Para Bellum - Hold the Line

Devlog

• Minor update 1.2.1 going live now
  June 20, 2023 by Laukaus Games#update, #minor

  Just a heads up. Small update 1.2.1 is going live as we speak. This fixes an issue with the pause menu elements overlapping each other in campaign mode while playing on a 21:9 display. Later!... Continue reading
• Aftermath Update!
  April 06, 2022 by Laukaus Games#aftermath, #update, #major

  Greetings, commanders! After a long while, I've introduced a new update to Para Bellum - Hold the Line titled Aftermath Update! This update aims to improve the aftermath experience of the battles you... Continue reading

  
• Free Demo released!
  January 01, 2022 by Laukaus Games#demo, #release

  Hello there, commanders! In case you want to try out Para Bellum - Hold the Line before buying, it is now possible thanks to the launch of the free Demo! The demo is limited to Skirmish mode only - no... Continue reading

  
• Para Bellum - Hold the Line now fully released on Steam and Itch.io!
  December 31, 2021 by Laukaus Games

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  #release, #steam, #itch.io

  Greetings, Commanders! It is with great pride and joy, I announce that Para Bellum - Hold the Line Early Access period has ended and the game is now fully released on both Steam and Itch.io. I will be... Continue reading

  
• Para Bellum - Hold the Line Released on Steam Early Access!
  November 19, 2021 by Laukaus Games#early access, #announcement

  Good morning, commanders! This is the day! Para Bellum - Hold the Line was just released on Steam Early Access! You can check it out here, in case you're interested: Para Bellum - Hold the Line on Ste... Continue reading

  
• Para Bellum - Hold the Line Steam Early Access Releasing November 19th!
  November 02, 2021 by Laukaus Games#early access, #announcement

  I'm thrilled to announce that Para Bellum - Hold the Line will launch on Steam Early Access November 19th! You can wishlist the game here to be notified of upcoming release, sales etc. Para Bellum - H... Continue reading

  
• Some asset cutouts
  October 28, 2021 by Laukaus Games

  As I'm working towards launching the game hopefully in the foreseeable future, I was working on cutouts of game assets for future content creation purposes. Here's a few samples! Please add the game t... Continue reading

  
• Tree Shader Update
  October 15, 2021 by Laukaus Games#tree shader, #video

  Yo. Just a short little update of one neat little thing I've been working on this week. I felt like the maps, as they were in the game, felt a bit lifeless. I started looking into the tree shader I ma... Continue reading
• Laukaus Games and Para Bellum on TikTok!
  October 12, 2021 by Laukaus Games

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  #social media, #tiktok

  You can now follow Laukaus Games and development of Para Bellum - Hold the Line on TikTok, if you're in to that sort of thing! Here's all the social media channels for you to follow in order to stay u... Continue reading
• New Tree Shader
  October 09, 2021 by Laukaus Games#shader

  Just a small thing I felt like I wanted to share. In the earliest round of playtest, I received this feedback that trees are blocking the camera in annoying ways at times. I noticed this issue becomin... Continue reading
• Steam Achievements
  October 06, 2021 by Laukaus Games#steam achievements

  Since yesterday, I've been working on implementing Steam Achievements to the game. Steamworks API makes this task technically so straightforward, that the biggest task really was to make some icons fo... Continue reading

  
• Discord is up!
  October 05, 2021 by Laukaus Games#discord

  In case you want to join in discussions, ask questions, give suggestions or follow the development of the game more closely, you can join my just founded Discord here: https://discord.gg/8DwhCJcD See... Continue reading
• Air Strike, incoming! New supports introduced!
  October 04, 2021 by Laukaus Games#air strikes, #cannon, #missile

  Good day, commanders! Hope your weekend was relaxing! Today I've been working on a couple of new Support calls as per requested by the players who participated in the playtest. Both are forms of air s... Continue reading
• Public Playtest results!
  October 02, 2021 by Laukaus Games#playtest, #playtest results

  Good morning, commanders! I hope your weekend is off to a good start. As I've been teasing you around the last week and then some, the Public Playtest part of Para Bellum - Hold the Line's development... Continue reading

  
• Last chance! Participate in the playtest and Steam Gift Card Giveaway!
  September 30, 2021 by Laukaus Games

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  #playtest, #giveaway

  There's still time until midnight (UTC+3) today to participate in the playtest! Download the build and play it and submit your feedback form and you're in! All willing playtesters will also get their... Continue reading

  
• Para Bellum - Hold the Line coming soon to Steam!
  September 29, 2021 by Laukaus Games

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  #steam, #announcement

  Para Bellum - Hold the Line will be coming soon to Steam! If you want to stay updated and show your support, please go add it to your Wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1772920/Para_Bel... Continue reading

  
• Update 1.3.0 Out Now!
  September 24, 2021 by Laukaus Games

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  #update 1.3.0

  Excellent Friday afternoon, commanders! I'm bringing you again, a small update (1.3.0). I've been mostly working on things that I will reveal later so this is a relatively small update, but some of th... Continue reading

  
• One week left of Playtest Giveaway!
  September 23, 2021 by Laukaus Games#giveaway

  7 days left to participate in the Playtest Giveaway for 10€ Steam Giftcard! Download the game, play it, and provide feedback via the included form and you're in! Don't miss out on your chance to get... Continue reading

  
• Final Countdown! Join the Playtest and participate in Steam Gift Card Giveaway!
  September 20, 2021 by Laukaus Games#giveaway, #playtest

  There's still 10 days left to participate in the 10€ Steam Gift Card GIveaway! Download the game's Pre Alpha build, play it, and submit the feedback form you can access from the game before Septembe... Continue reading

  
• Update 1.2.0 Released!
  September 17, 2021 by Laukaus Games

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  #update, #1.2.1, #changelog

  Good afternoon, commanders! I'm happy to announce that update 1.2.0 for Para Bellum - Hold the Line has just been released! The highlights of this update include a new unit type Medic, that quite self... Continue reading

  
• Two weeks left to participate in the Open Playtest Steam Gift Card Giveaway!
  September 16, 2021 by Laukaus Games

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  #reminder, #teaser

  Good evening commanders! First of all, big thanks you to all of you, who have already participated in the playtest and left their feedback! It has helped me a lot already. I just want to give a friend... Continue reading

  
• Update 1.1.1 - Video Update #4
  September 10, 2021 by Laukaus Games#video update

  Good late night, commanders. Here's this week's video update, mostly covering the contents of the just released 1.1.1 update! Have a nice weekend!... Continue reading
• Pre Alpha 1.1.1 Released!
  September 10, 2021 by Laukaus Games#update, #changelog, #1.1.1

  Good afternoon, commanders! Another week of playtesting is over and I've been working full time building improvements and new content and planning the future of the game. I just released a new update... Continue reading

  
• First Update! Pre Alpha 1.01 Released
  September 05, 2021 by Laukaus Games

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  #update, #1.01, #pre-alpha, #playtest

  Good evening, commanders! I hope your weekend leave has been relaxing. First of all, thanks to all of you who have already downloaded and played the game. The feedback I've received so far has been bo... Continue reading
• First Public Playtest! Enter for a chance to win a Steam Gift Card (10€)!
  September 03, 2021 by Laukaus Games#playtest

  I'm so extremely excited to announce that the first public playtest of Para Bellum - Hold the Line has just started! Download the game, play it, and fill the feedback form (you can find the link withi... Continue reading
• Video Update #2 - Urban Combat and Night Vision
  August 29, 2021 by Laukaus Games#devlog, #video update

  Good afternoon everyone! I hope you've had a great week and are enjoying your Sunday. Here's my update for this week, including some pretty neat visual stuff like new maps and new post processing and... Continue reading
• Video Update #1 - Good and Bad News
  August 21, 2021 by Laukaus Games#devlog, #video update

  Hey everyone! I'm trying a video format for this week's devlog update. I wanted to discuss some topics in voice so I'm trying a new format and we'll see how it works. Let me know which you like better... Continue reading
• Devlog #4 - Supply drops, grenadiers and so on
  August 13, 2021 by Laukaus Games#devlog

  Hello, commanders! It has been another week or so of development. I've managed to keep the velocity up to a level that I'm very happy with regardless of my day job sucking the life out of me. Feels li... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #3 - Trailer work and feature work
  August 07, 2021 by Laukaus Games#devlog, #trailer

  This week - in addition being back to my actual work, I've taken a jump into a territory I'm not terribly familiar with. I have become a marketing artist of my own game. I've been working on some prer... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #2 - Preliminary playtest results
  August 01, 2021 by Laukaus Games#devlog, #playtest

  What a busy weekend. I've been running a closed playtest with friends and family and the amounts and quality of feedback I've received has been amazing. Insane even. I've been working on polishing, ne... Continue reading
• Devlog #1 - First playtest, post processing and such
  July 31, 2021 by Laukaus Games#devlog

  Hello there! Time to start this show. Today I ran my very first session "Friends and Family First Impressions playtests". More of those will come in the near future and hopefully soon after that some... Continue reading