Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2 Morale Update

[LiamR]

Good news for all you Gary Grigsby fans out there, a new update for War in the East 2 is now live.

The Morale update adds a new optional rule about, well... morale. You can find the new morale settings, which allow you to adjust national morale by country in new games, if you scroll down in the game options. Also introduced with 01.03.09 is a new optional rule that re-balances retreat attrition. When enabled, routing units will suffer less retreat attrition than normal. The default is for this to be off. With this option enabled you are under far greater pressure to actually encircle enemy formations to destroy them, rather than purely by pursuit.

1.03.10 rebalanced air/ground attacks. The number of requested bomber aircraft for Ground Attack Air Directives must now be set to at least 10 (or set to 0 for Automatic). This update also saw improvements to the multiplayer UI, making it easier to report and log any errors you may encounter.

You can find the full changelog posted below. The update will be available for download either automatically via Steam or directly from the forums here.

IMPORTANT NOTE 1: All save game and scenario files created with this or later versions may only be loaded with this or a later version. Versions prior to 1.03.03 may not load these newer save game or scenario files. Old saves and scenarios may be loaded with this and newer versions.

IMPORTANT NOTE 2:The extensive changes made to the OB and map files in 1.03.03 will require that any modded scenario created prior to 1.03.03 will need to have their generic data locked using generic data from 1.02.52 or an earlier version. If you are going to start a modded scenario that was created prior to 1.03.03, make sure that you are using a version of the scenario that had its generic data locked.

Change History
V1.03.11 – 25th March 2024
• 1.03.10 public beta version made official

V1.03.10 – 6th February 2024
New Features and Rule Changes

• Changes/improvements to the Multiplayer Server system:
o Any error from the server will display a message window that requires the player to press
a key to close. Please note the error message if you are going to report an issue to
technical support.
o Game now logs server requests/responses/errors in a server.log file that is stored in the
main game directory (Gary Grigsby’s War in the East 2). Whenever the game is restarted
and the first server request is made, it will create a new file. It will store the previous
server file as server-prev.log. If you report a tech support issue with your server game,
please attach your server.log and/or server-prev.log file to your report.
o Other changes were made to reduce the number of automatic retries, reduce the amount
of logins, and avoid token expiration issues.

• Rule Change – The number of requested bomber aircraft for Ground Attack Air Directives must
now be set to at least 10 (or set to 0 for Automatic).

Bug Fixes and AI Improvements
• Halftracks with mortars are not using their mortars in combat. Fixed.

Data and Scenario Changes
• Ob.dat changes:
o Some spelling updates
o 42 A.S. Ital. Semi-Mot Infantry Division now uses the Italian version of the 88mm Flak
o 43 LW Flak Regiment used the single barrel version of the 128mm Flak
o 42c Tier 1 Motorized Division has the proper 50mm GrW used
o 43 Guards Airborne Division and OB Chains have been synched to prevent unlimited
building

• Device.dat file changes:
o 75mm vz.15 L/15 Gun (0348) – Rate of Fire decreased from 20 to 10.
o 75mm M34 L/46 Gun (0375) – Rate of Fire increased from 10 to 20.
o 37mm da 37/45 L/45 Gun (0672) – Rate of Fire increased from 10 to 15.
o 76.2mm KT-28 L/25 Gun (0351) – Renamed 76.2mm KT-28 L/16.5 Gun.
o 76.2mm L-10 L/30.5 Gun (0378) – Renamed 76.2mm L-10 L/26 Gun.
• Gtype.dat file change - SP Rocket Launcher (0056) – Combat Value increased from 1 to 3.

• Ground.dat file changes:
o Panzer IIIe (0006) – Ammo Use increased from 20 to 24.
o Panzer IVf2 (0019) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panzer IVg (0020) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panzer IVh (0021) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panther D (0022) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panther A (0023) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panther G (0024) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Sturmpanzer IV (0027) – Ammo Use decrease from 184 to 168.
o Stug IIIf (0030) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o Stug IIIg (0031) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o Jagdpanzer IV (0032) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o Panzerjaeger II (0034) – Ammo Use decreased from 193 to 187.
o Marder II (0035) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o Marder III (0036) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o Panzerjaeger 38t (0037) – Ammo Use decreased from 193 to 187.
o Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer (0039) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o Jagdpanzer IV/70(V) (0041) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o Hummel (0046) – Ammo Use decreased from 424 to 384.
o Lorraine (SdKfz-135/1) (0047) – Ammo Use decreased from 424 to 288.
o sIG33 (0052) – Ammo Use decreased from 278 to 252.
o sIG33 Grille K (0053) – Ammo Use decreased from 278 to 252.
o SdKfz-234/3 Armored Car (0059) – Ammo Use increased from 174 to 203.
o SdKfz-234/4 Armored Car (0060) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o SdKfz-233 Armored Car (0066) – Ammo Use increased from 160 to 203.
o 75mm PaK40 AT Gun (0069) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 76.2mm PaK36(r) AT Gun (0070) – Ammo Use decreased from 210 to 204.
o 88mm Pak43 AT Gun (0071) – Ammo Use increased from 240 to 264.
o 75mm leIG18 Infantry Gun (0074) – Ammo Use decreased from 218 to 210.
o 150mm sIG33 Infantry Gun (0075) – Ammo Use decreased from 276 to 252.
o SdKfz-251/22 Halftrack (0107) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o 150mm K39 Field Gun (0108) – Ammo Use decreased from 210 to 190.
o 75mm leFK18 Field Gun (0109) – Ammo Use decreased from 149 to 126.
o 150mm sFH Howitzer (0112) – Ammo Use decreased from 412 to 384.
o Panzer IVj (0125) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Stug IIIg (0140) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o 75mm K/40 AT Gun (0145) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 150mm H/15 Howitzer (0164) – Ammo Use increased from 309 to 376.
o Panzer IVj (0166) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Stug IV (0170) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o StuIG33B (0175) – Ammo Use increased from 185 to 168.
o M-11/39 (0179) – Ammo Use increased from 17 to 20.
o M-13/40 (0180) – Ammo Use decreased from 50 to 33.
o M-15/42 (0181) – Ammo Use decreased from 41 to 27.
o Semovente L40 da 47 (0183) – Ammo Use decreased from 69 to 39.
o 47mm M35 AT Gun (0192) – Ammo Use decreased from 68 to 45.
o 75mm M34 AA Gun (0213) – Ammo Use increased from 140 to 280.
o Panzerjaeger 38(t)H (0216) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o sIG33 Grille H (0218) – Ammo Use decreased from 278 to 252.
o T-4(g) (0233) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o T-4(h) (0234) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o TA(g) (0236) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o TACAM T-60 (0237) – Ammo Use decreased from 228 to 182.
o TACAM R-2 (0238) – Ammo Use decreased from 228 to 182.
o 20mm Oerlikon AA Gun (0242) – Ammo Use increased from 21 to 60.
o 37mm Bofors AT Gun (0243) – Ammo Use increased from 20 to 24.
o 47mm Breda AT Gun (0244) – Ammo Use decreased from 68 to 45.
o 25mm Mle 1939 AA Gun (0259) – Ammo Use decreased from 162 to 90.
o 75mm Mle 1897 Field Gun (0262) – Ammo Use increased from 192 to 196.
o Panzer IVh (0284) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Stug IIIg (0286) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o 75mm PaK40 AT Gun (0291) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 75mm 15M Mountain Gun (0313) – Ammo Use decreased from 280 to 140.
o 37mm vz.37 AT Gun (0320) – Ammo Use increased from 25 to 30.
o LT-40 (0335) – Ammo Use decreased from 15 to 12.
o Marder III (0336) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o Panzer IVj (0337) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Panzer IVh (0348) – Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Stug IIIg (0351) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o 47mm PaK181(f) AT Gun (0357) – Ammo Use decreased from 60 to 45.
o 40mm 40M AT Gun (0359) – Ammo Use decreased from 100 to 40.
o 75mm leIG18 Infantry Gun (0364) – Ammo Use decreased from 218 to 210.
o 150mm sIG33 Infantry Gun (0365) – Ammo Use decreased from 276 to 252.
o 75mm Pak40 AT Gun (0366) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 75mm GebG36 Mountain Gun (0373) – Ammo Use increased from 91 to 98.
o Panzer IIf (0379) – Fuel Use increased from 22 to 23.
o Marder I (0401) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o GW 39H(f) (0402) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o GW FCM(f) (0404) – Ammo Use decreased from 215 to 210.
o sIG33/2 Hetzer (0410) – Ammo Use decreased from 278 to 252.
o Panzer Ia (0415) – Ammo Use increased from 3 to 5.
o Tauchpanzer IIIf (0417) – Ammo Use increased from 20 to 24.
o sIG33 II (0420) – Ammo Use decreased from 278 to 252.
o SdKfz-8 Flak18 (0422) – Ammo Use increased from 240 to 480.
o SdKfz-9 Flak18 (0423) – Ammo Use increased from 240 to 480.
o 47mm M35 Infantry Gun (0444) – Ammo Use increased from 68 to 75.
o 47mm M1937 AT Gun (0448) – Ammo Use decreased from 60 to 45.
o Stug IIIf/8 (0451) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o 47mm M1935 Infantry Gun (0460) – Ammo Use increased from 30 to 75.
o SdKfz-251/9D Halftrack (0461) – Ammo Use increased from 154 to 203.
o 75mm leIG37 Infantry Gun (0467) – Ammo Use decreased from 174 to 168.
o 75mm K/17 Field Gun (0485) – Ammo Use increased from 132 to 196.
o 75mm PaK40 AT Gun (0495) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o Recon Squad (0496) – Hand Grenade (0176) facing changed from Fwd to Side.
o Panzer IVg (0506) – Last Year changed from 1943 to 1945; Last Month changed from 4
to 8 and Ammo Use decreased from 182 to 165.
o Stug IIIg (0507) – Ammo Use decreased from 132 to 120.
o 37mm vz.37 AT Gun (0511) – Ammo Use increased from 25 to 30 and Build Limit
decreased from 1 to -1 (production deactivated).
o 75mm PaK97/38 AT Gun (513) – Build Cost increased from 5 to 22.
o 75mm PaK40 AT Gun (0514) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 75mm leFK18 Field Gun (0519) – Ammo Use decreased from 149 to 126.
o 75mm M15 Mountain Gun (0520) – Ammo Use decreased from 280 to 140.
o 105mm Skoda Field Gun (0521) – Build Cost increased from 2 to 57.
o 150mm sFH18 Howitzer (0524) – Ammo Use decreased from 412 to 384.
o Lorraine (SdKfz-135/2) (0544) – Ammo Use decreased from 424 to 252.
o OT-34/85 M1944 (0728) – ROF increased from -4 to -3 and Ammo Use increased from
158 to 182.
o T-34/85 M1944 (0747) – ROF increased from -4 to -3 and Ammo Use increased from 140
to 160.
o M4A2 Sherman (0751) – Ammo Use decreased from 195 to 165.
o M4A2(76)W Sherman (0752) – Ammo Use decreased from 202 to 124.
o KV-85(0757) – ROF increased from -4 to -3 and Ammo Use increased from 140 to 160.
o IS-2 M1944 (0759) – Ammo Use increased from 110 to 165.
o IS-1 M1943 (0763) – ROF increased from -4 to -3 and Ammo Use increased from 100 to
160.
o ZiS-30 (0764) – Ammo Use increased from 108 to 126.
o SU-85 (0766) – ROF decreased from -3 to -4 and Ammo Use increased from 120 to 140.
o ISU-122(0769) – Ammo Use decreased from 165 to 110.
o 57mm ZiS-2 AT Gun (0782) – Ammo Use decreased from 160 to 140.
o SU-85M (0830) – ROF decreased from -3 to -4 and Ammo Use increased from 120 to
140.
o 75mm PaK40 AT Gun (1003) – Ammo Use decreased from 231 to 225.
o 76.2mm PaK36(r) AT Gun (1004) – Ammo Use decreased from 210 to 204.
o 75mm leIG18 Infantry Gun (1005) – Ammo Use decreased from 218 to 210.
o 150mm sIG33 Infantry Gun (1006) – Ammo Use decreased from 276 to 252.
o 75mm leFK18 Field Gun (1028) – Ammo Use decreased from 149 to 126.
o 150mm sFH Howitzer (1031) – Ammo Use decreased from 412 to 384.
o SdKfz-250/11 (0441) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1944.
o OT-130/133 (0743) – Scrap date changed from 1940 to 1941.
o T-34 M1941 (0745) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1945.
o T-34 M1942 (0746) – Scrap date changed from 1944 to 1945.
o KV-1s M1942 (0750) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1945.
o KV-85 (0757) – Scrap date changed from 1944 to 1945.
o M-30-4 Rocket Launcher (0816) – 7.62mm M1938 Carbine (0157) facing changed from
Fwd to Side.
o KV-1 M1941 (0839) – Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1945.

• Map changes (hex.dat, hexart.dat and maptext.dat):
o Location changes:
0558 Messina (ITA) moved from Calabria to Sicily region
0782 Braila (RUM) moved from Dobrogea to Muntenia region
o Region changes:
Transylvania region (Rumania) slightly reduced in size
0088 Muntenia (RUM) slightly extended in Nothwest
0086 Oltenia (RUM) slightly extended in North
0087 Banat (RUM) slightly extended in North and East
0089 Crisana (RUM) slightly extended in East, slightly shrunk in South
0244 Languedoc (FRA) slightly extended to West and Northwest
o minor hex art changes:
Hex 175,217 transferred from RUM to HUN
Hex 177,220 transferred from YUG to RUM
o Omul (2505m) -> Omu (2505m)

• 1941 Campaign(s):
o RHG Command HQs changed to a different OB, restoring the 500 support squad max
size
o fixed some on-map support units without combat preparation points

• Road to Leningrad, Destruction of Southwester Front, Road to Minsk, Red Army Resurgent
scenarios:
o RHG Command HQs changed to a different OB, restoring the 500 support squad max
size

V1.03.09 – 9th January 2024
New Features and Rule Changes
• New Game Option – Reduced Retreat Attrition – When enabled, routing units will suffer less
retreat attrition than normal. The default is for this to be off. This value may not be changed once
a scenario has begun in PBEM and MP games.
• New Game Option – Morale Mod (by country) – This allows a value between 0 and 20 to be set
for each active country. The value set is added to the ground national morale value for the
country. The default is for all of these to be set to 0. This value may not be changed once a
scenario has begun in PBEM and MP games.
• Leaders in charge of air command HQs will no longer gain victories and defeats.
• In order to reduce failures when attempting to save MP games, the amount of time has been
increased before a save will timeout with a failure.
• Manual correction (section 23.7) - Reserve units committed to support a cross river attack are not
subject to additional disruption.
• Manual correction (section 28.6.2) - Damage is calculated by factory as follows: ((100-
damage)/100) x factory points and rounding up. So a 12 factory with 40 damage would produce 8
(((100-40)/100) x 12) = 7.2 rounded up to 8.
• Updated the Living Manual.pdf file in the \Manuals folder. This is up to date with changes through
game version 1.03.0.

Bug Fixes and AI Improvements
• Units that are class Mech-Infantry (ground elements of type Mech-Infantry, Cavalry, and several
others) are firing in combat with 20% of their correct effectiveness. Fixed.
• Routed units in theater boxes will automatically unrout in the logistics phase.

Data and Scenario Changes
• Device.dat changes:
o 50mm Type 89 Grenade Launcher (0174 & 0183) – Duplicated Japanese devices both
removed as no use in WitE2.
o 7.5mm FM Mle 24/29 AAMG (0223 & 0231) – Duplicated device both removed as no use
in WitE2.
o 6.5mm Breda BMG (0258) & (0280) – Duplicated device both removed as no use in
WitE2.
o 7.5mm MAC 31 BMG (0290) – Duplicated device removed.
o 7.62mm DT TMG (0296) – Duplicated device removed.
o 12.7mm DShK TMG (0297) – Duplicate device removed.
o 20mm Flak30 L/65 Gun (0651) – Duplicate device removed.
o 8mm 35M Rifle (0652) – Duplicate device removed.
o 7.92mm ZB M1924 Rifle (0659) – Duplicate device removed.
o 7.92mm vz.26 BMG (0662) – Duplicate device removed.
o 165 USG Drop Tank (0722) – Duplicate device removed.
o 5in/38 Mk 12 Gun (1055) – Duplicate device removed.

• Ground.dat changes:
o Panzer IIf (0003) – Scrap date changed from 1944 to 1945.
o Flammpanzer II (0005) – Upgrade to Flammpanzer III (0012) removed.
o Panzer IIIe (0006) – Upgrade path changed from Panzer IIIg (0007) to Panzer IIIf (0438).
o Panzer IIIg (0007) – Upgrade path changed from Panzer IIIm (0010) to Panzer IIIh (0008)
and Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1942.
o Panzer IIIh (0008) – Maximum Imports increased from 0 to 150; Import From ID changed
from 0 to 0007 (Panzer IIIg); Last Year changed from 1941 to 1942; Scrap date changed
from 1944 to 1943; Last Month changed from 3 to 6 and Build Limit increased from –1 to
3.
o Panther D (0022) – Upgrade path to Panther G (0024) removed.
o Stug IIIf (0030) – Upgrade path changed from Stug IIIf/8 (0451) to Stug IIIg (0031).
o Labor Squad (0133) – Ammo Use increased from 2 to 3.
o 65mm M13 Infantry Gun (0195) – Build Limit decreased from 1 to -1 (production
deactivated).
o T-35 (0227) – Gun changed from 37mm KwK34(t) L/40 (0310) to 37mm vz.34 L/40
(0309); ACC increased from 425 to 475; CMG changed from 7.92mm MG37(t) (0267) to
7.92mm vz.37 (0266) and BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26
(0268).
o T-38 (0231) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o TACAM T-60 (0237) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o TACAM R-2 (0238) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o 20mm Oerlikon AA Gun (0242) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 37mm Bofors AT Gun (0243) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 47mm Breda AT Gun (0244) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 60mm Mle 1935 Mortar (0247) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 81mm Mle 27/31 Mortar (0248) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 120mm Resita Mortar (0249) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 37mm M1939 AA Gun (0258) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 25mm Mle 1939 AA Gun (0259) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 25mm Puteaux AT Gun (0261) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 75mm Mle 1897 Field Gun (0262) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 100mm vz.30 Howitzer (0263) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 122mm M-10 Howitzer (0264) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 13.2mm Mle 1930 AAMG (0265) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 105mm leFH18 Howitzer (0268) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 149mm vz.37 Howitzer (0269) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 45mm M37 AT Gun (0271) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o Labor Squad (0272) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm ZB
M1924 (0132).
o 75mm Vickers AA Gun (0273) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o T-38E (0281) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm vz.26 (0268).
o OA vz.30 Armored Car (0331) – BMG changed from 7.92mm vz.26 (0662) to 7.92mm
vz.26 (0268).
o 128mm Flak40 AA Gun (0340) – Fuel Use increased from 0 to 22.
o 76.2mm FK295(r) (0443) added – Captured Soviet 76.2mm M1902 Field Gun added; 500
imported at 10 per month from 1/42.
o 47mm M35 Infantry Gun (0444) added – Identical to 47mm M35 AT Gun but classified as
Infantry Gun Type (62) with Build Limit of 2 per turn thru 9/43.
o 47mm M1937 AT Gun (0448) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to 7.92mm
ZB M1924 (0132).
o 47mm M1935 Infantry Gun (0460) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 105mm Mle 1913 Field Gun (0468) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o 105mm Mle 1936 Field Gun (0470) – Rifle changed from 7.92mm ZB M1924 (0659) to
7.92mm ZB M1924 (0132).
o SU-57 (0726) – Upgrade path to SU-76M (0731) added.
o Engineer-Sapper Squad (0733) – Ammo Use increased from 2 to 3.
o T-40 M1941 (0739) – Upgrade path to T-60 M1941 removed.
o OT-34 (0748) – Upgrade path to OT-34/85 (0728) removed.
o M4A2 Sherman (0751) – Upgrade path to M4A2(76)W (0752) removed.
o Churchill IV (0762) – Scrap date changed from 1945 to 1944.
o IS-1 M1943 (0763) – Upgrade path changed from IS-2 M1943 (0829) to IS-2 M1944
(0759) and Scrap date changed from 1943 to 1944.
o ZiS-30 (0764) – Upgrade path to SU-76 (0765) added and Scrap date changed from 1941
to 1942.
o SU-76 (0765) – Upgrade path to SU-76M (0731) removed and Scrap date changed from
1943 to 1945.
o SU-85 (0766) – Upgrade path changed from SU-85M (0830) to SU-100 (0767).
o SU-122 (0768) – Upgrade path changed from ISU-152 (0771) to ISU-122 (0769).
o 76.2mm 3-K AA Gun (0811) – Fuel Use increased from 6 to 22.
o Motorcycle Squad (0813) – Fuel Use increased from 10 to 12.
o T-50 M1941 (0826) – Upgrade path changed from T-34 M1942 (0746) to T-70 M1942
(0741).
o 152mm D-1 Howitzer (0827) – Size increased from 1 to 2 and Fuel Use increased from 6
to 22.
o KV-8 (0842) – Scrap date changed from 1944 to 1945.

• 2 new photos for ground elements 043 and 0444.

• 1941 Campaign(s) changes:
o Assigned non-PVO Soviet fighter AOGs, and non-Long Range Air Command bomber
AOGs, directly to ground support Air Directives.
o Fixed experience of support elements in German 3rd and 6th Panzer Divisions.
o Added 25,000 vehicles to the German vehicle pool.

• Stalingrad to Berlin Campaign(s), Vistula to Berlin Campaign, Steel Inferno 1943 and 1944
Campaigns changes:
o Changed all airbases in Slovakian to German nationality
o 6th SS Mountain Division now leaves Norway for WE rather than the Map.
o The 7th Mountain Division was left out of each Campaign. It begins in Finland and will
move to Norway.
o Added Air Directives for the different PVO Air Commands.

[gwgardner]

With this option enabled you are under far greater pressure to actually encircle enemy formations to destroy them, rather than purely by pursuit.

My understanding is that one of the criticisms of WitE2 has been that the AI can 'teleport' out of encirclements. Will this new morale option end this AI capability?

[Zovs]

With this option enabled you are under far greater pressure to actually encircle enemy formations to destroy them, rather than purely by pursuit.

My understanding is that one of the criticisms of WitE2 has been that the AI can 'teleport' out of encirclements. Will this new morale option end this AI capability?

Your understanding is incorrect, the AI can't "teleport out of encirclements", the AI does teleport all it units on the map that are not engaged or encircled. I can't recall if the front line units disengage and reappear elsewhere or not, but encircled units do not.

[Joel Billings]

In addition, there should not be teleporting if, the AI has to move units from one hex adjacent to enemy units, to another hex adjacent to enemy units (ZOC to ZOC in boardgame language). So the pocket doesn't have to be fully closed/isolated to prevent teleporting. There may be rare exceptions to this, but to my knowledge we've quashed all (or most) of the bugs having to do with enhanced movement of these "trapped" units. Also, there are limits to what the teleporting units can do in their turn, and exactly what they can do are tied to the morale help level settings. The new country morale mods have nothing to do with the morale help level settings (other than they both end up having an impact on unit morale). So if you are playing the Germans and want to reduce the AI movement enhancements, but still provide the AI a boost, you could try leaving the morale help level at 100 and giving the Soviet a +10 to their national morale with the new modifier. Or you could give the Soviet AI 101 morale help (for some improved movement capabilities) and a +5 to their national morale with the new mod. The good news is that in an AI game, you can adjust the help levels and the national morale mods at any time. So you can have one setting when you start a game, and then adjust it later.

[gwgardner]

Awesome, I'm going to try again! Thanks for the clarifications and advice. The game gets better and better.

[Vermin]

I'll see if I can find the save but I had an instance of a string of about 5 stacks of units "pinned" adjacent to the coast, the first, third and fifth hexes were in ZOCs and all were gone in one turn. Hex 5 or 6 contained a port. Perhaps in retrospect it would have been better just to ZOC the fourth and fifth hexes. That was with 105 morale setting. I ended up using the new morale-only settings and they give a better feel to the game (in my view) but if I ever improve then the flexibility is there to give the AI the additional benefits of the standard 100+ morale changes.

[Champagne]

I will beg forbearance as I, out of an abundance of caution, pose the question to Mr. Billings and his associates:

I am in June 1942 of a Grand Campaign No Early End. 01.03.10Beta is the version.

Will my Save Game files under 01.03.10Beta work if I update my game to this latest patch?

Thank you.

[Joel Billings]

Yes, the latest exe should always be able to load in saves made with earlier versions. If you or your opponent made a save with with 1.03.10, then 1.03.11 should load that save.

The issue that can come up with the latest version is, if you save with 1.03.10, your opponent will be unable to load that save with a version from before 1.03.03. Of course, in two (or more) human player games, all the players should be on the same patch. If one upgrades (before or during their turn), the others should upgrade, ideally before they start their next turn. If you look in the logistics phase report (shift-e) and uncheck all the boxes except "Version", you'll see what version was being used during the last logistics phase run (so what your opponent was using).

There are different issues for modders making modded scenario files, especially scenarios made before the recent 1.03.xx series of patches, as they should lock their generic files in their modded scenarios before they update.

If the scenario or save files have been hacked and altered in some other way, I can't say what impact that might have. I did receive a series of saves a few days ago from a player concerning an unrelated minor bug. I noticed that the last save in the series was created with 1.02.52 (which I could load with the latest exe), but I was unable to load the earlier saves in the series with either the latest exe, or 1.02.52. I can't explain that, and I'm waiting to hear back from the player to hear if he has any info that could help us figure why I can't load his earlier saves. This was a game against the AI.

Bottom line is that as long as everyone in a game is updating together (or it's a game against the AI), you should always be able to load a save from a standard scenario if you are using the latest exe version of the game. If that isn't the case, we want to know about it so we can figure out what's going wrong.

[Champagne]

WOW !

Folks, Mr. Billings is one of the best you'll ever see in this industry. What a Customer Service Guru!

Thanks, Joel.

[Kahawa]

Love the game already but will happily grab some free new features. Many thanks.

[Haspen]

Hi!
Thank you for this awesome patch

I play a 1941 no early end german campaign actually (started with 1.03.10_beta and now 1.03.11), and I was surprised yesterday to see the Russians stop their "reaction and front attacks" since march 8 1942 ? (after the last blizzard I think)
Not a single attack on the entire front !?!
To the south, the German front was almost being disintegrated! This complete cessation of the russian general offensive saved me and the german southern front!
Do you think it's the 1.03.11?? Or or an improvement of the AI to preserve its strengths for the 1942 summer?

Thanks a lot for this fantastic game!

[MaximKI]

Hi!
Thank you for this awesome patch

I play a 1941 no early end german campaign actually (started with 1.03.10_beta and now 1.03.11), and I was surprised yesterday to see the Russians stop their "reaction and front attacks" since march 8 1942 ? (after the last blizzard I think)
Not a single attack on the entire front !?!
To the south, the German front was almost being disintegrated! This complete cessation of the russian general offensive saved me and the german southern front!
Do you think it's the 1.03.11?? Or or an improvement of the AI to preserve its strengths for the 1942 summer?

Thanks a lot for this fantastic game!

How far have you gotten into your game since you noticed the Soviets halting their attacks?

[Haspen]

I played 2 German turns (2 weeks) following the first russian turn with "no attack". If the Russians do not react again after my actualy turn, it will be 3 weeks without russian attacks.

On their 2nd turn with no attack, they have complety retreated (3 to 4 hexes) in two sectors to reorganize their front!

(If you want, I have german and russian automatic saves for each turn)

[Joel Billings]

Sounds like the AI is giving you a reprieve, as it prepares for an expected German summer offensive. 1942 can be a very tough time for the Soviet army. We're no longer making AI changes to the game, as we feel it's strong enough, and players have enough options to make things tougher/easier for themselves (including while in the middle of a game). Given the complexity of writing an AI for the game (including campaigns and scenarios), we feel it's best left as it is. Thanks for the info.

[Haspen]

Thank you very much for those explanations!

At the end of March (with a blizzard near Leningrad), the Russians attacked again 2 or 3 times.
It's definitely not a bug in my game

In the south, the russians no longer attack but fall back intelligently to form an effective line of defense near Kharkov and Belgorod.


Another little details I noticed in my game with 1.03.11 patch:

We are end of march and "1st panzer group" was not renamed "1st panzer army" like other panzer armies (2nd, 3rd and 4th)

o 6th SS Mountain Division now leaves Norway for WE rather than the Map.

In my game (end of march, 1942), this unit is not a moutain division, but a motorized division !?

[Teo41_ITA]

Just stay away from the Impossible difficulty, or it would be truly impossible to breakthrough the Red Army lines in 1942