It’s that time again for a new issue of Forge Features.



We’ve got a new opportunity for you to get your maps into matchmaking and a round-up of some of the latest and greatest 343 Recommended maps. Let’s get right into it!

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We want to get your maps into matchmaking!

There are times where we will be looking to vet a variety of community-made maps for specific purposes and playlists, such as when we provided some templates for Husky Raid maps back in our twelfth Forge Features issue.

We are looking for Forgers to submit maps themed around the seasons – Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.

Maybe you’ve got a Halloween-themed map in-mind for some horrifying haunted house hostilities, or perhaps a snowy wonderland where grenades may be exchanged for some explosive Holiday cheer…


Once your map is in a state you’re happy with, you need to publish it and tag it with the relevant “343ask” tag, which are:

• 343ask-Autumn
  
• 343ask-Winter
  
• 343ask-Summer
  
• 343ask-Spring

If your map is one we’d like to move forwards with, we will reach out to the gamertag listed as the author of the map and continue further dialogue on Discord.

We can’t wait to see you flex those creative muscles and show us what you’ve been cooking!

Speaking of which, let’s take a look at some new map recommendations…

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Credits: UneeQ TV, Mr Greencastle, WookieCookies1, MikRips, Artifice7285
Bookmark: UneeQ | Longshore



It’s Halo 3’s Longshore as you remember it, but with some multi-layered expansion as there are now a couple of ships docked around the borders of the map which provide additional space for you to move around.

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Credits: vPrimeval
Bookmark: The Cage



The Cage from Halo: Reach, now with less grey!

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Credits: DarkMaiming
Bookmark: Throne



A battlefield whereupon you shall ponder the orb…

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Credits: inpachie, N3RDCHAOTIC, Amadeus615
Bookmark: Kingpin



Tight corridors in a dark and moody indoor environment will lead to lots of jump-scare moments as you see an enemy pop out from around an unexpected corner. Bring spare pants.

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Credits: KondouVT
Bookmark: Infinity



Infinity from Halo: CE, lovingly recreated with Halo Infinite’s Forerunner palette. Try not to fall.

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That plays us out for this issue of Forge Features. Bookmark some cool new maps, get a customs night set up with your friends (or just hop into the Custom Games Browser), and see what cool season-themed maps you can build that just might find their way into matchmaking in the future!

We’ll catch you classy cartographers next time.

The MAYHEM Update is here! Fight an endless horde of enemies and survive as long as you can.

• Added MAYHEM mode, with 4 maps
  
• Increased height of light lines on dropped food to make them more visible
  
• Switched default Eat binding to 'E' and added an option to rebind it
  
• Added an option to limit FPS
  
• Kill and death stats are now shown in the main menu
  
• Fixed a bug which would sometimes cause a flash as the screen fades out after dying
  
• Added FRED

Happy Friday! Two small adjustments you'll find in this update:

You now can build multiple storage sheds
The Beloved Witch Quest cutscene clean up

Please join our discord! We'd love to hear from you
https://discord.gg/HhjNd3u6KW

The Blue Oak Bridge Team💙

Fixed an issue with graphical rendering causing screen penetration.
Fixed a problem with text rendering.

Hello!
This is an exciting update, several months in the making.

Battle Tracks now fully supports Crowd Control, a platform for streamers and viewers to interact in a unique way. With a total of 72 effects at launch, there's a lot of fun that can be had.

Some notable effects, including my personal favorites include:
- Extreme bullet bounces, where bullets bounce up to 15 times
- Tank avoiding/seeking bullets, where bullets will move towards or away from tanks
- Ice physics, making the tank slide around
- Party time... this one is a surprise, but so much fun
- Big/tiny tanks
- Blowback shooting, causing the player to be pushed backwards from the direction of shooting
- Spawning enemy tanks when you miss

And many many more!

If you're ready to get started, you can start streaming with Battle Tracks and Crowd Control right away!
To setup Crowd Control, take a look at their setup page here: https://crowdcontrol.live/setup/. Once that's setup, you can customize prices, durations, etc.

To start a session, you will need to do so through Battle Tracks itself (not the start session option within Crowd Control)

Head into the settings, and see our new livestream section. Here you can choose to connect to Crowd Control at the top by select the text. It will prompt you to connect, and then ask you to login on a given platform. Once you've connected there, you're all set to go, Crowd Control should be active!

You have two more options available as well.
- Spawned Tanks have Chat Usernames: When a tank is spawned by Crowd Control, this setting controls whether the name of the user who triggered the effect shows up above that tank. I suggest keeping this on, it's lots of fun!
- Hide In-Game Crowd Control Overlay: This allows you to control whether you will see the Crowd Control overlay in game when different effects are queued up, or activated. If you choose to use a stream overlay instead, you may wish to hide the overlay in-game.


I'm so excited to introduce Crowd Control to Battle Tracks, and will be following up with further support and effects in the future. Thanks to the Crowd Control team for working with me to get the integration setup!

If you find any bugs, issues, or even just a suggestion on how to make the game better, there's lots of ways to chat with us! Feel free to contact us through any of the following listed ways, whether its to report something, or just talk about the game.

Chat with us on Discord
Tweet at us on Twitter
Get involved with the community in the Steam Discussions

Patches an issue causing the lighter to become unable to be used. Fixed objects that are not meant to be interacted with. Deleted a development save that could be loaded causing bugs at the end of the game. Fixed some grammatical errors.

Watch 30 minutes of pure unedited RAIDBORN Gameplay.

Enough of wasting precious time by walking eternal distances and engaging in endless dialogue? Want to get to the fun part quickly? Say no more! RAIDBORN should be right up your alley.

RAIDBORN is a straightforward first-person fantasy action RPG featuring procedurally generated dungeons and quests. Plunder a treasure-strewn world, upgrade your gear, level up your skills, and hurl yourself into intense combat.

Patch 1.9.3.0 for Atomic Heart is rolled out and now available on Steam. See the list of changes for this update below:

• Fixed crashes caused by use of Technostasis ability;
  
• Improvement of Goose character:

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• More lines from the Goose;
  
• Fixed freezes;
  
• Improved Goose navigation;
  
• Improved Goose AI;
  
• Improved Goose's dodges;
  
• Goose also bites on the leg now;

End credits are updated and now include DLC info.

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• ○ HOW TO LAUNCH THE DLC:
  1. Purchase Annihilation Instinct separately or as part of the Atomic Pass*;
     
  2. Start the game, then select and launch DLC** through the New Game menu of the game’s main screen.
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  *The Atomic Pass allows you to expand your Atomic Heart experience and receive four unique DLCs opening up access to new areas and labs, as well as new weapons, new enemies, bosses, an exclusive skin for your glove and more! The Atomic Pass is also included in Atomic Heart’s Gold and Premium Editions.
  **This content requires the base game Atomic Heart on your platform in order to play.

• We cannot guarantee or support the game if the Atomic Heart game client has been modified by any third-party software. If this happens, you should uninstall this software and reinstall the game.
  
  
• If you encounter issues on Steam, first check the integrity of the game files as described here. This may solve the issues:
  https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/0C48-FCBD-DA71-93EB
  
  
• Also, if you encounter any issues while playing, you can direct them here:
  https://forms.clickup.com/2651050/f/2gwxa-19963/9BKY6NR4J0FZBLMS02

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are monitoring it very closely and will share news in a timely manner!

Subtitles and UI finally available in Routhenian too

A new episode in the Farm to Fable series is here, introducing the Adventurers!

Adventure beckons, do you hear the call? Explore the realms of Azoria as you traverse the island with your skills and spells. Delve deep into caves to gather resources and battle jumbles that bar your path! Progress at your own pace as you uncover new mysteries and work to restore peace to Azoria.



Fae Farm arrives on Steam on September 8, 2023. Pre-purchase now to receive the exclusive Cozy Cabin Variety Pack.