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Game Update - May 9th 2018

Screenshot by player Thomas Friedrich Grump.

Update News

We have released a new update to Verdun and Tannenberg. Notable items include:

Made sure spawning within 15 meters of an enemy won't happen.

In Maneuver mode, when an HQ sector is surrounded they will gain an artillery phone.

The Fire Support ability needs to be held for a few seconds while standing still; goes faster using binoculars.

Characters have been optimised to affect performance less.

In Maneuver mode: Faction that's behind will now spawn faster while the other faction has to wait longer. This depends on the drain factor and ticket difference.

The game .exe is now called WW1 Game Series.exe, and appears as WW1 Game Series in the Task Manager.

Sound Effects

We’ve made a number of adjustments here based on the new sound system feedback thread, and it would be great if you could try it out and let us know what you think! How to activate the new system for testing is in the post above.

Ambience volume feeling less empty.

Grenade pull volume is louder.

Trench whistle is louder.

Made shots sound louder.

Beefed up some shots with an added metal clang and resonance.

Beefed up various reloading sounds. As always, we’d love to hear from you about how the latest update affects performance, and if you like the adjustments to the sound effects!

Full Changelog

Community highlights

We now show a network health stats if they are not healthy values. It shows: Host migration, Jitter, Ping and packet loss. This can always be accessed by enabling opening the options screen. Hovering over will display the stats. Using this information we can identify why some players are having network issues such as teleportation and shots not registering.

Backspace in chat can now be held down again to remove multiple character

Added extra logging to find lagshots cause

Made it easier to play offline: When steam is in offline mode, force offline mode

Make spawn point order deterministic by sorting them by name during map bake. This can fix the default spawn changing after each update. Note that this update should therefor be the last update that does change spawn point order for the last time.

Made sure spawning within 15 meters of an enemy won't happen

We're narrowing down why some players get stuck when loading a map (often Flanders): Added a timeout of 60 seconds and extra logging when a map fails to load.

Fixed an issue where loadouts and some other stats were always reset when front-switching (but never lost when in the correct front)

(Maneuver) HQ gets a artillery phone when surrounded

Tannenberg: Fire Support ability needs to be held for a few seconds while standing still; goes faster using binoculars

Tannenberg: Optimised characters to use less performance

Fixed a case of invisible weapons when entering/exiting HMG

Teamdamage is on by default in Tannenberg-Maneuver (this does not allow teamkilling, only a damage penalty)

Explosive now default option when opening artillery phone

Maneuver: Faction that's behind will now spawn faster while the other faction has to wait longer. This depends on the drain factor and ticket difference.

Fix issue in prussia where the player would get stuck in the geometry around the artillery phone at forest edge.

Weather settings (skybox, fog, ...) are now set during the loading screen. This might also fix the issue where the weather settings weren't loaded at all

Fixed HMG offset when entering while sprinting

Added new private match chat command '/teamdamage [on|off]'. When this is enabled, shooting a friendly will now reduce your points by 10, without killing the friendly. Your points will only be reduced once every 30 seconds on the same friendly.

Added outline to icon of executable so it is also visible on a white background

Fixed deploy widget sticking around when switching to a different specialization.

Switch back to default control map when destroying chat UI, for extra insurance that the controls won't remain blocked when chat is closed.

Allow reload actions directly after inserting a stripper clip to be cancelled

Fixed occlussion culling errors with bunker-peekholes and poland houses

Fixed players being able to damage their previous team by calling artillery and then quickly switching.

Bots should no longer appear to be running while standing still

No more shock/suppression effect from friendlies running past you when friendly fire is enabled

Bots will try to keep some distance between each other (especially noticeable when capturing a sector)

Explosions/Rifle shots cause body parts to have a force applied instead of merely dropping to the ground

Fixed a kick/corrupt state when server host was not set-up yet during switch

When spawning, your arms don't stick forwards for one frame anymore

Disabled rotating camera before player is properly setup, especially noticable during pre-round screen.

Fixed an issue where NCOs were sometimes unable to use their ability call-in

Fixed a rare case where you could spawn with no ammo loaded

Upgraded Unity Post Processing stack from V1 to V2. Image effects should look the same

Changed the "Verdun" taskmanager/startbar name to "WW1 Game Series"

Changed .exe name from "1914-1918 Series.exe" to "WW1 Game Series.exe". Note that the path to output_log has changed. Now at: "%USERPROFILE%AppDataLocalLowWW1 Game SeriesWW1 Game Seriesoutput_log.txt"

Shadows are now more visible on snow

No longer allow spectation in RDM

Worked on the feedback we received on the FMOD_WIP (New sounds). We will now collect a second round of feedback. Changes:

New ambience layers added (people felt alone on the map)
Barbed wire volume fix (was too low)
Grenade pull volume fix (was too low)
Hitmarker sound removed
New reload sounds + added layers to beef it up
New layers to gunshots (beef up the gunshots)
New tail layer gunshots
New sounds: Fall damage + Ammo pickup + Bush/tree rustle
Skull crack fix
Vocal effects added (distance equalizing + delay)
Gramophone effect
New artillery explosions
Mosin reload - recharge fix
Overall mix changes

Various error and exception fixes

[ 2018-05-09 10:14:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Tannenberg

Blackmill Games Developer

M2H Publisher

2017-11-16 Release

Action Indie Strategy Simulation Multiplayer Coop Tags

Game News Posts: 178

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support

Very Positive (7261 reviews)

https://www.ww1gameseries.com/tannenberg/

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Tannenberg Linux [4.35 G]

Available DLCs:

Tannenberg - Supporter Edition Upgrade

Tannenberg is the latest entry in the 1914-1918 WW1 Game Series that started with WW1 FPS Verdun, expanding the focus to encompass the Eastern Front. Warfare on the border of the Russian Empire offers a fresh experience for new and veteran players alike, with new squads and weapons, open maps that give players tactical freedom, and a whole new 64 player game mode!

This historical game takes place across the lakes, forests, and snowy plains of the Eastern Front - it was inspired by the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914 where the Russian Second Army was dealt a heavy blow by the Germans. Tannenberg offers a range of game modes - including the exciting new mode reflecting the different nature of war on the Eastern Front - and a wealth of historical detail: realistic WW1 weaponry, authentic uniforms, horrendous gore, and maps based on real battlefields, this time in the forests, plains and mountains along the border between the Russian Empire and the Central Powers.

Tannenberg key features include:

Realistic World War 1 gameplay
Tactical squad-based FPS
Warfare on the Eastern Front
Majestic backdrops and map detail
Variety of game modes for player counts of up to 64

Experience World War One on the Eastern Front
It’s all-out war on the Eastern Front! From artillery barrages and poison gas to the deadly machinegun and humble rifle, there are many weapons to master. The battlefield is a dangerous place, and a little thought will help you stay alive – lead your shots, keep your eyes open, and be ready to engage in ferocious close combat at any moment.

Authentic Eastern Front Warfare
The development team is aiming to recreate the atmosphere of the Eastern Front with the same level of accuracy as in Verdun. Uniforms have been recreated to the tiniest detail, the weapons are modeled to exact references and the maps use realistic props and terrain layouts.

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MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 18.04+ 64bit only. Other distros will probably work. but are not officially supported.
Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz. AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940Memory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Geforce GTX 960M / Radeon HD 7750 or higher. 2GB video card memoryNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 8 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Multiplayer only. make sure you have a stable and fast internet connection.
RECOMMENDED SETUPMemory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: 4GB video card memoryNetwork: Broadband Internet connection

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