[2022] [DEV] Major Update "Fire and Ice" - DEV Server Changelog (18.10.2022) - discussion thread

GREEN FONT - updated/added 18.10.2022

New Vehicles

Aircraft

Japan

T-2 (early)

Sweden

Fokker D.XXI


Ju 88A-4


Bf 109 G2


Vampire FB 52A


J34

Ground vehicles

USA

M1A2 SEP + TUSK modification

Germany

Sd.Kfz.251/9


Bfw.Jagdpanther (Updated model)


Jagdpanther (Updated model)

USSR

IS-1 (Updated model)


IS-2 1943 (Updated model)

Great Britain

Bosvark

Japan

TKX

China

ТОR-М1


IS-2 1943 (Updated model)

Italy

AS-42/47

France

VAB SANTAL

Comment for the vehicle: our players have provided extensive and useful information as a result of their analysis it was decided to further refine the model of the vehicle. The modifications will consist of changing and refining the model for launchers, aiming devices and the turret used but retaining the current chassis model. Since most of the changes are made to the appearance of the model and will not affect battle characteristics after making them, it was decided that the vehicle will be added in this update in the current form with the characteristics corresponding to the real model of the turret and fire control system. When the fixes for the vehicle will be ready they will be applied to it. Thank you for your consideration.

Sweden

Finnish ground vehicle subtechtree:

ZSU-57-2


T-28


T-34 (1941)


Pz.IV J


Comet


Charioteer


T-34-85


PT-76B


Т-54 1951


T-72M1


Leopard 2A4

Israel

TCM-20


ZSU-57-2


ZSU-23-4

Naval Fleet

Germany

Hugin

Japan

IJN Fuso

New locations and missions

“Arctic” location for combined battles.


“Rocky Canyon” location for aircraft battles.

Enduring Confrontation

All pillboxes in ground battles have been replaced with tanks.


Standardisation of tank types by BR and armour for different matchmaking ranks and nations.


Ground vehicles of rank VII have been added to the templates for ground battles and convoys.


AAA around bombing bases has been moved to a system of importing units from a rank based list - now each rank will have its own air defense and not 88mm AAA from WWII era.


The logic of bombing bases, airfields, port and sea convoy templates has been redesigned that allows the “saving” of about 100 units which should reduce the server load.


In events where aircraft AI glitches and sends AI bombers/Attackers over the playable map area, a mechanic has been introduced that checks if the AI aircraft are in the wrong place, checks if they have completed the task, resets the AI for the selected aircraft and if the task is completed hides the aircraft by marking the task as completed and if not looks for a new target for them.



Changes for anti-aircraft guns in ground battles and convoys by nation and rank (at each rank there are two types of anti-aircraft guns for each nation):

Rank I:

China: GAZ-AAA (4M), GAZ-AAA (4M)

France: Light AA Mk I, Light AA Mk I

UK: Light AA Mk I, Light AA Mk I

USSR: GAZ-AAA (4M), GAZ-AAA (4M)

Germany: Flakpanzer - > Light AA Mk I, Light AA Mk I

Italy: AS 42 - > Light AA Mk I, Light AA Mk I

Japan: Type 94 -> Light AA Mk I, Light AA Mk I

USA: Light AA Mk I, Light AA Mk I

Rank II:

China: CCKW 353 (M45) -> BTR-152A, GAZ-AAA (4M)

France: P.7.T AA -> Staghound AA, Light AA Mk I

UK: Staghound AA, Light AA Mk I

USSR: GAZ-AAA (DShK) -> BTR-152A, GAZ-AAA (4M)

Germany: Sd.Kfz.251/21, Light AA Mk I

Italy: Sd.Kfz.251/21, Light AA Mk I

Japan: M16 MGMC -> M15 CGMC, Light AA Mk I

USA: M16 MGMC -> M15 CGMC, Light AA Mk I

Rank III

China: ZSD63/PG87 -> M19A1, BTR-152A

France: Crusader AA Mk II -> M19A1, Staghound AA

UK: Crusader AA Mk II -> M19A1, Staghound AA

USSR: ZiS-12 (94-KM) -> ZiS-43, BTR-152A

Germany: Wirbelwind -> Ostwind, Sd.Kfz.251/21

Italy: M42 Contraereo -> Ostwind, Sd.Kfz.251/21

Japan: So-Ki -> M19A1, M15 CGMC

USA: Crusader AA Mk II -> M19A1, M15 CGMC

Rank IV

China: M42, ZSD63/PG87

France: AMX-13 DCA 40, Skink

UK: Crusader AA Mk I -> AMX-13 DCA 40, Skink

USSR: ZSU-37, BTZ-ZD

Germany: Ostwind II -> Ostwind, Wirbelwind

Italy: Ostwind II -> Ostwind, M42 Contraereo

Japan: M19 -> M42, Wirbelwind

USA: M19A1 -> M42, Skink

Rank V

China: WZ305 -> PGZ09, M42

France: Falcon, AMX-13 DCA 40

UK: Falcon, AMX-13 DCA 40

USSR: ZSU-57-2 -> ZSU-37-2, ZSU-37

Germany: Kugelblitz, Ostwind

Italy: Kugelblitz, Ostwind

Japan: M42 -> Type 87, M42

USA: Vulcan -> Falcon, M42

Rank VI

China: PGZ09, M42

France: AMX-30 DCA, AMX-13 DCA 40

UK: ZA-35, AMX-13 DCA 40

USSR: ZSU-37-2, M42

Germany: Gepard I, Ostwind II

Italy: Gepard I, Ostwind II

Japan: Type 87, M42

USA: M247 -> ZA-35, M42

Rank VII

China: PGZ09, ZSU-23-4

France: AMX-30 DCA, SIDAM 25

UK: ZA-35, SIDAM 25

USSR: ZSU-37-2, ZSU-23-4

Germany: Gepard I, SIDAM 25

Italy: Gepard I, SIDAM 25

Japan: Type 87, SIDAM 25

USA: M247 -> ZA-35, SIDAM 25

Ground Vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

Aircraft and helicopter model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

Weaponry

G.91R (all modifications) - Separate bomb drop has been added.


Ki-67-I Ko, Ki-67-I Otsu - The 800 kg Navy Type Number 80 Model 1 bomb has been added to suspended weaponry (report).


Su-17M4 - H-23M rocket has been removed from suspended weaponry. Source: “Самолет Су-17М4 и подготовка его к боевому применению. Стр.26”

Other

Canberra B (I) Mk 6 - A bug that caused the bomb bay to open when dropping bombs from the wings has been fixed (report).


F-4F IAF - A bug that caused the BLU-27 incendiary tanks and AIM-9G (D) missiles to intersect with the missiles when they have been suspended together on the central pylon has been fixed (report)


Jaguar GR.1, Jaguar GR.1A, Harrier GR.3 - The radar warning system has been changed from AN/APR-25 to ARI 18223.


Kfir C.7 - Pre-installed weapon preset with 4х Shafrir-2 has been added.


Harrier GR.7 - Radar warning system has been changed from AN/ALR-67(V)2 to ARI 23333/1.


Mirage 5F - A bug that caused bombs to have attachment points on the aircraft when installing air-to-air suspended weaponry has been fixed.


Harrier GR.7, Mirage F1CT - A bug that was caused by the researched modification “night vision device” not working from 3rd person view has been fixed.


Phantom FG.1, Phantom FGR.2, Buccaneer S.2 - The radar warning system has been changed from AN/APR-25 to ARI 18228.


Mi-24D, Mi-24V, Mi-24P - The ballistic calculator for bombs has been added.


Su-17M2 - A bug that caused the camera to be in the aircraft hull when installing the “Delta-NG” suspended container has been fixed (report).

Secondary weapon customization added to aircraft:

AV-8A


AV-8C


Buccaneer S.1


Buccaneer S.2


F-105D


Harrier GR.1


Harrier GR.3


Vautour IIA IDF/AF


S.O.4050 Vautour IIB

Naval fleet model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

Naval weaponry:

First shot delay has been removed for WWI and interwar bluewater ships.


Fire control system - preserving the calculated lead point. The calculated lead marker preserves when a player unselect the target and then selects the same target again. If a player selects a new target and starts rangefinding, the lead marker for a previous target is reset.

Naval modifications and crew skills:

IJN Satsuki, IJN Mutsuki, IJN Chidori - 120mm Semi AP Type 1 modification has been moved to Tier I.

Naval characteristics, physics and damage model:

The shock wave effect from HE shells on hulls of coastal fleet vessels has been corrected. Boat hulls made of wood or steel that don’t have a complex internal architecture are now more susceptible to damage from the shock wave of the medium calibre HE shells.

Interface

An extended pop-up description has been added for naval modules in xray mode in the hangar. Now, while hovering the cursor over a module, you can see the operation description of this module, its role in the damage model and interactions with other modules.

Economy and research

The position of British battlecruisers has been corrected in research tree. Battlecruisers have been moved to a separate branch. HMS Dreadnought moved before HMS Colossus.


Research and purchase costs decreased:

HMS Dreadnought

RP 320000 => 270000


SL 790000 => 690000

IJN Settsu

RP 380000 => 320000


SL 990000 => 790000

Customization

New collections have been added.

Sound

Sounds of explosions, hits, cannon shots of ground vehicles and air defence guns have received more dynamics and sharpness as well as punch in the low frequency range.


The sound velocity effect now also works for the sound of aircraft engines and cannons.


Chinese helicopters Z-9W, Z-9WA, Z-19, Z-19E, Z-10 received their own engine and propeller sounds.

Other

AI controlled ships will now launch torpedoes at each other and at players.

Discussion Thread

So you suggest we should not allow players to participate in dev server so early, because they are upset and all they can do is complain on "why you did not added XYZ"?

Please RE-READ one more time what you typed:

So you know it, but yet you do not accept it?

Fixed on the list.

It's not available yet, sorry.

This isn't an "Anniversary update". The anniversary is a separate event that happens every year and every year we also happen to have a major around about the same monthly time period close to the anniversary. They have never been labelled as "anniversary" updates.

There is still some things to be shown and of course another major before the end of the year too.

There is the Anniversary event between the two majors. As there has been for the last 10 years.