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Build 536: Patch Notes



Ahead of our regular fortnightly Saturday Skirmish event on Saturday 2nd November at 19:00 UTC. Join us for in-game 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: Server crash on grenade explosion on Carpiquet (likely fix)
  • Added: Keybinding customisation to scoreboard button
  • Carpiquet
    • Changed: Re-balanced defensive positions in town
    • Fixed: Misc object positions
    • Fixed missing materials around Airfield area
  • Pegasus Bridge
    • Fixed: Barbed wire
  • Merville Battery
    • Fixed: Boundary walls
    • Fixed: Misc object positions
  • Lion-sur-Mer
    • Fixed: Boundary walls in town area
    • Fixed: Misc object positions
[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 535: Patch Notes



Ahead of our regular fortnightly Saturday Skirmish event on Saturday 19th October at 19:00 UTC+1. Join us for in-game 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: Sprint not resetting after exhaustion if sprint in toggle mode
  • Merville Battery
    • Changed: Adjusted stone walls
  • Pegasus Bridge
    • Fixed: Barbed wire
[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 534: Patch Notes



Ahead of our regular fortnightly Saturday Skirmish event on Saturday 5th October at 19:00 UTC+1. Join us for in-game for this and for future events, which run every other weekend.

In this update we have fixed a day/night bug and made some adjustments to Lion-sur-Mer and Merville Battery.

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: Day / night mode showing incorrectly
  • Merville Battery
    • Fixed: Player unable to jump some boundaries
  • Lion-sur-Mer
    • Rebalanced spawn points around Farm Yard objective
[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 533: Patch Notes



Ahead of our regular fortnightly Saturday Skirmish event on Saturday 21st September at 19:00 UTC+1 we have a minor update with some improvements to Lion-sur-Mer and changes to the match analysis screen.

Join us for in-game 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: Bullet proof windows on Chateau models and missing bullet impact effects on some surfaces
  • Updated: Match end screen
  • Pegasus Bridge
    • Updated: Improved anti-camping measures for British glider spawn
  • Carpiquet
    • Fixed: Camping of Obj B from house adjacent spawn
    • Fixed: Height of Canadian initial spawn marker
    • Fixed: Players getting stuck in car on road
    • Updated: Boundaries, props and decorations
  • Merville Battery
    • Added: New anti-tank static
    • Updated: Terrain, hedging and statics near château farm
  • Lion-sur-Mere
    • Added: New anti-tank static
    • Updated: Terrain, hedging and statics near chateau farm
[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 532: Patch Notes



Ahead of our regular fortnightly Saturday Skirmish event on Saturday 7th September at 19:00 UTC+1 we have a minor update with some improvements to Lion-sur-Mer and changes to the match analysis screen.

Join us for in-game 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]
  • Pegasus Bridge
    • Improved area boundaries
    • Added additional props and detail
    • Adjusted retreat timers for Axis forces
  • Carpiquet
    • Updated fences and wall boundaries
    • Adjusted sight lines around objectives
[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.