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Update - Dec. 12

Hi all, Got around to fixing the Pilot experience issue that a few of you have reported in the forums. It wasn't really broken, it was just unbalanced.

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changedGot around to fixing the Pilot experience issue that a few of you have reported in the forums. It wasn't really broken, it was just unbalanced. Namely, things like shooting down enemy pilots or evading them were not providing as much experience as they should have been given how rare they are compared to recon actions. So I've rebalanced things a bit. Shooting down opposing pilots especially has been given a boost to experience gain.
fixedI also noticed a few bugs in the Aerodrome while tweaking this issue, so I've gone ahead and fixed those too.
changedRebalanced pilot experience gain so that Escort actions (successful hits, evasion, victories, etc) are given more weight.
fixedFixed issue when cancelling air sorties, in which they would not actually be canceled until the next time the sortie was scheduled to be launched.
fixedFixed issue in which cancelling a sortie would inadvertently leave the last pilot, causing him to remain as a sortie of one.

On The Western Front changes

changedGot around to fixing the Pilot experience issue that a few of you have reported in the forums. It wasn't really broken, it was just unbalanced. Namely, things like shooting down enemy pilots or evading them were not providing as much experience as they should have been given how rare they are compared to recon actions. So I've rebalanced things a bit. Shooting down opposing pilots especially has been given a boost to experience gain.
fixedI also noticed a few bugs in the Aerodrome while tweaking this issue, so I've gone ahead and fixed those too.
changedRebalanced pilot experience gain so that Escort actions (successful hits, evasion, victories, etc) are given more weight.
fixedFixed issue when cancelling air sorties, in which they would not actually be canceled until the next time the sortie was scheduled to be launched.
fixedFixed issue in which cancelling a sortie would inadvertently leave the last pilot, causing him to remain as a sortie of one.

Hi all,

Got around to fixing the Pilot experience issue that a few of you have reported in the forums. It wasn't really broken, it was just unbalanced. Namely, things like shooting down enemy pilots or evading them were not providing as much experience as they should have been given how rare they are compared to recon actions. So I've rebalanced things a bit. Shooting down opposing pilots especially has been given a boost to experience gain.

I also noticed a few bugs in the Aerodrome while tweaking this issue, so I've gone ahead and fixed those too.

Bugfixes/Changes:

  • Rebalanced pilot experience gain so that Escort actions (successful hits, evasion, victories, etc) are given more weight.

  • Fixed issue when cancelling air sorties, in which they would not actually be canceled until the next time the sortie was scheduled to be launched.

  • Fixed issue in which cancelling a sortie would inadvertently leave the last pilot, causing him to remain as a sortie of one.

Thanks for playing!

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Steam News / 13 December 2025

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