Axis & Allies 1942 Online — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Axis & Allies 1942 Online patch | 2026-07-07 | Attention Commanders,It’s been a while. A new minor update for Axis & Allies 1942 Online is rolling out today on Steam, iOS, and Android.We’ve refreshed our build pipeline for AAO, which should help us deliver updates more consistently going forward.Patch NotesFixed a crash triggered when launching an amphibious assault with bombardment in a sea zone that also contained active sea combat. This previously caused an endless crash loop that prevented players from continuing their games and resulted in an auto-loss.Known IssuesIf you’re experiencing graphical problems on Linux, add the following flags to AAO’s Steam Launch Options to get the game |
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| Axis & Allies 1942 Online Patch! New Defense Profiles, iOS fixes, and More! | 2022-07-05 | Attention Commanders, A new patch for Axis & Allies 1942 Online is on the way. 🎲🎲🎲 ⚠️OUTAGE NOTICE:⚠️ The game will be unavailable from July 6th 11:00am-1:00pm MDT while the team rolls out the patch. PATCH DETAILS FEATURES New Defense Profiles | You can now pick from new options of Defense Profiles for Submarines and Destroyers! Differentiate between lone Subs and Subs with a fleet when automatically submerging, or select the last defending Destroyer to be preserved in an encounter with attacking Subs Black Screen Prevention on iOS | Axis & Allies 1942 Online on iOS will now use Minimal High Quality Sprites by default: only unit icon sprit |
| Hotfix! Battleship combat & email notifications | 2022-05-02 | Attention Commanders, Today we’re releasing a small hotfix with important updates to make your Axis & Allies 1942 Online experience smoother. Hotfix Details: Fixed combat situations where hits couldn't be assigned to battleships Email notifications now show correct turn expiry times |
| Axis & Allies 1942 Online Patch! Customized Turn Timers for Custom Games & More | 2022-04-26 | Attention Commanders, A new patch for Axis & Allies 1942 Online is on the way. 🎲🎲🎲 ⚠️OUTAGE NOTICE:⚠️ The game will be unavailable from April 26th 11:00am-1:00pm MDT while the team rolls out the patch. PATCH DETAILS FEATURES Customized Turn Timers for Custom Games | The game now allows you to customize the Turn Timer when setting up a non-Ranked game. Can be defaulted to a particular value for all new games in user Settings More informative Game History | Game History now shows length of game and which round it ended at More informative in-Game Menu | The in-game menu now displays the Match Name, Game Mode & Dice Mode More Colorblind adjus |
| Hotfix! March 29th | 2022-03-29 | Attention Commanders, A new hotfix for Axis & Allies 1942 Online is on the way. Hotfix Details Fixed an issue with Aircraft Carriers’ movement Fixed an issue with the Colorblind mode not saving on tablets & phones |
| Axis & Allies 1942 Online Patch! Colorblind Setting & Bug Fixes | 2022-03-14 | Attention Commanders, A new patch for Axis & Allies 1942 Online is on the way. 🎲🎲🎲 ⚠️OUTAGE NOTICE:⚠️ Online games will be unavailable from March 14th 11:00am-1:00pm MST while the team rolls out the patch. PATCH DETAILS FEATURES Colorblind Setting | The game now has a setting with updated map colors for Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia, Achromatopsia Improved Server Efficiency | Combat moves and Combat with very large numbers of units now proceed more smoothly Combat Predictions Calibration | Combat predictions (Implausible, Poor, Unlikely, Favorable, Strong) now calculate more accurately FIXES Sorted the Season dropdown list in the Pl |
| Feb 14: Season 7 + New Patch for Axis & Allies 1942 Online | 2022-02-08 | Attention Commanders! On Monday, February 14th, 2022, we’re rolling into Season 7 of competitive play and releasing a new patch for Axis & Allies 1942 Online. Read on for details... ***IMPORTANT*** In-Progress Ranked Games: In-progress ranked games not completed by 11 am MST on February 14th, 2022 will be removed. Stats: Unfinished ranked games will not count towards your season ranking or custom game statistics. Outage: Axis & Allies 1942 Online will be unavailable from 11 am-3pm MST, February 14th, 2022 while the team launches Season 7 of ranked play and releases the patch. SEASON 7 LAUNCHES ON FEB 14, 2022 Season 6 will come to a close nex |
| Hotfix | 2022-01-27 | Hotfix for IC overlapping some units |
| Axis & Allies 1942 Online Patch! Game History Improvements & Bug Fixes | 2022-01-25 | Attention Commanders, A new patch for Axis & Allies 1942 Online is on the way. 🎲🎲🎲 ⚠️OUTAGE NOTICE:⚠️ Online games in will be unavailable from January 25th 11:00am-1:00pm MST while the team rolls out the patch. Patch Details You can now minimize the Purchase Panel during the Purchase Phase on tablets and PC Game History now shows all Matches you’ve played up to a month ago Notifications for starting Ranked Games now display the Commander Name of your opponent Profanity Filters are now relaxed to accommodate common word patterns. Profane words that are common word patterns inside other words are now only considered profane if they are separ |
| Hotfix | 2021-12-13 | Fix for infinite horizontal scroll setting not toggling. |
| Hotfix! iOS & Android improvements | 2021-12-13 | Attention Commanders, A new hotfix for Axis & Allies 1942 Online is on the way.🎲🎲🎲 ⚠️OUTAGE NOTICE:⚠️Axis & Allies 1942 Online will be unavailable from 12:00-2:00pm MST while the team rolls out the hotfix. HOTFIX DETAILS Added an option in Game Settings under Graphics to disable Infinite Horizontal Map Scrolling (The Infinite Horizontal Scrolling now defaults to "off" for the iOS App Store & Google Play to reduce memory usage) |
| Hotfix! Crash Fixes & Online List Improvements | 2021-12-06 | Attention Commanders, A new hotfix for Axis & Allies 1942 Online is on the way. 🎲🎲🎲 ⚠️OUTAGE NOTICE:⚠️ Online games in Axis & Allies 1942 Online will be unavailable from 11:00am-1:00pm MST while the team rolls out the hotfix. Hotfix Details Fixed an issue with cancelling amphibious assaults Fixed an issue with hit assignment to a cruiser Added a speculative fix for cases where games don’t end properly if a player forfeits Added an automated task to delete unstarted and unfinished games with no players from the online list |
| Hotfix: November 24. Crash fixes & The Forfeit button placement | 2021-11-24 | Attention Commanders, A new hotfix for Axis & Allies 1942 Online is on the way. 🎲🎲🎲 ⚠️OUTAGE NOTICE:⚠️Axis & Allies 1942 Online will be unavailable from 11:30am-1:30pm MST while the team rolls out the hotfix. Hotfix Details The Forfeit / Delete Game button now stands out from other Menu buttons The game no longer crashes while viewing the online games list Fixed a crash when cancelling bombardments Deploying several Industrial Complexes to the same region is no longer possible Players on the opposing alliance can now be kicked from the game during the setup |
| Axis & Allies 1942 Online Launches Out of Early Access! | 2021-11-09 | Calling all Commanders! Brave soldiers, officers & recruits! This is not a drill... Launch Day🎲 Axis & Allies 1942 Online is officially out of Early Access! We're incredibly proud of our small team of soldiers for bringing this classic board game to audiences all around the globe! The full release is available now, with full cross-play support for Windows, macOS, Linux, iPadOS & Android. Taking A Look Back... We rolled into Steam Early Access way back on July 31, 2019. Since then the game has had five full seasons of competitive play, more than a dozen major patches, and a major overhaul of the user interface. Features like the War Diary wer |
| Hotfix! Memory Leak Fix & Stability Improvements | 2021-11-04 | Attention Commanders, Today we’re releasing a small hotfix with important updates to make your Axis & Allies 1942 Online experience smoother. 🎲🎲🎲 ⚠️OUTAGE NOTICE:⚠️Axis & Allies 1942 Online will be unavailable from 10:30am-12:30pm MST while the team rolls out the update. Hotfix Details Added a zoom sensitivity option slider Fixed memory leaks related to combat images Ranked game stats now display correctly on Player Profiles Introduced a speculative fix for a crash when desynchronizing |
| Hotfix! | 2021-10-14 | Fixed error when defender submerges submarines with defence profile. |
| Minor Hotfix | 2021-10-13 | Fix for purchased units not appearing. |
| Patch Today! New Quality-of-Life Features & Combat Fixes | 2021-10-13 | Attention Commanders, We’ve been down in the trenches hard at work on upgrades for soldiers on the frontlines! Today’s patch delivers new quality-of-life features, and fixes a stack of bugs relating to combat moves and encounters.🎲🎲🎲 ⚠️OUTAGE NOTICE:⚠️ Axis & Allies 1942 Online will be unavailable from 10am-12pm PT while the team rolls out the update. Check out full details below! Features Buttons and UI now stand out when you move your cursor over them Tablet players can now launch games directly from email notifications You can now click on a battleship stack in combat to view each ship’s health Removed unnecessary rolls in combats with |
| September 2021 Update | 2021-09-23 | Fixed an error caused by image assets not being available to load |