Update 17

✦AI summary6d

Update 17 introduces a wide array of new Soviet lend-lease units, new multiplayer maps, a revamped tank destruction system, and significant AI and physics improvements.

▲Buffs4

Soviet Late WarAdded a new lend-lease doctrine for Soviet late-war forces, expanding available unit options.→

Tanks (General)Tank drivers can now enter or exit through any hatch if it is closer or the driver hatch is blocked.Driver hatch only→Any closest hatch

Infantry

Cover:Players can now click-and-drag to set spacing between soldiers going to cover, preventing bunching.→Click-and-drag
Binoculars:Soldiers no longer stow binoculars when a rotate order is given, allowing continuous observation.Stow on rotate→No stow

▼Nerfs3

Cars and Trucks
- Reduced the durability of car and truck armor by approximately 20%.→-20% %
- Crews in cars and trucks can now be stunned by pierce and blast damage.→Added
- External fuel tanks on cars and trucks can now be specifically targeted.→Targetable

◆Other changes5

Soviet Late WarSoviet late-war doctrines have been re-balanced for better gameplay flow.
Tanks (General)Tanks no longer always explode upon critical damage; they can now catch fire or be destroyed without exploding, providing more variety in death events.Always explode→Variable
Artillery & RocketsHE Shells:Mortar and Cannon HE blast damage and radius now account for shell weight and filler amount for better realism.
AITargeting:Player-controlled guns will no longer switch to HE for infantry unless it is already chambered, and general AI ammo selection has been improved.
MapsAdded five new multiplayer maps: Crossing (1v1), Gelid (2v2), Courtyard (2v2), Dubovka (4v4), and Vitebsk (4v4).→Added