JTCS 2.04 BETA

[Jason Petho]

Please try this new beta and let us know if it helps your game. To install this update you can download from this link HERE or by going to your John Tiller's Campaign Series File Downloads in the Matrix My Page section of the webite or from the game's store page. Ensure that you unzip the file after it successfully downloads and run the update installer.

IMPORTANT NOTE: We have seen a number of reports of a white screen issue that seems to be mostly affecting laptops with hybrid GPU setups (e.g. Intel + Nvidia). This public beta includes a code fix that we're hoping will address the vast majority of cases. If you're still experiencing a white screen issue, we recommend updating your Intel Graphics Drivers to the latest version. Please see this link and associated thread for more info HERE.

Also, we'd like to focus player attention on testing out Rising Sun. If you encounter issues loading Rising Sun scenarios or severe map glitches, please try the following steps:
1. Check that you have the NVidia App installed.
2. Open the NVidia App and make sure that the NVidia Overlay is toggled off.
3. Restart.
4. Run Rising Sun.

If you experience any other issues with Rising Sun, or this public beta, please let us know.

Changes in 2.04.00 (August 18th, 2025)

Bug Fixes
• Rising Sun: Engine executable renamed to risun.exe due to namespace conflict with NVIDIA causing map distortion.

Scenarios
• Added the Arctic Front scenario set of 12 scenarios to East Front, previously only available via theBlitz. wargaming club scenario database.
• Added Operazione C3(v2), Operation Sealion(v2), Rommel in England(v4), The End is Near(v2), Tobruk Multiplay(v2), The Art of Blitzkrieg (v2) scenarios to West Front
• Updated Iron Maidens at Cranbrook v2 scenario for West Front

Data
• Added the following to the West Front UK OOB: Desert Fortifications, Strongpoint, 4SP 75mm Pack, 2SP 17pounder ATG.
• Added the following to the East Front German OOB: PzKpfw 35-S 739(f).
• Added the following to the West Front German OOB: 75mm Para Gun, DO 38 Rockets, Foot HQ versions of Corps/Division/Regiment HQ's, and Brandenburg 39.
• Added new carrier graphics for the West Front UK. (Thank you, Troy!)
• Fixed Lloyd carrier bit for the West Front UK.
• Added new Vickers MG graphics for the West Front UK. (Thank you, Troy!)
• Added new German MG graphics for the West Front Germans. (Thank you, Troy!)
• Added new US Infantry graphics for the West Front UK. (Thank you, Ignomar!
• Added new Bersaglieri graphics for the West Front Italians. (Thank you, Schlonz!)
• Modified UK Jeep/MG to be able to carry a scout section.
• Added the above noted units to the weapon file for West Front.
• Added the above noted unit to the weapon file for East Front.
• Revised outline BIT files for the following unit: Italian Besaglieri 30(West Front) (Thank you, Troy!)
• Replaced Snow version of West Front German Wagons with the correct wagons (Thank you, Troy!)
• Added various Lapland DCG organizations to the East German higher level OOB files (Thank you, Petri!)
• Added new Colour Leader Images mod by Ingomar Scheiber for West Front.
• Updated various medium and heavy Italian and French trucks to the proper carry ability for West Front.

Changes in 2.03.00 (June 28th, 2025)

Improvements
• Revised the Victory Dialog to allow for larger values.

Bug Fixes
• Added a fix from Matrix Tech Support for AMD and nVidia cards in laptops under certain, older setups.
• Added missing FR, UK, US airstrike outline files to Forgotten Battles mod.

Scenarios
• Added a new Dynamic Campaign to East Front as a Mod: The Lapland War. (Petri Nieminen)
• Added 27 new East Front scenarios dealing with the Smolensk Battles, 1941. (Jason Petho)
• Added a new Linked Campaign to East Front: 29. Motorized Infantry LCG (Jason Petho)
• Added two new scenarios to West Front, one dealing with Arnhem, the other Crete (Ingomar Scheiber)

Data
• Added the following to the West Front UK OOB: Airlanding Platoon, Platoon 43 section, Airborne division HQ, Airborne motorized Battalion HQ.
• Added the following to the West Front German OOB: PzKpfW B1-bis(f), PzKpfW R35(f)
• Added graphics for the German units, UK Airborne and replaced the Vickers MG
• Added the above noted units to the weapon file for West Front.

[Jason Petho]

Just a reminder that the official release of the 2.04 UPDATE (or whatever it is going to be called) is planned for September 18th.