over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

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Hey Battlefield V community,

With next week’s update, we’ll be bringing Tank Body Customization to Battlefield V.

We know that you all have been waiting for this feature since launch and that’s it’s been “Coming Soon” in the tank customization menu. We’ve even made an Epic body dressing (the term for the body customization) for the Sherman tank that has “Coming Soon” on it - you may have seen it in one of our recent trailers. Well, it’s going to be yours when the update drops on March 4, 2020 just by logging into Battlefield V between March 4 - 24, 2020.

How will Tank Body Customization work?

First things first, most of you are wondering if there will be options to purchase customization with Company Coin or Battlefield Currency - the answer is yes to both. When Update 6.2 drops, check your Company. We’re adding 37 customization pieces to your Company immediately for purchase with Company Coin. We’ll also be rotating the rest of them through Armory rotations that will have varying rarities - just like weapon or soldier skin rarities. We’ll have quite a few for Company Coin, and some Epics that will be purchasable with Battlefield Currency.
When customizing your tanks, you’ll have 3 items to choose customization for - Paint Job (as you have normally), Chassis Dressing (body customization), and Turret Dressing (cannon/turret customization).

What’s it look like?

Here’s some images of some of the Tank Body Customization that you’ll see on March 4, 2020.

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What’s next?

We’ll continue adding customization for the tanks as we progress along - there’s even rumors of “salad tanks” coming to Battlefield V that have a cool feature where the foliage changes color with the skin you apply. Keep an eye out for that!

We’re excited to roll this out next week and as always, we value your input and feedback, so reach out to us once you’ve tested the feature - maybe even share some screenshots of your decked out tanks - when the update goes live by using our Battlefield V section on the Battlefield forums or join us on the Battlefield V subreddit and Discord, or you can also reach out to our Battlefield Community Managers on Twitter.

You can reach them on Twitter @PartWelsh and @Braddock512.

Jeff Braddock / Braddock512

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over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by [deleted]

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Curious what you thought it would be.

It's just like adding skins to a weapon or soldier. You can pick various options - mix and match.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by [deleted]

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Adam took the screenshots. I wrote the blog. It was a team effort.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by FizVic

What about the only tank body customization we have, "The Last Tiger"? Will it remain a single "paintjob" or will it be split in three?

Great question! I'm gathering a list of questions today to send off to the folks that worked on this and will look to have more details on Monday.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by God_HatesFigs

Can you tell us which vehicles have body options? Is it all of them or just a few, I'd hate not having this option available for my favorite vehicle the Staghound

I don't have the build on my PC, but I'll work on getting a list to share next week.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by DANNYonPC

Something like

Backside: Cycle trough different items (like put the horse head on it)

Front side: Cycle trough diff items (like different types of logs and whatever)

Sides: etc etc

So for example, i could hang a flag on the back, and put sandbags in the front to make mix and match frankenstein monsters like we can with our guns!

Maybe even emblems that you could cycle trough (like the nose paints on planes)

Very cool idea, but I think that could create more issues. I'll check with the devs and see what they say.
Thanks for the comment!

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by WinstonFortyOunceMD

It took that long to add sandbags to the tanks?

These are just some of the options - there's quite a bit more.
I appreciate the question, but it oversimplifies the work done - please don't take it as me being sassy.
I'm not a visual game artist, but I can say that when adding stuff like this, it adds to the overall structure of the vehicle, meaning that it has to make sure that it interacts well with the vehicle, the environment, etc.

Would be silly to add this and then if you smash into a house your chassis dressing has clipping issues, or your turret dressing impacts the visiblity of the gunner/driver.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by hugomaster5

incoming gas mask hanging off the barrel lmao.

Now that's a great suggestion. ;)
https://media.giphy.com/media/MZ9nZGQn1nqBG/200.gif

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by thegodkiller5555

These look promising, I'm happy that its finally coming and hopeful that there will be more good ones for CC with flags and more. I am worried that all the cool ones from the beta are about to be paywalls though.

Are the prices for Epic ones going to be consistent with character skins? Or are they going to be more expensive than those?

I honestly don't have the details on the BFC prices, but I'm adding that to my list of questions so we can share more info next week.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by TheDankestScrub

Can we paint a name for the tanks?

No.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Wilwheatonfan87

The tank bodies in the company can also be bought with Boins, right?

Just like the rarities for weapon or soldier skins, some will be Company Coin only, some will be either currency, and Epics will be Boins.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by TheDankestScrub

Oh, well thanks for the answer.

I know it's not the answer you wanted, sorry! It would be cool, but let's be honest:
You'd see folks with extremely offensive things on it - Nazi flags, sexual organs, racist crap.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by mdiz1

I'm sure there are plenty of other options, seems like a boring one to use as the reveal though?

https://twitter.com/PartWelsh/status/1233458424857399297
Freeman shared the video of the "Coming Soon" boi.
(I didn't have access to this build - these are the shots I got from Freeman. BLAME HIM! j/k, but really.)

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Qwikskoupa69

You have fully embraced it havent you

Lean into the meme or it will destroy you. ;)

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by lordofscorpions

What if they were a list of presets for each faction?

Germany would have things like: Siegfried, stefan, hercules, erika

America could have: Hannibal the cannibal, war daddy II. Cougar. "FIRST IN BASTOGNE / BERLIN"

Cool idea. Like the nose art on planes, right? I'll share that suggestion.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by DLVittorio

Sandbags and gas cans? This is all you get for CC ?

This is just some of the items. You'll be able to see more on Wednesday.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Phroggo

I feel like such a nitpick, but I've noticed a few possible visual issues, IDK if they're just in menu or actually in game though. For one, the Panzer IV with the sandbags on the sides seems to have clipping issues with the preexisting bits on the tank, like the extra wheel thing in the middle. Not a big deal at all, but could be an oversight. The other thing is that on the sixth photo, the one of the Valentine, there seems to be a bit of floating geometry towards the upper left of the barrel, right by the big glowy thing. Don't get me wrong, I'm so hyped for these, and I really appreciate all the work that's been put into this game, but people will always find something to complain about.

Edit: Oops, meant lower left of the barrel

It could be the way the lighting is in the Company customization screen, but definitely shout on Wednesday if you notice anything like that in-game. Thanks for the heads-up!

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by kcmag111

Community managers do more than post patch notes. The main part of their job is to communicate with their community and relay the info they get back to directors and developers. He should be telling them what the community is upset about and what we want. If community managers are doing a good job then they address the issues and make sure the community is happy. So they definitely have an impact of what's put in the game.

I do more than post update notes. I communicate with the community when I have info to share - which is given to me by the dev team. I escalate feedback and problems to the devs to address issues and bring features to the game.

At the end of the day, all decisions are made by the producers, development directors, Dev leads, and studio leads. Not Community Management.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by PatriarcaArgent

BRO! Show us the others body and turrets options! You're in the DICE office!

I’m in the LA office. I don’t have access to the build as it’s worked on in the Stockholm office.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by PatriarcaArgent

Freeman is on Stockholm?

Yep. Freeman is in Stockholm.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by kcmag111

Thank you, I don't mean to insult you, but I just want the best for the game and it's been quite frustrating. I understand that ultimately you are not the decision maker behind the game, but you certainly have influence, which is why I wonder whether or not you're going to address certain issues since it seems like they're often ignored.

I didn't take it as an insult.

When I'm given the green-light to talk about certain things, I will talk about them.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by PatriarcaArgent

Thanks. I'll contact him

He's out of office until Monday.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Straight-Pasta

So youre saying there are issues?

No, I didn’t say that.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by DATSHOTGUN579

Also, while you’re at it, changing your tank number would be pretty sweet, but we would get a hell of a lot of 69’s and 420’s

1337 all day. ;)

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Some info I got while chatting with a Dev at 3am PST.

The Last Tiger will be split into 3 pieces (mix & match possibilities)

Patrol is default. Factory removes everything.

All Company vehicles will have the Tank Body Customization feature.

Your paint job will be visible under your selected chassis and turret dressings.

Will update the main post when I’m back at work on Monday, but I wanted to share this info real quick because I know these questions have been on folks minds. I am also going to chat with the marketplace team about the prices - but I don’t know if they will be changed.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by colers100

It should also be noted that if past datamines are anything to go by (and the Last Tiger skin), all skins initially didn't had decoupled chassis and turret.

Also, on that note; will the Last Tiger now be split up into 3 items?

Yep.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Yeboi696969noice

Why the f**k would you have a feature that we have been waiting for, be mostly blocked behind a f**king paywall.

All of the items releasing in the Company when 6.2 drops are available with Company Coin. And according to one of the Devs that worked on this feature, much of the Armory rotations will be for Company Coin. It’s not “mostly blocked behind a paywall”.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by TheGendoTrain

Will we be able to change our tank paint job while in game to adapt to the map environment?

(Changing to a desert paint job for desert maps for example)

Sorry if this question has already been answered!

If you can currently change your paintjob mid-game, sure.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by HelmutKahlid

Next Wednesday? I checked out some, but to be honest I couldn't tell that much of a difference between certain ones. I swear the only difference between two skins on the same tank was a helmut. It's not too bad since they are attainable with CC. Charging boins for a jerry can and a backpack seems excessive.

That was posted before the Update shifted by a date.Epic items aren't just a "jerry can and backpack", but I understand your concern - and I've relayed this feedback since this Community Broadcast was published.

For example, the free Epic item that all players can get just for logging in between now and March 24th has much more detail, items, and even has the US Flag on the back of the Sherman.

over 4 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by HelmutKahlid

I didn't say Epic, though. Take the Staghound for example, for the Scout skin (Uncommon) Turret dressing you are getting a helmut and a backpack for 195 Boins which to me seems to be a lot. I know you can get it for CC, but why charge 195 Boins? That's another problem in of itself.

What feedback was relayed that you are referring, too? I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just not clear about what you meant in that statement.

I've shared the same feedback that we've shared regarding the bundles of soldier customization - requests for better armory rotations, having more CC items, removing non-BOINS items from BOINS bundles.

I'll keep on it, as I totally understand where y'all are coming from. (And I'll share a note about your specific comment.) Thank you for explaining it further. I appreciate it.