Update 1.57.9 - More Screen Resolutions & Open Beta Testing!

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Greetings, warriors!

We're excited to announce that it's about time we open up the beta testing for everyone who would like to participate!

Now every player who is interested in helping us improve and speed up the development of the game can opt into the beta and playtest everything either on their own or with friends! However, please keep in mind that "Open Beta" is still work-in-progress and not the actual finished release.

If that very fact does not bother you, feel free to help us contribute by reporting any bugs and issues you may encounter in the appropriate section of our Steam forum or in the specific channel in our Discord server[discord.gg]. We can't stress enough how valuable your feedback is for our team and we would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to help us out.

Starting from today, you will be able to find the new "Open Beta" branch under the BETAS tab in the game's properties. If you're unsure where that is, here's a short instruction on how to get there along with a short video:

• Open your game library in the Steam Client.
  
• Select Battle Realms Zen Edition from the list of your games.
  
• Right click on the game and choose "Properties".
  
• In the newly opened window, navigate to BETAS tab.
  
• From the dropdown list, select the branch that says "Open Beta".
  
• Don't forget to update the game in Steam after that.
  
  Notice:
  
• In order to opt into the current release version, repeat the same process, but select "None" instead of "Open Beta".

https://youtu.be/_FvofyyMBTQ

With that out of the way, let's see what you can find in this beta update:

1.57.9 Open Beta Changelog:

☯ Technical:

• LAN and Direct IP Multiplayer modes have been removed. Now, by clicking 'Multiplayer', the player will be taken directly to the Steam Lobbies.
  
  Unfortunately both of those game modes provide security issues that currently can't be resolved due to the game's age and Steam network not really properly supporting LAN.
  
  While ruling out Direct IP was a rather easy decision to make, we did want to save the 'old school' spirit by leaving LAN intact, looked for possible solutions but couldn't come up with anything substantial. So it will also have to go unfortunately.
  
  Steam Multiplayer should by now be an overall better way to play online, but yes, it requires internet connection.
  
  
• Added native support for the following long requested resolutions: 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x960, 1366x768, 1600x900, 1600x1200.
  
  
  
  
• Fixed a hang-crash on loading that randomly occurred when starting a multiplayer match.
  
  
• Fixed zoom issues on journey cinematics for 16:9 resolutions.
  
  
• Improved performance in Multiplayer and fixed minor lobby listing issues.

☯ Gameplay:

• Fixed a bug that made units go back into battle even if the player had ordered to move away (without the use of CTRL (force move) key). Previously that behavior was overridden for some reason, which resulted in units not always listening to move commands.
  
  
• When a player loses the game, their buildings will completely disappear from the minimap instead of leaving their remains.
  
  
• Geishas won't heal untamed horses.
  
  
• Horses will now properly show on the minimap depending on their team status: e.g. if they have an owner they will show the player's colors (like units), if not they will shot as default brown dots.
  
  
• Horses LOS highly has been reduced (this prevents horses summoned by Garrin's BG from revealing everything they run across, or hidden owned horses idling as scouts.

Have fun, but please remember: It's only an open beta. It's absolutely normal if you prefer to wait for the final public release. But if you're interested in helping us to get there faster, we'll appreciate all of your feedback in the appropriate section of our Steam forum or in the specific channel in our Discord server[discord.gg].

Miscellaneous info:

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Populated by nearly 4000 warriors, it is a solid communication bridge between us and all of you.
If you're having issues, planning to report a bug or just want to learn something new about the game and communicate with other fans or even developers -- we'd like to see you there, come around!

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Stay tuned for more updates!

- The Battle Realms Team

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