Vanguard: Normandy 1944 Update Version 0.5.2 Published

The first person shooter game developed and published by Pathfinder Games, Vanguard: Normandy 1944 gets Patch Version 0.5.2. The new update fixes some technical bugs, also brings quality-of-life changes according to feedback of players.

The game features real D-Day objectives and battlefields as players try to survive in multiplayer matches with their squad members. You can check the update notes below: 

Vanguard: Normandy 1944 Update 0.5.2

Known Issues:

• Server sometimes unexpectedly disconnects all connected clients from the game
• Graphical glitches and missing weapons when joining the game for the first time
• Level loading time can be very long on slow hard drives – we are working on optimising this
• Audio settings menu is not yet implemented
• Decals can be stubborn and cause texture glitches
• There is no audio warning before being kicked – this will be added soon
• Very rarely a player be stuck in spectator mode while in pre-game. You can workaround this issue by opening console using and typing _kill_ into the console and hitting enter. Close the console using.

Highlights:

• New team deathmatch pre-game while awaiting players
• Directional markers now indicate the rough direction of the British spawn for the defenders
• Added minimum player information to server browser
• Added melee animations
• Idle kicking no longer applies if there are less than 6 players on the server

Game:

• Added day or night state of the current map into server browser
• Added minimum number of players to start into server browser
• Added marker (parachute icon) in the rough location of the British spawn to help defenders orientate themselves
• Added TDM mode which runs until number of players meets server set minimum threshold
• Added placeholder melee animation for Sten Mk.II
• Added placeholder melee animation for Bren Mk.II
• Added placeholder melee animation for Enfield No.4
• Added placeholder melee animation for Kar98k
• Added placeholder melee animation for MG34
• Added description to audio settings to highlight that microphones must be the default recording device to be usable fo voice chat
• Disabled kicking of idle players if less than 6 players are on the server
• Added feedback form to main menu
• Replaced reinforcement icon with dynamic replacement which displays custom keybinding
• Updated interact element to dynamically display custom keybinding
• Added missing German gunner voip icon
• Fixed typo in French localisation
• Fixed rare server crash related to objective capture
• Cleaned up console output for spectating players
• Fixed bug where Raid UI did not update if player changed team while dead
• Removed TSAA anti-aliasing option due to reported issues with ghosting. Players who currently have TSAA enabled will fall back to SMAA High next time they change their settings
• Fixed setting change confirmation dialog disappearing prematurely
• Added missing localisation from updated 0.5.1
• Fixed crash caused by using quotes in text chat

Balancing:

• Reduced MP40 recoil

Levels:

Pegasus Bridge

• Added approximate location markers of British spawn for each phase.

Merville Battery

• Redesigned right-hand side of phase 1 (from the British perspective) to make flanking on this side both a lot prettier and slightly more risky
• Redesigned and extended right-hand boundary of phase 2 (from British perspective)
• Added approximate location markers of British spawn for each phase.

Lion-sur-Mer

• Added approximate location markers of British spawn for each phase.
• Reworked boundaries so that they appear natural.
• Moved Allied spawn further back to balance the 1st. phase.
• Quality-of-life enhancement to the trenches to fix obvious seams, tearings and misplaced pieces.