In the last couple of months we introduced with Call of War 1.5 a brand new version of your favorite game. We revamped the balancing of the game, introduced new buildings and features, adjusted numerous maps, reworked the UI and much more. We did all this together with you and your feedback in mind, to keep Call of War as exciting and entertaining for you in the years to come as it has been in the previous five years of its lifetime.
We are very happy with what we achieved and will continue the journey, as recent changes opened development options for Call of War we couldn’t dare thinking of until now. With this article we would like to share with you the next steps regarding the New Call of War (CoW 1.5) and Call of War Classic (CoW 1.0).
This is the road ahead of us:
Maintaining two different versions of Call of War is a lot of work and the team had to realize that maintaining both is not feasible nor healthy in the long run. We thought about this very thoroughly, especially as this is a topic frequently discussed within the community as well. As new players already have exclusive access to the New Call of War, the following section addresses our veteran players, as nothing will change for players that are new to the game.
We developed the New Call of War together with the community and many of the new features, ideas and solutions implemented include a huge amount of community feedback. We would like to point out that across the board we were extremely happy and impressed about the community's involvement, dedication, and constructiveness along the way. Needless to say, that everyone here at Bytro wishes to continue with this. You might have noticed that in the last couple of weeks we continued to update existing maps and events for the New Call of War. Beginning with November 2020 we will start to slowly phase out Call of War Classic by reducing the Classic map pool to only the most popular maps. Call of War Classic will not disappear completely! It will be preserved in the state as veterans know it today and most popular Call of War Classic maps will be available, just not all the time anymore. No new features or bug fixes will be added to the Classic version anymore going forward though. Eventually, in 2021 that is, the New Call of War will replace Call of War Classic, but we will keep the option to occasionally bring back Call of War Classic as Classic Events.
We know this might be disappointing for a few players, but we want to continue to be as transparent about the further development of the New Call of War as we have been in the last couple of months. We know there are diehard fans of Call of War Classic, but we don’t want to create false hopes nor do we want to make promises we already know we are unlikely to keep.
The future for Call of War is bright, and the new version of Call of War is just the beginning as we take things even further from here. The road to Call of War 2.0 is just about to start, and we are looking forward to share the exciting and ambitious plans we have for the future of this amazing game!
Did you ever want to take the reigns of the smaller nations that participated in World War 2? Now is the time, because according to the motto ‘all countries, all-in’ you can choose any historical nation that existed in 1939 in this Event.
Try to grow a small country into a big empire or pick an established superpower and surround yourself with allies. Recreate history or conquer the whole world in this historical battle scenario!
Event Details:
Historical world map with borders of 1939
73 players: Every nation of 1939 playable
No AI countries
Free country selection
Starts-when-full
Starting conditions are balanced historically
AI & human player peace period of 12 real-life hours
4x speed
Fixed runtime of 14 real life days after the game started (if not won earlier)
During the sign-up period the event maps can be found at the top of the games list. Join these event map to participate. We wish you good luck and much fun!
Your Bytro team
Release Notes - 2020-11-03
Attention, Generals!
Today’s update brings not just one, but two new map versions to Call of War!
Check out the reworked versions of the “Europe - Road to War” map and the historical “1939 - Blitzkrieg” map that are now available in the game! Both maps received a general re-work to adjust them to the new gameplay and to make them better balanced. The new Europe - Road to war map in particular is intended to become the new standard map for competitive matches. Both maps can be created by members of the High Command.
Today’s update also increases the amount of units that can be displayed on a map drastically, changes which stealth units a scout unit can reveal and fixes a considerable amount of bugs. Please take a look at the list below for a complete overview:
New Maps:
Balancing:
General:
Bug Fixes:
We hope you like the new maps, changes and bug fixes of today’s update and wish you all the best on the battlefield.
Your Bytro Team
Team Up!
Attention, Generals!
Some battles are not meant to be fought alone and our next event is one of them. Join the 100 player map and choose which of the two sides will benefit from your knowledge as a leader and tactician. Prepare for the biggest team fight in the history of Call of War.
During the sign-up period the event maps can be found at the top of the games list. Join these event map to participate. We wish you good luck and much fun!
Your Bytro Team
Dawn of the Patriot Event
Attention Generals!
Rewrite history by either saving or conquering the American heartland in our Dawn of the Patriot event!
In this exciting scenario the Axis won the war and established colonial empires in North America. While Japan exploits the west the Germans claimed the eastern shores of the former Land of the Free. But resistance is growing in the heartland of the fallen states and patriots are reclaiming the heritage of the Founding Fathers.
Liberate the United States from foreign occupation or defeat the uprising patriots in the center of the North American continent in this alternative history scenario!
3 Teams with 10 players each
starts-when-full
free team selection
random country selection
24h peace period
During the sign-up period the event maps can be found at the top of the games list. Join these event maps to participate. We wish you good luck and much fun!
Your Bytro Team
Rush for Europe
Attention, Generals!
Time flies, as they say! Just like the fighters and bombers these days. The Germans are rearming, the Russians are on the move and the Royal Navy is on high alert! It looks like we are only hours away until war breaks out in Europe once again.
Mobilize your troops and prepare yourself for whatever enemy you may face! “Rush for Europe” is a special event map which runs on breathtaking 6 times the speed of normal game rounds! Even the tiniest decision could have severe consequences at this pace. Experience the war for Europe in a way you have never seen it before!
If you want to participate in this event simply go to the game list: Within the sign-up period ( new event rounds will be created on demand and shown on top of the list of new games.
We hope you enjoy the event and which you best of luck on the battlefield!
Your Bytro Team
Release Notes - 2020-10-20
Attention, Generals!
Today’s release promises to be very exciting for you mobile generals out there. As we all know, usability is especially important while on the go. Small phone or tablet screens mean that every inch counts. We have looked at how players currently command their armies on mobile and have made big changes to the army UI. Firstly, we moved the army bar from the top of the screen to the bottom. This puts it closer to your fingers to easily access unit info and frees up the top for better visibility of the map.Secondly, we have removed the command rose. Instead, you can now command your armies with handy new command buttons, that you can find right above the army bar (now at the bottom of your screen). Again, the buttons are nice and close to your fingers for easy access.
To top it all of, we also sprinkled in a few bug fixes and made some small changes to 1.5 game balance. Please read the following list for a complete overview of today’s changes:
General:
Balancing Changes:
Bug Fixes
We hope you like today’s update and wish you all the best on the battlefield.
Your Bytro Team
Release Notes - 2020-10-06
Attention, Generals!
Today’s release brings new balancing changes and a new version of the popular 25 player 1939 Historic World War map to Call of War!
One aspect of the new balancing that you will notice in a new game round is your popularity with AI countries on a map. Until now, your popularity with each AI nation was at about 67% on the map. This changed now and your popularity with those nations differs from country to country. Don’t worry, they won’t hate or love you right from the start, but your popularity will vary between 50% and 85% now!
For a complete overview of today’s release, please see the following list below:
Balancing Changes:
General:
Bug Fixes
We hope you like today’s update and wish you all the best on the battlefield.
