Ogre news & patch notes

Hi folks,

Here is the latest additions and bug fixes for Ogre!

Additions

• Added the combat results table to display when clicking the odds tooltip on the attack summary
• Updated premade formation 1 in scenario MkIII Attacking
• Updated localization
• Updated credits

Bug fixes

• Fixed AI deploying units incorrectly in scenario MkIIIs Attacking
• Fixed bridges not having correct strength value
• Fixed replay screen speed dial being capped at 1.9x
• Fixed nuke effect not displaying correctly
• Fixed the "Delete" deploy action not highlighting correctly on right click
• Fixed units being selectable when unable to move
• Fixed being able to deploy more than 5 infantry to the same hex
• Fixed tanks with infantry riding it being selectable for movement after all movement points are used

• Added languages; French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese & Japanese
• Added Language Options (separate to computer OS) in Settings
• Spillover fire misses added to combat log
• Bridges have correct defence of 8
• Added concede popups for Ogres/CPs
• Other minor fixes with popup layouts.

Auroch Digital first brought the legendary and multi-award-winning strategy war game from Steve Jackson Games to PC in 2017, and now we’re excited to announce that it is coming to console!

• Ogre is a turn-based strategy game, requiring tactical decision-making and strategic thinking
• Engage in futuristic warfare with hovercraft, heavy tanks, and giant cybernetic war machines called Ogres

💥 A refresh of a classic 💥

• Variety 🎲

  With two factions to choose from – the North American Combine and the Paneuropean Federation – and a whole host of different unit types from Light, Superheavy, and Missile Tanks, G.E.V.s, Infantry, Marines, Howitzers, all the way to Ogres (Mark I to Mark VI), you’ll be able to play your way, a different way, every time.

• Everlasting ⏰

  Ogre’s gameplay has withstood the test of time for over forty years since it was first released on tabletop and then more recently on PC.

• Compelling gameplay 🎮

  Take control and compete for power on the irradiated battlefields of the future as you play your part in an endless world war. Console players will now get a chance to play the definitive version of Ogre, which includes the expanded G.E.V. rules.

• Achievements 🏆

  With the console editions come achievements! Xbox and PlayStation players will be able to collect achievements as they play Ogre again and again.

Read more on our blog 📖post

🎧 Our podcasts about Ogre 🎧

• A fireside chat with Steve Jackson and our Studio Director 🤝🏻

  Game designer Steve Jackson talks about the origins of Ogre and the process of bringing Ogre to the Last Gameboard, a digital platform that bridges the gap between digital and physical boardgames.

• A chat with Steve Jackon Games' Line Editor 💬

  David Rock, AKA granitepenguin, has a chat with us about his journey with Steve Jackson Games' Ogre. David tells us how he started as a fan of the TTRPG and our digital adaptation for PC, and tells us of his experience as being a Line Editor at Steve Jackson Games.

💥 Where to buy Ogre 💥

New Ogre PC Update

🏆Added 5 new achievements🏆

• Ready Fire - Have 10+ units (armour or infantry) fire on the same turn
• Demolition Ogre - Destroy an enemy Ogre in Overrun
• Steel Rain - Destroy 3 units with spillover fire
• One Ping Only - Deploy reinforcements when down to one remaining unit
• David and Ogreliath - Destroy or disable an Ogre using only Infantry or MBS units

✨Added localization for the following languages✨

• French
• Italian
• German
• Spanish
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Simplified Chinese
• Japanese

📚Added custom and premade formations for deployment📚

😊Added accessibility options😊

• Disable auto-zoom
• Disable intense particles
• Disable post-processing effects

💥And that's not all...💥

• Added new AI icons for skirmish games
• Updated audio
• Updated VFX and Post-Processing
• Fixed hex highlighting issues

New Ogre Update is now Live!

• Added Terrain destruction 🍃
• Added Defence markers 💢
• Added Autosave⌛
• Some Gameplay bug fixes and improvements 🐛
• Some AI bug fixes and improvements 🤖
• Added some additional Keyboard shortcuts 💻

Let us know how you get on!

Changelog:

• Fix for the options menu crashing the game
• Fix to AI Ogres (And Possibly Superheavy Tanks?) Make Useless AP Attacks
• Fix to a firing on Infantry with AP guns rules issue
• Fix for Ogres being played by human players having all their weapons marked as AP guns

• Fix for AI Ogres not using batteries in combined attacks vs Infantry.
• Minor AI stacking issue resolved.
• Fix for dice glyphs in combat log.
• Scenario overlapping issues resolved.
• Updated Auroch Digital logo for the splash screen & in game news section.

• We have fixed the game screen issue bug, which was causing some people to not be able to play the game.
• Spinning Timer icon has been added, to Show when the AI is thinking when playing the AI.

• Updated the game to a current version of Unity
• Fixed a couple of edge case loading bugs.
• Fixed; Scenario Description text not updating Steam Workshop Description
• Save game fix for edge case for a weapon type status
• Improved game stability for game running for long periods
• Clarification on video game rules for Submerged Marines

OGRE at Gen Con Online

• Date: July 30 – August 2, 2020
• Find out more about attending Gen Con Online here!

Learn to play OGRE at Gen Con Online

• Date: July 30 – August 2, 2020
• Learn to play OGRE with one of our awesome community members and mod

Reviews

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• Added fallback shaders to help with graphical glitches some players were experiencing.
• Fixed a bunch of incorrect or missing text.
• Fixed some issues with units having incorrect stats in the Campaign.
• Fixed an issue with menu overlap in the Scenario Creator.

• Mk.1 now showing damage on model (Main Battery damaged state was not displaying)
• Legal text added to exported scenario screens at 40x40. You may need to export it twice, this will be fixed in the next update.
• Campaign launch error fixed
• Ogres now taking correct Tread Damage when ramming in Overrun
• Overrun was previously too short for disarmed Ogres. This should now be correct.

• Feature Request implemented - INF squads and SHVYs can now group their attacks on Ogre treads.
• Darkened Rubble hexes in the Scenario Exporter.
• Fixed an issue where INF and Marines were being rammed in Overruns.
• Fixed an issue where users were unable to load Campaign or Skirmish games after using the Scenario Creator.
• Stacking Limit bug fixed - previously, if you clicked Cancel on the Stacking Limit warning, you could then Advance by ending your turn again, with all the units still in the overloaded stack.
• Added recent multiplayer testers to Credits under Special Thanks.
• Fixed a bug where the credits weren't showing up at all.

• Feature addition! - Scenario Export tool. This was suggested by user Onwaaard and means users can now export images of their scenarios at their chosen resolution, meaning users can theoretically print out their custom scenarios and make their own Ogre game boards!
• Fixed bug with non infantry and G.E.V. units being unable to use railroad bridges.
• Fixed bug where occasionally units on a hex containing a road/rail/bridge that were not on it, were still receiving the movement cost as if they were.
• Fixed bug where AI could attack twice with AP guns during the first turn of an overrun.
• Fixed a few bugs with scenario editor crashing on open and randomly freezing.

• Multiplayer network fix - this should fix a number of issues related to quitting and re-entering MP games, and dealing with spikes and/or drops in connectivity.
• Ogre should be able to spend 1M and ram the infantry it's already on. Previously, the game would not let you ram a hex if there was more than 1 enemy unit on it.
• Fixed some terrain rules related with water and bridges - units moving under a bridge now STAY under the bridge (cannot move under a bridge and then on to land in the same move). Water and Bridges no longer provide the same bonus within one movement phase, and being on a bridge now only applies the movement bonus to the roads coming off either side of it. Moving onto a bridge hex from either side, rather than the connected edge, means the unit is still in water.
• Pathfinding / movement path issue where clicking a destination hex, cancelling, and then deciding to move to this hex, would result in a single-click moving the unit, rather than double-clicking as it should be, is now fixed.
• As per a request, we've moved the Version Number from the bottom left of the Home screen (behind the Logging In overlay) to the bottom right of the same screen, so it should always be immediately visible.