Hello all,

We are back! In today’s DevBlog, we’ll detail some of the gameplay changes coming to WARNO, specifically new traits and associated units.

One of the traits is brand-new; the other is an existing trait which will soon be available in many more WARNO divisions.

Let’s go.

Instructor Class of Units

First up is the Instructor trait, which is already available in a limited fashion with the American GREEN BERETS in the West German Territorialkommando Süd and on the CHIEFTAIN Mk. 1/4 as found with the British Home Defence Region London (of Nemesis #4 - Capital Defence).

In case you didn’t know: the Instructor trait operates between a Leader unit and a Military Police one. An Instructor will boost the performance of nearby units of the same type, granting 1+ Veterancy. Crucially, it also removes the Reservist trait and its drawbacks. This means you can beef up your units, especially second-echelon cheaper ones, but only of the same type.

We can reveal that new Instructor units are coming to other divisions with the next major update, to coincide with WARNO - LANDJUT’s release.

• The French 152e Division d’Infanterie of Nemesis #2 - Plateau d’Albion will receive Instructor units to boost the TANK and INF categories, specifically the MARSOUINS INSTRUCT. will replace the CMDT MARSOUINS, and the AML-90 INSTRUCT. will replace one card of AML-90 CP.
• The East German and Polish Rügener Gruppierung will get the LehrPz T-72 replacing the KPz. T-72.
• The Czechoslovakian 303. Tanková Divize of WARNO - SOUTHAG will receive the new T-72M-E2 INSTRUKT replacing the T-72M-E2.

New Counter-Battery Radar Trait

Now, onwards to a new trait: Counter-Battery Radar. The more observant among you might have already spotted this new trait in the Strike Team’s recent streaming of the two new Danish divisions coming with WARNO - LANDJUT.

The new Counter-Battery Radar will snugly fit as part of the upcoming artillery rework (we’ll get back to this update in next week’s DevBlog). This new trait will also make counter-battery play much easier.

Units with the Counter-Battery Radar trait will have a large area of effect. Any enemy artillery projectile fired within this area will be revealed, regardless of terrain. The radar tracks incoming projectiles, pinpointing the exact ground position of the unit that fired them. If the enemy unit ceases firing, the marked position will be lost.

Units with the new trait will appear in several WARNO divisions. In some cases, they will be applied to existing radar-equipped platforms.

• The ubiquitous NATO’s GREEN ARCHER (under various designations), will gain the trait. As a trade-off, it will see a downgrade of its Exceptional Optics, however. The Danish Jyske Division, Dutch CKLA, American 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, British Home Defence Region London, the West German 6. Panzergrenadier and Territorialkommando Süd will be affected.
• The Warsaw Pact’s brand-new SNAR-10 model will be featured with the East German Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse Bezirk Erfurt and Berliner Gruppierung, Polish 15. Dywizja Zmechanizowana, Soviet 157-ya Motostrelkovaya Diviziya, and the Czechoslovakian 303. Tanková Divize.
• The brand-new French VAB RATAC will appear in the French Division du Rhin (the current RASIT placeholder model will soon be updated).

WARNO - LANDJUT

WARNO - LANDJUT will bring 8 new Divisions to WARNO, playable in Skirmish and Multiplayer, with one brand-new nation, Denmark.

Check out the previews for the LANDJUT Division list below:

• We already (briefly) detailed three showcased Nemesis divisions which will reprise their role in WARNO - LANDJUT. Some changes between their original showcase and their LANDJUT appearance can be gleaned in this updated preview here.
  • Check out more historical info on the West German 6. Panzergrenadier.
  • And the same for the Soviet 94-ya Gvardeyskaya Motostrelkovaya Diviziya.
  • The preview for the East German 20. Motorisierte-Schützen-Division can be checked here.

• The U.S. 2nd Marine Division rushes to join the fight in Denmark. Check out all the juicy details on the Jarheads’ inclusion in this detailed preview here.
  
• The Soviet “Black Death” naval infantry spearheads the amphibious assault as the 336-ya Otdel’naya Gvardeyskaya Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty or the 336th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade with more details in this preview.
  
• The Danish Jyske Division defends its homeland with all its might. Read more about this new NATO division in this DevBlog preview.
  
• The second wave of Polish mechanized infantry and East German marines land to full effect in Warsaw Pact’s 15 Dywizja Zmechanizowana. Read more about this division here.
  
• The Danish Home Guard defends their country in the Østre Landsdelskommando, which you read more about here.

Until Next Time

Do not despair, commanders, we will return with another DevBlog next week in which we will talk about the much-anticipated artillery rework.

On a related note, all the modeling for WARNO - LANDJUT’s new units has been done, with the team polishing everything (including the above-mentioned artillery changes. The Strike Team has also started streaming the new Danish divisions of our upcoming major expansion, with more videos, divisions, and footage on the way!

Don’t forget to check out the vibrant WARNO community. Find the latest news on the Steam News page or visit the Steam Forums. Get together with other players on either the excellent Discord server, Reddit page, YouTube or our Instagram.

As always, see you on the battlefield, commanders.