The following changes are in patch1.08 beta:

NOTE: Some changes are only available in the Hardware Version!

Menu Related Changes

replay scenario now works
medalls distribution changed and fixed
japan check deleted, ie. will run on japanese windows
campaign skips now unlimited, ie. you can skip scenarios as long as you want (with negative score though)
joystick button reassignment fixed
if you turn off tutorials the help bubbles now dont show either (ShowTutorial=OFF)
Realism Panel is now in the main menu and effects Instant Action, Single Scenario and Campaign
Note: Campaign still features the same realism panel in the ADC screen
Support for Custom Campaign Mods installed. You need to turn those on in the pe_menusystem.ini with setting the variable Enable_Custom_Campaigns to 1. Questions how custom campaigns can be implemented should be asked in the mod forum please (instructions to follow)
When turning off the intro it should turn off the historical videos as well (Play_intro=no)
AI related changes

Wingman now face the enemy when left alone. If there is no enemy in sight they default to the players facing
Wingman turning back to enemy slightly better
Repair time for tracks and wheels reduced so that they can be repaired during a scenario
Psw222 no longer indestructable
Soft Vehicles (Trucks) and Halftrucks are now more fragile for destruction
Fixed the bug where the AI spotting realism setting made the AI vehicles doing nothing
Game related changes

Message window will stay off when turned off via Ctrl-T
Esc Menu changed: menu items are no longer shown when not active (example: replay scenario in instant action etc.)
Allied Vehicles get optional zoom (pre zoom, ie. either zoom or standard, not both)
Physics adapted: bushes/infantry no longer stop tank as much as they used to
Damage Modell: changed some parameters to help the "Sherman kills Tiger" problem
Artillery modell changed: kills now dependend on roof armor and wether or not you are unbuttoned
When you die you can switch to your wingman
You can manually switch to your wingman by selecting it and pressing Ctrl-J (Jump)
Colliding with Trees or Infantry no longer slows down your tank
If a wingman is destroyed his external view is no longer acessable
Assault Guns are now playable fully with mods from our fans
Collision Detection when driving backwards implemented
Multiplayer changes

You can switch to your wingmans tanks with Ctrl-J
External View disabled when a tank is destroyed to prevent "cheating"
Camera views limited in MP (height...no flying scouts anymore)
Damage to houses etc. is now send to clients as well
Mousetank and Textwindow can be turned off permanently in MP as well
You can now name your session (16 letters max) to easily identify multiple sessions in one window
Modified the network design to fully use async DirectPlay now which should enhance stability
IMPORTANT to Kali users: the default Panzer Elite setting in Kali is BROKEN. Please ask our experts in the multiplayer forum how to set Kali to correctly play PE MP!