Vietnam War patch notes & updates

Update 57: Performance Upd. 2!

Performance! NPC Strafing, Crocodiles & Bugfixes

Update 56: Performance, Bugfixes, Graphics

PERFORMANCE: * NPC code optimization. * NPCs optimized for fewer draw calls. * Optimization of shadow casters. * Village hut submodel structure optimized. * Land vehicle submodel structure optimized. * More NPC soldier gear LOD1 models.

Update 55: VBA & T61-5 Flak Jackets, Mod M1 Helmet, Ammo Pouches, Jungle Boots

* VBA Body Armor. * T61-5 Flak Jacket. * M56 Ammo Pouch (+2 main weapon magazines). * M1944 Hand Grenade Pouch (+3 grenades). * M79 Bandolier (+3 M79 ammo). * Imp. Jungle Boots.

Update 54: A.R.V.N., Bus Routes, villages & civilians, Bugfixes

NEW STUFF: * Towns now also have A.R.V.N. garrisons from 3 to 6 soldiers. * Player can now recruit A.R.V.N. squad at town flags (press F6). * Bus Stops have been added to all towns along Highway 1 along the coast of South Vietnam.

Update 53: 12 new Operations, new Missions, A.R.V.N. village garrisons, bugfixes

* Villages loyal to South Vietnam/U.S.A. can now deploy a few A.R.V.N. soldiers as garrison. Loyalty of the village affects how many. This should also prevent these villages flipping side without a fight if some civilians are secretly V.C.

Update 52: Cockpit camera smoothing, Skills, Agent O. NPC Hueys, Bugfixes

COCKPIT CAMERA SMOOTHING: * Most airplanes and helicopters now use separate camera to render interior and instruments thus enabling main player camera to use proper smoothing without causing jitter (resulting in higher felt framerate in cockpit view).

Update 51: Agent Orange Hueys and C123, Flame Fougasse, Jeep, recoil, Bug fixes

NEW CONTENT: * Agent Orange defoliant spray added. It clears vegetation and causes poison damage. * Hueys with Agent Orange are now at U.S. bases. * New C-123 Provider transport aircraft with Agent Orange defoliant spray can now be requested using radios.

Update 50: Truck troop transport, Combat AI, Gaz-69, Improvements, Bugfixes.

COMBAT AI: * Faster perception/reaction. * Decreased firing accuracy (excluding player squad). * Less bullet damage to player squad. * Less direct and indirect explosive damage to player squad.

Update 49: Jeep suspension, Pak40, tunnels, improvements & bugfixes.

M151A2 and V100 Vehicle Suspension: Suspension wheel colliders and 4WD is now utilized to provide much smoother off-road capabilities when player drives M151A2 Jeep and V100 Commando. Press space to brake in those vehicles. More jeeps and V100 have been placed at smaller U.S.

Update 48: New tunnels, Farmer squads, Region load, UI

New types of tunnels in DMZ and C. Highland regions. Civilian farmer "squads". Improved region load, especially for PCs < 32GB RAM. Icons for squad commands. UI & camera.

Update 47: Settings, Region load, Flight, Bug fixes

Settings & Sensitivity: * New "Pre-Load Regions" setting. * New "Unload Regions" setting. * New "Artillery" setting. Options are 'Normal' (default) and 'Reduced'. The reduced setting has slower reload time and longer time between artillery volleys.