Hell Let Loose Dev Tracker

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hi everyone,

Welcome to Developer Briefing 170, today we thought it time to have a look at how not every day in WW2 was sunny and bright, likewise not every battle waged between morning and evening hours. In the interest of additional realism to the frontline we have been working on Night Maps for Update 12 and they are looking very promising. Our timeline focus for the “night/low light moodset” is between 6pm and 6am. Initially our thoughts were to trial the early and later ends of the aforementioned spectrum. Some maps will definitely ‘feel lighter’ than others as the timeline we have allocated may be closer to the morning or early evening. Other maps definitely will feel like the dead of night. We believe it important to spread the mood of the lighting variations across the maps involved for greater variety and in some cases enhanced playability and atmosphere.

Night Maps The inclusion of new and existing maps with a ‘night’ or low light mood variation wil... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hey everyone,

Welcome to this week's developer briefing where we discuss our plans moving forward as well as a detailed look at a brand new map coming in Update 12!

With the release of Patch 17 behind us and the team hard at work developing new and exciting content for future updates, we think now is a great opportunity to take a step back and look at developer briefing timelines and how we release information moving forward. We have heard many suggestions from the community as to what they would prefer to see with these briefings and after a lot of internal discussion on the topic have elected to try a few ideas over the short term.

The first decision we have made will involve shifting the focus of developer briefings to contain more details on game related developments. To implement this type of information flow we have to be more timely with what and how we present it in the briefings, so initially as we look to roll this out we have made the decision to ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hey everyone,

As announced last week, we have been planning on releasing a hotfix to address a number of key issues that were identified after the Patch 17 update. Over the last couple of days the team have been hard at work at identifying, replicating and resolving these issues with the wonderful help of your community feedback. Please see below for a list of issues that have been addressed in this hotfix.

Collision
[Fixed] Oversized player collision boxes found on new hedge assets
[Fixed] Missing textures found a specific hedge asset
[Fixed] Missing bullet collision found on specific hedge asset
[Fixed] Ability to climb into and hide in hedges on multiple maps
[Fixed] Building asset with broken attic has inaccurate bullet collision
[Fixed] Supply Drops can land on top of the collision boxes of blocked areas in Carentan, SMDM and SME
[Fixed] Satchel can be placed on an invisible collider of German Medium Tank

Bug Fixes... Read more

Patch 17 is now Live!
Hey Everyone,

At last Patch 17 is upon us. Over the next few days we look forward to seeing many players new and old alike enjoying the new additions of the Patch. You can check out the full Changelog with all the information below.

With Patch 17 set and sailed the team are now all hands on deck with work on the next big update already well under way.



Chrysallia Van Cheems - Rolling Out


Patch 17 Changelog
Vehicles

• Improved mobility of the US M4A1 Sherman Tank
  
• Decreased the rate at which trucks decelerate allowing drivers more control over their speed
  
• Increased the reload duration of the US Jumbo 75mm Sherman and Jumbo 76mm Sherman to 8 seconds

Gameplay/Features

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hi Everyone,
Patch 17 Update
This week we have finalized work on Patch 17, a few issues that cropped up close to the sign-off period have now been addressed. Work is now progressing on the final sign off for patch 17. We are anticipating all going well and we look forward to officially rolling Patch 17 out early next week. We appreciate all your patience in awaiting this release and help with the testing for the patch during the PTE sessions we held.

World War Ways (Community App Feature)
We always like to take a moment to appreciate in as many ways that we can, the efforts by various community members in making Hell Let Loose content. Today we have a special shoutout to Steam user HeyItsPatrick who has taken the time to create a handy little website.
He has spent several months developing a HLL navigation assistant called World War Ways, which can be found on mobile and pc web browsers at:
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Patch 17 Launch Soon To Be Announced
This week we are continuing to work away on Patch 17, unfortunately a few issues cropped up close to the sign-off period which we are now addressing. We’re expecting to wrap up these issues ASAP before continuing the sign-off period, after which we look forward to officially rolling Patch 17 out. We appreciate all your patience and help with the testing for the patch during the PTE sessions we held.


Sneak Peek Of The Week - Updated Smart Materials
The art team has been hard at work on multiple fronts for Hell Let Loose. Alongside the continuous content creation for updates moving forward they are constantly looking at ways to improve both the performance and looks of existing assets in Hell Let Loose. These assets make the backbone of what a player sees and interacts with in game and are a high priority for achieving the overall realistic feel of the WW2 theaters in Hell Let Loose.

As an example we c... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hey everyone,

Thanks to all who participated in last week’s PTE we held for Patch 17. We are thankful for all the feedback and have been applying this to our internal testing to ensure we have the update primed and smooth as possible for release.

A quick reminder of some of what’s included for Patch 17:
Adjusted US M4A1 Sherman Tank handling
Speculative fix for MDC (mass player disconnect bug)
Speculative fix for players sometimes spawning in with the level 1 loadout of the role regardless of their selected loadout
Various QOL items
Removed weapon sway when using binoculars
Smoother Tactical Map zooming
And a host of other gameplay improvements and fixes
Full Patch 17 PTE Changelog is here {LINK REMOVED}https://bi... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hey Everyone!

PTE For Patch 17 This Thursday!
With progress coming along nicely we’re excited to announce the beginning of PTE testing for Patch 17, with the first session kicking off on Thursday the 3rd of February 11am GMT.

As always we greatly appreciate all who participate, whether it’s to provide valuable feedback and bug reports, or simply help out with the numbers to test server loads and other items. We’ll also be jumping into battle amongst the ranks on the day so if you have the time or are just curious, we would love to hear from you!

If this is your first time wanting to participate in a PTE you’ll need to head over to the Discord[discord.gg] where you can find information on how to join and get notifications on when a testing period is live. A full changelog can be v... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Patch 17 Progress Update
With all hands on deck the team are steaming towards the completion of Patch 17. Once completed, the team will then be shifting focus on to the next leg of HLLs journey - Update 12. We look forward to sharing more on that front in the coming weeks as we wrap up Patch 17.

Some of the newer members to the HLL community may want an insight into what P17 is and what it means moving forward. So we will do our best to describe it here.

After releasing a major game update the team takes time to continue internal testing and QA on it. We also read a lot of community feedback to look for areas of potential improvement. Some of the areas of improvement that we focus on are: Fixing Bugs, Optimisation, Gameplay Improvements, UI improvements, NetCode, Animations, Sound FX and Lighting just to name a few. After the release of update 11 we have been undertaking these tasks and are now in the final stages of testing a viable client for Patch 1... Read more

Hi Everyone,

Welcome back to the 2nd Dev Brief of 2022, this week we are keeping things short and sweet as the Team continues to focus work on the upcoming Patch 17. In the next couple of weeks we look forward to sharing more information on what to expect in this Patch as well as what exciting new content we have planned.

2022 is looking to be a big year for Hell Let Loose with some amazing updates lined up!

With that said, this developer briefing will be community focused, showcasing some great content from the waves of people who enjoy featuring HLL in videos, screenshots, fanart and more. As we near the release of Patch 17 we'll be sure to spill the beans on all things Patch related including PTE timings.


Community Content Artwork/Screenshots Feature
We continue to see some great content from the Hell Let Loose community members showcased in the official HLL discord. Being separate from the dedicated team of ‘War Correspondents’... Read more