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Tutorial Progress Not Saving in HLL Vietnam

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Tutorial completion can fail to save in Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, sometimes leaving Squad Leader or Commander locked after training. Community Update #1 marks this issue Under Investigation and says it has been difficult to reproduce. There is no official guaranteed workaround yet. Preserve your save data, confirm Patch 1.2 is installed, record a recent reproduction and report the exact tutorial, platform and sequence.

Check the official HLL Vietnam tutorial progress status, why Commander or Squad Leader may stay locked, safe checks, and what to include in a useful support report.

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What the official update confirms

Players have reported completing tutorials and later finding that completion status did not save. The consequence can be loss of access to Squad Leader or Commander. The team investigated launch load on online services as one possible cause, but reports continued and further investigation is required.

Safe checks before reporting

Use checks that do not destroy evidence or progression.

  • Confirm Patch 1.2 is installed and record the visible build.
  • Complete the relevant leadership tutorial once without changing network or account mid-session.
  • Return to the main menu normally and check the role state once.
  • Record platform, account display-name pattern, tutorial, completion time and whether the lock returned after restart.
  • Do not delete local or cloud save data unless official support instructs you.

Do not confuse it with the colon username bug

The Patch 1.2 post separately lists a Patch 1.3 target where players cannot access Tutorials or the Practice Range if their username contains a colon (:). That access bug is different from completing a tutorial and losing its saved status. Report which stage fails.

Why reproduction details matter

The team says the progress-loss issue has been difficult to reproduce internally. A useful report names the platform, current build, tutorial, whether the completion banner appeared, the menu path taken after completion and the point when the role became locked again.

Frequently asked questions

Is tutorial progress loss fixed in Patch 1.2?

The latest official status still marks lost completion Under Investigation. The Patch 1.2 post does not claim a fix for it.

Should I delete my save?

No. No official source cited here recommends deleting save data, and doing so can remove useful evidence or other progress.

Why is Squad Leader locked?

Leadership training is required by design, but a confirmed progress-saving issue can also leave the role locked after apparent completion.

Sources and verification

Sources are linked for independent checking. Dynamic figures are snapshots, not permanent values.

  1. Official Community Update #1
  2. Official Patch 1.2 and Patch 1.3 targets
  3. Archived current issue-status evidence