4 cost by 5 dp
  
• Reduced initial timer of t35 from 720 to 360s
  
• Reduced CP cost of Panzer 4 F1 in conquest by 5
  
• Reduced CP cost of T3476 M1940 by 5 to 30 in Conquest
  
• Reduced doctrine_panzer3flamm cost by 5 dp (midwar)
  
• Reduced cooldown of squad_pzlehr_pzgren_late_all2 and squad_pzlehr_pzgren_late_mech_all2 by 30 seconds to be consistent with their numbers
  
• Reduced doctrine_107mm_m1910_30_late and doctrine_107mm_m1910_30_mid and doctrine_107mm_m1910_30 cost by 5 dp
  
• Reduced 107mm_k10 cost by 5 dp in all periods
  
• Reduced 120mm_k78_31 cost by 5 dp in all periods
  
• Reduced doctrine_105mm_k34_early and doctrine_105mm_k34_mid cost by 5 dp
  
• Reduced doctrine_t60 (mid) cost by 5 dp
  
• Reduced cooldown of squad_pzlehr_pzgren_late_all2 and squad_pzlehr_pzgren_late_mech_all2 by 30 seconds to be consistent with their numbers
  
• Reduced doctrine_107mm_m1910_30_late and doctrine_107mm_m1910_30_mid and doctrine_107mm_m1910_30 cost by 5 dp
  
• Reduced 107mm_k10 cost by 5 dp in all periods
  
• Reduced 120mm_k78_31 cost by 5 dp in all periods
  
• Reduced doctrine_105mm_k34_early and doctrine_105mm_k34_mid cost by 5 dp
  
• Reduced doctrine_t60 (mid) cost by 5 dp
  
  
• Removed bazooka from defensive pre spawned humans for conquest AI
  

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Dear players, the Steam Autumn sale is drawing to an end, so use this opportunity to get your hands on the game and all the DLCs!

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And the closing of the sale means the coming of the Liberation DLC. Here are some pictures of the testing of the US campaign. Incredible visuals and historically accurate scenarios await you. Have you wishlisted it yet? Stay tuned for more news like this one!





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We will be updating Open Beta today with more juicy fixes and improvements. Thanks to everybody who reported feedback to us.

Community members! We have passed another threshold, and it seems the momentum is really there. Our community is growing and, helped by a very handsome sale, we passed 5.000 concurrent users today.

With our "Liberation" DLC just around the corner, it does seem to be a good moment to get started on Call to Arms - Gates of Hell; the discount will not get higher, and there's only a few days left to take advantage of the situation. Tell all your friends!

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In the meantime, with its release scheduled for November 29th, have you put “Liberation” on your wishlist yet? Do it now!

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Community members! As we stated in development update 137, we want to put the spotlight on yet another single player mission from the “Liberation” single player campaign.
In this edition, we will shed some light on a mission that is part of the US campaign.
Since the campaign takes you from the Normandy landings all the way into Germany in 1945, missions take place in several different countries. The mission we highlight today took place quite long after D-Day, as you will see.

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The US single player campaign in “Liberation” will be slightly different from its German counterpart. Early on, we decided to add 4 skirmishes to the US faction. We also decided to “weave” these into the single player campaign, carefully choosing the battles to be part of the overall storyline. That means the US campaign will feature a total of 10 missions! These missions will take you through the liberation of western Europe, from France through Belgium and right into Germany, which is where today’s story takes place.
This particular mission is a single player mission, not a skirmish.
You may have heard about this battle, which was fought in the ruins of the largest German city on the river Rhine.

[h2]Cologne[/h2]
When the western allies approached Cologne, 8 months had already passed since the Normandy landings. Taking Cologne, the fourth largest city in Germany, was going to be quite a milestone; however, the allies anticipated fierce resistance here. The city had been bombed many times, and most of its streets were littered with debris. Buildings were still collapsing and burning; and inside the city, the German army was still present.
The 3rd armored division - the unit you fight for during the campaign - approached Cologne from the direction of Pulheim on March 5th, 1945. While other regiments closed off potential escape routes north and south of Cologne, the 32nd regiment’s E and F companies formed the central spearhead that entered the city the next day, with orders to drive to the cathedral and capture the “Hohenzollern” bridge over the river Rhine.



E and F companies were followed into Cologne by a group of embedded journalists, photographers and cameramen. They are the reason why we know as much as we do about the famous clash that was to follow, later in the day.
They documented the fighting on film, and combined with the division’s reports, they paint a fairly clear picture of what happened.

Shermans of the 3rd armored division advance through Cologne, March 6th, 1945.


[h2]The mission in Gates of Hell[/h2]
This mission takes place after the 32nd regiment has fought its way through the suburbs, having rested for the night on the outskirts of the city proper. The mission briefing clearly states that “street fighting is a different story altogether, and we have to take all of Cologne on this side of the Rhine without really knowing the enemy’s strength. They likely have orders to defend the town to the last man and the last bullet”.
You’ll have to be cautious indeed, how many tanks does the enemy have here? Where are his infantry units? Will there be snipers?
You will find the answers to these questions as you slowly fight your way to the cathedral, eliminating enemy resistance as you go along.

”E” company’s Pershing tank advancing through Cologne. Note the towers of the Cathedral in the distance.

You will command both E and F companies, allowing you to advance in 2 streets simultaneously. Fortunately for you, one of the tanks under your command is the M26 Pershing; this tank ought to be able to knock out most German tanks. Using the 1st person view, you can put yourself in the shoes of Sergeant Bob Early, who commanded it in real life.
You will have to keep it safe under all circumstances, it’s the “ace up your sleeve” in this duel!


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[h2]The duel[/h2]
As expected, the enemy does not simply surrender. The fighting continues all the time; the remnants of the 363rd Volksgrenadier Division are not prepared to give up the city just yet. At some point, the spearhead on the southern street even gets stopped. A German tank starts firing at your tank column. You’re taking losses!
You will need to act immediately if you want to prevent your column of Shermans from being decimated. What’s your next move? You need to decide on the spot, and you need to do it quickly! If you want to push E company forward, you will have to make sure any hidden dangers in the street and the adjacent buildings are eliminated first.

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You’ve found the remnants of the 106th Panzer brigade “Feldherrnhalle”. They have rolled into Cologne in the morning, only to find that the bridges behind them are blown up by German pioneers. They can’t retreat, but you will find out they are prepared to fight! Having taken up position in a tunnel at Cologne central station, they have been waiting for you to arrive.
Now that they have opened fire at F company’s Shermans, you’ll need to be quick, or face having to write a very gloomy report later. What’s your next move going to be?

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[h2]History[/h2]
The amount of documentation on this particular battle is larger than is usually the case, and even then, a few details of this particular battle are lost to history. Nonetheless, we wanted to recreate this battle as detailed as possible, so you can find out just how much the men of the 3rd armored division had to be on edge when they were in this situation.
We have succeeded in recreating the battleground fairly precisely for this mission, and it will be up to you to re- enact this story for yourself. We predict that we’ll see some very good “then and now” screenshots emerge as a result. Do you know which situation we mean? Let us know in the comments!


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In the meantime, you’ve just read about yet another reason to put “Liberation” on your wishlist. Do it today!

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• The first batch of T26E3 Pershing tanks were given to the 3rd and 9th armored divisions only
  
• The T26E3 designation was changed to M26 in march of 1945
  
• Production of the Pershing started in November 1944
  
• Only 10 were produced in the first month

That’s it for now, thanks for your time and see you on the battlefield!