Welcome to the Open Beta of Call to Arms! Actually, we planned to have a soft launch to test everything out with a small group of players, but as it seems, this is already taking off without us doing anything, let alone announce it!
Major Update
We just released the largest and most important update for Call to Arms to date. This massive patch includes tons of improvements, visually and performance wise, as well as plenty of new features to enhance your gameplay experience!
You can find the Change-Log here!
Some Explanations
Firstly, we would like to point out a few differences between the free2play edition and the Call to Arms full version. The free2play version is multiplayer only, does not give you access to Workshop, or LAN and requires you to unlock units via the progression system. Call to Arms full version on the other hand has a complete singleplayer and cooperative campaign available. Those who purchased the game earlier during Early Access paid 10$ less than what the game costs now. If you bought it during a sale, you paid even less. If you purchased the Deluxe Edition or backed the game on our website, then you’ll receive an additional singleplayer campaign and two minor factions for multiplayer, as soon as they are ready for release. Deluxe Edition owners also receive some exclusive in-game items.
Now there might be some of you who say, well, I don’t need all of that, I just bought that game for multiplayer. We understand that, but we also understand that multiplayer can only work if you have enough people to play with. Purchasing a game during Early Access is supporting the development of a game and we support our community by delivering you more and better content for free over a long period of time.
We would also like to point out, that even though the game is available for free to try out, it is still Early Access. That means the game is not complete and you play it at your own risk. If you do not understand or like the concept of Early Access, then please wait until the game is released. Every time we read a review that contains something like “But the game doesn’t look finished and uses stuff from MoW” a kitten dies. :cta_emo9:
To find out more, about the improvements that are in the latest update, check out the latest devupdate:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/302670/announcements/detail/646658987730392966
Season Pass
Today we also launch the Season Pass for Call to Arms! If you are happy with the progress of the game and if you like to support the game even more, then you can purchase the Season Pass that contains 3 additional DLC, which will be available after Early Access. With your help, we can create more factions and content at a faster speed. To reward your support, the Season Pass is 20% off for two weeks! Before you purchase, please check out the description on the store page.
To clarify: everyone will get the new factions for free in multiplayer. Season Pass owners will get them earlier, while they are still in beta and don’t have to unlock any units. Furthermore, each DLC contains a new singleplayer campaign. Again, there will be no DLC available during Early Access, only Beta access to new factions. This is just another opportunity to support the game, while saving some bucks.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/561140
Steam Market
Let’s talk about the biggest of all new features. The in-game market and items.
How does it work?
Simply play the game with standard settings, singleplayer or multiplayer and you will receive some items here and there. These items are boxes that you can open to receive cool content.
What items are there?
You can get some XP bonuses to unlock units faster if you play the free2play version. For those who own the full game already, you can save these items until new factions are available, trade them in the Steam market and earn some money, or exchange them into in-game cash. In-game cash can be exchanged into new boxes.
http://steamcommunity.com/market/search?appid=302670
As you can see, already plenty of people are trading in-game items and there are various levels of rarity. The rarer an item is, the more valuable it is.
There are also items, that allow you to customize your units. For instance, the squad logo badges and backgrounds. These items can be combined with colors you get and allow you to change the visual appearance of your profile and units. Simply click on your player avatar to customize your squad logo. This logo will be rendered on all your units in-game. If you want to preview it, you can do so by opening the Library.
We will add new items and cool stuff step by step in the future, but these items remain cosmetics or functional features and do not provide any advantages in pvp.
There is a lot more we want to talk about. But there is only so much space left on this page.
So stay tuned for more news and cool updates soon! :cta_emo7: