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Battlefall: State of Conflict - 0.1.1 UPDATE + Patch Notes

16 Mar

Greetings Commanders,

The first update for Battlefall: State of Conflict is here! These changes address many of your most prominent comments about, and requests for, the game.

Visibility:

Increased ambient lighting across all Campaign and Skirmish maps
Explosions now animate faster and are more transparent
Slightly increased transparency of snow and rain

It's a bright sun-shiny day in the wasteland. Bring your shades if you go topside!

Gameplay:

Units attacking flying units will now correctly move towards the target instead of the clicked location
Decreased the default game speed from 80% to 70% - this affects the Campaign and Skirmish maps that do not have the extra Game Speed modifier applied
Increased the default production speed of all units/structures by 20% - this affects the Campaign
and Skirmish maps that do not have the Production Speed modifier applied

The production Speed benefit from multiple production structures should be much more noticeable on both factions in this patch.
Resolution & UI Options:

Fullscreen/Windowed Mode can now be toggled
Added option to enable or disable locking the mouse cursor to the application view
Added resolution settings: ( "1024 x 576" , "1152 x 648" , "1280 x 720" , "1366 x 768" , "1600 x 900" , "1920 x 1080" )

Players using Windowed mode can now have a distinct Battlefall window up to 1920x1080 in resolution. For now, Fullscreen mode will continue to use the familiar automatic Aspect Ratio Scaler in resolutions greater than 1080. Support for more options will arrive in future updates.

Audio:

Added a 1s timeout to Unit Voices ( Select/Move/Attack ) to prevent audio spam
Reduced the volume of the Hind's Select/Move/Attack VO's
Added an audio cue when a player joins your lobby

EFNET Mission 02 / Salvage Rights:

Prevented units being able to accidentally destroy cargo

EFNET Mission 03 / Shattered Communications:

The AI will not initiate an attack or produce any forces for the first 2 minutes of the map

EFNET Mission 09 / Into the Hive:

Lowered the difficulty by removing periodic waves of Scrapper birds
AI's will no longer spam Scrapper Armour tanks

The Campaign should still feel challenging but not as frustrating.

Misc:

Changed video format of Main Menu background. Should fix Linux users and others experiencing low FPS only in Main Menu
Halved the speed of edge scrolling on slow/fast modes

We want to thank each and every one of our players for giving the game a go since launch. This is the first patch on our journey forward together!

We're hard at work addressing players feedback about pathfinding in our game--rest assured this is of utmost priority to us and we'll have an update for you all soon. As always, if you want to participate directly and maybe get a sneak peek of what we're working on for next patch join our Discord[discord.gg]!

Lelouche and Tenex
Kyoto Video Game Concern

Battlefall: State of Conflict

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This seems redundant.

Checking this out after seeing Zade's YouTube video on the game. First thing, it appears to cost way too much. $30AUD? What? For what looks like a barebones Alpha build for an unproven RTS? But mostly it looks derivative & redundant. What I mean by that is; everything this game does or attempts to do has probably already been done by previous entries into the RTS genre and done much better. Sometimes by games almost 30 years old from the late 90's. So my question is, is this derivative? How's the music?...

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Magpie

17 Mar @ 9:00am

General Discussion

Battlefall: State of Conflict Development Roadmap

11 Mar

Battlefall: State of Conflict has officially launched in Early Access 🚀 and it's time to talk about our plans for the future of the game!

We have planned a lot of content and content creation tools for you. How much we get done and how quickly will be on the two of us. Our publisher, the venerable MicroProse, is backing us all the way. But we can't do this without you: as players and as our community you are critical to helping shape the game in its final state.

What you get when you buy Battlefall: State of Conflict today:

🗺️ 17 Skirmish Maps – Online or Offline. With friends or against them. Up to 2 players and 6 bots!
📖 9 Campaign Missions – The war begins with the first fully voiced chapter of Battlefall’s story. Go it alone or complete the whole campaign online in co-op with an other player.
✍️ 6 Written Languages: ENGLISH + DEUTSCH + ESPAÑOL + Русский + 조선말 + 汉语
🔥 2 Playable Factions – EFNET: the hard-nosed Earth Forces Network trying to restore humanity's rule over Earth and the SCRAPPERS: mutated psychos with a unique approach to, well, everything.
🌎 2 Battlefield Environments – Fight for control in Arctic and Desert warzones with a preview of Urban warfare.
⚔️ Multiplayer & Co-Op – Challenge others online or team up for campaign co-op battles.
🔎 A full advanced tutorial - Learn the ins and outs before the real battles begin to get the upper hand on your opponents.
🎭 Hundreds of Voiceovers – Fully acted campaign missions and units that bring every moment in Battlefall to life.
🧨 Lobby Modifiers - Make, save, and load presets that give all players things like faster units, more $$, restricted upgrades. Over 20 modifiers at launch! Your war, your way.

What we're working on now:

Full support for 4 Player Online Multiplayer
Building the SCRAPPER campaign
Completing the DESERT tileset
Balancing EFNET and SCRAPPERS
Addressing player feedback

What's after that:

SEL, the third faction
The SEL Campaign
The TEMPERATE and URBAN tilesets
Super Units
Super Weapons
More Official Maps

What we want you to have when we're done:

Tons of achievements
Custom Map Creator
Custom Ruleset Editor
Steam Workshop integration
Random Map Generator with lots of toggles
A lifetime of customized and community generated content

Join us in game, on Discord, or in the Steam Discussion forums to play and talk about the future of Battlefall!

— Tenex and Lelouche

Battlefall: State of Conflict

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Battlefall is LIVE – The War Begins Now!

11 Mar

Commanders, the wait is over—Battlefall: State of Conflict has officially launched in Early Access! 🚀

First, a massive thank you to everyone who has followed the game, wishlisted it, and supported us along the way. Your excitement has fueled us, and now it’s time to hit the battlefield!

NEW TRAILER – ‘WAR NEVER CHANGES, BUT IT DOES GET LOUDER’

What’s waiting for you in Early Access?

🗺️ 17 Skirmish Maps – Online or Offline. With friends or against them. Up to 2 players and 6 bots!
📖 9 Campaign Missions – The war begins with the first fully voiced chapter of Battlefall’s story. Go it alone or complete the whole campaign online in co-op with an other player.
✍️ 6 Written Languages: ENGLISH + DEUTSCH + ESPAÑOL + Русский + 조선말 + 汉语
🔥 2 Playable Factions – EFNET: the hard-nosed Earth Forces Network trying to restore humanity's rule over Earth and the SCRAPPERS: mutated psychos with a unique approach to, well, everything.
🌎 2 Battlefield Environments – Fight for control in Arctic and Desert warzones with a preview of Urban warfare.
⚔️ Multiplayer & Co-Op – Challenge others online or team up for campaign co-op battles.
🔎 A full advanced tutorial - Learn the ins and outs before the real battles begin to get the upper hand on your opponents.
🎭 Hundreds of Voiceovers – Fully acted campaign missions and units that bring every moment in Battlefall to life.
🧨 Lobby Modifiers - Make, save, and load presets that give all players things like faster units, more $$, restricted upgrades. Over 20 modifiers at launch! Your war, your way.

Early Access is just the start, and we’re excited to refine and expand the game with your feedback. More updates and improvements are on the way as we continue to shape the experience.

So what are you waiting for? Drop into Battlefall now and make your mark!

See you on the frontline,

— Lelouche and Tenex

Battlefall: State of Conflict

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24 people found this review helpful

Recommended

4.5 hrs on record

Posted: 11 March

Early Access Review

Pretty good so far. Isometric, 2D, post-apocalyptic C&C vibes. Reminds me of Tiberian Sun, in a good way. It's got a single-player campaign, multiplayer, and offline skirmish. Pretty much anything you'd want.

There are only 2 factions available to play at the moment, but the third is in the game as enemies of the campaign. Even of the two we have so far, there's a lot of character. The second faction (Scrappers) are great (drunk Australian scavengers!?)

I haven't explored everything yet, but there are already some pretty fun units (such as a tank that gets loaded with *another* tank, like the Red Alert 2 IFV, but for tanks). Weapon ranges and time-to-kill are both very short, which has upsides and downsides.

There is no power requirement for buildings, and it's classic C&C rules (primary building, one unit at a time, more structures increase build speed) so it becomes a bit spammy at times. There are cooldowns to use that are pretty strong, such as an area heal or just a straight-up cash infusion. The buildings also seem to provide passive bonuses in their immediate area, like increased movement or healing-over-time.

There's nothing groundbreaking here, but it's worth a try if you're into RTS.

Athquiz

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16 people found this review helpful
3 people found this review funny

Not Recommended

0.5 hrs on record

Posted: 11 March

Early Access Review

Maybe I'll try this again in a year, but this build is really rough. No resolution options, no option to save during a level.
The graphics are very old school, older than RA1.
I get that.

But the UX is really really iffy.

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17 people found this review helpful

Recommended

1.0 hrs on record

Posted: 11 March

Early Access Review

Cool af RTS game. The attack move radius seems to be a little bit weird but otherwise? Awesome game.

Looking forward to new updates and new stuff can't wait to play campaign as SEL.

NEON

553 products in account

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Map/Mod editor?

Is there? :) If not will there be and steam workshop support? :)

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Noodlesocks

13 Mar @ 8:08pm

General Discussion

Replay System?

Is there or will there be one?

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noobhero21

14 Mar @ 1:23am

General Discussion

Balance Feedback & Kind Words

Thank you for your hard work being put into this game. I for one feel this is really enjoyable and scratches the Red Alert itch. I like the unique faculties of this RTS, and I like being able to augment my units in ways no other RTS has done before. I also like the campaign, it scratches a few itches there with story telling apparatus, too. I would honestly like optional objectives instead of it being just a skirmish each time there's a mission, though. Is there also any way to make the graphics clearer? ...

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Imperator RAD-X

13 Mar @ 9:02pm

General Discussion

A lot of stuff to unpack

The EFNET seems to be fleshed out but the Scrappers need more work. Scrappers are way too much OP (devs, play a skirmish). AI needs a lot of work. Multiple buildings, of the same type, should reduce build time of units. Need to add concrete walls, for EFNET, as a build option. Maybe barbed fences for Scrappers? Acid towers (that spew acid balls) and garrison-able towers (up to 2) for units. Add an acid ground unit (like the flamethrower). Putting units inside towers enables special abilities. Globs of fi...

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skyshroudsylvan

18 hours ago

General Discussion