Battle Grounds III
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After 6 years of development, Battle Grounds III (BG3) is the next iteration in the classic franchise which began 17 years ago. Prepare for battle in the American War of Independence!
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After 6 years of development, Battle Grounds III (BG3) is the next iteration in the classic franchise which began 17 years ago. It features new graphics, maps, weapons, characters, and gameplay.BG3 is a multiplayer game based in the American War of Independence. The British Army and its Native American tribal allies engage in battle against the United States Continental Army and the French Expeditionary Force. Take aim and fire muskets, prepare bayonets and take control of the battlefield to succeed in your campaign for final victory. Combat includes long-range rifle marksmanship and brutal close quarters hand-to-hand melee fighting. You will need a mix of first person combat skills and quick-thinking strategy to survive. So prepare yourself to do battle for your side and to meet the enemy head-on. Only one side can be victorious.Choose your soldier. On the British team, play as Regular Infantry, Officer, Hessian Jäger, Iroquois Warrior, Light Infantry, or Grenadier. On the American team, play as Continental Soldier, Officer, Frontiersman, Militia, or French Grenadier.Choose from among 26 period weapons, including muskets, rifles, grenades, swords, and more; customize your uniform.Capture objectives, make a last stand at a fort, or roleplay in line formation.Play among 11 classic, remade decade-old maps, and 8 new maps.Play with up to 80 players at the same time.Fill the battlefield with a new, intelligent bot AI.
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MINORMini Balance Update
In accordance with voted-on changes from the Battle Grounds Discord, the following changes have been made: Snipers now move at the default speed when reloading, as opposed to being slower than other c
MINORRe-Updated to undo reversion
Re-updated the game with the changes that had been reverted, this time with a fix for the suspected root cause of the crash.
MINORReverted Yesterday's Update
Due to crash reports, yesterday's update is being reverted until a solution is found. The update remains available on the beta branch.
MINORPreseason Balance Update
The next BGU season is upon us! In accordance with the community poll and group discussion, the following changes have been made. Nerfed Spanish Musket accuracy Slow debuff damage cap on grenade incre
MINORSuper-Mini Chat Message Update
Added cvars sv_periodic_message and sv_periodic_message_interval. Can be used by server owners to add periodic chat messages to unmodded servers. Does nothing when sv_periodic_message is empty.
MINORExperimental Mini-Update! Player Survey!
Attention soldiers! We have a mini-update for you, as well as an external Google survey for you to give feedback about the game: https://forms.gle/f366MvRrZe1MC8aL6 Here are the game changes: Shooting
MINORJump Shooting Begone! And Other Fixes
Attention soldiers! After the latest BGU, we have several balance changes and fixes available for you. Removed jump shooting Reverted Spanish musket movement speed change, instead nerfing its damage a
MINORMusket Balance Mini-Update
Balance Mini-Update released! Nerfed Spanish musket by slowing player movement speed when equiped. Nerfed Dutch musket by giving it a random additional lock time; it will still be faster than most mus
MINORMini October Update, Winter Update Incoming!
1. Added built-in anticheat plugin (server update) 2. Added new French Officer voices from TheSoul (server update) (battlecries not finished yet) 3. Added new(?) yet nostalgic voices for the Minuteman
MINORWeekly Linebattles, Updates, Development Direction, Opinion Survey!
Attention, soldiers! We're posting this bulletin to keep you all up-to-date on the latest going-abouts! From weekly linebattles, new features and fixes, and future development ideas, our line of battl
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