Isonzo: Marmolada - Vetterli Mod.1870, Repetiergewehr M.14, & Gewehr 71/84 Showcase (New Weapons)

A WW1 FPS game set in Italian front from 1915 to 1917 with weapons include pistols, rifles, melee, machine guns, and other experimental weapons.
Behold! The Winter War expansion has arrived. I was feeling mixed about this. Maybe a little negative, but it's very hard for me to be nice to this indle game because I am a perfectionist. After all, when it first came out the game lack content. Then there's German Intervention expansion, it's still not enough especially the fact three poorly optimized maps and their shitty nerfed machine gun is absurd. Why can't the Germans should have their own map as defesnive side instead? Piana update is the only good updated because the new reload animations were refreshing and it's a sequel of the iconic Dolomiti map. So here I say, this is the moment we been waiting for. I tell you why by the next paragraph.
Starting with the map, I say it's an okay map. Everything is white that I worried both Italians and Austrians would get exposed with their base game oufits if anyone doesn't purchase their DLC. But Blackmill Games actually put effort for non-DLC buyers by covering them in snow which is pretty nice. I feared that would get frostbites. But jokes aside, it's a welcome edition and nice detail on a high rise Alpine mountains. The map design is cool. Cooler than Monte Grappa. I like looking overviewing other mountains up far and the sun bakes the dry cold highlands. They ain't lying about being an ice city because it is. Like OMG, the shacks are submerged under the snow! Was it used to be a village before avalanche buries the poor place? Who knows. The only thing I don't like is the map feel kinda dark despite set in daytime. So definately I will not replace the beloved Dolomiti map.
I didn't buy the Glacial Units Pack DLC because base game outfits has been updated to fit the snowy maps. Sure they have cool shoes, but hey both sides are gonna die of hyperthermia, anyways.
Now for the new weapons, we got rifles. Finally. Sure as hell pistols are cool and all, but they served as a backup than viable. Starting with Vetterli Mod.1870. It's bascially the Italian's Werndl M1873/77; a one shot kill rifle. While it has a same disadvantages of being slow reload and the stupid smoke powder that makes your game lag, there is only one good redeeming quality which Italian mountaineers can wield where Austrian mountaineers cannot. With this in mind, you could a scout sniper with this one shot killer.
Second new weapon is Repetiergewehr M.14. This is yet another Austrian's mauser rifle that isn't a enbloc straight bolt action rifles. As it's given to riflemen and mountaineer class, I don't think it serve much well for riflemen as I personally think the Infanterie Repetiergewehr M.88-90 is a direct upgrade of having a slightly faster reload and better iron sights. Because it's a mauser rifle that unlocks way before Repetiergewehr M.13, it can come in handy for quicker tactical reload. However the iron sight is pretty mediocre, but it's way better than the Infanterie Repetiergewehr M.95. Because of this, this rifle serves much better for the Austrian mountaineer given as poor man's sniper class build if someone already takes the marksmen class.
Third weapon is Gewehr 71/84 Showcase. What the fuck is this? It's a German version of the French Lebel 1887 rifle. I won't lie, it's a cool rifle. Now despite it's slow reloads, this gun has 8 shots and it's the third highest damage weapon. Even more useful than Rast & Gasser M1888 revolver. In essence, this rifle is essentially Grabenmagazin for mountaineer and marksmen class. However the downsides that it shoots out smoke powder will does make your game lag and the iron sights aren't good. Don't get me wrong, it can be practical as the mausers and enbloc rifles. So if you don't mind it's outdated design, you could solo out trenches with this thing combined with a pickaxe and good pistol.
Overall these guns are a great edition. I must say, I spoke a lot longer than those new pistols from previous updates. Simply pistols are just literally meant to be used as a backup. But rifles? They're a must for standard issue combat. And one final thought about this update is they changed the viewmodels to slightly right and I don't like it. Why? Because it's making hipfire less viable and pistols felt smaller. What the fuck? Nobody asked about changing these! If I thought Blackmill Games has a ball to change the German rifle reloads back in Carporetto and nerfing MG 08/15 ammo count, this is downright retarded. And you'll get tired of me saying this, the German machine gun is still nerf. I'm mad. Makes me wanna hate this game. But they did also change it's viewmodel, as well. I do hope they fixed that poorly rushed reload animation when they finished the Winter War expansion because I'm gonna have to invite my friend to help me out again. God help us all.
Well I hit my description limit. But yeah, the update is average. So enjoy

[@danheskia3987]

Pleasant surprise realising the Gewehr 71/84 is tube fed not single shot.

[@nebiyuesayas5600]

Yeah, I figured they'd either do the original 71 or the repeating 71/84 (they could also do the 71 Jager or carbine which never had repeating rifle variants).

[@habuger12]

Gewehr 71/84 is literally german lebel

[@BattleCompanionsGames]

What makes you say that?

[@ihavenoidea2735]

Why is it so laggy bro

[@Ramlin1210]

The game is just getting worst.

[@Durian32]

@@Ramlin1210 What? I just played it not so long ago and it was fine, optimisation needs to be upgraded but still, you need good PC for this game.