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Red Orchestra Update Released

March 12, 2009, 11:31 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Red Orchestra have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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• Added 44 Steam achievements
  
• Added new map Fallen Heroes
  
• Fixed issues in several maps: Zhitomir1941 (Fixed spawn protection exploit), BlackDayJuly (Fixed unreachable artillery radio), HedgeHog (Fixed artillery on spawn exploit)
  
• Player counts should now show accurately both in-game and in the Steam server browser
  
• Added VOIP support for Listen Servers
  

Red Orchestra Update Released

March 20, 2008, 11:05 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Red Orchestra have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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• Steamworks is now used for all backend matchmaking
  
• RO will now show up in the Steam server browser, making it much easier for people to find RO matches
  
• Steam friends matchmaking now works allowing people to use Steam friends to join the server their buddies are playing on both in game and out of game
  
• Outdated servers will no longer show up in the servers list. This will prevent the issue of getting mismatches when attempting to connect to servers that aren't running the latest version of the game
  
• The buddies tab has been removed from the in-game server browser as all buddy functionality is now operational using Steam friends
  
• Added spectator, start, and end cameras to Krivoi Rog
  
• Fixed an exploit in Smolensk Stalemate where you could get under the terrain
  
• Enhanced security features
  

Red Orchestra Summer Update, Five-Day Freeplay

August 29, 2007, 4:50 pm - Valve - Product Update

Tripwire Interactive today released its next update pack for Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45, the award-winning WWII online action game. The update includes a new map, a new vehicle and some major graphical enhancements to the game and is available to owners of the game for free through Steam. To give gamers a chance to try the updated version, Tripwire is offering a five-day freeplay period, August 29-September 3, as well as a 20% discount for new purchasers.

The new map - Krivoi Rog - gives players the largest tank slugfest to date, with 16 square kilometers of terrain, 3000 meter viewable range and up to 50 players. This map also features the new vehicle - the German Panzer IV G, providing the German players with some additional fire-power for the mid-war period.

In addition to the new map and vehicle, Tripwire has created an all-new adaptive bloom system for the game's graphics, making the bloom crystal-clear even at low resolutions. For further eye-candy, Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering settings are now configurable in-game.

There are plenty more changes, updates and bug fixes in the update. Read the full changelog on the game page for details.

Tripwire also announces a six day freeplay period, this Wednesday through Monday. Anyone who does not have Red Orchestra can play the full game completely free for six full days. Simply download the game from Steam and start playing-the freeplay period starts at 1pm on Wednesday, August 29 and runs through 1 pm PST on Monday, September 3. Those who purchase Red Orchestra via Steam before September 5 will receive 20% off the regular price.

Red Orchestra Update Released

August 29, 2007, 9:43 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Red Orchestra have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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• Added a new map – Krivoi Rog
  
• Added a new adaptive bloom system
  
• Added new tank variant – the Panzer IV G
  
• Added a screen shaking/blurring effect when a player is hit by a melee attack
  
• Engine enhancement to support much larger terrain sizes
  
• Added a forced team balance system which will swap players to the other team when they die if teams are unbalanced

Red Orchestra Update Released

June 8, 2007, 2:30 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Red Orchestra have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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• Players that don't have a role selected will no longer show as being on the Russian team
  
• Fixed players being able to see through the blackout view if they were using the scoreboard
  
• Fixed various artillery and grenade team killing exploits that would allow players to circumvent the team kill kick/ban system
  
• Fixed artillery exploits that would allow players to call in artillery in areas where they should not be able to

Red Orchestra Update Released

October 31, 2006, 2:00 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Red Orchestra have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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• Added new level, Danzig. Features intense, close-quarters infantry combat in a bombed out city environment
  
• Added new vehicles, the Panzer IV H German Medium Tank and the Universal Carrier Russian Armored Troop Transport
  
• Added support for the Logitech G15 Keyboard
  
• Added ROTV game spectating and "shoutcasting" functionality
  
• Added enhancements to allow for longer view distances
  
• New camouflage skins for all camouflaged German tanks and enhanced skins for the snow versions of all Russian tanks
  
• Fixed the tank cannons firing blanks under certain lag related conditions
  
• Fixed getting stuck infinitely reloading the bolt sniper rifle if you picked up an empty sniper rifle and tried to reload it

Red Orchestra Update Released

October 5, 2006, 11:45 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Red Orchestra have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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• Added native Logitech G15 Keyboard support

Red Orchestra Update Released

September 19, 2006, 10:45 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Red Orchestra have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.

Red Orchestra Update Released

July 27, 2006, 11:46 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Red Orchestra have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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• Added the new map LvesKrovy, featuring close quarters combat
  
• Added smoke grenades for German and Russian commanders
  
• Streamlined the interface to make it easier for new players to get into the game
  
• Changed the tank cannon round switching system to more closely match tanks of the period
  
• Removed the "No Decisive Victory" win condition. One team will always win now
  
• Enhanced the scoreboard
  
• Improved the 3rd person upper body movement while prone
  
• Fixed choppy VOIP while using Hardware 3d or EAX sound setting
  
• Fixed players bouncing off of other players that were prone
  
• Fixed a glitch that would cause red squares on terrain where blood had been
  
• Fixed an exploit where commanders could call in artillery strikes on a position that they marked in a previous round
  
• Fixed grenades being unable to fire when changing stances
  
• Fixed problems relating to server settings for spectating restrictions

SiN Episodes: Emergence and Red Orchestra Update Released

June 26, 2006, 3:28 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to SiN Episodes: Emergence and Red Orchestra have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

SiN Episodes: Emergence

• Added Arena Mode
  
• Added 4 Arena Mode Maps (Highrise Lobby, The Office, Turbine, U4 Processing Station)
  
• Exposed some additional statistics from the Personal Challenge System
  
• Updated manual with additional troubleshooting information, Arena Mode documentation
  
• Minor asset rearrangement required for upcoming SDK release
  
• Fixed issue where "Pipes & Crates, Inc." phone message would not play
  
• Fixed visual issue with Elexis hologram on some DirectX 7 cards
  
• Fixed issue where security bots could not be damaged from certain locations in Highrise
  
• Fixed some closed captions
  
• Fixed minor issues with U4 Lab 02
  
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

• Fixed a Recoil issue caused by last weeks update