“Closer”, the next free update for Steel Division: Normandy 44, will be available on September 21st, alongside the Second Wave DLC.



Here’s the content of this upcoming update, still developed with the help of selected members of our community:

• New game mode: “Closer Combat”, as announced in the content roadmap. Do you want to know more about this one? Well, just scroll down!
• Remastered first campaign mission: we have made some serious adjustments to make it a bit more accessible for newcomers. It kinda felt a bit too much stressful and complex for a first mission. The first timer to seize Audouville has been removed, there is now one single deployment zone, and the general pace of the mission has been revamped. Don’t worry, completing the secondary objectives are still a good challenge, and the other missions of the campaign remain unchanged.
• New shortcut to toggle “Slow-mo” in Single Player: No need to click like hell to get more time to plan your actions, just press a key (“P” or “K”, depending on your profile, can be changed in the options), and you’re all set.
• Custom 4v4 games will now automatically be hosted on official dedicated servers instead of peer-to-peer, to help reducing lags.
• More balancing, more bug fixing…

Let’s have a look to the “Closer Combat” mode:


Based on the Conquest Mode, it aims to make the beginning of the battle more authentic by restricting the vehicle rush to the center of the map. We wanted to give more space to the preparation phase, in order to give you more time to define your strategy and more control on unit placement.



In Closer Combat mode:

• All transported units can be purchased and deployed without its vehicle. Of course, you won’t bear the cost of the armed transports.
• Deployment zones are way closer from each other than in other modes.
• You start to earn points once you control 52% of the battlefield instead of 51%.

Just 6 days left until the release of this fifth update and Steel Division: Normandy 44 - Second Wave DLC. In the meantime, you could keep an eye on Youtube/Twitch, We've heard some streamers and youtubers will have the opportunity to get their hands on this new mode…