Sep 3, 2019

Squad - Black Lives Matter | ACAB

Hey squaddies!

With Track Attack in the bag, we’re ready to announce the Offworld Industries Squad Championship! What makes this one different?

The Offworld Industries Squad Championship

Well, for one, it’s official! Not only does it have the official Offworld Industries stamp of approval, but we’ll also be running the show too.

Next up: we wanted to make sure it was the right tournament for Squad, so we started by consulting members of the community to see what sort of rules they wanted.

After much deliberation, we’ve come up with a format we think you’ll like: head over to the official rules page for a complete breakdown.

The Need to Know

Who: 36-player teams ready to take on some of the best players in Squad!
When: Season 1 will take place from September 20, 2019 through November 16, 2019, with the grand finale of both Division 1 and 2 on 21.00 UTC November 16, 2019.
Where: Catch live OISC action presented by our creative partners at http://twitch.tv/JoinSquad (Or at their individual streams, or community casters, which will be announced on the community discord)
How: Sign up at the official tournament page!

Official Tournament Rules

Be sure to join us in Discord to stay up to date on the latest tournament news, or leave us a comment in the forums!

Want to Help Out?

Referees Wanted

The referee will be the admin on the game server, make sure the game starts on time, handle game start and map switches, make sure no disconnected players end up on the wrong side, as well as make sure everyone follows championship rules. You’ll need to be proficient with server commands, so server admin experience is required.

Apply to Referee

Streamers Wanted

We’ll be inviting community streamers as well as Offworld’s official creator parters to cast all the action! If that sounds like something you’d enjoy:

Apply as Streamer

Offworld out.

Aug 28, 2019

CAF Patch and Alpha 16 Status

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Hey squaddies!

The Canadian Armed Forces team has been hard at work since the Modding Weekend to incorporate your feedback, smash bugs, and make all sorts of tweaks! We’re happy to present those changes now, as well as provide an update on Alpha 16 and the OWI Company Holiday.

Canadian Armed Forces Update

As mentioned, the CAF team has been hard at work polishing their release and are ready to roll out some of those changes! The update will release today, August 28, 2019, at 3 PM PDT. This is a separate update from Alpha 16, which we’ll touch on in just a minute.

Kits and Loadouts

Added Arid (or Desert) Canadian faction.
Added a second Medic role with C8A3+C79A2.
LAT now receives two LAS instead of one.
Changed HAT Kit to have 1 Tandem and 1 HEAT round.
Added a second HAT Kit with 1 Tandem and 2 HE rounds.
Added the proper C8A3 icon for the M203 Grenadier version.

Weapons

Reworked ballistics of C14 .338 round:
- The projectile arc is now flatter.
- Raised muzzle velocity.
- Increased one-hit kill range and damage over time.
Updated C79A2 sights by making the base post smaller and adding the illuminated part.
Streamlined ADS and weapon positions.
Streamlined recoil on C7A2+C79A2.
Increased ammo requirement for Carl Gustaf 751 Tandem to 80 instead of 60.
Decreased ammo requirement for Carl Gustaf 441D HE to 30 instead of 60.
Tweaked Carl Gustaf 441D damage.
Tweaked zeroing on Carl Gustaf Tandem slightly.
Fixed scope effect on Carl Gustaf.

Vehicles

Added desert versions for all vehicles.
Fixed accuracy on 2A6M’s Gunner Sight.
Increased visibility on 2A6M’s Rangefinder.
Increased zeroing speed on 2A6M.
Fixed Hunter-Killer on 2A6M.
Fixed Cage Collision on 2A6M.
Fixed LODs on Turret of 2A6M.
Fixed Armor on 2A6M.
Fixed wreck effects on LUV-A1.
Fixed missing components on LAV.
Adjusted Passenger viewblocks on LAV.
Adjusted Driver Camera on 2A6M and LAV.
Increased LAV Mobility.
LAV fixed dust effects.
Fixed LAV armor model.
Fixed armor on LAV side panels.

Added Layers

Added proper Jensens_Range_v4 with vehicles and ammo boxes
Kohat: Invasion_V1, RAAS_V3, TC_V1
Kamdesh: Invasion_V2, RAAS_V4, TC_V1

Updated Layers

Gorodok: RAAS_V2, Invasion_V2
Nanisivik: Invasion_V1, RAAS_V1, RAAS_V2
Manic 5: RAAS_V1, Skirmish_V1, TC_v1
Yehorivka: Invasion_V2, RAAS_V1

Known Issues

Parts of Nanisivik are still Work-in-Progress.
Guns don’t drop on the floor when soldiers get incapacitated.
Desert Canadian Forces don’t have their own ammo boxes yet.
The Holosight Crosshair still reacts to resolution.
Mouths on characters don’t move when Voicing.
In some cases, a version mismatch may occur if a client updates before the server. Restarting the server should resolve the error.

Alpha 16 Status

Alpha 16 Trailer

As some of the more observant of you noticed, we’ve been putting Alpha 16 through its paces through closed testing. While the results are encouraging, we feel the choppers aren’t quite there yet, so we’re planning to push the release back a little.

First, choppers are fully flyable and can be used to transport troops and supplies. They come equipped with door guns for self-defense, a gimbal camera to aid in landing, and a functional cockpit to help you keep aloft. As mentioned, we’ve held full-scale internal testing recently and gathered a lot of feedback from the first folks outside of Offworld to take flight.

While we’ve made some strides in getting performance improvements in place, especially for users with higher latency, the pilot experience still needs some work. In some rare cases, there are some crash bugs, plus some other quality-of-life improvements that need to be made before the patch is ready.

As we’ve been striving to maintain the 4-6 week patch cadence, we wanted to be fully upfront about the delay. Our humble apologies, but we believe getting helicopters right is worth it. As we move forward, we’ll ask for your help in doing just that with periods of public testing. We hope you’ll share your feedback!

Additionally, we want to ensure our modding community has better support and less downtime. With that in mind, releasing Alpha 16 too early would also cause a gap in SDK support. The hope is to have as little time possible between the patch and mod support for that patch being available, especially for communities using mods to host leagues and events.

OWI Company Holiday

Every year, the company takes a week off to get together, get to know everyone who’s joined us that year, hash out the next year (including planning the next trip), and recharge our batteries. It is, as you may have guessed, that time of year!

From Monday, September 9th through Friday, September 13th (most) of Offworld Industries will be in Japan. We’ll have a crew on hand to monitor things, but you may experience delays from support. You can still find assistance on the forums, the help site, or in Discord though.

Should you see a pack of Squad developers somewhere in Japan, please send help and a translator. =)

Sign-off

We appreciate your patience and understanding! We’ll be back and in full swing, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed before you know it. In the meantime, please enjoy the updates from the Canadian Armed Forces Team!

Offworld out.

Aug 25, 2019

Track Attack Tournament Announcement

Squad - BLITZ

Armored squaddies rejoice, the time has come to prove your mettle!

Track Attack Trailer

A good tank crew is the backbone of a team and we’ve noticed that the armored crews out there have not had the opportunity to strut their stuff: enter the official Track Attack Tank Tournament.

Our newly formed tournament committee will be hosting an evening of knockout tank action for teams of 3 people to compete for vehicular bragging rights in true 1v1 tank action!

Taking to the field in intense and brutal 15-minute rounds, teams will fight for the top spot in a knockout-style tournament leading to a grand finale, all streamed for your enjoyment!

We’re hoping this small but high-octane event will be the perfect practice our team needs for our future event organization and management.

Sign-ups for this event will be open on Tuesday 27th August 12:00 UTC with spots limited to 8 teams — we want to give it a shakedown run before going any bigger.

From there we can look to put teams into their matchups and present the full tournament schedule.

Tournament Information

Basic Rules

“First come, first served” sign up basis.
8 teams will participate.
3 players per team.
The tournament will play out over one day with all rounds, including final, being decided on Saturday, August 31st, 2019.
The tournament will start at 13:00 UTC.

Match format

Each match will be played in turn. All matches will be streamed by Nordic + Guests at http://twitch.tv/JoinSquad
Teams are unable to choose map or side, they will be randomly distributed to participants just before the match.
A random location on the map will be picked, and one tank each will be spawned to participants.
A match ends when either one tank has been destroyed, or at the end of 15 minutes playtime. If time runs out, the most damaged tank will lose.
In case no damage has been done, the casters will decide the winner between who was more aggressive. Passive play is not rewarded!
If unable to decide a clear winner, a coin flip will be used.

Match rules

Crew members are allowed to leave the vehicle, however, they are not allowed to use their small arms or knives.
Players are allowed to repair their vehicles.
Crew members are allowed to use smoke grenades in any way.
Crew members are allowed to move all over the map, but enemy tanks are allowed to kill the opponent crew members with any weapon on the tank.

Organization

Offworld will provide servers.
All participants must have at least one person from the team in the Offworld Tournament discord. Invite will be sent upon accepted attendance.
Teams are allowed to switch players between matches as long as they’re from the same organization/clan/team.
Rules and format may change at any time at the discretion of the tournament manager.

Offworld out.

Aug 16, 2019

The Wrench -- August 2019

Squad - Black Lives Matter | ACAB

Hey squaddies,

With modding back in full swing, the community has not disappointed in the slightest. There’s a whole heck of a lot of amazing work this month!

Join us on the Community Modding Discord where you can join discussions and meet the modding community. It’s a great place to share your ideas and passions with like-minded people that will happily help you create something awesome.

Gulf of Finland by Hawken

If you’re surprised to learn that Gulf of Finland is set in, well, Finland, than Hawken also has a bridge to sell you. Which might come in handy, as the fresh new map features six islands with unique points of interest spread across them.

Designed with helicopters in mind, the hope is to see some intense island hopping action as players battle for locations ranging from a small town, an aerodrome, and an abandoned bunker complex. You might even get some Skorpo vibes if you scout out some locations, like the fishing village.

Adawia Park Trailer by Johan Sundkvist

Adawia Park by Johan Sundkvist

Featuring a dense urban area inspired by a real Syrian Park, Adawia aims to bring a hint of verticality to an already dangerous battlefield. The added threat of danger from any angle should definitely keep squaddies on their toes and looking for trouble.

Both Militia and Insurgent teams will need to make liberal use of rooftops and underground shelters to navigate their way to a win. Be sure to pick your path wisely and cover your squadmates: the enemy could be lurking anywhere.

Poly Land by Miha Prezelj

Appearing almost cel-shaded at times, Miha Prezelj is taking Squad back through time to an era with only a few polygons to spare. More than just channeling some classic aesthetics, the map offers some energetic, fun gameplay to match.

You could almost imagine a squad of plastic brick soldiers hiding behind all those trees. It should be interesting to see how this aesthetic plays out in Squad!

Black Gold by Noxxid3

Noxxid3 was recently able to reach out to OG mapper VapoMan, who spent time crafted some of the finest Project Reality maps. In this case, Black Gold is coming back to life (in an era with plenty of polygons to spare).

All of your favorite layers originally in PR should be supported on the update, as well as support for Territory Control. Noxxid3 notes that he’ll be streaming progress periodically if you’d like to tune in to chat, offer feedback, or learn a little bit about modding.

Iron Dawn by SPECTR_Eternal

Always a favorite entry in the Wrench, SPECTR_Eternal’s Iron Dawn is back with the latest updates. This month, we’re being treated to some improved lighting! Easily visible from the shots, the map still feels absolutely frigid.

In addition to that, work continues apace in the mountainous regions of the map. Special attention is being paid to roads, especially among the hills, to ensure even the thicc-est armored boi will make the trek.

Hopefully, some of Squad’s aspiring videographers will pick this one up, since it looks ready for a Hollywood debut.

Peacemaker by TicklishRocket

Woot! We’ve got a newcomer. Please welcome TicklishRocket to the Wrench with the early stages of Peacemaker.

The map is a chaotic urban sprawl replete with unforgiving streets, trenches, and rooftops winding through a Middle Eastern setting. Starting strong with new assets, there’s plenty more to come and we can’t wait to see it!

Australian Faction by Aussie Mod Team

It just wouldn’t feel like a Wrench if we didn’t have the latest from our favorite team in the Upsidedown. This month, they’re bringing their top game with the introduction of the MRH-90 helicopter! Designed primarily for transporting troops on real-life battlefields, the MRH-90 should find itself right at home among Squad’s burgeoning pilots.

Back on the ground, the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle is nearly ready to roll out, providing the Aussies with a quick, lightly armored way to get the troops to the battle before getting the heck out. Wise squad leads will be sure to remember the Bushy is NOT an APC.

It will be the perfect ride to tear off across Operation Anaconda’s mountainous areas, terraced villages, and farms. Ridge to ridge fighting is going to require all the mobility you can muster, and no shortage of marksmanship either.

If you’d like to see more, including a look at their second map, Operation Anvil, join the Aussie Mod Discord server today!

29th ID Maps n’ Mods by Perez-Pantoja

The fine folks of the 29th ID are compiling and building some of their favorite mods and maps! Even better, they’re inviting you to play along. What sort of hijinks can you expect?

First, they’ve added Marine MARPAT camo to offer the same competitive edge as their Russian counterparts. In addition to that, their NVG mod is coming along nicely and, pending some testing, should be making an appearance soon. Of course, those are just features building on the success of being able to run 1-life events, allowing faster deployments, and pre-match setup as well.

Future goals include more content, the aforementioned NVG, assignable ranks, new maps, and more! The intent is to make the mod pack ready for any server owner who wants in on the action.

Be sure to follow them on the Workshop to get involved or just keep tabs on their progress, or head over to their Youtube channel.

Desert Environment (WIP) by CreativeRealms

Looking for a desert environment to work with, but don’t have the time, resources, or necessary experience to get it out the door? Enter the amazing generosity of CreativeRealms, who has set out to create a suitable level for everyone to get try their hand with. Featuring an 8130×8130 meter landscape, divided into four distinct map sections, so that all you need to do to is lay down some points of interest and flags to get rolling.

While the project is just getting started, there are plenty of big plans: live support via DIscord, documentation, and source files for anyone who wants to take their knowledge to the next level. For further updates, or a chance to get involved, hit up the Discord server or tune in to watch CreativeRealms stream!

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