Panzer Campaigns 2: Normandy 44 Patch v.1.10

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version: (v.1.10)Changes for Normandy '44 1.10- Change so that units with Hard Attack values of range 0 only have thoseattack values affect assaults under the optional Alternate Assault ruleand not default assaults.- Changes to AT Guns including no ZOC, ability to retreat after assault,and increased disruption against hard vehicles.- Changes to Heavy AA Guns including no ZOC and increased disruptionagainst hard vehicles.- In File Selection Dialog, it is now possible to list new scenariosbased on the length of the scenario.- Change so that Assaulting does not cost less than movement into defendinghex.- (Editor) Added hotkey "C" for combine/breakdown command.Changes for Normandy '44 1.09- Added ability to view wired bridges in Scenario Editor under View Menu.- Added a new Auto Move feature that automatically moves divisions incolumns (See AI Orders feature in Main Program help file).- Change so that the use of AI Orders does not invoke additional AIactions.Changes for Normandy '44 1.08- New implementation of DirectPlay which fixes DirectX 9 problems.- Modification so that F5-F8 now affect PBEM replay speed.- Change so that HQ units cannot initiate Digging-In.- Added total Victory Points of each side to Strength Dialog.- Added a new Storm weather feature (see the Environment in the UsersManual).- Change to move logic so that bridges can be crossed in the presenceof Rubble.- Added ability to define small bridges as "Wired" and added anAuto-Bridge Demolition feature using Parameter Data values.- Added new Limited Air Recon optional rule (see Main Program documentationunder Optional Rules Dialog).- Added ability to add Ferries to a scenario using the Scenario Editor andfor those Ferries to be used by units to cross rivers and canals (seeHexes Menu in Scenario Editor for how to create Ferries, the Command menuin Main Program for how to destroy Ferries, and the Movement section ofthe Users Manual for how to cross rivers and canals using Ferries).- Added new Congestion feature which affects movement through a hexfor a specified side (see Movement in Users Manual).- Added ability to designate a Corps or other organization as notbeing able to attach to or from (see Order of Battle Editor).- Change so that Amphibious units must be in Travel Mode to cross aRiver or Canal.- Change so that units that suffer a minefield attack lose movement pointsequal to S / 3 of their allowance, where S is the strength of theminefield (1, 2, or 3).- (Editor) Added ability to define a Release as "Fixing" which causes unitsin the specified organization to become Fixed when the Release isinvoked.- (Editor) Added ability to "tie" reinforcements together so they allarrive at the same time by having all reinforcements in the groupafter the first have an arrival probability of 0 (see ReinforceDialog in the Scenario Editor).- (Editor) Added ability to determine Fixed units with no Releaseunder File Menu.- (Editor) Added ability to define a reinforcement as "Check Once Daily"which causes the arrival of the reinforcement to only be checked oncea day at the same time as the original arrival date.- (Editor) Added ability to define a turn that an Active AI Ordertakes effect.- (Editor) Added ability to define multiple AI Orders for the sameorganization as long as they occur on different turns.- (Editor) Added "E" hot key for toggling Fixed status.Changes for Normandy '44 1.07- Added a new On-Map Results feature which shows combat results on themap instead on in a dialog box. Feature can be turned on/off from theSettings Menu and defaults to on.- Modification in Digging-In probability for battalions and combinedcompanies (see Users Manual under Movement).- Added ability in OB Editor to change Quality of organizations.- Added ability to flag a unit as a Demolition Unit (see OB Editor Manualand Users Manual under Engineers and Assaults).- Added ability to flag units as Low Reliability which increases theirchance of Breakdown (see Movement in Users Manual).- Fix for Low Visibility Air Availability bug.- Added new "Sub Scenario" feature to Scenario Editor for creatingsub-scenarios using sub-maps (see Scenario Menu in Scenario Editor).- Change so that SP artillery is not subject to Setting Up provided itsside Setting Up value is at least 90%.- Added Fast AI Processing option under AI Menu equivalent to F8 hot key.Change so that F8 setting automatically turns of sound effects duringthe AI turn. This allows the player to play their turn normally withfull sound effects and still have high-speed AI turns.Changes for Normandy '44 1.06a- Fix for Fatigue accumulation for combined companies.Changes for Normandy '44 1.06- Change to Fatigue accumulation factor from 3 to 2 (see Fatigue sectionof Users Manual).- Added ability to OB Editor to update component strength values.- Change so that units that are ferried must consist of Men (not Guns orVehicles) in addition to movement class restrictions.- Added Air Strike Hex Limitation which limits number of air strikespossible against any one hex per player turn (see Air Power section ofUsers Manual).- Added Hot Key "P" for displaying the Organization Dialog.- Added View | Hex by Coordinate in the Main Game and Scenario Editor- Added Alternative Scrolling Setting for cases where default scrollingcauses video display problems.- Supply Sources are now retained when the Explicit Supply Optional Ruleis in effect for the purpose of determining Isolation only.- Added the ability to Shade protected reinforcement hexes (see View Menuin Main Program Manual).- (Scn) Fix to penetrated minefields in several scenarios.- (Pdt) Added Air Strike limitation value of 40.Changes for Normandy '44 1.05- Change to Explicit Supply that Supply Units in Travel or Rail Mode cannot provide supply.- Fix for Assault bug that was causing incorrect results.- Added new Optional Surrender rule which causes defenders which lose an assault and cannot retreat to be eliminated.- Added Find ability in OB Editor.- Fix for AI firing and airstrikes at unspotted units when Optional Rule Firing by the Map is in effect.- Added new optional rule for Programmed Weather (see Environment section of Users Manual).- Added new Low Visibility Air Unit Availability feature (see Air Power in Users Manual).- Added new "On Foot" state for mechanized/motorized infantry. See Movement secton of Users Manual for details.- Added Hot Key "Y" for Reachable Hexes.- Added additional AI capabilities in Scenario Editor.- Added Quality Modifier for Engineer Bridge Building.- Added Weather.dat file (Thanks to Pete Common for this addition).- Added Fatigue for airborne losses.- Change so that Fixed units can change Travel Mode.- (OB) Fixed allied airborne Engineer "Unit Type" to Engineer to enablebasic engineer functions and correct 2D symbol.Changes for Normandy '44 1.04a- Fix for AI bug that resulted in no attacks.Changes for Normandy '44 1.04- Added number of turns to File Selection Dialog.- Fixed a PBEM replay bug that occured with opposing side performed a Corps Attachment during their turn.- Fixed bug that resulted in program hang when Reachable Hexes is turned on and a unit is eliminated by Op Fire.- When Manual Defensive Fire is in effect, units are deselected after firing.- Fix so that towed guns get benefit of Bunkers and Pillboxes.- Added ability for Engineer units to clear Rubble.- Added new Vehicle Breakdown feature (see Movement section of Users Manual).- Supply Sources are not shown when FOW is in effect.- When an organization is highlighted, the Jump Map draws an oval around the approxmiate extent of that organization.- Added ability to prevent File Saves during turn in PBEM encrypted battles.- Added Indirect Fire Spotters Highlight function for highlighting spotters of Indirect Fire Units and "W" hotkey for this (see View Menu).- Change to Unit List displayed from Reinforcement Dialog to indicate Travel (T) and Rail (R) Mode of reinforcements.- Addition of Explicit Supply Optional Rule, but no scenarios implement the rule yet.- Added additional functionality to Order of Battle Editor through a new Components Menu.- Fix for crash in Two-Player Hot-Seat when turn is advanced with Reachable Hexes left on.- Fix for being able to Damage Ford hexsides.- (OB) Fix to mine-clearing ability of American paratroop infantry.- (OB) Added Supply Truck and Supply Wagon units.- (OB) Fix to Engineer type for Paratroop and Armored Division Engineers.- (Map) Added missing bridges at (34, 34) and (37,59) and missing railroad bridge at (134,64).Changes for Normandy '44 1.03- Added new 3D Counters option in Settings Menu.- Fix for allowing Towed Guns to Setup while in Travel Mode.- Added Stockpiled Fire modifiers which can be used to override the default 200% value.- Added new Virtual Supply Truck Optional Rule for affecting supply values based on distance from source.- Added new Air Interception feature that causes air strikes to occasionally become intercepted (based on parameter data).- Added Combined Organization Penalty when differing division-level forces combine in an Assault attack.- Added Hot Key "Q" for highlighting HQ units.- Added Delete button to File Selection Dialog.- Added feature to Order of Battle Editor to fix indexing problems with OB files.- (Pdt) Changed stockpile fire modifier from 200% to 150%.- (Pdt) Adjusted combat losses under Non-Alternate combat rules to bring them in line with Alternate rules.- (Scn) Added reinforcement protection distance to scenarios to prevent entry hex crowding.Changes for Normandy '44 1.02- Reduced Victory Points awarded for Aircraft losses by half.- Added ability in Scenario Editor to shift units on the map (see Hex Menu).- Added minefields to Jump Map.- Towed-guns in Travel Mode have 1/4 defense instead of the normal Travel Mode 1/2 defense.- Units have 1/4 fire value when firing from a hex they could not move into except via Road Movement. This applies to Tanks in Swamp and also Artillery deployed on a road in Swamp.- Fix for movement bug that allowed a single unit to move into an over-stacked hex at Road Movement.- Fix for bug in Night Fatigue Optional Rule in PBEM games.- Added Quality modifier for ground recon spotting probability (same modifiers as for air recon).- Fix for bug that allowed a unit to recover more than 100% strength.- To improve the speed of the game, Reachable Hexes is not updated per-hex during drag-and-drop movement.Changes for Normandy '44 1.01- Fix for crash caused when Jump Map is used and shaded hexes are on.- Fix for bug that affected supply traced over Engineer bridges while under AI control.- Fix for non-functioning Cancel button in Air Target Dialog.- Fix for AI Order next-turn bug that caused AI processing for side played manually at end of first turn.- Added hot key H in main program and scenario editor for showing maximum range of selected units.- Added => notation to org name in Alternate Unit List display when organization has been attached.- Change to Improved Position icon.- Dropped halving of Command Range at night because of the detremental effect this was having on the Low Fuel test.- Change to Quality modifiers for poor units from D=-10% to D=-20% and from E=-20% to E=-40% (likewise for F units).- Fix for Highlight High Fatigue bug.- Added Quality modifier for air recon spotting probability (see Users Manual for details).- Added Quality modifier for strength recovery (see Users Manual for details).- Fix for bug that allowed Interdiction when Visibility is 1 hex.- Added Help menu item and hot key F2 for viewing Users Manual.- Added "Deploying" description in Unit List to units which change out of travel mode under Manual Defensive Fire optional rule.- Fix for bug that caused Target Dialog to be displayed when firing at multiple units in an unspotted hex under Fire by the Map Optional Rule.- Another fix for bug that caused program hang when game is minimized during PBEM replay.- Fix for bug that prevented Amphibious units from crossing Rivers and Canals.- Fix for PBEM replay bug caused by excessively high stacking.- (OB) Fix for extra Sherman companies in 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions.- (Scn) Fix for spelling error in #30-Campaign-1x.scn- (Pdt) Change in Tracked Movement Cost in Fields from 10 to 20.- (Map) Spelling fix for "Longues".The following changes do not affect Normandy '44, but apply to other gamesin the Panzer Campaigns series.- Introduced Indirect Fire modifier for Opportunity and Defensive Fire.