Hello!
As we announced earlier this week, WARNO - SOUTHAG hasn't released in Q2 2025 has originally planned. We just need a bit more time to polish it before release, and apologize for the delay.
Yet, to make amend, we are releasing today two new free contents to help you wait a bit more.
More details below.
Reinforcement Pack #10 and 11
As of now, you can download two new free contents:
- Reinforcement Pack #10, the new map Eiche, inspired by the outskirts of Hamburg and already showcased in a previous DevBlog.
- Reinforcement Pack #11, called Low Countries' Lions, a brand new RP we crafted especially for this occasion,. It features two new NATO divisions: the Belgian DivMob, which we detailed earlier this week, and the Dutch CLKA.
Both Reinforcement Pack are available as you read this lines.
Freeze and black screen issues
We wanted to give you a quick update about the freeze and black screen issues that some of you might still be running into in WARNO. We know this has been a recurring topic, and we’re keeping a close eye on it.
The “good” news is that the latest NVIDIA graphics drivers have helped reduce these problems for a lot of players. Plus, with the introduction of the Vulkan graphics API, available right in your in-game graphics settings, you might notice fewer issues, or even see them disappear entirely, depending on your setup.
Rest assured, we are still actively working to resolve these issues and improve your experience. If you’re still having trouble, we recommend giving Vulkan a try (which we have further improved with today’s update) and making sure your graphics drivers are up to date.
Follow these simple steps to activate Vulkan :
- Open the Options menu from the main screen.
- Navigate to the Video section.
- Find the Graphic API setting.
- Select Vulkan from the list.
- Restart the game to apply the changes.
Keep in mind that the Vulkan backend is still considered experimental and may not yet match the performance of the DirectX11 backend.
(We’re always looking for feedback, so don’t hesitate to let us know if Vulkan has solved any issues for you!)
Thanks for your patience and for all your feedback!
Dedicated Servers Are Here
We are excited to announce that dedicated servers are now available! As with our previous games, you can host your own server, customize it to your liking, and make it visible to the entire community.
But that’s not all.
You can now run servers with mods enabled, whether they’re gameplay mods, new maps, or any other custom content. We’ve updated the game to make this experience as smooth as possible:
- Servers with mods are clearly marked in the server list.
- If you already have the required mods installed: The game will restart, activate the necessary mods, and automatically join the server.
- If you don’t have the required mods: The game will prompt you to subscribe and install them, then restart and connect you to the server.
This new system makes multiplayer modding easier than ever. We can’t wait to see what you create and share, enjoy!
Please note: there is one limitation, servers running a custom map mod will only be visible to players who have that specific mod enabled.
For those interested in hosting a server, you’ll find everything you need right here: Docker Eugen Systems Warno
Today, we will shine some light on the new Dutch Commando LegerKorpsAchtergebied.
The CLKA Historical Background
The Koninklijke Landmacht’s CLKA stands for the beautifully named Commando LegerKorpsAchtergebied which translates to “Rear Area Command”, which for you and our sanity’s sake we have shortened to CLKA. This particular formation was a war-activated divisional command which would have been created as part of the Dutch (NORTHAG-based) 1 (NL) Corps to help secure the rear area of the three Dutch fighting divisions closer to the front (the 1., 4. and 5e Divisie).
The main component of the division was the 101. Infanteriebrigade. Although filled with reservists historically, these would have been from the most recent batch of demobilized soldiers, meaning they would still be fit and relatively up to date in their training. As such, the brigade’s soldiers are considered regulars in WARNO.
The 101. Infanteriebrigade’s commander was also the de facto commander of the CLKA, and controlled four infantry battalions, half of them mechanized with the AIFV. The other two battalions were truck-borne in real life, but in our alternative timeline, they have been equipped with the trademark Dutch YP-408 wheeled APC (just retired from service) to enhance their firepower.
Another permanently assigned unit was the VerkBat 105, a recon battalion similarly filled with recently demobilized reservists. They are also treated as regulars in-game.
As with other rear-area command divisions, the CLKA also safeguards the corps’ heavy artillery guns and long-range anti-air SAM units, which will duly be represented in the division’s ranks. Lastly, all sorts of security troops would be making their way from the Netherlands to the front, and to patrol and secure the transit areas in between. These range from elite commandos to security militias, and will also be featured within the division.
The CLKA in WARNO
How will the CLKA look like in WARNO? New units are both italic and bolded. Some units are new to this nation, but can be found with other NATO armies.
LOG
- Average, starting with a number of cheap slots, before availability becomes more expensive. The usual supply units are a FOB, plus medium DAF-4400 VRACHT and heavy DAF YHZ-2300 VRACHT supply trucks.
- Command units include the new M38A1 CMG jeep (which is the Korean War's variant of the venerable World War II-era Willys jeep), the new YP-408 PWCO wheeled command APC, and the YPR-765 PRCO-C1.
INF
- A pretty solid category, although with more expensive slots compared to a regular infantry division. The CLKA can be considered an outsized brigade with additional attached security troops.
- The core of the division’s infantry comes from the 101. Infanteriebrigade, which in itself is represented in a variety of units:
- PANTSERINF. mechanized infantry squads which deploy in all the same variants as the 4e Divisie. They ride in soft-skin vehicles and YPR-765 PRI.50, which is the .50 cal variant, not the 25mm one.
- The new INFANTERIE are larger 9-man squads with FAL and MAG, plus either LAW or Carl Gustav recoilless rifles. The leader variant is an even bigger 10-strong squad with Uzi, FAL, LAW, and smoke grenades. These troops can deploy in soft-skin vehicles and the YP-408 PWI, the Dutch iconic wheeled APC, predecessor to the YPR-765.
- NATRES reservist squads are also present, deployable in trucks, YP-408 PWI, and the YPR-765 PRI.50. These squads represent the less-trained reservists of the division.
- They are further backed by the RES. GENIE combat engineers with Uzis, MAG, and satchel charges, plus the Reservist trait.
- Support units include (new to the nation) M40A1, the new DRAGON I and (new to the Dutch) I-TOW anti-tank teams. The DRAGON team is special, as it is a very cheap 2-man short-ranged ATGM team.
- Plus MAG 7,62mm machine gun teams, and TANKJAGERS anti-tank squad with two Carl Gustav. The M38A1C M40A1 is deployable as a fire-support jeep.
- The infantry is further reinforced by a wide array of security units:
- BEVEILIGING squads are security troops, more on the level of militia, brought over from Dutch soil. These are 9-strong squads with Uzi, Garand, and L4A4 (modernized World War 2-era Bren LMGs) with the Reservist and Security traits. The best of the bunch are gathered into BEVEILIGING MOBIEL with Uzi, FAL, two FALO, and a MAG, and no Reservist trait. BEVEILIGING CMG is their 7-man leader variant with Uzis, an L4A4, and an M20 Super Bazooka, another weapon of Korean War's vintage. These squads come in soft-skin vehicles only.
- To keep the reservist rabble in line, the MARECHAUSSEE is present, in M38A1 NEKAF and ROVER KMAR transports (itself with the Military Police trait), but also as the new MARECHAUSSEE (MAG) squad, which is a 12-man unit with Uzis and a MAG and the Military Police trait, deployable in DAF trucks and VW T3 KMAR minibus (with Military Police trait).
- MARECHAUSSEE CMG are 4-man leader squads with Uzis, MAG and M20 Super Bazooka, also riding in M38A1 NEKAF and the new ROVER KMAR.
- Finally, the new COMMANDO RES. squads. Tasked with tracking down enemy special forces behind enemy lines, these are veteran 11-man squads with FAL, one scoped FAL, 2x MAG and LAW, plus the Special Forces, Shock and Security traits. The leader variant is the COMMANDO CMG, which is an 8-strong unit with Uzis, 2x L4A4, LAW, and smoke grenades, and comes with the same traits as their regular infantry squad.
ART
- Pretty good, if we look at the availability of the units and their price. The 101. Infanteriebrigade could only count on some lighter (new to this division and nation) M30 107mm.
- Heavier corps artillery pieces include the (again new to this nation) M101 105mm, the brand-new M114/39 155mm, (new to the nation) M110A2 203mm and (new to the Dutch) M270 MLRS. The last two units are armed with cluster munitions.
TANK
- Pretty good for a reservist division, in terms of costs and slots, but all the units mentioned here will come in one card.
- The only organic tanks assigned to the CLKA were the LEOPARD 2A4(B) featured by its recon battalion.
- The CLKA would have been in the collecting area for vehicles transitioning to and from the front (for instance, as replenishment or for repair). In case of an immediate threat, any in working order, would have been commandeered by the CLKA. As such, the division gets a few (new) LEOPARD 1V (in vanilla and CMG command variant), as well as older CENTURION MK.5/2.
- Anti-tank units include the new M38A1 TOW, the YP-408 PWAT (with a single I-TOW launcher) and the YPR-765 PRAT (with twin TOW-2 launcher).
REC
- Pretty good, in terms of price and availability, primarily thanks to the inclusion of its own recon battalion, the VerkBat 105. The CLKA has a good number of recon troops and vehicles at its disposal.
- Infantry scouts include:
- VERKENNERS squads deployable in M38A1 NEKAF, the new M38A1 VERK.) with an M1191 MG (counts as a recon vehicle), and ALOUETTE.
- The new PANTSERVERKENNERS, a stronger 8-man recon squad with FAL, MAG, and Carl Gustav recoilless rifles, coming trucks and the new M113A1 VERK. (counts a recon vehicle).
- Recon vehicles include:
- The M113 C&V and the new M113 C&V KMAR, a military police (Koninklijke Marechaussee) variant of the same armored vehicle, armed with an M2HB 12,7mm HMG and featuring the Military Police trait next to its recon ability.
- The new YP-408 PWRDR, an unarmed radar recon variant of the wheeled APC.
- Air recon includes the ALOUETTE III, but also the new BO-105 CB MINIGUN. A few later models of this helicopter were equipped with this particular weapon in real life (pictures exist), but nothing was known of their official designation or where they were deployed. The new unit will see the light in WARNO under this made-up name.
AA
- Same as the above categories, being pretty good in terms of slots and their prices. The division did not have any organic anti-air units, but as a rear-area command, it safeguarded heavier corps assets, which will be represented in this category.
- BOFORS 40L70G and STINGER MANPAD teams.
- I-HAWK SAM.
- A few old M55 MAXSON quad-12,7mm of World War II vintage.
- The Americans forward-deployed troops from the 2nd Armored Division in the area the CLKA is guarding, waiting for the rest of the division to be airlifted in. Among the troops already on the ground are a select number of helicopters, which grants the division a single card of OH-58C/S as anti-air attachment.
HEL
- Mediocre, with few options and expensive slots. The Dutch Armed Forces in the late 1980s didn’t have any attack helicopters. Furthermore, the CLKA was not a priority when it came to close air helo support. The only available choppers will be called upon from nearby NATO allied units.
- These include West German BO-105 PAH-1.
- And American AH-1F HOGs.
AIR
- Average.The Koninklijke Luchtmacht helps out with the Dutch NF-5A in HE, the new NPLM loadout, and CLU, as well as F-16A in an AA2 variant.
- American F-4E PHANTOM II [AA], plus the F-4G WILD WEASEL V [SEAD] will also be available.
The CLKA is a well-rounded rear-area division, without any major drawbacks, but also without any specific strengths. Unlike other similar divisions in-game, which rely on masses of reservists, this division is mostly composed of regular units and capable mechanized forces.
WARNO - SOUTHAG Expansion
WARNO - SOUTHAG is WARNO’s second expansion after WARNO - NORTHAG and showcases the fighting in southern West Germany near the Alps and on the Czechoslovakian frontier.
In the southern reaches of Germany, the Warsaw Pact with the Soviet Central Group of Forces, bolstered by the communist Czechoslovakians, battles against a counter-attacking NATO SOUTHAG command led by France, with American, West German, Canadian, and reinforcing Spanish troops.
- 2 new Army General campaigns, including Holding Attack.
- 4 new Operations, such as Delayed Retribution, Glory or AttritionHydra
- 10 new Divisions, featuring Canada, Spain, and Czechoslovakia as new nations. These include NATO’s 1st Canadian Division, the Spanish División Mecanizada «Brunete» n.º 1, the French 6e Division Blindée Légère and Division du Rhin, plus the West German 1. Luftlandedivision. The Warsaw Pact features the Czechoslovakian 1. Tanková Divize, 19. Motostřelecká Divize, and 303. Tanková Divize, while the Soviet Central Group of Forces deploys the 31-ya Tankovaya Diviziya and the 17-ya Gvardeyskaya Tankovaya Diviziya.
- New voice acting.
- New units and models.
Until Next Week
We’ll be back soon with another WARNO DevBlog!
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See you on the battlefield, commanders.
