DarkestHour Beta 2 Released
DarkestHour is a Modification for Redorchestra Ostfront 41-45.
We are pleased to release Beta Version 2 to the general Public.
Please visit us at the following website if your interested.
Darkest Hour: Normandy 1944
here is our release announcement:
Patient gamers, the time has come! After several unexpected delays, our developers have worked through all the bugs, glitches and changes you suggested to produce a new version that is loaded with so much new content that we're not even going to bother with a "patch" download. Darkest Hour Beta 2.0 has new weapons, new tanks, new characters, parachutes, new voices, new tank skins, weapon modifications, new maps, tons of bug fixes, several realistic gameplay alterations, a new anti-tank loading system....the list goes on, as you can see below.
New vehicles include the British Cromwell, the Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer and the Sherman 76mm Tank. In addition to our parachute-based maps, we're releasing several other such as Poteau Ambush, based on the ambush of an Allied Convoy.
This release is long-awaited and more than worth the wait. Pass the word on to your friends to join us in Darkest Hour 2.0!
Official Beta 2.0 Changelog
***NEW CONTENT***
*Scoped Enfield No.4*
The British now have their own sniper rifle, which replaces the Springfield on British maps. It has the same 10 round capacity as it's non-scoped variant and due to the constraints of RO's existing system, reloading has been split into two, each loading no more than 5 rounds at a time. If 0-4 rounds remain, you will only load as many as required to have 5 rounds in the weapon. If you have 5-9 rounds loaded, you will load until the weapon is full. e.g. If you have 2 bullets left and attempt to reload, you will only load 3 more. To reload to full capacity, you will need to press reload again. It has been broken up in this fashion, as reloading is currently not interruptable and players would otherwise be defenceless for the considerable length of time it takes to load 10 rounds.
*New Fallschirmjager character model*
Fresh from one of our new 3D Artists, 2_k, the Fallschirmjager has a brand new model, complete with a variety of different uniforms and helmets. It automatically replaces the old reskinned RO German soldier that was used prior to this point.
*Panzerschreck and Bazooka Rockets*
When an AT soldier is killed or drops his AT weapon, his unused rockets are no longer lost. They are now dropped/picked up in the same manner as PIAT bombs. Keep an eye out for their distinctive shapes when scavenging weapons and ammunition from the fallen.
*Useable Static-Line Parachutes*
On selected maps, Soldiers can now be issued with static line parachutes. To activate them, simply step out the door of the aircraft at any point in its flight path and the static line will automatically deploy your parachute. Once in the air, you have some control over your movement but it is only minimal - just enough to choose a landing zone and start heading for it. You cannot use your weapon while parachuting. Remember that you're an easy target while you're in the air, so choose your drop zone carefully!
Attention Mappers: If you intend to include parachutes in future maps, you must add both a ParachuteStaticLine and a ParachuteItem to a player's loadout.
*Cromwell Tank*
The British now have a tank they can truly call their own. The Cromwell.
The Cromwell was the fastest British tank to serve in the Second World War, with a top (ungoverned) speed of 40 mph or 64 km/h . Unfortunately this speed proved too much for even the Christie suspension and the engine was governed to give a top speed of 32 mph or 51 km/h, which was still fast for its time. Thanks to its Christie parentage the Cromwell was very agile on the battlefield.
The dual purpose 75 mm main gun fired the same ammunition as the US 75 mm gun and therefore it had around the same HE and armour-piercing capabilities as the 75 mm equipped Sherman tank. The Cromwell's armour ranged from 8 mm to 76 mm thick overall but the maximum thickness was later increased to 102 mm with appliqué armour plates which were welded on. This armour compared well with that of the Sherman although the Cromwell did not share the Sherman’s sloped glacis plate. The Cromwell crews in North-West Europe succeeded in the Cromwell with superior speed, manoeuvrability and reliability outflanking the heavier and more sluggish German tanks; however, the Cromwell was still not a match for the best German armour and British tank design would go through another stage, the Comet tank, before going ahead in the tank development race with the Centurion tank.
*Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer*
*Sherman 76mm Tank*
*Thompson SMG Select Fire*
*British Voices*
Our new voice pack brings a touch of class (and a lot of "colour") to the British army, with a full set of voice commands for both infantry and vehicles. The battlefield truly comes to life when the insults start to fly!
*Ardennes Panther*
There is now a second camouflage pattern available for the Panther in Ardennes maps for added variety.
*Snow Tanks*
The first in a series of new winter textures for the Ardennes. The M10, Sherman, Panther G, Sdkfz251 (halftrack) and Stug now have snow variants for better camouflage on winter maps. Even more are on their way in future releases.
2 new camouflage textures for the Panzer 4(with matching skirt armour) & 2 new textures for the Panther G, both textures also have snow versions.
***NEW MAPS***
*Chateau Bellenau*
Shortly after midnight on June 6, 1944, members of the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions parachute into Normandy with the mission of providing support for the beach landings planned for later that same day. The drops have not gone as planned however, and soldiers are scattered across the countryside.
In one small part of Normandy, a number of paratroopers from various companies of the 101st have been fortunate enough to land in relatively close proximity to each another. The chatter of AA guns can be heard nearby and standing in stark contrast to the darkness, a French Chateau is ablaze with light - a German command post...
*Foy - 20th December*
On December 20, 1944, elements of the Panzer Lehr division have laid siege to Noville and launch a secondary attack on Foy, which is defended by elements of the 101st Airborne. The German Panzers hope that by retaking Foy, they will be able to cut off the last escape route for the remaining American units still holding Noville.
*Stavelot*
It is the morning of December 18th, 1944, and the powerful KG Peiper from the 1.SS division, assisted by a battalion of fallschirmjagers from the FJ regiment 9, launch an assault on the town of Stavelot in Belgium. Their goal is to open a direct route to Trois-Ponts, but standing in their way are the men of the freshly arrived Hansen taskforce, which consist of one company from the 526th BIB, and one platoon from the 825th BTD.
*Bois Jacques*
December 1944, Belgium. Elements of the Second Panzer Division advance through the Bois Jacques forest in an attempt to capture Bastogne. Standing in their way however, are E company, 506 PIR of the 101st airborne who have set up defensive positions in the area.
Heavily outnumbered E company must hold the frontline as the Panzer Divisions advance through an open crossing. If the frontline falls, the Allies are to pull back to the Field HQ and First Aid Station to set up defensive positions from the trenches, in a last, desperate attempt to hold the forest.
*Poteau Ambush*
Early on the morning of December 18th, 1944, an American convoy is ambushed by SS Kampfgruppe "Hansen" on the Poteauer Strasse in Belgium. With a little help from the heavy morning fog, Hansen achieved complete surprise and forced the Allies to abandon their vehicles, withdrawing to the nearby town of Poteau to set up a hasty perimeter. There, the US forces must hold the line or else face annihilation.
*La Feire*
Manoir de La Fière is a small settlement of stone buildings west of Ste. Mère-Église that in June 1944 was owned by M. Louis Leroux. Because of its strategic location astride the Merderet River, Manoir de La Fière was one of the primary D-Day objectives of Major General Matthew B. Ridgway’s 82d Airborne Division.
Early into the Invasion of Normandy, the 82nd Airborne were tasked with holding the Causeway and Bridge at La Fière.
Unluckily for the 82nd, at 11pm on June 5th German infantrymen had taken established an outpost at Manoir de La Fière. As the airborne troops flew to their drop zone, they were unaware that the Infantrymen were busy setting up their defences.
The 82nd are tasked with capturing the Manor House Settlement and then defend at all costs the Vital Bridge over the Merderet River.
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