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Experimental Branch #1 - Build #2 Live Now

As we mentioned in the release of the Experimental Branch on Monday, we will be continuing to update you all when we push through new builds as well as what to expect when you jump in. I will look to post updates in this #exp-branch-updates announcement channel. Please feel free to follow this channel and add to your personal servers for updates on the Experimental Branch.

Build #2 has just gone live now and you can expect the following:

  • Further Smolensk map improvements
  • Improvements made to SPA projectile motion
  • Improvements to the Killed In Action screen
  • Artillery Squads can dismantle their own OP
  • All maps are now available on the Experimental Branch. This means you can now test artillery squads on different maps to give us feedback on how they perform.

HLLove All info on the test can be read here as well as the major bugs that we had identified for Build #1 that may still be there: https://www.hellletloose.com/blog/experimental-branch-playtest-1

Feedback Forms

As we shared in our https://discordapp.com/channels/316459644476456962/322320603350827010/1438144148040450109 post earlier, your feedback helps shape the direction of future updates, so if you’ve had time with the new map or the artillery systems, please take a few minutes to share your experience with us.

📋 Feedback forms can be found below:

🐛 Bugs Reports Form

📝 Update 19 Testing Feedback Form

If you need to add in any images/videos/etc. to the form, use the #1437538567135166555 forum and copy the post link into the form 🙂

Thank you again to everyone who has been jumping in so far to the exp branch. Hearing your feedback is invaluable to the devs. <@&1400831764448149534>

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[Pinging @everyone for this first message so that you are aware of the new channel]

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Experimental Branch - Build #3 Live Now

Heading into the weekend, we have released the latest development build of Update 19 onto the Experimental Branch <@&1400831764448149534>.

This one comes with many changes that have come directly from your feedback. We cannot wait to hear your thoughts on the changes.

Here are some of the following changes you can expect.

  • AT Launchers ammo count increased from 2 to 3
  • Ammo Depot ammo count increased from 10 to 20
  • Supply crate added to Mechanic loadout for Crewman
  • Artillery Strike now costs **375 **Munitions > Previously 125 Munitions
  • Artillery Squad reduced from 2 to 1
    There has also been other bug fixes that have been addressed across Smolensk as well. Also, expect to see some more SPA changes in next week's build!

Please keep sharing your feedback with us. Feedback forms can be found below:

Arti SPA & Artillery Feedback Form - NEW FORM

We have created a new form specific for SPA & Artillery feedback. Please can we ask you to fill this in if you have had a chance to play the new Experimental Branch.

🐛 Bugs Reports Form

The bugs form remains the same ico_HLLSalute

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Build #4 Experimental Branch for Update 19 is Live Now

As we head towards the weekend, and the @brisk blaze event this Sunday https://discordapp.com/channels/316459644476456962/1105485222188957716/1441030912107089930, we have released Build #4 for the Experimental Branch. We want to thank you everyone who has been jumping onto the Branch and giving us feedback. We hope you enjoy the improvements being tested with this build <@&1400831764448149534>.

SPAs:

  • Reload times **increased **to **10 **seconds, previously 8 seconds
  • Explosive radius **increase **to 31m, previously 16m
  • Firing range on SPA **increase **to 600m, previously 500m
  • Operational limit decreased from 1200m to 1000m
  • **Removal **of the outpost accuracy system on SPA rounds
  • Velocity of Shells have increased shell accuracy is improved at close range
  • The damage of SPA AP rounds has been slightly increased. Was previously 800, is now 950
  • US Sherman SPA re-textured

Artillery Unit Changes

  • Artillery Units re-increased to 2
  • Both Artillery Observer loadouts come with a flare gun
  • Smolensk has additional sites to build artillery cannons in all HQs - 3 in central HQ and 1 in each of the outside HQ's (for a total of 5 per team)

Commander Changes

  • Commander artillery rebalanced
  • Per strike it is 150 munitions,(was tested at 375 in Build #3, and was previously 125)
  • Increased the commander ability **cooldown **so that it takes 16 mins to recharge

For full info, head over to the Steam blog post or our Hell Let Loose Reddit

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Thank you to everyone who played on the Experimental Branch over the weekend.

We have just opened a new form for feedback, so if you did play then please can we ask for you to fill out the form below. It includes a couple new questions that we would like to hear from you about <@&1400831764448149534>

Update 19 Feedback - SPA Focused - 24th Nov - NEW FORM ico_HLLSalute

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To access the Exp Branch, head to the **Properties **section of the Hell Let Loose app on Steam, then go to Betas, and then select ‘experimental_branch’.

If you are a server owner you can also move your server onto the Exp Branch to run community games. Speak to your GSP if you wish to do so

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Good afternoon <@&1400831764448149534>. Firstly, thank you to everyone who jumped into the Conquest. We had so much feedback that we've taken on board, and the Conquest design team are hard at work improving the mode as we speak,

Secondly, tomorrow, we'll be **updating **the Experimental Branch again for <@&894735745011560518>.
This week, the focus is on...

The new Remagen Refresh 🌉

It would be great to see players jump in to test out the new refresh to the map, and let us know your thoughts via the Remagen Feedback Form that I'll share tomorrow when we go live.

This will be followed up by another Exp Branch update, likely next week, with a focus on other changes coming to the game including artillery and SPA updates.
I'll share more details about what these will include next week when the next Exp Branch is ready to go live 🫡

I've also opened up a new #1479100453147906078 forum for you to use when this goes live tomorrow.

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Remagen Refresh - Experimental Branch Live Now

Steam <@&894735745011560518> can jump in and test the Remagen map refresh ahead of the next update

🌉 Test new crossings across the Rhine, updates to the Ludendorff Bridge, and gameplay improvements aimed at improving flow on the map.

**Read the full Dev Brief on our website <@&1400831764448149534>: **
HLL Dev Brief #214 | Remagen Refresh Testing

Remagen Refresh Feedback

🔗 Feedback Form: Remagen Refresh Feedback Form

🐛 Bug Form:  Remagen Refresh Bugs Form

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Known Bugs & Issues (6th March Build) 🐛

  • Remagen loading screens and map thumbnails may appear as placeholders or be missing.
  • Some artillery-related issues may occur during this build, including:
  • In some cases, artillery assets may not deploy correctly after a map change.
  • Static artillery may incorrectly fire through certain tall environmental assets.
  • Some placeholder visual assets may appear on certain items. These are debug elements used during development and have no gameplay impact.
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Patch 19.1 Experimental Branch is live now! ico_HLLSalute

<@&1400831764448149534> Jump in and help us test the latest changes, including updates to artillery, SPAs, and the artillery squad.

📽️ We will also be hosting a live playtest with members of the dev team today at <t:1773420300:t> <t:1773420300:R>, so be sure to jump into the servers or tune in on Twitch to join the discussion.

wchq_flaregun Flare Gun Clarification

To clear up some questions around flare guns: Flare guns now operate on a standardised cooldown per individual player. This means players cannot bypass the cooldown by switching roles or teams. This works similarly to how supply box cooldowns currently operate.

❗ Known Issues (Experimental Branch)

For this weekend’s Experimental Branch test, please be aware of the following issues that we are currently working to resolve before the next build 🫡

🔺 [Artillery] Deployable artillery blueprints cannot be placed on several Warfare maps, including El Alamein and St. Marie du Mont.
🔺[Artillery] If two players dismantle the same deployable or HQ artillery at the same time, the HQ artillery blueprint may become blocked.
🔺[Artillery] Deployable and static artillery blueprints may disappear after a map change from Skirmish or Offensive modes.
🔺[SPA] Firing the SPA main armament at high elevation can increase maximum range by 200–290m.
🔺[Artillery] Blueprints for Allied and Soviet static artillery are currently missing.

See you on the stream and in the experimental branch in a couple hours!

Patch 19.1 Exp Branch Feedback

🔗 Feedback Form: Patch 19.1 Feedback Form

🐛 Bug Form:  Patch 19.1 Bugs Form

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Conquest Testing #2 returns this weekend! ico_HLLSalute

Be amongst those shaping the direction of Conquest, our new mode coming to both Hell Let Loose and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam.
The new branch will go live from Friday running through the weekend on the Steam Experimental Branch 🫡

Since our first test in February, we have been hard at work iterating on the mode based on your feedback. It is now time to jump back in and experience the latest Conquest V2 changes.
Dev Brief will drop on Friday with more info on the changes 📰 <@&1400831764448149534>

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<@&1400831764448149534> The Conquest v2 Experimental Branch is LIVE!

We also will be going live on the Hell Let Loose Twitch at <t:1775836800:t> <t:1775836800:R> with the devs talking Conquest and playing some games. Come join the action on the Exp Branch, and be amongst the first to see the first look at our next map 👀

Youtube Here is how to join the Exp Branch

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As a reminder <@&1400831764448149534>, please give all your feedback about Conquest here. The more feedback we get, the better! HLLove

Conquest Feedback Form ico_HLLSalute

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Our next test will be... 🇨🇦

Thank you to everyone who joined the Conquest testing event at the weekend <@&1400831764448149534>

After sharing our first look at our next map last week, #telegrams message, we are excited to share that the first testing event for the Juno Beach map on the Experimental Branch is currently planned for early May 📆

We hope to see many of you landing onto the Normandy beach with us, as well as host your own testing events when the Exp Branch goes live in May 🪖

We are already working with groups such as the SoulSniper's SOF & DraftHAUS to organise some events for you over the course of the playtest, and cannot wait to share more details with you in due course.

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Juno Beach & Canadians | This Weekend on Experimental Branch 🇨🇦

Juno Beach is landing on the Exp Branch this weekend <@&1400831764448149534> 🪖

Jump into our first playtest of the upcoming map, set during D-Day +1, and get hands-on with the Canadian Forces and new armor changes. 🍁

We'll be dropping a dev brief on Thursday with information on what you can expect in the playtest 📝

See you on the front this weekend!

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The Update 20 Experimental Branch is Live Now 🇨🇦

Head over to Steam this week and try out the map for yourself before it launches! <@&1400831764448149534>

Feedback Form: Update 20 Exp Branch Test 📝

Bug Report Form: Update 20 Exp Branch Test 🐛

Community Test Event

Also, @stuck widget Glow’s Battlegrounds will be hosting a Juno Beach testing event from <t:1777766400:t> until <t:1777780800:t> on <t:1777766400:D>. Make sure you have your the Exp Branch downloaded and ready to go so you don’t miss it! 🫡

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Thank you everyone for playing the Exp Branch this weekend! We hope you enjoyed your first trip to Juno beach.

A reminder that if you played, to fill in the feedback form (linked above) if you haven't already 🫡

We'll update you soon on the next test <@&1400831764448149534>

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<@&1400831764448149534> <@&894735745011560518> we will be going live in the morning with our Update 20 Exp Branch. I will let you know once we are live, as well as the feedback forms for the upcoming tests ico_HLLSalute

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The Experimental Branch is LIVE NOW <@&1400831764448149534>

Be sure to jump in and join us for some games when we go live on the Hell Let Loose Twitch Channel at <t:1779462000:t> <t:1779462000:R> 🫡
I will be joined by Matt and Xander to talk about the armor changes and Juno Beach!

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