Plastic Battlegrounds News

[h2]Change log[/h2][p][/p][p]New Level[/p]

• [p]The Bathroom (Halloween) - The aftermath of the assault on Bluehemoth Research Base. Hold out as long as you can against the Undead horde... For the Emperor![/p]

[p][/p][p]New and Improved Zombie![/p]

• [p]Orange Zombies added and unlocked by default. They are their own unit at the bottom of the Unit list.[/p]
• [p]Orange zombies can turn soldiers into zombies.[/p]
• [p]Soldiers stand back up as zombies when killed if infected.[/p]
• [p]It is NOT advised to get within biting range of these guys...[/p]

[p][/p][p]New Weapons[/p]

• [p]Three unlockable guns added to Halloween version of Bathroom: The Commonwealth Typewriter, The Spectre SMG, and the L85! Bring one of the light sources with you on your search for these! [/p]

[p]Additional Updates[/p]

• [p]The save system has been overhauled to make corruption of saves much more unlikely! This overhaul means your saves were moved to the new system. If you have any problems, reply in this thread and we will reach out to you.[/p]
• [p]Re-enabled normal grabbing of reloadable mags (was only grabbable via the trigger button previously)[/p]
• [p]There are tons of changes under the hood of the game that aren't visible to players yet, but you will know the significance of within the next couple months![/p]

[p][/p][h3]Dev Note: Also why is it update 30 and not 29 since the last one was 28? Update 28 was actually two major updates in one, so to avoid confusion for us developers we are just catching the public update up![/h3][h3]Happy Halloween!
-Kami, Lead Developer[/h3][p][/p]

[h2]Change log[/h2][p][/p][p]New Level[/p]

• [p]The Bathroom - Take part in a massive Tan siege on a Blue research base! (Find it on Page 3 above the Flatlands maps)[/p]

[p]New Soldiers[/p]

• [p]Pistol Soldier - Unlocked by default in the spawn menu![/p]
• [p]Gasmask Soldier - Can be unlocked by exploring the Lab Playground![/p]
• [p]Pickelhaube Soldier - Can be unlocked by exploring the Garden Trenches![/p]
• [p]A secret unit - .....[/p]

[p]New Weapons[/p]

• [p]Reloadable 1911, M16 + Underbarrel Grenade Launcher and M16 + Underbarrel Shotgun, Anti-Material Rifle + Red Dot Variant, Legionnaire 33, Paragreen 36, Lee Enfield Sniper, 102nd M2 Carbine, Greystav, 4ths Vulcan (AK-74), Bluehemoth PDW, Reeler, Imperial Clobber, PTRS, MG08/15. Discover these weapons across different levels![/p]
• [p]Combat Knife![/p]
• [p]Anniversary guns: Emperor's Jackhammer and OG Placeholder M16! (Added to the Main Menu level for an easy grab and unlock. Thank you!)[/p]
• [p]Makarov, Bobarov, MP40, Chauchat, and MP-18[/p]

[p]Additional Updates[/p]

• [p]Sandbox pre-battle setup settings. (customization enabled by a toggle at level select)[/p]
• [p]Added Dismemberment On/Off button to the menu.[/p]
• [p]Helicopter becomes a proper wreck when crashing.[/p]
• [p]Improved soldier physics so they don’t look as odd when player is trying to grab them. They can now be grabbed at any point on body when alive.[/p]
• [p]Added Helmet prop that can be worn - Unlocked at the Memorial Grave Site on the Backyard Bootcamp level.[/p]
• [p]Improved graphics and performance optimizations on all Blue Technocracy Laser weapons.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Conquest Overhaul[/h3][p][/p][p]Pre-Battle Setup Options (WIP)[/p]

• [p]Choose which team fights what team.[/p]
• [p]Choose which side of the map each team is on. (Each side's props match colors of the chosen teams)[/p]
• [p]Choose which team/side player spawns on.[/p]
• [p]Set Unit AI Spawned Total: set total NPC soldier spawns via a slider.[/p]
• [p]Set AI Team Proportions: set how many soldiers are on each side via a slider.[/p]
• [p]Set Player Health Percentage. (can be higher or lower than usual)[/p]
• [p]Set Flag Capture Rate.[/p]
• [p]Set Score To Win.[/p]

[p]Conquest Flag Changes[/p]

• [p]Flags can be contested: Flags will stop being captured if too many enemies are in the area, then start flashing between the two contested flag.[/p]
• [p]Flags will stop being captured if capturer leaves or is dead and goes back to being neutral or the previously held team.[/p]

[p]Conquest Wrist Menu[/p]

• [p]New and improved Conquest wrist menu with weapon previews and multiple pages.[/p]
• [p]Conquest categories: Recommended and Weapons.[/p]
• [p]Unlocked secret weapons appear in conquest wrist menu.[/p]
• [p]Conquest has visual interface showing points for either side.
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[h3] Although only being announced now, this update was released last night right before midnight in celebration of the game's first launch one year ago on October 14th at 11:40 pm PST (the game was initially launched on standalone headsets). Prior to the game's launch, me and the other devs were in a tough spot and PBG was our last hope, we only hoped to get by to pay for food and rent using the game's income. Since the release, the game has reached critical success, blowing away expectations, and now we're in a position to really kickstart our game development dreams! [/h3][p][/p][h3]We used that success to port the game over to Steam where you are now playing the game. On behalf of the rest of the team - Thank you to each of you for making this happen and being part of it, happy one year anniversary! [/h3][p][/p][h3]-Kami, Lead Developer[/h3][p][/p]

[h2]Change log[/h2][p][/p][p]Optimization[/p]

• [p]Level optimizations to improve performance.[/p]
• [p]Spawn Density setting: Sets amount of default AI spawns: "Low" reduces total spawns from existing spawners if toggled before entering the level, increasing performance[/p]
• [p]Dead Body Despawn frequency setting: 5,15,30,60 seconds or never.[/p]
• [p]Additional Tracer settings: Tracers can be set to On, Off (entirely even for the player), or Player Only[/p]

[p]New Reloadable Weapons[/p]

• [p]When you find a secret weapon, it will unlock its reloadable variant in the spawn menu.,[/p]
• [p]New reloadable weapons added: Commonwealth AR \[STG 44], Commonwealth Battle Rifle, Equalizer, Famas, Imperial Clobber, Imperial Hozer, Imperial Seer, MP5, Ouroboros, P90, PPSH, Remembrance Auto Shotgun, Republic Heavy Rifle, RPD, SMG Makeshift, Sniper \[Remington],[/p]

[p]New Props[/p]

• [p]Soldier-scale furniture props: Chairs, Bench, and Table.[/p]
• [p]Geometry Props: Triangle, Wedges, Cylinders.[/p]
• [p]3 large Rocks: Flat, Smooth, and Jagged rock.[/p]
• [p]B17 Bomber, F4 phantom, Plastic Box + Lid, Bucket, Cassette + Player, Cardboard Box, 2 Book variants, Plastic Refueling Station/Gas Tank.[/p]
• [p]A third plastic House option![/p]

[p]Prop Freeze Gun & Prop Mover Gun[/p]

• [p]Freeze props to lock objects in place with the Prop Freeze gun,[/p]
• [p]Unfreeze the props when you want them to be dynamic,[/p]
• [p]Freeze Prop gun added to the weapons menu,[/p]
• [p]Prop Mover gun can now move frozen props!,[/p]

[p]Additional Updates[/p]

• [p]Save map system more robust with Corruption detection.[/p]
• [p]A strange device has appeared in the City Diorama map... [/p]

[p][/p][p]Check out the Youtube trailer for this update here![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Next up: Conquest 2.0 Overhaul, continued optimizations and improvements, and Multiplayer[/p][p][/p][p]Let us know what you think of the update and what you're hoping to see! - PBG Team[/p]

[p]More stuff! More frames!

We’ve been a bit tied up with a number of things so the update took longer than we anticipated, but we're now back at our usual pace!
Thanks to the feedback you've all provided us, we're continuously finding ways to improve the game and add community requested features!

Here's what to look forward to in the next update:

Optimizations:
First pass of optimization for certain levels like the Garden Trenches, Beachfront, Kitchen, City Diorama, and Attic![/p][p]We're also adding more settings to help with optimization such as dead body duration and spawn density settings you can change before loading into levels.[/p][p][/p][p]New Props: -3 Large Rock types (Flat, Round, Jagged) to help make more natural terrain! -A third House prop! Simple, Squared, and Performance-friendly! -Interior Plastic Props! 2 Chairs, a Bench, and a Table! More Reloadable Weapons Variants: Commonwealth Assault Rifle, Commonwealth Battle Rifle, Equalizer, FAMAS, Imperial Clobber, Imperial Hozer, Imperial Seer, MP5, Ouroboros, P90, PPSH, Remembrance, Auto Shotgun, SCAR, RPD, Makeshift SMG, Remington Sniper, Thompson, Vulcan [/p][p]Some secrets..[/p][p][/p][p]And more.. stay tuned for the upcoming update![/p][p][/p]

[h3]There were many amazing screenshots, and it pains us to only choose 3 out of them! Here are the winners!


1. "Bitwa Szarością" by AdrianWithA

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2. "Base Defense" by Zekky

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3. "Friendly Fire" by froach

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS! We'll be reaching out through Steam soon in regards to the prize!

We thank you all who have participated! We loved every one of your screenshots and we can't wait to do this again! If you did not win this time, there will be many more screenshot contests in the near future! Stay tuned!

-PBG Team[/h3]