Patch 12 - Live Now!

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Patch 12 focuses on significant performance optimizations, crash fixes, and key gameplay adjustments to Garrisons and Recon abilities.

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General
- Culling and mesh handling improvements are expected to increase performance by 5+ FPS across the board.

Two major crashes have been resolved, with a third high-priority crash currently being investigated.

Unseen body parts from dismemberments now despawn within one second to reduce CPU bottlenecks and FPS dips.

Enemy Garrisons in enemy territory can now be destroyed or dismantled.Indestructible→Destructible
Garrison icons now turn red when the Garrison is overrun, providing better situational awareness.Standard→Red

AudioRemoved bullet-flyby sounds for friendly gunfire to help players better identify when enemies are firing at them.Whiz/Crack→Removed

CarentanFixed severe Level of Detail (LoD) issues with buildings when viewed from a short distance.Low Quality→Fixed

AnimationsProne:Lowered prone head bob intensity to reduce motion sickness.High→Lowered

M1 GarandReload:Fixed a bug where partial reloads gave one extra round on the next clip.Extra round→Correct
OmahaFixed a pre-placed Garrison that was clipping into a destroyed vehicle.Clipping→Fixed
Animations
- Weapon Switch:Fixed missing weapon switching animation while crawling in first-person view.Missing→Fixed
- Wrench:Fixed incorrect audio and animation for the wrench in first-person view.Broken→Fixed

GeneralCloth physics were temporarily disabled to prevent crashes; they are slated to return in the next update.Enabled→Disabled
Recon Plane
- Recon Marker:Recon markers are now visible for 60 seconds.→60s s
- Recon Plane:The Recon Plane ability now has a 5-minute cooldown.→5m m
AudioAltered the way incoming fire is spatialized for better directional accuracy.