Patch R049 - Preliminary Notes

Hi All,

Posting these here ahead of the patch launch, which we're finalising and will hopefully be able to get out to you later this week!

General

American
Non-doctrinal:
1 - M16 Quad
   Pop cost increased from 6 to 7

2 - Upgun Sherman repair kit
   Price reduced to 60 MU (from 70 MU)

3 - M4A1 Sherman repair kit
   Increased to 50 MU (from 45 MU; to match M4A3 repair kit)

4 - M8 Greyhound
   Price increased to 320 MP, 160 F (From 290 MP, 150 F)
   .30 cal price increased to 40 MU (from 35 MU)

Doctrinal:
Infantry
1 - M5 ATG
   Now no longer gets AP round upgrade; this brings it in line with similar heavy ATG

2 - Ranger LMG
   Price increased to 90 MU (from 80 MU)

3 - Ranger 6x Thompson package
   Price decreased to 160 MU (FROM 165 MU)

Airborne
1 - AB HMG
   Actual crew weapon swapped from the M1919A4 to the base .30 cal model and weapon.

2 - T17
   Dmg. mod. vs. infantry decreased from 1.25 to 1.
   Moving cooldown mod. increased from 1.25 to 1.5625

3 - Airbourne Mortar
   Price increased to 60 MU (from 55 MU; now matches price of reg US mortar)

Armor
1 - Allied War Machine
   No longer affects the M8 Scott.
   Now affects the M4A1 Sherman.

2 - Calliope
   Rocket animator has been reverted to the vCoH standard one (to improve visibility)

3 - Secondary repair kits
   MU costs equalised with primary repair kit MU costs. (this constitutes 5-10 MU increase for some vehicles)

Bugfix:
1 - Canister Shot (Sherman)
   Fixed an animation error caused by the toggle.

2 - M5 3-inch ATG
   Weapon stats corrected (dmg set to 150 instead of 185); were reverted by a previous patch.

Commonwealth
Non-doctrinal:
1 - MMG and T16 MMG (RCA)
   Pop increased from 4 to 5.

Doctrinal:
RCA
1 - Forward HQ
   Now available on the CCT.

2 - Right in the Eye (Priest)
   Barrage moved from UI 11 to UI 7.

Commandos
1 - Tetrarch Little John
   Upgrade priced out. Unlock now grants access to Little John Daimler unit (identical stats to Tet but with better penetration and no glider drop)

RSE
1 - 25-pounder
   Smoke barrage (Misfiring Artillery) no longer shares recharge timer w. regular barrage.
   Smoke barrage (Misfiring Artillery) recharge reduced from 240 s to 120 s.

2 - AEC
   Phase armor removed.
   Health increased from 350 to 400.
   Pop cost increased from 8 to 10.

3 - AVRE
   Petard recharge increased from 45 s to 60 s.

4 - Desert Rats
   Rifle Grenade: +5 m range and +0.2 acc. bonuses removed.

5 - Frag Grenades
   Now available on Tommies.

Bugfix:
1 - 25-pounder
   Smoke and Creeping barrages now function.

2 - Canadian Trenchbusters
   Missing weapon fixed.

3 - Churchill Croc
   Non-functional main gun has been fixed.

4 - Churchill IV
   Hetzer camo icon removed.

5 - Crusader AA
   Blue Box error fixed (corrected filepath of the Hull Down sandbag model).

6 - Sabot Shot (RSE)
   UI moved from UI 6 to UI 7; should no longer overlap with Hull Down.

Wehrmacht
Non-doctrinal
1 - 2 cm Puma
   Vet altered; +10 m range at Vet3 replaced by 1.2 pen.

2 - Ostwind
   MP price reduced to 360 (from 375)

3 - Flammen HT
   MP price increased to 210 (from 195)

4 - Halftrack
   Price reduced to 210 MP, 25 F (from 230 MP, 30 F)

Doctrinal:
Blitz
1 - Mark and Fire
   Now targets an area instead of a specific unit, similar to other targeted offmaps.
   Now drops red artillery warning flares.

2 - Mobile Tactics
   Sprint duration reduced from 60 s to 30 s.

3 - Stormtrooper panzerbusche
   Price reduced to 65 MU (from 80)

Terror
1 - Reloading Techniques
   Removed from KT.
   Is now available on the P4 and P4 CT.

Bugfix:

Panzer Elite

Doctrinal:
Scorched Earth
1 - Flammgrens
   Target type changed from Airborne armor to Infantry armor.
   StG 44s removed; replaced w. PGren K98ks
   Price now set to 220 MP, 65 MU (from 230 MP, 120 MU)

2 - IST incendiary rounds
   Price reduced to 60 MU (From 80 MU)

Luft
1 - FSJ
   Ability UI overhauled; should resolve all previous overlap issues.

2 - Gren K98ks (lower unlock)
   Now actually grant Gren K98ks instead of Volk rifles.

3 - Highway 69 sprint
   Is now a free player upgrade (no longer requires a purchase).

4 - Scout Training
   Is now a free player upgrade (no longer requires a purchase).
   Has been removed from the PE AC, Hotch, Hotch Stuka, and IHT.

5 - Wirbelwind
   Price reduced to 360 MP, 200 F (from 400 MP, 220 F)

Tank Hunters
1 - Artywagen
   Pop cost increased from 6 to 7
   Fuel cost increased to 170 (from 160)

2 - Kettenkrad salvage wreck upgrade
   Now works as intended (no longer grants rudimentary repair)

Bugfix:
1 - Artywagen and Gwagen
   Missing (light) repair kit ability added.

2 - Hotchkiss Direct Fire (SE)
   Should now be fixed (ty Dire)

3 - Luftwaffe Recon Run
   Should now appear and function when purchased

Map Changes

1 - New map: Beachhead (6p)

2 - Added updated version of Somewhere in Normandy (thanks to Gork)

3 - D-day now a 6/8p map with improved sectors and some minor map layout and atmospheric changes

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