Back to Hell, the second major expansion pack for Steel Division: Normandy 44, is now available! It features 4 new Divisions, 7 new Historical missions, 2 exclusive aces and 7 new achievements!
Back to Hell
7 historical missions, including 5 in cooperative play: fight historically accurate battles, such as the Operation Deadstick, Operation Windsor, or Operation Bluecoat in this new set of missions designed to reproduce actual situations and order of battles on the eve of major operations. Play as the leader of one of the 11 never-seen before divisions (such as the legendary "Big Red One" - 1st (US) Infantry Division or the 1. SS-Panzerdivision "LSSAH"), and sync your actions with you allies' complementary divisions to win the battle.
4 new divisions, playable in solo & multiplayer skirmish:
- 7th Armoured Division "Desert Rats"
- Demi-Brigade SAS
- 2. Panzerdivision
- Festungs Gross-Paris
58 new units, including the famous Westland Lysander aircraft, the le.FH 16 field howitzer, the Dewoitine D.520 fighter aircraft, the Panzer IB light tank, and the 75mm SP Autocar... Use the new remote-controlled demolition vehicle Borgward IV to blow up your enemy infantry & light vehicles.
2 exclusive Ace models: Major Horst Rämsch and his Panzer IV, & the famous Major Howard, one of the first allied officer to set foot in Normandy during the Operation Overlord. Note: Major Howard will be unlocked when you'll finish "Operation Deadstick" in coop.
7 new achievements, for the "sense of pride and accomplishment".
Download Back to Hell now!
New Update: Bulls on Parade, featuring the Free Historical Mission
As announced yesterday, Bulls on Parade, the new update for Steel Division: Normandy 44, is also available now!
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT MODS: All mods will be out of date and won't load, contact modder to ask them to update their mod so you can play again with them!
Here's the patchlog:
NEW FEATURES:
- New Historical Battle "Operation Atlantic" available
- Added Random map option in the lobby: pretty self-explanatory, with this option selected, the game will randomly pick a map for you.
- Added Filter in the battlegroup list: you'll be able to display all your battlegroups, or to only display Breakthrough or Normal battlegroups.
- Added Rebindable Situation Awareness key: for the ones who'd like to use the spacebar to... let's say... toggle the active pause, for example.
FIXES:
- Fixed the UE 630(f) Wurfrahmen's icon.
- Fixed the Universal Carrier (and variants)'s invisible passengers.
- Fixed some strange AI behaviour on US solo mission #3.
- Fixed a discrepancy between the number of soldiers in the Canadian Rifle Leader squad and its armament.
- Fixed the Canadian Rifle Leader squad's picture.
- Fixed a bug allowing artillery spotter planes to still call a strike even when routed & and breaking off.
- Fixed the PzH Lorraine's top view image.
- Fixed the Carrier Recce's (missing) panel order.
- Fixed 2-man AT teams' strange movements.
BALANCE:
Generic:
- Recon vehicles now gain accuracy and suppression resilience like vehicles.
- Reduced damage taken by AT Guns from tank guns but still as many suppression (fire support vehicles/tanks still do as much damage).
- Added 3 smoke grenades to Sturmpionier and FJ-Sturpionier.
- Reduced price Lw-Flammenwerfer from 25 to 20.
- Fixed Puppschen, Bk37 and BK75's damage.
- Reworked lethality of AT weapons to be more effective against light vehicules.
4th Armored
- Changed B-26B-10's armor to make it more vulnerable to suppression
- Reduced B-26B-10 availability to one card in phase A
- Reduced B-26B-10 veterancy from veteran to rooky in phase A
- Increased B-26B-10 availability to 2 per card in phase B
- Reduced B-26B-10 veterancy from elite to veteran in phase B
- Increased Jeep Bantam price from 35 to 40
- Removed Sherman 105 from phase A
352. Infanterie-Division
- Removed one slot in the support category, added one slot in the AT category.
- Added Pak 40 in two single cards in phase A.
Have fun!