Launching next week, the upcoming open beta introduces “Officer” mode, a challenging PVE scenario that demands strategic prowess from players. In Officer mode, participants must skillfully balance offensive and defensive tactics as they strive to protect an NPC officer for a set amount of time; if the enemy manages to eliminate him, it's game over. This intense mode will test players' ability to coordinate their forces effectively and make split-second decisions to achieve victory. Alongside this new mode, all PvE and PvP modes from previous open betas will return for players to enjoy.
Additionally, players can look forward to two gripping new single-player missions that delve into pivotal moments of World War II history for the USA and German troops. These immersive missions provide players with a chance to experience the intensity and complexity of wartime decision-making, plus the Soviet campaign from previous betas returns for players to jump back into the action with all single-player missions.
This beta also introduces four new multiplayer maps, ‘Witch’s Vale’, ‘Village’, ‘Champagne’, and ‘Polesie’, with a total of ten available for players.
This open Beta has been based on feedback from thousands of players who have already played, tested and provided their thoughts on the previous three public tests. The developers will continue to work on polishing and balancing based on fresh player feedback from this Beta. Players' progress and saves in this open beta test will not carry over to release.
Open Beta Content:
3x PvP Match Setup Mode
- PvP
- Combined Arms
- Classic
- Competitive
- Realism
- Front Line
- Assault Zones
- Combat
- Incursion
- Line Defense
- Officer
- Witch's Vale
- Village
- Champagne
- Polesie
- Borovaya
- Winter March
- Airfield
- Suburb
- Bazerville
- Farmland
- Towards Freedom
- Convoy
- Through The Snow
Men of War II - Changes & Fixes
Gameplay Changes:
- "Classic mode" now has its own match-making queue and leaderboards
- Loading times have been shortened
- Allow PVE/lobbies players to complete tasks to gain new battalions and supply points
- Improved vehicle pathfinding
- Multiplayer (PvP with battalions)
- Added leaderboard for Combined Arms
- Multiplayer (Classic)
- Added matchmaking & leaderboard for classic multiplayer
- Balancing changes based on player feedback
- Multiplayer (Realism)
- Adjustments for realistic battle settings
- Added HP bars when dealing damage to players’ allied and own infantry units
- No detection of infantry/vehicles on enemy territory
- Improved filter in Learn / Units
- Improved sound quality
- Support of stereo sounds playback in 3D
- Updated special effects
- Tons of bug fixes & improvements
Men of War II will launch for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and other digital stores in 2024. For more information, visit the official Fulqrum Publishing website or follow them on social media.
About Men of War II
Experience World War II real-time strategy gameplay like never before! Men of War II, the new chapter in the evolution of the top-rated RTS franchise, brings you more units with different specialisations to lead, pinpoint historical accuracy, and new levels of visual and audio excellence, all combined with the series’ original heart-pounding action. Lead your troops in intense real-time battles on the Western and Eastern Fronts and overwhelm your opponents in epic narrative single-player campaigns and skirmish modes, before then diving deep into the multiplayer action.
Utilise sophisticated military strategies, lay ambushes, or use brute force to show your ability as the greatest military leader of all time. Attain full command of different roles: from Air and Armour to Infantry and Support in fast-paced battles packed with action. Men of War II brings significant visual improvements, destructible environments, buildable defences and an advanced AI, to create the classic real-time strategy game fans have been waiting for.
The launch will include full localisation in English, Ukrainian, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Spain), French, German and Korean.
Experience World War II real-time strategy gameplay like never before! Men of War II, the new chapter in the evolution of the top-rated RTS franchise, brings you more units with different specialisations to lead, pinpoint historical accuracy, and new levels of visual and audio excellence, all combined with the series’ original heart-pounding action. Lead your troops in intense real-time battles on the Western and Eastern Fronts and overwhelm your opponents in epic narrative single-player campaigns and skirmish modes, before then diving deep into the multiplayer action.
Utilise sophisticated military strategies, lay ambushes, or use brute force to show your ability as the greatest military leader of all time. Attain full command of different roles: from Air and Armour to Infantry and Support in fast-paced battles packed with action. Men of War II brings significant visual improvements, destructible environments, buildable defences and an advanced AI, to create the classic real-time strategy game fans have been waiting for.
The launch will include full localisation in English, Ukrainian, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Spain), French, German and Korean.
About Fulqrum Publishing
Fulqrum Publishing is a global games publisher with a diverse portfolio of titles, that includes both in-house and independent productions. Fulqrum Publishing has successfully launched over 100 game titles including the critically acclaimed series – King’s Bounty, Men of War and Space Rangers. Recent releases include such games as Ancestors Legacy, Deep Sky Derelicts, Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, Forgive Me Father, & more.
About Best Way
Best Way is a video game developer company founded in 1991 in Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine. After the release of its first title, Soldiers: Heroes of WWII (2004), a real-time tactics strategy game set in World War II, the franchise that would come to be known as Men of War was born. Historical accuracy, in-depth simulation systems, and realistic combat are the studios’ three design pillars. Over the years, Best Way has offered detailed and intense tactical combat experiences and is currently working on Men of War II, the long-awaited sequel to the classic RTS series.
Fulqrum Publishing is a global games publisher with a diverse portfolio of titles, that includes both in-house and independent productions. Fulqrum Publishing has successfully launched over 100 game titles including the critically acclaimed series – King’s Bounty, Men of War and Space Rangers. Recent releases include such games as Ancestors Legacy, Deep Sky Derelicts, Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, Forgive Me Father, & more.
About Best Way
Best Way is a video game developer company founded in 1991 in Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine. After the release of its first title, Soldiers: Heroes of WWII (2004), a real-time tactics strategy game set in World War II, the franchise that would come to be known as Men of War was born. Historical accuracy, in-depth simulation systems, and realistic combat are the studios’ three design pillars. Over the years, Best Way has offered detailed and intense tactical combat experiences and is currently working on Men of War II, the long-awaited sequel to the classic RTS series.