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Hello everyone! Before the game releases to the public, in Early Access, there are 3 major points we need to address. One of those 3 points is the upgrade of the multiplayer. Currently, our multiplayer system/API is slowly becoming 'outdated'. It was first released in 2011, and did not target high player counts. It is already a miracle we've made it support up to 40 players by optimizing the netcode as much as possible. Therefore, to support an ever bigger community and have even better performances while playing in multiplayer, an upgrade of the system is required. Work has already started. We are switching to a newer system/API, which was designed in 2019, and is basically an improved version of our old multiplayer solution. Nonetheless, there are major differences when it comes as how things work, and how data/state should be exchanged/synced, and this will require a huge amount of work on my end (hello, I'm the only programmer) to update the entire netcode the game currently features. It goes without saying that it will take me some time to upgrade the entire project, weeks, probably, but this is for the best, for the future of this game. I am slowly but surely getting acquainted with the new system, I still have some stuff I need to figure out how to convert from the old system, but I'll get there. Just making this little post to keep you guys updated as to what's happening behind the curtains, and also so that you don't freak out if there are no updates for a while... The Closed Beta is still running though, and you can still join by requesting access to it in our Discord server See you on the battlefield, Val

[ 2024-02-18 18:15:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Beasts of Steel

Valentin Lievre Developer

Valentin Lievre Publisher

2024 Release

Action Indie Strategy Casual RPG Adventure Simulation F2P Sports MMO Racing Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop EA Tags

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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support

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We are a team of two, it's just my brother and I. He is the artist, he does the level design, modelling, while I am the programmer. We will welcome any constructive feedback and act on it. Don't be afraid to get in touch with us! We are listening to the players (we know what it is, we are both players before being game devs).

Our vision for the realism of this game is somewhere in the middle. You will not have to empty an entire mag to kill an enemy. You will not be able to carry a machine gun as a main weapon and a rifle as a secondary weapon. We try to stick to realistic loadouts. You will play as a pretty average soldier.
You will die very quickly if exposed to enemy fire. You will be shell shocked if you stay near a gun while it fires (seriously, don't).
Trees can be destroyed, either by shooting at them or driving them over with tanks (or crashing with planes).
Terrain can be deformed and there will be craters wherever a shell or a bomb hits the ground.
Tanks have plenty of shell types with realistic behaviours (AP, APC, APCBC, APHE, APCR, HE, HEAT...). Damage model for tanks takes into armour armour slope, armour thickness at impact point, angle of the impact and shell type. All vehicles have modules (Engine, Turret, Gun, Tracks...) that can all be damaged/destroyed. Crews can and will also be killed.
There are ricochets, and there is no limit on them, go crazy and kill with physics!

Now, what's really new about Beasts of Steel is its strategic level on top of the tactical level. On the very last screenshots you can see that there will be several campaigns consisting of maps made out of hexagons. It is turn based, but the battles can be resolved at a tactical level, as a traditional shooter.
You will have resources to manage (Steel, Oil, Rubber, Aluminium, Tungsten) in order to produce units, create armies, and capture victory points. It will play like our first game Hex of Steel, but with more resources, and battles in first person if you wish so.

One map: Fields of Normandy (2km x 2km)
4 Countries: USA, UK, Germany, Soviet Union
71 planes
75 ground vehicles
179 weapons (Small arms and vehicle weapons included)
30 static weapons (AT/AA/MGs...)
3 gamemodes: Deathmatch, Hold the Flag(s), Paratroopers attack
Online games: up to 32 players
Offline games: up to 128 players

More maps
More vehicles
Bug fixes
Stability improvements
Better localization
UI/UX improvements
Improved physics
Higher player count multiplayer games
Human looking infantry
New factions (DLCs): Japan (Pacific), Finland (Winter War)

Communication with the players is very important to us. Those of you who know me from our first game already know that I (as the programmer) am super fast to release patches (we're talking within the hour) when something is not working as expected, or implementing players ideas. For those of you who don't know me, feel free to read some of the reviews under our first game (Hex of Steel).
All of that to say, we value communication, and constructive criticism. If there is something bothering you in the game, or if you have a brilliant idea, let us know! We have a discord you can join to chat with us in real time (almost any hour of the day or night), or a good ol' mail.

Discord link: https://discord.gg/Tn63mrwJyH
Support email: valentinstudio@icloud.com

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 18 or higher or equivalent
Processor: Intel i5 or equivalentMemory: 8 GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 1070 or equivalent
Storage: 6 GB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 18 or higher or equivalent
Processor: Intel i7 or equivalentMemory: 16 GB RAM
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: RTX 3060 or equivalentNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 8 GB available space

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