Rising Storm/Red Orchestra 2 Multiplayer — patch notes and updates
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| The Steam Summer Sale is here! | 2025-07-02 | Grab Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm for 85% off! Offer ends July 10th! |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Research and Development - WWII Community Poll | 2017-09-22 | http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11536098/77de64f31d591a31f60ad34c17996bb860e4ade1.jpg With the RS2 1.04 Update testing underway on the Community Test Branch, the team's focus has turned towards the Australians with the Bushranger Content Pack . Our eagle-eyed fans who tuned in or read the Roundup may have also noticed another section - R&D. This section contains items we are interested in pursuing, but we are not yet fully committed to adding to the game. One of these R&D projects involves WW2. We are looking into porting some content from Red Orchestra 2 to Rising Storm 2 and perhaps this content could tu |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Research and Development - WWII Community Poll | 2017-09-22 | http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11536098/77de64f31d591a31f60ad34c17996bb860e4ade1.jpg With the RS2 1.04 Update testing underway on the Community Test Branch, the team's focus has turned towards the Australians with the Bushranger Content Pack . Our eagle-eyed fans who tuned in or read the Roundup may have also noticed another section - R&D. This section contains items we are interested in pursuing, but we are not yet fully committed to adding to the game. One of these R&D projects involves WW2. We are looking into porting some content from Red Orchestra 2 to Rising Storm 2 and perhaps this content could tu |
| Last Chance To Pre-Order Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | 2017-05-26 | http://steamcommunity.com/games/418460/announcements/detail/1272676910068069519 |
| Last Chance To Pre-Order Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | 2017-05-26 | http://steamcommunity.com/games/418460/announcements/detail/1272676910068069519 |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Beta Keys - First to grab em win! | 2017-03-18 | Good luck, and thanks for being franchise fans! (UPDATE: AND THEY ARE GONE) There are more keys out there. Keep your eyes peeled! |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Beta Keys - First to grab em win! | 2017-03-18 | Good luck, and thanks for being franchise fans! (UPDATE: AND THEY ARE GONE) There are more keys out there. Keep your eyes peeled! |
| Heroes of the West Winter 2016 update now live! | 2016-12-14 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ToMP4LOg8 To mark the upcoming anniversary of the start of 'The Battle of the Bulge' (Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein) Tripwire Interactive and the team behind Heroes of the West mod are proud to announce the release of the HotW winter 2016 update for Rising Storm/Red Orchestra 2. Based on the German counter-offensive in the winter of 44-45, this update has 3 new maps; 2 winter maps and Saint-Come-du-Mont, a community-made map based around the fight between US and German paratroopers in Normandy. The maps set in the Battle of the Bulge include the classic map, Foy, from the Darkest Hour mod of Red Orchestra Ostfro |
| Heroes of the West Winter 2016 update now live! | 2016-12-14 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ToMP4LOg8 To mark the upcoming anniversary of the start of 'The Battle of the Bulge' (Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein) Tripwire Interactive and the team behind Heroes of the West mod are proud to announce the release of the HotW winter 2016 update for Rising Storm/Red Orchestra 2. Based on the German counter-offensive in the winter of 44-45, this update has 3 new maps; 2 winter maps and Saint-Come-du-Mont, a community-made map based around the fight between US and German paratroopers in Normandy. The maps set in the Battle of the Bulge include the classic map, Foy, from the Darkest Hour mod of Red Orchestra Ostfro |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam PAX West Panel Recap | 2016-09-09 | PAX West 2016 Panel Recap http://rs2vietnam.com/images/paxwest2016/paxwestlogo.jpg Last week Tripwire and Antimatter devs were at PAX West and delivered a presentation about Rising Storm 2: Vietnam. The developers go into detail about weapons, helicopters, commander abilities as well as answering questions from the internet and from the live audience. We also show off new in game footage, as well as Sturt Jeffery flying (and crashing) the helicopters live! Check out the archived PAX West stream on Twitch! PAX Slides & Videos http://rs2vietnam.com/images/paxwest2016/slides-thumb.jpg We have also provided the slides and videos from the presenta |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam PAX West Panel Recap | 2016-09-09 | PAX West 2016 Panel Recap http://rs2vietnam.com/images/paxwest2016/paxwestlogo.jpg Last week Tripwire and Antimatter devs were at PAX West and delivered a presentation about Rising Storm 2: Vietnam. The developers go into detail about weapons, helicopters, commander abilities as well as answering questions from the internet and from the live audience. We also show off new in game footage, as well as Sturt Jeffery flying (and crashing) the helicopters live! Check out the archived PAX West stream on Twitch! PAX Slides & Videos http://rs2vietnam.com/images/paxwest2016/slides-thumb.jpg We have also provided the slides and videos from the presenta |
| New "Armour Update" available now for Heroes of the West! | 2016-09-02 | Heroes of the West Armor Update. In this latest update of Heroes of the West, the free mod for Red Orchestra 2/Rising Storm we are proud to introduce 2 new tanks, the American M4A3 Sherman and the German Sturmgeschutz III ausf. G (Stug IIIG). The M4A3 Sherman was a common model of the famous Sherman tank. Many were in use and deployed in the Normandy theatre. We present to you the mid-production variant with the standard 75mm gun. The German Sturmgeschutz III ausf. G was the most common variant of any Armored Fighting Vehicle used by the Germans in WW2. With its low profile it was an effective infantry support, and anti-tank, vehicle in most |
| New "Armour Update" available now for Heroes of the West! | 2016-09-02 | Heroes of the West Armor Update. In this latest update of Heroes of the West, the free mod for Red Orchestra 2/Rising Storm we are proud to introduce 2 new tanks, the American M4A3 Sherman and the German Sturmgeschutz III ausf. G (Stug IIIG). The M4A3 Sherman was a common model of the famous Sherman tank. Many were in use and deployed in the Normandy theatre. We present to you the mid-production variant with the standard 75mm gun. The German Sturmgeschutz III ausf. G was the most common variant of any Armored Fighting Vehicle used by the Germans in WW2. With its low profile it was an effective infantry support, and anti-tank, vehicle in most |
| RS2 Media Update: Mosin Nagant | 2016-09-02 | Manufactured at the Tula arsenal in 1937 this 1891/30 found its way to Vietnam by way of a Soviet supply crate. A significant number of old Soviet surplus supplies, plus weapons captured during WW2, were sent to The People's Republic of Vietnam (PAVN) and to the Nation Liberation Front (NLF or “VC”). The Mosin Nagant is the most mass produced and plentiful rifle of all time. Over 100 million rifles were made from 1881 to 1965 by many manufacturers from several different countries. http://media.tripwirecdn.com/mosin/Mosin.png http://media.tripwirecdn.com/mosin/MosinSniper.png Fun fact - Remington and New England Westinghouse were two US compan |
| RS2 Media Update: Mosin Nagant | 2016-09-02 | Manufactured at the Tula arsenal in 1937 this 1891/30 found its way to Vietnam by way of a Soviet supply crate. A significant number of old Soviet surplus supplies, plus weapons captured during WW2, were sent to The People's Republic of Vietnam (PAVN) and to the Nation Liberation Front (NLF or “VC”). The Mosin Nagant is the most mass produced and plentiful rifle of all time. Over 100 million rifles were made from 1881 to 1965 by many manufacturers from several different countries. http://media.tripwirecdn.com/mosin/Mosin.png http://media.tripwirecdn.com/mosin/MosinSniper.png Fun fact - Remington and New England Westinghouse were two US compan |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam - Media Recap & Information | 2016-08-15 | Greetings Red Orchestra & Rising Storm fans! In case you've missed it, there is a sequel to Rising Storm coming and we want to make sure you all are aware. Rising Storm 2 takes place in Vietnam during the 1960's. Please add RS2: Vietnam to your wishlist! Official Website Twitter Facebook Don't forget to follow the Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Steam Group! And now for the media recap! M37 Ithaca - Pistol Grip http://media.tripwirecdn.com/080916/pistolgrip-thumb.jpg Improved Ragdolls http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11536098/8b6cc6a5e08abdcbcd68d9dc8386507ba52cfdfb.jpg M8 Smoke Grenade - Now effected by wind! http |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam - Media Recap & Information | 2016-08-15 | Greetings Red Orchestra & Rising Storm fans! In case you've missed it, there is a sequel to Rising Storm coming and we want to make sure you all are aware. Rising Storm 2 takes place in Vietnam during the 1960's. Please add RS2: Vietnam to your wishlist! Official Website Twitter Facebook Don't forget to follow the Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Steam Group! And now for the media recap! M37 Ithaca - Pistol Grip http://media.tripwirecdn.com/080916/pistolgrip-thumb.jpg Improved Ragdolls http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11536098/8b6cc6a5e08abdcbcd68d9dc8386507ba52cfdfb.jpg M8 Smoke Grenade - Now effected by wind! http |
| HoTW D-Day Update | 2016-06-06 | http://store.steampowered.com/app/440090/ Heroes of the West D-Day Update Working with Tripwire Interactive, the developers of Heroes of the West mod to RO2/Rising Storm, are proud to announce the release on Steam of an update to the mod to coincide with the anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy on D-day 72 years ago. The update introduces 2 new maps, the first being a combined arms map featuring the British in a gruelling fight to break out from the Normandy beachhead in summer 1944. The map, Caen Outskirts, introduces the British Bren Carrier troop transport. The other map, Hill 400, recreates the bitter fighting in the winter of 1 |
| HoTW D-Day Update | 2016-06-06 | http://store.steampowered.com/app/440090/ Heroes of the West D-Day Update Working with Tripwire Interactive, the developers of Heroes of the West mod to RO2/Rising Storm, are proud to announce the release on Steam of an update to the mod to coincide with the anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy on D-day 72 years ago. The update introduces 2 new maps, the first being a combined arms map featuring the British in a gruelling fight to break out from the Normandy beachhead in summer 1944. The map, Caen Outskirts, introduces the British Bren Carrier troop transport. The other map, Hill 400, recreates the bitter fighting in the winter of 1 |
| HoTW Opt In Beta | 2016-04-26 | To get to the steam beta you need to... 1. Right click on Heroes of the West in your steam library and click properties. 2. Go to the betas tab. 3. Select Beta in the drop down menu as that should show up. 4. It will then download a small patch getting you the beta version. You can revert from beta at any time by simply turning the beta off. The beta test server is called HotW STEAM BUILD Server. Server Password: hotw1234 IP address: 109.70.149.82:7777 Stay tuned to this group for event postings. http://steamcommunity.com/groups/HOTWplayers# Changelog New additions: Added Caen Outskirts. Added Enfield bayonet by shel100. Added Scoped Enfield |