EscapistsReintroduced/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

Latest published Workshop version: 0.0.136

2026-11-01 — Checkpoints and reconnects

• Added larger checkpoints with eight guards, extra sandbags and longer barrier approaches on wide roads.
• Added separate small/large checkpoint counts and a road-width cutoff under Forces → Checkpoints.
• Fixed saving mission settings on fresh profiles.
• Returning players receive a fresh soldier when their reserved body is gone, until extraction begins.

2026-10-31 — Terrain mission text

• Terrain takeover now shows Escape’s mission description on the loading screen instead of the original terrain scenario’s text.

2026-10-31 — Extraction finish

• Escape statistics open after 30 seconds of airborne evacuation instead of a long flight across the escape boundary.
• Rescue helicopters remain safely in place while the results screen is open.

2026-10-31 — Recovery forecast

• All-down rounds now check whether anyone can wake within five minutes before starting the defeat countdown, while preserving usable self-epinephrine opportunities.

2026-10-30 — Passenger handbrake

• The front passenger can hold Space to apply the handbrake and release it to let go.

2026-10-30 — Roadblocks, fuel pumps and garage vehicles

• Added civilian cars and optional motorbikes to garages near exploring players, with gradual spawning, retention of used vehicles, and menu controls for count, chance, radius and spawn delay.
• Reduced roadside checkpoint width and length to fit more locations while retaining four guards and a clear vehicle passage.
• Fixed existing petrol-station pumps losing their refuelling service when Escape starts on a terrain scenario.

2026-10-30 — Community statistics delivery

• Fixed rejected mission reports so wins, defeats and queued results can update community statistics.
• Game servers now report the loaded island name in statistics instead of the Game Master scenario path.

2026-10-30 — Quieter AI traffic

• Limited AI drivers to short horn beeps with a 30-second cooldown to reduce repeated honking.

2026-10-30 — Results reading time and spectator hints

• Kept mission results open for two minutes before automatic restart.
• Prevented objective hints from interrupting unconscious spectators and stabilized recovery messages to reduce repeated switching.

2026-10-30 — Results panel visibility

• Fixed the blank end-of-mission panel so victory, failure and mission statistics are visible before restart.

2026-10-30 — Community mission statistics

• Mission statistics now connect automatically on community servers without manual registration.
• Server administrators can disable reporting under Mission → Statistics.
• Victory and failure screens show the current map's wins, failures and win rate on this server and across all reporting servers.

2026-10-30 — Mission results

• Added an after-mission summary with duration, kills, friendly kills, deaths, times downed and recoveries for each participant.
• Results show who escaped and retain the records of players who disconnected.

2026-10-28 — Extraction landing zones

• Extraction can use suitable clear ground anywhere on the terrain, including original Everon, without prioritizing airports.
• Landing zones retain terrain, obstacle, aircraft-space and escape-boundary checks.

2026-10-28 — Starting supplies and mission statistics

• Oversized starting weapons and other items remain available beside the backpack instead of delaying preparation and being removed.

• Choose whether each starting item spawns inside the backpack or on the ground beside it, with separate quantities for each destination.

• Added optional mission statistics reporting for starts, restarts, terrain, mods, player participation and mission results.

• Statistics are enabled by default and can be disabled under Mission → Statistics; player escape records distinguish actual escapees from spectators.

2026-10-25 — Startup error screen

• Failed mission starts now show an interactive error screen with a Return to main menu button.
• Esc opens the normal pause menu from the error screen, so leaving no longer requires closing Arma.

2026-10-25 — Small-terrain startup

• Fixed low-lying dry terrain being rejected during site placement, player spawning and mortar setup; water checks now use the actual ground surface.
• Helicopter landing sites can use clear ground near roads and use the landing-pad flatness limit instead of the stricter camp limit.
• Fixed aircraft clearance checks using the wrong ground height during extraction placement.

2026-10-24 — Placement on smaller terrains

• Improved mission placement on small maps with shorter airport separation for prisons and support for terrain bounds down to 1 km.
• Extraction searches can find a clear landing zone elsewhere when an airport has no suitable space.
• Difficult terrain searches try more positions for longer before giving up.
• Startup failures show their cause directly on the loading screen, including placement rejection reasons.

2026-10-21 — Radio intel progression

• Radio intel unlocks after five distinct non-radio sites are fully identified; finding and using radios in person remains unrestricted.
• Configure the requirement under Intel → Radio intel, with live progress and a zero option to disable it for the next round.
• Early ordinary folders reveal other sites; fixed radio documents stay available and are read automatically after unlocking.

2026-10-21 — Recon drones, body burial and spectator camera

• Players holding a shovel can bury dead bodies and their remaining equipment.
• Added optional enemy reconnaissance drones using Realistic Combat Drones, responding to recent HQ sightings.
• Configure the active drone limit and launch cooldown under HQ → Recon drones; disabled by default.
• Buffered the full first-person spectator camera position to reduce shaking from remote character movement corrections.

2026-10-20 — Optional site map hints

• Added an Intel menu option to show sites as question marks until intel identifies their types.

2026-10-20 — Safe intel cleanup

• Removing used intel folders preserves enemies' ability to discover stolen documents.
• Used ordinary folders are cleaned up even when no new locations remain to reveal.
• Failed inventory cleanup retries safely without granting extra intel or deleting objective documents.

2026-10-20 — Hunter recovery and intel cleanup

• Hunters with a blocked driver seat or failed reboarding can abandon the vehicle and continue on foot.
• Hunters remember failed approach positions and pause before attempting another coordinated manoeuvre.
• Ordinary intel folders are removed after revealing a location; objective documents are retained.

2026-10-17 — Fewer Šárka hunters

• Set how many anger points are needed per Šárka in the mission menu. Higher values mean fewer cars.
• Default: one car per three anger points, rounded down. Zero disables new waves.

2026-10-17 — Mission status readability

• Fixed clipped status and journal text so long reports can be scrolled.
• Fixed duplicated Šárka wave details and restored the hunting-patrol summary.

2026-10-17 — Mission menu navigation

• Reorganized the mission menu with main tabs across the top and related submenus on the left.

2026-10-17 — Configurable Šárka hunters

• Added a mission-menu setting for the number of Šárka special-forces cars per anger point.
• Set cars per anger point to zero to disable new waves. Deployed teams remain.

2026-10-17 — Discord changelog test

• Test notification for automatic mission changelogs.

2026-10-17 — Changelog notifications

• Added automatic Discord changelogs for new mission updates.