Today we release our first patch for Day of Infamy, based upon some of the initial feedback we received and major issues we noticed.

We would like to point out that the singleplayer missions have been improved in this patch, but they still have a way to go. We will be spending considerable time improving this experience leading up to the full release.

Below is the full list of changes for today’s patch:

• Adjusted difficulties in the game. Now there are only two, and they have been renamed:
  
  • Classic - Gameplay representing the classic WWII games - death notices, friendly fire disabled.
    
  • Grit - New World’s rendition of more intense and suspenseful gameplay - no death indication, and friendly fire enabled.
• Added random gameplay hints to the loading screen.
  
• User interface adjustments:
  
  • US Army icon updated.
    
  • Game mode added to server info.
    
  • Brightened server list text to increase legibility.
    
  • Images added to rule set filter in server browser.

• Radio operators will receive assist points for artillery kills.
  
• Adjusted bot counts (both friendly and enemy) in cooperative and singleplayer.
  
• Added “possession” feature for singleplayer, so that instead of losing when you die, you take over a nearby friendly soldier. You will lose only if your whole squad is wiped out.
  
• Friendly bots no longer respawn constantly in coop/single player, unless specified in a map objective. Now they default to spawning when humans spawn (objective/regroup based).
  
• Regrouping added as the method of reinforcement in singleplayer Entrenchment.

• Fixed crash when selecting “Setup Microphone”.
  
• Fixed crash when change level was called without a gamemode.
  
• Fixed not being able to join coop servers due to too many bots.
  
• Fixed being able to call in artillery with your own radio if you switched to officer during gameplay.
  
• Adjusted rounds per minute values on semi-automatics to prevent macro abuse.
  
• Fixed equipping the flamethrower as a US Army engineer. This was caused by the fuel tank weight not being taken into account properly.
  
• Fixed assist points being assigned to the wrong player.
  
• Fixed artillery kills on kill feed enabled servers showing as the weapon you have out.
  
• Fixed “rifle grenade” selection not being removed from your inventory when you dropped a weapon equipped with rifle grenades.
  
• Disabled tree sway for swamp trees in Reichswald.
  
• Fixed bots occasionally spawning in the prone position.

• Reduced bot counts in singleplayer to improve performance.
  
• Fixed server-side crash when trying to transition to a map without the gamemode being defined.
  
• Potential crash fix related to camera animations.

We are livestreaming now on our new Twitch channel for an open Q&A with CEO & Game Director Jeremy Blum. We will be happy to answer any of your questions you have about the future of New World’s games.

http://www.twitch.tv/newworld

Remember we'll be using this Twitch address for all future streams whether it's an interview, Insurgency, Day of Infamy, Insurgency: Sandstorm, or whatever other cool stuff we have to show. :security:

We are livestreaming now on our new Twitch channel for an open Q&A with CEO & Game Director Jeremy Blum. We will be happy to answer any of your questions you have about the future of New World’s games.

http://www.twitch.tv/newworld

Remember we'll be using this Twitch address for all future streams whether it's an interview, Insurgency, Day of Infamy, Insurgency: Sandstorm, or whatever other cool stuff we have to show. ːsecurityː

About four months back we announced the launch of our new Insurgency game, subtitled Sandstorm. A few days ago you heard about another game – Day of Infamy – which also happens to be very close to release. We want to take this opportunity to explain where our company is in regards to its multiple game projects.

In an official blog post you can find HERE, our CEO & Game Director Jeremy Blum talks about Insurgency, Insurgency: Sandstorm, the progress of Insurgency competitive, and the very peculiar story behind Day of Infamy.

There will be a Q&A and livestream session this Sunday at 2:00 pm Eastern U.S. time where our community manager Michael Tsarouhas will be joined on stream with Jeremy. We will be using the Insurgency Twitch channel here for the time being. We will be happy to answer any of your questions you have about the future of New World’s games. So come on out with your questions! :security:

About four months back we announced the launch of our new Insurgency game, subtitled Sandstorm. A few days ago you heard about another game – Day of Infamy – which also happens to be very close to release. We want to take this opportunity to explain where our company is in regards to its multiple game projects.

In an official blog post you can find HERE, our CEO & Game Director Jeremy Blum talks about Insurgency, Insurgency: Sandstorm, the progress of Insurgency competitive, and the very peculiar story behind Day of Infamy.

There will be a Q&A and livestream session this Sunday at 2:00 pm Eastern U.S. time where our community manager Michael Tsarouhas will be joined on stream with Jeremy. We will be using the Insurgency Twitch channel here for the time being. We will be happy to answer any of your questions you have about the future of New World’s games. So come on out with your questions! ːsecurityː

From mod to standalone, Day of Infamy is following the path of Insurgency. Early Access release is launching next month, July 2016, on Steam. The store page has launched, so you can add to wishlist and purchase the game on release day for $19.99.

https://youtu.be/aHkJKk3soHM

We are also livestreaming DOI gameplay and answering your questions starting right now! Tune in to our official Twitch page.

From mod to standalone, Day of Infamy is following the path of Insurgency. Early Access release is launching next month, July 2016, on Steam. The store page has launched, so you can add to wishlist and purchase the game on release day for $19.99.

https://youtu.be/aHkJKk3soHM

We are also livestreaming DOI gameplay and answering your questions starting right now! Tune in to our official Twitch page.

The Day of Infamy mod has been updated on Workshop with five new community-made maps added to the official map rotation, and new content including a shotgun and updated weapon assets.



New Multiplayer and Coop Maps

• Resistance by JakHalz
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=673540696
• Bridge at Remagen by ThirdEye
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=623454326

New Coop Maps

• Metz by Chief-C
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=643884052
• Iron Cross by Chief-C
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=678342570
• PS7 by Freddy
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=625900328

Features

• New M1912 pump action shotgun for American Assault and Demolition classes.
• New Kar98k rifle, scope and bayonet assets.
• New Bazooka assets.
• New first person Luger pistol animations.
• The MP40 now uses a unique model so any Workshop mods that replace the one in Insurgency will not replace the one in DoI.
• Updated first person melee animations.

Fixes

• Fixed textures and shaders on the Luger pistol.
• Fixed being able to skip the MG42 and M1919 reloads.
• Removed bayonet from G43.

 

Thanks, enjoy!

The Day of Infamy mod has been updated on Workshop with five new community-made maps added to the official map rotation, and new content including a shotgun and updated weapon assets.



New Multiplayer and Coop Maps

• Resistance by JakHalz
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=673540696
• Bridge at Remagen by ThirdEye
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=623454326

New Coop Maps

• Metz by Chief-C
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=643884052
• Iron Cross by Chief-C
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=678342570
• PS7 by Freddy
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=625900328

Features

• New M1912 pump action shotgun for American Assault and Demolition classes.
• New Kar98k rifle, scope and bayonet assets.
• New Bazooka assets.
• New first person Luger pistol animations.
• The MP40 now uses a unique model so any Workshop mods that replace the one in Insurgency will not replace the one in DoI.
• Updated first person melee animations.

Fixes

• Fixed textures and shaders on the Luger pistol.
• Fixed being able to skip the MG42 and M1919 reloads.
• Removed bayonet from G43.

 

Thanks, enjoy!

We have released an update that includes a new map and numerous features, fixes and improvements. The new map is called Dry Canal, originally created by community member Tribly and a finalist in our Gamebanana level design contest last year.



We are also releasing the foundation for our competitive ranking system. The system is not fully functional yet, but the game now loads the web-based system that will evolve into the competitive component. We can begin to update our competitive and stats systems without requiring a game update.

We know our competitive community are anxiously awaiting the competitive matchmaking features, and we appreciate everyone’s patience. You can expect to see ingame progress in the near future, and if you want a preview of our competitive features, we will be creating a Competitive Testing group on Steam which will give you early access to features before they are introduced to everyone else. We will use this group to test the systems on a smaller base of users and solicit feedback.

In addition to the update to Insurgency, the Day of Infamy mod has also been updated on Workshop. Five new community-made maps have been added to the official map rotation for the mod, and some new content has also been added including a new weapon and new weapon assets. Full changelist found here.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=601757902

Important note regarding custom player models: Because of animation changes made in this patch, any Workshop custom player models now will cause the game to crash because they do not have the correct IK settings compiled. Please unsubscribe and notify the Workshop creator that their models must be updated.


Full changelist is below:

New Maps

• Dry Canal (Day and Night versions)

New Scenarios

• Multiplayer

• Dry Canal Push
• Dry Canal Skirmish
• Dry Canal Occupy
• Dry Canal Firefight
• Dry Canal Strike
• Dry Canal Elimination
• Dry Canal Ambush
• Cooperative
  
  • Contact Checkpoint
  • Dry Canal Checkpoint
  • Dry Canal Conquer
  • Dry Canal Outpost
  • Dry Canal Survival
  • Dry Canal Hunt

Features

• Implemented facial animations for your guide in the training level.
• Created Clean Sweep achievements for every map running Hunt game mode.
• Created Decisive Victory achievements for every map running Checkpoint game mode.
• New first person AK-74, AKS-74u and Makarov animations.
• New third person animations for reloads, grenade throws and foregrips.
• M16, M4 and AK-74 world models have been updated with moving bolts.
• IK support for third person hands and feet. Mod authors will need to update any player model mods they have on the workshop.
• Steam View Game Info dialog now shows the player score rather than kill count. Player score can be hidden on the View Game Info dialog if server enables sv_suppress_steam_score.
• Damage and suppression is replicated to spectators watching in first person.

Optimizations

• Player spawn staggering implemented to reduce server lag spikes that occurred when a large amount of players spawn at once.

Gameplay Improvements

• Survival improvements
  
  • Adjusted price and amount of ammo received from chest rig and chest carrier to make ammo more limited.
  • Tweaked AI behavior so bots are less likely to patrol parts of the map humans can avoid.
  • Added win condition for level 100

Fixes

• Players now get correctly damaged and flashed by grenades while leaning around a corner.
• Fixed the black sky issue when Shader Details were set to medium or low settings.
• Fixed the subtitles not working in the training level.
• Fixed the clean sweep hunt achievements not triggering properly.
• Possessing a bot no longer reloads when using a controller.
• Fixed being able to crash servers by spamming the inventory_resupply command.
• Fixed FPS drop caused by main menu HTML panels after connecting to a server.
• Character models are now positioned with their head where the first person view is in crouched and standing stances, which should help prevent “head glitching”.
• Fixed multiple world model bipods attaching to a weapon.
• Fixed detached foregrip on shotgun world models.
• Added IK support to first person hands on various weapons to prevent any sliding during transitions, specifically pistols.
• Fixed being able to skip the M249 reloads.
• Players now experience fall damage when landing in shallow water.
• SourceTV demos can now be viewed without crashing the client. Demos recorded prior to this patch may fail to load.
• When viewing a player in first person through SourceTV, proning and leaning is now shown correctly.
• sv_hud_deathmessages can now be enabled on co-op servers.

Map Changes

• New District checkpoint layout
• Fixed an issue in Embassy where you could jump behind the map.
• Added invisible walls in Panj to prevent players from accessing certain exploit locations.
• Fixed a bug in Siege Outpost where cache B would be in a bad location.
• Fixed many other miscellaneous issues in multiple levels.

User Experience Improvements

• Pressing escape now closes menus properly.
• HTML MOTDs have been disabled due to player feedback. Unfortunately, too many servers were abusing this ability by playing ads that could not be stopped or were obnoxious.

Modding

• Server-side Workshop now supports collections.
• Workshop servers will now correctly query for map updates between games.
• Spawn points and spawn zone entities can now be assigned a squad ID, allowing mappers to create squad specific spawn areas.
• Theaters:

• Added mutual exclusion to weapon upgrades. This can be used to exclude any two upgrades from being equipped simultaneously that are in different upgrade slots. Under a weapon upgrade add “excluded_upgrades”, with an arbitrary key and a value set to the name of the upgrade to exclude. The exclusion should be defined on the latter of the pair in the theater file.
• Added “overlay” setting to gear definitions.
• Added the “third_person” subsection to weapon definitions.
• Replaced c_thirdpersonshoulder with sv_thirdperson and all the associated settings.

Capa Mode (beta)

Introducing new features to the roaming spectator mode, currently controlled using Console Variables. The name "Capa" is an homage to one of the greatest war photographers, Robert Capa, who co-founded Magnum Photos following the Second World War. His images of Omaha Beach on D-Day are iconic. Sadly, he was killed by a mine in Indochina in 1954. Capa had a famous saying: "If your photographs aren't good enough, you're not close enough," and this feature will help you get closer to the action while spectating.

• spec_camera_options_gui 1, displays UI to adjust f-stop, focal length, and focal distance
• spec_bank 1, enables camera banking
  
  • spec_bank_angle <-180...180>, Maximum camera banking/roll angle
  • spec_bank_smoothing <0..1>, Banking interpolation amount (higher = slower)
• spec_handheld <0...n>, enables handheld camera feature that moves the camera around as if it were held by a camera operator
  
  • spec_handheld_frequency <Hz>, frequency at which the camera shakes (recommended value is 0.3)
• spec_fov 1, enables manual FOV control while in Capa mode allowing you to zoom in and zoom out using the scroll wheel
  
  • spec_fov_angle <0.0001...179.0>, manual FOV angle that can be changed using the ConVar or by scrolling
  • spec_fov_delta <-n...n>, Amount of degrees to add or subtract depending on scroll wheel movement
  • spec_fov_smoothing <0...1>, interpolation amount
  • spec_fov_lockdoftofov 1, Use FOV to calculate the focal length of the brute force Depth of Field effect (mat_insdof 1)
• spec_interpolate 1, smooth out mouse movement
  
  • spec_interpolate_smoothing <0...1>, interpolation amount
• spec_interpolate_position 1, smooth out camera position
  
  • spec_interpolate_position_smoothing <0...1>, interpolation amount

UPDATE 5/27/16: We are releasing a hotfix today to address some issues that have come up from the patch. Hotfix changelist is below followed by the full patch changelist:

Fixes

• Fixed grenade prime animation getting stuck in third person.
• Fixed missing resource file for the depth of field/spectator control UI (Capa mode UI).
• Fixed server log output displaying “TEAM ONE” and “TEAM TWO”.
• Custom playlist can now be selected.
• Added Dry Canal Checkpoint to Coop Elite playlist.
• Added Tell Hunt and Tell Night Hunt to playlists.
• Fixed muzzle bone on AC-556 world model.

Map Changes

• Removed windows in Market to avoid spawn camping Security.
• Fixed Dry Canal survival objectives disappearing after capturing B.
• Fixed a respawn issue on Tell Checkpoint

Modding

• Spectator fixes for sv_thirdperson.
• Added mp_ignore_win_conditions for customising gamemode behavior.