Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943 news & patch notes

1) The the movement of the Sdkfz232 armored vehicle has been changed. 2) Changed the effect of incendiary shells - it has become more localized. 3) Removed popup turrets. 4) The selection of the 2nd group in the squad has been adjusted - only soldiers who left the vehicle are selected. 5) Tactical information in 3D view is disabled when the camera height is low. 6) Added indication of completed operations. 7) Added the ability to synchronize one game profile via the Steam cloud. - The newly created profile is synchronized if there was no profile that was already synchronized. - Only the operation progress are synchronized (without tactical saving). - Also synchronized quick battle settings and modifiers. 8) The algorithm for applying effects from flying bullets and projectiles has been changed. 9) Changed the threshold for the appearance of illuminating projectiles for the offmap artillery. 10) Changed the layout and appearance of HEAT shells by year for German 75mm guns. 11) Added setting to reduce the dynamic range of special effect sounds (in the special settings section) 12) Added destruction of the chassis and caterpillar when vehicle moves on AT obstacle. 13) The recoil for the Pak97/38 cannon has been adjusted. 14) Reduced the sound volume for smoke grenades.

Updated the main operations of the game and the Sidi Bou Zid battlefield.

1) Support for xaudio2_9 sound library. 2) Adjusted sound processing algorithm. 3) Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash or slow down with a large number of fire sources. 4) Added partial support for Steam Deck. 5) Fixed error with dark stripes on smoke and dust in binoculars mode. 6) Algorithm for determining the range using sights on vehicles without rangefinders is adjusted towards greater "humanity".

1) Added indication of “non-working sights” under certain conditions. 2) The algorithm for returning the crew to the vehicle has been changed. 3) During the movement of vehicles through the forest, it slows down significantly and the crew does not climb out of the hatches. 4) Fixed a bug with not counting losses after the battle for BGs located on the edge of the battlefield.

1) Changed the animation quantization algorithm with increasing distance to the camera. 2) Changed the algorithm for calculating the sight quality (for the UI). 3) Aiming accuracy parameters are directly calculated from the sights characteristics. 4) Minor fixes.

1) Added pre-caching of sounds to remove pauses on first play (relevant when starting the game from the HDD). 2) Optimized the calculation of physics for soldiers located on/in vehicles at close distances from the camera. 3) Fixed a bug that made it impossible to install some mods and DLCs. 4) Minor changes and bugfixes. 5) Updated user manual.

1) Added the mode of camera rotation around the unit in the absolute coordinate system (can be disabled in the settings). 2) Fixed camera zoom in for units in houses. 3) Added the influence of weather conditions on the dispersion of artillery shells. 4) The line of sight area is shown more accurately. 5) The algorithm of hand-to-hand combat has been changed. 6) Changed the appearance of the artillery cursor. 7) Added the ability to move barrage fire.

1) Fixed years of appearance in Close Engagement mode for some German units. 2) Added assignment of a priority target by a single click on the unit icon. 3) Fixed the armor map of the Stuart M3A1 tank. 4) Added accounting for the distance and direction to the battery for offmap artillery. 5) Added a decrease in the intensity of fire over time for offmap artillery. 6) The process of zeroing has been removed during the planned firing for offmap artillery. 7) Correction when firing on the ground and for offmap artillery carried out according to the actual explosions. 8) Added indication of correction. 9) The algorithm for fatigue calculation in the operational phase has been changed. 10) User manual has been changed. 11) Changed the algorithm of supply routes calculating (taking into account the weather and road network). 12) Added a side selection dialog to the quick battle editor and close engagement mode.

Please complete your tactical saves.

1) Changed the algorithm for calculating the speed of armor fragments when not penetrating hit. 2) Added simulation of the defeat of internal organs when shrapnel and bullets hit the soldier. 3) The algorithm for capturing territory on the operational map has been changed from "filling" to control: squares that do not fall into the area of action of the troops return to a neutral state, supplies are carried out through neutral squares, the encirclement is considered only by the enemy squares. 4) Added 75 mm Geb.G.36 off-map artillery. 5) Added limitation of the position of the artillery cursor within the active 6) Reduced the time to turn on full visibility from the beginning of a battle in Close Engagement mode. 7) The number of guns in the German 210 mm battery has been reduced to 3 pieces. 8) The button for replacing companies and platoons has been removed from the reserve for operations with battle groups. 9) Added a link between physical artillery batteries (if any) and spotters in the operational phase. 10) Added determination of the distance and direction to the battery in the operational phase (for spotters). 11) The artillery cursor displays the direction of the incoming projectiles and the distance to the battery. 12) Changed the algorithm for displaying grass near the camera. 13) Added highlighting of platoons from the most suitable battalion to the BG platoon selection list. 14) Fixed a bug with incorrect rotation of the side screens of the PzIII ausf.J. 15) Fixed a bug with incorrect determination of the type of surface during the explosion of a projectile. 16) Fixed a bug with incorrect movement of small formations at a distance from the camera.

0) Redesigned the UI appearance in all parts of the game, added scaling and background options for the UI panels. The player can choose one of three UI display themes: dark, neutral or light, as well as change the contrast and the color scheme of the selected elements. As a bonus, the overall performance of the game in tactical combat has been increased. Additional changes: 1) Added indication of the total number of troops in the global statistics. 2) The score (in the new system) is correctly displayed in the global statistics. 3) Management of the unit behavior has been moved to the central order panel. 4) Changed the display of some parameters of the selected units (added ranges of values ​​to the tips). 5) Added UI auto-scaling for screen resolutions less than 1920 width. 6) Added high-resolution textures for all modifications of the Pz-III tank for all camouflage patterns. 7) Added indication for changed platoons in BGs. 8) Added new models of German machine guns. 9) Added indication of "mobility" of platoons and BGs. 10) Fixed a bug with the failure of antipersonnel mines.

Please complete your tactical saves.

1) Soldiers bypass burning vehicles and fires. 2) A simulation of fire spread has been added. 3) Soldiers caught in the fire can catch fire. 4) Fixed a bug with a blinking order menu. 5) Changed the algorithm for playing music in the main menu. 6) Changed the algorithm of the action of the stops when the towed cannons are fired. 7) Changed the algorithm for MLRS indirect fire. 8) Changed the action of maneuver modifier in conjunction with the order cancellation modifier (user manual, page 33). 9) Added sniper rifles to command squads of German infantry and motorized infantry platoons. 10) Added the ability to select the unit with which the event is associated, when clicking on the event while holding down Ctrl. 11) Behavior modifier “Stay concealed” has been expanded to “Act with caution”. 12) User manual will be updated. 13) Corrections of minor bugs in the UI. 14) Added separate battle group icons for NATO and Wehrmacht symbols. 15) Added a model of the Flak-36 anti-aircraft gun on carts. 16) Added machine gun ammo to the default layout for the Churchill III tank. 17) The hierarchy of command in the squads of the Wehrmacht heavy infantry companies has been changed. 18) The orientation of the shells' scratches on the armor was made in the direction of the shell hit. 19) Added assessment of armor penetration, taking into account the energy of the projectile in the encyclopedia diagrams. 20) Added a button to move the camera to the bird's-eye view . 21) Added a button to hide all interface marks on the screen . 22) Added the ability to change the magnification of binoculars (with the mouse wheel) during activation. 23) The composition of the squads is being updated so that command units and units with more valuable weapons are preserved between battles. 24) Updated operations and battlefield in DLC Operation Pugilist: - added a new system for calculating the results of the operation; - added information about the battle order; - operations are transferred to a hex grid; - updated landscape. 25) Added AT SPG Marder (Sdkfz 139).

The big update will be coming soon. Please, release your tactical saves. The Operation Pugilist DLC also will be updated (battlefield & operation). Please finish this operation. ETA ~1 week.

1) The execution of the order cancellation modifier has been changed (see User Manual page 33). 2) Fixed issues with a delay in updating the state of the movement orders, depending on the selected modifiers. 3) Fixed a bug with the penetration of armor-piercing bullets through the turret box of the Churchill I tank. 4) Changed the algorithm for the destruction of objects with a strong impact of a shock wave (for example, from bombs), now objects can immediately be destroyed to the last stage. 5) Added alternative options for the platoon placement buttons (by right-clicking). 6) In arrival mode, platoons are placed near the road if it is close to the location of the platoon’s units. 7) For tactical combat with the battle groups, the color separation of the platoon buttons in the UI is along the border of the battle groups, instead of company borders. 8) Fixed a bug with non-active of the movement map for units that cannot shoot at the ground. 9) Added color differentiation for indication lines of various types of targets. 10) Changed the algorithm for avoiding terrain obstacles (trenches, holes, etc.) for vehicles with a large turning radius. 11) Removed the victory/defeat inscription for tactical battles in an operation.

1) Added counter of battles in which participated platoons. Units from platoons with more battles have less fluctuations in the level of combat sustainability at the beginning of the battle. 2) Added indication of changes in the level of the operational score for individual parameters. 3) Changed user manual. 4) The modifier of vehicle movement on the road is no longer blocked for any amount of vehicles, if a sparse formation is selected.

Updated DLC Longstop Hill 1) Changed the battlefield 2) Added order of battle to the operations 3) Changed the main operation in the DLC

1) Added PzGr.40/1 ammunition for 5cm guns. 2) Game cursor now uses the OS Windows cursor. 3) Added the probability of no explosion for shells when hitting soft ground. 4) Updated user manual. 5) For platoons, trophies can be used within the battalion (for encircled - within the platoon).

1) Adjusted ammunition load for some guns, mortars and hand weapons (for Germans). 2) The appearance of some SFX for hits and explosions has been corrected. 3) Added setting to disable the hardware cursor in the section SPECIAL SETTINGS (enabled by default). If you are having problems using the hardware cursor (game slowdown, cursor flickering), it is recommended to disable this setting.

1) Changed the algorithm for calculating losses after battle. Some of the heavy wounded who remained in uncontrolled territory after the battle are recorded as missing. Some of the heavy wounded who remained on their own territory are transferred to the category of the wounded. 2) Added indication of the Zone of control. 3) Added indication of the local encirclement for the unit. 4) The algorithm of retreat and surrender has been changed, an indication of the unit's Combat sustainability has been added. 5) Added clearing sectors in front of vehicle trenches from grass. 6) Fixed a bug with using the wrong type of ammunition when picking up weapons. 7) Fixed a bug with incorrect display of a smoke trail if the shell leaving this trail ricocheted from an obstacle. 8) Changed the name of the order at the deployment phase from “Make ambush” to “Take positions”. 9) Captured soldiers do not move under heavy fire. 10) Platoon leaders retreat if all neighboring squads under their command have started retreating. 11) Changed the logic of the function of checking the field of visibility at the stage of placement, it began to take into account the actual ability to dig a trench by a unit and does not take into account the grass cover for units that will be in the trenches. 12) Changed the algorithm for lighting wet surfaces. 13) Fire on the landscape removes grass in a certain radius. 14) The algorithm for throwing grenades has been changed. 15) Reduced the error when indirectly firing mortars. 16) Updated user manual. 17) The algorithm for launching signal flares has been changed. 18) Changed ammo layouts for some weapons of German soldiers. 19) Changed the battlefield in the Chewy Gooey Pass DLC. 20) Added information about the order of battle to the Chewy Gooey Pass DLC operations.

1) The algorithm of the visibility calculation for soldiers in houses has been changed. 2) Changed the physical model of movement for wheels without suspension and tires. 3) The algorithm of the capture of squares after the battle has been changed, now the area that units can shoot with their weapons at the end of the battle is taken into account. 4) The algorithm for the selection of units in Close Engagement mode has been adjusted. 5) Changed the algorithm for triggering projectile fuses and calculating the fragmentation field. 6) The model of the Tiger tank has been changed. 7) Changed the algorithm for breaking the fuse when a projectile hits an obstacle. 8) Added order of battle mode in an operation (for some operations).

1) Corrected the display of the number of shells for duplicate weapon types (mostly smoke grenade launchers) for vehicles. 2) The placement of units is not blocked for platoons included in the battlegroup in which there is a battle-ready reconnaissance platoon. 3) Added indication for operation's features: platoons, grid type, size (will be updated as the DLC updates). 4) Added the ability to sort operations in the list by DLC instead of campaigns. 5) Changed the algorithm for detonating ammunition in vehicles. 6) Added automatic retreat for AI in the operational phase without starting a battle. 7) Changed the movement system on the operational map: movement speed depends on the time of day and weather. 8) Restrictions of movement modifiers take into account the presence of troops in/on vehicles. 9) Adjusted the algorithm for throwing smoke grenades during shelling. 10) Added the ability to select camouflage for Close Engagement mode. 11) Added antenna bender to the PzIV ausf.G tank. 12) Operational AI began to use the same system of indirect orders as the player. 13) Added an indicator for blocking of night battles. 14) Added automatic recovery of platoons. 15) Added the ability to throw grenades from hatches for some armored vehicles (Stug3, Mk2/Mk3). 16) The ammo save modifier is stored in savegame. 17) Fixed a number of minor bugs.

1) Added indication of the ammo for offmap artillery in the platoon table. 2) The algorithm for calculating the total% ammo for offmap artillery has been changed. 3) Added modification of the PzIV F2 (G) tank. 4) The mobility of the battle group is calculated for all platoons together, not individually for each platoon. 5) Units from disbanded platoons and suitable reserves can replenish the main part of platoons. 6) Operations and battlefield in the El Guettar DLC was changed. 7) The position in the battle is remembered for units from platoons that did not move in the operational phase (including to/from the reserve). 8) Revised the algorithm for moving BGs/platoons with indirect control mode in the operational phase: -the march order is automatically canceled if it is impossible to execute or in a contact with an enemy for non-combat and “weak” units; -the march order is automatically replaced by an attack, for combat units in a contact with an enemy; -movement is carried out so that each BG/platoon move approaches its destination; - during march order, BGs/platoons try to avoid contact with the enemy.

1) The algorithm of the squad and crew experience calculating when replenishing personnel was changed. 2) Groups of spotters in the operational phase are marked as having poor parameters, when the ammunition from the battery to which they are linked is exhausted, and they can be disbanded. 3) Changed user manual. 4) A number of minor errors have been fixed.

1) Fixed a bug with airplanes that did not drop bombs in some cases. 2) Fixed glazing in the A-20G aircraft. 3) Added the ability to disband a battlegroup. 4) Information about the operation features has been added to the operation selection menu. 5) Added the ability to forcibly disband platoons in reserve with low parameters. 6) The algorithm for disband of broken platoons was changed and a reserve of personnel was added to the troops command groups. 7) Changed user manual.

1) Changed the algorithm for selecting a charge and angle for indirect fire. 2) Fixed a bug with the rejecting fire in the automatic targeting mode.

1) The position in the list of operations is stores between the game starts. 2) Added indication of the troop strength for battalions and battle groups. 3) Added a separate wreckage for the Sdkfz 231 armored car. 4) The algorithm for attacking aircraft has been adjusted. 5) The algorithm for moving vehicles out of the trenches has been slightly changed. 6) Added saving / restoring the target display mode. 7) Fixed errors in PzIII J tank gun mask armor 8) A number of minor errors have been fixed.

1) The Longstop Hill DLC has been modified and expanded: - battlefield has been updated - changed the OOBs of some units - added new operation

1) Fixed a bug with the shift of the interface in some cases when selecting a unit in 3D. 2) The direction of the signs of troops entrenchment on the operational map automatically changes when it contacts the enemy. 3) Added dialogue confirming the exit to the operational phase of the game from tactical battle mode. 4) The algorithm for reproducing ambient sounds has been adjusted. 5) A number of minor errors have been fixed.