Thunder Tier One News

Join us as we play some missions and discuss what's being done and what's in store for Thunder Tier One

Hello operators!

The mission wasn’t simple and we can only imagine the amount of training and attempts you had to endure, but the Speedrun Challenge is complete.



For Silver Dew mission, operators Warlocks are Spoopy, Broadsword, Ashen 1-1 and Verm managed to accomplish all mission objectives in 2m51s. Each of these operators will receive a 200€ Steam Gift card for their services. You can watch the team’s stellar performance here:

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Operators Pnuky, Adik, Silny and Brela are the runners-up for Silver Dew mission for a mere 2 seconds. This team accomplished the objectives for Silver Dew in 2m53s and they’ll win a 50€ gift card each. You can check their performance here:

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Cold Stone brought a different, mountain scenario to play. Operators Ashen 1-1, Verm, Warlocks are Spoopy and Broadsword again excel at their tasks and accomplish the mission objectives in just 1m14s. They will be awarded a 200€ Steam Gift Card each for having beaten the best time to date. Their performance is available here:

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Runners-up for Cold Stone are operators Joiken, P_Pontes, Tweetie and Cauxi, squeezing in all mission objectives in 1m26s. Team members will be awarded 50€ Steam Gift cards each for their impressive performance which is available here:

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Zeus would like to thank all operators for trying and submitting their final results. We hope you enjoyed trying new approaches to the mission maps.

Zeus out

Hello operators,

Status report on operation Gameplay Preview follows:


Zeus is thankful for your involvement in this operation. A record number of soldiers participated in this mission and, for over 48 hours, experienced Thunder Tier One gameplay that included: two full missions for single-player or co-op gameplay, two maps for Deathmatch, and two maps introducing the Advance and Secure game mode.

We also took this opportunity to increase our arsenal of available weapons and gadgets. The introduction of the M112 Demolition Charges gave players a new way to breach doors and destroy certain objectives. The M18 Claymore added a new tactical component of area denial that proved effective as a defensive measure. The Fiber Optics camera provided valuable information when attempting to breach rooms. The M67 Fragmentation grenades were accompanied by the M18 Smoke grenade and the M84 Stun grenade - these proved useful in a variety of scenarios.

We included the M9 pistol, the Mac-10, the AKS74U, the G3A3 and the Remington 870. The G3A3 is the first DMR to be included in Thunder Tier One. It is a weapon type that is bound to gain relevance in the future when more armor classes are added to the game. We’ve paired these with an increased assortment of attachments, adding the AN-PEQ-2 laser pointer and silencers for several weapons. Some optics attachments were also added, revealing a little bit of what’s in the works.

The preview included a few changes based on user feedback from the previous test. Your feedback continues to be crucial for us. This is why we extended the Gameplay Preview time frame following your requests.

It was a busy weekend with over 35,000 game sessions played and we are very grateful that you chose to spend your time playing our game! Some of you also took on the Speedrun Challenge in competitive frenzy. We will be announcing the winners and awarding the prizes soon.

It was exciting to watch you experiment with different approaches and strategies in order to complete mission objectives. Thunder Tier One is a tactical game and the straightforward and obvious path isn’t always the best option - we want players to feel that their skills and minds are tested.

We have been overwhelmed and humbled by the positive messages and feedback that we received. We’ll now hunker down, and jump back into the development so that we can accomplish all of our mission objectives.

As ever, you can contact the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or by our dedicated Discord channel.




Zeus out.

From Friday 11 December 5:00 CET - Sunday 13 December 17:00 CET (extended till 14 December 09:00 CET) we are hosting a free-to-play Gameplay Preview on Steam, which will give many in our community the chance to enter the Thunder Tier One world for the first time!

It’s going to be a really exciting weekend, here are 5 reasons you don’t want to miss it!






Thunder Tier One is one of the most realistic games to enter the top-down shooter marketplace.

This isn’t a game that is based on luck, you can’t just spray at your enemies and hope for the best. To be successful you have to think like a military tactician, pulling on all of your strategic skills to devise the perfect plan to meet your objectives - and then you have to carry out that plan.

And even then, just like in the real world, there is no method that guarantees success, there’s no plan of action that will work the same way every time you execute it. In one scenario a particular weapon may cause 50 damage, and the next time cause as little as five. Its effectiveness is based on many factors, including an opponent's armour, your choice of ammo or the specific trajectory of the bullet. AI enemy forces are also designed to approach battles in many different ways, meaning you could play a mission ten times and have ten different outcomes.

Of course all this makes Thunder Tier One a difficult game to master, but who wants it to be easy? We feel like the harder the task, the higher the sense of accomplishment - and we’re really looking forward to seeing how you all get on this weekend!









Picture the scene: it’s the early nineties in a destabilised nation on the brink of civil war. A dangerous terrorist network is growing in power and influence, sweeping its way through the country. An elite military task force has been called in, its orders are simple: eliminate the threat of terror…

In the Gameplay Preview players will be able to play two campaign missions: Silver Dew and Cold Stone.

Silver Dew sees players land outside an apartment building in a small village within a rural area. Operators must capture a high value target presumed to be hiding in the building, and ideally they need to do it keeping the target alive.

In Cold Stone your orders are to rescue a hostage being held in an enemy base nestled deep within the mountains. It’s a very different map to Silver Dew, you’re out in the open with very little cover. There are many different ways to approach the mission, and many different routes to be discovered. You'll have to use everything at your disposal to find the hostage and exfiltrate them safely.

Both missions are available to play as single player or with up to four friends, enjoy!







The Gameplay Preview will provide fans with an abundance of weapons, gadgets and armour to help them meet their objectives - each combination impacting gameplay and progression significantly.

Perhaps you think it’s best to move stealthily, taking care not to raise the enemy alarm. Or maybe going in all guns blazing will be your strategy, overwhelming enemies with sheer force. Whatever your approach, you’ll need to think carefully about how you gear up, as poor preparation could lead you to coming unstuck in the heat of battle.






Fans are in for a treat as we introduce ‘Advance and Secure’, an intense PVP game mode that best showcases the wide range of tactical approaches that players can use on Thunder Tier One.

It is a team based mode, where two sides will go up against one another and attempt to hold as many control points as possible. Teams start off with a number of tickets, which they will relinquish when they lose control points. One team wins if either the enemy has no more tickets left, time runs out and one team has more tickets, or a team has captured all control points and eliminated opponents.

‘Advance and Secure’ truly values brains and tactical direction, players need to know when to defend, when to flank, when to create cover and when to move on opponents. It’s fun, it’s fast-paced, and it is very demanding.







Thunder Tier One is all about planning, trying, and failing… and then planning, trying, and failing again … it is not meant to be easy!

In our last alpha test we had a lot of fun watching players attempt to complete Silver Dew. Some teams took up to three hours, but you could see the joy when they completed the mission - it felt like a win for the whole Thunder Tier One team.

This time round, we want to see how quickly teams can complete both Silver Dew and Cold Stone. There are many different approaches to these missions, and we are looking forward to seeing our community get creative - see if you can surprise us!

Record your team’s attempts on the missions and send us a video of your quickest time. We’ll then review the footage and award prizes to the speediest sides!






Luckily for you guys, signing up to the Thunder Tier One Gameplay Preview could not be easier. Just follow the simple steps below, and we will see you there!!

• Visit the Thunder Tier One Steam page
• Click ‘request access’
  
• Make sure you join the dedicated Discord channel

Hello operators!

To celebrate the launch of Thunder Tier One Gameplay Preview, we've decided to run a Speedrun Challenge where you and your friends (or strangers) can team up and compete for prizes. Two fastest teams (per each of the two available maps) will be rewarded. You can submit the video footage of your successful attempt as a reply to the competition post on Twitter, Facebook or post it in our Discord server.


Rules of the Competition

• Four human players per team will attempt to accomplish the two campaign missions as fast as possible
  
• Players can change teams during different attempts. Same team can attempt both maps
  
• The missions need to be completed with all objectives reached. Partial completions (eg. HVT dying) won't be considered. Loss of squad members during the mission is acceptable as long as the mission is fully completed
  
• In the event of a tie, the team with less losses/damage suffered wins
  
• Video footage of the speedrun submitted to us needs to show the entire mission and be of adequate quality
  
• Any changes to the game files are grounds for disqualification
  
• Exploiting bugs and glitches is not allowed (though if you do find any, please report them to us)
  
• We may share the videos submitted to us through our SM channels so that others can learn to be as tactical as you and your teammates
  
• All our decisions are final, and no appeals will be accepted
  

Prizes

1st place gets eight $100 Steam Gift Cards divided equally between the four team members
2nd place gets four $50 Steam Gift Cards divided equally between the four team members
Prizes are per mission (total of two missions - Silver Dew and Cold Stone)


We're looking forward to your submissions! Lock and load!



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