Holdfast: Nations At War News

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Steel has been given! Holdfast has broken it's all time concurrent player count record with a whopping 6,500+ peak on launch day. The massive response to the games console release has been exceptional and a real joy to see everyone getting stuck in with some Holdfast goodness. [/p][p]
Yesterday will be a day to remember for a long time for all of us at Anvil Game Studios.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We were also delighted to see that Holdfast made its way onto the best sellers list for the Playstation store, an achievement we're extremely proud of. We've seen equally as impressive results on the Xbox front with absolute troves of new soldiers making their way onto the big beautiful battlefields of Holdfast.[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][h2]Australian Servers Are Coming![/h2][p][/p][p]To handle the expected even greater increase of players this weekend we'll be looking to rolling out some additional servers with some of these servers heading down under! 🇦🇺[/p][p]
We're bringing back our officially hosted Australian Holdfast servers ready for all oceanic Holdfast enjoyers to hop on and start giving 'em some Aussie might. We look forward to welcoming in all the good fellows to these new region servers.[/p][p][/p][h2]XP & Shilling Increase Weekend[/h2][p][/p][p]To celebrate all this we'll be issuing out an increase to Shillings and XP earned through the games daily missions. For new and old players alike this is a perfect chance to get a head start towards that musket or frying pan you've always desired. 🪙[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Simply hop on any official Holdfast server over the weekend of July 12th-13th to start earning these extra rewards. Be sure to join us on the official Discord server for an even deeper dive into the Holdfast community.[/p][p]
Once again we thank you for all your support. Here's to many more years of Holdfast and until next time, may good health be yours. :oheart:[/p][p]
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- 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]The day has finally arrived! Give 'em steel lads. Holdfast is OUT NOW with full crossplay support on the Xbox Series S / X, PlayStation 5 and Steam with over 150+ players all battling it out in one big beautiful battlefield across various devices. [/p][p]
Watch the official release trailer[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Holdfast goes way beyond just muskets, it is a thriving community of players from all across the globe with a passion for history, gaming and above all fun. From land to sea you'll always find fellows to fight alongside. Now, with this release, players on Steam, Xbox and Playstation devices will be able to simultaneously connect to the same servers with full crossplay supported right out the box.[/p][p]
This all comes as a direct result of our ongoing efforts to bring the game into the new era and to an even greater audience. Now more than ever players across the globe will be able to hop on Holdfast with their preferred platform and enlist for the King’s shilling.[/p][p][/p][p]Out Now! Enlist today.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Thanks From Anvil Game Studios[/h2][p][/p][p]Holdfast truly went above and beyond everything we expected the game could be, it could not have been done without your ongoing support through the years. We'd like to extend a special thanks to you all for making the game what it is. We're extremely proud to be bringing the game to an even larger audience.[/p][p]
Work on the game is still very much ongoing and we look forward to getting stuck in again with some Naval action after this massive release. Come join us on the official Discord and get involved![/p][p]
As always, we thank you for your support, and until next time, may good health be yours. :oheart:[/p][p]
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- 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]Holdfast updated! Fresh off the development line we have a whole barrel load of features and improvements making their way into the game as we sync things up ready for the long awaited crossplay update.

Holdfast: Nations At War will be coming to Xbox Series S / X and PlayStation 5 / Pro on July 9th 2025. Before taking a read of the blog, if you haven't already be sure to watch the official release date announcement trailer for Holdfast on consoles.[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][h2]Features & Improvements[/h2][p][/p][p]As we near ever closer to the massive crossplay release the team has been hard at work polishing off some final changes to the game to make it even more accessible. The brand new account linking method with our official Discord has been introduced to provide a more robust and stable way of linking your game account with your Discord account to gather in-game rewards. Take a read at the quick start guide to linking your Discord account here.



We've also taken another pass on the controller aim assist and introduced a subtle aim assist for melee mode to help provide a more balanced experience for players on controller. We look forward to welcoming feedback on this.

Platform icons will now also display via both the server browser and the in-game scoreboard.

For a full list of features & improvements plus a slew of bug fixes take a look at the full change log linked at the end of this post. 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]discord.gg/holdfastgame[/p][p] [/p][p] [/p][p] [/p][p]Changelog - Game Version 3.0.9315.23205

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● 12 features and improvements.
● 8 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]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]The 'Summer of Holdfast' is here! Leading into the Xbox & Playstation releases on July 9th 2025 Holdfast will be on sale on Steam at a whopping 75% off! Enlist to fight the foe today and earn your 40 shillings from the King.
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You can also take this opportunity to purchase the games DLC's at a discounted price too. From ornately decorated firearms to dashing uniforms our cosmetic only purchasable content has you covered.
[/p][p]Base Game[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Blackpowder Firearms[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Collectors Edition
[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]Increased XP![/h2][p][/p][p]Starting June 26th and running until July 10th. 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][/p][p]Official event servers will have an increase of 4x XP for those looking for some more regimental focussed gameplay. Hop onto a public linebattle to start gathering this increased reward, you can find a full schedule of public events via the Holdfast discord.[/p][p][/p][p]discord.gg/holdfastgame[/p][p] [/p][p][/p][h2]
Console Players Are Coming...[/h2][p][/p][p]If you've yet to hear the news, Holdfast will be releasing onto the Xbox Series X / S & Playstation 5 / Pro on July 9th 2025. Featuring full crossplay support with over 150+ players per server all battling it out across various platforms. You can give the official announcement trailer a watch below. [/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]
We look forward to welcoming in all the new faces as we reach ever closer to the long awaited console release. Thank you for your support and until next time, may good health be yours. :oheart:
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- 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]Firstly a thank you to the community for the amazing response we've had since announcing that Holdfast: Nations At War will be coming to Xbox Series S / X and PlayStation 5 / Pro on July 9th 2025. Before taking a read of the blog, if you haven't already be sure to watch the official release date announcement trailer for Holdfast on consoles.
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As we approach the ever so exciting console release, we're here to dish out a few more tweaks and balances to further prepare the game for launch day. Featuring new quality of life improvements, gameplay tweaks and a load of bug fixes.[/p][p][/p][h2]QOL & Gameplay [/h2][p]
A small focus of the update was to improve the squad camp experience, now players will be offered to join other squads if their squad camp is destroyed or not set up. Players spawning fresh into the round will also be prompted to join a random squad from the available list.[/p][p][/p][p]To further promote squad gameplay and improve some balancing we've taken a pass over the classes that are allowed to spawn on squad camps Here are the changes we've undertaken:[/p]

• [p]Light Infantry from 3 to Unlimited[/p]
• [p]Rifleman from 0 to 3[/p]
• [p]Musician from 2 to 3[/p]
• [p]Flag Bearer from 1 to 2[/p]
• [p]Surgeon from 1 to 2[/p]
• [p]Carpenter from 1 to 2[/p]
• [p]Sergeant from 1 to 2[/p]

[p][/p][p]The squad camp ability has also had its cooldown reduced to just 2 minutes.


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To tackle a long stemming issue of new players especially not knowing what combat state the player is in, players using a controller will now also be given a new indication when using a firearm and swapping from shooting to melee mode and vice versa. This can be disabled via the options for those who don't wish to see it.[/p][p][/p][p]This is just handful of the changes and additions with this release, for a more detailed view of the tweaks and fixes check out the changelog linked at the bottom of the post.[/p][p][/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]discord.gg/holdfastgame
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Changelog 107 - Game Version 2.32.9300.20891

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● 15 features and improvements.
● 2 gameplay additions.
● 23 bug fixes.

Click here for the full change log.
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- 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]