Holdfast: Nations At War News

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Steam’s Third Person Shooter Fest is here! To celebrate Holdfast’s participation in the fest Holdfast and all its DLCs will be be available for purchase on Steam at up to 20% off until September 1st 2025. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]With the release of Holdfast onto Xbox and Playstation consoles there’s never been a better time to enlist and fight today with thousands of other players across various platforms battling it out on multiple fronts. So stop your inquisition and wait no longer, join the great Holdfast community today![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][h2]Age Of Sail Announced[/h2][p][/p][p]If you didn’t already see the news Holdfast’s latest free major expansion will be coming to the games Naval Warfare front before the end of 2025. Featuring the new Privateer faction centred around the infamous French Privateer Jean Lafitte.[/p][p][/p][p]Before taking a look at the latest sneak peak of another one of the fellows who’ll be sailing the Holdfast seas give the announcement trailer a watch to get a first glimpse of just some of what’s to come.[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Of course a noble adversary or two is in order and who better than the inspirational British naval commander, renowned for his decisive victories against the French and Sp***sh fleets…. Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Forming part of a cosmetic DLC 'Nelson's Own' available to compliment to the the major Age Of Sail expansion with new Captain weapon skins, multiple uniforms, a Nelson head and more. This will be a must have for all true British sailors.[/p][p][/p][p]We look forward to seeing more good fellows joining the great Holdfast community. Do come say hello in the official Discord its the central hub for all things Holdfast. As always, we thank you for your generous support, and until next time, may good health be yours. :oheart:[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p]- Anvil Game Studios Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Walki, Jackson, Harper, Storey, UberJuice, Stan, Gest, Matt, Grandayy, CharlesCute_Rat, Winston (The Cat) & Nelson (The Other Cat).[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]Raise the black flag, capture and plunder ships or take a break with some ranting and roaring by singing along with the new accordion instrument in this massive expansion coming to Holdfast’s naval front. Welcome to the Age Of Sail.[/p][p][/p][p]Holdfast: Age Of Sail will release for free as a show of thanks for the outstanding response to the games console release. Players across all platforms will be able to crew up and set sail before the year ends. We’ll be teasing more out in the coming months so be sure to stay up to date on our socials.[/p][p][/p][p]Before taking a deep dive into some of what this massive expansion will offer below, have a watch of the Holdfast: Age Of Sail announcement trailer for a first glimpse of these new ‘sea dogs'.[/p][p] [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][h2]
There Be ‘Pirates’[/h2][p][/p][p]Ahoy! Privateers are coming. Based on real sailors under the black flag the new Privateer faction makes their way to Holdfast’s Naval front. With instantly iconic uniform variety and entirely new voice lines this mixed bunch of rag tags will be a fearful sight for any distinguished British captain.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]It wouldn’t be fitting to introduce Privateers without a bit of piracy now would it? The Age Of Sail expansion will enable chancing crews to board enemy ships and capture them claiming it as their own and removing the ship from the enemies spawn list and adding it to their own. [/p][p][/p][p]Keeping with the theme of capturing, a new Naval Conquest gamemode will be introduced into the game and feature a whole slew of new maps specially curated for the mode. Capture and hold fortified islands and command the open seas with your firepower.[/p][p][/p][p](Work in progress development build example of the conquest system)[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Captains will also now be able to issue orders with well timed buffs akin to the land infantry Officer class. Simply press the ability bind and begin issuing orders to the crew. When an order is issued they’ll call out your instruction throughout the ship to ensure everyone gets the job done.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The following orders are a work in progress and might not reflect their final design on release.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Load Ship Guns - Instructs players aboard the vessel to ready the guns.[/p]
• [p]Fire Ship Guns - Instructs players aboard the vessel to fire the guns. This will increase damage by 1.5x if fired within 2 seconds.[/p]
• [p]Repel Boarders - Gives all crew members a small melee resistance boost while standing on a friendly ship. Lasts for 10 seconds.[/p]
• [p]Wet The Sails - Increases speed of the vessel temporarily.[/p]
• [p]Hoist Flag - Hoist the enemy flag on your naval vessel becoming representative to that of the enemy faction temporarily.[/p]
• [p]Board Enemy Vessel - Gives all crew members a small melee attack boost while standing on an enemy ship. Lasts for 10 seconds.[/p]

[p][/p][p]None of these new systems would be any good however without somewhere to make use of them, on top of reworking and in some cases entirely redesigning original naval maps, we've also gone ahead and created a multitude more of new naval battlefields, coastal siege maps and now of course unique naval conquest maps. [/p][p][/p][p]Here's a sneak preview of one of the new coastal siege maps and naval conquest maps that'll be releasing with the Age Of Sail expansion.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]This is just a small taste of what’s to come, there’s a whole load more that’ll be introduced to both the naval and land side of the game. We’ll be announcing more maps, new mechanics and a boatload more in the coming months so be sure to join us over on the official Holdfast Discord server.[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p]discord.gg/holdfastgame[/p][p][/p][p]We thank you for your continued support and look forward to sailing the seas with you all and until next time, may good health be yours. :oheart:[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][p]- Anvil Game Studios Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Walki, Jackson, Harper, Storey, UberJuice, Stan, Gest, Matt, Grandayy, CharlesCute_Rat, Winston (The Cat) & Nelson (The Other Cat).[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Holdfast heads to Gamescom 2025! Come join us at Gamescom in Cologne, we’ll be located at Hall 10.2, Stand D023 with plenty of fanfare and exclusive reveals, if you’re passing through be sure to drop by you can even hop on Holdfast for a few games while you’re there too..

Being able to attend events like these has always been something we’ve wanted to do for some time now, interacting in person with the community and spreading the good word of Holdfast is a pleasure for us all. [/p][p]For those attending on Thursday, August 21st you’ll also be able to join us for an exclusive first time reveal of the next major update coming to the game before the year ends. More on that further down the blog.[/p][p][/p][p]If you’re unable to be there fear not, we’ll be premiering the reveal on our YouTube shortly after it has been broadcast at Gamescom.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Setting Sights [/h2][p][/p][p]The team has been hard at work on the next major update coming to the game since the console release. As we mentioned in previous posts we’ve put on our seafaring legs for this next update as it will focus around a much beloved section of our game, naval warfare. [/p][p][/p][p]Holdfast first started out as solely a naval game so finally being able to come back to this is a real full circle moment for us and one we’ve been wanting to do for some time now. Thanks to the console release reception and the continued support of the great Holdfast community we’re pleased to announce that this ‘major update’ has now become a ‘major expansion’ for the game. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]A boatload of new content is just over the horizon, we’ve even gone as far as introducing an entire new faction... While you’ll have to wait until August 21st to find out more, here’s a preview of just some of what is landing ashore with this update.[/p][p]
WIP - Balancing Ongoing[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Have an idea of what the next faction might be? Why not share it in our official Discord it's a great place to get involved with all things Holdfast, maybe you spotted a clue no one else did... As always, we thank you for your generous support, and until next time, may good health be yours. :oheart:[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p] [/p][p]


- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Walki, Jackson, Harper, Storey, UberJuice, Stan, Gest, Matt, Grandayy, Charles:Cute_Rat:, Winston (The Cat) & Nelson (The Other Cat).[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]After smashing through our concurrent player count record (previously 3,400) with a whopping 6,400+ players on launch day we then went on to set the ceiling even higher, breaking our record another 3 times and capping off the weekend with a 9,700+ concurrent player peak. We're most impressed![/p][p]
Similarly, the official Holdfast Discord server has been flooded with fellows joining our great community, a massive 10,000+ new members have joined since July 9th on release day. Feel free to join us over there, there's plenty for you to get involved with or even to just post a screenshot or two, we'd love to see them.[/p][p]
discord.gg/holdfastgame
[/p][p][/p][p]Since release we've been hard at work tackling some of the issues players faced since the update. Thankfully none of these were too egregious and have now been rectified to hopefully ensure players can join in on the fun without facing trivial problems. For a full list of changes check out the changelog linked at the end of this post.[/p][p]
The week since launch has been relatively smooth sailing with thousands upon thousands of players all joining the battlefields of Holdfast. The servers held firm despite an outpouring of players joining the game simultaneously at a far faster rate than we had excepted. It was quite the sight to behold![/p][p][/p][h2]1.5x Increased XP![/h2][p][/p][p]To continue the celebrations starting from Friday July 18th and running until July 21st. Holdfast enjoyers will be able to gather an increased 1.5x XP while playing on Official servers. Use this opportunity to increase your soldier rank to unlock orders with increased shilling rewards which can then be spent in the barracks to kit your classes out. [/p][p]
Do let us know on Discord if you face any issues folks. We’ll be sure to look into it. As always, we thank you for your generous support, and until next time, may good health be yours. :oheart:[/p][p] [/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p]
Changelog - Game Version 3.00.2

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● 2 features and improvements.
● 15 bug fixes.

Click here for the full change log. [/p][p]



- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Walki, Jackson, Harper, Storey, UberJuice, Stan, Gest, Matt, Grandayy, Charles:Cute_Rat:, Winston (The Cat) & Nelson (The Other Cat).[/p]