3.20 - Very Scottish Christmas
Features & Improvements (24)
- dded 5 new maps:
- » Fort Willy [Army Siege]
- » Fada Strath [Army Battlefield / Army Conquest]
- » Loch Glen [Army Battlefield / Army Conquest]
- » Teacsa Isle [Army Battlefield / Army Assault / Army Conquest]
- » Copper Valley [Army Battlefield / Army Assault / Army Conquest]
- Added 12 new feats for the Christmas season, with 1 new feat unlocking everyday.
- Added 2 other feats.
- Added 3 new Scottish Loyal Inverness Fencible Highlanders uniforms unlockable via shillings in the barracks for the following British classes:
- » Army Infantry Officer
- » Army Line Infantry
- » Flag Bearer
- Added a new Scottish bearing flag to go along with the new Scottish flag bearer uniform.
- Added the Tartan Backpack unlockable via a Christmas feat.
- Added the Tartan Wrapped Musket unlockable via a Christmas feat.
- Added the Whiskey Bottle unlockable via a Christmas feat.
- Added the Decorated Whiskey Bottle unlockable via a feat as an upgrade to the Whiskey Bottle.
- Added potentially mountable sheep.
- Created a new Scottish Christmas special background scene for the main menu.
- Added a new Scottish Christmas special music track for the music player.
- Created UI tutorial panels in the main menu for new players.
- Created a 'Claim Reward' label above the Discord linking button in the field camp.
- Opening the P Menu (or L3/R3 on consoles) will now automatically highlight the player you are looking at.
- Steam Deck does not default to HDD Mode any more.
- Improved the way the server handles orders and feats data.
- Updated the game lobby.
Bug Fixes (18)
- Fixed an issue with players being able to push other players into walls.
- Fixed a visual issue with some wooden bridge props.
- Fixed French and Italian flag poles being too long.
- Fixed broken cloth on spawnable flags.
- Fixed an initialization issue with cloth and flicker lights.
- Fixed an issue with swimming not working in the Requiem map
- Fixed an issue with squad spawns in the Costa Relitto map.
- Fixed an issue with the music player UI on the Steam Deck.
- Fixed a setup issue with some faction voice lines.
- Fixed an issue with brightness, motion blur, and depth of field not saving correctly.
- Fixed a navigation issue when opening the P Menu with a highlighted player row.
- Experimental fix for an edge case when game launch intro video fails to play.
- Experimental fix for a lobby exception when disconnecting from a server.
- Multiple server browser improvements:
- » Ping now shows correctly on consoles.
- » Ping is now taken into account when sorting servers.
- » Fixed an issue with server ping not updating consistently.
- » Fixed an issue with highlighted server UI jumping randomly sometimes.
- » Fixed an issue with getting stuck in loops while scrolling down the server browser sometimes.
Known Issues
The Christmas feats requiring a Scottish uniform don't work when playing with the Christmas Wobblebang head.
3.0.1.2
All Platforms
Features & Improvements (2)
- Re-enabled Halloween content.
- Extended Halloween period by 7 days (until November 9th).
Bug Fixes (2)
- Fixed Halloween content causing server instability.
- Fixed Frontlines server crash when using a steamboat's deckgun.
Xbox Series
Version: 3.0.1.2 - You can check your installed version here: Holdfast Game Tile>Game Card>Manage>Version
PS5
Version: 03.001.002 - You can check your installed version here: Holdfast Game Tile>Information>Version
This update is Mandatory on Boot.
3.00.4
Bug Fixes (2)
- Solved an issue where players with specific DNS settings weren't able to see game servers in the server browser.
- Solved an issue where servers weren't showing while playing on Steam Deck.
3.00.3
All Platforms
Features & Improvements (5)
- Regiments with only one member will now instantly be removed when disbanded by the leader.
- Filters now reset when exiting and re-entering the regiment registry.
- Server Browser
- » Added a special icon that marks event servers.
- » Added a warning symbol when selecting a server with a ping greater than 150ms.
- » Improved reliability of back-end.
Bug Fixes (9)
- Fixed the camera ending up in an offset position if multiple explosions happened in close proximity.
- Fixed an issue where entering a sub-panel in the regiment registry before the full regiments list finishes loading was getting the loading stuck.
- Fixed an issue where the regiment deny enlistment popup would stay open after confirming.
- Fixed incorrect state of the regiment registry after creating a new regiment.
- Fixed the 'Update Regiment' button not unlocking if just the regiment's banner was changed.
- Fixed an exception when viewing a regiment's leaderboard position before accessing the leaderboards panel.
- Controller
- » The 'Cancel' button ('Circle' on PS or 'B' on Xbox) can now be used to exit from the spawn menu.
- » Fixed the chat box not closing on map rotation causing loss of character control.
- » Fixed multiple instances of lost navigation when in the regiment registry.
Xbox Series
Bug Fixes (2)
- Added a mouse cursor when using keyboard and mouse.
- Experimental fix to reduce hangs when the game goes to a suspended state.
PS5
Bug Fixes (2)
- Added a mouse cursor when using keyboard and mouse.
- Experimental fix for black-green screen artefacts issue when switching cameras.
Known Issues
- Searching for a regiment that does not exist and then clearing the search can cause loss of controller navigation in the regiment registry.
- Text fields with very long texts can cause the contents to become offset which sometimes causes the text field to appear empty even when it is not.
- Steam players can turn off cross-play.
- Players using voip with a loudhailer can't be heard if observed via spectating/free flight.
3.00.2
All Platforms
Features & Improvements (1)
- Added official servers in Sydney, Australia.
Bug Fixes (8)
- Fixed sergeants and ww1 medics not being able to jump or switch away from their muskets/rifles.
- Fixed being unable to interact with sliders using the mouse.
- Controller
- » Fixed being unable to navigate to the 'Accept Enlistment' button when selecting a player in the regiment enlistments panel.
- » Fixed several issues related to sliders in the regiment registry, settings, music panel and round players ('p') menu.
- » Fixed inconsistency issues with the music player UI.
- » Fixed the 'how to equip the flag' tooltip whilst playing as a flag bearer.
- » Fixed leaderboard season drop-down hotkeys not working in-game.
- » Fixed being unable to disband regiments, revoke regiment disbandment and transfer regiment leadership.
Xbox Series
Features & Improvements (1)
- If a multiplayer privileges issue is detected, a native Xbox dialog UI will now be displayed to resolve it (instead of a cryptic Holdfast popup).
Bug Fixes (4)
- Fixed excessive crashing behavior on Xbox Series S.
- Fixed an issue with the ocean sometimes flashing in pink colors.
- Included updated Discord linking panel. Xbox players will now be able to obtain the Discord linking reward.
- Fixed an issue with the server browser not showing all servers when in performance mode.
PS5
Bug Fixes (3)
- Fixed players sometimes unable to reload bayoneted weapons.
- Fixed an issue with the ocean sometimes flashing in pink colors.
- Fixed an exception when viewing completed orders, feats and disbanding regiments.
Known Issues
- We're aware of multiple issues with navigating the regiment registry on controller and work on a fix. Stay tuned for more!
3.00 - Console Release
Features & Improvements (12)
- Updated AMD FSR from 3.1.0 to 3.1.4. This significantly decreases ghosting and trailing when up-scaling using AMD FSR 3.
- Added Discord linking via code challenge. Follow this guide to link your account. This will allow console players to obtain the Discord join reward. PC players: Make sure to relink you accounts! The legacy way of linking, requiring Discord to run in the background, will be removed in the future.
- Friendly player names will now be visible through gunpowder and grenade smoke.
- The melee-mode switch indicator will now show whilst playing with keyboard and mouse. This can be disabled via the 'Reload Hint' game option.
- Increased controller aim assist "snappiness" factor.
- Added controller melee aim assist. This can be disabled using the 'Melee Aim Assist' game option.
- Added server platform icons to the server browser.
- Added player platform icons to the in-game scoreboard and round players menu.
- Improved error handling and reporting on the splash screen. If you still have trouble starting the game make sure to reach out to us!
- Loading screen tips that don't apply to controller users will now no longer show (e.g. tips stating how to equip the lantern or spyglass via a specific hotkey).
- Added a cursor when navigating the in-game pause menu to improve the experience when using low contrast monitors.
- Updated the behaviour of the orbit camera, It will now behave similarly to the third person camera if it collides with terrain.
Bug Fixes (8)
- Fixed interacting with beds putting players into a limbo state, requiring respawn. Now, you'll wake up refreshed, not stuck in a dream within a dream.
- Fixed hotkey for howitzer fine adjustment not changing when using controller.
- Fixed regiment history hotkey being registered even if the regiment registry is closed.
- Fixed reload indicator not showing when swapping to melee mode after you died in melee mode.
- Fixed players getting stuck in a limbo state when they respawn while assisting with moveable cannon and ladders.
- Fixed the flag sprites being missing from the death screen panel.
- Fixed being able to switch weapons while performing a melee strike.
- Fixed the set sail minimap gameplay hint not showing a bind when playing with controller.
