I'd consider WWII Online as one of the best World War II milsim shooters of all time, when you compare to it's capabilities from release, and even up to today. not to mention an extremely passionate playerbase, and an extremely passionate development team, that truly cares about its players and their experiences. I wish CRS the best of luck in the endeavor!
@@worldwar2online Hey, I'm one of the original closed beta testers. I still have my cornered rat t-shirt. :) I've got screenshots from testing the game before there were tanks. WWIIOL is some of the best gaming I've ever had. I wish you luck in keeping this project going, perhaps I'll revisit some day. Nothing else comes close to the gameplay.
@WWII Online very cool. There's a huge appreciation from gamers when devs go to such lengths to provide historical accuracy. The scale of your game would be outstanding!
@@worldwar2online You guys should possibly look at purchasing Post Scriptum and the rights to it. The game is incredible and possibly one of the best modern WW2 realistic shooters produced in the modern era. It sadly never had the player base due to poor marketing decisions and slow updates but you guys could use the assets, etc.
I hope you guys can pull it off, an engine change isn't a simple thing but if you can keep posting updates it will be awesome to see it happen in real time.
Big picture, let's make sure WWII Online has another 20 years. That's priority. Thanks for supporting us since day one, remember your continued efforts and subscriber support is the difference that will make 2.0 happen and not. We're doing our part. Are you with us?
@WWII Online I read your plan to implement UE5; I saw the recent videos... Why wouldn't you guys bring in the UE5 tiger instead of the opel to bring back players...? Or at least buildings or maybe terrain and roads would be best to implement first to entice players back into wwiionline? Then you would have more sign ups... ie. Revenue. OR is that not technically (development wise) the most effective way towards implementing RE5 on wwiionline? And are you guys still off of Hulen?
@@taccntb4345 Our intention is to rebuild all of the artwork. We're following the foot steps of our original development path because those models need the most help. Worry not, we'll get to them all over time.
@@taccntb4345 We have a specific plan to get to UE5. Eventually all models will be touched or upgraded. So, why the Opel (trucks) and not the Tiger initially? Simply, the older models (like the Opel and trucks) are low poly models. The Tiger for example, is a more modern model that has been altered to work in the older game engine.
Game had potential for the big picture, not for the game itself. We don't want another Hell Let Loose, we want WWII Online 2 with HLL graphics but with the MMO component.
Absolutely love the commitment! Here's hoping you guys succeed in delivering the UE5 vision, it would be insane and and a game changer. One point of order however, there are not "thousands" of concurrent players playing this game. Not even close. There are not even a "thousand" players playing. Far from it. Peak hours, you will be lucky to find 100 total players playing this game. When they initially launched in steam, there was maybe 500 concurrent players, and the server crashed over and over again. So ... my point is, let's not lie about state of the game.
Our server is "capable" of holding thousands of concurrent users, that is a fact. We've upgraded our game server since Steam's release to have 8x the hardware power, 10x the bandwidth, and relocated it to eastern United States to provide the best connectivity we've ever had between North America & Europe. Jamming everyone into a single battle will have pretty bad consequences though, so it's important to spread them out some when player pop gets high.
You understand that not all players play on steam. If you aren't logged in through steam then steam doesnt know that you are playing. You dont understand something this simple so you probably shouldn't be pontificating on anything.
@@thomgizzizBuffoonery! I understand you are a fan of the game - but in the video they laid it out as though there were thousands of concurrent players playing at any one time. Which (if you actually played the game - and it sounds like you don't) - is absolutely false. They didn't say "We have thousands of active subscribers" - etc, Xoom said it in a very specific way. Get a clue dip stick.
@@worldwar2online Yes I don't doubt it is capable in theory - and hopefullly one day we see that happen. That just isn't where things are at today was my point, and I just though the video led one to believe that was the current state. Thanks.
Haven't been involved with WWII Online in a few years but god I am happy to see that the team is still as passionate as ever. Can't wait to see where the experience goes from here!
@wwii online I subscribed for a few months recently, without even playing or installing the game. That was my contribution to help you guys get to Unreal Engine 5 with updated graphics. I hope you guys get there. If you guys do get there and you do a good job when you get there, I will be back to play WWII Online again. Best of luck to you!
I remember trying it when i was a kid but i hated the subscription. I could not afford it. Eventually i forgot about ww2 online until i watched boogie videos.
That's why I suggested that the dev team sell 'WWII Online: Chokepoint' as a typical game, Patio, giving them 2 different types of business models to use in order to finance their game in the future. Subscribers to 'WWII Online' get the game for free and every player also gets the opportunity to buy cosmetic DLC that's authentic to the World War 2 era, such as the camouflage uniforms of the British Paratroopers and the Waffen SS, battle-worn uniform skins, battle-worn weapons skins too. The type of veteran cosmetics that we all love to use in games such as this.
Unreal 5 port. Now this can get me playing the game again. Especially if they could actually make it feel like something like Squad but on a grand scale.
I hope this will work out for you guys! I got this game 10 years ago and I was impressed how realistic this game is. Lets hope for better graphics in the future though! Keep up the good work! :) I am glad a game like this exists!
I was always partial the pz38t and anti-air roles. I played for years starting from closed alpha/beta. I really hope they can truly revive this game with modern graphics and perhaps more modern animations. Nothing has ever come close to the gameplay of WWIIOL (aka Battleground Europe).
There's still no game out there that has managed to do this. It is such a unique game. The fact that you guys are still improving and making this happen is just amazing. S!
A remake is not enough. I think. The game and the 46min just flying over dead inactive pixel. Is not fun. Nothing ww2 online does is impressive today, aside from the large scale, which open world games have gone away from IF they cant populate it with cool stuff. Meaning no hostiles in a PVP is similar. Only the front matters, the rest could just as well be server hubs you were never on. Or similar to Planetside 2. Today we have more than 64kb modems. We have games like Wow, Planetside 2, Foxhole, Postscriptum, Hell Let loos etc etc. ww2 online is a relic of the past. Not saying it cant be decent, but just remaking the old one would be as daf as just remaking Planetside 1 with better graphics.
Great enthusiast of the game and endless battle for many years. I'm glad to see CRS, succeeding has given the game a graphical revolution that we've been waiting for so long. Can't wait for the release that I redo a few additional campaigns.
exciting news. I played a game called Heroes & Generals for many years and it has a similar concept to WW2 online. I would like to see a modern day implementation of it so I am very excited for this.
Wow glad to see ww2 online still being worked on. I played day one for years, its where i got my name Ltshadow actually! I even have a cornered rat shirt signed by some devs like Al "Rafter". Wonder who all from that time still plays or what devs remain!?
My honest opinion: Step 1: Remove subscritions to increase the playerbase by 10x. Step 2: Add microtrasactions and skins so more players will buy stuff. This way you will get more money than you are getting now and increase the playerbase.
Briefly, our goal is to transition the game to 2.0. Given the size of our team, directing dev resources to our old 1.0 game tech is not appropriate to what our community has asked us do which is transition the game to 2.0 in UE5. Our driving premise is to provide a strong game that allows for massive combined arms battles (which we already do) but within an environment that is not only more historically accurate but with greater asset and environmental fidelity. The only reason we are still standing here is due to our very passionate and dedicated player base.
I had fun playing this some years back, and even rose into the command staff for the German side. The thing that made me quit playing and never ant to come back was the toxicity in the leadership ranks, and the fact that the game is absolutely dominated by clans. If a big clan plays Germans, Germans win. If the clan switches to Allies next campaign, Allies win. It's no fun playing when you can 100% accurately predict who will win based on what side the most popular clans are going to be on and you command team acts like a bunch of 30 year old children. Someone who plays WW2OL now, please tell me if it's still like this now.
@Firelock In an online game there will always be ass-hattery whether in a leadership position, gaming squad, or the lone wolf. Each game has it's challenges but I can share with you that as the Community Manager, we meet with the Command Staff's from both sides and work through the various issues that the player base reports. We continue, as always, to be a work in progress. In regards to squads/battles, etc --- our continued focus is helping our squads regenerate along with massive combined arms combat. Currently in development is the implementation of proximity attack objectives so while the HC continues to provide the logistical support of brigade supply at strategic times, the overall player population would determine their own target of opportunity. Hopefully the player will consult the HC officers to provide some wisdom in regards to the objective as town sequencing, supply links, etc are key to advancing and holding towns once captured. I hope that helps. You should join us next weekend on 19th of March for OPERATION FLASH. All equipment is UNLOCKED so you have the opportunity to experiment with all the equipment.
I sunk thousands of hours into WW2 Online. I'd be lying if I don't have serious doubts though about Corner Rats ability to pull this transition off. Unreal 5 is a great engine but it is not a mmofps engine. Games using UE5 struggle to support a hundred players at a time huge without performance going completely to crap and I don't see how you can scale that up to support thousands of players at a time. Especially with such a small team with limited financial backing. I hope you prove me wrong but i just don't see how you will.
Yeah, why not go slightly lower scale. Talk to the Planetside 2 engine guys and make a ww2 game with that engine instead with a full time hired team for a commercial game.
WWII Online.. good times, I think it was 15 years since I played for the first time. Will happily pay a subscription when the upgraded engine is ready. Best of luck!
I played WWII OL when it was first released and to this day still miss it. I plan to come back as soon as the unreal engine upgrade is complete. I got this game the first week it was released and can tell you that I have never found a game that I felt more connected to EVER!
Resistance & Liberation is the best mod i ever played. If you guys can pull it off, huge open world with R&L gameplay style this game is going to be AMAZING!!
I'm another aspiring game dev. I got hooked on that Arma/BMS/DCS dynamic campaign experience ever since I played the Forgotten Few. To date there has never been a game like the Forgotten Few. Love the idea of commanding a platoon into battle. Been working on this idea for like 7 years now, for a dynamic platoon based tactical fps. Seeing the ww2 online map light up like a series of nodes like that confirmed that I'm probably going to take a similar approach with my idea for generating the missions. If they're looking for devs to help out I'd be interested.
Omg I remember this game back then! It was amazing yet so early for the tech. I played it a bit but ended up moving on to Operation Flashpoint (ArmA) I so want this, no one has ever done something similar like this. Please get gameplay ideas from Foxhole
I tried your game 10+ years ago, it didn't have voip, does it have it now? Will it have it? I have been play Project Reality for 15 years now, and you should try to get a similar voip system with local and squad chat
What would be a big deal, but maybe far too difficult maybe, is persistent battlefield. I don't know this game but if it already have it it's a big deal. But imagine passing through war torn regions with BF-1 like destruction on this scale would be magical in a game
I was there, at launch. It was a disaster, I could not connect for hours, when I finally got on, I rode on the back of a tank as an infantryman and saw a slide show of things happen. It got better, Loved it. I am all in on a rebuild in a new engine. I would not even be mad to ride on a truck for 15 minutes to attack a town to be dive bombed by a stuka. LETS GO!!!!
Okay, first off, I don't want to come off crass or anything so I hope what I ask won't be taken the wrong way. You spoke about premium riflemen being on the same performance level as free to play riflemen, but is that also the case for the 2.0? I really appreciate what you're doing here, I truly am, but what I'm concerned about is that it might devolve into something like Enlisted did or what Battlefield is like today.. I REALLY enjoy and prefer large scale maps and campaigns with lot's of people playing at the same time, but all these battle passes and premium subscriptions or squads/units that obliterate anyone who isn't willing or can't give money away every month make me lose hope in the integrity of developers, who at the end of the day seem to be chasing that paper, thinking that we, the consumer, will buy anything that they throw our way. I feel the need to reiterate that this isn't to lash out on you guys, I don't even know you and I don't want to give you the impression that I think you're one of those developers, it's just that I felt the need to voice my concern as I've had my hopes and hypes about games I've looked forward to squashed before and I've grown to become a bit of a sceptic, when people try to sell me off on something. I bid you all all the successes you need to make this the best MMOFPS and have a nice one! Thank you for the time to read through this.
I got excited for a progress report for a minute. Wasn't this announced years ago? I notice the mention of infantry play from chokepoint, but is there ANY crossover from the terrain(yes I know it can't be that good on a huge scale), do you have ay examples of what level of terrain resolution can be achieved on UE5 without impacting the core elements of the game? Anyway, good luck! I can't wait to experience a new ww11ol with 1000s of players once more. S!
I was there on launch in June 6th 2001... i was permabanned by DOC in 2011 because i provided facts and documentation that he was wrong. 1st FJ, 76th ZG commander later one of the best StuG drivers in the game with a permanent 5.1:1 kd in the StuG.
I'm very happy to hear this! WWII Online has been one of my favorite childhood games. Haven't played it for quite a while, but I'm very glad that the dev team is still working on this masterpiece! Cannot wait to once more spend tons of hours playing a quality game made by passionate developers.
I played for 10 years starting on day 1 with the 116th Windhund...good days will come back when UE5 is running! My name is on a founders statue some where....
AAAH Nostalgia! I remember me and my friend plowing through a hedgerow and only to see a three tank column of churchhills directing in front of us maybe 80 meters at most. We were totally caught off guard and so were they, everyone stopped and started attempting rotate their turrets, but we had them dead to their right side, One, Two, Three, knocked all three of them out as fast as we could reload. The last ones turret was only 4 maybe 5 degrees off our right turret cheek. maybe a second or two more and it may have been curtains for us. Or the time we flew with a C47 filled to capacity with sappers and landed outside a city in germany, with careful progress they slipped, sapped the factories and we left... I was pilot and barely cleared a treeline on takeoff. Only to then be intercepted about half way in flight back. we were close to a frontline battle so i redirected our course from the airfield to the battle and the men promptly dropped into the battle near the outskirts while i dragged the 109 away. I barely made it back with heavy damage only because the 109 ran out of ammo i can only assume. Then there was the time me and my friends set up some 88s at LONG distance and tried to shell the enemy town with artillery fire. Or the time we set up 88s on the top of a sheer cliff overlooking a town and pounded every building to rubble while coordinating fire at the request of infantry in the city. Or the time we held the last bunker in town for 2 hours until relief came. Or the time we sailed for what seemed like forever to land several ships at England to offload tanks. So many experiences! I want this update so bad! I WANT IT SOOOOO BAD!
Ya'll should 100% snag all of the former Post Scriptum developers if you can. That game got WW2 right and the gameplay was incredible. It just had no real funding behind it. If you can do what they did on this scale, it would be a hit guaranteed
I bought this game from game stop day 1 and played for up to Rapid Assault was in beta. I always wondered how no one else has attempted this sort of scale since. I'd love for you all to get it moved to UE5. I don't have any desire to load up the old client though. 70 max players and 21 when I just checked... sad to see it's basically dead. I remember hundreds of players, tank columns, massive dog fights. Sad that those days are numbered.
Please bring it to Xbox and I’ll subscribe. Xbox has a game preview like steam early access. You can reach so many people. I quit PC gaming over ten years ago and switched to Xbox. Please don’t forget about us.
I've spend probably $500 on this game. Met some great folks in person too. I was a day one player and probably played for five years off and on. It always brought me back. With renewed graphics this may be a new addiction, we shall see
Was there in 2001 and later an AHC member. Had a great time. Haven't really even thought about this game in a very long time but I will have to return when the new engine is implemented.
i remember when this came out and i can say that on it's launch no one could play this and i would not even call it a game at the time because of the state it was in at Launch!!!90% of what was supposed to be in it was not there and before anyone could try to play had to Download a 80MB Patch which took 24 hours to Download!!!The fps for planes was 4 to 6FMP if you could get the game to load and then log in and on foot was 5 to 6 FPS no joke!!!
i have some questions about how the game works. Is there logistics in the game, if yes how does it work? Is it similar to that of foxhole where every weapon is made by the player, or do you choose your load out before spawning. Also, not having a premium account block you from any weapons/veichles? One last thing, any updates on how the development is going?
Oh boy. I was just remembering this game with my brother (he loved it) and were talking about re-releasing it with modern graphics. He is gonna love this
Oh wow I played RnL when it was incredibly early in dev. Like all we had was a MG class, SQL class and a rifle class each with one weapon per class per Allies and Axis. I had some of the best moments for gaming in it
WW2 Online is and continues to be a fantastic technical achievement. I look forward to seeing 2.0 in the near future leveraging the advancements of the last 20 years to bring that experience to a new audience.
Played from the launch of the game in 2001; helped run a squad and even though I fell off after seven or eight years of playing I check in from time to time because I have so many fond memories of playing. Rooting for the team to update the game !
now if this can beat the dominance of Hell Let loose i will have enjoyed the thing i have dreamed of since birth... a persistant world war 2 map, endless possibilities...... mass warfare......
so if you cant provide a 1 to 1 in flight sim with controller for all.. then your game is a no go period... if you have a 1 to 1 input output that creates an evenplaying field for all.. then great if not.. then what you have is garbage so please feel free to comment
I was a beta player from day one then played for 10 years (Rodamus). The transition of WWII online from a near full scale European map and campaigns that took months to play out into something much smaller is why I left. I truly miss what you guys used to offer it was a unique an authentic experience that this old crusty retired 19K Master Gunner enjoyed. No one has every pulled that off well but the Cornered Rats. I miss you all and I hope whatever you guys do comes out well. I'm just pointing at the giant hole in the corner of the WWII gaming world that has never been filled by anyone but the Rats. Me and my KGW buddies miss you guys we are still out here older more arthritic but still gaming...
@Rod Wick, You might be interested to know that we are developing proximity attack objectives (some call it "squad AOs") and this might be of interest to you and your KGW buddies. Hope you guys are well! Come join us for a peek at 19 March for OP FLASH. !S, tex
Graphics are good enough, it's the gameplay that really rocks in this game. I keep coming back to this, been playing for years. Great to hear about the update. S!
graphics are terrible, weapons are clunky, sound design is also terrible, the game definitely needs an overhaul, so im hoping that we will see this next version come to light in the years to come
That is inaccurate. You can continue to have a Free to Play account and degrade down to such from a premium subscription if you choose. Don't create extra accounts, totally not worth it.
That is absolutely untrue. Maybe something happened to your particular account somehow, but I have unsubscribed for a brief period, and smoothly had my account transition into a free to play account. If you have issues with your account, submit a support ticket.
I'd consider WWII Online as one of the best World War II milsim shooters of all time, when you compare to it's capabilities from release, and even up to today. not to mention an extremely passionate playerbase, and an extremely passionate development team, that truly cares about its players and their experiences. I wish CRS the best of luck in the endeavor!
That's really appreciated, thanks Easton! I hope we have your support in helping to bring this dream to life. CRS is going all-in!
Friend told me bout this project. Yeah definetly gonna give it a go
@@worldwar2online Hey, I'm one of the original closed beta testers. I still have my cornered rat t-shirt. :) I've got screenshots from testing the game before there were tanks. WWIIOL is some of the best gaming I've ever had. I wish you luck in keeping this project going, perhaps I'll revisit some day. Nothing else comes close to the gameplay.
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It would be amazing to have this scale with hell let loose graphics
Kyle, that's our intended goal. I hope you join our community and support our efforts to help make that possible!
@WWII Online very cool. There's a huge appreciation from gamers when devs go to such lengths to provide historical accuracy. The scale of your game would be outstanding!
just please optimize it better 😅
Hopefully better than hll. Assets don’t render past 200m
@@worldwar2online You guys should possibly look at purchasing Post Scriptum and the rights to it. The game is incredible and possibly one of the best modern WW2 realistic shooters produced in the modern era. It sadly never had the player base due to poor marketing decisions and slow updates but you guys could use the assets, etc.
I hope you guys can pull it off, an engine change isn't a simple thing but if you can keep posting updates it will be awesome to see it happen in real time.
Bravo! Can't wait Rats. Existing game is still a Hoot!!!
Thanks Mark, appreciate your support, S!
Add VR and the pilots will come. !S - Tailhook
I bought day one. Yellow box. :). Now gimme my jadgpanther.
Big picture, let's make sure WWII Online has another 20 years. That's priority. Thanks for supporting us since day one, remember your continued efforts and subscriber support is the difference that will make 2.0 happen and not. We're doing our part. Are you with us?
@WWII Online I read your plan to implement UE5; I saw the recent videos... Why wouldn't you guys bring in the UE5 tiger instead of the opel to bring back players...? Or at least buildings or maybe terrain and roads would be best to implement first to entice players back into wwiionline? Then you would have more sign ups... ie. Revenue. OR is that not technically (development wise) the most effective way towards implementing RE5 on wwiionline?
And are you guys still off of Hulen?
@@taccntb4345 Our intention is to rebuild all of the artwork. We're following the foot steps of our original development path because those models need the most help. Worry not, we'll get to them all over time.
@@taccntb4345 We have a specific plan to get to UE5. Eventually all models will be touched or upgraded. So, why the Opel (trucks) and not the Tiger initially? Simply, the older models (like the Opel and trucks) are low poly models. The Tiger for example, is a more modern model that has been altered to work in the older game engine.
Not enough sheep in the footage... Caught XOOM lacking.
Fr fr fr man
He's got a fever, and the only prescription, is MORE Sheep.
Parachuting Dogs finally?
Some good things incoming then. Can't wait to go on "knife only" sprees
We're working hard over here, Ryman! Please share the news!
More 'WWII Online: Chokepoint' updates, please, lads. That superb game has so much potential.
Wait for the video =).
Game had potential for the big picture, not for the game itself. We don't want another Hell Let Loose, we want WWII Online 2 with HLL graphics but with the MMO component.
OH MY GOD IT"S FINALLY HERE!!! I AM SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW!!!! YESS!!!!!!!!!
We're working on it, now's the time to get behind us and support the cause! Spread the good news!
Anything for my favorite game!
Nice to see you guys upgrading this game, She deserves it.
I love the game , I’m tired of the box graphics, make it happen , you’ll get my support and money for years to come.
Doing our best. But do remember, graphics doesn't exclusively dictate success. Our history proves that. S!
Absolutely love the commitment! Here's hoping you guys succeed in delivering the UE5 vision, it would be insane and and a game changer. One point of order however, there are not "thousands" of concurrent players playing this game. Not even close. There are not even a "thousand" players playing. Far from it. Peak hours, you will be lucky to find 100 total players playing this game. When they initially launched in steam, there was maybe 500 concurrent players, and the server crashed over and over again. So ... my point is, let's not lie about state of the game.
Our server is "capable" of holding thousands of concurrent users, that is a fact. We've upgraded our game server since Steam's release to have 8x the hardware power, 10x the bandwidth, and relocated it to eastern United States to provide the best connectivity we've ever had between North America & Europe. Jamming everyone into a single battle will have pretty bad consequences though, so it's important to spread them out some when player pop gets high.
It also used to have a lot more players then it does now.
You understand that not all players play on steam. If you aren't logged in through steam then steam doesnt know that you are playing. You dont understand something this simple so you probably shouldn't be pontificating on anything.
@@thomgizzizBuffoonery! I understand you are a fan of the game - but in the video they laid it out as though there were thousands of concurrent players playing at any one time. Which (if you actually played the game - and it sounds like you don't) - is absolutely false. They didn't say "We have thousands of active subscribers" - etc, Xoom said it in a very specific way. Get a clue dip stick.
@@worldwar2online Yes I don't doubt it is capable in theory - and hopefullly one day we see that happen. That just isn't where things are at today was my point, and I just though the video led one to believe that was the current state. Thanks.
Haven't been involved with WWII Online in a few years but god I am happy to see that the team is still as passionate as ever. Can't wait to see where the experience goes from here!
@wwii online I subscribed for a few months recently, without even playing or installing the game. That was my contribution to help you guys get to Unreal Engine 5 with updated graphics. I hope you guys get there. If you guys do get there and you do a good job when you get there, I will be back to play WWII Online again. Best of luck to you!
Greate news ! Good luck and remember we players from Resistance and Liberation we are with you! :)
You are tempting me... Chieftom
Let's go Chief! Now's the time to back up the Rats!
I remember trying it when i was a kid but i hated the subscription. I could not afford it. Eventually i forgot about ww2 online until i watched boogie videos.
This would be amazing but I just don't think subscription based is marketable anymore.
People have been saying that since 2001 when the game first came out. Many games have come and gone since then but this game still stands.
That's why I suggested that the dev team sell 'WWII Online: Chokepoint' as a typical game, Patio, giving them 2 different types of business models to use in order to finance their game in the future. Subscribers to 'WWII Online' get the game for free and every player also gets the opportunity to buy cosmetic DLC that's authentic to the World War 2 era, such as the camouflage uniforms of the British Paratroopers and the Waffen SS, battle-worn uniform skins, battle-worn weapons skins too. The type of veteran cosmetics that we all love to use in games such as this.
A ww2 game without swastikas? No, thanks. I'm out of here.
Well done. Great game.
Oh man, I spend 100s and 100s of happy hours as part of a virtual squadron in WW2OL. I would be _so_ happy to see it live again!
Unreal 5 port. Now this can get me playing the game again. Especially if they could actually make it feel like something like Squad but on a grand scale.
Eric, glad to hear it! Be sure to support us to help make it possible. It's gonna take a village.
That is amazing !
I hope this will work out for you guys! I got this game 10 years ago and I was impressed how realistic this game is. Lets hope for better graphics in the future though! Keep up the good work! :) I am glad a game like this exists!
I was there in 2001, stay during may be 12years , back few month but Iwill be back to see my magical game with this new 3D engine
WWIIOnline is the game for a wide range of people, from fps people to WW2 strategy people and most in between.
I greatly look forward to 2.0
Brenton, absolutely agree with what you're saying. The amount of game play options are pretty incredible, not to mention its overall replay-ability.
I was always partial the pz38t and anti-air roles. I played for years starting from closed alpha/beta. I really hope they can truly revive this game with modern graphics and perhaps more modern animations. Nothing has ever come close to the gameplay of WWIIOL (aka Battleground Europe).
There's still no game out there that has managed to do this. It is such a unique game. The fact that you guys are still improving and making this happen is just amazing. S!
Great job, xoom!
Thank you, please pass the word! S!
That makes me excited. I will join you again and support you. 👍🏻
@Biba Butzemann Each subscription directly accelerates our effort to bring 2.0 into UE5.
A remake is not enough. I think. The game and the 46min just flying over dead inactive pixel. Is not fun.
Nothing ww2 online does is impressive today, aside from the large scale, which open world games have gone away from IF they cant populate it with cool stuff.
Meaning no hostiles in a PVP is similar. Only the front matters, the rest could just as well be server hubs you were never on. Or similar to Planetside 2.
Today we have more than 64kb modems.
We have games like Wow, Planetside 2, Foxhole, Postscriptum, Hell Let loos etc etc. ww2 online is a relic of the past. Not saying it cant be decent, but just remaking the old one would be as daf as just remaking Planetside 1 with better graphics.
Great enthusiast of the game and endless battle for many years. I'm glad to see CRS, succeeding has given the game a graphical revolution that we've been waiting for so long. Can't wait for the release that I redo a few additional campaigns.
Thanks for your support David! Please spread the word and assist in bringing folks in to join the great effort!
exciting news. I played a game called Heroes & Generals for many years and it has a similar concept to WW2 online. I would like to see a modern day implementation of it so I am very excited for this.
You would be welcomed to join us. A good number of those game features came from WWIIOL directly. Our next op is 03/19.
Wow glad to see ww2 online still being worked on. I played day one for years, its where i got my name Ltshadow actually! I even have a cornered rat shirt signed by some devs like Al "Rafter". Wonder who all from that time still plays or what devs remain!?
Amazing this game is still around! Seriously wild and the fact you are trying to update to UE5.
Seeing that footage in the end... This is what Enlisted should have been.
Gaijin is in a perfect position to make a game like this
If we FINALLY get Artillery, it'll be OUTSTANDING!!
This needs to be on vr I always talked about this man . I wish I could join that team I could bring ideas no body else can
My honest opinion: Step 1: Remove subscritions to increase the playerbase by 10x. Step 2: Add microtrasactions and skins so more players will buy stuff. This way you will get more money than you are getting now and increase the playerbase.
Briefly, our goal is to transition the game to 2.0. Given the size of our team, directing dev resources to our old 1.0 game tech is not appropriate to what our community has asked us do which is transition the game to 2.0 in UE5. Our driving premise is to provide a strong game that allows for massive combined arms battles (which we already do) but within an environment that is not only more historically accurate but with greater asset and environmental fidelity. The only reason we are still standing here is due to our very passionate and dedicated player base.
So glad I found this game a long time ago, and I love what’s coming to this game.
great video, btimber
back when this game out as a kid i really wanted it but it was so expensive
I had fun playing this some years back, and even rose into the command staff for the German side. The thing that made me quit playing and never ant to come back was the toxicity in the leadership ranks, and the fact that the game is absolutely dominated by clans. If a big clan plays Germans, Germans win. If the clan switches to Allies next campaign, Allies win. It's no fun playing when you can 100% accurately predict who will win based on what side the most popular clans are going to be on and you command team acts like a bunch of 30 year old children.
Someone who plays WW2OL now, please tell me if it's still like this now.
@Firelock In an online game there will always be ass-hattery whether in a leadership position, gaming squad, or the lone wolf. Each game has it's challenges but I can share with you that as the Community Manager, we meet with the Command Staff's from both sides and work through the various issues that the player base reports. We continue, as always, to be a work in progress. In regards to squads/battles, etc --- our continued focus is helping our squads regenerate along with massive combined arms combat. Currently in development is the implementation of proximity attack objectives so while the HC continues to provide the logistical support of brigade supply at strategic times, the overall player population would determine their own target of opportunity. Hopefully the player will consult the HC officers to provide some wisdom in regards to the objective as town sequencing, supply links, etc are key to advancing and holding towns once captured. I hope that helps. You should join us next weekend on 19th of March for OPERATION FLASH. All equipment is UNLOCKED so you have the opportunity to experiment with all the equipment.
Will that also cost a shit ton of money per month to be pay4win?
I sunk thousands of hours into WW2 Online. I'd be lying if I don't have serious doubts though about Corner Rats ability to pull this transition off. Unreal 5 is a great engine but it is not a mmofps engine. Games using UE5 struggle to support a hundred players at a time huge without performance going completely to crap and I don't see how you can scale that up to support thousands of players at a time. Especially with such a small team with limited financial backing. I hope you prove me wrong but i just don't see how you will.
Yeah, why not go slightly lower scale. Talk to the Planetside 2 engine guys and make a ww2 game with that engine instead with a full time hired team for a commercial game.
WWII Online.. good times, I think it was 15 years since I played for the first time. Will happily pay a subscription when the upgraded engine is ready. Best of luck!
I love playing ww2 online since 5 years ago best ww2 game ever
I played WWII OL when it was first released and to this day still miss it. I plan to come back as soon as the unreal engine upgrade is complete.
I got this game the first week it was released and can tell you that I have never found a game that I felt more connected to EVER!
Resistance & Liberation is the best mod i ever played. If you guys can pull it off, huge open world with R&L gameplay style this game is going to be AMAZING!!
You did fantastic with this speech. First effective advert I've seen for this game.
You have my interest.
I wish y'all the best. This game looks great.
Great game VERY happy to see this
I'm another aspiring game dev. I got hooked on that Arma/BMS/DCS dynamic campaign experience ever since I played the Forgotten Few. To date there has never been a game like the Forgotten Few. Love the idea of commanding a platoon into battle. Been working on this idea for like 7 years now, for a dynamic platoon based tactical fps.
Seeing the ww2 online map light up like a series of nodes like that confirmed that I'm probably going to take a similar approach with my idea for generating the missions.
If they're looking for devs to help out I'd be interested.
Omg I remember this game back then! It was amazing yet so early for the tech. I played it a bit but ended up moving on to Operation Flashpoint (ArmA)
I so want this, no one has ever done something similar like this. Please get gameplay ideas from Foxhole
Only desire was introduction of HMS Illustrious w Supermarine Spitfires and F4U-1A "clipped wing" Corsairs. Still waiting btw. Cheers!!
I tried your game 10+ years ago, it didn't have voip, does it have it now? Will it have it? I have been play Project Reality for 15 years now, and you should try to get a similar voip system with local and squad chat
What would be a big deal, but maybe far too difficult maybe, is persistent battlefield. I don't know this game but if it already have it it's a big deal. But imagine passing through war torn regions with BF-1 like destruction on this scale would be magical
in a game
I was there, at launch. It was a disaster, I could not connect for hours, when I finally got on, I rode on the back of a tank as an infantryman and saw a slide show of things happen. It got better, Loved it. I am all in on a rebuild in a new engine. I would not even be mad to ride on a truck for 15 minutes to attack a town to be dive bombed by a stuka. LETS GO!!!!
Okay, first off, I don't want to come off crass or anything so I hope what I ask won't be taken the wrong way.
You spoke about premium riflemen being on the same performance level as free to play riflemen, but is that also the case for the 2.0? I really appreciate what you're doing here, I truly am, but what I'm concerned about is that it might devolve into something like Enlisted did or what Battlefield is like today.. I REALLY enjoy and prefer large scale maps and campaigns with lot's of people playing at the same time, but all these battle passes and premium subscriptions or squads/units that obliterate anyone who isn't willing or can't give money away every month make me lose hope in the integrity of developers, who at the end of the day seem to be chasing that paper, thinking that we, the consumer, will buy anything that they throw our way.
I feel the need to reiterate that this isn't to lash out on you guys, I don't even know you and I don't want to give you the impression that I think you're one of those developers, it's just that I felt the need to voice my concern as I've had my hopes and hypes about games I've looked forward to squashed before and I've grown to become a bit of a sceptic, when people try to sell me off on something.
I bid you all all the successes you need to make this the best MMOFPS and have a nice one!
Thank you for the time to read through this.
I got excited for a progress report for a minute. Wasn't this announced years ago?
I notice the mention of infantry play from chokepoint, but is there ANY crossover from the terrain(yes I know it can't be that good on a huge scale), do you have ay examples of what level of terrain resolution can be achieved on UE5 without impacting the core elements of the game?
Anyway, good luck! I can't wait to experience a new ww11ol with 1000s of players once more. S!
I was there on launch in June 6th 2001... i was permabanned by DOC in 2011 because i provided facts and documentation that he was wrong.
1st FJ, 76th ZG commander later one of the best StuG drivers in the game with a permanent 5.1:1 kd in the StuG.
I'm very happy to hear this! WWII Online has been one of my favorite childhood games. Haven't played it for quite a while, but I'm very glad that the dev team is still working on this masterpiece! Cannot wait to once more spend tons of hours playing a quality game made by passionate developers.
Imagine this game with Post Scriptum mechanics and weapon sounds..... and operating on clan level.....
I played for 10 years starting on day 1 with the 116th Windhund...good days will come back when UE5 is running! My name is on a founders statue some where....
AAAH Nostalgia! I remember me and my friend plowing through a hedgerow and only to see a three tank column of churchhills directing in front of us maybe 80 meters at most.
We were totally caught off guard and so were they, everyone stopped and started attempting rotate their turrets, but we had them dead to their right side, One, Two, Three, knocked all three of them out as fast as we could reload. The last ones turret was only 4 maybe 5 degrees off our right turret cheek. maybe a second or two more and it may have been curtains for us.
Or the time we flew with a C47 filled to capacity with sappers and landed outside a city in germany, with careful progress they slipped, sapped the factories and we left... I was pilot and barely cleared a treeline on takeoff. Only to then be intercepted about half way in flight back. we were close to a frontline battle so i redirected our course from the airfield to the battle and the men promptly dropped into the battle near the outskirts while i dragged the 109 away. I barely made it back with heavy damage only because the 109 ran out of ammo i can only assume.
Then there was the time me and my friends set up some 88s at LONG distance and tried to shell the enemy town with artillery fire.
Or the time we set up 88s on the top of a sheer cliff overlooking a town and pounded every building to rubble while coordinating fire at the request of infantry in the city.
Or the time we held the last bunker in town for 2 hours until relief came.
Or the time we sailed for what seemed like forever to land several ships at England to offload tanks.
So many experiences! I want this update so bad! I WANT IT SOOOOO BAD!
Ya'll should 100% snag all of the former Post Scriptum developers if you can. That game got WW2 right and the gameplay was incredible. It just had no real funding behind it. If you can do what they did on this scale, it would be a hit guaranteed
I bought this game from game stop day 1 and played for up to Rapid Assault was in beta. I always wondered how no one else has attempted this sort of scale since. I'd love for you all to get it moved to UE5. I don't have any desire to load up the old client though. 70 max players and 21 when I just checked... sad to see it's basically dead. I remember hundreds of players, tank columns, massive dog fights. Sad that those days are numbered.
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Please bring it to Xbox and I’ll subscribe. Xbox has a game preview like steam early access. You can reach so many people. I quit PC gaming over ten years ago and switched to Xbox. Please don’t forget about us.
I've spend probably $500 on this game. Met some great folks in person too. I was a day one player and probably played for five years off and on. It always brought me back. With renewed graphics this may be a new addiction, we shall see
Was there in 2001 and later an AHC member. Had a great time. Haven't really even thought about this game in a very long time but I will have to return when the new engine is implemented.
Oh man. I used to play this back when I was about 16! Glad to see it’s alive. Hope it gets the much needed engine upgrade!
i remember when this came out and i can say that on it's launch no one could play this and i would not even call it a game at the time because of the state it was in at Launch!!!90% of what was supposed to be in it was not there and before anyone could try to play had to Download a 80MB Patch which took 24 hours to Download!!!The fps for planes was 4 to 6FMP if you could get the game to load and then log in and on foot was 5 to 6 FPS no joke!!!
S! I hear the XOOM XOOM Train Is still going. Sincerely hope you make it happen, can't wait to sign up for a 4th tour in the OKW!
i have some questions about how the game works. Is there logistics in the game, if yes how does it work? Is it similar to that of foxhole where every weapon is made by the player, or do you choose your load out before spawning. Also, not having a premium account block you from any weapons/veichles? One last thing, any updates on how the development is going?
Oh boy. I was just remembering this game with my brother (he loved it) and were talking about re-releasing it with modern graphics. He is gonna love this
Oh wow I played RnL when it was incredibly early in dev. Like all we had was a MG class, SQL class and a rifle class each with one weapon per class per Allies and Axis. I had some of the best moments for gaming in it
WW2 Online is and continues to be a fantastic technical achievement. I look forward to seeing 2.0 in the near future leveraging the advancements of the last 20 years to bring that experience to a new audience.
Played from the launch of the game in 2001; helped run a squad and even though I fell off after seven or eight years of playing I check in from time to time because I have so many fond memories of playing. Rooting for the team to update the game !
now if this can beat the dominance of Hell Let loose i will have enjoyed the thing i have dreamed of since birth... a persistant world war 2 map, endless possibilities...... mass warfare......
This game (chokepoint) never become reality, I follow it since many years and nothing seam to progress.
Why are there no medics in the game? I like that there are no revives, but when you are hit, not being able to patch up is super frustrating.
Resolve is WW2 too.....let's see what's better but I need something a bit more gripping than Hell Let Loose, all due respects to it
I might have to fire up Froghorn and Canteen again. I've been itching to play for several years now.
never heard of it but it sounds interesting. I'll check it out but I'm not really into pvp stuff.
so if you cant provide a 1 to 1 in flight sim with controller for all.. then your game is a no go period... if you have a 1 to 1 input output that creates an evenplaying field for all.. then great if not.. then what you have is garbage so please feel free to comment
You do this, and this *orginal* ww2ol player, will be back after a 20 year break.
Please can you add details to the tank destrouction like Post Scriptum, it would have been so cool to have and i'd consider donating then
I remember when I first played this game, It almost wants to play it right now haha. I can’t wait to see what the future holds
I was a beta player from day one then played for 10 years (Rodamus). The transition of WWII online from a near full scale European map and campaigns that took months to play out into something much smaller is why I left. I truly miss what you guys used to offer it was a unique an authentic experience that this old crusty retired 19K Master Gunner enjoyed. No one has every pulled that off well but the Cornered Rats. I miss you all and I hope whatever you guys do comes out well. I'm just pointing at the giant hole in the corner of the WWII gaming world that has never been filled by anyone but the Rats. Me and my KGW buddies miss you guys we are still out here older more arthritic but still gaming...
@Rod Wick, You might be interested to know that we are developing proximity attack objectives (some call it "squad AOs") and this might be of interest to you and your KGW buddies. Hope you guys are well! Come join us for a peek at 19 March for OP FLASH. !S, tex
Will WWII Online keep the macOS version with the port to UE5?
neat to see it still around, had alot of fun back in the day with fogaban. and the ole 105th pzb.
Graphics are good enough, it's the gameplay that really rocks in this game. I keep coming back to this, been playing for years. Great to hear about the update. S!
graphics are terrible, weapons are clunky, sound design is also terrible, the game definitely needs an overhaul, so im hoping that we will see this next version come to light in the years to come
I hope you will succeed and that it will be glorious. Good luck! :)
Its a nice game
If you sign up and stop paying you can now revert to a free-to-play account! Thank you CRS
That is inaccurate. You can continue to have a Free to Play account and degrade down to such from a premium subscription if you choose. Don't create extra accounts, totally not worth it.
Also, all veterans, ever in our database, have an active Free Play subscription as of about 2 years ago.
not the case. What's your game name so we can look into it?
@@TheSmoknRat I am Somo, played for 19 years, was a month 1 player, and a Hero subscriber for several of those years.
That is absolutely untrue. Maybe something happened to your particular account somehow, but I have unsubscribed for a brief period, and smoothly had my account transition into a free to play account. If you have issues with your account, submit a support ticket.
Ehh i played planetside, unlike anything doesnt really apply to me.