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Greetings!

Since the Armoured Update was released last month we have been working continuously on bug fixing, gameplay improvements and most important putting the finishing touches on our 3rd Chapter 2 map Maginot.

We are excited to finally release this map to you, Maginot sets the standard for future Post Scriptum maps, having drawn from all our experience with Chapter 2 and Chapter 3's launches, those lessons we can now apply more thoroughly to Chapter 4 going forward.




The Maginot map is based on the Vosges sector of the Maginot Line, a line of heavily fortified positions between Germany and France, the purpose of the Maginot Line was to deny Germany an offensive capability directly through to France.

In Post Scriptum this map is represented by the Vosges Sector which is a mountainous region of the sector, containing rolling hills, fields, dense woodlands and of course the Maginot line itself, both above and below grounds.

The underground tunnel will not be ready for the initial release as we need to run some more optimization passes on it, but it will come to the Maginot map in an update soon.


[h2]Official Partner "The_Yazoo" Interview with the Community Manager of Post Scriptum[/h2]
[h3]18th of December @ 6 PM UK/GMT[/h3]



Official Post Scriptum Partner The_Yazoo will be hosting an interview on December 18th @ 6 PM UK/GMT over on his Twitch with Post Scriptum Community Manager Henrik "SnazzyDuckling" CHRISTENSEN

They will be talking about all things Post Scriptum, wrapping up 2021 and looking forward to what is coming in 2022 for Post Scriptum. Questions will also be answered from the community so if you are interested you can tune into his Twitch for the stream.

[h3]Maginot Release Changelog v2.1.2064.5708[/h3]

Released Chapter II - Maginot Map
• Added 6 Offensive
  
• RAAS 1940 FR-GER
  
• Supremacy 1940 FR-GER
  
• Supremacy 1944 US-GER
  
  Gamemodes
• Added Utah Beach RAAS
  
  Added new game mode Supremacy // Removed all KOTH layers
• Heelsum Supremacy 1944
  
• Driel Supremacy 1944
  
• Doorwerth Supremacy 1944
  
• Carentan Supremacy 1944
  
• Oosterbeek Supremacy 1944
  
• Maginot Supremacy 1940
  
• Maginot Supremacy 1944
  
• St Mere Eglise Supremacy 1944
  
• Stonne Supremacy 1940
  
• Utah Beach Supremacy 1944
  
• Veghel Supremacy 1944
  
• Velmolen Supremacy 1944
  
  FOB Overhaul
• 3 FOB max per side
  
• 100m exclusion from flag for defenders
  
• 400m exclusion from flag for attackers
  
• Cost from 550->500
  
• Deconstruct time set to 90s
  
  
• Armoured gamemode crew count 100->150.
  
• Fixed crew being killed by TNT explosives.
  
• Fixed Utah Beach double spawn point for LCT.
  
• Fixed Regroup Call not working in non-active capture zones (RAAS and Supremacy).
  
• Increased font size on loading screen tips for smaller monitors.
  
• Fixed missing rocket impact VFX on certain materials.
  
• Fixed weapons staying in hands during death animation.
  
• Possible fix for vehicle destruction upon driver disconnection.
  
• Rebalanced strafing runs to do more damage.
  
• Fixed wreck destruction time and sound playing after death.
  
• Fixed wrong sound FX on sunny layers for Utah Beach.
  
• Fixed Chevrolet engine sound attenuation being far too loud.
  
• Added the ability to set Max FPS in game options.
  
• Main menu is now capped to 60 FPS.
  

Sincerely,
Periscope Games


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Greetings!

We are excited to announce that the 3rd and long-awaited map for Chapter 2 will be released to Post Scriptum tomorrow Friday, December 17th.



The Chapter 2 map has been in development for a long time and has seen several delays occur during the process, but we are very satisfied with the state the map is currently in and can't wait to see our players opinions on the map when it releases.



Moving forward from this release we will be winding down for the holiday and next year we will be focusing quite heavily on Chapter 4 as well as the 2nd QoL update.

Sincerely,
Periscope Games


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Greetings!

We have another smaller game update leading into the weekend. We've looked over some of the feedback from our Armour Overhaul, a few changes have been made to the Track and Cannon component.

Tracks are no longer considered a vital component (Even when both are knocked out). Cannon will no longer be able to fire below 50% HP.

We also tweaked some of the repair times to make them more reasonable.

[h2]Maginot Public Playtest[/h2]
[h3]December 11th @ 10 AM Pacific | 1 PM Eastern | 6 PM UTC[/h3]



The public playtest will run on a special Beta branch that you can access starting December 11th @ 10 AM Pacific | 1 PM Eastern | 6 PM UTC until December 11th @ 1 PM Pacific | 4 PM Eastern | 9 PM UTC by following the small guide below:

NOTE: If you do not see the validation-branch yet, it has either not gone live yet, or you need to restart Steam.

HOW TO OPT INTO BETA BRANCHES

1. Right-click Post Scriptum in your library.
2. Press the “Properties” button and navigate to the “BETAS” tab.
3. Select the dropdown and opt into “Validation-Branch”

Post Scriptum should now start updating the game and after it finishes you will have the Maginot build. Once the test is over you just do the same steps but opt out of any branches to revert back to the normal version of the game.



As per usual you can find the changelog for this update below.

[h3]Changelog v2.1.2036.5599[/h3]
- Tracks are no longer considered 'vital components'
- Cannon component now needs to be above 50% HP to fire.
- Tweaked component repair times. (From fully damaged to fully repaired)
- Transmission 20->30 seconds
- Turret Ring 15->30 seconds
- Periscope 8->15 seconds
- Track 10->20 seconds
- Cannon 15->30 seconds
- Fuel tank 10->20 seconds
- Engine 20->30 seconds
- Added message telling you when your cannon is too damaged to be used.
- Sdkfz 234 penetration curves tweaked.
- Fixed MSP wrecks fire sound looping forever.
- Fixed Invasion objective (AA Guns) not being destroyed by magnetic mines and satchels.
- Added penetration values for all rockets inside the hangar.


KNOWN ISSUES WE ARE WORKING ON
APHE not generating penetration decal
Dinant Skirmish causing crashes

[h2]Roadmap 2021 / 2022[/h2]


Sincerely,
Periscope Games


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Greetings!

We should now have a real fix for the infantry going invisible to tank crews, this is in huge part thanks to the wealth of bug reports & the efforts of our QA team.

Additionally we've fixed several other small and major issues like the tank sounds being heard from very far distances. This was due to some broken sound attenuation.


[h2]Official Partner "The_Yazoo" Interview with the Community Manager of Post Scriptum[/h2]
[h3]18th of December @ 6 PM UK/GMT[/h3]



In additional news Official Post Scriptum Partner The_Yazoo will be hosting an interview on December 18th @ 6 PM UK/GMT over on his Twitch with Post Scriptum Community Manager Henrik "SnazzyDuckling" CHRISTENSEN

They will be talking about all things Post Scriptum, wrapping up 2021 and looking forward to what is coming in 2022 for Post Scriptum. Questions will also be answered from the community so if you are interested in giving your questions you can let Yazoo know on his Twitter & Discord server.


As per usual you can find the changelog for this update below.

[h3]Changelog v2.1.2021.5527[/h3]
- Potential fix for infantry sometimes being invisible to tank crews.
- Fixed Best RAAS names not being consistent.
- Fixed tanks being heard over long distance due to broken sound attenuation.
- Removed fire spark emitter from wreck explosion.
- Updated old 20mm HE explosion on concrete & brick.
- Fixed rocket launcher using large tank shell impact fx.
- Fixed MSP being disabled near friendly tanks.


KNOWN ISSUES WE ARE WORKING ON
APHE not generating penetration decal
Dinant Skirmish causing crashes

[h2]Roadmap 2021 / 2022[/h2]


Sincerely,
Periscope Games


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Greetings!

Hotfix update for the weekend.

As per usual you can find the changelog for this update below.

[h3]Changelog v2.1.2014.5502[/h3]
- Fix for soft skin vehicles so drivers can see


[h2]Roadmap 2021 / 2022[/h2]


Sincerely,
Periscope Games


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