We're really happy to introduce the new ingame map-editor in Ravenfield. The ingame map-editor is designed to be an easy-to-use but powerful alternative to the Ravenfield mod tools for Unity.



The map in the screenshot above is made by Maffnwy, you can find it here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1765196638

There's no need to download any extra software or tool, so making a custom map in Ravenfield has never been easier! The editor comes loaded with all official Ravenfield props, so you can start designing right away. When you have a nice map, use the built-in uploader to publish your map on Steam Workshop.

If you have any questions or need help getting started with Ravenfield mapping, reach other mappers and/or the Ravenfield devs on the official Ravenfield discord chat here: http://discord.gg/ravenfield

If map making just isn't your thing, you will want to check out the new Jeep overhaul. The new jeep even has a windshield that will protect you from small-arms fire, at least until it breaks.




Full change log:

- Added ingame map-editor
- Reworked the jeep.

- Added optional depth-of-field effect to photo mode, available by pressing i when in photo mode.
- Spectator/photo mode now shows a list of available controls.
- Fixed an AI issue that caused bots to sometimes instantly exit a player driven vehicle after entering it.
- Improvements to ragdolls such as joint constraints and lower angular drag (allowing them to rotate faster)
- Ragdolls now have some slight drag so they eventually come to rest which frees up work on the physics engine (so potentially higher framerates with lots of ragdolls/bodies)
- Ragdolls will now get tossed when ragdolled by explosions and splash damage, making them spin in the air.
- Fixed a bug where sound bank audio sources would sometimes not be affected by slowmotion effects and the in-game volume slider.
- Added support for vehicle hitboxes with varying damage (so modders can create critical hit spots, heavy armor spots etc)
- Added support for vehicle destructible objects, such as the windshield on the new jeep.
- Added support for destructible objects in maps.
- Added camera recoil to the jeep's machine gun.
- Removed splash damage from the jeep's machine gun.
- Improved projectile hit scan, you can no longer shoot through walls when standing very close to them.
- Reordered the map list so old favorites like Archipelago are at the top and WIP maps are at the bottom.


July 3 patch:

- Added Flat terrain biome that creates a completely flat terrain and an ocean water plane.
- Renamed Flat Island biome to Round Island.
- Gizmos (the move, rotate, scale clickables) are now larger and easier to click.
- Increased the normal and fast camera speeds (Hold shift to go fast).
- Added a slow camera speed when holding left control.
- Fixed a bug where asset preview textures would sometimes not show up for all assets in the picker menu.
- Fixed a bug where the terrain brush indicator would not scale with the brush scale setting.
- Fixed a bug where the terrain tools would not work when clicking far-away points on the terrain.

I'm going to take a summer break after some potential bugfixing on EA16, but I have some exciting updates on Conquest mode coming up when I'm back. For now, enjoy this update!

/SteelRaven7

The Tank has received a significant overhaul in EA15, sporting both a new look and handling characteristics. The new Tank can take more damage and also has a new turret system that will prevent the barrel from getting caught in walls. Also, make sure you don't miss the new Tank sound effects!



Along with the Tank, the Quadbike has also had a facelift, along with new sound effects.

There have been several AI improvements to ground vehicle combat. For example, the AI will now stand still when attempting those tricky long range shots. When taking damage, bots will now turn towards the direction of the shooter and attempt to retaliate.

Full change log:

- Updated Tank to new style, including improved handling, new sounds, effects and more.
- Updated Quad to new style, including improved handling, new sounds, effects and more.

- Added support for turret springs and max turn speed, used on the tank main cannon
- Added support for throttle sounds that only play when accelerating a vehicle.
- Added support for fancy geometric tank tracks - no more cheap scrolling images ;)
- Increased tank health to 4000 (was 3000 before)
- AI will now stop when aiming long range shots. This also applies to vehicles.
- Major tweaks to AI aiming. They are now a little deadlier than before at low and medium range.
- AI will now always fire their weapon after aiming at an enemy for a while. Sometimes they would just aim but never fire before this update.
- When being attacked inside vehicles with anti-tank weapons, AI drivers/gunners will now turn towards their attacker.
- Anyone dealing high damage to a vehicle will be marked as a high-priority target. This means that AI are more likely to attack anti-tank units if they have recently fired.
- Fixed incoming damage indicator not showing up inside vehicles.
- Improvements to vehicle sound mixing. The vehicle you're inside should always be at the highest volume now.
- Changed the APC team color indicators
- Fixed the player minimap viewcone sometimes not turning with the player view.



Enjoy this update!

/SteelRaven7

EA14 adds a highly requested vehicle to the game - an amphibious APC! The APC is designed to safely transport infantry to the front lines, but don't underestimate its power against vehicles. The APC also introduces a more detailed vehicle style, both in its look and handling. Expect updates to the existing vehicles to bring them up to par!



EA14 also introduces Skirmish mode, a brand new game mode with limited respawns. When you die, you take the place of a bot on the battlefield. This means that you will no longer have access to the weapons you picked at the start but will have to make do with whatever the bot was carrying. Improvisation is key here!

As the battle rages on, reinforcements will be airdropped onto the battlefield. Here you have a chance to pick a new loadout to bring into battle. The number of airdrops are limited though, so make sure your team doesn't run out of soldiers or you'll lose the battle. Any team can also win by capturing and holding more flags than the other through a domination victory.


Full change log:

- Added APC
- Added Skirmish game mode with limited respawns.

- Several improvements to vehicles (mainly car improvements):
- Added Forward/Reverse gear that takes a brief moment to switch between.
- Added tipping force when turning sharply and accelerating/braking.
- The engine will struggle a little bit when the suspension is under high load
- Added support for new sound such as shifting gears, suspension stress, engine ignition.
- New sound mix when sitting inside an enclosed seat.
- Added support for amphibious (floating) cars.
- Added stable turret that doesn't rotate with whatever it's attached to.

- Some various minor tweaks to levels to help AI get into/from their vehicles a little easier.
- AI can now get into vehicles just after leaping off a surface, especially useful for vehicles in water. Before they had to wait until they were swimming before they could get in.
- Fixed a bug that would cause AI to perodically slow down when following a path.
- Added modding support for weapon parameters such as custom sight modes and weapon alt fire modes.
- Added secondary fire mode to Thumper where it fires smoke rounds. This is useful for both blocking view and ranging your grenades.
- Fixed a bug that would cause vehicle gibs such as wing parts to jitter when on the ground.
- In the weapon picking loadout UI, weapon tags are now hidden if they contain no weapons.
- Moved the Player Has All Weapons checkbox to the instant action page.
- Player Has All Weapons setting will now persist between games.
- Player Has All Weapons setting is now saved with your game configuration saves. By default it's set to off.
- All weapons are now always visible in the Weapon Switch menu. Any weapons that can only be used by the player is highlighted grey.
- Improvements to how AI pick weapons, they will now prioritize long range weapons such as snipers and assault rifles on longer engagement ranges and vice versa.
- AI will now pick up two equipment items (previously they only picked one). They also have a slightly increased chance of picking an anti-tank weapon in slot 4.
- Smoke grenades particles will now be lit according to the level ambient lighting conditions. For example, they will no longer appear super bright during night time.
- Vehicle HUD sounds such as missile lock on will now also be heard in third person mode.
- Increased grenade launcher damage when hitting a vehicle directly. This makes them more effective as anti-armor weapons (But rocket launchers are still the better choice).
- Smoke grenades now have a unique 3d model

Enjoy this update!

/SteelRaven7

Rivers? Check.


Citadel? Check.


Smoke? Check.


This update introduces new maps to Ravenfield: River Delta and Citadel. This brings the total number of maps up to 9! Included in the update are numerous tweaks to the AI. Bots will now use entirely new paths to attack flags, so expect battles to be more dynamic than ever!



The official Ravenfield armory has also received some new weapons such as a smoke grenade and entirely new grenade launchers! You can try out the new sight zeroing feature on the grenade launchers, especially useful for hitting long range shots (Hold T and scroll up/down to zero the sights). You can see what sight option you're using next to the ammo counter in the bottom left corner:



Full change log:

Main features:
- Added River Delta map
- Added Citadel map (it's still in early development, expect bugs!)
- Added Smoke grenades to block sight
- AI will use smoke grenades to cover their attacks.
- Added support for alternate weapon fire, switch with X. (available on the Patriot GL)
- Added support for alternate sights, switch by holding T and scrolling up/down (available on Patriot GL and Thumper)
- Added Patriot GL, which is a Patriot with an underslung grenade launcher.
- Added Thumper grenade launcher.
- Improved how AI navigates the map, they will now spread out and use new paths when attacking.
- Added support for objects blocking the AI's vision. This is used in smoke grenades and some trees to block their vision.
- Added loading screen when starting a map. It's work in progress and silly, I think you'll like it!

Other fixes:
- Buffed Patriot by increasing its projectile speed and reducing the spread slightly.
- Scalpel has been reworked, it now deals significantly less damage but can be resupplied and comes with spare missiles. Makes it a viable but slow anti-armor weapon at long ranges.
- Reduced bounce on grenades to make it easier to land them just where you want them.
- Some tweaks to audio mixing.
- Added a slight speed boost to infantry if they haven't been in combat recently. This makes it a little quicker to reach the front lines on foot.
- Updated weapon reflection sounds to include a firing sound.
- Fixed AI not driving animation driven vehicles (such as walkers) properly.
- Removed AI running away from incoming vehicles (It's much more fun to just run over them instead)
- AI now runs away from grenades only if they can see them.
- AI now distinguishes between different target types when looking for targets. Infantry can be spotted up to 1 km away. Vehicles up to 3 km and really large vehicles up to 10 km. These are only the theoretical maximum values, in reality AI's vision range greatly depends on the map's fog setting.
- Fixed a bug where AI would not fire in vehicles.
- Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause very long loading times for custom maps.
- Improved how AI drives vehicles. This especially affects boats and will make them less prone to crashing into scenery.
- Fixed some camera bugs with photo mode.
- Misc AI tweaks


Hotfix:

- Added some missing colliders on houses in Citadel.


Enjoy the update!

/SteelRaven7

That's right - you can now go prone in Ravenfield! Being prone makes you a smaller target, but it will also let you fire weapons with reduced recoil and spread, making those long range shots easier to land!



You can now load skins from your favorite mod into any map! Skins are even saved with your game configuration. On the instant action page you can now see a preview image with a sample of what weapons/vehicles/skins each team has available:



In the example above, the Eagle team uses all official weapons, vehicles and skins while the Raven team uses items from various WW1 themed mods created by the Ravenfield modding community.

Also, the main menu now has a button taking you to a list of featured mods. This is a list of community-curated mods that are worth checking out. The plan is to feature those really cool mods that might have slipped you by, so both new and old mods will be featured here.

Finally, you can now enter photo mode from an ingame match. Simply press F8 at any time. This will pause the game and put you in a spectator camera which controls just like the normal spectator mode. If you want to disable the UI, you can do that with the Home and End buttons. Here's an example of a photo taken by Mason from the Ravenfield Discord server:




Full change log:

Main features:
- Added prone (Default key: Z)
- Added skins
- Added game preview image when setting up an instant action match
- Added photo mode
- Added featured mods list

Other fixes:
- Fixed a bug where AI would sometimes spawn with the wrong skins (including the box man skin)
- Improved how the player transitions between stand/crouch/prone stances. It now feels more smooth and is less likely to get the player stuck.
- Added FOV based mouse sensitivity. This makes the mouse sensitivity consistent on all weapons based on how zoomed in they are.
- Fixed an issue with bullet hole material where it would render fog badly.
- Blood and bullet hole decals are now cleaned up when exiting a level.
- Fixed a bug with AI on custom maps where they would never leave their spawn
- Added debug key (F9) to show all available AI orders that are assigned by the AI commander.
- Fixed a bug where jeeps/quads would sometimes spawn instead of turrets.
- Added charing bool value to custom weapon animators so you can play custom animations when a weapon is charging up.
- Fixed various spectator camera bugs.
- Fixed a bug where AI weapons would sometimes not render in the killcam.


I hope you'll enjoy this update!

/SteelRaven7


Quick edit: Don't forget to nominate Ravenfield for a steam award on the store page. Maybe the “Most Fun with a Machine” award fits best seeing as how you're playing against machine controlled bots??

Get ready for the biggest update so far: EA11

This update features 2 new maps, Mountain Range and Canyon:



Mountain range is a large map focusing on air combat, so prepare to put your dogfighting skills to the test! All air vehicles, from attack planes to transport helicopters are available on this level which makes the airspace quite chaotic. You can also fight on the ground, battling for capture points along a range of mountains.



Canyon is a very open, mid-range map with lots of room for tanks and infantry to get around. The battle takes place in a drained dam, and even features a stranded aircraft carrier! The center of the map is entirely open, so prepare for a massive battle. Alternatively, you can flank the open area using a cave system.

With EA11, it's now possible to specify weapons and vehicles on a per-team basis, allowing you to recreate historical battles, zombie apocalypses or whatever you can imagine! Maybe Eagle with pistols vs Ravens with anti tank launchers?

EA11 also improves how your AI buddies get around, making them move smoother around the battlefield. On top of that, several key areas of the game have been optimized, so you should get higher framerates than before!

Full change log:

Main features:
- Added new map: Mountain Range
- Added new map: Canyon
- Added team-specific weapons and vehicles game configurations
- You can now restrict player weapons too with a checkbox in the weapons switch.
- You can also save and load your game configurations
- Changed how vehicles/turrets spawn, they will only spawn on capture points owned by a team
- Added priority based sound mixing. This should help make important sounds such as gunfire close to you stand out more, and generally make the game sound clearer.
- You can kick dead bots to spawn a small ammo pickup. Perfect for when you're running dry!

Other fixes:
- Added zoom to spectator camera, hold ctrl and scroll to zoom.
- Fixed spectator camera bugging out when attached to vehicles that die.
- AI now avoids using weapons with splash damage if it can hurt teammates with it. In some circumstances (such as on a tank capturing a flag) they will still fire no matter what.
- AI movement improvement, now way smoother than before
- AI will sprint more than before, making it faster for them to reach capture points
- AI defense improvements, they will now track down units who are capturing a flag.
- AI now has a high chance of picking AT weapons when defending a flag that is under attack by a vehicle.
- AI will now play climbing animations when climbing steep hills/obstacles
- AI will no longer be able to automatically spot enemies if they are not in their viewcone.
- Removed kill feed from skeletons in haunted mode.
- Misc improvements and bugfixes to AI
- Overall game optimization
- Added draw distance option
- Added v-sync option
- Scalpel now only has 1 round, use it wisely!
- Fixed an issue with helicopter miniguns sometimes not working correctly
- A few minor tweaks to anti-tank weapon damage
- M1 Garret now uses sniper sensitivity when aiming for more precise long range shots
- Unlocked some previously secret weapons by default.
- Sprinting while being crouched will now make you automatically stand up (only applies to toggle crouch mode)
- Misc bugfixes


Enjoy this update!

/SteelRaven7

An exciting new invention has reached the Ravenfield: Parachutes!



As there is now fall damage, make sure to deploy your parachute by pressing the jump button when exiting any aircraft. Bots will also use parachute insertions from the new transport helicopter to take over capture points, so keep your eye on the sky!

This update also adds several gameplay tweaks and details, such as an improved sound system, scoreboard and kill camera:



This means that you can now keep track of how well you and your teammates are performing in the heat of battle! It's also possible to use custom bot names, or even use your steam friends' nicknames!


Full change log:

- Added Parachutes and fall damage (Press jump in mid air to deploy the parachute)
- Added Transport Helicopter
- Added Scoreboard
- Added Killcam
- Spawning redone (Press fire to spawn at the last point, or open the loadout to change spawn point)
- Improved swimming
- Improved sound system with filtering based on distance, walls and surroundings.
- Reworked vehicle blips on the minimap
- Moved AI pathfinding to separate thread
- Increased render distance from 2 to 4 km.
- AI Tweaks
- Misc bugfixes


Hotfix 1:

- Removed the joke intro with the swimmer speaking in french! (Don't ask haha)

Hotfix 2:

- Fixed a bug where you, or the bots would not spawn when using Steam Friend bot names while steam is offline.
- Slight speed up on maps with many water volumes.

Hotfix 3:

- Fixed a bug where some custom maps would not start properly and get stuck on the scenery camera.

Hotfix 4:

- Fixed an issue where sometimes custom maps would not start on mac and linux

I hope you'll enjoy this update!

/SteelRaven7

Hey everyone, and sorry about the radio silence lately!

I've been taking some time off development, but now I'm back with regular updates again!

This update adds a dialog system to the game. The dialogs will be mainly used in the conquest mode (which obviously isn't available yet), but I figured I should spend some time working on this feature and get your feedback on its first iteration. This means the gameplay changes in this update are very light, but you should look forward to some of the upcoming changes that are hinted at in this update ;)!

Right now there are two dialogs available in the game. The first one will automatically pop up, but the second is hidden in the game. Make sure you check out the new roadmap page for some hints to find it!



The roadmap was added to give a more clear picture of what remains to be added into the game before it leaves Early Access. I want to keep adding features to the game after it leaves Early Access too, so don't get discouraged if your favorite game suggestion isn't on the roadmap, it might be added later down the line anyway!


Full change log:

- Added dialog system
- Added roadmap menu page
- Fixed some minor issues when loading modded maps/weapons
- Added some weapon modding features allowing modders to create more realistic weapons with simulated chambered rounds and mag drops.
- For sure no secrets!!!


To anyone a bit sad that this update doesn't contain more gameplay updates - sorry about that! I'll make sure to update the beta branch with new gameplay elements as soon as possible, so be on the look out!!!

Finally, Ravenfield has now been on steam for exactly one year, and I'd like to thank everyone for the massive support for the game! Thanks to you, I can work full time on the game without any worries which is super exciting! Thank you!


Enjoy this update!

/SteelRaven7

This update is mainly about the new map - Coastline!



Coastline is probably the most ambitious Ravenfield map to date, and focuses on close quarters engagement and verticality with the battle raging from sea level all the way up to the mountain ruins.



This update also introduces new features such as the Configure Flags option, allowing you to customize a map's flag layout before starting the game!



Full EA8 Change Log:

- Added Coastline Map
- Added Configure Flags option
- Significant AI changes:
> AI will now acquire new targets much faster, giving them a quicker reaction time and challenge
> AI now has a Close Quarters mode where they automatically take cover when under fire.
> Improved AI's CPU load so it's more spread out, meaning less frame drops/stutters caused by AI.
> Misc AI fixes

- Added ladders (Press use key to enter them)
- Added water volumes, allowing maps to have lakes/etc on other heights than just the ocean water level.
- Added alternate path AI hints, letting map makers hint the AI on how to spread out in a level when attacking capture points.
- Added damage zones
- Added speed limit zones, letting map makers hit the AI on what speed to traverse special zones in a level.
- Added configurable-per-flag AI defense strategies for map makers.
- Added one way level neighbors
- Player only takes balance damage from getting hit by AI (still needs some tweaks, but it's better than just insta dying!)
- Added cloud
- Strictly no ET activities allowed


Hotfix 1:

- Looks like the ET activities have been contained... for now...


I hope you'll enjoy this update!

/SteelRaven7

This update is mainly about the new map - Coastline!



Coastline is probably the most ambitious Ravenfield map to date, and focuses on close quarters engagement and verticality with the battle raging from sea level all the way up to the mountain ruins.



This update also introduces new features such as the Configure Flags option, allowing you to customize a map's flag layout before starting the game!



Full EA8 Change Log:

- Added Coastline Map
- Added Configure Flags option
- Significant AI changes:
> AI will now acquire new targets much faster, giving them a quicker reaction time and challenge
> AI now has a Close Quarters mode where they automatically take cover when under fire.
> Improved AI's CPU load so it's more spread out, meaning less frame drops/stutters caused by AI.
> Misc AI fixes

- Added ladders (Press use key to enter them)
- Added water volumes, allowing maps to have lakes/etc on other heights than just the ocean water level.
- Added alternate path AI hints, letting map makers hint the AI on how to spread out in a level when attacking capture points.
- Added damage zones
- Added speed limit zones, letting map makers hit the AI on what speed to traverse special zones in a level.
- Added configurable-per-flag AI defense strategies for map makers.
- Added one way level neighbors
- Player only takes balance damage from getting hit by AI (still needs some tweaks, but it's better than just insta dying!)
- Added cloud
- Strictly no ET activities allowed


Hotfix 1:

- Looks like the ET activities have been contained... for now...


I hope you'll enjoy this update!

/SteelRaven7