Greetings, Commanders!
We are proud to announce that there will be one more chance for you to try out Men of War II before its release on September 20th, 2023 - the Final Beta weekend for the game will begin on Thursday, August 10, and conclude on Monday, August 14.
This Final Open Beta is based on feedback from the thousands of our fans who have already played, tested, and provided their thoughts on the previous two public tests on everything from unit balance to optimization improvements. The version in this Beta will closely mirror the full release experience, but bear in mind: further features, lots of content, and other modes are still to be added at launch.
While the content in terms of maps, missions, and types of matches will be the same as in the previous Open Beta, you will be able to experience it in two brand-new ways, the Classic Mode, and the Realism Mode, from the multiplayer lobby.
The Classic Modes is a highly-requested feature from the community, which will take players back to the multiplayer experience of previous Men of War games. You will be able to simply select which nation you want to play as, and will immediately have access to all that nation’s units in each match. There are no battalions and echelons, and you simply call in your forces based on a combination of each unit’s individual timer, as well as your own pool of resources. The Classic Mode will be available in variants for Assault Zones, Combat, and Front Line match types.
The Realism Mode is a brand-new way to enjoy Men of War II. It offers a higher chance of disabling and capturing enemy vehicles, fewer visual cues concerning the visibility and health of your units, a more limited range of fire for weapons, and many more gameplay changes. It is applicable to all match types, and can even be combined with the Classic Mode!
We will share even more details about these new features, along with instructions on how to access them, closer to the start of the Final Beta.
But please keep in mind, the developers will continue to work on polishing and balancing based on fresh community feedback from this Beta. So, we will be grateful if you share it with us on official Men of War II Discord server, official Fulqrum Publishing Discord server, Fulqrum Publishing social media accounts or Steam Discussions! Players' progress and saves in this open beta test will not carry over to release.
Men of War II - Open Beta Content:
4x PvP Competitive Multiplayer Modes- Assault Zones
- Combat
- Front Line
- Incursion
- ombined Arms
- ine Defense
- Airfield
- Bazerville
- Borovaya River
- Carpathians
- The Coast
- Farmland
- Winter March
- Ambush
- Battle of Coisson
- Towards Freedom
- Bunkers, pillboxes, and observation towers can now be built as defensive structures on all maps.
- New animations for various units and situations, such as artillery reloading and infantry dying in the water.
- New buildings added to maps, including a supply depot, infirmary and a fuel station.
- New models for artillery shells, grenades, and bombs.
- Various new sound effects.
- Improved pathfinding for vehicles.
- Balancing and refinement to single-player missions.
- Performance improvements.
- Bug fixes, general polish, and small tweaks.
- You need to head over to the Men of War II Steam store page where you will have the option to ‘Request Access’ for a ‘Men of War II Playtest’ - you can do so right now and get an e-mail notification once the beta goes live. Otherwise, clicking the button anytime during the beta will grant you instant access.
- If you have already taken part in the previous tests, you do not need to sign up again, the ‘Men of War II Playtest’ will simply become available to install/play in your Steam Library once the beta starts.
- Wait and jump into the action on Thursday, August 10.
