Hell Let Loose

Major Additions

Utah Beach map

This map has been hugely fun to develop. It mixes the Atlantic Wall defensive network with beach terrain, with sunken countryside, urban fights, and lots of new challenges - including navigating drainage ditches and bodies of water. We’re also excited to see how it plays out in the soon to be implemented second gamemode, Invasion.

“Luchs” German Light Tank

This thing is an infantry death machine. The name of the game of the Luchs is hit and run. Firing an explosive auto-cannon - it’ll rip apart infantry and lighter armored vehicles with ease.

Stuart American Light Tank

Similar to a more lightly armored Sherman, the Stuart relies on its speed to quickly flank and strike. Using speed to strike will be crucial to survivability.

Resource Nodes

Fuel, Munitions and Manpower Resource Nodes added to the Engineer role list of deployables. You’ll be able to see their modifier for resource generation on the HUD and on the map screen.

Starting resources for teams have been reduced to 500 from 1000 in order to better balance out resource quantity and encourage resource node placement.

Make a splash with water!

Water now functions in game to slow players down as it gets deeper. Submerging yourself will also cause you to drown.


Gameplay and Performance

General
Reworked tracers for better performance, visual quality, depth and light. They are now 3D.
Fix for known config file exploits (fog removal etc.)
Improved visibility of bullet hit effects at 50m, 75m, 100m, and 125m distances.
Performance
Optimised Smoke Grenade FX
Continued radical optimisations for both texture streaming and poly count across every map and prop.
Functionality
Added FOV slider (with first-person FOV compensation). Currently boosting the FOV to 120 offsets the muzzle flash FX in FPP. We’re going to introduce a fix for this.
Server browser now displays better in lower resolutions.
Fixed sector capture cool-down UI issue where map icon could appear in the wrong state.
Changed nameplate settings options so that these should be clearer to users.
Compass HUD element has been upgraded.
Loadout HUD element has been upgraded.
Scoreboard and end of round screens have been upgraded to better show all information.
Made VoIP chat name colours better visible on deployment screen.
Allowed players to disable all icons in HUD.
All in-game URLs now launched through Steambrowser.
Adjustment for Depth of Field when bandaging.
If leaning when deploying a LMG the player no longer remains in a lean.
Dismembering critically wounded friendlies no longer counts as a TK.
Added option to allow you to hard toggle chat box visibility.
Updated medic revive icon.
Tank UIs have been updated and will continue updates.
Tanks have a new reticle for the Hull MG.
SFX
Artillery sounds re-worked in order to create a less muddy dynamic range with increased modular debris fall-off.
Close bullet fly-by sounds have been reworked.
Hearing an impact sound when giving up has been fixed.
Hurtgen Forest
Overhaul of central SP’s to introduce stronger fortifications and more solid cover.
Fixed small clipping issues.
Fixed locations players could become stuck on level geometry.
Added fog to better help with longer range depth perception.

Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont
Altered layout of hedges to better allow tank access.
Lowered total sun brightness to reduce clipping on highlights.
Fixed locations players could become stuck on level geometry.

Foy
Fixed tank collision issues on small props
Added select cover and trenches in locations that caused meat-grinder pushes through open ground.
Fixed locations players could become stuck on level geometry.

Visual Improvements
Tweaked vehicle main cannon fire shake so that it doesn’t roll so excessively
Added Depth of Field effects added to weapons for hipfire and ADS
Post-processing effect has been added to all UI screens to give them added vibrancy and visual quality.
Fix for explosion FX playing on the wrong axis - causing majority of the explosion to occur in the wrong direction.
Starting to overhaul the main menu screen in preparation for cosmetic/progression systems.
Artillery explosions have increased debris (now matching the audio).
Animation
Fixed delay on BAR ADS animation if user had reloaded immediately before ADS
Luger magazine now present in TPP for reload animations
Bug Fixes
Improved network/server optimisation to help improve situations where users would see other players moving in a stuttering/’teleporting’ fashion depending on object relevancy and priority
Fix issue where tank shells could delay 1-2 seconds after impact before detonating
Fix for issue where tracers may not be correctly aligned with the direction of fire for LMGs and Tank MGs
Increased character limit on scoreboard from 16 to 20
Fixed issue where engineers could dismantle pre-placed tank resupply stations
Fixed issue where hit indicator did not correctly work with sniper rounds
Fixed issue where garrisons did not consume commander airdrop supplies
Fixed issue where player could be listed as ‘no platoon’ on the scoreboard after team switch
Fixed issue where users could see the other teams resource values on their map after team switch
Fixed some instances of overly aggressive grass LODing
Fixed issue where users could join an enemy unit based on timing specific actions
‘Change Map’ window can no longer be stuck on screen if active when a game ends by victory
Fixed problem where users could hear smoke grenade audio from a previous life
Fixed the issue with the player remaining in the idle animation if he sprints whilst crouched as seen from the FPP
Fixed the issue with reviving a player who was crouched before he shot as he would appear to jitter in TPP after having been revived
Fixed the issue with driving over the scorched craters causing the effect to appear in/on the driver's viewport
Fixed the issue with scorched earth effect visible over wrecked tanks
Fixed cases where it was difficult to determine speaking players in the UI.
Known Issues
Sometimes (1/10 chance) when deploying a resource node, the node will be invisible and cannot be deconstructed although it still provides resources to the deploying team. This will be hotfixed.
Firing into water produces a bullet hit from the surface beneath the water in addition to a water particle.
Currently Working On
Unit management features such as locking and kicking.
Continued overhaul of stock UI and HUD features to make them better looking and better functioning - including pinging, marks, Commander screen, role selection screens, vehicle HUDs, artillery HUDs, heavy weapons HUDs.
Continued digging of server browser display issue.
Flamethrower FPP setup.
Continued logging and bugging of VOIP channels
Progression system.
Stats system.
Cosmetic system.
Polishing FPP experience to make it more fluid
Smoothing out mantling and vaulting from FPP perspective.
Re-assessing MG deployment mechanic in order to increase functionality and fluidity.
Replacing current fat FPP hands with photoreal hands and integrating new sleeves to reflect new uniforms.
Currently beginning work on full mocap overhaul of all TPP animations.
Working on Western Front backer map #1 (a very iconic map).
Working on Western Front urban map (also an iconic location).
Setting up a new tank.
Doing testing on wheeled vehicles (this is complicated by the final polish/overhaul we’re doing to both FPP and TPP animations).
Scoping out scope polish and visual enhancements.
Addition of ambient audio to all maps in line with Utah Beach.
Continued audio work in investigating new audio engine implementation.
Continued overhaul of audio assets within the game.
New US victory song coming.
Re-assessing supply boxes and ammo boxes to remove ugly “redeploy” gameplay loop.
Continued visual upgrades and optimisations on all maps and fx.
Continued bug fixes across the entire spectrum.
Various community reported bug fixes, including – Servers not appearing on browser and Proximity VoIP instability. If you believe servers are not appearing for you / the game looks empty when it shouldn’t be, please try the workaround listed here.

Dcully wrote: »

Not yet but planning to, im a sucker for realism shooters but bought into quite a few early access that have not delivered.
I held off on HLL mainly because of poor performance but i hear its improving all the time.
Currently getting my realism shooter fix with Insurgency Sandstorm,the Hunter call of the wild [shocked i even like this but im loving it] also some rising storm 2 vietnam [basically red orchestra in nam]
I will probably buy HLL today as the steam sale ends tomorrow i believe.

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Thats because there are so few doing it and it really is a thankless class to play. Most people hate playing it, I really like playing the class.

Cant wait for the new update to drop, one main bugs (comms dropping) is getting fixed which is huge as the whole game depends on it.

Seen as the interest is there we should get a boards squad together and learn from each other as we are all quite new to the game.