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PERFORMANCE: * NPC code optimization. * NPCs optimized for fewer draw calls. * Optimization of shadow casters. * Village hut submodel structure optimized. * Land vehicle submodel structure optimized. * More NPC soldier gear LOD1 models. * Shadow distance reduced 10m on highest an
ARMORER: * VBA Body Armor. * T61-5 Flak Jacket. These can be bought at armorer (VBA: 2000$, T61-5: 1000$). They absorb full damage to torso while condition is over 0%. At 0% condition they absorb 25% of the damage. They provide partial leg coverage too. VBA have twice the durabil
T61-5 Flak Jacket added to armorer tent/buildings. There is text description in armorer and there will be more info in next regular update text. Issue with saving and loading of equipment system not working for new flack jackets has been fixed. I'm sorry for the inconvenience if
NEW STUFF: * Towns now also have A.R.V.N. garrisons from 3 to 6 soldiers. * Player can now recruit A.R.V.N. squad at town flags (press F6). * Bus Stops have been added to all towns along Highway 1 along the coast of South Vietnam. Each bus route will take you either north or sout
* Villages loyal to South Vietnam/U.S.A. can now deploy a few A.R.V.N. soldiers as garrison. Loyalty of the village affects how many. This should also prevent these villages flipping side without a fight if some civilians are secretly V.C. NEW OPERATIONS: * Operation Masher (Bong
COCKPIT CAMERA SMOOTHING: * Most airplanes and helicopters now use separate camera to render interior and instruments thus enabling main player camera to use proper smoothing without causing jitter (resulting in higher felt framerate in cockpit view). It applies to these aircraft
NEW CONTENT: * Agent Orange defoliant spray added. It clears vegetation and causes poison damage. * Hueys with Agent Orange are now at U.S. bases. * New C-123 Provider transport aircraft with Agent Orange defoliant spray can now be requested using radios. It is in the FAC channel
COMBAT AI: * Faster perception/reaction. * Decreased firing accuracy (excluding player squad). * Less bullet damage to player squad. * Less direct and indirect explosive damage to player squad. LAND VEHICLES: * M-54 Truck can now board 9 soldiers (+player) who can shoot while it
M151A2 and V100 Vehicle Suspension: Suspension wheel colliders and 4WD is now utilized to provide much smoother off-road capabilities when player drives M151A2 Jeep and V100 Commando. Press space to brake in those vehicles. More jeeps and V100 have been placed at smaller U.S. bas
NEW TUNNELS & SQUADS: * New unique pre-placed tunnels added (big ones in DMZ, Danang, Hue, Khe Sanh, A Shau, Nha Trang, and smaller ones in various locations in DMZ and C. Highlands regions). They are wider than other tunnels and have horizontal entrances for easy access. Mor
Settings & Sensitivity: * New "Pre-Load Regions" setting. * New "Unload Regions" setting. * New "Artillery" setting. Options are 'Normal' (default) and 'Reduced'. The reduced setting has slower reload time and longer time between artillery volleys. * Master Sensitivity settin
Regions Unload option: If set to yes, this will stop regions unloading, and thus having to be reloaded when re-entering that area. This requires Minimum 32GB RAM for all S.E. Asia regions to be loaded in. It shouldn't affect performance much. Run in Background option fix: This op
Performance: * Flying has now also been updated for increased perceived frame rate and smoother visuals. * Physics and collisions performance optimization (bullets, projectiles, boats, cars and military land vehicles). Movement and Improvements: * 3rd person flight camera now mov
Camera while on foot is now a lot smoother and less jittery. The felt FPS should be higher, especially on fast PC's. Movement has also been updated to be a bit more responsive and less icy. I expect to soon add settings for control of the parameters and probably adjust the defaul
MOVEMENT: * Movement has been updated to be more responsive (faster acceleration) and stop faster (less icy). * Movement max speeds have been reduced or adjusted for: Walking, crouching & crouch running, prone, strafing while prone and crouched, as well as for normal running
BASE BUILDING & MANAGEMENT: * You can now build your own outposts (bases) and make use of 68 buildable structures added to the US side! You can access them by holding out the shovel (keybind 7) and then opening the build menu with the N-key. The player can only build a base i
LINE OF SIGHT & NPC BEHAVIOUR: * Adjusted NPC line of sight (LOS) origin points and ensured LOS is always checked before firing. This is to prevent them from shooting the player through walls & should also fix some issues with enemies shooting from tunnels. * NPC's now ar
VIETNAM CONTENT 5 NEW GUNS: * RPD (MG) for Player and VC and NVA soldiers using it. * RPD Mod (short barrel, 125 round mag) and U.S. special forces using it. Can usually be found at the armorer (blue vice icon on map). * PPSh-41 (SMG) for player and VC soldiers using it. * MP-40
VIETNAM CONTENT: AIRSTRIKES & ARTILLERY: * VC/NVA NPC artillery is now significantly less accurate than before, to make them less frustrating to deal with. * Player called artillery is now more accurate. * VC/NVA NPC RPG's are now less accurate. * Airstrikes (“B” key) called
NEW CONTENT: * In-game map now has new images with much higher resolution: Terrain changes that were done after the original map images was made long ago will now be visible. The higher resolution also renders all small rivers, streams and roads visible. Hills and mountains are n