Posted by Björn May 31, 2007
Tripwire has announced the release of a significant update to "Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45," adding several new maps, increased player limits, friend passes and a new twenty percent discount in the game's price.
"The ten new community-made maps are winning entries in Tripwire's Custom Map Competition. Highlights include "Smolensk Stalemate," the contest winning map featuring infantry combat through ruined villages and trenches, and "Berezina," a rural village map that introduces a new light tank that carries riders and the first functional anti-tank gun in the game. Tripwire worked with the developers of each of these maps to ensure the maps are optimized, polished, and gameplay balanced.
In addition to the new maps, Tripwire released an update to the game engine that increases player counts from the previous 32 player limit to more than 50 players. The most capable servers can support up to 64 players.
Using Steam's Guest Pass feature, all owners of Red Orchestra can invite two friends to try the game with no obligation to purchase. Upon receiving and activating the Steam Guest Pass, the invited friend has ten days of Red Orchestra play available for free. To celebrate the extensive update and new content, those who purchase the game before June 11 will receive an additional 20% savings off the $19.95 list price.
Red Orchestra is available via Steam and at retail outlets worldwide. For more information about Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 and Steam, and to watch the new all-action trailer for the game, please visit
www.steamgames.com"