Call to Arms: Panzer Elite - Update V.0.01.07

Update V.0.01.07

General fixes / Changes:  

• Tiger netting textures have been updated 

• Added Coming Soon Placeholders 

  • "Missions that are being worked on have been placed on the mission board so you can see which ones are currently in progress."

** Tank Sights:**  

• Added Historically Accurate Scopes:   

  • "Every tank, both US and German, now feature their own historical scope in first-person view"   

• First Person Camera View 

  • "Internal view has been adjusted to its historically accurate position"   

• Adjusted Magnification Levels 

  • "Tank sight magnification levels have been adjusted to realistic levels" 
  • “Work on scopes doesn't end here; we will continue to improve them to match the feeling of controlling your tank from the inside.”   

 

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Balancing: **

• All projectile penetration values have been adjusted to be more realistic.

• "This should stop long, unrealistic battles and help the player to properly damage components"    - "We will continue to make adjustments to the penetration system after reviewing current changes."   

• The M8 Scott’s penetration values & amount of HEAT shells have been reduced to its correct values 

• StuH price and amount of HEAT shells have been adjusted to make it an interesting option for both campaign and Skirmish. 

• You are no longer able to move while repairs are taking place.             

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Game Menus: **

• Game Progress Block Warning: 

• “The game will now warn you if windows is preventing you from saving your progress due to security restrictions for the save game file”  

• Main menu buttons adjusted to make it easier to navigate 

• Co-op Invite button should now be easier to locate & use 

• Welcome message adjustments  

  • “The welcome message will no longer open 2 web pages” 
  • “Hotkeys have been adjusted”   

• Copy Coordinates Button  

  • “In the ESC menu in game, you can now click the coordinates in the bottom right of the screen to copy your current coordinates / map to send a bug report to the team.”   

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Skirmish:  ** 

• Destroying enemies in skirmishes now awards more points  

• Enemy AI units should now properly leave their spawn area on Mortain  

• Bion Spawn has been adjusted so you should no longer spawn in a stuck position on GER side  

• Lobbies created with a different build version are automatically filtered out in the server browser 

• Camera should no longer teleport under the tank on match end 

 

Missions:  

• Replay Mission Button:  
  • "After completing a mission, a button is available to replay the same mission"

**Panzer Lehr: ** 

• Player will now receive their new unit even if the resupply objective is completed ahead of time  

• Progress won't come to a halt anymore because of enemy vehicles hiding behind buildings  

• Trucks now leave the church plaza more easily when evacuating  

• The resupply objective marker now appears as intended above the resupply station  

• The hint to use the order menu now appears as intended when the new unit has been added  

** Mortain: ** 

• Spotted enemies and allied units will now display their outline correctly  

• The objective name “capture the train station” has been renamed to make the progression clearer 

• Objective Markers Disappear Properly:  

  • "After completing an objective, markers should now disappear more reliably"  

• Highlight Remaining Enemies

  • "Towards the later phases of the mission, the highlight for the last standing enemies now kicks in earlier"    

**Stützpunkt la Hague: ** 

• The German flaks won't be occupied by US soldiers anymore  

 

** Höhe 285: ** 

•  Friendly tanks will now be destroyed as intended when moving bravely into the dangerous area if they won't return quickly   

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Tank Collision:  ** 

• Changed the way collisions between tanks are simulated, they should get stuck in each other less often now 

• Gun barrels are not able to push other tanks anymore 

• Barrels of destroyed tanks won't collide anymore 

 

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HUD: ** 

• Fuel Tank component will now highlight yellow when damaged. 

• The hurt indicator, with its greyscale texture when your tank is hurt, will now update properly 

• The list of objectives and crew messages in the tab menu won't overlap anymore in missions with many objectives   

• Ammo type names: the type names of the different ammunitions have been added to the HUD   

 

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Hangar: ** 

• Added more variations for crew skins 

• Each mission now shows a list of “recommended” tanks  

• Mission selection now shows new missions that are coming soon   

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AI Platoon Control: ** 

• Order Menu: “hold” and “follow” should now work more consistently when managing your platoon     

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Pathing: ** 

• Many individual rocks and small inclines have been smoothed to prevent tanks from getting stuck on them as often.       

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Settings: ** 

• Crew barks and all other voice lines have been split and can be controlled with separate toggle buttons 

• The audio device should now default to the system default unless changed     

• Added "Ammo Name" and "Ammo Type" options to toggle visibility   

• Tank Track Traces: have been reenabled and are now toggleable in the settings to increase performance     

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Sound: ** 

• Default master volume level reduced to 50%  

• Voiceovers: all AI crew barks (“We have been hit!”) that occur during combat have been exchanged for human voiceovers

• Hangar sound effects won't carry over to the intro cinematics anymore  

• Spectating players and players in the end-mission screen can now hear all crew messages   

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Crash Fixes ** 

• Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to view the profile of a player   

• Various small crash fixes