"Back in Black" update is now available!

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"Back in Black", the seventh free update for Steel Division: Normandy 44, is now available! It features 6 new units to deploy on the battlefield ({LINK REMOVED}read the full article about them here), as well as the 2v2 versions of the new Attack/Defense scenarios, balancing, and new features & fixes.
Here’s the complete changelog:

SIX NEW UNITS:

• 2 infantry units:
  
  • Volontaires (2e DB)
    
  • Ox & Bucks (6th Airborne)
  
  
• 2 vehicles:
  
  • Sherman IC Firefly (1. Pancerna)
    
  • 10,5cm leFH18 ausf Lorraine (21. Panzer)
  
  
• 1 artillery gun:
  
  • leFH 18M (716. Infanterie)
  
  
• 1 plane:
  
  • F-6C (3rd Armored)

BREAKTHROUGH SCENARIOS:

• Cheux and Colombelles maps are now playable in 2v2 games.
  
• Fixed a bug preventing to save Breakthrough solo games.
  
• In games versus AI: destruction points to reach by the defenders have been changed to fit AI level
  
• Improved AI in Breakthrough games: it now has a more complex attacking or defending behavior

BREAKTHROUGH BALANCING:

• Moved long-range artillery (except mortars and MLRS) from phase A to phase B for the Attacker
  Existing player's decks are still valid but will be automatically modified

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Loading a quicksave (F8) now displays the save menu
  
• In the Battlegroup lists, a filter allows players to display only "classic" or Breakthrough decks

FIXES:

• “FX quality” is now correctly set on insane graphics preset (Game needs to be restarted)
  
• Fixed some lag and speed problems while observing 10vs10 games
  
• Fixed some rare desynchronizations
  
• Fixed some rare crashes

UNITS BALANCING:
Global

• Unified Sherman gun accuracy and AP (5acc, 11AP)
  
• Renamed all Allied Firefly by "Firefly Vc" because of the new polish "Firefly Ic" (free new unit)

3rd Armored Division

• Added packs of 6 veteran Sherman 75 in phase C

4th Armored Division

• Increased Hellcat price from 100 to 110
  
• Increased M4 (75) Abrams price from 130 to 145
  
• Increased B-26B-10 Marauder price from 120 to 130

2nd Infantry Division

• Reduced Sherman DD XP by one step in phase A

Guard Armored:

• Increased Tempest fighters XP by one step

1st Special Service Brigade

• Increased Sherman DD price from 110 to 125

21. Panzer

• Moved PzH39 to support tab as direct fire unit
  
• Increased PzH39 frontal armor from 3 to 4
  
• Replaced PzH39 by 105mm Lorraine in its role
  
• Reduced Brummbar FAV from 14 to 12
  
• Reduced Brummbar gun accuracy from 5 to 3
  
• Reduced Brummbar gun power to match other 150m gun
  
• Changed Brummbar availability (1x1 in A, 2x2 in B)

16. Luftwaffe Feld Division

• Reduced 88mm flak veterancy by one step in phase A
  
• Regrouped Bef Stug in a single pack of 2 in phase C

Thanks for reading, enjoy the Normandy!

Note for modders: You will need to generate and upload your updated mod to make it compatible with this new version.

[东线救星von]

21.Panzer have new units

[Concerned West Virginia Resident]

21panzer got a pretty serious buff in this patch- 1200m HE vehicle is really good.

[acur1231]

The French volenteers are a little cool. I have not seen them in action yet, but they have 6 SMGs. I think they should have brittle morale though, and a Panzerfaust. They had lots of Panzerfausts on hand, but no proper training, so they should be like the Osttruppen, LW-Jager and Ersatztruppen.

[Fussel]

Originally posted by acur1231:

The French volenteers are a little cool. I have not seen them in action yet, but they have 6 SMGs. I think they should have brittle morale though, and a Panzerfaust. They had lots of Panzerfausts on hand, but no proper training, so they should be like the Osttruppen, LW-Jager and Ersatztruppen.

Yes all correct but you forgot that french civilians > german army so that is why they can't have a disheartend or any negative trait.

[acur1231]

Originally posted by Fussel:

Originally posted by acur1231:

The French volenteers are a little cool. I have not seen them in action yet, but they have 6 SMGs. I think they should have brittle morale though, and a Panzerfaust. They had lots of Panzerfausts on hand, but no proper training, so they should be like the Osttruppen, LW-Jager and Ersatztruppen.

Yes all correct but you forgot that french civilians > german army so that is why they can't have a disheartend or any negative trait.

France was beaten and subjugated, and the German army was pretty well recieved there compared to Yugoslavia or Poland. They were liberated, they did not liberate themselves, so I do not see why French civilians should be this good. However, I was surprised they did not bring in the FFI forces from the campaign.

[WindyDay]

I'm incredibly satisfied by the purchase I made for this game, it was worth every cent, I'm amazed by the many free content the developers are pushing out to the consumer. Keep up the great work lads!

[Wabbit]

Thanks!

[VirgoCompany]

Is anyone getting a bug where it doesn't show the Volontaires' weapon stats when creating a battlegroup? The Ox & Bucks don't have weapon stats either. ...In fact the new units here don't have weapon stats at all.

[MrX_MrY_PL]

CRASH by CRASH after new update like never before : /

[b4rystoteles]

So now everyone will be playing SSB! As far as I like the Shermans buff I think it kills their diversity. Now, they are almost the same.

[76561198378373072]

Hello MrX_MrY_PL,

Could you please contact our {LINK REMOVED}customer support and enclose the dump generated by the crash so we can investigate your issue?

[Citrons]

Thanks for an update, but are these new units moddable or not, just like paid dlc units?

[Protoss|]

Originally posted by Citrons:

Thanks for an update, but are these new units moddable or not, just like paid dlc units?

Also will you make dlc Units moddable at some point in he future?

[[EUG]Papa Yankee]

Originally posted by Protosszocker:

Also will you make dlc Units moddable at some point in he future?

We're working on it.

[Daddy]

Originally posted by MrX_MrY_PL:

CRASH by CRASH after new update like never before : /

Yep...same here. Blah.