Steel Shepherd - Hotfix 1.4.2

✦AI summary1w

Hotfix 1.4.2 focuses on balancing the Wehrmacht Italian Coastal and US Advanced Infantry battlegroups, alongside numerous bug fixes for the Italian Dynamic Campaign and general gameplay stability.

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▲Buffs11

Rangers
- Increased capture rate, allowing Rangers to take points faster.

Increased decapture rate, making them more effective at contesting points.1→1.25

Heavy Weapons expert:Doubled the accuracy bonus for Heavy Weapons experts.10%→20% %

Veterancy 1:Increased damage reduction at the first veterancy level.10%→15% %

Veterancy 2:Veterancy 2 now provides a bonus to weapon accuracy.→+10% %

Veterancy 3:Veterancy 3 now grants an additional 10% damage reduction.→+10% %

Weapon Crate:Reduced the munitions cost for the Weapon Crate.100→90 munitions

M1A1 105mm Howitzer

Barrage:Reduced barrage recharge time, allowing for more frequent strikes.60→45 s
Auto-fire:Increased the range of the auto-fire ability.80→110

Ranger Weapon TrainingReduced the command point cost to unlock Ranger Weapon Training.4→3 CP

GeneralImproved engineer pathing to prevent them from going to the opposite side of barb wire.

▼Nerfs7

Artillery Officer
- Artillery Overwatch:Increased recharge time for Artillery Overwatch, reducing the frequency of available fire support.20→30
- Increased the manpower cost to deploy the Artillery Officer.240→280 manpower
Coastal ReservesCall-in:Increased the recharge time for calling in Coastal Reserves.35→40
Designated Artillery Overwatch
- Increased the munitions cost for designating artillery overwatch.80→90 munitions
- Reduced the area of effect for the overwatch radius.60→55
RangersThompson SMG:Slightly reduced accuracy for the Thompson SMG across all levels.0.54/0.33/0.18→0.513/0.3135/0.171
Ammunition StorageFixed a bug where cooldowns were reduced to 0; now correctly provides 25% reduction.0→25% %

✚Bug fixes1

GeneralRemoved Churchill Crocodile flamethrower bonus damage against bunkers in Single Player.

◆Other changes3

Villa FioreUpdated the central villa to reduce garrison dependence and improve movement between HQs.→Reworked
General
- Updated Unit Command Card to include icons for Breda Model 30, GrB Grenade Launcher, Johnson LMG, and MG 15.
- Fixed various issues in the Italian Dynamic Campaign, including save game healing and objective focus.