Greetings! We have a brief update today focused on key improvements to the new automated replacement system and a few multiplayer stability fixes. We have an Operation Crusader focused update planned next week, but we want to get the replacement and stability improvements out now.
Centralized Replacement Management:
Opening Replacement Management:
Left-clicking anywhere on the replacement pool at the top of the user interface now opens up the replacement management screen.
What it does:
The new replacement management screen centralizes everything you need to know about the flow of replacements in your army in one place. The screen lists:
- Your current replacement pool.
- Estimated replacement expenditure by priority bracket for the next turn.
- Most importantly, you can change replacement priorities by training level across your entire army at the click of a button in the Replacement Levels section.
How to use it:
The ability to manage army-wide replacement priorities by training level provides substantial control over replacement allocation without ever needing to micromanage individual units unless you want to. For instance, if you're playing the Axis in Operation Husky you can change replacement priority for conscript and recruit units to None with 2 quick clicks and your army will never waste a single replacement point on militia units during the entire game. Likewise, you can just as easily disable replacements to your entire army to conserve points for a future offensive or reserve replacements exclusively for your best units. The new system is quick and painless, enjoy!
Other Gameplay/Stability Improvements:
- Artillery replacement costs reduced by a further 10-15% across all years.
- Fixed a bug that could cause client crashes in co-op games when automated air command was enabled.
- Fixed a bug that caused client replacement priority changes in co-op games to fail to apply.