World War 3 News

Operators!

Over the past 2 weeks, we've been working on fixing the bugs you experienced after migrating your account.

Today we are releasing a patch that fixes most of them, but not all.

We've also added a few features to make your experience even better.



One notable change you should know about is that the game now takes up 52.6GB of space, down from 92GB! And this change won't affect the performance of your game!

One caveat is that you'll have to download the game from scratch this time.

After that, you won't need to download the whole game every time we update, as the patches will be much smaller.

Here's the list of changes:

• Game size reduced from 92GB to 52.6GB
  
• Fixed the cause of the "You have been kicked from the server" error on the Berlin and Moscow maps. Other maps in the works
  
• Improved lighting on following maps: DMZ, Tokyo, Moscow, Polyarnyi, Istanbul, Warsaw, Gobi, Smolensk
  
• Smolensk is back!
  
• Cost of Imugi increased to 4000 points
  
• Helicopter drones are now 20% slower
  
• Anti-air turret damage buffed by 20%: Type X: 30mm, Type 87, Leopard: Gepard, T72: Terminator
  
• Fixed the missing textures on Gobi map
  
• Fixed the stairs on Moscow map
  
• Fixed the bug when player could spawn in the walls, under the map or on the roofs of buildings on Moscow and Berlin maps
  
• Fixed the mini map on Moscow map
  

Several problems still persist, but we're preparing fixes for them too:

• No collision in several buildings on Berlin map
  
• Broken lighting in Senate on Moscow map
  
• Broken light on rocks in the Gobi
  

We're also preparing a little surprise for you to celebrate Christmas and the New Year.
Stay tuned for details!

Operators!

We have seen your feedback and decided to update you on the current situation.

As we've said before - this update wasn't going to be flawless. There are bugs present in the game and we're working on fixing them.

The main problem you told us about was that your accounts weren't transferred properly. Rest assured, your progress has not been erased, we have multiple copies of the account database. It's not going anywhere. We've already applied a fix, please try restarting the game and your account should be transferred. If you are still experiencing this problem - please let us know in the Support.

Here's the list of known bugs:

General:

• Some accounts weren't automatically transferred to Steam initially. *fixed. Please restart the game
  
• Some players were getting stuck on the authorization screen *fixed
• Easy AC sometimes kicks you out of matches if you have screen capture software enabled. While we're looking for a solution - try disabling this software (e.g. Nvidia Shadowplay, Radeon Relive, Monosnap, Greenshot, MacX, Yandex Disk).
  
• Helicopter costs are different in game and menu
  
• Ammo pack doesn't work in tutorial
  
• Summoning drones doesn't cost hit points
  
• Missing loading screen (tutorial)
  
• Currency costs more in Steam than in game *fixed
• Broken XP bonus *fixed
• Shop floor is greyed out in lobby screen
  

Maps:

• Map Berlin: spawning in non-playable areas
  
• Map Berlin: missing building collision
  
• Map Berlin: material swapping between objects
  
• Map Berlin: missing texture on cars
  
• Map DMZ: spawning in non-playable areas
  
• Map Moscow: spawning in non-playable areas
  
• Map Moscow: player stays alive in non-playable areas
  
• Map Moscow: mini-map shows wrong pit-stop position
  
• Map Moscow: broken light
  
• Map Warsaw: spawning in non-playable areas
  
• Map Polyarny: black rectangle on loading screen
  
• Map Polyarny: missing texture on cars
  
• Map Polyarny: spawning in non-playable areas
  
• Map Tokyo: spawning in non-playable areas
  
• Map Tokyo: missing texture on cars
  
• Map Tokyo: broken shadows (too dark)
  
• Map Istanbul: invisible collision
  
• Map Gobi: texture gaps
  
• Map Gobi: spawning in non-playable areas
  

Fixes are on the way.

Operators!

The game update is a success!



As we mentioned before: you have to transfer your account from MY.GAMES to our own Wishlist Games system.

From 28th November, World War 3 will no longer be available on the MY.GAMES platform and will instead be distributed through Steam and the Wishlist Games launcher.

To ensure a smooth transition, we are launching a feature that will allow players to link their existing MY.GAMES accounts to new Wishlist Games accounts.

Account transfer instructions:

Important: The transfer process depends on the platform you’ve played WW3 on (Steam / MY.GAMES / VK play GC), so please read the following information carefully to avoid any problems!

Steam:

If you’ve played WW3 on Steam - the process will be completed automatically: the game update will be downloaded and the new launcher will transfer your account on its own. All your progress will be preserved.
Important: When the launcher opens - don't change the installation folder. Keep the default Steam Applications folder.


MY.GAMES / VK play GC:

If you’ve played WW3 on any of those 2 platforms - you’ll have to manually perform the transfer.

Follow this guide.


Here are the patch notes for this update:

• The game is now distributed via Steam CDN.
  
• Game size reduced from 116 Gb to 92 Gb.
  
• New Anti-Cheat implemented: Easy Anti-Cheat.
  
• Helicopter nerf: increased in-game cost for Gargoyle to 4000, increased Imugi to 2600 points, decreased PPZR Piorun lock time to 1.5 seconds.
  
• Reworked game sounds and directional sound: footsteps, gunshots.
  
• Overhauled vehicle physics: Land vehicles now behave more realistically and don't get stuck as easily.
  
• Improved performance on Moscow and Berlin maps.
  
• Optimization of game assets: maps, props, lighting, textures, meshes.
  
• Slightly improved 3rd person animations in game.
  
• Respawn system rework: no more "no room to spawn" messages. Sometimes causes players to spawn in the walls. Fix in progress.
  

More information can be found here.

Please note:

• The new live game servers are currently in debugging mode, there may be issues as this is our first rebuilt version of the game, please be patient and report any issues in our Discord or in Support.
  
• We are aware that UNC currency prices may be incorrect for some regions and will be correcting this shortly.
  
• Sometimes accounts do not sync the first time you log in. Try a few times and if it still doesn't work - send us a message in Support.
  
• EasyAC sometimes kicks players out of the game for using screen grabbing/recording software, like Monosnap, Greenshot, Yandex Disk, Radeon Relive, Nvidia Shadowplay or similar applications.
  

Our team has worked hard to make this update happen. We know there are still bugs to be fixed.
But it's just a first step, and from now on we'll be able to iterate much faster.

Also we're already working on new content and will present it to you soon. The most curious among you will find couple of new things in the game (not yet playable, but coming in the next content update).

See you on the battlefield!

Operators!

We are finally ready to present you our first update of the game!

As we’ve told you, the last 11 months have not been easy for us: we had to understand how the game worked, take it apart, make all the fixes we'd planned and put it back together again. Time and time again we encountered obstacles that we had to overcome. And it took time, sometimes a lot of time.



This week we’re finally ready to show you the results and update the servers with our first build that we internally referred to as “Update 0”.

Please don’t expect a flawless experience, there are still bugs to be fixed and we’re actively working on them.

But it’s a monumental step for us. From this point on - the sky's the limit!
Details of the update will be announced in a separate article soon.

To play this new version of the game - you’ll have to transfer your account from MY.GAMES to our own Wishlist Games system. We’ve explained the reasons behind it in our previous post: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/674020/view/4516639958214115636

On the 28th of November at 9:00 CET, we will begin maintenance to update the game. It will take at least until 19:00 CET. There is a possibility that it will take even longer. You won't be able to play the game during that time. We'll make an announcement when the maintenance is over.

A guide to the transfer process will be posted when we finish the maintenance.

Fall out Operators!

[h3]On the 28th of November, starting from 09:00 CET, the server will not be available for 10 hours due to a planned server maintenance.[/h3]

Please note – that the maintenance can be extended beyond the above mentioned timeframe.
Up-to-date server status is always available on our Discord server and Twitter.