Daily Rewards
- Climb the ranks with daily XP rewards featuring x2 and x3 experience multipliers.
- Those who reach at least 2000 xp gained per day for a minimum of 3 days of the week gain access to weekend bonus multipliers.
Christmas Event
- Suspiciously large reindeers make a comeback.
- Jolly piano tunes for the festive season.
- Decorated shrubbery on all maps.
- Snowy cannonballs.
- Festive main menu.
- Sapper class can construct makeshift snowmen.
- New firework rocket type for rocket launchers.
Halloween Event
- The Plague Doctor returns!
- Monsieur Fred rattles his way through Holdfast this Halloween.
Holdfast SDK V3
- Bots are now smarter with human-like actions including melee, firing, blocking, and more.
- Introduced several rc commands for bot control.
Bug Fixes
- Solved multiple cavalry, mod loading, admin tool, and map-specific issues.
- Horse to horse collision is now more reliable.
New Features
- Player Map Voting! At the end of the round players vote for the next battlefield.
- Capturable flag for linebattle events as an anti-camping tool.
Holdfast SDK
- Artisans may now tag their mod before uploading.
- Exposed code events for the modding community.
Gameplay
- Explosive barrels deal less damage to siege walls.
- Kick doors open by pressing 'F'.
- Smooth quick zoom animation for the spyglass.
- Ramrod equipped players load cannons 5% faster.
Server Administration
- Server rules viewable through 'P' menu.
- Whitelist via serverAdmins.txt file.
- Administrators can revive, slap, privately message players, and more.
Bug Fixes
- Solved multiple spawn position, flag, and map-specific issues.
Engine Update
- Updated the game engine to the latest patch release.
Optimisations
- Optimised spawning, chat, score log, animator, weapons, and player banners.
- Optimised multiple maps: Autumn Watch, Marquette, Heartmound, Sacred Valley, Aspern.
A New Nation!
- The Kingdom of Italy joins the war with unique uniforms, 4 marching tunes, voice-acted shouts, and a unique victory stinger.
A New Map!
- Aspern by Willy - a countryside town battlefield.
Gameplay
- Infantry Officers can no longer ride horseback (configurable for events).
- Reduced horse gallop speed but improved maneuverability.
Official Game Servers
- Back-end changes for Linux infrastructure.
- Server hibernation mode when no players connected.
- Dedicated Windows OS server now available.
Cavalry Fixes
- Reduced ghost range for mounted melee strikes.
- Adjusted horse hitbox.
New Features
- Memorial for Jon Snow on Highlands.
Bug Fixes
- Solved piano framerate drop and ocean visibility issues.
Bug Fixes
- Multiple fixes for new maps: Glacier, Fort Al Farid, Port Nile.
- Soldier medal colouring changes.
- Regiment banner fixes.
New Features
- Regiment Prestige! Regiments can prestige at the new rank limit of 70.
- Soldier Ranks increased to 75 with new valour medals.
- Regiment of the Guard DLC with 4 new Guard class uniforms.
- 3 New Maps: Glacier, Fort Al-Farid, Port Nile.
- Featured Servers system.
- Regiment Registry Medals.
Christmas Event
- Christmas trees, snowball cannonballs, festive piano tunes, and reindeer.
Halloween Event
- The Plague Doctor class variant available for Halloween.
- Pumpkin lanterns and Halloween piano music.
Quality of Life
- Healing particle effects.
- Colour blind modes: Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia.
Linux Servers
- Linux-based game servers now available.
Gameplay
- Multiple cavalry combat fixes.
- Surgeon restrictions (no healing underwater or while carrying objects).
- Drowning damage increases the longer you stay underwater.
- Roleplay gestures now allow chatting.
New Features
- 8 New Maps: Autumn Watch, Heartmound, Marquette, Sacred Valley, Fort Darial, Grassy Plains 4, Grassy Plains 5, Island Plains.
- High Command DLC with 4 new Infantry Officer uniforms and the Claymore weapon.
- Roleplay Gestures: charge, taunt, berserk, and more.
- 5 New Languages: Danish, Greek, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish.
Gameplay
- Cavalry movement redesigned with better directional control.
- Melee combat improvements with faster feinting.
- Forward position changes for Army Siege.
Bug Fixes & Additions
- Multiple forward position, regiment registry, melee combat, and map fixes.
- Regiment chat channel introduced.
- Bayonet and kicking mechanic fixes.
New Features
- Shoulder Arms! New marching animations with musket held upright.
- Roleplay Gestures: present arms, salute, surrender, point.
- Regiment Registry with customizable banners, ranks, and 50 regiment levels.
- Reinforce! Forward Positions for Infantry Officers.
- Bayonet attaching & detaching mechanic with 5% accuracy bonus.
- Regiments of the Line DLC with 4 new Line Infantry uniforms.
- Surgeon Bandage self-healing ability.
- New Map: Aunby Valley.
Gameplay
- Redesigned kick/shove mechanic with knock-back.
- Multiple melee combat rebalances.
- Cannon recoil destroys Sapper defences.
Bug Fixes
- Solved Coastal Siege spawning issues.
Bug Fixes & Additions
- Melee Arena shooting toggle for administrators.
- Multiple bug fixes for game objectives, map issues, and server administration.
Holdfast SDK V1
- Level Editor with over 1400 props.
- Uniform & Flag Editor for custom uniforms and regimental flags.
- Steam Workshop integration.
- Custom Scenarios & Game Objectives.
- Modular Siege Props.
Bug Fixes
- Leaderboard and soldier rank experience fixes.
- Achievement tracking fixes.
- Roundshot damage diminishes through successive defences.
- Official servers now display based on regional demand.
Russian Empire! Version 1.0
- Holdfast: Nations At War releases out of Early Access!
- Russian Empire faction with period-accurate uniforms, weapons, voice lines, and 7 marching tunes.
- Seasonal Leaderboards with hall of fame for top 5 players.
- Decorated Soldier Medals for ranks above 50.
- New secondary weapons for Surgeon, Carpenter, Sapper, and Infantry Officer.
- Steam Collectables and Discord Rich Presence.
- Loyalist Edition supporter pack.
Gameplay
- Cavalry trampling rebalanced.
- Infantry Officer charge provides firearm damage reduction.
- Carpenters can one-hit kill horses with 2H Axe.
- Multiple map and class balance changes.
Quality of Life
- VoIP toggle with 'K' key.
- Collective mute micspammers from 'P' menu.
- Faction randomisation.
- Discord webhook integration for admin actions.
- Configurable event rules per class.