Over The Top: WWI January Playtest is now live!

As previously announced we are looking to host a couple of public Playtests prior to release of Over The Top: WWI, so that we can find bugs, get feedback and tweak gameplay well ahead of the official release.

*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. *

UPDATE – CHANGES & FIXES NEW CONTENT & FEATURES

• Added Drill Camp / Firing Range for training and testing

• Steam Achievements added

  • Achievements will only unlock in the full version (not during playtests)

• Twitch Integration

  • Viewers chatting in a stream spawn as bots named after them

  • [c]!cheer[/c] makes nearby players shout

  • [c]!rename[/c] renames a bot to your username

• Behemoth transport trucks added

• Steam Deck support

  • Default performance profile added

  • On-screen keyboard now opens automatically for input fields

PERFORMANCE & STABILITY

• Improved performance and memory usage, especially on low-end systems

• Multiple physics optimizations and update rate improvements

• Optimized building destruction

• Optimized scoreboard performance

• Added safeguards for low-FPS situations affecting ragdoll animators

• And other performance and stability improvements

COMBAT, WEAPONS & VEHICLES

• Tweaked overall weapon balance

• Adjusted hip-fire accuracy on several weapons

• VB grenades now bounce less

• Stabilized machine gun aiming

• New system to decouple machine gun and cannon aiming, making it easier to aim while tanks are moving

• Faster turret rotation for bots and other players

• Fixed cannon rotation issues

• Fixed aim issues when seated on motorbikes

• Fixed border collider issues interfering with aiming

• Added temporary damage reduction when mounting heavy machine guns to prevent instant deaths

PLAYER MOVEMENT, FEEL & ANIMATION

• Improved player input responsiveness

• Smoother player movement synced with the camera, significantly improving FPS feel

• Updated camera recoil animations

• Improved player IK

• Fixed several player animation issues

• Camera now elevates slightly during officer call-ins

• First-person grenade use now slightly tilts the camera upward (aim unchanged)

ENGINEERING, BUILDING & MAP TOOLS

• Added animations to engineer constructibles during construction

• Prevented digging underneath cannons

• Players can no longer repair enemy barbed wire while digging

• Fixed multiple edge cases when placing sapper props

• Selecting the same prop in the sapper UI now resets it to its default rotation

• Tweaked raycasting for bot garrison points created through digging

• Tweaked capture point placement on large (450m) random maps

Map Editor Improvements

• Added scaling toggles

• Added ability to scale prop groups

• Rotation and scale now reset when selecting a new prop group

UI, UX & ACCESSIBILITY

• Numerous UI and UX improvements

• Field of View (FOV) setting moved to "Graphics" options

• Chat keybinds no longer trigger while typing in chat

• Added obstacle warning UI for mortars when aiming near objects

• Fixed HUD not appearing correctly on the death screen

• Fixed map screen closing too early during map transitions

AUDIO & VOICE

• Improved in-game voice system

• Fixed VOIP error occurring when joining matches

COSMETICS & PRESENTATION

• Updated all French characters and uniform unlocks

• Added new German Uniform unlocks

• Added decals to identify player barrage balloons

• Added new community-requested scene props, including:

  • Dynamic text decals

  • Metal wires

SYSTEMS & RULES

• Implemented filtering for player names, squad names, and chat to block problematic language

• Fixed class limit issues

• Revive speed increased

• Fixed damage reduction from charges not applying correctly

BUG FIXES

• Fixed Hotchkiss machine gun collider issues in emplaced positions

• Fixed texture slot 4 not saving correctly

• Fixed several cannon and turret-related issues

• Fixed multiple edge-case bugs across gameplay systems

• And various other minor fixes and improvements

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