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[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, we want to go into early access this year, however, there are a couple of things holding us up presently.

It’s well known, that all games reach their peak player counts at their release, and in a couple of weeks, or days, it drops by 50% or maybe more. Everyone tries once, the ones who like the game keep playing, and the ones who don't like it don't play again. That is how the gaming market is working.

1) SERVERS

We will face a lot of users in early access week, we will need a lot of servers in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Solution:
We have found server companies that will help us in North America and Europe, however, due to bandwidth usage, we are still looking for server providers in Asia where servers are 12x - 60x more expensive. Similar prices are applied to Brazilian servers as well.

(Cloud servers are much more expensive as we tried and the bill was extreme)

2) DDOS ATTACKS

We are still receiving DDOS attacks on our live playtests, we just stopped announcing it as it became very common. We are expecting huge DDOS attacks on the early access.

Solution:
• We will use Cloudflare for our master servers and backend, however we can't use Cloudflare for game servers as we would go bankrupt (really) as the amount of bandwidth we are using is a lot.

• We are forced to create a custom DDOS protection/filter manually for game servers. Currently, we started working on one, but it's still not finished nor deployed, we will have to experiment if it's stable and bulletproof.

3) CHEATERS - ANTI CHEAT - REPORT SYSTEM.

It would be delusional to say we won't have cheaters. The game engine is Unity, which is one of the most popular game engine in the world, and there are a lot of tools out there that can be used to tamper with games that are made with Unity.

Solution:
•First of all, we have been using Easy Anti Cheat for a while, we realise it's not holding up to our expectations, therefore, we are still actively looking for another anti-cheat to replace it. However, Anti-Cheat software does not prevent cheaters, it makes it harder/longer for people to make cheats.

There are also some ways to make cheats harder in the game code, ie; server-side movements, more checks, etc, however, those are causing some performance loss on the server side and legit hit registrations would also be ignored from time to time, also less smoother movement, it's quite difficult to get them working server side, and still provide smooth gameplay. That will require time and iterations.

•I believe that the best anti-cheat is community moderation which is the report system and user-recorded clips sent to us.

The problem with the report system is that there will be people/groups/clans, who are abusing the report system and trying to get people timed out. I believe it's a serious problem as it prevents someone from playing the game. We will have to polish the reporting system so that a group of friends can't make a legit person get timed out so easily, yet a cheater gets timed out as fast as possible, as soon as they are reported by the community.

4) BACKEND

Recently I have reworked all the backend and now it handles a lot of requests very well, however, it's never been tested with more than 20k users, I do believe it will scale up to much larger numbers without issues, however, until we try, there will be no way to say it's stable and able to carry a lot more users. So, the backend will be experimental for a long time.

5) GAMEMODES - GAME CONTENT

• We love 127vs127, it's one of the primary reasons why we wanted to make a game like this in the first place. However, we know that smaller servers are also requested, as it's calmer and more focusable for the game mode. Before early access, we wanted to have polished, playable small servers/game modes as well, currently we haven't focused too much on smaller game modes, it's something we must do before the early access.

• We need more skins/weapons/armor sets for early access, and at least a somewhat good amount of content to keep the interest while we are preparing more along the way.

• We want to have** helicopters (transport)** available before early access, making sure it's polished (helicopter, game mode, and maps).

6) BUDGET - COSTS

Since the game became somewhat popular (early 2022), we have been receiving around** $10,000 per month from** <@&326819051177508865> . Before the game was less known, we were receiving around mostly $300 - time to time $400 and rarely a bit more.
Edit: We checked the patreon logs and we realized we were receiving mostly $200-$300 per month before game become populer, the numbers I entered above was incorrect

From this $10,000, we have been paying around $4,500 - $5,000 for servers just to get the 20k users playing on weekends, I have been taking $400-$500 per month personally to pay my bills, food, etc, (I used have a job but I left to dedicate all my time to BattleBit, <@&326819051177508865> are putting food on my table currently), the rest is being saved until now.

Our estimated cost for early access will be around $45,000-$50,000/month. (Game servers in USA,EU,AS + Cloudflare + Backend servers in USA,EU,AS + DDOS protection + Databases in USA,EU,AS)

This price will drop after we pass the initial player surge on early access, and only the remaining fans continue to play the game. ;

The problem is that, Steam holds 3 months of funds, before paying the developers, which means, we will have to survive with the budget that we have on hand during the initial load time (first 3 months of early access)

For the 3 months until Steam releases funds, we will require $150k (3 months) to keep the servers up, we have so far saved around ~$55,000 from Patreon.

Currently, we are planning to open the game to PRE-ORDERS somewhat soon, and save more before early access, we will take a loan if necessary to survive during the early access load.
At the time when Pre-orders are opened, the Patreon will be ended.

As much as we want to go early access this year, fixing all the issues in the remaining 3 months will be unlikely. At least a minimum of 3-4 more months is needed. That moves the planned early access date to March-April 2023.

--------- **What now, what is the plan? **---------

• Addition of new content (last 2 weeks, we have been focusing on in game content. 6 new weapons, riotshield, smoke grenade launcher and new armor sets and skins)
• We will start working on helicopters, make sure our maps properly support helicopters and add new gadgets to counter them so the gameplay is balanced.
• Hosting smaller game servers and game modes and start polishing.
• Continue developing the game-servers DDOS protection, deployment system and start testing.
• Continue development on the report system and the addition of more internal tools for our side to monitor.
• Start building FAQ and Help Centers and in game ticketing system for those who have issues (unable to launch game, game freezes at X point, banned in game, I want to appeal etc).
• Explore and test further Anti-Cheat solutions.
• Another content update and gamemode update before early access.
• Polish all of what is listed above and what’s currently in game to be Early Access ready.

The Early access.

Until early access, we will continue testing at weekends, time to time weekdays in small discord server and continue iterating until EA launch, where the servers will remain 24/7.

September 23rd, <t:1663952400:R> we will do a Q&A live in discord for 1-2 hours.

~~We created a channel where you can post your question and we will read from there during the Q&A. ~~

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, after internal discussion with Valve/Steam to clarify the timeline of payments, we have been informed that, funds being withheld for 3 months isn't the case, instead it's a minimum of 1, and a maximum of 2 months. This is more suitable, giving us some relief.

So, just to be safe, we want to have** 2 months of server cost ready on hand**. We have ~$55,000 on hand already which covers the first month. We will require an additional $45,000 to secure the second month.

CHANGES TO PATREON

We’ve also been made aware that Pre-Orders for Early Access games or indie games are not a feature of Steam’s platform. This means, we cannot launch Pre-Orders through Steam Platform sadly.
So we want to convert Patreon as a way to fill the budget gap that we have to secure our launch. In case of if we can't reach enough, we will fill the rest our self.

• At October 1st, we will change the price for Patreon to $15 as it’s the game’s standard price but with the Patreon benefits. This will effectively function as a pre-order. If you are on a recurring subscription you will not be pushed up to a higher tier anytime.

Only one month pledge is necessary to receive a Key and all benefits. If you don't want to continue your subscription, be sure to cancel before the first of the upcoming month. In case if you are double charged unintentionally, you can write us to get refund.

For future reference, the Patreon may close at least a month before Early Access launch so we can ensure things go smoothly with the delivery of keys & activations.

We’ll revisit this topic and offer any necessary clarification during next weeks Q&A!

[upbeat coyote]

From yesterday's Q&A, a community member asked if we are using players as server/host while I was explaining why it's 127vs127 but not 128vs128 as it seems I sounded like we are using players as host/server.

The answer is, we are definitely not using players as a host/server. That would be leaking the user's IP to the public which has serious consequences and punishments.
What I meant there is, dedicated servers have 2^8 = 256 space/slots in total, the first slot is being used by the dedicated server itself (like a player but not an actual player), which leaves the dedicated server with 255 available slots. Since 255 is not dividable by 2, we do 127 vs 127, but can't do 128vs128.

Apologize for the misunderstanding, should have answered more clearly.

[rancid kraken]

Our recent QnA is on Youtube now, in case you missed it!
https://youtu.be/hH6DaahphyQ

[upbeat coyote]

Despite it's early, preparing for community hosting, creating a hub for me to communicate directly with players who are interested hosting their own servers, get feedback what sort of needs there are to customize the servers.

Join if you are interested in hosting a game server in the future.

https://discord.gg/p4xKJeATM3

[upbeat coyote]

A year passed with a lot of playtests, server issues, improvements, challenges and it was fun to be part of all this. There were times when we had to cancel a playtest because of backend/server/anti-cheat issues, there were times the game felt ready for early access.

It was an adventure for me and BattleBit team. Thank you everyone for being a part of it.
I wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Here is a leak from a new map we have been preparing for the new year. ❄️ 🚁

[upbeat coyote]

Hey @everyone!

We have some exciting news to share with you regarding BattleBit's official anti-cheat.
We've made the decision to switch from Easy Anti Cheat to FACEIT Anti Cheat. While this is very exciting for us, there is a small problem. While we would love to distribute FACEIT's server-side anti-cheat to our community-hosted servers, there are legal restrictions in place that prevent us from doing so. FACEIT prefers to keep its server-side anti-cheat private to keep it secure and not exposed, rather than publicly available for security reasons.

Therefore, we will continue supporting Easy Anti Cheat, allowing our community-hosted servers to use it. For Community Servers that would like to use FACEIT Anti Cheat for their Server, it is available only when rented from one of our partnered rental servers providers.

We'll be sharing more details about early access, playtests, events, and updates starting next week. For now, thank you all, and see you soon!

[upbeat coyote]

Hey @everyone!

After a demanding 7-year marathon, and fine-tuning through 5 different remakes, we're thrilled to announce that BattleBit Remastered is finally ready to step into early access this June 2023!

We started off as gamers with a dream to create a feature-rich game that we loved in other games. As a result, we started working on BattleBit with little prior game development experience, zero budget, and community. You have witnessed firsthand the dedication and effort we put into making this game a reality.

We truly appreciate all the backing you've given us, this day wouldn't be near possible without the support we have received!

But, that's not all!

Before the early access journey begins, we're hosting a final 48-hour playtest starting on June 9th. It's going to be our last event, and your last chance to try out BattleBit before the Early Access launch.
In preparation for this grand event, we're officially stopping further regular playtests until Early Access.

We have more news to share in the upcoming weeks!
See you soon.

https://discord.gg/battlebit?event=1109277744006705234
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euluOF0x8UQ&feature=youtu.be

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, we've got some amazing news to share with you all!

Guess what?

BattleBit Remastered has been chosen as one of the 'Games to Watch' at the upcoming Dreamhack Dallas event! BattleBit will be taking over the main stage on Friday, June 2nd at 2:00 PM (Dallas Time). Check out all the details at https://dreamhack.com/dallas/games-to-watch/.

But wait, there's more!

We want to meet you face to face and answer all your burning questions. Swing by our booth and hang out with us.

Dreamhack event will be streamed on Twitch as we know. We will provide links here the day event starts.

Mark your calendars for Dreamhack Dallas on June 2nd. We'll be waiting for you with exciting surprises and tons of fun.
See you there!

https://ptb.discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1112453732060373105

[upbeat coyote]

Heads up, peeps! 📢

Our 48-hour playtest marathon is hitting the road <t:1686333600:R> - <t:1686333600:t>.

[upbeat coyote]

Hey everyone, we have some news regarding FACEIT Anti-cheat - Secure boot requirement.

Due to concerns that we have been receiving from the community, FACEIT has disabled the secure boot requirement for our version of FACEIT Anti-cheat for both Windows 10 & Windows 11 for now.

This means that you no longer need the Secure boot option enabled to launch game with FACEIT Anti-cheat.

We hope this eases your concerns.
For any other issues regarding FACEIT Anti-cheat, visit #anti-cheat-help and we will try our best to help you.

[upbeat coyote]

Servers are online for next 48h! 📢
https://discord.gg/JvsZfUdv?event=1109277744006705234

[upbeat coyote]

@here Important Update Regarding Our Anti-Cheat System! 📢

Even though we were pumped to roll out FACEIT for our launch, we've realized that it needs a bit more fine-tuning for the production stage. So, we're sticking with Easy Anti-Cheat for now - unwillingly.

However, this isn't the end for FACEIT. We will investigate our options for FACEIT for the future.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, it's the time!

BattleBit Remastered is stepping into early access <t:1686841200:R> <t:1686841200:F>.

Ever since we started developing this game, we dreamed of this day. Our goal was to create a game we would enjoy and be excited to play. A game we wished to see in the gaming world. And now, we're close to achieving that.

Once we enter the early access phase, we'll be focusing on the following key features:

• Community servers - Community API.
• Exploring a variety of game modes, such as 'King of the Hill', while refining our existing ones like 'Frontline'.

However, what personally excites me the most is:
• The development of a thrilling hardcore mode for BattleBit!

So, stay connected for more updates and much more. We're just getting started!
https://youtu.be/AO8cokSpALA
https://discord.gg/battlebit?event=1116840912790753300

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, that's the end of our 48-hour playtest, folks!
BattleBit Remastered is hitting early access <t:1686841200:R> <t:1686841200:F>!

Don't forget to wishlist BattleBit and help spread the word!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/671860/BattleBit_Remastered/
https://discord.gg/e8gRUrNM?event=1116840912790753300

Steam

BattleBit Remastered

BattleBit Remastered aims for a chaotic, massively multiplayer online first-person shooter experience.PRIMARY FEATURES Destructible environment & levolution. Exhaustively optimized for high frames-per-second gameplay. Robust, esports-grade anti-cheat measures and active moderation. Proximity-based voice chat for real-time communication with fri...

Release Date

Jun 15, 2023

▶ Play video

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, we're excited to introduce our brand-new map, TensaTown, as part of our first content update for Early Access (<t:1686841200:F>). TensaTown will be the 18th addition, that is playable to BattleBit Remastered!

This time, we've chosen to experiment with various environmental elements, specifically the American suburban style.

TensaTown will be available during the Early Access phase, <t:1686841200:R>!
https://youtu.be/qREpOqLx1rE
https://discord.gg/e8gRUrNM?event=1116840912790753300

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, as part of the first content update for early access, we are adding 5 new weapons (Scorpion, Ultimax, MG36, AK5C, Rsh12) to our weapon selection.

New weapons will be available during the Early Access phase, <t:1686841200:F> <t:1686841200:R>!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgL9tO-x1dc

[upbeat coyote]

Early Access <t:1686841200:R> <t:1686841200:F> (Shows on your local time zone)

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, last 15 minute to EARLY ACCESS RELEASE folks!

Get ready!

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, BattleBit Remastered is officially OUT!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/671860/BattleBit_Remastered/

Steam

BattleBit Remastered

BattleBit Remastered aims for a chaotic, massively multiplayer online first-person shooter experience. PRIMARY FEATURES Destructible environment & levolution. Exhaustively optimized for high frames-per-second gameplay. Proximity-based voice chat for real-time communication with friendlies and enemies. Enhanced netcode for an FPS game, supporti...

Price

$14.99

▶ Play video

[upbeat coyote]

Hey @everyone :📢

After a thorough evaluation, we've decided to adjust regional pricing more in some areas. However, this is the absolute minimum we can go, as the servers and services we rent are not cheap. We need to maintain a steady income to ensure the game's long-term sustainability, not short term.

Currently, we've set prices at a point where they may seem too high, even though we are losing income on a per-player basis in some regions.

If you would like to support our development and we invite you to consider purchasing our supporter pack option:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2390150/BattleBit_Remastered__Supporter_Pack_1/

Currencies that are adjusted:

• Russian Rubles
• Brazilian Reals
• Japanese Yen
• Indonesian Rupiah
• Malaysian Ringgit
• Philippine Peso
• Singapore Dollar
• Thai Baht
• Vietnamese Dong
• Korean Won
• Turkish Lira
• Ukrainian Hryvnia
• Mexican Peso
• Colombian Peso
• South African Rand
• Hong Kong Dollar
• Taiwanese Dollar
• Argentine Peso

Steam

BattleBit Remastered - Supporter Pack 1

Introducing the "Supporter Pack 1" DLC, a fantastic collection of exclusive skins that not only amps up your soldier's look but also shows your support towards the developers. With awesome armor parts and weapon skins, you'll rock the battlefield in style while expressing your appreciation for the hard work behind the game.This Pack Contains Ski...

Price

$19.50

[upbeat coyote]

Hey everyone,

We received some questions related to voice chat moderation in our privacy notice, we made an update to our privacy notice, here I would like to share the changes with you.

We made it much more clear that;

• We only store in game audio voice chat, not other application's voice chat data.
• This is a feature user must opt in (default it opt-out), we DO NOT collect any voice chat data if user has opt-out.
• This is a feature can be opt in/out anytime from in game audio settings.
• We only collect this data during user using either (Local voice chat, Squad voice chat, Squad leader communication voice chat)

https://agreements.battlebit.cloud/okigames_privacy_notice.pdf

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, heads up!
Here's a quick report on how early access has been progressing and our future plans!

First Week

• It was smooth; we didn't have too many server issues. There were routing issues across NA-EU-AS, but with player reports, some of them were resolved.
• We received a significant number of DDOS attacks on all of our servers continuously, some of them literally a day long, however, we were prepared beforehand. Our firewall caused sporadic packet losses here and there, but no major issues arose.
• We were able to focus on Quality of Life improvements, new content, and bug fixes.

Second Week

• A determined group of individuals who previously failed to take down our servers found a weak point in our firewall and started attacking any server they wanted using this weakness. They also started DDOSing content creator's servers to inflict as much damage on BattleBit as possible.
• As a result of these attacks on our game servers, our server scheduling system also malfunctioned (e.g., 900 people waiting in queue, etc.), which significantly affected our development. We had to focus on collecting attack data, analyzing it, and working on fixing this flaw in our firewall.
• We did not want to make a public statement alerting other people who had failed to take down our servers about this flaw in our firewall until it was patched.

Conclusion

• We patched our firewall yesterday, monitored the attacks, and confirmed that the weakness in our firewall is indeed fixed in NA-EU-AS-AUS.

Future Plans

• Continue bug fixes and add more quality of life improvements.
• Recruit a team that specializes in detecting cheats and weeding out possible cheaters. (We have other long-term plans for non-rage cheaters but will announce them later on)
• Add new weapons, gadgets, maps, and remakes of existing maps.
• Introduce new game modes outside conquest.
• Start introducing community servers with dedicated game modes, maps, and tweaked game mode rules based on the admin's preference.

Weekly development talks

• Every Saturday, we will take the stage and communicate with you directly. We'll discuss what happened that week, address any issues, changes, etc., and potentially talk about necessary changes for the next week.
  Next one: https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1121528021694816266

Here are couple of screenshots from rework of MultuIslands and another one that we are planning to make it live in near future.

[rancid kraken]

<@&1118926108755234866> Hey there gang!

I will be at Twitchcon this weekend, so if you see me around make sure to say hi!
would be cool to talk to some of you in person.

got some cool stickers too 👀

[upbeat coyote]

Hey folks!
We created a separate discord server for community members who have been helping us moderate in game!

https://discord.gg/upeu84AqQ7

[upbeat coyote]

Old School - Classic Capture The Flag, but, with 254 Players!

Conquest is nice, but it's overplayed. We want to experiment with classic game modes with larger player sizes, and make them work. More on this topic shortly.

------- Week 5 - Quick Recap -------

Hey @everyone, here's what's happening, and what you should expect from BattleBit in the near future:

1) Community Servers!

Our primary focus this month is to work on bringing community servers into the mix and creating API access for server admins. This will allow them to customize server settings to their preference.

Here's what you can expect from community servers (should server admins choose to host one):

• Sniper-only servers
• Pistol-only servers
• More competitive, hardcore servers
• More arcade-style, less milsim servers
• Flight school servers
• Ace Of Spades-style voxel servers (Yes, we have this feature! It's currently not public and is reserved for community servers.)
• Clan servers
• Other servers according to admin's preferences...

2) New Game Mode Implementations - Revisiting Existing Game Modes

• Our old school, one of our favorite gamemode, Capture The Flag!. We're experimenting with how this mode will work with 254 players, and it will also be playable on 64vs64 and 32vs32 scales.
• We plan to make additional enhancements to Frontline as we are not completely satisfied with its current state of development.
• After Capture the Flag, we plan to experiment with the King Of The Hill game mode in future updates.

3) Reworking and Introducing New Maps

• We've completely remade MultuIslands from the ground up.
  https://youtu.be/ijtO3HsatGI

A game update was pushed recently, new map and gamemode is available now!

[upbeat coyote]

Game changing class changes - Map reworks - Weapon balance changes - Community servers update and further more...

Hey @everyone, I will be giving short brief what was changed over 2 weeks on update 2.0.0!

1) Step towards class balance;

After a long discussion, it's apparent that the medic is the only class capable of enduring more than one fight. Other classes cannot survive a second fight after being shot. Consequently, making other classes very unpleasant to use, based on this point:

• Players that are not medic will now be able use bandage to heal themselves regardless of bleeding, gaining +40 HP each time bandage used. It is up to the player to decide whether to use it for healing or to stop the bleeding. (Stopping the bleeding also provides +40 HP).
• Assault will have further weapon/armor access (see #dev-wip message and #dev-wip message)
• Engineers and Support players now can deploy barbed wires (see #dev-wip message)
• Engineers will receive further points for destroying vehicles than other classes (see #dev-wip message)

2) Step towards weapon balance

• KrissVector was nerfed (see #dev-wip message)
• ACR was buffed (see #dev-wip message)
• AK5C is more useful (see #dev-wip message)
• SG550 slightly buffed (see #dev-wip message)
• Aim punch/flinch will exponentially scale down based on damage received instead of pistol on leg and sniper on chest giving same aim punch/flinch.

3) Progression changes

• We realized progression steeps too much at higher levels and prestiging just not worth losing all that effort. Based on this point, leveling up will ease after level 15 to keep it consistent time to level up, prestiging will have it's own benefits (no weapon/gadget unlocks but other things)

4) Map remakes

• District completely reworked from ground up.
• WineParadise completely reworked from ground up.

5) Community Servers / API

• The base community API is ready, this week, we will have couple servers testing it before it's further publicly available.
• There will be 1 - VOXEL 24/7 gamemode server hosted for testing purpose (You can only join via server browser, quick match will skip those servers)

6) Other relevant updates

• Auto squad locking for parties removed.
• RCB90 added
• Further quality of life improvements

Full change log: #game-server-news message

[rancid kraken]

Wanna work with us?

Battlebit is opening up slots for 3D artists to help continue our development of the game!

What are my tasks?

• create and optimize 3D models in blender
• Knowledge of military weaponry/Willing to do research on Military equipment
• Maintaining quality and consistency
• Build and Maintain product library (digital assets) inventory

What do I need to apply?

• a Portfolio of your work
• Proficiency in Blender
• Understanding of texturing, lighting, and rendering.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge about the unity engine

How to Apply?
Fill out this Form: https://forms.gle/rjpk5bt71X5GMGJB7
We will reach back out to you through email or discord

Edit: Its paid and remote only

[rancid kraken]

<@&1118926108755234866>

We are going DREAMHACK!

Hey Folks, I hope you all have a wonderful time so far, its about to get better!

DEC 15-17 we will host a booth at the DREAMHACK Atlanta show. So if you want to meet us in Person or hang out, this is your chance!

But Larry, why announce it so soon already?
We got us a fine Promo code BATTLEBIT which will get everyone -20% OFF their Tickets!

Closer to the Event i will also start a separate server for easy communication and scheduling meetups outside of our booth.

Looking forward to meet some of you in person!
(also we may have cool merch on booth)

https://discord.gg/battlebit?event=1162731981759590443

[rancid kraken]

Something big is coming 👀

[rancid kraken]

this one will be big ...

[rancid kraken]

Hey <@&1118926108755234866> <@&507295608487411716> ,

BattleBit has entered the Steam Awards Nominations, and we firmly believe it deserves the 'Better With Friends' award this year.

We've seen the hilarious moments you've created in BattleBit, whether alone, with your enemies, or with your friends. Whether you used voice chat or not, these moments have brought us laughter too!

We can't do this alone – your support is vital. Voting for BattleBit isn't just about supporting a game; it's about securing its place in Steam's history.

Let's make this happen – cast your vote for BattleBit and spread the word!

(this announcement is not related to the teasers we have been posting lately)

[rancid kraken]

<@&507295608487411716> <@&1118926108755234866>

More great news! as some of you may already have seen it we will be hosting another Twitch Rivals on <t:1701374400:f>!
Get ready to support your favourite Creator and collect an whole new and unique Set of Drops!

Maybe even some special ones you have not been able to obtain last time ;)
https://discord.gg/vxzvphNu?event=1162732177906225253

this announcement is also not related to the Teasers we have been posting lately

[rancid kraken]

Hello <@&507295608487411716> <@&1118926108755234866> , no more teasers!

BattleBit's free weekend starts on <t:1701367200:f>. Spread the word and invite your friends who haven't yet experienced the chaotic large-scale battles!
https://discord.gg/battlebit?event=1175926435295268875

[rancid kraken]

<@&507295608487411716> <@&1118926108755234866> The last piece in the Puzzle!

Battlebit x U.S. AIR FORCE

Yes you read that right, we are collaborating with the AIR FORCE to bring you some exciting content!

Make sure to check in and grab yourself this exclusive Armor!
https://discord.gg/battlebit?event=1175926435295268875

[upbeat coyote]

Here is the link for the linking your Twitch Account to BattleBit for the drops
https://link.battlebit.cloud/LinkTwitchAccount

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<@&1118926108755234866> https://discord.gg/bKa3tcsgX7

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<@&1118926108755234866> https://discord.gg/battlebit?event=1162731981759590443

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<@&1118926108755234866>

Its this Time of the Year! Pick up some Festive Gear over on Twitch Starting <t:1702911600:f>

Merry Christmas from the Development Team!
❤️

Past the Event the Camouflages will be made available to everyone but make sure to grab the exclusive themed skins!

https://discord.gg/battlebit?event=1185938920949686293

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**Apologies for the late update. 2023 was an exciting year for us entering Early Access, but it was also a massive learning year for us as well. As we entered the new year we’ve been hard at work with a lot of new processes and updates. **

Roadmap update:

BattleBit Remastered has chosen to stray away from using a roadmap at this time. This decision allows the development team the flexibility to address emerging priorities, respond to player feedback promptly, and make dynamic adjustments without being constrained by a predetermined timeline. Right now, we are working on a way to create a more balanced expectation and better transparency between the community and Developers.

Internal Restructure:

To ensure that BattleBit Remastered continues to deliver an unparalleled gaming experience, we have been undergoing an internal restructuring this month. This revamp is aimed at optimizing our processes, enhancing communication, and fostering a more collaborative and friendly environment.

Improved Weapon Skin Customization:

Prepare to take customization to the next level! We've overhauled the weapon skin customization system, allowing you to fine-tune every aspect of your arsenal. The enhanced customization options will empower you to craft weapons that suit your playstyle or personality perfectly. Get ready to customize weapons to make them uniquely yours. From ghillie skins down to charms, the possibilities are endless! ⁠

Relaunch of Devcast:

The Devcast is back, and it's better than ever! Join us as we relaunch our developer podcast series, offering you an insider's look into the creation of BattleBit Remastered. https://discord.gg/battlebit?event=1196576189008072856

New <@&1190022669538709514> :

Introducing myself, Terminalintel, your new <@&1190022669538709514> ! I'm here to be your voice within the development team. With a deep understanding of the BattleBit game, the community and a commitment to fostering a positive and engaging environment. Making sure your voice is heard and your ideas get the spotlight. Got questions, feedback, or just wanna shoot the breeze? I'll be the one to chat with. Get ready for a whole new level of community love!

New Update Schedule:

We're introducing and working on a revamped update schedule. We learned from the past year that pushing updates weekly wasn't the best option, as we had little to no time to actually test them out properly. With that being said, expect a more streamlined update process with content, optimizations, and surprises. We are already working on new ways to collect feedback from those in-game as well as storing more stats to better help us understand our player base. This in turn provides you with a dynamic gaming experience that keeps you anticipating what's coming next. Our goal this year is to create a steady stream of new features and improvements to keep BattleBit Remastered fresh, exciting and appealing. Though this implies a decrease in frequency, this will give us the opportunity to better test our updates/patches and figure out issues and bugs that may arise before pushing them onto the live servers. This upcoming update is no exception.

We've experienced highs and lows, learning from every change, update, and interaction along the way. 2023 marked a fantastic year for BattleBit, and our aim is to elevate the experience even further in 2024. A massive shoutout to each one of you for being a vital part of the BattleBit Remastered family. Your ongoing support, feedback, constructive criticism, and genuine love for the game are the driving forces behind our success. Here's to new epic battles, unforgettable moments, and the continual growth of the game we all hold dear. We're thrilled to have you join us on this exciting adventure!

Kind Regards,
The BattleBit Remastered Team

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Hey <@&1118926108755234866>!

For those who haven't seen it yet: We are hosting a weekly game night with staff every Friday, starting <t:1705694400:F> <t:1705694400:R>.

Be there or be square circle. https://discord.gg/vQ9TUQcK?event=1195512017432350830

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<@&1118926108755234866> we have our community game night tonight! But with a twist…

With the help of @main charm we have created an alpha interaction of an event map and mode making community game nights a little more interesting. This is our largest map yet and here's the kicker, it's a Free For All frenzy. Plus, we've fine-tuned several settings to amp up the excitement:

Round Time: 30min
Kills For Bounty: 15
Medic, Assault, Support and Engineer have 10 extra primary mags and 5 extra secondary mags
Snipers have 3 primary extra and 8 secondary

Achieve the feat of eliminating 15 players, and you'll find yourself the target of a bounty. Taking down a player with a bounty on their head rewards you with a full ammunition replenishment, plus bandages. Remember, this map and mode are in their alpha stages—consider this an exciting opportunity for us to refine and evolve the experience together.

In addition, we're reaching out to our talented community. If you have experience with the BattleBit Server API and are itching to craft an engaging gameplay experience, we want to hear from you! We're offering the chance to host your creation on an event and server, specifically for those with experience managing 256-128 servers. Note: This opportunity is limited to a single server.

We look forward to everyone joining us and seeing what ideas you all come up with! https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1198041596642467991/1200530600755200000
BattleBit Community Night is the server name

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Hey all, we will restructure a few things here on the discord. Dont panic

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<@&1118926108755234866>

Community game night starts now! The large FFA map is still being worked on at the moment so we will not be playing that today sadly 😦 https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1200564788883882104/1203067315814400000

Also, dont forget the Devcast tomorrow to see what we have been working on! https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1198307282484744314/1203354206208000000

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<@&1118926108755234866>

It’s that time again, the start of the Friday night community game night!

Tonight's host of the event is Bob's Battlebit community! We’ll be playing most game modes tonight on your favorite classic maps such as:

Old_Namak
Old_District
Old_OilDunes
Old_Eduardovo
Old_MultuIslands
Old_WineParadise

Make sure to join the in game server: [BBC] ALL GAMEMODES | Battle Your Bit | Bob's BattleBit Community | BOBSQUAD.GG and feel free to join us in the english VC!

Thank you to Bob's Battlebit Community for hosting tonight's event! If any other server owners would like to host a community game night feel free to reach out to me and we can get something set up!

Remember, its not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1203165609546747984/1205604030873600000

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<@&1118926108755234866>

It's time for Friday night BattleBit!

Bob's Battlebit community has been kind enough to host tonight's event again! I’ve been looking for fun game modes to run and with the help of Bob’s community we present to you: Outbreak

How does it work?

• If you are killed by an infected, you gain 1 corruption point
• Each corruption point makes you look more zombie like
• Being revived, or reviving another, reduces corruption by 1

Make sure to join the in game server: [BBC] Bob’s Battlebit Community Domi Mommy and feel free to join us in the English VC!

Thank you to Bob's Battlebit Community for hosting tonight's event again! If any other server owners would like to host a community game night feel free to reach out to me and we can get something set up!

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1205671357623304212/1208140745932800000

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also join #969342534310580265 if you wanna talk

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<@&1181663947569496074>

Join the Battlebit Remastered Feedback Team!

Have you been a fan of Battlebit Remastered? Enjoy action-packed strategic battles that outshine your adversaries in the battleground? If you have ever wished for ways in which to be a part of the game you adore so much, then this is the opportunity in which to have an impact!

We are looking for passionate players to be a part of our exclusive Feedback Team. This is your chance to get first looks at how Battlebit Remastered could shape up in the future, in addition to offering crucial insights that could impact new features, balancing adjustments, and more currently in the development process.

How to apply:

• Visit: https://forms.gle/JS565PbEEoHqsion7
• Fill out the application form with your details and tell us why you would be a great fit for the feedback team.
• Submit your application and wait for our team to get in touch!

Only a limited number of spots are available, and we're looking for the most dedicated players, new or veteran, that are able to help us take Battlebit Remastered into new heights. Don't miss on this opportunity to be part of your favorite game’s development journey should you have what it takes.

Let's make Battlebit Remastered even better. Join our Feedback Team now!

Kind Regards,
The Battlebit Remastered team

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<@&1118926108755234866>

It's time for Friday night BattleBit!

Join in for a few games and a bunch of Fun!
Server this week is: BattleBit Community Night
If you feel talky, stop by in #969342534310580265

https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1208234390547734629/1210677460992000000

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@here
The Trust and Safety team has made some updates to our in-game Community Guidelines, you can check it out here: https://joinbattlebit.com/guidelines/

To be clear, these aren’t new rules - we’ve always had these behavior expectations in place. These guidelines were put together to be a more approachable way for the community to understand these expectations, in contrast to the legal jargon of the EULA.

While these guidelines are nothing new, we do hope you take a moment to read them through. Our goal in this is to be more transparent and communicative about our safety practices, and we thank you for the feedback that inspired us to create this.

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<@&1118926108755234866>

It's time for Friday night BattleBit!

Powerbits Gaming community has been kind enough to host tonight's event! They will be hosting on PBS Server # 4 with domination and CTF. Feel free to join us in the English VC!

Thank you to Powerbits Gaming Community for hosting tonight's event! If any other server owners would like to host a community game night feel free to reach out to me and we can get something set up!

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1210744025775079474/1213214176051200000

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<@&1181663947569496074>

Just a quick heads up, applications are open for another week. You can find it here: https://forms.gle/JS565PbEEoHqsion7

We would also like to clear some things up pertaining to this.

First, this application does not mean this is the one and only way we are going to get feedback. Social platforms are still a great place to provide feedback, and we intend to be more actively engaged there. We will be posting more official discussion threads before and after updates, dev casts, etc. This is something we should have been doing more frequently as it’s an acknowledgment that we are actively listening to you.

Secondly, the Feedback Group is more of a focus group. Members of the group will be asked specific questions by the devs that come up in development, better informing decision making during the process. This is different than our social platforms like Discord and Reddit, where we look for new ideas from the community as well as bugs and issues. We intend to frequently rotate this group of people to allow members, of all of our communities, to feel equally heard. We learned from our mistakes with the previous feedback team we setup and are looking to improve the way we run it.

We understand that in game feedback would be a great feature, as our players well, literally are playing the game. We do not have this at the time. It’s something we have acknowledged and are working towards. It’s something we learned and as the game continues to evolve, we also are learning new ways to improve many things, not just sound.

Lastly, we understand this update has taken some time. Players have been divided for months about the sound update. The amount of feedback and issues we have received has been acknowledged. We are actively working on this. Why it was not reverted could be pointed to many of reasons. But at the end of the day, it’s something we learned and are improving on.

In conclusion, we are a small development team, trying to make a fun and interactive video game. We’re doing our best to learn and improve everyday with how we interact, communicate, and update our game. We are still in Early Access and the game will frequently see updates that may seem dramatic maybe even outright crazy to some.

The Battlebit Remastered team thanks each and every one of you for your continued patience. Rest assured, we're not going anywhere.

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<@&1118926108755234866>

It's time for Friday night BattleBit!

Were playing tonight on server 177-8Z-00! Feel free to join us in the English VC!

If any server owners would like to host a community game night feel free to reach out to me and we can get something set up!

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1213521854145241088/1215750891110400000

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<@&1118926108755234866>

It's time for Friday night BattleBit!

Join us on the server [BBC] ALL GAME MODES | BATTLE YOUR BIT | and join in voice ENG!

We have cash run in rotation

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.gg/hetY7Dbu?event=1223451875337306234

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<@&1118926108755234866>

Its that time again, community FriYay Battlebit starts now!

We're playing a custom game mode of hide and seek. Those hiding will have 3 minutes to hide before the seekers are released! Lets see who has the best hiding spot! We'll be in the ENG VC so feel free to join us!

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.gg/2zxZPJB2?event=1226191993697206272

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Hey all, just for your information I have removed this event for now as our timelines drastically changed. Once we have a fixed date in mind again I will create it again.

(I want to make it clear this is not the expected date for the update, this is a completely different and separate event.)

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Devcast 26 is now live! Here is a small summary from the devcast:

• Animations were re-worked due to the new audio not matching the old animations
• Every gun has to be worked through 1 by 1 to fix its animations
• Attachment and weapon scaling are being adjusted. Previously attachments had to be rescaled gun by gun, that has been fixed.
• New improved guns sound
• The goal is to stabilize player numbers
• Small updates won't save the game, temporary bumps help but it goes into wasted effort without huge changes that establishes a baseline of players.
• Looking to improve the tutorial also looking to incentivice players to learn the game via early challenges
• We don't want the game to be a clone of battlefield or squad
• We want to make decisions for the game to be made on "does it make sense for the squad based shooter"
• A lot of mechanics are unused/useless because its faster to just respawn
• Combining mags is a neat feature but not useful because dying and respawning is faster. REVERTED
• Bleeding was added to slow down the game but it doesn't do so effectively enough.
• Squad spawning is a problem, making spawns longer is not a solution as it punishes new players even harder.
• New players and player retention has to be eased into to not scare players. The goal is to help players understand what is happening so they can figure out of the game is a good fit
• Regarding barbed wire, it takes too long to place, there are too many ways around barbed wire for it to be worth investing in.
• Fix the new player experience, market the game, add competitive mode for dedicated players.
• Competitive mode after current big patch, oki wants milsim not competitive, so he will need additional perspective
• Jumping is visually more smooth in first person
• The red barrel visual does not impact weapon performance at all, in any way.
• Get the gun feedback to be more satisfying
• When sniping, holding your breath will reduce ambient audio.
• Mp5, unica, honey badger, as val, scorpion evo, ump, msr, aug audio showcase.
• Secondary bug when switching to pistols not having their animations play has been fixed.
• Desert eagle firing animations no longer block vision.
• Unicas animation is being better aligned with the shooting, where you aim is where the +bullet goes instead of out of the center of the screen when Aiming down sights
• Suppressors will more directly impact weapons sound.
• One of the reasons for not as many MGs was because of the old animation system.
• Lmg belt animations prevented new lmgs from being added. It's been fixed
• In this update recoil while ads is lowered with the trade of damage over range
• TTK increase and damage over distance is changing to better define guns. LMGs can counter snipe a sniper and that should happen sometimes, but not the constant lasers from every weapon.
• ADS recoil has been reduced (where scorpion evo is usable to the average player), but damage fall off is being reduced.
• New rpg sounds.
• Rockets iron sights are being adjusted to try and increase visual clarity
• Reduce the amount of environmental destruction (not a lot just enough to not obliterate buildings)
• Environmental destruction from explosions is being reduced, maybe 30-40% reduction in wall destruction.
• Final pass being made on all weapons but in general it is done
• Larry working on attachments:
  ACOG , Aim comp, Kobra, Holographic, Holo pk1, Red dot, new pistol red dot, 6x, 8x, 15x, 20x, 40x (not done), Elcan, Strike Fire, Razor, +About 6-7 scopes left do do

Lastly, certain elements of sounds are possibly being excluded from sounding too real. The theory behind this is because we have 254 players which could create too much audio clutter. But we'd love to hear your input on this.

You can find the video and some new weapon sounds below
https://youtu.be/DGkeXlSSrMY?si=XjVnrJRH9hhkX6Ve

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<@&1118926108755234866>

Its that time again, community FriYay Battlebit starts now!

We're playing gun game tonight on server "Community Game Night" in the server browser. We'll be in the ENG VC so feel free to join us!

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.gg/2EbTvS3H?event=1228495645430644786

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<@&1118926108755234866>

its time for a game night again!
HIDE and SEEK again!

https://discord.gg/Z4XXTpFj?event=1231229932504485888

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Development Update

I'd like to start this off by clearing some things up and correct some misinformation going around. I'm sure you've seen it by now "the update is 50% done". Footsteps are half way done, just like our communication. So I'd like to clarify, the update is definitely more than halfway done by now. From here on though, we are making changes to our devcasts to better relay information to everyone so we don't continue down this road.

Now... onto the bad news. We don't have a real ETA as of right now. We would like to give you an ETA as soon as we can, but I think we are all in agreeance that we should not give an ETA until we are certain that we can and will actually reach that time; instead of making the same mistake that we made before by saying that it will drop in Februrary March April. I know that this is not what you all wanted to hear, and I would have much rather been telling you something else, but we are making every effort to complete the update as quickly as possible.

We originally planned to drop the update in April, as most of you have seen. To make this possible, we would have to scrap several of parts of the update and delay them until the updates after. We realized that by doing this, we would have to take out certain parts of the update that are simply too important to leave out. If we're to eventually release an early update like that, at the cost of not delivering what you expected from us in such a long timespan, it would be truly disheartening. We need a little more time to ensure that everybody has a good time.

Now onto the Devcast 27 summary:

• We were waiting on the sound studio to send the rest of the footstep audio. I can confirm that we just received the additional 50% of the footstep noises and can officially move to the left leg
• The current health indicators such as blood splatter do a poor job of communicating health to players.
• Frag grenade indicators are going to be added to increase mid combat clarity
• Last week the gadget animation systems were reworked, the tandem has a new running animation.
• The scope reticle will move more rapidly within the lens of the scope while still being accurate under sustained fire. DMRs and powerful weapons will have more visual intensity then the rest of the arsenal
• M4 sounds closer to the classic weapon
• Short range scopes have been fully finished and Medium range scopes are completed excluding the ACOG.
• The flir scope will be more visually clear when toggled off and or out of battery
• Reticle customization will be included on the loadout page but it is not yet done, reticles will default to green
• We're also adding an audio cue when players slam into the ground from heights.
• The current patch is focused on player retention changes and needs to be well tested before releasing to the public.
• This update will be tested and we will look to approach new/returning players as well as experienced players to get feedback
• There is no current estimate for testing, we will look at release dates again as we approach the test window.

You can watch the devcast here: https://youtu.be/6jf0l4r3ilU?si=u5RsMgmNeOW8N3HZ

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<@&1118926108755234866>

Its that time again, community FriYay Battlebit starts now!

We're playing rush tonight on server "Battlebit Gamenight" in the server browser. We'll be in the ENG VC so feel free to join us!

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.gg/QtN8qAUM?event=1233562207317524511

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Folks, you are invited to the first in a series of Saturday night Battlebit for the NA region. Come join us as we have some blocky fun on NA servers. Take part in a wacky group photo, proximity voice chat schennanagins, and possibly checking off those weekly challenges.

We'll be in the ENG VC so feel free to join us! HUGE thanks to United We Stand [UWS] for running the event.

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/969342534310580265
https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1234247709528166431

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It’s that time again, community FriYay Battlebit starts now!

We're playing zombies tonight on server "Battlebit Gamenight" in the server browser. We'll be in the ENG VC so feel free to join us! Also do not fret if you cannot make it tonight as we will be running this again tomorrow night!

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.gg/JBqWpKH6?event=1236107865958256722

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Also little up date on the devcast:

Unfortunately the Devcast scheduled for this week has been cancelled. There are several reasons for this decision. Firstly, Mother's Day is this weekend, and we recognize that many of our community members/staff will be spending time with their families to celebrate this special occasion. We believe it's important to honor these personal commitments and allow everyone the opportunity to enjoy the day without conflicting obligations.

Additionally, I personally have been unwell recently, which has impacted our ability to prepare thoroughly for the Devcast. Ensuring the quality and content of our updates is crucial, and given my current condition, it would be challenging to deliver that.

Lastly, at this moment, there isn't much new content to showcase. We are in a phase of development where significant updates and features are still being worked on, and we want to ensure that when we do present, we have substantial and exciting news to share with you. We are also overhauling the devcast to provide a more comprehensive and engaging session in the near future.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. We are committed to delivering valuable and informative updates and look forward to rescheduling the Devcast when we have more exciting developments to share. Thank you for your continued support and patience.

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<@&1118926108755234866>

Folks, you are invited to another Saturday night Battlebit for the NA region on May 11, 2024 8:00 PM. We're playing zombies tonight on server "Zombies | BattleBit Community Game Night" in the server browser.

We'll be in the ENG VC tonight so feel free to join us! Thanks to United We Stand [UWS] (https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/1118352457773350993) for running the event.

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/969342534310580265
https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1234247709528166431

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<@&1118926108755234866>
It’s that time again, community FriYay Battlebit starts now!

Playing on official servers this week while we work on another gamemode . We'll be in the ENG VC so feel free to join us!

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.gg/Nfgtxuyq?event=1239191088216932473

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<@&1118926108755234866>

Folks, you are invited to another Saturday night Battlebit for the NA region.
We'll be in the ENG VC tonight so feel free to join us! Thanks to United We Stand [UWS] (https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/1118352457773350993) for running the event.

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/969342534310580265
https://discord.com/events/303681520202285057/1239092749832032306/1241555927040000000

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<@&1118926108755234866>
It’s that time again, community FriYay Battlebit starts now!

Thanks to @harsh ibex for hosting todays event, voxel trench! We'll be playing on VOXIDE | #2 | Voxel server . We'll be in the ENG VC so feel free to join us!

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.gg/QXktyCJQ?event=1241521803638079588

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<@&1118926108755234866>

Folks, you are invited to another Saturday night Battlebit for the NA region with United We Stand [UWS] (⁠https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/1118352457773350993). We'll be in the ENG VC (https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/969342534310580265) tonight so feel free to join us! Thanks to @harsh ibex for hosting the server for todays event, voxel trench! We'll be playing on VOXIDE | #2 | Voxel server.

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.gg/EVNSnTrt?event=1244092911432241152

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Audio Updates

• Footstep audio is completed
• Footstep have real-time sound pathing
• Running, jumping, and vaulting all have audio now
• Sounds will path through the closest opening
• Footsteps of friendlies will not be as loud as enemy footsteps (more of a gear jingle)
• Gun sounds will change directly based on distance
• Gun sounds do NOT path like footstep audio
• Audio changes should have a very small impact on performance; only memory impacted
• "Breath-in" sounds for snipers
• Sniper trails are now 1 second from the personal perspective

Performance and Optimization

• Server side stabilization fixes are coming.
• The ability to disable shadows is removed, as it was creating an unfair advantage over those who had them enabled. Shadows can now be adjusted to improve performance based on current hardware

Visual and Indicator Updates

• Player and enemy colored lights on helmets and equipment are more pronounced and distinguishable
• If there is a player within 20m, an indicator will show if they are friendly or enemy (line of sight dependent)
• If a friendly is within 20m, there will be an indicator regardless of LOS
• Party/squad/steam friends will always have an indicator

Weapon Updates

• Smoother shading on updated weapon models
• MAG rework confirmed: stat changes, not just models
• New model for the Vector
• Slowly improving the quality of weapon textures to bring them all up to the same quality
• Currently working on the SG550; Famas planned for the future (TBD)

Map Updates

• Wakistan is getting reworked based off community votes followed by a new map inspired by old Namak
• A playtest of the new map will be available in the next update
• Full release of the map for the update after the next

Additional Notes

• More optimizations have been made to keep overall performance around the same for most players
• Strike fire is now a 1.5x scope

You can find the video here: https://youtu.be/-ubWaDly-fE?si=TZM4zRHUUby6PdW_&t=15

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<@&1118926108755234866>
It’s that time again, community FriYay Battlebit starts now!

Playing on official servers this week while we work on another gamemode . We'll be in the ENG VC so feel free to join us!

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.gg/J4UBJsqJ?event=1243765087324606595

[upbeat shard]

<@&1118926108755234866>

Folks, you are invited to another Saturday night Battlebit for the NA region with United We Stand [UWS] (⁠https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/1118352457773350993). We'll be in the ENG VC (https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/969342534310580265) tonight so feel free to join us!

Remember, it's not about the games we win, but the friendships we make. Happy Battling!
https://discord.gg/kAjJuwvh?event=1244181873090105355

[upbeat coyote]

Hey fellas!

Exactly one year ago today, BattleBit launched into early access. What a ride it's been! We're grateful to everyone who has joined us on this adventure. We know there have been concerns about the future of BattleBit as some have observed shifts in the gaming landscape, but we're gearing up for a turnaround.

We've been saving our pings for the big update we've been working on for the past eight months, all while keeping our heads low. While some might think it’s the perfect time to release it, we're still fine-tuning it to ensure it meets your expectations. This update is not just any update — it's a game changer, designed to provide a refreshing experience and a better-balanced environment for a 254-player shooter game, something the game has aimed for since its release.

Stay tuned, we will be sharing more about it soon. This major upgrade will be worth the wait! Thank you for tuning in and sticking with us.

Cheers,
The BattleBit Team

[upbeat shard]

https://youtu.be/QbggSwxssFU

[upbeat shard]

A whole suite of changes including time to kill refinement, graphic reworks, UI updates, quality of life improvements, all new sounds, and more are almost ready to playtest. Here’s a heads up ahead of time on what’s coming.

When?

The first playtest is scheduled for November 29th and will last four hours. See below:

10:00 am PST (UTC -8)
11:00 am MST (UTC -7)
12:00 pm CST (UTC -6)
1:00 pm EST (UTC -5)
3:00 pm BRT (UTC -3)
6:00 pm GMT (UTC ±0)
7:00 pm CET (UTC +1)
9:00 pm MSK (UTC +3)
11:00 pm YEKT (UTC +5)
2:00 am (November 30th) CST (UTC +8)
3:00 am (November 30th) JST (UTC +9)
5:00 am (November 30th) AEDT (UTC +11)

Test overview

• The test will be four hours
• We’ll be playing on Kodiak, Mesa and Valley, switching via map voting
• You will be able to vote for either day or night time
• All weapons and gadgets will be unlocked (every weapon will have roughly half attachments unlocked to start, the equivalent of 100 regular kills per weapon)
• The Quick Match and the Shooting Range will be inaccessible
• Your live stats will not be affected by playing in this playtest
• Playtest progression will not be retained if you leave and rejoin a server
• We will have in game buttons to submit feedback and report bugs

How to download

Anyone who owns BattleBit Remastered will be able to play in the playtest by switching the game’s version to the “beta - Operation Overhaul test” version via Steam. This will download and update the game to the Overhaul version so it launches normally through Steam. Once the test is concluded, you will need to switch back to and redownload the regular version of the game to play on the live version servers. We will provide a guide on how to switch to and from Overhaul on the day of the first test. The playtest build will be available to download right when the test begins, so if you have slow internet, be sure you start your download right away.

What’s next?

We will have more information available the day of the test. Normally this is the part where we say “something something soon™”, but this time all we want to say is thank you for sticking with us. We know it’s been a long time coming, and we’ll see you November 29th.

[upbeat shard]

Operation Overhaul’s first playtest is now live! Jump in game now or within the next four hours and test out completely reworked audio and visuals, as well as a revamped time to kill, UI improvements, and more. We will have more tests (times TBD) during weekends after this one. For this first test these are the areas where we are looking for your feedback:

• New map Mesa, night lighting, redesigned layout on Valley, Kodiak improvements, updated prop art
• Audio rework that improves weapon/explosive sounds and increases awareness for enemy footsteps and gunshots
• Weapon rework including time to kill adjustments, class availability, attachment stat changes, and gadget tweaks
• Movement rework including new stand-to-prone and crouch-to-prone animations, mid-air turning sensitivity, increased vaulting speed, and new “tac sprint” feature (faster sprint usable for a short period)

To make this process as easy as possible, we’ve added in game buttons that will take you directly to a bug submission form or feedback form. They are located in the main menu, end of round screen, and pause screen.

Feedback Form Link

Bug Report Form Link

How to access the playtest

1. Right click BattleBit Remastered in your Steam Library
2. Select “Properties”
3. Select “Betas”
4. Use the dropdown under “Beta Participation” to change “None” to “beta - Operation Overhaul playtest”
5. Go back to your Steam Library and select BattleBit Remastered
6. Select “Update” if it does not automatically download
7. Wait for the update to finish
8. Select Play

Playtest FAQ

How long is the test?

The playtest session will last four hours.

Which maps will be available?

You'll be playing on Kodiak, Mesa, and Valley, with map changes determined through map voting.

Can I choose the time of day?

No, only day time. However we will manually switch some servers to night time.

What weapons and gadgets are available?

All weapons and gadgets are fully unlocked. However, each weapon starts with roughly half of its attachments unlocked, which is about the equivalent of 100 regular kills. You can continue to get kills to unlock more attachments.

How do I join a match?

Use the server browser. Quick Match and the Shooting Range are inaccessible during this test.

Will this affect my live stats?

No. Your live stats will not be impacted by anything you do in this playtest.

Will my progression be saved if I disconnect and rejoin?

No. Playtest progression is not retained if you leave and rejoin a server.

How can I submit feedback or report bugs?

The game includes in-game buttons that allow you to easily submit feedback or report bugs at any time.

Will my keybinds be transferred?

You will have to rebind your keys as they are not able to be transferred to this playtest.

What’s next?

Following the playtest’s conclusion, we’ll review your feedback forms, bug report forms, Discord feedback, Reddit, and Steam Discussions to see how you’re liking everything and what needs improvement. You are also free to record, stream, screenshot, and share any game content on various platforms. Be sure to fill out the forms, and we’ll see you in game!

Important Hardware Note

As a result of Overhaul’s graphical and technical improvements, the min spec for BattleBit Remastered has changed:

• GPU requirements went up due to the new graphical upgrades
• CPU increased because of the expanded audio and destruction systems
• Memory usage also rose due to the large amount of new audio and the optimized destruction and lighting features.

Our intention was to keep things at the same level as before, but that ended not being a realistic goal.

NEW MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (x64) - Windows 11 (x64)
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5-6600K or equivalent
MEMORY: 8 GB RAM
GRAPHICS: Geforce GTS 970 or equivalent or better
DIRECTX: Version 11
NETWORK: Broadband Internet connection
STORAGE: 4 GB available space

BattleBit Remastered Playtest Disclaimer

This playtest represents a work-in-progress for BattleBit Remastered. All features, gameplay elements, visuals, audio, and systems included in this test build are subject to change. Nothing shown or experienced during the playtest should be considered final or indicative of the final product.

[upbeat shard]

We are aware of an ongoing performance issue and memory leak and we are actively monitoring the situation. If you're experiencing these issues, restarting the game may help. Some of the audio systems and destruction are spiking for a lot of players. We know it’s a pain, but rest assured we are actively collecting very useful in game data for these issues. We appreciate your patience and feedback during this playtest.

[upbeat shard]

UPDATE: The playtest is now over! We didn't expect such an overwhelming amount of players, thank you so much for bearing with the performance issues and getting us all the data we need. Stay tuned for more info on future testing.

Remember to fill out the survey: http://forms.gle/CQN5bEHGDWGJvszy6

If you have any additional comments we have multiple feedback channels as well here in the discord:
https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/1444161091222638624
https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/1444160922682654880
https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/1444160763689308160
https://discord.com/channels/303681520202285057/1444160202285781033

Thank you again for your help and patience during this playtest!

[upbeat shard]

Here’s a quick debrief from our playtest on the 29th of November: Right now we are mostly focused on fixing the performance side of things as well as finding that middle ground for TTK. There are still plenty of other areas we are looking to improve based on the feedback we got from this test such as the ping system, field points and night time gameplay. Until we have a firmer idea of what those are going to look like, we don’t want to go into too much detail about those just yet.

Our current plan is to run those performance playtests with you to help us fix the memory leak and framerate issues. Once that’s sorted, we’ll do our next open playtest like this one to continue tweaking and gathering gameplay feedback.

Select the <@&1450178448298475520> role under id:customize to get updates on and join in the performance tests. We don’t have any word on when the first performance playtest will be, but stay tuned and watch for pings within that role to stay updated.

By the way, this will be replacing the “Tester” role. We made this a few years ago but ended up not using it. We don’t wanna rename and repurpose that role though because we don’t want to suddenly ping all those people, plus, we need to make clear that this testing is purely about performance at this time.

Read more here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/671860/view/499466596943659482

[upbeat shard]

So I made an oopsie whoopsie. That Reddit post wasn’t supposed to go live at that time

So anyways, I’ve pushed it to steam now.

Here’s an update of what we have been working on since the playtest which includes, the memory leak, tracers, and vehicle physics. Read more on that here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/671860/view/511855214544817162?l=english

[upbeat shard]

We’ve obviously been working on this update for a while and only started communicating in earnest about it more recently. In all that time, we've never really sat down and fully explained what exactly the update is all about and some of the major changes coming with it.

In this specific post, we will be explaining some of the gameplay changes as well as showing off updated art on weapons, attachments and vehicles.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/671860/view/532126482488625346

[gentle sierra]

Hello @everyone !Many people wanted to know what I do every day. This is my routine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x86mxkP8_54&feature=youtu.be

[upbeat coyote]

Hello @everyone,

Today it has been decided that I want to completely rebuild/remaster BattleBit for Build 100. This means that developement will take a lot longer than expected, but in the long run it'll be well worth it for Steam release. During this time of developing the remastered version of BattleBit we will no longer have a public build available to play, nor will we be supplying anymore beta keys. This new build of BattleBit is being made directly for Steam; meaning that the BattleBit launcher will no longer be in use. We are very sorry for this unexpected announcement and we hope you guys are patient enough to wait for a better built game.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
You can folow new updates from :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhPfw41SxZg&list=PLoliJX8dKSCKE8XNU0mZ4vFfsb1ge8uYa

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
So BattleBit 1.0 Stay back , i can show an easter egg here !
(IT WAS IN GAME ALREADY BUT 1/1.000.00 Change to get it ! )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJbq3jARtQo

[muted thistle]

@everyone since recent changes I've decided to launch an OFFICIAL BattleBit subreddit. If you guys want to contribute to the subreddit then please go to this link (also looking for subreddit Moderators) - https://www.reddit.com/r/BattleBitFPS/

[gentle sierra]

Hello @everyone ! Just a showcase all maps from next BattleBit updates. YOu can see new and updated old maps 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUxoFSGn_A&feature=youtu.be

[upbeat coyote]

Bug from BBR-Build003
Posted by @raven wave
https://i.gyazo.com/450ef727c206fc84b80511c909385e8c.gif

just wanted to share XD

[rigid wyvern]

Greetings @everyone our Patreon page is back again! With the new reward system, all donations above $5 will receive a Steam key upon game release on Steam, it will be emailed to you.

You may wonder why did we enable Patreon again? As you may know about 2 months ago we relied on your donations to get ourself a new server and keep it running. Thanks to April's donations we have paid our server until July. And we kept working on it for BattleBit Remastered and OkiDoki is actually working on it as I write this announcement.

As I mentioned, we have server fees coming up soon and we need your help! Again, this donation system will help us pay our servers until our Steam release and rely on Steam for funds 😃 But of course, not only server. This will help us get more licenses for sounds etc.

I want to let you know once again, every backer who donated/backed more than $5 on Patreon will receive a special Discord rank and a Steam key upon release.

Our Patreon link is: http://patreon.com/battlebit

Thank you!

Sincerely,

BattleBit Staff

[muted thistle]

@everyone Want to play in the BattleBit Steam Beta? Join our new GIVEAWAY! - https://gleam.io/Yiysj/battlebit-steam-beta-key-giveaway

Terms to be considered before entering the giveaway ⬇
"We have decided to add a little fun to this giveaway and made it a requirement for users to have a "Kermit the Frog" Discord profile picture. Having this type of avatar is the only way for you to be considered in winning the giveaway. If you don't have this avi then your entries will be invalidated."

Have fun!

[steep hamlet]

@everyone As some of you may be aware, @forest kernel has just recently stepped down as the Quality Assurance Lead. This was due to several non-BB commitments he has, sapping him of his time and energy and rendering him unable to continue to work effectively. We wish him the best for his future endeavours!

From today onwards, I shall be taking over as the new actual (QA Lead), so wish me luck!

[gentle sierra]

Hello @everyone ! I finally finish teaser. I hope for your support ❤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjAfzRcH_ws

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
Hello everyone. I just wanted to give you an update on current development. I'm still working on improving my english, so I'm having some friends help me write these updates.

Currently we are planning to release an early access version of the game around August. This won't be the full release of the game, but will be enough to get people excited and to start promoting the game. We currently have deals with multiple Youtubers, so when the public build releases we should have a huge influx of players.

The current release phases look like this:

1. Closed Beta
2. Open Beta
3. Early Access
4. Full Release

Closed Beta will start soon, and we want to keep it at around 1-2 weeks of testing. After that we will release a FREE PUBLIC BETA for everyone to test and play. This will be around 2-4 weeks of testing and playing. After this, depending on what YOU want in the game (and how much time it takes me to make it) we will go into early access.

As many of you know Battlebit is still very early in development. It is only myself and Vilaskis working on it, and we're a very small team. I've been doing a lot of thinking about this, and I've decided to not give exact release dates anymore. I want to make sure we take the time to make the game the best it can be, and not rush to meet any deadlines or dates. Hopefully everyone understands this, because we want to make this game the best it can be. Sometimes we can't say how much time that takes!

Besides this, hopefully you all believe in Battlebit and our future. We really love our game, and we think everyone will like it a lot too. If you want to help support us, and our development, please stick around and be ready to help test our beta! Otherwise we hope the game will be out as soon as possible!

Thank you ❤

[steep hamlet]

Hey lads,

As you may have noticed, #general (now #battlebit-eng) has been blown to smithereen. This was due to a gradual increase in non-BB related conversations and hostility inside the channel. We see this as the only viable solution to set the community (and consequently ourselves) straight again. From now on, we, the staff, shall increase our vigilance inside the server in order to keep the channels on-topic and appropriate.
We will also impose the 3-strikes system (warning, kick, ban) on the basis of common sense, on top of the existing #314417130932142081 rulebook.
Skipping straight to kicking/banning is up to the discretion of the staff members, like always.

@everyone

[steep hamlet]

Just some extra spices, a small reminder that we do have Facebook and Twitter pages. Who knows, maybe you will find some exclusive BattleBit content inside there!

https://www.facebook.com/BattleBitFPS/ (Facebook)

https://twitter.com/@battlebitFPS (Twitter)

Remember to follow us!

@everyone

BattleBit Official (@BattleBitFPS)

Low-Poly Tactical Shooter with Hardcore elements. Gameplay focused fully on team play, your actions with your teammates will change the tides of war.

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[gentle sierra]

Hello @everyone ! I finally finish short cinematic video about a citizen of Russia, called to serve in the army. I hope for your support with like on YT ❤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peKzDd3c0fs

[steep hamlet]

Hey lads, a tad late but it's better than never, right? Let's go!
#1. As you have noticed, we have implemented the new Category system on our Discord server to make the channels self-explainatory. They look cooler now, right?

#2. The date of release for BBR has been pushed back by... quite a few times. Now before you throw rotten tomatoes at us, Mr. OkiDoki had been preparing for exams this month and needed time off the project. He cleared the tests with impunity though, so development of BBR has resumed per normal, albeit slightly slower due to school being school.

#3. We are initiating a newsletter, for all the thing you may have missed the past month (and maybe some sneek peeks too!). Just sign up here: http://joinbattlebit.com/newsletter.html

For more infomation, contact one of the staff members, or just ask our friendly community! @everyone

[steep hamlet]

To those who subscribed to the newsletter, check your email 😛 @everyone

[gentle sierra]

Hello @everyone !The game is getting more stable and can handle more players with every update. We are also now launching a 4-Pack of game keys on Patreon for $15, Save $5 and get a squad of friends together to play! Video update https://youtu.be/IF-I2JwNehc patreon https://www.patreon.com/battlebit

[steep hamlet]

To those of you who have subscribed to our Newsletters, check your email inbox now! 😄 @everyone

[steep hamlet]

Just to add on the previous announcement, the game will be free for the entire duration of Open Beta 😛

[muted thistle]

@everyone We have refilled the keys on our website, so if you haven't requested or retrieved a key yet, then please do so! (4,000+ New Keys) - https://www.joinbattlebit.com

[gentle sierra]

Hello @everyone! Please check out one of the recent articles about Battlebit from https://80.lv/articles/battlebit-interview-with-the-developers/ , support us by sharing. Also a big thanks to @unborn flint and @stark dirge

[muted thistle]

@everyone We've noticed a lot of people are having issues with the website, so in order to keep track with all of these problems and requests, we would love for you guys to send an email to "[e-mail]" with your issue (a ticket will automatically be created in an email thread.) - (Sorry for the notification spam.)

[upbeat coyote]

Hello @everyone

I am here to announce something we decide to do for BattleBitRemastered.
We realized BBR went so much hardcore side. The game is so much complex for our community player base. That's why most of the new players get confused about the game and left in a quick time.
We decided to go more casual type (Battlefield etc) which is you are a super-alone wolf soldier. Which is, the game doesn't require a REAL teamwork and faster than the current one.

The hardcore Gameplay is more like ARMA - SQUAD which is you are limited like in real life. Stamina - bleeding - shooting - teamwork- a lot of patience etc.
And at hardcore, players can not play as alone. A teamwork required to succeed, to do something in the game.
Hardcore is more complex for most of the players, you need a real experience and patient in the game to be a success.
Hardcore is for 17-40 years old people mostly. People who have patient and likes more realism.

Casual Gameplay is more like Battlefield - Cod or other most of shooter games. Gameplay is faster than hardcore. You spawn, kill, die in 2-3 minute and spawn again. A teamwork is not really required to play the game. It is less complex. You can see the objectives on your screen. You really don't need to play as tactical to be a success. You can shoot the weapon like a toy, it is not like real life weapon shooting recoil.
Casual is for 8-25 years old people mostly. It's not complex, easy to play.

So, at BBR we wanted to try, make something new.
LOW POLY - HARDCORE!

There is no LOW POLY hardcore game in the world. We wanted to be first.
We developed BBR about 8 months with no stopping.(BBL took about 8 months either) => total = about 2 years of work on BATTLEBIT PROJECT
End of 8 months of development, we went to open beta.
And the result was horrible for us. We really couldn't get many players on it. I blamed my self that game is not stable, there is FPS problems, network problems, server restart problems etc.
And 2 weeks ago game get a real stable state. Network glitches were gone.Servers were restarting their own self.We opened 18 server 6-6-6 in 3 different regions. The result was shocking to me.
We couldn't get many players on it.
So I spend a time to think why battlebit is boring for people.
And then I realized the battlebit's gameplay with game's graphics does not match.
Hardcore people do not play Blocky - Low poly games mostly. And our game is low poly.
The people who come here to play Battlebit is mostly casual players
So the people who comes here to play battlebit gets confused about how to play when they actually play the game.

So to make battlebit great again we decided to make battlebit casual more than hardcore. We wont be going to FULLY casual but we wont be close to hardcore as we are now.

[steep hamlet]

Hey ya'! One of our very own Backers (@ruby aspen) has taken the initiative to start a cinema-photography-oriented BattleBit Discord! Check out the server, contribute, and support him and us! https://discord.gg/M6B7D5X

"This is a server where we take high quality cinematic pictures and clips for Battle bit Remastered. You are here to capture the stunning, heroic, horrific, and beautiful moments in BBR. We work on trailers, photos, and videos for battlebit to be use commercially for their official website, Youtube and Twitter. We aren't a clan but we do require certain things for you to have before you meet .exe's standards."

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
I have to announce that we are going to wipe all current databases this week, as I have realized the current weapon kills are on the client-side which means with a simple source edit, it could be changed easily.

For EA we are thinking about 2 versions of BattleBit. (It's not 100% going to happen)
The first one is free. In the free version, the stats won't be saved. Free players won't be allowed on all of the servers.

The other one is paid which will have full access to everything in game (NOT pay to win)

Since the Weapon-Kill-Counts decided by client's, it can be exploited with simple source changes. So for the players who paid nothing, they would be able to unlock every attachment at the start without playing, with simple edits.
To block that we have to change some of our database systems, to do that we must wipe our current database.

Until EA we might have to wipe database another 1-2 times, it depends on what we are planning. After EA we will ensure there won't be any wipes again.
Thank you for understanding

[steep hamlet]

Heya', sorry for the @everyone but we just got a community survey set up, fresh and hot! Do your best to complete the questions constructively, as your feedback will be used to improve the game experience! 😛 https://goo.gl/forms/Nb6HMZVQzwbjhEba2

[steep hamlet]

Psst, for those interested in becoming a Moderator, check this out! https://goo.gl/forms/O5ApBu5ZfF7gKbnu2

[steep hamlet]

An update regarding the recruitment form above, the deadline is 30th June 23:59 GMT+8, so better be nice and quick!

[steep hamlet]

Alrighty, the application form has been closed! I will get contact the selected candidates via Discord PM within 2 weeks or so.

[steep hamlet]

Heya' lads!

Looky looky to the righty, we have promoted 2nd generation of lads into the moderation team! These 14 new peeps will help to make sure that our server is a nice and safe environment for all of us! ❤

[steep hamlet]

Small reminder to use our vanity URL (discord.gg/battlebit) as the invite link!

[upbeat coyote]

Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrlPd7g_DVc

[steep hamlet]

Heya’ lads, we have a new channel set up, fresh and hot! #feedback-criticism-old is exactly what it is, a channel for you to either praise an aspect (or a few) of the game, or leave logical improvements that we can use to make BattleBit better than ever.

Since we already have #suggestions-old-acrhive-temp, it is best that you write a few sentences long paragraph at minimum. Any messages that are lacking or insufficient in substance will be removed. Go ham with the details!

The channel is not for public discussion, keep in mind!

[jaunty heath]

Dear soldiers!

We greatly appreciate all of your work translating the game files to help in localizing the game for other players around the world! As development continues, we try to keep the English version as the default and most up-to-date language file across the board so we are not always able to truly translate all the other files. Any files that are outdated will be labelled as such and with sections that are newly added will remain in English until an updated version is included. We thank you with the upmost appreciation for your continued support!

Forward and hit those heads ;)

P.S. Want the game to be in your language? Check out #446706087669006356 to see if we have that in stock.

OUT? Feel free to download the English.lang file and translate it to your preferred language! We'd love to add it to #446706087669006356 so other members of our wonderful community can use!

<-- WORD OF THE WEEK -->
Sisu - Finnish: go/unique Finnish concept about Finnish strength and persistent determination and resolve to continue and overcome in the moment of adversity. An almost magical quality.

[jaunty heath]

Hey all! As you know, during the week, the servers are quiet, but here at the studio of BattleBit, we are always hard at work trying to improve your experience and many times, we love to share our work time with you so you can see the process and even give real-time input as we work! We normal push this through streams on Twitch or YouTube and we would like to make it even easier for you to see the streams by getting notified when they come online! If you would like to become a viewer and receive notifications of when the streams are online, please react to this post!

See you on the battlefield! Forward unto dawn! 😃

[upbeat coyote]

Thats the current state !

[outer lily]

Ok, so to all the people asking About the servers being online or not.
During week days Servers are: Offline
During Weekends Servers are: Online

[jaunty heath]

Seasons greetings everyone! 🌟

On behalf of the BattleBit team, we would like to wish you a wonderful Christmas, Hannakuh and holiday (whichever you celebrate)! As the year comes to a close, we look back over the awesome year at the many changes that have rolled through over the last 12 months! From gameplay changes to improved textures, we are so happy you were there with us. We look forward to 2019 bringing even more continued success and are delighted you believe in our project!

All the best and panzer vor!

[upbeat coyote]

Happy new years !
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/475160937947463699/526574174240636928/a0QQ8ov_460svvp9.webm

[jaunty heath]

Greetings everyone! On behalf of the BattleBit team, I would like to wish you all a happy NEW YEAR! As 2019 enters our lives, we look forward to another year of deployment on the battlefield. With the past streams, you've seen many items that are being worked and we are so excited to show them in action in the upcoming updates! We here in the BattleBit family are so happy we can look forward to another great year with all of you! Stay tuned for more support drops in the upcoming updates that we know can ensure your victory on the upcoming 2019 campaign!

Forward and strike hard, comrades! <o (for the God Emperor)

[outer lily]

@everyone Just to make something clear to everyone that cheats in the game using exploits, trainers, or any other software in order to unfairly increase your ability of play. Moderators and Admins will find out and you will be punished. We do not look kindly at cheaters for you are a bane on game communities.
If you receive an in game Ban and believe it unjust you may request an appeal.

Play fairly and we all have fun, See you on the battle bit.

[steep hamlet]

Short @everyone announcement here, we finally brought in the @abstract jewel! Press the reactions on the message in #558262262544990209 for guaranteed notifications on either when one of us devs stream (📺) or when a test server goes up (🎮)! 👌

[jaunty heath]

Hey all! All the language files have been updated. Currently, only the English and Italian files are completely up-to-date, the other files still need some small translations! Thanks to all those who have helped with the translations, you're aid is much appreciated!

Don't see a file for your language? Help us out by translating and sending it to me!

Thanks all and see you on the battlefield, comrades!

[steep hamlet]

Heya' lads, send us some paid internet points if you can! We promise more delicious emotes and whatnot if you do 👌🏼

[outer lily]

Dear Person's in My DM's who keeps asking me when the Servers will be online,
I do not know the goings on in Okidoki's head and if I did i would surely go mad. With absolute sincerity I would lose what grip on reality I have if I even attempted to tap into the being of Okidoki's mind. I do not know when there will be a Play test nor do the other staff for we fear for our sanities and yours too. Do keep in touch though in case something goes horribly wrong.
We staff do however would like you to know an absolutely massive update IS coming and to hold on just a little longer.

[outer lily]

Hey Guys so if you haven't Noticed the feature already You can look at the top of this window next to the channel's name and hit the Follow button. Doing so will allow you to receive any news and Notifications that we put out on this channel, LIKE SERVER STATUS', in any servers you're an admin in with webhook permissions for as long as you assign a channel in your personal server for the messages to go to.

Here's some more information and a How to Provided by the discord team themselves how to set up the webhook.
https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028384531-Channel-Following-FAQ

When we publish important info, the information will act kind of like an @ everyone but to your discord server. It's like if an @ everyone had a child with @ here.

(Individuals cannot press follow and get pinged, This feature just sends cross discord server, messages. Like a Courier bringing news from one kingdom to another)

[jaunty heath]

Apologies everyone for the down time yesterday. Discord relies on the Google Cloud Platform, which at 11:55 AM (US/Pacific time) reported a migration issue and stated a diagnosis of: “Seeing High IO wait times, failed IO operations, or IO Operations taking over 2 seconds to complete”. As of Sunday Dec. 8, the Google Cloud Platform has returned to normal operations. No further issues have been reported at this time.

[upbeat coyote]

We are having questions like when we will have game modes and actual game etc,
Well, that's unknown. Basically we can't (I can't) predict a specific time for those stuff because I am taking my time while building the game.

I am trying to be responsive to you guys as much as I can. So each time when you guys ask me when something, my response will be 'at year 2077' means : I don't know, I am taking my time and developing other stuff now.
❤️
just wanted to make this clear so I don't confuse you while I say 'at year 2077'

[outer lily]

ALERT
The situation with the QR Code 2 factor Authentication bypass has Escalated since December 31st when we first published the news about the Exploit.
The QR codes can now be used to trick you into thinking you received a Nitro Gift Membership.
NEVER USE THE QR CODE SYSTEM FOR DISCORD! AND CHECK THE WEB LINK WHEN YOU LOGIN TO A BROWSER! If the link does not say https://Discordapp.com/login DO NOT LOGIN!

https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/emco96/anyone_seen_this_before_one_of_my_moderators_said/

[jaunty heath]

Hey all! As the world falls into a new pandemic and many countries start declaring states of emergencies or putting in lockdowns, we hope you are all staying safe! Do your part and socially distance from others. Although COVID-19 has shown little signs of greatly affecting younger people, we must remember that we can still be carriers and we can infect people older and more vulnerable than us. We must do our part, wash hands with soap, wear gloves when outside, avoid touching your face. If you think you have COVID-19, DON'T go to a hospital, call your country's hotline and have them setup a screening. If you have a cough, wear a mask that is at least surgically certified (N95 if you can still get them). Don't panic buy, buy just enough to stock for 2-3 weeks. Remember, at times like this, the most vulnerable to the virus are also the most vulnerable while shopping or going about everyday life. Don't consider the closure of schools and offices as a "holiday". Don't go to places with a lot of people like beaches, ski resorts, cinemas, etc. Stay healthy and FLATTEN THE CURVE!

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
This is an announcement I feel I need to make. Sorry for the ping.

BattleBit Remastered's current state **isn't in ** any kind of NDA.
Everyone is free to record footage, publish it anywhere

I was seeing some of you getting confused by this so I wanted to make this clear.

Sorry for the ping once again, I know you are busy and this notification hurts you, I know...

[upbeat coyote]

Happy new years guys.
There is not much to say honestly, this year was a disaster.
I deeply hope we get a much better year.

[jaunty heath]

Hello @everyone,

Since the beginning of BattleBit, one thing that has stayed consistent has been the number of people trying to profit off of the game and its users. The first time I saw one of these, someone was trying to sell BattleBit Steam keys for 50USD, that's quite a profit for keys we give for free. When we see any of these, we try to go through the routes available to us but we can't stop all of them.

We want to provide the best experience possible for everyone so we must advise you to be careful when you are looking to obtain BattleBit. The sites listed below are not supported by the team and we cannot ensure proper assistance for any issues that you may face from their products. We cannot stop you from using their site, but we do warn you to proceed with caution.

https://byrutor.org/
https://gg.deals/
https://megakeys.info/
https://plati.market/

[upbeat coyote]

Our new Reddit Page
https://www.reddit.com/r/BattleBitRemastered/

[upbeat coyote]

<@&326819051177508865>
<@&421279113907535883>
<@&322985696803684353>
<@&662953331307708417>
<@&303688535993483264>

Connect your discord account now to get your roles synced in game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O9F3fR3_B4

[split tapir]

Hello everyone, as of late staff has noticed there's been an ongoing flood of scam attempts to try and hijack steam accounts directed to many people inside our server, mods included.
It appears that the strategy is to make you think that a group of people has accidentally mass reported your account due to them thinking you were the guy who scammed one of their friends. After that, they'll try to obtain your credentials through phishing attacks, disguised as recovery/support systems to not loose your account.

Here are a few examples that show scam attempts (failed, in this case):

This one is exceptional
Not only does it include a poorly written fake page, it also says that steam has a discord account for support??? what???

And lastly, here's an actual answer to a report made based on the last screenshot that states that steam won't ever contact you outside of steam itself, and that this is most likely an scam attempt.

Be careful everyone! And have a good day.

[split tapir]

And I forgot to add another one, if you ever see something that looks like this:
DO NOT SCAN IT.
This type of scams use Discord's QR Login feature to hijack your discord account.

[upbeat coyote]

<@&585586353824202783>

In case if you don't have 'nitro booster' role in the game, you can go to #bot-spam and type !updateroles to get it.

[upbeat coyote]

<@&585586353824202783>
<@&326819051177508865>
<@&421279113907535883>
<@&322985696803684353>

From now on, you can join full servers unless server has 254 players (Maximum supported player count in our networking library)

[upbeat coyote]

Hello @everyone !

We will be opening 24/7 servers for 1 week from <t:1640530800:F> (<t:1640530800:R>) to <t:1641049200:F>.

This 1 week will give us a clear idea about how stable the servers are and how well matchmaking is working.
Also getting daily feedback would be a nice touch.

The weekly tests will continue until then.

[upbeat coyote]

Hello @everyone !

Only <t:1640530800:R>, the 1 week playtest is starting!

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, 2 hours left to 1 week playtest event!

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, the 1 week playtest begins now!
Enjoy your week

[upbeat coyote]

Hello @everyone, we need your help !

We are interested in spreading the seeds of BattleBit Remastered to some content creators (Youtubers/Streamers).
However, we aren't sure which of those content creators would be interested in BattleBit.

If you know any content creator that might be interested in BattleBit Remastered, please let us know!
You can simply private message to @upbeat coyote

[upbeat coyote]

Game is not under NDA, anyone is allowed to record in game footage and distribute it.
You are allowed to monetize from any in game footage that you have recorded your own.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, 1 week playtest just ended. ™️
It was a very exciting week for us 🤡

We had ups, downs, more downs, more more downs, lovely game bugs ❤️ , issues 🥰 , a lot of spawn kills 😘.
However, this period gave us a more clear idea of what has to be fixed/balanced.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, we are thinking of making another week like this for next week with opening 2 more servers located in Asia and USA.
In next week, we are planning to cycle 3 servers (EU,ASIA,USA).

• Europe server will be opened between 12:00 pm to 00:00am (Europe time)
• Asia server will be opened between 12:00 pm to 00:00am (Asia time)
• USA server will be opened between 12:00 pm to 00:00am (USA time)

We will provide you timers where you can see the start/shutdown time of the servers in game and by #bot-spam

We don't have any servers in Asia and USA yet, so until we prepare them, the Europe Servers will be open.
The next event will start from January 3 and end at January 8.

Happy New Year!

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone , the weekly event will start in 3 hours !
We have made some changes in the time of the servers.

GMT+9 / UTC+9 (JAPAN TIME) ---> [FOR ASIA PLAYERS]
•Asia server will open between 16:00 pm - 00:00 am
•Europe server will open between 00:00 am - 08:00 am
•United States server will open between 08:00 am - 16:00 pm

GMT+0 / UTC+0 (LONDON TIME) ---> [FOR EUROPE PLAYERS]
•Europe server will open between 15:00 pm - 23:00 pm
•United States server will open between 23:00 pm - 07:00 am
•Asia server will open between 07:00 am - 15:00 pm

GMT-9 / UTC-9 (ALASKA TIME) ---> [FOR USA PLAYERS]
•United States server will open between 14:00 pm - 22:00 pm
•Asia server will open between 22:00 pm - 06:00 am
•Europe server will open between 06:00 am - 14:00 pm

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone , 2nd weekly playtest is now starting !

The server updates will be announced at #game-server-news
Enjoy your week 🥰

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone we have some bad news.

It is painful and sad to admit that, we don't have active USA players 😧
At this point, running the game servers at the USA time zone ends up with a very low amount of players in the lobby.
For that reason, we decided to turn off the servers at the times when USA server suppose to be online.
However, we are willing to extend the Europe and Asia playtimes depending on the player count.

For more details, keep following the #game-server-news

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
After the new updates on the USA servers, here is the new schedule of the servers.

GMT+9 / UTC+9 (JAPAN TIME) ---> [FOR ASIA PLAYERS]
•Asia server will open between 14:00 pm - 01:00 am
•Europe server will open between 01:00 am - 09:00 am

GMT+0 / UTC+0 (LONDON TIME) ---> [FOR EUROPE PLAYERS]
•Europe server will open between 16:00 pm - 00:00 am
•Asia server will open between 05:00 am - 16:00 pm

GMT-9 / UTC-9 (ALASKA TIME) ---> [FOR USA PLAYERS]
•Europe server will open between 07:00 am - 15:00 pm
•Asia server will open between 20:00 pm - 07:00 am

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, we have some weird news
In the community, we have realized that we have so many experienced players that destroying new players that new players can not have the opportunity to adapt to the game.
Because of this, we have decided to split servers to experienced players only servers and beginner-friendly servers.

From now on;
All players above or equal to 40 rank can play only in experienced only servers.
All players below 40 rank can play only in beginner-friendly servers.

Edit: Please do not smurf...

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, after receiving some feedback, we have adjusted the numbers a little.

Players below 30 rank can join both beginner friendly and experienced servers.
Players above 30 rank can not join friendly beginner servers.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, end of the playtest. 👀

Thank you everyone for joining to this 2 week of playtest! 🥳
I believe we have learned so much from this 2 week of constant feedback. We are aware of the issues, what has to be changed, what has to be added, however if you still have anything in your mind write it to #feedback-criticism-old or #battlebit-vs-the-world_archive, negative or positive, we want to know what you are thinking.

We will work on updates for a week and then start one more weekly playtest.
The next weekly playtest will start at Jan 15 and end at Jan 22.

Until then, we might do small content tests in #game-server-news with tag <@&558263821962313748> (Go to #558262262544990209 to acquire the role).

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, at January 30, we will allow community made servers, however for the time being, we will disable the progression on those servers due to possibility of modding the server files and tempering the player's rank / stats.
We will provide a video how to host your own server before January 30.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, we have just switched to **STEAM PLAYTEST **
This means, steam has revoked all the beta keys. To access to the game, simply follow the video.

<@&326819051177508865> <@&421279113907535883>
The keys you have received from us were beta key as well. You will receive a CD key from us when we go early access. The reason why we aren't providing CD keys at the moment is that, CD keys can not participate to beta test due to different AppIDs in steam.

[outer lily]

AKA for the above: Don't freak out if you get this message. It's supposed to happen.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
24 hours left to weekly playtest 🥳

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, 5 hours left to weekly playtest 🥳

The server schedules are:
GMT+9 / UTC+9 (JAPAN TIME) ---> [FOR ASIA PLAYERS]
•Asia server will open between 18:00 pm - 00:00 am
•Europe server will open between 00:00 am - 06:00 am

GMT+0 / UTC+0 (LONDON TIME) ---> [FOR EUROPE PLAYERS]
•Europe server will open between 15:00 pm - 21:00 pm
•Asia server will open between 09:00 am - 15:00 pm

GMT-9 / UTC-9 (ALASKA TIME) ---> [FOR USA PLAYERS]
•Asia server will open between 00:00 am - 06:00 am
•Europe server will open between 06:00 am - 12:00 pm

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, the major changes we have made are;

• Anyone above 60 rank can create clans.
• Reworked weapon stats core.
• Added new barrels and grips however they need a lot of experimenting (The 3d models haven't been implemented yet)
• Added a new gadget called 'Suicide C4'.
• Rework on the loadout screen.
• Added 9mm magazine for M4A1 (Very experimental)

• Added 5 new game modes
--Free For All
--Gun Game (Free For All)
--Gun Game (Team)
--Suicide Rush(Experimental)
--Catch Game (Experimental)

All weapon attachment and customization selections have been reset.
This means you have to go to loadout and choose your preference attachment/skins again.

We had much more updates however we didn't have enough time to implement most of them. So, after this weekly playtest, we will keep adding new content.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone Server's are up!

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
+1000 Concurrent players 🥳
+10,000 BETA PLAYERS in 18 hours ✨

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone 👀
47th hour.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
It's not extreme but we are getting a few cheaters every couple of hours and we don't have an anti cheat, yet..

At this point, the biggest weapon we have is REPORTING SYSTEM.
You can report people by clicking on them on scoreboard or pressing P after down by them.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone 🥳

[upbeat coyote]

😱

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, we have decided to change our base price to $15(new price) from $20(old price) for early access 🥳
The patreon is still $10 👀

[upbeat coyote]

Update on VAC banned accounts.
Master server now accepts all accounts with multiple VAC account IF THEIR LAST BAN WAS NOT IN A YEAR

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
New update ready, here is the key changes we made;

•Holding 'R' drops the magazine, Pressing 'R' once, tatical reloads (saves the magazine)
•Fall damage decreased.
•Toggle Aim down disabled by DEFAULT.
•AK15-SCARH-SCARH's Drum Mag-HoneyBadger-AsVal nerfed all the way. 👀 (Experimental)
•A small kill cam added (not exactly a kill cam but same as BF4)(At least you can see where you got shot from)(Disabled in hardcore servers)
•Player gets 'Unknow Error' when server full fixed.

•We reworked the map 'Basra' from ground to top after receiving feedback from community.

Update your game files via steam.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
New 8 more Asia server is up!

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone I would like to let you know we have entered the last 24 hours in our current playtest 👀 In 24 hours, we will be shutting down all servers and effectively stopping the playtest for the time being. What awaits us next is a period of updates, fixes and additions (like Anti-Cheat) -- fear not, though! We are planning more playtests along the way to effectively test these said implemented features and fixes.

[upbeat coyote]

I want to make it clear that, the stats won't be reset until early access. This means, you will continue playing where you left in next playtest.

[upbeat coyote]

We are adding 'Reload Style' option to 'Controllers' section in our settings menu for who having trouble adapting to new reloading system.

Other options are shown here
#developments_archived message

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
New update is ready, verify your game via steam.

[rancid kraken]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1VSc57k4rtEVLwPim9

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, we are extending playtest for 2 more hours 🥳

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone ending the playtest in 30 minutes 👀.

[upbeat coyote]

End of BattleBug Remastered weekly playtest event ✨

@everyone oh boy, what a week...
This playtest taught us a lot of lessons. Now, we are more aware of what has to be fixed, changed and added to the game. (Anti cheat, gameplay issues, balance etc)
We will working on the game for 1 month and starting another playtest at Feb 20 that will last 3 days (until Feb 23).

Another update is that, we have decided to delay the community made servers for the moment.** We are planning to let community to host servers after early access.**

Here are some photos we are proud of 🤡

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, Three day notice!
If you are not already aware or not fully up caught up the next playtest starts on Feb 20th, 3:00 pm (GMT)
And the playtest will last until Feb 23rd, 3:00 pm (GMT).

Also to clarify some rumors, playtests/Open Beta is free. However, early access will be $15 (USD). For countries who have massive inflation and currency conversion rates this might be reduced a few dollars in recognition of the inability to afford a lot of things.

I will posting the full change log before playtest starts however you can check the #dev-wip, #developments_archived to see so far what we have updated in the game.

See you in the playtest ❤️

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
24 hours left 🥳

[upbeat coyote]

Here is the changelog of new update!
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1611740/view/3127190691506525421

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, playtest is open!
Servers are up! 🥳

Make you sure have the latest update

https://giphy.com/gifs/1VSc57k4rtEVLwPim9

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
Hotifix ready, verify your game and join 🥳

https://giphy.com/gifs/1VSc57k4rtEVLwPim9

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, I owe you an apology for f*cking up the EasyAntiCheat implementation. I don't believe the issue is on EasyAntiCheat since many game is using it without an issue. I believe the implementation I have done has some flaws that causing this issue.

Right now, me and as team, we are definitely not enjoying seeing you guys needing to restart the game every one hour. And the truth is, I have no idea where is the problem on Easy Anti Cheat implementation.
Instead of keeping this playtest up with a broken game, I will be ending the test for now.

We will be creating a small private test group(QA) to test the game before going larger public playtest.
The next playtest will be in 2 - 4 weeks depending on how well the fixes goes.

We will be keeping you updated regarding to next playtest time 😟

[upbeat coyote]

Hey @everyone,

After spending several hours attempting to debug the issues regarding EAC and some other bugs, we believe we found a fix for some of them. However, these fixes, as we mentioned before, has to be tested on a grander scale. After careful deliberation and consideration internally, we have decided to restart the playtest. All your feedback is valued and we can definitely see that you guys would like to play the game.

So we're booting all the servers up right now. Please don't forget to verify integrity before you start the game so you don't receive version mismatch error. During the test, please bear with us if you encounter any issues. For any EAC related issues, please report them in #945086533726253156 with proper information. (How long have you been playing the game before the issue started? Is this your first round? Have you disconnected/rejoined at any point? etc.)

Once again, I would like to thank everyone for your interest in BattleBit Remastered.

Hotfix Changelog

• Fixed clan tags not showing up when a player rejoins a server.
• Disabled FFA/Gun Game gamemodes for larger map sizes and player counts.
• Server Browser countries have been adjusted to show where they're located properly. (United States is not located in South America)
• Experimental fixes to EAC implementation, hopefully fixing the "Multiplayer/EAC Verification" issue while spawning in-game.

Known Issues

• Voice chat sometimes "loops".
• Players can sometimes fall under the map. (Please report this to us with what happened a few seconds prior in game-mechanics-bug-report)
• Error No Response Code 1 (This error appears when the server is overcrowded, we're currently investigating.)
• Potential EAC issues during long gameplay sessions.

[upbeat coyote]

New hotfix ready!
Update your game via steam.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
The new update has an issue sadly, we are going back to old version.

https://giphy.com/gifs/1VSc57k4rtEVLwPim9

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, we are ending the playtest in 2 hours.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone, we are extending the playtest for 1 more hour!

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone the playtest has now come to an end! Thank you all for participating and for your support the game. We have received a lot of feedback, and we will do our best to sort through and examine it all! There was so many of you that played and shared your suggestions, so it will take sometime! We value your input and will do our best to implement the best decisions for the game.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
The next and final playtest will start on April 8th at 15:00 pm (GMT/UTC) and end on April 10th at 15:00 pm.
This will be the last public playtest we will be having.

[outer lily]

@everyone A reminder for this discord. Please do not talk about the conflict in Ukraine. This discord is for a game and being distracted from the worlds issues.
Any discussion about it will be met by our moderators and Rule 8 Will be enforced, NO POLITICS!. TAKE DISCUSSION TO ANOTHER DISCORD OR YOUR DM's!!!

[blissful whale]

Hello everyone! For those who may not know, we will start <@&326819051177508865> only tests very soon. This was announced during Q&A after the end of the February Playtest.
If you're curious about being a Patron, check #931490597548732416. We are still going over a few things, so expect a more detailed announcement later today! Chat soon ❤️

[blissful whale]

Patron QA tests will begin this weekend and continue throughout the month of March. There will be multiple/individual tests that are meant for Oki to identify issues and fix them. The team cannot guarantee start or end times of each test, but will give as much of a heads up as possible. We'll create a channel to report bugs and feedback accessible to <@&326819051177508865> role. Additionally there will be an info channel with instructions on how to join and how to properly help us test.
This will not be a 24/7 server, it will be one server that is activated when necessary, the test time will be from 5 minute to 1 hour depending on what needs to be tested.

#931490597548732416

[blissful whale]

@everyone New & Easy System for receiving Patreon Rewards + Status added in-game. Follow the simple steps in the video. If you previously linked, you are still required to do this. You may have also received a DM from our Discord Bot. No more #bot-spam hassles! Make sure you've linked your Discord to Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/settings/apps

[rancid kraken]

@everyone https://discord.gg/BqjJpS2W?event=952943838333390938

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone 3rd and final public playtest is starting now!
The playtest will last from 8th April GMT 3pm - 10th April GMT 3pm.

Servers are up.

@everyone
If you are on queue, leave the queue and join to other servers from server browser, the other servers catched up little late than some of them.

Hotfix eta 10 minute.

@everyone
Hotfix ready, verify your game via steam client. Hopefully this fixes the EAC issue ...

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone
One more hotfix, give a try. Sadly anti cheat is kicking a lot of players randomly now. Verify your game files once again.

Make sure you have verified your files.

https://giphy.com/gifs/1VSc57k4rtEVLwPim9

Anyone who is waiting in queues, you can leave the queues and join other servers, sadly waiting waiting on queue with more than +100 is not fun...

[upbeat coyote]

Another hotifx. Also, I had to disable the quick match since it has an issue.

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone We are bringing the servers down for maintenance. We had more players than we expected, and it is causing various stability issues. We are working on a possible hotfix and will keep you updated!

[upbeat coyote]

@everyone We are pushing back this final public playtest to another time that remains to be determined. The current build has some major issues that will take awhile to address.
I am aware all of you have waited, sadly the current build isn't stable enough to be playable.

I will be letting you guys know when next public playtest will be.

[blissful whale]

Community Update Blog posted - https://steamcommunity.com/games/1611740/announcements/detail/3216141857486377852

[blissful whale]

Follow-up Community Update. We appreciate your patience and support ❤️ - https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1611740/view/3211639524369061378

[blissful whale]

Community Update for May 2022 published.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1611740/view/3292706855574440638