v1.5.0.3 Experimental

v1.5.0.3 Experimental

Balance

• Allied subchaser buffs, additions of .50cal swivel mounts and extra 3 inch gun.
• Allied M2 Brownings buffed.
• Buffed the BAR.
• New, stronger allied invasion groups, including player ones.
• Carrier/airbase air wings made larger for both sides.
• Jingei possibility to be grouped with strategic targets.
• Balance passes on all challenge levels. Removed Shifting Shadows, Flyswatter and Night Stalker due to incompatibility with updated mechanics.

Callins

• Call-in manager UI "use number" quality of life addition.
• Fully spent call-in cards are now immediately disposed of.
• Call-in cards now display number of bombs if the payload has multiple.

Audio

• Replaced most plane weapons to use loop based audio rather than a sound for each shot for audio optimization.
• Created unique BAR sound.
• Buffed the Bofors audio on the new enemy subchaser.

Fixes

• Handled a rare case where a map group can remain inactive post-engagement.
• Fixed a gun offset issue with the P-38.
• Enemy planes that force an engagement should now properly transfer the engagement to base raids if an enemy base is close enough.

v1.5.0.2c Experimental

• If an enemy has fired a shot in the last 2.0 seconds, weather time effects will be bypassed in visibility calculations.
• If an enemy has fired a shot in the last 0.2 seconds, they will be 33% faster to lock on within that duration since the shot.
• Crew gunner base turn rate subtly increased further.
• Higgins and Elco boat physics retouches.
• Fixed torpedo self-collisions.
• Torpedo trajectories are now much more consistent with the path overlays, issues with tubes should be fully resolved.
• Acoustic torpedo balance changes, variable search arc per torpedo support.
• Fix attempt for allied air reinforcement spawn selection issues.
• Fixed bazookas being able to shoot airplanes at unintended angles.

v1.5.0.2b Experimental

• Fixed immobile coastal bombard.
• Fix attempt for friendly reinforcement message inconsistencies.