Weapon modding is now available on War Dust's main branch !
As always, a modding template zip file is present in the game's installation folder to help modders understand the new features and the beginners to start modding.
Currently, there are 4 types of weapon that can be modded :
Firearms
Grenades
Melee weapons
Explosive launchers
Modding will continue to be updated and something new is coming soon !
Important fixes !
War Dust is getting fixes for its major bugs !
If the game is stable enough with this update, we'll put it on the main branch !
Changelog :
- Fixed a bug where weapon held when player spawn could not be released - Black screen loading loop should not happen anymore - Players should not be split on map change anymore
Explosive launchers modding is available on beta branch !
War Dust's beta branch is getting a new modding feature : Explosive launchers !
Changelog :
- Added Explosive Launcher support - Updated template
There's still more coming very soon !
Grenade modding on beta branch
Grenades are now moddable !
Changelog : - Added Grenade modding - Updated modding template - Fixed a bug where most modded equipment were spawning at the same place on the player - Fixed a bug where bots wouldn't spawn on classic maps - Fixed a rare bug where grenades would despawn before exploding - Fixed a bug where some sounds weren't played with modded weapons
Melee weapon modding !
A new update has been released on War Dust's beta branch !
Changelog :
Added basic Melee weapon type support
Improved player spawn
Bot now spawns with modded loadout and not with default one
Fixed a bug with AimingStabilization on Firearm weapon type not being applied
Fixed a bug where control points weren't displayed correction on the spawn map
Thank you for playing War Dust, more improvement are coming in the next weeks so stay tuned !
Modding hotfix on beta branch
New update for modding in War Dust's beta branch !
- Fixed a bug causing magazines to be offset - Fixed a bug causing sliders in modded weapons being difficult to use
Another update will follow soon !
Weapon Modding [beta] update 01/05/2021
We just uploaded a new beta branch version of War Dust, that should solve recent bugs with squad being split in matchmaking and that brings weapon modding to the game with an example in the modding template! As we had to make modifications in the core of the code to make it possible, we will let it in the beta branch until we are sure it's stable.
Update 21/05/2020 Netcode, Character Mods and Web Leaderboards
Hello everyone, thank you for playing War Dust!
We are happy to announce that we just made big improvements to the network of the game. That will improve ping issues, network stability and network-related performances in the game.
We also just released a first beta support for modded Characters. You can find more informations about it in the modding template. Character can be changed for all the game but also per team and per class selected.
We have now the leaderboards available on our Website: http://raptor-lab.com/Benji/Leaderboard/leaderboard.html?index=wardusthttp://raptor-lab.com/Benji/Leaderboard/leaderboard.html?index=wardust (also for Stand Out)
The Jet has been removed in Kaoh Kreik to avoid base-raping.
Update 06/03/2020 Private Room, Bug Fixes, and 5X XP!
Hello everyone, thank you for playing War Dust, I hope you are having fun in the game!
We just released a new update for War Dust focusing on fixing bugs and bringing private modded rooms protected by password.
We decreased the XP needed to unlock new items to accelerate your progression in the game(5X faster).
We nerfed chopper efficiency on siege of dubai to avoid easy spawn killing.
We also just started a special 50% off promotion for the game during the next two weeks! If you have friends who are hesitating to jump into the game, now is the time!
Here is The Changelog:
- Reworked weapon and grenade handling - Bullets are now visible in magazine if it's not empty and are now actually removed from the mag when manually ejecting them
- Modding - Added pin code to create private custom server - Improved vehicle stats compatibilites between types - Added more vehicle stats - Added more examples in template - Added error printing for modder - An editor script is available to print those errors in template's console
- Balancing on Siege of Dubai : - Remove 2 Apaches from aircraft-carrier - Increased respawn time for apaches
- Bugfixes : - UI elements (except players icon) aren't displayed anymore inside scopes, offering clearer line of sight - Homing missiles now track correctly locked vehicles - Fixed diverse issues uppon map loading - Fixed a bug where grenade were clipping through terrain - Fixed weird trees and bushes on Desert Parables
Update 19/02/2020 WORKSHOP INTEGRATION !
Hello everyone!
Thank you for playing War Dust!
We have the pleasure to announce that we officially released MOD COMPATIBILITY through the Steam WorkShop on the main branch of WAR DUST!
We want to thank all the people who helped us making it possible by creating awesome mods and reporting bugs!
You can now create and upload your own custom maps and vehicles on the workshop. it also allow basic script support.
If you want to create your own mods please follow this documentation.
If you want to get involved in the development process, you can subscribe to the beta branch to benefit from the last updates. Don't hesitate to report your issues and let us know about your creations on Discord
Change Log :
- Workshop Integration - Custom map integration - Custom server browser - Basic script support - Custom Vehicles
Our Main focus will now be on Mod support and offering as many possibility to the modders to build what they want and to allow people to discover, share and enjoy mods easily.
The next steps of this adventure will be: - Character mod support - Weapon mod support
