The Panzer Knights ‘1.2.0 Quality of Life’ update is now live! This update introduces many improvements that featured in the recently released PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S editions. We really wanted to make sure that all versions of Panzer Knights are the very best that they can be so we hope that you’ll enjoy the changes that we’ve made 🎖️

Text and localisation

• English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese scripts have been revised and improved.

Controller support

• Improved controller implementation in-line with console versions
• Additional support for PlayStation 5 dualsense controllers

Performance

• Enhanced performance and game stability

Visuals

• Improved lighting

Audio

• Added and improved SFX.

General Fixes & Improvements

• Ultra-widescreen support added
• Fixed an issue with flickering tank shadows
• Removed unnecessary button icons from menus
• The pause menu can now be activated after the game loses focus by switching the application window
• Fixed an issue where multiple versions of the application could be played simultaneously
• Fixed several FPS drops, most noticeably in the Fall Weiss, Battle of Kursk, and Occupy Boulogne-sur-Mer, and when destroying multiple buildings in quick succession
• Achievements now unlock correctly after meeting the unlock criteria
• UI should now correctly display in the selected language
• The game should no longer crash when reassigning inputs
• Character portraits should now be displayed correctly on standard resolutions
• Hover tooltips now disappear when cursor focus is lost
• The mouse cursor is now locked within the application when set to full screen
• The credits screen now functions as intended without locking out the player
• Camera zoom has been restricted to avoid clipping into tank models
• Fixed an issue with scrolling on the map during a mission
• Buildings hit by artillery are now appropriately destroyed

Input & Controls

• Removed the ability to rebind critical inputs to the same input
• Restricted certain special keys from being assigned to inputs
• Added a confirmation prompt when rebinding inputs
• Button images now correctly display when the input method is changed
• Crew member skills are now correctly displayed in a hover window when using a controller
• Players should now be able to navigate all UI interactions using only a controller
• Fixed an issue displaying the correct input rather than a variable when rebinding inputs
• Dialogue inputs are now correctly displayed in the text box
• The resolution is now correctly reset when the default option is selected

UI Improvements

• Fixed some UI hierarchy issues within the garage camouflage windows
• Fixed a display issue with the tank parameter UI within the garage
• Fixed a hierarchy issue where players could interact with menus underneath the currently displayed menu
• Fixed the header text on the saved data windows to reflect their functionality accurately
• Altered confirmation window text to better reflect context
• Fixed a display issue with crew member skill icons spilling out of the bounding box
• Fixed a display issue with crew member service history text spilling out of the bounding box
• An exclamation mark now appears on the menu UI to indicate when a new tank has been unlocked
• The Continue option on the main menu now disappears when save data has been deleted

Gameplay Fixes

• Fixed an issue with distorted SFX and collision issues with air supply drops
• Fixed an issue with ammo resupply after an air supply had expired
• Players are now prevented from pausing the game while the mission result window is displayed
• Stones and boulders should now obey gravity and no longer float above the ground
• Added collision to stones and boulders, most noticeable in Call of the Nation
• Enemy artillery drop circles should now display correctly on the ground
• Enemy and friendly tanks should no longer drop from the sky when spawning
• Enemy units can no longer repair while moving
• Improved move speed for tank “Panzer VIII Maus”, “Churchill VII” and “Elefant”.

Mission & Map Fixes
Operation Winter Storm

• Fixed an issue where the final enemy tank would not spawn, preventing mission completion
• The final objective marker is now correctly aligned

Battle of Montcornet

• Fixed the water texture
• Fixed an issue with objectives already being exceeded
• Added collision to prevent player tanks from falling into bodies of water

Pass the Ardennes

• Removed invisible collision

Operation Barbarossa III

• Removed some invisible walls
• Fixed an issue with flickering road textures

Occupy Boulogne-sur-Mer

• The final objective marker is now visible
• The initial enemy unit destroyed now updates the objective correctly
• Smoke and ammo are now correctly resupplied during certain objectives

Operation Barbarossa II

• Bicycle props are now destroyed correctly

Fall Weiss

• Removed invisible collision