Squad 44

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Developer: Mercury Arts

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'Post Scriptum' IP Acquired By Offworld Industries, New Update And Content Roadmap Planned

by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m. PST

Squad 44 is a WW2 simulation game, focusing on historical accuracy, large scale battles, difficult learning curve and an intense need for cohesion, communication and teamwork.

Players will relive the events of ‘Operation Market Garden’ across the fields and towns of Holland.

This massive Allied assault consisted of a coordination of the British and American Airborne to capture key bridges while the British XXXth Corps moved to reinforce them through Highway 69. However, consecutive delays in consolidating ground from the north of Belgium through Nijmegen forced the 1st British Airborne Division in Arnhem to make a stand much longer than anticipated. With no successful link between the XXXth Corps and the Airborne in sight, the seventh and final bridge in Arnhem was considered lost.

In a 40 vs. 40 multiplayer setting, players will be given the option to fight with the British Airborne Division and its Polish brigade, British XXX Corps, US Airborne (Post-Release) or several branches of the German Army, such as the Wehrmacht or the Waffen SS. It’s a rare opportunity to experience the intense battlefield that was the Battle of Arnhem, which stretched across farms, woods, villages and city areas. Each area is being accurately recreated from archival references that range from street level to aerial images. Whether you’re jumping out of a plane, resupplying friendlies or operating a tank you will find multiple reasons to drop back into the battlefield in this grand scaled representation of a WW2 setting never explored in a large multiplayer environment.

Offworld Industries is proud to announce the successful purchase of Post Scriptum, the WWII tactical FPS that began as a mod to their military shooter Squad and later became a standalone title developed by Periscope Games. Post Scriptum will be brought  under the Offworld umbrella with the acquisition completed.

Offworld Industries will collaborate with Mercury Arts on the title and is working on a new update and 2024 roadmap with internal Offworld staff. Offworld will also be reaching out to the community server hosts who have continued to support the game and will directly support them in recognition of their ongoing efforts. The goal is to grow the player community and re-establish Post Scriptum as the premier WWII tactical FPS.

After its humble beginnings as a breakout, community-built mod for Squad, Post Scriptum was officially released as its own standalone title in August 2018 by Periscope Games. With an emphasis on authentic immersion and collaborative, tactical gameplay, Post Scriptum quickly became celebrated for its impressive arsenal of period-appropriate weapons and vehicles, as well as detailed maps that effectively recreate the real-life battlefields of the Second World War.

Key Features:

  • 40 vs 40 multiplayer PvP battles
  • Parachuting into action
  • Photo scanned 3D Uniforms
  • Artillery and Airstrike support
  • Vehicles using realistic values, such as turret speed, armor thickness etc..
  • Authentic level at a 1:1 scale based on military archives and historical maps
  • Faithfully recreated historical weapons, vehicles and famous landmarks
  • Base building, fortification and barricades
  • Logistic and supply runs to help fortify your position and rearm friendlies
  • Towing system for supplies
  • In game Voice Over IP with proximity fade
  • Player driven objectives in Sandbox game mode
  • Full access to PS SDK to add or modify content
  • Steam Workshop support
  • 5 maps for a total of 140 km² of authentic playable area
  • 3 game modes, such as “Offensive”, “Stratagem” and “Sandbox”
  • More than 40 faithfully recreated vehicles and 50 authentic weapons
  • British & German factions, including the 1st Airborne Division, XXXth Corp, Waffen SS and the Wehrmacht
  • US Airborne Faction (101st & 82nd Airborne) release as free content in 2018. Including an additional 3 maps.
  • The entire western vicinity of Arnhem in 1944 and Arnhem city center with its famous bridge too far
  • Source Development Kit for you to add or modify content.

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