Download the "Santa Claws" update public beta now!

[[EUG]Papa Yankee]

As announced in the December Program, you can now download the "Santa Claws" public beta!

Here are the changes you'll be able to test in this beta:

• Vehicles can now go through forests & hedgerows, but have a severe speed penalty, and armed vehicles are not able to shoot for 5 seconds.
  
• Vehicles' critical hits can now be repaired, by supply units only.
  
• Light AT units (up to 57mm) can now enter buildings.
  
• Decreased plane resistance, especially on bigger planes like J88 or B26.
  
• Adjusted vehicle off-road speed, concerning about 80% of the vehicles
  
• Reworked damage & critical hit systems
  
• Increased Short/Mid range precision

How to download the beta:

• Go on your Steam Client
  
• Right-click on "Steel Division: Normandy 44"
  
• Select "Properties"
  
• Click on the "BETAS" tab
  
• Select the "santa_claws_beta", then click on "Close"

If you're experiencing any issue with the beta, just do the same process and switch back to "NONE" in the "BETAS" tab.

Send us your feedback!
As you can imagine, your feedback is essential for us. When you feel that you have played enough, please take 5 minutes to answer this survey[docs.google.com]. Take your time, there's absolutely no rush.

Known issues that will be fixed in the final version:

• Repairing time may be bugged on a vehicle that suffers several critical damages at the same time.
  
• Bailed out units might be stationary moving or keep moving their turrets.
  
• Some texts in English do not already have their translations in other languages.

The beta and the survey will be accessible to everyone until Monday, December 11th.

Thank you all for your help, and, the most important, have fun!

[Avibird]

Has anyone played with it yet please give your feedback and + or - on your view if it improves or decrease the overall gameplay.

[白井 夢結]

What is the
Reworked damage & critical hit systems
Increased Short/Mid range precision

About? How do you decide which
range is short and which is middle? By absolute range(1000m 800m) or by subjectivity like how much percentange of distance between you and enemy above your total range?
Can you explain a little detaily plz.

[白井 夢結]

And by the way we all know that vehicle have their own hp. Bomb will finally kill tank and it cannot be repair but we can't see how many hp left. Sometime it could be a kind of joke. I think you really need let us know this.

[Fisu]

I try to install but isnt live, only one beta appear and its the first beta, Santa do not exist!!
And now, i roll back the instalation and must download 13 gb,.. i afraid that i lost all my battlegroups!!

[Avibird]

Yoda this is not true it's there and only took less then a minute to DL and uninstall. I did not loose any of my custom battlegroups. However you can't use any of the mod with the beta. I can't play without the ammo/reinforcement mod's. I prefer to play unlimited time and total destruction mod. Hope with the full update the mod can work!

[Fisu]

Maybe you can download, i cannot!! The only beta i can see in properties tab beta is "beta_replay_viewer", nothing seems "Santa"

[[EUG]Papa Yankee]

Originally posted by Yoda:

Maybe you can download, i cannot!! The only beta i can see in properties tab beta is "beta_replay_viewer", nothing seems "Santa"

Hey there, have you tried to reboot steam?

[Fisu]

After reinstall the whole game and several reboots .... then appear!!
THX!!

[[EUG]Papa Yankee]

Originally posted by Yoda:

After reinstall the whole game and several reboots .... then appear!!
THX!!

Have fun! And don 't forget to answer the survey[docs.google.com]!

[Fisu]

Done! nice work with the beta!!! Nices improvements.