Tannenberg News

[h2]New Update[/h2]
We have fixed various exploits concerning the formatting of in-game usernames, including but not limited to the recoloring issue! Today's fix follows on from a Wednesday update which adjusted MG firing for slower PCs, among other things.

Full changelogs here!

[h2]Happy Valentine's Day![/h2]
Is it just us, or is his expression a little creepy actually?

[h2]We got new splash screen and logo art! What do you think?[/h2]

We've been hard at work this year on Tannenberg for consoles. The Verdun remaster for consoles went great, and we are channeling that same energy for the Tannenberg release. More on that hopefully soon!

We might not have a lot of game news to share, but we had some interesting film discussion on our Facebook and Twitter pages, plus a couple of nice screenshots from players!



Tannenberg player Panzerjäger II P (which made us think of this cute vehicle, though it's probably a reference to the rather chunkier Elefant) took this moody screenshot of an artillery position surrounded by smoke clouds.

[h3]Too colourful?[/h3]
It appears that some people have been able to give their in-game names bright colors by using a Steam formatting trick. This isn't intentional, and we are planning to fix this with an update soon.

January already saw us release one update with a collection of fixes. You can read the changelog here.

[h2]1917[/h2]
How many of you have had a chance to see 1917 in cinemas? It's an amazing experience, in particular because it was filmed in such a way as to give the impression of one continuous shot without cuts.



We had some discussion on Facebook and Twitter, with people recommending a whole host of interesting WW1 films. In particular there were a couple of foreign films which sounded intriguing, put forward after one person said that they found another film from an allied perspective rather dull and uninspired.

One of those films from a Central Powers perspective is the Hungarian movie Szürke senkik (Grey Nobodies). Thanks to György for that tip!

Meelis suggested something a bit different with Names in Marble, about the Estonian War of Independence after WW1. They do caution that it's perhaps not the most historically accurate film!

Finally, Markus suggested Westfront 1918, a German film from 1930 that he thought had similar vibes to All Quiet on the Western Front.

A still from Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie.

There are even more recommendations on the Facebook post itself if you're in need of new films to watch!

We'll leave you with this nice shot by player OPA_ZIGOTA that looks like two Bulgarian soldiers waiting for the order to attack as dawn breaks.



[h2]Until next time![/h2]

Tannenberg coming to consoles
Next year will see Tannenberg released on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, which we’re hugely excited about. We also just released the Verdun remastered update on PlayStation 4 as a nice early Christmas present!

The Christmas Truce turns seven
It’s the seventh year that we’re running the Verdun Christmas Truce, which is inspired by the true events of the Christmas Truce in 1914. Players will be able to experience this unexpected moment of peace and common humanity amidst the horror and chaos of the First World War. In-between normal matches, players will find themselves on a special Christmas Truce map where they can play football matches, have snowball fights and send Christmas cards from the trenches by email or social media.



There were not such widespread truces on the Eastern Front, but the Christmas spirit was present in places nonetheless. In Galicia, Austrian troops were even ordered not to fire unless forced to. Their Russian adversaries also held their fire. At the fortress of Przemyśl, some Russian troops left Christmas trees in No Man’s Land along with a complimentary note for the defenders. This led to a meeting between the sides, with men reportedly exchanging tobacco and schnapps for bread and meat.



Winter Sale deals
Tannenberg is 60% off during the Steam Winter Sale, and Verdun has an even larger 80% discount! It’s a great opportunity to complete your WW1 Game Series collection, or embrace the spirit of giving and introduce a friend the to the series. Also check out our new logos and promo banners – we’re very pleased with how they’ve turned out!

Merry Christmas
We'd like to thank you all for a great year! We released Tannenberg from Early Access, launched several updates with new content, and another map is on the way! 2019 also saw Tannenberg start its journey towards console release.

Next year will see Tannenberg released on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, which we’re hugely excited about. It will also see the release of Verdun remastered on PlayStation 4.



The Christmas Truce on the Western Front
It’s the seventh year that we’re running the Verdun Christmas Truce, which is inspired by the true events of the Christmas Truce in 1914. Players will be able to experience this unexpected moment of peace and common humanity amidst the horror and chaos of the First World War. Players will be able to visit a special Christmas Truce map where they can play football matches, have snowball fights and send Christmas cards from the trenches by email or social media.

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There were no such widespread truces on the Eastern Front, but the Christmas spirit was present in places nonetheless. In Galicia, Austrian troops were even ordered not to fire unless forced to. Their Russian adversaries also held their fire. At the fortress of Przemyśl, some Russian troops left Christmas trees in no man’s land along with a complimentary note for the defenders. This led to a meeting between the sides, with men reportedly exchanging tobacco and schnapps for bread and meat.

In 1917, several newspapers reported about a truce between the Germans and Russians on the Eastern Front. Big packs of wolves were starving and in their desperation, would kill soldiers that were resting and become more and more aggressive, prompting a truce to take out the wolves together.

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When you play a match in Tannenberg from November 26th until December 3rd, you might hear a powerful howl throughout the battlefield. This means the wolves have gathered and are ready to hunt for you, your fellow soldiers and your enemy. If you decide to only attack the immediate threat - the wolves - you will earn a special Wolf Truce medal!

The Wolf Truce is based on newspaper reports and other documents which described the danger wolves could pose to soldiers on the Eastern Front. These range from sober warnings about the dangers wolves could pose to displaced civilians and the injured to this report in a US newspaper:




The in-game event in Tannenberg has seen some improvements over the previous event we held in March. Here are some of the improvements:

• Wolf spawning now distributes them depending on which sectors are occupied
  
• Pathfinding has been improved, wolves don't chase unreachable players
  
• The start of the Wolf Truce event within a match has been made more clear

If you have friends that would like to join the Wolf Event, now is definitely the time to recruit them for service on the Eastern Front. Tannenberg is 60% off from November 26th until December 3rd as well!