Holdfast: Nations At War News

Holdfast: Nations At War will now be threading waters into the wonderful world of community-created modifications! It should come to no surprise that the team behind the game came from this very same background and with the release of the Holdfast SDK, we want to provide you with the tools to do the same.

In this major undertaking, we will be equipping our community with the ability to design, create and bring to life their very own maps, uniforms and flags within the game. The Holdfast SDK is fully integrated with Steam’s Workshop making the content you create easily accessible.

There are more features, changes and additions being introduced in Version 1.3. Come have a read of our latest blog post for all the details.

[h2]Map Editor[/h2]
Supporting all existing game modes on both land and sea, the map editor accessed directly through Unity provides creators with a featureful set of tools to design and create maps using well over 1400 assets.



Ensuring that all of these game assets are made ready for use within the SDK was quite a substantial task to behold. Complimenting this collection of usable game assets to design maps with, we produced additional props that have yet to make a presence on any official maps.

Present in the SDK, you will find a new modular set of destructible siege walls, pillars, cannon emplacements, gatehouses, side entrances and shooting platforms varying in both style and size. Used correctly they will make for some delightfully immersive siege battles! Look for 'Structure_Siegewall, Structure_Farmwall, Structure_Gatehouse & Structure_Hayesaintewall' to view the models.

If you reckon that this is still not enough to bring your idea to fruition, the SDK provides you with the functionality to implement your own custom assets.



[h2]Community Maps. Showcase[/h2]
Inspired by the Waterloo Campaign - A pivotal moment in history that saw the fall of an empire, STOREY created 4 maps featuring the battles of Quatre Bras, Ligny, Waterloo and Wavre.

Beautiful in their design, they promote fresh and unique gameplay with close-quarter engagements happening on the streets of Ligny, structured terrain enabling flanking manoeuvres to occur resulting in the demise of regiments for those not careful of their surroundings during organised Linebattle play and many more.

Quatre Bras - Workshop



Ligny - Workshop



Waterloo - Workshop



Wavre - Workshop



Occasionally you may find modded maps being played on official servers when organised Linebattle events are taking place. During these events, participants are encouraged to play in formations relevant to the Napoleonic era. Should you wish to make a presence yourself, you can find the #event-schedule on our Discord.

We cannot encourage you enough to give these events a go. They truly are a sight to behold.

Discord - Linebattle Event Schedule



[h2]Uniform & Flag Editor[/h2]
An extra step forward we’ve taken going above the scope of our roadmap enables you to design and create your very own uniform variations. Want to sport a regimental flag and uniform of your choosing during Linebattle play? Create the modification, install it on a community server and battle with your very own unit for everyone else too see.

Creators wishing to modify uniforms require a good deal of technical expertise as they must have knowledge on how to model a character, texture, preferably optimise and skin said character based off a template we provide.

Supporting this effort, players are now able to cycle through and select from multiple uniform variations for a particular class representing different regiments. Thanks to this addition you will no longer see twice the Line Infantryman classes in the spawn menu - Select the second variant using the arrow keys instead. For ease of use, we’ve also ensured that the game remembers your last selection.

Spawn Menu Selection - Before

Spawn Menu Selection - After

[h2]Steam Workshop Integration[/h2]
Consider this as your personal portal to showcase your creations! The Holdfast SDK is fully streamlined and integrated with Steam’s Workshop making the content you create very easily accessible.

Holdfast Steam Workshop



Getting everyone up to date with the latest versions for modifications prior to an event is definitely no easy task and we wouldn’t want anyone missing out. Fret not, however! We devised a two-click system allowing players to easily subscribe to, update or install modifications prior to joining their desired server.

Select the server to join after which you will receive a notification window instructing you to download or update the required modifications. Click on the ‘Subscribe / Update All’ button, wait for them to download then you’re ready to connect. It’s as simple as it can get.



[h2]Custom Scenarios. Game Objective[/h2]
Community-created content is at the very core of this update’s release! Ever wanted to get creative with custom scenarios? There’s now a new interactable object which can be spawned directly through the server configuration file or within the SDK that will declare a faction the victor if interacted with.

It’s highly configurable as well. You can place it on any position that you so desire, customise the interactable label text, the required time a player must interact with the object before their faction is designated the victor, the classes that can interact with said object and more.

Steal intelligence, breakthrough jail in the name of liberty or have the player find their way through trap-ridden fields - It’s up to you to make of it what you will.



[h2]SDK User Guide[/h2]
Covering over 100 pages worth of information, you will surely find a good use for this User Guide as you’re going around the Holdfast SDK. It takes you through the basic steps to get things started, best practices, working with the level editor, uploading to the Steam workshop, optimisations and more.

You can find a link to it on the Wiki.

Holdfast Wiki - SDK User Guide



[h2]Workshop Discord. Join Us[/h2]
Looking for likeminded individuals focused on the use of the SDK? You’re most welcome to join us on the Discord and help us spread the word around among those interested while you’re at it.

We will gladly give you a helping hand should you require so don’t shy away from asking any questions. You will also find members within the community familiar with the toolset willing to do so.

Apply for the ‘Artisan’ role by selecting the art emoji in the #getting-started channel. This will unlock all channels concerning the discussion of modifications.

https://discord.com/invite/holdfastgame





Have a read of the changelog below for all the changes and additions you will find in this update.



Changelog 52 - Game Version 1.3.7452.42237


New Features

● Level Editor. Supporting all existing game modes on both land and sea, the map editor provides creators with a featureful set of tools to design and create maps.
» Over 1400 props to design maps with. Structures, flora, artillery, musical instruments, doors and many more.
» The ability to implement your own set of props and bring them into the game.
» The ability to customise your own terrain.
» The ability to designate custom props as destructible.
» Several tools to facilitate the creation of maps. This includes a function allowing creators to spawn with a player and move around on custom maps directly within the Unity editor saving precious time.
» The ability to upload modifications to the Steam Workshop directly through the SDK.

● Modular Siege Props. A new modular set of destructible siege walls, pillars, cannon emplacements, gatehouses, side entrances and shooting platforms varying in both style and size.
» Used correctly they will make for some delightfully immersive siege battles!

● Uniform & Flag Editor. Create your very own uniform variations for the existing classes present in Holdfast: Nations At War. This new functionality also allows you to sport your own regimental flag during Linebattle play.
» In support of this addition, you will no longer see twice the Line Infantryman classes in the spawn menu. Cycle then select the second variant of this class using the arrow buttons instead.
» The game will remember your last uniform selection variant.
» Creators wishing to modify uniforms must be familiar with 3DS Max.

● Steam Workshop Integration. Holdfast SDK is fully streamlined and integrated with Steam’s Workshop making the content you create very easily accessible.
» Combined with a two-click system allowing players to easily subscribe to, update or install modifications prior to joining their desired server.

● Custom Scenarios & Game Objectives. You will now find a new interactable object that will declare a faction the victor if interacted with. This can be spawned directly through the server configuration file or within the SDK.
» Steal intelligence, breakthrough jail in the name of liberty or have the player find their way through trap-ridden fields - It’s up to you to make of it what you will.
» Refer to our Wiki for instructions on how to make use of this new interactable object.
» » Holdfast Wiki - SDK User Guide

● Multiple modifications can be loaded and specified per map rotation opening up a whole new spectrum for customisable server experiences.
» Input the following command in the server configuration file to install a mod on your game server. This will also prompt the player to download or update the required modifications prior to joining the server:
» » mods_installed
» Input the following command in the server configuration file per map rotation to load a modification. You can load multiple modifications but only one map per rotation:
» » load_mod
» Input the following command in the server configuration file per map rotation to define that a map is to be loaded from a modification:
» » map_name modmap
» You can define the file path prior to launching the server by inputting the command below.
» » -workshopDataPath “MyPath"


Server Administration

● The ‘ArmyLineInfantry2’ class enum is now obsolete and should be removed from the server configuration file.

● The ‘BearingFlagRussian, BearingFlagBritish, BearingFlagFrench & BearingFlagPrussian’ weapon enums are now obsolete and should be removed from the server configuration file. You should use ‘BearingFlag’ instead to equip a class other than the Flagbearer with a flag through the server configuration file.

SDK Documentation

● Guides to get you started with the use of the Holdfast SDK can be found on our Wiki.
» Holdfast Wiki - SDK User Guide


Quality of Life

● You can manage the modifications you are subscribed to through the game’s settings.

● You can access the Steam Workshop directly through the game’s main menu.

● Introduced an additional function in the server browser allowing players to filter by modded servers.

Bug Fixes & Changes

● Solved an instance which caused certain local 3D VoIP mutes to no longer persists between round.

● Solved an instance which caused players to get stuck on map load when switching between the Coastal Siege and Naval Assault game modes.

● Solved an issue which caused particle effects for when a firearm trajectory hits an object not to show.

● Solved an issue which caused melee indicators to incorrectly show when wielding a flag or a ramrod.

● Custom Map Land now shows as ‘Flat Plains 1 (L)’ instead of ‘Custom Map’ in the server browser.

● Custom Map Naval now shows as ‘Open Oceans’ instead of ‘Custom Map’ in the server browser.


Plenty of marvellous creations took shape amongst our rather small group of closed-BETA testers and we certainly look forward to seeing what more everyone comes up with! Some of the best community-created game levels will be brought directly within the game through contests or other methods.

Be sure to stay tuned as there’s plenty more in store for the game! Yet another major update introducing new gameplay mechanics making Holdfast’s massive battles more engaging will be undergoing development. We’ll also be further expanding the possibilities of roleplay amongst many other additions that will surely come as a pleasant surprise to many.

Our excitement should for now be withheld and get back to work as there’s plenty that needs doing.

So once again we thank you for your support and until next time, may good health be yours.





- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Wrexial, Walki, Cameron, Jackson, Rejenorst & Harper

Greetings. Even with the rather unfortunate events happening all around us, we’ve been hard at work to deliver on our promises set out after the game’s release out of Early Access - There’s plenty more in store for Holdfast: Nations At War!

One of those being a featureful SDK (Modding Tools) allowing the community to design and create their own maps alongside updates we will continue pushing to the game. The Holdfast SDK is going to be fully streamlined and integrated with Steam’s Workshop making the content you create easily accessible.

An extra step forward we’ve taken going above the scope of our roadmap will also allow you to design and create your own uniform variations for all the existing classes present in Holdfast: Nations At War! Want to sport your own regimental flag and uniform during Linebattle play? Create the modification, install it on a community server and battle with your very own unit for everyone else too see.

Creators wishing to modify uniforms require a good deal of technical expertise as they must have knowledge on how to model a character, texture, preferably optimise and skin said character based off a template we provide.

Here’s a first-hand look at one of the very first historically-inspired maps the community is bringing to fruition. The Battle of Ligny - Designed by the talented STOREY.







[h2]Developer Insight. Progress[/h2]
Those wishing to know more about what the team has been up to, can see to the below. You're most welcome to join us on the Holdfast Workshop Discord and help us spread the word around among those interested.

Apply for the ‘Artisan’ role by selecting the art emoji in the #getting-started channel. This will unlock all channels concerning the discussion of modifications.

https://discord.com/invite/holdfastgame

A Brief Rundown

● A featureful map editor.
● Over 1300 props to build scenes with. More to come in releases to follow before the SDK sees a full release.
● The ability to implement your own set of props and bring them into the game.
● The ability to customise your own terrain.
● Several tools to facilitate the creation of maps. This includes a function allowing creators to spawn with a player and move around on custom maps directly within the Unity editor. Time is precious.
● Steam Workshop integration! Upload modifications you create to the Holdfast Steam Workshop once you’re done doing your thing within the SDK.
● Multiple modifications can be loaded and specified per map rotation opening up a whole new spectrum for customisable server experiences. For instance, you can designate 3 separate modifications each containing different community-made maps on map rotation 1, 2 and 3 while on the 4th, you set the rotation to play on Sharpton.
● Installing modifications on a server is as simple as can be. Define the Steam Workshop ID of your uploaded modification or from those created by others in the server configuration file and the server will automatically download and install the modification.
● A two-click system allowing new players joining a modified server to easily subscribe and install the modifications present on a server.
● Classes can now feature multiple uniform variations representing different regiments. You will no longer see twice the Line Infantryman classes present in the spawn menu.
● Second regimental uniform variations of the 92nd Highlander, Vistula, Freikorps and Interior Guard units can now be spawned with through the Line Infantry class.
● Design and implement custom uniform variations for existing classes. Everyone in the server will be able to see your creations.
● Customise flags to sport your very own regimental banner.



[h2]Holdfast SDK BETA. Gather Access[/h2]
Want to have a go at the SDK yourself or know others that do so? We’re looking at inviting a couple more individuals (10-15) with prior map or character design experience to bolster our current team of Closed-BETA testers.

Positions are limited and we will be unable to get everyone involved but you’ll surely get your chance to get your hands on them as these tools will be made available to everyone as soon as the testing is over and done with.

Let us know of your interest by filling the form below.

Submit Your Application




Be sure to stay tuned as we have another major update planned to undergo development after the release of the SDK.

Once again, we thank you and until next time, may good health be yours.





- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Wrexial, Walki, Cameron, Jackson, Rejenorst & Harper

Holdfast: Nations At War is now embarking on the first-ever Double XP Weekend since its release out of Early Access! Join an Army Front, Naval Warfront or Melee Arena official server to gather twice the experience for all your contributions in the field of battle.

Experience gathered will go towards bettering your standing in the seasonal Class Leaderboard and advancing your Soldier’s Rank - Both of which award you with medals to show-off your honourable feats.

[h2]Soldier Rank Medals[/h2]
Soldier your way through the battlefield and rise through the ranks! You’ll gather experience based on how well you did during a match. Start by picking one of the many classes to join the fray and advance through all 60 ranks.



Bronze Medals - Soldier Rank 5, 10 & 15



Silver Medals - Soldier Rank 20, 25 & 30



Gold Medals - Soldier Rank 35, 40 & 45



Decorated Medals - Soldier Rank 50, 55 & 60



[h2]Class Leaderboard Medals[/h2]
Leaderboard medals are awarded based on a particular bracket you fall under. As you reach your way to the top 500, you’ll gather your first bronze medal followed by a silver medal once you make it to the top 100 and eventually the prestigious gold medal should your standing reach its way to the top 25.

Are you amongst those distinguished few that made their way to the top 3? You’ll similarly be rewarded with a unique decorative medal specific to your standing.



Bracket Medals - Standing +500, +100 & +25



Top Tier Medals - Standing 3, 2 & 1




Looking for a good bunch of fellows to play with? Do join our Discord! Linebattle events where players are encouraged to play in formations relevant to the Napoleonic era are hosted by the community through the week. Discord is also a great place to stay in touch with the game’s development. Feedback is always greatly welcomed.

If you’re a fellow in the ranks of a regiment, go declare your enlistment. Through this, you can gather access to the ‘Field Camp’ where clan specific discussion ensues. We look forward to seeing you there!

discord.gg/holdfastgame






Be sure to stay safe and until next time, may good health be yours.

We're working on the next update.





- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Wrexial, Walki, Cameron, Jackson, Rejenorst & Harper

A big thank you for your brilliant show of support since our release out of Early Access! It has been great seeing the community grow. For the first update following Version 1.0 bringing forth with the glorious introduction of the Russian Empire, we’ll be pushing forward more additions and fixes.

Come have a read of our blog post for all the details.




Looking for a good bunch of fellows to play with? Do join our Discord! Linebattle events where players are encouraged to play in formations relevant to the Napoleonic era are hosted by the community through the week. Discord is also a great place to stay in touch with the game’s development. Feedback is always greatly welcomed.

If you’re a fellow in the ranks of a regiment, go declare your enlistment. Through this, you can gather access to the ‘Field Camp’ where clan specific discussion ensues. We look forward to seeing you there!

discord.gg/holdfastgame







Changelog 50 - Game Version 1.1.7381.24523


Leaderboards & Soldier Rank

● Pushed an experimental fix for an issue which sometimes caused experience gathered not to contribute towards bettering your standing in the leaderboards or improving your soldier’s rank.

Achievements

● Solved an issue which prevented stats-based achievements from being awarded.
» Ones that require progression such as the - ‘Vive L'Empereur!’ achievement where you have to slay 200 enemies whilst playing as French Line Infantryman for instance.
» If you have been affected by the issue, fulfilling the requirement again, for example, scoring a kill will trigger the achievement completion.

Gameplay - Artillery

● Roundshot fired from artillery pieces will now diminish in damage as it hits through multiple defences. This will ensure that the round shot eventually comes to a halt if it hits successive player-built defences.

Quality of Life

● Official servers will now display at the top of the server browser based on the player demand from a particular region. This is being done to provide community servers with greater coverage.

● You no longer have to scroll through the list of available languages when selecting a language from the options menu. Instead, the entire list will be displayed.

General Bug Fixes

● Solved a rare occurrence which caused the map to stop loading the next level when swapping between Naval Assault, Naval Battlefield and Coastal Siege game modes.

● Solved an issue which caused the end round screen whilst playing the Army Deathmatch game mode to appear white.

● Solved an issue which sometimes prevented players from joining the round if factions where being randomised in the Naval Warfront game mode.

● Solved issue with text scaling on multiple interface elements when choosing a language other than English.

● Solved an issue which caused exceptions to be outputted when carrying an object.

● Solved an issue which caused exceptions to be outputted when firing chain shot.

● Moved the ‘Spectating’ text further to the bottom of the screen to prevent it from overlapping with the respawn timer.


Changelog 51 - Game Version 1.2.7381.29455 (Hotfix)


General Bug Fixes

● Solved an issue which was causing a significant increase in bandwidth on the server.


Be sure to keep an eye out for an event allowing you to gather twice the experience in the coming days! There's a whole lot more in store for Holdfast: Nations At War - Stay tuned.

Once again, we thank you for your support and until next time, may good health be yours.

We're working on the next update.





- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Wrexial, Walki, Cameron, Jackson, Rejenorst & Harper

Urrah for the Tsar! Equip musket in hand and sound the marching drums of battle as Holdfast: Nations At War sees its Version 1.0 release out of Early Access with the ever so glorious introduction of the mighty Russian Empire.

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Celebrating the rather remarkable feat after more than two years of ongoing development, there’s plenty more we have to show for in this release… and we’re not done just yet! We will continue supporting Holdfast and its community with additional features, improvements towards existing mechanics followed by the delivery of our tools to the players to create their own content.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/589290/Holdfast_Nations_At_War


Stand shoulder to shoulder and fire devastating volleys in smoke-filled Napoleonic field battles as another nation joins the war. Fight for the glory of the Tsar and defend your homeland from the onslaught of the French invader as cries of Urahhh!! arise from those brave few men charging forward firmly holding a bayoneted musket in hand.

Patriotic, brave and honourable. We captured this with period-accurate uniforms, melee weapons and firearms for all 15 classes, a masterful composition of the tune played when the empire sees a victory, 7 marching tunes for both fifers and drummers along with a massive selection of Russian voice-acted orders, cheers, insults, shouts, calls and warcries.

Regiments of The Russian Empire ● Infantry Officer - Mogilev Infantry Regiment
● Line Infantry - Mogilev Infantry Regiment
● Line Infantry (Interior) - Interior Guard Battalion
● Grenadier - Pavlovsk Grenadiers
● Guard - Semyonovsky Regiment
● Light Infantry - 24th Jaegers
● Flag Bearer - Mogilev Infantry Regiment
● Drummer - Mogilev Infantry Regiment
● Fifer - Mogilev Infantry Regiment
● Surgeon - Surgeon Corps
● Sapper - 2nd Pioneer Regiment
● Carpenter - 2nd Pioneer Regiment
● Rifleman - Russian-German Legion
● Cannoneer - Foot Artillery
● Hussar - Akhtyrka Hussars
● Cuirassier - Military Order Cuirassiers






Honourably compete to better your standing in the class-based seasonal leaderboards! You will find yourself in the hall of fame should you be successful in retaining your standing with the top 5 of your preferred class once a quarterly season comes to an end.

Decorated medals will be awarded to enlisted veterans going above the 50th soldier rank - It’ll truly be a rare sight to behold! Those that achieve this great deed have our deepest respect for their dedication.




A package for those who wish to go the extra mile and support the development team. Gather access to splendid cosmetic overrides for officer swords, a special medal showing your loyalty to the cause, the ability to ride into battle on a white steed exclusive only to loyalists, soundtracks, artwork and more!

It is the community which has brought Holdfast to where it is today and for that, you have our sincere thanks and everlasting gratitude. Your kind generosity will be put to good use and bring this genre of musket warfare games which all of us are fond of in the limelight.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243770/Holdfast_Nations_At_War__Loyalist_Edition_Upgrade
Downloadable content doesn’t and never will impact gameplay.




You’ll also find a small reward from us serving as a show of appreciation for all those good folks that showed us their support during Early Access! Surgeons, Carpenters, Sappers and Infantry Officers will come equipped with additional unique weaponry that are ever so slightly better than doing the notorious deed with your bare fists.

These classes already come equipped with better weaponry making for a brilliant sight to witness should you show your might and mettle by bringing an end to your opponent with these shorthanded tools of war.

Weaponry ● Surgeon - Knife
● Carpenter - 1H Axe
● Sapper - 1H Adze
● Infantry Officer - Dirk




You may find yourself asking the age-old question if we’ll continue supporting the game and rightly so! The answer to this, of course, is an astounding yes. Holdfast is a labour of love for everyone here in the team and we take great pleasure in continuing to provide the community with new content and features which are sure to bring about much excitement and revel.

Our roots are intertwined with the modding scene - That’s where the good majority of the team kickstarted their careers from bringing Holdfast to where it is today! One of our commitments following the game’s Version 1.0 release is to provide the community with a set of tools to design and develop their own modifications. A feature-full map editor, the ability to replace uniforms for existing classes, equipment and more.

Holdfast: Nations At War will continue to receive updates targeting game balance, improvements on existing mechanics, quality of life additions as well as new features.

Feature Rundown ● Design and create your own content through modding support.
● New maps varying in style and play. Playable across game modes on land or on sea.
● Devise a system to allow players to vote for the next map.
● Changes targeting game balance.
● Improvements on existing features including melee combat.
● More tools to further facilitate the administration of Linebattle events. A staple of Holdfast!




Looking for a good bunch of fellows to play with? Do join our Discord! Linebattle events where players are encouraged to play in formations relevant to the Napoleonic era are hosted by the community through the week. Discord is also a great place to stay in touch with the game’s development. Feedback is always greatly welcomed.

If you’re a fellow in the ranks of a regiment, go declare your enlistment. Through this, you can gather access to the ‘Field Camp’ where clan specific discussion ensues. We look forward to seeing you there!

discord.gg/holdfastgame





There’s plenty more to look out for in this major update! Additions focused towards gameplay balance, quality of life improvements, tools to facilitate the administration of events, bug fixes and more.

Take a look at the changelog for all the details.



Changelog 49 - Game Version 1.0.7366.29614


Game Version

● Holdfast: NaW Version 1.0. Game is out of Early Access!

New Features

● Urahh for the Tsar! Russian Empire. Stand shoulder to shoulder and fire devastating volleys in smoke-filled Napoleonic field battles as another nation joins the war.
» New period-accurate uniforms portraying the Russian Empire in all its glory.
» New melee weapons and firearms representative of the Russian Empire.
» A masterful composition of the tune played when the empire sees a victory.
» 7 marching tunes for both fifers and drummers.
» Along with a massive selection of Russian voice-acted orders, cheers, insults, shouts, calls and warcries.

● Seasonal Leaderboards. Honourably compete to better your standing in the class-based seasonal leaderboards!
» You will find yourself in the hall of fame should you be successful in retaining your standing with the top 5 of your preferred class once a quarterly season comes to an end.

● Decorated Soldier Medals. Decorated medals will be awarded to enlisted veterans going above the 50th soldier rank with a particular class.

● Multiple Fronts! The main menu background scene was redesigned to encompass the notion of the fight on multiple fronts.

● Surgeons, Carpenters, Sappers and Infantry Officers will come equipped with additional unique weaponry that are ever so slightly better than doing the notorious deed with your bare fists.
» Surgeon - Knife
» Carpenter - 1H Axe
» Sapper - 1H Adze
» Infantry Officer - Dirk

● Steam Collectables. Collectable Steam cards, emoticons, badges and wallpapers.

● Discord Rich Presence. Join the game directly through Discord, invite friends to join your match, view who’s playing on which server and more!

Loyalist Edition

● A package for those who wish to go the extra mile and support the development team. Gather access to splendid cosmetic overrides for officer swords, a special medal showing your loyalty to the cause, the ability to ride into battle on a white steed exclusive only to loyalists, soundtracks, artwork and more!
» Downloadable content doesn’t and never will impact gameplay.
» Holdfast Nations: At War - Loyalist (Supporter) Edition


Gameplay - Cavalry

● Reduced the damage dealt by trampling to enemy infantryman. This will total to a maximum of 40 damage per hit ensuring that the infantryman doesn’t die within a single strike unless the player’s health points have been previously diminished.

● Solved an issue with trampling hits occurring before the cavalrymen reaches the player.

● Cavalrymen are now required to be more accurate with their swords when striking at another player from horseback.

● Multiple maps have received iterations to balance the number of available cavalry units.

Gameplay - Command

● Infantry Officers now provide a damage reduction from firearms to those good men in the Rank & File when the ‘Charge’ order is given.
» You’ll find fewer losses occurring should you attempt to charge an entrenched enemy.

Gameplay - Carpenters

● Carpenters are now able to kill horses with a single strike when wielding a 2H Axe.

Gameplay - Support

● Players being supported with abilities from the Musician, Flagbearer and Guard classes will now be displayed in purple on the minimap.
» This serves as an indication that you’re buffing another whilst playing with these classes.

● Surgeons are now able to receive the firearm damage reduction bonus provided by Guardsman so they don’t instantly face their demise when healing a line.

● You will no longer display the melee indicator when healing another player.

● Sappers now have a dedicated chat channel to communicate in.

Gameplay - Skirmishers

● Renamed the Rifleman chat channel to Skirmishers. Light Infantry units now also have access to this channel.

Gameplay - Melee Combat

● You will now receive score and experience for blocking an enemy player’s melee strike.

Gameplay - Soldier Experience

● Experience gathered during a match contributing towards bettering your soldier’s rank, will be displayed on-screen come to this update.

Gameplay - Achievements

● Reduced the ‘Sharpe Shooter’ achievement’s kill distance requirement to 75 meters.

● Reduced the ‘Chosen man’ achievement’s kill distance requirement to 50 meters.

Gameplay - Army Siege

● Fort Christina no longer features cavalry when played on Army Siege in order to allow defenders a chance to construct defences around the perimeter of the wooden fortification.
» Increased the number of available Sappers for the defenders.

Quality of Life

● You can now toggle VoIP on and off with a singular click of a button. Press the ‘K’ key to do so as you deem it necessary.

● You now have the option to collectively mute micspammers from the Round Players ‘P’ menu.
» Administrators are provided with the function to tag someone for doing the deed.

● You will now continue to autorun when opening the Round Players ‘P’ menu. Should you find the need to mute another player, this will no longer disrupt your play.

● The Round Players ‘P’ menu now scales dynamically providing players with a cleaner more intuitive interface.

● Factions are now being randomised rather than predefined per map rotation. Maps which were specifically playable only with certain nations can now also be played by others.

● Reduced the audio volume of the main menu theme. You can now safely listen to this beautiful composition once more without worrying about your well-being.

● Prevented the message displayed upon joining a public event server from appearing after each and every time a new round starts. This will instead only become visible once upon joining the server.

● Players that disconnect from a server are now taken directly to the server browser rather than the main menu screen.

● You will no longer needlessly load the next map before being disconnected after the daily scheduled server restart ensues.

Freeroam & Cinematic Camera

● You can now assign a hotkey through the game’s settings to toggle between the cinematic and freeroam cameras.

● You’ll now find that moving the camera around using the arrow keys while in cinematic mode significantly smoother.

● Introduced a slider in the game’s options allowing you to adjust the depth of field. Perfectly capture those cinematic shots.

● Smoothened the zooming of the camera through the scroll wheel when in freecam.

● Introduced multiple advanced settings accessible through the game’s options menu in order to provide greater control over the cinematic camera.

Server Administration

● Server administrators are now provided with the option to input a welcome message that gets displayed in the player’s chat upon joining the server.
» Input the following command in the server configuration file: server_welcome_message MyMessage

● Server administrators are now able to limit the number of lives for the defenders on the Coastal Siege or Army Siege game modes.
» Input the following command per map rotation: max_player_respawn

● Server administrators are now able to randomise factions on all game modes.
» Input the following command per map rotation: faction_randomiser both/attacker/defender

● Server administrators are now able to log administrative actions directly on Discord through web-hooks. We’re sure that this will come in most handy when coordinating administrative tasks during events!
» Input the following commands in the server configuration file:
» » discord_webhook_warning_tag_admin |
» » discord_webhook_warning_id
» » discord_webhook_warning_token
» » discord_webhook_banmute_tag_admin |
» » discord_webhook_banmute_id
» » discord_webhook_banmute_token

● Server administrators are now able to define a reason for bans, kicks and mutes.

● Players kicked from a server by an administrator will now have the reason displayed.

● Server administrators can now configure pre-sets for administrator private messages. Configure these to ensure event hosts have easy access to messages they can issue to players for the most common rule breaks. They’ll surely thank you for it.
» Input the following commands per map rotation: admin_action_preset_reason |

● Server administrators can now use ‘CTRL + ENTER’ as a shortcut to confirm an administrative action instead of pressing the ‘Yes’ button.

● Server administrators can now set up a series of event rules that get displayed on screen when the player joins the round with a specific class. Refer to our Wiki for more information as this new function also supports rich text for greater configurability.
» Input the following command per map rotation: server_round_rule ,|

● Game servers now monitor changes to the muted and banned players file saving you the hassle of having to manually reload the file through rc commands each and every time a change is performed.

Bug Fixes

● Solved an issue which caused players to get stuck on map load after a server initiates a daily scheduled shutdown.

● Solved an issue where a game server could appear twice in the browser when refreshing the list.

● Solved an issue with the spyglass stretching out on 21:9 and 21:10 aspect ratios.

● Solved an issue where the ‘Sight The Barn’ achievement wasn’t being correctly awarded to the players.

● Solved an issue where the ‘Strike’ achievement wasn’t correctly tracking consecutive kills with a cannon.

● Solved an issue with the ‘Explosives Specialist’ achievement, not including kills from rocket artillery pieces.

● Solved an exception which occurred when a player joins a server directly from a friend through Steam.

● Solved an issue where players could farm experience with the carpenter class by hitting palisade walls in Fort Salettes or Camp Salamanca.

● Solved an issue with incorrect textures on one of the buildings in Desert Ruins.

● Solved an issue which caused players looking through a spyglass to continue doing so even though they just got trampled by a horse.

● Solved multiple issues with explosive barrels.

● Solved an issue which caused framerate to drop when the player was adjusting their audio.

● Solved an issue which caused players to sometimes be unable to pack a rocket launcher after it has been unpacked.

● Solved an issue which caused players to rarely get stuck on map load.

● Solved an issue where the ‘Settings’ panel would flash on the first launch.

● Solved an issue where the top bar in the Naval Assault game mode didn’t reset correctly.

● Solved an issue where the camera would rotate if the player presses the ‘C’ key whilst having the Voice ‘V’ menu open.

● Solved an issue where horses would still appear in the kill feed when stricken at even though they are unkillable when God Mode is enabled.

● Solved an issue which prevented players from spawning if a great number of spawn locations were present in a custom map.

● Solved an issue which caused players to be unable to load the smaller rocket variant if the launcher was spawned on the map through override props.

● Solved multiple exceptions that occurred on both server and client.

● Solved an issue where shrapnel from explosions was ignoring friendly fire.


Holdfast: Nations At War is finally out of Early Access! On behalf of the entire team, we would like to extend our heartfelt and sincere thanks to all of those good fellows in the community that have made this all worthwhile - It’s been a great ride.

Go forth now and charge... charge gloriously into battle! We’ll be watching the mayhem ensue from a safe distance and until next time, may good health be yours.





- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Wrexial, Walki, Cameron, Jackson, Rejenorst & Harper