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OFFICIAL UPDATE · AUG 28, 2026
Hell Let Loose Vietnam Patch 1.3 Full Changelog
Patch 1.3 is now live for Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. Official notes highlight NVA Tunnel balancing (5-to-10-minute placement cooldown; no travel to a hot tunnel), armor gearing without throttle, an AMD stability workaround, console image-quality work, and community-server admin fixes.
Previous numbered patch · Reviewed Oct 8, 2026
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What changed
Patch 1.3 is now live for Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. Official notes highlight NVA Tunnel balancing (5-to-10-minute placement cooldown; no travel to a hot tunnel), armor gearing without throttle, an AMD stability workaround, console image-quality work, and community-server admin fixes.
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Previous numbered patch
This page summarizes the named publisher announcement. Use the original post for its complete wording and any later edits.
Open Patch 1.3 | Full ChangelogCONFIRMED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Key changes and facts
- NVA Tunnel placement cooldown is doubled from 5 minutes to 10 minutes.
- Players can no longer travel to a Tunnel destination while it is considered hot, in line with Garrisons. Official text says these are not the final faction-balance changes.
- Tank drivers can change gears without applying throttle. The previous throttle-first requirement was described as unintended.
- The announcement names an important workaround targeting stability issues on AMD hardware; it is not described as a complete AMD crash fix. The 1.3 changelog list has no separate AMD-crash bullet.
- Console image work in this patch is described as helping shadow quality and image noise in indirectly lit areas, with further work ongoing.
- Community servers: VIP lists are retained after a reset, Map Shuffle randomises selected content, and VIP comments appear as intended.
- The 1.3 intro lists VOIP among improvement areas and names specific audio items. Do not treat distorted or robotic proximity VOIP as fixed — Community Update #2 still targets that work for Patch 1.4, subject to testing.
- Known issue in the official notes: tank gunner inversion is controlled by Vehicle Inversion rather than the intended Look Inversion setting, with a Patch 1.4 target.
WHAT PLAYERS SHOULD DO
Use the update without relying on stale advice
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Expect the longer tunnel placement cooldown and no travel to a hot tunnel destination.
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If you use AMD hardware, treat the named workaround as a workaround, not a confirmed complete fix.
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Do not treat distorted or robotic proximity VOIP as fixed in 1.3; Community Update #2 still lists that work as a Patch 1.4 target pending testing.
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If tank gunner look inversion is wrong, the official 1.3 note says it is currently tied to Vehicle Inversion, with a 1.4 fix named.