Greetings community!
It has come to my attention that it may benefit this board if I were to throw together some sort of Developer Blog, where I can share about progress of upcoming updates, toss ideas around, and respond to community questions pertaining to future updates. What better time to debut this dev blog than when I am in the process of rolling out an absolutely massive content update. So I shan't keep you guys waiting!
The next patch to Shot and Shell will be a major jump, to version 0.8, and will be referred to as the 'Minden Update'. This release will be based around the Battle of Minden, which was a battle that was fought between Allied forces (a mixture of British, Hessian, Hanoverian, Brunswicker, and Prussian troops) and forces of the Kingdom of France (with an attached contingent of Saxon troops). This means that two factions will be rolling out in this coming patch: Great Britain and France, in a fully fleshed-out form.
The update will also include bug fixes and new features, as well as many new scene props and maps. Currently, the plan is to add 95 new uniforms (between the two new nations) with improvements on ones already in place.
Thank you for reading, and please don't feel discouraged to discuss or ask questions here. I will continue to update this thread with new information and media pertaining to the update until it is released. If you're interested about historical information about the Battle of Minden, click here.
Below is an image of the British 12th (Napier's) Regiment of Foot uniform. The uniform isn't quite done, as a few accessories and textures are missing/incomplete.
Yours truly,
DaMonkey
DaMonkey
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