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Today, Tripwire Interactive and Antimatter Games are pleased to announce the release of the Rising Storm: Armored Assault Free Content Pack. The new pack is loaded with free content for both Rising Storm and Red Orchestra 2 including a new gun (German MG 42 light machine gun), two new light tanks (Russian T-70 & German Panzer III) along with an updated version of Arad 2, and two new official custom maps (Kobura & Tula Outskirts).
New Weapon
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German MG 42 light machine gun added as veteran unlock for the Axis MG class (belt version as default in classic)
2 New Tanks
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Russian T-70 light tank – small, fast 2-man tank with a 45mm cannon, but lightly armored
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German Panzer III – smaller version of the Panzer IV, equipped with a 50mm cannon
New Official Custom Maps
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Kobura – Japanese attacking US defensive positions through jungle, streams and ruins
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TulaOutskirts – re-make of a classic map from the original Red Orchestra – a tough assault for the Germans through forest against prepared Russian positions
General
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Added a Greylist to allow mods to show up on the ranked server browser page but set servers into Custom mode
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Official Community Map Mods – Alpha and Beta versions of community-made maps, curated by Tripwire, for ease of access for players
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Alpha Map Pack (http://store.steampowered.
com/app/324830) -
Beta Map Pack (http://store.steampowered.
com/app/324850)
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NOTE: The Midweek Madness sale runs from 9/23/14 (10AM PST) to9/26/14 (10AM PST).