Back to Basics v1.3 PREVIEW news

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Back to Basics: Battle of the Hedges v1.3
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- Redesigned Infantry Commander Tree:
right side: defensive ops (1) > off-map arty (2) > m2a1 105mm Howitzer (2)
left side: rangers (3) > off-map reinforcements (3) > priest (2)
bottom: rapid response (1) > 76mm AT nest (2)
- Fixed the delay bug from American Captain Off-Map Artillery.
- Fixed the delay bug from Commonwealth Forward Officer Observers.
- Fixed that Bunker Buster Ammunition would often miss it's target.
- Reduced Wehrmacht Bunker fuel cost from 20 to 10.
- Panzer Elite bunkers constructed by Bergetiger changed to Medic Bunker at a cost of 200 manpower and 35 munitions.
- Bergetiger can now construct Medic Bunkers.
- Bergetiger now repairs vehicles at a faster rate.
- Bergetiger can no longer crush tank traps or hedges.
- Lowered Wehrmacht Waffen SS Leutnant reinforce time.
- Lowered Knights Cross Holders reinforce time.
- Shocktroopers are harder to suppress.
- Shocktroopers can no longer camouflage.
- Shocktroopers can no longer throw incendiary grenades.
- Bundled Grenade munition cost reduced from 50 to 35.
- Brute Force Kommand STG44 upgrade cost reduced to 100 manpower and 75 munitions.
- Fixed various overlapping hotkeys.
- American Weapon Teams are now armed with the M3 Grease Gun instead of the M1 Carbine.
- M1 Carbine damage, accuracy and fire rate increased.
- Logistic Engineers reworked to Armored Infantry with new GUI icons:
Armored Infantry are armed with 4 M1 Carbines, can follow vehicles and use Advanced Repair, and come with nice new GUI icons.
- War Machine now also affects the M8 Scott and M36 Jackson, and will also replace jeeps and Deuce and a Half's (but they don't count for the limit of 2 vehicles).
- Infantry now get the munition recharge icon above their head when a Deuce and a Half or Opel Blitz is near.
- Fixed that the engine critical hit could stack endlessly.
- Ostwind Accuracy long, medium and short range accuracy nerfed.
- Commonwealth Mortar Barrage range increased from 75 to 100.
- Commonwealth Supercharge Mortar Barrage range increased from 100 to 125.
- New symbol for Hummel and Nashorn.
- Increased Pak38 penetration vs. Pershing from 0.45 to 0.56.
- Decreased Pershing damage from 135/165 to 120/140.
- Decreased M36 Jackson damage from 135/165 to 120/140.
- Increased Panther penetration vs. Pershing from 0.56 to 0.66.
- Firestorm Area of Effect radius decreased from 25 to 22.
- Increased Delay time before Firestorm starts.
- Fixed no-smoke bug on Firestorm.
- Increased delay between each Firestorm rocket from 0.25/1.0 to 0.75/1.25.
- Decreased Henschel Bomber Damage from 150/175 to 125/175.
- Decreased Henschel Bomber scatter radius.
- Decreased Precision Rocket Battery munition cost from 100 to 75.
- Reworked Bren Light Machine Gun upgrade into Support Element; It will equip 1 Bren Light Machine Gun and 1 Boys Anti-Tank Rifle.
- Reworked Rifle Grenade upgrade into Assault Element; it will equip 1 Rifle Grenadier and 1 Boys Anti-Tank Rifle.
- Reduced reload time for Rifle Grenades.
- Increased Infantry Section health from 74 to 83.
- Increased Sapper health from 71 to 90.
- Increased Lieutentant health from 77 to 103.
- Increased Captain health from 77 to 103.
- Highlanders come standard with the 2 Boys Anti-Tank Rifles.
- Increased Commonwealth Machine Gun Nest health from 650 to 700.
- Fixed the bug that American Machine Gun crews could throw grenades.
- Increased Vickers Machine Gun damage from 12/14 to 15/20, matching all other Machine Guns.
- Increased American Machine Gun Nest damage, matching the mobile .30cal Machine Gun.
- Decreased Calliope Call-in manpower cost from 650 to 600.
- Fixed population cost for Kangaroo call-in.
- Decreased Jagdtiger movement and rotation speed to match the King Tiger.
- Increased camouflaged shots before revealing from Pak38 from 1 to 2.
- Fixed that the Pak38 could not turn while camouflaged.
- Increased Panzer IV penetration vs. Sherman armour from 0.5 to 0.9.
- Decreased M1A1c 76mm Sherman upgrade fuel cost from 50 to 35.
- Manpower Strategic Points income increased from +3 to +8 per minute. If secured +13.
- Increased emplacement survivability.
- Fixed that the Sd.Kfz. 250/9 was much more powerfull than the Armored Car.
- Reverted Kangaroo Critical type to be armour, instead of Halftrack.
- Brute Force Kommand now properly shows the yellow range circle on the minimap when placing it, as intended.
- Lowered King Tiger health from 2360 to 1800.
- Lowered Jagdpanther Health from 1888 to 1500.
- Lowered Jagdtiger health from 2360 to 1800.
- Decreased Anti-Tank Grenade damage vs buildings from 1x to 0.35x.