Sure, machines and industry are creating most of the gear for the soldiers in the field, but sometimes you need a small appreciation for how it came to be, the old fashioned way. All the real craftsmen appreciate freshly sanded wood and the sawdust filling the air. Nothing beats the comfort of smooth edges forming a light, but sturdy grip on a shovel.

What sets a connoisseur apart from soldiers is how they look at the shovel. A soldier sees it as an Entrenchment Tool - To the connoisseur, it's a tool of mass destruction.

Because of the event we have permanently updated shovels to PBR, this will give all shovels a fresh new look!

We wanted to change our events up a bit. This means we have two ways for you to participate. First objective is to get 50 kills with a shovel during the whole event.

The other objective is to get the most amount of kills you can rack up within one clock hour, during the weekend (fri-sun).

Weeklong Objective:
Getting 50 kills during the week will reward you with an Exclusive Gravedigger Shovel, used only by the fiercest of Soldiers!

Weekend Objective:
During Friday, Saturday and Sunday we have a special kill race!
Your goal is to score the most kills possible within one hour.

Keep improving your previous hour through the weekend. Remember only kills within every clock hour are eligible for entry. We will track your progress so go out there and make a name for yourself!

• 50 Kills – Gravedigger Event Shovel Skin
  
• Weekend Top 10 – Unique Golden Shovel
  
• Weekend Winner - Golden Shovel Engraved with the amount of kills achieved by the Victor

And yes, you can earn both shovels for this event!

Good luck!
RETO MOTO

* Event runs from October 15th to October 21st 10AM CEST 2019
** This event is only Player versus Player

YOUR NEW MAJOR UPDATE IS HERE AND WITH IT A BIG CHANGE TO HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED...
Keep reading to find out!

Getting the job done on the battlefield can be tough. Sometimes, pinning down the enemy with an unmatched rate of fire will do the job though.

Shoot your way to victory with these 3 new machine guns!


The standard German light machine gun during the interwar years and into the beginning of the war. The name MG13 deceives the allies into believing it to be from WW1. This is an excellent piece of machinery, it features select-fire and an easy to use bi-pod.


Improving on the brilliant design of the DP-28, the DP-DTM is much more reliable and able to use a high capacity drum magazine. The addition of a pistol grip also makes this Soviet light machine gun much easier to control.


Even though this beast of a ‘light’ machine gun is old, it is still very relevant in the Soviet army. It features a 100 round drum magazine and the weight of the gun makes it very stable when firing from a prone position.


We have created new scopes for infantry soldiers which will replace the high magnification scopes previously available. This has been a community request and will change how the game is played as an infantry soldier for the better. We want infantry to focus more on being inside the combat zone rather than outside of it.

The new scopes will have a 1.9x magnification which is perfect for an infantry soldier who needs a little more precision in the middle of the battlefield.

The old Soviet Recon scope has been converted into an infantry scope. Recon soldiers with the old Soviet scope will have it replaced with a brand new 4x magnification scope.

With Update 1.16 we have added two new experimental game modes, a Recon vs. Recon and a Pilot vs. Pilot mode.

Specialist battles will be played on our specialist map previously only used by Tank Crews. In order to win in any specialist game mode, you will have to secure the capture zone and hold it for a specific time period. AI controlled infantry will do their best to capture the zone and you will have to help them secure victory!

Recon Vs. Recon
Recons objective is to secure safe passage for the infantry by taking out the enemy. You have to be careful though – just like you, the enemy has recons sneaking around the map, take them out as soon as spotted!

Pilot Vs. Pilot
Your main objective as a pilot is to take out the enemy planes and bomb their infantry, make way for your infantry and let them capture the objective!

You can access the new game modes by clicking ‘To Battle’ in the client and choose experimental game modes!

Player feedback is important to us, streamlining our workflow and communication with our players has allowed us to work faster on community feedback and we will continue to improve upon that.

We are introducing balance changes to the Tier 3 Fighter Planes to bring them more in line with each other while still distinguishing each planes unique superiority.

Take those planes out for a spin and tell us what you think!


Some players are not the fast twitch shooting Gods we all aspire to be, some players prefer the cozy interior of a tank, some may feel more at home on top of a hill with a fine tuned scope on a rifle. Regardless of your play style, we are now experimenting with giving players one of each soldier’s class for free upon unlocking them.

* This excludes Generals


We have been working on making Heroes & Generals WWII look better than ever. Many of our props and models have received a makeover and we will continue replacing old models with new more immersive ones.

The new props and models look better, provide better game performance and enhance gameplay through improved collisions. This will make sure your bullets hit where you aim, and not hit an “invisible” wall 🙂

We have added visual feedback to the players when your soldier is being healed or when your vehicle is being repaired!

We are proud to present Update 1.16. It’s a big one! Filled with more than a dozen additions, 50+ fixes and balances across the board + you now get 1 soldier per class for free (!!!).
We would like to say thank you to all our players who helped us with feedback.

Enjoy!
RETO MOTO

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WEAPON CHANGES

• Introduced 3 New Machine Guns
  
• Added the German Maschinengewehr 13
  
• Added the Soviet DT / DTM
  
• Added the Soviet Maxim-Tokarev

Infantry Scope Changes

• Added M73B1 Infantry-Scope (replacing the M84 with T-Post)
  
• Added ZF-41 (Replacing the ZF4 and ZF39 with T-Post (Except on FG-42))
  
• Added PE (Replacing the PU except PU with T-Post)
  
• Added PU with T-Post changed to infantry scope

Weapon Range Adjustments

• Increased projectile max range on Rifles from 1000m to 2000m
  
• Increased projectile max range on SMGs from 500m to 750m
  
• Increased projectile max range on Pistols from 500m to 750m

NEW PROPS

• Introduced New Props to Colmar Hamlet
  
• 3 New Barbed Wire Models
  
• 2 New Dragons Tooth
  
• New Czech Hedgehog replacing the old model
  
• New Fuel Drum

RTS PRODUCTION CHANGES

• Increased Jeep production to 160
  
• Increased Motorcycle Production to 180
  
• Increased Infantry Production to 900

PROGRESSION CHANGES

• First character of every type is now free when unlocked.
  Soldier types that are not unlocked are no longer purchasable from the soldier shop or bundle shop.
  Unlocked soldiers show up on the soldier list as they currently do for infantry soldiers.
  
  
• Added Unlock for MG13 to Inf Assault ribbon level 9
  
• Added Unlock for Maxim-Tokarev to LMG ribbon level 12
  
• Added Unlock for DT to LMG ribbon level 5
  
• Moved MG34 unlock to LMG ribbon level 5
  
• Moved Johnson to LMG ribbon level 5
  
• Moved DP-28 unlock to Inf Assault ribbon level 9
  
• Moved MG42 unlock to LMG ribbon level 12
  
• Moved M1919A6 to LMG ribbon level 12
  
• Rebalanced cost and repair for MGs to fit new progression
  
• Rebalanced Deploy cost for MGs to fit new progression
  
• Renamed M1919 MG to M1919A6 MG
  
• Replaced player level crest icon with crest padlock icon on game modes screen, and anywhere it symbolizes something that is locked due to player level

GAMEPLAY CHANGES

• Fighter Plane Rebalance
  
• Introduced Plane Bullet Convergence, can be disabled in options
  
• La-7: Increased pitch speed
  
• P-51: Increased pitch speed & stall speed
  
• FW-190: Increased stall speed
  
• HS 126 B-1: Increased hitpoints
  
• Polikarpov R-Z: Increased hitpoints
  
• Curtiss O-52: Increased hitpoints
  
• Wing Left: Increased hitpoints
  
• Wing Right: Increased hitpoints
  
• Elevator: Increased hitpoints
  
• Rudder: Increased hitpoints
  
• Increase turning capabilities of LA-7 & P-51
  
• Increased time before LA-7 stall
  
• Decreased time before FW-190 stall

Other Gameplay Fixes

• Introduced Visual Feedback when being Bandaged
  
• Introduced Visual Feedback when being Repaired
  
• Paratrooper planes now gives Aircraft Destroyed XP
  
• ‘Vehicle is Ready’-notification no longer shows when in a similar vehicle
  
• Fixed an issue with Parachutes not opening when ejecting Planes with very low plane health
  
• Fixed an issue when selecting weapons while swimming and carrying picked/up weapons

VEHICLE FIXES

• Fixed not being able to switch seats in the GAZ-67
  
• Fixed not being able to exit a flipped vehicle
  
• Fixed not being able to exit a vehicle if both sides were obstructed

SOUND FIXES

• Adjusted Vehicle Suspension Sounds
  
• Fixed missing reload sounds on M18 Recoilless Rifle

LIGHTING, RENDER AND EFFECT FIXES

• Reworked particle effects for wood impact
  
• Adjusted lighting models for Point and Spot lights
  
• Reduced Reflections Indoor
  
• Adjusted rendering distance for player models to avoid popping around corners
  
• Adjusted Lighting and Reflection for M1919A6
  
• Adjusted metal material for P-51 skin
  
• Adjusted lighting on the Barbed Wire Road Block prop

ANIMATION FIXES

• Fixed an animation clipping the player through ground when reloading in prone with mounted bipods
  
• Fixed an animation for T-28’s Hatch
  
• Fixed an animation bug when viewing map as gunners in the German and Soviet Mobile AA
  
• Fixed an animation to avoid clipping when exiting the M3 Half-Track

MISCELLANEOUS

• Fixed a Visual Bug in Game Client with Ribbon-Unlocks for the Mechanic Badge on Infantry Soldiers
  
• Fixed several Localization descriptions
  
• Disabled Shop Bundles Containing Characters

Over the weekend we have seen A LOT of captures!
Winning is one thing, but winning with hundreds of captures, in the span of a weekend, is a feat of strength in itself.

Thank you Soldiers for your participation and dedication!


(Click the image to see a time lapse of the final result)

In the next few days we will contact EFT.Tomu and send the care package.
Hand of RedBjarne Vouchers will be send to the top 10 very soon!

HEROES & GENERALS WW2 MERCHANDISE + A HAND OF REDBJARNE HELMET VOUCHER!
THE TOP 10 WILL RECEIVE A HAND OF REDBJARNE HELMET VOUCHER!

* Event runs from September 20th to September 23rd 10AM CEST 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3fFktI6EPA
Join us today, 13th of September on Twitch at 15:00 CEST / 9am EST!

The stream will be hosted by Game Director Reto.RedBjarne. We will show the new infantry scopes in action and give an overview of how our new upgraded AI will be implemented!

We would also like to invite our players onto the prototype server to test the new rebalances of the Tier 3 Fighter Planes and our two new game modes, Recon vs. Recon & Pilot vs. Pilot.

If we have time before the testing we will answer your questions live!

Click here to tune in

We will put a link of the VOD on this post if you happen to miss the live stream.

Cheers!
RETO MOTO

Veteran Membership is now on sale at 35% OFF with gold, this week only!*

Enjoy!
RETO MOTO

* Sale ends Tuesday, September 10th 2019 @ 10AM CEST

Winning a war is not easy, but air superiority is an effective way to destroy the enemy in the frontlines and from within! Win the war in style with the 3 New Limited Edition ‘Red Sample’ Skins.

In our latest minor update, ‘1.15.2 – Quality of Life Update’ we introduced three new fighter plane skins, here is a look at the ‘Red Sample’ skins!

These skins are available for the Tier 3 Fighter Planes of each faction.

Ranking as one of America’s best fighter planes, the Mustang P51-D is a big threat to enemy air superiority and packs two powerful bombs for annihilating strategic ground targets.


The maneuverability and agility makes this plane one of the most favored fighter planes used by the Luftwaffe. The plane is sure to pack a punch and will definitely be a threat to the enemy!


A Soviet Union fighter plane with enough fire power and endurance to incite fear into the enemies’ most experienced pilots.

* Skins are available until Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 @ 10AM CEST

You can find the link to the ‘Development Overview’ here.

Please click the link and take a look for yourself!

Cheers,
RETO MOTO

While we took turns being in and out of the office during the summer, we have focused on bugfixing, optimization and increasing the players overall quality of life!

Plus we added 3 new exclusive Tier 3 Fighter Plane skins – limited edition only – keep reading!


We added new and better muzzle flashes for all weapons and vehicles, as well as new explosion effects. We also optimized the effects for a smoother experience.

New tracer effects for infantry and vehicle Machine Guns are now available. Depending on the Machine Gun, the tracer effect will occur every 3rd or 5th shot.

Tracers are colored after which faction you are playing, so go ahead – let your enemies know which is the better faction!

Players will now be able to see different roles tied to the different soldier types in the progression screen.

You can view the new Soldier Specializations by clicking the Progression Screen tab on the top bar of the game client. Click on each soldier specialization to know more.

For this first iteration our intention is for the player to access a more streamlined overview of how each soldier type can be specialized through different playstyles and builds.

Note: Your characters will not be locked to a specialization.

We received a lot of feedback regarding death by exiting a moving vehicle. You now no longer risk death exiting a vehicle at max speed. Please note; this does not apply when exiting planes.

We also introduced a number of bug fixes, for a full list of the 1.15.2 changelog you can click this link here.

Winning a war is not easy, but air superiority is an effective way to destroy the enemy in the frontlines and from within! Defeat your enemy in style with the 3 New Limited Edition ‘Red Sample’ Skins.

These exclusive skins are available for each of the Tier 3 Fighter Planes.
Limited time only*

• MUSTANG P51-D – “MUSTANG MK IV”
  
• FOCKE-WULF FW 190 D9 – “LONG NOSE DORA”
  
• LAVOCHKIN LA-7

* Skins are available until Monday, September 3rd 2019 @ 10AM CEST


We recently had an event where the community fought for Credit Discounts! We have added a little RETO bonus ontop of the results. As a result, this week all Soldiers can enjoy 50% off Credit Prices on Weapon Repairs + Ammunition, Med Kit and Handheld Explosive Refills!

This Discount will be available from Tuesday 27th August 10am CEST to Tuesday 3rd September 10am CEST.

Enjoy!
RETO MOTO

Check out the Changelog here.

Play Heroes & Generals WWII now!

• Fixed an issue with destructible debris blocking 3rd person camera
  
• Fixed an issue with fullscreen ingame map being shown briefly when spawning
  
• Fixed a missing shell sound for T-28 Medium Tank

• Skill Based Matchmaking Tweaks
  
• Steam Server Communication Fixes
  
• Skill Based Matchmaking Tweaks
  
• Steam Server Communication Fixes
  
• Fixed an issue where the message ‘Squad Not Ready’ would not show up when inviting a player in ‘To Battle’ scren
  
• Fixed an issue with Panzerschreck equipment points
  
• Fixed several broken segments on the House2B model
  
• Fixed an issue with players being unable to proceed further to combat training II
  
• Fixed a camera issue which would clip into the soldier’s body when using mounted vehicles’ machine guns
  
• Fixed an issue with bullet decals not appearing on fighter planes
  
• Fixed an issue where the option to purchase the ‘Light Olive’ skin for the Panzer I Ausf. was unavailable
  
• Fixed a visual issue with skins for the Soviet Lavochkin LA-7
  
• Fixed an issue where Enabling ‘Fast Particles’ in options would lock the Graphic Settings to ‘Very High’
  
• Fixed a rare issue where logging into the game would cause the launcher to get stuck on ‘Downloading Language File’

• Introduced a new feature, ‘Career Specializations’, to the progression screen

• Fixed an issue where ongoing matches would not apply skill level to the matchmaking parameter when new soldiers join a match mid-battle

NEW MUZZLE FLASHES

• Pistols
  
• Submachine Guns
  
• Rifles
  
• Machine Guns
  
• Bazookas
  
• Anti-Tank Rifles

NEW EXPLOSION EFFECTS

• Hand Grenades
  
• Bazookas
  
• Mines
  
• Backblasts (from Bazookas)

TRACER EFFECTS

• Reworked tracer effects on Pistols, Submachine Guns, Rifles and Machine Guns
  
• Machine Guns will now use tracers every 3rd or 5th shot depending on the gun
  
• Machine Gun tracers are now colored depending on which faction it is from
  
• United States has Red Tracers
  
• Germany has Yellow Tracers
  
• Soviet Union has Green Tracers

TANK AMMUNITION EFFECTS

• New Impact Effects for All Tank AP Rounds (except 20mm)
  
• New Armor Penetration Effect
  
• New Failed to Penetrate Effect
  
• New Ground-hit Effect

• New Effects for All High Explosive Rounds

• River crossings on Khutor and Krepost now have their own vehicle collision, making vehicles less prone to get stuck
  
• Players will no longer die if exiting a vehicle at high speed (Does not apply to planes)
  
• Added new decals to the SdKfz 251
  
• Added new Gun Cradles to all vehicles having the M2 .50 Machine Gun
  
• Added new Ammunition Belts to Mounted Machine Guns on Vehicles
  
• Added camera kick to Mounted Machine Guns on Vehicles
  
• Added 3 new Limited Edition ‘Red Sample’ Skins to all three Tier 3 Planes
  MUSTANG P51-D – “MUSTANG MK IV”
  FOCKE-WULF FW 190 D9 – “LONG NOSE DORA”
  LAVOCHKIN LA-7

CLICK TO GO BACK TO THE 1.15.2 UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT

The SA Rifles VS. SMGs Event has started!
You have 5 days to compete for either credit discounts for weapon repairs or credit discounts for vehicle repairs and more!

The SA RIFLE VS. SMG Event will require Soldiers to come together and fight for the Credit Discount they want to get.

Will you be Team SA Rifles and use the First Tier of Semi-Automatic Rifles to fight for a Credit Discount on Weapon + Modification Repairs and Ammunition + Handheld Explosive Refill?

Or

Will you be Team SMG and be the one to carry the First Tier of Submachine Guns into battle and fight for a Credit Discount on Vehicle Repair and Ammunition + Crate Refills?

The Team with the most amount of kills will decide which discount will be available for all Soldiers!



If you want to humble brag about how many kills you personally added to the pool, you can do so on our discord. You can monitor your stats, by clicking your username in the top right corner of the Heroes & Generals flash client, then click the pistol icon that appears in the column on the right marked “stats” – Weapon kills with a given weapon will be in the list that appears in the column below.

Choose your team wisely by using either the First Tier SMGs or the First Tier SA Rifles.

Factions don’t matter in this event, only the amount of kills with the specified weapons are accounted for! Bots do not count as kills.

All kills from the First Tier SA Rifles or SMGs from across factions will be counted together in two separate pools. Reach the tiered goals to get a bigger discount on credit repairs towards weapons or vehicles!

During the event you will have Double Experience on the Specialist Ribbons related to the two types of weapons!

In the week** following the event, you will get a credit discount on either:

Weapon + Modification Repairs and Ammunition + Handheld Explosive Refill

Or

Vehicle Repair and Ammunition + Crate Refills.


(Updated last at 4PM CEST 25/08/19)
Soldiers!

The event has concluded! We want to congratulate Team SA Rifles who won over Team SMG with 29.771 Kills!

Because Team SA Rifle took the win, a Credit Discount of 30% will be applied to Weapon + Modification Repairs and Ammunition + Handheld Explosive Refills for all Soldiers! The discount will be enabled from August 27th 10AM CEST until September 3rd 10AM CEST.

Thank you everybody for your hard work in this event, a lot of stuff is happening in the RETO office, so stay tuned!

Cheers,
RETO MOTO

* Event runs from August 20th 10AM CEST to August 25th 10 AM CEST
** Reward will be enabled from August 27th 10AM CEST until September 3rd 10AM CEST, depending on tier reached by community