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Chivalry 2
Merry Chivmas Event and Hotfix 2.7.1!
2.7.1 Patch Notes
Today we have released a small hotfix (2.7.1) to fix a few key campaign related issues. This includes the premium campaign not unlocking items as intended for some users. The full list of fixes coming in this hotfix can be seen below.
Store Fixes:
Fixed an issue where after purchase the Premium Campaign would not grant items properly (may require a game restart to unlock previous items)
Improved XP Tracking Visualization UI for Campaigns
Fixed an issue where other Featured store items (Gladiator Bundle, Special Edition, King’s Edition, Currency Pack) were missing for Xbox One and Playstation 5
UI Fixes:
Fixed an issue where in LTS players that idle out are not displayed properly in the HUD
Fixed an issue where entering spectator mode in LTS during warm up or round countdown would result in the player total HUD breaking
Holiday Event – Chivmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Chivmas! ‘Tis the season for murder and mayhem.
The Merry Chivmas event will be live today at 11am ET. This seasonal event features holiday themed map decorations and new throwables for a limited time. Whether you’ve been good or bad, Chivalry 2 has holiday presents for you.
Beginning today until January 5, experience a wonderland of holiday themed maps and carryables in the LIMITED TIME: Chivmas queue. Various holiday decorations such as holly, ornaments, and Chivmas trees have been strewn about the following maps in the Chivmas queue to spruce things up:
Team Objective mode: Stronghold, Falmire (with horses), Galencourt
Team Deathmatch: Wardenglade (with horses)
You’ll also be able to find snowmen, snow forts, and medieval sleighs that work as weapon racks to help you sleigh your enemies.
The presents don’t stop there. You’ll be able to find literal presents and celebrate the joy of giving by gifting a wrapped present directly to your enemies face. Explore the holiday themed maps to find more fun new carryable such as:
Snowballs for snowball fights
Throwable gift wrapped anvil
Throwable ornaments
Julbock (Yule Goat)
Chivmas Elves
Stationary snowman with removable head and arms
Wooden toys
Yule log
Holiday Helmets:
Snowman – decapitate Frosty and wear his head as your own
Reindeer Helmet – celebrate the Yuletide with this stylish wicker headpiece
Santa Hat – ho ho hold the line in this festive holiday hat
The Winter War Has Arrived!
The latest free update for Chivalry 2 is here in the Winter War update! Visit Argon II's final stronghold in our new Team Objective map - The Assault on Thayic Stronghold, complete the Winter War campaign, and slay your enemies with the new Quarterstaff weapon.
New Progression Path - Campaign Pass
Chivalry 2 is excited to bring the Campaign Passes to players for the very first time. Players can earn in-game rewards such as currency and armory items as they play. The Winter War Campaign Pass has no time limit, so you can earn rewards at your own pace.
Play the Winter War Campaign Pass at no cost to unlock free currency and armory items, or upgrade to unlock premium rewards. The Winter War Premium Campaign Pass can be purchased for 1000 Crowns in-game.
Gladiator Armour and VO Bundle!
A new bundle has been added to the Chivalry 2 store - the Gladiator bundle. Purchase includes a brand new vanguard armour, the Gladiator Armour and the Gladiator Voice Personality.
New Team Objective Map - The Assault on Thayic Stronghold
Mason forces land on the shores of the Agathian heartland and assault Argon II's final stronghold. The new Stronghold map is playable in the limited time: Winter War queue.
The Masons have cornered the Agathians in their northern stronghold. In the wretched cold, the Mason Order action on the one command from the grizzled King himself: kill the self-proclaimed leader of Agatha and be rid of the rebellion once and for all. The Agathian Knights, however, have never been more unified than before. Under the banners of the Cross and Lion, the blue and gold shine as bright as King Argon the Second’s armour. Like the harsh wind of the land, Argon shouts, “Fight for Agatha!”
In this map, Masons are tasked to siege Thayic Stronghold and kill Argon. However, this will not be easy. The shoreline is heavily defended with artillery and the Masons must break through the walls, lowering the main fort’s drawbridge, and capture the courtyard right in front of Argon’s doorstep.
As the Mason Order, attackers must complete the following objectives:
Objective 1- Blow up the shoreline defense towers Objective 2 - Destroy the stronghold’s bell tower Objective 3 - Destroy the stronghold’s banners Objective 4 - Lower the drawbridge Objective 5 - Capture the courtyard Objective 6 - Kill Argon II
As the Agathian Knights, defenders must stop the Masons from completing each of these objectives. However, should they reach the sixth objective, the top scoring player will become the VIP and lead the charge to turn the tide of battle.
Some objectives will feature horse spawns and horses can be found within the map itself. Players can play the map in both the Mounted Warfare queue, the limited timed Winter War queue and the 64 Player Mixed Modes queue.
Horses on Falmire!
Falmire joins the Mounted Warfare queue and is now playable with horses in certain stages.
New Weapon - Quarterstaff!
The quarterstaff is a two-handed heavy primary weapon that caters to players who value versatility. Used by the Crusader subclass of the Knight class, you can overwhelm opponents with speed up close, and then target switch with overhead attacks to pummel them at a distance. The quarterstaff is a strong defensive weapon with long range and reduced stamina cost on block and special attack, allowing for longer bouts against your foes.
Combat Grip, The Priest, Fruit of Bridgetown variants
New Campaign Pass Armoury Items!
Agatha Footman Huscarl Armour Set, with additional Huscarl Winter and Royal Huscarl variants
Agatha Footman Huscarl Helmets, with Weathered, Engraved, Royal variants
Mason Footman Seafarer Helmets, with Weathered, Engraved, and War variants
Arming Sword Guard Sword with Rusty, Royal, and Engraved variants
Norse Battle Axe with Weathered, Norse, Carved, and Huscarl variants
Maul Rune Hammer with Engraved, Golden, and Thayic variants
There's a chill on the battlefield as Halloween returns to Chivalry 2.
Wear a pumpkin on your head or throw a pumpkin at your enemies! New Tenosian map TDM Desert, as well as TO Darkforest, TO Rudhelm Siege (with horses), and TDM Wardenglade (with horses) are all decorated for this spookiest of seasons.
Halloween runs Oct 18 - Nov 1 in Chivalry 2! It features:
Three Halloween Pumpkin Helmets for all factions – Spooky, Sad and Goofy
Jack O Lantern carryables (two large 2h versions, one small 1h version)
Pumpkins as Catapult Ammo
Interactable grave plots – pick up a spare arm, its previous owner doesn’t need it anyways
Body part carryables + weapon racks, baskets and piles of limbs and bones
A hidden ghost? Spooky!
Halloween themed Main Menu
Coffin carryable item
Ghost statues
Witch Cauldrons that act as weapon racks, giving skulls
Halloween decorated maps: TDM Desert, TDM Wardenglade (with horses), TO Rudhelm (with horses), and TO Dark Forest
Chivalry 2 Reinforced Update out NOW!
Update 2.6 is here! The free Reinforced Update features a new TDM/FFA map known as Hippodrome, new two-handed Katar weapon, new player customization for Tenosia, horses added to existing maps, and more!
Watch the brand-new trailer here.
King’s Edition
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, we’re excited to introduce a regal new edition of Chivalry 2! Buy Chivalry 2 King's Edition now to get the following content:
Rebel King's Armor and War Helmet Don the legendary armor worn by General Malric at the Battle of Stoneshill.
Feydrid's Aegis Armor and War Crown Fight for glory and honor with the Steward King Feydrid's royal set.
Duke's Talon and Kralle of Bridgetown Shields Protect yourself with the Duke's Talon (Mason Shield) and Kralle of Bridgetown (Agathian Shield).
Surrender Flag Novelty Item Live to fight another day with this novelty item, added to your spawn-in inventory.
1000 Crowns + 5000 Gold Receive 1000 Crowns (premium currency) - and 5000 Gold (earnable currency), used to unlock new armor, weapon appearances and more!
Chivalry 2 King’s Edition is available for $59.99 USD (or local equivalent) and also as an upgrade from the base or Special Edition.
New FFA/TDM map - Hippodrome
After the fall of the bulwark in Baudwyn, many Masons who were unable to retreat were captured and held prisoner in Askandir. With the sound of cheering Tenosian spectators wishing for a good show and their deaths, the Masons must prove that they will not be taken down for sport. Fight on horseback and prove your faction’s might!
Hippodrome is a fast, frantic, bloody combat arena with spike traps, flamethrowers and horses thrown into the mix. You'll feel like a gladiator fighting for your life in this Tenosian equivalent of Tournament Grounds. Listen to the stampede of hooves as you run down the field with lance couched, ready to slam into any enemy in your sights.
New Weapon - Katars
Katars, with four customization variations (Katars, Maustika, Imperial Fang, and Tigress Claws)
The first dual-wielded weapon joins the world of Chivalry 2! The Katars are a matched pair of deadly daggers for swift close range attacks. Designed for the Ambusher class, it is a very fast stab weapon that does not interrupt opponents. It also encourages the player wielding it to have good footwork and to make use of dodges, as it has a very weak block compared to other weapons. The katars make for an excellent engaging weapon, allowing Ambushers to get behind enemy lines and cut down heavily armored fighters with ease.
This weapon requires high precision to use and much practice. Aim well during your ambushes!
Katars operate under the same counter rules seen in spears (ie. a stab input will counter a Katar's slash and stab attack)
The special is quick and has the chance of hitting an opponent twice
When inputting Jab, players wielding Katars will headbutt instead of a standard weapon jab
Slash, stab, and overhead attacks of the Katars will not cause the opponent to flinch when you successfully land a hit
New Turban Helmet Set, with additional Chain and Gladiator variants
New Furusiyya Armor for Tenosia Vanguard
New Engraved Helmet Set, with Emerald and Eternal Guard Mask variants
New Scythian Scale Armor for Tenosia Knight
New Mounted Warfare Matchmaking Queue
The Tenosian Invasion queue has been renamed to Mounted Warfare - an will feature all of the maps in Chivalry 2 that include horses. The includes all of the Tenosian Maps as well as the new Hippodrome map, and Aberfell and Rudhelm.
No-Horse Tenosia Maps Added to 64 Player Mixed Modes
Breach of Baudwyn, Razing of Askandir, and Desert have been added to 64p mode without horses.
Halloween Returns
Wear a pumpkin on your head or throw a pumpkin at your enemies! New map TDM Desert, as well as TO Darkforest, TO Rudhelm Siege (with horses), and TDM Wardenglade (with horses) are all decorated for the spooky season. Halloween will run from October 18 to November 1.
For more information about all of the features, content and improvements that arrive with this update, check out the full patch notes here.
New Chivalry 2 Music & 2.6 Matchmaking Changes
New Official Music
The Chivalry 2 (Original Game Soundtrack) Vol. 2 by our composer J.D. Spears is now available!
Enjoy all of the music that's been added to the game since our initial release, including new brawl tunes and of course our expansive collection of new Tenosia tracks. You can listen to the Tenosia tracks at the YouTube video below, and check out this link to stream the album.
2.6 Matchmaking Changes
A new update means new matchmaking changes, and in 2.6 we have some new things coming to our Play menu. The following changes will be implemented in our October update (the Reinforced Update).
One of these things we talked about in our last stream is the addition of horses being added to Team Objective maps Aberfell and Rudhelm in 40 player mode. In conjunction with Aberfell and Rudhelm, we'll see our new map Team Deathmatch Hippodrome combined with our current Tenosian Invasion queue into a brand new queue called the Mounted Warfare queue, where you'll be able to play the horse maps in one place.
The Horse version of Rudhelm will be added to Beginner Mode.
Our Tenosian maps without horses will be officially joining the 64p mixed modes queue as well, which includes: The Breach of Baudwin, The Razing of Askandir, and TDM Desert. We know players have been anticipating this since the Tenosian maps were released, and we're happy to finally have these maps available in our 64p queue.
Weapon Customization Poll
After our Twitch stream we put up a poll on our social media to choose which weapon would get an upcoming weapon customization set. Across the board our community chose the War Axe as your winner! As the winner of poll, the War Axe will be getting a new weapon cosmetic set early next year. Thank you for your votes!
Discord Forums
If you haven't been in our Discord lately we've done some reformatting of multiple channels inside our community Discord. Discord recently introduced a new forums feature, and we've adapted this featured for our bugs and feedback sections. This new format seems to be going over well with the community so far and has allowed us to quickly review the bugs and feedback that our community is sharing with us in a much more streamlined manner.
If you're not in our official Discord already, be sure to join us over at discord.gg/Chivalry2
Community Guest - BrwnSuperman
In our latest stream we featured one of our community members and member of our Partner Program, BrwnSuperman.
Superman is a long-standing very active member of the community who's over level 1000 in-game! He streams his Chivalry 2 gameplay on Twitch and also posts highlights and clips on his YouTube channel, including a series he called "Chivalry 2 Moments" which is definitely worth a watch.
In our stream with Superman, he chatted to us about what has drawn him to the game and what keeps him playing. "I have so much fun in this game and it's sorta like gaming with friends in person again, before mostly all multiplayer became online. Streaming to Discord to friends wasn't cutting it so I looked into Twitch streaming. It's a fun hobby."
As such a high-level, Superman recommends people change up their playstyles and play Team Objective to become an expert on the battlefield. He also emphasizes situational awareness.
"You're playing against other humans. If you're going to keep trying the same thing over and over and it's not working, you're going to frustrate yourself. You might get that dopamine hit when that low effort gaming works out once but in the long run you're going to become predictable and get shut down. And while you're learning, this is one of the few games where deaths are as nearly satisfying as getting kills."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHbdEl203Gc&feature=emb_title Superman also shared with us the Community League that he and a group of others within our competitive community are working on. The League will be a Team Objective, team-based competitive league. If that's something that sounds interesting to you, check out the trailer above for more information and how to participate.
Be sure to follow the Torn Banner Studios Twitch channel and join us for our next Twitch stream at the beginning of October, and the release of the Reinforced Update. Be sure to stay tuned.
Today we’re excited to bring you an update on the development of Chivalry 2. The release date for our next major update, the Reinforced Update, is set for the beginning of October 2022.
While delayed from its original Summer release timeline, update 2.6 will still include new content, including a new map called Hippodrome, a new weapon known as the Katar, new customization, and a whole host of great features and fixes.
Hippodrome is set to be the equivalent of Tournament Grounds but taking place in the Tenosian Empire. It is a fast, frantic, bloody combat arena with spike traps, flamethrowers and horses thrown into the mix. You'll feel like a gladiator fighting for your life in this Tenosian equivalent of Tournament Grounds. And it has horses for extra chaos! Listen to the stampede of hooves as you run down the field with lance couched, ready to slam into any enemy in your sights.
2.6 will also include the new Katars weapon. The first dual-wielded weapon to join the world of Chivalry 2, the katar is a matched pair of deadly, armour-piercing, daggers for swift close range attacks. Designed for the Ambusher class, it is a very fast stab weapon that does not interrupt opponents. It also encourages the player wielding it to have good footwork and make use of dodges, as it has a very weak block. The katar makes for an excellent engaging weapon, allowing Ambushers to get behind enemy lines and cut down heavily armoured fighters with ease.
We have new player customization coming with this update, specifically some new looks for those enjoying playing as Tenosia since the Tenosian Invasion update.
In addition to the above upcoming content, we want to share with you some fixes that are coming in the future (may not all be included in update 2.6 specifically) that we know are important to the community as well.
Team Balance Changes: Team balance restrictions will now begin at the start of a match in Matchmaking* games, preventing players from stacking onto one team while unrestricted. The ability to switch teams is restricted to only if the opposite team has 2 less players on it. *At this time we have decided to omit this team balancing change from Server Browser servers to allow competitive players to arrange games with their chosen teams on these servers.
Ghost hits with projectiles is improved: This change has to do with throwing projectiles that seemingly do not impact damage. This also includes things like a projectile hitting someone’s shield that they have on their back doesn't produce audio feedback.
General Fixes:
No Helmet option
Falmire spawning under map issue
Peasants will spawn again on Courtyard
Fixes to spawning with the wrong shield factions on some consoles
Adding Mason & Agatha heraldries to FFA
Spear/1H Spear balance adjustments
Highland sword balance adjustments
Additional measures to combat hackers
Chivalry 2's Halloween event will also be returning. There will be spooky decorations on some of your favourite maps such as Darkforest and Rudhelm Siege, and the newly added Desert and Wardenglade (TDM Horses). Wearable pumpkin helmets will be making a triumphant return alongside new seasonal cosmetics purchasable with crowns.
In addition to the overall delay of 2.6, the crossplatform parties feature has been bumped from the 2.6 update and moved to another post-2.6 update. We understand that players will be disappointed to hear that the much anticipated crossplatform parties feature has been delayed further. We want to reassure our players that crossplatform parties development is continuing in parallel with the other work for Chivalry 2 updates and that we remain strongly committed to bringing crossplatform parties to Chivalry 2. We aim to share a new ETA with you all when we are able to do so.
A comprehensive list of patch notes for update 2.6 will be published closer to the release of the Reinforced Update.
Chivalry 2 Music with J.D. Spears
J.D. Spears is the man behind the music of Chivalry 2. As a composer, J.D.’s multi-genre work has appeared on multiple television programs including HBO Max’s Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, and A+E Networks’s American Pickers. Most recently, J.D. scored Torn Banner Studios’ critically acclaimed video game Chivalry 2. The music has been celebrated and was recently featured by BMI’s (Broadcast Music, Inc.) Composer Series, the G.A.N.G. (Game Audio Network Guild) Composer Spotlight, and The Game Awards.
https://youtu.be/3PTdbozOZhI
(We're hosting biweekly streams on our Twitch channel where we talk to Torn Banner developers, community members, and we'll soon be debuting upcoming features! Be sure to follow us over on our Twitch profile so you get notified every time we go live. You can watch a VOD of our latest stream on our Twitch channel, or archived on our YouTube channel.)
JD has composed many tracks for all of the different scenarios that you hear music in-game. This includes, but is not limited to, warmup music, dynamic music during gameplay, match ending music, map specific music, the main menu music, and more.
https://youtu.be/ilmWt6yn8B8 For the Chivalry 2 Original Game Soundtrack, J.D. had the opportunity to have the Budapest Scoring Orchestra perform all of the iconic music. Take a look at this compilation of footage from the Chivalry 2 recording sessions in Budapest, Hungary.
On stream we showed off a few of the new songs that joined the Chivalry 2 soundtrack in the Tenosian Invasion update. The full set list of songs will be available at a future date, but you can preview these two now:
Creating an all new sound for the Tenosian Invasion update was certainly a monumental task, but J.D. explains how he was able to nail the new sound while keeping all of the new music in the same spirit of the Chivalry 2 universe. Composing music for the Tenosians allowed for an exploration of sound unlike that for Agatha or for Mason. One of the major additions to the musical sound of Tenosia was the wonderful Hayat Selim and her angelic high notes. See her recording some of the Tenosian music in the video below.
https://youtu.be/0EtWJRM5Nro In addition to working on all of the new music for Chivalry 2, J.D. also worked alongside Chivalry veteran Ryan Buckley to rework one of the fan favourites from the Chivalry franchise - Duty and Honor. You've no doubt heard it in-game, but here is Duty and Honor II for your listening pleasure.
https://youtu.be/uol5c-3z5bI Be sure to follow the Torn Banner Studios Twitch channel and join us for our next Twitch stream on August 25th. Tomorrow on August 25th we'll be going over the plans for the Reinforced Update, as well as giving you a release date. Be sure to stay tuned.
New Dev Diary and Patch Notes for Update 2.5.3
As Chivalry 2 celebrates 2 million copies sold, Torn Banner Studios talk post-launch support and upcoming content in our new Developer Diary.
Developer Torn Banner Studios and publisher Tripwire Presents announced today that Chivalry 2 has sold over 2 million copies worldwide across all platforms. To celebrate this exciting milestone, Torn Banner Studios has unveiled a brand-new developer diary with a behind-the-scenes retrospective look at the Tenosian Invasion update, which added mounted horse combat, a new faction, and more. In addition, the developers look ahead and share the first details of what’s coming next for the ultimate medieval battlefield.
As discussed in the new developer diary, Torn Banner Studios set out on a mission to double the content scope of Chivalry 2 in a single year, and has officially achieved that goal. Since launch, the team has released numerous, free content updates, adding the new weapons-free Brawl Mode, new Team Objective and Deathmatch maps, and many new weapons, just to name a few. Most recently, they launched their biggest update yet - Tenosian Invasion - alongside the game’s release on Steam, bringing mounted combat, cavalry charges, a brand-new faction, and more to Chivalry 2.
Looking ahead, the developer diary outlines some of the exciting upcoming additions coming to Chivalry 2. These include the Hippodrome, a new tournament-styled map set in the Tenosian faction setting and designed with mounted horse combat in mind, a new Tenosian-inspired weapon called the Katar, a new winter-themed biome featuring snow and ice, and the long-awaited cross-play party social support, which has been highly requested from the community. Players can expect these features and more as Torn Banner reinforces its commitment to supporting and expanding the scope of Chivalry 2 for 2022 and beyond.
Chivalry 2 Patch 2.5.3
Last week we released a minor update patch to address some crash fixes, map balance concerns and general game fixes.
Map Balance Changes
In reviewing our map data and win/lose ratio data, we have noticed that The Razing of Askandir is slightly too difficult for defenders on some objectives, The Breach of Baudwyn is slightly too difficult for attackers on multiple objectives, and that The Raid of Aberfell is too difficult for attackers to progress effectively in the beginning two stages of the map.
The Razing of Askandir
Stage 2: Decreased defenders spawn timer from 12 to 10 seconds
Stage 3: Decreased objective timer from 5 to 4 minutes
The Breach of Baudwyn
Stage 1: Increased objective timer from 7 to 8 minutes
Stage 2:
Increased defenders spawn timer from 11 to 12 seconds
Lowered the HP of catapults from 1400 to 1200 HP
Lowered the HP of ballistas from 700 to 600 HP
Stage 3:
Increased defenders spawn timer from 10 to 12 seconds
Decreased attacker spawn timer from 10 to 8 seconds
Stage 4: Lowered the time added at the beginning of the stage from 8 to 7 minutes
The Raid of Aberfell
Stage 1: Raised the points given by carryable peasants and pigs so only 25 of them are needed to bring back to the boat instead of 30
Stage 2: Increased defenders spawn timer from 12 to 15 seconds
Map Fixes
Fixed an issue where Peasants would not appear during the final stage of Coxwell
Fixed an issue where sitting on the throne in Rudhelm would cause the Mason heir to not spawn
Fixed an issue where players would desync during the opening cinematic of The Razing of Askandir and fall into the water
Crash Fixes
Fixed a crash that would occur when rapidly getting multiple achievements on Steam
Fixed a server crash in relation to team placement
General Fixes
Fixed an exploit with commends visually giving more XP than actually was awarded
Fixed an exploit where players could fly when downed while on horseback
Fixed an issue where feint attacks would occasionally desync for the Raider and Ambusher
Fixed an issue where the bombards would cause players to be stuck in midair when knocked over
Fixed an issue where the scarf of Tenosian light armour would be visible in first person perspective
Fixed an issue with Steam Rich Presence not reliably updating
Fixed an issue where players would spawn in a cavalry wave without a horse
Fixed an issue where certain LTS maps’ scoreboards were showing the Tenosian faction instead of the map’s intended factions
Adjusted charging attacks (such as the spear) collision to prevent players from getting stuck on other players
Chivalry 2 Audio with Buckley!
We're hosting biweekly streams on our Twitch channel where we talk to Torn Banner developers, community members, and we'll soon be debuting upcoming features! Be sure to follow us over on our Twitch profile so you get notified every time we go live. You can watch a VOD of our latest stream on our Twitch channel, or archived on our YouTube channel below.
Our guest in this interview was Ryan Buckley, who is the Audio Director and Audio Engineer for Chivalry 2. He has been a member of the Torn Banner team for many, many years and also did the sound design for Age of Chivalry and Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. You could say he knows his way around by now! There are over 70,000 different sounds so far in the Chivalry 2 library, which is an insane number, all to help flesh out the audio landscape.
Buckley goes into detail on how all of the weapon sounds in Chivalry 2 are made. There is a big emphasis on using several sounds to make up a single weapon sound, and having these sounds randomized so you never hear the same sound twice in a row. This helps with player emersion and allows for the sounds to feel real and natural to the ear while playing. In order to do all of this, our audio engineers use something called Wwise. For every weapon that needs sounds, they also need different and unique sounds for every single attack type that the weapon can do. Below is a screenshot of only some of the sounds made for the Greatsword.
We've heard many compliments regarding the horse audio since the Tenosian Invasion update as well. One of the key components on making the horses sound grounded and a real part of the battlefield is how they sound as they're running around the player. This has to do with attenuation and how the sounds move around you while you're also moving around too. The hoof beats start of distant and grow to a booming stampede as they run past.
Generally one of Buckey's focuses is how the sounds would be impacted by the environment that they are played in to made them feel more grounded. How the sounds echo or reverberate off the environment whether you're inside a castle or out on the grassy battlefield, all of these things are taken into account.
While the bulk of the audio work is sound effects we can't forget about the iconic voice characters that you can choose from. We recently added four new voices, and have a selection of both male and female voices to choose from for all three factions. One of the most difficult parts of recording voices that you might not have thought about is all of that screaming they have to do! Voice actors have to be willing and able to do many takes where they're screaming into the microphone and shredding their voices. It's definitely a challenge recording session to do, but Buckley notes he rarely needs the actors to redo their lines because they get so into the recordings their doing.
One of the new voices this update, the Grizzeled Sentinel, was done by Jas Patrick who is a returning voice actor for Chivalry 2. Jas also recorded for the Imposter! Below is a reel of his Grizzeled Sentinel lines that you can equip in-game right now.
If you've heard the new music brought into the game in the Tenosian Invasion update, you may have heard a wonderful and angelic female voice featured. Here's a peak behind the scenes at that recording.
We can't write a post about audio without talking about J.D. Spears, the man behind the music of Chivalry 2. JD has composed many tracks for all of the different scenarios that you hear music in-game. This includes, but is not limited to, warmup music, dynamic music during gameplay, match ending music, map specific music, the main menu music, and more.
