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Greetings everyone! Today we are happy to provide you all with this highly anticipated update.
It took us a while but we believe this will answer many of your requests for better performance in PR:BF2. We currently have limited testing capabilities, but based on QA Feedback from everyone we have seen quite a remarkable improvement in performance with this patch! If you would like to help us with this and other testing, join the testing team!

The improvements in FPS comes from moving the logic behind some of the UI elements (BUIS, scope effects, thermals, etc) from in-game to the back-end PR service (which runs the PR Launcher and Mumble connection).
This improvement moves the HUD logic to run on a separate CPU core which improves speed and reduces stuttering while allowing the main game to have more freedom in using the primary core.

Given the experimental state of these changes we decided to make the new version opt-in for now. To activate the changes tick the "PERF BETA" option in the video settings for your profile.
If you did that it will show "PERF BETA" in the top right corner while playing.
If you don't see this or have any other issues, please make a bug report.

Next to these changes there are many other fixes and quality of live improvements of which the most important ones you can find below in the changelog. Some are rather significant so make sure to read on through....

A very long time ago we ran into some issues with our infrastructure, at which point we talked about moving our services like the PR MasterServer, our back-end development tools and this website to a new server with better distributed access within the team, enhanced security and lower costs.

It took us a while, but thanks to the help of [R-DEV]TheRealFritz and [R-CON]Senshi we have finally transferred the final piece, the website you are on now! You won't notice much at this point outside of perhaps a few things not working (make sure to report them in this thread!). But over the next few months we plan to do some necessary improvements and upgrades to the forum software, security like HTTPS and perhaps some nice new features.

We are glad this is finally behind us to secure the future of this great community.

Support Project Reality!

The Project Reality Team develops this modification completely free of charge for its community to download and play. If you would like to show your support, please consider donating to our team. These funds go directly towards website expenses, including bandwidth, hosting, domain registration, and maintenance. We never use donation funds to directly pay team members....

This patch includes some more fixes for the recent v1.5 release as well some other balances and tweaks. We also have some exciting news in the mapping department! Sahel has left the BETA program and is now a fully completed level. We also introduce with v1.5.3 the reworked Iron Ridge featuring the Polish Forces. This map didn't make the v1.5 release but is now ready to be played. Further have we implemented the amazing HD fonts by community modder TBob. Read all the details below.

We would also like to mention that we are aware of a decrease in performance for many users. We don't know at this time the exact reason(s) for this but we are investigating it further. If you want to help with this and other testing, join the testing team!

v1.5.3.0 is available now for servers and clients!

Hello and today we'd like to present 2018's first map update: Iron Ridge.
This long standing map first introduced in v0.9 was reimagined by [R-CON]Spyker2041.
The new Iron Ridge features a new sky setting, different mix of trees in forests and reimagined points of interest but otherwise stays true to the original layout of the map.


New Iron Ridge missed the v1.5 deadline but will otherwise be the 5th Polish map in Project Reality with Polish forces standing against Russian and Militia forces on AAS, Skirmish, CnC and Insurgency gamemodes.

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This patch includes the first fixes and tweaks for the v1.5 release as well some other balances and tweaks. Thanks for all the bug reports and feedback. Keep them coming!

Want to help us test unreleased content and features and get a change to influence PR's development? Sign up as a tester today.

v1.5.2.0 is available now for servers and clients!

PR:BF2 v1.5.2.0 Changelog (2018/February/5)
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GENERAL:

• Added Polish win/lose music.
• Fixed invalid CD-Key error.
• Fixed multiple kit requirements not working as intended for Polish Forces.
• Fixed Polish commander requirements not working.
• Fixed PR Launcher manual link being outdated.

KITS:

• Updated standard rifleman AT kit to have 2 instead of 3 rounds for RPG.
• Updated Polish rifleman AP layout to be in line with other factions.
• Fixed Polish kit geometry having weird lighting.
• Fixed Polish alternative sniper not being requestable.

WEAPONS:

• Updated Spike deploy sounds.
• Fixed Polish Beryl with GPBO-40 animation not being synced with sounds and having no delay.
• Fixed Polish UKM-2000 firing sounds not syncing with the rate-of-fire.
• Fixed Polish UKM-2000 having 200 instead of 100 round magazine. Added one additional magazine....

The award-winning Project Reality Team is proud to announce the official release of Project Reality: BF2 v1.5!


First of all, a big thank you to our PR Community for sticking with us during this long development cycle. You are the heart and soul of Project Reality. Your support is what keeps us going! Today we launch our 38th major update:

Project Reality:BF2 v1.5 and beyond

In PR:BF2 v1.5 we implemented the long awaited Polish Forces, being featured on 3 new and 1 old map. Next to that we also introduce several other new assets and features. You can find more information in the list below.

What's in store for PR next? The team was focused on both v1.5 and the long await PR:WW2 release at the same time! So the wait shouldn't be much longer now. More info will follow soon, but now it's update time!

Trailer

Enjoy the official Project Reality: BF2 v1.5 release trailer and screenshots here while you're downloading the new update:

After more than a year since our the release of v1.4, it's finally time for the 38th major release of PR:BF2 - v1.5!


A new release is around the corner and it's a big one as v1.5 will finally see the release of the Polish Forces! These bring new weapons, vehicles and maps that have been in development for years. Next to that we also introduce some new vehicles and weapons for other factions as well as countless other improvements, fixes and new features. Read all the details below!

We plan to release PR:BF2 v1.5 this weekend, but unforeseen complications could delay it further. Stay tuned to our social media channels and the forums for more information, media, and of course the release. The wait is almost over!

Want to help us test unreleased content and features and get a change to influence PR's development? Sign up as a tester today.

PR:BF2 v1.5.0.0 Changelog (2018/02/X)
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GENERAL:

• Added Polish Forces.
• Added new Map Gallery.
• Updated player manual.
• Updated ticket system to stop bleed when defending team starts recapturing a bleed flag.
• Updated exponential ticket bleed rate. Recapturing a bleed flag will...

After a long wait, we can finally announce the next major release of Project Reality: v1.5. This will be our 38th major release! Thanks to some changes on how we make releases, we were able to build a total of 20 patches between v1.4 and v1.5. This has allowed the team to focus on new big content updates for this and future releases.

And speaking of a big content update, we are really excited to finally be able to present you with something the community has waited for a long time: The Polish faction has finally made its way into PR! Being in development for years, the Polish faction was brought together by dozens of community members(see below) working on it together with the PR-team, once again highlighting that this mod, more than anything else, lives off and grows with the dedication of its community members stepping up to the task. Thanks to all of them for their hard work!

Next to the Polish Forces there are a few new additions to other factions including the Russian GAZ Tigr-M armored jeep and a brand new DAF YA-4442 truck series for the Dutch Forces. As well as a few gameplay tweaks, optimizations and bug fixes. More will be revealed in the coming days when we will post the full changelog. But for now enjoy the screenshots below.

We also want to take this opportunity to show off the new player manual. We have gone to an online system which allows easier community translations...