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Hey Everyone,
It’s time for another update from the trenches! After the rollout of the first two U13 PTEs, with players having their first hands-on experience with most of the U13 content, we have a LOT to highlight here today, including; the U13 release date, a new full time Community Manager, animation optimisation, Steam free weekend, and the new premium DLC bundle that will be rolling out alongside U13.
Update 13
‘Burning Snow’
Release date Tuesday December 6th!
Time is almost upon us, as many have noticed over the last few months we have been highlighting and in some cases sneak peeking into the upcoming
Burning Snow
update for Hell Let Loose.
This week, we are excited to confirm that the update will be going live on Tuesday the 6th of December, across all platforms!
Burning Snow
has some great features which we think players new and old alike will enjoy. We feel that providing a brief summary of some of the items in the update might be worthwhile for you all to get a glimpse of what is coming before Tuesday, December 6th.
Some of the items to watch out for in the new ‘Burning Snow’ update include:
New Vehicles:
- T-70 Light Tank
- Jeeps for all factions USA, Germany and Soviet
New Weapons:
- US: M2-2 Flamethrower
- GER: Flammenwerfer41
- SOV: Molotovs
- SOV: Bazooka
New Map:
- Kharkov (Snow map)
Additional Improvements:
- Updated and improved Player Animations
- Updated and improved Uniform Loadout presets
- UI Improvements
And a host of fixes and bugs squashed. In addition to the above, lots of work has been done to iron out a magnitude of small items like minor terrain glitches etc.
The above is merely a short summary of the bulk of the
Burning Snow
update. Upon release, we will disclose the full changelog which illustrates in detail all the improvements and changes made with this latest update.
Welcome to WombatMedic, the new Full Time Community Manager!
Throughout the last 12 months, both the Hell Let Loose team and community have continued to expand, and as part of that growth, we are thrilled to welcome and introduce Alisha ‘WombatMedic’, as our new full time Community Manager!
Alisha will be dedicated to supporting you on the frontlines, and has already been working away behind the scenes for several weeks and can’t wait to meet you all.
She’ll be jumping into Discord chat today to introduce herself, so head over there and give her a warm welcome!
Free Weekend December 01
Starting December 1st, there will be a free weekend for Hell Let Loose on all platforms. If you have a friend or family member that is keen to hit the trenches on the frontlines of HLL, this weekend will give them the opportunity to do so for a limited time, for free.
Animation Optimisation – Bones Rework
Amongst the quality of life updates we are implementing to U13 we have included the first iteration of an animation optimisation improvement. This is done through a rework of the animation bones used in the player models.
The purpose of the animation optimisation is to improve the look and feel of the animations, whilst optimising the performance of the third-person skeleton.
First, we optimised the TPP skeleton by removing excess bones which reduces draw calls and improves performance. This involved removing about 20 bones on the skeleton. This reduces calls by more than 2000 per frame to help boost fps. Next we added twist bone constraints and re-skinned all the skeletal meshes for more accurate bone placement. This improves fidelity of mesh deformation and makes for smoother animation visuals. Arms and legs bend cleaner and animations appear smoother and more natural.
Helmet Pack – Skull Bucket
With the release of Update 13 we are also rolling out a new DLC cosmetics pack for players to purchase and enjoy. With the adept name of ‘Skull Bucket’, this DLC pack will feature 2 unique helmets for each faction of US, Germany and Soviet forces. The helmets include the following:
- US – 101st Airborne 506th PIR Paratrooper M1
- US – 29th Infantry Division M1
- Germany – Paratrooper M38 Fallschirmjäger Helmet
- Germany – M35 Double Decal Police Helmet
- Soviet – 1941 Model Blockaded Leningrad Helmet
- Soviet – M36 Budenovka Winter Cap
Let’s take a look at how these helmets look with some detailed renders by our character artist.
US – 101st Airborne 506th PIR Paratrooper M1
US – 29th Infantry Division M1
Germany – M35 Double Decal Police Helmet
Germany – Paratrooper M38 Fallschirmjäger Helmet
Soviet – 1941 Model Blockaded Leningrad Helmet
Soviet – M36 Budenovka Winter Cap
