• Hey everyone,


    Today we're pleased to share with you all that Hell Let Loose will be leaving Steam Early Access on July 27th, heralding the arrival of the Eastern Front and the Soviet Army.


    To mark the announcement, Lead Developer Max sat down to share a few words on how we've got to where we are today, including a first look at a small part of our Early Access launch trailer:

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    The full trailer will be coming soon...


    If you're particularly interested in the trailer tease you can watch that part straight away below:

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    Yep, that's Stalingrad!



    Naturally this is a big step for Hell Let Loose, and the next one on our continued journey that we're excited to take. To go into more detail and hopefully answer any questions you may have, Lead Developer Max shared some thoughts and details in Dev Brief #131 which I've brought across for anyone that may have missed it.



    A Message From Max - Leaving Early Access and Welcome to the Eastern Front

    Hi everybody,


    We’re excited to announce that we’ll be leaving Early Access with the launch of Update 10 in the coming weeks and the introduction of the Soviet forces. For us, it represents the solidification of several foundational elements for the game. We know that there will be many questions around us leaving Early Access and what that might mean for the future of the title. Don’t worry - as you’ll discover below this represents the completion of some key infrastructure beneath the hood - including finalising workflows that will enable us to work far more efficiently in the future. You’ll also see that we’ve got huge things planned for the game that we’ll talk through below.


    Our Goals During Early Access


    Hell Let Loose is an epic journey for both the whole development team and community.


    Beginning in 2015 as a hobby, we’ve both expanded and learned so much during the development of Hell Let Loose.


    When launching into Early Access, we had several key goals to accomplish during the period:

    We knew that there were several fundamental infrastructure overhauls that we’d need to achieve during the period in order to make sure we were best set up to support the title well beyond our Early Access period. Our animation system required more than 50 handmade animations per item, our texturing systems meant both our vehicles and weapons were so expensive on VRAM usage that they needed to be crushed in quality, and there was a total absence of ballistics in-game - to name just a few significant absences or issues.


    On top of this, we also wanted to build out the core offering of maps, roles and vehicles - and expand and polish Commander abilities.


    Lastly, we also wanted to expand the size of the studio and bring on new team members who could join us in refining and building Hell Let Loose long term.

    For us, Update 10 represents the success of these initial goals and our leaving Early Access. All underlying infrastructure in the game has been rewritten for much easier iteration, expansion and optimisation and were used to help us introduce the all-new Soviet forces to the game.



    Why leave Early Access?

    As developers, we’re aware of every issue within the game - both technical, bug or features that could be polished, changed or refined. We’d be happy to stay in Early Access for several more years, however as part of our original commitment we felt that it’s important to draw a line under what we’d consider to be the “base game”.


    As mentioned above, Early Access represented a time for us to implement huge infrastructure overhauls to the underlying code of the game - including entirely reworking our animation, sound effects, ballistics, mapping and texturing pipeline in a way that means our future work is far easier to adapt, optimise and expand.


    We are also aware that every player will have their own feeling about what would be considered critical to achieve before leaving Early Access - and that there won’t necessarily be consensus. That said, it’s important to reassure the community as a whole that this is the end of the first foundational stage of our development.


    Lastly, leaving Early Access will help us as a studio to continue to work on and support Hell Let Loose well into the future.



    When will we leave Early Access?


    We will be leaving Early Access with the launch of Update 10. We will be doing a special announcement this Sunday with the exact date as well as first teaser footage of the second unrevealed map and our new Eastern Front trailer.



    Are you leaving Early Access because of the console development?


    No. Many Early Access games stay in Early Access while also launching on console.



    Will you honour Kickstarter Backers pledges?


    Yes. We are fully committed to honouring these pledges and will be following up with specific backers. For example, we are currently testing one of the kickstarter uniform rewards in the PTE.



    Does this mean the meta or “feature/bug I don’t like” will never be fixed or changed?


    No. Hell Let Loose is an enormous game with hundreds of features that all need to coexist and all will continue to be refined or changed as we always have.

    New content will continue to shift the meta towards our ultimate vision for the title. For example, the introduction of halftracks will shift the way in which teams stage attacks into enemy territory, while the new armour rework will shift the power of AT from the straight destruction of vehicles to component damage.



    Does this mean that updates and work will slow down or end on Hell Let Loose?


    No. This simply represents another milestone in our development journey. We will be releasing a roadmap soon to outline what you can expect to see in the future. This roadmap will include large amounts of content underpinned by continued polish, fixes, balancing and optimisations.


    The future includes:

    Addition of new Western and Eastern Front maps


    Continued polish on all existing maps


    Addition of new forces and theatres


    Addition of new vehicles eg. halftracks, jeeps, heavy tanks, assault guns, specialist variants etc.


    Addition of new weapons eg. trench guns, flamethrowers, mortars, FG-42 and many more


    Addition of new gadgets and features (night maps, flare guns etc.)


    Expansion of types of deployable emplacements (HMGs, AA guns etc.)


    Expansion and continued balancing of Commander abilities


    Campaign mode to tie public matches together


    Solo and grouped matchmaking


    And much, much more.

    Thank You


    Fundamentally, World War Two is an enormous conflict, with thousands of different aspects worth exploring. As a development team, we’re fully committed to continuing to work together with the community to build on this core foundation of Hell Let Loose well into the future. We’re very excited to have you on the journey with us!



    Onwards to the Eastern Front!


    That wraps up today's announcement!


    Thank you all so much for your continued support and we'll see you later in the week for Dev Brief #132!


    See you on the frontline.

  • Developer Briefing #133 - Steam Free Weekend, Stalingrad, SMDM & Soviet Rifles!

    Hey everyone,

    Welcome to Dev Brief #133!

    This week we've got a big one featuring a Steam Free Weekend and sale, new Stalingrad information and screenshots, plus an update on Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont and a look at the Soviet Rifle arsenal that you'll be wielding from July 27th!

    Before we dive in though we just want to say a huge WELCOME
    to all the new players joining us from both the free weekend and the sale - we hope you have an awesome time! We're humbled to have an amazing community here, so don't be shy, say hi when you jump into a unit and make some frontline friends.

    Now let's get stuck in shall we...

    WELCOME TO HELL LET LOOSE!

    Free Weekend

    That’s right, HLL is free to play this weekend!

    Welcome to all our new players. We will be available for you to enjoy Hell Let Loose for free from 6pm BST today until 6pm BST Monday.

    We highly recommend joining the community on our OFFICIAL DISCORD where you can stay up to date with all things HLL, and get support from the community as a new player!

    We also recommend taking a quick scroll through our announcements & Developer Briefings. Here you will see we are committed to our development through weekly ongoing communication. You can also see what content we have planned for our next update.

    Check them out here!

    Steam Summer Sale

    In addition to the free weekend Hell Let Loose is -25% Off during the Steam Summer Sale.

    Please note: This will be the final opportunity to get HLL at a discounted price before we leave Early Access!




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    ICYMI - A message from our Lead Developer Max, on Leaving Early Access

    Hi everybody,

    We’re excited to announce that we’ll be leaving Early Access with the launch of Update 10 in the coming weeks and the introduction of the Soviet forces. For us, it represents the solidification of several foundational elements for the game. We know that there will be many questions around us leaving Early Access and what that might mean for the future of the title.

    Don’t worry - as you’ll discover below this represents the completion of some key infrastructure beneath the hood - including finalising workflows that will enable us to work far more efficiently in the future. You’ll also see that we’ve got huge things planned for the game that we’ll talk through below.

    Our Goals During Early Access

    Hell Let Loose is an epic journey for both the whole development team and community.

    Beginning in 2015 as a hobby, we’ve both expanded and learned so much during the development of Hell Let Loose.

    When launching into Early Access, we had several key goals to accomplish during the period:

    We knew that there were several fundamental infrastructure overhauls that we’d need to achieve during the period in order to make sure we were best set up to support the title well beyond our Early Access period. Our animation system required more than 50 handmade animations per item, our texturing systems meant both our vehicles and weapons were so expensive on VRAM usage that they needed to be crushed in quality, and there was a total absence of ballistics in-game - to name just a few significant absences or issues.

    On top of this, we also wanted to build out the core offering of maps, roles and vehicles - and expand and polish Commander abilities.

    Lastly, we also wanted to expand the size of the studio and bring on new team members who could join us in refining and building Hell Let Loose long term.

    For us, Update 10 represents the success of these initial goals and our leaving Early Access. All underlying infrastructure in the game has been rewritten for much easier iteration, expansion and optimisation and were used to help us introduce the all-new Soviet forces to the game.

    ............

    You can read the rest of Max’s message here, explaining our decision to leave Early Access and how the future is shaping up HERE!

    Update 10 Maps!

    We have already shown off a bit of Kursk, one of our new maps coming along with the Soviet’s in Update 10. Now we take a quick look at Stalingrad.

    Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad was a nearly 6-month long engagement on the Eastern Front. German high command had pushed toward the River Volga in a bid to capture the strategic city, but found their progress slowed significantly once inside. One of the bloodiest battles of the war, Stalingrad alone accounted for more than a million combined casualties on both sides.

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    As combat progressed from the suburbs into the industrial sectors, with constant Luftwaffe bombing turning many buildings to rubble. Unfortunately for the Germans, these bombed out ruins were a perfect hiding place for ambushers and required savage room-to-room fighting to clear out. Soviet strategy was to fight the Germans as close in as possible, so as to limit their ability to use artillery or air support.

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    Some larger buildings which managed to survive the constant shelling would be built up as fortresses by the men who occupied them. One such building, known affectionately as Pavlov's House, became famous for outlasting a two-month siege while protecting the Russian-held Volga behind.

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    Ultimately, the success of the Soviet operations in the winter of 1942 would cut the German supply lines and leave their army surrounded in Stalingrad. The Germans continued to hold their portion of the city and attempted to break out toward friendly lines for another few months, but would eventually collapse and surrender from lack of supply in 1943.

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    Stalingrad is a very unique map amongst the existing Hell Let Loose rotation. While urban, the nature of the way the city was built allowed for long, wide roads and larger, spread-out buildings. The result is a mixture of key vertical locations (atop apartment buildings or smaller brick office blocks), open fields of fire across roads and destroyed city blocks, and dense room to room fighting in the factories and workshops. Vehicles are extremely potent due to long sight lines, while infantry have the ability to manoeuvre amongst the rubble.

    Back to Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont

    We have already talked about the SMDM overhaul in Dev Brief #131, but we thought it was worth mentioning again as we know the community loves this map.

    Additionally one of our community members, Sam_15_SVK
    , has made some comparisons to the old vs new SMDM. We thought it was fantastic and worth sharing.

    You can check them out HERE!

    SMDM - A Brief History

    The area around the village of Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont, in the Normandy region of France, was the site of many frantic skirmishes on the morning of June 6, 1944. Soldiers of the American 101st Airborne were assigned to secure the routes inland from the beaches, and eliminate any artillery batteries which could threaten the coming amphibious landing. Loading into C-47 transport planes, the men would parachute in zones radar-designated by Pathfinder teams sent in advance of the main wave.

    The paratroopers and their transport crew had trained ceaselessly for the operation. Yet, as the planes flew over the mainland, trouble began to arise for the men of the 101st. Flak fire from the anti-aircraft batteries tore the sky asunder. Heavy could cover and the darkness of night obscured the landing zones, and the radar transponders malfunctioned. Many flights were blown off course, and many more had to drop their cargo blind into the darkness below. Cockpits shaking from Flak fire, the pilots could only pray that the paratroopers made it to the ground safely.

    Fortunately, most of the 101st were unharmed in the landings. Often scattered and out of position, they would have to wander in the darkness as they worked to regroup their forces and begin to accomplish their assigned tasks. A workable number of soldiers had been assembled by dawn, and at around 8:30 A.M. First Lieutenant Richard D. “Dick” Winters, took a dozen men to destroy the artillery battery at Brecourt Manor.

    Despite being heavily outnumbered, the battery was destroyed without incident. Similar operations in the area assisted the soldiers landing at Utah beach, who had made significant headway inland. Armor arriving from Utah would finally swing the battle for Saint-Marie-Du-Mont in favor of the 101st, and the village would be taken by the end of the day.

  • The Soviet Arsenal

    Mosin

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    The Mosin rifle was the main arm of the Soviet Union in the Second World War. A bolt action rifle feeding from a 5 round single stack magazine, it fired the powerful 7.62 by 54 millimeter rimmed cartridge.

    The rifle was designed by a commission of Russian arsenal designers, with principal work being contributed by Sergei Mosin. The design for the magazine came from a competing rifle submitted by Leon Nagant, and featured an interruptor to allow the reliable feeding of rimmed ammunition.

    The Mosin would prove to be durable enough for combat on the eastern front of both World Wars, though the operating surfaces of the bolt were vulnerable to mud. While not exactly cheap to manufacture, the Soviet Union could field tens of millions numbers of the rifle due to their build-up of tooling machinery.

    M91

    The original mass-produced variant of the Mosin which served primarily in the First World War, the M91 was the longest of all the Mosins. Its rear sight was rushed into production following a change to spitzer ammunition in the early 1900s, and was somewhat vulnerable to damage.

    M91/30

    The Mosin rifle was updated in form factor in the years preceding the Second World War. The handier 1891 dragoon model was chosen as the basis of the 91/30, being a couple inches shorter than the original infantry model. The rear sight was also improved, and other than a few minor changes the rest of the rifle remained the same.

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    M38

    An even shorter version of the Mosin, the M38 Carbine was used by engineers, artillery crews, and other troops whose primary duties did not involve frontline combat. Lighter in weight but firing the same ammunition as its full-size brethren, the M38's recoil was correspondingly higher.

    M91/30 Sniper

    The scoped variant of the M91/30, the sniper variant, had a scope mount on the side of the receiver which accepted either PEM or PU scopes. The bolt handle was bent 90 degrees to clear the scope. They were generally made with tighter tolerances, and were capable of higher precision compared to a standard 91/30. Discerning snipers could attempt to obtain ranging PZ ammunition, which would explode on impact with the target.

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    SVT-40

    The SVT-40 was a Soviet semi-automatic rifle used extensively in World War 2. A short-stroke piston design, the SVT was one of the earliest self-loading rifles fielded in a significant quantity by a major army. It fed from a 10 round magazine and could be loaded with standard stripper clips.

    Although reasonably rugged, it was necessarily more complex than traditional bolt-action rifles. Troops in the field complained that it was difficult to maintain and susceptible to mud.

    The large mass of moving parts in the forend of the rifle and the poorly bedded barrel caused it to bounce when fired, negatively affecting accuracy. PU scopes were mounted to SVTs, though the bedding issue would stop production of these marksman's SVTs by mid-war.

    The SVT was intended to be mass issued in large numbers. However the high casualties and equipment losses early in the war forced the rapid refitting of the Red Army, something the simpler Mosin was more suited to. The SVT would serve in a gradually diminishing capacity until production stopped in early 1945. The additional firepower provided was not seen to be worth the additional complexity at the time.

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    Onwards to the free weekend!

    That wraps up this week's Dev Brief!

    It's going to be a busy weekend on the battlefields of Hell Let Loose and we hope you all have an awesome one!

    Once again welcome to all our new players and also thank you to our existing community for being so welcoming - you rock!

    We'll see you on the frontline.

  • Developer Briefing #134 - Optimisation, New Look Meta Components and more!

    Hey everyone,

    Welcome to Dev Brief #134!

    This week Max and the team have got together to give you some bitesize updates on a few different areas of the game.

    From optimisation to particle FX and the addition of new audio and visual meta components we're taking a quick look under the hood!

    Make sure you stick around until the end too as we'll be revealing some of the new, free customisation items that you'll be able to unlock in Update 10, as well as sharing with you some more details on the Soviet inventory!

    Let's get stuck in shall we...

    A Message From Max - Tweaks, Changes and Optimisation!

    Hi everyone,

    We would like to thank the community for jumping into the PTEs and offering fantastic feedback. It’s great to know what you’re enjoying, and the constructive notes are guiding our continued work - be it gameplay, bug fixing or optimisation. Thanks for working with us to continually improve the coming Update.

    We will continue to run PTEs over the next couple of weeks to ensure that we have a stable build for U10. Bug fixing and optimization is always a key focus, and we are doing our best to eliminate as many issues as possible before launching out of Early Access.

    We are also keen to reiterate that we will be running more thorough PTEs for future updates, as we feel it’s a great opportunity to iterate on fixes and identify large scale issues.

    On a final note, we’d appreciate it if the community joined us in helping keep content from the PTEs under wraps by not streaming, discussing or posting photos of the PTE across any open channel and instead give their feedback in the directed locations. We would prefer to be able to keep running these testing sessions and our ability to keep this content a surprise will have a large impact on whether we continue or not.

    Optimisation

    Hell Let Loose is a tough beast to optimise! With 100 players and concurrent physics on all vehicles (as well as 10+ multi crewed vehicles per game) - it’s definitely a challenge.

    That said, we’re working hard to instance, merge and build HLOD out for all maps - including our new Eastern Front maps. Alongside this, we’re reducing poly and triangle counts, as well as looking at our different settings to see if we can assist lower-end players in squeezing out the best possible performance without compromising gameplay (ostensibly by removing shadows or foliage completely).

    So far, our PTE’s have shown increased performance across the board and we still have more to do. Like everything in game development, it’s a tricky balance between visuals and optimisation. As we introduce different LODs within the game we also need to adjust them to maintain as high a quality visual as we can.

    Particle FX

    Particle FX have been an area that were largely untouched since we began work on Hell Let Loose. We’re currently in the process of onboarding a full time FX artist who will work over the existing FX - including muzzle flashes, ambient fires, back blasts and more. Initially though, we’ve gone through and optimised a huge number of these elements in a way that is visually unnoticeable to the player. That said, you can expect both increased performance gains plus a visual fidelity increase over the coming updates. We especially need to nail these aspects down prior to our Fire update.

    New Look and Sound to Map Meta Components

    We’re doing a pass on many smaller map elements that are crucial to the meta. These have largely gone untouched for the entire duration of development, and we knew that we needed to revisit them.

    Sound

    Where appropriate, we’ve attached authentic radio clips from each of the forces to both OPs and Garrisons. This is to enable players to get a sense of proximity to a spawn, as well build the immersion of the battlefield soundscape.

    Look

    Hell Let Loose has hugely dense maps - visually in terms of realistic battlefield clutter and also in terms of gameplay elements - players, ammo boxes, supply boxes, mines, vehicles and much more. Many of you will also know that the meta of Hell Let Loose largely hinges on the placement and destruction of the OP, Airhead and Garrison spawn points, as well as interacting with other small objects such as ammo boxes. There are many times where even experienced players will come within range of the enemy spawn point, but due to intense clutter or bad luck, will fail to see it until players spawn on it, leading to either a successful attack being thwarted due to their failure to find a small object, or a mass spawn-kill as they mow down the recently spawned players.

    Instead, we have been road testing a slight shine on battlefield objects of meta significance to increase decisiveness in attack and defense, as well as increase battlefield awareness (without you needing to constantly toggle the HUD to see icons, or open your map).

    The shine only occurs when within 30m of the key object, and is limited to objects that demand crucial player interaction (OP, Garrison, Airhead and Ammo Boxes). You will still need to interact with the objects as you always have - as well as learn the difference in appearance between them.

    Size

    Spawn points are the bread and butter of Hell Let Loose, and their placement can make the difference between winning and losing. We’ve road tested a smaller OP size that is uniform across all forces. It’s far easier to place in trenches and much less obstructive, and the same sizing means that no force experiences a disadvantage when placing them.

    We will be applying the same logic to Garrisons in future updates - both making them easier to place, as well as bearing a similar sized visual signature.

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    Discord - Join the Community

    Over the next couple of weeks we will be making some changes to the Discord. This will essentially be an audit to ensure we have all the correct and up to date information, as well as designated locations for different conversations about the game.

    The Discord has grown enormously over time, and as a result we’ll be restructuring elements of it so that each channel functions better and all types of player - for dyed in the wool veterans, those experiencing technical issues, those keen to provide feedback, those looking to group up or join a clan and finally a location where newcomers can feel welcome.

    Update 10 Cosmetics & Soviet Inventory Info

    Here is a sneak peak at a couple of the new free cosmetics coming to Hell Let Loose. We will be following up on how these items will be unlocked/acquired before U10 launches on July 27th.

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    More of the Soviet Inventory

    Lastly this week, here are a few more items that will be included in the Soviet inventory.

    RGD-2

    The RGD-2 was a smoke grenade type mass-produced in the Soviet Union. Visually little more than a cardboard tube, it was activated by striking the washer included in the body of the grenade against the ignition match. After a few seconds, smoke would billow from either side of the housing. It was available in a number of different smoke colors, and is still being manufactured today.

    RG-42

    The RG-42 was a fragmentation grenade of Soviet manufacture. A simplified alternative to the complex stick-type RG-33, the RG-42 was able to be produced in smaller factories and workshops. The smooth cylindrical outer shell contained both the explosive charge and a number of steel sheets designed to fragment on detonation.

    POMZ

    The POMZ was a type of Soviet anti-personnel mine. A simple fuzed TNT charge with a fragmentation sleeve, the POMZ was attached to a wooden stake and embedded in the ground. It was triggered by tripwire, which could be tied to another stake or otherwise attached to the environment.

    Onwards to the weekend!

    That wraps up this week's Dev Brief, thanks for stopping by!

    As you likely already know we have an incredibly exciting month ahead of us as we gear up to leave Early Access on July 27th and welcome in the arrival of the Eastern Front!

    Leaving Early Access heralds the next step for Hell Let Loose and we can't wait to take it with you.

    Have a great weekend everyone!

    We'll see you on the frontline!

  • Developer Briefing #135 - Armour Overhaul

    Hey everyone,

    Welcome to Dev Brief #135!

    This week we're got a big one for you as we delve into and detail the armour overhaul coming in Update 10 on July 27th.

    From the changes themselves to new additions and our reasoning behind them, today we're pleased to be in a position to sit down and go through everything with you.

    A lot of these changes have been inspired, guided and provoked from community feedback, so thank you to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts with us on armour throughout Early Access.

    Right, let's rev the engines and get stuck in...

    A Message From Max - The Armour Overhaul: Changes, Details & Reasoning

    Hi everyone,

    We’ve been working very hard on our continued armour rework - the majority of which will be landing with Update 10. We’ve incorporated feedback from across the entire community and it’s meant reworking many areas of our code and logic - including both projectiles, armour, the way armour functions on the vehicles, and the componentry of each piece. Alongside this, it’s also meant reworking the complex driving models for every vehicle in the game in order to get the best possible outcome - that balances expectation with reality.

    It has also touched the base roster, ammo quantities, vehicle costs, sound effects, visual effects and many more aspects (such as no longer allowing AT to reload a launcher/AT rifle while sprinting!), as we rebalance the entire armour spectrum in line with adjusted line-ups and the coming new medium tank offerings for both the US and German forces (Sherman for the US and Panzer IV for the Germans).

    In Hell Let Loose, armour is designed to function largely as it did in real life - with tense duels, surprise attacks from superior positioning and requiring the support of the surrounding team (when it comes to protecting the flanks from infantry attack).

    Armour Hit Boxes

    The largest rework by far has to manually build and apply accurate armour hitboxes to all vehicles in the game. One of the large issues previously was projectiles would strike small pieces of geometry on the exterior of a vehicle (like a hook or spade or edge) and it would lead to random outcomes (be in a bounce, non-penetrating explosion or penetration).

    This led to very unsatisfying gameplay, where some vehicles could be destroyed in a single shot, or some other totally random outcome. In reworking all of these hitboxes, we’ve now assured a very binary outcome that can both be learned and relied upon. We have found that this now produces better armoured encounters in which crews are able to clearly understand the combat taking place.

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    Hit Statuses

    In line with our efforts towards eliminating the randomness of armoured combat, we’ve reworked both the sound and look of penetrating shots, non-penetrating shots (ones that explode on the side of the vehicle) and ricocheting shots. They are now far more distinct and should help crews keep much better track of how the action is progressing. In addition, the tank shell flyby sounds have been greatly improved, leading to a more dramatic soundscape on the battlefield.

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    Resource Costs

    In reworking the way Resource Nodes function and accumulate resources, we’ve rebalanced costs of vehicles to match. Our ultimate desire has always been to create relative scarcity of Fuel, that would then force a Commander to make greater strategic decisions with their armour crews to decide which vehicle would be best to bring in to supplement the base roster of vehicles. Something we were missing from our “Company of Heroes” comparisons was a distinct battle order by which a Commander would bring in specific vehicles. We are keen that every decision the Commander makes is driven by necessity and not by endless surplus.

    Scarcity of Heavy Tanks

    As we begin to introduce more medium tanks to the game, we’re keen to rebalance the base roster (the default line-up each team receives in order to make sure they’re viable from a vehicle perspective). As such, we’ve removed Heavy Tanks from the default line-up to make them rarer and more intentional in their use. We want their presence on the battlefield to reflect a concerted choice and strategy, rather than business-as-usual. In doing so, one of our aims is to shift the standard vehicle effectiveness down - towards medium tanks, light tanks and eventually assault guns. Until this time, Heavy Tanks have often seemed like the majority of the vehicles on the battlefield - which does not reflect the historical weighting and lead to problems elsewhere - such as needing standard anti-tank players to field equally powerful weapons to destroy them.

    Ultimately, the sight of a Tiger 1, Jumbo and IS-1 (and eventually the Tiger II, IS-2 and Pershing) should be rare, exciting and terrifying to the enemy, and indicate specific intentions of the Commander.

    Engine Component

    In line with rebalancing armour and the introduction of anti-tank rifles, we’ve added the engine components to vehicles in order to allow different, less-potent forms of anti-tank weaponry to effectively hinder and nullify armour in ways that aren’t a simple critical-kill.

    It is now possible to knock out a vehicle's engine by penetrating the engine bay - resulting in its total immobilisation.

    Manoeuvrability and Gears

    We’ve worked hard on the manoeuvrability and gear ratios in this rework. We’ve attempted to emulate the real principles of driving in greater manoeuvrability at low gears, while straight line speeds are higher but less manoeuvrable. However, this is still a work-in-progress as we figure out the best mixture of handling.

    Physics

    We’ve made several improvements to our physics handling and the interrelationships between different vehicles, as well as to the way in which we handle collisions. This has resulted in:

    Reduced the likelihood of getting stuck between objects


    Reduced the likelihood of vehicles bouncing off objects at speed


    Reduced the ability for lighter vehicles to knock around heavier vehicles


    Reduced the jittery behaviour of vehicles while stationary or between objects


    Fixed visual stepping on tank barrels as they move


    Improved the ability for trucks to climb steep angles


    Sound Effects

    Alongside every other improvement, we’ve worked on the following sound effects:

    Added SFX when colliding with objects


    Added SFX for entering and exiting vehicles


    Added SFX for switching seat in vehicles


    Updated Tank Engine and Tracks SFX


    Updated Turret traverse SFX


    Continued Improvements

    As always with Hell Let Loose, we’ll continue to improve this gameplay as we introduce a variety of new vehicles into the game. We can already see the need for a potential armour degradation mechanic in the near future to emulate the failure of a particular surface.

    Armour rework Summary

    The below changelist is subject to change based ongoing balancing and community feedback after the U10 update.

    Added Engine Compartment

    Shuts off the Engine and prevents an Engine start


    Disables at 0% HP


    Enables at 100% HP


    Adjusted vehicle health and damage

    Mirror matchups will result in ~2 shots to kill


    Shooting a higher classed Tank requires 2-3 shots to kill


    Shooting a lower classed Tank requires 1-2 shots to kill


    Reduced Handheld-AT damage to require an additional rocket to destroy Heavy Tanks Increased AT-
    Gun HP to compensate for the PTRS damage and require 2 handheld shots


    Adjusted Tank Armor Ratings

    Increased frontal armour for most Tanks requiring precise shots or flanked angles


    Increased side Hull armour on some Tanks requiring handheld AT to shoot the rear


    Increased Turret Cupola armour so it’s no longer a go-to easy weak spot


    Adjusted Behaviour of certain areas of Armor

    Tank barrels can now ricochet


    Turret cupolas can now ricochet


    Turret cupolas now only transfer damage to the Turret and not the Hull


    Tracks can now be damaged by HE shells


    Tracks can no longer be exploited to bypass the Hull armour


    Tracks will not ricochet shells


    Miscellaneous items attached to vehicles no longer deal damage to the Hull when shot


    Other improvements

    Removed exploitable locations on Tanks that tricked the system into thinking the shell was impacting
    the rear/side of the Tank


    Disabled the ability to reload the Bazooka and Panzerschreck while sprinting


    Improved reliability of the correct impact/ricochet FX being played


    Increased the repair speed of Blow Torches and Repair Stations


    Increased Satchel damage to instantly destroy any vehicle


    Removed collision from Tank barrels to eliminate jittery movement


    Allowed Satchels to be placed on the Tracks of Tanks


    Slightly reduced muzzle smoke produced from Tank barrels when firing


    Added new FX for shells that hit but do not penetrate


    Adjusted the FX for ricocheting shells to be more distinguishable


    Updated vehicle seating UI


    Updated vehicle component icons


    Adjusted gear speeds to be more uniform


    Allowed MGs to deal damage to Trucks


    Removed Heavy Tanks from automatic HQ spawns and added a Transport Truck to each HQ


    Removed resource cost from HQ spawns


    Added SFX when colliding with objects


    Added SFX for entering and exiting vehicles


    Added SFX for switching seat in vehicles


    Updated Tank Engine and Tracks SFX


    Updated Turret traverse SFX


    Increased duration for entering and exiting Tanks


    Increased duration for switching seat in Tanks


    Refactored vehicle weapons to support Ballistics


    Introduced Smart Materials to the interior and exterior of new and some existing vehicles


    Shells no longer travel at a weird offset when firing on uneven terrain

  • IS-1

    The IS-1 was an early variant of the Soviet Stalin heavy tank, developed from the battle-proven KV type. The KV was one of the most well-armoured heavy tanks at its point of introduction, but by 1942 was vulnerable to experienced anti-tank teams and heavier German armour. In addition, it was slower, more expensive, and no more heavily armed than the now large numbers of T-34 tanks rolling off the production lines.

    The decision was made to improve the armour and armament of the KV, which would enable it to retain its battlefield niche. The resulting redesign would be named IS-1, after Joseph Stalin. The chassis, iterated on the KV, deleted the hull gunner position and instead had the driver seated in a centrally located compartment. Its weight was used more efficiently with critical components being better armoured while actually being lighter than the KV. The turret retained the three-man configuration of the KV, but was fully cast and fit the powerful 85 millimetre D-5T gun.

    The IS-1 performed well, but the T-34 would eventually be up-gunned with the same 85 millimetre gun. Thus, experiments to put increasingly larger guns in the IS hull would continue and the definitive production variant would be the massive 122 millimetre gun armed IS-2.

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    BA-10

    The BA-10 was a Soviet armoured car from the Second World War. A pre-war design placing an armoured hull over a Ford AA-derived chassis, the BA-10 had a somewhat ungainly appearance and a high centre of gravity. It was armed with a 45 millimetre gun, giving it excellent firepower for its weight.

    The BA-10 found itself somewhat poorly suited to the rigors of Eastern front combat. Its thin armor and high profile made it vulnerable to fire, and tracked vehicles proved to be better at traversing the poor roads that stretched across the Soviet Union. Where available, it would use its speed to serve as a reconnaissance vehicle instead.

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    Onwards to the weekend!

    That wraps up this week's Dev Brief!

    We hope you enjoyed our deep dive into the armour overhaul. It'd be great to hear what you think, so share your thoughts with us in the comments section.

    July 27th is rapidly approaching, so you won't have long to wait until you can get stuck into these sweeping improvements.

    Have a great weekend everyone!

    We'll see you on the frontline.

  • Developer Briefing #136 - Soviet Rain via the Katyusha & Community Fan-art!

    Hey everyone,

    Welcome to Dev Brief #136!

    This week Max has stopped by to give you an update on some changes coming to Offensive Mode in Update 10, introduce a community competition to win an exclusive helmet to use on the frontline and of course, delve into the Soviet Commander's ace in the hole, the Katyusha Strike!

    Let's dive in shall we...

    A Message From Max - Offensive Mode and Introducing the Katyusha Strike!

    Hi everyone!

    The team has been working extremely hard in the run up to Update 10. It’s been an enormous time for the whole studio as we work across optimisations, bug fixes and finalising all the new content with the introduction of the Eastern Front. We’re also in the process of putting together the next roadmap, which will detail all the development goals ahead.

    Offensive Mode Changes

    We’ve revisited Offensive Mode and made several changes to it in order to increase decisiveness and speed of the gamemode. Previously, Offensive mode could often drag on for more than two hours - feeling extremely grindy and endless, while also lacking decisive inflection points.

    In an effort to address this, we reduced the cap points per row down to one - enabling both forces to better focus on each objective, while also giving defenders the ability to easily choose a sector to fortify.

    The result has seen a drastic decrease in the average game length, while also making the mode one of the most tense - as defenders drastically attempt to sustain their positions while attackers try to break through the lines.

    Katyusha

    The Katyusha strike is the Soviet equivalent of the Bombing Run - a devastating and expensive area-of-effect Commander ability used for opening up holes in the line or saturating an area . Nicknamed “Stalin’s Organ”, the rocket strike was launched from truck mounted launchers - each of them firing 36 rockets into the target area.

    The Katyusha strike is one of the first major ways that we’re starting to diversify the strengths and weaknesses of each of the forces in the game. Due to time constraints previously (and an effort to make sure we never left one side without a commensurate function), we often mirrored Commander abilities, vehicle rosters and weapon loadouts. With the introduction of the Soviets, you’ll start to see real difference across the teams as we push “asymmetrical balance”.

    We also feel the Katyusha strike is something to hear and behold.

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    The GIF here doesn’t do this justice, but shows you a tease of what you are in for in U10!

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    A battery of Soviet Katyusha rockets firing in the Carpathian Mountains, 1944.

    ZIS-5

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    The ZIS-5 will be the primary transport and supply vehicle for the Soviets on the Eastern Front

    Kursk - Tactical Map

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    For those who have not seen it yet, time to start planning your strategies!

    Hell Let Loose Community Fan Art or Screenshot

    We want to offer you an opportunity to show us your HLL fan art or best screenshot! We already have some very talented members in the community, so give it a go!

    Showcase HLL in a creative way. This can be a sketch, drawing, painting, original screenshot or reworked screenshot that is instantly recognizable as Hell Let Loose.

    Simply submit your linked art image, along with your Discord name and ID. Please make sure you are in the official Discord so we can contact you directly.

    Join the Discord HERE.

    We will be giving away a few HLL Keys, and an exclusive helmet
    to our favourite pieces. We will highlight this art across our channels and in the Discord.

    This will run for approximately 2 weeks. So feel free to use the latest U10 Eastern Front content.

    Please only ONE submission per person.

    We look forward to seeing them!

    HLL Fan Art/ Screenshot submission form HERE.

    And that's the Brief for today, have a great weekend everyone!

    See you on the frontline!

  • Eastern Front Trailer Premier & Lead Developer Interview Stream - July 22nd!
    Hey everyone,

    We hope you're all having a great week and honing your strategies ahead of the arrival of the Eastern Front on the 27th!

    Today we're sharing an exciting bit of news with you as tomorrow we'll be premiering the full Hell Let Loose - Eastern Front launch trailer as part of Twitch Gaming's The Weekly Show!

    Not only that but Max will be talking all things Hell Let Loose and answering questions live for about half an hour on Stream.

    Trailer Premier & Interview Stream

    You'll want to head over to the Twitch Gaming channel via THIS LINK to catch everything live!

    Time & Date

    Trailer Premier: 7:30pm BST / 8:30pm CEST / 2:30pm EST / 11:30am PST on July 22nd.

    Make sure to arrive 5-10 minutes early so you don't miss the premier, we look forward to seeing you there!

    In the meantime here's a couple of screenshots from the trailer to tide you over...

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    We'll be back in the next day or two with our pre Version 1.0 Dev Brief!

    See you on the frontline!

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  • Developer Briefing #138 - Update 10, The Eastern Front is LIVE!

    Hello Community,

    The day is here!

    Our Early Access period has been an extremely busy one for the whole dev team. When we released the game in June of 2019, we knew that there were several key pieces of tech under the hood that were either unfinished, or needed a serious rewrite if they were to stand the test of time. Even basic functionality, such as vaulting and leaning was not yet in the game. We had two vehicles, no progression system, no customisation system, no Commander abilities, no nodes and a single game type. In short, we had our work cut out for us!

    Over the past two years, we’ve worked hard to build out and rewrite much of the necessary core infrastructure to make sure that working on Hell Let Loose into the future is a far easier experience, and that we can maintain a standard level of quality across the project. We want to thank you all for supporting us during this period - offering feedback and following the project as it’s progressed. It means a huge amount to us.


    We also want to welcome all the new players who’ve just picked up the game - whether in the last month or on our release. We’ve opened up some new channels in our Discord overhaul to assist you in getting into the game - be it asking questions or finding a unit to play with.

    Lastly, we want to thank our original Kickstarter backers. Your support was what enabled us to begin this journey almost four years ago. We know that crowdfunded projects are always a huge risk - more often than not failing to materialise at all. We want to thank you for taking a chance on us, and we’re excited to continue fulfilling our mandate.

    Roadmap 2021/2022

    Leaving Early Access can best be described as the end of the beginning. With that in mind we’ve put together two roadmaps for you to take a look at.

    The first shows the journey we’ve been on - to bring you up to speed, and the second shows you the future ahead for the coming year and a half.

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    We’re committed to continuing to deliver our usual large scale updates, but will be working to balance these with smaller and more critical patches to solve urgent issues. We’re very excited to continue to polish and expand Hell Let Loose.

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    Obviously, we’ll be watching feedback immediately after the launch to determine any changes that need to be made, and we’ll also strive to add greater detail by releasing smaller roadmaps with more information as updates are released and if priorities change.

    We hope you’re as excited by the future of Hell Let Loose as we are!

    DLC

    Keep an eye out for the release of our free Silver Vanguard DLC, as well as an optional paid cosmetic DLC - “Lethal Tide”. The best way to learn how to acquire the Lethal Tide DLC is to follow our social channels, as it will be available to purchase on the Steam Store as well as other unannounced locations.

    Unlock access to join the Silver Vanguard and take to the front lines with an array of unique helmets and uniforms. Roll up your sleeves and get stuck into the thick of it with the German

    forces, blend into the background in the Soviet “Ameba” camo helmet or take to the US tanks and show off the “Hell on Wheels” jacket!

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    Free for all current Hell Let Loose owners, or anyone that plays Hell Let Loose before the 10th August 2021.

    Please note: This will become available to download at 5pm BST / 6pm CEST on July 27th.

    Silver Vanguard pack contains:

    German Forces – "Rolled sleeves" uniforms for 11 roles.


    US Forces - “Hell on Wheels” jacket for Tank Commander’s and Tank Crew


    Soviet Forces - SSh-40 Covered Ameba helmet


    Early Backers

    If you are an early backer, expect an email with your DLC key bundle over the next few days! This will include the Italian camo for the Major backers reward and the Lethal Tide DLC free as thanks for your early support.

    Update 10 Changelog


    Disclaimer:

    There were 1500+ tracked changes to the game for Update 10. We’ve tried to include absolutely everything we can below with regard to them, and had to summarise smaller changes to fit within the word count. Any oversights are entirely accidental and not intentional.

    Eastern Front

    Added Stalingrad map


    Added Kursk map


    Added Katyusha Strike Commander ability


    Added RUS uniforms


    Added ZIS-2 AT-Gun


    Added Soviet Artillery Piece


    Added RUS vehicles including:


    T-34 medium tank


    IS-1 heavy tank


    Ba-10 recon vehicle


    ZIS-5 truck


    Added RUS weapons including:


    DP-27


    Mosin Nagant 1891


    Mosin Nagant M38


    Mosin Nagant 9130


    Mosin Nagant 9130 Scoped


    SVT-40


    SVT-40 Scoped


    PPSh-41


    PPSh-41 Drum Mag


    PTRS-41 Anti-Tank Rifle


    Nagant M1895 Revolver


    Tokarev TT33 Pistol


    RDG2 Smoke Grenade


    RG42 Frag Grenade


    Satchel Charge


    PMD-7 AP Mine


    TM35 AT Mine

  • Western Front

    Added Sainte Marie du Mont v2


    Meta

    Removed resource cost from vehicle roster spawns - Vehicles that are automatically spawned will no longer consume resources. This is designed to remove the uncontrollable Fuel cost to the Commander, to create greater strategic impact on vehicles spawned and resource handling.

    Nodes provide a flat rate income of +10/min per node - Based on feedback from the community, the additional gain of resource income that came with the control of enemy sectors was tipping the scale too far in one direction, resulting in a steamroll.

    Change to an ambient resource gain of +10/min - Because teams don’t have control over what sector they’re required to capture, it never really made sense to delegate specific resources to a sector. Resource gain tied to sector control created a compounding imbalance the further the attacking team pushed the defenders back, causing a steamroll.

    When a sector is captured the team capturing gains 25 of each resource, the team losing loses 25 of each resource. This represents a non-compounding benefit/loss to the gaining or losing of a sector to prevent steamrolling but still reward victory or defeat in a sector.

    Changed the Encouraged ability to double ambient resource generation for 5 minutes - This was required to bring the ability in line with the resource changes.

    Changed Offensive mode active sectors from 2 to 1


    Balanced starting resources


    Increased Commander ability costs


    Reduced team limit on nodes from 4 to 3


    Increased manpower bleed during overtime from -1 to -5 to reflect new resource values


    Armor

    For an in-depth explanation on the following changes read here: https://bit.ly/DevBrief135

    Added a new hitbox collision system


    Added a new vehicle physics system


    Added an Engine component to all vehicles


    Tracks do not transfer damage to the Hull unless the shell continues to hit and penetrate the Hull armor


    Refactored the armour weapon/ballistics system


    The switch seat duration for tanks is now dependent on its class


    The enter/exit duration for Tanks is now half the switch seat duration


    Removed collision from tank barrels


    Added smart material system for all Russian vehicles


    Adjusted Armor collision behavior


    Adjusted Armor health values


    Adjusted Armor damage values


    Reduced muzzle smoke from tank barrels when firing


    Increased repair speed of Blowtorch & Repair Station


    Improved FX for penetrating, non penetrating and ricocheting shells


    Improved reliability of projectile Impact/Ricochet FX


    HE shells can now damage tank tracks


    Tweaked HQ automatic vehicle spawns to the following:

    HQ#1

    Light Tank

    Transport Truck

    T-34/76 (RUS ONLY)

    HQ#2

    Medium Tank

    Supply Truck

    Transport Truck

    HQ#3

    Recon Vehicle

    Transport Truck

    Gameplay/Features

    Re-enabled bullets traveling the direction of the weapon’s barrel


    Enemies marked by the Recon plane/vehicle are now displayed to the Support role.


    Removed the ability to hip fire Machine Guns without bracing.


    Artillery dispersion increased to 2m-20m


    Satchel Charges can now be placed in friendly HQ sectors


    Updated Field Manual and Hints


    Reduced the height and density of foliage


    Updated Controller mapping for Infantry


    Added new Controller functionality


    Added a new Gun Crewman loadout to the AT role containing the AT-Gun


    Reduced the size of OPs and added a shine effect


    Improvements to Ultrawide support


    Slightly reduced crouched run speed


    Continued game-wide optimisation passes


    Optimised bombing run explosion


    Optimised TPP muzzle flash


    Optimised multiple VFX


    Increased Satchel Charge damage


    Removed distance limitation on AT-Guns


    Updated GER manpower nodes with authentic pattern


    Allowed reloading while falling to fix irritating bug when stepping off small steps while reloading.


    Adjusted Kar98k’s front sight


    Disabled the ability to reload Launchers while sprinting


    Improved the reliability of placing fortifications on certain terrain


    Animation

    Introduced a TPP flinch animation when a player is shot


    Improved the TPP vaulting animation


    HUD/UI

    Added the server name, gamemode and map name to the scoreboard (Can be toggled in settings)


    Redesigned the Main Menu UI


    Allowed players to mouse over a locked loadout to see its contents


    Spawn location list numbers start at #01 instead of #00


    The vote kick interface now uses the same pop up style as the invite to unit notifications


    Commander abilities are displayed in the Text Chat with their location when used by the Commander


    Added a keybind for dismissing Hints


    Updated tank component icons


    Updated sector icons


    Updated Controls options UI


    Updated the in-game loadout background


    Leaving a server now returns the player to the Enlist screen


    Enabled zooming in on the character in the Barracks


    Recolored Garrison and HQ map icons for better readability


    Added a “Ping” visual effect that highlights the player’s location when opening the tactical map


    SFX

    Added new SFX for multiple weapons


    Added new SFX for multiple vehicle engines


    Added SFX when vehicles collide with an object


    Added SFX when entering/exiting a vehicle


    Added SFX when switching seats in a vehicle


    Added SFX for Coaxial and Hull mg reloads


    Added SFX to Outposts and Garrisons


    Added SFX that signals the final 30 seconds of the match


    Improved SFX for penetrating, non-penetrating and ricocheting shells


    Lowered the volume on truck horns


    Replaced steady aim inhale sound with exhale sound


    Visual Improvements

    Updated the Community AA to produce a sharper image


    Reworked weapon Scopes to eliminate visual jittering (This is WIP and will continue to be improved upon in upcoming updates)


    Trucks

    Machine Guns are now able to damage Trucks


    Strafing Runs are now able to damage Trucks


    Improved ability to climb steep terrain


    Localization

    Fixed many instances where a word or phrase was not localized in non-english languages


    Implemented localisation for achievements and rich presence


    Server Administration

    Added an icon to display the player’s location while using the Admin Camera


    Added the ability to adjust movement speed while using the Admin Camera (Scroll wheel by default)


    Added the ability to zoom in/out while using the Admin Camera (Q/E by default)


    Locking on to a vehicle in Admin Camera now places the camera higher behind the vehicle