As with many games in open beta and early access, DigitalMindSoft warns that you should be prepared for technical issues, especially in multiplayer.
The engine AS2 uses is identical to the engine Call to Arms will run on and you will get all the benefits of the modernized engine, such as multi-core threading and many new shaders including parallax mapping.Interestingly, the team has also dropped their support for GameSpy in favour of Steamworks integration, a large step for any developer.
It's easier to build a game from scratch on a new engine, than porting it. This was a huge step for us as an indie developer and it was taking a lot of time to fix many of the issues we were encountering along the way. Men of War: Assault Squad 2 runs on a different engine compared to the first part or any other Men of War game. To help make things a bit more clear on the situation, a developer from DigitalMindsoft has taken to their Steam community forums, outlining new details on the Open Beta process including talks on just how different this new title is. For those wanting to jump in on the World War action, you'll have to pony up some cash first, with Open Beta only being offered to those who pre-order the game.
DigitalMindSoft's Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - a follow-up to its infantry-heavy standalone expansion - has now moved into Open Beta, though not quite as open as you'd think.
