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A great update for WWII Online going on today, right now. Updates, Bug fixes, new stuff in particular. New Quad Flak guns for those who love to shoot down planes. Inside you will find pictures and a video of one of the quad guns in action. Take a look. Also links to the statistics for these Flak Guns.

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WWII Online Update

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New update loading as you read Readme: Version 1.37.9.0 has not only some great fixes and updates to items from what has been gleaned from working on 2.0 but also some new equipment to make our flak hunters and players happy. Read the update watch the video clips.

Introducing the most significant update for Anti-Aircraft gunners since the introduction of the Bofors/Flak28 combo. The Quad AA guns have arrived to WWII Online and pilots beware, these things mean business! This marks a significant 2024 roadmap delivery. We've added some new towns, adjusted some AA sights to improve quality of life and there's been several environmental updates to optimize your experience.

To help us with continued developments, please consider upgrading your account to a premium subscription at Account.wwiionline.com<. Go even further and become a Hero Builder (hero builder details here).

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World War II Online

Version 1.37.9.0 - June 2024

This release recognizes the 2024 Fundraiser top contributors, and adds in: three new Quad AA Guns, six new towns and a handful of bug fixes. Always striving to improve while working towards 2.0 with Unreal Engine 5 conversion.

Features

  • Top 2024 funder's (Csm308, Imbrutus, Delems) names have been included into the newly added quad AA guns

  • Quad AA models

    • US M45 .50cal

    • UK/FR Polsten 20mm

    • DE Flakvierling 38 20mm

  • The game's credits have been updated for Q2 of 2024

  • The updated Flak28's sight has been replaced with the round instead of square version

  • The updated Flak38's sight has been adjusted

  • The SdKfz 736 SPAA's gunner view has been adjusted

  • Tree placement has been updated to better handle certain terrain situations

  • In game bushes have been enlarged a bit

  • Tree Levels Of Detail (LODs) have been better color matched

  • Added a new lake to some forests

  • Added a roadside pond to some areas

  • Added new small airfields to some areas

  • Added a new dock to Schilde

  • New Towns added (6):

    • Aarbergen

    • Eppstein

    • Taunusstein

    • Weisbaden

    • Mainz

    • Kreuznach

Bug Fixes

  • Corrected the additional characters with the $orig and $targ commands

  • The French M21 HT 81mm Mortar Carriers are no longer spawnable from an FMS

  • The American M3 HT Gun Carriage is now available at FBs

  • Fixed a critical town spawning issue

  • Fixed a few broken terrain tiles that causes a "tear" to be visible

  • Corrected a few more minor terrain issues

  • Fixed the German 10.5cm artillery's reload audio

  • Fixed a hitmap alignment issue for the Mle38 and Hotchkiss

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Round sight added to German Flak28 improving field of view tremendously.

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German SPAA unaimed view for gunner, now tracks barrel as you move for better target acquisition

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New Flak 30 and Flak 38 gunsight, to include historical sunshade without blocking view.

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We've added a new airfield to Diest (South of it). Only aircraft can spawn from it, not airborne units.

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We've tree rendering look cleaner by doing color matches between LODs.

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A new dock has been added to the town of Schilde.

Teaser with links to articles with stats for the quad flak guns!

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