Patch v2.0 - CHALLENGE MODE & voice commands now available for Linux!
Hitler died 75 years ago to this day (April 30, 1945), so it's a fitting time to launch our first major free content update. Whether you're a green recruit or a grizzled veteran, there's never been another time to begin (another) tour of duty!
CHALLENGE MODE
We've added a new challenge mode option to all missions to up the difficulty (not for the faint of heart!). Instead of simply increasing enemy damage by 30% like most games, each scenario has a unique and hand-crafted difficulty added to it. For example, in Leonforte the enemy now has artillery, and the towns have additional fortifications. For the Hitler Line, expect a new fierce armoured counter-attack when you breach their line is breached! Beat all of of the missions in challenge mode to unlock a new steam achievement!
VOICE COMMANDS HAVE COME TO LINUX!
Let us know how it works for you!
SPEECH RECOGNITION IMPROVEMENTS
Your voice is more powerful than ever! Thanks to everyone who donated their voice data, speech recognition performance has been improved for both US and UK speech models all across the board (but most specifically for problem terms "HOW", "JULIETT" and "FIRE BARRAGE AT").
Major
- Hand-crafted CHALLENGE MODE difficulty option for all missions
- Voice commands now available for Linux!
- Speech recognition performance improved thanks to user-donated speech data! (specifically "HOW", "JULIETT" and "FIRE BARRAGE AT")
- Added 'Retry' button to pause menu
Map Editor
- Made it so you can't save maps without entering a filename
- Fixed error saving map editor maps without administrator access
Balance
- Hitler Line: topmost enemy infantry replaced with AT-gun, added foxholes to towns themselves, altered nothern road
- Operation TONGA: added extra tank squadron to enemy counter-attack, made existing enemy tanks head to central town of Robehomme instead of stopping in Varaville, switched all units to dynamic AI for counter-attack
- Made AI tanks less content to garrison objectives (they'd rather attack)
- Minefields are now cleared if they deal a certain amount of damage (the enemy's triggered most of the mines)
- Falaise Gap: added road in south east of map
Minor
- Made AI counter-attacks use more available units (as opposed to only using the minimum required)
- Enlarged map compass text directions
- Removed unnecessary free-play option for tutorials
- Made units retreating out of mission from reaching objective landmark capture landmark before leaving
What's next? The next big free content update is scheduled for the anniversary of the D-Day landings (June 6th). Stay tuned!
If you're having problems with speech recognition, please refer to this thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1011610/discussions/0/2262438048225838980
You can help us improve the speech recognition! We've added a toggle to the bottom-right of the main-menu that records your voice commands. We'd be grateful if you help us improve the speech recognition performance on your bizarre accents.
We're working hard to make the game the best it can be, so good or bad, please leave a review with your thoughts and comments.
