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Battle of Decay is a multiplayer open world survival horror game. You are a survivor of a disease, something you never saw before (you can find it out by playing single- or mutliplayer). You have to survive against Monsters / Mutants and you are able to craft, build, fight with or against other players. Find ways and loot to survive and hidden places with secrets.

We are a small team and we know that a game needs month and also years to become "perfect".
At the moment we have a playable Alpha Version (0.0.3) but we need at least one year to reach a final beta version :)!

Features

  • Monster / Mutant / Zombie Enemies
  • Large Open World Map
  • Crafting (items, weapons, items for building)
  • Base Building System
  • Large Inventory
  • Item inspection
  • 100+ Items to find / loot
  • Realistic Map
  • Realistic Level Design
  • European / German Design (City / Signs / Roads)
  • No completely destroyed enviroment like in other games
  • Driveable Vehicles (planned)
  • Many secret locations with horror features
  • InGame Secrets and "puzzles"
  • Multiplayer and Singleplayer Support

If you have any suggestions or questions, just go to our IndieDB Forum or contact us directly !

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The last news are from 2019, yea I needed a while to work on Battle of Decay and I also learned very much for this game. What lessons did I learn when developing Battle of Decay?

  • Make Backups!
  • You will need longer than you think to make a real game!

I learned very much, but these two points are very important. I thought I can publish an Alpha Version at the end of 2019. Yes... But at the end of 2020 I was ready to release a closed alpha and I learned so much about level design, new better looking styles, optimization, 3D Modelling and so on that I said to myself, ok let's go with Battle of Decay, but I continue with a complete new technique at another part of the really big landscape. Now in 2022 I still work constantly on Battle of Decay and to be honest, iam really proud that I dont gave up and iam also proud that the Game looks nice and not like the common Unreal Engine Beginner game. In the meanwhile I developed tools which I use in Battle of Decay and I sell them also on the Marketplace, because I thought when I could improve my Level Design Quality and Speed with these Tools (e.g. Smart Cable Connector / Smart Traffic Lights), then you guys can also improve your quality and production speed!

So what changed?
Oh this is a long list, I think I paste here the lastest news and you will get some nice looking screenshots. Here we go:


Finally, the new alpha version 0.0.8.6 of Battle of Decay has been released on Steam!
That’s right, Battle of Decay is now on Steam and also uses all Steam services. Currently, the game is not yet displayed in the store, because this is an unlisted alpha version, which can be upgraded to a public version at any time.
You can expect a lot of changes in the new version – one year of work.

Battle of Decay on Steam

Currently, Battle of Decay is not yet displayed on Steam, as the game is currently still in alpha. However, the game already has its own AppID and currently uses all Steam services like the Steam Friend and Server services. During the integration between Steam and Battle of Decay, “DerSky” made a tutorial on Youtube on how to upload your Unreal Engine game to Steam.

Now that the Steam connection is established, dedicated servers are currently being worked on as well. Currently, an invalid server is still displayed in the game. However, this server is only a product of a bug that is still being solved. In December, the gameplay was successfully tested on a client-server for the first time. Even though there were still many bugs, it was a huge progress.

Gameplay and Level changes

There have been numerous changes to the map and gameplay system! In fact, there are so many changes that it is impossible to list them all here. The main changes can be found in the Road Map and in the Battle of Decay Discord Changelog.

Gameplay

The gameplay has been fundamentally changed. Items have new properties, can expire and now take up more space. It is no longer only the weight of an item that counts, but also the direct size in the inventory. On the other hand, food can also expire as mentioned, bottles can be drunk empty and you get an empty plastic bottle. This all sounds like small changes, but the system behind it is a completely new one to make the whole thing possible in the first place. The weapon system has also been completely renewed.

There are now real projectile weapons. The launched projectile now has a minimum and maximum speed, as well as a “bullet drop” effect. In addition, the impact effects and sound effects have been completely reworked. This applies to both ranged weapons and melee weapons. The new system allows for simple firearms as well as bazookas, flare guns and more.

Graphic, Performance, Visuals

Even though the alpha version hasn’t been optimized much yet, you can achieve an average of 50-60 FPS on 4K with gaming graphics cards. If you play in the standard resolution (1920x1080px), you will reach an average of 60-120 FPS. In the new alpha version, there is a new graphics setting for all people with upper-class graphics cards. Ultra re-sharpening not only provides better edge smoothing, but also extreme sharpness. This way, you can boost the in-game rendering by 250% at the expense of performance. With good graphics cards, you lose about 50% of the FPS and thus play with a constant 35-60 FPS (tested during a livestream).

Another great achievement is the new shading system that handles reflections better. Because of this, new visual and tactical possibilities will be available in the game. Currently, realistic trees from Quixel Megascan are also used, which have been optimized once again for Battle of Decay. These are “photoscans”.

Level Design and Map

Even though the size of the Alpha test area has not changed much, a lot of new areas have been added and existing ones have been improved. In the area around the station, some graphic improvements and level design improvements were made. Yesterday a vehicle was successfully tested on the map – so the map is already optimized for driving. With the new alpha, new loot item spawners were also set and over 100 new items were added. Currently, NPCs such as wild animals and humans are also being tested on the map.

As a new alpha area parts of X3Y2 and X3Y4 were prepared. The latter is the initial area of the major city “Confluentes”. Here, in addition to the river, a fictional version of the river “Rhine”, you can find a pedestrian bridge, a railroad bridge, a federal highway bridge and a highway interchange. If you follow the forest road by the interchange, you will reach a mountain with a large transmission tower. From there you have a clear view of the German Corner and the unfinished city.

New Level Design Tools in use

Battle of Decay keeps progressing, but the level design is a big challenge in this game. There have always been situations where the Unreal Engine simply lacked certain tools and workarounds, which is why various level design tools were created for Battle of Decay that allow you to, for example, build power lines within seconds. These tools are also now available in the Unreal Engine Marketplace and have already been featured by the Epic Games Unreal Engine Team in the Unreal Engine Showcase! Here you can see an example of the Smart Cable Connector:

Battle of Decay – Update #2 - Finished the Roadhouse in the Livestream

Battle of Decay – Update #2 - Finished the Roadhouse in the Livestream

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We finished the new Roadhouse, parts of the highway and new parking lots for more realism. You can see this and more in our livestreams and saved streams...

Battle of Decay – Update #1

Battle of Decay – Update #1

News

Welcome on our new IndieDB Site, sorry for my bad english :)! New forests, enviroment textures and highways in Battle of Decay (UE4).

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ich bin auf die bodgame.net webseite gegangen aber als ich mich für die Beta version beweerben wollte kam ich nicht rein

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dersky Creator
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Hi, die Beta ist noch nicht verfügbar! :) Aktuell befindet sich BoD in der Closed Alpha

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Hey, will the alpha version be free to play

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Hey sorry for the late reply! Ok ... very late reply!
The Alpha Version is free for everyone who is in the closed alpha program. Sadly 2019 I thought everything is going very fast ... but then I learned many new skills and developed new thoughts about how a game should look like and that I dont wanna publish another weird game like many other devs. This is why in Dec. 2020 the first Alpha arrived, in Dec. 2021 the second Alpha arrived with full Steam Support and its own steam page and now in 2022 I work already for the next bigger alpha update on Steam. You can check out Bodgame.net for the lastest informations, don't worry, the old look of the game you saw on the screenshots here is gone :D!

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Kann man das downloaden?

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dersky Creator
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Ab Ende Dezember in der Early Access :)

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dersky

Don't hesitate to ask, if there are any questions :)

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