We will be rolling out the update to servers in stages in the next 24 hours. Servers that have not been updated yet will appear greyed out in the server browser. During the rollout period, you can still access the 0.0.24 client by switching to the "0.0.24" branch on Steam via the "Betas" properties tab.
New Content
New Vehicle: Patrol Motorcycle
A Motorcycle and Sidecar used to patrol large areas
Press *shift* key to boost speed (consumes Fuel at a much faster rate)
Maps contain new environment content
Gameplay Features & Changes
Town Hall Stockpiling
Items can now be stockpiled at the Town Hall in near unlimited quantities
Retrieving an item from the stockpile takes time
Stockpile persists through Town Hall destruction
Requisition system has been removed
Non-Coalition members can no longer transfer items from Coalition locked Barracks or Outposts
Soldier Supplies can no longer be removed from Barracks / Outposts
Game Balance
Binoculars is now equipped in the secondary item slot
Increased Town Hall health by 30%
Trucks now have 40% improved small ballistics mitigation, but require less damage to be disabled
Other Changes
War-Correspondent (Discord) now reports on all servers, not just the one's running Weekly Wars
War-Correspondent message formats have been condensed and now include additional details like town names and number of towns takens
Server browser now shows the Day number of wars
Whisper support in text chat
Whisper can be activated via the player screen or by typing in */w <name>*
Auto complete <name> by typing in */w <start of name>* and pressing *Up/Down*
Backspace to reply to last received whisper
*Tab* can be used to toggle to last whisper channel
Town Halls are now associated with area names (which are mentioned when Towns are taken / lost)
Server optimizations
Major Bug Fixes
Deadlands: Invisible blocking barrier has been removed
Half-tracks can no longer be repaired from the inside
Satchel Charges now count as friendly fire
Reduce delay when transmitting local voice chat
Fixed bug that causes players to spawn into the ground if they were inside a Foxhole when they previously logged out
Fixed issue with players not being able to spawn after a war rollover
Fixed bug that causes players to get stuck when spawning at a Town Hall
Fixed bug that allows Pillbox to fire beyond it's intended firing angle
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