• Added HVT extraction/interrogation task type
  
• Removed HVTs and intel carrying enemies from garbage collection
  
• Improved chances for HVT task to spawn if added as a preference
  
• Better cleanup for objective search area markers
  
• Improvements to side switching scripts to account for non-standard mod side designations
  
• Improvements to stealth system - killing the team leader will now render their group unable to raise the alarm
  
• Switched fonts for labels with bugged fonts
  
• Fixed: Starting vehicles could be incorrectly randomised in MP
  
• Dedicated servers will load host's saved options (courtesy of Ledere)
  
• Possible fix for players losing loadouts on respawn

• Implemented Mission Preset option
  
• Added Recon Ops preset type
  
• Added Sniper Ops preset type
  
• Added extra checks for mod factions that use non-standard side identifiers
  
• Swapped Scenario and Environment menu positions
  
• Slightly increased civilian time to switch to hostile
  
• Fixed: Stealth task would succeed on mission end even if failed
  
• Fixed: Some instances where helicopter extraction command could fail to be given

• Modified stealth detection to better account for situations where the enemy have completely detected the players but have then been killed
  
• Added MP locality check for power unit sabotage

Stealth Expansion:

• Added stealth option to Scenario tab on startup menu
  
• Added stealth tracking
  
• Maintaining stealth status prevents enemy reinforcements or attacks
  
• Losing stealth status will allow regular enemy reinforcements as well as causing nearby enemies to become alert and attack the player position
  
• Added sabotage functionality for units carrying toolkits - most destroy objectives can now be completed silently, along with the new power grid tasks
  
• Added sabotage power grid optional tasks

• Added destroy comms tower optional task
  
• AO can now be selected anywhere by holding ALT and clicking on the AO location map
  
• Improved end title sequence and implemented custom debriefing
  
• Removed HVT fail condition pending improvement
  
• Starting vehicle selections are no longer returned to random when the Team Planning dialog is refreshed
  
• Improved some holdAction icons
  
• Improved briefing
  
• Balance pass on enemy numbers
  
• Fixed: Certain tasks would not be given to JIP players
  
• Separated destroy and steal vehicle task types

• Extra groups of potentially hostile civilians can spawn randomly
  
• Added behaviour variation for hostile civilians groups
  
• Added briefing intel related to hostile civilians
  
• Added civilian vehicle spawns
  
• Cache objectives no longer spawn Apex cache objects if Apex DLC is not detected (experimental)
  
• Composition objects (roadblocks etc) are not spawned if their DLC is not detected (experimental)
  
• Allowed AO generation to store more locations
  
• Fixed: Enemy patrols were sometimes not correctly receiving waypoints
  
• Fixed: Enemy building garrisons were spawning too frequently
  
• General balance pass on enemy numbers
  
• Improved some markers' visibility
  
• Added 'Random' option to civilians parameter

• AO location types replaced with randomised individual location elements - more AO variation is possible and allows for easy future expansion with new elements
  
• Added market location element
  
• Improved civilian patrols to be based on location data and no longer completely random
  
• Added chance for hostile civilians
  
• Fixed: Hang based on startup faction data checks
  
• Fixed: Checking for routes blocked by water would not give transport boats when using air insertions
  
• Enemies garrisoned in military buildings are no longer fixed in place
  
• Pilots filtered out of general spawns
  
• Improvements to faction extraction efficiency
  
• Added checks for HVTs and POWs spawning inside geometry
  
• Toned down number of animal spawns
  
• Intel reveals for area markers are now more generous
  
• Intel from dead enemies can no longer return nothing
  
• Marker sizes for tasks given at mission end made much smaller
  
• Players are unreadied if they open the arsenal during Team Planning menu

• Fixed: Extreme wind speeds when using ACE
  
• Fixed: Faction data extraction case sensitivity issue that could cause some vehicles to be unavailable
  
• Fixed: Handling for some situations where no vehicles are available

• Added ACE menu integration courtesy of Ledere

• Rolled back a change to the squad loadout interface positioning