Welcome to the first Frontline News of the new year! Were going to start by taking a look back on everything which has happened over 2018, and then see whats coming up in 2019.

2018 in Summary

We started the year of 2018 by merging the code bases for Verdun and Tannenberg. Although there were a few challenges at first, it set the stage for some big graphical upgrade for Verdun and shared progress for both games. In April players voted on whether they wanted to see Romanian or Bulgarian troops next. It was a close run thing, but the Romanians just won out in the end. By the end of May the Romanians were ready to join the fighting, and they brought the new Mount Cosna map with them!
Last year's April Fools joke was taking a gentle dig at the Battle Royale craze. Battle Royal: Northern Front would have featured booty crates, jetpacks, and more wild stuff
The focus was on performance through to September, with a ton of things fixed or tweaked and a big networking update released. As well as general improvements, particular attention was paid to the movement of other players so that they would move smoothly even when experiencing moments of substantial lag. Meanwhile in Verdun the first new squad on the roadmap was released: the ANZACs!
In November we implemented the first version of a new user interface in Tannenberg, revamping everything from the menus to the in-game maps and command wheels. It's still work-in-progress and we have more improvements planned before full release! Once everything is smoothed out, it will be put in Verdun too. The trailer below shows off the changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfnOYoBHcK4 In October we updated and improved many of the sound effects in the game, and added a new prestige system allowing veteran players to gain prestige ranks in exchange for resetting their level to one and starting over. Heres a video demonstrating a few of the new sounds that were added: https://youtu.be/VyIZ2TCCwAQ It was a special Armistice Day last year, being the 100th anniversary of the day the fighting ended. We posted short stories about 100 people who were killed in the fighting or otherwise died as a consequence of the war.

Looking forward to 2019 and the Tannenberg release!

We also announced that Tannenberg will be released on February 13th, 2019 - and that players could expect a surprise to arrive at launch... we're tight-lipped about details for now, but it's less than two months away now! The trailer for that also teased the Bulgarians who will be arriving with the release. Bonus points to the keen eyed fans who got the movie reference! Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyUjCk03a0Q&feature=youtu.be
Heres a newer teaser image can you identify the gun? We will finalize the UI in Tannenberg, release a tutorial, and apply more polish in the upcoming months. For more details, you can sign up for our newsletter!

Happy New Year from M2H and Blackmill Games! Heres some Banitsa, a Bulgarian New Years Eve specialty!

[ 2019-01-11 12:39:24 CET ] [ Original post ]