- Update - New Map - 22 March 2025
Hello! 23 Mar 2020 Shieldwall was released in Early Access on Steam. To celebrate the anniversary, I've prepared an update, which includes a new map called Mountain Junction. The map is available in Custom Battles and Multiplayer. List of changes: New map for Custom Battles and Multiplayer was added. It's called Mountain Junction. Easy difficulty in Сampaign became even more easier. The player has got more Gold and GPM factor in all campaign missions on Easy difficulty. So if you get stuck on one of the missions, you can now try to complete it again on the easy difficulty. You will have a better chance. P.S. Normal difficulty has not changed. Some translation issues for German and Chinese languages were fixed. Also, one of the players asked me to give access to older versions of the game. I did it. Now you can play one of several older versions of Shieldwall. To do it you should go to:…
- Shieldwall is out of Early Access now! - 18 April 2023
Hello there! Shieldwall is out of Early Access now! It gets the final act of the campaign, Steam Achievements, new translations and some other improvements! It's v.1.0.0 now! Thank you for your support and feedback! I'm very happy to have such friendly and responsive community! Check out new trailer Changes: Added 3 new missions (Act IV) Added Steam Achievements Added new translations (check out the list below) Added new UI element showing the number of hit enemies after using the Missiles command Added new music tracks in the game (those tracks for the last campaign missions) Improved AI hero logic, also fixed some issues in it (it's about choosing target flags and moving in battle) Improved AI team logic (it's about AI researches and balancing defenders/squad hiring) Rebalanced all campaign missions (lots of little changes; easy difficulty should now be easier) Rebalanced Standard's u…
- Soundtrack Out Now! - 22 December 2021
Hello everyone and happy holidays! Shieldwall Soundtrack is now available on Steam! Andrey Kovalchuk composed beautiful music for Shieldwall. The album includes all the tracks made for each campaign mission and also main menu theme. Available in both MP3 and WAV formats. Please, enjoy the music! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1809830 What's next? Now I'm planning to finish the last three missions of the campaign and polish the game to prepare it for a full release in Q1 2022. Thank you for your support! Kind regards, Maxim Eltsov Nezon Production
- Coliseum - Update - 25 September 2021
Hello there! Here is an update including a new map with an epic arena! List of changes: Coliseum map for Multiplayer and Custom battles The map includes new type of flags - flags with a blue asterisk. Those flags can't be captured, also they don't give team points, so the map creates new interesting game conditions One more music track was added to the game. There are two tracks left before the album will be uploaded on Steam Multiplayer synchronization was improved. It's about soldiers logic. Now they should work smoother Mouse sensitivity was added to the settings An option to switch off chat in multiplayer was added to the settings (one parent asked for those option, so now it's in the game) Time limit of 40 minutes was changed to 45 minutes in match settings in lobby menu Music repeat bug was fixed. Now you don't get the same track twice in a row A bug when the Standard's aura doesn…
- Multiplayer Improvements - 3 September 2021
Hello there! Multiplayer Beta is going well. Here is the first update based on your feedback. New features A new map (Desert Arena) is available for Custom Battles and Multiplayer Matches Chat in multiplayer lobby Now the host can allow/disallow changing settings for clients in MP lobby Map list was improved Server list was improved, now it shows more information New loading screen art was added to the game Better match statistics shows GPM and faction without hovering over anything. It helps to share/save match results using screenshots without losing this information Also match statistics shows who started in a castle for special maps like Alesia or Alexandria Balancing Easy difficulty became more easier for all the missions. It still opens the maps for multiplayer and custom battles A bot with Wall Keeper AI logic now will change his behaviour in the last quarter of the match, so now…
- Multiplayer out now! - 21 August 2021
Hello there! Multiplayer is available now. Test your strategy playing against friends on different maps! According to your many suggestions I started working on multiplayer for Shieldwall. So now I'm happy to invite you to join the open beta of multiplayer! To take a part just download a regular update and then host or join a multiplayer game. This version is stable and fully playable in multiplayer, but it's not polished enough yet. It may include some hidden issues or bugs, so I need your help to improve it. Feel free to post the actual information in the comments below or in Steam discussions. Multiplayer in Shieldwall is designed to have fun with friends while playing against each other. So if you're looking for a party to play with check out official Discord. What's next? First of all I’m planning to improve multiplayer according to your future feedback. Also I want to create some…
- Persia Update - 22 May 2021
Hello there! Three new missions and Persia with its own unique soldiers and heroes have come! NEW FEATURES Shieldwall moved from UE 4.21 to UE 4.26. Now it works on the latest version of the engine! New 3 missions were added to the Campaign. The Act 3 is now comleted. Persia faction with its own unique heroes, soldiers and Standard now is in the game. It takes part in Missions 12 and 13, and also it's available for custom battles. Catapults accuracy was fixed according to your suggetions! Now it has two modes: accurate (previous one) and not accurate. Campaign missions use not accurate one, but you still can play with accurate mode in custom battles. Spearmen fighting logic was improved. Spearmen are now more likely to hit from behind an ally, so they became more useful. Hire UI was improved. Now you can see health and damage stats of each soldier, also the price of units will be shown…
- Egypt Update + Roadmap - 14 January 2021
Hello there, here is a big update and fresh roadmap. I've made lots of changes according to your feedback, so now I need your respond to direct the future development. The list of changes: Egypt faction with its own units, heroes, standard and AI features. Missions 9 and 10. Mission 10 opens Act 3. Lots of visual content in Egypt style. 5 new music tracks (1 track is for mission 9 and 4 other tracks are for the east maps theme). Dead face for units (also female face and egypt face). Difficulty levels. Now there are two: normal and easy. If you choose easy one and beat the mission, you'll be able to play next missions in the campaign, but you won't unlock the map for custom battles. Difficulty levels now affect campaign badges and comletely replace extra gold system which was not good enough. Special flags. This is an improvement of the flag on the cart in Mission 3. You can't hire units…
- Missions 7 and 8 - Major Update - 22 October 2020
Hello there! This update brings you two more missions and related content, also it affects other parts of the game. The full list of changes: New maps: Mission 7 brings new AI called "Wall Keeper", you can also try it in custom battles mode on any map. Mission 8 brings catapults. Catapults have its own different types of logic, which can be switched in the settings of custom battle for the maps with catapults. Changing this logic completely changes the battle. Try it after passing the Mission 8 in Campaign mode. New systems: Extra Gold system for campaign battles helps you to pass hard missions. Press "K" during the battle to read more information. I want to balance this system more to make it really useful but not cheating, so I need your feedback on this topic. Campaign badges now are two types. If you pass the mission before the timer expires AND do not use Extra Gold you will get a…
- Spearmen - Update - 6 August 2020
Hello there! This update doesn't contain a new map, but there are lots of other changes. The new map comes later because I need to test and fix the balance with new units. This is important for a quality of new mission. The list of changes: Key mapping. Now you can change controls in settings. New units. Now each faction has spearmen. A spear is longer and slower than a sword, so a spearman tries to keep distance in a fight. Spearmen can be effectively used in some situations. Watch the video on YouTube. AI fighting logic was improved. Now heroes and standards keep distance like spearmen, so they become more effective in battles. AI hire logic was fully reworked. Now it takes into account global AI logic (Normal, Deffensive, etc.) and some special random decisions which is made once a match. For example, AI may decide to play with spearmen or swordsman as main force. AI upgrades logic w…
- Match Statistics Update - 16 July 2020
Hello there! This little update fixes some issues and also brings match statistics and some other features. The list of changes: Match statistics was added. In addition to simple numbers you also see all the Standards with its auras. Just hover over "LVL X" to see it. Other info details works the same way. Match statistics builds two plots. They show you the progress of the match. Hover over points to see special match result for each player. Flag's Healing Aura was changed. Now all flags have 0.5 HPS by default and you can upgrade it for 2.5 HPS. Additional UI above health bar shows you the amount of your health, sum healing effect and the signs of special auras (flag's healing aura, flag's protection aura and aura of the standard) Enemy AI has improved a little. Now it works better. Map 6 was polished. Some navigation bugs, map border, flying barrel, shaking stairs, shallow sea area a…
- Mission 6 Update - The Act 2 - 9 July 2020
Hello there! List of changes: The Act 2 starts now. It has a different style which is based on lots of new visual content. Mission 6 was added - Siege of Brundisium. New AI logic called "Hard" was added. It improves AI tactical moves. Mission 6 uses this logic, also you can use it in custom battles. Now each map begins from its own music track. 1 new music track was added for Siege of Brundisium. Now the game calculates net worth of the teams. The UI is at the top right of the screen. The formula: current gold + cost of alive units + cost of made upgrades. Previous missions were little balanced, mission 5 now has the time limit of 50 minutes. Missions 5 and 6 (with many flags at start) now have a specific (not random) spawn point. Little UI fixes. Brown color now can be used in custom battles. Sea sounds and effects were added to Mission 4 and 6. Thank you so much for your support! Kind…
- Mission 5 Update - 15 May 2020
Hello there! New update is here. List of changes: Battle of Alesia - the last mission of the first Act in campaign Enemy AI battle logic was improved Defenders now choose a position better Now you can hire defenders on any flag (not only in castles) Gold Per Minute (GPM) of flags now are shown on the map Team Upgrades were rebalanced Auras of standards were rebalanced Testudo bug was fixed (player was running while missile weapon is active instead of slow moving) Another fix for "not ending" matches. The match does not end if there is one enemy unit stuck somewhere on the map. So there is a new system of finding and killing these bad units Empty text alert was fixed Greek swordsman (upgraded unit) gets only good helmet now The important thing of this update is about hiring defenders on any flags (not only in castles). It affects AI logic and possible strategies for the player. So matche…
- Custom Battles Update - 11 April 2020
Hello there! Here is the list of changes of the new update. Custom Battles. Now you can play a match with your own settings. Gaul and Greece are playable in custom battles. Each faction now has its own Standard effects. Roman Standard was rebalanced too. Map of the area was added. Press 'M' during the match. Additional loading screens were added. Blood Paint effects were added. So you can see injured units. Last minute alert was added. Now you see which of your flags are under attack before they become neutral. Permanent attack bug was fixed. Thanks to @LazyStaru for a good report. Map 3 was fixed. Now there is no problem with intersection of flag zones. Collisions of trees were improved. Player's respawn logic was improved. Now it calculates navigation distance instead the straight one. So you will spawn on the nearest flag. Testudo formation was fixed. Now your hero won't move back af…
- Mission 4 + Bug Fixes - 28 March 2020
WARNING! You will lose campaign progress after updating. But you still can recover it moving the save file from old folder to new one. Old folder: %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/Ferrata/Saved/SaveGames New folder: %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/Shieldwall/Saved/SaveGames Sorry for the inconvenience. With the next updates this will not happen again. Change List: Mission 4 was added to the game. Y-Axis option was added. Gates bug was fixed (when destructed gates had invisible wall) Spawn bug: I could not find the issue, but I tried to fix it. I hope it works properly now. Please write if it happens again. VR should not launch on start now. Now you do not have to change language each time you start the game. The game saves this option. Also I created different strategies for AI. There are three types: default, aggressive and defensive. This feature does not affect the old missions (1-3). You may…
- FAQ #1 - 25 March 2020
Hello there! There are lots of your questions! Thank you for such feedback! Q: Will there be a multiplayer? A: At this moment I'm focused on single player mode. It should get more updates to become more interesting. When the main game is done, I'll start making a multiplayer. Q: I can't play 4th mission. Is it a bug? A: At this moment there are only 3 missions in the game. The 4th one is coming soon. Q: Is there an official Discord channel? A: I have not created it, but the community has, so I pinned it in the discussions. I've joined it. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1216320/discussions/0/1871749336526013726/ Q: How many people are working on the game? A: I'm the creator of Shieldwall, so I work on it by myself mostly. There are the guy who helps me with 3D art and the other guy who creates music. Q: How long have you been working on the game? How much time a week you spend working on…
