Running with Rifles Beta 0.861

Change log for beta 0.86:gameplay: RP (resource/relation point) addedgameplay: mortar strikes are no longer earned automatically with every 500 XP increase, instead RP is granted on a regular basis after rank 2gameplay: armory added - RP can be used to trade items in the armory with the inventory UI, calls like mortar strikes are purchasablegameplay: old weapon racks are now stashes: they are initially empty, they are personal, they can contain items, and the contents follow your profile through map changes if persistent profiles is enabled; all stashes in a map are linkedgameplay: PvP and single base capture rule system disconnected; any combination now possible with 1) PvP with no bots or with bots 2) any amount AI compensation 3) single, any or no base capture logic, in start_game XML commandgameplay: friendly fire setting added in start_game XML commanditems: items are conceptually divided as stock items and rare items; stock items can be found in armories and crates, rare items can be found in crates and from enemies randomlyitems: rare weapons don't duplicate like stock weapons do: if you die, you lose your rare weapon and spawn with random stock weaponitems: item properties now include encumbrance and price valueitems: stock weapon encumbrance value is high -- you can no longer carry multiple stock weapons in your default backpackitems: stock grenade encumbrance is medium -- you can carry a few extra grenades in your backpackitems: rare weapon encumbrance is low -- you can carry multiple rare weapons with you, even if your rank might not allow using themitems: a few rare weapons added, only enabled in Invasion mode by defaultitems: running without rifles i.e. possibility to drop equipped weapons and grenades for consistent inventory behavioritems: support for non-equipable carriable items, several added; take them to armory for a rewardinventory: the UI is now usable with pickup-key assigned to a mouse buttoninventory: UI re-layouted, placeholders for potential future radio and backpack itemsinventory: single item drag & drop possible with ctrl-key holdinventory: world/stash/armory area tap works as add-to-backpack shortcutweapons: bullet trail crash fixedweapons: bullet time to live setting fixedmapview: fixed a crash with vehicle marker off the mapvehicles: vehicles now collide with map boundariesmap4: minor appearance changesADD:0.861:items: 1 missing mesh addedother: load-time checks for meshes and textures added

“Keep your head down SOLDIER – you’ll need it!”Pick up your rifle and join the Green or Grey army in their mission to send the enemy home in a box! RWR is an open world, top-down, tactical shooter for single player and multiplayer online, that puts you right in the middle of chaos in towns, trenches and forests turned into ruthless battlefields, controlling just one soldier in an army of several hundreds. 

In a war where men die like flies and endless streams of reinforcements run to fill the void, it takes tactics and marksmanship to capture territories effectively. The open world nature of the game enables you to use a multitude of approaches to help the front line move – it’s up to you to shape your role. Experience the complete arc starting as a private hardening into a high ranking officer with a squad under command, arming yourself with a variety of weapons and vehicles on your way to glory!

Key features, so far Windows and Linux supported 24/7 servers in Europe and USA supporting 30+ players 4x 1 km^2 maps with total of 35 bases 1x PvP (no AI) map with 7 bases hundreds of simultaneous AI soldiers open world: it’s up to you how you play, the war goes on without you not your usual “I’m the hero”-shooter: one bullet kills more often than not use cover, crouch and prone, move with others to increase your odds to stay alive emergent AI that tries hard: they too use cover and rooftops, attempt outflanking gain experience to get promotions to lead your own squad, unlock abilities a variety of modern weapons, and thus, roles grenades, bazookas and mortar strikes vehicles: jeeps, mobile spawn point trucks and APC’s, with AI driving too