What changed in Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm in 2013

New maps will be reinforcing the front soon.

New transport vehicles will be added for the eastern front.

Introduction of the battle of Maggot Hill/Nhpum Ga as part of the upcoming content for Rising Storm.

Announcement of Merrill's Marauders, a series of light infantry assault units, as part of the new content.

Announcement of Merrill's Marauders, a series of light infantry assault units, as part of the upcoming content.

Introduction of the battle of Maggot Hill/Nhpum Ga as a new addition to Rising Storm.

The Popsmoke Mod team has released a gameplay teaser for In Country: Vietnam, showcasing new environments and gameplay mechanics.

The Universal Carrier and Sd.Kfz. 251 will be officially added to the game, following collaboration with the community vehicle mod team.

Transports will be added to the maps Barashka, Rakowice, and Arad 2.

The Universal Carrier and Sd.Kfz. 251 will be officially added to the game, enhancing vehicle options.

The new vehicles will be added to the maps Barashka, Rakowice, and Arad 2, with modders able to include them in their own creations.

Fixed an issue reloading some weapons when down to the last spare magazine.

The upgraded (level 26+) German anti-tank rifle no longer fires Russian anti-tank rounds.

Reinforcement numbers in classic mode have been increased to match other game modes.

Fixed some cases of camera clipping while prone.

The upgraded (level 26+) German anti-tank rifle no longer fires Russian anti-tank rounds.

Fixed an issue reloading some weapons when down to the last spare magazine.

Fixed an infinite spawn protection message that can happen when an objective is capped.

Fixed some cases of camera clipping while prone.

Reinforcement numbers in classic mode have been increased to match other game modes.

Fixed an infinite spawn protection message that can happen when an objective is capped.

Fixed a commander role in Cold Steel that could spawn without a rifle.

Fixed a commander role in Cold Steel that could spawn without a rifle.

The new map recreates the Battle of Tarawa, featuring intense combat scenarios.

A new multiplayer campaign mode ties game types and matches together into a campaign.

A new multiplayer campaign mode ties game types and matches together into a campaign.

Changes to player movement, aiming, and recoil for a more hardcore gameplay experience.

Red Orchestra 2 receives the PPS-42 submachine gun; Rising Storm gets the Type 97 sniper rifle.

The 'Island Assault' Content Pack for Rising Storm includes new features and content.

PPS-42 submachine gun for Red Orchestra 2 and Type 97 sniper rifle for Rising Storm.

The 'Island Assault' Content Pack for Rising Storm includes new features and content.

Refinements to Classic Mode include changes to player movement, aiming, and recoil.

The map recreates the Battle of Tarawa, featuring intense defenses and assaults.

A more accurate but less powerful sniper rifle option for Japanese forces.

Disabled spawning on MGer when spawning on SL is disabled.

Adjusted Countdown mode to prevent exploits related to suicide after capturing objectives.

Players can now earn points for kills when dropping a primed grenade upon death.

Players can now successfully prone in many more locations.

Japanese Type 38 rifle now receives additional ammo clips at level 3.

Resolved issue allowing single fire with a burned-out BAR barrel.

Type 97 Sniper Rifle introduced, offering a more accurate but less powerful alternative to the Type 99.

Fixed the ability to single fire a BAR with a burned-out barrel.

Fixed issue where aerial recon planes were spawning at the wrong location when team roles were reversed.

Dropping a primed grenade when killed can now award points for kills.

Multiplayer Campaign Mode officially released, adding depth to multiplayer gameplay with territory control and strategic voting.

A new map recreating the Battle of Tarawa, featuring extensive use of destroyable objectives.

Resolved spawn delay issue after accepting battlefield commission post-round start.

Fixed M1917 firing too high.

Gameplay balance adjustments made to various maps including Apartments, Barracks, and more.

Fixed spawn delay after accepting battlefield commission after a round has begun.

Crawling through tight spaces like trenches is now less restrictive.

The PPS-42 SMG added, providing a powerful, lightweight option for Russian forces.

Refined Countdown game mode to prevent exploits where one team would suicide after capturing an objective.

Resolved issue allowing players to spawn on the opposing team's machine gunner.

Fixed being able to spawn on the other team’s MGer.

A lightweight SMG option for Russian forces, developed during the siege of Leningrad.

Removed spawn protection when spawning on squad leader.

Introducing the Betio map, recreating the Battle of Tarawa with extensive use of destroyable objectives.

Players can now successfully prone in many more locations.

Resolved issue with aerial recon planes spawning incorrectly when team roles were reversed.

Multiplayer Campaign Mode is now officially released, featuring Stalingrad and Pacific theater campaigns.

Corrected firing height issue with the M1917.

Took a pass through many maps to improve gameplay balance.

Crawling through tight spaces like trenches is now less restrictive.

Japanese Type 38 rifle now receives additional ammo clips at level 3.

Removed plus-one reloading for the PPSH 41.

Players will enter iron sights at a slower speed when sprinting, preventing firing until fully up.

Most weapons, especially SMGs, will experience increased recoil, sway, and jitter.

Increased sway when players change stances, such as from crouched to standing.

Players will now enter iron sights from sprinting at a slower speed and cannot fire until fully up.

Player movement speed increased to the Realism base speed in Classic mode.

Major refinements to the prone system allowing players to prone in more locations without colliding with the world.

Players will now experience full sway when going into iron sights, which will settle down over time.

Players will now be at full sway when going into iron sights, which will settle down over time.

Increased recoil on most weapons, particularly SMGs, along with increased sway and jitter.

Player movement speed has been increased to match the Realism base speed.

Major refinements to the prone system allowing players to prone in more locations without colliding with the world.

Skirmish mode has been removed from the menu as it will not be released in this patch.

Increased sway when players change stances (e.g., crouched to standing).

Skirmish mode has been removed from the menu as it will not be released in this patch.

Beta access opened for all RS/RO2 owners to participate in upcoming updates.

Players can now access the new map Betio in the Rising Storm Beta.

The beta for Rising Storm is now available for all owners of Red Orchestra 2.

Introduction of the new map Betio for Rising Storm.

Continuing efforts to fix bugs and improve the game experience.

Continuing efforts to fix bugs and improve the game.

Work is ongoing to fix and officially release Campaign mode.

A new co-op style gameplay mode featuring a small group of humans versus enemy AI, playable in alpha at PAX.

New co-op style gameplay mode featuring a small group of humans against enemy AI, playable in alpha at PAX.

Introducing the first official new map set on the beaches of Betio, featuring American and Japanese forces.

Introducing the first official new Rising Storm map set on the beaches of Betio.

Marksman rifle based on the Type 38, featuring a lighter stock and sniper scope.

Marksman rifle based on the Type 38, featuring a lighter stock and sniper scope.

Framework for working multiplayer troop carriers and a spawning system has been developed.

New weapon designed as a low cost, easy to produce replacement for the PPsH-41.

New weapon designed as a low cost, easy to produce replacement for the PPsH-41.

Framework for working multiplayer troop carriers and a spawning system has been integrated.

Introducing the new Custom Game Type Mutator 3.0 with Search and Destroy mode.

Introducing the new Custom Game Type Mutator 3.0 with Search and Destroy mode.

A lethal warren of huge factory buildings for both long-range and close-quarters battles.

Features asymmetrical gameplay with Soviets attacking across open country supported by a tank.

Includes new maps: Bridges of Druzhina, Cold Steel, and Gumrak Station.

A mapping contest for Rising Storm with over $25,000 in cash prizes.

A re-imagining of an old favorite from the original Red Orchestra.

A factory setting creating both long-range fire-fights and close-quarters battles.

Mapping contest for Rising Storm with over $25,000 in cash prizes.

Includes new maps: Bridges of Druzhina, Cold Steel, and Gumrak Station.

Re-imagining of an old favorite from the original Red Orchestra, featuring German assaults through trenches.

Features asymmetrical gameplay with Soviets attacking across open country supported by a tank.

Modified the points awarded for killing a recon plane.

Moved Axis spawn for the Airfield Defences (b) back about 20 meters

Fixed recon planes getting stuck between rounds.

Fixed the recon plane sometimes starting its path from the wrong location.

Modified the capture volume shape on the last objective slightly

Objectives A and B now lock when captured.

In Firefight, added Thompson SMG to automatic rifleman - Known Issue that this is not working on FF-Hanto.

Fixed a case where players were spawning outside of play area in FireFight

Fixed a stationary MG at A that was too low.

Increased capture time of the Base Camp (d) from 15s to 25s

Fixed a case where players lower body would not animate during machine gun reloads

Fixed iron sights on the lvl 50 BAR putting the player into the cover state

Fixed cover bugs.

Fixed lvl 50 Type99 LMG scoped mouse sensitivity being too low.

Added a message to the commander that called a recon plane in that lets him know if his recon plane was shot down

Fixed a case where players were spawning outside of play area in FireFight.

Modified the capture volume shape on the last objective slightly.

Fixed Role Screen placing you in another role when players spawned

Fixed the recon plane sometimes not spawning when called.

Reduced Axis spawn time from 25s to 20s.

Reduced Axis spawn time from 25s to 20s

Fixed machine guns breaking when taking over a bot in Countdown.

Fixed cover bugs.

Fixed BAR not being able to lean out of left or right cover with iron sights.

All 3 fixed MGs will now spawn at the first two objectives instead of randomly picking 2.

Fixed missing / misplaced sounds.

Improved damage effects for when recon planes are damaged or shot down.

Reduced capture time of C from 30s to 25s.

Recon planes are now easier to shoot down.

Fixed missing / misplaced sounds.

Fixed radios not working in Barashka 16p version.

Fixed several cases where players who took over bots could end up in a stuttering state

Reduced capture time of C from 30s to 25s

Known Issue that this is not working on FF-Hanto

Fixed missing / misplaced sounds.

Fixed a bug where players who took over bots could not climb ladders

Fixed missing / misplaced sounds.

Increased capture time of the Base Camp (d) from 15s to 25s.

Fixed BAR not being able to lean out of left or right cover with iron sights

Fixed Role Screen placing you in another role when players spawned.

Shooting down the enemy recon plane no longer gives a negative score.

Cleaned up NoArtilleryVolumes.

Moved Axis spawn for the Airfield Defences (b) back about 20 meters.

Fixed cover bugs.

Fixed the recon plane sometimes starting its path from the wrong location

Reduced capture time of C from 30s to 25s.

Fixed machine guns breaking when taking over a bot in Countdown

Fixed lvl 50 Type99 LMG scoped mouse sensitivity being too low

Increased capture time of A and B from 15s to 20s

Fixed Engineers losing points destroying objectives on swapped team in Multiplayer Campaign.

Fixed cover bugs.

Objectives A and B now lock when captured.

Added a kill message when a recon plane is shot down.

Fixed recon planes getting stuck between rounds

Fixed several cases where players who took over bots could end up in a stuttering state.

Fixed the recon plane sometimes not spawning when called

Fixed an infinite fire exploit.

Fixed a stationary MG at A that was too low

Increased capture time of A and B from 15s to 20s.

Fixed a bug where players who took over bots could not climb ladders.

Added a message to the commander that called a recon plane in that lets him know if his recon plane was shot down.

Reduced capture time of C from 30s to 25s

Fixed missing / misplaced sounds.

Fixed cover bugs.

Fixed Engineers losing points destroying objectives on swapped team in Multiplayer Campaign

Fixed a case where the spawn selection menu would disappear

Increased capture time of A and B from 15s to 20s

Increased capture time of A and B from 15s to 20s.

Fixed a case where players lower body would not animate during machine gun reloads.

Fixed a case where the spawn selection menu would disappear.

Fixed iron sights on the lvl 50 BAR putting the player into the cover state.

All 3 fixed MGs will now spawn at the first two objectives instead of randomly picking 2

Trailer showcases the new game in the Red Orchestra franchise set in the Pacific Theater of WWII.

The Digital Deluxe Edition includes Day 1 unlocks for various weapons and characters, plus soundtracks.

Players can experience new tactics such as knee mortars, booby-traps, and Banzai charges.

Iconic locations such as Iwo Jima, Saipan, and Peleliu introduced.

Features asymmetric warfare tactics for Japanese forces against American troops.

The Digital Deluxe Edition includes Day 1 unlocks for various weapons and characters, along with soundtracks.

Iconic locations include Iwo Jima, Saipan, and Peleliu.

Trailer showcases the new game in the Red Orchestra franchise set in the Pacific Theater of WWII.

Rising Storm, the next game in the Red Orchestra franchise, will be released on 30 May 2013.

Rising Storm, the next game in the Red Orchestra franchise, will be released on 30 May 2013.

The SDK for Rising Storm is also available for preload.

Players can now preload Rising Storm if they have pre-purchased or own RO2.

Players can now preload Rising Storm and the SDK ahead of its release on May 30, 2013.

All owners of Rising Storm now receive two beta keys to gift to friends.

All owners of Rising Storm now receive two beta keys to gift to friends.

Up to 40% discount for those who own Red Orchestra 2 and pre-order Rising Storm.

Players who pre-order gain instant access to the Rising Storm Beta.

Pre-purchase period for Rising Storm begins, offering a 15% discount and immediate access to the beta.

15% discount for pre-purchasing Rising Storm, up to 40% off for Red Orchestra 2 owners.

Pre-purchase period for Rising Storm, focusing on Pacific Theater campaigns.

Plans for a limited beta to test and monitor performance of Rising Storm content on clients and servers.

Players are advised that the beta version may still contain bugs and is not linked to their existing copy of Red Orchestra 2.

Single player content will be moved to its own application to prevent breaking with updates.

Plans for a limited beta to test and monitor performance of Rising Storm content.

Added whitelisted/fully ranked server settings to configure whether players can spawn with enemy primary weapons.

A partial list of legacy issues confirmed by QA has been addressed, many reported by the community.

Keys for the Rising Storm beta have been sent out to selected players and will continue to be distributed through various websites.

Added whitelisted/fully ranked server settings to configure enemy primary weapon spawning for players.

A partial list of legacy issues has been addressed, many reported as major annoyances.

Upon the full release of Rising Storm, the server lists for live RO2 and RS will merge into one server browser.

Single player content will be rolled out of the multiplayer portion into its own application to prevent breakage during updates.

The invitation beta for Rising Storm is now live, allowing players to experience the upcoming game in the Red Orchestra franchise.

The beta version is not linked to existing Red Orchestra 2 accounts, and players cannot switch between RO2 and Rising Storm servers.

The invitation beta for Rising Storm is now live, allowing players early access to the upcoming game.

Keys for the Rising Storm beta have been sent out to selected players and will continue to be distributed through various websites.

Classic 'Arad' map updated for Red Orchestra 2, set in a warm, sunny environment for tank combat.

Updated classic map featuring Russians assaulting a German-held airfield in Poland.

During the free weekend, the game and bundles are reduced by 85% on Steam.

A wintry map featuring Germans attacking a Russian hill-top position through trees and snow.

Red Orchestra 2 is free to play from April 4 to April 7.

Four new community maps added as Official Custom Maps for Red Orchestra 2.

Beloved map from the original mod, reproduced in Red Orchestra 2.

Red Orchestra 2 available for free from April 4 to April 7.

During the free weekend, the game and digital deluxe upgrade are reduced by 85%.

Four new community-made maps added as official custom maps: Winterwald, Arad 2 Tanks, Rakowice, and Stalingrad Kessel.

Features new weapons such as the Japanese knee mortar, rifles, Garand, Springfield rifles, and American flamethrower.

Showcases the Japanese ability to banzai-charge with leaders waving katanas.

Trailer showcases maps and weapons from the Pacific Theater, including Guadalcanal, Saipan, and Iwo Jima.

Trailer showcases new maps and weapons for Rising Storm, including iconic locations and Japanese banzai-charge ability.

Downloading multiple versions of the same file will no longer give an ambiguous message popup warning.

Forgiving a team kill now forgives all wound damage inflicted on that player.

Fixed single player maps auto completing.

Fixed the G41 playing the wrong shoot animation when hipped/shouldered.

DemoRec & Spectating players no longer open up extra roles on the server.

Fixed a confusing attack/defend message on the tactical view when issued an order from the Commander.

Team select menu now displays a message if a team is full

Added Custom map filter to the in-game workshop menu.

Followup patch fixed an issue related to reinforcement counts introduced with the previous patch.

Added Custom map filter to the in-game workshop menu.

The cooldown for reusing an ammo resupply is now more reliable.

The cooldown for reusing an ammo resupply is now more reliable.

Fixed a confusing attack/defend message on the tactical view when issued an order from the Commander.

DemoRec & Spectating players no longer open up extra roles on the server.

Fixed single player maps auto completing.

When bAllowDeadRoaming is disabled, it’s no longer possible to use the roaming camera even if everyone on your team is dead.

Downloading multiple versions of the same file will no longer give an ambiguous message popup warning.

Stock RO2 maps show up to the in-game workshop menu.

Fixed the G41 playing the wrong shoot animation when hipped/shouldered.

Downloading Workshop files will now show download progress %.

Downloading Workshop files will now show download progress %.

Fixed bNoVehicles not working correctly in Barashka.

Fixed OverrideMaxPlayers. This setting forces the map to play on a different sized version than that specified by MaxPlayers.

Setup the level 2/3 G41 sniper rifle to have the proper scope position and zoom.

Fixed OverrideMaxPlayers to force the map to play on a different sized version than specified by MaxPlayers.

Fixed an issue related to reinforcement counts introduced with the previous patch.

When bAllowDeadRoaming is disabled, it’s no longer possible to use the roaming camera even if everyone on your team is dead.

Fixed team kill forgiveness. Forgiving a team kill now forgives all wound damage inflicted on that player.

Stock RO2 maps show up in the in-game workshop menu.

Setup the level 2/3 G41 sniper rifle to have the proper scope position and zoom.

SDK: Fix for workshop uploading the wrong version of the file (from MyGames).

Fix for workshop uploading the wrong version of the file (from MyGames).

Fixed bNoVehicles not working correctly in Barashka.

Team select menu now displays a message if a team is full

Downloading Workshop files will now show download progress %

Fixed a case where weapons would not respect the ammo resupply timer

Team select menu now displays a message if a team is full

Fix for workshop uploading the wrong version of the file (from MyGames)

Fix for workshop uploading the wrong version of the file (from MyGames)

Stock RO2 maps show up to the in-game workshop menu

Team select menu now displays a message if a team is full

Downloading Workshop files will now show download progress %

Stock RO2 maps show up to the in-game workshop menu

Added Custom map filter to the in-game workshop menu

Fixed a case where weapons would not respect the ammo resupply timer

Added Custom map filter to the in-game workshop menu