- Launch Options and Bug Fixes - 22 August 2025
Currently in beta, but the patch today adds a new rendering mode that will increase performance and compatibility for older/low end hardware. You should also see some new launch options when you run the game from Steam. Also some other miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements are included.
- New Weapons! MP41(r) and ZK-383 Now Available + Bug Fixes - 17 July 2023
New weapons and some bug fixing! Wanted to give you all a quick follow up to the British update from a couple of weeks ago. In this update you're getting access to the MP41R and ZK-383 SMGs. As well as some bug fixes related to the menus and settings. Below is some info about the new SMGs! MP41R The MP41R or MP41(r) may look familiar, an awful lot like a PPSH-41 actually. That's because it is, just modified by the Germans after capture. After the Germans captured vast quantities of PPSH-41 SMGs during and after Operation Barbarossa, they rechambered some of these for 9mm Parabellum to cut down on the variety of ammo they needed to supply their soldiers with. This conversion was done pretty substantial numbers, at least 10,000 but possibly more. A side effect of the rechambering was a small slow down from the insanely fast fire rate of the PPSH-41. It showed up in the Eastern and Western…
- British Update is Finally Here! - British Faction, 3 New Maps, New Menu & More! - 4 July 2023
Sorry this took so long, but thank you so much to you all for waiting for this update. I hope you'll like it! This update is a big one, and from now on updates will thankfully not take so long now that this is out. Given the day this has happened to release, Happy 4th of July to all the Americans out there! (Sorry to our British friends, very stereotypical of us to get ourselves in your update somehow) What's Included The British as a new faction - With them come 3 new maps, bringing our total to 12. As well as a new set of weapons which are detailed later. All new animations - Almost every weapon has new first person animations, all but the pistols have been totally replaced with much better animations New menus - The main menu as well as in-game menus have been replaced. These look much nicer now and also feature far better support for controller and keyboard navigation. 13 New weapon…
- Progress Update For Coming Update - Weapon Animation Reel and More! - 14 January 2023
Hi everyone, sorry for not being more active on posting progress updates for the coming update. I wouldn't blame you if you thought the project was just abandoned as so many are sadly, if I were you my mood on this update would probably be similar to the thumbnail for this announcement too. Fear not though, I hope you were hanging in there because its about to finally arrive! This update was originally announced at the very end of 2020 (my apologies), as an update bringing the British as a new faction for the game. Since then it grew to what is essentially a revamp of the whole game. The menus are new, the gun mechanics function differently, and speaking of guns there's a lot more variety there now too. Also, every weapon except the pistols has received a new set of animations entirely (Link to a quick run through of those below). There's 3 new maps for a total of 12, and the existing o…
- 28 ALL NEW Player Models and Details On Coming Major Updates v.0.5.0.10 - 6 October 2021
Sorry for the wait, it's been a few months since the last official announcement. This is going to be a large post covering a huge update in the works as well as the interim update put together to hold you over until that monster of an update arrives! The interim update that you can play right now is focused on character variety. There are now 28 unique player models spread throughout the game. Previously there was a single player model for each faction, a total of only 3. It looked a bit weird having every player on a team seemingly be a clone of the same man. Now you'll have a player model depending on what weapon you pick to spawn with. This also applies to bots. This allows for a sniper character model to fit the sniper rifle you pick to spawn with, and an MP40 equipped soldier to have the appropriate ammunition pouches to match. It can give you a clue as to what weapon an enemy may…
- Preloading, Experimental 3rd Person , Visual Improvements and More v.0.4.7.0 - 2 April 2021
Hey epic gamers there's a new update for End of War 1945, and its got a ton of improvements that will make way for the bigger changes coming soon! New Features: -More detailed loading screen text -Preloading of more assets before level starts, this should greatly reduce hitches. Especially so when loading something like a sound or muzzle flash for the first time -3rd person mode added in experimental state, feedback appreciated but expect bugs and possible issues, you can set this as a permanent preference in the game settings or switch temporarily by pressing 'P' -Hitmarker sound and Kill sound added -Improved visuals on Vallo Alpino Map Changes: -Changed initial spawn positions on Poljana -Adjusted the size of Retreat, and adjusted the height of the road -Added additional snow mounds on Tappelwerch Graphical Improvements: -Improved visuals on Vallo Alpino -rebuilt lighting on Retreat…
- Movement Update - v.0.4.6.0 - 8 February 2021
This is a small update to help improve the overall game before the large update adding the British as a faction. Movement has been improved and tweaked, along with some additional graphical enhancements, sound changes, and bug fixes. Movement Changes and Improvements: -Tweaked general and aim movement speed based off of what weapon the player is currently holding -Increased speed while crouched -Adjustments to jumping gravity and max height you can jump -You can now fall longer heights without dying or taking damage -Sprinting stops if you swap weapons while sprinting Graphical Changes: -Fixed incorrect lighting on arms and player model Audio: -Changed fire sound for the Thompson Bug Fixes: -Fixed incorrect reflections on some areas of Westwall V2 -Fixed wrong footstep and impact effect playing on some wood in Westwall V2 -Fixes for the firing animation of the Thompson
- Westwall_V2 and Numerous Gameplay and Graphics Upgrades - 3 February 2021
New Map -added WestWallV2 WestWallV2 is the first major revision to the existing map lineup. Bringing more foliage, better textures, and overall detail. There is now a hill where the rudimentary bunkers and trenches rest on in the middle of the map, the spawn areas for both sides also have more trees and boulders added for cover and concealment. The background scenery of the map has also been redone. Graphical Enhancements -Improved lighting and reflections on Endsieg and Trieste -Improved lighting on Nuremberg, Retreat, Vallo Alpino, and Monrupino -Enhanced the backgrounds for Nuremberg and Trieste, also improving performance -added more foliage to Poljana and Monrupino Gameplay Improvements -added weight to aim in for each gun, heavier weapons (sniper rifles, BAR) will take slightly longer to aim down sights compared to the lighter weapons (pistols, SMGs) -improved overall feel of wea…
- Christmas Patch + Upcoming Content! - 25 December 2020
So to start, here's the patch notes for the Christmas Patch that has just been released. It's got some nice overall improvements and preparation for further expansion: -Improvements to the AI/Bots -Added smooth weapon movement when aiming and moving up/down or right/left -Improved the firing sound for the KP31, Thompson, MP40, STG44, and Sten -Added new reload animations for the Gewehr 43 and Sten -Improved various weapon animations -Increased visibility for muzzle flashes when seen from a 3rd person perspective -Fixed an issue where the fire animation sometimes wouldn't play properly if it was the last shot before needing to reload -Fixed a glitch that sometimes caused a duplication of your current gun when you try to pick a weapon up off the battlefield while reloading -Fixed some issues related to network replication and empty/no ammo firing click sounds -Some code optimization to im…
- Animation Improvements, Experimental Raytracing, and more! - Version 0.3.0.0 - 29 August 2020
This update brings improvements to animation transitions/blending, gameplay adjustments and new gameplay/graphics options including experimental raytracing support, forward rendering, and an FOV slider. Full Patch Notes -improved/added jump first person animation transitions -improved weapon firing first person animation transitions -added an FOV slider from 65 to 90 -adjusted partisan hitbox -adjusted knife/melee -added experimental raytracing, forward renderer (less complicated graphical rendering pipeline), and texture streaming options
- Huge Performance and Install Size Improvements - Version 0.2.3.0 Patch Notes - 8 August 2020
Blueprint Nativization This update brings Blueprint Nativization to nearly all of the UE4 blueprints used in End of War 1945. Bleuprints and C++ are both used together in Unreal Engine 4 games, and C++ has a major advantage in efficiency. You can however, gain much of this back by nativizing blueprint assets. The conversion process is buggy which is why it's taken this long, but as a result nearly every aspect of the game should see performance improvements. Even on higher end PCs, you'll likely not see drops and hitches where you once did. Install Size Reduction The game install size has been compressed from around 35GB to only 21GB with this new update. This is all lossless compression and doesn't reduce the quality of assets at all. Load times may see a boost as a result. This will allow the game to maintain an acceptable install size as further maps and factions are released. New M1…
- Gameplay Improvements - Version 0.2.1.0 Patch Notes - 13 July 2020
Just a small update that mainly brings improvements to picking up dropped weapons off the ground, also brings bug fixes and graphical tweaks. Improved Weapon pickup collision Improved Nuremberg lighting quality Fixed Tappelwerch lighting issues Fixed WestWall collision issues Improved graphical quality at highest settings Optimizations for lowest settings Fixed issue with Tappelwerch loading screen sometimes not fading away as the host
- New Map! + Patches - Tappelwerch - Version 0.2.0.0 - 3 July 2020
Update 0.2.0.0 Our biggest post Early Access release update, the main attraction being our new map Tappelwerch! This snow themed map takes place during a German offensive to clear a path of retreat for their forces in the Balkans. This village was burned, and later bombed, before falling into use by the Yugoslav Partisans in 1944-1945. It's a large map with chaotic house to house fighting, available to play on all 5 game modes. Some screenshots of our 9th map More changes and features Jumping has been tweaked to have more weight, giving a more realistic and less floaty feel. Colorblind settings have also been added that improve the contrast for those that suffer from colorblindness. There are 3 presets for those with deuteranopia, protanopia, or tritanopia. Normal color balance Deuteranopia corrected colors Additionally, the game is now finally available for purchase in Germany. Patch N…
- German Compatible Version Available Now! - 3 July 2020
Sorry for the wait, German customers! End of War 1945 is finally available for purchase in Germany, apologies that it took this long! This version is fully compatible with the version the rest of the world has, the differences are purely cosmetic to remove symbols illegal in Germany. Hope you like the game and continue to check it out as it gets updates in the future. Glad to finally have you on board!
- Visual Improvements and Engine Version Upgrade 0.1.3.2 Patch Notes - 21 May 2020
This update brings some overall improvements to visual quality. Particularly in overall sharpness, reflections, and lighting quality for all maps. In addition, the version of Unreal used for End of War 1945 has been updated, bringing some bug fixes, networking improvements, and performance gains. Here's some new screenshots below:
- We're Live! - 8 May 2020
The day is finally here, End of War 1945 is officially available in Early Access! You can jump in, create or join a match, and get right into the battle. If you have technical or any other issues, let us know in the forums here on Steam. A lot of errors can be solved by relaunching the game, or rebooting your PC. But otherwise, let us know what's going on and we'll help you out. Be sure to give us your feedback as well, now and all throughout this Early Access period. Enjoy the game!
- End of War 1945 launches tommorrow! - 8 May 2020
After a lot of restless nights, we're finally ready for Early Access! In a matter of hours, the game will be available for purchase (Scheduled for 1pm EST). From there you'll be able to jump into multiplayer or single player, creating and searching for matches is very easy. If you have any trouble, let us know in the forums here on Steam and we'll help you out. Thank you to all those who encouraged development along the way, your support has been crucial to getting us this far. Be sure to let your friends know your thoughts on the game, and help the community grow. We'll see you on the battlefield!
- Game Modes Available on Launch - 5 May 2020
We're just a few days from release! In the lead up to our launch, we'll go over all the game modes you can play on May 8th. All of these modes have full Single Player Bot/AI Support so you can practice or play offline as much as you like. There are a total of 5 game modes available right now, though more are in development and will be added after launch. Team Deathmatch - Kill players on the enemy team. The first team that reaches the score limit wins! It wouldn't be an FPS game without some type of Team Deathmatch Free For All - You’re a lone wolf. Kill every other player you see. Reach the score limit to be the sole victor! Conquest - Capture the positions throughout the map for your team, and defend them to earn points. The first team to hit the score limit wins! There are 3-5 positions per map, varying by how large it is. Assault – Attackers must arm and defend the explosives on the…
- Retreat Map Screenshots - 4 May 2020
Retreat is set during the night of an ambush of a German column, the dark environment giving it a unique feel and playstyle. The middle of the map has some burning vehicles, which provide cover and illuminate the area around them. The Partisan side of the map has some fortifications set up inside the forest. The German side has a small height advantage, but less cover overall. Keeping the lighting and environment in mind is key to victory. This map features the German and Yugoslav Partisan factions, and works well with small to medium amounts of players.
- Westwall Map Screenshots - 3 May 2020
Westwall is a large map, with open areas interrupted by trenches and bunkers. The German spawn side of the map has a barracks, along with some unfinished trenches in front. The American side spawn has two houses, a small storage building, and a road with some tanks parked along it. The center of the map has 4 small bunkers connected by trench lines. You can take the high ground in this map by controlling the large barn adjacent to the bunkers. On the other side of the bunkers you'll have a recessed area with some decoy wooden flak guns. This map features the German and American factions, and works great with a lot of players. American side buildings Bunker trenches Decoy flak guns German side barracks Large barn
