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OGAT 80.0: Of Guards and Thieves - NOW FREE TO PLAY!
Dec. 8, 2016

Hi guys, "Of Guards and Thieves" is now available as Free To Play to everyone!

Of Guards and Thieves, what is it?

"OGAT" is a multiplayer stealth game in which high-powered guards face off against fast and elusive thieves in a contest of wits. Outsmarting the enemy and shooting your way through to the goal are equally valid strategies.

Key features

  • Asymmetric Stealth multiplayer tactical action.
  • Class system and factions.
  • Innovative dynamic lighting system.
  • Interactive environment.
  • Competitive and fun game modes.
  • Leveling System with experience points.

Classes unlock levels for Free To Play players.

New players will begin their journey into the world of "Of Guards and Thieves" with only basic classes such as Assault/Scout for Guards, Cobra/Shadow for Thieves and Runner for Zombies. Specialized classes can simply be unlocked by playing and gaining experience points. Here's the levels needed to unlock each individual classes:

  • Level 4: Guardian (Guards)
  • Level 5: Tank (Zombies)
  • Level 6: Saboteur (Thieves) - Piellini (Soccer)
  • Level 7: Acid (Zombies)
  • Level 8: Carrier (Guards) - Marfelo (Soccer)
  • Level 9: Smoke (Zombies)
  • Level 10: Medic (Thieves) - Sersi (Soccer)
  • Level 11: Meat (Zombies)
  • Level 12: Medic (Guards) - Neyar (Soccer)
  • Level 13: Fat (Zombies)
  • Level 14: Juggernaut (Thieves)

F.A.Q. about Free To Play changes

Will OGAT become a Pay To Win game?

NO. And never will be: we have removed the class limitation for F2P user exactly for this reason.

Avoiding PAY TO WIN feeling and complaints at all cost is one of our primary goals. Permanent Gold Users have to be perceived as useful and as a friendly resource for anyone, not as an enemy.

I already bought the game, what do I have to do?

Early Access users will receive the "Permanent Gold Account" DLC automatically and for free. If you have already bought the game you do not have to buy back the DLC, you'll see it as already purchased and activated.

Will OGAT remain in Early Access phase?

Yes, we want to add new content, features, and polishing to the game before declaring it complete.

Permanent Gold Account content

Of Guards and Thieves - Permanent Gold Account DLC will still have the ability to have more content like extra Gamemodes and Maps, In-Game Map Editor, exclusive Avatars, Golden Star next to your username and more.

"Permanent Gold Account" DLC (aka Early Access/"civilian" account type) content list

  • 12 extra Gamemodes hosting capabilities.
  • In-Game Map Editor.
  • Golden Star displayed everywhere.
  • XP gain boost (x1.25) (*applied to everyone in the server you're playing in)
  • 9 extra Official Maps hosting capabilities.
  • 29 extra profile Avatars.

*Note that more content and features will be added with future updates. (like extra skins for weapons/classes, clan creation capability and more.)

For more detail check the "Permanent Gold Account" DLC Store Page.

For any questions feel free to contact us on our official Discord Server or Community Forum.

OGAT 76.0: Karts, Training mode, Shooting Range map and Gadgets
June 29, 2016

Hi guys, Of Guards and Thieves update 76.0 is now available. Also OGAT is part of the Steam Summer Sales with a -40% discount.

Here's all the changes in this update:

NEW CONTENT

  • Kart vehicle now available in Racing gamemode
  • Kart skins (x14)
  • New Shooting Range Map
  • In-Game Tutorial message system (available in Shooting Range map)
  • New Training gamemode (Sandbox based with Standard Classes)
  • New Cobra Gadget - Glue Bottle
  • New Shadow Gadget - Caltrop
  • New Guardian Gadget - Wooden Baton
  • New Scout Gadget - Light Baton

Training mode and Shooting Range map are available both for Early Access and Free users.

CHANGES

  • New Main Menu interface
  • New tooltips graphics
  • Flashligh now turns ON/OFF with "right mouse button" in all the gamemodes
  • Item pick up is now managed with the "E" button.
  • ZR team autobalance fix
  • Improved Grenades networking

Weapon/Gadgets/classes changes

  • Medic Syringe attack speed (0.3 to 0.35)
  • Knife attack speed (0.2 to 0.3)
  • Plastic knife attack speed (0.2 to 0.3)
  • (Scout) "Glue Grenade" to "Fluorescent Glue Grenade"
  • "Fluorescent Glue Grenade" Slowdown 0.3 to 0.5
  • Crowbar damage (40 to 48)
  • Crowbar attack delay: 0.35 to 0.45
  • New Weapon: Automatic Crossbow (training only)
  • New Weapon: Sniper Crossbow (training only)
  • New Weapon: Syringe Pistol (training only)
  • Zombie Fat HP: 90 to 110
  • Zombie Tank HP: 120 to 140
  • Juggernaut HP (85 to 84)
  • AZ47 weight slow down value (0.5 to 0.6)
  • AZ47 Reload speed (2.0 to 2.4)

UPDATE 76.0 Details

KARTS

New Kart vehicle is now available in Racing gamemode.

Kart Skins (x14)

NEW MAP: Shooting Range

Now available for Training game mode, Shooting Range map offers a new Sandabox Training experience, with Targets, different training areas, and weapons/gadgets storage. available both for Early Access and Free users.

Shooting Range map details

NEW MODE: Training

Training mode is available both for Single player and Multiplayer experience. This mode is based on Sandbox and use the new Inventory System with interactive objects, day/night cycle and more. available both for Early Access and Free users.

Dummy/Target for Shooting Range gamemode.

Used in Shooting Range Map, two type of target with different mechanics.
  • Static/Indestructible Target (left) give the caused damage as text, useful for studying weapons and gadget mechanics.
  • Destructible Target/Baloon (right) can be destroyed with a single hit, useful to create time trial and challenges.

In-Game Tutorial message system (available in Shooting Range map)

Used to explain game mechanics to new players in training mode.

NEW GADGETS

New Cobra Gadget - Glue Bottle

Glue Bottle works like Scout Glue Grenade but have a little slow down power and is not visible in dark areas.

  • Slow down Power: 0.4
  • Duration: 11 seconds
  • Weight: 0.8
  • Weight Speed reduction: 0.1
  • Inventory setup: x3 Glue Bottle available for Cobra (Not visible in dark areas)

New Shadow Gadget - Caltrop

Caltrop cause slow down and damage when you step on.

  • Hit Damage: 15
  • Area Damage x second: 6
  • Slow down Power: 0.3
  • Duration: 13 seconds
  • Weight: 0.6
  • Weight Speed reduction: 0.1
  • Inventory setup: x3 Caltrop available for Shadow (Not visible in dark areas)

New Guardian Gadget - Wooden Baton

Melee weapon for Guardian class.

  • Weight: 1.5
  • Speed Weight: 0.1
  • Damage: 40
  • Range: 1.7
  • Attack delay: 0.40

New Scout Gadget - Light Baton

Melee weapon for Scout class.

  • Weight: 1.2
  • Speed Weight: 0.1
  • Damage: 34
  • Range: 1.7
  • Attack delay: 0.35

NEW MAIN MENU

New Buttons and Training mode available as Single Player mode.

OGAT is 3 years old! Free Premium weekend and Map browser preview
May 13, 2016

Happy birthday Of Guards And Thieves! To celebrate it we're giving every Demo/Free players the opportunity to try all the premium features during the weekend. You'll be able to use all the maps, classes, gamemodes and map editor, enjoy ;-)

* Free Week End event will last until Monday!

In other news, we're working on a better way to build and share custom maps that will be published at the end of the month. Here's a little preview about the Map Browser.

Map browser preview

The new in-game Map Browser will allow you to share your custom maps with other players and install any public map to use in your games. Also, maps now will be saved and downloaded from our servers to avoid any type of issues related to peer to peer connections when users host their game.

Selectable filters

  • Show W.I.P (Show/Hide unfinished maps)
  • Installed (Show/Hide already installed maps)
  • Editable (Show/Hide editable maps)
  • Featured only (if ON shows only featured maps)

Maps can be ordered with various filter

  • Most played
  • Top rated
  • Newest
  • Recently updated

Maps can be filtered by gamemodes and game type

  • Competetive
  • Fun/Casual
  • Multiplayer
  • Singleplayer
  • Co-Op

In the top right section additional filters are available in order to look for a specific map name or author.

The map details area on the right contains all the details for the selected map

  • General Information
  • Map Name
  • Author
  • Release Date
  • Last modified date
  • Number of plays
  • Likes

Gamemodes Compatibility: show which gamemodes are compatible with the selected map.

Description can be edited by the author directly inside the map editor gamemode.

Install/Unistall button are self-explanatory.

Installed maps will be available in the map selection screen in your game Lobby.

Daily Reports

Daily reports consists in daily publication of something new on which we worked. This kind of report are more focused and includes small tasks like 3d art showcase as new gun, skins, map editor new content, new features and content explanation, game design ideas, and more.

Daily reports will be published on Facebook page/Twitter and on dedicated monthly thread here on the official forum. Usually there will be one publication per day.

Daily reports page

We also took some time to update the public Development Roadmap, take a look ;-)

OGAT - Winter tileset pack is out
Dec. 18, 2015

Hi guys, Of Guards and Thieves update 74.24 is now available with a brand new "Winter Pack" for map editor.


Here's all the changes in this update:

Map Editor Winter Pack

  • 284 new "Winter" tiles (upping the total to 1113 available tiles)
  • 16 decorated plants with Christmas lights

New content and bug fixes

  • 3 Featured maps available for download
  • 4 new profile Avatar
  • FIX: Meat Zombie "Healing touch" now works correctly
  • FIX: Slow down movement for some players

Map Editor Winter Pack

Winter Pack map editor update contains 284 new winter themed tiles distributed on different tilesets.

  • Floors - 14 new winter tiles
  • Layout - 63 new winter tiles
  • Furniture - 59 new winter tiles
  • Ground Decoration - 138 new winter tiles

New Avatars

4 new profile Avatars available

Featured Maps available for download

We designed 3 new maps for gTDM/IG/MadBall game modes, you can download them following this link: http://www.subvertgames.com/community/t/6455484844343296?p=1

OF Squared TDM #1 - By Subvert Games

OF Snipe Training #1 - By Subvert Games

OF Winter War #1 - By Subvert Games

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