Black Matter has released Hell Let Loose Update 1.008, which is Update 1 for consoles today! This is the first major update for consoles, and is filled with tons of new content! Read on for the Hell Let Loose May 17 patch notes below.

Hell Let Loose Update 1.008 Patch Notes | Hell Let Loose Update 1 Patch Notes | Hell Let Loose May 17 Patch Notes:

Hi everyone,

We are delighted to confirm that Update 1 for PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S is preparing for deployment!

The first content update for Hell Let Loose on console encompasses a bulk of new material, including — Soviet forces, maps, weapons, vehicles, and much more for you to enjoy out there on the field! We’ve even crammed in some extra content — expanding your arsenal with the M97 Trench Gun, FG42 rifle, and a host of extra maps to muddy your boots in!

This update brings us one step closer to full parity with PC content and will be FREE of charge.

Listed below you will see a comprehensive listing of the new content, bug fixes and stability improvements that have been added to enhance your experience. As always, we will be collating and reading your feedback in here, so please do not hesitate to share your thoughts and impressions with us.

We know you are all keen to get stuck into this update, your patience over the past few months has been appreciated — and we cannot wait for you to experience the fun!

Update 1 will be released Tuesday, May 17th at 12pm BST | 7am EST on both platforms.

Tons of new content releases for FREE May 17th

A FEW WORDS FROM MAX ON THE UPDATE:

Hi everyone,

We’ve had many conversations internally about the release of the Soviet content in the context of the current conflict in Ukraine, as we’re keen to make sure that we’re not profiting from a real-life war. Although the differences between conflicts may be obvious to many of you, we’ll break down some of our reasoning below and outline our conclusion.

Firstly, it is important to reiterate that the conflict today is in no way analogous to the conflict that took place in World War Two. In our conversations with Ukrainian and Russian nationals, the depth of pride in the extremely hard won and costly victory over Nazi Germany by the Soviet Union – a collection of states including Ukraine – is something celebrated with enormous pride by all from the region and is treasured as a shared piece of history. We’re always thankful for the historical literacy of our community, as many of you have respectfully pointed this out across our community channels. We also appreciate that to draw such an ahistorical conclusion would have the unintentional effect of venerating Nazi Germany.

In terms of the game itself, there is also the obvious fact that this content has been available on PC since July of 2021, and our console update is designed to bring the console build of the game to parity with the PC version. In line with our messaging since our console release in October 2021, the release of this content is extremely important to our ability to merge both workstreams and continue forward with the development across the title.

Finally, our perspective as developers of a historical war game is that we strive to respect the source material as best we can in all ways – to best pay respect to the lives lost in conflict. Although this is extremely obvious, inclusion of any force is not an endorsement.

As a result of this reasoning – that the Soviet Union’s defeat of the Nazi war machine is in no way analogous to the modern conflict, and that it is technically crucial for us to bring both versions in line, we will be releasing the Soviet content onto console. That said, given the sensitivity of the current conflict, we’re abstaining from marketing the update in the normal way we would.

FULL LIST OF CONTENT AND CHANGES SHIPPING WITH UPDATE 1

Maps:

• Stalingrad
• Kursk
• Sainte Marie du Mont v2 (Replace SMDM v1)
• Foy US Offensive
• Hill 400 GER Offensive
• Purple Heart Lane (Rain) GER Offensive
• Carentan GER Offensive

Weapons:

• PPSh-41
• PPSh-41 w/ Drum
• SVT-40
• Mosin Nagant 1891
• Mosin Nagant M38
• Mosin Nagant 91/30
• DP-27
• Mosin Nagant 91/30 Scoped
• SVT-40 Scoped
• Nagant M1895
• Tokarev TT33
• PTRS-41
• ZiS-2
• MPL-50 Spade
• M97 Trench Gun
• FG42
• FG42 Scoped (4x)

Explosives:

• RG-42 Grenade
• RDG-2 Smoke Grenade
• Pomz AP Mine
• TM-35 AT Mine
• Satchel Charge (SOV)

Equipment:

• RKKA 8×40 Binoculars
• Watch (SOV)
• Revive (SOV)
• Bandage (SOV)
• Wrench (SOV)
• Hammer (SOV)
• Blowtorch (SOV)
• Supplies (SOV)
• Medical Supplies (SOV)
• Small Ammunition Box (SOV)
• Explosive Ammo Box (SOV)

Roles:

• Soviet Union versions of all existing roles (In-Game & Barracks)
• US Assault – Veteran (In-Game & Barracks)
• GER Automatic Rifleman – Paratrooper (In-Game & Barracks)
• GER Sniper – Veteran (In-Game & Barracks)
• Anti Tank Loadouts shuffled around.
  • New loadout order: Standard Issue, Gun Crew, Ambusher.
  • Old order: Standard Issue, Ambusher, Gun Crew.

Vehicles:

• T34 Medium Tank (SOV)
• IS-1 Heavy Tank (SOV)
• ZiS-5 Transport Truck (SOV)
• ZiS-5 Supply Truck (SOV)
• BA10 Recon Vehicle (SOV)
• M3 Half-Track (SOV)
• Replace Panther with Panzer IV Medium Tank (GER)
• M3 Half-Track (US)
• Sd.Kfz.251 Half-Track (GER)

Commander Abilities:

• Katyusha Strike
• Spawn Half-Track
• US – Light & Medium Tanks can now be spawned.
• German – Light Tank can now be spawned.
• Resource changes to all the Commander Abilities.
• Final Stand removed.

UI:

• Set to Soviet Backdrop – Front End
• Enable Soviet Music Tracks
• Update IIS to Soviet Key-art
• Added New Maps to Field Manual
• Add Console-specific text updates to Field Manual

Achievements:

• Defender of the Motherland – Play 5 matches on Stalingrad.
• To the Village of my Babushka – Play 5 matches on Kursk.

DLC Uniforms (Platform Holder Store & In-Game):

• Tropic Fever – US Cosmetic DLC
• Hot Drop – US Cosmetic DLC
• False Front – German Cosmetic DLC

BUG FIXES

• Debug text / missing commend button prompt present within the field manual in Russian.
• The game will softlock on the ‘Leave Server’ prompt after resigning as Commander
• No vote confirmation when a player votes to punish their team killer
• FPS drop occurs while tanks are firing at one another
• Non-functional button prompts are present above the map’s key
• Game will stop registering some controller inputs during gameplay
• Radial menu does not close after releasing the button in most vehicles
• Suspending the title when loading into a map causes crash or game closure
• “Apply and back” prompt in in-game options are not localised
• The player can equip items that the player has run out of using RB/R1
• Turning off adaptive triggers and restarting the game will show the trigger still being adaptive and the setting still Off
• ‘B’ or ‘O’ button to close the Personal Stats page does not function on post-match scoreboard
• Two functions mapped to the same button on post-game scoreboard
• T17 overlay ‘Recently played with’ tab doesn’t update after blocking player
• Leaving the Commander role will result in the player having a slight loss of focus
• Invert axis controls don’t function when using an Anti-Tank gun
• The player will receive a network error message if they initiate matchmaking immediately after they cancel it
• Noticeable LOD transitions for sandbags
• Airhead spawn number continuously increases until the Airhead disappears
• [Carentan] Player can clip through and shoot through a hedge asset
• Host will crash at the IIS after performing a LAN disconnection in game while in a party.
• Scoreboard option “Key” and description of units are not correctly translated.
• VoIP exploit on consoles

Source: Reddit