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Release 6.7.2
Release Notes: Version 6.7.2
Release Date: April 10, 2026
🚀 New Features
- Feature 1: SASL support for Finnish and Forgotten War nationalities (BCFK, CPVA, KPA, OUNC, SK). Use the existing U.S. Army S? for Korea.
- Feature 2: LOS enabled bdLFT1 and added options for different beach slopes.
🛠 Bug Fixes
- Fix 1: British Sherman IIA(a) missing front inferior turret armor symbol.
- Fix 2: Japanese 9-0 leader fixed.
- Fix 3: Fixed several Null bugs causing VASL to crash.
- Fix 4: Fixed bugs when adding overlays via boardpicker.
- Fix 5: Fixed Board data bug causing VASL to crash.
- Fix 6: Fixed OBA Window bug causing VASL to crash.
- Fix 7: Fixed ROF Die bugs causing crash.
- Fix 8: Removed assault fire underscore from British AE and E half squads.
- Fix 9: Display Bulgarian 70* INF Gun in Counter Palette properly.
- Fix 10: Added missing Italian dice image.
- Fix 11: Added missing Finnish S? counter.
- Fix 12: LOS bugs for Hillocks and Marsh to Swamp transform fixed.
- Fix 13: Range display for linked (CTRL-ALT-L) counters fixed.
- Fix 14: Base CVP value for Italian squads and all HS set correctly.
- Fix 15: Slaughter at Ponyri Sapper Squads/Halfsquads broken sides.
- Fix 16: Game Updater functionality restored.
- Fix 17: Ammo Depletion indicator bug fixed.
- Fix 18: LOS bugs with Bocage and Cliffs fixed.
- Fix 19: Remove "(f)" notation from Axis Minor SW mortars not present on physical counters.
📈 Improvements
- Improvement 1: Created "Gutted Building Wall" terrain types to support VotG LOS.
- Improvement 2: Added missing Axis Minor "German" MMG, HMG and PSK counters.
- Improvement 3: Selecting Preserve Board Elevation when adding Overlays in Boardpicker now works better with LOS and changes are stored in the .vsav file and will persist across sessions.
- Improvement 4: Draggable Overlays (under the Orchard Button on the Toolbar) now work with LOS (EXC: Deluxe Draggable Overlays).
- Improvement 5: LOS support for bdHT (Hatten In Flames), bdVotG (Valor of the Guards) added.
- Improvement 6: Minor graphical changes to the Japanese HMG/.50 cal HMG counters.
- Improvement 7: HIP Fortification now displays bd and location info for Fortification and Unit when asking to reveal.
- Improvement 8: Corrected counter palette label for IP Carrier Mk IIA (was incorrectly labeled "IIS).
⚠️ Compatibility Notes
- Minimum Version Required: Built with VASSAL 3.7.20
📋 Additional Notes
Release 6.7.2-beta4
Release Notes: Version 6.7.2-beta4
Release Date: Feb 20, 2026
🚀 New Features
- LOS terrain types added for "Volga Piers" (VotG) and "Light Grain" (SaP).
- LOS enabled for VotG and SaPF (full SaP map ONLY, not the individual ones) maps.
🛠 Bug Fixes
- Fix 1: Removed assault fire underscore from British AE and E half squads.
- Fix 2: Display Bulgarian 70* INF Gun in Counter Palette properly.
- Fix 3: Added missing Italian dice image.
- Fix 4: Added missing Finnish S? counter.
- Fix 5: LOS bugs for Hillocks and Marsh to Swamp transform fixed.
- Fix 6: Range display for linked (CTRL-ALT-L) counters fixed.
- Fix 7: LOS bugs with RB Gutted Factories fixed.
- Fix 8: Added missing Deluxe Starshell images.
📈 Improvements
- Improvement 1: LOS support for bdHT (Hatten In Flames) added.
- Improvement 2: LOS support for Rice Paddy overlays.
- Improvement 3: Overlays documentation added to Help menu.
- Improvement 4: Restore full visibility to counters (LOSH) retained during LOS Checks.
- Improvement 5: LOS now works (mostly) with BSO and SSO overlay files.
⚠️ Compatibility Notes
- Minimum Version Required: Built with VASSAL 3.7.19
📋 Additional Notes
Release 6.7.2-beta3
Release Notes: Version 6.7.2-beta3
Release Date: Feb 3, 2026
🚀 New Features
🛠 Bug Fixes
- Fix 1: Removed assault fire underscore from British AE and E half squads.
- Fix 2: Display Bulgarian 70* INF Gun in Counter Palette properly.
- Fix 3: Added missing Italian dice image.
- Fix 4: Added missing Finnish S? counter.
- Fix 5: LOS bugs for Hillocks and Marsh to Swamp transform fixed.
- Fix 6: Range display for linked (CTRL-ALT-L) counters fixed.
📈 Improvements
- Improvement 1: LOS support for bdHT (Hatten In Flames) added.
⚠️ Compatibility Notes
- Minimum Version Required: Built with VASSAL 3.7.19
📋 Additional Notes
Release 6.7.2-beta2
Release Notes: Version 6.7.2-beta2
Release Date: Jan 6, 2026
🚀 New Features
- SASL support for Finnish and Forgotten War nationalities (BCFK, CPVA, KPA, OUNC, SK). Use the existing U.S. Army S? for Korea.
🛠 Bug Fixes
- Fix 1: Slaughter at Ponyri Sapper Squads/Halfsquads broken sides.
- Fix 2: Missing image for Japanese 9-0 leader fixed.
- Fix 3: Fixed several Null bugs causing VASL to crash.
- Fix 4: Fixed bugs when adding overlays via boardpicker.
- Fix 5: Fixed Board data bug causing VASL to crash.
- Fix 6: Fixed OBA Window bug causing VASL to crash.
- Fix 7: Fixed ROF Die bugs causing crash.
📈 Improvements
- Improvement 1: Selecting Preserve Board Elevation when adding Overlays in Boardpicker now works better with LOS and changes are stored in the .vsav file and will persist across game sessions.
- Improvement 2: Draggable Overlays (under the Orchard Button on the Toolbar) now work with LOS (EXC: Deluxe Draggable Overlays).
⚠️ Compatibility Notes
- Minimum Version Required: Built with VASSAL 3.7.18
📋 Additional Notes
Release 6.7.1
Release Notes: Version 6.7.1
Release Date: November 18, 2025
🚀 New Features
- Feature 1: Font required for updated (SVG) counter graphics is now included in the VASL VMOD, no need to separately download and install the font.
- Feature 2: Counters for Slaughter at Ponyri added to the HASL and CGs section.
- Feature 3: Counters for Twighlight of the Reich added to the German and Axis Minors counter palette sections.
- Feature 4: Polish Eagles counters from Doomed Battalions Fourth Edition added to the Allied Minors counter palette section.
- Feature 5: Added WW-I Russian armored trucks from "Special Operations" magazine ASL Scenario O5.
- Feature 6: Adding full set of SASL dr/DR buttons (enabled via preference in VASL tab). Remove SASLDice extension as it is no longer needed.
- Feature 7: Adding SASL suspect counter activation flags in conjunction with the SASL Campaign Game Roster version 4.0 (see the SASL CGR help for more details).
🛠 Bug Fixes
- Fix 1: Fixed problems with concealment/mini-concealment counters.
- Fix 2: Fixed reverse side of PF counters disapearing.
- Fix 3: Fixed invisible "small" translucent Sniper counters.
- Fix 4: Fixed Russian SU-76m not showing as open topped.
- Fix 5: Fixed German Opel Blitz wreck not showing.
- Fix 6: Fixed color mismatch of label text on customizable American blank counter.
- Fix 7: Fixed smoke exponent for American 7-4-7 'E' Squad.
- Fix 8: Fixed rendering of infantry "Class IDs".
- Fix 9: Corrected color of Russian MMC unit depictions.
- Fix 10: Corrected Japanese HMG PP value to '4'.
- Fix 11: Corrected Japanese 50mm MTR range to "1-16".
- Fix 12: Corrected typos on fortified building level counters.
- Fix 13: Added SVG "shared"/white concealment counters.
- Fix 14: Issue 1729 SdKfz 10/5 counter error fixed.
- Fix 15: LOS now working again for maps with multiple columns of boards
- Fix 16: Corrected Communist Chinese MMG & HMG PP and B#s.
- Fix 17: Corrected malfunctioned side of Finnish LMG(r).
- Fix 18: USMC Assault Engineer smoke exponent changed to 5.
- Fix 19: US (Korea Forgotten War) M26A1 fast turret indicator reinstated.
- Fix 20: Fix Partisan and Russian Paratrooper class IDs on broken side.
- Fix 21: Fix manhandling on Japanese 76L and 120L AA guns, and regenerate Type 2 Ka-Mi w/ pontoons.
- Fix 22: Fix NKVD and SaP para squads' broken sides.
- Fix 23: Fix malfunctioned and dismantled Swedish 81mm Mortar.
- Fix 24: Fix star shell draggable overlays.
- Fix 25: Tweaking SASL Suspect counters, fixed font issue for AmmoB.
- Fix 26: Fixing PP for dm Japanese 50mm SW mortars.
- Fix 27: Communist Phone and Radio counter names with correct case.
- Fix 28: Correct SS 5-4-8 AE smoke exponent from ‘2’ to ‘4’.
- Fix 29: Fixing various vehicle wrecks not working.
- Fix 30: Resolved counter linking crash
- Fix 31: Re-enabled various "mass remover" functions such as remove all "Gray Smoke", "Defensive Fire", "Residual Fire", etc.
- Fix 32: Counter errors for Russian radio and Chinese MMG fixed
- Fix 33: LOS Bugs with missing Bridge and Gully/Stream locations fixed
📈 Improvements
- Improvement 1: Added LOS Checking to HASL bdDaE
- Improvement 2: Changes to autosave feature so that users can select what directory files will be save to. Also changed how games are saved so that they do not get added to the recent games tab.
- Improvement 3: Adjusted shade of red used in vehicle and gun counter notation to improve visibility.
- Improvement 4: Adjusted position of vehicle movement point values for improved readabilty.
- Improvement 5: Matched broken side "Class IDs" to the new good order side versions.
- Improvement 6: Removed thin black stroke on "white" text OBA counter variants to improve readabilty.
- Improvement 7: More closely matched BMG & RMG malfunction counters/Multi-fire counters/"Bad Things" flags to the physical game components.
- Improvement 6: Added "Orchards to Olive Groves" transformation.
- Improvement 9: Added "Airborne" text to British Airborne SW mortar.
- Improvement 10: Adjusted position of PP text on several British SW counters to improve readability.
- Improvement 11: Converted miscellaneous gun and vehicle counters to SVG.
- Improvement 12: Adjusted 5/8" Smoke & WP text to interoperate with updated Nationality Smoke extension.
- Improvement 13: Phase wheel converted to SVG.
- Improvement 14: Drawing LOS now does not hide all the units, they are visible with reduced opacity.
- Improvement 15: Make RST square on vehicles more pronounced.
- Improvement 16: Debris Overlay added to Draggable Overlays; has changeable level background and works with LOS
- Improvement 17: Sangar counter now has winter color
- Improvement 18: Added “Out of Gas” and “Out of Gas Abandoned” counters.
- Improvement 19: Added SVG Barrage counters.
- Improvement 20: Panzer Lehr symbol updated.
- Improvement 21: Update American counters’ label background color to match the new American counters’ base background color.
- Improvement 22: LOS Code should work in all crop / flip configurations (for LOS enabled boards)
⚠️ Compatibility Notes
- Minimum Version Required: Built with VASSAL 3.7.18
📋 Additional Notes
Release 6.7.1-beta9
Release Notes: Version 6.7.1-beta9
Release Date: November 3, 2025
🚀 New Features
🛠 Bug Fixes
- Fix 1: Added missing SaP and SaF counters
- Fix 2: Counter errors for Russian radio and Chinese MMG fixed
- Fix 3: LOS Bugs with missing Bridge and Gully/Stream locations fixed
📈 Improvements
- Improvement 1: LOS Code should work in all crop / flip configurations (for LOS enabled boards)
⚠️ Compatibility Notes
- Minimum Version Required: Built with VASSAL 3.7.18
📋 Additional Notes
Release 6.7.1-beta8
Release Notes: Version 6.7.1-beta8
Release Date: October, 2025
🚀 New Features
🛠 Bug Fixes
- Fix 1: Resolved counter linking crash
- Fix 2: Re-enabled various "mass remover" functions such as remove all "Gray Smoke", "Defensive Fire", "Residual Fire", etc.
- Fix 3: Restored new "Debris" draggable overlay
📈 Improvements
⚠️ Compatibility Notes
- Minimum Version Required: Built with VASSAL 3.7.18
📋 Additional Notes
Release 6.7.1-beta7
Release Notes: Version 6.7.1-beta7
Release Date: October, 2025
🚀 New Features
- Feature 1: Adding full set of SASL dr/DR buttons (enabled via preference in VASL tab). Remove SASLDice extension as it is no longer needed.
- Feature 2: Adding SASL suspect counter activation flags in conjunction with the SASL Campaign Game Roster version 4.0 (see the SASL CGR help for more details).
🛠 Bug Fixes
- Fix 1: Revised LOS code for Cropping and Flipping
- Fix 2: Re-enable LOS Checking for selected HASL Maps
NOTE: this code will now work with geo maps – both the 33 x 10 hex and 17 x 20 hex sizes and those
HASL maps which previously supported LOS.
None of the changes have caused games to crash during testing to date. All that will happen is that the
LOS Engine will fail when a game is opened if a bug is encountered. It will be safe to continue play but
only the basic VASSAL LOS string will display.
- Fix 3: Fixing masking for semi-transparent (small) sniper counters.
- Fix 4: Tweaking SASL Suspect counters, fixed font issue for AmmoB.
- Fix 5: Fixing PP for dm Japanese 50mm SW mortars.
- Fix 6: Communist Phone and Radio counter names with correct case.
- Fix 7: Correct SS 5-4-8 AE smoke exponent from ‘2’ to ‘4’.
- Fix 8: Fixing various vehicle wrecks not working.
📈 Improvements
- Improvement 1: Debris Overlay added to Draggable Overlays; has changeable level background and works with LOS
- Improvement 2: Sangar counter now has winter color
- Improvement 3: Added “Out of Gas” and “Out of Gas Abandoned” counters.
- Improvement 4: Added SVG Barrage counters.
- Improvement 5: Panzer Lehr symbol updated.
- Improvement 6: Update American counters’ label background color to match the new American counters’ base background color.
⚠️ Compatibility Notes
- Minimum Version Required: Built with VASSAL 3.7.18
📋 Additional Notes
Release 6.7.1-beta6
Release Notes: Version 6.7.1-beta6
Release Date: September 20, 2025
🚀 New Features
🛠 Bug Fixes
- Fix 1: Revised LOS code for Cropping and Flipping
NOTE: this code will only work with geo maps - both the 33 x 10 hex and 17 x 20 hex sizes. It will not work with ANY HASL maps, including
those which previously supported LOS. Normal service will resume shortly once this set of code changes has been proven.
None of the changes have caused games to crash during testing to date. All that will happen is that the LOS Engine will fail when a game is
opened if a bug is encountered. It will be safe to continue to play but only the basic VASSAL LOS string will display.
📈 Improvements
⚠️ Compatibility Notes
- Minimum Version Required: Built with VASSAL 3.7.16
📋 Additional Notes
Release 6.7.1-beta5
Release Notes: Version 6.7.1-beta5
Release Date: Jul 2, 2025
🚀 New Features
- Feature 1: Counters for Twighlight of the Reich added to the German and Axis Minors counter palette sections.
- Feature 2: Polish Eagles counters from Doomed Battalions Fourth Edition added to the Allied Minors counter palette section.
- Feature 3: Added WW-I Russian armored trucks from "Special Operations" magazine ASL Scenario O5.
🛠 Bug Fixes
- Fix 1: Corrected Communist Chinese MMG & HMG PP and B#s.
- Fix 2: Corrected malfunctioned side of Finnish LMG(r).
- Fix 3: USMC Assault Engineer smoke exponent changed to 5.
- Fix 4: US (Korea Forgotten War) M26A1 fast turret indicator reinstated.
- Fix 5: Fix Partisan and Russian Paratrooper class IDs on broken side.
- Fix 6: Fix manhandling on Japanese 76L and 120L AA guns, and regenerate Type 2 Ka-Mi w/ pontoons.
- Fix 7: Fix NKVD and SaP para squads' broken sides.
- Fix 8: Fix malfunctioned and dismantled Swedish 81mm Mortar.
- Fix 9: Fix star shell draggable overlays.
📈 Improvements
- Improvement 1: Make RST square on vehicles more pronounced.
⚠️ Compatibility Notes
- Minimum Version Required: Built with VASSAL 3.7.16