Open world top-down tactical shooter for Windows, Mac and Linux

Hey soldiers! There’s a brand new version out now, so you who already pre-purchased the game, please re-use your download link, which you have in your e-mail from the earlier pre-purchase(!), to obtain the new release.

If you didn’t yet pre-purchase, why not do it now?

There’s a new experimental map provided, with the action located mostly in an urban area, narrow streets and alleys, lots of buildings and corners to take cover. The HUD icons have been revamped, now including a weapon icon and a bullet counter.

Oh, I almost forgot.. mortar strike, enough said.

OMG GRENADE! The RUNNING WITH RIFLES beta phase starts now! When you pre-purchase the final game, you also gain access to the beta version installer download and all the upcoming updates. Note that there’s no zip-release for the beta (yet), only the installer is available.

The starting price point is 5.00 EUR (+ VAT where required). The price will move up towards the final game price gradually when new updates are released.

This is the first version that introduces the online gameplay features. For those not familiar with the game yet, basically you start or load a game, activate the server in the menu to host a game and suggest your buddies to join your game using your IP or domain and UDP port. Make sure you set your firewall to allow incoming network traffic for the UDP port you wish to use.

See the change log for detailed list of changes and new features.

There’s also a free demo based on beta 0.4 available now. It has all the features beta 0.4 has except the multiplayer stuff.

Running with rifles alpha 0.351 is now available, this time there’s an actual installer. Besides the game itself, it installs Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 runtime and OpenAL if you don’t have those installed already, which are required to run the game.

See Downloads for details.

Change log is on the forum.

Should you stumble on any trouble with the installer or the game, let me know in the comments below / forum / directly at pasi.kainiemi@modulaatio.com.

Just uploaded two quick videos of the upcoming alpha 0.35, showing off the new trees and dust mainly. Youtube video compression doesn’t really do justice to the smooth colors in the game, so I brought some screenshots too!

Lot of fixes coming in for crashes, performance, various improvements on both the soldier and the commander AI, crouch moving, and more, I’ll provide the complete change log together with the download in a few days.

The first online mode supported version shouldn’t be THAT far anymore now, but it’s not going to be 0.35. I’ve tested the online game only with 3 computers so far, and it worked fine and was stable. Some glitches here and there and not all information is yet shared on the network, so map doesn’t stay in sync and some radio messages aren’t delivered. Now, it’s just short of polishing and finalizing for the big beta release.