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Holdfast Frontlines WW1 2.0 Is Out Now!


Gentlemen! The time has come to head back to the trenches once again to fight for king and country. Engage in a 150+ player WW1 experience spanning land and sea in this FREE total conversion DLC for Holdfast: Nations At War.

There's a whole lot to get through in this one so before diving in take a watch of the official Frontlines release trailer below.

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Holdfast Great War Pack
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/25824/Great_War_Pack/

[h2]The Trench Raider[/h2]

Storm the trenches as the armoured trench raider class. Equipped with a trench gun, a trusty axe and a handful of smoke or HE grenades, this fellow will clear a trench in no time should you let him get close.

Their armour does more than just make them look dashing, when face on to enemies you'll take significantly less damage as you surge forward in a rage with the 'Raid' ability gathering yourself an additional 20% speed boost.



A sturdy headshot will still stop these fellows in their tracks however so do watch out for those crack shots!

[h2]10 New Diverse Battlefields[/h2]

10 new unique battlefields have been released alongside this update. 4 new invasion scenarios and 6 new offensive maps ready to set the stage for some Frontlines glory.

Over The Top (Invasion)
Inspired by great period films of our times. Over The Top offers an immersive trench experience. With rows of dug in trench lines and no mans land, fight your way to the final train yard objective and secure a victory for the allied forces.

Estate (Invasion)
Battle up the steep cliffs from the bombarded shorelines and capture the grand Estate that overlooks a trench filled battleground.

Kingsman Bay (Invasion)
Storm the beaches and fortresses of Kingsman Bay and assert dominance over the chains of rocky coastlines.

Red Tides (Invasion)
Push your way across multiple islands with support from the Dreadnoughts and 3-inch Gunboats then siege the great fortress that overlooks the field of play.

Archipelago (Offensive)
Tropical and engaging! Archipelago features an explosive mixture of naval and land warfare.

Charleville (Offensive)
Fight for supremacy over the town of Charleville, full of alleyways, murals, buildings and a grand clock tower.

Stalemate (Offensive)
Get close up and personal with your enemy on this cramped rocky offensive map that truly represents the chaos of shotgun warfare.

Junction (Offensive)
The winner of the Battlefield Forger 2.0 mapping contest Junction, created by Spammy McJunkmail, puts you in a battle across railroads overlooked by harsh cliffs. Take control of the station or defend the factory that overlooks this industrial hub.

..... and a whole lot more! Play today to discover Requiem and Depot.

[h2]Hailing Aloud[/h2]

Bark orders or hail from afar with the brand new loudhailer! This useful tool will be made available for officers and captains across both the WW1 and Napoleonic fronts. With an increased VoIP range and a sprinkle of reverb this is most definitely going to be an officers dream.


[h2]Daunting Coast Gun[/h2]

Defends the shores from enemy invaders with the powerful Coastal Gun making its way to the coasts of Frontlines. This great beast can take down Steamboats and leaves a pretty nasty mark on infantrymen too.



[h2]2-Gun Steamboat[/h2]

Hop aboard the 2-Gun Steamboat and assist your allies landing on the shorelines with blasts of 3-inch shelling. This grand new artillery ship will be of great help when storming the beaches and fortresses of Frontlines' invasion scenarios.



[h2]Weapon Unlocks[/h2]

Following through with the introduction of the decorated weapons for Nations At War, Frontlines now too has a whole slew of new firearms to unlock. With entirely new models, textures and designs these weapons will make you stand out as you launch your assault over the top.

Check these new weapons out in first-person by pressing the 'C' key.



[h2]Winter Uniforms[/h2]

Wrap up warm from the cold with the newly introduced Winter Uniforms for the Rifleman class. Inspired by the Battlefield Forger Uniform winning entry by Binghampton, these exceptional uniforms keep you nice and toasty during these winter months.



This post truly doesn’t do justice to the amount of new features and changes for this major update for the game so be sure to take a read of the entire changelog below and keep an eye out for more yet to come.

discord.gg/holdfastgame

Your support always comes most appreciated. It allows us to continue developing the game we all love and bring this genre of roleplay warfare games into the limelight. We wish you all the best for the holidays and until next time, may good health be yours. :oheart:





Changelog 102 - Game Version 2.27.0000.00000

Count 14 new features and improvements.
12 gameplay additions.
3 Holdfast SDK additions.
1 graphical addition
2 server configuration additions.
19 bug fixes.

Click here for the full change log.





- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Walki, Jackson, Harper, Storey, UberJuice, Stan, Gest, Matt, Grandayy, Charles:Cute_Rat: & Winston (The Cat).

Head To The Trenches December 19th!


Incoming! Prepare to head back to the trenches once more with the major Frontlines 2.0 update releasing December 19th 2024.

Embark on large scale amphibious invasions and advance through war torn trench lines in this major release coming for free to the game. From a new class to a whole lot more this update will land us back in the trenches before Christmas.



Over the course of the days leading up to the release we'll be sharing some sneak previews of some of the new additions to the game. Take a read below to checkout today's sneak peak.

[h2]The Trench Raider![/h2]

Storm the trenches as the armoured trench raider class. Equipped with a Trench Gun, a trusty axe and a handful of smoke or HE grenades, this fellow will clear a trench in no time should you let him get close.


Their armour does more than just make them look dashing, when face on to enemies you'll take significantly less damage as you surge forward in a rage with the 'Raid' ability gathering yourself an additional 20% speed boost.

A sturdy headshot will still stop these fellows in their tracks however so do watch out for those crack shots!

[h2]Hailing Aloud![/h2]

Bark orders or hail from afar with the brand new loudhailer! This useful tool will be made available for officers and captains across both the WW1 and Napoleonic fronts. With an increased VOIP range and a sprinkle of reverb this is most definitely going to be an officers dream.


[h2]Over The Top![/h2]

1 of the 10 new maps coming to the game with this release will be the new invasion map 'Over The Top'. Inspired by great period films of our times this cinematic masterpiece offers an immersive trench experience.



With rows of dug in trench lines and no mans land, fight your way to the final train yard objective and secure a victory for the allied forces.

Be sure to join the official Discord where we’ll be featuring snippets of the update leading to the release just on the horizon. Keep your eyes peeled as we have plenty more in store for Holdfast’s Napoleonic and WW1 fronts.

discord.gg/holdfastgame

Your support always comes most appreciated and it allows us to continue developing the game we all love to bring this genre of roleplay warfare games into the limelight. Until next time, may good health be yours. :oheart:

See you good fellows soon in the trenches.





- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Walki, Jackson, Harper, Storey, UberJuice, Stan, Gest, Matt, Grandayy, Charles:Cute_Rat: & Winston (The Cat).

Back To The Trenches! Coming Soon



Make ready for the whistle! Holdfast is making an impactful return to the WW1 era with a soon to release major update, Frontlines 2.0. Featuring a new class, the Trench Raider, 10 new maps and a whole load more of new surprise features and additions, it’ll be time to go over the top before the year ends.

Staying true to the original release, Frontlines 2.0 will also be released as a free DLC update for the game. Anyone who owns or purchases the base Holdfast: Nations At War game will also receive Frontlines WW1 at no extra cost. See you in the trenches this winter.



View The Teaser Trailer
https://youtu.be/IML-X_g0Mm0

Be sure to join the official Discord where we’ll be featuring snippets of the update leading to the release just on the horizon. Keep your eyes peeled as we have plenty more in store for Holdfast’s Napoleonic and WW1 fronts.

discord.gg/holdfastgame

Your support always comes most appreciated and it allows us to continue developing the game we all love to bring this genre of roleplay warfare games into the limelight. Until next time, may good health be yours. :oheart:





- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Walki, Jackson, Harper, Storey, UberJuice, Stan, Gest, Matt, Grandayy, Charles:Cute_Rat: & Winston (The Cat).

Field Orders! Fixes & Additions V2


Firstly, a thanks from the AGS team for all your support and feedback since the games latest release. It’s been a great joy to see players old and new on the battlefields of Holdfast. We’d also like to extend this thanks to those who obtained the latest Blackpowder Firearms DLC. Your generosity allows us to continue bringing this genre of games we all love so dearly into the limelight. :oheart:

[h3]Holdfast Updated[/h3]
Following up from the update prior, we’re pushing through today an update that introduces a new feat chain that provides shilling rewards for levelling classes along with tackling the most pressing bugs and providing more stability to the game's new unlock and levelling systems. We're also dishing out a few additions based on community feedback including the ability to view one's class level experience and other gameplay-focused adjustments to the orders system.

It’s important to note that all levels and unlock data was correct on the server side and that those who experienced high-levelling or level reductions would have had a visual client bug which has now been addressed to correctly show the accurate data. All progress is retained.

[h3]Building Legacy[/h3]
A new feat chain ‘Building Legacy’ has been introduced which will reward players for reaching certain milestones with a class. 



Earn the King's shilling by reaching class rank 10, 25 and 40 for a total shilling reward of 1,500 plus get an additional playercard title ‘Battle Cry’ for completing all 3 feats. Those who levelled a class previously to any of the ranks will retrospectively receive the rewards providing them with an additional head-start alongside the prestigious 'Williamson' unlocks. Complete a single round on an official server to reap the rewards.



Shillings will forever remain obtainable only through in-game achievements. We've stuck with cosmetic-only DLCs throughout these long-years to enable us to continue supporting Holdfast and we don't plan on changing that.

[h3]Sale, Sale, Sale![/h3]
With the latest major update to the game there’s no better time to hop on Holdfast for a massive 50% off. Through grit and might, fight along order chains and earn shillings to unlock decorated muskets, heads and melee weaponry to stand out on the chaotic 150+ player battlefields. The game's cosmetic-only DLCs can now also be purchased for a discount of up to 50% off too.

Holdfast: Collectors Edition
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13424/Holdfast_Collectors_Edition/

Blackpowder Firearms DLC
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3320400/Holdfast_Nations_At_War__Blackpowder_Firearms

discord.gg/holdfastgame






Changelog 101 - Game Version 2.26.9098.23674

Features & Improvements (9) Introduced the ‘Building Legacy’ feat-chain rewarding players with shillings for acquiring class levels. Rewards apply retroactively after completing a single round on an official server.
Gameplay adjustments to Fort Schwarz when played on the Army Siege game mode.
You can now view your class level’s XP by hovering on the LVL icon.
Reduced the requirements of the ‘Might & Discipline’ feat chain.
Reduced the requirements of the ‘Grand Leadership’ daily mission.
Hovering over the 0/18 icon in the order’s panel now shows a tooltip of the reward that can be acquired by completing orders in that tier.
Orders and feats that unlock achievements now show in the armoury.
Rephrased the spawn menu message for when players are no longer able to spawn in the single-life game modes to ‘Wait Until Next Round’.
Adjusted the language of several orders for better clarification.

Bug FIxes (32) Solved an issue with soldier rank displaying incorrectly.
Solved an issue with the ‘Just A Moment’ order not triggering properly.
Solved an issue where the character wouldn’t display in the player’s barracks.
Solved an issue with order completion displaying inconsistently in the armoury.
Solved an issue with the reload indicator showing if you fire out of line and Holdfast Auto Admin is enabled on the game server.
Solved an issue which caused players to get stuck on the Naval Battlefield or Coastal Siege spawn menu.
Solved an issue where order progress would mistakenly show on community servers.
Solved an issue where sometimes a class would get unintentionally locked.
Experimental fix towards an issue which causes players to get stuck on the Army Siege spawn menu.
Solved an issue with the exclusive_modded_uniforms command bricking the game server.
Solved an issue where sometimes the player’s soldier rank would appear to have reset to 0. All progress is retained.
Solved an issue which caused players to be unable to capture point A on Fort Al-Farid from specific locations.
Solved multiple inconsistencies with the class level progress bar that shows during the end of round screen.
Solved an issue with full servers being recommended to players to join in the lobby.
Solved an intermittent issue where orders and feats in the armoury would stop showing.
* Solved an issue with the ‘Tactician’ daily mission not completing.
Solved an issue where experience would temporarily appear to be above the maximum experience required to reach soldier rank 50.
Solved an issue where broadcasted host and admin messages would not override one another.
Solved an issue with information showing correctly on your own player card when you complete an order after getting killed.
Solved an issue where backpacks would appear on modded uniforms.
Solve an issue with daily missions not resetting correctly the following day.
Solved an issue with props appearing invisible on Fort Al-Farid.
Solved an issue where active orders already completed wouldn’t remove on login.
Solved an issue where items unlocked by completing chains would show an incorrect description.
Solved an issue where UIs would overlap in the armoury.
Solved an issue with interaction icons overlapping on interactable flags.
Solved an issue where field guns on Buckland Banks would go under the terrain.
Corrected spelling for the ‘Grenadier At Arms’ order.
Solved an issue where the camera would offset if you join a round while the roleplay panel is open.
Solved an issue with the heal and slap admin features not working if given a non-integer input number.
Solved an issue with specific orders not tracking properly when swapping factions.
Solved multiple code exceptions.





- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Walki, Jackson, Harper, Storey, UberJuice, Stan, Gest, Matt, Grandayy, Charles:Cute_Rat: & Winston (The Cat).

Field Orders! Fixes & Additions V1



Greeting good fellows of the Holdfast community! Following yesterday's major update we're dishing out a few additions and fixes based on player feedback. We've received requests with order unlocks in the game chat from other players being a nuisance and we've ensured to address this in this release.

We thank you for your feedback and support. Stay tuned for more to come and until next time, may good health be yours. :oheart:

PS: Community game servers don't require updating.

Blackpowder Firearms DLC
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3320400/Holdfast_Nations_At_War__Blackpowder_Firearms

discord.gg/holdfastgame






Changelog 100 - Game Version 2.25.9092.27954

Features & Improvements (2) Introduced a game setting allowing players to show everyone's or only their own order unlocks in the game chat. Only your own order unlocks will show by default.
» Settings > Game > Search for 'Order Completed'.
Introduced a game setting to disable or enable messages of people joining or leaving a squad in the game chat.
» Settings > Game > Search for 'Squad Notification'.

Bug FIxes (7) Solved an issue where the default portrait was set to 'Commoner' instead of 'Service'.
Solved an issue with colour displaying incorrectly when a player progresses to the next soldier rank bracket.
Solved an issue where white horses didn't require the Loyalist Edition DLC to equip.
Solved an issue with backpacks showing afloat when interacting with artillery pieces.
Solved an issue where selecting a completed secret feat didn't show its reward.
Solved an issue when leaving a modded server.
Solved an issue with class levels showing incorrectly in the end of round screen.





- Anvil Game Studios

Refleax, Rycon, Dreas, Walki, Jackson, Harper, Storey, UberJuice, Stan, Gest, Matt, Grandayy, Charles:Cute_Rat: & Winston (The Cat).