Hello everyone!
I am happy to announce the new 3.2 update, which has a large changelog bringing a lot of new features and plenty of bugfixes. First off, I'd like to mention that the M30 Drilling's sights will now flip up or down depending on whether you have the rifle or shotgun barrel selected. This is both realistic and helps you know which barrel is active!
Next, I'm very excited to say the flow of maps is about to be reopened! This is all thanks to our favorite Canadian, S2eforme, who will be helping with map transfers. Maps have always been something I've struggled to keep up with on my own, as I manage every single area of CtB, especially these days. He's got a few of his own epic maps that were never released, I'm happy they will finally see use on the server as he intended. :)
This excitement made me feel moved to do a few things for Canada in CtB. First off, this weapon is now being released for everyone as an unlock:
Yep, the Ross Rifle! One of my favorite rifles in game, and one of only two straight-pull rifles in game.
That's not all, I added the Lewis gun to Commonwealth Support class. I also added the M50 Reising to the Commonwealth Assault class, which Canada used in WW2. I've been thinking of ways to make the Commonwealth nations a little different, per Maciex's suggestion. It's not an easy task, but I have some ideas, including hiding weapons that certain nations didn't use. (For example, only Canada issued the M50 Reising to my knowledge)
Anyways back to the current update. You might remember these rifles...
Yep, the field modified versions of the Springfield M1903A1 and M1903A3 are making a comeback! I remade them, adding the new Bar mag.
I have had multiple people ask where they went, I didn't realize they were so beloved.
There's another rifle also hitting the U.S. Rifleman class, the later war M1 Carbine:
The M1 Carbine was not originally intended as a primary weapon for combat infantrymen, but when it's effectiveness was proved, it began being issued later in the war to front line infantry. The late war version had different sights and a bayonet lug, making this a great choice for the Rifleman class which is mainly based around rifles with bayonets.
The new bayonet is also equippable on the the M2 Carbine, which also has a bayonet lug and updated sights.
Now on to some Japanese content, the new weapons don't stop here!
It's finally here, The Type 11 LMG! This odd and very unique, yet very cool weapon was modeled by AngryLoyer a couple of years ago. But it was ultimately dropped because it would have been a massive project to get it working properly due to it's uniqueness. It still took a lot of work, but was made easier thanks to improvements I made to CtB's capabilities last year.
Does the list of new stuff end here? Certainly not, check out this new vehicle:
This is the Japanese Type 94 Truck! I hope you enjoy this neat new vehicle.
There's other changes and fixes that I'm sure you guys will appreciate, be sure to check the changelog.
Upcoming Plans
What's next for CtB? There's plenty more vehicle types I have to add. Tracked vehicles are a big one that will open up lots of possibilities. From there, I hope to eventually add tankettes, armored cars, and perhaps even some regular tanks too! (Of course, we'd need to test them as a community to make sure it doesn't mess with CtB's core gameplay)
These are big goals, so I am releasing a new pack as I move forward with these plans. This new pack is called "Dark Troopers". It's themed around soldier units that had "Black" in the name, for example this Scottish Blackwatch kit:
The Blackwatch kit features the Farquhar-Hill rifle, a experimental WW1-era weapon with a drum and foregrip to help stabilize it.
This pack is home to some of the best models I've made, the Farquhar-Hill is certainly among them. It's not pictured here, but I also added a bayonet for it!
Next up we have the MVSN, or Italian "Blackshirt":
This kit has the Breda PG... the Costa Rican export version!
I plan to add the normal Breda PG too, I just couldn't resist this chance to try out burst fire. Yep, this lovely rifle has a 4 round burst, the first of it's kind. The "normal" Italian version was just a prototype trialed by the Italian government, but rejected. It was semi-auto only, where the ones Italy built to export to Costa Rica had a 4 round burst. Italy manufactured an estimated 400 of these burst fire rifles.
The fantastic uniform was modeled by AngryLoyer, and the rifle was modeled by me. This pack has actually been in development little by little for more than half a year, in preparation for when I would be ready to move forward with expanding to new vehicle types.
What else? The third kit in the pack is a First Special Service Force, also known as the "Black Devils". The FSSF was a joint USA-Canadian unit, and our favorite Canadian(S2e) suggested it to me for this pack.
For the weapon, we have the highly unique M1941 Johnson Rifle! This weapon is very special to me, as I got to hold one of these exceedingly rare rifles in person.
While the Johnson saw barely any use in WW2, a good amount were made for how few were used. That's because they weren't actually made for the U.S. because it was rejected as a replacement for the M1 Garand. Instead the Dutch ordered 10,200 to equip soldiers in the Dutch East indies and then decided to double the order. But not much of the order made it there before the Japanese took over, leaving the rest in U.S. storage.
Though it was never officially issued, some special forces units managed to get their hands on a few.
I've also added the bayonet that it used, which can also be used on the Johnson LMG!
The final kit in the pack is the "Black Cossack":
This lovely Cossack uniform comes with the PPK-42 SMG, designed by none other than Kalashnikov himself!(Inventor of the AK)
I've also included a new sword, the M1927 Shashka! Ironically I had already been working on this kit when Werunos suggested a cossack kit with a Shashka, so I took his brilliant suggestion to include it to make this kit even better.
I hope you all enjoy this update. I'm excited for what's next, thank you all for being a part of this community and this journey!