RWR: EDELWEISS



RUNNING WITH RIFLES: EDELWEISS, also known as RWR: EDELWEISS, EDELWEISS DLC or simply EDELWEISS, is the second official DLC for RUNNING WITH RIFLES, released on December 15, 2020.

RWR: EDELWEISS brings the real-life World War II European theater into RWR by adding new weapons, equipment, vehicles as well as an authentic campaign - including 8 maps - and two new factions.

Not to be confused with RWR: PACIFIC.

Features

Factions
RWR: EDELWEISS introduces two brand new factions:


 * The United Kingdom Forces
 * The Wehrmacht

Alongside them returns the United States, albeit with a modified arsenal containing both old and new weapons:


 * United States Forces

Maps
RWR: EDELWEISS features 8 new maps, two of which are boss maps, Operation Varsity and Operation Sealion.

History and development


RUNNING WITH RIFLES: EDELWEISS, was first announced on September 24, 2018.

Like its counterpart RWR: PACIFIC, RWR: EDELWEISS was announced to take place during World War II except it will focus on the Western Front. The background was described as "Allied Paratroopers fighting their way across Europe". It "will begin with the Allied airborne landings in Normandy, before moving on through the Netherlands and the Battle of the Bulge". Three new factions were announced: US, British, and Germans coming with new weapons, vehicles and abilities.

EDELWEISS was originally due for Q2 2020, however it was ultimately delayed to Dec 15, 2020.