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Saturday Skirmish - 29th June



Our events usually runs every fortnight. As always we are keen to get your feedback either in the comments here on Steam or on our discord community.

[h5]You can also optionally sign-up in #events at discord.gg/vanguardww2, to get a 30 minute reminder before the event starts, find future events and regular updates dev posts about what we are working on behind the scenes.[/h5]

[h4]How to I do Join?[/h4]
This event will be on the latest pre-release beta of the upcoming "REINFORCED" Update on the '0.6-beta' branch.

You can change branch by right-clicking the game in your library, selecting properties, opening the betas tab and selecting 0.6-beta from the dropdown menu.

Warning: If you are switching from the public to beta branch it is a large update of 9.7GB as we have made a huge number of cumulative changes which affect the whole game.

Build 525: Patch Notes



Our next event is Saturday 15th June at 19:00 UTC+1. Join us for this and for future events, which run every other weekend.

You can sign-up for events, get notified of new events and discuss the changes with the team at discord.gg/vanguardww2.

[h3]Summary of Changes:[/h3]
  • Fixed: Rare crash caused by bullet supression
  • Fixed: Objectives being incorrect for players joining mid-round
  • Lion-sur-Mer
    • Fixed: Objective capture through walls in two locations
    • Fixed: Prevented players from jumping into inescapable garden
[h3]Known Issues[/h3]
  1. Rare bug where objective capture can continue after player dies. Press F to cancel after being killed. We are actively investigating this issue and we have made changes in this update to make it easier to track down the cause.
  2. Cursor sometimes get stuck on screen. ALT+ENTER can fix this issue for some users.
  3. Steam overlay opens when Alt+Tab back into the game. (Workaround: Change game window mode to full screen window or windowed in Graphics settings)
  4. After extended period of playing, rendering glitch can occur and leave trail behind cursor and other icons. Game restart is required.


Build 524: Patch Notes



Our next event is Saturday 1st June at 19:00 UTC+1. Join us for this and for future events, which run every other weekend.

You can sign-up for events, get notified of new events and discuss the changes with the team at discord.gg/vanguardww2.

[h3]Summary of Changes:[/h3]
  • Fixed: Score of disconnected players missing from total team score
  • Merville Battery
    • Fixed: Wall and fence heights to enable easier jumping
  • Lion-sur-Mer
    • Fixed: Interiors being too dark at night
    • Fixed: Wall and fence heights to enable easier jumping
[h3]Known Issues[/h3]
  1. Rare bug where objective capture can continue after player dies. Press F to cancel after being killed. We are actively investigating this issue and we have made changes in this update to make it easier to track down the cause.
  2. Cursor sometimes get stuck on screen. ALT+ENTER can fix this issue for some users.
  3. Steam overlay opens when Alt+Tab back into the game. (Workaround: Change game window mode to full screen window or windowed in Graphics settings)
  4. After extended period of playing, rendering glitch can occur and leave trail behind cursor and other icons. Game restart is required.


Saturday Skirmish - 1st June



Our events usually runs every fortnight. As always we are keen to get your feedback either in the comments here on Steam or on our discord community.

[h5]You can also optionally sign-up in #events at discord.gg/vanguardww2, to get a 30 minute reminder before the event starts, find future events and regular updates dev posts about what we are working on behind the scenes.[/h5]

[h4]How to I do Join?[/h4]
This event will be on the latest pre-release beta of the upcoming "REINFORCED" Update on the '0.6-beta' branch.

You can change branch by right-clicking the game in your library, selecting properties, opening the betas tab and selecting 0.6-beta from the dropdown menu.

Warning: If you are switching from the public to beta branch it is a large update of 9.7GB as we have made a huge number of cumulative changes which affect the whole game.

Build 523: Patch Notes



Our next event is Saturday 18th May at 19:00 UTC+1. Join us for this and for future events, which run every other weekend.

You can sign-up for events, get notified of new events and discuss the changes with the team at discord.gg/vanguardww2.

[h3]Summary of Changes:[/h3]
  • Change: All objectives considered captured for match result calculation, if attackers capture objective during last stand 
  • Update: Potential fix for tactical map icon scaling bug
  • Fixed: Crash on joining game during match countdown
  • Carpiquet
    • Adjusted wall and fence heights to enable easier jumping
[h3]Known Issues[/h3]
  1. Rare bug where objective capture can continue after player dies. Press F to cancel after being killed. We are actively investigating this issue and we have made changes in this update to make it easier to track down the cause.
  2. Cursor sometimes get stuck on screen. ALT+ENTER can fix this issue for some users.
  3. Steam overlay opens when Alt+Tab back into the game. (Workaround: Change game window mode to full screen window or windowed in Graphics settings)
  4. After extended period of playing, rendering glitch can occur and leave trail behind cursor and other icons. Game restart is required.