Several refinements to improve the player experience have been made, such as Netcode 3 networking improvements, along with better player ping information displayed, faster and easier mission creations and multi-crew is 100% back to normal so you can crew with confidence. The Char tank positions also have some updates, and the HC Officer class has some adjustments to the available player placed objects (PPOs) that it can deploy. Keep reading as there's plenty more inside to show active WWII Online development continues!
World War II Online
Version 1.36.3.0 - October 2019
This release fixes some long-standing bugs while also introducing some long-requested features.
Bug Fixes
- When despawning from a Multicrewed mission, the Crew will no longer be sent to the Offline screen
- The Mission Creation Map tab will now automatically be closed whenever spawning into the game world
- Player Ping values were being shown as only half rates, this is now fixed
- Map Icons (players, contact reports and waypoints) now appear larger whenever using a 2k+ monitor
- On-screen notifications now appear in the proper location whenever using a 2k+ monitor
- The issue that was causing a player's client to crash whenever using the French language is now fixed
Updates
- After installing a PC Patch, the game will now be launched like after a fresh install
- The Char's Loader position (#4) has been removed and the Driver's MG (secondary trigger) has been updated to aim a bit higher
- Netcode 3 has been updated to better handle players with poor connections
- The Installer should now uninstall old versions of the game prior to installing the new version
- The HCMS is now removed and the HC Officer class infantry can now deploy the Ammo Cache and Sandbag PPOs
New Content
- When a ground unit's Main Gun is disabled, players will now see a notification and chat indicator that their Main Gun is disabled
- While on the Mission Creation Map tab, double-clicking a valid spawning location now updates the Mission Origin
- When right-clicking a valid spawning location a Quick Mission option will now appear which will automatically create a mission from that Origin
- Quick Mission creation can now be done while at either the Brigade (mission list) screen or the Brigades (brigade list) screen
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