We stand with you, soldiers! We fought well at the start of this battle, and we as commanders have taken your feedback to heart by rolling out two hotfixes since release! The first hotfix, made live yesterday, fixed a persistent lag issue that effected all servers. If you played within the first 3 hours of release (before 6pm EST/10pm GMT), know that the jitter has been fixed and that melee is now much more fluid. This hotfix has been put on all of the official servers, but community servers may still need to update! The second hotfix, made live today, adds a “Mute Players” button to the in-game main menu, allowing each player to locally mute other players. This if useful for muting players who are loud or play music.

We commanders in the development team are all volunteers with full time jobs, and yet we will be looking to fix even more issues over the next few days. It is our honor to serve with you.

“I have not yet begun to fight!” — John Paul Jones

So soldier, you want to go out exploring on your adventures? First, listen here to your commander and get a few tips on how to set up your own server in this Quick-Start Guide.

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Soldiers! Sharpen your bayonets and load your muskets, because Battle Grounds III Early Access is releasing tomorrow: Sunday, June 30th at 3pmEST/7pmGMT! Four official servers will be available: two on the US east coast, and two in Europe. And keep an eye out for us developers, because we’ll be hopping around between servers. Give us feedback when you see us!

While you’re downloading the game, keep an eye out on our Guides page for official start-up guides, tutorials, and training drills. We’ll help you get assimilated into the new world of Battle Grounds III, so you can spend less time configuring and more time playing!

This war has been a long time coming, soldiers! We’ll see you on the battle grounds!

“Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” ― John Parker

Stand at attention! Our war plans (Early Access) have been approved by the officers at Valve, and we stand to move out any day! Yet before we march, we must consult with our quartermasters to make sure everything is ready!

Continue reading “Early Access Approved, Getting Servers!” →

Attention, soldiers! We have some good news, bad news, and good news about The Battle Grounds III. Read on to learn about our latest battle plans. Continue reading “Early Access, Release Postponement, Roadmap” →

After 6 years of bloody war, the Steam page for Battle Grounds III is finally here! June 2019: that’s the month for release, although early access will come before that. The last battle on our campaign for final victory draws near!

Continue reading “Release Date! Teaser! Steam, YouTube, Twitter Pages Live!” →

2018 was a great year for The Battle Grounds III. Lots of things big and small have changed. And because many players only played the beta when it first became available in late 2017, today we are going to showcase all of the improvements that have been made since then.

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What makes a weapon?

A weapon has two components: a firearm, and a melee weapon. Notice, though, that in BG3 you don’t pick weapons as much as you do weapon kits. Multiple weapons can be distributed together. That is, in some kits, the firearm weapon is separate from the melee weapon, yet they’re complete packages. So we will only be considering the weapon kits as a whole. There’s no reason to discuss the effectiveness of a weapon without discussing the other weapon that goes along with it.

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