8.0.3

04 Oct 2025Developer post

Damage breakdown mention + how-to in Tutorial task + step to help new players better understand battle/damage outcomes.
When closing the tutorial window, it will now turn into a little 'book' icon on the UI so that you can open it later if you want/need to.
Fog of War clearing is now saved between sessions (no more 'recon' FOW loss).

Multiplayer compatibility version.
Updated the game engine to match the latest security update.
Renamed 'Library' tag into 'Code' tag for filtering mods on the Workshop.
Yellow fuel icon indicating low fuel for a unit now starts showing from 30% instead of 40% of available fuel remaining.
Increased modded tiles resolution from 256 to 512 (sharper).
Increased modded units resolution from 256 to 512 (sharper).
Moved map opacity window to the right of the plans drawing window.
Removed char limit on Workshop Uploader mod description/changelog text fields.
Rebalanced Operation Crusader (Axis side) campaign scenario.
Reworked the UI of the main menu scenario editor UI.
Cheapened Tutorial alliance invitation cost a lot to make it more accessible and not block the player.

Started a rework of the sync code for real time multiplayer, many issues have been fixed.
Italian Littorio BB 1942 refit stats were a little off.
Notifications shown to non active human players in real time multiplayer.
Changing the 'sleep state' of a unit was not synced properly in real time multiplayer.
Field modifications category in the Policies menu was not properly localized.
Typo in a Finnish village on Europe scenario.
One airfield in Albania on Europe scenario was providing manpower and income.
Partisans not spawning in a rare, specific case.
AI carriers could, in rare cases, stay stranded at sea instead of going back to harbour to refuel.
'No game hosted' UI message in multiplayer menu would sometimes still be displayed while you were already in a lobby about to start a real time multiplayer game.