Performance Update + Trading Cards

Trading cards and everything associated with them have been added to the game: badges, emoticons, backgrounds.

Moreover, animated avatars and an animated background inspired by the game are now available in the Steam items store.

In addition, a number of improvements have been introduced to the game, aimed both at enhancing performance and at eliminating minor bugs and adjusting balance:

• Optimized shader compilation and validation.

• Implemented landscape texture streaming (Virtual Textures) to optimize rendering.

• Changed the vertical synchronization mechanism in the game; as a result, the vertical sync on/off setting has been returned to the video settings.

• Added display of waypoints (via SHIFT).

• Added display of passenger capacity to vehicle descriptions. Added display of squad size for squads.

• Fixed the "Evacuation" button behavior when a squad is in the process of moving into a building.

• Fixed a bug where, under certain circumstances, infantry could lose additional ammunition for weapons that had multiple ammunition types.

• Reduced the visibility of the Air observer squad.

• Increased reverse speed for most vehicles.

• Increased ammunition capacity for the AGS on the Kozak and L200.

• Reduced morale regeneration rate for civilians.

• Fixed armor values for the BTR‑3E with slat armor.

• Fixed a bug where machine gunners in hatches would disappear instantly upon death without animation.

• Implemented a weapon switching lock while stunned to fix situations where, for example, RPG gunners under fire would switch from their RPG to an assault rifle instead of attacking the target.

• Fixed a bug where squads assaulting buildings would exchange fire inside the building using heavy weapons.