Tannenberg — patch notes and updates
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| Gallipoli - Squads & Call-ins | 2026-05-01 | Hello everyone!Last week, we announced the release date of Gallipoli to be May 21, 2026! We really hope you enjoyed that trailer. Today, we’d like to dive into some new mechanics you can expect to see in Gallipoli.If you didn't see the Release Date Trailer yet, watch it here:Gallipoli puts a strong emphasis on squad gameplay. Each squad is kitted out for a different purpose; one may be best for scouting, while another for capturing objectives or locking down an alleyway with suppressive fire. Nothing prevents you from going off to do your own thing, but staying with your squad and playing to your strengths will give you an edge over an enemy |
| Gallipoli - Release Date Announcement | 2026-04-22 | The landings of the Gallipoli campaign were launched in the early morning on April 25th, 1915. The forces of the British Empire and France stormed the beaches at what they dubbed Anzac Cove and Cape Helles. The landings were a success, but a lot of lives were lost to achieve it. What followed was almost a year of fighting over the Gallipoli peninsula that ended in the Ottomans coming out victorious and maintaining control.The day of the landings is now remembered as Anzac Day, for the bravery and sacrifice of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps at Anzac Cove specifically. Australia and New Zealand were Dominions of the British Empire and |
| Gallipoli - Introducing V Beach | 2026-03-26 | Hello everyone!It’s time to dive into V Beach, the second map on the Gallipoli peninsula! Here, British forces attempt to capture the southernmost tip that protects the entrance to the Dardanelles Straits, using the SS River Clyde as a trojan horse.Before we get started, do check out the first episode of our interview with Jonathan Ferguson! We sat down in the weapons vault of the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds to discuss the weapons used on the Ottoman Fronts, and also got to fire a couple. This first episode: British Rifles!Landing at Cape HellesHaving been thwarted in their attempts to force the Dardanelles Straits in March 1915, the Ente |
| Gallipoli - Classes | 2026-03-13 | Hello everyone!Today we’re taking a look at how classes work in Gallipoli, as well as the classes you can expect to see!Gallipoli has a new class system, with each class having a perk and “Kits”, or subclasses, to choose from that give you various advantages and equipment options tailored to a specific role you’re looking to fill.Each class has two kits to pick from. A kit comes with a perk, equipment, a choice of a primary weapon and sometimes a choice of a secondary weapon as well. Based on everything you’ll be carrying around, each kit also has a set weight and ammo count.To illustrate the new class system, let’s look at an example: the Ot |
| Gallipoli - Kut Al Amara Trailer & Introduction | 2026-02-27 | Hello everyone!Today is a very exciting day, as we have a brand new trailer in store for you. This brand new look at Gallipoli focuses on the Siege of Kut, where the Ottomans attacked the British Army holed up in the town of Kut Al Amara in lower Mesopotamia.The Siege of KutThe Indian Expeditionary Force (IEF) captured the Mesopotamian town of Kut al-Amara in September 1915. Situated in a horseshoe bend of the River Tigris it provided a base of operations for the British to consider a further advance towards Baghdad. However, after a defeat by Ottoman defenders at Ctesiphon in November of the same year, Major General Charles Townshend’s 6th ( |
| Join the Masurian Winter Offensive Campaign! | 2026-02-13 | Today we mark another year of Tannenberg, our standalone Eastern Front experience in the WW1 Game Series is turning 7 this week! To commemorate the anniversary, we’re launching a new campaign inspired by one of the most brutal winter offensives of the First World War, the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes. In early February 1915, deep snow and sub-zero temperatures blanketed East Prussia as German forces launched a sweeping winter attack against the Russian Army. Following earlier clashes in the region, the objective was clear: drive the Russians out of German territory once and for all. Under the command of Hindenburg and Ludendorff, Germa |
| Gallipoli - Movement Improvements | 2026-02-13 | Hello everyone! Today we’d like to take a look at the movement improvements we’ve made to Gallipoli. Not only have we really improved the animations when switching stance and improved collisions so you don’t run into smaller objects, we’re also making gameplay changes to stamina and sprinting. Let’s get into it!Can't see the images? Check out the Reddit version!StaminaIn Gallipoli, stamina plays a bigger role than before. Many more actions will now drain your stamina: sprinting, meleeing, jumping, vaulting will all tire you out. However, we’ve also changed stamina to be a bit more forgiving. You’ll never be prevented from doing an action if y |
| Gallipoli - The Downed State | 2026-01-22 | Hello everyone! We’re here to kick off the new year (halfway through January) with one of the biggest new additions to Gallipoli: the Downed State. In a previous blog, we briefly talked about health and making damage calculations more granular. While before we distinguished between the head, arms and body, it’s now split into neck, belly, pelvis, upper limbs, lower limbs, hands and feet. This is one of the reasons for this change.Can't see the images? Try the Reddit version! The Downed State Imagine this: you just got shot in the thigh from some distance away. First things first: Ouch! However, the damage is unlikely to be lethal immediately. |
| Your WW1 Game Series 2025 Recap is here! | 2025-12-18 | What do you mean you’ve already had way too many recaps this year?Hello everyone!We hope you’ve had a great 2025! For the WW1 Game Series, it was a very special year. We’ve been very busy behind the scenes preparing for the release of Gallipoli in 2026, but let’s take a moment to look back on everything that happened in 2025. The Moschin Expansion & free DLC UpgradeIsonzo got its final expansion: Moschin! This map is the only night map in Isonzo, set in the burning woods of the Grappa massif. As the Austro-Hungarians attempted to circumvent the Piave river in June 1918, they commenced a heavy bombardment on the Italian defenses. However, the |
| Gallipoli - Ballistics & Damage | 2025-11-27 | Aside from gun play, we’ve also taken a close look at damage and ballistics for Gallipoli. We’ve taken a more granular approach, which makes firing weapons feel more realistic, as well as different from each other. As an added benefit, having more numbers to tweak will also help us with balancing! If you missed our reasoning and gun play changes, be sure to check out our previous blog.We would like to preface this blog with a little disclaimer that everything in this blog is a balancing matter and so very much subject to change.Note: If you can't see the images, try the blog on Reddit!BallisticsWe’ve introduced simulated ballistics in Gallipo |
| Gallipoli - Major Improvements to Gun Play | 2025-11-13 | Some of the biggest changes in Gallipoli compared to the previous games can be found in the gunplay. It has received a major set of improvements and reworks to really improve the realism and pacing of the game, while also making it more satisfying. You’ll feel greater differences between the weapons in the game. Before we get into the actual changes, let’s discuss our reasoning!Note: if you can't see the images, try the blog on Reddit!Pacing & ImmersionWhile we believe our previous games were a good showcase of what fighting in WW1 was like, we really wanted to take it to the next level with Gallipoli. For this, we took a close look at pacing |
| Gallipoli - Introducing Anzac Cove | 2025-10-30 | Hello everyone!Today we’re exploring another map coming to Gallipoli, and the map that probably comes to mind first when you think of ‘Gallipoli’: Anzac Cove.Landing at Anzac CoveFollowing the failure to force a naval passage through the Dardanelles Straits in March 1915, the Entente allies decided that they would need to change their strategy. If they were to achieve their goal of capturing Constantinople and knocking the Ottoman Empire out of the war, they needed to land infantry on the Gallipoli peninsula to capture or destroy the Ottoman fortresses that guarded the straits. Landing at Anzac Cove, source: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/ |
| The Wolf Truce has returned! | 2025-10-27 | During the brutal winter of 1918, hunger and frost claimed countless lives. But the fallen were not left alone. Packs of starving wolves, drawn by the scent of blood, began haunting the battlefield. They feasted on the dead… and soon turned their fangs on the living.The attacks grew so relentless that German and Russian soldiers agreed to a ceasefire, to fend off the living nightmare together.Was it real, or just a ghost story whispered through the ages? The evidence is scarce, and the tale mainly survives through eerie newspaper clippings from overseas. True or not, the Wolf Truce lives on, and every year, the wolves return. The pack has ret |
| Update v66919 | 2025-10-21 | We released a small patch fixing the Unity vulnerability issue, CVE-2025-59489.Unity Editor update to 2022.3.67f2,Security patchDownload is expected to be around 3.5 GB. |
| Gallipoli - Introducing Ctesiphon | 2025-10-16 | Hello everyone!Now that you have an idea how the Expedition game mode works, it’s time to explore one of the maps of Gallipoli: Ctesiphon! We’ll also be taking a look at two of your standard rifle options. But first, let’s dive into the Battle of Ctesiphon!Battle of CtesiphonBritish forces landed in Mesopotamia in November 1914 to capture the valuable port of Basra and secure ongoing access to the oil fields. The following year, having been reinforced, Major-General Charles Townshend commanding the 6th (Poona) Indian Division resolved to march inland, following the River Tigris. Having captured the city of Kut Al Amra in September 1915, Baghd |
| Gallipoli - Introducing the Expedition Game Mode | 2025-10-02 | Hello everyone!We know you’ve been eagerly waiting for more information about Gallipoli, and here it is! Today, we’ll walk you through the game mode of Gallipoli: Expedition.With the war spread over huge distances, combatant nations moved their troops in expeditionary forces by sea and rail to fight on new fronts. These forces were specialized in mobility and self-sustainability, capable of heading deep into enemy territory and taking key positions. The Expedition Game Mode seeks to reflect the faster-paced combat, rewarding attackers who adapt on the fly and book results efficiently.We would like to preface this blog with a disclaimer: every |
| Join the Battle of Broodseinde Offensive Campaign | 2025-10-02 | Soldiers, the western front needs you!At dawn on October 4th, 1917, the British launched a massive artillery barrage along Broodseinde Ridge near Ypres. This was part of the ongoing Third Battle of Ypres. The attack was carried out by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, alongside British units, against the German 4th Army dug in on the ridge.As the creeping barrage rolled forward, infantry advanced behind it in close coordination, a tactic perfected after years of brutal trial and error. The Germans, who were preparing their own counter-attack at that very moment, were caught out in the open. The result was devastating: German stormtro |
| Celebrate 12 years of WW1 Game Series with the Great Franchise Sale | 2025-09-18 | Hard to believe it’s been 12 years already!When we first released Verdun in Early Access back in 2013, we had no idea how far the WW1 Game Series would go. One of the biggest milestones on that journey was Tannenberg’s open beta launch in 2017, bringing the massive battles of the Eastern Front to life. With its unique Maneuver mode and emphasis on squad-based warfare, Tannenberg opened up a whole new side of WW1 that players still love today.Let’s get this party started with a trip down memory lane. Featuring our most iconic trailers and moments, including of course the Iconic Tannenberg anthem and Trailer from 6 years ago, here’s a compilati |
| The History of Gallipoli (with Dr Chris Kempshall) | 2025-09-11 | Hello everyone!We hope you enjoyed the reveal of Gallipoli last month and are excited to learn more about the game! There are a lot of reveals and deep dives planned for the months ahead, but we’d like to rewind to the early stages of World War 1 and explore how we even got to the events in the Middle Eastern theater.We’d like to formally introduce you to Dr Chris Kempshall, a historian who has been helping and advising us on all things historical during the development of Gallipoli. So, whether it’s a history lesson or a refresher for you: take it away, Chris!Greetings to you all! I have been working as the historian for BlackMill Games on G |
| ATTENTION! Ready up for the Middle Eastern Front of Gallipoli! | 2025-08-18 | Zafer Bizim Olacak! For King and Country! The WW1 Game Series expands beyond the borders of Europe to the Middle Eastern Front. We’re incredibly excited to finally announce the fourth game of the WW1 Game Series: Gallipoli.Watch the Gallipoli Reveal Trailer here: If you’re as excited as we are, please add Gallipoli to your Steam wishlist and follow the game! This would help us massively with spreading the word about Gallipoli, and you’ll get notified whenever there’s news and when the game releases. Thank you!About GallipoliEarly on in the war, allied progress on the Western Front had ground to a stalemate as breaking Germany’s defenses just |