Gunner, HEAT, PC! change list archive

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Switched rendering path to deferred for better efficiency
Added multiple image processing enhancements, including screen-space reflections and bloom
Improved the appearance of night vision and thermal sights
Added night vision to AAR cam at night
Improved shadows on most light sources
Improved the efficiency of switching viewpoints
Improved material maps on T-72M
Added new types of 100mm ammunition to T-55
Improved appearance of main menu
Added visual model to TOW missile in flight
Added ability to simulate laser ATGM guidance systems
Added ability to simulate top attack behavior for ATGMs
Added testbed for advanced ATGM behavior
Added T-55 to practice missions
Added Technical truck to Firing Range
Added arming distance to 30mm HE ammunition
Added fuze sensitivity option for HE and HEAT ammunition
Fixed issue where APHE rounds couldn't crush thin armor
Fixed issue where HE rounds would show incorrect paths in AAR
Fixed issue where HE rounds would frag even if destroyed without arming first
Fixed issue where HE rounds wouldn't create spall when passing through armor before detonation
Fixed fuze timer on 3UOR6 ammunition
Fixed fuze timer on OF-412 ammunition
Fixed an issue where some ammo types would create spherical spall upon piercing armor
Corrected armor values of lower front plates on T-72M and T-90
Fixed an issue where some sounds would cut out or refuse to play
Fixed loader position in T-55

APFSDS rounds now show sabot petals splitting off of the subcaliber dart in flight
HEAT rounds now have a visible penetrator jet during detonation
The minimum timescale speed has been reduced
An easter egg has been added

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Fixed an issue where the gun barrel would twitch every 30 seconds
Fixed an issue where the turret could suddenly snap to the aim point faster than the maximum traverse speed

Free cam now has smooth aim mode, using the same controls as gunner smooth aim
FPS count is now displayed in the HUD during missions
Fixed a bug that would prevent the sounds of impacting rounds from playing correctly
Implemented countermeasures for a bug that results in turrets and/or guns walking off their pivot points over time
Fixed crew communications being audible in free cam
Armor values of T-72 hull rear have been corrected
The gunner on the Technical truck now has a thermal signature

Added physical two-piece ammunition and ammo racks to T-72M
Added fuel tanks (wet racks) to T-72M
Added animated end cap ejection to T-72M
Added better placeholder crewman models to all vehicles
Ammo in ammo racks now distinguishes between detonation and deflagration according to the type of round struck and whether the impact hit the warhead or propellant
Ammo that doesn't burn on impact can now be damaged, rendering it unusable for loading. Damaged ammo is cleared out of the rack during restock operations.
Free cam can now be used while the game is paused
The game can now be paused during slow motion
The slow motion speed can now be adjusted while the game is paused
X-ray view range has been lowered
Decreased recoil jerk on M1A2 SEP gunsights
Fixed the fragmentation origin on HE rounds
Fixed a glitch that could occur when exiting to the main menu while time was slowed
Fixed a naming issue with 3BK14M rounds in AAR
Fixed a naming issue with IR spotlights in AAR
Fixed an issue where the camera clipped through AAR models too easily
Fixed an issue where 3BM15 ammunition was missing its propellant in the forward piece
Fixed an issue where tanks would keep their mass after turret ejection
Fixed an issue where projectiles would appear cold in thermal viewers