# Rising Storm 2: Vietnam changelog > Red Orchestra Series' take on Vietnam: 64-player MP matches; 20+ maps; US Army & Marines, PAVN/NVA, NLF/VC; Australians and ARVN… - Vendor: Antimatter Games - Category: Games - Official site: https://rs2vietnam.com - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam) - Harvested from: Steam (app 418460) - Entries below: 25 of 31 (newest first; the rest are on https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. ## Releases ### Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Hotfix 1.7.2 Is Now Live - Date: 2026-07-28 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/706652383055187310 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-706652383055187310 - **fixed** — Addressed issues that could cause voice channels to not work as intended for clients ##### **VOIP Fix** In-game VOIP Fix - Addressed issues that could cause voice channels to not work as intended for clients ### Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Quality Of Life Update 2 - 1.7.1 - Date: 2026-07-20 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/697644549761140540 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-697644549761140540 - **fixed** — Addressed an issue where VOIP may stop working for some players when one round ends and another begins - **fixed** — Fixed a crash that occurred when players rapidly picked up and dropped weapons - **fixed** — Players can no longer place a trap on the ground during the round start countdown and then cancel to become unsuspended ##### **VOIP Fix** In-game VOIP Fix - Addressed an issue where VOIP may stop working for some players when one round ends and another begins. (We’ll continue to monitor this). ##### **Exploit Fixes** Weapon Duplication Crash Exploit - Players rapidly picking up and dropping weapons will no longer lead to a crash Headstart Trap Exploit - Players can no longer place a trap on the ground during the round start countdown and then cancel to become unsuspended ### RS2 Vietnam Quality of Life Update 1.7.0 Is Now Live! - Date: 2026-07-14 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/680755598889846773 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-680755598889846773 - **added** — Players can now mute other players' microphones - **fixed** — Players no longer hear opposing team players when joining a new team - **fixed** — Players will no longer retain a persistent connection to the VIVOX server once disconnecting from a match to avoid hearing players from the main menu - **added** — Players can now utilize the microphone change UI to allow proper in-engine microphone selection - **fixed** — Dropping and picking up weapons will no longer lead to infinite ammo scenarios such as grenades This update is currently rolling out now! **In-game VOIP Fixes** - Players can now mute other players microphones - Players no longer hear opposing team players when joining a new team - Players will no longer retain a persistent connection to the VIVOX server once disconnecting from a match. This avoids hearing players from the main menu - Players can now utilize the microphone change UI to allow proper in-engine microphone selection **Infinite Ammo Exploit** - Dropping and picking-up weapons will no longer lead to infinite ammo scenarios, such as grenades The team is continuing to work on several other items for a future hotfix. ### Rising Storm 2 Stability Update Update 1.6.9 Is Now Live - Date: 2026-06-18 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/690886614188034888 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-690886614188034888 - **fixed** — Max player count cap on servers is now enforced, and players are placed in queue instead of exceeding the intended player cap We have just released a small required update for clients and servers to address the following issue: - The max player count cap on a server is now adhered to. Players will no longer be able to join a server beyond the intended player cap and instead will be placed in queue until the next open slot becomes available We hope to share more on other fixes we are working on in the coming days, targeting several community issues around VOIP and more. ### Rising Storm 2 Stability Update Update 1.6.8 Is Now Live - Date: 2026-06-05 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/697640745127904285 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-697640745127904285 - **fixed** — Fix the Welcome screen behaving incorrectly and taking time to show up for clients - **fixed** — Fix a case where player count could display incorrectly over time - **changed** — Reduce load on the server This update is a required update for clients and servers. - Fixes the Welcome screen behaving incorrectly and taking time to show up for clients - Fixes a case where player count could display incorrectly over time - Reduces load on the server We've been working with the community to target some other items, such as issues around VOIP and will have another round of beta tests in the days ahead. ### Rising Storm 2 Stability Update Update 1.6.7 Is Now Live - Date: 2026-05-19 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/527628059931576175 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-527628059931576175 - **fixed** — Address issues around server stability This update is a required update for clients and servers. - This update addresses some issues around sever stability ### Rising Storm 2: May Stability Update - Opt In Beta - Date: 2026-05-15 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/527628059931574816 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-527628059931574816 - **added** — Added opt-in beta stability update available through Steam game properties under Game Versions and Betas labeled stabilityupdate - **added** — Added -beta stabilityupdate flag for servers to opt into the stability update We have just pushed live a Steam opt in (for client and server) Stability Update. Clients can find it by right click on the game and going to properties: Game Versions and Betas And selecting: - stabilityupdate Servers can use the -beta flag to add: - -beta stabilityupdate To their install command to opt in. ### Rising Storm 2 Update 1.6.6 Is Now Live - Date: 2025-07-08 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/534354183830114983 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-534354183830114983 ##### Bug Fixes - Addressed issues around unexpected server kicks followed by a reconnect cooldown timer. **Mouse Input Freezing Reports - Troubleshooting PSA:** - If you are still experiencing mouse input freezing issues, we recommend deleting the following folder and relaunching the game to regenerate new ini files to resolve any versioning conflicts with local files. - _C:\\Users\\\\\Documents\\My Games\\Rising Storm 2_ _As always, thank you for your continued support!_ ### Rising Storm 2 Update 1.6.5 Is Now Live - Date: 2025-04-22 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/534347841813873663 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-534347841813873663 ##### **Quality of Life Improvements** - Easy Anti-Cheat has been updated - Server Logs now use the previous user connection formatting showing Unique ID, IP, User Name, and PUID for improved server admin management. - Steam Workshop libraries and SDK have been updated with the latest DLLs. _As always, thank you for your continued support!_ ### Rising Storm 2: Vietnam 1.6.4 is now live! - Date: 2025-03-03 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/534343407476148203 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-534343407476148203 **Quality of Life Improvements** - Updated Easy Ant-Cheat to latest version. _As always, thank you for your continued support!_ ### Rising Storm 2 Update 1.6.3 Is Now Live - Date: 2024-12-04 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/4482866135595746786 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-4482866135595746786 ##### Bug Fixes ##### General - Addressed stability vulnerabilities when accessing the Server Browser. - Improved accuracy of server player counts connection status. As always, thank you for your continued support! ### Rising Storm 2 Update 1.6.2 Is Now Live - Date: 2024-11-05 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/4438953498491486723 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-4438953498491486723 ##### General - Improved server behavior and security. ##### VoIP - Fixed general issues around muting other players as intended. - Addressed issues in which players after exiting a server would still hear players from the server they disconnected. - Addressed general issues in which players within the same party failed to hear each other. - Addressed an issue in which Steam Client Headset device settings were not automatically detected leading to the microphone being inactive on the server. - Addressed issues in which respawning players could hear active spawned players on the Spawn Point selection screen and vice versa. - Addressed issues in which muted players become automatically unmuted after reconnecting to the same server. - Addressed issues in which players could still hear players after ending a game session and closing the client. _As always, thank you for your continued support!_ ### Rising Storm 2 Update 1.6.1 Is Now Live - Date: 2021-06-01 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/3040472300573993139 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-3040472300573993139 **Bug Fixes** **General:** - Fixed an issue where sprinting and meleeing with weapons that did not have a melee animation would end the user in a bad state and crash - Fixed an issue that prevented EGS players from accessing the Green Army Men content. **Maps:** - VNTE-CuaViet: - Fixed an issue where the Rifleman role was not available for the US forces in campaign. - Lowered the US Aerial Recon as it was too high up to be shot. - Fixed an issue where overtime would not activate on Objective H. - VNTE-KheSanh: - Fixed an issue where the Rifleman role was not available for the US forces in campaign. _As always, thank you for your continued support!_ ### Update 1.5.4 Is Being Deployed - Date: 2020-10-28 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/2957136681978283949 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-2957136681978283949 Happy Wednesday Grunts, These are the notes for Hotfix 1.5.4 for Rising Storm 2: Vietnam. Thanks again for everyone who has downloaded the game. We’re happy to say that you’ve been breaking records for player numbers over the last couple of weeks! This Hotfix took a little longer, courtesy of the QA required around some of the performance issues, as these were related to how player stats were being handled on EGS. Players should now see far less hitching when players join servers, for example, as well as other performance improvements. We also have the SDK working for the mappers/modders out there, as well as the first round of some QoL fixing to the whitelisting system. The missing Green Army Men maps are back where they should be and a number of other issues (see the Changelog for details) have been addressed. And some fixes for Vivox VoiP issues. From here, we will review any outstanding issues from the EGS implementation, including lingering VoiP issues and move on to some further Quality of Life issues. All of us at Tripwire (and Saber) thank you for your continued support and patience. We hope to see you in the ‘Nam! **Hotfix 1.5.4 Changelog** Rising Storm 2: Vietnam All Platforms - Overall performance improvements - Intermittent ‘hitching’ reduced. This was commonly experienced when players would join a game ultimately causing hitches for everyone in the game session - Players will no longer crash when running the SDK - Fixed players lifetime class stats not being recorded - Fixed issues where servers can be dropped from Server Browser when timed out - VoiP - players will no longer hear VoiP when the game is minimized - QoL: Fixed and updated whitelist - Gameplay Overhaul Mutator version 3.3 is now properly whitelisted Rising Storm 2: Vietnam on Steam - Easy Anti-Cheat has been re-enabled for clients and servers - Players will no longer see logs being spammed to them upon login - VoiP - voice chat will no longer fail when a player has been invited to a game. WebAdmin - Re-enabled missing config option to reduce max connections allowed. Green Army Men - Fixed The Green Army Men Upgrade in game from launching a Steam window - The maps ‘Sandbox’ and ‘Thanksgiving’ have been added. Happy turkey day! Please continue to report any bugs you discover by visiting our official forums at: https://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/ ### Near Future Plans and Hotfix 1.5.3 Changelog - Date: 2020-10-14 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/2926736115473125215 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-2926736115473125215 Hello everyone, With the release of Hotfix 1.5.3, after the release of Rising Storm 2: Vietnam on the Epic Game Store, we first want to say thanks to everyone who has downloaded and played the game - as well as the extra players jumping (back) in from the Steam side. We are rolling out this first Hotfix to deal with those issues we can handle quickly, including some backend issues causing servers to drop off the server browser and some performance improvements behind that, causing issues with joining games. The full change log is below. Following on from this, Saber (who have been doing all the work to bring Vietnam to EGS) will be working on Hotfix 2, which will focus on the more complex performance issues and the SDK. Because this is more complex, the coding and QA will be more complex, pushing Hotfix 2 to later next week. Once those issues are squared away, we are working with some “old friends” from the original development team to bring a further round of fixes and QoL improvements to the game - and even some new content - to round off 2020. All of us at Tripwire thank you for your continued support and patience. We hope to see you in Vietnam! **Hotfix 1.5.3 Changelog** - Fixed The Green Army Men Upgrade in game from launching a Steam window. - Fixed Invite Friends not translated in Russian. - Fixed Invite Friends tooltip is displaying an incorrect message. Before the fix it was referring to "choosing a next map" in Russian. - Fixed an issue causing a disparity of servers visible between Steam and EGS clients. Epic Client could sometimes not see all servers. - Fixed issues where servers can be dropped from Server Browser when time out. - Maintenance was done on backend machines to improve performance. - Please continue to report any bugs you discover by visiting our official forums at: https://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/ ### Hotfixes 1.5.2 is live! - Date: 2020-10-10 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/2928987284047475558 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-2928987284047475558 This is the second of several expected hotfixes for Update 1.5. This update addresses the remaining unprotected commands that were found in the 1.5.1 update that kept it from being a full proper shipping build. The team is working towards another hotfix in the coming days to address other player encountered issues that have been reported. Thank you for your patience. ### Update 1.5.1 Is Being Deployed - Date: 2020-10-09 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/2928987284044183614 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-2928987284044183614 This is the first of several expected hotfixes for Update 1.5. This update is a proper shipping build for clients and servers, not a debug build which accidentally shipped yesterday. The current plan includes another build tomorrow to fix several issues that were found in the testing of this build, and another hotfix in the coming days to address other player encountered issues that have been reported. Thank you for your patience. Client and server files for this update are now live ### Rising Storm 2 Update 1.5 - Date: 2020-10-08 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/2928987284040201674 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-2928987284040201674 ** New Additions and Highlights** - Epic Online Services (EOS) integrated into dedicated server framework to enable Cross-Play capability between Steam and EGS players - New In-Game Invite UI system that will enable Steam users to link an associated EGS account you own so that they can send their EGS friends invites to parties and server lobbies. - Replaced VOIP services for in-game chat to Vivox in order to enable Steam-EGS cross-platform VOIP within multiplayer matches and lobbies. **Known Bugs and Issues** - In server Green Army Men upgrade on the EGS client is redirecting to the Steam store - Steam SDK has the opportunity to fail to load properly on launch. - There is a case where servers can fail to become ranked - No new mods have been whitelisted as part of this update **Bug fixes** - Fixed an issue where the HMG’s could fail to properly spawn - Fixed an issue where valid ranked servers could switch to unranked on map change **Bug fixes from Steam/EOS Preview Beta ** **General** - Fixed an issue with the client potentially crashing by quickly refreshing the server browser. - Fixed an issue with the client potentially crashing when quickly moving through tabs and menus. - Server Names can now be changed using Web Admin. - Custom Maps are able to be downloaded for EGS clients if admins have set up a redirect **Matchmaking** - Fixed issues with the Find Match functionality which prevented users from finding active matches. - Fixed various matchmaking issues for both EGS and Steam. **UI** - Fixed an issue where the number of players on a server was not displaying correctly after connecting to the server. - Fixed an issue where the Loudness scale UI elements were not reflecting the actual changes made. - Fixed an issue with long nicknames displaying incorrectly within invite popups. - Fixed an issue where the local voice channel was not displaying correctly after changing teams. - Fixed an issue where entering and then leaving a server would remove the server from the Server Browser. - Fixed an issue where clients would get stuck in an invite loop due to UI overlays while in a server. **Localization** - Fixed an issue with Cyrillic symbols not decoding correctly in the server players list. - Fixed an issue with Cyrilic nicknames not displaying correctly in Invite popups. **Voice Chat** - Fixed an issue where spectators were able to hear local voice chat. - Fixed an issue where Mute was not working correctly. As always, thank you for your continued support! We are working on a hotfix in the coming days to address the Known Issues. ### Green Army Men Update 1.2 - Thanksgiving - Date: 2019-11-21 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/1626291914403877577 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-1626291914403877577 **General changes:** - Added four new plastic weapons - Added a new map : GMTE-Thanksgiving2019 - Various small adjustments **Detailed changes:** **Added FOUR new weapons for both factions:** - BAZOOKA - 60mm Rocket Launcher for the Grenadier role. Shoulder-Fired launcher capable of delivering high-explosive missiles at high speeds. Very destructive, but the size of the weapon leaves little space for spare munitions. - DESIGNATED MARKSMAN RIFLE - 7.62 Semi-Automatic Rifle for the Sniper role. Semi-automatic precision weapon intended for medium range engagements. Sports greatly increased magazine size compared to other alternatives. - SMOKE GRENADE LAUNCHER - 40mm Grenade Launcher for the Grenadier role. Cut down variant of the Grenade Launcher only capable of firing 40mm Smoke Grenades. Found in the player’s Equipment slot. - PEASHOOTER - 9mm Submachine gun for the Pointman and Grenadier roles. Lightweight submachine gun outfitted with a Suppressor. This weapon benefits from greatly reduced muzzle flash and decreased tracer visibility, but lacks stopping power at range. **Introducing GMTE-Thanksgiving2019 : ** - Brand new Territories map, available for free! - The leaves are changing color, family is in town, and there is a fat Turkey in the oven. We all know what that means.. The fight for the Kitchen has commenced on Thanksgiving Day. Battle your way across the countertops, air ducts, and dining room table as the Green Army Men invade Thanksgiving Dinner. Navigate your way through Potato fortresses and Wine bottle towers. The winner takes all, the turkey on this festive holiday map. Take the fight outside as you navigate your choppers around the back deck stronghold and Dad's half finished leaf piles. There is one more thing to be Thankful for this year : more Green Army Men madness! **Weapon balance and other adjustments:** - Added a new Combat Engineer loadout. - Updated the look of Player and Weapon materials. - Fixed a bug where Commander bots would call in the wrong air support abilities. _Please note : bots are not officially supported._ **Weapon balance adjustments: ** - REVOLVER - Improvements to Single Action mode. - Fixed a bug where visual recoil would not always play upon firing. - Tweaks to shot dispersion and weapon recoil. - Slightly increased maximum rate of fire. - MACHINE GUN - Visual recoil will now be greatly reduced when deployed. - Slightly decreased base ironsight zoom. (Focus zoom is unchanged) - Adjusted sight zeroing. - SHOTGUN - Updated available ammo types and weapon variants. - Tweaked recoil to be more in line with other weapons. - PDW - Slightly increased muzzle climb. - Reduced spare ammo capacity. - SNIPER RIFLE - Slightly reduced Aim Down Sights speed. - RIFLED SHOTGUN - Slightly decreased base damage. - SCHMEISSER - Tweaked weapon recoil to be more in line with other weapons. - Improved accuracy while firing from the hip. - Adjusted sight zeroing. - TYPEWRITER - Improved accuracy while firing from the hip. - Tweaked weapon recoil. Thank you for your continued feedback and support. Regards, The Green Army Men Team. _Please note that this update does not include any of the bug fixes for client and server that are being worked on for the base game. That is still an ongoing work._ ### Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Green Army Men Hotfix - Date: 2019-08-29 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/1603766307626098863 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-1603766307626098863 We've released a hotfix for Green Army Men 1.1. **General Changes :** - Fixed out-of-bounds exploit on GMTE-Sandbox2019 - Tweaked various weapon animations - Adjusted behavior of WP Grenades Thank you for your continued feedback and support. Regards, The Green Army Men Team. ### GREEN ARMY MEN UPDATE 1.1 - BACK TO SCHOOL - Date: 2019-08-27 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/1604891570952620088 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-1604891570952620088 **GREEN ARMY MEN 1.1 **-** BACK TO SCHOOL** The 1.1 patch adds six new weapons and a brand new map to the Green Army Men DLC **General changes :** - Various adjustments to weapon balance - Added six new plastic weapons - Added a new map : GMTE-Sandbox2019 **Detailed changes :** **Weapon balance adjustments :** - Adjustments to ironsight magnification amount across all weapons. Short range weapons now share the same reduced magnification when aiming down the sights. Rifles, Machine Guns and precision weapons retain higher magnification. - ASSAULT RIFLE - Slightly decreased base accuracy - Moved sights closer to player view - Slightly reduced muzzle climb - SHOTGUN - Increased base damage for 00 Buckshot and No4 Buckshot - Greatly reduced pellet spread on Trench and StakeOut variants - SMG - Improved reload speed - Increased accuracy while firing from the hip - GRENADE LAUNCHER - Improved reload speed - Reduced ammo capacity for Smoke variant : - Reduced HE grenades by 2 - Reduced pellet spread for Buckshot payload **Added _SIX_ new weapons for both factions :** - _BATTLE RIFLE_ - 7.62 Rifle for the Rifleman and Radioman roles. Self-Loading rifle that brings extra punch to the table, at the cost of added bulk and lack of fully automatic fire. - _AUTOMATIC RIFLE_ - 7.62 Machine Gun for the Machine Gunner role. Light Support Weapon that trades magazine size for mobility. The alternate firing mode improves shot grouping by lowering the rate of fire. - _PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON_ - .30-cal Carbine for the Combat Engineer role. Lightweight carbine available as an alternative to the SMG. The cartridge used by this weapon sports surprising power retention over long distances. - _ASSAULT SUBMACHINE GUN_ - 9mm Submachine gun for the Pointman and Radioman roles. Compact variant of the Assault Rifle designed for operations in cramped environments, such as anthills or dollhouses. - _RIFLED SHOTGUN_ - 12gauge Pump-Action Shotgun for the Sniper role. Accurized variant of the Shotgun that fires high-velocity saboted slugs from a rifled barrel. Comes equipped with a High Magnification Scope. - _OBREZ_ - 7.62 Rifle for all special roles! High-power Bolt-action rifle.The haphazardly sawed-off stock makes this weapon compact enough to be carried as a sidearm. **Introducing GMTE-Sandbox2019 : ** - Brand new Territories map, available for free! - The kids are back to School and we all know what that means : the fight for the playground commences. Battle your way across the Sandbox as the children take their tests inside the classroom. The sand buckets have become your bunkers, and the leftover popsicle sticks from art class will now build the fortress that you cling to in this epic battle of Schoolyard dominance. Whether you fly the choppers or call in the napalm rockets onto the final castle objective, there can be only one King of the Sandbox. Going Back to School has never been this fun. Thank you for your continued feedback and support. Regards, The Green Army Men Team. ### Green Army Men Update 1.02 - Date: 2019-07-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/3267843285203347337 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-3267843285203347337 This patch focuses on TTK changes and weapon balancing, implementing feedback from the recent gunplay survey. **General changes :** - Greatly increased weapon damage across the board - Adjusted helicopter crew damage scaling - Slightly increased bullet velocity on helicopter mounted weapons - Minor adjustments to the handling of all weapons - Increased damage and effective radius of explosives - Rebalanced carried ammo amounts for Flamethrower and M79 **Detailed weapon changes :** - Major changes to weapon damage and handling : - Greatly Increased overall weapon damage. - Minor adjustments to weapon handling. - Head and neck shots are now instant kills. - Low caliber weapons such as pistols and SMGs cannot instant kill at extreme ranges. - Increased damage cap for limbs - ASSAULT RIFLE - Base damage Increased - Single fire no longer possesses unique damage model - Slightly increased vertical recoil - Single fire interval slightly decreased - ADS speed slightly decreased - MACHINE GUN - Base damage increased - ADS speed slightly decreased - Screen shake multiplier slightly decreased - Time to holster increased - HELICOPTER MACHINE GUNS - Base damage increased - Now uses unique damage drop curve - Bullet velocity slightly increased - Suppression power increased - PISTOL - Base damage increased - Moved model further away from player’s view - ADS Field of View adjusted - Fire rate slightly increased - REVOLVER - Base damage increased - Reduced camera shake - Double action delay slightly increased - Fire rate slightly increased - SCHMEISSER - Base damage increased - Slightly increased vertical recoil & recoil recovery rate - ADS speed slightly decreased - Spread slightly decreased - Hipfire spread multiplier decreased - SHOTGUNS - #00 Buckshot base damage increased - No4 Buckshot base damage increased - Trench, Duckbill ADS speed slightly decreased - ADS Field of View adjusted - Stakeout ADS FoV adjusted - Reduced pellet spread on Stakeout and Trench shotguns - Restored offset sights on Stakeout shotgun - Fixed massively increased base damage on Stakeout shotgun, now consistent with others - SMG - Base damage increased - Increased vertical recoil & recoil recovery, fixed recoil duration - Hipfire spread multiplier slightly decreased - Time to equip slightly decreased - Time to holster slightly decreased - Spread slightly increased - SNIPER RIFLE - Base damage increased - Slightly increased vertical recoil - ADS speed slightly decreased - TYPEWRITER - Base damage increased - Slightly increased vertical recoil & recoil recovery rate - ADS speed slightly decreased - Spread slightly decreased - Hipfire spread multiplier decreased - FLAMETHROWER - Base damage increased - Tweaked recoil to make hose movement feel much smoother - Fuel units decreased - Maximum range decreased - GRENADE LAUNCHER - Direct hit damage increased - ADS speed slightly decreased - Reduced ammo capacity for Buckshot variant: - Reduced HE grenades by 2 - Reduced Buckshot grenades by 4 - Buckshot 40mm spread decreased - Buckshot hip fire spread multiplier decreased - EXPLOSIVES: - C4 CHARGE - Base damage increased - 25% damage bonus against vehicles - Explosive radius increased - FRAG GRENADE - Base damage increased - Explosive radius increased - WHITE PHOSPHORUS - Base Damage increased - Fumes DoT increased - 40mm HE GRENADE - Base damage increased - Explosive radius increased Thank you for your continued feedback and support. Regards, The Green Army Men Team. ### Rising Storm 2: Vietnam - GAM Hotfix - Date: 2019-07-18 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/1609391999609086285 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-1609391999609086285 Thank you to everyone playing the Green Army Men DLC for _Rising Storm 2: Vietnam_! We’re rolling out a hotfix to address some community feedback and fix some bugs which have come to light since we released. **Balance Changes:** - GMTE-Backyard2019 - Increased defenders reinforcement count from 400 to 480 - Modified respawn rates for defenders from 12 to 10 seconds - Extended capture times for objectives D and E - Shortened overall map time by 2 minutes - GMTE-Christmas2018 - Increased defenders reinforcement count from 530 to 570 - Modified respawn rates for defenders from 12 to 9 seconds - Extended capture times for objectives D and G - Shortened overall map time by 2 minutes - GMTE-PoolParty2019 - Increased defenders attackers reinforcement count from 550 to 590 and defenders reinforcement count from 500 to 575 - Modified respawn rates for defenders from 12 to 9 seconds - Adjusted capture times for objectives B, E, F, and G - Adjusted overall map time by 2 minutes **Bug Fixes:** - Map related bug fixes - Fixed locations in PoolParty and BeachParty where the player would become stuck - Dynamic balloons on PoolParty will be visible for the second round - Server related bug fixes - Fixed issues that were causing log spam for servers - Updated server INI files so admins will not need to manually add in information for GAM maps to appear in Web Admin - Damage related bug fixes - Fixed situations when bullets would not inflict proper damage values to helicopter crew - UI related bug fixes - Fixed an issue with friend/foe colors As always, thanks again for your continued support! ### Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Heads to the Beach with Green Army Men Beach Party - Date: 2019-07-09 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/1608264109193950466 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-1608264109193950466 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062590/Green_Army_Men/ Green Army Men Beach Party today, the latest DLC for the award-winning and critically acclaimed first-person shooter. Available now on Steam, players can look forward to taking part in the gritty and strategic 64-player matches Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is famous for with a twist in this brand-new DLC, filled with all the army-green plastic this summer can handle. To celebrate the release of the new update Tripwire is kicking off a Free Week and sale on Steam that starts later today and runs until 10AM PDT on Tuesday July 16th – Don’t miss this opportunity to play for free and pick up the game at a low price! After the success of the Christmas Green Army Men seasonal event, Tripwire Interactive, Antimatter Games, and the Green Army Men Mod team agreed to make the Green Army Men mod easily available to all Rising Storm 2: Vietnam players. The result is Rising Storm 2: Vietnam – Green Army Men Beach Party, a DLC add-on, completely complied and easily activated from within the main game. Rising Storm 2: Vietnam players will beat the heat in this figurine beach bash with vehicles, supporting artillery, mortars, and rockets all turned into toys. The Green Army Men Beach Party DLC also removes fall damage, in order to create a more realistic experience, and includes multiple classes with over 12 weapons. Players can keep it cool on four maps: Beach Party, Backyard, Pool Party, and the returning Green Army Men Christmas map! Fight through sandcastles, building blocks, baseball bats, barbeques and more, all while avoiding getting melted by the enemy team. All Rising Storm 2: Vietnam players can play Green Army Men Beach Party for free as the Rifleman class. If players want to unlock more classes and support the development team, there is the option to buy the Green Army Men Upgrade, which unlocks all the other classes for Rising Storm 2: Vietnam – Green Army Men Beach Party. As a way to support the modding community and grassroots game development that helped Tripwire Interactive’s founding members get their start in the industry, all revenue from the Green Army Men Upgrade purchases is shared with the Green Army Men mod team to support their valuable efforts and accomplishment, building high-quality content in their spare time. ### Hotfix 1.4.2 Is Now Live - Date: 2019-06-27 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418460/view/1608264109150615429 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rising-storm-2-vietnam/releases/steam-1608264109150615429 Thank you to everyone playing the 1.4 update of Rising Storm 2: Vietnam! We’re rolling out a hotfix to address some community feedback and fix some bugs which have come to light since we released. Bug Fixes: - Fixed an issue where players were able to melee attack in spawn protection - Fixed an issue where Steam Workshop would not update content on some servers As always, thanks again for your continued support! [Join The Conversation ](https://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/forum/rising-storm-2-vietnam/rs2-vietnam-news-and-announcements/news-and-announcements-ag/2332963-hotfix-1-4-2-is-now-live)