Steel Division 2 - Post DLC#2 : The Fate of Finland

Hello!

It’s good to be back again. We couldn’t be happier after the launch of our second DLC for Steel Division 2: The Fate of Finland.

These last couple of days has seen the Eugen team hard at work finding and squashing all those pesky bugs that seem to crop up around a game or DLC release. Keep the intel coming because we wouldn’t be able to make a better Steel Division 2 without the help of you, the community!

As such, we wanted to give you an overview of what we are working on right now. The launch of The Fate of Finland, as well as the latest free Reinforcement Packs, has brought to light some additional concerns and fixable gameplay elements. We are addressing these as we speak.

So, what can you look forward to?

[h2]Rules of Engagement[/h2]

One of our top priorities is making sure that the new Rules of Engagement mechanic is better understood. We have noticed that there is some confusion with the new user interface panel, and underlying mechanisms, which we rolled out as a free update with The Fate of Finland launch. This includes the new stances, as well as the display of the order arrows. We are making sure that these can be adjusted in such a way that players used to the older method of displaying orders will like it.

We are not stopping there. In our next big update, we’ll also include a legacy system that will allow you to revert the AI engagement settings and visual aids to the traditional, pre-Rules of Engagement way. Players can adjust the new user interface mechanics in a way they like (and not have it forced on them - the other way around).

[h2]DLC Management / History Pass[/h2]

We know, the intricacies of back-end Steam game management will probably bore you to death, but we encountered some issues with them when we launched The Fate of Finland expansion. Luckily, the Eugen team found the culprit and fixed the issue pretty quickly, but it still had a noticeable effect. Apologies for that!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/988171/Steel_Division_2__History_Pass/

Some of you had questions about the History Pass. Essentially it gives you access to all the three history DLC planned for Steel Division 2 in the 12 months after the launch of the base game. This means that you get all the expansions automatically when they release. This includes The Fate of Finland expansion and The Death on the Vistula expansion.

The third expansion is still top-secret!

[h2]Player feedback and bug reports[/h2]

Keep ‘em coming! Letting us know if you have spotted any bugs, balancing problems, from typos to technical issues, from 3D models not being correct to units Jesus-walking on water. We found quite a few of them in the first few days after launch, but we are still on the look-out for any remaining snafus.

For instance, we fixed an issue that allowed the efficient shot order to neutralizes HE shots. Inefficiency on the battlefield will not be tolerated! Another example is that we noticed the Soviet AI not being aggressive enough in the DLC’s new Karelian Army General campaign. This is in the process of being fixed - amongst other things, we are adding more political Commissars to the frontline units. Clearly, they need to be steeled. Hoooorrah!

If you spotted something untoward, drop us a line on Steam and Eugen forums, or on our social channels (Facebook and Twitter). You can also join us on our Discord channel or Reddit page.

Our Discord server is a great place to find players for any multiplayer or coop matches!

What’s coming next?

We wanted to let you know that we are getting the new Destruction mode ready for you. It suffered a bit of a delay, but hopefully, we’ll be able to present it to you in the very near future.

Finally, we are getting the Army General multiplayer versus mode in the right shape. Expect a blog post about this new feature Soon™.

See you on the battlefield, commander!