Easy Red 2
Marco Amadei Developer
Corvostudio di Amadei Marco Publisher
2020-11-10 Release
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147
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
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(5630 reviews)
Public Linux Depots:
- Easy Red 2 LINUX [2.48 G]
The Future of Easy Red 2 and our Considerations Going Forward
So to recap, after more than 3000 votes, the most requested campaigns were:
We have carefully analyzed the results, which ultimately turned out to be quite unexpected. Our team is highly excited about the possibilities ahead, and wed like to speak with you about our considerations going forward.
Campaigns such as the Mid-Late War Chinese and Iwo Jima could require only a few additional elements to be implemented, meaning they may not need to be released as full DLCs. While we are still determining which major DLC campaign to pursue after this years reworks and additions, we believe we could possibly release a free Iwo Jima campaign within this year and later on also include a Late-War Chinese campaign as a free addition to the newly released Shanghai-Nanking DLC. We are continually evolving our techniques and are confident that, in the future, we will be able to offer more free content that leverages existing assets. This approach will allow us to deliver updates more quickly without requiring the entire team to focus exclusively on these projects, all while maintaining high quality. For example, the extensive assets we are developing for Italy (for both the Anzio rework and Italian uniforms reworks that are currently in progress) could enable us to create additional content featuring Italian troops in Italy or the Stalingrad region with minimal extra effort.
Besides that, we believe that a DLC should introduce a new scenario with as much fresh content as possiblenew vehicles, weapons, uniforms, buildings, and possibly even new factions. Some campaigns that would require this level of effort include the Non-WW2 campaigns (with the Korean War and Vietnam War being among the most requested), the Spanish Civil War, the Winter War, and the Invasion of Poland. We would also include the Berlin Invasion to this list, primarily because it would necessitate various late-war vehicles and very specific German city buildings. Although we have begun seriously considering non-WW2 campaigns, we believe that our AI needs further development before we can confidently depict battles that introduced new types of vehicles and tactics. Additionally, we still need to work on implementing new WW2 vehicle typessuch as tactical long-range bombersbefore moving on to more modern ones like helicopters. We were pleasantly surprised to see the Spanish Civil War achieve such a significant result. Its a campaign I would personally love to see; however, the guerrilla tactics involved would require further evolution of our AI. For similar reasons, we feel that a WW1 scenario could also benefit from additional AI development time.
The Winter War, Invasion of Poland, and the Battle of Berlin were the three campaigns we truly expected to see stand out in the poll, as they have consistently ranked among the most popular in previous polls. As we feel that ER2 should expand with more content, factions, and weaponry, our team is in agreement that this criteria is especially met through a Winter War campaign. We believe the Winter War will also allow us to develop new Eastern European assets that can be reused to enhance the Stalingrad campaign further and simplify the creation of a future Eastern European campaignincluding an Invasion of Poland scenario. However, both the Battle of Berlin and the Invasion of Poland are also significant campaigns we hope to see in the game one day. As many of you know, we have been postponing the development of certain later-war German, American, and Soviet vehicles and weapons to reserve them for a possible Berlin campaign. While we wait for the right moment, we might release some of these vehicles early to lay the groundwork for that possibility and provide mission makers with more tools for their own creations. Remember that before moving into the development of such new campaigns, we would like to prioritize the upcoming reworks of Anzio and Montecassino (consisting of splitting them into 2 different campaigns and maps), as well the reworks of Kwajalein and Roi-namur. We also still plan to bring the Southern Tunisia campaign for free in the game as well.
We would like to emphasize that these considerations took weeks for our team to formulate, and since many aspects will be reworked in the coming months, we do not yet have a precise roadmap for these projects. The only certainty is that the game has been able to deliver more content each year at an accelerated pace and with improved qualityand we intend for 2025 and future years to further continue this trend. Thank you so much everyone and best regards, Marco and the Easy Red 2 Development Team
[ 2025-04-06 15:28:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello everyone,
Recently we asked you what campaigns you wanted to see next in Easy Red 2.
Here are the results of our latest poll. There are many interesting insights we can draw from these outcomes.
Most Requested Campaigns
So to recap, after more than 3000 votes, the most requested campaigns were:
- Mid-Late War Chinese Campaign: 29.1%
- Non-WW2 Campaign: 24.7% (This includes in order: Korean War, Vietnam War and WW1)
- Spanish Civil War: 20%
- Berlin Invasion / Seelow: 18.3%
- Winter War: 18.1%
- Invasion of Poland: 14.9%
- Battle of Iwo Jima: 14.6%
Our Considerations
We have carefully analyzed the results, which ultimately turned out to be quite unexpected. Our team is highly excited about the possibilities ahead, and wed like to speak with you about our considerations going forward.
Quick-to-Implement Campaigns
Campaigns such as the Mid-Late War Chinese and Iwo Jima could require only a few additional elements to be implemented, meaning they may not need to be released as full DLCs. While we are still determining which major DLC campaign to pursue after this years reworks and additions, we believe we could possibly release a free Iwo Jima campaign within this year and later on also include a Late-War Chinese campaign as a free addition to the newly released Shanghai-Nanking DLC. We are continually evolving our techniques and are confident that, in the future, we will be able to offer more free content that leverages existing assets. This approach will allow us to deliver updates more quickly without requiring the entire team to focus exclusively on these projects, all while maintaining high quality. For example, the extensive assets we are developing for Italy (for both the Anzio rework and Italian uniforms reworks that are currently in progress) could enable us to create additional content featuring Italian troops in Italy or the Stalingrad region with minimal extra effort.
Future DLC Campaigns
Besides that, we believe that a DLC should introduce a new scenario with as much fresh content as possiblenew vehicles, weapons, uniforms, buildings, and possibly even new factions. Some campaigns that would require this level of effort include the Non-WW2 campaigns (with the Korean War and Vietnam War being among the most requested), the Spanish Civil War, the Winter War, and the Invasion of Poland. We would also include the Berlin Invasion to this list, primarily because it would necessitate various late-war vehicles and very specific German city buildings. Although we have begun seriously considering non-WW2 campaigns, we believe that our AI needs further development before we can confidently depict battles that introduced new types of vehicles and tactics. Additionally, we still need to work on implementing new WW2 vehicle typessuch as tactical long-range bombersbefore moving on to more modern ones like helicopters. We were pleasantly surprised to see the Spanish Civil War achieve such a significant result. Its a campaign I would personally love to see; however, the guerrilla tactics involved would require further evolution of our AI. For similar reasons, we feel that a WW1 scenario could also benefit from additional AI development time.
Looking Ahead
The Winter War, Invasion of Poland, and the Battle of Berlin were the three campaigns we truly expected to see stand out in the poll, as they have consistently ranked among the most popular in previous polls. As we feel that ER2 should expand with more content, factions, and weaponry, our team is in agreement that this criteria is especially met through a Winter War campaign. We believe the Winter War will also allow us to develop new Eastern European assets that can be reused to enhance the Stalingrad campaign further and simplify the creation of a future Eastern European campaignincluding an Invasion of Poland scenario. However, both the Battle of Berlin and the Invasion of Poland are also significant campaigns we hope to see in the game one day. As many of you know, we have been postponing the development of certain later-war German, American, and Soviet vehicles and weapons to reserve them for a possible Berlin campaign. While we wait for the right moment, we might release some of these vehicles early to lay the groundwork for that possibility and provide mission makers with more tools for their own creations. Remember that before moving into the development of such new campaigns, we would like to prioritize the upcoming reworks of Anzio and Montecassino (consisting of splitting them into 2 different campaigns and maps), as well the reworks of Kwajalein and Roi-namur. We also still plan to bring the Southern Tunisia campaign for free in the game as well.
Final Thoughts
We would like to emphasize that these considerations took weeks for our team to formulate, and since many aspects will be reworked in the coming months, we do not yet have a precise roadmap for these projects. The only certainty is that the game has been able to deliver more content each year at an accelerated pace and with improved qualityand we intend for 2025 and future years to further continue this trend. Thank you so much everyone and best regards, Marco and the Easy Red 2 Development Team
[ 2025-04-06 15:28:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Shanghai-Nanking Release, PS4/5 Release, and New Future Campaign Poll!
Its a big day today. The newest DLC is out, the PlayStation 4/5 version is out, and the poll to decide the next campaign is now live! Lets go over everything now.
Our newest DLC, Easy Red 2: Shanghai-Nanking, is live right now to be purchased and played on Steam! It will take a few weeks to be released to Xbox and Nintendo Switch, and a few more weeks to be approved and released for PlayStation. Shanghai - Nanking takes you to China in 1937 during the beginning months of the Second Sino-Japanese War, from the war-torn streets of downtown Shanghai to the cold, dead fields of the former Chinese capital city, Nanking. It includes:
[previewyoutube=8VjKBlBBvKI;full][/previewyoutube] You can wishlist the DLC now here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499380/Easy_Red_2_Shanghai__Nanking/ Thank to EndoSkull Gaming for the pre-release interview & gamplay! [previewyoutube=fDuhaJKjGxg;full][/previewyoutube]
Easy Red 2 will also be released on PlayStation Store at 10 AM of your local time! Currently, the build is cross-generation for both PlayStation 4 and 5, with improvements for PS5 over PS4 for the extra hardware. A dedicated PlayStation 5 may come in the future for additional features. Check out ER2 on the PlayStation store here!
The newest DLC is now out, and its been a while since our last big poll its time to hear the communitys thoughts on what the next big campaign for Easy Red 2 will be! With this poll, were using it to gauge community interest not just the winner is taken into consideration. We will be considering all votes, and basing what we do in the future off of what your interest is in! Already planned this year are the Kwajalein and Roi Namur Reworks, the Anzio Rework, and the new Southern Tunisia map to conclude the Tunisia campaign. After that who knows! Were very excited to see what you as the community have to say and we will follow up with the poll results in about a week on our official community discord server. You get up to three choices: pick your favorite! Vote in the new poll here
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server.
Marco + Corvostudio
[ 2025-03-28 08:14:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello all!
Its a big day today. The newest DLC is out, the PlayStation 4/5 version is out, and the poll to decide the next campaign is now live! Lets go over everything now.
Shanghai - Nanking Campaign
Our newest DLC, Easy Red 2: Shanghai-Nanking, is live right now to be purchased and played on Steam! It will take a few weeks to be released to Xbox and Nintendo Switch, and a few more weeks to be approved and released for PlayStation. Shanghai - Nanking takes you to China in 1937 during the beginning months of the Second Sino-Japanese War, from the war-torn streets of downtown Shanghai to the cold, dead fields of the former Chinese capital city, Nanking. It includes:
- Shanghai (5x5 km) and Nanking (4x4 km) maps with 23 new missions total
- New Chinese faction
- New Chinese and Japanese uniforms and kits, totaling more than 70 new clothing items
- New vehicles and aircraft, such as the Nakajima A4N, the Hawk-3, the Type 89 tank, the Vickers 6-ton tank, and the
- Type 24 HMG. Also, the Chinese versions of the P40 Warhawk, Polikarpov I-16, T-26, Panzer 1, SdKfz 222, Vickers Crossley, and more
- New weapons: Type 24 Rifle, Hanyang 88, ZB-26, Chinese MP-18, Sig20, FN Model D and more
- Over 100 new beautiful map props and buildings to be used in the Mission and Map Editor
Check out the new DLC here!
[previewyoutube=8VjKBlBBvKI;full][/previewyoutube] You can wishlist the DLC now here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499380/Easy_Red_2_Shanghai__Nanking/ Thank to EndoSkull Gaming for the pre-release interview & gamplay! [previewyoutube=fDuhaJKjGxg;full][/previewyoutube]
Playstation 4/5 Release
Easy Red 2 will also be released on PlayStation Store at 10 AM of your local time! Currently, the build is cross-generation for both PlayStation 4 and 5, with improvements for PS5 over PS4 for the extra hardware. A dedicated PlayStation 5 may come in the future for additional features. Check out ER2 on the PlayStation store here!
Future Campaign Poll
The newest DLC is now out, and its been a while since our last big poll its time to hear the communitys thoughts on what the next big campaign for Easy Red 2 will be! With this poll, were using it to gauge community interest not just the winner is taken into consideration. We will be considering all votes, and basing what we do in the future off of what your interest is in! Already planned this year are the Kwajalein and Roi Namur Reworks, the Anzio Rework, and the new Southern Tunisia map to conclude the Tunisia campaign. After that who knows! Were very excited to see what you as the community have to say and we will follow up with the poll results in about a week on our official community discord server. You get up to three choices: pick your favorite! Vote in the new poll here
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server.
Thanks for reading, were looking forward to seeing the results of the poll!
Marco + Corvostudio
[ 2025-03-28 08:14:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
V1.5.0: New content & Upcoming PS4/PS5 version & Shanghai-Nanking DLC
We finally have a release date for the Shanghai-Nanking DLC and the PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 version, but first let's see what changes since last major update.
Added A5M-2 Japanese fighter plane. Added SDKFZ 222 armored car with 7 camo variants. Added 3,7cm Pak 36. Added M1937 1-K AT gun. Added M1937 19-K AT gun. Added M1937 53-K AT gun. Reworked C96 models. Enfield rifles animations reworked. M1911 animations reworked. Reworked most of the radios Added some new Face models. Started reworking Fallschirmjger uniforms. New system to add locations in custom maps. Finalized Shanghai-Nanking DLC for the upcoming release. New system to add into text for vanilla and custom missions. New system to localize custom missions. New system to set Campaign-tree order of custom missions. New system to localize custom missions. Added many new functionalities to Scripting System. Reworked rain effect. Released coming soon Shanghai-Nanking DLC page.
Removed "Take control of spawned vehicle" button; To take control of a spawned vehicle pressing on the vehicle label is now enough. Some fixes in uniform textures. Improved memory management to reduce potential memory leak issues. Fixed bug with I-16 rockets. Improved bots pathfinding for maps with very steep hills. Fixed Panzer I seat slot count. Improved performance of some FPS animations. Fixed bug with M1 helmet. Fixed bug with Paratroopers M1 Carbine. Changed the way ticket system works, by counting dead units instead of respawns now. Improvements in riggings. Improved AI to calculate longer paths when they can't find a good one. General bug fixes, especially around the new scripting system. Improved camera reload animation system. Addressed various smaller bugs reported via Discord.
Shanghai Nanking will launch on Steam the 28th of March (2025)! This DLC will bring 2 maps (with around 100 new map props) and 23 missions on them, various vehicles and weapons, more than 70 clothing pieces and the new China faction! [previewyoutube=8VjKBlBBvKI;full][/previewyoutube] You can wishlist the DLC now here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499380/Easy_Red_2_Shanghai__Nanking/ The DLC will take a few extra weeks to be released on console as well, but we are doing our best to bring it ASAP!
The same day, 28th of March, the game will also become available on the PlayStation store for both PS4 and PS5! The game will launch with all DLCs except for Shanghai Nanking, that might take a few extra weeks to be approved and released on this console as well.
While we plan to add even more functionalities, the scripting system expanded a lot with functionalities such as callbacks. We managed to make the first fully scripted mission in Easy Red 2: The Sihang Warehouse defense mission for the upcoming Shanghai-Nanking DLC. More missions will feature scripting, including base game missions, and we are planning to run a scripting contest along with Workshop creators in order to promote the new system and help with it's usage.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2025-03-23 18:03:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone,
We finally have a release date for the Shanghai-Nanking DLC and the PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 version, but first let's see what changes since last major update.
Recent Changes
New Features:
Added A5M-2 Japanese fighter plane. Added SDKFZ 222 armored car with 7 camo variants. Added 3,7cm Pak 36. Added M1937 1-K AT gun. Added M1937 19-K AT gun. Added M1937 53-K AT gun. Reworked C96 models. Enfield rifles animations reworked. M1911 animations reworked. Reworked most of the radios Added some new Face models. Started reworking Fallschirmjger uniforms. New system to add locations in custom maps. Finalized Shanghai-Nanking DLC for the upcoming release. New system to add into text for vanilla and custom missions. New system to localize custom missions. New system to set Campaign-tree order of custom missions. New system to localize custom missions. Added many new functionalities to Scripting System. Reworked rain effect. Released coming soon Shanghai-Nanking DLC page.
Fixes:
Removed "Take control of spawned vehicle" button; To take control of a spawned vehicle pressing on the vehicle label is now enough. Some fixes in uniform textures. Improved memory management to reduce potential memory leak issues. Fixed bug with I-16 rockets. Improved bots pathfinding for maps with very steep hills. Fixed Panzer I seat slot count. Improved performance of some FPS animations. Fixed bug with M1 helmet. Fixed bug with Paratroopers M1 Carbine. Changed the way ticket system works, by counting dead units instead of respawns now. Improvements in riggings. Improved AI to calculate longer paths when they can't find a good one. General bug fixes, especially around the new scripting system. Improved camera reload animation system. Addressed various smaller bugs reported via Discord.
Shanghai - Nanking Campaign
Shanghai Nanking will launch on Steam the 28th of March (2025)! This DLC will bring 2 maps (with around 100 new map props) and 23 missions on them, various vehicles and weapons, more than 70 clothing pieces and the new China faction! [previewyoutube=8VjKBlBBvKI;full][/previewyoutube] You can wishlist the DLC now here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499380/Easy_Red_2_Shanghai__Nanking/ The DLC will take a few extra weeks to be released on console as well, but we are doing our best to bring it ASAP!
PlayStation Release
The same day, 28th of March, the game will also become available on the PlayStation store for both PS4 and PS5! The game will launch with all DLCs except for Shanghai Nanking, that might take a few extra weeks to be approved and released on this console as well.
Scripting system
While we plan to add even more functionalities, the scripting system expanded a lot with functionalities such as callbacks. We managed to make the first fully scripted mission in Easy Red 2: The Sihang Warehouse defense mission for the upcoming Shanghai-Nanking DLC. More missions will feature scripting, including base game missions, and we are planning to run a scripting contest along with Workshop creators in order to promote the new system and help with it's usage.
Available content
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2025-03-23 18:03:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Live Dev Chat: Let's answer questions from the community!
[ 2025-03-02 12:48:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello everyone! Today we are going to do a Live Chat hosted by EndoSkull Gaming, where you can ask us some questions that we'll try to answer as deep as we can! Join us on Endo's channel! [previewyoutube=rtbKjPbwe_E;full][/previewyoutube]
[ 2025-03-02 12:48:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
V1.4.10: New scripting system, new content, Shanghai-Nanking DLC page ready!
In this post, we are sharing more news about the Shanghai-Nanking campaigns, the PlayStation release, and some new systems we are developing. But first, here are the changelogs for all the latest updates, including the most recent one just released:
Added a very early look of the Scripting system. Added new Japanese uniform parts, including new helmet and cap variants. Added German Smocks uniforms. Added new German M40 and M43 caps with many variants. Added P-40 plane. Added Polikarpov I-16 plane. Added KI-27 plane Added Ki-43 plane. Added Panzer I A tank. Added T-26 tank. Added Type94 tankette. Added new Lee-Enfield reload animation system. Released coming soon Shanghai-Nanking DLC page.
Smaller improvements in face textures. Big changes in Japanese loadouts for better historical accuracy. Improved riggings of uniforms. Improved save data system to handle cases of no space on disk. Improved memory management of TPS animations. Adjustments on stone wall prop for better placement on the ground. Various sounds and animations improvemen Addressed various smaller bugs reported via Discord.
Exciting update for Easy Red 2! Were introducing an optional Lua-based Scripting System that lets you completely customize your missions: Create new game modes, design unique mission objectives (like destroying a target or triggering explosions), and fine-tune AI and soldier behaviorsall while working alongside the default Mission Editor. Whether youre editing scripts in-game or using your favorite external editor, this system gives you unprecedented control over every mission phase and AI action. This system have been added in the game, but it's currently very early and not finalized at all. There are still many functions that needs to be added, especially in order to properly handle inventories, UI elements and custom sounds. We will also provide new Mission-Editor tool to acquire IDs of vehicles, items, squads, world positions and more, in order to properly use them in your scripts. However much of it can be used to start prototyping some new experiences! Once ready this system will of course be used for vanilla missions as well to create a more dynamic and less repetitive gameplay! You can start making your script by taking a look to Easy Red 2 Scripting system docs. Feel free to try the system as it is and to join the Discord Server where we have dedicated channel to report problems with the system, suggest new scripting features and share your scripts so other members of the community can use them in their missions!
Finally we are in the very last stages of the making of the Shanghai-Nanking DLC, where we are currently setting up last missions and testing them to ensure to bring the highest quality as possible. This DLC will bring 2 maps (with around 100 new map props) and several missions on them, various vehicles and weapons, more than 70 clothing pieces and the new China faction! You can wishlist the DLC now here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499380/Easy_Red_2_Shanghai__Nanking/ We don't have a very precise release date yet on any platform, but we expect it to be available on Steam between 3 and 6 weeks!
We have been working with Sony to ensure the game build complies with PlayStation's quality guidelines. Not only is the build 100% ready, but it also strictly adheres to all the requirements for release on PlayStation. The approval process is revealing being a bit more tricky than expected so hopefully we'll be able to bring good news about this very soon!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2025-02-25 12:54:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone,
In this post, we are sharing more news about the Shanghai-Nanking campaigns, the PlayStation release, and some new systems we are developing. But first, here are the changelogs for all the latest updates, including the most recent one just released:
Recent Changes
New Features:
Added a very early look of the Scripting system. Added new Japanese uniform parts, including new helmet and cap variants. Added German Smocks uniforms. Added new German M40 and M43 caps with many variants. Added P-40 plane. Added Polikarpov I-16 plane. Added KI-27 plane Added Ki-43 plane. Added Panzer I A tank. Added T-26 tank. Added Type94 tankette. Added new Lee-Enfield reload animation system. Released coming soon Shanghai-Nanking DLC page.
Fixes:
Smaller improvements in face textures. Big changes in Japanese loadouts for better historical accuracy. Improved riggings of uniforms. Improved save data system to handle cases of no space on disk. Improved memory management of TPS animations. Adjustments on stone wall prop for better placement on the ground. Various sounds and animations improvemen Addressed various smaller bugs reported via Discord.
Scripting system
Exciting update for Easy Red 2! Were introducing an optional Lua-based Scripting System that lets you completely customize your missions: Create new game modes, design unique mission objectives (like destroying a target or triggering explosions), and fine-tune AI and soldier behaviorsall while working alongside the default Mission Editor. Whether youre editing scripts in-game or using your favorite external editor, this system gives you unprecedented control over every mission phase and AI action. This system have been added in the game, but it's currently very early and not finalized at all. There are still many functions that needs to be added, especially in order to properly handle inventories, UI elements and custom sounds. We will also provide new Mission-Editor tool to acquire IDs of vehicles, items, squads, world positions and more, in order to properly use them in your scripts. However much of it can be used to start prototyping some new experiences! Once ready this system will of course be used for vanilla missions as well to create a more dynamic and less repetitive gameplay! You can start making your script by taking a look to Easy Red 2 Scripting system docs. Feel free to try the system as it is and to join the Discord Server where we have dedicated channel to report problems with the system, suggest new scripting features and share your scripts so other members of the community can use them in their missions!
Shanghai - Nanking Campaign
Finally we are in the very last stages of the making of the Shanghai-Nanking DLC, where we are currently setting up last missions and testing them to ensure to bring the highest quality as possible. This DLC will bring 2 maps (with around 100 new map props) and several missions on them, various vehicles and weapons, more than 70 clothing pieces and the new China faction! You can wishlist the DLC now here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499380/Easy_Red_2_Shanghai__Nanking/ We don't have a very precise release date yet on any platform, but we expect it to be available on Steam between 3 and 6 weeks!
PlayStation Release
We have been working with Sony to ensure the game build complies with PlayStation's quality guidelines. Not only is the build 100% ready, but it also strictly adheres to all the requirements for release on PlayStation. The approval process is revealing being a bit more tricky than expected so hopefully we'll be able to bring good news about this very soon!
Available content
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2025-02-25 12:54:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
V1.4.9: New uniforms, gore improvements, Shanghai & PlayStation news and more!
Hi everyone, In this post, we are sharing more news about the Shanghai-Nanking campaigns, the PlayStation release, and some new systems we are developing. But first, here are the changelogs for all the latest updates, including the most recent one just released:
Added new German winter uniforms, including the German Parka and other new German uniforms. Expanded the gore system with a new prototype feature. New vehicle: Breda 37 static MG. Added new Enfield No.4 Mk1 and No.1 Mk3 animations, allowing dynamic combinations of stripper clip and individual bullet reloads, as well as the ability to cancel the reload animation at any moment. Added new third-person injured animation variants. Added new US voice acting. Added a new tool for the Map Editor: Multi-replace props. New intro and main menu music. Added new soundtracks. Added a "block player" feature for multiplayer. Added a "report player" feature for multiplayer. New FPS unequip animation system currently applied to various weapons. New MP40 & MP38 animations. Reworked Lanchester animations. Reworked Walther P.38 sounds. Reworked Enfield revolver and Ruby pistol animations. Improved Kar98 animations. New Type 100 sounds. New trench props. Added 24 new destructible sandbag wall props. Added various road sign props. Reworked various Japanese props. Various other props added.
Improved rigging on various uniforms. Enhanced many animations. Improved various weapon sounds. Reworked the Type 96 AA gun and added a camo variant. Reworked the M2A1 Howitzer. Fixed historical inaccuracies with some calibers and weapon penetration data. Fixed some achievements. Various quality and performance improvements. Improved vehicle armor stats. Adjusted the size of some headgear. Improved vehicle performance. Optimized building LOD performance. Adjusted some loadouts. Players can no longer ADS while reloading static MGs. Addressed various smaller bugs reported via Discord.
We are currently focused on reworking uniforms to include new variations and achieve greater historical accuracy. While this update already introduces many new uniforms, we are also working on German smocks, new headgear, and additional camouflage variants. Later, we plan to fully revisit Italian and Soviet uniforms. The historical accuracy of our uniforms has significantly improved, and we are now able to produce them much faster than before. This year will bring even more uniform improvements than we initially planned!
We continue developing the gore system, achieving new and interesting results. The gore system now extends to soldiers legs, with more realistic blood effects. Remember that gore is a fully optional feature and can be disabled anytime in the pause settings.
In our last update, we shared percentage-based progress for different aspects of the campaign. Now, the uniforms, vehicles, props, and the Shanghai map are practically finished! We are currently finalizing the Nanking map and a few remaining weapons for the Chinese Army. We are slightly behind schedule for BETA testing the DLC, but we expect to start within a couple of weeks with some volunteers from Discord.
Recently we have been showcasing a ton of Nanking-Shanghai content on our Discord server. This includes the upcoming weapons, tanks, planes, buildings and uniforms. We really suggest to join the community to get in touch and to see more about all the content we are developing!
We have been working with Sony to ensure the game build complies with PlayStation's quality guidelines. Not only is the build 100% ready, but it also strictly adheres to all the requirements for release on PlayStation. However, we still need to go through the approval process, and we expect to receive news from Sony next week.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2025-02-04 09:59:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone,
Hi everyone, In this post, we are sharing more news about the Shanghai-Nanking campaigns, the PlayStation release, and some new systems we are developing. But first, here are the changelogs for all the latest updates, including the most recent one just released:
Recent Changes
New Features:
Added new German winter uniforms, including the German Parka and other new German uniforms. Expanded the gore system with a new prototype feature. New vehicle: Breda 37 static MG. Added new Enfield No.4 Mk1 and No.1 Mk3 animations, allowing dynamic combinations of stripper clip and individual bullet reloads, as well as the ability to cancel the reload animation at any moment. Added new third-person injured animation variants. Added new US voice acting. Added a new tool for the Map Editor: Multi-replace props. New intro and main menu music. Added new soundtracks. Added a "block player" feature for multiplayer. Added a "report player" feature for multiplayer. New FPS unequip animation system currently applied to various weapons. New MP40 & MP38 animations. Reworked Lanchester animations. Reworked Walther P.38 sounds. Reworked Enfield revolver and Ruby pistol animations. Improved Kar98 animations. New Type 100 sounds. New trench props. Added 24 new destructible sandbag wall props. Added various road sign props. Reworked various Japanese props. Various other props added.
Fixes:
Improved rigging on various uniforms. Enhanced many animations. Improved various weapon sounds. Reworked the Type 96 AA gun and added a camo variant. Reworked the M2A1 Howitzer. Fixed historical inaccuracies with some calibers and weapon penetration data. Fixed some achievements. Various quality and performance improvements. Improved vehicle armor stats. Adjusted the size of some headgear. Improved vehicle performance. Optimized building LOD performance. Adjusted some loadouts. Players can no longer ADS while reloading static MGs. Addressed various smaller bugs reported via Discord.
Progress with New Uniforms
We are currently focused on reworking uniforms to include new variations and achieve greater historical accuracy. While this update already introduces many new uniforms, we are also working on German smocks, new headgear, and additional camouflage variants. Later, we plan to fully revisit Italian and Soviet uniforms. The historical accuracy of our uniforms has significantly improved, and we are now able to produce them much faster than before. This year will bring even more uniform improvements than we initially planned!
Progress on the Gore System
We continue developing the gore system, achieving new and interesting results. The gore system now extends to soldiers legs, with more realistic blood effects. Remember that gore is a fully optional feature and can be disabled anytime in the pause settings.
Shanghai - Nanking Campaign
In our last update, we shared percentage-based progress for different aspects of the campaign. Now, the uniforms, vehicles, props, and the Shanghai map are practically finished! We are currently finalizing the Nanking map and a few remaining weapons for the Chinese Army. We are slightly behind schedule for BETA testing the DLC, but we expect to start within a couple of weeks with some volunteers from Discord.
Recently we have been showcasing a ton of Nanking-Shanghai content on our Discord server. This includes the upcoming weapons, tanks, planes, buildings and uniforms. We really suggest to join the community to get in touch and to see more about all the content we are developing!
PlayStation Release
We have been working with Sony to ensure the game build complies with PlayStation's quality guidelines. Not only is the build 100% ready, but it also strictly adheres to all the requirements for release on PlayStation. However, we still need to go through the approval process, and we expect to receive news from Sony next week.
Available content
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2025-02-04 09:59:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
V1.4.6: New Campaign menu, Performance Boosts & DLC Progress!
First of all, apologies for the long wait for this update. We wanted to rework some very delicate aspects of the game that required extensive testing to ensure the changes were released in a stable condition. However, as you'll see, this update includes significant performance improvements that were confident many of youespecially those with low-end setupswill appreciate! Here are the changelogs for this update:
Completely reworked Campaign and Multiplayer menus to provide a higher-quality experience and greater control over mission setup, including new options. Reworked UI navigation for gamepads. New German Afrika Korps uniforms. New placeholder German Infantry uniforms (WIP). Added the MP38. Reworked the MP40, MP41, and STG 44. Added new patches for some battalions. Reworked some VFX. Added new on-cover animations for some vehicles. Added new Kar 98 animations. Added new Walther P.38 animations. Reworked various TPS animations. Reworked multiple sounds. Reworked several vehicles.
Improved the performance of units during battles. Enhanced spawning performance for units in battle: spawning may now have a 12 second delay for units to load, which resolves occasional lag spikes during spawn events. Improved the performance of road decals. Completely reworked the map prop spawn system for faster, smoother, and more optimized gameplay. Improved the physics of planes. Made significant improvements to plane AI. Fixed various issues in tutorials. Fixed AI-related issues. Adjusted British army uniform colors. Fixed various FPS animation bugs. Improved the handling of infantry uniform shaders. Corrected localization issues. Enhanced overall stability and reduced memory usage. Addressed various smaller bugs reported via Discord.
Weve reworked the campaign menu to give it a fresh look and improved functionality for managing campaign missions. The updated menu now offers two main ways to configure a match: A quick setup option for players who prefer minimal customization and want to jump straight into the action. This "Full Campaign" play type lets you play through all missions in the default campaign order without configuring options or returning to the menu after completing each mission. A detailed configuration option that allows for in-depth customization of one or multiple missions, played in a specific or random order. The menu also lets you set up missions for Multiplayer. You can decide at the last minute whether your configuration should be joinable by others online. While optional, this feature may encourage more players to host multiplayer matches and keep that section of the game active. Since the Singleplayer and Multiplayer menu configurations now share the same UI, any future features added to the match configuration (like the "Play Type" option) will be available for both modes. The Multiplayer menu has also been enhanced with additional server list details and a more user-friendly, less chaotic interface.
Weve spent significant time reworking various systems to optimize performance, especially for low-end hardware such as the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. The performance improvements include: Improved map prop spawn system: Props now load faster and smoother as you traverse the map. Optimized respawn performance: Previously, units spawned instantly but caused occasional lag spikes. Spawning is now asynchronous, taking 12 seconds per squad but resulting in smoother gameplay. Better AI rendering performance: AI now places less strain on the GPU. Enhanced cover generation: Props with AI cover positions are now managed more efficiently, reducing CPU usage.
Here is the new cover image for the upcoming Sino-Japanese DLC!
Now that weve completed urgent UI and performance updates, we can dedicate more time to completing the DLC. Heres the current progress: Props and buildings: 90% complete (this represents most of the DLCs workload, with nearly 100 unique assets). Map development: 50% complete. Uniforms: 90% complete. Weapons and animations: 50% complete. Vehicles: 30% complete. Music: 100% complete. Voiceovers (Chinese faction): 80% complete. While we initially hoped to release the DLC by Christmas, the scope has grown significantly. However, we aim to launch it before the end of winter.
Weve submitted the update to Nintendo and Xbox and hope for swift approval. Console players will benefit from enhanced gamepad navigation, UI, and performance changes! The PlayStation version is nearly ready with a PS4PS5 cross-gen build. This allows a single purchase to work across both consoles, with graphical enhancements on PS5 to leverage its capabilities. A dedicated PS5 build is also in the works but will come later. It will primarily feature support for the PS5 DualSense controllers adaptive triggers.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-12-10 11:55:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone,
First of all, apologies for the long wait for this update. We wanted to rework some very delicate aspects of the game that required extensive testing to ensure the changes were released in a stable condition. However, as you'll see, this update includes significant performance improvements that were confident many of youespecially those with low-end setupswill appreciate! Here are the changelogs for this update:
Recent Changes
New Features
Completely reworked Campaign and Multiplayer menus to provide a higher-quality experience and greater control over mission setup, including new options. Reworked UI navigation for gamepads. New German Afrika Korps uniforms. New placeholder German Infantry uniforms (WIP). Added the MP38. Reworked the MP40, MP41, and STG 44. Added new patches for some battalions. Reworked some VFX. Added new on-cover animations for some vehicles. Added new Kar 98 animations. Added new Walther P.38 animations. Reworked various TPS animations. Reworked multiple sounds. Reworked several vehicles.
Fixes
Improved the performance of units during battles. Enhanced spawning performance for units in battle: spawning may now have a 12 second delay for units to load, which resolves occasional lag spikes during spawn events. Improved the performance of road decals. Completely reworked the map prop spawn system for faster, smoother, and more optimized gameplay. Improved the physics of planes. Made significant improvements to plane AI. Fixed various issues in tutorials. Fixed AI-related issues. Adjusted British army uniform colors. Fixed various FPS animation bugs. Improved the handling of infantry uniform shaders. Corrected localization issues. Enhanced overall stability and reduced memory usage. Addressed various smaller bugs reported via Discord.
New campaign menu
Weve reworked the campaign menu to give it a fresh look and improved functionality for managing campaign missions. The updated menu now offers two main ways to configure a match: A quick setup option for players who prefer minimal customization and want to jump straight into the action. This "Full Campaign" play type lets you play through all missions in the default campaign order without configuring options or returning to the menu after completing each mission. A detailed configuration option that allows for in-depth customization of one or multiple missions, played in a specific or random order. The menu also lets you set up missions for Multiplayer. You can decide at the last minute whether your configuration should be joinable by others online. While optional, this feature may encourage more players to host multiplayer matches and keep that section of the game active. Since the Singleplayer and Multiplayer menu configurations now share the same UI, any future features added to the match configuration (like the "Play Type" option) will be available for both modes. The Multiplayer menu has also been enhanced with additional server list details and a more user-friendly, less chaotic interface.
Performance improvements
Weve spent significant time reworking various systems to optimize performance, especially for low-end hardware such as the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. The performance improvements include: Improved map prop spawn system: Props now load faster and smoother as you traverse the map. Optimized respawn performance: Previously, units spawned instantly but caused occasional lag spikes. Spawning is now asynchronous, taking 12 seconds per squad but resulting in smoother gameplay. Better AI rendering performance: AI now places less strain on the GPU. Enhanced cover generation: Props with AI cover positions are now managed more efficiently, reducing CPU usage.
Second Sino-Japanese War
Here is the new cover image for the upcoming Sino-Japanese DLC!
Now that weve completed urgent UI and performance updates, we can dedicate more time to completing the DLC. Heres the current progress: Props and buildings: 90% complete (this represents most of the DLCs workload, with nearly 100 unique assets). Map development: 50% complete. Uniforms: 90% complete. Weapons and animations: 50% complete. Vehicles: 30% complete. Music: 100% complete. Voiceovers (Chinese faction): 80% complete. While we initially hoped to release the DLC by Christmas, the scope has grown significantly. However, we aim to launch it before the end of winter.
PlayStation release & Console Updates
Weve submitted the update to Nintendo and Xbox and hope for swift approval. Console players will benefit from enhanced gamepad navigation, UI, and performance changes! The PlayStation version is nearly ready with a PS4PS5 cross-gen build. This allows a single purchase to work across both consoles, with graphical enhancements on PS5 to leverage its capabilities. A dedicated PS5 build is also in the works but will come later. It will primarily feature support for the PS5 DualSense controllers adaptive triggers.
Available content
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-12-10 11:55:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
V1.4.4: Tunisia released, new weapons and animations, new sound mixing and more!
Released Tunisia Campaign Part 1 with 15 new missions. Added Pattern 14 Enfield rifle. Added M1917 Enfield rifle. Added Springfield M1903 Early War. Reworked Springfield M1903 A3 and its optics. New FPS crawling animation. Reworked TPS animations when using static MGs. Significant changes in audio mixing. New Japanese voice. Numerous changes in weapon sounds. Some additional new sounds. Various localization fixes. Added Ukrainian language support. Added trigger pull animation in FPS. Added and reworked various props.
Major mission rebalancing. Uniform improvements. Reworked various FPS animations. Improved wet material effects under rain. Enhanced grenade bounce physics. Minor AI improvements. Various smaller fixes based on feedback from Discord.
We are now releasing Part 1 of the Tunisia Campaign, covering the northern region of the Battle of Tunisia. This campaign includes 15 new missions, a new map with various new props, buildings, weapons, vehicles, and unique camouflages created specifically for this setting. As promised, this substantial campaign is released for free. The second part of the campaign, featuring South Tunisia, is scheduled for early 2025.
With Tunisia Part 1 now released, we are shifting our focus to the Sino-Japanese War. This substantial DLC campaign will require only a few months to complete and will introduce a vast amount of unique content thats rarely seen in WWII video games. Expect more news on this soon!
Were working on bringing this latest update to Xbox and Nintendo Switch, hopefully within the next couple of weeks as usual. Regarding the PlayStation version, we finished a fully functional build last week. We are currently conducting quality checks on the final product before submitting it to Sony for approval. While its challenging to provide an exact release date, we hope the game will be available on PlayStation by Christmas!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you missed it, we have outlined a detailed roadmap for the upcoming months of development, which you can read here. We are continually improving all aspects of the base game and, as always, are open to suggestions from the Steam Discussions and Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-11-03 12:05:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here are the changelogs for this update (1.4.4):
New Features
Released Tunisia Campaign Part 1 with 15 new missions. Added Pattern 14 Enfield rifle. Added M1917 Enfield rifle. Added Springfield M1903 Early War. Reworked Springfield M1903 A3 and its optics. New FPS crawling animation. Reworked TPS animations when using static MGs. Significant changes in audio mixing. New Japanese voice. Numerous changes in weapon sounds. Some additional new sounds. Various localization fixes. Added Ukrainian language support. Added trigger pull animation in FPS. Added and reworked various props.
Fixes
Major mission rebalancing. Uniform improvements. Reworked various FPS animations. Improved wet material effects under rain. Enhanced grenade bounce physics. Minor AI improvements. Various smaller fixes based on feedback from Discord.
Tunisia Campaign
We are now releasing Part 1 of the Tunisia Campaign, covering the northern region of the Battle of Tunisia. This campaign includes 15 new missions, a new map with various new props, buildings, weapons, vehicles, and unique camouflages created specifically for this setting. As promised, this substantial campaign is released for free. The second part of the campaign, featuring South Tunisia, is scheduled for early 2025.
Second Sino-Japanese War
With Tunisia Part 1 now released, we are shifting our focus to the Sino-Japanese War. This substantial DLC campaign will require only a few months to complete and will introduce a vast amount of unique content thats rarely seen in WWII video games. Expect more news on this soon!
PlayStation Release & Console Updates
Were working on bringing this latest update to Xbox and Nintendo Switch, hopefully within the next couple of weeks as usual. Regarding the PlayStation version, we finished a fully functional build last week. We are currently conducting quality checks on the final product before submitting it to Sony for approval. While its challenging to provide an exact release date, we hope the game will be available on PlayStation by Christmas!
Available Content
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get the Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra Information
In case you missed it, we have outlined a detailed roadmap for the upcoming months of development, which you can read here. We are continually improving all aspects of the base game and, as always, are open to suggestions from the Steam Discussions and Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-11-03 12:05:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
V1.4.3: new destructible tank tracks system, new facial models and more!
New Destructible tracks and wheel system (description below). New Face-Body system to have more quality and better proportioned human bodies, more quality faces, and new future systems. New eye blinking anymation. New Automatic weapon sound system. The system is now applied to all portable, turret and plane MG42, MG34 and Browning M2. During the following weeks we will keep reworking more automatic weapons to use this new system. Added new TPS animations. Added 22 new rock models for Map Editor and future Vanilla campaigns. Added new Zis-2 AT gun with winter camo variant.
Improved vehicle damage system and explosions damage system by a lot. Improved size of FPS hands. Improved FPS walking dynamic animations. Reworked Zis-3 AT gun. Various other smaller fixes from feedbacks on Discord.
We just released our newest roadmap today. Within the roadmap we explain all the biggest features we will attempt to work on in the future months. As always, every future update will also contain a good dose of smaller new features and improvements. You can see the full roadmap post here!
We released a lot of stuff during Septembe, like a new AI system for Self propelled artilleries, many new vehicles, new animations and various gameplay changes. We didn't have the time to properly discuss them within Steam posts, but you can read trough all the changes recently released in our changelogs post.
We've made significant changes on the vehicle damage system in order to push it toward a better simulation. Tank tracks and vehicle wheels can now easily be damaged by smaller calibers, making AT guns more useful. Damaged tracks and wheels will show a visual effect and will prevent vehicles from moving until a member of the vehicle crew will exit and repair the part. This little clip shows an example of the system: [previewyoutube=_9cRydclt8k;full][/previewyoutube]
We are showing some news about the upcoming campaings in the roadmap post. As explained, we will start tetsing Tunisia Part 1 (North) within the next couple weeks in public BETA.
All the changes up to this update are now being delivered to Xbox and Nintendo to wait for their approval which as usual should take around 10-15 days. Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 version of the game is proceeding development steadly.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-10-01 17:42:59 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here's the changelogs for this update (1.4.3):
New Features
New Destructible tracks and wheel system (description below). New Face-Body system to have more quality and better proportioned human bodies, more quality faces, and new future systems. New eye blinking anymation. New Automatic weapon sound system. The system is now applied to all portable, turret and plane MG42, MG34 and Browning M2. During the following weeks we will keep reworking more automatic weapons to use this new system. Added new TPS animations. Added 22 new rock models for Map Editor and future Vanilla campaigns. Added new Zis-2 AT gun with winter camo variant.
Fixes
Improved vehicle damage system and explosions damage system by a lot. Improved size of FPS hands. Improved FPS walking dynamic animations. Reworked Zis-3 AT gun. Various other smaller fixes from feedbacks on Discord.
New Roadmap!
We just released our newest roadmap today. Within the roadmap we explain all the biggest features we will attempt to work on in the future months. As always, every future update will also contain a good dose of smaller new features and improvements. You can see the full roadmap post here!
Other recently released features
We released a lot of stuff during Septembe, like a new AI system for Self propelled artilleries, many new vehicles, new animations and various gameplay changes. We didn't have the time to properly discuss them within Steam posts, but you can read trough all the changes recently released in our changelogs post.
New destructible tank tracks system
We've made significant changes on the vehicle damage system in order to push it toward a better simulation. Tank tracks and vehicle wheels can now easily be damaged by smaller calibers, making AT guns more useful. Damaged tracks and wheels will show a visual effect and will prevent vehicles from moving until a member of the vehicle crew will exit and repair the part. This little clip shows an example of the system: [previewyoutube=_9cRydclt8k;full][/previewyoutube]
Tunisia and the Second Sino-Japanese War
We are showing some news about the upcoming campaings in the roadmap post. As explained, we will start tetsing Tunisia Part 1 (North) within the next couple weeks in public BETA.
Playstation release & Console Updates
All the changes up to this update are now being delivered to Xbox and Nintendo to wait for their approval which as usual should take around 10-15 days. Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 version of the game is proceeding development steadly.
Available content
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-10-01 17:42:59 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 - New Roadmap for Late 2024 to Mid 2025
Were excited to share our new roadmap, laying out the path ahead for Easy Red 2 from late 2024 to mid-2025. We're working hard to make the game bigger and better than ever, with new systems, features, and content to look forward to. Here's a glimpse at what's coming:
We decided that Tunisia will be split into two maps: North and South. We figured it would be best this way as to include many important locations from the campaign without squeezing them too close together in proximity. From the lush open fields of the North to the arid landscapes of the middle and down to the bone-dry South, Tunisia features a wide variety of scenery, maybe some totally different than what you think of when you think of the North African campaign in the Second World War. The first map for the Tunisian campaign, the North, is nearing completion and the missions will going into development shortly! We can hope to have some missions coming into the PC public BETA around the first half of October. Some key locations will be Tunis, Bizerte, Mateur, Enfidaville, Longstop Hill, Zaghouan and multiple more. At the moment, based on the missions planned there will be at least 16 new missions added to the base game Easy Red 2 with the Northern Tunisia campaign alone! New props, vehicles, uniforms, and a new factionNew Zealandare all coming with this campaign.
This massive DLC will include far more content than originally planned, with two major campaigns: the 1937 battles of Shanghai and Nanjing. Expect a huge array of new buildings, props, uniforms, and unique weapons like the Type 11 LMG, complete with a complex reload system. Check out a sneak peek of the Type 11 LMG system we are working on: [previewyoutube=pWooDerzKTU;full][/previewyoutube] Note: This is a concept preview in a testing scene, and it's nothing like the final product.
This roadmap only outlines the major features and changes coming in the next several months. As always, we'll be working on smaller updates, bug fixes, and polishing regularlyjust like we have for the past four years with near-weekly updates. You can view our full history of changelogs here. We owe our continued success to you, our dedicated community. Your feedback and suggestions have been invaluable, and your enthusiasm for Easy Red 2 motivates us to keep pushing the game forward. Thank you for spreading the word and being part of this journey. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Stay tuned, and see you on the battlefield! Marco and the Easy Red 2 Team
[ 2024-10-01 17:31:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Greetings, soldiers of Easy Red 2!
Were excited to share our new roadmap, laying out the path ahead for Easy Red 2 from late 2024 to mid-2025. We're working hard to make the game bigger and better than ever, with new systems, features, and content to look forward to. Here's a glimpse at what's coming:
Major New Features
- New Body & Face Mesh System: We're bringing in more realistic body proportions and facial animations, including eye blinking! New skin effects and improved faces are coming in future updates too.
- Enhanced Sound System for autmatic weapons: Expect a significant overhaul of automatic weapon sounds, covering everything from SMGs to turrets and plane MGs. This new sound system will create a much more immersive experience.
- Vehicle Destructibility: With destructible static vehicles already in, were adding destructible tank tracks and wheels next. This will include new effects for destroyed tank tracks, and make anti-tank rifles more useful in battle.
- Crouching in Open-Top Vehicles: To help protect from enemy fire, you'll soon be able to crouch inside open-top vehicles like the LCVP or when using mounted MGs.
- Modding Scripting Support: We'll try to expand modding capabilities by adding scripting options. This will eventually allow scripting for AI behavior and mission creation!
- PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5 Releases: Console players, we're coming your way soon!
- Kwajalein & Anzio Campaign Reworks: Well be upgrading both these campaigns to bring them in line with the latest Easy Red 2 content quality.
- Constant Free Content: More vehicles, weapons, uniforms, buildings, and props! While its tough to predict every addition, upcoming campaigns like Tunisia and the Sino-Japanese War will bring loads of exciting new content.
- Nintendo Switch & Xbox: As always we'll keep releasing every update on all systems!
Major Improvements
- Vehicle Animation Reworks: We're revamping animations for characters in vehicles to make them more natural and fluid.
- Vehicle Model Updates: Many older vehicle models are being upgraded to match the quality of our latest creations.
- Sound Overhauls: Expect enhanced audio quality across the board, from weapons to environmental sounds.
- Menu & UI Improvements: The mission selection and loading screens will be reworked for a cleaner and more consistent experience. Were also adding small UI features to improve overall usability.
- AI Enhancements: We've made great strides in AI this year, but there's still room for improvement. Expect more updates to make battles feel even more realistic.
- Uniform Updates: Were continuing to refine the look of uniforms. As you know British uniforms have been reworked recently, and next up are the German ones.
- Gore System Improvements: We know many of you have requested improvements to the gore system. Were experimenting with new ways to implement this.
Upcoming Campaigns
Tunisia Campaign
We decided that Tunisia will be split into two maps: North and South. We figured it would be best this way as to include many important locations from the campaign without squeezing them too close together in proximity. From the lush open fields of the North to the arid landscapes of the middle and down to the bone-dry South, Tunisia features a wide variety of scenery, maybe some totally different than what you think of when you think of the North African campaign in the Second World War. The first map for the Tunisian campaign, the North, is nearing completion and the missions will going into development shortly! We can hope to have some missions coming into the PC public BETA around the first half of October. Some key locations will be Tunis, Bizerte, Mateur, Enfidaville, Longstop Hill, Zaghouan and multiple more. At the moment, based on the missions planned there will be at least 16 new missions added to the base game Easy Red 2 with the Northern Tunisia campaign alone! New props, vehicles, uniforms, and a new factionNew Zealandare all coming with this campaign.
Sino-Japanese War DLC
This massive DLC will include far more content than originally planned, with two major campaigns: the 1937 battles of Shanghai and Nanjing. Expect a huge array of new buildings, props, uniforms, and unique weapons like the Type 11 LMG, complete with a complex reload system. Check out a sneak peek of the Type 11 LMG system we are working on: [previewyoutube=pWooDerzKTU;full][/previewyoutube] Note: This is a concept preview in a testing scene, and it's nothing like the final product.
A Note from the Team
This roadmap only outlines the major features and changes coming in the next several months. As always, we'll be working on smaller updates, bug fixes, and polishing regularlyjust like we have for the past four years with near-weekly updates. You can view our full history of changelogs here. We owe our continued success to you, our dedicated community. Your feedback and suggestions have been invaluable, and your enthusiasm for Easy Red 2 motivates us to keep pushing the game forward. Thank you for spreading the word and being part of this journey. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Stay tuned, and see you on the battlefield! Marco and the Easy Red 2 Team
[ 2024-10-01 17:31:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
V1.4.2: AI improvements, new uniforms, various bug fixes
New AI system for Self-Propelled Artilleries which make those kind of vehicles keeping distance from the battle in order to provide indirect artillery fire via radio call just like static artilleries. AI can now turn static artilleries from the second seat. New settings to costumize UI. New British Africa uniforms. New British 1944 uniforms. New British headgears. New animation for repairing vehicles. New Mosin reload sounds. Holding F in Panzerfaust crate now allows taking the Panzerfaust into inventory. New M2 Browning model rework. New system to set physics disabled on vehicles spawned as prop in Mission Editor. New system to set specific camo on vehicles spawned as prop in Mission Editor. Gameplay progress (win state, respawn record...) of Workshop and Editor missions is now saves just like vanilla missions.
Fixed radioman taking long time to answer radio calls. Fixed bug where dead bodies where despawning when close to them. Fixed invisible barrier bug in repair station. Fixes with medic keeping recalculating their path while reaching units to heal causing weird movements and high performance impact. Improvements in M2 Browning firing animation. Smaller improvements in AI. Fixes Luger slide animation bug when empty. Fixes in Normandy map. Fixes in Artillery AI. Fixes in British uniform. Fixes in some loadouts. Fixed Aircraft repair zone not working correctly after previous update. Various other smaller fixes from feedbacks on Discord.
[ 2024-09-06 10:12:38 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here's the changelogs for this update:
New Features
New AI system for Self-Propelled Artilleries which make those kind of vehicles keeping distance from the battle in order to provide indirect artillery fire via radio call just like static artilleries. AI can now turn static artilleries from the second seat. New settings to costumize UI. New British Africa uniforms. New British 1944 uniforms. New British headgears. New animation for repairing vehicles. New Mosin reload sounds. Holding F in Panzerfaust crate now allows taking the Panzerfaust into inventory. New M2 Browning model rework. New system to set physics disabled on vehicles spawned as prop in Mission Editor. New system to set specific camo on vehicles spawned as prop in Mission Editor. Gameplay progress (win state, respawn record...) of Workshop and Editor missions is now saves just like vanilla missions.
Fixes
Fixed radioman taking long time to answer radio calls. Fixed bug where dead bodies where despawning when close to them. Fixed invisible barrier bug in repair station. Fixes with medic keeping recalculating their path while reaching units to heal causing weird movements and high performance impact. Improvements in M2 Browning firing animation. Smaller improvements in AI. Fixes Luger slide animation bug when empty. Fixes in Normandy map. Fixes in Artillery AI. Fixes in British uniform. Fixes in some loadouts. Fixed Aircraft repair zone not working correctly after previous update. Various other smaller fixes from feedbacks on Discord.
[ 2024-09-06 10:12:38 CET ] [ Original post ]
V1.4.1: AI improvements, destructible static guns, repairable vehicles and more!
First, here's the changelogs for this update:
Static emplacements can now be destroyed. Reworked damage system for tanks and wheeled vehicles. Tanks and wheeled vehicles now can be repaired in some occasions with a Toolbox Item. New multi-interaction system by holding F. Reworked FIAT 626 model in 3 variants and 4 camos Reworked JU-52 model now with 4 camos. Reworked Opel Blitz model with many different camo variants. New British and Polish helmets. New Canadian voice. New Juno Beach voice lines. New ripped flags props. Added sensitive content filter. Added new Date Palm prop. Added US M43 uniform. Added British officer uniform & vest (dog tag soldiers) Added Japanese officer uniform & vest (dog tag soldiers) New TPS LMG locomotion animations.
Big changes in AI for vehicles in order to make them more convincing in movements and get stuck onto props less often. Fixed a bug where AI was sometime instantly dying when leaving a vehicle in motion. Smaller infantry AI performance and pathfinding improvements (expecially inside big buildings). Other fixes in AI. Improved soviet uniform skinning. Reworked some anims. Fixes in Canadian uniforms. Fixes in Winchester M12 Trench Gun. Fixes in Obrez gun. Fixes in US M41 uniforms. Reworked many weapon firing and reload sounds. Fixes in various missions. Fixes in Matilda tank. Fixes in Tiger I tank. Fixes in Panzer III E tank. Fixes in Panzer 38(t) tank. Fixes in Bren Carrier. Fixes in PTRD animations. Fixes in Obrez animations. Fixes in Volga River Crossing mission. Increased maximum dead bodies limit. Various other smaller fixes from feedbacks on Discord.
We've made significant changes to how vehicles function in the game. First, static vehicles can now take damage until they are completely destroyed. Some of these vehicles can be damaged by grenades or collisions with other vehicles, while others will require larger explosions, such as demolition charges, to be affected. Additionally, the damage systems for tanks and wheeled vehicles have been completely rewritten. Beyond the introduction of a new damage formula, certain parts, like the engine and transmission, can now be repaired after being destroyed. To perform this, tank crew members are now equipped with a new "Toolbox" item, which they can use to repair damaged parts. AI-controlled units will also be able to use this tool.
Significant progress has been made recently in AI pathfinding, especially for vehicles. AI-controlled tanks and wheeled vehicles should now move more realistically on the battlefield and reach their destinations faster. While this is a substantial improvement, the AI has also received several smaller adjustments recently and will continue to be enhanced in future updates.
We are almost done adding new vehicles and props for the new free Tunisia campaign, and those are already accessible on the Map & Mission Editor. We now plan to make a few desert uniforms for British and German army. In the meantime, now that the Stalingrad campaign is fully reworked, we will also start focusing most of our map making efforts into making this map and it's missions. As for the Second Sino-Japanese War DLC, we are almost done making the buildings and the uniforms for this campaign. Then we will also have to finalize the weapons, the vehicles, the map and the missions. This campaign will be finalized after the Tunisia campaign, and we hope to release it during the Fall.
All the changes up to this update are now being delivered to Xbox and Nintendo to wait for their approval which as usual should take around 10-15 days. Also we can finally confirm that a Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 version of the game is being worked on and we hope to release this around Christmas.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-08-29 15:49:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone,
First, here's the changelogs for this update:
Recent Changes
New Features
Static emplacements can now be destroyed. Reworked damage system for tanks and wheeled vehicles. Tanks and wheeled vehicles now can be repaired in some occasions with a Toolbox Item. New multi-interaction system by holding F. Reworked FIAT 626 model in 3 variants and 4 camos Reworked JU-52 model now with 4 camos. Reworked Opel Blitz model with many different camo variants. New British and Polish helmets. New Canadian voice. New Juno Beach voice lines. New ripped flags props. Added sensitive content filter. Added new Date Palm prop. Added US M43 uniform. Added British officer uniform & vest (dog tag soldiers) Added Japanese officer uniform & vest (dog tag soldiers) New TPS LMG locomotion animations.
Fixes
Big changes in AI for vehicles in order to make them more convincing in movements and get stuck onto props less often. Fixed a bug where AI was sometime instantly dying when leaving a vehicle in motion. Smaller infantry AI performance and pathfinding improvements (expecially inside big buildings). Other fixes in AI. Improved soviet uniform skinning. Reworked some anims. Fixes in Canadian uniforms. Fixes in Winchester M12 Trench Gun. Fixes in Obrez gun. Fixes in US M41 uniforms. Reworked many weapon firing and reload sounds. Fixes in various missions. Fixes in Matilda tank. Fixes in Tiger I tank. Fixes in Panzer III E tank. Fixes in Panzer 38(t) tank. Fixes in Bren Carrier. Fixes in PTRD animations. Fixes in Obrez animations. Fixes in Volga River Crossing mission. Increased maximum dead bodies limit. Various other smaller fixes from feedbacks on Discord.
New vehicle damage systems
We've made significant changes to how vehicles function in the game. First, static vehicles can now take damage until they are completely destroyed. Some of these vehicles can be damaged by grenades or collisions with other vehicles, while others will require larger explosions, such as demolition charges, to be affected. Additionally, the damage systems for tanks and wheeled vehicles have been completely rewritten. Beyond the introduction of a new damage formula, certain parts, like the engine and transmission, can now be repaired after being destroyed. To perform this, tank crew members are now equipped with a new "Toolbox" item, which they can use to repair damaged parts. AI-controlled units will also be able to use this tool.
AI changes
Significant progress has been made recently in AI pathfinding, especially for vehicles. AI-controlled tanks and wheeled vehicles should now move more realistically on the battlefield and reach their destinations faster. While this is a substantial improvement, the AI has also received several smaller adjustments recently and will continue to be enhanced in future updates.
Tunisia and the Second Sino-Japanese War
We are almost done adding new vehicles and props for the new free Tunisia campaign, and those are already accessible on the Map & Mission Editor. We now plan to make a few desert uniforms for British and German army. In the meantime, now that the Stalingrad campaign is fully reworked, we will also start focusing most of our map making efforts into making this map and it's missions. As for the Second Sino-Japanese War DLC, we are almost done making the buildings and the uniforms for this campaign. Then we will also have to finalize the weapons, the vehicles, the map and the missions. This campaign will be finalized after the Tunisia campaign, and we hope to release it during the Fall.
Playstation release & Console Updates
All the changes up to this update are now being delivered to Xbox and Nintendo to wait for their approval which as usual should take around 10-15 days. Also we can finally confirm that a Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 version of the game is being worked on and we hope to release this around Christmas.
Available content
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-08-29 15:49:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
V1.4.0: Stalingrad fully reworked, new uniforms, new vehicles, and more!
First, here's the changelogs for this update:
Fully reworked Stalingrad map for better quality and performance. Added 17 missions for the new Stalingrad campaign. Fully reworked British uniforms. Added Matilda tank. Reworked Panther driving vision port. Added setting to cap dead bodies count for performance. Auto transport vehicles can now be placed as static props. Added new setting to increase night moon light. Added variant of Mosin 91/30 with straight bolt. Reworked most of the soviet uniforms, gears and headgears. Added new soviet and german officer uniforms, vests and headgears. Added new soviet Telogreika uniform. Added new Bofors gun. Added some new vehicle camos. New drag injured soldiers anims. Added double tap to toggle lean. New TPS ADS anims system. Changes in AI in order to use the TPS ADS system. New auto-transport fishing boat. New soviet tram prop. New MC 200 and MC 202 Italian fighter planes. New TPS jump animations. New music for upcoming Tunisia camapign.
Fully reworked Mosin animations (all variants) Updated localization. Small fixes in rigging. Fixes on aim-toggle system. Fixed the way AI uses Mission Editor waypoints. Fixes in maps. Fixes in missions. Fixed French boat driver uniform system. Fixed music volume. Various fixes in vehicles. Improved drag injured soldier system. Changes in gamepad key bindings. Fixes with multiplayer syncronization of lean. Improved collision system of aircraft carriers. Fixes in various missions. Async resources reload is now more reliable. Fixes in Shohatsu driver. Fixed a bug where sensitivity was not affecting TPS ADS. Fixed bug with calliope and other vehicles. New weapons damage formula based on kinetic energy of bullets. Fixes with polish names. Fixes with some weapons. Fixes with some vehicles. Building destruction smoke now follows wind direction. Fixed bullet crack sound when ADS with scoper Kar 98. Enter vehicle animation removed when switching seat inside a vehicle. Improved UI navigation with controller. Improved slider usage with controller. Trackpad and Gyro can now be used toghether trough Steam Input with gamepad that supports them. Smaller improvements in settings UI. New Enfield sounds Kos map updated Fixed a bug on OSX version where it was not possible to load an heightmap texture in map editor. Fixes with soviet medic helmet. Changes on Enfield rifle and Enfield revolver sounds. Various other smaller fixes from feedbacks on Discord.
We have finally managed to fully rework the Stalingrad campaign to ensure that even the first DLC, released back in 2022, can still compete with the latest game content!
A complete overhaul of the Stalingrad map to make it more historically accurate, visually appealing, and optimized. A full rework of the missions to make them more historically accurate and to increase the total number of missions to 17. Revisions of the Soviet uniforms. Updates to various Soviet weapon animations, including the addition of the Mosin M91/30 with a straight bolt. Improvements to various Stalingrad props, with a few new props added as well. The Stalingrad campaign has now more content than ever, so if you still have to get the DLC, this is the right moment! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1888350/Easy_Red_2_Stalingrad/
We are almost done adding new vehicles and props for the new free Tunisia campaign, and those are already accessible on the Map & Mission Editor. We now plan to make a few desert uniforms for British and German army. In the meantime, now that the Stalingrad campaign is fully reworked, we will also start focusing most of our map making efforts into making this map and it's missions. As for the Second Sino-Japanese War DLC, we are almost done making the buildings and the uniforms for this campaign. Then we will also have to finalize the weapons, the vehicles, the map and the missions. This campaign will be finalized after the Tunisia campaign, and we hope to release it during the Fall.
All the changes up to this update are now being delivered to Xbox and Nintendo to wait for their approval which as usual should take around 10-15 days. Also we can finally confirm that a Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 version of the game is being worked on and we hope to release this around Christmas.
As many know, we originally planned to rework the AI over a few weeks. However, we decided to make deeper changes than originally planned, leading us to work on the AI for a longer period and in parallel with other tasks. As a result, AI development has become a continuous process that will likely continue throughout the year. The next big step will focus primarily on improving AI vehicle driving.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-07-26 09:52:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone,
First, here's the changelogs for this update:
Recent Changes
New Features
Fully reworked Stalingrad map for better quality and performance. Added 17 missions for the new Stalingrad campaign. Fully reworked British uniforms. Added Matilda tank. Reworked Panther driving vision port. Added setting to cap dead bodies count for performance. Auto transport vehicles can now be placed as static props. Added new setting to increase night moon light. Added variant of Mosin 91/30 with straight bolt. Reworked most of the soviet uniforms, gears and headgears. Added new soviet and german officer uniforms, vests and headgears. Added new soviet Telogreika uniform. Added new Bofors gun. Added some new vehicle camos. New drag injured soldiers anims. Added double tap to toggle lean. New TPS ADS anims system. Changes in AI in order to use the TPS ADS system. New auto-transport fishing boat. New soviet tram prop. New MC 200 and MC 202 Italian fighter planes. New TPS jump animations. New music for upcoming Tunisia camapign.
Fixes
Fully reworked Mosin animations (all variants) Updated localization. Small fixes in rigging. Fixes on aim-toggle system. Fixed the way AI uses Mission Editor waypoints. Fixes in maps. Fixes in missions. Fixed French boat driver uniform system. Fixed music volume. Various fixes in vehicles. Improved drag injured soldier system. Changes in gamepad key bindings. Fixes with multiplayer syncronization of lean. Improved collision system of aircraft carriers. Fixes in various missions. Async resources reload is now more reliable. Fixes in Shohatsu driver. Fixed a bug where sensitivity was not affecting TPS ADS. Fixed bug with calliope and other vehicles. New weapons damage formula based on kinetic energy of bullets. Fixes with polish names. Fixes with some weapons. Fixes with some vehicles. Building destruction smoke now follows wind direction. Fixed bullet crack sound when ADS with scoper Kar 98. Enter vehicle animation removed when switching seat inside a vehicle. Improved UI navigation with controller. Improved slider usage with controller. Trackpad and Gyro can now be used toghether trough Steam Input with gamepad that supports them. Smaller improvements in settings UI. New Enfield sounds Kos map updated Fixed a bug on OSX version where it was not possible to load an heightmap texture in map editor. Fixes with soviet medic helmet. Changes on Enfield rifle and Enfield revolver sounds. Various other smaller fixes from feedbacks on Discord.
Stalingrad rework
We have finally managed to fully rework the Stalingrad campaign to ensure that even the first DLC, released back in 2022, can still compete with the latest game content!
This rework consist of:
A complete overhaul of the Stalingrad map to make it more historically accurate, visually appealing, and optimized. A full rework of the missions to make them more historically accurate and to increase the total number of missions to 17. Revisions of the Soviet uniforms. Updates to various Soviet weapon animations, including the addition of the Mosin M91/30 with a straight bolt. Improvements to various Stalingrad props, with a few new props added as well. The Stalingrad campaign has now more content than ever, so if you still have to get the DLC, this is the right moment! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1888350/Easy_Red_2_Stalingrad/
Tunisia and the Second Sino-Japanese War
We are almost done adding new vehicles and props for the new free Tunisia campaign, and those are already accessible on the Map & Mission Editor. We now plan to make a few desert uniforms for British and German army. In the meantime, now that the Stalingrad campaign is fully reworked, we will also start focusing most of our map making efforts into making this map and it's missions. As for the Second Sino-Japanese War DLC, we are almost done making the buildings and the uniforms for this campaign. Then we will also have to finalize the weapons, the vehicles, the map and the missions. This campaign will be finalized after the Tunisia campaign, and we hope to release it during the Fall.
Playstation release & Console Updates
All the changes up to this update are now being delivered to Xbox and Nintendo to wait for their approval which as usual should take around 10-15 days. Also we can finally confirm that a Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 version of the game is being worked on and we hope to release this around Christmas.
AI rework
As many know, we originally planned to rework the AI over a few weeks. However, we decided to make deeper changes than originally planned, leading us to work on the AI for a longer period and in parallel with other tasks. As a result, AI development has become a continuous process that will likely continue throughout the year. The next big step will focus primarily on improving AI vehicle driving.
Available content
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-07-26 09:52:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
V1.3.9: New uniforms, new vehicles, new animations, fixes and more!
First, here's the changelogs for this update:
Reworked most of the soviet uniforms, gears and headgears. Added new soviet and german officer uniforms, vests and headgears. Added new soviet Telogreika uniform. Added new Bofors gun. Added some new vehicle camos. New drag injured soldiers anims. Added double tap to toggle lean. New TPS ADS anims system. Changes in AI in order to use the TPS ADS system. New auto-transport fishing boat. New soviet tram prop. New MC 200 and MC 202 Italian fighter planes. New TPS jump animations. New music for upcoming Tunisia camapign.
Improved drag injured soldier system. Changes in gamepad key bindings. Fixes with multiplayer syncronization of lean. Improved collision system of aircraft carriers. Fixes in various missions. Async resources reload is now more reliable. Fixes in Shohatsu driver. Fixed a bug where sensitivity was not affecting TPS ADS. Fixed bug with calliope and other vehicles. New weapons damage formula based on kinetic energy of bullets. Fixes with polish names and localization. Fixes with some weapons. Fixes with some vehicles. Building destruction smoke now follows wind direction. Fixed bullet crack sound when ADS with scoper Kar 98. Enter vehicle animation removed when switching seat inside a vehicle. Improved UI navigation with controller. Improved slider usage with controller. Trackpad and Gyro can now be used toghether trough Steam Input with gamepad that supports them. Smaller improvements in settings UI. New Enfield sounds Kos map updated
While in the last couple of updates we didn't do a lot of progresses with AI, as we focused a bit more on Stalingrad rework, free Tunisia campaign and Sino-Japanese war DLC, AI this is still a very big focus for this year. People that have been playing Easy Red 2 before 2024 I'm sure can clearly see big differencies on how AI troops behave and perform today, however we want to put the same amount of effort on vehicle's AI trough the rest of this year.
As announced recently, we wanted to re-make it not only with better performance, but also bring it more up to line with the Easy Red 2 standard in terms of map and mission design. Now, it's featuring at least 14 totally new missions made from the ground up on a whole new map. We are going to start testing Stalingrad rework in public BETA during next days, and we expect it to be fully released during the second half of this month.
Tunisia production is underway, and you can expect it to release within a couple of months after the Stalingrad rework is out (we'll have a more precise time frame once that is the case). Probably, by the end of this summer! Some locations it will include will be Tunis, Bizerte, Kasserine, Sidi Bou Zid, Faid Pass, and some more! As for the Second Sino-Japanese War DLC mentioned in previous update posts, it may take at least a few months to get out due to the sheer amount of content that's going to be included with it. We can tell you now at the very least it will include the 5th largest city in the world at the time-- the great Shanghai. Notice that the assets for the upcoming Stalingrad remake and Tunisia campaign are being added before the release of the campaign, so the Map Makers can already make use of them and can give us feedbacks inside our Discord server.
As soon as Stalingrad reowork will be ready to be released, we will send new updates to console versions featuring all the changes up to the latest version of the game, so of course also including the Stalingrad rework itself, this update and last few updates. We also are officially working on Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 porting of the game as requested by many of you. It's still very early to plan when a release will be possible, but we hope this is something that could be completed around Christmas.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-07-07 10:46:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone,
First, here's the changelogs for this update:
Recent Changes
New Features
Reworked most of the soviet uniforms, gears and headgears. Added new soviet and german officer uniforms, vests and headgears. Added new soviet Telogreika uniform. Added new Bofors gun. Added some new vehicle camos. New drag injured soldiers anims. Added double tap to toggle lean. New TPS ADS anims system. Changes in AI in order to use the TPS ADS system. New auto-transport fishing boat. New soviet tram prop. New MC 200 and MC 202 Italian fighter planes. New TPS jump animations. New music for upcoming Tunisia camapign.
Fixes
Improved drag injured soldier system. Changes in gamepad key bindings. Fixes with multiplayer syncronization of lean. Improved collision system of aircraft carriers. Fixes in various missions. Async resources reload is now more reliable. Fixes in Shohatsu driver. Fixed a bug where sensitivity was not affecting TPS ADS. Fixed bug with calliope and other vehicles. New weapons damage formula based on kinetic energy of bullets. Fixes with polish names and localization. Fixes with some weapons. Fixes with some vehicles. Building destruction smoke now follows wind direction. Fixed bullet crack sound when ADS with scoper Kar 98. Enter vehicle animation removed when switching seat inside a vehicle. Improved UI navigation with controller. Improved slider usage with controller. Trackpad and Gyro can now be used toghether trough Steam Input with gamepad that supports them. Smaller improvements in settings UI. New Enfield sounds Kos map updated
AI rework
While in the last couple of updates we didn't do a lot of progresses with AI, as we focused a bit more on Stalingrad rework, free Tunisia campaign and Sino-Japanese war DLC, AI this is still a very big focus for this year. People that have been playing Easy Red 2 before 2024 I'm sure can clearly see big differencies on how AI troops behave and perform today, however we want to put the same amount of effort on vehicle's AI trough the rest of this year.
Stalingrad rework
As announced recently, we wanted to re-make it not only with better performance, but also bring it more up to line with the Easy Red 2 standard in terms of map and mission design. Now, it's featuring at least 14 totally new missions made from the ground up on a whole new map. We are going to start testing Stalingrad rework in public BETA during next days, and we expect it to be fully released during the second half of this month.
Tunisia and the Second Sino-Japanese War
Tunisia production is underway, and you can expect it to release within a couple of months after the Stalingrad rework is out (we'll have a more precise time frame once that is the case). Probably, by the end of this summer! Some locations it will include will be Tunis, Bizerte, Kasserine, Sidi Bou Zid, Faid Pass, and some more! As for the Second Sino-Japanese War DLC mentioned in previous update posts, it may take at least a few months to get out due to the sheer amount of content that's going to be included with it. We can tell you now at the very least it will include the 5th largest city in the world at the time-- the great Shanghai. Notice that the assets for the upcoming Stalingrad remake and Tunisia campaign are being added before the release of the campaign, so the Map Makers can already make use of them and can give us feedbacks inside our Discord server.
Console Updates
As soon as Stalingrad reowork will be ready to be released, we will send new updates to console versions featuring all the changes up to the latest version of the game, so of course also including the Stalingrad rework itself, this update and last few updates. We also are officially working on Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 porting of the game as requested by many of you. It's still very early to plan when a release will be possible, but we hope this is something that could be completed around Christmas.
Available content
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/ [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-07-07 10:46:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
V1.3.8: Stalingrad rework announcement, new animations, trench gun, and more!
First, the changelogs for this update:
Stalingrad have previously been left a bit behind other official maps ever since its release in September 2022, so we wanted to re-make it not only with better performance, but also bring it more up to line with the Easy Red 2 standard in terms of map and mission design. Now, it's featuring at least 14 totally new missions made from the ground up on a whole new map. The rework will also include fully reworked soviet uniforms. The original Stalingrad map was wiped totally clean to pave way for this rework-- one where we not only improved performance, but also the visual aesthetic by a multitude of times! Now, Stalingrad should not only run better and look nicer, but it is also much more accurate in layout to the real deal, with iconic locations like the Fallen Fighters square, the Tram Depot, the Tsaritsa Balka, the Grain Elevator, Pavlov's house, and more! Here's some more preview images:
The Stalingrad rework can be expected to be released hopefully within the next month or so.
Tunisia production is underway, and you can expect it to release within a couple of months after the Stalingrad rework is out (we'll have a more precise time frame once that is the case). Probably, by the end of this summer! Some locations it will include will be Tunis, Bizerte, Kasserine, Sidi Bou Zid, Faid Pass, and some more! As for the Second Sino-Japanese War DLC mentioned in previous update posts, it may take at least a few months to get out due to the sheer amount of content that's going to be included with it. We can tell you now at the very least it will include the 5th largest city in the world at the time-- the great Shanghai. Notice that the assets for the upcoming Stalingrad remake and Tunisia campaign are being added before the release of the campaign, so the Map Makers can already make use of them and can give us feedbacks inside our Discord server.
If you're a console player, we also recently made a bunch of quality of life improvements: improved UI, stability, and a rebindable gamepad to name a few. We're also working with console producers to find a way to get allowed at least a map and mission sharing system, but this may take some time, so please bear with us! On that note with consoles, we also started working on a Playstation version! December is about the predicted range for when that's in its final stages, though.
Thank you to the hundreds of new players that came during the recent WW2 sale and gave us tons of feedback and suggestions. It's people like you who keep this game improving, and thanks for coming along! Don't be afraid to join the official Discord server as well to leave even more feedback and suggestions!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-06-20 11:33:56 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, A new update has been released, and we have big news to share. Let's go over it all!
First, the changelogs for this update:
Recent Changes
New Features
- Improved distant LOD colors for Autumn trees
- Improved LOD cross fade transition for better graphic quality.
- Changes in missions
- Changes in easy difficulty: now all friendly units are marked on you HUD
- New stalinkas and other soviet structures (you'll see why later in the post!)
- New Panzerbchse 39 animations
- New TPS hit reaction animations
- New Bofors 40mm Anti-Air vehicle/emplacement
- New Panzer 3 "J" variant
- New Winchester Model 12 "Trench Gun" variant
- Added Tunisia buildings for Map Makers and for upcoming Tunisia Campaign.
- Added many desert camo variations to tons of vehicles!
Fixes
- Improved vehicle collision physic with units.
- Fixed first Kos mission
- Changes in other missions
- Fixes with AI when the turret they drive is out of ammo.
- Fixed wrong daimler ammos.
- Fixes in Sten MKV.
- "Force end match" for multiplayer match admin has been moved to pause menu.
- Many other smaller fixes from user feedbacks.
Stalingrad
Stalingrad have previously been left a bit behind other official maps ever since its release in September 2022, so we wanted to re-make it not only with better performance, but also bring it more up to line with the Easy Red 2 standard in terms of map and mission design. Now, it's featuring at least 14 totally new missions made from the ground up on a whole new map. The rework will also include fully reworked soviet uniforms. The original Stalingrad map was wiped totally clean to pave way for this rework-- one where we not only improved performance, but also the visual aesthetic by a multitude of times! Now, Stalingrad should not only run better and look nicer, but it is also much more accurate in layout to the real deal, with iconic locations like the Fallen Fighters square, the Tram Depot, the Tsaritsa Balka, the Grain Elevator, Pavlov's house, and more! Here's some more preview images:
The Stalingrad rework can be expected to be released hopefully within the next month or so.
Tunisia and the Second Sino-Japanese War
Tunisia production is underway, and you can expect it to release within a couple of months after the Stalingrad rework is out (we'll have a more precise time frame once that is the case). Probably, by the end of this summer! Some locations it will include will be Tunis, Bizerte, Kasserine, Sidi Bou Zid, Faid Pass, and some more! As for the Second Sino-Japanese War DLC mentioned in previous update posts, it may take at least a few months to get out due to the sheer amount of content that's going to be included with it. We can tell you now at the very least it will include the 5th largest city in the world at the time-- the great Shanghai. Notice that the assets for the upcoming Stalingrad remake and Tunisia campaign are being added before the release of the campaign, so the Map Makers can already make use of them and can give us feedbacks inside our Discord server.
Console Updates
If you're a console player, we also recently made a bunch of quality of life improvements: improved UI, stability, and a rebindable gamepad to name a few. We're also working with console producers to find a way to get allowed at least a map and mission sharing system, but this may take some time, so please bear with us! On that note with consoles, we also started working on a Playstation version! December is about the predicted range for when that's in its final stages, though.
New Players
Thank you to the hundreds of new players that came during the recent WW2 sale and gave us tons of feedback and suggestions. It's people like you who keep this game improving, and thanks for coming along! Don't be afraid to join the official Discord server as well to leave even more feedback and suggestions!
Available content
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-06-20 11:33:56 CET ] [ Original post ]
Reworked gamepad input, changes on UI, new vehicles and much more!
Reworked controllers to support both Steam Input but also direct controller input. It's now possible to rebind controller buttons from pause settings. Added vibration and gyro support for controllers both with Steam Input and direct input. Improved on-screen input UI. Added new optional setting to display the available actions at any moment (To help new players). Various changes and imporvements on UI. Added M3 Grant and M3 Lee (Desert variants). Added crouch sprint. Reworks in netcode to improve multiplayer latency and stability. Reworked TPS bazooka locomotion animations. Added a French Chasseur uniform. Added new dead tree prop. Added indicators on each spotted Enemy at easy difficulty to help new players recognizing enemy units. Added new setting to automatically reload weapons when magazine is empty.
Increase hold breath sounds. Reworked deprecated ruined buildings. Improved translations. Stuka syren now works also at slower speed. Improved Springfield reload sounds. It's now possible to press R to reload a different projectile on a turret. Fixes in missions. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
[ 2024-05-19 16:43:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
New features
Reworked controllers to support both Steam Input but also direct controller input. It's now possible to rebind controller buttons from pause settings. Added vibration and gyro support for controllers both with Steam Input and direct input. Improved on-screen input UI. Added new optional setting to display the available actions at any moment (To help new players). Various changes and imporvements on UI. Added M3 Grant and M3 Lee (Desert variants). Added crouch sprint. Reworks in netcode to improve multiplayer latency and stability. Reworked TPS bazooka locomotion animations. Added a French Chasseur uniform. Added new dead tree prop. Added indicators on each spotted Enemy at easy difficulty to help new players recognizing enemy units. Added new setting to automatically reload weapons when magazine is empty.
Fixes
Increase hold breath sounds. Reworked deprecated ruined buildings. Improved translations. Stuka syren now works also at slower speed. Improved Springfield reload sounds. It's now possible to press R to reload a different projectile on a turret. Fixes in missions. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
[ 2024-05-19 16:43:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Patch - Reworks in Map Editor and various improvements (05/05/2024)
[ 2024-05-05 17:04:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello everyone, This is a small patch conatining just a few but very interesting changes, expecially for map makers. New features Added multi prop selection in Map Editor (Either with Shift+Click or using drag cursor box) New tools to deform terrain preserving prop elevation. New tools to move props preserving their elevation. New tools and shortcuts to manipulate and duplicate selected props. New selection outline effect for Map and Mission editor props. It's now possible to select props in Map and Mission editor by clicking on the prop itself instead of it's label. New hold breath sounds (Realistic difficulty) Fixes Now AI planes make sure to finish all the main weapon ammos before going to refill. Adjustments in missions. Fixes with AI spawning on top of bushes sometimes. Some improvements in sounds.
[ 2024-05-05 17:04:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
1.3.6: Huge AI improvements, new squad orders, new animations and more!
Apologies if this update took long, but it was probably one of the biggest rework update we have ever release.
Huge changes on how AI moves around and takes cover.* New "Covert Movements" order to make the AI sneak close to the enemies before opening fire.* New system to make soldiers less visible from enemy AIs when they move crouch or they crawl* Max AI count have been increased by a lot* New AI count system to set custom AI count for each faction.* New tickets count system.* Rework on the way AIs follow paths to have better movements and less issues. Rework on AI aim system to make them turn, aim and fire more realistically.* Various other changes in AIs. Increased squad sizes. New BF-109 Interiors. New TPS animations for revolver reload. New TPS medical animations. Other new TPS animations. It's now possible to see squad member positions from within the mini-map. Reworked Carcano Cavalry model. Changes on the way AI planes execute ground units targeting. Added new smoke grenades for British and Japan. Completly reworked US Marine vests and headgears. Added new clothings for Italian SS. Updates in Italian uniforms. Added new props. Added new vanilla squads. Various changes in sounds. Changed the way AI uses Pointe du Hoc ropes (More dynamically, so allies can fight back from the beach before starting climbing).
Big changes in various maps. Huge improvements on Multiplayer network stability. Despawn time online now is a fixed value for everyone (stability network reasons). Fixed placement of units inside vehicles getting weird sometimes. Spotted squad marker now doesn't point squad leader anymore, but stays in the middle of a squad. Various fixes in items and uniforms. Changes in screen blood effect. Fixes with giving squad orders from within a vehicle. Fixes with AI not firing from within LCVPs MGs. Improvements with Ai vision. Rebalancing and improvements on most missions. Improvements on FPS uniforms. Improvements on Anzio building textures. Improvements with interactions with injured units. Fixed a bug that was not making Roi-Namur torpedo storage exploding in MP. Fixed a bug where it was not possible to shoot your pistol sometimes after ejecting from planes. Fixed a bug that was not refreshing ammos correctly when entering vehicles in MP. Various improvements in performance. Multiplayer is not region-divided anymore to cause less confusion across players. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Firstly, with improved CPU performance, we're thrilled to announce a significant increase in the maximum AI count. Now, battles can accommodate up to 140 concurrent units, not including forced AI spawns, which can further elevate this number in custom missions; however, even 140 units in vanilla missions yield significant gameplay changes. The revamped AI count operates differently now. Prior to starting a Singleplayer or Multiplayer mission, you can utilize a slider to select the maximum AI count. Naturally, higher AI counts will result in more CPU-intensive gameplay. AI can be scaled proportionally across factions to maintain mission balance and unlock achievements, or customized per faction for a unique experience. The same flexibility applies to ticket counts. This feature was highly requested, and we hope you appreciate this addition. Additionally, we've introduced a new "Covert Movement" squad order. This order directs units within your squad to withhold fire until either a "Fire at Will" command is issued or the enemy becomes "aware of the squad's presence" (i.e., enemies open fire toward the squad, a squad member fires, or squads enter a noisy vehicle). This system synergizes with spotting system adjustments. In fact now, squads are more difficult to spot by enemy AI if the enemies are "unaware of their presence". Being in a crouched or prone position further decreases the squad's visibility when squad is not spotted already. During a "Covert Movements" order, AI will mimic the squad leader's posture, allowing the leader to determine how stealthy the squad should be before engaging. Addressing concerns about AI infantry behavior and targeting, we've made substantial improvements to how AI aims before firing, takes cover, and overall, follows orders and navigates the environment. This marks a significant advancement for our AI, but our work isn't complete! We aim to further enhance and expand infantry AI (including the consideration of new systems such as non-combatant medics) and commence work on improving vehicle AI. Remember to let us know your suggestions for this rework in the dedicated AI-suggestion channel in our Discord server.
We have been already announcing that we are working on a free Tunisia campaign, which was selected by polls run with our community, in fact North Afrika campaigns appeared to be the most requested campaign. We also recently announced that we are working on a Sino-Japanese war DLC . It is too early to determine whether those campaigns will be ready, but they should easily be released both this year, with a bit more priority over Tunisia campaign. We have been teasing Tunisia campaign in the trailer we recently launched: [previewyoutube=wViEylbANg4;full][/previewyoutube]
We are now proceeding to get the updates approved by Xbox and Nintendo to bring them on console versions as soon as possible. Console's update will be up to at least the changes mentioned in this very post.
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on basically every update. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
We can keep developing this game mostly thanks to people that are supporting us getting the base game and the DLCs. As we are doing with Tunisia, last year we developed three campaigns based on polls directed to our community, where Normandy, Battle of the Bulge and early war France Invasion were within the most requested campaigns.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-04-21 11:33:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone,
We just released a good amount of AI changes and many other features, so first, here's all the changelogs!
Apologies if this update took long, but it was probably one of the biggest rework update we have ever release.
Recent changes
New features
Huge changes on how AI moves around and takes cover.* New "Covert Movements" order to make the AI sneak close to the enemies before opening fire.* New system to make soldiers less visible from enemy AIs when they move crouch or they crawl* Max AI count have been increased by a lot* New AI count system to set custom AI count for each faction.* New tickets count system.* Rework on the way AIs follow paths to have better movements and less issues. Rework on AI aim system to make them turn, aim and fire more realistically.* Various other changes in AIs. Increased squad sizes. New BF-109 Interiors. New TPS animations for revolver reload. New TPS medical animations. Other new TPS animations. It's now possible to see squad member positions from within the mini-map. Reworked Carcano Cavalry model. Changes on the way AI planes execute ground units targeting. Added new smoke grenades for British and Japan. Completly reworked US Marine vests and headgears. Added new clothings for Italian SS. Updates in Italian uniforms. Added new props. Added new vanilla squads. Various changes in sounds. Changed the way AI uses Pointe du Hoc ropes (More dynamically, so allies can fight back from the beach before starting climbing).
Fixes
Big changes in various maps. Huge improvements on Multiplayer network stability. Despawn time online now is a fixed value for everyone (stability network reasons). Fixed placement of units inside vehicles getting weird sometimes. Spotted squad marker now doesn't point squad leader anymore, but stays in the middle of a squad. Various fixes in items and uniforms. Changes in screen blood effect. Fixes with giving squad orders from within a vehicle. Fixes with AI not firing from within LCVPs MGs. Improvements with Ai vision. Rebalancing and improvements on most missions. Improvements on FPS uniforms. Improvements on Anzio building textures. Improvements with interactions with injured units. Fixed a bug that was not making Roi-Namur torpedo storage exploding in MP. Fixed a bug where it was not possible to shoot your pistol sometimes after ejecting from planes. Fixed a bug that was not refreshing ammos correctly when entering vehicles in MP. Various improvements in performance. Multiplayer is not region-divided anymore to cause less confusion across players. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
AI Rework
Thanks to ongoing AI rework, we've implemented substantial changes and enhancements to the AI system, as detailed in the changelogs.*
Firstly, with improved CPU performance, we're thrilled to announce a significant increase in the maximum AI count. Now, battles can accommodate up to 140 concurrent units, not including forced AI spawns, which can further elevate this number in custom missions; however, even 140 units in vanilla missions yield significant gameplay changes. The revamped AI count operates differently now. Prior to starting a Singleplayer or Multiplayer mission, you can utilize a slider to select the maximum AI count. Naturally, higher AI counts will result in more CPU-intensive gameplay. AI can be scaled proportionally across factions to maintain mission balance and unlock achievements, or customized per faction for a unique experience. The same flexibility applies to ticket counts. This feature was highly requested, and we hope you appreciate this addition. Additionally, we've introduced a new "Covert Movement" squad order. This order directs units within your squad to withhold fire until either a "Fire at Will" command is issued or the enemy becomes "aware of the squad's presence" (i.e., enemies open fire toward the squad, a squad member fires, or squads enter a noisy vehicle). This system synergizes with spotting system adjustments. In fact now, squads are more difficult to spot by enemy AI if the enemies are "unaware of their presence". Being in a crouched or prone position further decreases the squad's visibility when squad is not spotted already. During a "Covert Movements" order, AI will mimic the squad leader's posture, allowing the leader to determine how stealthy the squad should be before engaging. Addressing concerns about AI infantry behavior and targeting, we've made substantial improvements to how AI aims before firing, takes cover, and overall, follows orders and navigates the environment. This marks a significant advancement for our AI, but our work isn't complete! We aim to further enhance and expand infantry AI (including the consideration of new systems such as non-combatant medics) and commence work on improving vehicle AI. Remember to let us know your suggestions for this rework in the dedicated AI-suggestion channel in our Discord server.
Tunisia and Second Sino Japanese War
We have been already announcing that we are working on a free Tunisia campaign, which was selected by polls run with our community, in fact North Afrika campaigns appeared to be the most requested campaign. We also recently announced that we are working on a Sino-Japanese war DLC . It is too early to determine whether those campaigns will be ready, but they should easily be released both this year, with a bit more priority over Tunisia campaign. We have been teasing Tunisia campaign in the trailer we recently launched: [previewyoutube=wViEylbANg4;full][/previewyoutube]
Xbox and Nintendo Switch updates
We are now proceeding to get the updates approved by Xbox and Nintendo to bring them on console versions as soon as possible. Console's update will be up to at least the changes mentioned in this very post.
TPS Animations Rework
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on basically every update. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
Previously released campaigns
We can keep developing this game mostly thanks to people that are supporting us getting the base game and the DLCs. As we are doing with Tunisia, last year we developed three campaigns based on polls directed to our community, where Normandy, Battle of the Bulge and early war France Invasion were within the most requested campaigns.
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-04-21 11:33:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
1.3.5: Progresses in AI Rework, announcement for new campaigns, and more!
Complete rework of the Pathfinding system (Changes are described in the AI rework section of this post). Reworked US Marine uniform (vests will come later) Reworked Italian SS uniform (vests will come later) Reworked Italian Infantry uniform (vests will come later) Reworked French uniforms and vests. New TPS animations. Added new ammo types. Added new system to easily find correct ammo type in squad editor. Added new grenade types for Italian and Soviet troops.
Fixes with music slider. Changes in sound FXs. Fixes in some icons. Fixes in Map Editor. Fixes in FPS uniforms. Fixes in Steam invite system for MP. Improvements in scroll views for both mouse and gamepad. Fixed scroll view issues with the server list. Resolved a bug where switching seats in a vehicle or selecting ammo was possible while the game was paused or the inventory was open. Fixed a bug allowing faction switching in the shooting range during a multiplayer session. Corrected a bug where units spawned in T-Pose on vehicles when the vehicle was spawned far from the camera. Further improvements in various translations. Continued UI reworks. Fixes applied to squad loadouts, maps and missions. Rectified a bug where the enter vehicle animation sometimes played when taking control of planes already in the sky. UI Blur enhancements. Fixes applied to UI navigation. Adjustments made to fog issues. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
The new system will bring: Much better performance for AIs, so probably the maximum AI count in battles can be increased soon by increasing squad sizes to more correct numbers and possibly also bringing more squads into missions (for console version as well). Less zig-zag paths; In the screenshot below you can see the new paths (white) compared to the previous system (yellow). This will allow units to move in a more natural way, and will help avoiding vehicles getting stuck and will make them reach the objective faster. More precise paths that should avoid vaulting over unexpected objects or ending on top of sandbags or other strange positions.
We plan to expand the pathfinding system even more, potentially rewriting the way AIs choose their covers, and allowing the introduction of a ladder system that AI can use as well. This is a huge step up, but it's just the beginning of the AI rework. Once pathfinding is 100% reworked, we will move more into the actual logic of AIs for soldiers and vehicles. Remember to let us know your suggestions for this rework in the dedicated AI-suggestion channel in our Discord server.
We have been already announcing that we are working on Tunisia campaign, which was selected by polls run with our community, in fact North Afrika campaigns appeared to be the most requested campaign.
Here we have already some of the clothing that will be used for Chinese infantry.
The work on the two campaigns is not going to slow down AI rework or other general improvements and fixes in the game as those are works made by different parts of the team. We already confirmed Tunisia as free campaign, and we will try to bring Sino-Japanese camapaign for free as well, however this will depend on the financial state of the project by the time the campaign is nearly complete, as we would like to keep developing the game as long as budget will allow us. Also notice that it is too early to determine whether those campaigns will be ready, but they should easily be released both this year, with a bit more priority over Tunisia campaign. We have been teasing Tunisia campaign in the trailer we recently launched: [previewyoutube=wViEylbANg4;full][/previewyoutube]
Last week we updated Xbox and Nintendo Switch versions. However today's PC update already brings some new features that will come to consoles during their next update cycle. Currently consoles are updated to the version released on the 29th of March (2024). You can see the changelogs up to that date in the usual changelogs post.
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on basically every update. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
We can keep developing this game mostly thanks to people that are supporting us getting the base game and the DLCs. As we are doing with Tunisia, last year we developed three campaigns based on polls directed to our community, where Normandy, Battle of the Bulge and early war France Invasion were within the most requested campaigns.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-04-03 14:00:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone,
In this post we are going to show huge news about AI rework and announce a new work-in-progress campaign
But first, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2.
Recent changes
New features
Complete rework of the Pathfinding system (Changes are described in the AI rework section of this post). Reworked US Marine uniform (vests will come later) Reworked Italian SS uniform (vests will come later) Reworked Italian Infantry uniform (vests will come later) Reworked French uniforms and vests. New TPS animations. Added new ammo types. Added new system to easily find correct ammo type in squad editor. Added new grenade types for Italian and Soviet troops.
Fixes
Fixes with music slider. Changes in sound FXs. Fixes in some icons. Fixes in Map Editor. Fixes in FPS uniforms. Fixes in Steam invite system for MP. Improvements in scroll views for both mouse and gamepad. Fixed scroll view issues with the server list. Resolved a bug where switching seats in a vehicle or selecting ammo was possible while the game was paused or the inventory was open. Fixed a bug allowing faction switching in the shooting range during a multiplayer session. Corrected a bug where units spawned in T-Pose on vehicles when the vehicle was spawned far from the camera. Further improvements in various translations. Continued UI reworks. Fixes applied to squad loadouts, maps and missions. Rectified a bug where the enter vehicle animation sometimes played when taking control of planes already in the sky. UI Blur enhancements. Fixes applied to UI navigation. Adjustments made to fog issues. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
AI Rework
Finally a big aspect of the AI rework have been completed: The Pathfinding system have been remade from scratch.
The new system will bring: Much better performance for AIs, so probably the maximum AI count in battles can be increased soon by increasing squad sizes to more correct numbers and possibly also bringing more squads into missions (for console version as well). Less zig-zag paths; In the screenshot below you can see the new paths (white) compared to the previous system (yellow). This will allow units to move in a more natural way, and will help avoiding vehicles getting stuck and will make them reach the objective faster. More precise paths that should avoid vaulting over unexpected objects or ending on top of sandbags or other strange positions.
We plan to expand the pathfinding system even more, potentially rewriting the way AIs choose their covers, and allowing the introduction of a ladder system that AI can use as well. This is a huge step up, but it's just the beginning of the AI rework. Once pathfinding is 100% reworked, we will move more into the actual logic of AIs for soldiers and vehicles. Remember to let us know your suggestions for this rework in the dedicated AI-suggestion channel in our Discord server.
Tunisia and Second Sino Japanese War
We have been already announcing that we are working on Tunisia campaign, which was selected by polls run with our community, in fact North Afrika campaigns appeared to be the most requested campaign.
However today we are announcing another campaign that will be worked on this year: The Second Sino-Japanese War!
Here we have already some of the clothing that will be used for Chinese infantry.
The work on the two campaigns is not going to slow down AI rework or other general improvements and fixes in the game as those are works made by different parts of the team. We already confirmed Tunisia as free campaign, and we will try to bring Sino-Japanese camapaign for free as well, however this will depend on the financial state of the project by the time the campaign is nearly complete, as we would like to keep developing the game as long as budget will allow us. Also notice that it is too early to determine whether those campaigns will be ready, but they should easily be released both this year, with a bit more priority over Tunisia campaign. We have been teasing Tunisia campaign in the trailer we recently launched: [previewyoutube=wViEylbANg4;full][/previewyoutube]
Xbox and Nintendo Switch updates
Last week we updated Xbox and Nintendo Switch versions. However today's PC update already brings some new features that will come to consoles during their next update cycle. Currently consoles are updated to the version released on the 29th of March (2024). You can see the changelogs up to that date in the usual changelogs post.
TPS Animations Rework
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on basically every update. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
Previously released campaigns
We can keep developing this game mostly thanks to people that are supporting us getting the base game and the DLCs. As we are doing with Tunisia, last year we developed three campaigns based on polls directed to our community, where Normandy, Battle of the Bulge and early war France Invasion were within the most requested campaigns.
You can get Battle of the Bulge and France Invasion here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
You can get Normandy campaign here
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-04-03 14:00:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Small Patch - Reworks in UI, Graphic effects, animations and more.
[ 2024-03-12 14:42:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
This is the list of the changelogs for the last patch. New features: Partial UI Rework. We focused on improving the current UI style, however more radical changes are planned for the future. New in game font for better readibility and compatibility across different alphabets. New bullet whizz sounds. New customization options for realistic plane controls. (Notice: Realistic plane controls are still completly optional). New graphical options to add an anti-tiling effect on ground and water textures (High end setting). Reworked Arisaka Type 38. New TPS reload animations for top-magazine weapons. New TPS animations for climbing ropes (Will get more changes). Fixes: Big changes in the recoil system for better and more stable shooting experience. Fixes on Arisaka scope LODs. Smaller changes in AI It's not wpossible to vault even if out of stamina. Changes on Fidelity FX for Ubuntu. Fixes in UI Blur. Changes in plane tutorial. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
[ 2024-03-12 14:42:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
1.3.3: Kos rework, new realistic plane controls, new weapons, and more!
New features: Fully reworked Kos campaign with completly new buildings. Added Type 99 Arisaka in 2 variants. Added Johnson LMG. Added new realistic controls for aircrafts. Old controls can optionally be selected in pause menu. Added new VFXs for grenade explosions and smoke. Reworked F4F Wildcat interiors. Reworked Plane tutorial. Reworked various sound FXs. Reworked US Ranger Assault Vest. Added new reworked TPS anims. Added new german landing ship. Fixes: Fixes with bomb drop using controller. Fixes with switching in TPS with controller while using bandages. Fixes with planes. Fixes with squads. Fixes with inventory navigation with gamepad. Stone wall is now destructible. Fixed various bugs with map & mission editor. Steam Cloud now syncronize custom maps and missions. Improvements in sounds. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
We are submitting a new Xbox update containing all the changes up to this version, and also performing various other changes and fixes asked by the Xbox community. We expect the update to be live within 1-2 weeks.
We are also submitting a new Nintendo Switch update containing all the changes up to this version, and also performing various improvements, including new settings and a little higher AI count in game. We expect the update to be live within 1-2 weeks.
We recently released a new trailer for the game. The trailer also features the upcoming Tunisia campaign, which will be shown with more screenshots anc clips during the following weeks. The Tunisia campaign will be free and should be released during mid 2024. [previewyoutube=wViEylbANg4;full][/previewyoutube]
We recently released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge! The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props! You can finally get the new campaign here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
We started recently looking into the AI rework. This is most likely gonna take a couple months, and will include a more performant and smarter AI, plus the addition of various new features to the system as suggested by players in the Discord server.
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-02-29 16:52:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:
Recent changes
New features: Fully reworked Kos campaign with completly new buildings. Added Type 99 Arisaka in 2 variants. Added Johnson LMG. Added new realistic controls for aircrafts. Old controls can optionally be selected in pause menu. Added new VFXs for grenade explosions and smoke. Reworked F4F Wildcat interiors. Reworked Plane tutorial. Reworked various sound FXs. Reworked US Ranger Assault Vest. Added new reworked TPS anims. Added new german landing ship. Fixes: Fixes with bomb drop using controller. Fixes with switching in TPS with controller while using bandages. Fixes with planes. Fixes with squads. Fixes with inventory navigation with gamepad. Stone wall is now destructible. Fixed various bugs with map & mission editor. Steam Cloud now syncronize custom maps and missions. Improvements in sounds. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Xbox updates
We are submitting a new Xbox update containing all the changes up to this version, and also performing various other changes and fixes asked by the Xbox community. We expect the update to be live within 1-2 weeks.
Switch updates
We are also submitting a new Nintendo Switch update containing all the changes up to this version, and also performing various improvements, including new settings and a little higher AI count in game. We expect the update to be live within 1-2 weeks.
New game trailer
We recently released a new trailer for the game. The trailer also features the upcoming Tunisia campaign, which will be shown with more screenshots anc clips during the following weeks. The Tunisia campaign will be free and should be released during mid 2024. [previewyoutube=wViEylbANg4;full][/previewyoutube]
Ardennes 1940 & 1944
We recently released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge! The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props! You can finally get the new campaign here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
AI Rework
We started recently looking into the AI rework. This is most likely gonna take a couple months, and will include a more performant and smarter AI, plus the addition of various new features to the system as suggested by players in the Discord server.
TPS Animations Rework
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
Normandy Campaign
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-02-29 16:52:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
1.3.1: New weapons, new animations and Xbox version coming this month and more!
New features: Added M9A1 Bazooka. Added carcano M91. Added carcano Cavalry. Added Type 97 Chi-Ha tank. Reworked Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai tank. Reworked Mitsubish AM6 Zero + added White camo variant. Reworked HBT Uniforms. Reworked Ranger uniforms. Added various new US helmets. Added Dragon's teeth prop. Added Join/Invite friends through Steam UI. Added more reworked TPS anims. Added Artillery crew squad types. Added various new Uniforms, Vests and Headgears. Added various new props for upcoming Kos rework. Added Eukaliptos and Fir trees. Added more reworked Japanese uniforms. Added more reworked rifle animations. Added Brightness setting. Added feature to visualize Steam profile of MP players. Added feature to check what platform MP players are playing from. Fixes: Fixed a bug causing some sort of mouse acceleration for some users. Improved mortar reload sound. Improvements in squads. Reworked various reload sounds. Improved various FPS reload animations. Fixes in Japanese headgears. Fixes in various missions and maps. Improvements in performance. Fixed radio crew voice not working correctly. Fixes in GUIs, expecially when using controller input. Fixed issue that led to Mission Editor GUI fail. Performance imporvements. Smoother loading. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
We are finally launching Xbox version of the game the 16th of february 2024! The game will be available on both Xbox One and Series X|S, and it will feature all PC features up to version 1.3.1, except for the Steam Workshop features.
We also recently updated Switch version to 1.3.1 to bring the new reworked uniforms, and various improvements and fixes up to this version.
We recently run a poll about future campaigns, and apparently North Africa (we will see what campaigns specifically soon) is what most players would like to see next, so we will start working into this free campaign very soon! However Kos rework still has priority and works on the new campaign will not start before we finish the current rework, probably in 2-3 months.
We recently released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge! The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props! You can finally get the new campaign here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
We started recently looking into the AI rework. This is most likely gonna take a couple months, and will include a more performant and smarter AI, plus the addition of various new features to the system as suggested by players in the Discord server.
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-02-08 14:14:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:
Recent changes
New features: Added M9A1 Bazooka. Added carcano M91. Added carcano Cavalry. Added Type 97 Chi-Ha tank. Reworked Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai tank. Reworked Mitsubish AM6 Zero + added White camo variant. Reworked HBT Uniforms. Reworked Ranger uniforms. Added various new US helmets. Added Dragon's teeth prop. Added Join/Invite friends through Steam UI. Added more reworked TPS anims. Added Artillery crew squad types. Added various new Uniforms, Vests and Headgears. Added various new props for upcoming Kos rework. Added Eukaliptos and Fir trees. Added more reworked Japanese uniforms. Added more reworked rifle animations. Added Brightness setting. Added feature to visualize Steam profile of MP players. Added feature to check what platform MP players are playing from. Fixes: Fixed a bug causing some sort of mouse acceleration for some users. Improved mortar reload sound. Improvements in squads. Reworked various reload sounds. Improved various FPS reload animations. Fixes in Japanese headgears. Fixes in various missions and maps. Improvements in performance. Fixed radio crew voice not working correctly. Fixes in GUIs, expecially when using controller input. Fixed issue that led to Mission Editor GUI fail. Performance imporvements. Smoother loading. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Xbox release
We are finally launching Xbox version of the game the 16th of february 2024! The game will be available on both Xbox One and Series X|S, and it will feature all PC features up to version 1.3.1, except for the Steam Workshop features.
Switch release
We also recently updated Switch version to 1.3.1 to bring the new reworked uniforms, and various improvements and fixes up to this version.
Poll about future campaigns
We recently run a poll about future campaigns, and apparently North Africa (we will see what campaigns specifically soon) is what most players would like to see next, so we will start working into this free campaign very soon! However Kos rework still has priority and works on the new campaign will not start before we finish the current rework, probably in 2-3 months.
Ardennes 1940 & 1944
We recently released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge! The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props! You can finally get the new campaign here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
AI Rework
We started recently looking into the AI rework. This is most likely gonna take a couple months, and will include a more performant and smarter AI, plus the addition of various new features to the system as suggested by players in the Discord server.
TPS Animations Rework
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
Normandy Campaign
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-02-08 14:14:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
1.2.9f1-b: Reworked US and other uniforms, various improvements and some news!
New features: Reworked all US Infantry uniforms and vests. Reworked US MP uniform and vest. Reworked Japanese SNLF uniforms, vests and headgears. Reworked some Japanese infantry clothings (more to come). Reworked Japanese 47mm AT gun. Some new reworked TPS pistol animations. Some more reloads now has the optional shaking effect. Reworked Depth of Field effect. Fixes: Fixed head scale in units. Fixed some bugs in Map Editor. Fixes in some missions. Fixed "Watch your fire" line not playing. Fixed road decals overlap issue. Improvements in shaders. Fixed TPS Sten hand placement. Fixes in MP40, MP41 and Walter P.38 animations. Fixed a bug with Bren LMG. Fixes in parachute animations. Fixes in some scopes. Fixes in some Afrika Korps uniforms. Fixed a bug in the interactable indoor fireplace. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
We manage to start a new reowkr on various uniforms to improve the overall quality of the game. We just released the rework for US Infantry, US Military Police and Japanese SNLF Uniforms, however uniforms for almost every country will be reworked during next weeks. The rework doesn't just include better looking models but they also feature a particular attention to the historical details. We also plan to add a lot of new uniforms soon featuring the same style and attention to details. Here you can see some in game reworked uniforms, and a new D-Day infantry uniform coming soon, but this is just a tiny look to a quite big rework that is involving more than 30 uniforms and vests at the moment.
We recently run a poll about future campaigns, and apparently North Africa (we will see what campaigns specifically soon) is what most players would like to see next, so we will start working into this free campaign very soon! However Kos rework still has priority and works on the new campaign will not start before we finish the current rework, probably in 2-3 months.
We recently released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge! The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props! You can finally get the new campaign here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
We finally released the new DLC on Nintendo switch in the US and in Japan, and it will finally come in Europe/Australia the 15th and in Asia region the 18th. Apologies for the delays, we have a lot of things going on at the moment!
We unfortunatly we also have some dalays for Xbox version too, the game will be available hopefully this or next month on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. We will try to include some of the mentioned uniforms reworks in the Xbox version to apologize for the delays!
We are going to plan all the features of the AI rework in February and start the actual rework in March. Remember to come to the Discord server to let us know what features you would like to see for the new AI system, we have a dedicated channel just to collect ideas for this rework!
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-01-08 21:21:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:
Recent changes
New features: Reworked all US Infantry uniforms and vests. Reworked US MP uniform and vest. Reworked Japanese SNLF uniforms, vests and headgears. Reworked some Japanese infantry clothings (more to come). Reworked Japanese 47mm AT gun. Some new reworked TPS pistol animations. Some more reloads now has the optional shaking effect. Reworked Depth of Field effect. Fixes: Fixed head scale in units. Fixed some bugs in Map Editor. Fixes in some missions. Fixed "Watch your fire" line not playing. Fixed road decals overlap issue. Improvements in shaders. Fixed TPS Sten hand placement. Fixes in MP40, MP41 and Walter P.38 animations. Fixed a bug with Bren LMG. Fixes in parachute animations. Fixes in some scopes. Fixes in some Afrika Korps uniforms. Fixed a bug in the interactable indoor fireplace. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
New uniforms & reworks
We manage to start a new reowkr on various uniforms to improve the overall quality of the game. We just released the rework for US Infantry, US Military Police and Japanese SNLF Uniforms, however uniforms for almost every country will be reworked during next weeks. The rework doesn't just include better looking models but they also feature a particular attention to the historical details. We also plan to add a lot of new uniforms soon featuring the same style and attention to details. Here you can see some in game reworked uniforms, and a new D-Day infantry uniform coming soon, but this is just a tiny look to a quite big rework that is involving more than 30 uniforms and vests at the moment.
Poll about future campaigns
We recently run a poll about future campaigns, and apparently North Africa (we will see what campaigns specifically soon) is what most players would like to see next, so we will start working into this free campaign very soon! However Kos rework still has priority and works on the new campaign will not start before we finish the current rework, probably in 2-3 months.
Ardennes 1940 & 1944
We recently released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge! The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props! You can finally get the new campaign here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
Switch release
We finally released the new DLC on Nintendo switch in the US and in Japan, and it will finally come in Europe/Australia the 15th and in Asia region the 18th. Apologies for the delays, we have a lot of things going on at the moment!
Xbox release
We unfortunatly we also have some dalays for Xbox version too, the game will be available hopefully this or next month on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. We will try to include some of the mentioned uniforms reworks in the Xbox version to apologize for the delays!
AI Rework
We are going to plan all the features of the AI rework in February and start the actual rework in March. Remember to come to the Discord server to let us know what features you would like to see for the new AI system, we have a dedicated channel just to collect ideas for this rework!
TPS Animations Rework
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
Normandy Campaign
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2024-01-08 21:21:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.9: New vehicles, uniforms, effects and a new poll for the community!
New features: Added Panzer 38(t). Added German Tropical uniform. Added optional ADS blur. New TPS animations. Added US pilot helmet. Added soviet pilot uniform. Fixes: Improved random camo selection algorithm. Various fixes in French DLC vehicles. Improved Japanese uniforms. Completly reworked UI blur. Completly reworked depth of Field blur. Adjustments in several missions. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
We are also currently running a Poll regarding what campaigns to add during next year! Note: Typically, we can create assets for new campaigns concurrently with the development of exciting features, like the upcoming AI rework, as my part in coding is distinct from the work of the artists involved in making assets. Overall, our plan is to create one or a few new free campaigns, starting off in early 2023. This poll is exclusively about campaigns. Suggestions for features of stuff unrelated to new campaigns will be ignored as they belong to another poll. You can access the poll here!
We finally released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge! The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props! You can finally get the new campaign here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
The version just released is the final candidate for Siwthc update. Switch users can expect to have all new features and fixes up to this very new version of the game. We hope that the update process with Nintendo will be complete by Christmas!
We just finished coding the Multiplayer for Xbox version. Just a few more things are to be coded and tested and we are ready to submit the Xbox version to Microsoft!
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-11-30 09:08:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:
Recent changes
New features: Added Panzer 38(t). Added German Tropical uniform. Added optional ADS blur. New TPS animations. Added US pilot helmet. Added soviet pilot uniform. Fixes: Improved random camo selection algorithm. Various fixes in French DLC vehicles. Improved Japanese uniforms. Completly reworked UI blur. Completly reworked depth of Field blur. Adjustments in several missions. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Poll about future campaigns
We are also currently running a Poll regarding what campaigns to add during next year! Note: Typically, we can create assets for new campaigns concurrently with the development of exciting features, like the upcoming AI rework, as my part in coding is distinct from the work of the artists involved in making assets. Overall, our plan is to create one or a few new free campaigns, starting off in early 2023. This poll is exclusively about campaigns. Suggestions for features of stuff unrelated to new campaigns will be ignored as they belong to another poll. You can access the poll here!
Ardennes 1940 & 1944
We finally released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge! The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props! You can finally get the new campaign here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
Switch release
The version just released is the final candidate for Siwthc update. Switch users can expect to have all new features and fixes up to this very new version of the game. We hope that the update process with Nintendo will be complete by Christmas!
Xbox release
We just finished coding the Multiplayer for Xbox version. Just a few more things are to be coded and tested and we are ready to submit the Xbox version to Microsoft!
TPS Animations Rework
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
Normandy Campaign
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-11-30 09:08:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Ardennes 1940 & 1944 release, A new free campaign, and other updates!
We finally released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge! The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props! You can finally get the new campaign here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
We managed to fit also the release of a new minor but free Makin campaign inside this update. This campaign expands the Pacific theater battles by 5 new missions and a new map.
For the next year we have huge plans for other new campaigns that will be added for free to the game, which will also include new free weapons, vehicles, factions and more! As always we will decide what campaigns we will make next with polls with our community inside our Discord server.
Now, let's get the the changelogs. New features: Added Ardennes 1940 & 1944 campaigns. Added Makin campaign. Added some more new TPS animations. Added F1 Grenade in Stalingrad campaign. Added new anti-aliasing as dedicated setting. Added new Anisotropic texture as dedicated setting. Added new FidelityFX SS as dedicated setting. Added a system to manually select vehicle camo in mission editor vehicle spawner. Added some more vehicle camos. Added mission editor option to force short sleeve uniform variants. Added Type 92 MG bunker variant. Added MP41 smg. Added new US and German pilot uniforms. Fixes: Changed bayonet range. Fixed some animations. Improved turret rotation sound system. Improved the UI at higher screen resolution. Improved head movement system in TPS. US Marine uniforms now uses short sleeve system. Added some new achievements. Improved hitboxes of some static weapons. Fixes in some animations. Italian grenade now explodes on impact. Changes in PPSH41 recoil. Fixed overweight system not working corretcly anymore. Fixed bug where static guns were not damaging vehicles sometimes. Improvements in some sounds. Fixes in push the frontline gamemode. Improvements in vehicle syncronization in multiplayer. Fixed collar and proportions of US and German winter coats. Improvements in rigged uniforms and faces. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Before proceeding with the other news, we would like to inform you about the currently ongoing Steam Awards where you can nominate your favourite games! We are doing a very hard work and we plan to keep up with it for the next year, so if you like the new campaigns, the constant improvements, the upcoming AI rework, the console releases and everything we are working on, we would appreciate so much to get your nomination!
We are a bit late with this, but finally we prepared the new Roadmap! Last roadmap was full of plans and we managed to complete everything except for the animations rework and the XBox version; We did complete 100% the FPS animations, but we will need just a few more months to finalize the TPS animations, while for the XBox we managed to obtain the developers kit only a few weeks ago; But apart from this, everything else in the roadmap have been 100% completed, so now we prepared a new Roadmap for the first half of next year, and you can read it here! The roadmap doesn't contain everything we are going to add to the game, but just the most important features. Probably the biggest challange and the most interesting new for the early 2024, is the complete AI reowork! We have a dedicated channel on our Discord group where we are collecting all the suggestions about how the new AI should work!
Recently we announced a free complete rework of the Kos campaign. We will make complelty new buildings, revisit the entire map and remake the missions for the campaign. Old buildings will not be removed from the game (and so from the workshop missions), but just swapped with new and fresh buildings on the Kos map. Here's some of the modular city buildings we are making:
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
We are making huge progresses with the XBox release, we just finalized implementing the input system for the XBox version, and we can confirm that the XBox version will be playable both with gamepad or Keyboard! We are now working to make the multiplayer system working with XBox and we are ready to submit the build to Microsoft.
Soon we will start the submission process with Nintendo to bring all the updates up to this very version on the Nintendo switch. The console will also get other improvements like new dedicated settings to customize the gyro settings even more!
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-11-24 14:28:03 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, We finally released the new announced Ardennes campaigns, but we also have other great news including a new completly free campaign added to the game, so let's get started!
Ardennes 1940 & 1944
We finally released the new DLC, which inlcudes 2 new campaigns: Early war France invasion and late war Battle of the bulge! The campaigns consists on 13 new missions, 2 new maps, and a lot of new game content including French faction, new weapons, new uniforms, new vehicles and many new mission editor props! You can finally get the new campaign here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
Makin campaign
We managed to fit also the release of a new minor but free Makin campaign inside this update. This campaign expands the Pacific theater battles by 5 new missions and a new map.
For the next year we have huge plans for other new campaigns that will be added for free to the game, which will also include new free weapons, vehicles, factions and more! As always we will decide what campaigns we will make next with polls with our community inside our Discord server.
Recent changes
Now, let's get the the changelogs. New features: Added Ardennes 1940 & 1944 campaigns. Added Makin campaign. Added some more new TPS animations. Added F1 Grenade in Stalingrad campaign. Added new anti-aliasing as dedicated setting. Added new Anisotropic texture as dedicated setting. Added new FidelityFX SS as dedicated setting. Added a system to manually select vehicle camo in mission editor vehicle spawner. Added some more vehicle camos. Added mission editor option to force short sleeve uniform variants. Added Type 92 MG bunker variant. Added MP41 smg. Added new US and German pilot uniforms. Fixes: Changed bayonet range. Fixed some animations. Improved turret rotation sound system. Improved the UI at higher screen resolution. Improved head movement system in TPS. US Marine uniforms now uses short sleeve system. Added some new achievements. Improved hitboxes of some static weapons. Fixes in some animations. Italian grenade now explodes on impact. Changes in PPSH41 recoil. Fixed overweight system not working corretcly anymore. Fixed bug where static guns were not damaging vehicles sometimes. Improvements in some sounds. Fixes in push the frontline gamemode. Improvements in vehicle syncronization in multiplayer. Fixed collar and proportions of US and German winter coats. Improvements in rigged uniforms and faces. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Steam Awards
Before proceeding with the other news, we would like to inform you about the currently ongoing Steam Awards where you can nominate your favourite games! We are doing a very hard work and we plan to keep up with it for the next year, so if you like the new campaigns, the constant improvements, the upcoming AI rework, the console releases and everything we are working on, we would appreciate so much to get your nomination!
New roadmap
We are a bit late with this, but finally we prepared the new Roadmap! Last roadmap was full of plans and we managed to complete everything except for the animations rework and the XBox version; We did complete 100% the FPS animations, but we will need just a few more months to finalize the TPS animations, while for the XBox we managed to obtain the developers kit only a few weeks ago; But apart from this, everything else in the roadmap have been 100% completed, so now we prepared a new Roadmap for the first half of next year, and you can read it here! The roadmap doesn't contain everything we are going to add to the game, but just the most important features. Probably the biggest challange and the most interesting new for the early 2024, is the complete AI reowork! We have a dedicated channel on our Discord group where we are collecting all the suggestions about how the new AI should work!
Kos Rework
Recently we announced a free complete rework of the Kos campaign. We will make complelty new buildings, revisit the entire map and remake the missions for the campaign. Old buildings will not be removed from the game (and so from the workshop missions), but just swapped with new and fresh buildings on the Kos map. Here's some of the modular city buildings we are making:
TPS Animations Rework
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
Xbox release
We are making huge progresses with the XBox release, we just finalized implementing the input system for the XBox version, and we can confirm that the XBox version will be playable both with gamepad or Keyboard! We are now working to make the multiplayer system working with XBox and we are ready to submit the build to Microsoft.
Switch release
Soon we will start the submission process with Nintendo to bring all the updates up to this very version on the Nintendo switch. The console will also get other improvements like new dedicated settings to customize the gyro settings even more!
Normandy Campaign
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-11-24 14:28:03 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.8: New animations, improvements and new Roadmap released!
New features: Added wet ground when it rains. Added some more new TPS animations. Fixes: Fixed head clipping when ADS on TPS open-top turret. Fixed breath effect not working anymore after rig change. Improved turret rotation sound system. Improved the UI at higher screen resolution. Improved head movement system in TPS. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
We are a bit late with this, but finally we prepared the new Roadmap! Last roadmap was full of plans and we managed to complete everything except for the animations rework and the XBox version; We did complete 100% the FPS animations, but we will need just a few more months to finalize the TPS animations, while for the XBox we managed to obtain the developers kit only a few weeks ago; But apart from this, everything else in the roadmap have been 100% completed, so now we prepared a new Roadmap for the first half of next year, and you can read it here! The roadmap doesn't contain everything we are going to add to the game, but just the most important features.
During last update we announced a free complete reowork of the Kos campaign. We will make complelty new buildings, revisit the entire map and remake the missions for the campaign. Old buildings will not be removed from the game (and so from the workshop missions), but just swapped with new and fresh buildings on the Kos map. We'll show screenshots and clips about this rework very soon.
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
We are making huge progresses with the XBox release, we just finalized implementing the input system for the XBox version, and we can confirm that the XBox version will be playable both with gamepad or Keyboard! We are now working to make the multiplayer system working with XBox and we are ready to submit the build to Microsoft.
We recently announced the launch of the store page for the Ardennes 1940 & 1944 DLC. This exciting expansion introduces the French faction, allowing you to defend France during the early days of World War II. Additionally, it brings you to the intense late-war Battle of the Bulge campaign, complete with new winter equipment and vehicles for an immersive experience in Easy Red 2. We are almost done with this campaign and it's likely it will be released by the end of this month! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-11-14 10:51:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:
Recent changes
New features: Added wet ground when it rains. Added some more new TPS animations. Fixes: Fixed head clipping when ADS on TPS open-top turret. Fixed breath effect not working anymore after rig change. Improved turret rotation sound system. Improved the UI at higher screen resolution. Improved head movement system in TPS. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
New roadmap
We are a bit late with this, but finally we prepared the new Roadmap! Last roadmap was full of plans and we managed to complete everything except for the animations rework and the XBox version; We did complete 100% the FPS animations, but we will need just a few more months to finalize the TPS animations, while for the XBox we managed to obtain the developers kit only a few weeks ago; But apart from this, everything else in the roadmap have been 100% completed, so now we prepared a new Roadmap for the first half of next year, and you can read it here! The roadmap doesn't contain everything we are going to add to the game, but just the most important features.
Kos Rework
During last update we announced a free complete reowork of the Kos campaign. We will make complelty new buildings, revisit the entire map and remake the missions for the campaign. Old buildings will not be removed from the game (and so from the workshop missions), but just swapped with new and fresh buildings on the Kos map. We'll show screenshots and clips about this rework very soon.
TPS Animations Rework
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
Xbox release
We are making huge progresses with the XBox release, we just finalized implementing the input system for the XBox version, and we can confirm that the XBox version will be playable both with gamepad or Keyboard! We are now working to make the multiplayer system working with XBox and we are ready to submit the build to Microsoft.
Upcoming campaigns
We recently announced the launch of the store page for the Ardennes 1940 & 1944 DLC. This exciting expansion introduces the French faction, allowing you to defend France during the early days of World War II. Additionally, it brings you to the intense late-war Battle of the Bulge campaign, complete with new winter equipment and vehicles for an immersive experience in Easy Red 2. We are almost done with this campaign and it's likely it will be released by the end of this month! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0 [previewyoutube=7pN2CvzNz7g;full][/previewyoutube]
Normandy Campaign
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-11-14 10:51:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Roadmap released! (Plans for end 2023 to mid 2024)
[ 2023-11-14 10:36:02 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone.
We finally prepared the Roadmap for the future plans of the game in the next 9 months circa.
We're diving into an exciting project that's sure to keep us busythe AI rework. This has been a highly requested feature, promising substantial enhancements to both the feel and gameplay. Our goal is to revamp the AI code completely, paving the way for more realistic behaviors, improved performance to accommodate a larger number of AI in battles, and a streamlined process for adding new AI capabilities and features.
With that in mind, the roadmap is straightforward this time, so let's get right into it:
Let us know what you think about this new Roadmap. The elements are sorted circa from the ones we will work on first (left) to the last ones we will work on (right).
Please keep in mind that this is not the list of ALL the updates you can expect on the following months, but just the biggest ones we will be focusing on.
We will for sure keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server.
The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.
Thank you all,
Marco
[ 2023-11-14 10:36:02 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.7f3: New TPS anims, Kos rework announcment, many smaller improvements
New features: Added new standing relaxed anims TPS. Added new no-weapon jump anim TPS. Added new melee anims TPS. Added new cover anims variants TPS. Added some new pistol animations TPS. Added new German helmets. Added turret and static guns rotating sound. Unit wheel selector now displays units armament type. Fixes: AI doesn't aim when standing toward a wall. Improved pistom placment in TPS for new anims. Fixed custom patches/music/sounds when joining workshop missions online. Fixes in some uniforms and helmets. Fixes in some squads. Fixed a bug where modded props where not being cached correctly. Improved Gewehr 43 model. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
We are now announcing a free complete reowork of the Kos campaign. We will make complelty new buildings, revisit the entire map and remake the missions for the campaign. We'll show screenshots and clips about this rework very soon.
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the store page for the Ardennes 1940 & 1944 DLC. This exciting expansion introduces the French faction, allowing you to defend France during the early days of World War II. Additionally, it brings you to the intense late-war Battle of the Bulge campaign, complete with new winter equipment and vehicles for an immersive experience in Easy Red 2. You can already add the campaign to your wishlist, and we're aiming to make it available for you to enjoy in November or December. Stay tuned for more updates! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. Such roadmap will be updated this year as most of the planned works have been already completed! We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-11-06 14:38:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:
Recent changes
New features: Added new standing relaxed anims TPS. Added new no-weapon jump anim TPS. Added new melee anims TPS. Added new cover anims variants TPS. Added some new pistol animations TPS. Added new German helmets. Added turret and static guns rotating sound. Unit wheel selector now displays units armament type. Fixes: AI doesn't aim when standing toward a wall. Improved pistom placment in TPS for new anims. Fixed custom patches/music/sounds when joining workshop missions online. Fixes in some uniforms and helmets. Fixes in some squads. Fixed a bug where modded props where not being cached correctly. Improved Gewehr 43 model. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Kos Rework
We are now announcing a free complete reowork of the Kos campaign. We will make complelty new buildings, revisit the entire map and remake the missions for the campaign. We'll show screenshots and clips about this rework very soon.
TPS Animations Rework
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server.
Upcoming campaigns
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the store page for the Ardennes 1940 & 1944 DLC. This exciting expansion introduces the French faction, allowing you to defend France during the early days of World War II. Additionally, it brings you to the intense late-war Battle of the Bulge campaign, complete with new winter equipment and vehicles for an immersive experience in Easy Red 2. You can already add the campaign to your wishlist, and we're aiming to make it available for you to enjoy in November or December. Stay tuned for more updates! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0
Normandy Campaign
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. Such roadmap will be updated this year as most of the planned works have been already completed! We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-11-06 14:38:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.7f2: New animations, new weapons, and new mechanics!
New features: Added Enfield No1 MK2 revolver in 2 variants. Added new auto-short sleeve system* Added new vehicle drift sound and fx. Added early war german side cap. Added new AI cover animation reacting to suppression fire. New TPS Bazooka anims. Fixes: Improvements in TPS controls. Big changes in Plane's physic. Improvements in Physic of Wheeled Vehicles and Tanks. Adjustments in shoulder patches. Improved uniform riggings. Small improvements in sound system. Small improvements in AI. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server. *The new short-sleeve system introduces the ability for uniforms to adapt to short-sleeve or summer variants based on the current climate during missions. The game calculates the temperature of the area by considering factors such as latitude, longitude, season, time of day, and climate conditions (such as rain or fog). Depending on the resulting temperature, the game will automatically select the appropriate uniform variant. It's important to note that this system is currently exclusive to British infantry uniform.
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server. The enhancements we've implemented so far have already brought a noticeable transformation to the game's visuals. In particular, we've seized the opportunity to refine the AI cover system, giving them more dynamic animations that respond effectively to suppression fire.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the store page for the Ardennes 1940 & 1944 DLC. This exciting expansion introduces the French faction, allowing you to defend France during the early days of World War II. Additionally, it brings you to the intense late-war Battle of the Bulge campaign, complete with new winter equipment and vehicles for an immersive experience in Easy Red 2. You can already add the campaign to your wishlist, and we're aiming to make it available for you to enjoy in November or December. Stay tuned for more updates! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
We officially started working on the Xbox release, we don't have much to say or to show yet, but we can't wait to give you more news!
I want to personally thank all the Nintendo Switch users who provided feedback on the latest update and the Normandy DLC. According to your feedback, the game on the console seems to run better than ever and has few (if any) worthy competitors on the platform in terms of World War II simulators, and we are proud of this achievement. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Next step for the console will be to bring the new updates and the new upcoming campaigns on the console as well!
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. Such roadmap will be updated this year as most of the planned works have been already completed! We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-10-27 09:49:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:
Recent changes
New features: Added Enfield No1 MK2 revolver in 2 variants. Added new auto-short sleeve system* Added new vehicle drift sound and fx. Added early war german side cap. Added new AI cover animation reacting to suppression fire. New TPS Bazooka anims. Fixes: Improvements in TPS controls. Big changes in Plane's physic. Improvements in Physic of Wheeled Vehicles and Tanks. Adjustments in shoulder patches. Improved uniform riggings. Small improvements in sound system. Small improvements in AI. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server. *The new short-sleeve system introduces the ability for uniforms to adapt to short-sleeve or summer variants based on the current climate during missions. The game calculates the temperature of the area by considering factors such as latitude, longitude, season, time of day, and climate conditions (such as rain or fog). Depending on the resulting temperature, the game will automatically select the appropriate uniform variant. It's important to note that this system is currently exclusive to British infantry uniform.
TPS Animations Rework
We're continuously enhancing the game by incorporating new and reworked third-person shooter (TPS) animations on a weekly basis. If you'd like to stay in the loop on our upcoming animation improvements, you can find a detailed list on our Discord server. The enhancements we've implemented so far have already brought a noticeable transformation to the game's visuals. In particular, we've seized the opportunity to refine the AI cover system, giving them more dynamic animations that respond effectively to suppression fire.
Upcoming campaigns
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the store page for the Ardennes 1940 & 1944 DLC. This exciting expansion introduces the French faction, allowing you to defend France during the early days of World War II. Additionally, it brings you to the intense late-war Battle of the Bulge campaign, complete with new winter equipment and vehicles for an immersive experience in Easy Red 2. You can already add the campaign to your wishlist, and we're aiming to make it available for you to enjoy in November or December. Stay tuned for more updates! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617770/Easy_Red_2_Ardennes_1940__1944/?beta=0
Normandy Campaign
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Xbox release
We officially started working on the Xbox release, we don't have much to say or to show yet, but we can't wait to give you more news!
Nintendo Switch
I want to personally thank all the Nintendo Switch users who provided feedback on the latest update and the Normandy DLC. According to your feedback, the game on the console seems to run better than ever and has few (if any) worthy competitors on the platform in terms of World War II simulators, and we are proud of this achievement. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Next step for the console will be to bring the new updates and the new upcoming campaigns on the console as well!
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. Such roadmap will be updated this year as most of the planned works have been already completed! We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-10-27 09:49:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.7: New TPS rig, new upcoming campaigns, added uniform modding!
New features: Completly reworked TPS rigs. All the uniforms have been re-skinned to a much more quality and more optimized skeleton system. Started implementing new TPS animations (for the moment no-weapon locomotion and some rifle animations). More reworked TPS animations will come every week. Added new uniform modding system. Added setting to keep reading mouse input when binded input is a controller. It's now possible to keep aiming down sight in TPS when cycling bolt. Added new grass types in map editor. Uniforms can now have short sleeve or can integrate gloves. Uniforms can now have hood and/or cover the head. Fixes: Updated Normandy map. Added more icons in server browser. Removed vignette suppression fx at easy difficulty. Added new sound fxs. Fixes in new pine trees. Fixes in DoF. Fixes in missions. Fixed switch faction button when there is no other faction. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
After putting in a significant amount of effort, we have successfully revamped all of our uniforms for the TPS animations rework. The TPS Animation Rework aims to enhance the quality of our game by remaking all the third-person-view and AI animations. This rework consists of several stages, and we have recently completed a major milestone: a complete overhaul of our uniforms, utilizing a more refined and optimized skeleton system. This new system will greatly improve the fluidity and flexibility of our animations. Now the focus is on creating new animations for this updated rig. It's worth noting that some of the older animations may appear slightly less polished on this new rig. However, we have already introduced new and improved animations for the no-weapon pose and the rifle pose, and we have plans to introduce fresh animations on a weekly basis until all of the animations have been reworked. It's important to recognize that while our primary focus is on reworking existing animations, once this phase is completed, we intend to incorporate new animations and systems into the game.
Thanks to the revamped TPS rig, creating custom uniform mods for the game has become a straightforward process. Designing uniform mods for the game is relatively easy compared to other aspects of modding. It also provides the flexibility to design uniforms with various features, such as long sleeves, short sleeves, or even those that completely cover the hands, such as gloves or creatures that require modeling of the entire arm and hand. Furthermore, this system enables the creation of custom head models, such as hoods or unique creature faces, which can be integrated into your uniform mods. Additionally, custom vests can be designed using this system. Here is an example of modded uniform: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3045183363 If you're interested in learning how to create a modded uniform, we have prepared a simple tutorial for you: [previewyoutube=J2PUqIHkFws;full][/previewyoutube] Also remember that you can learn how to start creating all other kind of mods by watching this tutorial: [previewyoutube=PLHL02d4bBI;full][/previewyoutube] It is also it's suggested to join the Discord server where you can confront with other mod makers and with us to learn more about mod making.
We've essentially completed the development of the new DLCs for Early War France Invasion and the Late War Battle of the Bulge! We will now begin a phase of private testing that will last a couple of weeks to ensure everything functions smoothly. Afterward, we will set up Steam pages, and we'll be ready to go! Our aim is to release these DLCs by the end of the year, although we don't have a specific release date yet. To give you a sneak peek, here are some screenshots from the campaigns Early war France inavsion
Battle of the Bulge
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
We officially started working on the Xbox release, we don't have much to say or to show yet, but we can't wait to give you more news!
I want to personally thank all the Nintendo Switch users who provided feedback on the latest update and the Normandy DLC. According to your feedback, the game on the console seems to run better than ever and has few (if any) worthy competitors on the platform in terms of World War II simulators, and we are proud of this achievement. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Next step for the console will be to bring the new updates and the new upcoming campaigns on the console as well!
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. Such roadmap will be updated this year as most of the planned works have been already completed! We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-10-11 12:06:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:
Recent changes
New features: Completly reworked TPS rigs. All the uniforms have been re-skinned to a much more quality and more optimized skeleton system. Started implementing new TPS animations (for the moment no-weapon locomotion and some rifle animations). More reworked TPS animations will come every week. Added new uniform modding system. Added setting to keep reading mouse input when binded input is a controller. It's now possible to keep aiming down sight in TPS when cycling bolt. Added new grass types in map editor. Uniforms can now have short sleeve or can integrate gloves. Uniforms can now have hood and/or cover the head. Fixes: Updated Normandy map. Added more icons in server browser. Removed vignette suppression fx at easy difficulty. Added new sound fxs. Fixes in new pine trees. Fixes in DoF. Fixes in missions. Fixed switch faction button when there is no other faction. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
TPS Animations Rework
After putting in a significant amount of effort, we have successfully revamped all of our uniforms for the TPS animations rework. The TPS Animation Rework aims to enhance the quality of our game by remaking all the third-person-view and AI animations. This rework consists of several stages, and we have recently completed a major milestone: a complete overhaul of our uniforms, utilizing a more refined and optimized skeleton system. This new system will greatly improve the fluidity and flexibility of our animations. Now the focus is on creating new animations for this updated rig. It's worth noting that some of the older animations may appear slightly less polished on this new rig. However, we have already introduced new and improved animations for the no-weapon pose and the rifle pose, and we have plans to introduce fresh animations on a weekly basis until all of the animations have been reworked. It's important to recognize that while our primary focus is on reworking existing animations, once this phase is completed, we intend to incorporate new animations and systems into the game.
Uniform modding
Thanks to the revamped TPS rig, creating custom uniform mods for the game has become a straightforward process. Designing uniform mods for the game is relatively easy compared to other aspects of modding. It also provides the flexibility to design uniforms with various features, such as long sleeves, short sleeves, or even those that completely cover the hands, such as gloves or creatures that require modeling of the entire arm and hand. Furthermore, this system enables the creation of custom head models, such as hoods or unique creature faces, which can be integrated into your uniform mods. Additionally, custom vests can be designed using this system. Here is an example of modded uniform: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3045183363 If you're interested in learning how to create a modded uniform, we have prepared a simple tutorial for you: [previewyoutube=J2PUqIHkFws;full][/previewyoutube] Also remember that you can learn how to start creating all other kind of mods by watching this tutorial: [previewyoutube=PLHL02d4bBI;full][/previewyoutube] It is also it's suggested to join the Discord server where you can confront with other mod makers and with us to learn more about mod making.
Upcoming campaigns
We've essentially completed the development of the new DLCs for Early War France Invasion and the Late War Battle of the Bulge! We will now begin a phase of private testing that will last a couple of weeks to ensure everything functions smoothly. Afterward, we will set up Steam pages, and we'll be ready to go! Our aim is to release these DLCs by the end of the year, although we don't have a specific release date yet. To give you a sneak peek, here are some screenshots from the campaigns Early war France inavsion
Battle of the Bulge
Normandy Campaign
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Xbox release
We officially started working on the Xbox release, we don't have much to say or to show yet, but we can't wait to give you more news!
Nintendo Switch
I want to personally thank all the Nintendo Switch users who provided feedback on the latest update and the Normandy DLC. According to your feedback, the game on the console seems to run better than ever and has few (if any) worthy competitors on the platform in terms of World War II simulators, and we are proud of this achievement. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Next step for the console will be to bring the new updates and the new upcoming campaigns on the console as well!
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. Such roadmap will be updated this year as most of the planned works have been already completed! We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-10-11 12:06:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.6F2 Changelogs + Next campaign(s) announcment!
New features: Added Geman winter coats & Helmet (Available in Stalingrad missions & Mission Editor). Added M36 German uniform (Available in Stalingrad/Kos missions & Mission Editor). Added British RAF cap, helmet and squads (Available in Kos Airport mission & Mission Editor). Added static MG34s. Added early war SDKFZ 251. Added new US and German tents props. Added new Japanese barracks. Added feature to export and import custom squads from custom mission into a file to reuse them in other custom missions. Fixes: Completly reworked all Items and vehicles icons. Changed Latitude and Longitude input system in Mission Editor. Improved tank engine sounds. Fixes in DoF in Map & Mission Editor. Smaller fixes in animations. Smaller fixes in some props. Changed the way Mission Editor manages the props limit to allow having more props if really needed (Still props should be put in Maps and not Missions for performance reasons!). Fixed a bug that was forcing the player to leave a vehicle on phase change. Improved pathfinding of wheeled vehicles and tanks. Improved Anzio map. Fixes in vehicles. Added M8 Scott to some battles. Improvements in some weapons. Fixed a bug when sometimes vehicles were spawning on top of some buildings. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
We are excited to announce two new campaigns for Easy Red 2! As many of you know, we ran a poll a few months ago to ask you what campaigns you would like to see next. We received many interesting responses, with the most popular requests being for North Africa, Poland, France (early war), the Bulge, China, Market Garden, and Berlin. It was difficult to choose which campaigns to develop next, but we ultimately decided on two new fronts: Early War France: The Battle of Stonne Battle in the Ardennes We chose France in particular because it was a popular request from the beginning of development, and we wanted to choose a relatively known campaign but not covered in many games that took place near the Ardennes region. This allowed us to include some late-war Ardennes winter campaign content in the same package. The two campaigns will take place in areas that are very close to each other, but they will be two separate maps. This allowed us to develop the campaigns quickly without delaying other work, such as the Switch updates, modding support, and ongoing improvements to the game. In fact, most of the work for the campaigns is already done! I should also mention that we delayed announcing these campaigns because we originally planned to make them free updates. However, we ended up spending more money than expected on developing high-quality maps and missions. As a result, the campaigns will most likely be a paid DLC (two campaigns in one DLC). I will try to keep the price as low as possible, but it will ultimately depend on the final development costs. A view of the Stonne map area
A view of the late war Ardennes area
New uniforms (French uniforms for Stonne and US winter uniforms for late war Ardennes), vehicles, weapons, and of course, the French faction will be included in the campaigns. We will be revealing vehicles and weapons are gonna be added during the next days inside our Work-in-progress challel in our Discord server, but in the meantime, let me already show a couple of them: MAS 38
FM 24/29
We don't have a specific release date yet, but it will likely be within the next couple months.
We have been very impressed with the cool mods that the community has created since we released the modding system. Earlier this month, we released a short video showcasing some of the best mods that we have been testing. Since then, even more great mods have been created, so we will be making a new video soon. Unfortunately, uniforms are not yet moddable. We are working on this feature, but it is taking longer than expected because we are also completely reworking the TPS animations, and until we don't put the new TPS rig in game, allowing modding uniforms with the old system won't really make much sense. We will release more information about this as soon as possible. Anyway, you can learn how to start creating all other kind of mods by watching this tutorial: [previewyoutube=PLHL02d4bBI;full][/previewyoutube] It is also it's suggested to join the Discord server where you can confront with other mod makers and with us to learn more about mod making.
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
We have finally released the new update for the Switch, which brings the game up to version 1.2.6. We have received positive feedback from Nintendo users about the new improvements, such as the improved stability and performance, and the new features, such as the Map & Mission Editor and the new weapons and vehicles. The Normandy Campaign will be released for the Switch in the first half of September. The exact release date will vary by region, but normally it will be between the 4th and the 11th.
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. Such roadmap will be updated this year as most of the planned works have been already completed! We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-08-31 11:18:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here are the latest changes to Easy Red 2:
Recent changes
New features: Added Geman winter coats & Helmet (Available in Stalingrad missions & Mission Editor). Added M36 German uniform (Available in Stalingrad/Kos missions & Mission Editor). Added British RAF cap, helmet and squads (Available in Kos Airport mission & Mission Editor). Added static MG34s. Added early war SDKFZ 251. Added new US and German tents props. Added new Japanese barracks. Added feature to export and import custom squads from custom mission into a file to reuse them in other custom missions. Fixes: Completly reworked all Items and vehicles icons. Changed Latitude and Longitude input system in Mission Editor. Improved tank engine sounds. Fixes in DoF in Map & Mission Editor. Smaller fixes in animations. Smaller fixes in some props. Changed the way Mission Editor manages the props limit to allow having more props if really needed (Still props should be put in Maps and not Missions for performance reasons!). Fixed a bug that was forcing the player to leave a vehicle on phase change. Improved pathfinding of wheeled vehicles and tanks. Improved Anzio map. Fixes in vehicles. Added M8 Scott to some battles. Improvements in some weapons. Fixed a bug when sometimes vehicles were spawning on top of some buildings. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Upcoming campaigns
We are excited to announce two new campaigns for Easy Red 2! As many of you know, we ran a poll a few months ago to ask you what campaigns you would like to see next. We received many interesting responses, with the most popular requests being for North Africa, Poland, France (early war), the Bulge, China, Market Garden, and Berlin. It was difficult to choose which campaigns to develop next, but we ultimately decided on two new fronts: Early War France: The Battle of Stonne Battle in the Ardennes We chose France in particular because it was a popular request from the beginning of development, and we wanted to choose a relatively known campaign but not covered in many games that took place near the Ardennes region. This allowed us to include some late-war Ardennes winter campaign content in the same package. The two campaigns will take place in areas that are very close to each other, but they will be two separate maps. This allowed us to develop the campaigns quickly without delaying other work, such as the Switch updates, modding support, and ongoing improvements to the game. In fact, most of the work for the campaigns is already done! I should also mention that we delayed announcing these campaigns because we originally planned to make them free updates. However, we ended up spending more money than expected on developing high-quality maps and missions. As a result, the campaigns will most likely be a paid DLC (two campaigns in one DLC). I will try to keep the price as low as possible, but it will ultimately depend on the final development costs. A view of the Stonne map area
A view of the late war Ardennes area
New uniforms (French uniforms for Stonne and US winter uniforms for late war Ardennes), vehicles, weapons, and of course, the French faction will be included in the campaigns. We will be revealing vehicles and weapons are gonna be added during the next days inside our Work-in-progress challel in our Discord server, but in the meantime, let me already show a couple of them: MAS 38
FM 24/29
We don't have a specific release date yet, but it will likely be within the next couple months.
Modding support
We have been very impressed with the cool mods that the community has created since we released the modding system. Earlier this month, we released a short video showcasing some of the best mods that we have been testing. Since then, even more great mods have been created, so we will be making a new video soon. Unfortunately, uniforms are not yet moddable. We are working on this feature, but it is taking longer than expected because we are also completely reworking the TPS animations, and until we don't put the new TPS rig in game, allowing modding uniforms with the old system won't really make much sense. We will release more information about this as soon as possible. Anyway, you can learn how to start creating all other kind of mods by watching this tutorial: [previewyoutube=PLHL02d4bBI;full][/previewyoutube] It is also it's suggested to join the Discord server where you can confront with other mod makers and with us to learn more about mod making.
Normandy Campaign
We released the Normandy Campaign earlier this summer after working on it for over 9 months. We are very happy with the positive reception that it has received. Thank you to everyone who has played it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Nintendo Switch
We have finally released the new update for the Switch, which brings the game up to version 1.2.6. We have received positive feedback from Nintendo users about the new improvements, such as the improved stability and performance, and the new features, such as the Map & Mission Editor and the new weapons and vehicles. The Normandy Campaign will be released for the Switch in the first half of September. The exact release date will vary by region, but normally it will be between the 4th and the 11th.
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. Such roadmap will be updated this year as most of the planned works have been already completed! We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-08-31 11:18:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.5: Released Modding, new weapons, various improvements
New features: Released Modding support (more info below) Added Mauser C96 pistol. Fixes: Fixes in Bren Carrier. Fixes in tank tracks. Fixes in reload sounds. Fixes in loading screen. Fixes in vehicle's muzzle fx. Fixes in M1911 colt anims. Fixes in some missions. Fixes in uniform shaders. Fixes in DoF. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
With this update we are releasing official modding support for Easy Red 2. You are now able to publish & download mods from the Steam Workshop. It's currently possible to create mods for: Custom weapons. Custom props. Custom destructible buildings. Custom clothing (only headgear for the moment). Custom vehicles (all kind of vehicles present in the game). Custom terrain textures & 3d details. Custom factions & voice acting. To begin creating mods you can start by watching this tutorial: [previewyoutube=PLHL02d4bBI;full][/previewyoutube] It is also it's suggested to join the Discord server where you can confront with other mod makers and with us to learn more about mod making. Consider tho more tutorials are still to be released, such as tutorials about creating custom animations. Also at the moment it's not possible to make modded uniforms yet as we need the TPS animation rework to be integrated in the game to allow that.
Recently we released our Normandy Campaign, we worked extremly hard on it for more than 9 months and we are happy to see that it recived quite a lot of appreciation, so thank you a lot for everyone who decided to play it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
We are currently waiting from Nintendo for the approval on the latest Switch update that will bring Map & Misison editor, Normandy DLC, Reworked FPS animations, and many other big news on the console. We expect the process to be completed within the first half of August.
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-07-23 07:36:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here's the changelogs since last couple weeks:
Recent changes
New features: Released Modding support (more info below) Added Mauser C96 pistol. Fixes: Fixes in Bren Carrier. Fixes in tank tracks. Fixes in reload sounds. Fixes in loading screen. Fixes in vehicle's muzzle fx. Fixes in M1911 colt anims. Fixes in some missions. Fixes in uniform shaders. Fixes in DoF. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Modding support
With this update we are releasing official modding support for Easy Red 2. You are now able to publish & download mods from the Steam Workshop. It's currently possible to create mods for: Custom weapons. Custom props. Custom destructible buildings. Custom clothing (only headgear for the moment). Custom vehicles (all kind of vehicles present in the game). Custom terrain textures & 3d details. Custom factions & voice acting. To begin creating mods you can start by watching this tutorial: [previewyoutube=PLHL02d4bBI;full][/previewyoutube] It is also it's suggested to join the Discord server where you can confront with other mod makers and with us to learn more about mod making. Consider tho more tutorials are still to be released, such as tutorials about creating custom animations. Also at the moment it's not possible to make modded uniforms yet as we need the TPS animation rework to be integrated in the game to allow that.
Normandy Campaign
Recently we released our Normandy Campaign, we worked extremly hard on it for more than 9 months and we are happy to see that it recived quite a lot of appreciation, so thank you a lot for everyone who decided to play it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Nintendo Switch
We are currently waiting from Nintendo for the approval on the latest Switch update that will bring Map & Misison editor, Normandy DLC, Reworked FPS animations, and many other big news on the console. We expect the process to be completed within the first half of August.
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-07-23 07:36:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.4: Important bug fixes and performance optimizations
New features: Fixed a bug that was making Direct X crashing for many RTX cards users and some GTX cards users. Fixes: Improved aiming down sight and animations for some weapons. Changed the way decals are managed in memory to improve memory management and performance. Changed the way blood & burns effect happens on uniform improve memory management and performance. Changed the way scopes and animations on vehicles are loaded in memory to improve memory management and performance. Other memory management and performance improvements. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
[ 2023-07-07 11:32:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, We spent a lot of time during last couple months trying to fix a bug that was making some user (normally RTX card user) getting weird crash issue when running on Direct X. It appeared it was a bug with a recent Unity version and finally a fix for the issue has been released. We are integrating this feature with last update so you can safely use Direct X again with the game. Note that Direct X seems to perform better on Nvidia Cards, while Vulkan seems to perform better on AMD cards, however you can try both and pick the one that works better with your setup.
Recent changes
New features: Fixed a bug that was making Direct X crashing for many RTX cards users and some GTX cards users. Fixes: Improved aiming down sight and animations for some weapons. Changed the way decals are managed in memory to improve memory management and performance. Changed the way blood & burns effect happens on uniform improve memory management and performance. Changed the way scopes and animations on vehicles are loaded in memory to improve memory management and performance. Other memory management and performance improvements. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
[ 2023-07-07 11:32:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.3F7: Completed FPS animation rework, news about modding and more!
New features: New medical animations. New Colt m1911 animations. New M1 Bazooka animations. New M2 Flamethrower animations. New Browning m1919 animations. Added US MG Squads in Anzio campaign. Heavily changed bullet system + added new ammo types. Fixes: Improved the way weapons manage chambered bullets. Improvements in battle and achievements balancment. Improved transition between animations (FPS). Adjustments in animations (FPS). Fixes in Map & Mission editor. Improvements with bipod system. Fixed a bug where magazine was invisible sometimes when switching to another unit in the squad. Fixes with some weapon aim alignment. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server. Since today we will start with the TPS animation rework, hard to say how long it will take, but probably less than the FPS animation rework. We will still provide changes and fixes in the FPS animations and we will of course still add new weapons that will require new FPS animations, but most of the focus of animation rework will transit to the TPS animations now.
Recently we released our Normandy Campaign, we worked extremly hard on it for more than 9 months and we are happy to see that it recived quite a lot of appreciation, so thank you a lot for everyone who decided to play it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
We created an SDK to easily create modding. We are performing tests with some volounteers and so far everything is going super well. Even users with very little modding knowledge appears to be able to create any kind of mod supported by the game. That's also thanks to some tutorials we are creating which completly guide players on how to follow the entire modding process. We expect to have an open testing version of the modding system within a couple weeks.
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-07-03 12:14:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here's the changelogs since last week:
Recent changes
New features: New medical animations. New Colt m1911 animations. New M1 Bazooka animations. New M2 Flamethrower animations. New Browning m1919 animations. Added US MG Squads in Anzio campaign. Heavily changed bullet system + added new ammo types. Fixes: Improved the way weapons manage chambered bullets. Improvements in battle and achievements balancment. Improved transition between animations (FPS). Adjustments in animations (FPS). Fixes in Map & Mission editor. Improvements with bipod system. Fixed a bug where magazine was invisible sometimes when switching to another unit in the squad. Fixes with some weapon aim alignment. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server. Since today we will start with the TPS animation rework, hard to say how long it will take, but probably less than the FPS animation rework. We will still provide changes and fixes in the FPS animations and we will of course still add new weapons that will require new FPS animations, but most of the focus of animation rework will transit to the TPS animations now.
Normandy Campaign
Recently we released our Normandy Campaign, we worked extremly hard on it for more than 9 months and we are happy to see that it recived quite a lot of appreciation, so thank you a lot for everyone who decided to play it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Modding support
We created an SDK to easily create modding. We are performing tests with some volounteers and so far everything is going super well. Even users with very little modding knowledge appears to be able to create any kind of mod supported by the game. That's also thanks to some tutorials we are creating which completly guide players on how to follow the entire modding process. We expect to have an open testing version of the modding system within a couple weeks.
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-07-03 12:14:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.3F3: More reworked animations, news about modding support & more!
New features: New Type97 AT Rifle animations. New Pzb39 animations. New Boys AT rifle animations. New PTRD-41 animations. New Canadian intro voice in Normandy. New British berret variants. Added new dog tag soldiers. Added autokick team killers feature in multiplayer. It's now possible to liberate surrendered allies in singleplayer. Added possibility to customize crosshair: Just drop a 512x512 png image called "crosshair" in the folder "C:\Users\corvo\ AppData\LocalLow\ \Easy Red 2\mods\sprites".
Fixes:
Improved memory management.
Improved map & missions auto download on MP.
Fixed burns shader.
Improvements in bullet damage balancing.
Fixed map rotation in Kos & Stalingrad.
Fixed balancing in Sword misison and other ones.
Fixed a bug where you couldn't ram on soldiers with vehicles anymore.
Improvements in some sounds.
Improved Normandy map.
Improved performance of the AIs.
Fixed colors of tracer rounds.
Fixes in squads and missions.
Changed AI visibility trough some vegetation.
Changes in dog tags.
Changed the way soldiers displays their age.
Improved plane engine sound system.
Fixed broken carry icon.
Fixed black square in mission editor when using Vulkan API.
Smaller fixes in mission menu.
Improvements in translations.
Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Recently we released our Normandy Campaign, we worked extremly hard on it for more than 9 months and we are happy to see that it recived quite a lot of appreciation, so thank you a lot for everyone who decided to play it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Thanks to the support received with the Normandy campaign release, we can now start working much more deeply into modding, and in fact, we started making some first modding tests that gave great results. I think it's fair to expect a first modding system to be ready within a couple months. The first batch of modding system will mostly focus on allowing adding new content to the game such as: New weapons (with their own new sounds and animations). New Vehicles. New props & buildings. New uniforms and clothing. Voice actings. Right now we can't confirm the possibility to modding vanilla content for many many reasons, however allowing for adding new content should still give much more freedom anyway. Also later on we will allow for adding even more modded content for sure.
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-06-19 08:53:51 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here's the changelogs since last week:
Recent changes
New features: New Type97 AT Rifle animations. New Pzb39 animations. New Boys AT rifle animations. New PTRD-41 animations. New Canadian intro voice in Normandy. New British berret variants. Added new dog tag soldiers. Added autokick team killers feature in multiplayer. It's now possible to liberate surrendered allies in singleplayer. Added possibility to customize crosshair: Just drop a 512x512 png image called "crosshair" in the folder "C:\Users\corvo\ AppData\LocalLow\
Normandy Campaign
Recently we released our Normandy Campaign, we worked extremly hard on it for more than 9 months and we are happy to see that it recived quite a lot of appreciation, so thank you a lot for everyone who decided to play it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube]
Modding support
Thanks to the support received with the Normandy campaign release, we can now start working much more deeply into modding, and in fact, we started making some first modding tests that gave great results. I think it's fair to expect a first modding system to be ready within a couple months. The first batch of modding system will mostly focus on allowing adding new content to the game such as: New weapons (with their own new sounds and animations). New Vehicles. New props & buildings. New uniforms and clothing. Voice actings. Right now we can't confirm the possibility to modding vanilla content for many many reasons, however allowing for adding new content should still give much more freedom anyway. Also later on we will allow for adding even more modded content for sure.
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-06-19 08:53:51 CET ] [ Original post ]
A Normandy Bundle for the D-Day anniversary!
If you are a fan or World War 2 games, there is very good news! Let's start saying that in our opinion the world of WW2 games to date is a bit neglected, it is rare to find new games and big deals with respect to this genre; For this reason we at Corvostudio, together with the developers of Tank Mechanic Simulator and Unity of Command (series) have decided to release today, the D-Day anniversary, a discounted bundle where you can buy 3 games with different gameplay and related DLC with normandy theme. Therefore, in particular today it will be possible to buy the newly released DLCs "Easy Red 2 Normandy" and "Tank Mechanic Simulator: Sherman DLC" at a even more discounted price within this bundle! The bundle is out now and can be purchased at this link!
Fight massive battles between infantry, armored vehicles, tanks, cannons and planes. Realistically manage your weapons and equipment, coordinate with your squad, and tactically navigate large, fully destructible open world maps. Experience the WW2 in singleplayer, PVP and Co-Op. Easy Red 2: Normandy is an expansion that brings an impressive amount of fresh content to the base game. Among the highlights are the inclusion of the Normandy campaign, complete with all the iconic beaches such as Omaha, Utah, Pointe du Hoc, Sword, Juno, and Gold. Additionally, players can expect to explore the Normandy inland area, with its sprawling cities like Caen, Carentan, and Saint Lo, along with a vast surrounding campaign area that promises countless hours of engaging gameplay. To further enrich the gaming experience, Easy Red 2: Normandy introduces 15 new missions, each with its unique challenges and objectives. You can also expect to find over 100 new props, buildings, and bunkers from the campaign available in the Map and Mission Editor, most of which come with destructibility features, making your battles even more realistic. The expansion also adds an impressive roster of new vehicles to the game, such as the LCAs, Sherman DD, German coastal guns, Sturm panzer 43, Jagdpanzer IV, Hetzer, Marder I, Sdkfz250, Schwimmwagen, M4A2E8 Sherman, Churchill MK VII, Comet, Valentine, M10 Achilles, Bren Carrier, WC51 Dodge, and other tank and civilian vehicles. Moreover, Easy Red 2: Normandy includes a range of new features such as throwable hooks, which enable players to scale the formidable cliffs of Pointe du Hoc with ease. The game also offers new uniforms, including the US Airborne and US Rangers uniforms, allowing players to further immerse themselves in the Normandy campaign. See Easy Red 2 Steam game page!
Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum. The DLC includes iconic tanks such as the M4A1 Sherman (Early production), M4 Sherman (Mid production), M4A2 Sherman (Late production), M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo, and T34 Calliope. These tanks come equipped with new engines, including the Wright Continental R-975-C1, General Motors 6046, and Ford GAA, adding to the authenticity and realism of the game. Additionally, the DLC introduces a new gearbox, the Spicer Synchro Mesh Gearbox, which can be used for all these tanks. Each of the vehicles has been painstakingly recreated on the basis of the collected technical documentation. The interiors have been nicely detailed with radios, dashboards and more removable parts. Prepare to immerse yourself in the excitement of United States Army's World War II tanks with these new additions to Tank Mechanic Simulator. Whether you're a history buff or just love the thrill of renovating powerful tanks, this DLC is not to be missed. See Tank Mechanic Simulator game page!
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games. In the summer of 1940, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini joined Germany's war in a bid to rapidly expand his fledgling empire. The Italian Army would proceed to attack Greece, Egypt, and the British Colonies in East Africa. You will take command of the vastly outnumbered Allied forces as they attempt to stop first the Italians, and then the Germans in the form of the vaunted Afrika Korps. From a token force of a few divisions, your army will expand into a vast force of more than a quarter-million men. Experience the see-saw action in the sweltering heat of the Desert in operations such as Compass and Crusader. Re-live the often overlooked and untold story of the dogged fighting in the mountains of Eritrea and the Blitz through Somalia and into Ethiopia. See Unity of Command II game page! Those 3 games are really gems in the WW2 genre, so again, here's the link to the bundle! Thank you so much, wish you a great time. Marco.
[ 2023-06-06 13:15:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 Tank Mechanic Simulator Unity of Command II
If you are a fan or World War 2 games, there is very good news! Let's start saying that in our opinion the world of WW2 games to date is a bit neglected, it is rare to find new games and big deals with respect to this genre; For this reason we at Corvostudio, together with the developers of Tank Mechanic Simulator and Unity of Command (series) have decided to release today, the D-Day anniversary, a discounted bundle where you can buy 3 games with different gameplay and related DLC with normandy theme. Therefore, in particular today it will be possible to buy the newly released DLCs "Easy Red 2 Normandy" and "Tank Mechanic Simulator: Sherman DLC" at a even more discounted price within this bundle! The bundle is out now and can be purchased at this link!
Easy Red 2 + Normandy DLC
Fight massive battles between infantry, armored vehicles, tanks, cannons and planes. Realistically manage your weapons and equipment, coordinate with your squad, and tactically navigate large, fully destructible open world maps. Experience the WW2 in singleplayer, PVP and Co-Op. Easy Red 2: Normandy is an expansion that brings an impressive amount of fresh content to the base game. Among the highlights are the inclusion of the Normandy campaign, complete with all the iconic beaches such as Omaha, Utah, Pointe du Hoc, Sword, Juno, and Gold. Additionally, players can expect to explore the Normandy inland area, with its sprawling cities like Caen, Carentan, and Saint Lo, along with a vast surrounding campaign area that promises countless hours of engaging gameplay. To further enrich the gaming experience, Easy Red 2: Normandy introduces 15 new missions, each with its unique challenges and objectives. You can also expect to find over 100 new props, buildings, and bunkers from the campaign available in the Map and Mission Editor, most of which come with destructibility features, making your battles even more realistic. The expansion also adds an impressive roster of new vehicles to the game, such as the LCAs, Sherman DD, German coastal guns, Sturm panzer 43, Jagdpanzer IV, Hetzer, Marder I, Sdkfz250, Schwimmwagen, M4A2E8 Sherman, Churchill MK VII, Comet, Valentine, M10 Achilles, Bren Carrier, WC51 Dodge, and other tank and civilian vehicles. Moreover, Easy Red 2: Normandy includes a range of new features such as throwable hooks, which enable players to scale the formidable cliffs of Pointe du Hoc with ease. The game also offers new uniforms, including the US Airborne and US Rangers uniforms, allowing players to further immerse themselves in the Normandy campaign. See Easy Red 2 Steam game page!
Tank Mechanic Simulator + Sherman DLC
Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum. The DLC includes iconic tanks such as the M4A1 Sherman (Early production), M4 Sherman (Mid production), M4A2 Sherman (Late production), M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo, and T34 Calliope. These tanks come equipped with new engines, including the Wright Continental R-975-C1, General Motors 6046, and Ford GAA, adding to the authenticity and realism of the game. Additionally, the DLC introduces a new gearbox, the Spicer Synchro Mesh Gearbox, which can be used for all these tanks. Each of the vehicles has been painstakingly recreated on the basis of the collected technical documentation. The interiors have been nicely detailed with radios, dashboards and more removable parts. Prepare to immerse yourself in the excitement of United States Army's World War II tanks with these new additions to Tank Mechanic Simulator. Whether you're a history buff or just love the thrill of renovating powerful tanks, this DLC is not to be missed. See Tank Mechanic Simulator game page!
Unity of Command II + Desert Rats DLC
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games. In the summer of 1940, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini joined Germany's war in a bid to rapidly expand his fledgling empire. The Italian Army would proceed to attack Greece, Egypt, and the British Colonies in East Africa. You will take command of the vastly outnumbered Allied forces as they attempt to stop first the Italians, and then the Germans in the form of the vaunted Afrika Korps. From a token force of a few divisions, your army will expand into a vast force of more than a quarter-million men. Experience the see-saw action in the sweltering heat of the Desert in operations such as Compass and Crusader. Re-live the often overlooked and untold story of the dogged fighting in the mountains of Eritrea and the Blitz through Somalia and into Ethiopia. See Unity of Command II game page! Those 3 games are really gems in the WW2 genre, so again, here's the link to the bundle! Thank you so much, wish you a great time. Marco.
[ 2023-06-06 13:15:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.3: Normandy campaign released, new animations and more!
New features: Released Normandy DLC. New Type 100 animations. New Smith & Wesson ANimations (+ short variant). New MG34 animations. New Type 99 animations. Fixes: Fixes in various weapons. Improved loading selection for shooting range. Fixes in Map & Mission Editor. Fixes with Vulkan API. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
So, the Normandy Capaign is now out and can be purchased on Steam! Within this campaign we added a ton of stuff including: 20+ new vehicles. 100+ new props and buildings. 20 new missions. New uniforms. Normandy map. New music. New features such as rope thrower for climbing cliffs. We put 9 month of work and a lot of dedication to this campaign, we really hope to get positive feedbacks from you! Also, here's the trailer for the campaign: [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube] Click here to see Normandy Campaign's Steam page!
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-06-06 13:01:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Finally Normandy Campaign is out, but let's start with changelogs first!
Latest changelogs
New features: Released Normandy DLC. New Type 100 animations. New Smith & Wesson ANimations (+ short variant). New MG34 animations. New Type 99 animations. Fixes: Fixes in various weapons. Improved loading selection for shooting range. Fixes in Map & Mission Editor. Fixes with Vulkan API. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Normandy Campaign
So, the Normandy Capaign is now out and can be purchased on Steam! Within this campaign we added a ton of stuff including: 20+ new vehicles. 100+ new props and buildings. 20 new missions. New uniforms. Normandy map. New music. New features such as rope thrower for climbing cliffs. We put 9 month of work and a lot of dedication to this campaign, we really hope to get positive feedbacks from you! Also, here's the trailer for the campaign: [previewyoutube=6lBxH8Hq2PA;full][/previewyoutube] Click here to see Normandy Campaign's Steam page!
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-06-06 13:01:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.2f10: Added W. P38, New animations and more!
New features: Added Walter P38. New STG44 animations. New PIAT animations. New Sten MKV animations. New Sten MKII animations. New SVT-40 animations. New Panzershreck animations. New Type99 LMG animations. Added new hedgerow props. Added new tree prop. Fixes: Improved Kar98 model. Improved spatial blend for sounds. Improved some sound clips. Improved game time display system. Improved bullet decals for tanks. Improved mission selection menu. Small improvements in recoil. Fixes with custom patches in MP battles. Fixes in old hedgerows. Improved DLC mission view when DLC is not owned. Updated game engine. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Looks like some still doesn't know, but we are going to release Normandy Campaign DLC on June 6th (of course)! You can already check and wishlist the DLC here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ Also a super cool trailer will be out very very soon! Compared to the Stalingrad DLC, this one was focused more on adding a the best map we could, we really put much much effort on making good props with good destruction and good missions to play with them. We also are going to add several new vehicles for this new campaign, as mentioned in the DLC page description.
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-05-24 10:19:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, We got big news regarding Normandy Campaign and console releases, but let's start with changelogs first.
Latest changelogs
New features: Added Walter P38. New STG44 animations. New PIAT animations. New Sten MKV animations. New Sten MKII animations. New SVT-40 animations. New Panzershreck animations. New Type99 LMG animations. Added new hedgerow props. Added new tree prop. Fixes: Improved Kar98 model. Improved spatial blend for sounds. Improved some sound clips. Improved game time display system. Improved bullet decals for tanks. Improved mission selection menu. Small improvements in recoil. Fixes with custom patches in MP battles. Fixes in old hedgerows. Improved DLC mission view when DLC is not owned. Updated game engine. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
Normandy Campaign
Looks like some still doesn't know, but we are going to release Normandy Campaign DLC on June 6th (of course)! You can already check and wishlist the DLC here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ Also a super cool trailer will be out very very soon! Compared to the Stalingrad DLC, this one was focused more on adding a the best map we could, we really put much much effort on making good props with good destruction and good missions to play with them. We also are going to add several new vehicles for this new campaign, as mentioned in the DLC page description.
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-05-24 10:19:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.2f6: New animations, new features, fixes, and big news!
New features: Reworked Springfield animations. It's now possible to interrupt single bullet reload animations. Added new Cypress 02 prop. Added new Ash Tree prop. Fixes: Fixes with tracers. Fixes in Soviet assault squad. Reworked Kar98. Fixes with patches in editor missions. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
We also performed many other important changes in the previous few weeks that we haven't really well announced so here they are listed. New features: Added MP28. New Lanchester animations. New Kar98 animations. New Carcano 91 animations. New PPSh41 animations. New Winchester M12 animations. Added MG42 ammo belt reload animation. New aircraft far sounds. New vehicle engine sounds. New Road Town props for Map Editor. New custom patches system. Reworked Sun Shaft and Depth of Field effects to looks better, have better performance and causing less visual glihces. Big changes in the way terrain textures are loaded into memory to cause less memory overflow issues. Mac OSx release. Added Canadian uniform. Changes in dog tags. Reworked the way terrain outside works to ensure better performance, less memory usage, less loading artifacts and now terrain external also has collisions. Added setting to disable cartdrige extraction effect on bots for better performance. Reworked tracers (they also now have historically accurate colors). Added a new system to add/remove phases between other phases in Mission Editor (right click on phase index) Added new graphic setting (disable bullet extraction on AI). Fixes: Reworked M1 Garand. Reworked M3 Grease gun. Reworked MG42. Improvements in sounds. Small fixes in BAR. Fixed a few bugs caused by unit switch system. Improved Garand, M3 Grease Gun and M1911 textures. Fixed IL2 missing back MG. Improvements in sounds. Fixed Gasitel bug TPS. Small fixes in BAR. Fixes in polish uniforms. Fixed US grenade model. Fixes uniform patch and ranks not rendering correctly some times. Improved units loading time. Changed the way FPS reload works when attaching a magazine to a weapon with no magazine installed. Fixed M44 uniform in first person. Various changes in sounds Fixed smaller bug with bolt action rifles. Fixed patches not working in Multiplayer. Fixed a bug in the first tutorial mission.
Looks like some still doesn't know, but we are going to release Normandy Campaign DLC on June 6th (of course)! You can already check and wishlist the DLC here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ Also a super cool trailer will be out very very soon! Compared to the Stalingrad DLC, this one was focused more on adding a the best map we could, we really put much much effort on making good props with good destruction and good missions to play with them. We also are going to add several new vehicles for this new campaign, as mentioned in the DLC page description.
We are also working to bring the campaign and all the mentioned updates released so far on Nintendo Switch possibly by the end of June, or if we have delays with Nintendo, during July. We are also in contact with Microsoft right now to discuss the possibility of releasing the game on Xbox, more news will come soon.
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-05-10 10:11:24 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, We got big news regarding Normandy Campaign and console releases, but let's start with changelogs first.
Latest changelogs
New features: Reworked Springfield animations. It's now possible to interrupt single bullet reload animations. Added new Cypress 02 prop. Added new Ash Tree prop. Fixes: Fixes with tracers. Fixes in Soviet assault squad. Reworked Kar98. Fixes with patches in editor missions. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server.
All other recent changelogs
We also performed many other important changes in the previous few weeks that we haven't really well announced so here they are listed. New features: Added MP28. New Lanchester animations. New Kar98 animations. New Carcano 91 animations. New PPSh41 animations. New Winchester M12 animations. Added MG42 ammo belt reload animation. New aircraft far sounds. New vehicle engine sounds. New Road Town props for Map Editor. New custom patches system. Reworked Sun Shaft and Depth of Field effects to looks better, have better performance and causing less visual glihces. Big changes in the way terrain textures are loaded into memory to cause less memory overflow issues. Mac OSx release. Added Canadian uniform. Changes in dog tags. Reworked the way terrain outside works to ensure better performance, less memory usage, less loading artifacts and now terrain external also has collisions. Added setting to disable cartdrige extraction effect on bots for better performance. Reworked tracers (they also now have historically accurate colors). Added a new system to add/remove phases between other phases in Mission Editor (right click on phase index) Added new graphic setting (disable bullet extraction on AI). Fixes: Reworked M1 Garand. Reworked M3 Grease gun. Reworked MG42. Improvements in sounds. Small fixes in BAR. Fixed a few bugs caused by unit switch system. Improved Garand, M3 Grease Gun and M1911 textures. Fixed IL2 missing back MG. Improvements in sounds. Fixed Gasitel bug TPS. Small fixes in BAR. Fixes in polish uniforms. Fixed US grenade model. Fixes uniform patch and ranks not rendering correctly some times. Improved units loading time. Changed the way FPS reload works when attaching a magazine to a weapon with no magazine installed. Fixed M44 uniform in first person. Various changes in sounds Fixed smaller bug with bolt action rifles. Fixed patches not working in Multiplayer. Fixed a bug in the first tutorial mission.
Normandy Campaign
Looks like some still doesn't know, but we are going to release Normandy Campaign DLC on June 6th (of course)! You can already check and wishlist the DLC here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2317930/Easy_Red_2_Normandy/ Also a super cool trailer will be out very very soon! Compared to the Stalingrad DLC, this one was focused more on adding a the best map we could, we really put much much effort on making good props with good destruction and good missions to play with them. We also are going to add several new vehicles for this new campaign, as mentioned in the DLC page description.
Console news
We are also working to bring the campaign and all the mentioned updates released so far on Nintendo Switch possibly by the end of June, or if we have delays with Nintendo, during July. We are also in contact with Microsoft right now to discuss the possibility of releasing the game on Xbox, more news will come soon.
Extra informations
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-05-10 10:11:24 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.2f3: Quality improvements and fixes
[ 2023-05-07 09:52:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here's all the news since last public update: New Features: Reworked Winchester M12 animations. Reworked tracers (they also now have historically accurate colors). Added a new system to add/remove phases between other phases in Mission Editor (right click on phase index) Added new graphic settings. Fixes: Various changes in sounds Fixed bug with bolt action rifles. Fixed patches not working in Multiplayer. Fixed a bug in the first tutorial mission. Fixed soviet assault squad MG gunner. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server. With this update we also finalize and made public Mac OSx version of the game. Thank you for everyone who participated in the testings and bug reports for that. In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-05-07 09:52:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.2f2 (b): Smaller quality changes + Mac OSx release
[ 2023-04-26 08:21:59 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here's all the news since last public update: New Features: Reworked PPSh41 animations. Added MG42 ammo belt reload animation. Reworked Sun Shaft and Depth of Field effects to looks better, have better performance and causing less visual glihces. Big changes in the way terrain textures are loaded into memory to cause less memory overflow issues. Mac OSx release. Added Canadian uniform. Changes in dog tags. Fixes: Improved Garand, M3 Grease Gun and M1911 textures. Fixed IL2 missing back MG. Improvements in sounds. Fixed Gasitel bug TPS. Small fixes in BAR. Fixes in polish uniforms. Fixed US grenade model. Fixes uniform patch and ranks not rendering correctly some times. Improved units loading time. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server. With this update we also finalize and made public Mac OSx version of the game. Thank you for everyone who participated in the testings and bug reports for that. In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-04-26 08:21:59 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.2f2: New animations, new props, various fixes
[ 2023-04-20 16:57:35 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here's all the news since last public update: New features: Added MP28. New Lanchester animations. New Kar98 animations. New aircraft far sounds. New vehicle engine sounds. New Road Town props for Map Editor. New custom patches system. Fixes: Reworked M1 Garand. Reworked M3 Grease gun. Reworked MG42. Improvements in sounds. Small fixes in BAR. Fixed a few bugs caused by unit switch system. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server. In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-04-20 16:57:35 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.2b2: New animations, new props, new features, many improvements!
[ 2023-04-12 10:35:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here's all the news since last public update: New features: Added Bison and M3 Ambulance Halftrack. Added LCVP with MGs. Added German Aircraft Searchlight. Reworked MG42 animations. It will currently use drum magazine but later on we will also add ammo belt compatibility with new animations. Added barrell change feature when gun is overheated (Portable MG42 only for the moment). Added division patches for US and British units. Added Air Raid Siren prop (With sound feature). Added Checkpoint barrier prop (can be interacted). Added Guardpost prop. Added destroyed C47 prop. Added Soviet m35 uniform (Stalingrad DLC) Fixes: Improved static Browning 1919 model. Improved M2 Browning model on some vehicles. Fixed Horch wheels. Fixed smoke grenade not working some times. Fixed blood on uniform not working anymore. Improved camera on vehicles. Fixes on F4F and P38 planes. Fixed bug with custom squad names. Improved Chinese and Japanese game translations. Fixed DP28 rotating magazine. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server. In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-04-12 10:35:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.2: Many new animations, Normandy Campaign news and more!
[ 2023-03-31 15:22:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here's all the news since last public update: New features: Reworked animations for Nambu Type 14. Reworked animations for M1 Carbine (Late & Early variants). Reworked animations for M1A1 Carbine. Added M36 Jackson tank. Added F4F Wildcat. Added Horch civilian car. Reworked camera, recoil and ADS systems. Hitmarker & Crosshair were hevaily reworked. Added Weeping WIllow tree. Added map locations. Fixes: Fixed bug with smoke grenades not working sometimes. Small fixes in vehicles. Fixes in Mission Editor. Improvements in sounds. Several other smaller changes and fixes suggested on the Discord server. For the next weeks we will go on reworking animations (we are about at 60% of the FPS animations rework, soon we'll start with TPS ones as well), and we will keep working into fixing bugs and adding more features from your suggestions. We are also going on with Normandy DLC, currently we are finalizing the buildings and the map for the campaign. We already completed around 20 new vehicles that will be included in the DLC, along with various uniforms and some new weapons. The DLC should be ready in May, but we are considering releasing it the 6th of June for obvious reasons ;) In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-03-31 15:22:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.1f13: Many new animations, Normandy Campaign news and more!
[ 2023-03-16 22:58:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, First of all, here's all the news since last public update: New features: Reworked Gewerhr 43 animations. Reworked Gewehr 41 animations. Reworked Flemmenwerfer 35 animations. Reworked Dp28 animations. Reworked Breda animations. Reworked Beretta M34 animations. Reworked TT33 animations. Added various new trench props. Added a new smoke prop. Added destructibility to various sign and trenches props. Fixes: Fixed sun direction. Fixed reload animation when inventory is open. Fixed Thompson animations. Fixed MAB38 animations. Fixed various sounds Fixed UI refresh bug. Reworked rocks. Reworked bunkers. Improved BAR animations. Fixes with inventory names. Added possibility to melee downed units. Fixed bug with hold breath when using static MG sometimes. Various other smaller fixes. For the next weeks we will go on reworking animations (we are about at 50% of the FPS animations rework, soon we'll start with TPS ones as well), and we will keep working into fixing bugs and adding more features from your suggestions. We are also going on with Normandy DLC, in fact we can show you a VERY EARLY short omaha beach clip: [previewyoutube=kIHOCcVdzVw;full][/previewyoutube] Currently we have most of the map ready, most of the buildings placed (they still are to be finished tho), some new vehicles ready, some new features like the rope feature for pointe du hoc almost ready, and we already have placeholders ready for 10 new missions (probably the DLC will have at least 16 missions in total) We estimate that we will need at least a couple more months to finish the new campaign. We also released a patch on Nintendo Switch last week to keep the Nintendo version as up to date as possible. In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next months of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-03-16 22:58:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
1.2.1f3: New weapons, new reworked animations and various bug fixes.
[ 2023-02-15 16:12:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone,
This is the list of the most important changes for latest update:
New features:
Added Owen Gun.
Added new BAR 1918 variant.
Reworked animations for Colt m1911.
Reworked animations for BAR.
Reworked animations for Enfield (both variants).
Reworked animations for MP40.
Added some new Map Editor props.
Fixes:
Fully reworked pause settings to load faster and to be more user friendly.
Fixes in heightmap import in Map Editor.
Fixed wrong tetxures in some items and vehicles.
Fixed Japanese mortar nomenclature.
Fixed occasional bugs with skin color.
Fixed a bug where sometimes player's weapon stopped shooting.
Many other fixes from Feedbacks gathered on the Discord server.
We will be continuing reworking animations and UI in the next weeks.
We are also gonna start testings on Normandy campaign very soon. The Normandy campaign will include 6 beach landings missions, at least a couple paratroopers battles, a few tank and a few city battles. Here's a screenshot of current status of Omaha Beach:
In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next month of development and you can read it here.
We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server.
The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.
Thank you all,
Marco
[ 2023-02-15 16:12:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.1: New quality animations, important reworks
[ 2023-02-04 14:17:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, We just included 5 new reworked weapon animations in the latest update and can't wait to hear your feedback. The new animations will bring a fresh and exciting experience to the game, and we are confident that you will love it! Here's some preview of them (but we recommend trying them directly into the game now!) [previewyoutube=fFSwA0-fNs4;full][/previewyoutube] We will need a few more month to rework all FPS animations, but we will keep updating often to give you more reworked animations every week. TPS/AI Animations will be reworked just once we finish the FPS animations. We also made some quite big reworks regarding Map Editor and Destruction system aiming mostly to gain better performance and stability. This is the list of the most important changes: New features: Reworked FG42 animations. Reworked Garand animations. Reworked Bren animations. Reworked Arisaka animations. Reworked Luger animations. Reworked orders and throw animations (only for weapons with reworked animations). Map Editor management reworked; Maps created/edited from this version will load much faster in Campaign menu. (We suggest to edit and reupload your maps to the workshop to improve their performance for the players). Added prop density details in Map Editor. Added Grass Density increase option in Map Editor (Big maps only). Added a few Map & Mission Editor props. Fixes: Fixed spanish chat not working. Updated Roi-Namur map. Player board has been moved to minimap menu. Fixed Decals scaling in Map & Mission Editor. Fixed soviet ranks. Fully reworked destruction system to have much better performance online and to allow more complex destructibility in future. Many other fixes from Feedbacks gathered on the Discord server. For the next weeks we will go on reworking animations, we will continue works on Normandy campaign (big news coming soon!) and we will keep working into fixing bugs and adding more features from your suggestions. Another new patch for the Nintendo switch version adding all the recent changes of this and the other recent update is also on it's way. In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next month of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2023-02-04 14:17:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
New mini map syetm and a few other fixes
[ 2023-01-11 16:14:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, After many requests we have completly redone the game map visualization system to allow using mini map in game while moving around and with the ability to display more informations regarding the status of the battles, the units, the ammo refill points and so on. The new system creates a 2d visualization of maps (even workshop maps) in 4 different styles that you can choose from your pause settings. So here's the changelogs for this patch. New features: Complete rework of mini map (M). Now map is much more detailed, more usefull, and easier to use. Many icons and symbols have been reworked. Fixes: Various other smaller fixes from Feedbacks and Suggestions on Discord. We are doing huge progresses with new animations, I can't wait to show something more very soon. Thank you all, Marco.
[ 2023-01-11 16:14:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.0f8: New features, many fixes and a preview of Animations Rework.
[ 2023-01-06 18:05:26 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here's the biggest changelogs for latest patch. New features: Completed Shader Reworks. You should be able to get much better performance on old hardware. Added Traditional Chinese language. Added new rank patch system on uniforms. Added new battery stand prop in Map Editor. It's now possible to have up to 20 Players in the same faction when playing PvE. Fixes: Improved collisions in trenches and tunnels. Fixes in inventory when using a controller. Increased injured time. Various other fixes from feedbacks reported on Discord. Here's an example clip of the work in progress animation rework we are making. [previewyoutube=Sjxmr_FawzA;full][/previewyoutube] We usually shows clips like this on our Discord server, but we wanted to show something also here, so plase let us know what you think about it. Further discussion about this will be handled on the Discord server tho. In general the Animation rework is expected to be completed by hald of this year, but we hope to be able to include some new animations in the game much earlier. Thank you all, and I wish you an happy new year. Marco.
[ 2023-01-06 18:05:26 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.0f7: Huge shader rework! Better graphic and big optimizations
[ 2022-12-26 22:33:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here's the biggest changelogs for latest patch. New features: (Almost) complete shader rework achieving: -Better performance -Fixes of various shader glitches with DepthPass. -Sharper looking textures. -Better terrain effect at distance. -More consistent snow and terrain blending effects. Added customizable distance LOD texture for terrain in Map Editor. Fixes: Changed the way the game manages localization files. Fixes in mission editor. Fixes in Stalingrad water. Fixed bug when interacting with injured soldiers when using gamepad. Various other smaller fixes. Here's you can find a little devlog regarding Normandy Campaign development. Please let us know if you'd like to see other devlogs like this. Remember that you can always come to report feedbacks and suggestion in the Discord server, or you can just join to say hello to the community. I wish everyone some happy holidays and best wishes for the upcoming new hear. Marco.
[ 2022-12-26 22:33:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.0f5: New visual FXs, improved animations and many other changes
[ 2022-12-15 13:52:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Recently we have been working to improve the visual and the performance of the game, and followed many suggestions given by Discord users to make small but essential improvements in the game. New features: Added bullet hole effect in small firearms. New bullet impact effects. New fire muzzle effects. Many progresses on Normandy campaign. New apple tree and oak tree models. New Hedgerow model. Fixes: Improvements on explosion damages. Improved animations in mortars. Improved Infantry AI behaviour against tanks. Improvements on airborne cargo planes. Improved sound effects. Improved parachutes. Fixes in flamethrowers. Changes in some dog tags. We are still working into airborne system to make proper animations inside cargo planes. We are also going ahead with the Animation reworks and the Normandy campaign and very soon we will release pictures and videos regarding the status of such works on the Discord server. Probably soon we will start implementing small previews of modding system, adding the possibility to include custom 3d models for props and buildings in custom maps. Regarding Nintendo Switch the 20/12/2022 a new update will come to the console to bring the version from 1.1.6 to 1.2.0, adding all the changes including the new Roi-Namur campaign, the new vehicles and much much more. Also the 2nd of January 2023 the Stalingrad DLC will be available on the Nintendo e-Shop. In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next month of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-12-15 13:52:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.2.0: Reworked visuals, new weather effects, many small improvements
[ 2022-11-18 12:33:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Recently we have been working to improve the visual and the weather system of the game, gaining huge improvements. We also worked to improve other aspects of the game. Here's the full list of the changelogs: New features: Improved visual in general. Reworked procedural skybox. New Rain & Snow effects. Added "switch squad member" function on gamepads (holding pause button). Added new US uniforms and reworked old ones (They are now more accurate). Added new sound FXs. Fixes: Fixed Montecassino battle. Improvements in lighting. Improvements in fog. Improved Stalingrad map and missions. Improved Roi-Namur map and missions. Improvements in Gamepad controls. Improvements in sounds. Fixes in lamps. Some performance improvements. Some improvemens in localization. Various other fixes from feedbacks and suggestions. For the next weeks we will focus mostly on cargo planes for big parachue operations to be used in Mission Editor and in future campaigns, and at the same time we are getting some progresses in the full animation rework. Regarding Nintendo Switch we managed to complete to prepare the new patch that will bring all the changes from version 1.1.6 up to this version we just released (1.2.0). The improvements on Switch will include better visual and huge improvements in performance and Stability. It will also bring the new campaigns (Roi-Namur free campaign and Stalingrad DLC) on the console. We are waiting for Nintendo's approval on the update and it will take around 1 month. We will release updates regarding this on the Discord server. In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next month of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-11-18 12:33:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 - Campaign Intro Live broadcast
[ 2022-10-25 14:12:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, We are now broadcasting live a singleplayer gameplay by me (the developer) on every campaign intro of Easy Red 2. What is Easy Red 2? It's a open world WW2 simualtor game where you can fight massive battles between infantry, armored vehicles, tanks, cannons and planes. Realistically manage your weapons and equipment, coordinate with your squad, and tactically navigate large, fully destructible open world maps. Experience the WW2 in singleplayer, PVP and Co-Op! Easy Red 2 also features many sandbox settings and a full map & mission editor compatible with the Steam Workshop. Direct link to the stream Notice: This will only include a small amount of levels from every campaign, and will not include the multiplayer, the map & mission editor and the workshop content. Also some clips might be pre-recorded. Enjoy the gameplay! Marco
[ 2022-10-25 14:12:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.9: New Roi-Namur campaign, new vehicles, new props and more!
[ 2022-10-24 13:21:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Finally the new Roi-Namur campaign is out for everyone owning the base game! The campaign brings a lot of new content such as new vehicles, new props and even a new unlockable achievement. Along with the new campaign, Kwajalein map and missions also got some interesting reworks. This is the list of the most important changes: New features: Added Roi-Namur campaign. Kwajalein map & mission reworked. Added Type 4 Ke-Nu tank. Added Type 92 100mm Gun. Added Type 94 truck. Added new voicelines. New palm props. New crater props. Few more new props. New M5 stuart camo & various changes in vehicle textures. Fixes: Improved Kar98 & Arisaka rifle models. Improvement in recoil in static MGs. Improvements in many sounds. Changes in weapon damages. Improvements in translations. Fixes in various missions. Fixes in achievements. Fixes in Stalingrad map. Fixes in various vehicles. Fixes in parachuting and bail-out. Big improvements in memory management. Improvements in various props and textures. Various other fixes from feedbacks and suggestions. For the next weeks we will focus mostly on cargo planes for big parachue operations to be used in Mission Editor and in future campaigns, and at the same time we are getting some progresses in the full animation rework. We are also working to bring all the recent updates on Nintendo switch by the end of the year. In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next month of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-10-24 13:21:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.8: Added parachuting, big improvements, progresses Kwajalein rework
[ 2022-10-06 16:22:16 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. This is the full changelog list since last update: New features: Added parachuting (For the moment working just for bail out from damaged planes, soon available along with C-47 and JU-52 cargo planes for Airborne missions. Many new props (new huts, shacks and palms) for Kwajalein and upcoming Roi-Namur free campaign. Added japanese camo uniform and japanese MG gear. Added V-Sync as separate option. New sounds FXs. Fixes: Huge changes in memory management leading to better performance, less stuttering, smoother loadings and less RAM usage. Kwajalein partial rework. Various other fixes from Discord feedback channel. Improvements in Stalingrad map. Notice that this update will be quite big in download size because of the memory management rework, but the benefit of that will be that in future updates will be generally very small and with faster install times as well. Also this update took longer than expected to be released because those changes were acquatlly quite important and we spend a lot of days just for testing them. Regarding Roi-Namur free campaign we are almost done adding the last props and structures, we think that the campaign will be ready by the end of the month. We are also still experimenting the new animation system and there will be news about this soon. In case you didn't know we have defined a precise roadmap for the next month of development and you can read it here. We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-10-06 16:22:16 CET ] [ Original post ]
Roadmap released! (Plans for 2022-2023)
[ 2022-09-29 10:50:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone.
We finally prepared the Roadmap for the future plans of the game in the next 9 months circa.
Before presenting it to you, I wish to explain how we decided what to include inside it.
After running a poll for a few weeks we managed to learn what are the features that users would like most.
In particular we received over 800 votes in the poll and those are the most requested features:
Parachuting/bail out (47,8%).
More mission types (45,6%).
Deep modding system (37,5%).
Unfortunately we forgot to add to the poll one reworks that we were actually considering, but many people added it as option in the poll:
Full animation system rework.
Another thing that was missing from the poll but we were considering on our own was to rework the in game campaigns to increase the overall game quality. This year we already reworked Anzio, but we think Kwajalein and Kos needs the same amount of love in the near future.
Kwajalein in particular in our opinion lacks a bit of destructibility and in general the pacific theater should have more than only 4 missions, so for that reason we decided to start reworking this campaign adding also a new small "Roi-Namu" 4 missions campaign which will be an island located in the same atoll of Kwajalein, and should be ready within 2-3 months.
The poll was also considering future paid content such as DLCs and console released for 2023.
A DLC was just released, why are we already talking about DLCs?
First, consider that the game is too cheap and doesn't sell enough to sustain costs for many free reworks.
We have to find ways to increase our budget somehow if we want to keep working into this.
At the same time I understand that people might be afraid that working into DLCs will slow down the development of the base game, but actually that's not really the case;
In fact the development of the base game rely almost all on coded features, sound design and animations, while the work for new DLCs (And in general working in new campaigns such as Roi-Namur) is mostly 3D modeling, map & mission making works. This means that no resources from the development of the base game will be used to develop DLCs as that will be a work for a different part of the team.
That said, Normandy DLC was the most voted DLC with 17,6% of votes, followed by Poland invasion (15,4%) and "Wunderwaffen" (11,5%). We also received quite a good amount of votes for releasing the game on XBOX.
Finally, for Nintendo Switch users, we are preparing a big update to improve performance on the console by a lot and to include the mentioned reworks, campaigns and DLCs. We estimate the next update on Switch to be ready within the end of the year (Consider that Nintendo requires almost a month to test and approve updates so we need to make as much cumulative updates as possible).
So based on everything just said, this is the Roadmap we managed to prepare:
Let us know what you think about this new Roadmap. The elements are sorted circa from the ones we will work on first (left) to the last ones we will work on (right).
Please keep in mind that this is not the list of ALL the updates you can expect on the following months, but just the biggest ones we will be focusing on.
We will for sure keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server.
The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.
Thank you all,
Marco
[ 2022-09-29 10:50:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
New post processing, big improvements and future plans!
[ 2022-09-19 11:05:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, here's the changelogs for latest update: New features: Added terrain texture preview in Map Editor. Added black sand texture in map Editor. Added flag props for Map Editor. Added more debug settings. New Depth of Field and Sun Shaft post processing effects. Fixes: Now Crosshair and Hitmarker automatically disable when GUI is disabled. Fixed some bugs with dog tags. Reworked some step sounds. Fixed a bug with settings loading at startup. Changed some shaders in Japanese trenches and gun emplacement. Fixes in controllers. Fixes in main font. Various fixes in map editor. Improvements in Stalingrad map. Big performance improvements when playing Stalingrad DLC in multiplayer. Stalingrad missions got some rebalancing. Other smaller changes from feedback and suggestions on Discord. We also have interesting news. Soon we will release a precise roadmap about our plans for late 2022 and early 2023, but we can already tell you something about this. In fact we already started working into a new small campaign that will be released for free by the end of this year. We also will do a map rework in Kwajalein also by the end of 2022. By the end of the year we plan also to add parachooting and to make some improvements in Map Editor to make it more compatible with low end hardwares. About next year, we hopefully will bring a new DLC campaign (from the most voted ones in the poll we ran a few weeks ago) and we also hope to bring modding support and XBoX version at some point in 2023. We also started studying ways to fully remake our animation system to give a huge improvement into the game quality, however we can't confirm yet if we will be able to complete this rework because it's a very long, complicated and expansive work. The reworks we are doing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-09-19 11:05:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.7: DLC released, future plans & changelogs
With this update we mostly finalize it's content. Here you can see the trailer: [previewyoutube=_zZuRuSfpVU;full][/previewyoutube] And here you can see the steam page for it. Also the 1st of September Easy Red 2 landed on Nintendo switch. As many already know, releasing updates on Nintendo Switch requires more time than doing it on Steam so the DLC will come a little later on the console. I would also like to thank all the testers who helped us to guarantee the best possible quality for this new campaign.
New features: Added new rubbles prop. Added Soviet Body Armour (Stalingrad DLC). Added Soviet NKVD uniform (Stalingrad DLC). Added Soviet Radio Gear (Stalingrad DLC). Added new map props (Stalingrad DLC). Fixes: Fixes in collisions. Fixed a bug that was causing destructible objects to duplicate. Changed sandbags destructibility system. Improvements in various textures. Fixes in various Stalingrad DLC missions. Fixes in various Stalingrad DLC weapons. Other smaller fixes.
So what now? We still have many plans for the game. As probably many of you know, since the release almost 2 years ago we almost always released an update every week. We want to keep up the development as long as we can for the base game but also keep supporting the DLC adding new content in the future for it as well. In general we will focus 50% of our time working time for base game features (probably coming soon parachooting & more) and 50% of our working time for more console releases (possibly XBox & Playstation) and future DLCs. In particular we created this poll to ask you what you would like to see in the future. The first part contains only features that you can expect to get for free in the base game, and the second part console releases and DLCs that you might be interested in for the future. We would like to bring all possible content we can to the game, but with this poll we want to understand what we should prioritize based on your suggestions. feel free to vote anything inside the poll, or to submit custom suggestions. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-09-09 11:59:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone!
Finally the Stalingrad DLC is out
With this update we mostly finalize it's content. Here you can see the trailer: [previewyoutube=_zZuRuSfpVU;full][/previewyoutube] And here you can see the steam page for it. Also the 1st of September Easy Red 2 landed on Nintendo switch. As many already know, releasing updates on Nintendo Switch requires more time than doing it on Steam so the DLC will come a little later on the console. I would also like to thank all the testers who helped us to guarantee the best possible quality for this new campaign.
List of all changelogs since last version
New features: Added new rubbles prop. Added Soviet Body Armour (Stalingrad DLC). Added Soviet NKVD uniform (Stalingrad DLC). Added Soviet Radio Gear (Stalingrad DLC). Added new map props (Stalingrad DLC). Fixes: Fixes in collisions. Fixed a bug that was causing destructible objects to duplicate. Changed sandbags destructibility system. Improvements in various textures. Fixes in various Stalingrad DLC missions. Fixes in various Stalingrad DLC weapons. Other smaller fixes.
Future plans
So what now? We still have many plans for the game. As probably many of you know, since the release almost 2 years ago we almost always released an update every week. We want to keep up the development as long as we can for the base game but also keep supporting the DLC adding new content in the future for it as well. In general we will focus 50% of our time working time for base game features (probably coming soon parachooting & more) and 50% of our working time for more console releases (possibly XBox & Playstation) and future DLCs. In particular we created this poll to ask you what you would like to see in the future. The first part contains only features that you can expect to get for free in the base game, and the second part console releases and DLCs that you might be interested in for the future. We would like to bring all possible content we can to the game, but with this poll we want to understand what we should prioritize based on your suggestions. feel free to vote anything inside the poll, or to submit custom suggestions. The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-09-09 11:59:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 Stalingrad: Coming the 9th of September!
[ 2022-09-08 11:46:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone! Tomorrow we will finally release the Stalingrad DLC for all Steam users. We are still finalizing the latest polishing to deliver the best experience possible, and this update will be released tonight. The DLC will add tons of vehicles, weapons, uniforms, voice actings, props, and the "Stalingrad" map with 9 missions. We would like to expand this content further for DLC owners in the future, just as we are still continuing to expand the base game. [previewyoutube=_zZuRuSfpVU;full]Watch the DLC trailer here![/previewyoutube] We recommend adding the DLC to your wishlist right now in order to receive steam notifications as soon as it is released. I would also like to thank all the testers who were able to allow us to guarantee the best possible quality for this new companion. Also the 1st of September Easy Red 2 landed on Nintendo switch. As many already know, releasing updates on Nintendo Switch requires more time than doing it on Steam so the DLC will come a little later on the console. The reworks we are doing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-09-08 11:46:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.6e: Major fixes, Stalingrad DLC & Nintendo Switch news!
[ 2022-08-31 16:50:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, In this update we managed to fix a few more stuff before finalizing the Stalingrad DLC. We will need 1 week or so to complete the last buildings and map areas for Stalingrad, and then we will release it in the first half of September (Precise release date will be given very very soon) Here's the most important changes since last update: Improved US Marine helmets. Improved vehicle collisions with destructible objects. Improved player's collisions. Improved Japanese translations. Improved Stalingrad Missions (Stalingrad DLC testers). Added Soviet Tracktor vehicle (Stalingrad DLC testers). Other smaller fixes and suggestions from Discord server. And here's Stalingrad DLC trailer. [previewyoutube=_zZuRuSfpVU;full][/previewyoutube] Also tomorrow the game will be released on Nintendo Switch for most countries of the world. We also planned already a patch for the Nintendo Switch that will be released in the first half of september to optimize the console experience even more, resulting in better framerate (average will be 45-60fps) and screen resolution (average will be almost always maximum Switch resolution). The game on Nintendo Switch will of course be fully playable already since the release tomorrow, however we did our best to work on this patch to give the best experience we could. Finally, after the DLC release in September we will evaluate what will be next steps in the Easy Red 2 development regarding free updates adding new base game features, but also the possibility to work for releasing the game to more videogame consoles and more future DLCs. In this poll you can give us your opinion about what should we prioritize for the game development for the next few months. Thank you for giving us your opinion there! The reworks we are doing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-08-31 16:50:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.6D: Added Panzer IV E, many improvements and progress with Stalingrad
[ 2022-08-28 18:51:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Here's the changelogs since last update: Added Panzer IV E. Improved player collisions with environment. It's now possible to use bandages with the shortcut key from within a vehicle. Added dog tags in Kos. Changes in explosive damages. Added some new props for Map Editor. Added Japanese language. Many other smaller fixes and changes. Stalingrad DLC Testers: Katyusha now can respond to radio artillery requests. Small fixes in Stalinkas. Added Univermag (destruction still to be made) New soviet MG gear kit and new soviet headgears variations. Many new soviet headgears and clothings. Performance improvements in Stalingrad Mission 1. More work on Stalingrad Map in general. Stalingrad now has 8 missions. About the DLC, we still plan to release it on the Week 1 or 2 of September. Unfortunatly we don't have a precise date yet. Thank you all, Marco.
[ 2022-08-28 18:51:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.6: Fixes in AI and performance, new Stalingrad missions.
[ 2022-08-19 18:56:11 CET ] [ Original post ]
Here's the most important changes since last update: New features: New british voicelines + removed some old and low quality voices. Auto vault when sprinting. New Tank Repair zone model + despawn bug fix. More areas added to Stalingrad map. [Stalingrad DLC Testers] Colder Stalingrad lights. [Stalingrad DLC Testers] Added soviet tank scope sight. [Stalingrad DLC Testers] Added previews of Mission 2 and 3. [Stalingrad DLC Testers] Added many more buildings and props. [Stalingrad DLC Testers] Fixes: Improved Map Building & Prop spawn and collision system. Improved Tank AI pathfinding on hills. Improved Tank AI to prevent it from getting stuck. Improved AI behaviour on opening doors and windows. Improved smoke emission from destroyed buildings. Faster loading in main menu. Improved French translations. Fixed weird behaviour in jumping. Improved explosion system and explosion simulation. Improved sounds in some weapons. Other smaller changes from feedback and suggestions on Discord. Fixes in Stalingrad mission 1. [Stalingrad DLC Testers] Also this weekend we will give away around 20 new keys for people that are willing to help testing the Stalingrad DLC inside the Discord server, so make sure to join it. Inside the Discord server is also possible to get in touch for feedbacks and suggestions. The Stalingrad DLC doesn't have a precise release date yet, but it will happen in the first or second week of September and it will feature at least 7 missions on the Stalingrad map where it will be possible to use many new uniforms, vehicles, weapons. Also the Soviet faction with it's own voice acting and all the props used on Stalingrad map will be available for Map Makers using Stalingrad DLC. Finally, if you wanna give us a hand to improve Easy Red 2 this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Thank you so much, Marco.
[ 2022-08-19 18:56:11 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.5: 5 New weapons, Big performance improvements, improved animations
[ 2022-08-09 11:29:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone!
With the arrival of the Stalingrad DLC now confirmed for September, we have decided to give a gift to all players by adding 5 new weapons in the standard version of the game.
We also focused on improving the prop and building loading system to get even more optimized maps by increasing the framerate and reducing stuttering especially for low-end users.
Below are all the main news of the latest update:
New features:
Added MG34.
Added Gewehr 41.
Added Panzerbchse 39 AT rifle.
Added Early War M1 Carbine.
Added M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine.
Added various props (Stalingrad DLC testers).
Added soviet Amoeba uniform (Stalingrad DLC testers).
Fixes:
Big performance improvements.
Improved TPS animations for Bazooka and Panzerfaust.
Improved DP27 reload animations (Stalingrad DLC testers)
Improved debris texture.
Fixes in inventory names.
Various other fixes and changes from #feedbacks Discord channel.
We also got some news about the Nintendo switch version: It is confirmed to be released on 1st of September 2022, with the eShop pages being visible since 25th of August. It will be released in North America (continent), South America, Europe, Australia and Korea.
Also In a couple weeks we will give away various Stalingrad DLC codes to voulounteers who would like to help us testing the upcoming DLC, so make sure to join our Discord server.
Not only that, but right now we are now holding a Map & Mission Editor contest on the Discord, where anyone can participate to submit it's own map & missions. The best map will probably be added to the Nintendo Switch version of the game. Also there are interesting prizes for the winner(s).
All the info can be found here.
In general if you have feedbacks and suggestions the Dicord server is still the best place were to discuss them toghether.
Finally, some devlogs on how we add new weapons into the game:
Adding Panzerbchse 39
Adding MG34
Thank you everyone,
Marco.
[ 2022-08-09 11:29:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.4b: Important fixes and new features.
[ 2022-08-01 21:00:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Here's the most important changes for latest version. New features Added Canada as faction. Added separate batalion for Afrikan American troops (Toward the appennines mission). Added 2 new Polish voice actings. Added sawed-off Mosin Nagant (Stalingrad DLC testers). Added river dock props, gas tank prop and Red October cimney (Stalingrad DLC testers). Fixes Fixed multiplayer crash bug. Big changes in AI and its performance. Fixes in uniforms. Fixes in road decals. Improvements in some helmets. Improved sounds. Improved paint tools for Map Editor. Changes in tanks armor. Various other smaller changes.
[ 2022-08-01 21:00:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.4 + Map & Mission Editor Contest!
[ 2022-07-24 11:30:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Recently a serie of small updates have been released, so first of all here's all the main changelogs: New features: New terrain rendering system; Terrains can now be infinite, even in map editor. This new system should also improve performance. Added british Willys jeep. New Australian voice acting. Added various props for standard users. Added various soviet props (Stalingrad DLC testers). Added Stalingrad map DRAFT (Stalingrad DLC testers). Added Stalingrad Volga crossing mission DRAFT (Stalingrad DLC testers). Added russian steamboat (transport boat - Stalingrad DLC testers). New sound effects. Fixes: Some fixes in uniforms. Fixes in inventory translations. Improved sounds in some weapons. Fixes in plane AIs. Improvements in terrain snow. Various other fixes from feedback Discord channel. So as you can see, Stalingrad map and it's first mission are now being tested. However the map is not complete yet as some more buildings and props are still to be added, and some areas of the map are still unfinished, but we are pretty sure by the end of August everything will finally be 100% playable. In early August we will give away various Stalingrad DLC codes to get the new DLC contents for free to users in our Discord, so make sure to join our Discord server. Not only that, but right now we are now holding a Map & Mission Editor contest on the Discord, where anyone can participate to submit it's own map & missions. The best map will probably be added to the Nintendo Switch version of the game. Also there are interesting prizes for the winner(s). All the info can be found here. Also in general if you have feedbacks and suggestions the Dicord server is still the best place were to discuss them toghether. Thank you everyone, Marco
[ 2022-07-24 11:30:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.1e: Various fixes and improvements
[ 2022-06-30 10:15:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Most important changes since last update: New features: New road decals. New bricks wall prop. Added bullet whizz sound. Some other new sounds. New soviet props (Stalingrad DLC testers only). Added PTRD-41 AT rifle (Stalingrad DLC testers only). Fixes: Fixed cutted off fire sound when reloading weapon sometimes. Fixed AI not always jumping immediatly off LCVPs. Fixes in localizations. Fixed balancing in Kos misisons. Various other fixes from feedback Discord channel.
[ 2022-06-30 10:15:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.1c: New weapons, New props, New features in Mission Editor
[ 2022-06-18 10:08:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. This week we focused on improving Mission Editor, but we were also able to add new content such as a new weapon, a new vehicle, a new uniform part, and a few props & buildings. This is the full list of changelogs: New features: Added Sten MKV. Added Horsa glider (vehicle & prop). Added Russian smg gear. Added 2 new chair props and 2 new table props for map editor and mission editor. Added Stalingrad railway station (Stalingrad DLC testers). Added a new system to set destruction on map editor destructible props. Added position/rotation/scale input field in Map Editor. Fixes: Intense weapon sway is now back for Realistic difficulty. Fixed mud road 3. Improvements in shaders performance. Fixed bugs for some editor maps. Various other changes and fixes in Map editor. Various other fixes from feedback Discord channel. Feel free to report bugs and opinions about the update. We are also proceeding with Stalingrad DLC. Work on 2 new Soviet buildings are now in progress, and we collected a list of more than 15 new small props to be used for Stalingrad map. The reworks we are doing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-06-18 10:08:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.1: Improved graphic, big performance improvements & new models
[ 2022-06-11 09:58:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. In this small patch update we tried to improve overall quality, and at the same time we tried to optimize the performance, expecially for low-end users. Those are the most important changes: New logo. Improved SSAO. HD Grass now displaces for nearby soldiers as well. Fixed radio gear models. Fixes in Anzio Hotel 2. Added new German & new American voice over. Improvements in some reload sounds. Changes in suppression sway. Changes in small explosive caliber FXs. Improved Japanese helmet. Improved Olive tree. Improved collisions between soldiers and tanks. Improvements in trees shader & more performant vegetation. Improved TPS camera recoil. Various other fixes from feedback Discord channel. Feel free to report bugs and opinions about the update. We are also proceeding with Stalingrad DLC. Work on 2 new Soviet buildings are now in progress, and we collected a list of more than 15 new small props to be used for Stalingrad map. The reworks we are doing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-06-11 09:58:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.0: Anzio rework pt3, many new props and changes from feedbacks
[ 2022-06-03 10:02:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone.
This time the update took longer than expected, but the innovations introduced are many.
This can be considered part 3 of the Anzio rework update, as most of the buildings, props and trees have now been fully reworked. It's possible that in future more changes in Anzio will happen, but for now we reached a good point and we will finally have more time to dedicate into Stalingrad campaign.
Here's the biggest news and changes for latest update:
New features:
Added turret explosion feature in most vehicles.
Added new Italian Hotel building.
Added new Italian Palace buildings.
New Maple tree, phoenix palm tree, Laurel bush, and others.
Added Static gun / vehicle gun reload sound.
New japan infantry hat.
Added translation in battle names, batalion names and more.
Added new field texture.
Added new Stalingrad Building (Stalingrad DLC testers only).
Fixes:
Updated game engine to a newer version.
Changes into rendering system.
Improved grass & added more terrain details.
Improved map making system for multiple collaborators.
Improved performance in some aspects.
Improvements in connection and MP.
New Blur effect for menus.
New injured effect.
Improved lens flares.
Fixed bug in mortar / static gun reload animation.
Better color correction.
Fixed bug where weapon spin was not working sometimes.
Improved german SS uniforms.
Changes in hitmarker.
Fixed flamethrower.
Fixed a bug where sometimes soldiers were not correctly placed in vehicle seats.
Improved Russian uniforms (Stalingrad DLC testers only).
Many other fixes and small changes from feedbacks received on Discord and on Steam discussions.
Screenshot from Anzio rework:
Works in progress for Soviet destructible building.
The reworks we are doing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.
Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server.
Thank you all,
Marco
[ 2022-06-03 10:02:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.9: Anzio Rework Part 2
[ 2022-05-10 19:31:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. During last weeks we moslty continued Anzio rework. We completly redisegned Montecassino abbey and added new buildings, trees & props for Anzio campaign. We expect to make one last Anzio rework update soon where a few more buildings and do more changes on the map. Here's all the changelogs: New features: Reworked Montecassino & added 19 modular abbey props. Added new Italian rural house. Reworked Torre San Lorenzo. Added Italian barn model (4 variations). Added new Thompson M1 model, animations & sounds. Added 20 round magazine for Thompson M1 (and fixed 30 round magazine). Added new Oak tree model. Added explosion decals on terrain. Added Australian uniform & faction. Added Australian Infantry to Cassino City mission. Added new reversed Y rail prop. Added prop for John Forst Bridge. Added new italian church with side buildings and multiple texture variation. Added Polish localization. Added new British voice acting. Added new road decals. Added new Cassino main square. Added new metal fences props. Fixes: Changes in Anzio map. Many new sound changes. Improved lighting & colors. Fixed PPSH41 size. Fixed missing airport refill zone in 'Kos Airport' mission. Improved terrain shader. Improvements in AI. Weapons doesn't stop bullets anymore. Improved Pilotka 3d model. Increased explosion radius in realistic settings. Num keys to rotate scale and lift Mission/Map Editor props have been reinroduced. Improvements in sound FXs. Various other fixes. We are also progressing in the Stalingrad DLC; We completed adding all the animations, weapons and vehicles for the DLC; We just need to complete the buildings and the map. Very soon the first screenshots of the DLC will be published. The reworks we are doing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-05-10 19:31:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.8f2: Improved Map Editor and many other changes
[ 2022-04-26 15:09:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. During last week we mostly worked to improve Map Editor, gunplay and terrain quality. Here's the most important changes: New features: Added A6M3 Type 0 Model 32 and Spitfire mk2b aircafrts. Added sounds for tank threads. Added headshot sound. Added tree paint tool for Map Editor. Added new prop placing tool for Map & Mission Editor. Added many new textures for Map Editor. Added new soundtracks for Stalingrad DLC. Added terrain blending shader for some props. Fixes: Improved terrain shader. Improved recoil & gunplay. Improved German translations. Resolved occasional stuttering when reloading weapons. Added animations and sounds for more Russian weapons (Stalingrad DLC only). Other smaller changes and fixes. At the moment we are proceeding with the work of the Anzio rework; 3 new buildings will be added soon, and as many will be added over the next few weeks. As you can see we are also progressing in the Stalingrad DLC; Soon the animations will be ready and we will dedicate ourselves to completing the map and the missions. The reworks we are doing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-04-26 15:09:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.8f1
[ 2022-04-21 14:34:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Here's the most important changes since last update: New features: Many new sounds effects (trees falling, new grenade launch sound, rubble sounds, new sounds in some weapons). Added voiceover for USSR. (Stalingrad DLC testers) Added squads for USSR. (Stalingrad DLC testers) Added animations for PPSH41. (Stalingrad DLC testers, still WIP) Fixes: Improved mouse sensitivity when aiming down sight. Improved controller analog sensitivity. Improved setting panel in pause settings. Fixed radio bug when 2 human are playing as squad leader & radioman. Reworked Stone Pine. Other smaller changes and fixes. At the moment we are proceeding with the work of the Anzio rework; 3 new buildings will be added soon, and as many will be added over the next few weeks. As you can see we are also progressing in the Stalingrad DLC; Soon the animations will be ready and we will dedicate ourselves to completing the map and the missions. Other new features are currently in BETA, including a variant of the Spitfire, a variant of the AM6 Zero, new animations, and more. The reworks we are doing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-04-21 14:34:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.8 - Continuing Anzio rework + many fixes
[ 2022-04-12 11:12:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
here's the main changelogs since last update: New Features: Added new Stone Pine tree. Added new Anzio hotel. Added tank holes (Make sure to enable them in graphic settings) Added automatic multiplayer authentication using Steam account. Fixes: Improved performance on Decals. Official server is now always active. Fixed placement of some buildings and props. Fixed a bug where editor missions were duplicated. Fixed a wrong squad order when spawning inside some vehicles. Many other fixes. The rework we are doing in Anzio is very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game. Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco
[ 2022-04-12 11:12:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.7: Anzio rework Pt.1 & big performance improvements
[ 2022-03-29 17:52:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone!
We started making big reworks in Anzio map & missions. We've replaced most of the buildings on the map with new, cool buildings and props. Many of these can now be damaged and destroyed, making the Anzio campaign much more original, dynamic and replayable.
But it doesn't stop there; Other city and country buildings will be added soon, and also the Montecassino abbey will receive a total rework.
We have also added some props (around 50) which will be used in the Stalingrad DLC. These props are now also available for custom missions. This includes railways, wagons, walls, crates, industrial props and much more.
Here's the full changelogs list:
New features:
Reworked Anzio map (pt.1)
Added 50+ new props and buildings.
New cypress model.
Added new animations for entering/exiting planes and trucks (as passengers).
Fixes:
Big perormance improvements.
Fixes for multiplayer.
Changes in destructible objects.
Fixes in many missions.
Fixes in doors & windows.
Many other smaller changes and fixes.
The rework we are doing is very very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.
About Stalingrad DLC, there aren't many news for this week; We are making props for Eastern front as well, but it will probably be completed after Anzio rework is 100% ready.
Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server.
Thank you all,
Marco
[ 2022-03-29 17:52:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.6b: Many fixes + Anzio rework news
[ 2022-03-23 19:38:33 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone!
During last days we have been focused on Nintendo Switch version and Anzio Rework, so last update doesn't include many changes, however big news are coming in 2-3 weeks.
New features:
Added jump in/jump out animation for half-tracks and trucks (more coming soon)
Added personalizable texture sets for Map Editor.
Fixes:
Fixes in luger aim alignment and magazine capacity.
Fixed a bug in latest added US voice acting.
Player doesn't autoreload anymore when switching to a different squad member.
Improved blood pools and screen blood effect.
Improved errors info for Workshop upload.
[previewyoutube=8nAd8itPZgY;leftthumb][/previewyoutube]
About Anzio Rework, we are changing basically all buildings for Anzio (montecassino included) and we are going to add many new props.
Part of the Anzio rework will be out in public BETA version later today. This inclused a partial rework on Anzio and Nettuno cities.
With the new rework not only graphic style will be much more consistent, but it will also allow much more destruction, expecially on buildings.
However this rework is very very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon channel. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.
About Stalingrad DLC, there aren't many news for this week; We are making props for Eastern front as well, but it will probably be completed after Anzio rework is 100% ready.
Also you can stay in touch with us through our Discord server.
Thank you all,
Marco
[ 2022-03-23 19:38:33 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.6: New voice acting, many changes and fixes! + Special news
[ 2022-03-11 20:09:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Here's the changes since last public update: New features: Added a new American voice acting. Added new Pine trees. Fixes: Changes in gamepad controls. Trees are now influenced by snow. Improved performance when there is a lot of smoke. Changes in german names. Fixed an error preventing to see all workshop missions when subscribed to many of them. Fixed Flak38 aim sight alignment. AAs and other kind of turrets now tries to predic trajectory to adjust fire while targeting moving vehicles. Changes in networking system. Changes in pause menu and some icons. Improved Leaning in TPS. Many other smaller changes and fixes. For feedbacks and suggestions you can contact in our Discord server. We also started a Patreon page. Through the page, whoever wants to can help development as at least for this year, 100% of the earnings will be reinvested in development. In addition, the subscription involves some benefits, from roles on steam, access to private channels, the ability to see the new features in preview and to connect more easily with us developers. We hope that this new service will help Easy Red 2 to evolve in every aspect. In fact, I remember that a total rework of models, buildings and destructibility is now under development. Thanks a lot to everyone, Marco
[ 2022-03-11 20:09:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Small patch update - New voice acting + many fixes
[ 2022-03-05 12:13:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Here's most important changes since last update: Added new polish voice acting. Fixed bug in AI when multiple objective to capture are available. Fixed inventory weight system. Improvements in sound FXs (Mostly distant gun fire sounds) Improved Chinese translations. Many other smaller fixes. If you have feedbacks or suggestions feel free to contact us on our Discord server. Marco
[ 2022-03-05 12:13:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.5: Reworked TPS camera, new settings and more.
[ 2022-02-24 17:00:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
Some changes released today: Fully reworked TPS camera for soldiers. Added sound FXs volume slider. Improvements in some sounds. Fixed a bug where rifles are missing magazine when switching to a different squad member. Improved camera shaking effect. Some other smaller fixes. For Stalingrad DLC testers: Added Maxim MG, Quad Maxim AA MG, Zis-5 Truck (Transport & anti AA)
[ 2022-02-24 17:00:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.4b: New features and many fixes
[ 2022-02-21 16:02:16 CET ] [ Original post ]
Here's the changelogs since last update: New features: Added selectable fire rate in BAR. Added more FPS run animations (ppistol, german, japanese). Added a button to force download subscribed workshop items without restarting the game. Is now possible to change the map tied to a mission (Usefull for fixing problems on mission). Added Su-76, BT-7, BA-10 and Soviet M3 Halftrack. (Stalingrad DLC testers). Fixes: Fixed weird animations when switching squad member. Battle Tickets now depends on selected AI amount as well. Mouser ammo now displays 7.92 instead of 7.62. Improvements in sound design (Flame, smoke grenades, movements, mortar falling, grenades impacts, radio). Improved voice chat volume. Changes in blood. Fixed Terrain Holes bug in Map Editor. Added Vulkan support for Linux and Windows. Fixed T34 (Stalingrad DLC testers). Other fixes
[ 2022-02-21 16:02:16 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.4: New features, many fixes and more!
[ 2022-02-10 23:38:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello everyone. A new update has just been released, here's the changelogs: New features: Added arms dismembrement in gore system. Added new quick inventory actions (Hold I) Added new US voice acting. Added new blood splattern effect on camera. Added a setting to change AIM sensitivity. Added flying plane in Shooting Range. Fixes: Improved memory managment to use less RAM. Fixed "great dying" bug. Improved multiplayer connection quality. Fixed plane movements in multiplayer. Fixed a bug where multiple AIs were using the same cover. Fixes in translations. Added Panzerfaust to Italian SS units. Fixes in hitmarkers. Changes in 3rd Anzio mission. Changes in planes and aircraft refill zones. Please, if you find any new bug report it on our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco.
[ 2022-02-10 23:38:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Fight and Repair! [Easy Red 2 Tank Mechanic Simulator]
[ 2022-02-04 17:00:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone!
I am happy to announce the collaborative release with DeGenerals of the 'Fight and Reapair' Steam bundle!
Fight and Repair Bundle includes:
- Easy Red 2
- Tank Mechanic Simulator
- Tank Mechanic Simulator First Supply DLC
Easy Red 2 - Fight massive battles between infantry, armored vehicles, tanks, cannons and planes. Realistically manage your weapons and equipment, coordinate with your squad, and tactically navigate large, fully destructible open world maps. Experience the WW2 in singleplayer, PVP and Co-Op.
Tank Mechanic Simulator - Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.
Tank Mechanic Simulator First Supply DLC An expansion for Tank Mechanic Simulator which includes 5 new highly detailed vehicles together with 5 engines. Additionally each vehicle contains packs of new museum stands, posters, unique MGs, ammunition, and achievements.
Our games share the same theme Tanks.
We prepared a list of vehicles you can meet in both games:
M8 Greyhound
M10 Wolverine
M3 Half-Track
Panzer III
Panzer IV
Panzer V Panther
Panzer VI Tiger I
Sdkfz 251 Half-Track
Drive them to battle in Easy Red 2, and then relax after during repair in Tank Mechanic Simulator!
GET THE BUNDLE NOW!
[ 2022-02-04 17:00:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update: V1.0.3c: Added BF-109, new british voice actings and more!
[ 2022-02-04 00:04:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Here's the changes from last update: Added BF-109. Added 2 new british voice actings. New Italian Mod36 grenade. Added more graphic settings options. New optics for planes. Added new battle-map visualization (M). Changes in running. Improved fog fading. Various fixes in weapons. Fixed a bug with invisible walls. Fixed injured soldiers not carriable sometimes. If you have feedbacks and suggestions you can contact us in the Discord Server! Thank you all, Marco.
[ 2022-02-04 00:04:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update: 1.0.3: Fixes and improvements based on user's feedbacks
[ 2022-01-27 21:35:03 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. During last week we have been hearing suggestions and bug reports, and most of the changes of this update is based on such feedbacks.
Changes:
Reworked many sounds (Sound rework is not complete yet)
Player is now invincible for a few seconds after respawning.
Added tank commander periscope 3D models.
Fixes in collisions.
Added new ammo types.
Many bug fixes.
We also started working with VidovicArt (Joshua) to redesign the game's graphic style.
Here is a concept image (not the final result)
We are also continuing the development of the Stalingrad DLC.
There will be a lot of information and surprises in the coming months, stay tuned!
Marco
[ 2022-01-27 21:35:03 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update v1.0.2: New weapons, new voice actings, new sounds, & More!
[ 2022-01-22 02:02:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Here's the changelogs since last update: New features: Added QF-6 Pounder AT gun. Added PIAT Rocket Launcher. Added separate settings to invert Y axis on tanks and planes. Fixes: New sounds for flamethrowers, weapons reload & more. Improved collisions for vehicles. Improved FPS controls to make them less clunky. AI Now moves slower and more carefully. Fixed remove grass tool for Map Editor. Improved explosion push force applied to RagDolls. Improved penetration feedback. AI Now uses trees as covers. Panzerfaust max penetration is now 200mm Removed hand damage animation in Easy difficulty. Improved scroll view for respawns in custom missions with many spawns. It's now possible to move while using orders if playing with Keyboard. Selection menus in Map&Mission Editor now list objects in alphabetical order. Please let me know if you have more suggestions on the Discord Server. Thank you again, Marco.
[ 2022-01-22 02:02:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.1: New vehicles, new uniforms, new features and many improvements!
[ 2022-01-14 13:43:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Here's the changelogs for this week's update: New features: New USMC marine uniforms. Added Fiat 626 truck. Added Jeep Willys with MG mount. Is now possible to switch squad member anytime holding Y (rebindable) Added higher max AI count for singleplayer. Added new buildings and props for Kos. Added visibility settings in Map Editor. Fixes: Fixed M3 Half-Truck's MG. Improvements in AI movements. Improved vehicle's AI pathfinding. Improved Plane's AI fight behaviour. Fixed extracted bullet caliber in firing animation. Reoworked sounds in some weapons (many more coming soon) Improved castle props collisions. Fixed Aircraft refill zone indicator in Mission Editor. Better reload animation for static MGs. Improved Quadmount collisions. Other smaller fixes. If you have suggestions and feedbacks, feel free to contact me on the Discord server. Wish a great weekend to everyone, Marco.
[ 2022-01-14 13:43:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0: Many fixes + Early Access goals reached!
[ 2022-01-06 02:22:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone! With this update the game has all features that were originally planned, and the game is finally ready to exit Early Access. Some days of testing will be carried out to make sure the game has as few bugs as possible before making this official. So what now? The game will still receive updates for at least all 2022. Not only DLCs like the upcoming Stalingrad DLC, but also new updates with new features, vehicles, weapons, bug fixes and more will be released with a high frequency as usual. During 2021 we released more then one update per week in average, and we want to keep this as high as possible, but we know that in the coming months, due to personal and technical reasons, the updates may slow down a bit, but don't worry. During Q1 of 2022 many new features are already planned such as new destructible buildings and props for all vanilla maps and editor maps, AI improvements, graphic improvements, and more. Also, starting from today Nintendo Switch version of Easy Red 2 is officially in development as well, and it should require just a few month to be ready. As always, you can report bugs, suggest features, and in general get in touch in Easy Red 2 Discord Server. Also, here's the trailer for the 1.0 release: [previewyoutube=BKes4f_0hX8;full][/previewyoutube] Last, here's the changelogs since last update: Fixed quick match auto join. Fixes in uniforms and faces. Fixes in animations. Fixes in gamepad controls. Fixes in mission editor and map editor. Fixes in multiplayer. Fixes in vaulting. Various other bug fixes. Thank you all for your support, really, it's thanks to each of you that Easy Red 2 has become what it is over the last year. I hope to see you in the Discord server. Marco.
[ 2022-01-06 02:22:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.9f12: Big performance improvements, important changes and fixes.
[ 2021-12-24 10:26:11 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. We are finishing the polishing of the game for the upcoming 1.0 release (date is still to be decided). With the 1.0 the game will be finally complete and fully playable with all the features there were initially planned; Actually the game ended up having much more content then the originally planned, such as the Kos campaign, the planes, the new Map editor and much more. Still after the 1.0 we will continue working on the game for at least all the 2023, hearing to your feedbacks and suggestions as always; Some new features are already planned for the new year, and also we are working more and more on the Stalingrad DLC (ETA Q2 2022) So, right now we are mostly working on improving performance, fixing glithces and polishing the overall quality of Easy Red 2. Here's the changes since last update: New features: Added death by fire animation. Added hold R to choose what magazine to reload. Added italian medic helmet. Fixes: Big performance improvements. Resolution can now be set up to 2x. Fixes in many animations. Fixed inventory interaction distance. Fixes in AI taking cover. Fixes in US mortar. Fixes in planes. Fixes in rocks. A few other fixes. If you have bugs to report or features that you think should be in the game before the 1.0, you can report them in our Discord server. Thank you all, Marco.
[ 2021-12-24 10:26:11 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.9f8: 11 new vehicles and quality improvements
[ 2021-12-12 21:40:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone, Here's the changelogs for latest version: New features:
- Added Sdkfz 251 'Hanomag'.
- Added M8 Grayhound.
- Added M12 Gun Motor Carriage.
- Added M3 Half-Track and AA variant.
- Added Daimler MKII.
- Added Type 93 Armoured Car.
- Added Type 95 Scout Car.
- Added Japanese mortar.
- Added 2 Japanese 'auto-transport' boats.
- Added new greek church model.
- Improved blood fxs.
- Improved vehicle driving system.
- Improved vehicle's AI.
- US Marine medics changed to 'Corpsman'.
- Other smaller fixes.
[ 2021-12-12 21:40:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.9f5: new Map Editor, Graphic improvements, and much more!
[ 2021-12-05 01:28:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. The new Map Editor has been added to Mission Editor section. Is now possible to create maps of the same quality and performance as the default ones, and to share them in the Steam workshop. The new system includes tools to edit terrain shape, textures, add grass, holes and much more using simple brush tools. With the new Map Editor also maps are not tied to missions anymore: You can now create a map and then create several different missions on them. [previewyoutube=AT9e8m6RHm4;full][/previewyoutube] I'm really hyped to see what you can develop using the new tool! Here's the general changelogs: New features:
- Added new Map Editor.
- Many changes in lighting, day night cycle and post processing.
- Added dynamic Depth of Field when aiming.
- Vehicles can now be set as locked from Mission Editor.
- Added custom Squad Editor.
- Added blood splash decals.
- Improvements in wheeled vehicles.
- Improvements in trees.
- Improvements in weapons.
- Improvements on HE projectiles and explosions.
- Many other fixes and small addition.
[ 2021-12-05 01:28:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.9f3: New water, new sound effects and more + news
[ 2021-11-23 00:42:21 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Here's the changelogs for latest update:
-
New features:
- New water waves animation.
- Added many new sound effects.
- New muzzle flash light effect.
- New Italian tank crew uniform.
- New penetration analysis in shooting range.
- It's now possible to enable disable control of the vehicle from any seat with F2.
- It's now possible to give some orders from within a vehicle.
- New props in mission editor. Fixes:
- Multiplayer doesn't use a region system anymore.
- Changes in Kos props and buildings.
- Fixes in animations.
- Improved AI for wheeled vehicles.
- Many other smaller fixes.
[ 2021-11-23 00:42:21 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.9f1 - New features and fixes
[ 2021-11-12 19:13:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Here's the changes for latest update:
-
New features:
- Added droppable ammo box for MG gunners.
- Added double click to move objects inside inventory.
- Added motion captured animations for using pistols in TPS.
- Added many new animations.
- Added drivable Opel Blitz.
- Added custom waypoint for squad spawners in Mission Editor. Fixes:
- Fixes in animations.
- Performance improvements.
- Fixes in missions.
- Many other changes and fixes.
[ 2021-11-12 19:13:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update v0.9.9 - Added Boys AT Rifle, new Kos mission, Zeroing system and more
[ 2021-11-04 00:55:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. A new Kos mission has been released. This will probably be last mission for Kos campaign, but works on Kos map is not complete yet. In this map, many new building, textures and props are going to be added and reworked. After that the same upgrade will be done to Anzio map. So here's the most noticeable changes since last version:
-
New Features:
- Added Boys Anti Tank Rifle.
- Added 6th Kos mission.
- Added Zeroing system (Page Up/Down buttons) Changes:
- Reworked end battle menu.
- It's now possible to deactivate player's feedback voice when he gets a kill from game settings.
- Fixes in cinematic camera mode.
- Various other small changes.
- Improved skybox system for mission editor.
- Added motion capture animations for static guns and mortars.
- Noticeable performance improvements.
[ 2021-11-04 00:55:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.18f16: Added Bristol Beaufighter, new Kos mission, new props and more
[ 2021-10-22 22:10:29 CET ] [ Original post ]
Changelogs:
-
New Features:
- Added Bristol Beaufighter.
- Added 5th Kos mission.
- Added new castle props for Kos and Mission Editor. Fixes:
- Fixed water color and reflections.
- More fixes.
[ 2021-10-22 22:10:29 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update v0.9.8f15: new mission, new tanks and more
[ 2021-10-18 22:00:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
This is a small patch to fix various major problems, and add some new content. Here's some of the changes:
-
New features
- Added 4th Kos mission.
- Added M3 Stuart (USA and UK).
- Added 2 bunkers. Fixes
- Fixed road decals.
- Fixes in AI.
- Fixes in fog and lighting.
- Various other fixes.
[ 2021-10-18 22:00:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.8f14 - Big graphic improvements
[ 2021-10-16 15:21:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Big graphic changes has been applied to the game. Here's all the changes made with last update:
-
New features:
- New skybox system with volumetric clouds (HD Sky must be enabled in options)
- New achievement: Flying Ace.
- Added Stuka G-1 with 37mm cannons. Changes:
- Improvements in performance and optimizations.
- Improvements in lightning.
- Changes in tracers.
- AI doesn't get stuck anymore.
- Fixes in planes.
- Various other fixes.
[ 2021-10-16 15:21:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update v0.9.8f12 - Added new mortars, new Kos mission and more
[ 2021-10-09 15:45:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Many changes has been done during last 7 days. Here's the changelogs:
-
New Features:
(2 October 2021)
- Shooting range has been fully reworked. (8 October 2021)
- Added 3rd Kos mission. (9 October 2021)
- Added Granatwerfer 36 mortar and reworked M1 mortar.
- Added reverb effect inside buildings.
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Fixes:
(2 October 2021)
- Fixes in weapons and vehicles.
- Fixes in Mission Objectives.
- Reworked US helmets.
- Various other fixes. (4 October 2021)
- Improvements in animations.
- Various other small fixes and improvements. (8 October 2021)
- Improvements in animations.
- Fixes in throw grenades in TPS.
- Improved leaning.
- Various other small fixes and improvements. (9 October 2021)
- Improved AI.
[ 2021-10-09 15:45:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.8f10: Improvements in AI, collisions, animations and more!
[ 2021-09-30 19:40:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Here's the changelog for current update:
-
Fixes:
- Improved collisions at distance.
- Improved AI pathfinding.
- Improvements in animations (added new motion captured animations).
- Fixed static weapons spawning multiple times in Mission Editor.
- Fixed secondary weapon duplication bug.
- Changes in mission editor unit spawners.
[ 2021-09-30 19:40:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update v0.9.8f8b: Added Kubelwagen, Jeep Willys, new mocap animations and more!
[ 2021-09-18 01:21:26 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. This update contains some new features, including some new motion captured animations! You can see them in US landing crafts and various other vehicles. During next weeks many animations will be reworked using motion capture finally improving animation quality. Here's the full list of changes for this update:
-
New features:
- Added Kubelwagen and Jeep Willys.
- Added motion captured animations.
- Added custom key for enabling / disabling HUD. Fixes:
- Improved artillery requests.
- Improved vehicle crosshair.
- Added more names and surnames.
- Improvements in planes.
- Various fixes.
[ 2021-09-18 01:21:26 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update v0.9.8f8: Added Wirbelwind and multiple fixes.
[ 2021-09-14 23:05:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Here's the list of changes since this new update:
-
New features:
- Added Panzer IV Wirbelwind. Fixes:
- Improvements in ragdolls.
- Improvements in lightning.
- Fixes in flamethrower and melee for single and multiplayer.
- Fixes for linux build.
[ 2021-09-14 23:05:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update v0.9.8f7: Added planes and first Kos campaign mission
Where to find the planes? Planes has been added to: -Shores of nettuno (USA and Germany, first phase) -Near tor san lorenzo (Germany, first phase) -Near Acciarella (USA, first and last phases) -Pushing back (Germany, first phase) -Anzio express (britain, first phase) -Battle of cisterna (Germany, last phases) -Montecassino Point 445 (Germany and britain, first phase) -Kwajalein beachhead (USA and Japan, first phase) -Kwajalein airport (USA and Japan, first phase) -Japan Counter Attack (USA , first phase) -Marmari Invasion (Germany , first phase) New Kos mission (1/6):
Thank you all, Marco.
[ 2021-09-10 18:25:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey everyone. Planes have finally been added to the game. The first mission of the Kos campaign has also been released. The mission is still work in progress and could undergo changes. In all, the Kos campaign when complete will have around 6 missions, which will be released later this month. Several other fixes have been applied, this is the list of all the main changes:
-
New features:
- Added planes (Ju-87 'Stuka', Mitsubishi A6M 'Zero', P51 Mustang, Spitfire)
- Added new mission: Marmari Invasion (Kos campaign)
- Added bullet crack sound.
- Added many new props and buildings for Mission Editor. Fixes:
- Fixes in tracers and projectiles physic.
- Added underwater camera effect.
- Improved sniper scopes sights.
- Fixed Carcano 91 reload animations.
- Changes in various missions.
- Many other smaller changes and bug fixes.
Where to find the planes? Planes has been added to: -Shores of nettuno (USA and Germany, first phase) -Near tor san lorenzo (Germany, first phase) -Near Acciarella (USA, first and last phases) -Pushing back (Germany, first phase) -Anzio express (britain, first phase) -Battle of cisterna (Germany, last phases) -Montecassino Point 445 (Germany and britain, first phase) -Kwajalein beachhead (USA and Japan, first phase) -Kwajalein airport (USA and Japan, first phase) -Japan Counter Attack (USA , first phase) -Marmari Invasion (Germany , first phase) New Kos mission (1/6):
Thank you all, Marco.
[ 2021-09-10 18:25:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
News coming next week: Planes & New missions
[ 2021-09-03 17:54:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello to everyone.
In the last few days there have been few updates and news, due to a lot of work to be done on Easy Red 2, but I can finally announce that the Planes will probably be added to the game next week.
The first models will be:
Stuka, Spitfire, P51 and Mitsubishi Zero.
(Plane destructibility:)
The planes will be controllable by both players and AI.
Furthermore, the first Kos mission is now in BETA and will soon be made public along with other missions.
Thanks to all of the support, for any questions I invite you to join the Discord server:
https://discord.gg/XcmC3pDxR2
Marco
[ 2021-09-03 17:54:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update v0.9.8F5 - Added new AA guns, improved terrain quality, snow and more
Stg44 with Zf4 scope:
New AA guns:
Also soon Kos campaign will be released. We are currently working on Kos buildings and props. Here's some images of destructible modular buildings for Kos map:
Thank you all, Marco.
[ 2021-08-23 21:14:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. A lot of new features has been added lately. Here's the biggest changes:
-
New features:
- Added Flak38 2cm AA gun.
- Added M35 Quadmount.
- Added invisible wall prop in Mission Editor.
- Added new terrain shader for better quality with snow support (snow is automaticcally enabled in winter missions).
- Added get in/get out squad leader command.
- Added invisible wall prop in Mission Editor.
- Added Portuguese language.
- Added selectable fire mode in smgs. Changes:
- Stg44 is now compatible with ZF4 and ZF41 scopes.
- Added Sherman Calliope to some missions.
- Performance improvements.
- Various bug fixes.
- Improvements in Mission Editor.
Stg44 with Zf4 scope:
New AA guns:
Also soon Kos campaign will be released. We are currently working on Kos buildings and props. Here's some images of destructible modular buildings for Kos map:
Thank you all, Marco.
[ 2021-08-23 21:14:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.8F3: Added Sherman Calliope, Banzai charge and more!
[ 2021-08-10 16:17:53 CET ] [ Original post ]
Sherman T34 Calliope has been added and can now be used in editor missions.
Banzai charge order has been added for japanese forces.
-
New features:
- Added Sherman Calliope.
- Added Banzai charge squad command.
- Added Olive Tree. Fixes:
- Fixed ammo pouches in german uniforms.
- Various other fixes.
[ 2021-08-10 16:17:53 CET ] [ Original post ]
Devlog about current and future plans
[ 2021-08-09 17:16:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 is approaching release 1.0. As many will know, the final release of the game will contain various fixes and news such as the Kos campaign, new vehicles, new and improved animations, and various fixes in both multiplayer and singleplayer.
This will happen in about 2 months.
Constant updates will continue to exist even after the 1.0 release and furthermore the planning of future DLCs has begun.
Generally the DLC will contain new maps, new factions, new vehicles, new weapons, and generally new campaigns.
The first DLC that will be released will be set in Stalingrad, will cost around $ 4 and will be released around November.
Below are some pictures of the 3d models that will be used for the Stalingrad campaign.
In the future the DLC will be decided on the Discord group.
The hypotheses include: Normandy, Battle of Belgium, Battle of France, Battle of Poland, Dunkirk, Wunderwaffe and much more.
Thanks everyone and have fun,
Marco.
[ 2021-08-09 17:16:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.8F2 - Added proximity voice chat and various fixes
[ 2021-07-27 14:07:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
New features:
- Added proximity voice chat for multiplayer (holding "B" key, can be rebinded in pause settings)
- Added updated version for linux release. Linux release has not been tested properly yet so feedbacks from linux users are vary welcome.
- Added animations for units aiming artilleries with handles.
- Various fixes in multiplayer.
[ 2021-07-27 14:07:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.8.f1 - Graphic improvements and more
[ 2021-07-23 13:09:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Changelogs for new version. New features:
- Added cypress tree.
- Added water pounds.
- Added new street decals for mission editor.
- Added Italian SS in Shores of Nettuno.
- Graphic and textures improvements.
- New server list for multiplayer.
[ 2021-07-23 13:09:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.8: Multiplayer is now public!
[ 2021-07-16 16:29:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Multiplayer is finally public for everyone. It is now possible to join or create games in the "Multiplayer" section of the main menu. Multiplayer allows you to play missions from the game and from the steam workshop in PvP and PvE. It is possible to play with friends on the same team, and most of the features are now complete. A few small details remain to be finished, such as the implementation of the voice chat (probably proximity voice chat), a better server list, and some other small fixes. However, I recommend entering the Discord server where games and tests are organized together and where it is possible to report feedback and bugs quickly. Here is the link: https://discord.gg/yS89tChxfK Thanks everyone and have fun!
[ 2021-07-16 16:29:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.7f7 - Added Italian SS, a new mission and more
[ 2021-07-15 14:44:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
New features:
- New props for editor missions.
- Added Italian SS uniforms.
- New Anzio mission: Fiume Liri.
- Fixed 'fullflat terrain' editor prop collisions.
- Fixes in Kwajalein and Anzio maps.
- Changes in soldier name text.
[ 2021-07-15 14:44:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.7f6: New structures, props, and new Trailer
[ 2021-07-08 14:18:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Many news and fixes have been released recently. Kwajalein has been improved with many new buildings and props. Multiplayer is well underway, and will soon be publicly released (but is already available to users in BETA). Main changes from this update are:
- Added new props, structures and trenches.
- Changes in Kwajalein.
- More fixes in uniforms.
- Changed squad selection menu in Mission Editor.
- Changes in Polish names.
[ 2021-07-08 14:18:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Multiplayer now in Beta
[ 2021-07-04 18:12:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Easy Red 2 multiplayer is now available for beta users. We have been doing several tests during last week with users from discord and the results are pretty noticeable. We have been able to play full multiplayer battles on game's missions and workshop missions in PvE and PvP. If you would like to participate to the tests or just take a look to the multiplayer, you can access it joining the beta of the game. To do that, right click on Easy Red 2 from your Steam library, select properties, go to Beta tab, and select "privatetesting" branch. Due to the lack of beta players, we are planning our multiplayer tests on Easy Red 2 Discord server, so I suggest you to join the server as well: https://discord.gg/6nDsUQNwBb Easy Red 2 multiplayer allows everyone to create it's own match an any of the game's or the workshop battles, and play publish matches with people online or private one's with your friends. Just keep in mind that some multiplayer features are still WIP and the multiplayer will be fully ready and released in public branch in 2-3 weeks from now. Marco.
[ 2021-07-04 18:12:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Small fixing patch
[ 2021-06-13 18:13:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
This is a small patch to fix some bugs and improves some smaller features.
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Changes:
- Fixed "select mission cover" button wich was sometimes not working.
- Added hint for new player when you are trying to damage tanks with HE projectiles.
- Now AI drops Panzerfaust after using it.
- Small improvements in animations.
- It's now possible to open map from inside a vehicle.
- Small fixes in tank getting stuck.
- It's now possible to respawn on landed gliders.
[ 2021-06-13 18:13:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.7f5 - improvements in visual quality and fixes
[ 2021-06-10 17:37:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
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New features:
- Added heat distorsion effect on explosions, fire and engines.
- Added water effect on LCVPs. Fixes:
- Rapair stations now also refill ammo for tanks.
- Fixed Stug III armour thickness.
- Fixed step sound on custom terrains.
- Fixed texture on bomb craters on sand.
- Fixed collisions in some assets.
- Improvements on AI.
- Now surrended units can be looted.
[ 2021-06-10 17:37:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.7f4 Panzerfaust, Ammo crates and fixes
[ 2021-06-02 14:44:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
Changes since last version: New features
- Added Panzerfaust.
- Added Panzerfaust refill crate.
- Added Ammo refill crate.
- Added Grenades refill crate.
- Added Repair stations for tanks.
- Added light in cannon fire effect.
- Fixes in maps and battles.
- Fixed missing hitmarker in helmets.
- Added second MG42 in Panzer3 turret.
- Projectiles doesn't ricochets in bodyparts anymore.
[ 2021-06-02 14:44:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update v0.9.7f3 - Improvements and fixes
[ 2021-05-24 11:23:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
New features:
- Added DHS230 glider. (Glider is available in Mission Editor and will be soon added to upcoming Kos campaign)
- Added render distance setting.
- New terrain blending shader for rocks.
- Fixed bug where you could heal yourself when injured.
- Fixed collisions with dead bodies.
- Tank crew units can no longer join other squads.
- Fixed a bug were respawn button was not always showing up.
- Fixes in volume settings.
[ 2021-05-24 11:23:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.7 - Improved AI movements, Multiplayer now in development
[ 2021-05-09 11:49:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. In the last few days you have surely noticed that several new features have been added:
- Added m2 Flamethrower & Flemmenwerfer 35.
- Added Shemrna Flamethrower & E7-7 tanks.
- New mission selection menu.
- Added Italian Afrika uniform.
- New japanese uniform variation.
- Big improvements in AI movements.
- Added new on screen damage effect.
- Improved vehicle collisions.
- Many bug fixes and small improvements.
[ 2021-05-09 11:49:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
New content added: Better explosions, camo variant for vehicles and more
[ 2021-04-27 14:43:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
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New features
- Added realistic difficulty.
- Added static version of Type97 AT.
- Added german infantry ammo pouches.
- Added german SS uniform.
- Added camo variation for german tanks. Fixes
- Improved explosion effects.
- Improvements in fire animation and suppression.
- Improvements in Tiger and PZ4 fron MG seat.
- Changes in fall damage.
- Various bug fixes.
[ 2021-04-27 14:43:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.6f3 - New tanks, new achievements and more
[ 2021-04-23 11:56:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
New Features:
- Added Semovente 78/17 and M13/40 tanks.
- Added hatch interior models for German and Japanese tanks.
- AI Can now request tank support.
- Added fall damage.
- Added all achievements that were previously missng.
- Added new structures in Kwajalein with a multi-phase destruction system.
- Various bug fixes.
[ 2021-04-23 11:56:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.6f2 - New uniforms, new vehicles, new circular menu and more
[ 2021-04-18 21:38:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
New features:
- Added British paratrooper uniform and Afrika Korps uniform.
- Added new circular menu for orders (hold TAB) and grenades selection (hold G).
- Added Sdkfz 234/2 and Sdkfz 244/3.
- Fixed AI behaviour when using mortars.
- Changes in various icons.
- Is now possible to unload tanks and static guns.
- Added tracers in portable MG42 and Browning 30cal.
- Various fixes.
[ 2021-04-18 21:38:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update - Added inevntory on vehicles + fixes
[ 2021-04-13 20:48:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
New features:
- Added inventory to vehicles with ammo.
- Player can now move items to nearby inventories.
- Added more Dog Tags.
- Now all static guns needs to be reloaded.
- Fixed ammo counter in vehicle GUI.
- Changed checkbox sprite.
[ 2021-04-13 20:48:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.6: Dog Tags, Tank interiors prototype and more
[ 2021-04-07 17:55:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Lately a bunch of new small updates has been released. The most interesting additions are:
- Dog Tag System: You can now collect enemies dog tags holding F on their bodies. Some soldiers will drop unique gold dog tags, belonging to soldiers who really existed in the battlefields of easy Red 2. With their dog tags, the player will be able to play as one of those soldiers with a special loadout.
- Tank loopholes (At the moment for US tanks only).
- Multiple-objective phases (for both campaign and editor missions).
- New particle effects for smokes and fireshots.
- Many other small fixes.
[ 2021-04-07 17:55:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.5
[ 2021-03-29 15:51:57 CET ] [ Original post ]
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New features:
- Added bullet ricochets.
- New tracers fxs.
- New projectile system (improved trajectories and behaviour of bullets) Fixes:
- Tank MGs are new less accurate.
- Fixed bug in spawn menu in some editor missions.
- Now last Anzio mission features Poland instead of US Army.
- Fixes STG 44 model.
[ 2021-03-29 15:51:57 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.4f2 - 3 New weapons and more
[ 2021-03-25 18:12:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
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New features:
(20 Mar 2021)
- Added Type 97 AT Rifle. (21 Mar 2021)
- Added Winchester M12. (23 Mar 2021)
- Added 2 new trees types and 1 new bush type.
- Added 1 new set of voices for British units. (25 Mar 2021)
- Added Breda M30. Fixes: (20 Mar 2021)
- Changes on items weights.
- Fixes in memory management.
- Various other fixes. (21 Mar 2021)
- Fixed bug in rock sizes. (23 Mar 2021)
- Improved sounds on most weapons.
[ 2021-03-25 18:12:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.4
[ 2021-03-19 12:52:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
New features:
- Added sapper units.
- Added landmines.
- Added Dynamite and TNT.
- Added working aspirine and food.
- Added description on inventory items.
- Added life icon on inventory.
- Added ammo check in magazine from inventory.
- Added grenade collisions on vehicles.
- Various fixes on maps.
- Explosions and bullet penetrations has been totally revisited.
- Improvements in memory managemenent (less RAM used, frame rate improved)
- Fixes on inventory.
- Fixes on AIs.
[ 2021-03-19 12:52:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.3
[ 2021-03-14 23:41:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
A lot of fixes have been made in the game over the past few days. Last update includes: -New buildings and trees management. This allows you to use up to 1GB of RAM less, and probably also have a more stable frame rate. -Added many new props in Mission Editor. -Added Smoke and Fire effects in Mission Editor. -Fixed a bug where trees stopped rendering when exiting the Mission Editor Playtest. -Now you can enter the LST in Kwajalein.
[ 2021-03-14 23:41:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Small Patch
[ 2021-03-07 19:16:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
- Added vehicle icons.
- New loading menu.
Fixes
- Improvements in memory management and mission editor.
- Various bug fixes.
Added features
[ 2021-03-07 19:16:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Added Mission Editor
[ 2021-03-03 22:11:48 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Mission Editor has finally been made public. Through the Mission Editor you will be able to create your missions using the maps, the units, the props and the vehicles present in the game; You can also share or download them on the steam workshop. I recommend to you to download and use my Mission Editor sample battlle to quickly learn how to use the new tool. However, a guide will be available soon. Further improvements will be made in the coming weeks. Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions or feedbacks. Marco.
[ 2021-03-03 22:11:48 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9.2 - Added Mission Editor
[ 2021-03-03 21:56:24 CET ] [ Original post ]
New Features
- Added Mission Editor working with Steam Workshop.
- Fixed a problem occurring on Windows 32bit.
- Improved MP40 pose in First Person View.
- Various bug fixes.
[ 2021-03-03 21:56:24 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update version 0.9.1 - New shooting range and more
[ 2021-02-19 13:15:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Added features
- Added menus to spawn weapons and vehicles in shooting range.
- Added arisaka scope.
- Added Carcano 91 and MAB38 (only in shooting range for the moment).
- Added custom color correction.
Fixes
- Added voice acting on Tanks and Artillery Tutorial.
- New textures for Thompson and new model for MG Type 92.
- Various fixes and new props.
[ 2021-02-19 13:15:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 Update 0.9.0b
[ 2021-02-15 14:50:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
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New Features:
- Added another italian voice acting (3/3).
- Added Flak Shells and delayed fuse on very AA shells (which historically serves to prevent the fall of bullets on friendly lines).
- Added Nebelwerfer and M101A1 Howitzer. Fixes:
- Improved textures for M1 garand, Kar98k, M3 Grease Gun and MP40.
- Improved explosions FXs.
- Improved Kwajalein and fixes in various missions.
- Fixed AIs moving in zig-zag sometimes.
- Improvements in TPS system.
- Improvements in mission system.
[ 2021-02-15 14:50:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Added TPS system and 5 new pistols.
[ 2021-02-08 17:55:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
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New Features
- Added pistols: Luger P08, Colt 1911, Revolver Smith&Wesson, Beretta m1934, and Nambu Type A.
- Added Third Person View [T].
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Fixes
- Fixes in weapons fire effect.
- Fixes in animations.
- Various bug fixes.
[ 2021-02-08 17:55:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
Added a new Mission, a new Japanese AT gun and more
[ 2021-02-02 00:06:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
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New features
- Added Japanese 47mm Type1 anti tank gun.
- New mission added in Anzio.
- New mission type "Push the frontline". In this gamemode both sided can conquer new objective and push the front toward the enemy faction.
- Added Tutorial for Squad System. Fixes
- Various fixes in logic, Ai, vehicles, Map and texures.
[ 2021-02-02 00:06:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Artillery System and Radio Requests
[ 2021-01-30 14:27:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
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New features
- Added Artillery System.
- Squad Leader can request Artillery or Tank support to the radioman.
- Radioman can make radio requests to artilleries / tanks.
- Added smoke shells for mortars and artilleries.
- Added radios. Fixes
- Corrected wrong rotations of boat obstacles.
- AI cannot see through smokes and bushes anymore.
[ 2021-01-30 14:27:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update - New graphic and working medics
[ 2021-01-08 17:15:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. In the last few weeks a lot of small updates has been released. The biggest news are: -New tanks. -Medical system working. -New graphics effects and graphic settings. - General improvements and many bug fixes. You can see the full changelogs here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1324780/discussions/0/2984159549083364752/ In the coming days, the development will be directed to new missions, and to the completion of the squad leader system and the radioman system. Thank you for playing Easy Red 2! Marco
[ 2021-01-08 17:15:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 - Weekend Update
[ 2020-12-18 18:26:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Before the weekend I wanted to release more content, so this week I added new tanks, such as: M10 Wolverine, Sherman Firefly Stug III. I just finished adding also Panzer Tiger I, Panzer V Panther, and Cromwell tanks. Also british variants of some american tanks has been added. New mission with those new tanks are coming soon, but you can already try them on Virtual Tank Mission (preview). I also added new buildings, added spotting system and improved current available missions. Take a look on the full changelogs here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1324780/discussions/0/2984159549083364752/ Wish you a nice weekend! Marco
[ 2020-12-18 18:26:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Early Access Update
[ 2020-12-12 03:51:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello everyone. A new pretty big update has been released. Take a look into the roadmap to see what has been added and / or changed: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1324780/discussions/0/2984159549083364752/ Marco
[ 2020-12-12 03:51:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2: Added Type99 LMG, Montecassino abbey and more
[ 2020-12-02 19:34:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. Game has been updated. Tanks are still not ready yet, but I am really really close to fully implement them. Take a look into the roadmap to see what's new: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1324780/discussions/0/2984159549083364752/ Marco
[ 2020-12-02 19:34:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Little fixing patch 5
[ 2020-11-27 18:47:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone. I fixed various thing this week, I suggest you to take a look into Easy Red 2's changelogs. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1324780/discussions/0/2984159549083364752/ Tanks should be ready by the end of next week, but you can already take a look on them in virtual missions. There are still many things to add, and some to fix on them. Have a great weekend, Marco
[ 2020-11-27 18:47:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 - Tutorial 1/3 added + fixes
[ 2020-11-23 19:35:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Here's the changelog: -Added tutorial for infantry. -Fixed a bug where AI ran out of ammo. -Fixed a bug where for a few frames you could read "Saint Mere Eglise" on objective description. -Fixed reloading button with gamepads. -AI can now use bazookas and AT weapons. -Added new British and Japanese names. -Added localization in rebinding menu. Full changelogs here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1324780/discussions/0/2984159549083364752/ Marco
[ 2020-11-23 19:35:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Little fixing patch 3
[ 2020-11-20 18:18:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Here's the changes made yesterday and today: New features: (20 Nov 2020)
- Added remaining attackers count for defenders.
- Added the possibility to kick enemy grenades away.
- Added single bullet reload animations for bolt action rifles.
- Added shooting range with weapon crates.
- Fixed bug in squad GUI where sometimes objective icon was shaking.
- Improved radio communications in tanks.
- Improved running animations.
- Fixed a bug where sometimes move order wasn't working as intended.
- Changed rotation behaviour while jumping.
- Fixed AI running toward tanks and moving them.
- Improved animations in bolt action rifles.
- Fixed stuck bug when proning on rocks.
- Fixed british helmet texture.
[ 2020-11-20 18:18:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Little fixing patch 2
[ 2020-11-18 19:47:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Here's the changelogs of the new patch update: [Fixed] Prevent AI from doing friendly fire. Prevent player from changing seat in Landing Craft. AI do weird crouching animation when no enemies are nearbie. Wrong running animation when no weapon in hands. Sometimes AI stops to search for a path due to a bug. [New features] F on bodies to use their inventory (and pay respect). Toggle aim and toggle run settings. Added discord link. AI control tanks (yet not in battles). Full roadmap: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1324780/discussions/0/2984159549083364752/
[ 2020-11-18 19:47:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2: Update
[ 2020-11-15 15:05:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello everyone. I just updated Easy Red 2, fixing and adding a lot of things. Take a look into the roadmap under "completed" section to know more: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1324780/discussions/0/2984159549083364752/ Marco
[ 2020-11-15 15:05:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Roadmap and known bugs
[ 2020-11-12 18:22:16 CET ] [ Original post ]
For any bug report / suggestion you can post a comment here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1324780/discussions/0/2984159549083364752/ You wil also see our roadmap and known bugs. Marco
[ 2020-11-12 18:22:16 CET ] [ Original post ]
Little fixing patch
[ 2020-11-11 18:52:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello, a little update has been released, in case you are curious here's what I changed: -Added various languages. -Added a placeholder warning that tells you how to threat your woundes. -Changed static MGs recoil. -Fixed a bug where landing craft weren't always starting moving immediately. -Improved Kwajalein battle. -Changed the way suppression works for the player. -Now units don't spawn one on top of another anymore. -AI can see further now. I've listed ton of suggestions since yesterday, keep up the feedbacks! Marco
[ 2020-11-11 18:52:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 - Early Access Release!
[ 2020-11-10 22:10:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello everyone! Easy Red 2 has just been released in Early Access. A great milestone has been reached, but the final goal has not yet been achieved. Already in the coming weeks new content such as missions, weapons, vehicles and fetaures will be added. The game will have significant improvements month after month. Also the current price is very affordable, but this will change at the official launch, so we recommend buying the game right now! As usual for questions and advice, you can reply to this post or contact me at marco@corvostudio.it. Thanks everyone and have fun. Marco
[ 2020-11-10 22:10:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 early Access: Trailer and Gameplay
[ 2020-11-03 18:22:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 (Early Access) Trailer: [previewyoutube=fltjW4JRM8s;full][/previewyoutube] Easy Red 2 (Early Access) Gameplay: [previewyoutube=CNXf66f3vZo;full][/previewyoutube] Early Access will be available soon this month. Marco
[ 2020-11-03 18:22:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2: Early Access in November
[ 2020-10-19 17:18:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello everyone.
It took longer than expected, but I finally feel satisfied with the state of development of the game.
Within a couple of weeks, the early access release date will be chosen, and will almost certainly take place in November.
New materials and videos will be revealed soon, so I recommend subscribing to the newsletter to stay informed about upcoming news.
In the meantime, here are some images from Easy Red 2 [Early Access]:
Thank you all,
Marco.
[ 2020-10-19 17:18:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 - Teaser
[ 2020-07-21 17:23:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello everyone. First teaser for Easy Red 2 has been released. We are curious to know what you think about it. We are still working on the game that will be released by the end of this year. Also Early Access will be available soon, but we cannot give you a precise date yet. Thank you all for your support, Marco. [previewyoutube=SoauR0WxUUc;full][/previewyoutube]
[ 2020-07-21 17:23:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Easy Red 2 is the game for who knows what he wants from a World War 2 Game: Simulation in weapons and movements, historical accuracy in battles, huge maps with a lot of deployed units, vehicles dominating the battlefields and a realistic combat approach.
In this new version of Easy red we wrote everything from scratch to reach quality in game mechanics, and optimization to manage a new great looking design running even on low end machines.
And we are taking you in Italy, from the shores of Anzio, to the bombed peaks of Montecassino, and in Japan in the middle of the Battle for Kwajalein.
And we are ready to add more battles in the future.
In this new version of Easy red we wrote everything from scratch to reach quality in game mechanics, and optimization to manage a new great looking design running even on low end machines.
And we are taking you in Italy, from the shores of Anzio, to the bombed peaks of Montecassino, and in Japan in the middle of the Battle for Kwajalein.
And we are ready to add more battles in the future.
- Simulation and immersivity
That's what we want for Easy Red 2. We try to let the player feel all the emotions that soldiers live in the confusion and adrenaline of a battlefield. Explosions, devastation, orders, shot fires will be all around the player, that will be rewarded by the game not for his number of kills, but for his strategic and survival skills. - Large battles and historical locations
All campaign will take place in large Open-World maps that reproduces the real places of the fights, and battles plans are faithful to the events that have historically occurred. However, the player won't only be challenged from surviving the fighting, but could have to follow definite orders that could change the sort of the entire mission. - Squad based gameplay
No one can go to war alone; A good tactic require a good team work.
So be the squad leader, or the medic, or maybe the radioman: You will always have a job to do inside your squad.
We especially focused on creating sub-objectives that differs from main mission objectives. While the main objective of a team may be to have to conquer a specific area, a sub-objective could be assigned following the radio requests of a tank to clear its way from an anti-tank gun that has been sighted. So gameplay has radically improved in a more realistic and dynamic way. - Vehicles
War machines have changed the war forever, and World War 2 proved that in an unequivocal way, so Prepare to jump in you Panzer 4, Sherman, M3 lee, or any tank that dominated the real battles fought in the game.
We decided to let the player have a full control of the crew of the vehicles; He will be able to drive and shoot tanks, as long as there are crew members on the seats to use each armament. Also battles doesn't stop when a tank is disabled. Lot of tank crews in World War 2 had time to escape from unusable tanks and survive the battles, and so it will in Easy Red 2: If you lost your tank in a fight you will need to bring safely your crew back to your lines. - Devastation
Explosions, will destroy sandbags, walls, fences, vehicles, defenses, and the battlefield could radically change during all the fight.
Also, enemy fire will constantly suppress you and your squad. Learn how to move safely in a real combat scenario, and keep your helmet on your head. - Optimizations
We want a smooth war simulation, so we designed our own graphic style to bring great animations, textures and effects, with the compromise of having a high and stable Frame-Rate. This means that many more units and vehicles will be able to appear on the screen, contributing to the immersion of the fight.
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