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Patch 8 Notes: Axis & Allies 1942 Online


Today we're releasing Patch #8 for Axis & Allies 1942 Online! We're also celebrating 6 months in Early Access with a retrospective on our development progress to date!

Patch #8 includes further improvements to AI, and a revamped UI experience for custom games. Read on for full details!

[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]
[h3]New Features[/h3]
AI Improvements
  • The Soviet Union AI will now be more aggressive when defending against Japan and Germany
  • AI will now use Submarines abilities more effectively, submerging and avoiding enemy submarines
  • AI will now properly defend Transports with Warships


New Create Game UI
  • The Create Custom Game screen has been streamlined into a single screen, with clearer setup choices


[h3]Bug Fixes and Minor Updates[/h3]
  • [Rules Implementation] - Resolved issue where players get stuck in mobilization if they purchased more units than they could place as a result of liberating an allied capital, with allied territories reverting to the ally’s control
  • [Aircraft Carrier/Fighters] - Resolved an issue where players could get into an illegal state when moving Fighters and Aircraft Carriers
  • [Aircraft Carrier/Fighters] - Resolved an issue where a game could crash when automatically landing fighters in certain regions
  • [Observer Mode] - Resolved an issue where Observer Mode sound effects were playing the same sound effects as when the player is in control
  • [Audio] - Players can now control the volume of the sound effects when in Observer Mode
  • [Combat] - When retreating, instructions for player input are now displayed on screen
  • [Tutorials] - Players will no longer become blocked from progressing through tutorial 3 when following the instructions
  • [Legacy Mode] - Players can now manually enable the Legacy Support mode on their device via the Settings screen. This may lead to better performance for some on lower end hardware
  • [Combat] - Resolved issue where clicking too fast before an animation had finished would result in a crash
  • [AI] - Resolved various crashes and issues with the AI, both online and offline
  • [Game Names] - We've added more variants to the auto generated game names for Ranked games
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