Crytek has released infor on Crysis Wars, the multiplayer portion of Crysis Warhead.

With Crysis Wars as a different game included in the Warhead box we want to establish a new franchise that is all about multiplayer. Warhead has been developed by the new team in Budapest, Hungary whereas Wars was created by a dedicated team in Frankfurt, Germany. This allowed us to have the focus geared towards both games to provide the best possible result for each.The following is a rough summary of the most important content of Wars. In the upcoming days and weeks we will feature those points with a lot more detail on our community web site MyCrysis.com.

1. New Features

• New game mode TeamInstantAction
• Auto-downloader of maps embedded into the game
• Auto patching system embedded in the installer which always checks for the latest game version
• Fixed most critical bugs requested by the community

2. TeamInstantAction

• New intelligent spawn system for TeamInstantAction that spawns you the furthest away from any enemy and the closest to your team mates.
• Implemented score system for both the teams and the individual player
• Implemented overtime in the case both teams have the same amount of team score at the end of a round
• Developed maps tailored for the experience with more vertical gameplay in order to feature the nanosuit abilities

3. New & Improved HUD elements

• Game status bars for each of the game modes showing all necessary information at once
• Added kill message in the middle of the screen (also added kill count)
• Added dynamic objectives in PowerStruggle for a better readability
• Improved visibility of team mates
• Improved radar readability

4. Map Pool

• Total number of 21 maps for launch (9 PowerStruggle maps and 12 IA/TIA maps)
• Includes 7 all new maps
• Includes 5 improved maps from the Crysis Christmas Map pack
• Includes 9 re-balanced/improved maps from Crysis Multiplayer
• All original IA maps can be played in TIA as well and vice versa

5. Enhanced Server Support

• Added multiple console variables for a more in-depth server administration
• Improved server startup with a list of most important commands to get a server running

6. Weaponry Changes

• Re-worked complete weaponry behavior to make every weapon useful for a specific situation
• Increased damage output to kill enemies easier which allows a more fluent gameplay
• Added FGL-40 weapon from Warhead
• Added dual-wielding AY-69 weapon from Warhead
• Removed incendiary ammunition

7. Vehicles Changes

• Re-worked vehicle damage system
• Improved vehicle control system
• Re-balanced VTOL to match up with the strength of other vehicles
• Added weak zones to every heavy vehicle where it can be damaged by rifle ammunition
• Added ASV Anti-Infantry & Anti-Vehicle versions from Warhead

8. PowerStruggle Improvements

• Added alternative winning condition based on the highest amount of energy collected
• Added overtime in the case no team destroyed the enemy HQ and both teams have the same amount of energy
• Added spots to the maps from where to shoot the best in order to destroy the enemy HQ
• Re-worked TACGun to fire directly instead of having a ballistic
• Re-worked base turrets to act more effectively on short range against invaders
• Simplified end-game scenario by making only one end-game weapon available to the players (TACGun or TACTank depending on the prototype factory size in the level)

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