We saw a lone Sherman venturing into enemy territory, past the Front Line, which greatly limited the tank’s vision range. Vehicle components, such as turrets or tracks, can be broken (in which case you can repair them) or completely destroyed. Obstacles like anti-tank mines, trenches, and barbed wire can be used to stall enemy progress or force their units into your troops’ line of fire. On top of that, multiplayer will feature both fully customizable lobbies and customizable matchmaking for 5v5 player battles. Players can also modify presets, adding to the mode’s uniqueness. Battles start with light tanks and weaker infantry, gradually escalating until their final moments are fought stronger units like Tiger tanks.Įach template has variations that keep things interesting. Units are grouped into echelons for early, mid, and late game. In multiplayer, players assemble a battalion by choosing one of 45 presets (15 per faction), each one focused on a certain playstyle.
Most of the missions in the game can be completed in co-op, according to the publisher. Here, you also get to play as the Axis and team up or fight against players who pick the Soviets or Allies. Men of War II will also launch with multiplayer support for both PvP (5v5) as well as co-op modes (up to 5 players). Tanks also come with armor-piercing shells, effective against other tanks and heavily armored targets, as well as heavy explosive shells that wreak havoc among infantry and lightly armored targets. If you’re feeling particularly sneaky, you can use camouflage to hide armor and get the drop on unaware opponents. A more direct approach is to move your troops closer, wipe out the Germans that did make it across, and destroy the bridges with your tanks. Artillery can destroy bridges from afar, but it takes time. The footage then shifted to a mission that tasked the Soviets with destroying three bridges to stop German troops from advancing. Armor is thicker in the front, thinner on the sides, with the back being the most vulnerable part.Īlthough the UI isn’t finalized yet, the developer noted that in-game target indicators show the shells’ piercing power and chance, as well as armor thickness, helping players decide if retreating is a better option than staying in the fight and trying to find an enemy’s weak point. That’s because tanks in Men of War II have “very complex armor penetration rules” that try to bring the game as close to real life as possible. They’re very much capable of wiping out infantry in an open field, but howitzers and anti-tank guns will pierce their armor, especially if they hit it from the right angle. There won’t be any superweapons in the game, according to Development Lead Maxim Kamensky, and tanks aren’t death machines that can destroy everything. The developer put extra effort into the game’s sound, focusing on details like distance, and making sure to highlight the differences between weapons as best it could. We saw a makeshift trench network dug close to what looked like a small village, granting defense against the Axis attackers. We were shown a work-in-progress build that focused on the first mission from the Soviet campaign, tasking them with holding off the German forces.
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