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Build 517: Patch Notes



Our next event is Saturday 24th February at 19:00 UTC. 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: Potential fix for objective icons disappearing from pull-out map
  • Added: Reinforcements countdown to show long long until automatic reinforcement arrives after attackers capture an objective
  • Carpiquet
    • Updated airfield objective area, creating options for attackers to flank on the right-hand side
    • Fixed fence heights which were too high to jump
[h4]Known Issues[/h4]
  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 516: Patch Notes



Our next event is Saturday 10th February at 19:00 UTC. 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: Game menu not working after confirming settings change
  • Fixed: Potential fix for crash after changing settings
  • Lion-sur-Mer
    • Fixed terrain hole near trenches
    • House overlooking coastal trenches is now enterable
[h4]Known Issues[/h4]
  1. Cursor sometimes get stuck on screen. ALT+ENTER can fix this issue for some users.
  2. Steam overlay opens when Alt+Tab back into the game. (Workaround: Change game window mode to full screen window or windowed in Graphics settings)
  3. After extended period of playing, rendering glitch can occur and leave trail behind cursor and other icons. Game restart is required.

Build 515: Patch Notes



The snow has thawed and the team is back with the first event of 2024:
Saturday 27th January at 19:00 UTC
Join us for this and for future events, which run every other weekend as they did throughout 2023.

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: Crash when player uses voice chat while level loading
  • Removed: Snow from maps from winter event
  • Merville Battery
    • Rebalanced spawn positions of first objective
    • Fixed level exploit
[h4]Known Issues[/h4]
  1. Cursor sometimes get stuck on screen. ALT+ENTER can fix this issue for some users.
  2. Steam overlay opens when Alt+Tab back into the game. (Workaround: Change game window mode to full screen window or windowed in Graphics settings)
  3. After extended period of playing, rendering glitch can occur and leave trail behind cursor and other icons. Game restart is required.

Build 514: Patch Notes



Join us for our last event of 2023 for a special winter event on Sunday 17th December at 7PM UTC. Don’t worry the beautiful green fields and blue skies of Normandy will return after the event.

[h3]Summary of Changes:[/h3]
  • Added: Snow to all maps as part of limited time event
  • Updated: Voice chat indicator now shows when audio is being sent or received.
[h4]Known Issues[/h4]
  1. Cursor sometimes get stuck on screen. ALT+ENTER can fix this issue for some users.
  2. Steam overlay opens when Alt+Tab back into the game. (Workaround: Change game window mode to full screen window or windowed in Graphics settings)
  3. After extended period of playing, rendering glitch can occur and leave trail behind cursor and other icons. Game restart is required.

Build 513: Patch Notes



[h3]Summary of Changes:[/h3]
  • Updated: 'Ping' markers now ignore glass at short range
  • Fixed: Reinforcement available audio no longer repeats
  • Merville Battery
    • Improved spawn protection for German spawn on variant 2
  • Lion-sur-Mer]
    • Improved spawn protection for British on variant 1
  • Pegasus Bridge
    • Fixed: Barbed wire around Gliders
[h4]Known Issues[/h4]
  1. Cursor sometimes get stuck on screen. ALT+ENTER can fix this issue for some users.
  2. Steam overlay opens when Alt+Tab back into the game. (Workaround: Change game window mode to full screen window or windowed in Graphics settings)
  3. After extended period of playing, rendering glitch can occur and leave trail behind cursor and other icons. Game restart is required.