2.0.0 - Multiplayer, huge tiles revamp
- Added : FINALLY, an open public beta for the multiplayer !
- Added : 1 new tile, it’s a sort of rocky ground / plain, I wanted a tile I could use for Greece / turkey, this should do well. Winter version is also available.
- Added : 2 new achievements linked with multiplayer, I got WAY more to come, but it’s gonna need some more time for us to prepare player’s profile etc to do that in details ! The achievements are : Host a game in multiplayer, and join a game in multiplayer. Those are the only two I can do at the moment. I know there are a lot of broken ones currently in the game, sorry for not fixing them yet.
- Change : Almost all tiles have been revamped, THANK YOU JULES ! (283 tiles have been revamped).
- Change : Supply line colour now changes to red when its cut.
- Change : Balance, infantry will now do normal damage vs tanks in cities.
- Change : All tanks got +1 MP. This is because tanks couldn’t really out run infantry on foot which seemed wrong. Armoured cars don’t get anything, really just SPGs and regular tanks.
- Fix : Upgrading a core unit made it lose the fact it was a core unit (Super weird it re appeared since I fixed it but yup it reappeared out of nowhere lol) THE CODE IS ALIVE, ALIVE I TELL YOU.
- Fix : Linux executable wasn’t bearing the right name therefore you couldn’t launch the game with the steam executable.
- Fix : Bug with boats that would allow them to go around huge mass of land to go to places they couldn’t go normally when an enemy unit was blocking their way.
- Fix : Pearl Harbour was placed wrongly on the Pacific map. Sorry !
Now, I don't know what to say, I got no words. This game went SO MUCH further what I have ever anticipated, it took huge proportions. I freaking paid someone to implement multiplayer (now you all know where your money went. Nope,I didn't get myself an iphone 12 for christmas, I chose multiplayer haha). Anyway, this is just a first version, 2.0.0, I will actively be updating multiplayer to add more features, especially player's side, so we have as much info as we can about the player we are playing against, or about us ! Like number of won / lost games, I will also include a ladderboard with the best player of the game (The one that won the most games) etc etc. Still got big plans ! This early version will allow anyone to create himself an account using very minimal info (username, password, email for notifications) and immediately after host or join a game !
The way multiplayer will work is an automated Play By Email. It IS NOT live. Why ? Because there's no point in having it live for a game like this with most of its players around the world, yes, many of you actually are from so many different places, and having someone from Australia (Hi Lorne) and someone from Alaska (Hi Robert) actually play together is going to be mission impossible if you start taking into account working hours for both people etc. Now this will be a disconnected multiplayer, like in Panzer Corps. You will be playing one after the other, and when your opponent has finished his turn, you will receive an email telling you you can play ! This is gonna be way more convenient to play long turns and really long games over time. If you look at things this way, it all makes sense :)
I will end this by saying a HUGE THANKS to both my brother for revamping all tiles, it was a really long task, and Patrick from Sec-ID for making multiplayer happen ! THANK YOU GUYS ! THANK YOU !
More tile revamp will come, he just did the basics for now, but don't worry, there's more to come !
Stay tuned, see you in the comments or in the forum, feel free to now invite your friends to play, cause it's going to be more fun with friends !
PS : Multiplayer only is 1 human vs 1 human, with as many AIs as you want. It DOESN'T support more than 2 human players at a time, or less.
PS2 : We might be forced to wipe out the multiplayer database if there is an issue that needs it. I will let you know every time we do erase it. You should not lose your account and progression as a player, but your current game might be lost forever. Just wanted to let you know.