We are hotfixing bugs reported by our community after the recent DLC release and 1.4.0 update.
1.4.1 DLC2 Day 1 Patch
Fixed:
[Mid][Calliope] Incorrect state of turret material (was fixed by default)
[M10 Wolverine][M4A2 Late] Rear lights can be repaired
[Museum][Tank Manager] Tanks with any repair/assembly state can be moved to the museum
[Sherman Early] Configuration in between Bearing Balls and Differential Housing
[Mid][Calliope] Fuel and Oil filter are now tool proof
[Jumbo] Armament and labels changed from 76 to 75mm
[All Shermans][Wolverine] Extended interior preview (I button) was not hiding enough parts to present engine and gearbox
Devstream today at 6:30PM (CEST)
We also invite you for another stream with developers! Come and hang out with us, its great opportunity to ask any questions and win free DLC keys! Please visit our steampage today at 6:30PM (CEST).
Thanks and have a good one! DeGenerals
Normandy Collection just arrived!
Attention mechanics!
A new bundle has just arrived!
Now you can buy Tank Mechanic Simulator together with Unity of Command 2 and Easy Red 2 + DLCs to each mentioned title with -15% discount!
Update 1.4.0 + Tank Mechanic Simulator - Shermans DLC Release!
Dear mechanics!
Tank Mechanic Simulator - Shermans DLC is finally here!
The DLC includes iconic tanks such as the M4A1 Sherman (Early production), M4 Sherman (Mid production), M4A2 Sherman (Late production), M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo, and T34 Calliope. These tanks come equipped with new engines, including the Wright Continental R-975-C1, General Motors 6046, and Ford GAA, adding to the authenticity and realism of the game. Additionally, the DLC introduces a new gearbox, the Spicer Synchro Mesh Gearbox, which can be used for all these tanks. Each of the vehicles has been painstakingly recreated on the basis of the collected technical documentation. The interiors have been nicely detailed with radios, dashboards and more removable parts.
Stream with Developers! 06.06.2023 at 3 PM (CEST)
We are also firing up a devstream, which you will be able to watch on our steampage!
To celebrate the release of our second DLC, we have prepared discounts for our community on 06.06.2023. At 7 PM CEST, you can get our games with discount up to -71% off!
Update 1.4.0
Together with the DLC release, we are also releasing an update. You can find the changelog below:
Major changes:
Upgrade Unity engine from 2018 to 2021
Shermans DLC2 release
Dynamic Occlusion Culling system
Quicker level loading times
Adjustable scale for museum collectables (with letters N and M when interacting with them in the museum)
Added:
New achievement supporting DLC2 tanks
New Enviro Sky profiles on Proving grounds & extractions
Extraction time of day set to 24 minutes
Player colliders for vanilla tanks - better performance
Enviro Sky commands to use (~) on Proving Grounds & Extraction
■ envirousevolumeclouds 0 or 1
■ envirousevolumelighting 0 or 1
■ envirouseaurora 0 or 1
■ envirousedistanceblur 0 or 1
■ envirousefog 0 or 1
■ envirousemoonshafts 0 or 1
■ envirousesunshafts 0 or 1
■ envirouseparticleclouds 0 or 1
■ envirouseflatclouds 0 or 1
Fixed:
Dark spots on terrains on Proving grounds
Clearance value after digging a tank with a shovel was 100% and reset after summoning heavy mining equipment
IS-2 - One of the screw of guide roller support element is misaligned
KV-2 - Player reports that there is misspelling on the museum stand
KV-2 - One of the screw of guide roller support element is misaligned
M10 Wolverine - Ball bearing A position
The Bug Report screen does not accept "_"
Various fixes for MacOS support
Critical error related with paint room and warehouse second level
Error related with invisible meshes of tank elements in Museum ande Yard
Improved:
M4A3E8 Sherman
M10 Wolverine
Thanks and have a good one! DeGenerals
Tank Mechanic Simulator Shermans DLC - Release Date Announcement!
Dear Mechanics,
We are pleased to announce that the release of our Shermans DLC will take place on 6th June!
We are happy to announce that we have been invited to Games from Poland festival!
The event brings together a wide range of Polish game developers, from the biggest titles to indie games. It will last from the 1st May till the 8th of May.
Check out our games and our friends from other studios on Games from Poland fest!
Shermans DLC Steampage release + Steam Spring Sale!
Dear Mechanics,
The steampage for our latest DLC - Tank Mechanic Simulator - Shermans, is ready!
With this DLC, players will be able to explore the iconic Sherman tank and all its intricacies. As a tank mechanic, you will have the opportunity to restore, repair and maintain these historic machines, immersing yourself in the world of tank restoration and preservation.
For more information about the DLC, please visit it's Steampage:
Together with the release of steampage for our DLC, we have prepared a discout for both Tank Mechanic Simulator and its DLC - First Supply to celebrate Steam Spring Sale!
Thanks for all the support and have a good one! DeGenerals
Development Status #112
Dear Mechanics,
Welcome to our one hundred twelfth development status update.
The future is now
Stage 5 is now Stage 1 and Stage 2 is now Stage 4…. But one step at a time - we need to lighten things up a bit on what we are currently working on and what is coming up. The last few months have not been easy for us, we've had to stop updating the game a bit now and then to take a deeper breath and focus on development and further patches - and we have a lot of that. As a result, we need to change the scope of what we planned and reorganize it a bit. We've also switched to a new version of the Unity engine, a switch which has not been without its slight setbacks that we've had to fix. As you probably know, we are working at full speed on two of our games - Tank Mechanic Simulator and Tank Squad. From January this year, we are preparing a major update to TMS, numbered 1.4.0, which will include a new Stage 1 and part of Stage 5, along with the release of the second DLC#2 with Shermans tanks.
”Shermans” DLC#2
All new Sherman tanks are currently under heavy QA tests. We are going to release this DLC#2 with patch 1.4.0 as mentioned above. The Steam Store page will be available soon.
Additionally, each vehicle contains packs of new museum stands, posters, ammunition, and achievements.
Vehicle/Tank Creator
We need to push this a bit further in time. We’ve got working tools that allow us to configure, pack and upload custom vehicles to the Steam workshop but still finalization seems to be the harder part. We would like to share all documentation needed to understand the processes to fully configure and set up required bits and aspects related - that can be a tank or any vehicle with you.
Once again, let us know if you would be interested in testing out the tools before we release them publicly anywhere soon, write to us at community@degenerals.com.
Update 1.4.0
Full change log will come with an update announcement.
What will be included:
We switch Unity version from 2018 to 2021 as part of preparation for the new console update.
New vehicle - M10 Wolverine (rework from Roadmap Stage 1)
New vehicle - M4A3E8 Sherman (rework from Roadmap Stage 1)
New posters & refreshed museum stands for reworked tanks
Performance optimization - FPS boost in paint room while interacting with a tank
Periscopes refresh options
Bug fixes to reported issues
Dynamic Occlusion Culling
We present a new system that can significantly increase in-game performance without compromising on quality. Game engines, like Unity, by default process all objects which are located inside the player's field of view, even if they are invisible on screen. Let's take a situation when a player looks at the tank - processor and graphics card render all tank elements, but indeed every time we only see some of them, because most of them are covered by others. Our in-house GPU-Based Occlusion Culling uses the DirectX earlydepthstencil attribute to accurately determine which objects are visible on the screen in real-time, allowing it to cull objects that are not visible. It works for both static and dynamic geometry. This results in reducing the rendering load (decreasing the number of Draw Calls) and smoother gameplay. Dynamic Occlusion Culling will be available in the next update, so remember to check settings!
Periscopes refresh options
From 1.4.0 under game settings you will be able to change refresh time for Render Texture that is used to simulate periscopes inside tanks. From realtime refreshing (that required better PC) to more optimised forms to support a bit older GPUs.
Thanks for all the support and have a good weekend. DeGenerals
Discount + WW2: Rebuilder Bundle and Community Contest!
Dear mechanics
We are firing a discount for both Tank Mechanic Simulator and the DLC!
You can get a copy of Tank Mechanic Simulator with a -70% discount!
It's a very important day! Our friendly devs from Madnetic Games studio just released WW2 Rebuilder and we have a special bundle with them available now!
For those of you that don't know yet: It is a simulator of rebuilding European cities after the destruction caused during World War II. It's an immersive building simulator with storytelling based on real-life history. Sounds good?
WW2: Rebuilder devs prepared a special kind of bundle for our players! With our game in your Steam library, you can get the new WW2: Rebuilder for a lower price! If you don't, you can get both of them with a discount! Sounds great right?
Whats more, we have prepared another contest this year, in which you can win a key for WW2: Rebuilder!
Your task will be to generate graphics through AI graphics generators (there are plenty of them on the internet) thematically combining WW2 Rebuilder and our second project - Tank Squad. In addition, participants must add a caption to the graphic - a catchphrase, which will also be evaluated.
To participate in our contest, you must be a member of our discord server, the link to which can be found below.
https://discord.gg/MRjreApkvW
You can post your works in the dedicated channel #contest on our discord. Each participant can only send one message containing their submission.
Contest starts today, and will last till 22.01.2023 We are going to post results in the next development status on Tank Squad Steampage!
We are reverting the Christmas event with 1.3.14 update.
1.3.14
Removed:
Christmas event
Thanks and have a good one! DeGenerals
Christmas Update 1.3.13
Hohoho, mechanics!
Just like last year, we have prepared another Christmas update for you with a small gift! Launch the game and complete a Christmas contract to receive the Maus and an achievement!
Christmas event will last till 5th January 2023!
For the full list of changes please find the attached change log below:
Christmas Update 1.3.13
Added:
Christmas event
A setting option to turn off the Christmas event in options
Adjustable scale for museum collectables (with keys "N" and "M" when interacting with them in the museum)
Fixed:
Rare situations when extraction gives NULL's errors
It's impossible to place the decals properly on few tanks
M18 Hellcat - One road wheel element does not have any dependencies
Fixed an error that could spawn MG for missing part on extractions
Game freezes after attempt to sell the vehicle while having a crew slot taken
MG-34 A guns do not remain in props menu after picking them up during extractions
Pressing "ESC" after changing a setting causes it to change in the settings UI, but not in-game
Incorrect messages and effects after excavating two objects simultaneously
Tiger I - Missing "Tow rope" in the shop
IS-2 - Fan A and Camshaft drives were not animated
M26 Pershing - Both idler wheels were not spinning in Test drive nor Proving grounds
M20 - Sixth cylinder is not moving after turning on the engine
M18 Hellcat - The second to last road wheel on the right does not factor into assembly order
Some objects are in the air on Extraction1 and Extraction8
Slider for music volume in settings did not work correctly
M18 Hellcat - It was impossible to install Piston Rod A when crafted or bought directly from the shop
Improved:
Game will no longer add physics to mounted MGs on extraction
Adjusted cleaning radius of Little Willie, Maus and TigerIIH at extraction missions
Steam Winter Sale 2022
Together with the Christmas update, we have prepared a discount for the Steam Winter Sale! To celebrate this special occasion we have for you a discount on:
Tank Mechanic Simulator (-70%)
and DLC - First Supply (-30%)
Thanks for all the support and Merry Christmas! DeGenerals
