Steel Crew : Tank Vs Tank combat

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Join a Tank as a Driver, Gunner or Commander and team up with and against other Tanks in Tank Vs Tank combat where tactics and communication is key


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Notice: This title runs in both standard and VR modes. It does not require a VR headset.

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Welcome to Steel Crew

Join a Tank as a Driver, Gunner or Commander and team up with and against other Tanks in Tank Vs Tank combat Where tactics and communication is key

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Steel Crew Playtest
Wed, December 16, 2020



December 29th to January 1st

Dear tankers, armor geeks and panzer fans!

We are happy to announce a public playtest planned for the 29th of December, ending on the 1st of January. This is your chance to get in, get down and let loose in highly authentic, meticulously detailed tanks and fight it out against other player crews. So grab your friends and get going - the battle awaits!

What can you expect from the playtest?
You will play the current state of the game. We expect there to be bugs since we have never tested the game as this scale. If you find some, please add report them on discord.
There is also a lot of art assets that is not done so please be aware of that.

Sign up and Discord
You can sign up at the Steam store page and join our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/x7KbXEp.


Release moved to 2021
The release of Steel Crew has been moved to 2021 in order to implement the feedback from this test properly and to finish building the remaining assets. So this is your chance to help shape the future of online armored warfare!

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Work in progress map

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Steel Crew Q and A 27th of December on Discord and Twitch!
Sun, 27 December 2020



Come and join a Q and A with the Dev and Mods.

You can ask us any question that comes to mind!

There will also be some streaming of gameplay! So come on down. It will be on both discord and twitch.

The stream on twitch will be here


and join the discord here https://discord.com/invite/x7KbXEp

Upcoming Event Starts Sun, 27 December 2020

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Video of the stream 27 Dec 2020




Starts @ 18:40

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Playtest information and controls
Tue, 29 December 2020

Hi. It's finally time for playtest.

I will start allowing player in very soon but not all at once.
Feedback and reporting of bugs is very welcome. Best is to report them on discord but if you are not part of the community you can post them here.

Known issues
Issue: Push to talk with motion controllers are not working
Workaround: Don't use PTT

Issue: Hands get stuck floating in air.
Should not affect anything else than visuals.

Issue: Parts of tanks are driving around when in the "killcam"
Will be fixed later

Controls

Camera control when not playing in VR
Look around: Left Alt + Mouse / Right analog stick
Move head side/up/down: MMB + Mouse / [HOLD] Right analog stick + Right analog stick
Move head forward/backwards: Scroll / [HOLD] Right analog stick + Left/Right triggers

Keyboard and mouse
Change position: 1,2,3
Crew voip (Push to talk): G
Menu: Esc
Reset camera: R
Show score: Tab

Driver and commander hatch: F
Driver Drive: WASD
Driver change gear: Q and E

Gunner Main gun: LMB/Space
Gunner MG: RMB
Gunner Aim: Mouse / WASD
Gunner faster aim with mouse: F

Commander Air support: Hold E, Aim, LMB
Commander map: Q

Gamepad (xbox)
Change position: D-pad forward/left/right
Crew voip (Push to talk): B
Menu: Start
Reset camera: Y
Show score: Back

Driver and commander hatch: X
Driver Throttle/Brake: Right trigger/Left Trigger
Driver change gear: Left bumper/Right bumper

Gunner Main gun: Right trigger
Gunner MG: Left trigger
Gunner Aim: Left analog stick
Gunner full speed turret: Left/Right bumper
Gunner faster aim with mouse: X

Commander Air support: [Hold] Right bumper, Aim, Right trigger
Commander map: Left bumper

Motion controllers
Please see the steam controller bindings (https://steamcommunity.com/games/250820/announcements/detail/3809361199426010680)
Throttle/Brake/Shoot: Triggers
Interact: Grab

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Steel Crew Playtest #2
Fri, 9 July 2021



The time has come for another test!
I got a lot of feedback on the last one and there has been some big changes in the code to make the aiming more responsive. There have also been some quality-of-life improvements but not a lot when it comes to the gameplay and graphics.

When?
The test will run from the 16th to the 18th of July and you can sign up on the store page
by clicking the "Request Access" button.
If you got access to the last one you will have it this one too. I hope to let everyone in just like last time.

Join the Discord
You can join our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/x7KbXEp.

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Steel Crew Playtest #3
Thu, 9 September 2021



About the playtest
In preparation for moving the game into early access we will have a small test to see if the VOIP and connection issues have been resolved.

When?
This test will be a bit shorter than the last one and will run between the 17th and 18th of September

Join the Discord
You can join our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/x7KbXEp.

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Steel Crew is now released into early access!
Thu, 28 October 2021



A day I have been looking forward to for a long time if finally here!

This is just the start and all feedback is more than welcome on the Discord or on the steam forum. https://discord.com/invite/x7KbXEp

My focus for the game will be first of all to sort out bugs and finish up the map. Another map is already in the works and hopefully it should not be too long until you can play it.

I also want to thank all of you who took part in the playtests! It has been super helpful and the game would be in a worse state if it wasn't for you.

Controls
For new players that are playing in VR, I recommend checking the controller setup in the Steam VR bindings.

Camera control when not playing in VR
Look around: Left Alt + Mouse / Right analog stick
Move head side/up/down: MMB + Mouse / [HOLD] Right analog stick + Right analog stick
Move head forward/backwards: Scroll / [HOLD] Right analog stick + Left/Right triggers

Keyboard and mouse
Change position: 1,2,3
Crew voip (Push to talk): G
Menu: Esc
Reset camera: R
Show score: Tab

Driver and commander hatch: F
Driver Drive: WASD
Driver change gear: Q and E

Gunner Main gun: LMB/Space
Gunner MG: RMB
Gunner Aim: Mouse / WASD
Gunner faster aim with mouse: F

Commander Air support: Hold E, Aim, LMB
Commander map: Q
Commander to Commander voip: Space

Gamepad (xbox)
Change position: D-pad forward/left/right
Crew voip (Push to talk): B
Menu: Start
Reset camera: Y
Show score: Back

Driver and commander hatch: X
Driver Throttle/Brake: Right trigger/Left Trigger
Driver change gear: Left bumper/Right bumper

Gunner Main gun: Right trigger
Gunner MG: Left trigger
Gunner Aim: Left analog stick
Gunner full speed turret: Left/Right bumper
Gunner faster aim with mouse: X

Commander Air support: [Hold] Right bumper, Aim, Right trigger
Commander map: Left bumper
Commander to Commander voip: A

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Small update with controls and VOIP debug
Tue, November 2, 2021


Hi. You no longer need to look at the steam page for controls. You can now take a look at them before you start playing.

I am working on getting the VOPI fixed and I have added some extra debug information for that.
It is a slow process but I have some leads to what the issue is.

Cheers!
/Magnus

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New aim option added
Thu, November 18, 2021


Hi! I have added a new option (defaulted to on) that changes how you aim using motion controllers. The pivot of the cranks will now adapt when your hand goes outside of the crank radius.

This should make it a lot easier to aim when not looking at your hands. If you prefer the old way you can disable “Adaptive cranks” in settings.

Have a nice weekend!
/Magnus

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Explosion damage and Chat
Fri, December 17, 2021

Hello!

I have a few small updates for you guys today.

Explosions can now disable crew members. So be careful when riding with the hatch open.
I have started work on a Chat and Notification system. It’s still WIP and only “All chat” is currently enabled. You will get notifications when someone joins or leaves the server. The plan is to expand it to notify when someone joins/leaves your tank and of course to support team chat.
There is only keyboard support now and to have a VR keyboard is also on the list to fix. This would not be the ideal way of communication but I hope this can be a substitute until I manage to get the VOIP stable.

The key for all chat is “Y”

Hope you all will have a nice holiday!

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Commander map update
Tue, 8 February 2022



Changed so the air support is now called on the map.

Commanders can now also ping on the map or set markers. The unused slot will be for artillery in a coming update.

Work has started on the hands but needs more work on skinning, animations and shading.

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Vivox voip integration
Sat, February 12, 2022

Hi.

The voip stability has been a big issue since the game was released.


Vivox is now used instead of steam voice and I hope it will be more stable.

So there is some big changes when it comes to how the voip works.
All crew voip is now proximity based so you can hear other crews when you are close, even enemies. The range is 40 meters.

I hope to add more options like volume control for the voip soon.
Please test this out and let me know how it works. All feedback is welcome!

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Option to lock tanks
20 February 2022



Hi. Here comes another small update with some bugfixes, some updated voip support and the ability to lock tanks.
To lock a tank press "L" when in the tank or interact with the switch where it says "Tank Open"
If the light is red other players should not be able to join your tank.