Beyond The Wire News

Steam's Winter Sale starts today and Beyond The Wire is taking part. You'll be able to pick up Beyond The Wire for 75% off from December 19 - January 2. This sale comes at the perfect time for any Soldiers looking to reinforce the front.

We'll see you in the trenches!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058650/Beyond_The_Wire/

Steam's Autumn Sale starts today and Beyond The Wire is taking part. You'll be able to pick up Beyond The Wire for 75% off from November 27 - December 4. This sale comes at the perfect time for any Soldiers looking to reinforce the front.

We'll see you in the trenches!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058650/Beyond_The_Wire/

Steam's FPS Fest starts today and Beyond The Wire is taking part. You'll be able to pick up Beyond The Wire for 50% off from April 15 - 22. This sale comes at the perfect time for any Soldiers looking to reinforce the front.

We'll see you in the trenches!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058650/Beyond_The_Wire/

Hey everyone, in this hotfix we're addressing the issue of team balancing with bots, as well as making some minor adjustments to bot behavior.

[h2]Optimization / General Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where bots would walk backwards during melee
  
• Improved bot navigation on Zonnebeke, Sechault, and Vieil Armand
  
• Bots will not be considered as players during team balancing.
  

[h3]For server owners:[/h3]
New server config settings:

• PreserveTeam=True/False - If set to False (default), this setting will disable exceptions to team balancing rules during server join and map transition. If a player was on a team and leaves then rejoins the server, the player will now be auto-balanced to the team with fewer players, rather than forced on the same team as before.
  
• EnforceTeamBalancing=True/False - This setting is set to True by default. It can be adjusted by server admins, though it is recommended to keep it active.
  

New default server setting:

• NumPlayersDiffForTeamChanges (number) changed from 3 to 1 - This setting will affect when players will be considered for team-balancing. Players will be considered for auto-balancing upon server join and map switch if the opposite team’s human player amount has a difference of more than 1.
  
  This setting can also be changed by server admins.
  

We recommend that server owners review and update their server settings according to the values outlined above to fix balancing issues.

Hey everyone,

We at Offworld Industries all want to wish you a wonderful holiday season with your friends, family, and loved ones as we celebrate the end of another year!

This year has been a busy one at Offworld Industries, as Beyond the Wire was released into 1.0, and we’ve continued to update the game including the recent update that brought both AI bots, and the new map Passchendaele to the game. We look forward to seeing you on the field of battle in the new year!

Please note that the Offworld Industries studio will be closed from December 16th until January 3rd. Please continue to share your thoughts with us via our channels such as our Twitter account, our Discord Server and our Facebook page.

You will still be able to reach our Customer Support Team through our Support Portal, but please keep in mind that responses will take longer than usual during the holiday closure. In the meantime please visit our Technical FAQ for commonly reported issues.

Thank you again for your support and happy holidays from the OWI Team!

- Offworld Industries