Good news! Gophur says that the avalanche of new tickets from the first 2 weeks of Beta is now a slow trickle. The team is working hard to plow through the list so we can get 1.31 out the door. Our third week of Beta focus testing gave us a good idea as to how campaign play will work with 1.31. We had a snafu setting up command permissions, so the general player base was not able to use the command functions, only staff. The commands worked, we just need to beat the subscription code into compliance. Now it's on to week 4 and some good old fashioned bombing!
UPDATE: PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE V1.31.0.29 INSTALLER FOR THE FOCUS TEST! Our second week of Beta focus testing started out a bit rough, but we ended up having a great combined arms battle last night. It was broken into 2 sessions, the first centering around Tienen, which was designated a no-mans land that was under contention. The second half was a pitched battle in Roermond, dozens of tanks scrapping it out while the Allied infantry tried to cap the Axis bunker. It was great fun, the server was stable and fewer bugs were found than in previous tests. PLEASE BE SURE TO COMPLETE THE INFANTRY SURVEY! WE NEED YOUR INPUT.
Good news! Gophur says that the avalanche of new tickets from the first 2 weeks of Beta is now a slow trickle. The team is working hard to plow through the list so we can get 1.31 out the door. Our third week of Beta focus testing gave us a good idea as to how campaign play will work with 1.31. We had a snafu setting up command permissions, so the general player base was not able to use the command functions, only staff. The commands worked, we just need to beat the subscription code into compliance. Now it's on to week 4 and some good old fashioned bombing!
We had a production meeting today where we set ourselves the task of identifying game play issues pertaining to times when the game population is unbalanced. This meant identifying the critical point when a population dip needs to be locked down to 1 AO per side. Currently you always have a minimum of 2. We think this needs to change.
How many of you have seen the phrases “Follow the ant trail” or “Don’t follow the ant trail”? I know I have but it’s often forgotten in your rush to get to forward base, flag building or tank. I often see /reports about “he has an invisible bush bug” or “he must be spying because he found our MS”. Well, consider how you and others are approaching a target as a reason you and your buddies are dying and being discovered so quickly.
POINTS FOR TRUCKERS?Monday, 08 March 2010"I have been playing this game for about a week, and I LOVE driving the HT...But, being a noob this is a bad way to rank up as I have found out. I don't get points for towing, I don't get points for resupplying, and as I am in a Halftrack and cannot MSP, I don't get points for spawning infantry. Could it be possible to give points for giving ammo and towing guns? Even if it is just one point per resupply or per tow?" Read the Answer
WWIIOL:BE GAME GRAPHICS?Thursday, 04 March 2010A question from Popov716 in the Battleground Europe Q&A forum asks: "Why is the game so ugly?". Our "Resident Arteest" Dekard took some time to clarify how our graphics work and what we're working on. Read the Answer
Reports & AnnouncementsNew Decal Marks 1.31 MilestoneWe are happy to announce a new personal decal will be made available to players as a way of... Read More
Overall a great effort Rats! Very impressed by the changes from the rag doll physics down to how the individual weapons feel and handle. Keep it up! - OpusXXX
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How many of you have seen the phrases “Follow the ant trail” or “Don’t follow the ant trail”? I know I have but it’s often forgotten in your rush to get to forward base, flag building or tank. 
A dedicated of community volunteers create and run special events outside of the normal game campaign rules. Sign up now for the next event and taste a different flavor of Battleground Europe. 
Download the game and play Battleground Europe for 14 days during this all-access FREE trial. You get to play for British, French or German forces- up to 9 characters plus drive tanks, fly aircraft, captain and crew boats and more! You also get full player discussion forum access. 
