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Hi Everyone,

The latest patch for Campaign Series Vietnam has gone live.

You can download it from the game launcher check for update button, the product page download area, as well as the following Download Link: HERE

This update brings lots of changes that can be seen below.

17.1 Vietnam Update Log for 1.22

17.1.1 Errata
• No errata for 1.22

17.1.2 Enhancements
• Ambush situations will now come with assault background sounds.
• Implemented several new CSEE functions: attack_nearest_arc(), hexes_habitat().
• Enhanced Developer debugging.

17.1.3 Fixes
• Fixed a hex spotting issue affecting artillery and airstrike scatter.
• Fixed a unit concealment issue involving helicopters.
• Fixed an off-road movement issue.
• Fixed an issue where on-map LZ markers might fail to show intermittently.
• Fixed a CSEE/SAI bug involving Leaders/HQs in some circumstances failing to follow movement orders properly.
• Fixed several other CSEE glitches/bugs and made other improvements.
• Fixed other minor bugs and made other minor code improvements.

17.1.4 Graphics
• Revised A Week in Mekong campaign BMPs.
• Revised new Rice icon 3D graphics.

17.1.5 Data
• Revised the artillery scatter probability.
• Revised the airstrike scatter probability.

17.1.6 Scenarios
• Revised A Week in Mekong scripting to remedy issues found during play.
• Revised A Week in Mekong map.
• Revised A Week in Binh Long scripting to remedy issues found during play.
• Revised several scenarios to explicitly account for onmap_only in functions such as: within(), in_area(), in_box(), and several others.

17.1.7 Mods
• No new mods for 1.22

17.1.8 Manual
• Revised manual to 1.22 standards.

Ben Cat scenario:
Great game, will undoubtedly become an all-time classic, but there's a problem with the victory points in the Ben Cat scenario. There are too many event points won early in the scenario for holding on to locations. I finished one game with holding on to one minor location and won a victory - every other victory point location including the main HQ lost. The second game I lost all locations including the main HQ and still got a draw. I think the event points needs to be overhauled, but overall a fine achievement and pivotal moment in the history of war gaming. PS I would also like to mention there is still a bug with loading troops on a helicopter but chopper not taking off in the same turn with Tutorial 3.

Thank you for the feedback and your support!!

I will look into the scenario issue for Ben Cat!

Thanks

I actually live in Ben Cat. It's cool walking through the places where I had done battle in the game the day before ha ha!

Holy crap, how cool is that!!

Hopefully it feels familiar?

Ah yes, I recall this scenario now.

The playtesters were having a tough go of it as the ARVN, so I had to give them some motivation for keeping the things they own. I made them too strong, duly noted!

It’s changed a fair bit in the last 10-15 years or so. The dirt road leading into town from the south (right of Song Saigon or Saigon River) is now a highway. I'm located on that road/highway near Xom Due just before you enter the town. It still has that small town feel and it’s pretty much all jungle when you get off the main roads and the rice paddies are still there further out. But yes, it’s eerily familiar to the map. What a fantastic job you have done!

Thank you so much! I'm glad you can pick out the landmarks!

How brilliant is that!