News - December 2003
23rd December '03
BattleGroup42 0.95 Update released @ 16:00GMT!
The BG42 team is pleased to announce our latest release! See the 0.95 Mirrors thread on our forum for the latest download sites and the 0.95 Servers thread for where to play! For a peek at what's in 0.95 see this thread. Web site updates will appear of the next couple of days. While you're waiting for your download visit channel #bg42mod on the Gamesnet.net IRC server to speak to some of the team. What to ask us about the release? Come and see us!

BattleGroup42 0.95 Maps & Features
Once again the team have been busy building new and converting community maps. Here's a quick run-down:

4302-Kharkov_Winter (by L3-dOg)
Kharkov glistens in the snow as armour rolls across the landscape and fighter-bombers roam overhead. This reworking of the original Kharkov map includes an additional northern flag giving a twist to an already close fought map.

4401-Battle_for_Korsun (Lt Havoc)
Russian forces attempt to encircle German forces on the open snowy battlefield centred around the town of Korsun.

4407-Barkmanns_Corner (Gurki - bot support)
Ernst Barkmann's German panzers go head to head with the advancing Americans.

4408-Carpathian_Defense (Demize99 - previously Ural Foothills)
Fighting erupts between Russian and Hungarian forces in the mountains. A malestrom occurs as the two sides are forced together to face each other across a lake filled valley.

4503-Operation_Varsity (Zara5ustra)
British attack the Rhine in March 1945 with a great airbourne assault. On the ground tanks and armoured cars are used to meet the strong German resitance!

Other highlights of 0.95 are the new gun sights found in a number of heavy tanks and the introduction of tank sniping using the Jagdpanther! On top of that the Browning MG on the M3A1 APC and the DSHK MG on the Russian M5A1 APC have both been fitted with iron-sights to help you get right into he action.

 

Winter Kharkov
Battle for Korsun
Barkmann's Corner
Carpathian Defence
Operation Varsity
Jagdpanther
Gun Sight
DSHK Iron Sight

 

20th December '03
0.95 Vehicles
A summary of what can be found in BattleGroup42 0.95 can be found in this thread of our forums. Meanwhile here's a preview of some of the vehicles :

 

JU 87G
M16 M-GMC
Nebelwerfer
P-39 Airacobra

SU-122
SU-85
Brummbaer
& Ostwind

 

20th December '03
BattleGroup42 0.95 Coming Soon!
BattleGroup42 0.95 sets out to refine the gameplay balance and expand the scope of BG42 0.90. There will be new equipment including tank destroyers, assault guns and ground attack aircraft. New battlefields will be available on the eastern and western battlefronts. Many minor revisons and fixes have been implimented since 0.9 meaning that this update has a significant impact on combat in BG42.
Here's a taster of what's in 0.95, expect more details in the next few days!

Version 0.95 is an update and requires BattleGroup42 0.90 to be installed.

 

7th December '03
Latest Model Update, Great New Wallpapers & HomeLAN interview!
Koricus has been busy expanding the Russian production facilities. His two most recent updates are the Su-122 and SU-85 self-propelled guns. Based on the chassis of the T-34 the SU-122 is an assault gun carrying a 122mm howitzer while the SU-85 is a tank destroyer using an 85mm tank gun.

 

Lt. Bricks has put together the first in a series of great wallpapers. Visit our wallpapers page to see all those available. Meanwhile here's a taster :

 

To top it all off Panzaman and Vimeous have had a chat with John Callaham of HomeLan Fed about the BattleGroup42 mod its past, present and future! Visit www.homelanfed.com to read what was said.