Genre: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Steel Division: Normandy 44
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We hope that everyone who takes part has a good time!
Sincerely,
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"When the river runs deep" update is now available!
Developed with the help of selected members of our community, the 3rd major update for Steel Division: Normandy 44 is now available! "When the river runs deep" focuses on enhancing the game experience through several meta changes, it adds a new map variant & new fancy thumbnails for several machine gun units, enhances modding, and greatly improves the game's stability.
This patch focuses on some general unit issues, not on specific divisions. A next update, dedicated to individual divisions' balance, is on the way, and will still be developed with the help of our community.
Note for modders: You will need to generate and upload your mod to make it compatible with this new version.
Here's the changelog:
Meta:
Anti aircraft weapons lethality globally increased.
Infantry takes much less suppression while moving and can fire on the move with rifles, making assaults and maneuver easier to achieve.
Veterancy bonus of unit with 2 and 3 stars toned down. Each level brings a smaller bonus than the previous instead of a constant cumulative value. Accuracy bonus remains +1 per level.
Infantry flamethrowers power reduced drastically.
Veteran and Elite planes dodge bonus removed.
New map variant:
New 1v1 & 2v2/3v3 variant of Odon map.
Upgrades:
New thumbnails for several machine gun units.
New thumbnails for Carpiquet & Sainte-Mère-Église variants.
It is now possible to give attack orders through objective panel in the single player campaigns' missions.
Improved outdated mod detection (avoid to ask for unnecessary update).
Added a backup feature for mods. Every upload will now generate a backup.
Updated modding manual and added some template helpers.
Added a pop-up on the next launch after a crash to disable all mod.
Added a less intrusive pop-up for outdated mods.
Fixes:
Fixed the display of points scored when destroying enemy units in Destruction mode.
Fixed some crashes occurring when changing graphic options.
Fixed a crash while canceling a ranked game, what caused a loss of ELO points.
Fixed freezes occurring when deactivating some sound devices during a game.
Fixed a freeze occurring when launching a Quick Load (F8 key) while there is no quick save available.
Fixed some mods compatibility problems after downloading a patch.
Fixed a rare crash occurring when watching a replay from an older version of the game.
Fixed some disconnection problems in 10v10 games.
Fixed a bug when the game did not respond anymore after turning sound on/off with an audio device.
Fixed some other rare crashes.
Fixed some pathfinding problems.
Fixed the display of the AI income in hard and very hard in each phase in the score panel.
Fixed the motor sound of the Schwimmwagen and Kubelwagen.
Fixed the firing sound of the SdKfz 251/21.
Fixed a bug when some infantry units were consuming smoke grenade ammunitions while attacking enemy vehicles with hand grenades at short-range.
Fixed a bug when an armored unit could sometimes turn its front armor toward an enemy it did not see.
Let’s have a look in details into the new content of this update:
Odon’s new variant The new alternative map for Odon is available in 1v1 & 2v2/3v3 in multiplayer and skirmish:
In the 1v1 version, you need to rush to the river, at the center of the map, which acts as a natural front line. With players on each side of the riverbanks, you’ll have to fight tooth and nails to control the three bridges. Do you remember the second mission in the UK campaign? Well, it is the same feeling.
In the 2v2/3v3 version, you’ll be separated from your allies because of the Odon from the beginning of the battle, and requesting support or help from your comrades will be somewhat more difficult than before. Don’t worry, your enemies will feel the same. The use of amphibious units will be crucial.
New Thumbnails We are proud of Steel Division: Normandy 44’s art style, in particular with the work of our concept artists. For this patch, they created new thumbnails for the map variants but also for infantry units.
Here are a few examples for you:
An allied MG squad waiting for combat…
…and its German counterpart.
Troops capturing one of Carpiquet’s aircraft hangars.
The church of Sainte-Mère-Eglise is in sight!
We’re already working on the next division balance update, and we’re still reading your feedback to improve the game experience.
Next update: When the river runs deep
Next week, we will release a new patch, named When the river runs deep, which will add exclusive content for Steel Division: Normandy 44 and integrate several gameplay changes that we felt appropriate, a work done with the help of players from the community. We hope that you will like these improvements. As usual, we want to give you a glimpse of the innovations that the update will provide, a few days in advance.
In this third major patch, you will be able to play on a new variant of Odon. The map will be available in Skirmish and Multiplayer in both 1v1 and 2v2/3v3 matches.
On this battlefield, the topography will be even more significant. Indeed, the Odon river is at the center of the map in the 1v1 variant, with only three bridges to cross it. This situation should ring a bell for those who have succeeded the second mission of the UK campaign... If you want to play with one or two comrades, be prepared to fight on both sides of the river. Help each other will be a difficult task. As you can guess, the amphibious units will be very useful.
With this patch, all the variants, including Carpiquet and Sainte-Mère-Eglise from The Duellists patch, as well as several infantry units, will receive some new thumbnails.
As our own Madmat already “revealed” this thumbnail on our forums, we had to give you a glimpse of it as well.
On the other hand, we decided to work on a number of adjustments to the meta. Some of the changes were requested by the community like for example rethink the strength of flamethrowers. Nevertheless, we didn’t want to release these modifications without giving some players a try. That’s why we set a testing period in place and invited several players, some of them that you may very well know, to help us improve the balancing. Indeed, we took into account their remarks in real time, and it was a good experience on our side.
It seemed important to us to make a more general balance update before going into the detail of each one of the divisions. Indeed, the update will impact the gameplay and by extent the balance between divisions themselves. We preferred to work step by step, take our time and not rush the balancing. We can assure you that balancing the divisions will come soon.
Finally, the patch will also include bug fixing and solve remaining crashes that players, unfortunately, could experience. We are still very vigilant through our customer support and the forums.
Stay tuned for more information!
Steel Division Monthly Community Tournament Sign-up [July]
Good morning or local equivalent everyone! Soon we shall embark on our summer vacations here at Paradox Interactive and Eugen Systems alike. This of course does not mean that the fields of Normandy shall lie peaceful!
One of the things I'd like to bring your attention to is Protosszocker's monthly community tournaments! The sign-up for July is open and I urge anyone eager to test their skill to check it out!
There will be some more interesting things we will tell you about shortly! Stay tuned!
"The Duellists" update is now available!
Hello everyone,
The second update for Steel Division: Normandy 44 is now out, bringing new content, awaited improvements as well as some balance changes!
Two maps’ variants
As announced last week, The Duellists update grants players two new variants of the Carpiquet & Sainte-Mère-Eglise maps.They are both available in 1v1 & 2v2/3v3, in multiplayer and skirmish. They will be available in Ranked in the next few days.
Sainte-Mère-Eglise - Duellists In the 1v1 version of the Sainte-Mère-Eglise - Duellists map, the main road acts as a symbolical frontline instead of leading to the city.
in the 2v2/3v3 version, on the contrary, you will have to share the main road with your allies to reach the town.
In both cases, players will have to reconsider their strategies in order to be victorious.
Carpiquet - Duellists Both Carpiquet’s variants are more focused on the airfield which now covers a wider part of the map. Players will have to concentrate all their efforts on central open ground.
New 10v10 possibilities
Today’s update gives also access to Carpiquet and Pegasus Bridge in 10v10, promising even more epic battles! All 10v10 engagements can now be fought in two additional modes: Axis vs Axis and Allies vs Allies. Get ready for some fratricidal Panzer fights!
Spanish translation
The Duellists adds one more language to the game. You will have the possibility to enjoy Steel Division: Normandy 44 in Spanish.
The Duellists update also brings some general fixes and improvements. We would like to thank you all for your feedback which have been very useful to improve our game. Recent hotfixes have already improved the game's stability, fixing some disconnects or crashes when changing graphic settings. We are still working to fix remaining bugs that some of you may still encounter.
Here’s the complete patchlog of what have been fixed in this update:
Fixed a bug preventing the s.FH396(r) from firing at its maximum range.
Fixed a bug regarding the Besa HMG's AP value.
Fixed a bug hiding an allied unit's ghost' name & weapons.
Fixed a bug instantly removing a dead infantry unit in a city block, instead of having it greyed first like others.
Fixed a freeze sometimes occurring when deactivating some sound peripherals.
Fixed a crash occurring with towed units.
Fixed a bug allowing planes to fly through mountains after a diving attack.
Fixed a crash for invited players occurring when the search started while looking for someone to invite.
Fixed a bug displaying empty players' name with "NEUTRAL" in replays.
Fixed a plane behavior bug: when one loses its target before entering on-map, it now exists the map through the proper air corridor.
Fixed a display bug displaying "LIVE" on a replay.
Removed the ability to save a game after having surrendered, which resulted in a corrupted save.
Fixed the "Level up" display in French.
Fixed a display bug in the "lost password" window.
Fixed the Destruction mode's hint.
Fixed the AT rockets' hint.
Fixed some rare crashes or freezes.
Fixed a score display bug in the final German solo mission.
Once a solo mission is complete, the next one is automatically selected in the missions' list after the debriefing screen.
Balance
Finally, some balance changes have been brought with “The Duellists” update, completing what was done in the last update “And Justice For All”.
Generic
Decreased number of shots fired by 203mm & 210mm off-map artillery from 15 to 12.
Increased off-map 356mm & 380mm artillery observers' price from 160 to 180.
Reworked vetted autocannons which do not get RoF bonus anymore.
Decreased (and standardized) "Ammo" loadout for flamethrowers.
Decreased TNT explosives' suppression.
Decreased artillery observers' range of vision from 1300 to 1000m.
Decreased recon planes' refueling time.
Increased all planes' repairing time.
Decreased AA supply consumption.
Reworked bombers' drop pattern, which is now more dispersed when the plane is suppressed.
Increased single AA 20mm (FlaK38 & Polsten)'s efficiency
Allied
Increased M5A1/Stuart VI & Staghound' accuracy by 1.
Increased 25-pdr & Sexton's Rate of Fire.
Fixed the M15's .50 range (which was inferior to the other AA .50).
101st Airborne
Increased M22's accuracy increase by 1.
Increased M22 aiming time from 3 to 4 seconds.
6th Airborne
Fixed the Paratroopers' speed.
Axis
Decreased ammo loadout for SPW 222, SPW 231 & SPW 232 from 300 to 180 rounds.
Decreased FlaK 88mm's suppression.
This patch focuses on generic balance issues, not individual divisions. A next one will be dedicated to individual divisions' balance.
Please don’t hesitate to contact our support if you’re still having problems with the game, our team will investigate and help you the best they can.
Enjoy the fight in Normandy!
Steel Division: Normandy 44 - The Rules of War
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGha1N9chrw
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Next update: The Duellists
The first major update from last week, And Justice for All, was just a warm-up. We are happy to announce that the second major update The Duellists will be released next week, on Wednesday, June 28th! Here’s a little insight into what we’ve been working on.
Our top priority since the release has been to annihilate the remaining bugs that can prevent some players to enjoy Steel Division: Normandy 44 as they should. In the last few weeks, our teams worked relentlessly to solve these issues: our most recent hotfix was released yesterday, fixing several crashes happening when changing some options and a minor glitch in the Replay UI. Please don’t hesitate to contact our support if you encounter any problem!
Besides that, it has always been part of Eugen’s philosophy to be proactive, thinking about new content and exploring new gameplay ideas. We believe that the release isn’t the end of our game but, on the contrary, an occasion to renew your experience.
In the past weeks, we imagined variants of Sainte-Mère-Eglise and Carpiquet maps for multiplayer (both casual and ranked) and single-player (in skirmish), playable in 1v1 (oh, that’s why the patch is named “The Duellists”, I get it) and 2v2. A slight variation changes the whole map dynamics and the way you see and analyze the battlefield.
The original Carpiquet map is mostly divided between the airfield and the villages next to it. On the variant, the battle will mostly take place on the landing strip, a wide open-field in the center of the map, to the delight of heavy tank fans!
For its part, the traditional Sainte-Mère-Eglise map is quite straight-forward, allowing rushes towards Sainte-Mère through the main road. The new 1v1 variant will offer many ways to reach and defend the city, as the main road will act symbolically as a frontline. In 2v2 and 3v3, you must share the main road with your allies to take the town before the enemies. Beware of traffic jams!
And that’s not all! For those having team spirit, you will also have access to Carpiquet and Pegasus Bridge in 10v10. Even if the disconnection and lag problems have declined further, we are still remaining vigilant and working on additional fixes. Once again, please contact us if anything goes wrong!
As from next Wednesday, you will also have the possibility to host your own dedicated servers for 10v10 games, as many of you have been requesting for a very long time! More info on June 28th!
We also know that playing in your native language is a great comfort, that’s why Steel Division: Normandy 44 was released in German, Russian, French, Chinese & English. “The Duellists” update will add the long-awaited Spanish translation to this list.
Finally, we noticed that our last balance update And Justice for All provoked a wide range of responses. We are aware of what needs to be improved, and that our work isn’t done. Your reactions, combined with a thorough analysis of the game’s statistics help us improving the overall balance. The next patch will bring some changes to complement what was done in the last one.
Thanks for your attention!
"And Justice For All" update is now available!
Hello everyone,
The first major update for Steel Division: Normandy 44, "And Justice For All", is now available!
Here's the massive changelog:
Key improvements:
Enhanced performance
Added new interface option: Text Size
Improved the Quick Play and Ranked games, which now allow to search for different game sizes at the same time (i.e: from 1vs1 to 4vs4)
Added four new music tracks
Increased the deployment phase time in 10v10 games, now 3 minutes instead of 2
Improved multiplayer menu navigation: players won't be kicked back to the main menu when failing to join a game
Improved deck building menu: double-click on a pack will add/remove it from the deck
Modified multiplayer disconnection condition, should now be limited to players with oldest computers. Please contact us if disconnection problems remain in multiplayer.
General:
Fixed the displayed statistics in the "Favorite Units" board (starting from this patch - older and incorrect stats will not be taken into account)
Fixed the diplayed map size in the game list for games with Observer mode activated
Fixed a graphical glitch in Caumont L'Eventé map
Fixed a bug when the game sometimes froze when shutting down the game's window while in Observer mode.
Fixed gunners hands' position fixed on Königtiger(H), Pz IV Beo, SdkFz 251/2, SdkFz 251/16
Removed the sniper rifles ability to fire on the move
Fixed XP gain when surrendering
Fixed censored & uncensored hints on division leaders' hints
Fixed unit category availability in deployment menu when reinforcement arrows are lost
Fixed pathfinding in "Move Fast" mode on Pegasus map
Fixed the "Disable Weapons" button, now deactivated ALL weapons of the selected units
Fixed a connection error when the network cable is unplugged when launching the game (that means you can now plug the cable back when the game's launched and play online)
Anti-tank canons accuracy is now affected by stress
Single player campaign:
Improved single player HUD
Improved "compose your battlegroup" voice in the german missions 2 and 3
Improved the detection of the MG by the recon section in tutorial 4
Improved the persistance after the third German mission, captured and evacuated enemy supply trucks are now available for the fourth mission
Improved the 17.SS counter attack in the fourth American mission, now uses its Ju 87G
Fixed a rare bug that could prevent the "Destroy the 88s" objective from starting in the first US mission
Modding:
Added specific campaign progress in modded game
Added an option to have mod automatically activated when relaunching game
Added localization database to mod folders
Added soundTag icon to ModCenter
Added Auto-refresh and manual refresh Mod list in the ModCenter
Added back mod rating in ModCenter
Balancing : GLOBAL
AAA now prioritize ground attack aircraft over fighters unless they are evacuating
Reduced recon planes price
Reduced supply trucks quantity in most divisions
Reduced HMG suppression at close range (lethality remains high, beware!)
Reworked Infantry tab (seeing by yourself will be faster)
Replaced Cromwell OP by a Sherman V OP available in phase B
Stuarts from phase A now come in packs of 5
Added 2 packs of 1 tempest in phase A
Increased Typhoon AT XP
Reduced M5 Half track price from 20 to 15
Removed Cromwell V from phase B, now available in two packs of 3 in phase A
Reduced Cromwell VII price from 140 to 120
Changed Cromwell VII availability from 1 pack of 3 to 2 packs of 2
Inverted Cromwells' AP and HE shells repartition
Reduced Sherman V price from 150 to 140 (command version unchanged)
3rd Canadian infantry
Staghound AA are now available in 2 packs of 4 veterans in A
Increased RAM II price from 120 to 140
Moved Tri polsten from phase A to B
Reduced Elite CMP tri polsten to a single pack
Increased Crusader AA Mk.2 availability from 3 to 4 per pack
A packs of 2 elite Crusader AA Mk.2 is available
USA
Reduced M8 Greyhound price from 100 to 90
Reduced Ford GPA (OP and transport version) speed
3rd Armored
Reduced Sherman M4A3(75)W price from 160 to 150
Added 2 packs of 3 veteran M5A1 Stuarts in phase A
Reduced Sherman M4A3E2 Jumbo side an rear armor ( 12->10 / 10 -> 9 )
Reduced Rosie the rocketeer price from 100 to 85
101st Airborne
Reduced M22 Locust price reduced from 70 to 65
Increased AB engineers price increased from 30 to 35 availability reduced to 1 packs of 4 rookies and 1 pack of 3 veterans
Increased Ford GPA OP price from 150 to 160
Increased M8 Scott availability from 3 to 4 per pack
Reduced 37mm gun availability by one per pack
Reduced Phase A P-51D mustang with 250lb bombs availability to 1 per pack
Increased Grasshopper veterancy to veteran
2nd Infantry
Increased RGR support price from 20 to 25
Increased RGR marauder price from 30 to 35
Pancerna
Added two packs of two Wolverines in phase B
Moved Sherman V OP from phase C to B
Increased Jeep Z NKM availability per pack from 3 to 5 in phase A, removed from phase B
Reduced Sherman V price from 160 to 150
AXIS
Improved Flak 38 and Flakvierling efficiency
Added more realistic ammunition loadout on infantry
Increased IG18 stealth from bad to medium
Increased Scwimmwagen Beo (observation post) price from 130 to 140
Increased Panzerwerfer price from 110 to 120
Reduced Hs 129 B1 and Ju-87G AP from 12 to 9
Reduced Hs 129 B3 AP from 18 to 16
3. Fallschirmjäger
Panzer L6 :
-Reduced RoF, now fire bursts of 12 rounds
-Increased ammunition loadout to its IRL value of 396
-Increased price from 50 to 60
Increased Fs-Pionier price from 30 to 40
Reduced I.Pak 41 Gerlich in unarmed Kubel XP from Elite to veteran
Reduced I.Pak 41 Gerlich in Kubel MG availability from 3 to 2
Reduced Fs-Scharfschütze rate of fire from 10 to 8 RPM
Increased Fs-Scharfschütze ammunition loadout from 3 to 30
Replaced LW-Jäger lose one MG-42 and panzerfaust by faustpatrone with less accuracy
Increased Fs-AAA units veterancy to veteran
Increased LG42 XP by one step
Reduced 120mm mortar availability from 3 to 2 per pack
116th Panzer
Removed Ju-87G from phase A
Increased Panzer III M price from 105 to 110
Removed SPW 234/3 from phase B (they only had 3 IRL)
Next update: And justice for all
Hello everyone,
We are proud to announce that the first major update for Steel Division: Normandy 44, “And justice for all”, will be released on Wednesday.
Since the game’s release three weeks ago, we’ve been working hard on improving the game experience. While our main focus has always been to make the game technically stable and exterminate the remaining bugs, our game design team have been analyzing the multiplayer games’ statistics and implemented more than 60 balance tweaks on most of the divisions in the game.
Moreover, “And justice for all” will fix a couple of glitches (yes, the Königstiger’s gunner won’t have his hands crossed on his chest anymore) and will bring the very first improvements on the game’s comfort.
As announced during our streaming sessions, we’re working on more free content for Steel Division: Normandy 44, as we did on our previous games. So stay tuned, something big is coming!
Papa Yankee from Eugen Systems
Steel Division: Normandy 44 has launched!
Steel Division: Normandy 44 is officially launched!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl83P7aaNMo
For those of you who already add the bet, the full release brings you:
FEATURES :
All divisions are unlocked.
All maps are unlocked.
All solo campaigns are unlocked.
Additional languages added: French, German, Russian & Chinese.
AI Medium will automatically replace disconnected and quitting players.
Ace units are now available for eligible players.
In Destruction Mode, a team that controls 90% of the map automatically wins the game.
For more changes from the beta, please see this thread: http://steamcommunity.com/app/572410/discussions/0/1290690926876271680/
