Slitherine

We're releasing a new update for the game, bringing it to version 8.6.5. This patch brings several changes, fixes and additions.

Maps:
- Added Crescent Bay MP Map
- Updated all [Tournament Settings] Maps to use NoDeploy feature
- Updated Return to Raseiniai and Kiev to Zhitomir to use NoDeploy feature

Editor:
- Added new "NoDeploy" feature. Can be used to stop players being able to deploy onto hexes where they usually would be able to
- Enabled extra factions like US Army, IJN, RAF, etc. in editor

General:
- Added several new units
- Added new unit skins
- Reduced biplane fighters to 2CP
- Several other balance changes
- Can now turn off the Fog Of War when viewing a full game replay

Fixes:
- Misplaced counter on Construction Yard
- Restart Scenario option not available if you press ESC rather than click Options button

ledrobi wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:12 am
General:
- Added several new units

An understatement. They've certainly been busy in this regard! Here is a list of what I reckon are the additional units in 8.6.5:


The 8.6.5 patch is available here: https://www.matrixgames.com/game/order- ... rld-war-ii

bru888 wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 2:40 pm General:
- Added several new units
An understatement. They've certainly been busy in this regard! Here is a list of what I reckon are the additional units in 8.6.5:

Thanks for the overview, as I haven't bothered to update yet.
I see there are already preperations for the first allied campaign. I'm surprised there are even new naval units. Not bad!

The Queen Elisabeth est still under construction

Should have the right model now, just the gunners may still be a tad confused

- Several other balance changes

Desperately curious about this line!

That's a generous unit addition. I wasn't expecting them until the new campaign was published. Nice, indeed.

Erik2 wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:35 pm That's a generous unit addition. I wasn't expecting them until the new campaign was published. Nice, indeed.

I forget; for which of your opuses were you waiting for additional Australian infantry units? You got some of them added, at least. It looks like you are missing only 1943 versions of infantry and heavy infantry, and later engineers.

Some current Italian ships have incorrect firing animation... cruiser, battleship, destroyer. Some turrets are not "back facing" pivot points are not reversed, and they turn to the opposing direction of the broadside.

It may have been Kokoda Trail where I had to substitute some Aussie unit types.
But I think there are other bits that could benefit from the odd new type.

ledrobi wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:12 am
Editor:

- Enabled extra factions like US Army, IJN, RAF, etc. in editor

Thanks for this. I never understood why the erstwhile OOB luminary suppressed them. The more factions the better in general, but specifically, there are times when a human faction and an AI faction of the same nation come in quite handy.

Thanks for the update.

ledrobi wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:12 am We're releasing a new update for the game, bringing it to version 8.6.5. This patch brings several changes, fixes and additions.

General:
- Reduced biplane fighters to 2CP

Only biplane fighters not biplane tactical bombers.

Admiral_Horthy wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 6:11 pm Some current Italian ships have incorrect firing animation... cruiser, battleship, destroyer. Some turrets are not "back facing" pivot points are not reversed, and they turn to the opposing direction of the broadside.

Sometimes when a ship fires at an opposing ship, there is no explosion at the opposing ship even if it suffers damage

bru888 wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:16 pm

ledrobi wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:12 am
Editor:

- Enabled extra factions like US Army, IJN, RAF, etc. in editor

Thanks for this. I never understood why the erstwhile OOB luminary suppressed them. The more factions the better in general, but specifically, there are times when a human faction and an AI faction of the same nation come in quite handy.

I would even venture to advocate more 'specialist' factions, like Luftwaffe, Royal Navy etc.
It often comes in handy for scenario designers, epsecially when creating 2v1 and 2v2 multiplayer games.
Adherbal talked at one point abot expanding the way actions were handled in OOB. Basically you would wto Wehrmachtctions in the editor and assign different graphic set to one of them. The functionality is in place and only lacks the graphic part.

Erik2 wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 8:32 am

bru888 wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:16 pm

ledrobi wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:12 am
Editor:

- Enabled extra factions like US Army, IJN, RAF, etc. in editor

Thanks for this. I never understood why the erstwhile OOB luminary suppressed them. The more factions the better in general, but specifically, there are times when a human faction and an AI faction of the same nation come in quite handy.

I would even venture to advocate more 'specialist' factions, like Luftwaffe, Royal Navy etc.
It often comes in handy for scenario designers, epsecially when creating 2v1 and 2v2 multiplayer games.
Adherbal talked at one point abot expanding the way actions were handled in OOB. Basically you would wto Wehrmachtctions in the editor and assign different graphic set to one of them. The functionality is in place and only lacks the graphic part.

Luftwaffe and Royal Navy are good ideas but we have only 8 visible locations left for Alliances:

Hence enter the faboulous scroll-bar!

jeannot le lapin wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:34 am

Admiral_Horthy wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 6:11 pm Some current Italian ships have incorrect firing animation... cruiser, battleship, destroyer. Some turrets are not "back facing" pivot points are not reversed, and they turn to the opposing direction of the broadside.

Sometimes when a ship fires at an opposing ship, there is no explosion at the opposing ship even if it suffers damage

That's a graphical bug, mentioned in the bugs section. Also missing torpedo trails, water splash etc

Thanks for the update...

bru888 wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 2:40 pm Here is a list of what I reckon are the additional units in 8.6.5:

... and thanks for this bit, too.

Maybe all these new units have been added in preparation for the new DLC (Allies Defiant)? I can't wait to see these new units in action in new scenarios/campaigns!