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Hello there everyone! Steam Next Fest has just started! So hop on and play the game today!
We have also updated the demo with a quite sizable patch. Check the changelog further down below.

Over The Top: WWI will be taking part in the Steam Next Fest June 2024. Starting from the 10th June 2024 at 10:00 PST (19:00 CET - 13:00 EST) you will be able to download and play a Free Demo of Over The Top: WWI. The Demo will last until June 17th at 10:00 PST.

Although the Demo will be limited in content and only include a select number of features, weapons, maps, and game modes, it should still give you a good indication of how the game plays. We will be rotating the game modes throughout the week.

Key Features of the Demo:

• Multiplayer and Single-Player Modes: Engage in massive battles with up to 200 players or bots, ensuring every skirmish is a unique and challenging experience.
• Conquest Game Mode: Test your strategic skills and teamwork in our Conquest mode, where every decision can turn the tide of war.
• Diverse Arsenal: Unlock and wield a curated selection of period-authentic weapons and equipment, giving you the edge in the heat of combat.
• Expansive Maps: Explore six hand-crafted maps, each offering distinct landscapes and tactical opportunities.
• Armored Warfare: Command four unique tanks and two armored vehicles, alongside transport options and various artillery pieces, to dominate the battlefield.

So head on over to the Store Page and be one of the first to test the Demo.

Please keep in mind that the game is still in alpha. There likely will be bugs and performance issues as well unfinished gameplay. If you have feedback or comments on the game, please feel free to contact us on our Discord.

Update Changelog

We have also updated the Demo. There are a few new additions and a bunch of changes and fixes. You can read the full changelog below.

New Features:

• Engineer can now construct Camo Netting to prevent the enemy from observing troop movements.
• The engineer placeable corrugated metal roof is now slightly wider, is easier to place and includes wooden poles at the ends to prevent it from floating.
• Added leather cross straps to the British Officer unlock.
• Linear Battle Gamemode will now automatically add additional bots to the attacker team to balance the teams.
• Linear Battle Gamemode will now automatically add additional time to the match if the attackers managed to capture a point.
• Spawning in vehicles is now prohibited if the vehicle is close to an enemy capture point.
• Changing melee mode when holding a melee weapon without a ranged option will now switch to a ranged weapon. Inverse for ranged weapon.
• When a team is behind 50 or more score, they now get double score from kills.
• Bots now utilize player dug trenches for cover and as shooting positions.

Changes and fixes:

• Ammunition and Bandaging crates can now be destroyed by melee.
• Increased Stamina of players.
• Fern and other flora can now be damaged and destroyed by pickaxes.
• Dynamite now does 2.5 as much damage.
• Tank main guns now do 2 times as much damage.
• Grenades now deliver 1.5 times as much damage.
• Fixed that you could not put down machine guns and engineer constructibles on floors in buildings or destroyed ruin walls.
• Going from crouch to standing and vice versa is now significantly sped up.
• Decreased time out to actions after jumping.
• Decreased melee switching time.
• Adjusted pickaxe position on German backpacks and size on British Soldiers when holstered.
• Increased health of various engineer constructibles.
• Adjusted build point costs of various engineer constructibles.
• Fixed incorrect bleed out icon over downed players.
• Fixed that you could not place props ontop of train-tracks.
• British Engineers now have access to pioneer shovels.
• Increased the amount of predicted frames on rifle grenades, making the prediction ray more accurate.
• Reduced dig radius check near objects, making it easier to dig near objects.
• Fixed Korean and Japanese translations not appearing correctly.
• Changed camera offset when dying inside a vehicle.
• Fixed error in death screen Ui and made it show up when you killed yourself.
• Fixed an ammo bug when picking up weapons.
• Can no longer win by score in linear gamemode unless the time runs out.
• You can no longer take fall damage when swimming.
• You can no longer put gas mask on when downed.
• Camera now moves down when reviving people.
• Fixed a bug with player level in scoreboard showing incorrectly.

Performance:

• Decreased memory usage slightly for better performance.
• Decreased number of grass elements spawned by x8 times while keeping the same density which should yield performance improvements on low VRAM machines.
• Updated watershaders with improved rendering tech.

We hope to see you on the battlefield!
/Flying Squirrel Entertainment