Good morning, commander!
This past two weeks, we have been detailing the two upcoming battlegroups from Nemesis: Siege of Dunkirk: Czechoslovakian CIABG & Axis Festung Dunkirchen.
But when will it be released, shall you ask? It is no secret that our two previous DLCs for SD2 have been suffering from some delays, therefore we've made sure to be better organized for this one.
Models & skins
We are happy to announce that all new models and existing models' reskin required for this DLC have been finished this week.
Straight after that, we have completed all the units & weapons' card & profile, but also what usually takes much more time: infantry cards.
Those are more time-consumming to create, for they require to "photograph" separate parts (chest, face & headgear) of infantry 3D models, then recompose the soldier with the proper background. But all this is done too!
Voice acting
That part has been our previous DLCs' Achilles' heel.
In order to avoid such delays with Nemesis: Siege of Dunkirk, it has been one of the first task we got into with this DLC. All the voice lines have been translated in Czech and Slovak, at a 2/3 vs. 1/3 ratio.
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Yet, despite our best efforts, it remains the most time-consumming job, since once everything is translated, we have to scout for proper voice-actors, have them record samples, pick the good ones, record all the lines (and often order retakes) and then apply a post-treatment to make them sound like they're talking in a radio or on a battlefield.
Some delays can't be shortened!
So far, we've got all the Czech ones done and integrated, but Slovak ones are taking a bit longer, due to the difficulty to find good actors when dealing with a "minor" nation. No offense meant by that, just that it is more difficult and/or takes longer to find suitable actors within a restricted pool of speakers.
But we are working on it.
What remains to be done?
Aside from the Slovak voice-acting mentionned above, the next (and final) step is to test and polish the divisions. This will be the Strike Team's job and honor to do so, since they got their hand on the first Nemesis: Siege of Dunkirk's version this very week.
They will be allowed to stream it soon, so you should be able to follow the DLC's progress by yourself in no time!
What else?
Three weeks ago, we revealed that we had plans for a next major expansion for Steel Division 2.
Next week's DevBlog will be dedicated to lifting (part of) the veil on this upcoming new content.
See you on the battlefield
That’s all, commanders. We can’t wait to hear what you think of the latest Nemesis: Siege of Dunkirk!
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See you on the battlefield, commander!