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Version 1.28.0.255 (01-22-08)

Graphics Engine Update:

Frame rate and stutter performance are dramatically improved in this release.
Improved terrain loading
Reduced memory footprint
Improved collision code
Improved OpenGL state handling
Vehicle hulks now queue for loading

Vehicle Markings

All ground and air vehicles now have historical looking markings
These markings are per brigade
Each player will also have an identifying mark based on their game name (these are not globally unique)
For a complete list see the WWIIOL Wiki

Types of Marking:

Unit markings are based on which brigade the vehicle is spawned from and will be the same for all vehicles from that brigade
Support units, such as tanks in a navy brigade or planes in an army brigade will receive that countries support marking
Individual markings are based on the player's handle and will be the same for that player whenever he spawns that vehicle class
Personal markings are used for con badges, B1 badges, etc.

German Armor Marking:

Unit marking * based on German divisional markings, hull front and rear
Individual marking * based on German three digit tank numbers (red with white stroke), turret both sides
Personal marking * located on the hull side

French Armor Marking:

Unit marking * based on French regimental markings, hull sides.
Individual marking * based on "Aces" company markings (clubs, spades, diamonds, hearts * red, white and blue version of each), turret sides
Personal marking * located on the hull, front or side

British Armor Marking:

Unit marking is based off of British brigade markings (red/green square with white number), hull front
Individual marking is based off of British squadron markings, turret sides and front
three colors (red, yellow, blue)
three shapes (triangle, square, circle)
number (1-4) inside
Personal marking is located on the hull sides

Truck Marking:

All Trucks/Pullers have the same markings as the armor for their country
Markings are smaller and placed on bumpers/number plates where applicable

Gun Marking:

ATG/AAA: (all countries will be the same)
Personal marking only, located on the gun shield

German Plane Marking:

Unit marking * based on German squadron emblems, nose both sides
Individual marking * based on German flight numbers (numbers 1-14 in various colors), rear fuselage both sides
Personal marking * under canopy both sides

French Plane Marking:

Unit marking * based on French squadron emblems, rear fuselage both sides
Individual marking * based on French flight numbers (numbers 1-14 in various colors), tail both sides
Personal marking * nose both sides

British Plane Marking:

Unit marking * based on British squadron lettering (two letters), left of fuselage roundel
Individual marking * based on British flight lettering (single letter), right of fuselage roundel
Personal marking * nose

Infantry and Navy markings:

No changes from existing decals

Air Warning System (Radar):

Added a new Air Warning System to the map
AWS is designed to simulate the various forms of intelligence one might receive over the radio while in flight
AWS primary goal is to increase the air players ability to find and engage the enemy
There is a toggle on the map pane to turn on or off the AWS
On the map you will see a grid
The grid is labeled AA-DW horizontally and 0-60 vertically
The grid size is 16km square
The grid updates in cycles over 60 to 120 seconds
The grid covers the whole theater
Red grids indicate heavy enemy air presence reported
Yellow grids indicate light enemy air presence reported
These colors may be adjusted in settings
EWS will still show bombers that have been reported as sighted near towns
EWS does not show fighters
AWS may not be interdicted, it is the culmination of several types of signals and intelligence
AWS mat not be avoided though the system is not 100% accurate
AWS does not differentiate between types of aircraft
AWS only shows enemies

AWS Reporting:

When an aircraft begins to accelerate it becomes AWS enabled
AWS enabled aircraft that exceed taxi speeds will begin to trigger AWS
Once AWS is triggered the plane has 90 seconds before its position may begin being reported
Slowing down and landing will remove a plane from reporting

Show Friendlies:

Friendlies on your mission are now indicated on your map
Friendlies not on your mission are also now indicated on your map if they are closer than 1000m and on your visual update list

Airborne Infantry:

Paratroopers now have several loadouts available to them
These loadouts are similar to their regular infantry counterparts with some exceptions:
- Airborne Rifleman: +1 Satchel, +1 Ammo can (total of two)
- Airborne SMG: as existing "Paratrooper" unit.
- Airborne LMG: +2 Smoke Grenades
- Airborne Sniper: +20 rifle rounds, + Pistol with 24 rounds
- Airborne ATR: +2 HE grenades
- Airborne Mortar: +5 HE mortars, +10 Smoke mortars
There are no Airborne counterparts for the Grenadier or Sapper units
Paratroopers who get resupplied in the field may receive some grenades

Airborne Brigades:

Paratroopers now spawn from missions that origin at airfields
Transport planes will now be on the same mission as the paratroopers they are transporting
Paratroopers may only create missions from airfields

New Hangar:

Added a new hangar structure
The hangar is invulnerable
Planes now spawn in the hangar
Paratroopers now spawn in the hangar

Depot Spawning:

Trucks may now spawn from depots
Limited guns may now spawn from depots
The throttles for depot spawning have been adjusted to include more infantry
Remember that depot spawning is time based and only so many of a vehicle will be available in a given window of time

Resupply:

Naval units may be resupplied when stationary within 1000m of a friendly naval facility
Air units may be resupplied when stationary within 500m of a friendly air field
Planes will now fully resupply after several seconds

Ammo Request

Added /ammo request functionality
Any ground or troop vehicle type can now do a "/ammo" in chat to request ammo from nearby players
units will now blink on the map if the map was open when ammo was requested
The requesting players name tag will blink in the game world
Infantry can also perform the "I need ammo" emote which can be assigned to a key
Players can only request ammo every 30 seconds
All vehicle types see the player icon blink on the map
Relevant resupply vehicle types get additional notification about ammo requesters
This additional notification is in the form of a game alert in the HUD with the ammo requester's name, along with a sound effect
The player's game icon out in the world pulses from normal size to a little larger and they get a chat message saying the user needs ammo
Trucks see this extra feedback if they are within 1000 meters of the requesting ground unit
Rifleman see this extra feedback if they are within 200 meters of the requesting trooper
Rifleman don't see extra feedback if its a ground vehicle since they can't do anything about it anyway

Infantry:

Paratroopers now have correct uniform in first person

Vehicles:

Fixed several Vehicle Shadows
Renamed He111 in manuals
Fixed TG effects sorting behind tail
Fixed several external glass sorting errors
Fixed oxygen gauge on the Hurricanes
Ships now have a greater RTB range that to reflect their home waters
All vehicles will have had LOD adjustments made for performance improvements
Trucks and guns can now RTB at friendly depots
Re-textured Shermans for mis-matched colors
He111 now has side windows (we mean it this time)
Fixed missing poly in the rear of the DB7 and Havoc

Sounds/Effects:

Added new bomb bay sound
Adjusted "slo-mo" HE explosion
Canopy sounds no longer queue
Fixed gear sound repeating
Fixed smoke and other particle effects being invisible behind transparent objects
Added several new sounds (thanks Mike and Georgh!)
Added new engine sounds for Hawk 75
Added new engine sounds for Stuart
Added new engine sounds for Spitfires
Added new engine sounds for 109
Added new engine sounds for A13 and Matilda

Terrain:

Added Frankfurt to German territory
Relocated German Production Facility 9 to Frankfurt
Added supply links along eastern edge of map to embed Frankfurt into supply network
Remodeled Monchen-Gladbach
Fixed a spawn point issue at Goersboek
Fixed castle door that was impenetrable
Fixed stairway in berm at Ardres-St.Omer Depot
Fixed Dussen Bridge
Fixed numerous FB spawn issues (collider problems with berms)
Fixed numerous bush/tree line anomalies
Fixed numerous forest tile anomalies
Removed some bad AI
Blended the eastern areas of the game world around Frankfurt
Flattened all air fields for smooth hangar exiting

UI/HUD:

The Bomber category of the spawn lists changed to Bomber/Transport
Fixed an error message when a manual was not available
ML colored icon now trumps squad color

Chat:

Added simple obscenity filter
Added lots of stuff to the filter (if you find something missing please don't try and report it on the forums, do a .report in game)
Several internal performance improvements
/rdp now includes more information

CSR:

P39 now listed as fighter

Scoring:

Capture assists will now be scored
To assist in a capture you must be in the building at the time of the capture
You can loose an assist if you are in a building that the enemy captures
Several internal changes for scoring records
Vehicles that are destroyed (KIA/MIA) but have not been hit by an enemy player will cycle back as rescued but the player will still be credited with destroying the vehicle

Global:

Fixed a bug where you could spawn from a FB that was destroyed after you had selected a unit to spawn
Air brigades can no longer be placed on front line towns

Memorial Additions:

John "Aesis" Lee
Alex "Medievil" Clark

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