8/27/2021 - Horde Defense Mod Hotfix

Hi Community, fixed a couple annoying things with some extensive testing. Please let us know if problems persist.

.:Bug Fixes:.
- Termination Stormtroopers (Beendigung Sturmtruppen) should no longer cause a Bugsplat or CTD in multiplayer games. Tested with two players connected through internet so please post if this unit still causes an issue.
- Transceiver Fighter Overwatch and Stuka Counter Attack should now properly target enemy units. The Counter Attack should only target mortars, artillery, and indirect fire units. Stuka Counter Battery should function in a circle 350 in diameter around the HQ. Experience will vary depending on map size.

.:Other:.
- Added UI indicators to the HQ and Transceiver Beacons to let you know if they are capable of returning fire.

8/17/2021 - Horde Defense Mod - Luftwaffe Hauptman Rework

.:Changes:.

Luftwaffe Hauptman Rework

[Fighter Rally Point, Bomber Rally Point, Logistics Rally Point]
- Removed

New Structure [Luftwaffe Transceiver]
Base
- Cost 50mp 20mu
- Build time 30s
- no limit
- Price increase 25% for each built

• Air strikes are now all called in from the HQ. Transceivers must be built closer to the front for aircraft to be in range.
- all rally point stacks removed

• Luftwaffe Hauptmann veterancy additional functionality:
- vet 1 Airstrike abilities' cost -10%
- vet 2 Airstrike abilities' cost -10%
- vet 5 Airstrike abilities' cooldown -20%


• Fw-190 Rocket Strafe
- Rate of Fire and Accuracy increased
- Damage vs armor multiplier increased from 300% → 750%

• Close Air Support
- Rate of Fire and Accuracy increased

#remove command sector restriction and only recon planes can be cast in FoW

Developer note: The initial version of the Luftwaffe Hauptmann rally point beacons added a lot of complexity, but could be easily destroyed. With so much micromanagement already required I've opted to rework the relationship between the Hauptmann and the airpower. Now, the HQ serves as the main hub for airstrike abilities and the transceivers function to increase the range.
Additionally, I am experimenting with more cost and recharge reductions sprinkled throughout to enable more usage of aircraft late game as the cooldown time can be quite punishing when dealing with a large amount of armor.




.:Changes:.

Hauptmann (All Variants)
- Normalized starting prices to 400 manpower

Heer Hauptman

• Command Menu
- Moved to HQ

• Resource Switch (OKW)
- Moved to Mechanized Regiment Headquarters

Luftwaffe Combat Controller Team (All variants)
Base
• Ability [Coordinated Air Assets]
- Airstrike cost -3%, Airstrike cooldown recharge time -3%, Airstrike damage +3%
- Stacks up to +50%
- New icon added to unit
- New ui modifier displays number of stacks on the Barracks (OST) and HQ (OKW)
- Removed on loss of squad

• New Upgrade [Luftwaffe Combat Controller Feldwebel]
- Squad is bolstered by a veteran feldwebel armed with a FG 42. This squad leader improves the survivability and direct combat effectiveness of the unit.
- New icons, symbols
- Add Squad Leader +1
- Received Damage -10%
- Received Accuracy -10%

- Air Medical Drop and Supply Drop - removed


Luftwaffe Ground Team (All variants)
- New Abilitiy [Air Medical Drop]
- New Ability [Supply Drop zone]


• New Ability [Boom and Zoom]
- A Focke-Wulf Fw 190 dives from high altitude focusing fire on an armored target with 30mm cannons and rockets.
- 150mu Range 70
- Requires Vet 2

• Luftwaffe Combat Controller veterancy additional functionality:
- vet 1 Unlock: Stuka Dive Bomb
- Vet 2 Unlock: Boom and Zoom, Unlock: Tactical Movement speed increase out of combat
- vet 3 Airstrike munition cost reduction -22%
- Vet 5 Stuka Dive Bomb cost -10% Strafe Cooldown -50% Received Accuracy -20% Weapon Accuracy +11% Weapon Cooldown -25%


Hauptmann (all variants)
• New Upgrade [Hauptmann Anti-Armor Training]
-100mu 40s
Luftwaffe | Kriegsmarine
• New Ability [Hauptmann Panzerfaust]
- range 15, 70s cooldown
Heer
- Equip Panzerschreck, toggleable


• Ability [Manpower Blitz] Moved to Commander bar OST and OKW
- removed from HQ


Concrete bunker (all variants)
• Now has access to Medic Station upgrade
- New portraits, icons
- Enables unit reinforcement
- Mutually exclusive with other upgrades


Upgrade Support Center
• New Upgrade [Full Strength Fighter Wings]
- Requires Luftwaffe Hauptmann dispatched
- Enables Luftwaffe Transceivers to automatically call-in strafing sorties on enemy infantry





.:Bugs:.
- Sub-Officer lead squads will now drop when a squad is prestiged
- Fixed missing voice lines for OKW Sniper and Stormtroopers
- The fast version of the MG should now drop from the supply drop if the Maschinengewehr manual has been researched
- Added missing additional veterancy for the following units: Panzer IV J, SdKfz. 251 "Stuka-on-foot", IeIg 18, Artillery Officer, MG34, Flak 20 mm emplacement, Flak 40 mm emplacement, PaK 43 (all variants).
- Fixed bug where Pgrens lost ability to reinforce due to too many abilities

.:Changes:.

Heavy / Super Heavy balance changes

[Tiger I (all variants)]
Base
- (PASSIVE) 88mm instantly destroys light vehicles


[Tiger II (all variants)]
Base
- front armor 375 → 460
- rear armor 150 → 220
- hitpoints 1280 → 1450
- reload (average seconds) 6.0 → 7.0
- turret traverse -20%
- max speed -20%
- (PASSIVE) 88mm instantly destroys light vehicles

New Upgrade [10.5cm KwK L/68]
500mu
- Requires near machine shop
- Damage 240 → 350
- Penetration 300/320/340
- Range 50 → 65
- Reload (average seconds) 7.0 → 8.7
- Traverse 10 degrees/s → 8 degrees/s
- Accuracy
:Far 0.025 (unchanged)
:Mid 0.0375 → 0.042
:Near 0.05 → 0.065
- max speed -10%
- vehicle rotation rate -20%

[JagdTiger]
Base
- Armor 450 → 525
- Damage 300 → 400
- Reload 8.55 → 10
- Max Speed 3 → 2.7
- Rotation rate 12 → 10
- Range 70 → 85
- (PASSIVE) instantly destroys light vehicles

[Elefant]
Base
- Health 1040 → 1200
- Range 70
- (PASSIVE) instantly destroys light vehicles

[JagdPanzer IV]
- (PASSIVE) instantly destroys light vehicles


[SturmTiger]
Base
380mm Rocket Attack
- Area of Effect Radius 10 → 20
- Range 40 → 80
- Reload 49 → 69


Commander changes + fixes

[Mobile Defense Doctrine]
- Added missing Mobile Observation Post ability

[Luftwaffe Supply Doctrine]
- Luftwaffe Ground Forces now properly spawn at start

[Festung Support Doctrine]
- Now spawns with 2x Pioneer
- removed redundant supply station ability

[Jaeger Armor Doctrine]
- Correctly spawns 1x Pioneer and +60 Munitions

[Joint Operations Doctrine]
- removed redundant supply station ability

.:Changes:.
Transceiver Beacon (Bomber)
[Stuka Dive Bomb Counter Barrage]
- Now properly counters enemy artillery

[Vehicle Optics]
- Removed Command Point requirement

.:Changes:.
[Strategic Bombing (All Variants)]
- Now fly in a proper V-formation

[Surplus Requisition]
- Chance to gain Veteran Grenadier Squad lowered from 30% → 10%
- Manpower gain increased from 10 → 12

.:Bug Fixes:.
- Fixed bug with 250 halftrack being able to move after forward retreat point set up
- Fixed bug with 250 halftrack lockdown being unable to trigger again after toggling off
- Transfer orders now share cooldown with each other to prevent spamming abilities together causing some unintended interactions

5/1/2021 - Horde Defense Mod patch

.:COMMANDER CHANGES:.

Starting units' list

-Assault Support Doctrine : MG 42 Team Weapon Squad
-Bliztkrieg Doctrine : Grenadier Squad + Sd. Kfz. 251 Half-track
-Close Air Support Doctrine : Luftwaffe Ground Force Squad x 2
-Defensive Doctrine : Osttruppen Squad x 2
-Elite Troops Doctrine : Führen Grenadier Squad (vet 2) + Infantry Training I
-Encirclement Doctrine : Stormtrooper Squad + 60 munitions
-Festung Armor Doctrine : Pioneer Squad + 20 fuel
-Festung Support Doctrine : Unmanned leFH 18 + Pioneer Squad
-Fortified Armor Doctrine : Pioneer Squad + 20 fuel
-German Infantry Doctrine : Grenadier Squad x 2 + Grenadier Squad Leader cost reduction (-30 munitions)
-German Mechanized Doctrine : Unmanned leFH 18 + Pioneer Squad
-Jaeger Armor Doctrine : Pioneer Squad + 60 munitions
-Jaeger Infantry Doctrine : Jaeger Command Squad
-Joint Operations Doctrine : Unmanned leFH 18 + Pioneer Squad
-Lightning War Doctrine : Panzergrenadier Squad + 60 munitions
-Luftwaffe Supply Doctrine : Luftwaffe Ground Force Squad x 2
-Mechanized Assault Doctrine : Assault Grenadier Squad + Sd. Kfz. 250 Half-track
-Mobile Defense Doctrine : Grenadier Squad + Sd. Kfz. 250 Half-track
-Osttrupenn Doctrine : Osttruppen Squad x 2
-Spearhead Doctrine : Grenadier Squad + Sd. Kfz. 251 Half-track
-Storm Doctrine : Unmanned leFH 18 + Pioneer Squad
-Strategic Reserves Doctrine : Assault Grenadier Squad x 2

-Breakthrough Doctrine : Panzerfüsilier Squad x 2 (one has the G43 upgrade)
-Elite Armor Doctrine : Sd. Kfz. 221 + Sturmpioneer Squad
--Note : most of the infantry unit are replaced with vehicle of similar role.
-Feuersturm Doctrine : Sturmpioneer Squad + Terminator Squad
-Fortifications Doctrine : Sturmpioneer Squad x 2 + Unmanned leFH 18
-Grand Offensive Doctrine : Panzerfüsilier Squad x 2 (one has the G43 upgrade)
-Luftwaffe Ground Force Doctrine : Luftwaffe Ground Force Squad x 2
--Note : Volksgrenadiers are replaced by Combat Controller Team and Strumpioneers by Luftwaffe Ground Forces.
-Overwatch Doctrine : Kübelwagen + Sniper + Unmannned leFH 18
-Scavenge Doctrine : Sturmpioneer Squad x 2
-Special Operations Doctrine : Sniper + Stormtrooper Squad


.:Changes:.

[Pak 43 Emplacement (All Variants)]
- Cost reduced 400mp/75fuel → 400mp/60fuel
- Pop cap reduced 14 → 10

[Vehicle Emergency Repair (All Variants)]
- Fixed Vehicle Emergency Repair for all vehicles. It should now have the proper vehicle repair for all vehicles, Tiger and SdKfz 222 Scout Car have their own unique repair ability. Vehicle Emergency Repair is granted from the tactical support center and is not required for purchase if the commander already has the ability.
- CP requirement removed

Bug Fixes
- Bug Fixed Vehicle Emergency Repair may double up or not appear at all.
- Fixed bug where the 250 Half Track Lockdown could not be cancelled even if it hadn't been converted to a Forward HQ

4/30/2021 Horde Defense Mod - Hotfix

.:Changes:.

[Luftwaffe Hauptmann]

[Fighter Rally Point]
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Rocket Strafe
- Speed increased from 3.5 → 7
- Accuracy Increased
- Damage Increased on vehicles from 65 → 320
- Salvo increased from 4 rockets → 7
- Vet 0 Cost reduced from 240 → 140
- Vet 4 Cost reduced from 360 → 260
- Range 85 → 160

Anti-Tank Overwatch
- Range Increased from 85 → 250
- Overwatch area increased from 50 → 75
- Stuka G/2 firing lead distance from 15 → 10 (They will start firing much closer to the target)
- Stuka G/2 Burst duration increased from 3 → 7

Stuka Close Air Support
- Vet 0 and Vet 3 Range increased from 85 → 180


[Logisitics Rally Point]
Team Weapon Paradrops
- Range increased from 85 → 200

Medical Paradrop
- Range increased from 15 → 100


[Bombing Rally Point]
Strategic Bombing
- Range Increased 180 → 250
- UI indicator size increased

Fragmentation Bombing and Bombing Sortie
- Range increased from 130 → 180
- Vet 2 Fragmentation Sortie UI indication increased in size


[Luftwaffe Combat Controller Team]
Air Coordination (Stacking Buff)
- Now applies to West German/FoB Air Abilities


[Pioneer / Sturmpioneer / Luftwaffe Ground Force]
Base
- Wire cutting ability granted from default
- Upgrade removed
- Ability is now a default right click


4/29/30 - Changes cont'd
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added here since yesterday's patch notes hit the character limit
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[SOV]

Base
[Order 227]
- Conscripts will no longer be able to retreat
- Reduce build time of conscripts, engineers, penal battalion by -90%

Ability: [Fire Artillery]
- Removed

Ability: [Airbourne Guard Troops]
- Cooldown increased from 300s → 540s



.:Bug Fixes:.
- Fixed bug where upgrading to Phase II Wolf Brigade wouldn't join the field after being upgraded
- Fixed bug where health and armour bonuses for Wolf Brigade would only apply to 1 member of the squad
- Fixed bug where Heavy Fallshirmjaegers wouldn't join the field after being upgraded
- Ostwind AA mode will now properly target aircraft
- Fixed bug where Assault Grenadier call-in was blocked by an unknown requirement

4/29/2021 Horde Defense Mod - Content update and patch

.:REWORK:.

Ostheer Hauptmann

[Hauptmann All Variants]
Base
- Hauptman is now unkillable, but will retreat if he loses his bodyguards. He will be unable to leave the HQ sector until is bodyguard is reinforced.
- Veterancy requirements increased roughly 50%, but now receives shared exp. Luftwaffe Hauptman share exp exclusive with aircraft.
- In addition to the first change, Hauptmann squads are now unable to garrison inside of buildings. This is to prevent instant deaths from building collapse.

[Luftwaffe Hauptmann]
Base
+ 1 Luftwaffe Rally Point
- Receives 100% of experience from aircraft

Vet 1
Unlock: Airlift Supplies [New Ability]: Logisitics Rally Point - Air drop MG34 HMG, GrW 34 Mortar, Pak 40 Anti-tank gun
New Upgrade: [Security Forces Combat Package] All Luftwaffe Ground Forces equipped with StG44s; Combat Controllers and Squadron Commanders Bodyguard Equipped with FG42s
Bodyguard Weapon Accuracy +30% Bodyguard Received Accuracy -17%


Vet 2
Unlock: Modern Air Doctrine [New Ability] Increase Aircraft Damage +25%
Unlock: Bombing Sortie [New Ability] Bomber Rally Point - Fragmentation Bombing Increased number of JU-87D stukas +2
Unlock: Seconday Supply Route [New Ability] Logisitics Rally Point - Munitions Income +8 Paradrop Supplies Munitions cost -15
Luftwaffe Rally Point +1

Vet 3
Unlock: Stuka Counter Attack [New Ability] Bomber Rally Point - Stukas will counter attack enemy artillery with a dive bombing strike
Unlock: JU-87 Close Air Support Sortie [New Ability] Fighter Rally Point - Increase number of aircraft +2
Sprint while out of combat
Bodyguard Weapon Capabilities +15%

Vet 4
Unlock: Improved Modern Aircraft Doctrine: Aircraft Damage +25% Aircraft Accuracy +25% Aircraft Rate of Fire +25%
Unlock: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Rocket Sortie [New Ability] Fighter Rally Point - Rocket Strafe increase number of aircraft +1
Sight Radius +20%
Luftwaffe Rally Point +1

Vet 5
Unlock: Strategic Bombing [New Ability]
Unlock: Main Supply Route [New Ability] Logisitics Rally Point - Munitions Income +15 Paradrop Supplies Munitions cost -30
Bodyguard Received Accuracy -10%

Vet 6
Unlock: Broken Arrow [New Ability]
- Friendly units will bonus Received Damage -20%
- All combat aircraft are called into the combat area
- JU-87Ds will drop incendiary bombs on infantry
- ME-109s will strafe enemy infantry
- Fokwulf 190s will fire high velocity rockets at enemy vehicles
- lasts 90 seconds
Luftwaffe Rally Point +1

Luftwaffe Rally Points

[Fighter Rally Point]
New Abilities

(PASSIVE) Fighter Overwatch
- An ME-109 Will continuously monitor the area surrounding the rally point and will strafe infantry in intervals of 90 seconds.

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Rocket Strafe
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 "Würger" will strafe the area and attack vehicles with a high velocity aircraft rocket strike.
Luftwaffe level 4
+1 Aircraft

JU-87 Close Air Support
- Stuka JU-87 will strafe the target location with its powerful 37mm cannons.
Luftwaffe level 3
+ 2 Aircraft

Anti-Tank Overwatch
- JU-87 G/2s will provide overwatch at the target area strafing vehicles with 37mm cannons.


[Bomber Rally Point]
JU-87 Fragmentation Bombing
- A JU-87D will drop a line of high-explosive fragmentation bombs on the target location.
Luftwaffe level 3
+2 Aircraft

Stuka Counter Attack
- The JU-87D will automatically dive bomb enemy artillery weapons that fire within range.

Strategic Bombing
- Send in Heinkel He 111 bombers to level the target area. This bombing run has a very wide scatter area and can be cast without vision of the target.


[Logisitics Rally Point]

(PASSIVE) Air Reconnaissance on station
- Aircraft will recon the immediate area in intervals

(PASSIVE) Auxiliary Supply Route
- Munitions Income +5
Luftwaffe level 2
- Munitions Income +8
- Reduce Paradrop Cost -15
Luftwaffe level 5
- Munitions Income +15
- Reduce Paradrop Cost -30

Airdrop GrW34 Mortar

Airdrop MG42 Heavy Machine Gun

Airdrop Pak40 Anti-tank gun


.:Changes:.

--Unit changes--

[Wolf Brigade]
Base

Vet requirements increased +1000 all levels
Can no longer be killed by aircraft crashing

Phase II
Target size increased from 2.0 → 2.2

Ability: [Underbarrel Grenade Launcer] Removed

New Ability: [Experimental Fliegerfaust]
Cost 90 munitions
Recharge time 120 seconds
- Fires an unguided rocket launcher with multiple barrels in a salvo of 9 rockets per man for a total of 18 rockets fired

New Ability: [Bond Brother]
- The Wolfbrigade are trained to live and work with a compatible partner. Able to communicate and feel through a neural link - the loss of a bond brother will temporarily boost the ferocity of the individual before descending into madness.
- Lasts 60 seconds
Requires 1 soldier remaining in squad
Received Damage -50%
Weapon Burst Length +100%
Rate of Fire +50%
Max Speed +50%
Acceleration +50%
Fliegerfaust cost -50% recharge rate +100%

After 60 seconds squad becomes pinned

Ability: Incendiary-AP rounds
Penetration reduced 10 → 8
Cost Munitions 15 → 50
Recharge Time 50 → 60

Ability: (PASSIVE) Identify Vehicle Weakpoints
Deflection threshold increased 30%
Dev note: this means if the bullets are deflected (not penetrating) they have a 30% lower chance of inflicting vehicle criticals. Previously it was guaranteed to cause criticals but it should take hundreds of rounds to land one in the driver or gunner cupola


MG34 && MG44 LMG
Penetration Bonus (Far) reduced from 1.0 → 0.75
Ready Aim time reduced from 0.75 → 0
Fire Aim time reduced from 0.5 → 0
Dev note: Penetration at far range is reduced by 25% instead of full penetration amount at range. Aim time is the time it takes for them to acquire and fire on a new target. It looks less strange when they drop a target and take a second to get the next one. Now they should more seamlessly switch between targets... really helps mowing them down.


Vet 4 Bonus
Weapon Suppression Reduced 0.00075 → 0.00012

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[Luftwaffe Combat Controller]
Base
- New Portraits
- Start equipped with Waffen Kar98
- Each CCT squad now reduces Cost, Cooldown time, and increases damage of all aircraft abilities by 3%


[Schwerangriff Fallschirmjäger]
Base
- All squad members and additional squad members will now be equipped with FG42s
*Exception the squad leader will still have the Squad Leader StG44


[Bereichsbefehl]
- Now has access to [Carbon Steel Reinforcement] Upgrade granting
+ 500 Health
- 25% Received Damage


--Commander Changes--

[OST]
Close Air Support Doctrine
Luftwaffe Supply Doctrine

Base
Start with 2 squads of Luftwaffe Ground Forces

Luftwaffe Liason
- Manpower cost -90%
- Fuel cost -50%
- Upgrade time -75%


--Upgrade Changes--

[Aus den Reihen]
- Reduce chance to promote garrison squad to active duty squad
- 2.5% → 0.25%

[Gunnery Sergeant] (MG34/42 All variants)
Base
- HMG Accuracy +10%
- HMG Burst Rate of Fire +25%
- Now no longer applies to MGs captured by allied forces

[Maschinengewehr Technique Manual]
- Now correctly improves the setup and teardown speed of the MGs

[Transfer Order Munitions]
- Munitions gained increased from 6 → 8

Veterency has been increased to 15 maximum for the following units
- MG42 Team (All Variants)
- MG34 Team (All Variants)
- Grw34 Team (All Variants)

[AA Modes] (All Variants)
Base
- Increase range by an additional 100%
- Now properly target aircraft

[SOV]

Base
[Order 227