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Heroes & Generals Changelog

What's new in Heroes & Generals 1.15.1

Jul 11, 2019
  • ATTENTION SOLDIERS!:
  • In this update, you can expand your arsenal with 3 new recon vehicles, and take your fight to the enemy in high speed and strong firepower! We also introduce some community requested Strategy hotfixes and a model update for the M5A1 Stuart. Read below for details.
  • NEW RECON VEHICLES:
  • You can now challenge your enemy and wreak havoc with 3 new recon vehicles!
  • The American recon vehicle is Tier 2 while the German and Soviet are Tier 3.
  • THE AMERICAN T8E1 STUART RECCE:
  • Based on the M5 Light Tank but with the turret removed, this means a lot more armor than the other recon vehicles. It is also modified for wider tracks so speed anywhere on land is no problem, and it can even traverse water with it’s semi-amphibious abilities. It is ideal for anti-infantry purposes as it has two mounted machine guns, one 50 cal. and one 30 cal. for quickly dispatching any enemy infantry.
  • THE GERMAN SD.KFZ. 234/2 PUMA:
  • The Puma is an iconic recon vehicle. It is well regarded for its armament consisting of a 50mm KWK 39 L/60 cannon and a coaxial MG-42 and high speed. It’s maneuverability is also part of its core design, it can drive as fast forward as it can backwards, which enables it to quickly reverse out of the battlefield if danger approaches.
  • THE SOVIET BA-11:
  • This recon vehicle is a well armored recon vehicle with high ammo capacity, featuring the same 45 mm cannon as the BA-6 and has two DT machine guns. It can almost go as fast backwards as it can forwards, which is very handy when you have to react quickly to any situation.
  • COMMUNITY REQUESTED RTS FIXES:
  • We have also identified and corrected some community requested fixes for the Strategy game. More specifically, morale issues Assault Teams faced when being undeployed from losing a battle with no valid retreat path or when they are depleted.
  • We also introduced some fixes in regards to the Battlefield Commander badge, and corrected some inconsistencies to the amount of supplies captured by surrounding enemy Assault Teams.
  • OTHER IMPROVEMENTS:
  • We also updated the model of the M5A1 Stuart for the US, it now looks even better, meaner and more dangerous.
  • 1.15.1 is our game update for June and we will be looking forward to hear your feedback as we continue to work on the next update!

New in Heroes & Generals HOTFIX 159848 (Jun 26, 2019)

  • Anti-Tank Adjustments:
  • Increased damage of penetrating shots by 25% on all vehicles
  • Increased Anti-Tank Rifles damage to armor by 25%
  • Increased Anti-Tank Rifles close range penetration by 13mm
  • Decreased Anti-Tank Rifles far range penetration distance from 700m to 300m
  • Decreased Panzerbüchse 39 chamber time by 500ms
  • Decreased PTRD-41 chamber time by 500ms
  • The following Anti-Tank weapons now all spawn with 1 additional ammo:
  • Bazooka M1A1
  • Bazooka M9A1
  • M18 Recoilless Rifle
  • GranatBüchse- 39
  • Panzerschreck RPzB 54
  • Ampulomet Model 1941
  • Increased time between each use by 1 sec. on the following anti-tank explosives:
  • RPG-43
  • Panzerwurfmine Lang
  • Hafthohlladung H3
  • S.T. Grenade No.74
  • Matchmaking Changes:
  • Introduced a class limit for tankers, pilots and recons when matchmaking
  • A maximum of 6 special classes will be matched into a mission
  • Special classes can not exceed more than 4 of the same types in a mission with 2 factions
  • Special classes can not exceed more than 3 of the same types in a mission with 3 factions
  • (This does not prevent players from swapping special classes in the action game)
  • Bipod Adjustments:
  • Tweaked range for mounting bipods without looking directly at desired position
  • Mounting bipods will now take the highest point available
  • Fixed missing rotation on a few bipod legs
  • Progression Adjustments:
  • Tier 1 Anti-Tank weapons moved to Infantry Assault level 5
  • Throwable Anti-Tank grenades moved to Tank Destruction level 4
  • Vehicle Effects:
  • Fixed machine gun effects not being ignored in scope mode

New in Heroes & Generals 1.15 - The War Update (Jun 6, 2019)

  • WAR UPDATES:
  • Staged battles, now count towards the War! A certain percentage of the remaining resources of the defeated faction(s) are transferred to the stockpile of the winning faction. The amount depends on the type of resources, if it’s a Staged or War Battle, and how many resources of the defeated faction(s) are remaining compared to how many were lost (maximum peak at 50% lost)
  • Lowered stockpile production to accommodate new "Staged is War" resource gain
  • The war map is now accessible for all players right before the battle begins, after it has ended and even when in battle
  • Open your map at any point during a battle and get info about towns and assault teams involved
  • You can access the map by pressing “M” and use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out
  • When in matchmaking you can now see the war map and the ongoing battles including current faction territory
  • BIPODS AND WEAPON UPDATES:
  • Bipods are now available on all machine guns with bipods
  • Replaced old M1919A4 with the new M1919A6 which has bipods
  • Updated textures and existing skins for physically based rendering to M1 Garand, Gewehr 43 and Tokarev SVT-40 for better visuals
  • Changed text decals on M1 Garand
  • Made battle worn skins for M1 Garand, Gewehr 43 and Tokarev SVT-40 ready when Battle of Dunkirk ends
  • GAMEPLAY CHANGES:
  • To use a crate you must now look at it
  • Increased infantry gravity
  • Increased the consistency of vehicle collision with characters
  • Added camera recoil effects to mountable machine guns
  • Player now unmounts bipod if places on a destructable which is destroyed
  • Player now exit prone if prone on a destructable which is destroyed
  • Fixed players dying when going prone on a vehicle
  • Reduced push force on explosions on vehicles by 40%
  • AUDIO UPDATES:
  • New rifle sounds for M1 Garand, Gewehr 43 and Tokarev SVT-40
  • Updates reload sounds for M18 Recoilless Rifle, Granatbüchse 39 and PTRS-41
  • Tweaked weapon audio rate of fire synchronization
  • Increased amount of shot sounds for weapons
  • Weapons and vehicle can now be heard further away
  • RIBBONS AND PROGRESSION
  • Decreased prices on ribbon boosters for tier 1 weapons and vehicles
  • Decreased prices on ribbon completion for tier 1 weapons and vehicles
  • Increased multiplier on ribbon boosters from 75% to 150-200% depending on ribbon
  • OTHER IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Added Very High Quality Settings
  • Fixed flickering city icons on game over screen
  • AI bug fixes
  • Network Optimizations

New in Heroes & Generals 1.14.1 (May 1, 2019)

  • UPDATE 1.14.1:
  • NEW ANTI TANK WEAPONS:
  • US M18 Recoilless rifle
  • German Granatbücshe
  • Soviet PTRS 41
  • MATCHMAKER OPTIMIZATIONS:
  • Matchmaker now uses over pop max player difference considering the most populated faction for hosting centers
  • Fixed a bug in matchmaker when deciding hosting center based on population
  • Matchmaker now tries to populate missions based on most populated faction first while still considering waiting times
  • Multiple other Matchmaker optimizations
  • BATTLE EYE ANTI CHEAT FIXES:
  • Timeout error during game start was fixed
  • Multiple optimizations
  • START PROCESS OPTIMIZATION:
  • Multiple startup optimizations to improve stability
  • OTHER IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Lowered default sensitivity for new players to half (from .8 to .4)
  • Lock encounter battles vs. bots once the countdown is over. This ensures you can’t join ongoing bot battles
  • Adjusted player level XP back to previous levels for low levels

New in Heroes & Generals 1.14 (Mar 27, 2019)

  • NEW GAME MAP:
  • Lunéville map For Capture & Hold Tank mode
  • NEW GAME MODES:
  • Capture & Hold Tank – Tank vs Tank mode with AI Infantry
  • Capture & Hold Infantry – Infantry only mode
  • Assault Infantry – Infantry, Recons and Paratroopers play on an Assault-type map with one attack line (as opposed to 2 lines in the regular Assault mode)
  • Quick Battle – The quickest battle based on all factions and classes you control.
  • Please note: some advanced matchmaking filters have been temporary disabled
  • See table below for an overview of all modes
  • NEW PROGRESSION WINDOW:
  • New Progression screen is now shown every time a player levels up
  • The screen shows current progression and unlocks as well as what to expect next
  • More iterations will come for this screen
  • DEPLOY MENU STREAMLINED:
  • Deploy menu simplification with auto-deploy by default. (Hit Space-bar to cancel) and hotkey setup
  • NEW VEHICLES:
  • sdkfz 251 for GE Infantry – swapped with the old Sdkfz 250-3 (Players will get the old model and skins replaced with the new ones)
  • Sdkfz 250-3 Moved to GE Recon from GE Infantry
  • M20 Armoured Utility Car – US Recon vehicle
  • OTHER IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Tank Turret sound and logic updated
  • Moved kettenkrad unlock for GE Recon from lvl 5 to lvl 7, to make room for new recon vehicles
  • Added unlocks for 2 new recon vehicles to chauffeur ribbon
  • Added specialist ribbons for 2 new recon vehicles
  • Added Attackers/Defenders amount on Capture & Hold objective icons
  • AI soldiers now have a new icon above them
  • Steam PC cafe enabled
  • Korean localization added
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Gunshot sounds are no longer cut off too harsh on distance
  • Weapon reload sounds are no longer coming from the wrong direction
  • M36 Engine sound balance issue is fixed
  • M36 Engine sound is no longer identical to M18 Hellcat engine sound
  • SU-100: Engine start-up sound now transitions well to idle
  • Your own footsteps are not too loud anymore compared to other sounds
  • M18 Hellcat is no longer emitting a high pitch sound when moving
  • Fixed terrain texture artifacts on Assault maps for DX10 graphics cards
  • Vehicle bumping sound is no longer too loud over long distances
  • Fixed unexpected low-LoD black doors near Nissen huts at O1
  • COMMUNITY FEEDBACK:
  • As always, a huge THANK YOU goes out to all of you who played the early versions of Update 1.14 on our Prototype Server and provided us with valuable feedback. Also a big shout out to all the Core Testers who helped us and gave us great feedback. You guys rule!

New in Heroes & Generals 1.13.2 (Feb 27, 2019)

  • 1.13.2 GAME UPDATE: DON’T MISS IT!:
  • In war supremacy in the air is everything. Keeping the enemy at bay in the skies means you can protect your troops on the ground and strike where it matters most.
  • The latest update to Heroes & Generals WWII includes 3 new medium fighter planes:
  • 3 NEW FIGHTER PLANES:
  • WHICH ONE WILL YOU CHOOSE?
  • FOCKE-WULF FW 190 D9 – “LONG NOSE DORA”:
  • A favorite with Luftwaffe pilots because of its superior turn performance and reaction times.
  • LAVOCHKIN LA-7:
  • Flown by the Soviet Union’s top aces and armed with 3 20mm cannon, able to inflict sustained damage.
  • MUSTANG P51-D – “MUSTANG MK IV”:
  • One of the finest all-around piston-engined fighters of World War II with the best roll-rate of any other fighter plane. Armed with 2 500-pound bombs.
  • Get a sneak preview of all 3 new planes. Then get ready to claim sovereignty over the skies!
  • GAME IMPROVEMENTS:
  • We’ve improved your game experience by introducing automatic highlighting of objects you can interact with in the action game. PLUS you now have the option to switch hit markers on or off depending on your mood!

New in Heroes & Generals 1.13.1 (Jan 22, 2019)

  • WHAT’S NEW:
  • New US Bazooka M9A1 Rocket Launcher.
  • New German PanzerBüchse-39 Anti-Tank rifle.
  • New Soviet Ampulomet Model 1941 Grenade Launcher.
  • Created Unlock for Panzerbuche 39 at Tank Destruction lvl 4.
  • Created M9A1 Bazooka at Tank Destruction lvl 8.
  • Created Ampulomet at Tank Destruction lvl 8.
  • Vehicle transmission destroy sound added.
  • Vehicle track destroyed sound added.
  • Vehicle fuel tank explosion sound added.
  • Turret damaged sound for tanks added.
  • Wing damage large, medium, small sounds added.
  • Vehicle engine sound ducking when ammo depot explodes added.
  • Vehicle engine destroyed sounds added.
  • OPTIMIZATION & BALANCE:
  • ARMOR MODEL:
  • We have heard your comments on the armor model and we have been busy tweaking it for a better play and feel.
  • Added an armor quality value for each vehicle.
  • Lowered total hitpoints for all vehicles.
  • Lowered component internal hitpoints for all vehicles.
  • Lowered the max amount an armor surface can be worn.
  • Increased the amount of damage from ammunition and fuel.
  • Lowered the explosion radius of proximity mines.
  • A component remains broken until it has been repaired up to 50%.
  • The base structure total damage multiplier is no longer normalised.
  • When a mine is triggered by a vehicle, the damage calculation is based on the vehicles 0,0,0 point.
  • When triggered by or attached to a vehicle damage falloff over distance is disabled.
  • A proximity mine deals half damage, except to the vehicle that triggered it.
  • For all penetration damage, 1/2 of the damage is absorbed by the armor unless the armor is worn down.
  • ANTI TANK WEAPONRY:
  • With the introduction of the new anti-tank weapons, some existing anti-tank weapons serve too similar a purpose so they have been removed – however, if you already have unlocked these weapons, you keep them!
  • Removed SU Lend Lease Bazooka because the Ampulomet is now available.
  • Removed GE M1A1 AT-mine.
  • Removed SU M1A1 AT-mine.
  • Removed US TM-34 AT-Mine.
  • Removed US Tellermine.
  • Removed GE TM-35.
  • Removed SU Tellermine.
  • Removed US H3.
  • Removed SU H3.
  • Removed GE Bazooka.
  • Removed SU PanzerSchreck.
  • Removed US PanzerSchreck.
  • Moved thrown AT mines to Explosives Ribbon lvl 2.
  • Moved Grenadier Bronze to lvl 1.
  • Moved AT-mines to Tank Destruction lvl 1.
  • Moved Bazooka to Tank Destruction lvl 4.
  • Moved SU PTRD 1941 to Tank Destruction lvl 4.
  • Moved PanzerSchreck to TD lvl 8.
  • SOUNDS:
  • Ammo destroyed + fuel tank destroyed sound tweaks.
  • Vehicle ammo depot destroyed audio tweaks.
  • OTHER OPTIMIZATIONS
  • Animation Updates for US, GM, SU Support Vehicles and Half-Tracks (Enter, Exit, Switch Seat).
  • Faster fade out of hit indicator to increase visibility.
  • Lowered the sandbags by 10% to allow for crouch shooting.
  • Changed starting capitals as follows:
  • USA > Copenhagen, Stockholm
  • Germany > Bordeaux, Marseille
  • Soviet Union > Moscow (unchanged), Minsk
  • KNOWN ISSUES:
  • Temporarily disabled hit verification sounds.

New in Heroes & Generals 1.13 - The Stronghold Update (Dec 11, 2018)

  • In June 1941 the Red Army held off the Wehrmacht, defending the Brest Fortress against all odds. Now you can join in. Inspired by this famous WWII battle, the all-new “Krepost Russian Encounter” map is now live on Heroes & Generals WWII. Loaded with history, this is urban combat at its best. Up close and personal. Give it a try. We dare you.
  • NEW TANK DESTROYERS
  • The Panzerjäger V Jagdpanther, the SU-100 and the M36 Tank Destroyer are bringing formidable new firepower. Get a preview of their capabilities here.
  • NEW RECOIL FOR ALL HAND WEAPONS
  • You told us you wanted better recoil. So we did it. New recoil for hand weapons. Aim better, make that kill count on all hand weapons, every time.
  • NEW VISUAL IDENTITY
  • Finally we changed our logo to “Heroes & Generals WWII”. It is part of our vision for the future, which is to deliver high quality and elevate our game to a true franchise. Things are changing around here and for the better. More Heroes & Generals, more battles, more wins!
  • For more details take a look at the changelog for 1

New in Heroes & Generals 1.12.1 - Deploy! Drive! Destroy! (Nov 14, 2018)

  • DEPLOY TO ACTIVATE YOUR BONUS:
  • Each soldier’s Daily Bonus is activated when you deploy him into his first battle of the day – no matter if it is the soldier you started battle with, or if he is a soldier you switched to during battle.
  • Once the Daily Bonus is activated, you get a 50 % experience bonus for that soldier – the bonus remains in effect until battle ends.
  • Only one Daily Bonus per soldier.
  • Not sure if you redeemed your daily bonus yet? If available, your soldier will show a small orange 50 % sticker next to his portrait on the Heroes-screen.
  • On the virtual battlefield of Heroes & Generals a new day starts at 05:00 UTC (06:00 CET / 12:00 am EDT) – that’s when the Daily Bonus resets.
  • A NEW OVERVIEW:
  • As a new player in Heroes & Generals you automatically get an infantry soldier belonging to each faction – Germany, Soviet Union and United States – but you might not have noticed?
  • We added a faction awareness filter to the Heroes-screen that by default displays all your soldiers from all factions. You can then choose to only see one or two factions – whatever provides the best overview for you.
  • A good example for Veteran players is to use the faction awareness filter as an overview of all their pilots or tankers regardless of faction.
  • THE FEEL OF WAR:
  • War is an inferno of bullets, explosions and deadly fighter planes in the sky – something even a newly arrived soldier will experience when entering their very first encounter battles.
  • To strengthen the feeling of war for new players, we have added fighter planes to their first series of encounter battles.
  • The planes will fight it out amongst themselves in the sky and will not engage with the infantry soldiers battling for control of the capture point.
  • Hint: A soldier with a steady aim will be able to take out the pilots and be awarded experience for doing so.

New in Heroes & Generals 1.12 - Deploy! Drive! Destroy! (Oct 9, 2018)

  • WAR REQUIRES RESOURCES:
  • You always enter the battle as part of an infantry, tank, recon, pilot or paratrooper squad, but as mentioned the new deploy system gives you the freedom to deploy as any type of soldier once you are in combat. If the necessary resources are available that is.
  • This means that you still can’t deploy as a paratrooper or pilot in a Skirmish Battle as the game mode does not support these soldier types. Neither can you deploy as for example a pilot in an Assault Battle if there are no pilot resources available for that battle.
  • Finally your initial choice of squad also ties together with the available resources. You might have entered as a pilot squad, chosen to spend most of the combat deploying your tank crew, but if pilot resources runs out your squad is still removed from the battle.
  • WAR REQUIRES EXPERIENCE:
  • The new deploy system in Update 1.12 removes the old auxiliary seat feature and instead operates with fixed squad sizes with up to four players in an infantry and paratrooper squad, three players in a tank crew squad and two players in a pilot or recon squad.
  • We are aware that some players want to coordinate more than “just” four players To this end we are working on a squad linking system, that will enable you to link two different squad in order to enter battles together. We hope to release this system soon.
  • Removing the auxiliary seat feature also means that Squad Upgrade Points unlocked on the Squad Leader and -Member ribbon are no longer used to modify your squad.
  • Instead Squad Upgrade Points now give everyone in the squad an additional 0,5% of the XP earned by other members of the squad – that is a significant bonus for a squad of soldiers who has maxed out those two ribbons.
  • WAR REQUIRES VEHICLES:
  • The new deploy system also gives you complete freedom when choosing what vehicles your soldiers should bring into combat. You are no longer restricted by the vehicle categories previously forcing you to only equip one of each type.
  • If you want your tank crewman to bring three light tanks and a tank destroyer to the frontline, or for your infantry soldier to have access to all three support vehicles during battle – just go right ahead and make the loadout that fits your playstyle.
  • WAR REQUIRES MAINTENANCE:
  • It takes time to prepare equipment, weapons and vehicles for combat, something that the new deploy system convey through the concepts of equipment- and vehicle field maintenance load.
  • Basically what happens every time you lose equipment and vehicles in battle is that you put “load” on the “imaginary crew” working to get you gear ready, and as a rule of thumb the bigger and more deadly gear you lost, the more “load” you are generating. This has an impact on what you are able to deploy with.
  • Simply put it takes a while to get for example your next heavy tank ready for use if you just lost one in combat. You can then choose either to wait, deploy a lighter tank. deploy as a support gunner or maybe even deploy as infantry while you wait for your heavy tank to be ready once more.

New in Heroes & Generals 1.11.1 (Aug 2, 2018)

  • Payment Options:
  • Added: AliPay (to be activated)
  • Added: Qiwi
  • Added: PaySafeCard
  • New currencies: AUD, CAD
  • New Icons: New payment product icons
  • UI:
  • Gameplay:
  • Players who are randomly assigned to a squad; will automatically leave the squad at the end of the match. Squads made by players before entering matchmaking will not be affected by this.
  • Squad invitations are now followed by a sound, making it easier to notice a squad invite. (Thanks Xanotos)
  • Assault Team Overview :
  • The ‘assault team overview window’ has been removed. The purpose of the overview window added a layer of redundant interaction to controlling your equipped assault teams, the information and interaction have been integrated into generals on the soldier screen.
  • Assault teams now function as equip-able components, similar to weapons. Uses drag-and-drop
  • AT-depot is shared among all general characters of similar faction, allowing for faster management of ATs
  • Generals’ equipment points are now persistent on the soldier screen
  • Added icon to show if an Assault Team can be upgraded
  • Added new information to assault teams:
  • AT current location
  • Status bars for: Morale, units left of each type
  • Zoom to assault team location on war map
  • Added Assault team information box; Contains information about the current selected assault team. Information and options which was previously available in the overview window
  • “View details button”. It takes the owner to the general with the equipped team and shows the details of the assault team
  • Position in queue
  • Actions:
  • Leave queue
  • Upgrade unit
  • Disband unit
  • Faction resource overview is now a button on generals in the soldier screen
  • Faction resource overview now counts down instead of having a countdown for the countdown
  • Assault team shop is now a button on generals in the soldier screen
  • Improved highlighting of Assault Teams in corresponding lists within Soldier Screen and Generals screen
  • Morale is updated every 60 seconds for assault teams
  • Assault team numbers can now range from 1-999
  • War Map:
  • Tweaks:
  • Major cities with an ongoing battle, are now highlighted in the major city overview on the Generals screen (Thanks Vudu_guy)
  • Battlefield details have better overview of resources on a battlefield not in battle
  • Zoom slider has been added by default and can no longer be toggled off
  • Assault Team icons battle indication has been updated to a more performant variant
  • Default battle animation is now a bit slower, 1 update every 3rd frame instead of every frame increasing performance
  • Fixed so flames are shown and battles clickable when setting flame details to “high”
  • Assault teams:
  • Hiding assault team tab when moving assault teams (Thanks Vudu_guy)
  • Assault Team list on Generals Screen now only has detailed view state
  • Assault team lists have been aligned in design and layout to provide a consistent presentation of information
  • Clicking on the “view details” button on the Warmap for an assault team, goes to the character that has the assault team equipped and shows the details of the assault team
  • Grunge pattern on Assault Team Icons removed
  • Other various UI changes:
  • Hub:
  • Friends list: Go to war location has been added for friends in war battles
  • Matchmaking: when you find a war battle via matchmaking you can zoom to it (Thanks Sivonya, Megaman and Tumult_inc)
  • Fixed news items not loading correctly
  • Major city indicators now zoom to major city in war map when clicked
  • Improved tooltip for major city indicators
  • Fixes trending arrows not displaying correctly
  • Improved handling of war update information right after a war has ended
  • Soldier screen:
  • Changed faction carousel to persistently show each of the three faction icons
  • When clicking on a customization slot (helmet / uniform) switch depot tab to corresponding type
  • Soldier shop is now more responsive
  • Faction carousel animation removed to speed up faction selection
  • Steam:
  • Ingame version of account creation screen is now shown when using ingame “Create an account” button (instead of the web version)
  • Loading icon is no longer stuck on sign-in screen
  • “Fixed: Forgot password” button performs no visible action with disabled Steam Overlay
  • Battle-Report:
  • Battle report performance, when handling battles with numerous assault teams, is up to 70 times faster. (The client would perform fine with small amounts of ATs, but a large quantity could cause more than 30 seconds freeze while loading the ATs)
  • Other:
  • Fixed 17 various flash client crashes (Thanks to all players for information regarding these issues)
  • Battlefield search no longer leaks a bit of memory
  • Feedback area moved down by 30 pixels, won’t overlap with windows anymore
  • You could private message a player that is ignoring you (by sending a friend request first)
  • Fixed new user flow: Stuck at faction selection when logging in with new user after logout
  • Fixed new user flow: Wrong main menu item is selected after first mission is complete
  • Fixed account screen: War bonds: Values are missing if the player owns no warbonds
  • Fixed exception thrown when pressing “to battle” multiple times with a soldier that has invalid equipment
  • Various Localization and text issues fixed. (Alignment and spacing)
  • Potential fix for player switch to fullscreen issue
  • Added several crash fixes after data from final prototype server behaviour

New in Heroes & Generals 1.10.2 (Jun 11, 2018)

  • NEW ANTI-CHEAT SYSTEM ALLOWS US TO FOCUS MORE ON THE GAME:
  • A new Anti-Cheat system, BattlEye, is now implemented to make Heroes & Generals fun and fair for everyone and provide an effective shield against cheats and hacks.
  • Licensing a well proven anti-cheat system like BattlEye frees up development resources that we can put towards improving and developing the game, benefitting you the players.
  • If you want to know more about BattlEye, have a look at this blog post.
  • BEWARE OF FRIENDLY MINES:
  • It is no fun to place mines around a capture zone just to have friendly players shoot them to pieces – be it on purpose or by accident.
  • Taking community suggestions into consideration our solution to this issue is to add a -10 XP penalty if you destroy a friendly mine.
  • So you might want to start paying attention to those red danger indicators showing you where friendly mines are placed.
  • ADJUSTING CONE FIRE AND DAMAGE:
  • We get a lot of valuable feedback from the community about the complex issue of balancing the weapons in Heroes & Generals, and based on this we have made a few adjustments.
  • The damage at range have been slightly increased for both the PPD-40 and PPSH-41, we also decreased the PPD-40 cone fire from 0.81° to 0,7° and the PPSH-41 cone fire from 0,78° to 0,7° – all of it to better align them with other submachine guns.
  • Players have also asked for the PTRD anti-tank rifle to be a bit more precise. To achieve this we lowered the cone fire from 1.2° to 0.8°.
  • BINOCULAR SWITCH EXPLOIT ADDRESSED:
  • Community reported that some players exploited switching from a binocular to a weapon without aim being affected – in essence using binoculars as a makeshift scope.
  • To counter this exploit we have added a very slight hand movement effect when you switch from binocular to weapon. The movement is random and so slight that you won’t lose your orientation at all, but just enough for you to have to steady your aim again.
  • NEW BATCH OF VEHICLE PAINT JOBS:
  • With the 1.10.2 update we are adding another batch of vehicle paint jobs for all factions – among these and by popular demand two paint jobs for the classic Soviet Medium Tank T-34-85 Model 1944.
  • You will find new paint jobs for these nine vehicles:
  • US Medium Tank: M4A3E8 Sherman
  • US Heavy Tank: M4A3E2 Sherman ‘Jumbo’
  • US Recon Vehicle: M8 Greyhound
  • German Light Tank: Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. C
  • German Medium Tank: Panzerkampfwagen Panther Ausf. G
  • German Recon Vehicle: SdKfz 222
  • Soviet Light Tank: T-26
  • Soviet Medium Tank: T-34-85 Model 1944
  • Soviet Recon Vehicle: BA-6

New in Heroes & Generals 1.10 Hotfix 141397 (Jan 9, 2018)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed rare case where players getting up from prone in specific spots could turn invisible. Originally reported by Fubared – Thanks!
  • Resource Production Updates:
  • Adjusted Infantry stockpile up to 850000
  • Adjusted APC’s stockpile up to 10000
  • Adjusted Motorcycles stockpile up to 60000
  • Adjusted Recon Planes stockpile up to 6000
  • Adjusted Fighter planes stockpile up to 1800
  • Adjusted Heavy Fighter planes stockpile up to 1400

New in Heroes & Generals 1.10 Hotfix 140767 (Dec 15, 2017)

  • Added fix for old transaction mails getting sent again.

New in Heroes & Generals 1.10 Colmar Hamlet (Dec 14, 2017)

  • General Action Game Changes:
  • Aligned soldier sorting in the Action Game to be consistent with the sorting in the ‘Heroes’ overview
  • When “Icon Fade” is set to off, capture progress can still be seen
  • Raised the maximum distance for the spotting icon to be seen to 1000m
  • Added new weather types (All weather types will be active in war, not all weather types will be active in Staged):
  • Night Overcast
  • Dawn Foggy
  • Dawn Overcast
  • Dusk Foggy
  • Dusk Overcast
  • Fixed ingame map being white/blank when spectating
  • Maps:
  • Added new Encounter map:
  • ‘Colmar Hamlet’ is a small hamlet which has to be held for victory. Capture and hold the objective to win!
  • Re-named Hill Skirmish to ‘Hill 60’
  • Re-named Forest Skirmish to ‘Sawmill’
  • Re-named Depot to ‘Samrée Depot’
  • Mountain Town: Fixed terrain shape issue at riverbank near O2 iron bridge (Grid D5-6)
  • Mountain Town: Fixed sunken house at B3
  • Factory: Fixed hovering wall outside O2
  • Camouflage:
  • Added new United States infantry helmet covers:
  • Army Green
  • Dark Green
  • Olive
  • Army Fall
  • Desert
  • Green Fieldcamo
  • Brown Fieldcamo
  • Black Fieldcamo
  • Hunter Swamp
  • Hunter Spring
  • Hunter Fall
  • Forest Fall
  • Forest Caro
  • Forest Moss
  • Nagual Caro
  • Cover Jade
  • Cover Jungle
  • Added new German infantry helmet covers:
  • Field Grey 41
  • Tan
  • Field Blue
  • Oakleaf
  • Green Pea
  • Field Grey 39
  • Leibermuster
  • Sumpfmuster 43
  • Splittermuster Mountain
  • Splittermuster Fall
  • Splittermuster Summer
  • Sumpfmuster 44
  • Field Green
  • Added new Soviet Union infantry helmet covers:
  • Red Army
  • Fall
  • Tan
  • Light Green
  • Dark Green
  • Swamp Green
  • Amoeba Leaf Swamp
  • Amoeba Leaf Summer
  • Amoeba Leaf Fall
  • Palma Amoeba Summer
  • Palma Amoeba Fall
  • Palma Amoeba Mountain
  • Added new United States vehicle paint jobs:
  • QMC-4 1/4 Ton Amphibian Ardennes Four Color
  • CCKW Cargo Truck Olive Drab & Black
  • M3A1 Ardennes Four Color
  • M26 Pershing Ardennes Four Color
  • M26 Pershing Olive Drab & Black
  • Added new German vehicle paint jobs:
  • Blitz Truck Ambush DB
  • SdKfz 250-3 Ambush DB
  • SdKfz 250-3 Light Olive
  • Added new Soviet Union vehicle paint jobs:
  • M3A1 Vasyugan Light
  • M3A1 Kutuzov Two Tone
  • GAZ-AAA Cargo Vasyugan Light
  • BA-6 Vasyugan Light
  • KV-85 Vasyugan Light
  • KV-85 Kutuzov Two Tone
  • War Map:
  • Added morale limit indication on location stack assault teams
  • Fixed War is over showing negative values
  • Changed ‘Underdog bonus’ to ‘Underpopulation bonus’
  • Disabled Warfund bonus from the Underpopulation bonus
  • Added information about queue length for faction with no underpopulation bonus
  • Fixed supply window remaining open with active deploy button when the Assault Team deploys
  • Fixed text cursor remaining active when the cursor happens to be placed on the battlefield name
  • UI:
  • Added info about currency rewards from battles in the notification dropdown, added number separators to battle report notification earnings
  • Added number separators to player stats, weapon stats and vehicle stats on player profile screen
  • Added fallback for homescreen news feeds
  • Added fallback for missing war update info
  • Fixed an issue with the player level dropdown: Wrong icon shown for “Skirmish” and “Assault” game mode unlocks
  • Battle report: Assault Team list: Scrollbar could not be scrolled up once it was fully scrolled down
  • Battle report: Inviting friends from the Assault Team list didn’t show any feedback
  • Battle Report: AT list: The scroll-sensitivity has been reduced
  • Battle Report: Assault Teams in AT-list have now have a faction-specific color
  • The notification counter for pending friend requests is not animated anymore
  • Fixed multiple issues with the flash client not always remembering the correct window state (fullscreen, maximized, minimized) and scale
  • New ribbon boosters render (Store)
  • New investments icons for Veteran memberships and War bonds
  • Fixed flash content area not being centered after maximizing the window in the previous session
  • Other:
  • Aligned Tiger2 repair cost with the other Tier 2 heavy tanks
  • Fixed not being able to purchase helmet paints from the ribbon progression overview

New in Heroes & Generals 1.09 Battle Flow (Nov 9, 2017)

  • Level design tweaks based on player feedback:
  • In this update we have made a number of level design tweaks. All of which originates from feedback and suggestions provided by the community, and all of them designed to improve the flow of battle and optimize the game experience.
  • We have made level design tweaks to the following maps:
  • Factory
  • Airfield
  • Mountain Town
  • Forward Airfield
  • Town
  • Nine new helmet paints:
  • We are introducing nine new helmet paints for infantry soldiers – two cool looking painted steel helmets and one variant with a camouflage pattern for each faction.
  • All the new helmets can be combined with the uniform of your choice. You can have a look at the helmet paints in game or in this blog post.
  • New Vehicle Paint Jobs:
  • With this update we are adding a batch of 14 new vehicle paint jobs so you can drive into war in style and look your best when winning battles.
  • You will be able to purchase two new paint jobs for each of these seven vehicles:
  • IS-2 Model 1944 - Soviet Heavy Tank
  • M10 Tank Destroyer - US Tank Destroyer
  • M18 Hellcat - US Tank Destroyer
  • Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer - German Tank Destroyer
  • StuG III Ausf. G - German Tank Destroyer
  • SU-76M - Soviet Tank Destroyer
  • SU-85 - Soviet Tank Destroyer
  • Light and muzzle smoke tweaks:
  • We adjusted the light settings – bringing more light to the darker areas of the game while keeping the richness of color.
  • We also made the muzzle smoke more transparent, less visible and with a shorter reach so you can better keep your enemies in sight.
  • Bulletin Screen and UI updates:
  • A new in-game Bulletin screen tells you the current status of the war, provides an easy to navigate friends list, and gives you up to date information on Heroes & Generals.
  • We also added a great number of other UI changes that put together adds up to a better game experience
  • Other changes:
  • Reduced the amount of bushes in the field boundaries
  • Made it easier to use multi move for Assault Team stacks
  • Friends list button now shows number of online friends instead of pending
  • invitations
  • Brightened the scope view

New in Heroes & Generals 1.08 Planes Ladders (Sep 12, 2017)

  • New Medium Fighters for all factions:
  • With the addition of new fighter planes all three factions now have two Medium Fighter planes besides a Reconnaissance airplane and a Heavy Fighter. Bringing the total number of planes to 12
  • The three new planes in the ‘Planes & Laddersr’-update are:
  • The Soviet Medium Fighter Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
  • The German Medium Fighter Messerschmitt Bf 109D-1
  • The US Medium Fighter Seversky P-35A
  • The new planes are placed as the first Medium Fighters you unlock after Reconnaissance planes, and they are easier to control, so it eases the learning curve for new pilots in their path toward higher tier planes.
  • Leaderboards are back:
  • UPDATE September 12, 14:00 CEST: It takes longer time than anticipated for the leaderboard backend servers to calculate data, so the leaderboards are not available right now. We're working on optimizing the leaderboard servers and will keep you updated on our progress.
  • You can now compare your performance with other soldiers across a wide variety of activities and achievements. The more than 30 new leaderboards covers not only classic stats like kills, headshots, etc., but also stats for support roles, tactical actions and how good the Generals are at commanding their troops in the War.
  • The leaderboard categories are:
  • OVERALL – ranking soldiers based on score, kills, headshots, etc.
  • SUPPORT – ranking by support activities such as first aid, deploying vehicles, etc.
  • TACTICAL – ranking soldiers based on their tactical performance.
  • WEAPONS – ranking soldiers by weapon usage.
  • VEHICLES – ranking soldiers based on their destruction of enemy vehicles.
  • ASSAULT TEAMS – ranking assault team performance and activity.
  • The leaderboards can be found at http://www.heroesandgenerals.com/leaderboard/ and they all show player performances from the last 30 days. So to stay on top, you will need to play.
  • Aditional sound tweaks:
  • We have made some audio-tweaks for semi-auto rifles to make them easier to tell apart with input from the community – a special thanks goes out to BridgerCrags for his extensive feedback on the Garand!
  • Other Changes:
  • Optimized performance on plane particles
  • Changed ground handling of all planes (more conistent turn radius within the classes)
  • New vehicle impact sounds
  • Adjusted dynamics and volume (audio) on all planes
  • Slightly buffed P-40 Warhawks vehicle vs. vehicle damage

New in Heroes & Generals 1.07 Care Package (May 23, 2017)

  • New pistols for all soldiers:
  • We are introducing three new pistols useable by all soldiers:
  • The Soviet Korovin TK
  • The German Model 1934
  • The US 1903 Pocket Hammerless
  • The new pistols unlock early in the game benefitting rookie players. However, veteran players will find that the 1 equipment point cost of these pistols also makes them fit very nicely with a full loadout.
  • All new Sound Occlusion system:
  • The term Sound Occlusion might sound both technical and complicated – what is does however, is pretty straight forward.
  • If you are behind obstacles in the game, the sound from weapons and vehicles that you cannot see will now be muffled. So when an enemy fires a gun at you, you will know if you are in cover or not.
  • First Aid Kits visualizations:
  • You now get a heads up when a team mates is using a First Aid Kit to heal you.
  • You will see a green Medic-icon with the name of the player attempting to heal you just above your health bar in the lower left corner of the screen.
  • Casings ejecting looks more realistic:
  • When you enter the game and start shooting you might notice that casings ejecting from weapons now looks more realistic.
  • We have revamped the casing and eject system to look more authentic with more speed and spin on the casing giving an energetic and powerful feel when pulling the trigger. These changes will also make it easier for us to add new weapons in the future.
  • Duck while driving:
  • You are now able to take cover while driving any of the four recon vehicles, just like any other vehicle, by using ‘ctrl’ (default key).
  • Previously this was only possible in the BA-6, but the feature has been added to the SdKfz 222, BA-64B and M8 Greyhound.
  • Get the new Care Bundle in the store now:
  • As part of the update 1.07 ‘Care Package’ we have put together a brand new Care Bundle containing one of the new handguns, one First Aid Kit, one wrench, three Ribbon Boosters and a one day Veteran Membership.
  • Other Changes:
  • Here is a list of some additional features in the Update 1.07 ‘Care Package’.
  • Improved running and sprint animations
  • You can perform melee attacks while sprinting without slowing down
  • Updated Anti-Cheat

New in Heroes & Generals 1.06 Basic Training (Apr 4, 2017)

  • Combat & Tactical training:
  • New players are given four sets of tutorial tasks to complete that will help them learn the basics of the game. These task range from the pure basics such as moving your soldier and reloading your weapon to just as important tasks like using your map and picking up an enemy weapon.
  • When a player reaches Player Level 2 they graduate from Basic Training – this will happen after about four to five battles for most players.
  • Have a look at this blogpost, if you want to know more about the combat and tactical training.
  • Tutorial Bots:
  • To get new players faster into battle and make them a bit easier to play we have added tutorial bots. When you as a new player enter into an encounter battle on the Depot map the servers will only wait for other human players a short time before It tops-up your team with tutorial bots. The enemy team will always consist of tutorial bots.
  • Have a look at this blogpost, if you want to know more about the Tutorial Bots.
  • Midweek deals:
  • Wednesdays are just a little bit more fun than other days in Heroes & Generals because that is when we have our Midweek Deals. One day sales where you get a 25 % discount on some of the stuff you need in the game.

New in Heroes & Generals 1.05 Medic Update (Mar 21, 2017)

  • First Aid Kits:
  • As a soldier in Heroes & Generals you now have the option of equipping either the standard First Aid Kit or the larger Medic Pouch and make a difference healing yourself or your friends in the hellfire of battle. Healing fellow soldiers in combat will give you XP which in turn earns you Credits.
  • If you so desire you can even choose to equip your soldier with multiple Medic Pouches and minimal weaponry to become in effect a field medic.
  • Medic Ribbon and new combat badges:
  • Complete the Medic Ribbon to unlock three new combat badges: First Aid, Combat Medic and Hand of God letting you heal faster, giving your First Aid Kits extra uses or making it easier to heal your friends in the heat of battle.
  • Have a look at this blogpost, if you want to know more about the Medic Ribbon.
  • Midweek deals:
  • We want to make your Wednesdays just a little bit more fun which is why we have come up with our new Midweek Deals. They are one day sales where you get a 25 % discount on some of the stuff you need in the game.
  • The first Midweek Deal is called ‘Lock and Load’ – check in tomorrow to see what it is all about.
  • Veteran Year Bundle:
  • Spring time is upon us. You know the season with the flowers, sunlight and all that outdoorsy stuff that gets in the way of war. So we put two cool bundles together for you
  • The Veteran Year Bundle contains 365 days of Veteran Membership and a huge bunch of Ribbon Boosters.
  • At 12,000 Gold / 3,750,000 Credits this bundle is actually a very good deal.
  • If you compare it to the four 90 days veteran memberships that you would usually need to last you a whole year, you end up saving more than a third.
  • And on top of the major savings this bundle also gives you one of each general ribbon boosters available – that is 25 ribbon boosters in total.
  • We also have the The Warrior Bundle containing a 10 day Veteran Membership and a bunch of important Ribbon Boosters. This bundle is available for 1.200 gold / 600.000 credits.
  • Both bundles are available in the ingame store for a limited time only.
  • Other Changes:
  • Here is a list of some additional features in the Update 1.05 ‘Medic!’.
  • Alterations have been made to the Medium French Village (Town) map to improve the gameflow. Details are in the changelog
  • High explosive shells from planes now works like any other explosive in terms of damage to friendly players.
  • Updated Anti-Cheat

New in Heroes & Generals 1.04 Engine Room (Mar 10, 2017)

  • Better performance:
  • In the community’s tests of the new render we have seen a 20 percent framerate improvement on average. In the latest test on the prototype server, 70 percent of the players that took part reported either a better or much better performance.
  • As you might know Heroes & Generals is running on its own proprietary technology called Retox, and with the ‘Engine Room’-update the render engine code has been completely rewritten.
  • This was done in order to optimize it for a modern dataflow by using advanced multi-threading techniques so it better utilizes multiple CPU-cores, improving game performance.
  • No more DirectX 9:
  • Update 1.04 is a farewell to DirectX 9. We decided to end support for DirectX 9 based graphics cards. In part because most (if not all) machines with DirectX 9-only cards are too old to run the game properly. But more importantly the old technology served as a hindrance to game performance.
  • Mixed resolution rendering:
  • The new render engine now has a feature where resolution and render resolution are split into two! This means that you can lower the render resolution while still keeping the user interface and overlays in your monitor’s native resolution. This is a way to get a better frame rate without hurting the graphics card too much. The game then scales the 3D render to fit the screen resolution. You find this in the settings in the action game, and you can always press F7 (default key) to see the current FPS and Ping in the action game.
  • Crisper colors:
  • The ‘Engine Room’-update introduces a new tone mapping system to Heroes & Generals providing crisper and more saturated colors in the game – so take your time to enjoy the sunset.
  • Temporal Anti-Aliasing:
  • In this update you have the option of a new anti-aliasing method called Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA). What TAA does is that it uses the previous frame to anti-alias the current one thus giving a better looking image. The main visible effect is a much more stable image with less pixel flicker when in motion. This also helps smooth the image if running a lower render resolution than screen resolution.
  • Other Changes:
  • Here is a list of some additional features in the Update 1.04 ‘Engine Room’.
  • When playing at night have a look at the sky – stars are now visible overhead.
  • Heroes & Generals now available in Brazilian Portuguese translation[heroesandgenerals.com]
  • We have given you the option to try out a new DirectX 12 experimental setting. But as it is experimental it can yield very different results for individual players.
  • Updated Anti-Cheat

New in Heroes & Generals 1.03 Wings of War (Feb 1, 2017)

  • New Plane Controls:
  • Flying a plane with the new default controls is basically as easy as aiming the mouse at where you want to go – we call this mouse aim mode.
  • You also have the option of using a camera aim mode as well as classic controls. And you can change how the throttle works, all to suit your individual play style.
  • We know that It takes skills to be a good pilot. That is why we have chosen to add different types of flight control options in the ‘Wings of War’-update making it fun to be a pilot for both new and veteran players.
  • Three new planes:
  • Three new planes are taking off in the 1.03 update ‘Wings of War’ – two heavy fighters and a medium fighter.
  • Soviet pilots get to fly the new Petlyakov Pe-3bis and German pilots can take off in the new Messerschmitt Me 410B-2. Both of these planes are heavy fighters.
  • Meanwhile American pilots get a brand new Curtiss P40N Warhawk Medium Fighter, as their current US P-38 now takes its proper place as a heavy fighter.
  • New Assault Teams in the war:
  • With the release of the ‘Wings of War’-update all three factions now have a Reconnaissance airplane, a Medium Fighter, and a Heavy Fighter – making a difference in both battles and the war.
  • The new Heavy Fighters (and the upgraded P-38) flies in the Heavy Fighter Squadron assault team. You can now upgrade an assault team from Fighter Recon, to Fighter Squadron and then to Heavy Fighter Squadron.
  • Heavy Fighters uses a separate resource production, just like the other types of planes.
  • Update to Factory Map:
  • A number of tweaks have been made to the the Factory Map to make it safer to deploy without getting attacked instantly.
  • Based on heatmaps and replays of how the map plays, our Level Designer Reto.Desji has also changed some routes through the buildings to improve the flow of the gameplay and make it more fun for both attacker and defender.
  • New paint jobs for old planes:
  • It is cool to be a great pilot. It is even better when you look good while flying.
  • This is why the the three fighter planes, that have seen the most air time in Heroes & Generals, are getting brand new paint jobs and new factory paint jobs.
  • If you already own a Yak-9, Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 or US P-38 Lightning you will get to keep and use the old factory paint jobs – something that will set you apart as a veteran pilot.
  • Other Changes:
  • Here is a list of some additional features in the 1.03 – Wings of War update.
  • War had to be ended – in order to introduce the Heavy Fighter Assault Team and ensure production resources we had to end the war.
  • Speed adjustments have been made for the planes. They fly slightly slower, and you will not stall as easily at low speed.
  • Updated Anti-Cheat

New in Heroes & Generals Ihlefeld - Warbirds and Tail Gunners Update (Dec 13, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Heroes & Generals’a hoş geldiniz:
  • Heroes & Generals now available in Turkish translation
  • Turkish speaking players can now play the game in Turkish. You can read more about the Turkish translation in this post. There is also a Turkish language section on our forum[heroesandgenerals.com].
  • Updated flight model and controls:
  • We have revamped and improved the flight model, increased fighter plane speed, as requested by a lot of pilots, AND improved controls! Read more details about the updated flight controls here.
  • New German plane Henschel Hs 126 B1:
  • The German faction's new recon plane is the Henschel Hs 126 B-1, given as default plane to new pilots, and available for purchase by existing pilots.
  • New Soviet plane Polikarpov R-Z:
  • The new plane for the Soviet faction is the Polikarpov R-Z, given as default plane to new pilots, and available for purchase by existing pilots.
  • New US plane Curtiss O-52 'Owl':
  • The US faction's new plane is the Curtiss O-52 'Owl', given as default plane to new pilots and for purchase by existing pilots.
  • Support Gunner Seat on tanks:
  • The same support gunner seat used on the reconnaissance planes can also be used on tanks! So, as a tanker, you can deploy as a dedicated support gunner on a friendly tank and then deploy your own tank when ready. This gives tanks the option for more close quarters defense against infantry.
  • Other Changes:
  • Here is a list of some additional features in the Hallowes update.
  • PTRD adjustments, harder to use standing/crouched
  • Moved the tier 2 fighter planes to Dogfight ribbon grade 5
  • More accurate collision model for German Bf109 plane

New in Heroes & Generals Hallowes - XP for friends Update (Nov 10, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Kill Assist, Tank Protection & More:
  • You now get rewarded with a bonus for kill assists, for protecting your team’s tanks (as infantry) AND you get a bonus when a teammate uses the weapons on your vehicles! Read more in the Kill assist, Tank protection bonus and more!
  • Map Improvements:
  • The deploy zones are updated to improve the gameplay flow, and more bicycles and health crates has been added!
  • Spectate on friends in deploy queue:
  • If you are waiting in deploy queue due to your side having more players than the other, you can now stay informed about what is going on in the battle by spectating on your teammates while waiting to deploy.
  • Improved Prone and Smoother Visuals:
  • Smoother visual experience and tighter soldier control is now here. We’ve gone through and made a number of fixes and tweaks to make how you control your soldiers feel and look a lot better, especially improving handling when lying prone. Read more in the Improved Prone and Smoother Visuals
  • New Scope Textures and Shaders
  • The shaders and textures for the Aim view of all scopes have been re made. The updated and improved versions makes reflections look at lot better. This makes aiming with scopes look a lot better when you have light behind you.
  • Other Changes:
  • Here is a list of some additional features in the Hallowes update.
  • Improved gameplay in deploy zones
  • Vehicle weapons are by default usable by the entire team and not only your Squad
  • Chat Updated – language settings and more

New in Heroes & Generals Fist of Steel Update (Aug 10, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Soviet Su-76 Tank Destroyer
  • This brand new Tank Destroyer unlocks as the first Soviet TD and is a great addition to their arsenal! You can read more about the SU-76M in this news post.
  • New features for Generals:
  • Select and move more than one Assault Team at a time, easier to locate your Assault Teams. Sort equipped Assault Teams first, and more – Take a look at this devstream on youtube where Reto.Robotron3000 and Reto.ChristianO shows the new features.
  • Easier rank progression:
  • We’ve gone through a lot of feedback regarding progression and grind and we have made it twice as fast for characters to progress from rank 4 to 12. Watch the Game Director Reto.RedBjarne talk about it here.
  • New T-28 Soviet Medium Infantry tank:
  • The Soviet faction gets another medium tank with the multi-turreted T-28! Read more about the great tool for fighting enemy infantry in this news post!
  • New M10 Tank Destroyer for the US faction:
  • The US faction also gets a new Tank Destroyer in the M10 a powerful cannon on a turreted chassisready to wreak havoc among the enemy tanks! Find out more about this awesome new machine in this article.
  • New Soviet KV-85 Heavy tank:
  • The second Soviet Heavy Tank is here! Unlocking earlier than the IS-2 it is none-the-less a beast to be feared! Get the details on the KV-85 here.
  • New US Heavy Tank – The ‘Jumbo’ Sherman:
  • The second US Heavy tank is here! The heavily uparmored Sherman version called the ‘Jumbo’ is here! Read more about this thick-skinned new addition to the American arsenal!
  • New Vehicle Camouflage for German Heavy Tanks:
  • Now that the American and Soviet faction is catching up to the German amount of tanks, we give the German faction the first set of vehicle camouflage for their heavy tanks! So 2 new paint jobs for the Tiger I and Tiger II.
  • Other Changes:
  • Here is a list of some additional features in the Furness update.
  • 600+ New battlefields added to war map
  • War map optimized for more strategic options
  • Improvements to the Spawn/Death-cam introduced w. Everhart update
  • Continuing improvements of UI
  • Player Reporting from within game

New in Heroes & Generals Everhart – Knights of the Road Update (Jul 6, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Immersion and Gunplay Improvements:
  • In this update we have a lot of updates, improvements and tweaks to the immersion and gunplay in the game. This gives a better feel when playing and makes for tighter gameplay for all. You can read more about the immersion and Gunplay updates in the linked news post.
  • Easier to join specific war battles:
  • When you want to join a war battle you no longer need to have resources active in the specific battle. A lot of you told us it was too difficult to join specific war battles, so we’ve removed the criteria that you had to have Assault teams in the battle, now you just need to be in a squad!
  • New ‘Palma Amoeba’ Uniforms for the Soviets:
  • For the Soviet Infantry, Recon, and Paratrooper the new Amoeba Palma Camouflage is available in three variants: Fall, Mountain, and Summer. They will help keep a soldier hidden in most terrain types. See the new Palma Amoeba camouflage uniforms here.
  • New ‘Blitz’ Truck for the German faction:
  • The German faction gets the iconic ‘Blitz’ truck to help them quickly move fresh soldiers and supplies to the front! All trucks work as Mobile Deploy and you can read more about the Blitz and how you get it here.
  • New ‘GAZ AAA’ infantry Truck for the Soviet faction:
  • Just like their German counterparts, the Soviet soldiers fighting for the Motherland will also be able to ride to the front in style! The Soviet GAZ AAA-truck fits a lot of soldiers, take a peek at the GAZ AAA here.
  • New ‘CCKW’ Truck for the US faction:
  • The soldiers from the land of the mass-produced cars of course also get a new truck! Like the others the CCKW Cargo truck works a a mobile deploy vehicle and fits two supply crates!
  • Other Changes:
  • Improved tank cannon handling to reduce jittering
  • Updated wrench to use 1 equipment point instead of 2 (and lowered damage)
  • Continuing improvements of UI
  • Improved ingame map when moving

New in Heroes & Generals Devyatayev - Squad Update (May 25, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • The New Squad System:
  • The long awaited Squad system is finally here, enhancing tactical teamplay which will lead you and your Squad to success! Read more about it here.
  • Veteran Membership Bonus for Squads:
  • As a limited offer we bring the Action Pack for your Squad with a ten days Veteran Membership and ten Squad Member Ribbon Boosters. Furthermore, we give a 1 Day Veteran Membership for everyone. The Voucher Code is: SHARETHECARE
  • The T-20 Komsomolets:
  • A Squad friendly, lightly armored vehicle, equipped with a light machine gun, which will bring all Soviet Squads swiftly to the action
  • Optimizations:
  • The impact effects of small weapon bullets when hitting all kinds of surfaces has been optimized, resulting in better visibility and framerate.
  • The Panzerwurfmine:
  • The German faction gets a mobile alternative to grounded or magnetic mines, with the throwing anti-tank Panzerwurfmine.
  • New Camouflage Uniforms for the US Faction:
  • The US Infantry, Paratrooper and Recons received new Camouflage in the Nagual pattern, available in the three variants Jungle, Jade and Camo
  • New Camouflage Uniforms for the German Faction:
  • The German Infantry, Paratrooper, Recons and Tank Crewman received the new Sumpfmuster 44 pattern, adjusted in colour and more blurred on the edges thus more effective, compared to the Sumpfmuster 43.
  • New Camouflage Uniforms for the Soviet Faction:
  • For the Soviet Infantry, Paratrooper and Recon the new Amoeba Leaf Camouflage is available in three variants: Summer, Fall and Swamp. They will keep a soldier hidden in any kind of terrain.
  • Other Changes:
  • New Capture Sounds have been added
  • Added Button on the War Map for one-click Deploy All ATs
  • Added Button on the War Map for one-click Reinforce All ATs
  • Improved Adding Friends feature with handshake

New in Heroes & Generals Churchill - Inglorious Guns Update (Apr 12, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • The American Johnson LMG:
  • The Churchill update brings a brand new Light Machine Gun to the game. The American "Johnson LMG".
  • New German P38 pistol:
  • Another very iconic WW2 weapon is here! The German P38 pistol. A modern, effective 9mm pistol that was generally well-liked by everyone using it!
  • New American Camouflage:
  • The uniform designers were hard at work during WW2! This time we're adding 3 experimental US camouflage options!
  • Weapon tweaks:
  • A number of tweaks and updates has been made for the following weapons to make them feel and play better; FG-42, STG-44, AVS-36, PPS-43, M1, M1A1, M1A2 & Kar98.
  • After unlocking an enemy vehicle you now automatically enter it.
  • New Assualt Team images in shop.
  • And yes. The Swiss faction was an April Fools joke ;-)
  • Adjusted Day/Night time, so if you play at roughly the same time each day, you will now play in different weather settings

New in Heroes & Generals Bauer Update (Feb 26, 2016)

  • Weapon & Gunplay Adjustments:
  • Undoubtedly, a long awaited and wished for feature is the single bullet reload which will be introduced for all Scoped Bolt Rifles (Scoped M1903, Karabiner 98 kurz & Mosin-Nagant 1891) as well as the Soviet Revolver (Nagant 1895).
  • This means you only reload the bullets you fired, instead of refilling the whole magazine every time.
  • And that's not all! If you press your trigger([Left Mouse Button] by default) while loading, you can interrupt the loading sequence before the magazine is fully loaded.
  • Finally it will be possible to just quickly add that one bullet you desperately need when your enemies are converging on your hiding spot and every shot counts!
  • Character Movement:
  • Yet another much demanded tweak, which does not seem like a big change, but improves the gameplay for every ground soldier: it will be possible to switch from prone to crouch in one smooth transition, by holding down the [CTRL] key (default crouch key) while tapping the [Z] key (default prone toggle) again to get up.
  • This is useful when it's important that you don't stick your head out too much, as illustrated above ;)
  • In addition to this, new footstep/rustling sounds will be added, which activate when turning, both standing up and crouching.
  • Camera Movement:
  • Every Fighter Pilot is going to like this: We made adjustments to the Freecam on planes!
  • Now the camera will maintain its relative position to the aircraft.
  • More exciting news and features from the upcoming Bauer update to be released soon - so stay tuned!

New in Heroes & Generals Adams Update (Jan 19, 2016)

  • WEAPON TWEAKS:
  • We have been digging through the stats for a while, listened (and read) a lot of feedback & talked to a number of players, and we have decided on a few tweaks to help improve the feel of the gunplay in the game. Most notably we are adjusting a number of values around the semi-auto rifles (the Gewehr 43, M1 Garand & Tokarev SVT-40) to make them more valuable as weapons for both new players and veterans.
  • Semi-Auto Rifle adjustments:
  • The main changes to the way semi-auto rifles are used are that progress on the Specialist ribbons now move 25% faster, so when the Adams update hits the servers you will progress faster. We have also lowered the price on the boosters for these rifles. These two changes makes it easier for new players to progress on the weapon and unlock their first weapon upgrades for them. For the more experienced veteran players a few tweaks also helps make the semi-auto rifles an even stronger option for fighting on the medium range. We have decreased the ‘negative’ effects on the SA-rifle upgrades by about 30% and we have added a new upgrade – the “Scout II-s barrel” for SA-rifles that produces more range with a slight hit on stability. This upgrade helps make the SA-rifles a bit better at range and helps reduce the gap between semi-auto and bolt-action rifles.
  • For all rifles we are modifying the values on some of the rifle ammo upgrades by increasing the range of high-damage rifle ammo Bertie clay, S.m.K.Hart, and Heavy D a bit.
  • Ribbon Boosters:
  • In addition to the changes to the Semi-Auto rifles we have also tweaked how the ribbon boosters work. So apart from lowering the price of the SA-rifle specialist ribbon booster, we have also lowered price of the entry level tank specialist boosters to help beginning tankers get rolling a bit faster. AND we have overall lowered gold prices on most boosters (except Driver & Chauffeur) by approximately 25% WHILE also raising the boost-% to 75% from 50%.
  • Submachine Guns:
  • In addition to the above-mentioned changes to the SA-rifles we are also tweaking the SMGs a little. The balancing tweaks consists mainly of slightly reducing their effectiveness at range and ONLY at range. This helps reduce the SMG-sniping that we have received a lot of complaints about and focus the SMGs on their core use as close quarters weapons. This is done by changing the ranges for damage fall-off and by making precision/stability a lot more dependent on rate of fire.
  • Unlocks:
  • To help ease new players into the game and not let them immediately drown in a rain of grenades, we have removed hand grenades from the default loadout of infantry soldiers and moved them to be the first unlock on the Infantry Assault Ribbon at ribbon rank 3. In addition we have moved first SMG unlock to infantry assault level 4 (from 5) and moved bolt-action rifle unlocks to infantry assault level 6 (from 2). This was done as previously you unlocked bolt-action rifles and THEN SMGs which added unnecessary difficulties for new players where they bought bolt-action rifles before they had the skills to use them. We have also moved some of the captured AT mines and AT grenades 1 rank down in order to spread the unlocks out.

New in Heroes & Generals 14.01.2016 Update (Jan 14, 2016)

  • Soviet Mobile AA is rolling in with the Adams update:
  • Straight from the factories comes this symbol of Soviet ingenuity! By mounting an Anti-Aircraft gun on a truck chassis we have added mobility to the AA!
  • In the coming update named Adams (after the American hero Lucian Adams) comes the GAZ-AAA M-4 Maxim mobile AA truck.
  • The Gorkiy Auto Zavod-AAA Anti-Aircraft truck is a Soviet tri-axial truck mounted with a quad Maxim M-4 Anti-Aircraft gun. Although the M-4 is designed for use against low-flying aircraft it is also an excellent infantry support vehicle taking out enemy cars and unarmored (or light armored) vehicles.
  • How do I get my hands on this fantastic machine:
  • The GAZ-AAA truck unlocks at Chauffeur rank 11 for infantry and is equipped as an “Infantry Support Vehicle” and is equipped in the same place as the M3 Half-track. So you get to choose between having a mobile deploy vehicle where your team-mates can spawn or an anti-air weapon instead.
  • ARMAMENT:
  • The GAZ-AAA is armed with four PM M1910 Machineguns in the same M-4 setup as the stationary Soviet anti-air gun. The way the gun is mounted on the truck bed allows the gunner to move the weapon very quickly and allows him to bring the machineguns on target faster than the competition and also makes it easier to track fast moving targets.
  • Where did this thing come from:
  • The chassis is actually the same base as the Ba-6 that the recons use to such great effect. This was the first Soviet 6×4 truck and based upon the the famous 4×2 “Polutorka” GAZ-AA, the first GAZ-AAAs left the production halls of the “Gorkiy Auto Zavod” (Gorkiy Auto Factory) at the end of 1934.
  • It proved as robust and reliable as its smaller counterpart and stayed in production for almost 10 years with a total of 37,000 built.
  • Its chassis served as the base for many other tasks, among them as AA truck carrying the 37mm 61-K gun, as self-propelled 76mm field gun (SU-12), as ambulance and mobile workshop.

New in Heroes & Generals 07.07.2015 Update (Jul 10, 2015)

  • Action:
  • Weapons:
  • Added 2 new weapons:
  • Sturmgewehr 44:
  • M1/M2 Carbine
  • Old scoped rifles no longer sold, and existing converted to new system
  • New scopes added, now the following are available:
  • German
  • Infantry:
  • Gewehr 43 with ZF-4 (T-Post)
  • Kar98K with ZF-39 (German#1)
  • Kar98K with ZF-39 (T-Post)
  • StG44 with ZF-4 (T-Post)
  • Paratrooper:
  • Gewehr 43 with ZF-4 (T-Post)
  • FG42 with ZF-4 (T-Post)
  • Recon:
  • Gewehr 43 with ZF-4 (T-Post)
  • Gewehr 43 with ZF-4 (German#1)
  • Kar98K with ZF-39 (German#1)
  • Kar98K with ZF-39 (Fine Cross)
  • Kar98K with Zielacht (Fine Cross)
  • Kar98K with Zielacht (German#4)
  • American:
  • Infantry:
  • M1/M2 with M84 (T-Post)
  • M1903 with M84 (T-Post)
  • M1903 with M84 (German#1)
  • Garand with M84 (T-Post)
  • Paratrooper:
  • Garand with M84 (T-Post)
  • M1 Carbine with M84 (T-Post)
  • Recon:
  • Garand with M84 (T-Post)
  • Garand with M84 (German#1)
  • M1903 with M84 (T-Post)
  • M1903 with M84 (Fine Cross)
  • M1903 with Unertl (Fine Cross)
  • M1903 with Unertl (Fine Duplex)
  • Soviet:
  • Infantry:
  • SVT-40 with PU (T-Post)
  • MN1891 with PU (German#1)
  • MN1891 with PU (T-Post)
  • Recon:
  • SVT-40 with PU (T-Post)
  • SVT-40 with PU (German#1)
  • MN1891 with PU (German#1)
  • MN1891 with PU (Fine Cross)
  • MN1891 with Zielacht (Fine Cross)
  • MN1891 with Zielacht (German#4)
  • Default precision mode Field of View changed from 30° to 50° for all weapons.
  • Selective Fire (switch between semi-auto and full-auto) added
  • Selective fire enabled on following weapons:
  • M1/M2 Carbine
  • M1918A2 Automatic Rifle
  • FG 42
  • STG 44
  • MG 34
  • Thompson M1A1
  • Read the full and detailed patch notes here http://forum.heroesandgenerals.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=43433

New in Heroes & Generals 16.04.2015 Update (Apr 16, 2015)

  • This brand-new update brings a much requested new feature – a brand new map! The update is named Utz
  • New Map: Forward Airfield:
  • The new map is an assault map called ‘Forward Airfield‘ and it represents the small forward airfields built all over Europe during the war. We have published a handful of blogposts detailing the objective on the map so click the links to learn more about 'the village church', 'the bridge and village' & 'the airstrip' itself.
  • Weapon Tweaks:
  • We have made a handful of tweaks to weapon handling of grenades, semi-auto rifles and LMGs. Read more about the tweaks here!
  • Character Update:
  • This update also brings an update to the characters in the game. They now look much better running and when standing on sloped terrain due to the improved IK and banking. We have also adjusted the control of the character while jumping to make it look and feel better.
  • Other Changes:
  • Here is a list of some additional features in the Utz update.
  • Vehicle AT crates now spawn with the first weapon ready
  • Weather Settings tweaked and updated
  • Performance optimization of visual effects
  • Performance optimization of campaign map (esp. visible when having many ATs)
  • Combat Badge tweaks – see changelog in forum for details
  • …and much more…
  • ting for the final confirmation on the iOS version.