The whole game as it stands today: both factions, all four heroes and online battles against other players. For Windows, macOS and Linux, and it updates itself.
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This is an early version to try out, not a finished game:
Feedback helps a lot: use “Feedback / report a bug” in the game's main menu, or write to kontakt@siegetide.com.
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The demo is not signed by Apple or Microsoft (yet), so your system warns you on the first start. That's normal for small projects and only needed once. After that, the game starts without asking, even after updates.
Battleground.exe.Keep the folder writable (not under “Program Files”), so the game can update itself.
Banners & Bones.app into your Applications folder. Don't start it from “Downloads”, or updates won't work.Banners & Bones. macOS says it can't verify the app: click “Done” (not “Move to Trash”).macOS 14: instead of steps 3 and 4, right-click the app → “Open” → “Open”.
chmod +x Battleground.x86_64./Battleground.x86_64.Needs a current graphics driver with Vulkan.
On every start, the game checks this website for a newer version. If there is one, it downloads it, checks the file and restarts in the new version. So you only download once.
If that fails (for example without write access to the game folder), the game tells you, and you get the new version here.
When you press “Ready”, the game sends your build phase to the server. The server checks it, stores your settlement as a ghost for other players and finds you an opponent with a similar record. Without a connection, you play offline against your own ghosts and bots.
What data this involves: Privacy.