The Hogs Community have been very busy testing the latest multiplayer update, and I just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who has provided their feedback and findings to help assist in this update process. Our community are a dedicated bunch, especially for competitive play, here's to another success League year! The Patch is Available Here!
For those interesting in getting involved this season - there is still time! Come join the hogs community discord and get in touch with our mod team!
The Latest Patch for all Hogs of War League ISOs is out now. Changes Include:
Hogs of War League ISO File 1 has been updated, changes and patch notes include:
Iceflow
Attempted fix for instakill out of bounds areas implemented
TNT Weapon Changed to Cattle Prod, Bazooka & Mortar
You Hillock
Spawns adjusted and trees added into instakill zones in an attempt to reduce first turn kills
Graveyard Shift
Incorrect Weapon Fixed (Airburst), Homing Missiles Changed to Bazookas
Well Well Well
Rocket Launcher Quantity Corrected (x1)
Hogs of War League ISO File 2 has been updated, changes and patch notes include:
Morning Glory
Attempted fix for instakill out of bounds areas implemented
Hedgerow Warfare
Minefield crates now altered to 10HP medical crates
Homing Missiles changed to Mortars
Barnyard Blitz
Additional wall added to prevent minefield jump
Hogs of War League ISO File 3 has been updated, changes and patch notes include:
Death Patch
All additional buildings (shelters and small medical tents) removed due to lack of memory causing crashes, should now be playable
Porkchop Temple
Madness Gas Crates replaced by Bazookas
Field Hospital
x2 (Small) medical tents removed
Large medical tents health reduced from 100 to 80HP
Shelters moved from high ground to low
Minefield increased in size to prevent direct access to both sides of map via bridge
Its may not be as large as previous updates, but it brings with it plenty to sink your little trotters into!
With the Hogs of War League marching into its 5th Season, it was time once again to cook up something special for the community. Since the dawn of time, hogs modding has been limited to just the available assets you find within any given map, as attempting to swap them around would simply crash the game. Until now. At the expense of pig voices and game music, 8 new maps for multiplayer bring with them an entirely new method of play to this game mode. New climbable structures (most being indestructible) vehicles and previously unused building types, particularly those of the medical variety, will now be available!
Because multiplayer is limited to 25 maps by default, over the years I've had to use entirely new ISO files to fit the new content in, and that's exactly what we find within this update. The third and newest ISO (previously) only housed one map, but that has now been modified to include the other 7 additions. Pdrag is now called 'Death Patch', along with the new entries of Grassy Outpost, Bomb Town, Porkchop Temple (its back!), Field Hospital, Nightwatch, Daybreak and Aqua-Base!
Five of these new maps are actually alternative versions of either their existing or unused counterparts, including Skulduggery, TDD, Canal, Pdrag and Bridge the Gap.
Having studied the strong points from the old Alpha version of Hogs, I wanted to apply that learning into this new update, specifically in the building design. The use of elevation and cover in combination with each other are deeply underused throughout hogs, but as we've discussed previously - this was primarily down to the limitations of the game's AI. For Human vs Human play however it should hopefully prove fun! Just watch your footing, its a long way down soldier!
[Ridge Back has received a big update in ISO 1!]
But of course the star attraction of this update comes in the form of a big 'n' shiny red Aquatank! Four of them to be exact! Aqua-Base sees additional buildings, shelters and a pillbox thrown into the mix, with plenty of space to take to the seas and do battle against your opponent in open waters!
The details don't stop there though! Along with the new maps in ISO 3, you'll also be finding several balance changes and new additions to ISO 1 and 2! As mentioned above, Ridge Back has been redesigned, Artilleries have been added to Over the Top and a whole lot more, check out the full patch notes below to see all changes! You can download the update here!
An update for the Hogs of War League ISOs & the Hogs of War Website has been released:
Hogs of War League ISO File 1 has been updated, changes and patch notes include:
Iceflow
x3 Spawn Points adjusted to avoid first turn kills
x2 Rocket Launcher Crates changed to Bazooka & Mortar
Upstream
Weapon crate changes (healing items replaced with sniper rifle and jetpack)
Square Off
x2 Spawn Points adjusted to avoid first turn kills
You Hillock
x1 Spawn Point adjusted to avoid first turn instakill
Jetpack crate reduced from x3 to x2 quantity
Graveyard Shift
x8 Weapon crates added along outer edges (x4 over each wall, spawn in over time)
Over the Top
x2 Artilleries Added on High Ground
Slight Spawn adjustment to allow possibility of both teams being close to artillery that is accessible without a jetpack
Frost Fight
Self Heal crate replaced with Jetpack
x2 medical dart crate moved onto high ground
x3 mine crate reduced to x2 quantity
cluster grenade crate changed to x1 heavy machine gun
Well, Well, Well
x12 low to mid tier Weapon crates added (x3 in each corner of the map, spawn in over time)
Ridge Back
Several New Buildings added
x3 explosive barrels added (dropped in over time)
All weapon crates adjusted to low/mid level weaponry
Hogs of War League ISO File 2 has been updated, changes and patch notes include:
Morning Glory
Weapon Crates adjusted for competitive play (Heavy M. Gun, Hide, Mortar, Mines, Roller Grenades, Bazooka)
Temple of Doom
Weapon Crate changes (super airburst removed)
Hedgerow Warfare
Artillery HP reduced from 250 to 200
Existing crates have been adjusted (minefield crates now Freeze Gas) (Airburst, rifle burst, homing missile, jetpack, rocket launcher, shrapnel grenades)
Saustralia Stand Off
Weapon crate position adjusted & suicide crate changed to Jetpack
Barnyard Blitz
Minefield strengthened to prevent mine skip jump
Hogs of War League ISO File 3 created. New Maps Available:
Grassy Outpost
Porkchop Temple
Bomb Town
Death Patch
Nightwatch
Daybreak
Field Hospital
Aqua-Base
Additional - Major Site Update 10 Release:
Home Page
Social Image Links have been updated, including YouTube channels for Pinstripe, Lardcore and the League
Workshop
Hogs of War League ISO link updated
New Community Mods added, these include Herpderp's Mod and Angurio's Nuzlocke Mod)
League
Middle League added
Rulebook, Game and Maps in Rotation Files have been updated
Team social links have been updated
Happy New Year to all Hog lovers out there! We've been busy over Hogmas revamping several pages (and adding new ones along the way!) here on the site.
As 2024 steams towards us, it seemed like the right time to make the weaker pages better for everyone, with the overall goal of making the site much easier to navigate, understand and gain access to. With that in mind, here are the patch notes!
Although nothing was entirely wrong about how the Workshop was structured, it had become a little confusing for some users to navigate and understand where the download links were for certain mods. So, you can now find all community mods neatly organised together. All future mods will be added & updated here!
Lets be honest, the previous Rankup page was... a bit of an eye sore. This page was in desperate need of some healing hands, so we kindly obliged. You'll now find a slick and simple page design with tidy information get to the point of what Rankup is and how you can ultimately get involved! Its also worth noting here that Hogs of War Rankup will be returning in 2024, the dates for which will be released in due course!
The page with perhaps the biggest reshuffle of content, the League page has been fully redesigned, with an entirely new Esports Jersey page to get your 2024 campaigns off to the flying start! All previously displayed information is now available via download, including the rules and maps currently in rotation. For those players look to have quick and easy access to the ELO rankings & league standings for any currently on-going event - you can find them here too!
The community have got big plans for 2024, and we hope it can be yet another successful year where our beloved game continues to grow and thrive. Wishing you all the very best for the new year, see you on the battlefield once again my dear hogs!
