The squad-based World War I multiplayer FPS Verdun is finally out of Early Access after around a year and a half of development. The game launched with a brand new map and a roadmap for future content.
I previously shared my thoughts about Verdun when it was still an Early Access title. Since then, the game has continued to add both polish and content and is undoubtedly in a better state than it was before. Off the top of my head I can cite of the overhauled weapon sounds, changed loadout/unlock system, general performance increases and gameplay balance as the most obvious examples.
The new map is a very welcome addition; Aisne was where the infamous trench warfare of the Western Front really began. It's interesting to see a map that's comparatively untouched by war with only crudely-made earthworks scarring the terrain. Teamwork is as important as ever to take defensive lines and I had a blast getting to know the new map.
Along with the launch, the developers have laid out a roadmap for the future of the game. They promise additional free content updates with new maps, a new gameplay mode, realism focus and new types of squads (including much-requested Belgians and US forces). Given their track record of providing updates every couple of days throughout their development process, I suspect it won't be long before at least some of this new content makes it into the game.
I originally bought the game on a whim and didn't expect much from it, as I generally have low expectations of Early Access titles (to the point where I don't buy them anymore). The developers won me over, however, with multiple performance increases and the tackling of a few Linux-specific issues. I'm glad to see that this game was a development success story and that we finally have a fun WW1 shooter.
You can grab Verdun on Steam.
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The new map is a very welcome addition; Aisne was where the infamous trench warfare of the Western Front really began. It's interesting to see a map that's comparatively untouched by war with only crudely-made earthworks scarring the terrain. Teamwork is as important as ever to take defensive lines and I had a blast getting to know the new map.
Along with the launch, the developers have laid out a roadmap for the future of the game. They promise additional free content updates with new maps, a new gameplay mode, realism focus and new types of squads (including much-requested Belgians and US forces). Given their track record of providing updates every couple of days throughout their development process, I suspect it won't be long before at least some of this new content makes it into the game.
I originally bought the game on a whim and didn't expect much from it, as I generally have low expectations of Early Access titles (to the point where I don't buy them anymore). The developers won me over, however, with multiple performance increases and the tackling of a few Linux-specific issues. I'm glad to see that this game was a development success story and that we finally have a fun WW1 shooter.
You can grab Verdun on Steam.
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Too many games on wishlist now.... I will wait for little bit bigger sale
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I am disappointed with this game because I really have a bad performance ...
AMD phenom 2 1090T
4GB DDR3
Nvidia 770GTX
1920*1080
setting : all LOW
following the maps between 15 and 35 FPS...
unplayable!
AMD phenom 2 1090T
4GB DDR3
Nvidia 770GTX
1920*1080
setting : all LOW
following the maps between 15 and 35 FPS...
unplayable!
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The game performs pretty rubbish all around in my testing of it, graphical glitches too sadly.
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Quoting: julius51000I am disappointed with this game because I really have a bad performance ...
I am also experiencing bad performance right now. It didn't used to be like this. Perhaps I should install it on Windows to see if it is OS specific.
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Maybe they broke something with nvidia? Right now with mesa on my 7870 with settings on mostly medium it rarely dips below 30 FPS with an average of mid-to-high 30s and a high of 50. Which isn't impressive but it's good enough for playing. I used to get graphical glitches with broken textures on some levels in the terrain but they fixed that a while back for me.
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Oh and the name doesn't mean anything but coincidentally could be pronounced as "Buttery" which suits me just fine.
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