Oct 23, 2015
Blitzkrieg 3 - vernonroshe
Dear Soldiers,
Based on the results of our previous surveys, the average grade awarded to our single-player campaign is 3.3 out of 5. This is a clear message to us that we should pay more attention to this part of the project.
As such, we’ve decided to raise the bar even higher for the historical campaign system (the campaign map, mission sequencing, support etc). This new episode of the Diaries comes to you directly from Andrey, our Lead Level Designer, and is fully dedicated to what we’re doing to make the single-player campaign a proper five-star General!
Fighting on Three Fronts
We can single out three main strategic areas of work in preparing for the full release of the single-player campaign:- Upgrading available missions,
- Developing the campaign system (UI elements, briefings, global map, historical chronicles),
- Developing new missions.
Quality Standards
As you’ve probably already noticed, we’ve hidden nearly all of the previously available missions in order to do further work on them. Our strategy in doing so is based on the results of internal studio play tests, analysis of player comments, and our periodic surveys.The main issue we’re focusing on is ensuring proper UI quality. All events, the minimap and UI signals, pop-up messages and voice instructions will be synchronized, to help the player control the situation rather than make them feel panicked.
We’re also doing lots of bug fixes here. For example, in Operation Niwi, it can happen that saboteurs manage to lay mines on the bunker only every other time. Sometimes, they just gather around it for a friendly chat while waiting for your next orders. Soldiers must strictly obey their commander’s orders, you know!
We might make a few changes to the player’s objectives as well.
Historical Immersion
Those of you who’ve had a chance to play the previous Blitzkriegs might remember the briefings and the strategic maps, which really helped immerse you in the historical background of the games. In keeping with this fine tradition, we’re preparing something similarly interesting here, too. You’ll be able to embrace the whole theatre of operations with your eyes, watch fragments of real films made at the time, and read interesting descriptions of concomitant events. We’ll be able to properly evaluate the results of the campaign system’s implementation in the update after the next update. The plan is to give you access to this content in Version 0.7.0, along with a new map, Sevastopol.
The Battles to Come
Looking at the bigger picture, you’ll be leading the armies of the USSR, USA, and Germany, from the Wehrmacht’s Invasion of Poland to the Battle for Berlin. New battles will have more events and strategic decisions to make than those available before. For example, deciding to lay mines along one flank instead of the other will have an effect on the further course of the battle. Or maybe you’ll be able to hold an important strategic objective, or a bloody line of defence, which will give you access to a unique type of support that you may not have received otherwise. You’ll have to determine for yourself where and when to take risks, and whether they’re worth an extra push. Which flank will you throw your forces at? What are you keeping in reserve? It’ll all be up to you!Further Intel on How Single-Player Missions Are Created
Unfortunately, our format (and we already have a lot of text ːsteamhappyː) doesn’t allow us to go into more detail about the process of creating the maps, but we’ll gladly answer all of your questions on the single-player campaign in the comments on this piece of news on our social networks and in our forums. Until the next time!
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