Today brings a new update for Tannenberg which implements full controller support (controller fans let us know how it feels!) as well as adjustments to team balance. Some of the most notable changes below:

• Full controller support!
  
• New custom match options: set the year, Entente squad, Central squad, ability cooldown duration, friendly fire and friendly fire penalty.
  
• Players can't join the larger team, max player count difference is set to 2.
  
• When squad/team mates use your placeable/carryable, you'll now receive points.
  
• Fixed haystack collision near the farmhouse in Prussia.

As always, check out the full changelog on the forums!

The community has let us know there are sometimes issues with team balance when players join the team that’s already winning. In this update we have fixed a bug which allowed people to switch to the smaller team via the scoreboard when in-game, and implemented a change which will prevent people joining the larger team, limiting the maximum difference in human players to 2.


Hmm…

The next free expansion which will soon be arriving for Tannenberg will introduce some new types of grenade which will provide new tactical options, which we’re excited to reveal below. You can see our update plans in our roadmap!
Plus, don’t forget that Tannenberg is 50% off right now in the Steam Summer Sale, and Verdun is 60% off!

Now, on to the grenades!


German Type N Nebelbombe.

Smoke is often overlooked as a battlefield tool. When your job is to capture a location, you don’t need to kill every enemy present before moving in - when sniping at range the position will usually be reinforced anyway by the time you get there. It’s often better to aggressively take the point, then defend against counter-attacks while clearing out any stragglers. This is where smoke can be very useful! Use it to cover your advance on a trench, block the line of sight of an enemy HMG, or just sow a little confusion in the enemy lines.


The M1917 Chemical grenade.

Gas is also very useful in an attack to disorient and weaken defenders, but it can be challenging to coordinate the artillery barrage with the attack itself. Carrying gas in grenade form allows you to more easily surprise your enemies and make sure you advance just as they are hurrying to fit their gas masks.


This screenshot by The Lion Sachiko nicely features both gas and smoke - fired from artillery for now! Better watch out for a flanking attack from that right hand side...

That’s all for today! Feel free to come chat about possibilities for the upcoming new grenades on our Discord channel!

Today brings another update for Tannenberg! We also have a nice new video to share with you...

We made a tutorial video to explain how the Maneuver game mode works. Great for new players, or if you want to explain the game to a friend. Check it out:
https://youtu.be/zTDb4VGZZ10
There are also new tutorials added which show up as you play, explaining the basics of things like squad loadouts, NCO abilities, and the server browser.


One of the new tutorials in battle!

To make life easier on folks setting up custom matches, we have now added menu UI for some gameplay options which were previously only available via console commands, including bot difficulty!



Today sees the release of a new update for Tannenberg, with a bundle of tweaks and fixes. A few of the main points are:

• Death animations are enabled again.
  
• Fixed melee lock-on getting stuck when switching weapons during melee
  
• Fix to Support Menu (Telephone etc.).
  
• Vision of bots using HMGs is no longer blocked by the shield.
  
• Fixed full match filtering.

As always, if you want to know everything you can read the full changelog on the forums.

Don't forget to check out the roadmap to see what else is coming up later this year too. A new squad and map are in the works!

We recently announced that Tannenberg will be coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It will be after the major update coming for Verdun on consoles. We almost have full controller support in the Steam version of the game!

We’ll release more details soon...

It's been a few weeks since the end of the Wolf Truce event. Many soldiers were eaten, many wolves were slain. Now the survivors have retreated to their dens. Will they return? Who can say...



How many of you managed to get the Wolf Truce medal? In the past, most of our special event medals were awarded for being present, or for something outside the game such as the two minute silence. This time, you needed to call and hold a truce in an actual battle.

We knew this would be a challenge, but perhaps still underestimated things! Lots of people tried to organize the truce, but one stray shot (or uncommunicative loose cannon) ended many truces within the first minute! Perhaps a little more grace to allow a few shots before declaring the truce failed would be a good idea…

Speaking of good ideas, thanks to everyone who posted suggestions and comments on the wolves. While we don’t know exactly what the future will hold, we’d certainly like to see the wolves return to Tannenberg at some point in the future, and there are lots of good ideas on how to improve the experience.

We can reveal that the Eastern Front is coming to consoles! It will be released on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4. More details will follow closer to release!

The Verdun console update is also progressing nicely and will be arriving in Q3 of this year, before Tannenberg is released on consoles.

There were a whole lot of nice screenshots taken from the event - we’ve picked out just a few of our favorites below:


This screenshot of utter carnage by kill_me.


Incredible action shot by Natu!


Helloooooo! By Kolbasnik98.


And finally one more pile of wolves by DumpTruck. Did he move in to take the screenshot afterwards, or did he actually stand his ground as the wolves came at him from all directions?

That’s all for today! Progress continues at a steady pace on the map and squad featured on our dev roadmap, and work on the big Verdun console updates and the new UI are also going well. Until next time!

Do you hear that howling in the woods? If you've been keeping an eye on our social media this won't come as a complete surprise, but aggressive wolf packs will be making their way into Tannenberg for the duration of this special event!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwDXkextcWg
From today until April 21 you should keep an eye out for wolves encroaching on the battlefield. Forced by hunger to seek human prey, packs of wolves are dangerous predators. Over the weekend canine interlopers will appear in any battle, and after that they will only appear on winter maps until the end of the event.

'Wolf Truces' were described by various books and newspapers, with Eastern Front combatants sometimes calling temporary ceasefires to deal with particularly aggressive groups of wolves.


For instance this article from the New York Times. While some details are likely exaggerated, it speaks to the real threat wolves could pose.

You will be able to earn a special Wolf Truce medal if you can survive a wolf attack without killing or injuring anyone on the opposing team. The game will not enforce any truce, though it will tell you when a wolf attack begins, and exactly when you will need to cease fire in order to earn the medal.

Over the weekend, there will be one wolf attack event in every battle. After that, there will be one wolf attack event in every battle on a winter map. There will be a minute of warning before the suggested truce period starts (which you will need to respect if you want to earn the medal). Finally, a timer will indicate how long wolves will continue to be attacking. Maintain the truce until that timer ends to earn the medal! You can also see whether or not the truce has already been broken.

Tannenberg will be on sale for 60% off this Saturday 13th!

Yesterday's update fixed a range of issues, polished various aspects of the UI, and made improvements to bot behaviour. Here are some of the most notable:

General Features
• Players can now report others for cheating / toxic behaviour in-game, and add them to a personal ban list.
  
• Fixed third person choke animation not playing after dying by gas.
  
  Menu Adjustments
  
• Now when you try to join a full squad, instead of attempting to load, no action is taken.
  
• Front selection can now be done via a sub-panel in the main menu, instead of an overlaid menu.
  
• Replaced Private Match banner button with Custom Match game mode button.
  
• Added LOW/MED/HIGH server population indicators. Will also display ping if we have pinged this session.
  
  Bots
  
• Fixed bots not dying from gas.
  
• Bots will take of their gas mask after exiting gas.
  
• Fixed issue where bots would still know where their target is if it went hidden by smoke/gas after acquiring the target. The first target acquisition was already never possible through smoke/gas.
  
• Fixed bots sometimes not spawning.

Check out the full changelog!

There is also a new report function which will allow players to report others for cheating, chat harassment, voice harassment and offensive names. Data is gathered from the match, processed, and passed on to administrators who may then take manual action based on multiple reports. Note that we will not apply automatic bans based on reports.

The new report function.


Good luck out there...

We are very excited to announce plans for a new deadly weapon in Tannenberg! Check out the teaser below:
https://youtu.be/yUFx1BBxUNk
Based on flawless advice from reliable 100% unbiased sources, we have implemented the following mechanics related to the new cigarette weapon:

• Smoke transfer - blow smoke in the faces of your enemies to addict them to cigarettes. Watch out for friendly fire!
  
• Nicotine meter - when addicted, if you don’t smoke every 46.4 seconds, you will begin to suffer suppression effects. These will increase until at three minutes your screen will be entirely blurred and shaking wildly.
  
• Cigar class perk - some classes will gain a cigar perk. Cigars suppress your smoking requirement for 80 seconds, and create a double sized smoke cloud which travels twice as far. You can hand out cigars to your allies.
  
• Three on a match - every third player who lights up will have all enemy players instantly gain auto-aim on their head.
  
• Gas resistance - if you can smoke 20,000 cigarettes, you will become immune to poison gas.
  
• Social bonus - If you and an enemy happen to light up at the same time while within 1 meter, you will becomes friends, and count as being on the same team for purposes of friendly fire.
  
• Cut their supplies - Capturing a new ‘smoke dump’ sector type will both hinder your enemies and boost your allies. Enemies will find themselves with unreliable cigarettes which can spontaneously combust when lit, while you and your team will gain access to the Zigarette Ladung 9x, similar to the improvised German bundle grenades.
  
• Kick the habit - survive 24 hours in-game without smoking, and you will no longer be addicted.
  
  "I’ve never smoked a cigarette but I’ve seen them in movies, and I’m confident this will provide an accurate and enjoyable experience. Finally, don’t forget that smoking is bad for your health, and we certainly aren’t intending to advertise cigarettes" - Trench Dog

We have recently put together a historical trailer, showing off the many battlefields featured in Tannenberg now that it’s released, along with the historical battles that inspired each map. Feast your eyes on it here:
https://youtu.be/lv1aKJrosU8
We have some cool things in the works and we’re also working out plans to get more players into the game! We’ll share more about that once we have something to show off. For now, here are a few nice screenshots from our community:


Assaulting a trench following a gas barrage by player M@sterMasco.


An offensive towards the church on the Carpathians, by player Anonim K.


Taking cover for a moment, by player Ssoldat.

We hope to have more to share with you all soon!