Men of War II — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| World War 2 Game Sale! | 2026-05-07 | Soldiers! Victory Day is upon us.And to celebrate this occasion, we, along with dozens of game developers, have banded together to create the World War II Game Sale.Do not miss your chance to get Men of War II at a great discount of 75%!If you wish to dive even deeper into the history of this conflict while saving a lot of money in the process, be sure to check out the full sale. There are many games for you to explore, including the newest entries in the Commandos: Origins and Sudden Strike series.And there is, as always, one more thing. Join us in the open playtest for the Rearmed version of the legendary Theatre of War series, which starts |
| Rating Reset System | 2026-02-20 | Hi everyone! About a month ago, we made a poll about the ranked rating reset. To quickly refresh the memory, the idea was to reset everyone’s points back to the starting position to refresh the race to the top and how many points you get for every win. This was never done before, which made rankings a bit stale, especially for those who populate the top spots.The results of that poll were overwhelmingly in favour of such a reset, 89% in favour, in fact! But we do not wish to create a band‑aid, one‑time solution, as it will eventually lead to the same problem after some time.So what will be done? Now, the rating will be reset every 3 months, a |
| MoW II League Points Reset Poll | 2026-01-23 | Hi everyone! Let’s talk about the League Points in Men of War II.Since the release, there has been no reset of those, which led to a stalemate in the ladder. The top cut became permanent, and no amount of games by players from the middle of the pack could change that.This is why we are thinking about resetting those points for everyone back to zero every three months, to add motivation for those who are striving to get higher.But we need your feedback on this decision, as there was nothing like this previously in the game, and we do not want to add too much unwanted disruption.Here’s why we created this poll: a simple yes or no question. Tell |
| Men of War II Christmas Giveaway! | 2025-12-30 | While Christmas is already behind us, that doesn’t mean we can’t give you some presents!Yes, this is a giveaway, soldier — with three copies of Men of War II up for grabs.How do you get this present? Simple: just leave a comment! Tomorrow, I’ll pick three winners and contact them via Steam DMs.Happy Holidays, everyone! |
| Men of War II Supports Men's Health - Movember Charity Bundle is Live! | 2025-11-03 | Greetings, Commanders! The eleventh month of the year has come, and with it, the annual global "Movember" event; dedicating all of November to raising awareness of men's health issues, such as mental health, suicide, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. This year, Men of War II is stepping up and participates in this endeavour, by becoming a part of the Movember Game 'Stache Charity Bundle, along with titles like Schedule I, Mon Bazou, Gloomwood, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and others; you can see the full list and purchase the bundle here. Please, consider donating even more than the minimum amount. From everybody involved in this b |
| Men of War II | The Way Forward | 2025-05-22 | Greetings, Commanders! We’ve been silent for a while; we would like to apologize for that, thank you for your patience and reassure you – the game has not been abandoned. However, as many of you have guessed, the situation surrounding updates and new content for the game is complicated, and we did not want to overwhelm you with background details. What we can say is that a new patch does exist - and its most notable feature is a complete overhaul of the in-game UI. At the moment, the update is not yet ready for release on Steam, but efforts are underway to resolve the remaining steps required to bring it to you. Both Best Way and Fulqrum Publ |
| Men of War II | Update 1.042 is Out Now! | 2025-01-16 | Greetings, Commanders! We have just published an update fixing various bugs and issues, including a critical problem which prevented some players from starting a game. That's not all, however, as the patch also brings a host of balancing and modding/editor improvements. Full Change Log: Critical Fix Fixed a bug causing the local server to not launch when it could not register with Steam. This prevented some players, especially in China, from starting games (both single-player and multiplayer). Balancing Changes Pz.Kpfw. II Flamm Ausf. A "Flamingo": A 10-second cooldown has been added for reusing smoke grenade launchers. FOG Flamethrowers (inc |
| Men of War II | Firestorm Update is Out Now! | 2024-12-19 | Greetings, Commanders! We have hinted at it before, but we've been working on another major update for Men of War II - and today is the day, the Firestorm Update is Live! As usual, the full change log is available at the end of this article, but the absolute highlights are the new flamethrower-based units - 13 vehicle types in total and each nation gets a new flamethrower infantry squad to boot! That is not all, however; significant improvements have been made to flame-based visual effects to the visual (including new mechanics for burnt ground and different death animations), audio (redesigned SFX for all flame-based weapons) as well as game |
| Men of War II | Things are Heating Up with the Next Update | 2024-12-02 | Greetings, Commanders! We hope you enjoyed the Steel Rain update featuring the offline mode and new units for Men of War II. We're thrilled to announce that we're hard at work on the next major update, which is now in the final stages of testing and polishing. Alongside various new features, improvements and bug fixes, this update will bring exciting new content that should provide plenty of warmth in the coming winter months. What’s Coming in the Next Update: 🔥 New Flamethrower Tanks for all three in-game nations: USSR: T-34-76 M1941 with FOG flamethrowers. OT-34-85 Wehrmacht: Pz.Kpfw. II Flamm Ausf. A "Flamingo". Pz.Kpfw. III (Fl). USA: M3 |
| Men of War II | Upcoming Update | Autumn Sale and Steam Awards Are Here! | 2024-11-27 | Greetings, Commanders! Not long ago, we brought one of the most requested features into the game - the offline mode for single-player, along with many other changes, performance improvements, fixes, and new content (see the announcement here for full info). This also marked a significant milestone in our post-launch development, but by no means does that mean we are done improving the game - in fact, we are currently testing another important update. We will publish it in the next few weeks if all goes well! Big Update Coming Soon! We will once again bring more units for you to command; this time, it will be a selection of various vehicles an |
| Men of War II | Steel Rain Update is Out Now! | 2024-10-25 | Greetings, Commanders! Today is the day - we are excited to announce that we have just published the Steel Rain Update for Men of War II for all our players! It brings many highly requested features, including the most asked-for one; the offline mode. But not only that: all single-player games (including lobbies against AI, Conquest and Raid) have the option to change the game's speed; the quality of the game world simulation will now improve based on the power of your PC; units in a squad now have an inventory sharing system, and more - the extensive full Change Log is available below. The update also brings 8 new units and 3 new battalions, |
| Men of War II | Open Beta of the Steel Rain Update is Live! | 2024-10-18 | Greetings, Commanders! In a recent poll we've asked you whether you would prefer us to release the Offline Mode as soon as possible, even though campaign progress between playing offline and online is not shared - and most of you said that yes, the sooner, the better. You have spoken: 50.2% voted for releasing the update as soon as possible 37.6% would rather wait with the release until progress sharing is ready 12.2% were fine with either choice And we heard you - therefore we chose the absolutely fastest way to get the update into your hands; it is now available in an open beta! Until Monday, October 21, you can try out all the new content |
| Men of War II | Offline Mode - We Need Your Opinion | 2024-10-10 | Greetings, Commanders! We are in the final stages of development of the Offline Mode, but as it is such a highly requested and anticipated feature, we would like your input on one crucial aspect of its design: the campaign progress sharing. To keep the ability to join coop games with your friends on the fly, the game now has a separate offline mode and online mode you can switch between (and of course, it loads into offline mode by default when you are not connected to the Internet); but the two technical differences between the two prevent campaign progress from being shared between them. So if you start a campaign in the online mode, you ar |
| Men of War II | Incoming Update News | 2024-10-07 | Greetings, Commanders! As we have reported previously, work is ongoing on the highly anticipated update bringing the offline mode for single-player to Men of War II; and the development is now in its final stages, we are running thorough tests to ensure a smooth roll-out for this major rework of the game's system architecture. What we have not told you however is that while this is the absolute priority for most of the team, there are some who could not contribute towards the purely technical aspects of the game being improved; but even those talented designers are not just sitting around idly. And so, when the update comes this month (Octobe |
| Gem RTS Editor - Changes and Improvements | Beginner's Guide to Modding | 2024-09-18 | Greetings, Commanders! Today, we would like to talk about the Men of War II editor - namely, the new features that we have implemented since the game's release. But before we dive into that, since it is a topic for more experienced modders, we have also prepared a few introductory videos for those of you who would like to create custom maps and missions but don’t know where to start in the editor. So far, we have produced 3 of them, but please let us know if we should cover any additional topics in this manner: Editor Basics and Map Creation Intro to Mission Scripting Steam Workshop and Publishing your Mods Please note that these guides show |
| Men of War II | The State of Development of the Offline Mode | 2024-08-30 | Greetings, Commanders! Since the start of Men of War II’s development, we have focused on creating a game with extensive single-player content, while also emphasizing the ability to play any campaign, mission, and mode cooperatively with your friends. And of course, we also wanted to provide as much content to the PvP enthusiasts among our fans. However, as with every endeavor, we had to choose a priority – have all those options available at launch and provide the most expansive gameplay experience yet in the franchise, or make the game available offline, sacrificing some of its scope. Looking back, we understand that we have underestimated |
| Men of War II | Patch v1.038 Live | 2024-08-28 | Greetings, Commanders! We have just released a new update for Men of War II, which means a short downtime for multiplayer servers (no longer than 20-30 minutes). In the meantime, all single-player campaigns remain available. Among other issues, we have fixed a bug causing crashes and improved loading times — the full changelog is available below. If you are experiencing problems with the game and are receiving an error message you are unclear about, we have prepared a troubleshooting guide explaining the most common errors and hints for how to remedy them here. But as always, if you encounter any issues or have any suggestions or other feedba |
| Men of War II | Patch v1.037 Live | Troubleshooting Guide Available | 2024-08-07 | Greetings, Commanders! We have just released a new update for Men of War II - this means a short downtime for multiplayer servers (no longer than 20-30 minutes), but all single player campaigns remain available in the meantime. This time we have focused on improving overall stability and fixing issues that could cause the game to crash - the full changelog is available below. Since the update last week, you can now see more detailed information whenever you encounter an issue in-game and can distinguish the cause of the problem more easily. We have been monitoring the situation, and with the information you've provided, we have put together a |
| Men of War II | Update 1.036 Released | 2024-07-31 | Greetings, Commanders! We have just released a new update for Men of War II - this means a short downtime for multi-player servers (no longer than 20-30 minutes), but all single-player campaigns remain available in the meantime. The patch switches the game mode in Classic PvP Match-Making into "Assault Zones", to give it an even more "classic" feeling; honoring a result of our recent poll. Moreover, it greatly improves the problem with camera movement "stuttering" for many players, brings various balancing changes and introduces enhancements to the Editor as well. Perhaps most importantly however, if you encounter a crash in a single-player g |
| Men of War II | Decide the Future of Match-Making | New Patch (1.035) is Live | 2024-07-09 | Greetings, Commanders! A new patch for Men of War II just went live - as usual, this means a short downtime for multi-player servers (no longer than 20-30 minutes); but all single-player campaigns remain available in the meantime. The update focuses on fixing various bugs you've reported, and the full changelog is available below. But before we get to that, we want to give you the option to get much more involved in the decisions that will directly impact the game's future. That's why we would like to ask you to come to the Men of War II Official Discord server and... Vote on the future game mode in Classic PVP Match-Making! We have set up a |