"The Division Bell" update is now available!

"The Division Bell", Steel Division: Normandy 44’s fourth patch, is now available. Still developed with the help of selected members of our community, this new patch is all about divisions and balancing.

Note for modders: You will need to generate and upload your updated mod to make it compatible with this new version.

Here is the long-awaited patchlog:

10v10 GAMES TIME LIMIT

• All 10v10 games will now last 30 minutes instead of 40.

FIXES :

• Fixed AB M1919 MMG units servant model.
• Fixed a bug when sounds could sometimes become scratchy, especially when zooming on motorized units.
• Fixed orders feedbacks display when units are moving in formation.
• Fixed US, British and French officers' portraits.
• Fixed the Storch rear turret.

BALANCE:

— ALLIES —

• Reduced US Greyhound price to 80.
• Reduced Recon staghound price from 110 to 90.
• Reduced Jeep .50cal price from 35 to 30.
• Increased Tri polsten price from 70 to 80.
• Increased CMP tri polsten price from 75 to 80.
• Reduced Humber AA price from 50 to 40.
• Reduced Crusader AA Mk2 price from 80 to 70.
• Increased M1919 HMG range from 500 to 600m.
• Increased M1919 HMG HP from 3 to 4 (ranger and AB version as well).
• Increased Vickers HMG range from 500 to 600m.

— USA —

• Reduced Flamethrower price from 25 to 15
• Increased BAR rounds from 200 rounds per gun to 260.

101st Airborne Division

• Increased Glider rifles availability from 6 to 8.
• Increased one level of veterancy to .50cal Jeep
• Increased AB bazookas accuracy from 7 to 9.
• Removed Recon greyhound from phase C.
• Increased Recon greyhound availability to 3 per pack in B.
• Reduced AB engineers price from 35 to 30.
• Added 2 single cards of wolverine in phase B.

3rd Canadian Division

• Packs of 1 veteran 17pdr proposed in phase C.
• Reduced Canadian 17pdr price from 120 to 100.
• Reduced WASP price from 40 to 30.
• Reduced Canadian flamethrower price from 20 to 10.
• Increased Stormtroopers price from 20 to 25.

2nd Infantry Division

• Increased Rifles availability in phase A from 4 to 5.
• Increased Rifles availability in phase B from 6 to 7.
• Increased Rifles availability in phase C from 8 to 9.
• Added a pack of 2 veteran 57mm gun in phase A.
• Added a pack of 2 veteran 76mm gun in phase C.
• Increased Marauders bazooka accuracy from 7 to 9.

1. Pancerna

• Aligned characteristics and price of the polish Mustang Mk.III with the American P51-D (we thought the Mk.III had the early Allison engine)
• Added one veterancy level to Dragoni.
• Changed phase A 57mm in carrier changed from 3 rookies to 2 veterans.
• Added one veterancy to 17pdr in HT in phase C.
• Reduced Polish 17pdr price from 120 to 110.
• Reduced fire support Staghound price from 85 to 75.

3rd Armored

• Removed one slot of ARTY.
• Removed one slot of RECON.
• Added two slots of TANKS.
• Increased Phase A income to 70.
• Removed one pack of Jumbo from phase B and C.
• Reduced M4A3(75) price from 150 to 130.

6th Airborne

• Increased Mosquito pathfinder price from 170 to 190.
• Removed one pack of Mosquito pathfinder.
• Added Single Typhoon with bomb in phase A.
• Removed Staghound from phase C,
• Increased Staghound's availability per pack in phase B from 1 to 2
• Reduced Airlanding Rifles price from 25 to 20.
• Reduced Carrier Recce price from 40 to 30.
• Reduced Flamethrower price from 25 to 20.
• Increased availability of Recce in Jeep from 4 to 5
• Increased availability of Recce in Humber Mk.3 from 3 to 4.

15th Scottish

• Moved one card of Churchill V to phase B, 3 per card
• Increased Humber AA availability to 3 per card
• Reduced Churchill IV price from 130 to 120.
• Increased CMD Churchill VII veterancy by one level.

2e DB

• Increased Voltigeurs availability to 4 per pack.
• Reduced French greyhound price to 85.
• Reduced Greyhound RBFM (fire support tab) price reduced to 60.
• Reduced Lance Flamme price from 20 to 15.

Guards Armored

• Increased Achilles veterancy by one level.
• Reduced Stuart VI price from 90 to 80.
• Cromwell VII regrouped in a single pack of 3 in phase B and a single card in phase A.
• Reduced Sherman V price from 140 to 130.
• Reduced CMD Sherman V price from 150 to 135.
• Increased Firefly availability in phase B from 1 to 2 per pack
• Increased Firefly availability in phase C from 2 to 4 per pack
• Moved veteran Firefly to a single card in phase B.

— GERMANS —

• Reduced BMW R75 price from 35 to 30.
• Reduced IG 18 accuracy from 4 to 3.
• Reduced Ju-87D (with 4x50kg bombs) price from 110 to 100.
• Reduced Flammenwerfer price from 25 to 20.
• Reduced Fs-Flammenwerfer price from 25 to 20.

91 Luflande

• Moved BMW to phase A and availability changed to a single pack of 4.
• Increased grenadier with faust to 5 per card.
• Increased Grenadie Führer availability from 3 to 4.
• Reduced Pionier availability from 6 to 5.
• Removed PzH lorraine.
• Removed one pack of Beo Scwim from phase A.
• Removed one pack of Beo Kübel from phase C.
• Removed one pack of Hs-123 from phase B.
• Increased FK 39 rate of fire (we have a display bug so it still indicates 5rpm but it's 8 like a pak40).

17.SS

• Increased Marder III availability in phase B to 4 rookies or 2 veterans.
• Removed Marder III from phase C
• Removed Sk18 from the deck.

352. Inf

• Removed on pack of veteran Jagdpanther from phase C to avoid the spam in 10v10.
• Reduced SPW 204 (f) CDM price to 75.
• Added one elite Pak38 in phase A.
• Added one elite Pak40 in phase B.
• Changed Marder II packs from 3 rookies to 2 veterans
• Added 2 Packs of 4 Marder III in phase B.

3.Fallschirmjager

• The weapon of the Scharfschütze was changed for a G43 with scope (same stats as the Lee Enfield).
• Reduced HS-129 of one pack in phase B and phase C to avoid spam in 10v10.

12. SS

• Reduced pionier to 5 per pack in phase B.
• Increased MG42 to 4 per pack in phase B.
• Reduced Panzer IV J price from 130 to 125.

716. Infanterie

• Added a pack of 1 Bef Pz35 in phase A.
• Reduced Panzer B2 price from 110 to 100.
• Reduced Flammenpanzer B2 price from 110 to 85.

21. Panzer

• Increased Flak38 availability from 2 to 3 per pack.
• Increased U304 flak availability from 2 to 3 per pack.
• Increased flakpanzer gepard availability from 3 to 4 per pack, veterancy increased by one step.
• Reduced UE630 Pak price from 35 to 30 points.
• Reduced U304 Pak price from 45 to 35 points.
• Reduced Panzer IV C price from 80 to 70.

Panzer Lehr

• Reduced Sdkfz 250/10 price from 40 to 35.
• Reduced Puma price from 110 to 100.

Meet our new officers for France, UK and USA.

And here’s a new thumbnail for the Fs-Scharfschütze.

As previously announced in our forums, we have more plans for Steel Division: Normandy 44, and we couldn’t recommend you enough to keep your eyes open. An announcement is coming.