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It's been a long while! But we are resuming our weekly playtest now! If you still aren't a member of our Discord, then consider joining it to take part in the playtests :) Here's the changelog for this new version:

ADDED:

Brand new map. Made from scratch. Normandy Farm. It is still in a 'rough' state, as it is missing some props, but that will come soon. Brand new dispersion system for all weapons. Instead of bullets being like 'laser beams' (as in their trajectory was absolutely perfect) now dispersion will add some sort of 'randomness' to the projectile's trajectory. No, this isn't turning the game into an RNG, don't worry, we are still sticking to realistic results :) New graphics setting: Screen Space Reflections. Lens flare visual effect (light). Lens dust when looking at bright source of light visual effect (light).

CHANGED:

Fullscreen setting (toggle) has been turned into a dropdown offering the possibility to play in either fullscreen mode of your choice: Extensive Fullscreen, Windowed, Borderless. Several changes to the multiplayer API (frequency of data being exchanged, 32Hz --> 16Hz). Less bandwidth required to play online. Several graphical changes, as well as environmental ones. New roads, new vegetation (wheat, etc). Camera rendering path: Forward --> Deferred. Improves performances by a bit!

FIXED:

Camera flicker when changing seat in third person. Singleplayer not working/suttering. Penetration of shields on static weapons. Projectile will now normally penetrate the weapon, damage it, and kill anybody standing behind it, given the weapon is powerful enough to go through the shield.

REMOVED:

Light component from projectiles. Not really needed during the day, will enable back only for night time scenarios/setups (which don't exist yet). Old Normandy Fields map.

[ 2024-05-26 14:01:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Beasts of Steel

Valentin Lievre Developer

Valentin Lievre Publisher

2024 Release

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🕹️ 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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