After its initial release, Battalion 1944 received a somewhat milder response than the developers had perhaps been hoping for. Sitting at a mixed review ration on Steam, there was little hope of growth in the saturated market we are now dealing with, and so the devs got started on, essentially, making everything better.
Their main goal, as per the Steam announcement, was to "entirely revamp [the game's] core competitive gamemode - Wartide," and alongside that, they decided to overhaul entire swathes of content, as well as add some more on top.
Battalion 1944 Major Update 2 changelog
Following is the generalised list of changes and improvements that are part of the Major Update 2:
- Wartide 2.0 - Entirely revamped & improved competitive gamemode.
- Introducing ‘BattleRank’ Beta 2018 - Our free seasonal cosmetic progression system.
- Revamped Movement System - Improved lean, jumpshot nerf, smoother movement.
- New Competitive Map - Savoia, Italy
- New Weapons - MP28 & Grease Gun.
- Reworked Weapon Balance - Varied Weapon Choice & Sniper Nerfs.
- LAN Server Support - Including Grenade Training (Strat Mode).
- New HD Renderer - Improved visuals take Battalion 1944 visuals into the next generation.
- New Matchmaking System - Increased Stability
- Huge Performance Optimisations - Solid 120+ FPS on most systems.
- New HD Sound Engine - Advanced Sound Attenuation.
- EXPERIMENTAL - Added Bots to fill empty server slots - Can be possessed by dead players.
- EXPERIMENTAL - Added Work In Progress Match Replay system (Third Person ONLY)
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In case you're interested in reading the entire, considerably exhaustive list of changes, improvements, alterations and tweaks, check out the announcement yourself. With any luck, Battalion 1944 will be picking up steam soon, given the effort that the devs have invested in realising their game's true potential.
