About the Game
Lead your troops to victory in a huge open world set in the Vietnam War.
Play as U.S. or Vietcong / N.V.A. on an ever changing battlefield where other units move and fight independently of player.
Command your squad to follow, stay, attack and change formations etc.
Missions of various types are provided based on the situation in the area. However, there is no story or main mission progression.
Use radios to request airstrikes, artillery support, reinforcements and supplies.
Patrol the Mekong delta and lush river valleys. Search and destroy the enemies in dense jungles and defend the hilltop fire bases. Protect loyal villages from enemy infiltration or teach them the price of betrayal.
Build perimeter defenses. Eat, drink and smoke to calm the nerves, or pop pills to feel energized.
Keep an eye out for booby traps, tigers, snakes and critters as you root out tunnels and hidden fortifications in the jungles. Avoid capture or become a P.O.W.
Bomb the Ho Chi Minh Trail or lead special forces across the border into Laos and Cambodia to disrupt enemy supplies.
The game features one huge 1000+ km2 map that covers North and South Vietnam, and large parts of Laos and Cambodia with hundreds of manually built bases and villages.
Fly jets or gunships, or man the door guns. Pound the enemy using tanks and artillery and a vast arsenal of weapons.
Helicopters:
UH1 Huey (4 variants), AH1 Cobra, CH47 Chinook, OH6 Little Bird, H13 Sioux, CH54 Skycrane, H21 Shawnee, H34 Seahorse, AH56 Cheyenne, Mi8.
Airplanes:
F4 Phantom II, F5 Tiger II, F105 Thunderchief, O1 Bird Dog, O2 Skymaster, OV10 Bronco, A1 Skyraider, A4 Skyhawk, A6 Intruder, A37 Dragonfly, PC6 Porter, B52 Stratofortress, MIG17, MIG21.
Land Vehicles:
M48A3 Patton, M551 Sheridan, M42 Duster, M113A1 ACAV, M132 Zippo, M50 Ontos, M151A2 Jeep, LVTP5, M106 Mortar, M107 SPG, M88 ARV, M274 Mule, M548, M577, M54 Trucks, M55 Quad 50cal, V100 Commando, D7E Bulldozer
T55, T34/85, PT76, BTR60, Gaz69, ZIS151 Trucks, BM21, ZSU57-2, ZU23.
Boats:
PBR mkII, PCF mk1, ASPB, ATC, ATC(H), Sampans
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
On the site: Build 26182683
Up to date
This should hopefully fix issues with entering airplanes & helicopters caused by Performance Upd. 2 yesterday.
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T61-5 Flak Jacket added to armorer tent/buildings. There is text description in armorer and there will be more info in next regular update text.
Issue with saving and loading of equipment system not working for new flack jackets has been fixed. I'm sorry for the inconvenience if you lost it.
Issue with game not checking player's cash balance before trying to purchase Heavy Flak Jacket fixed.
Regions Unload option:
If set to yes, this will stop regions unloading, and thus having to be reloaded when re-entering that area.
This requires Minimum 32GB RAM for all S.E. Asia regions to be loaded in.
It shouldn't affect performance much.
Run in Background option fix:
This option should now be able to be set back to no again.
Swimming Fix:
Entering water has been updated so player shouldn't get stuck sometimes.
Jumping while swimming now has some forward momentum to ensure he can get free if stuck somehow.
Maximum swim speed had issue that is now fixed (its now slower).
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If set to yes, this will stop regions unloading, and thus having to be reloaded when re-entering that area.
This requires Minimum 32GB RAM for all S.E. Asia regions to be loaded in.
It shouldn't affect performance much.
Run in Background option fix:
This option should now be able to be set back to no again.
Swimming Fix:
Entering water has been updated so player shouldn't get stuck sometimes.
Jumping while swimming now has some forward momentum to ensure he can get free if stuck somehow.
Maximum swim speed had issue that is now fixed (its now slower).
Camera while on foot is now a lot smoother and less jittery.
The felt FPS should be higher, especially on fast PC's.
Movement has also been updated to be a bit more responsive and less icy.
I expect to soon add settings for control of the parameters and probably adjust the default settings once I get more feedback.
Thanks for playing and thank you beta testers!
NEW CONTENT:
* In-game map now has new images with much higher resolution: Terrain changes that were done after the original map images was made long ago will now be visible. The higher resolution also renders all small rivers, streams and roads visible. Hills and mountains are now much better represented, as well as more varied terrain colors that better represent the terrains, including darker areas in dense jungle or forest areas.
* New rare custom main weapon: The armorers are still modifying the blow forward action, but currently it is very powerful for short range engagements yet quite heavy and very unreliable. It can sometimes be found at S.F. camps and if you’re lucky at the local armorer. Be ready to switch weapon when it inevitably jams.
* American civilian cars are being imported to South Vietnam in substantial numbers. They can now also be entered by player in S.E. Asia.
* Gas stations: An oil company from the U.S.A. has entered the retail fuel market of South Vietnam and bought up and rebuilt the existing gas stations. There has also been new ones constructed along the main coastal highway.
V.C. player gets a bonus for destroying fuel pumps and the main building. It is still uncertain if Petrolia Oil Company will consolidate and enter the market at a later stage to take on the competition.
* Danang AB now have some signs with map of the base.
GAMEPLAY ADJUSTMENTS:
* Squad spawns will now be hard capped more effectively. The cap is affected by the 10% to 400% unit settings option.
* Danang city now has more U.S. forces defending it now (it might need more though).
BUG FIXES:
* An issue with player's damage direction indicator (the red quarter circle) sometimes showing the wrong direction for bullet hits is now fixed. It was an issue since recent update that made it stay on longer and update the direction while player moves.
* U.S. soldiers can now also take rain poncho off again when the weather clears up (a line in code was missing, oopsie).
* In the 4 standard armory types you now get M1Garand at the cabinet holding them, as intended instead of M14.
* Fix to code preventing destroyed models for PT76, BTR60 and Tuctucs (that was added in last Update39) from spawning.
* Close map icon no longer have wrong color scheme.
* Bug fix for special situation where NPCs and in rare cases even player bullets could get tracer/proximity fuse on bullets (due to ammo pool issue).
* 2 Terrains in North Vietnam missing trees and contours and 1 in Thailand that was missing grass have now been fixed.
* XM148 grenade and MAS36 and MAS49 rifle grenade reload cancel should now finally work for all cases, so animation doesn't get stuck in wrong place.
Thank you beta testers!
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* In-game map now has new images with much higher resolution: Terrain changes that were done after the original map images was made long ago will now be visible. The higher resolution also renders all small rivers, streams and roads visible. Hills and mountains are now much better represented, as well as more varied terrain colors that better represent the terrains, including darker areas in dense jungle or forest areas.
* New rare custom main weapon: The armorers are still modifying the blow forward action, but currently it is very powerful for short range engagements yet quite heavy and very unreliable. It can sometimes be found at S.F. camps and if you’re lucky at the local armorer. Be ready to switch weapon when it inevitably jams.
* American civilian cars are being imported to South Vietnam in substantial numbers. They can now also be entered by player in S.E. Asia.
* Gas stations: An oil company from the U.S.A. has entered the retail fuel market of South Vietnam and bought up and rebuilt the existing gas stations. There has also been new ones constructed along the main coastal highway.
V.C. player gets a bonus for destroying fuel pumps and the main building. It is still uncertain if Petrolia Oil Company will consolidate and enter the market at a later stage to take on the competition.
* Danang AB now have some signs with map of the base.
GAMEPLAY ADJUSTMENTS:
* Squad spawns will now be hard capped more effectively. The cap is affected by the 10% to 400% unit settings option.
* Danang city now has more U.S. forces defending it now (it might need more though).
BUG FIXES:
* An issue with player's damage direction indicator (the red quarter circle) sometimes showing the wrong direction for bullet hits is now fixed. It was an issue since recent update that made it stay on longer and update the direction while player moves.
* U.S. soldiers can now also take rain poncho off again when the weather clears up (a line in code was missing, oopsie).
* In the 4 standard armory types you now get M1Garand at the cabinet holding them, as intended instead of M14.
* Fix to code preventing destroyed models for PT76, BTR60 and Tuctucs (that was added in last Update39) from spawning.
* Close map icon no longer have wrong color scheme.
* Bug fix for special situation where NPCs and in rare cases even player bullets could get tracer/proximity fuse on bullets (due to ammo pool issue).
* 2 Terrains in North Vietnam missing trees and contours and 1 in Thailand that was missing grass have now been fixed.
* XM148 grenade and MAS36 and MAS49 rifle grenade reload cancel should now finally work for all cases, so animation doesn't get stuck in wrong place.
Thank you beta testers!
NEW CONTENT:
* Day / night cycle duration option added to start menu general settings page 2 (12min [current default], 18min, 24min, 30min, 60min, 4h, 12h, 24h). The slowest 4 modes includes some performance saving due to less frequently updating of position & rotation of sun and moon light directional light sources.
* MAS-36 rifle added (at big U.S. armories and at most A.R.V.N. bases). Use Alt to toggle between rifle grenade mode and normal bullets.
* MAS-36 NPC A.R.V.N. soldier type added.
* MAS-49 rifle added (at V.C. bases and hidden in civilian buildings). Use Alt to toggle between rifle grenade mode and normal bullets.
* MAS-49 NPC V.C. soldier type added.
* Antique Vietnamese sword added (hanging on wall in some old French yellow villas and in a Cu Chi tunnel command room.
* Hammer is now a melee weapon (found in hardware stores, land vehicle repair pads and in structures under construction. Additional non combat mechanic planned).
* Bible can now be equipped as a melee weapon (found in morgue primarily. Additional non combat mechanic planned).
GAMEPLAY ADJUSTMENTS:
* Player run speed reduced.
* Player movement improvement: when player runs over the top of hills or ridges, player should no longer get thrown upwards sometimes.
* NPC soldiers now won’t go prone very close to enemy as frequently.
BUG FIXES:
* The highest U.S. guard towers now have 50% more HP. The second highest have +25%, and the highest V.C. guard tower now has +25% HP.
* Bamboo stick and bamboo spear now have UI (no UI might have caused errors if attempt to pickup them up before. Found in hardware store etc).
* Baton now added to player weapon system in S.E. Asia scene. This should prevent errors (such as not being able to use any melee weapons) when player goes back to Vietnam from America while having police billy club equipped.
* Pt76 and BTR60 and various Tuctuc missing destroyed models added.
* NPC pilots on ground should no longer fire weird projectiles.
* Airbase and carrier ground crew stats changed to avoid combat issues.
* The small castle bunker under construction is Danang AB is now moved up to correct height.
* XM148 NPC troops updated to fix issue with using their grenades.
* Missing LOD added to various objects in ARVN bases.
* Missing colliders added to the yellow old factory buildings.
Thank you for the help, feedback and support!
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* Day / night cycle duration option added to start menu general settings page 2 (12min [current default], 18min, 24min, 30min, 60min, 4h, 12h, 24h). The slowest 4 modes includes some performance saving due to less frequently updating of position & rotation of sun and moon light directional light sources.
* MAS-36 rifle added (at big U.S. armories and at most A.R.V.N. bases). Use Alt to toggle between rifle grenade mode and normal bullets.
* MAS-36 NPC A.R.V.N. soldier type added.
* MAS-49 rifle added (at V.C. bases and hidden in civilian buildings). Use Alt to toggle between rifle grenade mode and normal bullets.
* MAS-49 NPC V.C. soldier type added.
* Antique Vietnamese sword added (hanging on wall in some old French yellow villas and in a Cu Chi tunnel command room.
* Hammer is now a melee weapon (found in hardware stores, land vehicle repair pads and in structures under construction. Additional non combat mechanic planned).
* Bible can now be equipped as a melee weapon (found in morgue primarily. Additional non combat mechanic planned).
GAMEPLAY ADJUSTMENTS:
* Player run speed reduced.
* Player movement improvement: when player runs over the top of hills or ridges, player should no longer get thrown upwards sometimes.
* NPC soldiers now won’t go prone very close to enemy as frequently.
BUG FIXES:
* The highest U.S. guard towers now have 50% more HP. The second highest have +25%, and the highest V.C. guard tower now has +25% HP.
* Bamboo stick and bamboo spear now have UI (no UI might have caused errors if attempt to pickup them up before. Found in hardware store etc).
* Baton now added to player weapon system in S.E. Asia scene. This should prevent errors (such as not being able to use any melee weapons) when player goes back to Vietnam from America while having police billy club equipped.
* Pt76 and BTR60 and various Tuctuc missing destroyed models added.
* NPC pilots on ground should no longer fire weird projectiles.
* Airbase and carrier ground crew stats changed to avoid combat issues.
* The small castle bunker under construction is Danang AB is now moved up to correct height.
* XM148 NPC troops updated to fix issue with using their grenades.
* Missing LOD added to various objects in ARVN bases.
* Missing colliders added to the yellow old factory buildings.
Thank you for the help, feedback and support!
* Movement bunny hop fix. The issue, which seem to have arisen in an earlier update with movement changes, was: When player walked into an object, the auto climb mechanic would trigger and the code added to prevent player flying off the ledge right after climbing the top of objects, had the unfortunate side-effect of causing player to be so force restricted for 2 seconds, that he would do small bunny jump when trying to start walking during that time (due to auto jump kicking in). This ofc made tunnels and buildings very frustrating to navigate.
* Traitor issue caused by NPCs fixed: After player had used MGs in vehicles, NPC troops could in some cases fire projectiles set as if they were shot by player, and thus, could result in negative reputation for player, thereby also triggering traitor mechanic when they hit their own soldiers by accident.
* Invisible cube collider in new big armories near the gun cabinets has now been removed.
Just a small quick update to fix some important issues. Thank you.
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* Traitor issue caused by NPCs fixed: After player had used MGs in vehicles, NPC troops could in some cases fire projectiles set as if they were shot by player, and thus, could result in negative reputation for player, thereby also triggering traitor mechanic when they hit their own soldiers by accident.
* Invisible cube collider in new big armories near the gun cabinets has now been removed.
Just a small quick update to fix some important issues. Thank you.
NEW CONTENT:
* Bayonet for AK47 / AKM (used in same way as M7 bayonet on M16).
* Blood effect added on all sharp melee weapons & farm tools. And issues with blood not appearing when hitting V.C. soldiers are now fixed.
* Saber M1860 melee weapon added for player. It can be found hanging on walls in various officers quarters etc. You may need to climb.
* New very rare melee weapon (not issued by the military) can sometimes be found hidden in various U.S. bases.
* New sandbag castle bunkers have been constructed in or near various U.S. These large fortifications provides defensive firing positions on the roofs and the 3 interior floors. The storage area in the lower level is well stocked with weapons and ammo.
* A smaller version of sandbag castle bunkers with 2 floors and roof have been built at or near various U.S bases.
* Some sandbag castles were left unfinished due to attacks and lack of motivation to work the shovels.
* New larger armories (incl. new model) added to larger U.S. bases, due to the existing ones getting so packed with crates its hard to move around, and to make room for new weapons. You can find them in: Danang AB, Phu Bai AB, Dong Ha AB, Nha Trang AB, Bear Cat & Blackhorse Basecamps, Tay Ninh Basecamp, Can Tho and Saigon AB.
* New large tent armories placed at various U.S. bases.
* New concrete pillbox bunkers have been placed, mostly at airbase perimeters abd at bends in the Purfume River.
* Christmas tree added in Danang.
GAMEPLAY ADJUSTMENTS:
* When picking up new sidearm or melee weapon, your carried weapon will be dropped on the ground, like it works for main and secondary weapons.
MAP CHANGES:
* Various U,S. bases and terrains have been updated (and various new bunkers & larger armories added).
* Large buildings for U.S bases have been modeled but haven’t been added yet.
PERFORMANCE:
* 48 Scripts optimized for better performance.
* Missing LOD1 added to small blue airbase barracks, and issues with LODs on their interiors fixed.
BUG FIXES:
* Issue with no UI to pick up melee weapon when near a dropped weapon or a crate, has now been fixed.
* Player scripts should no longer fail to detect landing after falling and not hitting the terrain itself but instead landing on other structures. This would affect drag on player and thus inhibit movement (like causing small bunny hops when walking) until player touched the terrain again. It could also happen after climbing high ladders or structures, such as walking in guard towers and even when walking in tunnels. Issues with parachute in those cases should also be rectified inherently.
* Player can no longer equip map while reloading.
* Radio broadcasts should no longer be out of sync sometimes, like on game startup.
* Player can now also clear weapon jams when there are no magazines left.
* Switching to pistol while having XM148 set to grenade mode, will no longer cause first LMB click to fire 40mm shell (and then break sidearm).
* Bug from last update causing M16 with Starlight scope to not activate the scope texture has now been fixed.
Thank you beta testers!
I was sick for a few days, so it's maybe not the biggest update ever, but I hope you like it.
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* Bayonet for AK47 / AKM (used in same way as M7 bayonet on M16).
* Blood effect added on all sharp melee weapons & farm tools. And issues with blood not appearing when hitting V.C. soldiers are now fixed.
* Saber M1860 melee weapon added for player. It can be found hanging on walls in various officers quarters etc. You may need to climb.
* New very rare melee weapon (not issued by the military) can sometimes be found hidden in various U.S. bases.
* New sandbag castle bunkers have been constructed in or near various U.S. These large fortifications provides defensive firing positions on the roofs and the 3 interior floors. The storage area in the lower level is well stocked with weapons and ammo.
* A smaller version of sandbag castle bunkers with 2 floors and roof have been built at or near various U.S bases.
* Some sandbag castles were left unfinished due to attacks and lack of motivation to work the shovels.
* New larger armories (incl. new model) added to larger U.S. bases, due to the existing ones getting so packed with crates its hard to move around, and to make room for new weapons. You can find them in: Danang AB, Phu Bai AB, Dong Ha AB, Nha Trang AB, Bear Cat & Blackhorse Basecamps, Tay Ninh Basecamp, Can Tho and Saigon AB.
* New large tent armories placed at various U.S. bases.
* New concrete pillbox bunkers have been placed, mostly at airbase perimeters abd at bends in the Purfume River.
* Christmas tree added in Danang.
GAMEPLAY ADJUSTMENTS:
* When picking up new sidearm or melee weapon, your carried weapon will be dropped on the ground, like it works for main and secondary weapons.
MAP CHANGES:
* Various U,S. bases and terrains have been updated (and various new bunkers & larger armories added).
* Large buildings for U.S bases have been modeled but haven’t been added yet.
PERFORMANCE:
* 48 Scripts optimized for better performance.
* Missing LOD1 added to small blue airbase barracks, and issues with LODs on their interiors fixed.
BUG FIXES:
* Issue with no UI to pick up melee weapon when near a dropped weapon or a crate, has now been fixed.
* Player scripts should no longer fail to detect landing after falling and not hitting the terrain itself but instead landing on other structures. This would affect drag on player and thus inhibit movement (like causing small bunny hops when walking) until player touched the terrain again. It could also happen after climbing high ladders or structures, such as walking in guard towers and even when walking in tunnels. Issues with parachute in those cases should also be rectified inherently.
* Player can no longer equip map while reloading.
* Radio broadcasts should no longer be out of sync sometimes, like on game startup.
* Player can now also clear weapon jams when there are no magazines left.
* Switching to pistol while having XM148 set to grenade mode, will no longer cause first LMB click to fire 40mm shell (and then break sidearm).
* Bug from last update causing M16 with Starlight scope to not activate the scope texture has now been fixed.
Thank you beta testers!
I was sick for a few days, so it's maybe not the biggest update ever, but I hope you like it.
NEW CONTENT:
* Added Electronics and Avionics Repair Shops. There, you can get upgrades to the portable AN/PRR9 radio that you get upon ranking up. The available upgrades are as follows; "Improved antenna" which gives +100% range, "New battery" which gives +50 battery, then lastly "High voltage electric capacitor" which gives 100% trickle charge every 24 hours. These upgrades cost cash - which you get from your soldier salary, dead enemies or it can be stolen.
These Repair shops can be found at Danang AB, Pleiku AB, Nha Trang AB, Saigon AB, Can Tho AB.
* Ammo box added as a new secondary weapon. It will let you refill your main weapon to its maximum amount of magazines once (the box itself can be recharged at the usual resupply locations). The caliber of bullets in the box corresponds with the main weapon you were using at the time you picked up the ammo box. However this tool weighs 7lb.
* C-130 model has been updated with landing gear, basic cargo bay and other adjustments. Uncrewed ones have been placed at Saigon AB, Da Nang AB, Pleiku AB, Can Tho AB and at 2 air bases in Thailand. They are still unable to be piloted by the player however (this will change in a future update).
* Radio request for C-130 supply paradrop (ammo, 3k construction supplies and fuel) has been added.
* Radio request for a C-130 with 20 paratroopers has been added. Sometimes an extra C-130 with 20 more will be sent as well.
* MK82 GP 500lb high drag MK15 Snakeye bombs are now available for NPC pilots (they will also be available to the player in a future update).
* Bayonet added for the player. It is available on 4 M16A1 variants. To use it, press Left Alt + V. Press left Alt to stab with bayonet. When bayonet is on, weapons handling will be affected.
* Many US soldiers will now sometimes put on rain poncho when it rains, especially if its raining heavily.
* 6 new achievements (Sworn on the bayo, Ammo bearer, Keep your powder dry, Geronimo!, Supply from the sky, High drag snake wack).
PERFORMANCE (Minor change):
Performance optimization (draw call & shadow optimization etc. on some objects).
AIRSTRIKES & ARTILLERY:
* Airplane bombs and artillery shells should now rotate correctly along their entire trajectory.
* The player will now get XP for damage to enemy structures, supplies, vehicles and howitzers caused by airstrikes that the player called.
* The minimum distance at which normal indirect fire artillery can engage targets has been doubled. However direct fire artillery has had its minimum firing range decreased. And for NPC artillery radio requests, minimum distance from artillery is now 150m.
* Increased odds U.S. radiomen will request conventional airstrikes, rocket attacks and cluster munitions instead of napalm.
* Player requested airstrikes (B key) now sometimes will get a divebomb strike by A1 Skyraiders using rockets, machine guns and bombs.
* B-52 strikes requested by the player will now hit 40m further in front of player.
GAMEPLAY ADJUSTMENTS:
* The large stacks of green (US) crates and brown (VC/NVA) crates will now resupply main and secondary ammunition for the player.
* Soldiers exiting aircraft on the player's command will now get a parachute.
* Jet pilots will now sometimes jump out of their aircraft with a parachute if the aircraft gets destroyed.
MAP CHANGES:
* Blue small airbase barracks have had their interior updated.
* Generators are now placed at all US land vehicle repair pads. Tank engine placed there too.
* Base lamp posts updated (light line).
BUG FIXES:
* Mouse side button (Mouse 4) to hold gun in hipfire position will now also work when using sniper rifles.
* M16A1 Starlight scope now has UI like other weapons.
* Attempted to fix issues with using the squad radio on base com channel.
* Cluster airstrikes requested by the player now have their own cooldown, not shared by normal airstrikes.
* Errors causing player requested regular airstrikes, divebomb and cluster airstrikes to not always materialize or appear in a location marked earlier, should now be fixed.
* Divebomb airstrike variant requested by NPC radiomen now also fire machineguns while diving on the target.
Thank you beta testers!
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* Added Electronics and Avionics Repair Shops. There, you can get upgrades to the portable AN/PRR9 radio that you get upon ranking up. The available upgrades are as follows; "Improved antenna" which gives +100% range, "New battery" which gives +50 battery, then lastly "High voltage electric capacitor" which gives 100% trickle charge every 24 hours. These upgrades cost cash - which you get from your soldier salary, dead enemies or it can be stolen.
These Repair shops can be found at Danang AB, Pleiku AB, Nha Trang AB, Saigon AB, Can Tho AB.
* Ammo box added as a new secondary weapon. It will let you refill your main weapon to its maximum amount of magazines once (the box itself can be recharged at the usual resupply locations). The caliber of bullets in the box corresponds with the main weapon you were using at the time you picked up the ammo box. However this tool weighs 7lb.
* C-130 model has been updated with landing gear, basic cargo bay and other adjustments. Uncrewed ones have been placed at Saigon AB, Da Nang AB, Pleiku AB, Can Tho AB and at 2 air bases in Thailand. They are still unable to be piloted by the player however (this will change in a future update).
* Radio request for C-130 supply paradrop (ammo, 3k construction supplies and fuel) has been added.
* Radio request for a C-130 with 20 paratroopers has been added. Sometimes an extra C-130 with 20 more will be sent as well.
* MK82 GP 500lb high drag MK15 Snakeye bombs are now available for NPC pilots (they will also be available to the player in a future update).
* Bayonet added for the player. It is available on 4 M16A1 variants. To use it, press Left Alt + V. Press left Alt to stab with bayonet. When bayonet is on, weapons handling will be affected.
* Many US soldiers will now sometimes put on rain poncho when it rains, especially if its raining heavily.
* 6 new achievements (Sworn on the bayo, Ammo bearer, Keep your powder dry, Geronimo!, Supply from the sky, High drag snake wack).
PERFORMANCE (Minor change):
Performance optimization (draw call & shadow optimization etc. on some objects).
AIRSTRIKES & ARTILLERY:
* Airplane bombs and artillery shells should now rotate correctly along their entire trajectory.
* The player will now get XP for damage to enemy structures, supplies, vehicles and howitzers caused by airstrikes that the player called.
* The minimum distance at which normal indirect fire artillery can engage targets has been doubled. However direct fire artillery has had its minimum firing range decreased. And for NPC artillery radio requests, minimum distance from artillery is now 150m.
* Increased odds U.S. radiomen will request conventional airstrikes, rocket attacks and cluster munitions instead of napalm.
* Player requested airstrikes (B key) now sometimes will get a divebomb strike by A1 Skyraiders using rockets, machine guns and bombs.
* B-52 strikes requested by the player will now hit 40m further in front of player.
GAMEPLAY ADJUSTMENTS:
* The large stacks of green (US) crates and brown (VC/NVA) crates will now resupply main and secondary ammunition for the player.
* Soldiers exiting aircraft on the player's command will now get a parachute.
* Jet pilots will now sometimes jump out of their aircraft with a parachute if the aircraft gets destroyed.
MAP CHANGES:
* Blue small airbase barracks have had their interior updated.
* Generators are now placed at all US land vehicle repair pads. Tank engine placed there too.
* Base lamp posts updated (light line).
BUG FIXES:
* Mouse side button (Mouse 4) to hold gun in hipfire position will now also work when using sniper rifles.
* M16A1 Starlight scope now has UI like other weapons.
* Attempted to fix issues with using the squad radio on base com channel.
* Cluster airstrikes requested by the player now have their own cooldown, not shared by normal airstrikes.
* Errors causing player requested regular airstrikes, divebomb and cluster airstrikes to not always materialize or appear in a location marked earlier, should now be fixed.
* Divebomb airstrike variant requested by NPC radiomen now also fire machineguns while diving on the target.
Thank you beta testers!
NEW CONTENT:
* XM148 NPCs added to squads and garrisons.
* XM148 M-16A1 variant added as a weapon for the player with a firing mode switch that allows you to use the underbarrel grenade launcher as well as the rifle while still carrying secondary weapon. (1 hidden in big US Da Nang base, also a chance to spawn at pre-placed Chinook, Huey and B-52 crash sites, plus at various other locations).
* XM148 underbarrel 40mm grenade launcher handling skill added; it will drastically decrease risk of jams. And when level 100 is reached in the skill, the player will gain a new skill called XM148 Mastery (+1 shell at level 1, +2 shells at level 25. Chance of rep+, etc).
* Modified M16A1 with green tape camo and NPC soldiers using it have been added.
* 30 round mag M16A1 variant added as a weapon for the player. (1 hidden in big US Da Nang base, also a chance to spawn in US armories). It will start appearing from 1967 onwards.
* Wheelchair for player added (it can be found at field hospitals). The player has a chance to find himself in a wheelchair when waking up at a field hospital; however he will exit it when ready automatically (which is tied to a short timer). Using it will cause the player to gain strength in their arms quickly.
* Fuel can added for the player (uses secondary weapon slot). Can refuel land vehicles and aircrafts (just pour some anywhere on the vehicle, realism+). Be very careful not to use any open flame near fuel spilled on the ground. It can be found at repair pads, sandbag tents, VC/NVA bases and at various civilian buildings.
* 8 new achievements added (Rocketry 101, XM148 Master, Night Hawk, Hack the Hawk, Red eyes, Fire starter, Wheels until it heals, Undercover).
PERFORMANCE:
* Performance improvements made through script optimizations.
AIRSTRIKE & ARTILLERY:
* 90% of the time; Radiomen will now be more cautious calling in napalm strikes close to friendly bases. Pilots have also been instructed to use a tangential flight path relative to base perimeter, in order to minimize friendly fire and collateral damage, including when the player calls it in.
* Radiomen can now call in artillery fire support up to 2000m from the nearest base.
GAMEPLAY ADJUSTMENTS:
* Weapon supply box with civilian clothes now provide disguise for VC/NVA player. However you can't carry a main weapon or secondary weapon while in disguise. If your cover is blown by firing or getting too close to enemies, you are allowed to pick up main and secondary weapons again.
* XP for hitting enemy aircraft with MANPADS (handheld AA launchers) reduced to half (due to missile impacting several parts of aircraft at once).
* Field hospitals have been updated.
* VC/NVA player fast travel cooldown time reduced to 25% (from 10 minutes to 7,5 minutes. Just click friendly bases on the map as VC/NVA to get the option to fast travel to them).
* VC/NVA faction now has a slower replenishment of infantry squad reinforcements (less spam of VC/NVA units).
* Player squad can no longer hit the player with bullets from very short distance, unless he is a traitor.
* NPC's and in particular the player's squad will now be more careful not walking into bonfires.
BUG FIXES:
* Fixed an issue where reloading main, secondary or sidearm weapons would cause the animation to get stuck if the player had changed or unequipped their weapon during the process. Also the player should now be able to cancel reloading any weapon, including by changing to another weapon.
* Issue where sidearms could be broken by clicking the same key it is equipped on during a reload has been fixed.
* Fixed an issue where the XM148 in grenade mode would be broken by the reload animation if the player switched to another weapon during the reload.
* Issue with firing mode (single/auto) setting getting inherited to other weapons and even doorguns based on the last setting used, should now be fixed.
* Sniper rifles will now be aimed forward before a bullet is fired when pressing LMB and not in the scoped view.
* Issue where getting weapons back after being a POW would cause double weapon model overlap, is now fixed.
* After using sniper scopes, the sensitivity should now go back to normal after you stop aiming.
* Rain coat/poncho model will now be disabled when entering land vehicles and aircraft.
* While chatting (use <enter> key) movement and enter/exit from vehicle is now disabled.
* Using binoculars while flying with a rocketstrap is now prevented.
* Some buildings where the ceiling lamp would remain floating after the house had been destroyed have been updated.
* The fire of Molotov cocktails will now cause damage throughout the duration of the flames, and set soldiers on fire as intended. Particles rotated incorrectly on Molotov cocktail fire are now fixed.
* O2 rudder rotations fixed.
* VC workshop map icon and in-world UI message are now activating as intended (and not for the US player).
* Player no longer gets a bonus for destroying propaganda posters of his own faction.
* Guard tower search light rotation has been updated, so it no longer gets stuck or jitters around.
* All hand weapon standard skills in the game should now save and load correctly (the skills have same name as the weapon).
* SA-2 radar now stopped from rotating at mach 5, and in the wrong direction.
* Player image in the top right corner of the screen should now be updated after changing your corps while in game.
Thank you beta testers!
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* XM148 NPCs added to squads and garrisons.
* XM148 M-16A1 variant added as a weapon for the player with a firing mode switch that allows you to use the underbarrel grenade launcher as well as the rifle while still carrying secondary weapon. (1 hidden in big US Da Nang base, also a chance to spawn at pre-placed Chinook, Huey and B-52 crash sites, plus at various other locations).
* XM148 underbarrel 40mm grenade launcher handling skill added; it will drastically decrease risk of jams. And when level 100 is reached in the skill, the player will gain a new skill called XM148 Mastery (+1 shell at level 1, +2 shells at level 25. Chance of rep+, etc).
* Modified M16A1 with green tape camo and NPC soldiers using it have been added.
* 30 round mag M16A1 variant added as a weapon for the player. (1 hidden in big US Da Nang base, also a chance to spawn in US armories). It will start appearing from 1967 onwards.
* Wheelchair for player added (it can be found at field hospitals). The player has a chance to find himself in a wheelchair when waking up at a field hospital; however he will exit it when ready automatically (which is tied to a short timer). Using it will cause the player to gain strength in their arms quickly.
* Fuel can added for the player (uses secondary weapon slot). Can refuel land vehicles and aircrafts (just pour some anywhere on the vehicle, realism+). Be very careful not to use any open flame near fuel spilled on the ground. It can be found at repair pads, sandbag tents, VC/NVA bases and at various civilian buildings.
* 8 new achievements added (Rocketry 101, XM148 Master, Night Hawk, Hack the Hawk, Red eyes, Fire starter, Wheels until it heals, Undercover).
PERFORMANCE:
* Performance improvements made through script optimizations.
AIRSTRIKE & ARTILLERY:
* 90% of the time; Radiomen will now be more cautious calling in napalm strikes close to friendly bases. Pilots have also been instructed to use a tangential flight path relative to base perimeter, in order to minimize friendly fire and collateral damage, including when the player calls it in.
* Radiomen can now call in artillery fire support up to 2000m from the nearest base.
GAMEPLAY ADJUSTMENTS:
* Weapon supply box with civilian clothes now provide disguise for VC/NVA player. However you can't carry a main weapon or secondary weapon while in disguise. If your cover is blown by firing or getting too close to enemies, you are allowed to pick up main and secondary weapons again.
* XP for hitting enemy aircraft with MANPADS (handheld AA launchers) reduced to half (due to missile impacting several parts of aircraft at once).
* Field hospitals have been updated.
* VC/NVA player fast travel cooldown time reduced to 25% (from 10 minutes to 7,5 minutes. Just click friendly bases on the map as VC/NVA to get the option to fast travel to them).
* VC/NVA faction now has a slower replenishment of infantry squad reinforcements (less spam of VC/NVA units).
* Player squad can no longer hit the player with bullets from very short distance, unless he is a traitor.
* NPC's and in particular the player's squad will now be more careful not walking into bonfires.
BUG FIXES:
* Fixed an issue where reloading main, secondary or sidearm weapons would cause the animation to get stuck if the player had changed or unequipped their weapon during the process. Also the player should now be able to cancel reloading any weapon, including by changing to another weapon.
* Issue where sidearms could be broken by clicking the same key it is equipped on during a reload has been fixed.
* Fixed an issue where the XM148 in grenade mode would be broken by the reload animation if the player switched to another weapon during the reload.
* Issue with firing mode (single/auto) setting getting inherited to other weapons and even doorguns based on the last setting used, should now be fixed.
* Sniper rifles will now be aimed forward before a bullet is fired when pressing LMB and not in the scoped view.
* Issue where getting weapons back after being a POW would cause double weapon model overlap, is now fixed.
* After using sniper scopes, the sensitivity should now go back to normal after you stop aiming.
* Rain coat/poncho model will now be disabled when entering land vehicles and aircraft.
* While chatting (use <enter> key) movement and enter/exit from vehicle is now disabled.
* Using binoculars while flying with a rocketstrap is now prevented.
* Some buildings where the ceiling lamp would remain floating after the house had been destroyed have been updated.
* The fire of Molotov cocktails will now cause damage throughout the duration of the flames, and set soldiers on fire as intended. Particles rotated incorrectly on Molotov cocktail fire are now fixed.
* O2 rudder rotations fixed.
* VC workshop map icon and in-world UI message are now activating as intended (and not for the US player).
* Player no longer gets a bonus for destroying propaganda posters of his own faction.
* Guard tower search light rotation has been updated, so it no longer gets stuck or jitters around.
* All hand weapon standard skills in the game should now save and load correctly (the skills have same name as the weapon).
* SA-2 radar now stopped from rotating at mach 5, and in the wrong direction.
* Player image in the top right corner of the screen should now be updated after changing your corps while in game.
Thank you beta testers!
New content:
* AN-2 transport plane and improvised bomber variant are now available at air bases in North Vietnam plus at new small airstrips (many of them in Laos and Cambodia). Some are flown by NPC pilots.
* MIG17 and MIG21 now have bombs and K-13 I.R. guided anti air missiles (press left CTRL to turn I.R. seeker on/off).
* MIM23 Hawk radars and S.A.M. launchers added to some U.S. bases and missile cruisers.
* Enemy S.A.M. radars can now be hacked by player to turn transponder IFF protection system off.
* XM41E2 MANPADS added to U.S. armories.
* New XM41E2 Soldier type added to U.S. garrisons (ie not in squads). MANPADS Soldiers can no longer lock on aircrafts that have engines off.
* More soldier types in U.S. garrisons.
* Experimental Rocketstrap for player has been added. It has about 40 seconds flight time at full throttle. Hand weapons can be used while flying. Skill in rocketstrap improves fuel efficiency. Green variant has 33% more fuel but weighs 10% more (and requires skill lvl 10). They can be refueled at helipads. They’re found in some larger bases in fenced off and guarded areas and various other locations. Of course these weren’t actually used in the war for obvious practical reasons.
* Sapper charge (long stick with hand grenades tied together) added as secondary weapon for V.C. player.
* 43 U.S. temporary landing zones (L.Z.) added. They can be established during the game. Technically they aren’t bases (no flag to capture) but they have helipads and supplies. Also more small S.F. tent camps added. N.V.A. landing zones added as well.
* 55 V.C. river / coastal supply camps. They can be established during the game. They also don’t have flag to capture. The boat will sometimes be launched.
* Communication wires along parts of Ho Chi Minh Trail: These can be destroyed or wiretapped. Returning later to retrieve tapes will provide a bonus (size dependent on time). The data collected may reveal enemy units in the region on the map.
* Special forces wiretap mission. These will require crossing the border into Laos or Cambodia, so due to the distances, longer than normal mission time will be allowed.
* Unexploded ordnance added in some areas (Mk82 +Mk84 bombs, they may explode if damaged). Also more (pre-made) explosion craters added.
* V.C. munitions workshops added. Providing these with materials from unexploded ordnance will provide +3 mags, +3 RPG2 rounds, +3 hand grenades and +3 explosive arrows when you resupply anywhere for the following 25 to 50 minutes. It will also increase supplies in province.
* B-52 crash sites added (the ones loosely based on historical locations have been added to the map).
* Chinook crash sites added.
* Huey crash sites added.
* Parachute T10 model and sound added to player (press space when fall from aircraft).
* Pilot corpses hanging from parachute in trees. U.S. player will get a bonus to find it (if not already marked on map). And a bonus to retrieve it (just go under him). V.C. player will get a bonus to find it (if not already on map ofc).
* Single U.S., V.C., N.V.A. and N.V.A. S.F. snipers added (not part of squad or base garrison). Map icon is shown if you’re same faction.
* Air America new Golden Triangle missions (and new poppy field areas) added.
* Air America rice delivery mission setup updated. Also a lot more planes available now at the Air America bases in Laos.
* Hydra rocket big crate stack added near helipads in larger bases (rockets will fly in all directions during explosion. Supplies will be lost if destroyed).
* New option in general settings page 2, for “Land vehicles”. Few (default), medium and many can be selected. This setting will govern how many (new) land vehicle spawn points exist (see below).
* Land vehicle spawn points added for both factions. They can’t spawn until existing vehicle is destroyed. If oil drums are destroyed, no more vehicles can spawn there. Changing the land vehicle setting affects how many of these exist.
* N.V.A. land vehicle repair pads added.
* Repair pads now also refuel vehicles.
* More seismic acoustic sensors.
* Rain Poncho model added to player when worn (changed in inventory screen 2).
Improvements:
* U.S. soldiers will no longer run into napalm, V.C. will do it 50% less (yes).
* Big rice bag piles now provide up to 4 rations for V.C./N.V.A. player. They can also be destroyed now (XP bonus and supply loss for enemy). Destroyed model has been added.
* Big ammo crate piles can now be destroyed. (XP bonus and supply loss for enemy). Destroyed models has been added.
* Hand grenade explosions can now damage structures without directly hitting them.
* ZU23 will now fire in shorter bursts.
* Oil drum piles will now refuel player vehicle (and map icon added for N.V.A. ones).
* Damage direction indicator (red quarter-circle) will now update direction while on screen (to ensure it always shows accurate direction when player moves), and will stay on screen longer.
* Many terrains have been painted darker under jungle / forests.
* Some bases and terrains updated, and some missing villages added etc.
* Dogs should no longer push player and enemies when attacking.
* Rabies dog can no longer become loyal to player.
* Damage increased 10% for 0.45 ACP bullets (M1911 and M3A1).
* SG43 AA machine gun now allows higher vertical angle when player uses it.
* Bullets now cause less damage to light vehicles, and in particular damage from helicopter MGs will now do much less damage vs tanks, and moderately reduced damage against light vehicles. Against tanks, bullets hitting rear will do low damage, plus a chance hits elsewhere will cause damage (but even lower damage).
* U.S. fighter aircraft intercepting enemy planes has been updated.
* Conditions for when V.C./N.V.A. player is taken as P.O.W. has been updated.
* All S.A.M. Radars and launchers can now be damaged or destroyed.
* Air America rice mission descriptions now informs player to use a PC-6 plane to deliver the cargo. Also the bags should no longer be able to hit the plane sometimes, and should not be able to cause traitor if friendlies are hit directly.
* PC-6 now has more engine power but less lift.
* SA-2, SA-7, AIM-9 and K-13 rocket motor and explosion effects and sound updated.
Bug Fixes:
* Player movement updated in attempt to improve situation when running over hill tops etc.
* Soldiers will now be much less willing to run straight into napalm fires (the V.C. to a lessor extent though).
* Soldiers in player squad now have chance of not catching fire when human on fire runs into them. Soldiers and in particular player squad will now will be more careful not walking into bon fires.
* When loading game, base garrison troops spawning will no longer be wrong faction is base was taken.
* Some villages in Laos that would not load in have now been fixed: Laksao, Nakai, Mahaxay, Ban Phong, Muang Khong, Naksasong, Ban Phuong.
* Issues with land active land vehicles sometimes not respawning should now be fixed.
* Land vehicles should now only respawn if nearest base is held by their faction, and when loading game pre-placed ones will be destroyed if base has been captured.
* Artillery should now respawn gunners of correct faction (eventually) if nearest base has been taken by the enemy.
* ZU23 and ZSU57 now shouldn't spawn gunners (and thus can’t fire) if loading game and nearest base has been taken by U.S, and they shouldn’t be able to respawn crew either in that case.
* Helipads should now spawn helicopters of correct faction even if nearest base has been taken by the enemy.
* Airplanes spawning on the yellow markers should now be of the correct faction even if nearest base has been captured.
* Airplane roll control surfaces being rotated slightly wrong on vertical axis on some airplanes should now be rectified.
* Player can no longer drop a single bomb in some aircraft that are supposed to have none.
* Issue prevent AA missile UI icon turning on after using aircraft that don’t have AA missiles is now fixed. Also, infrared guided missile seekers in aircraft can now lock on aircraft of any faction. UI message and buzzer sound will now come when locking on.
* Issues where migs would happily crash into the ground at air bases in North Vietnam has now been fixed.
* A bug where V.C./N.V.A. player would sometimes be assigned to a new base belonging to the enemy has been fixed.
* Tiny white cube in Bronco cockpit removed, and pink mystery cube under green barracks now gone too.
* All villages in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and N. Vietnam should now display name correctly in mission texts.
Thank you beta testers!
I will try to return to making more frequent updates and being more communicative. I've just been dealing with an unfortunate event in my family, but I'm feeling better now.
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* AN-2 transport plane and improvised bomber variant are now available at air bases in North Vietnam plus at new small airstrips (many of them in Laos and Cambodia). Some are flown by NPC pilots.
* MIG17 and MIG21 now have bombs and K-13 I.R. guided anti air missiles (press left CTRL to turn I.R. seeker on/off).
* MIM23 Hawk radars and S.A.M. launchers added to some U.S. bases and missile cruisers.
* Enemy S.A.M. radars can now be hacked by player to turn transponder IFF protection system off.
* XM41E2 MANPADS added to U.S. armories.
* New XM41E2 Soldier type added to U.S. garrisons (ie not in squads). MANPADS Soldiers can no longer lock on aircrafts that have engines off.
* More soldier types in U.S. garrisons.
* Experimental Rocketstrap for player has been added. It has about 40 seconds flight time at full throttle. Hand weapons can be used while flying. Skill in rocketstrap improves fuel efficiency. Green variant has 33% more fuel but weighs 10% more (and requires skill lvl 10). They can be refueled at helipads. They’re found in some larger bases in fenced off and guarded areas and various other locations. Of course these weren’t actually used in the war for obvious practical reasons.
* Sapper charge (long stick with hand grenades tied together) added as secondary weapon for V.C. player.
* 43 U.S. temporary landing zones (L.Z.) added. They can be established during the game. Technically they aren’t bases (no flag to capture) but they have helipads and supplies. Also more small S.F. tent camps added. N.V.A. landing zones added as well.
* 55 V.C. river / coastal supply camps. They can be established during the game. They also don’t have flag to capture. The boat will sometimes be launched.
* Communication wires along parts of Ho Chi Minh Trail: These can be destroyed or wiretapped. Returning later to retrieve tapes will provide a bonus (size dependent on time). The data collected may reveal enemy units in the region on the map.
* Special forces wiretap mission. These will require crossing the border into Laos or Cambodia, so due to the distances, longer than normal mission time will be allowed.
* Unexploded ordnance added in some areas (Mk82 +Mk84 bombs, they may explode if damaged). Also more (pre-made) explosion craters added.
* V.C. munitions workshops added. Providing these with materials from unexploded ordnance will provide +3 mags, +3 RPG2 rounds, +3 hand grenades and +3 explosive arrows when you resupply anywhere for the following 25 to 50 minutes. It will also increase supplies in province.
* B-52 crash sites added (the ones loosely based on historical locations have been added to the map).
* Chinook crash sites added.
* Huey crash sites added.
* Parachute T10 model and sound added to player (press space when fall from aircraft).
* Pilot corpses hanging from parachute in trees. U.S. player will get a bonus to find it (if not already marked on map). And a bonus to retrieve it (just go under him). V.C. player will get a bonus to find it (if not already on map ofc).
* Single U.S., V.C., N.V.A. and N.V.A. S.F. snipers added (not part of squad or base garrison). Map icon is shown if you’re same faction.
* Air America new Golden Triangle missions (and new poppy field areas) added.
* Air America rice delivery mission setup updated. Also a lot more planes available now at the Air America bases in Laos.
* Hydra rocket big crate stack added near helipads in larger bases (rockets will fly in all directions during explosion. Supplies will be lost if destroyed).
* New option in general settings page 2, for “Land vehicles”. Few (default), medium and many can be selected. This setting will govern how many (new) land vehicle spawn points exist (see below).
* Land vehicle spawn points added for both factions. They can’t spawn until existing vehicle is destroyed. If oil drums are destroyed, no more vehicles can spawn there. Changing the land vehicle setting affects how many of these exist.
* N.V.A. land vehicle repair pads added.
* Repair pads now also refuel vehicles.
* More seismic acoustic sensors.
* Rain Poncho model added to player when worn (changed in inventory screen 2).
Improvements:
* U.S. soldiers will no longer run into napalm, V.C. will do it 50% less (yes).
* Big rice bag piles now provide up to 4 rations for V.C./N.V.A. player. They can also be destroyed now (XP bonus and supply loss for enemy). Destroyed model has been added.
* Big ammo crate piles can now be destroyed. (XP bonus and supply loss for enemy). Destroyed models has been added.
* Hand grenade explosions can now damage structures without directly hitting them.
* ZU23 will now fire in shorter bursts.
* Oil drum piles will now refuel player vehicle (and map icon added for N.V.A. ones).
* Damage direction indicator (red quarter-circle) will now update direction while on screen (to ensure it always shows accurate direction when player moves), and will stay on screen longer.
* Many terrains have been painted darker under jungle / forests.
* Some bases and terrains updated, and some missing villages added etc.
* Dogs should no longer push player and enemies when attacking.
* Rabies dog can no longer become loyal to player.
* Damage increased 10% for 0.45 ACP bullets (M1911 and M3A1).
* SG43 AA machine gun now allows higher vertical angle when player uses it.
* Bullets now cause less damage to light vehicles, and in particular damage from helicopter MGs will now do much less damage vs tanks, and moderately reduced damage against light vehicles. Against tanks, bullets hitting rear will do low damage, plus a chance hits elsewhere will cause damage (but even lower damage).
* U.S. fighter aircraft intercepting enemy planes has been updated.
* Conditions for when V.C./N.V.A. player is taken as P.O.W. has been updated.
* All S.A.M. Radars and launchers can now be damaged or destroyed.
* Air America rice mission descriptions now informs player to use a PC-6 plane to deliver the cargo. Also the bags should no longer be able to hit the plane sometimes, and should not be able to cause traitor if friendlies are hit directly.
* PC-6 now has more engine power but less lift.
* SA-2, SA-7, AIM-9 and K-13 rocket motor and explosion effects and sound updated.
Bug Fixes:
* Player movement updated in attempt to improve situation when running over hill tops etc.
* Soldiers will now be much less willing to run straight into napalm fires (the V.C. to a lessor extent though).
* Soldiers in player squad now have chance of not catching fire when human on fire runs into them. Soldiers and in particular player squad will now will be more careful not walking into bon fires.
* When loading game, base garrison troops spawning will no longer be wrong faction is base was taken.
* Some villages in Laos that would not load in have now been fixed: Laksao, Nakai, Mahaxay, Ban Phong, Muang Khong, Naksasong, Ban Phuong.
* Issues with land active land vehicles sometimes not respawning should now be fixed.
* Land vehicles should now only respawn if nearest base is held by their faction, and when loading game pre-placed ones will be destroyed if base has been captured.
* Artillery should now respawn gunners of correct faction (eventually) if nearest base has been taken by the enemy.
* ZU23 and ZSU57 now shouldn't spawn gunners (and thus can’t fire) if loading game and nearest base has been taken by U.S, and they shouldn’t be able to respawn crew either in that case.
* Helipads should now spawn helicopters of correct faction even if nearest base has been taken by the enemy.
* Airplanes spawning on the yellow markers should now be of the correct faction even if nearest base has been captured.
* Airplane roll control surfaces being rotated slightly wrong on vertical axis on some airplanes should now be rectified.
* Player can no longer drop a single bomb in some aircraft that are supposed to have none.
* Issue prevent AA missile UI icon turning on after using aircraft that don’t have AA missiles is now fixed. Also, infrared guided missile seekers in aircraft can now lock on aircraft of any faction. UI message and buzzer sound will now come when locking on.
* Issues where migs would happily crash into the ground at air bases in North Vietnam has now been fixed.
* A bug where V.C./N.V.A. player would sometimes be assigned to a new base belonging to the enemy has been fixed.
* Tiny white cube in Bronco cockpit removed, and pink mystery cube under green barracks now gone too.
* All villages in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and N. Vietnam should now display name correctly in mission texts.
Thank you beta testers!
I will try to return to making more frequent updates and being more communicative. I've just been dealing with an unfortunate event in my family, but I'm feeling better now.
HELICOPTERS
* New Huey variant with M134 Minigun door guns and search lights.
* While being a door gunner, player can press F4 while looking at terrain to set waypoint to fly to.
* While being a door gunner, the player can press L while looking at terrain to set a waypoint for the helicopter to land at. This function has been enhanced.
* While being a door gunner, player can press H to set the helicopter into hover mode.
* While being a door gunner, player can open map and click on bases and villages to select them as a destination and have the helicopter fly there.
* Bug fixed preventing helicopters from automatically flying to mission target when entering as door gunner (they got stuck in take off mode due to too low power in most cases).
* AI door guns should be more accurate now.
* Door guns now have infinite magazines, but reloads are still needed.
* Chinook now has rocket pods and machineguns (models).
* Skycrane helicopter is now more agile and has slightly higher lift force.
* LOD added to Huey models (for performance reasons).
* All Huey models now have updated terrain avoidance colliders.
* Helicopter pilot AI terrain avoidance improved.
* Helicopters NPC pilots should now land more slowly.
* Shawnee AI helicopters sometimes crashing due to no engine power fixed.
* When player is door gunner, the NPC pilot should now move more gently and have less horizontal wobble when flying straight.
* Medevac Huey now will provide a full healing of player instead of partial.
* M60 bipod while door gunning visible in both folded up and down positions is now fixed (no more duplicated bipod).
* Entering helicopters as door gunner should no longer reload region scene and terrain.
* Player can no longer enter destroyed helicopters.
* Fixed bullets originating in wrong positions on Chinook, Cheyenne and Little Bird helicopters.
* Huey H transport variant can no longer fire rockets or forward machineguns.
* Huey medevac variant can no longer fire rockets or forward machineguns.
* Huey H variant with M134 now has side mounted front facing machineguns.
* UI hint to enter as door gunner removed for helicopters with no doorguns.
* Pilot model added to Huey cockpits when player is using door gun.
* Cobra helicopter turret should now no longer hit itself under certain conditions, and chance of door gunners hitting own helicopter is also reduced.
* When playing as Army & Marine Corps Gunship Pilot, player will now respawn at nearest base instead of at home base.
* Huey gunship with 40mm grenade launcher was passive on helipads but it is now actively flying as intended.
INFANTRY
* Bow (U.S.) and Crossbow (V.C.) for player with 3 arrow types: Normal, Fire and Explosive. Archery skill will improves accuracy, range, energy used to pull etc. And every 25 skill points will add 1 more explosive arrow. Normal arrows can be picked up from the ground after being fired.
* Montagnard hill tribe bases (in border areas of Central Highlands) and squads added. These are allied with U.S. forces and every squad has a U.S. advisor and they are sometimes deployed to Special Forces camps in mountainous areas. Many use traditional crossbows, they climb hills faster and have high morale bonus and health regeneration in hills and mountains.
* Khmer communist rebel camps added in eastern Cambodia and new Khmer soldiers are deployed there, and in nearby N.V.A. bases. They will sometimes weed out suspected reactionaries in the civilian populace.
* Seismic Acoustic Intrusion Detectors added as U.S. secondary weapon (once placed on the ground it detects nearby units so they become visible on the map).
* AN/PPS-4 Ground Radar added as U.S. secondary weapon (beeps and lamp blinks red more frequently the more movement detected and pitch of beeps indicates average distance to the reflections - the closer they are, the higher the pitch. Indicator arrow indicates movement detected. Green lamp blinks when radar transmits).
* Chance of M134 Minigun U.S. main weapon being at armory and hidden around bases.
* Mk3 (high explosive/no fragmentation) hand grenade crates added, and all hand grenade crates are now placed outside armories.
* Added squad radio to armory crate.
* Made it so handheld radio receives broadcast audio.
* New special forces soldier with a Stoner 63 Carbine.
* New alternate Car-15 special forces soldier added.
* Higher spawn rate for M72 LAW soldiers.
* Durability of M60 and Stoner 63 has been increased.
* Special forces squad bug due to missing Stoner 63 special forces soldier prefab has now been fixed.
* Australian medic added.
* Australian Radioman added.
* New V.C. Crossbow soldier type.
* Attempt at preventing soldiers in tunnels sometimes being able to detect enemies outside tunnel.
* When pressing "F" in radio menus; soldiers on follow will no longer go prone.
* New recruits for player squad will now start on follow if player's last command was a follow order (and not a stay order).
* Soldier LOD1 (far distance) model now rotated correctly for all death animations, thus preventing some dead soldiers appearing to stand when viewed from far away.
* Spiders, snakes, centipedes, birds, crane, monkeys and ducks should now always stop animating when they're dead, and their colliders disabled.
* Issues regarding sometimes not getting a mission on game start/after mission completion should now be fixed.
* Issue with skeletons rotation fixed.
* Rare case where player somehow gets a skeleton attached to them should be impossible now.
* Some terrains updated.
* Floating field stove in tent fixed.
* Big farm buildings (in S.E. Asia and mainland U.S.A.) now have colliders.
* V.C. are now much less likely to build traps very close to U.S. bases.
* Small V.C. guard towers are now combustible.
* Traps with Tripwires and Claymore mines can now be defused using knife (to cut the wire).
* Search light added to some U.S. guard towers.
* Player parachute now deploys correctly when using Space key midair.
* Issue where player could jump while falling after parachute was deployed has now been fixed.
* Player can now jump again slightly faster after last jump.
* Player can no longer stop all falling momentum by turning the player camera or by using strafe movement keys.
* Issues with player fall damage fixed.
* Issue when player fell from higher than 2.5m and max velocity cap would periodically kick in if player was pressing movement keys, has now been fixed.
* Grace period added so player won't take damage right after reviving.
* When clicking respawn button in ESC-menu player will now always wake up at field hospital (to ensure it can always be used to get unstuck).
* Issue with main player weapons (rifles) being able to fire during reload if bullets were left in magazine has now been prevented.
* Issue with player starting game as traitor if he quit last game in same session while being traitor, has now been fixed.
* The player now has a velocity cap and is unable to use WASD/Arrow keys to move when in the unconscious state. This was done to prevent the player being launched extremely far distances when unconscious.
* Key hint ("G") for bipod added to M60 UI (can only be used while prone).
* Dying near base commanders will no longer leave operations UI on screen.
* Missing kill and XP messages when using hand grenades is now fixed.
GROUND VEHICLES
* M113a1ACAV angular drag increased to match other vehicles.
* M88 ARV destroyed model fixed.
* Dog loyalty gains etc. no longer come when player is in a vehicle.
* M55 Quad 50 cal will no longer fire at civilians or civilian vehicles.
* Tank turret sounds persisting after vehicle has been destroyed are now stopped.
* 25 more land vehicle repair pads and various other structures and vehicles added to U.S. bases. These are where you refuel land vehicles.
* Leaving land vehicles while firing its machinegun should now no longer result in it continuing to fire.
AIRPLANES
* Issue with many patrolling airplanes having a bug that prevented AI from activating properly, has now been fixed.
RADIO
* Issues with Chinook vehicle and supply drops fixed (it sometimes wouldn't land and vehicles would be placed incorrectly).
* U.S. radio now has a visible cooldown for Chinook related calls. It is divided into 4 states - each corresponding with a %; "Heading back to base" = 75% - 100% cooldown left. "Refueling" = 50% - 75% cooldown left. "Prep. for takeoff" = 25% - 50% cooldown left and lastly "Standby" = 1% - 25% cooldown left.
* Chinook and Skycrane now have a rope harness when carrying vehicles or supplies.
* Supply crates with construction supplies now have text over them showing the amount left.
* Issue where binoculars, watch or compass were equipped if using certain commands on NVA squad radio have now been fixed.
SETTINGS
* View Distance option added (multiplier from 50% to 150% (In Graphics settings). It can naturally affect performance).
* View Distance is now affected by the graphics preset you select, but the View Distance option can be used alongside the preset for further control.
* Animal setting (in General settings) now has extra option for no animals at all. And default for new players is now the old "Few animals" but called "Normal" now. It can affect performance considerably.
* Frame rate setting now has more options (30, 60, 72, 75, 90, 120, Unlimited). Start menu scene now has frame rate set to 60 at all times.
* Disclaimers to in-game settings menus where a restart of the game is needed for the setting to take effect has now been added. Typo fixed in existing performance disclaimer.
* Added a second page to General settings in main menu with an option to start the game in the evening rather than the morning.
Thanks for the patience (it took some time due to some rl issues and the sheer size of it).
Thank you beta testers and in particular to SG.
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* New Huey variant with M134 Minigun door guns and search lights.
* While being a door gunner, player can press F4 while looking at terrain to set waypoint to fly to.
* While being a door gunner, the player can press L while looking at terrain to set a waypoint for the helicopter to land at. This function has been enhanced.
* While being a door gunner, player can press H to set the helicopter into hover mode.
* While being a door gunner, player can open map and click on bases and villages to select them as a destination and have the helicopter fly there.
* Bug fixed preventing helicopters from automatically flying to mission target when entering as door gunner (they got stuck in take off mode due to too low power in most cases).
* AI door guns should be more accurate now.
* Door guns now have infinite magazines, but reloads are still needed.
* Chinook now has rocket pods and machineguns (models).
* Skycrane helicopter is now more agile and has slightly higher lift force.
* LOD added to Huey models (for performance reasons).
* All Huey models now have updated terrain avoidance colliders.
* Helicopter pilot AI terrain avoidance improved.
* Helicopters NPC pilots should now land more slowly.
* Shawnee AI helicopters sometimes crashing due to no engine power fixed.
* When player is door gunner, the NPC pilot should now move more gently and have less horizontal wobble when flying straight.
* Medevac Huey now will provide a full healing of player instead of partial.
* M60 bipod while door gunning visible in both folded up and down positions is now fixed (no more duplicated bipod).
* Entering helicopters as door gunner should no longer reload region scene and terrain.
* Player can no longer enter destroyed helicopters.
* Fixed bullets originating in wrong positions on Chinook, Cheyenne and Little Bird helicopters.
* Huey H transport variant can no longer fire rockets or forward machineguns.
* Huey medevac variant can no longer fire rockets or forward machineguns.
* Huey H variant with M134 now has side mounted front facing machineguns.
* UI hint to enter as door gunner removed for helicopters with no doorguns.
* Pilot model added to Huey cockpits when player is using door gun.
* Cobra helicopter turret should now no longer hit itself under certain conditions, and chance of door gunners hitting own helicopter is also reduced.
* When playing as Army & Marine Corps Gunship Pilot, player will now respawn at nearest base instead of at home base.
* Huey gunship with 40mm grenade launcher was passive on helipads but it is now actively flying as intended.
INFANTRY
* Bow (U.S.) and Crossbow (V.C.) for player with 3 arrow types: Normal, Fire and Explosive. Archery skill will improves accuracy, range, energy used to pull etc. And every 25 skill points will add 1 more explosive arrow. Normal arrows can be picked up from the ground after being fired.
* Montagnard hill tribe bases (in border areas of Central Highlands) and squads added. These are allied with U.S. forces and every squad has a U.S. advisor and they are sometimes deployed to Special Forces camps in mountainous areas. Many use traditional crossbows, they climb hills faster and have high morale bonus and health regeneration in hills and mountains.
* Khmer communist rebel camps added in eastern Cambodia and new Khmer soldiers are deployed there, and in nearby N.V.A. bases. They will sometimes weed out suspected reactionaries in the civilian populace.
* Seismic Acoustic Intrusion Detectors added as U.S. secondary weapon (once placed on the ground it detects nearby units so they become visible on the map).
* AN/PPS-4 Ground Radar added as U.S. secondary weapon (beeps and lamp blinks red more frequently the more movement detected and pitch of beeps indicates average distance to the reflections - the closer they are, the higher the pitch. Indicator arrow indicates movement detected. Green lamp blinks when radar transmits).
* Chance of M134 Minigun U.S. main weapon being at armory and hidden around bases.
* Mk3 (high explosive/no fragmentation) hand grenade crates added, and all hand grenade crates are now placed outside armories.
* Added squad radio to armory crate.
* Made it so handheld radio receives broadcast audio.
* New special forces soldier with a Stoner 63 Carbine.
* New alternate Car-15 special forces soldier added.
* Higher spawn rate for M72 LAW soldiers.
* Durability of M60 and Stoner 63 has been increased.
* Special forces squad bug due to missing Stoner 63 special forces soldier prefab has now been fixed.
* Australian medic added.
* Australian Radioman added.
* New V.C. Crossbow soldier type.
* Attempt at preventing soldiers in tunnels sometimes being able to detect enemies outside tunnel.
* When pressing "F" in radio menus; soldiers on follow will no longer go prone.
* New recruits for player squad will now start on follow if player's last command was a follow order (and not a stay order).
* Soldier LOD1 (far distance) model now rotated correctly for all death animations, thus preventing some dead soldiers appearing to stand when viewed from far away.
* Spiders, snakes, centipedes, birds, crane, monkeys and ducks should now always stop animating when they're dead, and their colliders disabled.
* Issues regarding sometimes not getting a mission on game start/after mission completion should now be fixed.
* Issue with skeletons rotation fixed.
* Rare case where player somehow gets a skeleton attached to them should be impossible now.
* Some terrains updated.
* Floating field stove in tent fixed.
* Big farm buildings (in S.E. Asia and mainland U.S.A.) now have colliders.
* V.C. are now much less likely to build traps very close to U.S. bases.
* Small V.C. guard towers are now combustible.
* Traps with Tripwires and Claymore mines can now be defused using knife (to cut the wire).
* Search light added to some U.S. guard towers.
* Player parachute now deploys correctly when using Space key midair.
* Issue where player could jump while falling after parachute was deployed has now been fixed.
* Player can now jump again slightly faster after last jump.
* Player can no longer stop all falling momentum by turning the player camera or by using strafe movement keys.
* Issues with player fall damage fixed.
* Issue when player fell from higher than 2.5m and max velocity cap would periodically kick in if player was pressing movement keys, has now been fixed.
* Grace period added so player won't take damage right after reviving.
* When clicking respawn button in ESC-menu player will now always wake up at field hospital (to ensure it can always be used to get unstuck).
* Issue with main player weapons (rifles) being able to fire during reload if bullets were left in magazine has now been prevented.
* Issue with player starting game as traitor if he quit last game in same session while being traitor, has now been fixed.
* The player now has a velocity cap and is unable to use WASD/Arrow keys to move when in the unconscious state. This was done to prevent the player being launched extremely far distances when unconscious.
* Key hint ("G") for bipod added to M60 UI (can only be used while prone).
* Dying near base commanders will no longer leave operations UI on screen.
* Missing kill and XP messages when using hand grenades is now fixed.
GROUND VEHICLES
* M113a1ACAV angular drag increased to match other vehicles.
* M88 ARV destroyed model fixed.
* Dog loyalty gains etc. no longer come when player is in a vehicle.
* M55 Quad 50 cal will no longer fire at civilians or civilian vehicles.
* Tank turret sounds persisting after vehicle has been destroyed are now stopped.
* 25 more land vehicle repair pads and various other structures and vehicles added to U.S. bases. These are where you refuel land vehicles.
* Leaving land vehicles while firing its machinegun should now no longer result in it continuing to fire.
AIRPLANES
* Issue with many patrolling airplanes having a bug that prevented AI from activating properly, has now been fixed.
RADIO
* Issues with Chinook vehicle and supply drops fixed (it sometimes wouldn't land and vehicles would be placed incorrectly).
* U.S. radio now has a visible cooldown for Chinook related calls. It is divided into 4 states - each corresponding with a %; "Heading back to base" = 75% - 100% cooldown left. "Refueling" = 50% - 75% cooldown left. "Prep. for takeoff" = 25% - 50% cooldown left and lastly "Standby" = 1% - 25% cooldown left.
* Chinook and Skycrane now have a rope harness when carrying vehicles or supplies.
* Supply crates with construction supplies now have text over them showing the amount left.
* Issue where binoculars, watch or compass were equipped if using certain commands on NVA squad radio have now been fixed.
SETTINGS
* View Distance option added (multiplier from 50% to 150% (In Graphics settings). It can naturally affect performance).
* View Distance is now affected by the graphics preset you select, but the View Distance option can be used alongside the preset for further control.
* Animal setting (in General settings) now has extra option for no animals at all. And default for new players is now the old "Few animals" but called "Normal" now. It can affect performance considerably.
* Frame rate setting now has more options (30, 60, 72, 75, 90, 120, Unlimited). Start menu scene now has frame rate set to 60 at all times.
* Disclaimers to in-game settings menus where a restart of the game is needed for the setting to take effect has now been added. Typo fixed in existing performance disclaimer.
* Added a second page to General settings in main menu with an option to start the game in the evening rather than the morning.
Thanks for the patience (it took some time due to some rl issues and the sheer size of it).
Thank you beta testers and in particular to SG.
Current Release
Build 26182683
Uploaded Oct 28, 2026
System Requirements
OS
Windows 10
CPU
TBD
RAM
12 GB RAM
GPU
Integrated GPU
How to Install
1
Download all files
2
Extract the .ZIP file to a folder (use WinRAR or 7-Zip)
3
Run Vietnam War.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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Archive password
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