# World War 3 Patch 1.5 rolled in!

- Product: World War 3 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/world-war-3)
- Vendor: New Generation Games
- Date: 2025-08-11
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/674020/view/521973089872904949
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/world-war-3/releases/2025-08-11-patch-1.5-rolled-in

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- **added** — New daily challenges optimized for new players
- **added** — Bots added to TacOps maps: Moscow, Berlin, Warsaw, Polar, DMZ, and Tokyo
- **changed** — Rewards for some of the more difficult challenges have been increased
- **changed** — Bots now have more varied weapon loadouts
- **changed** — Updated Quick Play logic to remove Stronghold priority for experienced players
- **changed** — Memory consumption reduced
- **changed** — Improved FPS stability
- **changed** — All maps underwent general performance optimization
- **changed** — All maps lighting optimization with improved shadow appearance
- **fixed** — Bugs in daily challenge counting process
- **fixed** — Broken respawn points on all maps
- **fixed** — Bots respawn and interaction issues
- **fixed** — Matchmaking bug that prevented players from being properly matched together
- **fixed** — Visual bugs in 3440×1440 resolution
- **fixed** — Vehicle sights and visual artifacts
- **fixed** — Label.undefined bug
- **fixed** — Client crashes on Windows 11
- **fixed** — Incorrect object collisions
- **fixed** — Display of the number of players in matches
- **changed** — Istanbul map returned to rotation

**Greetings Operators!**

We have an update for you today with a large number of minor fixes and two big ones: improved matchmaking and bots on TacOps maps. Additionally, many maps have undergone another round of optimization.

Full list of changes below:

##### **Challenges (missions):**

-       New daily challenges have been added, optimized for new players.

-       The rewards for some of the more difficult challenges have been increased.

-       Updated the tracking of daily challenges and fixed bugs in the counting process.

##### **Performance**:

-       Memory consumption was reduced.

-       Improved FPS stability.

##### **Maps**:

-        All maps: general performance optimization.

-        All maps: lighting optimization. Shadows should look better now.

-        All maps: broken respawn points were fixed.

##### **Bots**:

-        Bots were added to the following TacOps maps: Moscow, Berlin, Warsaw, Polar, DMZ, and Tokyo.

-        Bots now have more varied weapon loadouts.

-        Fixed respawn and interaction issues.

##### **Matchmaking:**

-         A bug that prevented players from being properly matched together has been fixed.

##### **UI/UX**

-         Fixed visual bugs in 3440×1440 resolution.

##### **Vehicles:**

-         Fixed sights and other visual artifacts on vehicles.

##### **General:**

-         Istanbul map is back to rotation.

-         Translations of the new challenges have been added and adjusted.

-         Fixed Label.undefined bug.

-         Fixed client crashes on Windows 11.

-         Updated Quick Play logic: removed Stronghold priority for experienced players (several matches or more).

-         Removed incorrect object collisions.

-         The display of the number of players in matches has been fixed.