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PR:BF2 v1.8.1.0 Changelog (2025/04/01)

GENERAL:
Added US Space Force Faction.
Added Chinese Space Force Faction.
Maxwell now spins.
Added preliminary client support for Linux, refer to our guide for setup.

GAMEMODES:
Skirmish:
Increased tickets to 300
Decreased respawn time to 10-20 seconds
On a passworded server, these values can be adjusted according to your needs in PROJECT REALITY SKIRMISH SETTINGS in realityconfig_private.py.

MENU:
Added new icons for player-placed map markers.
Added new Commander menu icons.
Deployable weapons are now marked on the map.
Added new AP special ability icons to AP kits.

COOP:
Improved stability.
Added ammocache minimap icons.
Fixed localization issues.
Fixed some COOP kits missing binoculars.
Removed smoke grenade from COOP WW2 Soviet Specialist kit.

KITS:
Added MPL50 shovel to ARF, Chechen, Militia, Militia90, Insurgents, MEC, FSA, Hamas, RU, RU90, Taliban, NVA kits.
Updated all Vietnam US Army kits to use the M3 knife.
Updated Vietnam NVA Engineer, Sniper, Sniper, Specialist kits to use machetes.
Fixed some mobile phones being unable to place map markers when used as by Squad Leaders.
Fixed RDG-1 using RDG-2 icon.

EFFECTS:
Added snow effect for shovel on snow maps.
Added snow effect for grenades on snow maps.
Fixed deployable collapse and shovelling effects in snow maps showing dirt instead of snow.

SOUNDS:
Added new sounds for SVT-40.
Fixed broken SPG-9 firing sound.
Fixed WW2 german loss theme having low quality.

OBJECTS:
Fixed WW2 supply crates having more HP than modern ones.

VEHICLES:
Fixed Fuchs gunner sight swivel camera clips.
Fixed bots clipping through using the M67, M48A1 .50 cal gunner.
Added Russian and German LCVP.
Fixed Mi-17 gunners mg cameras clipping through cockpit when looking down.
Fixed NVA Mi-17 model missing some fixes previously applied to the MEC version.

WEAPONS:
Improved Fire Animations of Beryl Rifles.
Added MPL50 shovel.
Fixed Flak 18, PAK 36, PAK 40 using old reload bar.

LEVELS:
GENERAL:
Added Andromeda (1x1km) AAS, Skirmish - US Space Force vs Chinese Space Force.
Added Donbas (2x2km) AAS - PL vs RU, GER vs RU, NL vs RU, US vs RU.
Removed Medelivka seasonal map.
Assault on Grozny:
Fixed players getting stuck in terrain near Presidential Palace flag.
Gaza:
Fixed misplaced ladder south of the double T buildings.
Grostok:
Fixed 3 misplaced caches.
Stalingrad (Winter):
Improved overall fps.
Updated map lighting.