We're releasing the update accompanying the imminent release of Axis Operations - 1940.
Are you ready? Full changelog down below.
Changelog:
Bug fixes:
- Fixed script issues in 1939 related to German localization
- It is now possible to purchase organic transports for captured AA units in SCW
- Engineers now properly speed up entrenchment of adjacent units
- Soviet motorcycle now has soviet soldiers attached to it
- DK motorcycle now has CloseFighter trait, like all other motorcycle recons
- Famous and Legendary heroes now award correct prestige bonus. Also, removed hard-coded numbers from trait icons.
- Fixed SkilledRecon and ExpertRecon traits
- Fixed LastStand trait
- Fixed availability of organic transport for South African units
- JPG screenshots are now properly deleted together with the save
- Various other small fixes and tweaks
Gameplay changes:
- Deadly Grasp trait now works between the player and AI ally
- Split, Merge and Swap commands can now be taken back too if "movement only" undo mode is used
- Added four positive and four negative player traits:
-- Meticulous Planning. All ground units get two movement actions instead of one, which allows them to move in two steps (without increasing the total amount of movement points
-- Force Concentration. Can assign one extra hero to every unit
-- Terrain Expert. Friendly units get +1 base entrenchment in any terrain, even in open ground and when crossing rivers
-- Aggressive Deployment. Friendly units do not lose their attack action when deploying from organic transports
-- Arrogant. Does not get any combat predictions
-- Force Dispersion. Can assign maximum 1 hero per unit
-- Ruthless. Never accepts surrender
-- Slow Reaction. Friendly units do not shoot back when attacked by the enemy
- Added new special challenges (selectable in Advanced Options when starting the game):
-- Mass desertions. Every unit has a 50% chance to lose 1 point of strength at the beginning of its turn. For elite units, this chance decreases by 10% with each star.
-- Berserk Rage. Enemy units gain +1 attack and +1 defense for every point of strength they lose
-- The Collector. Cannot purchase or upgrade to unit types which are already present in the army
-- Army of Cowards. Units attacked by the enemy will always retreat, no matter how many losses they took.
-- Uphill Battle. With each passing turn, enemy units get slightly stronger by gaining a small bonus to attack, defense, accuracy or initiative.
-- Heroic Showdown. At the beginning of the battle, each enemy unit on the map is assigned a random hero
UI:
- "General Edition" and the DLCs are now displayed in the game's Main Menu
- Disbanded units no longer show up in "killed units" list
- "Limited deployment" warning now appears only on deployment phase
- Deployment phase panel will now disappear immediately when the AI opponent moves first
- The shop will now display units using the right skin for the current scenario
- The game will now remember the last entered commander name, and will fill it in the commander selection screen by default
- It is no longer possible to extend unit list beyond the right screen border
- Units in reserve are no longer included in the mission result screen
Graphics
- Reworked road implementation. Roads are now less likely to get lost in relief and consume less resources
- Improved memory usage on large maps (like Kursk)
- Improved loading speed of some maps
AI:
- Made several fixes in the implementation of "guard unit" order
Random maps:
- Random maps can now use Southern Europe and (occasionally) Africa locations
Multiplayer:
- Implemented tournament support (beta)
Other:
- Implemented Steam Workshop support
- Added mod manager to the Main Menu (MODS -> MOD MANAGER). The Editor is also invoked from MODS submenu now.
- Improved implementation of Gamma Correction option. If game image looks too light/washed out for you, try to reduce the gamma below the default.
- Added an option to show movement arrow outside movement zone. This allows to easier plan movement to remote locations.
Editor:
- Fixed item size in "Place Units" list resetting in some cases
- Added missing flags for Condor Legion, Communist Spain and Denmark
- Added a safeguard against the Editor starting minimized when window position settings in Registry get messed up