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About Ravenfield
Ravenfield is an action‑focused sandbox shooter where you fight against AI‑controlled opponents across infantry, vehicles, watercraft, and aircraft. The game emphasizes player‑driven battles and offers extensive modding tools for creating maps, weapons, vehicles, skins, and whole campaigns. Community‑made content is shared through Steam Workshop, allowing endless variety limited only by your hardware. The title runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, supports single‑player, and includes partial controller compatibility.
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Combat Styles
Players can engage as foot soldiers, operate armored vehicles, pilot watercraft, or fly aircraft, each offering distinct tactical options. The game’s active ragdoll physics adds a playful element to combat outcomes.
The number of combatants in a match scales with what your computer can handle, letting you customize the scale of each battle.
- Experiment with different vehicle types to discover which suits your playstyle best.
- Watch ragdoll reactions to gauge enemy positioning for follow‑up attacks.
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Modding Tools
Ravenfield provides a map editor and mod tools that let you design custom maps, weapons, vehicles, and skins. A Lua scripting API and visual Trigger system enable story missions and campaigns.
All creations can be uploaded to Steam Workshop for sharing with other players.
- Start with the built‑in map editor before tackling Lua scripts.
- Use the Trigger system for quick mission prototypes without coding.
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Community Content
Thousands of community‑made mods add new weapons, vehicles, and story missions, expanding the base experience. Players can browse and subscribe to these mods via Steam Workshop.
Mod content can be combined, allowing you to tailor matches with preferred weapons, maps, and skins.
- Check mod descriptions for compatibility notes before mixing many large mods.
- Subscribe to a few popular mods first to gauge performance impact.
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Platform Support
Ravenfield runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, offering cross‑platform accessibility. It includes partial controller support, allowing limited gamepad interaction.
The game also supports Steam Family Sharing, letting multiple accounts play the same library copy.
- Test controller input early to identify any missing functions.
- Use Family Sharing to let friends try the game without purchasing another copy.
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Future Expansion
The developers have announced upcoming support for custom game modes, promising further diversification of multiplayer experiences.
While still in Early Access, the game continues to receive updates that expand its modding capabilities.
- Keep the game updated to access new mode support as it arrives.
- Follow developer announcements for upcoming features.
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