Hell Let Loose News

Developer Briefing #148 - Nameplate Occlusion, Upcoming Uniform Peek!

Name Plate Occlusion

Again we have been very busy this week with works on Update 11, we are steadily moving closer and closer towards our goals, and while we still have things to complete, all departments are working full steam ahead. We’re eager to unveil the curtain on some of the larger changes coming as they reach their polishing stages.

We are also very excited about the launch of Hell Let Loose on NextGen consoles which took place on the 5th. We have been very humbled by the results we have seen with such awesome community feedback. To stay up to date on all things console make sure to follow us on our socials and jump into the Discord.

Today's mention on the development front focuses on ‘Nameplate Occlusion’. ‘Nameplate Occlusion’ is when a name plate is hidden by an obstacle. Think of deploying out into the field at the start of a round and seeing all the names and icons of other players filling your screen as you roll out.

We are implementing an option that will allow players to only see the nameplates of players in their direct field of view. So if a friendly player is behind a building, fence or other similar object their name plate will be hidden to you if ‘Nameplate Occlusion’ has been selected in the game options.

As some more similar items to this enter the polishing stage in the coming weeks we will do our best to showcase the results here via our ‘Sneak Peek Of The Week”.

Sneak Peek Of The Week - US 82 Airborne ‘Pathfinder’ Uniform

We have been posting lately some great works by our character, environment and vehicle artists on upcoming items for Hell Let Loose. As these are a snapshot of 'some' of the items running through our pipeline we cannot confirm dates, how and when all of these will be implemented in the future.

We think it important to share with the community a small snapshot of some of the behind the scenes workings various departments are doing. As you all may appreciate,

As work progresses on updates for the game, content specialists are often in the spotlight showing off some of these amazing items they are creating for the Hell Let Loose theatres both existing and upcoming. Check out the latest uniform from our character artists below.

US 82 Airborne ‘Pathfinder’ Uniform - Front

US 82 Airborne ‘Pathfinder’ Uniform - Back

US 82 Airborne ‘Pathfinder’ Uniform - Close up of front

Community Content Creators

This amazing fanart pic was posted in our HLL Artwork channel on discord.
Two tanks of the 501st and AFIP regiments belonging to TANGO / Dos blindados de los regimientos 501st y AFIP pertenecientes a TANGO.

Credit to 501st | Capitán Magma.

War Correspondent, Content Creator and Community HLL Videos

Time for some more community highlights from the below creators. We highly recommend giving them a watch.

If you see a Video you like make sure to post in the Discord #hll-videos channel.

Best Of Hell Let Loose [September 2021] - The Fresh Baked Goods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddpjY1187NI

New Starter Guide for Hell Let Loose - Terrydactyl Gaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWT715Qhv-I

This Game is Scary Realistic - TBag [Epic Gaming]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK5Lsu4HKNM

Hell Let Loose - Operation M(OP) ep. 01 (subbed) Moe - Moe Savastano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV1vC-ji5KI

Don’t forget that if you haven’t checked out the other Hell Let Loose socials you should do so. Like our discord you will find them great places for information and community interaction.

Developer Briefing #147 - U11 Progress, Menu Animations, HLLSeasonal Competition

U11 The Road Ahead

Progress on Update 11 has been coming along nicely with work well underway on some highly anticipated additions. While many of these additions are not quite in a state we feel ready to showcase, we do have some things to share this week.

But first we want to give an honourable mention to our Community Manager Jonno, who is sadly leaving his role with us as a HLL CM, after 6 years at Team17. We have had the pleasure to share this journey with him and we feel we speak for the community when we say that he’ll be deeply missed. Join us in thanking Jonno for his service to HLL and the entire community.

We are also very excited about launching on NextGen consoles on the 5th. To stay up to date on all things console make sure to follow us on our socials and jump into the Discord.

Optics

Over the course of development we have had several iterations of weapon optics in game. Trying to find a well rounded solution for HLL has proven to be challenging. We tried different techniques to solve certain issues like sniper scope jitter, artifacting or reticle misalignments in different stances. Essentially, as we solved one thing we broke another.

Our aim as always when we revisit something is to improve this experience as much as we can, this means we need to make sure that when you use a sniper scope or your binoculars, we make serious QOL improvements from the current implementation. We are working on a simplified version that we hope will solve as many issues as possible while maintaining a fun & satisfying experience. We will be testing this in the next PTE, where we appreciate your feedback on the improved system.

Sneak Peek - Menu Animations

While we continue to improve the in-game animation system with bug fixes and overall polish we’ve also updated the main menu and customisation screens, bringing a much needed touch of life by animating your soldier based on their equipped loadout. With multiple animations per loadout, gone are the days of a shell-shocked Mendez giving you the mile-long stare as you prepare for battle.

Please note that not all animations are final and may require some final polish.

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HLLSeasonal Competition

It's not often an event gets a highlight as there are so many to choose from. But this week we wanted to give a shout out to the HLLSeasonal team whom have been tirelessly working on their HLL competition since last year. A quick summary, team list and information links are all below.

We wish them the best of luck in running this Seasonal and may the best team win!

“Hell let Loose provides something very few games can achieve : a shooter that opposes large teams of 50 people, working together in the common goal of defeating their enemies. This large-scale, combined arms combat creates a unique competitive experience, compared to other shooters which usually involve way less players. While not initially designed for competitive play, Hell let Loose proves itself to be a fascinating competitive experience.

16 teams are competing this season to claim the biggest prize in competitive Hell let loose : the Seasonal crown. Coming from all around the globe, those teams vary in levels of experience, skill and competitive history. However, they are all coming into this with the same desire : come first in Seasonal.” - HLLSeasonal.com

Some of the teams involved in this season are: CoRe, WTH, FIVE, 116, KRT/OC, 82AD/DC, TC, UFr, ESPT/NPA, ARC/LpF, PBS, FLL, CSP, CNUT, TBGC, WAR

If you want more information the place to go is: https://hllseasonal.com/

Community Content Creators
As mentioned in last week's Dev Brief we wanted to expand a little with highlighting some of the great community content that is out there. Here is an ominous sight of an incoming Katyusha strike screencapped by hll.ro | JaJe and posted in our HLL discord.

Don’t forget that the best place to post your works will be in the Hell Let Loose official Discord. Post your items in the relevant areas if you wish to show something you have done HLL related to both the community and to us for a potential spotlight in our weekly dev brief. The channels to post in are as follows: #hll-guides, #hll-videos, #hll-artwork, #hll-memes and #hll-screenshots accordingly.

War Correspondent, Content Creator and Community HLL Videos
Time for some more community highlights from the below creators

We highly recommend giving them a watch.
If you see a Video you like or have made make sure to post in the Discord #hll-videos channel.

Hell Let Loose | Random Moments 6 (NOT ONE STEP BACK) - DarkLiberatorZone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qgGPzGQdPA

Hell Let Loose - The WW2 German experience (early 2020) - Europa_Teles_BTR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gku9e517Ro

Hell Let Loose - Spectator - Battle Fragments 7 - Tatum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guddjx9tbSM

Don’t forget that if you haven’t checked out the other Hell Let Loose socials you should do so. Like our discord you will find them great places for information and community interaction.

Join the Discord here https://discord.gg/hellletloose

Our other social platforms can be found here:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HellLetLoose/
Twitter https://twitter.com/hell_let_loose
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/HellLetLoose
Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/HellLetLoose/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hellletlooseofficial/
Steam http://steamcommunity.com/groups/HellLetLoose

Soon we intend to give an insight into some of the larger features as we track towards U11, which we will also be testing in future U11 PTEs. Some players have done well with their ability to guess what these may be, but as for others, only time will tell!

But for now it's time to wrap up today's Dev Brief. See you all on the frontline!

It looks like the PlayStation Plus October games have leaked [Update]

Sony has confimed October's line-up of PlayStation Plus games.

What's coming to the service next month shouldn't come as any surpirse, considering the news leaked over the weekend.

As we found out, the games are Hell Let Loose, PGA Tour 2K21, Mortal Kombat X.

Developer Briefing #146 - Post Patch 16, Sneak Peek Lighting

Patch 16 Post Patch Rundown

It has been a very busy few weeks culminating in the much awaited release of the latest patch. P16 was focused strongly on ‘optimisation’ and we have been very humbled by the community receiving it so well.

The good news here is that work is still ongoing regarding optimisation, and we continue to look at ways to improve the overall performance of HLL. We are pleased to be moving in the right direction with each and every update we make, and we strive to make the Hell Let Loose experience even better in the future.

Patch 16 came with a number of anticipated QOL changes highlighted by the Community and we will be continuing this pattern to improve the core experience of HLL as updates and patches are released.

Meanwhile please continue to use the Discord feedback channels as a way to share issues and bugs you may experience, the team look at this on a daily basis, so thanks to those who give concise feedback to help us improve the game for the better.

As we continue development and work hard on the next update (Update 11) we will be sharing more about what features and content is to be expected, on top of the QOL, optimisation and bug fixes. Additionally when to expect the first U11 PTE.

Sneak Peek Of The Week

As progress continues on U11, we decided it would be a good time to go back and revisit some of the missing modes from existing maps that you have grown to enjoy. When U11 arrives, players will be found fighting the front lines across a number of new map modes featuring new and improved lighting effects that drastically affect the tone and mood of the battle. For Foy in particular we’ve taken inspiration from Band of Brothers!

Carentan - (German Offensive)

Foy - (US Offensive)

Omaha - (Warfare)

Attention:Community Content Creators

We would remind you that the best place to post your works will be in the Hell Let Loose official Discord. Post your items in the relevant areas if you wish to show something you have done HLL related to both the community and to us for a potential spotlight in our weekly dev brief. The channels to post in are as follows: #hll-guides, #hll-videos, #hll-artwork, #hll-memes and #hll-screenshots accordingly.

Today we have featured a fanart screenshot from our previous competition to get things started:

Screenshot by: Heizenbah

War Correspondent, Content Creators and Community HLL Videos
Time for some more community highlights from the below creators

We highly recommend giving them a watch.
If you see a Video you like make sure to post in the Discord #hll-videos channel.

Marine Raider Plays Hell Let Loose - Savage Actual
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRrdbDUmG8A

Hell Let Loose - STALINGRAD - MAP BREAKDOWN! - Monospacial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o__nvVjLsxo

Hell Let Loose - Long Range Tank Fights on Kursk (Windmills is an OP Spot) - The Fresh Baked Goods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKqbXUV10Sg

Don’t forget that if you haven’t checked out the other Hell Let Loose socials you should do so. Like our discord you will find them great places for information and community interaction.

DarksideRP Role-playing Event & Return of the Summer Warfare free DLC!

Hey everyone,

We hope you've had a great week and been enjoying Hell Let Loose following the recent arrival of Patch 16!

The team have been going through everyone's thoughts and feedback, so thank you for taking the time to share it with us!

Today's post is just a quick one to highlight two cool things occurring in Hell Let Loose both imminently and right now, so let's get stuck in shall we...

DarksideRP Content Creator Role-playing Event - Saturday 18th September!

We're excited to share that DarksideRP, a group of epic Content Creators, are hosting a special event this Saturday - A Hell Let Loose Role-playing event!

That's right, over 40 Content Creators plus members of their communities and other special guests will be heading to the frontlines for some truly iconic battles as they pair their experience on the frontline with authentic and fun role-playing - Orders must be followed, rank respected and we have no doubt there will be many calls for a MEDIIIIC!!!

There's even an event trailer that's well worth checking out:

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When, Where and Giveaways!

Date - Saturday, 18th September
Start Time - 14:00 CDT / 20:00 BST / 21:00 CEST / 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET
Duration - 3 to 4 hours

The event will feature dozens of first person perspectives in a range of Roles, depending on who you choose to watch!

There will also be full Admin Cam support to give you a full overview of the battle and drama unfolding. The DarksideRP crew recommended two channels in particular to get you started:

Twitch - Venalis (For that Leadership goodness)
Twitch - Ryforged (For those that want to enjoy the full scope of the frontline in Admin Cam)

Of course there will be a wide range of Broadcasters playing, so if you want to see more Roles in action, or see how the battle is going in certain areas make sure to have a browse through the Hell Let Loose Twitch directory, jump in, say hi and watch the action unfold.

As an added bonus many of the Broadcasters will be doing giveaways throughout the event for their viewers, from full game keys to DLC cosmetics, be sure to tune in for your chance to win!

We're humbled that the DarksideRP Broadcasters are delving into Hell Let Loose for a huge role-playing match and look forward to watching it all unfold alongside you, so lets go and show them some HLL love tomorrow and enjoy the show!

The Summer Warfare Pack is back!

That's right, the much requested Summer Warfare pack is back in action for a limited time.

You can grab it for the low, low price of free right here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313020/Hell_Let_Loose__Summer_Warfare_Pack/

Onwards to the weekend!

That wraps up today's post!

If you've just joined us in our ongoing sale, welcome to Hell Let Loose - it's great to have you with us on the frontline!

Still on the fence? You can take advantage of 25% off Hell Let Loose until September 20th:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/686810/Hell_Let_Loose/

Have a great weekend everyone, we'll see you on the frontline.