Over The Top: WWI - August Playtest is now live (again)!

Surprise! We **think **we have **fixed **the server crash **issues **and the AI pathfinding bugs!!! So, the playtest is live again... either until it all crashes and burns… or for at least a day or two.

Hop in now and play a few rounds!

Changelog:

In no particular order:

New / Added

• Added a Saint-Chamond tank.

• Added 3 new British Officer Uniforms.

• Implemented bee swarms on some maps.

• Introduced random "Retreat!" and "Hold this position!" voice lines during counterattacks and when defending.

• Added message when a counterattack fails.

• Implemented a confirmation popup message for spawning on contested points with a toggle to disable the message for the future.

• Added unique scopes for each sniper rifle tier.

• Added 2D "bomb reload" sound and visual UI for bomb reloading.

• Added bomb reload icon that fills up over time, informing players about bomb reload progress.

• Added server debug log message printing name/IP/port every minute.

• Added server setting for vehicle respawn timer multiplier (Var 5).

• Added healing/ammo station indicators on screen when low on health or ammo.

• Added a wire icon and sound when walking through barbed wire.

• Added a "Respawn Now" button to ESC and Troop menus.

• Added message and UI when building in restricted zones is not allowed.

• Added an icon crosshair for friendly vehicles and planes.

• Added score gain for spotting bots.

• Added kill bonus score for killing enemies on MGs.

• Added top-down vehicle images that rotate letting players know which way they are facing.

• Added campaign help text and extended campaign duration.

• Added UI bar to compass showing progress to victory.

• Added option for 1st person mouse sensitivity.

• Added a new Options Menu UI. (Still work in progress)

• Added ability for officers to call in flares that spot players in their area.

• Added call-in limit for smokes and gas (1–2 per team).

• Added a music instrument to every map.

• Re-added smoothing to spectator camera.

• Added prompt to switch teams after campaign ends.

• Added random chance to be kicked out of team during campaign, in an attempt to balance teams naturally by resorting them.

• Implemented double construction speed during build-up phase.

• Added tooltips tp engineer constructibles.

• Added help text on airplane HUD.

• Added construction stages to Tin-Roofs.

• Added score reward for grenade kills post-mortem.

• Added warning icon to contested capture points on the right side UI.

• Added functionality to kill occupants in despawned vehicles.

• Added a few new ruins, stone walls, and hedges to Canal for additional cover.

• Added debugging info and tweaks to improve bots exiting points.

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Changes / Improvements

• Removed third-person camera from QF guns and 37mm Cannon.

• Streamlined aim-related animations to feel smoother.

• Reworked player movement smoothing to reduce target lead.

• Re-balanced player damage values and adjusted bullet damage drop-off.

• Completely reworked mouse input system for better hit registration and responsiveness.

• Reworked HUD and visual style for reload and health circles.

• Sped up plane bomb reloads.

• Re-balanced stamina and sprint ability for armored class (now has 1/3 stamina).

• Tweaked fog, snow, and rain weather chance to be lower.

• Fixed extremely dense Snow Fog.

• Increased capture zone protection timer.

• Shortened water wheel axle.

• Moved engineer constructible tin roof slightly higher.

• Increased transparency on raindrops and shortened snowstep particle life.

• Added indicator when bleeding out using UI elements instead of sprites.

• Bots are now only assigned one ranged weapon to prevent issues with bots never engaging players.

• Tweaked melee movement to match standard running speed.

• Increased barbed wire visibility.

• Adjusted bullet damage on barricades.

• Updated default FOV to 54.

• Turning off screenshake will no no longer bypass sniper recoil animations.

• Removed match settings access from non-admins.

• Optimized vehicle hitboxes.

• Made plane handling more consistent and smooth.

• Updated music instrument default volume to 60%.

• Overhauled spawn UI and capture logic.

• Aiming at friendly vehicles will now display a "don't shoot" icon and disable the crosshair.

• Updated sound effect for barbed wire death to better fit injury type.

• Made rifle grenade arc more pronounced to force upward aim and hopefully fix players killing themselves with it.

• Face customization now preserves customization options when changing head models.

• Changed rifle grenade stance to prevent standing while throwing.

• Improved squad join restrictions (locked squads now respected).

• Updated various map assets and added extra spawn exits.

• Removed electric lamp sounds from Troop Menu.

• Removed cycling from first-time graphics setup.

• Renamed "Spawn Menu" to "Change Spawn".

• Renamed "Home" to "Play".

• Renamed "Animation Menu" to "Emotes".

• Renamed "Aim Down Sights Sensitivity" to "Cannon Aim Sensitivity".

• Renamed settings file to force global reset.

• Hotkeys panel now always shows up when pressing ESC.

• Reduced culling time for player meshes, hopefully improving performance somewhat.

• Refined collision and navmesh zones for better AI pathing and more performance in SP.

• Nerfed fire grenade and armored fire nade count on various classes.

• Simplified camera snap behavior when releasing tilde zoom.

• Changed SP/server navmesh generation to reduce overhead.

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Fixes

• Fixed spawn issues causing players to appear inside walls or underground.

• Fixed crosshair lag when aiming with player model In first person.

• Fixed binocular and trench light scope rotation when built by Engineers.

• Fixed spawn camera bouncing up/down or spawning in air.

• Fixed squad display showing 0 players.

• Fixed destructible materials and stages on walls.

• Fixed invisible wall inside B farmhouse on Weris.

• Fixed a rare bug causing the camera to zoom across the screen upon closing map screen.

• Fixed camera not blending smoothly after death.

• Fixed various best player screen bugs.

• Fixed flamethrower continuing to shoot invisibly after death.

• Fixed default inverted airplane controls being inverted (lel).

• Fixed VOIP turning off randomly, or turning 2D.

• Fixed "Tap to Aim" causing ADS to break with binoculars.

• Fixed friendly fire behavior with vehicles and downed teammates.

• Fixed teammates being able to be teamkilled while downed.

• Fixed best squads display being broken.

• Fixed rifle grenade cancel animations.

• Fixed bug where bots with trench binocs continued aiming post-pickup.

• Fixed third-person camera error when using map editor tools.

• Fixed unbreakable windows and roofs with wrong colliders.

• Fixed "F to Interact" showing on unusable vehicles during build-up.

• Fixed trench binocs going into fist animation.

• Fixed several bugs with party UI and squad joining.

• Fixed incorrect camera blend mode on death.

• Fixed animation issues when bolting with rifles and cancelling aim.

• Fixed animations staying on melee mode after opening ESC.

• Fixed bots unable to exit point A on Cambraix.

• Fixed a painting bug in map editor.

• Fixed map bugs on Alpenflugplatz and Nimy.

• Fixed players not spawning at the correct spot or spawning mid-air.

• Fixed high FOV settings resetting improperly.

• Fixed bugs causing map camera to behave incorrectly.

• Fixed icon/crosshair UI misalignment.

• Fixed "Feedback" button misalignment in main menu.

• Fixed multiplayer buttons appearing in Main Menu when not applicable.

• Fixed props with bad collider references.

• Fixed airplane tilde camera behavior.

• Fixed UI overlays remaining in menus (e.g., melee icon).

• Fixed rifle grenade spam and emote stance issues.

• Fixed players being stuck in best player screen.

• Fixed sniper reload animation automatically canceling aim after last shot.

• Fixed game crash related to packet handling.

• Fixed players being visible while invisible (bug with cosmetics or animation).

• Fixed digging around specific objects like logs failing.

• Fixed power line wire textures and broken posters.

• Fixed index errors with props on multiple maps.

• Fixed various incorrect or misaligned tooltips.

• Fixed missing or broken no-sapper zones.

• Fixed vault prompts while being crouched.

• Fixed missing large water impact particle.

• Fixed a bug causing trench binoculars to be reloadable.

• Fixed spawn cap logic not resetting properly.

• Fixed logic for unassigned scene props.

• Fixed a rare bug causing players to join spectators while still alive if getting killed while being scoped in a rifle scope or binocular.

• Fixed map join via Steam Friends not working.

• Fixed inconsistent singleplayer plane behavior.

*Please keep in mind that the game is still in alpha and a number of features have not yet been implemented. There will be bugs and performance issues as well unfinished gameplay. * If you are interested in participating in the Playtest, you can register for it from our Steam Store Page. Once registered, you will be notified once the Playtest starts.

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2778610/Over_The_Top_WWI/"][/dynamiclink] Thank you! We look forward to seeing you on the battlefield very soon! /Flying Squirrel Entertainment