What is Over The Top: WWI? Game Overview
Over The Top: WWI is developed by Flying Squirrel Entertainment — the Netherlands-based studio behind the Mount & Blade: Warband DLC Napoleonic Wars and the Civil War shooter Battle Cry of Freedom. Published by GG Publishing, the game launched as a full release on March 6, 2026 on Steam and holds a Very Positive rating (around 84% across 5,000+ reviews). It drops players into the battles of World War I on the Western Front. Up to 200 players fight simultaneously across twelve historically inspired maps. The battlefield is fully destructible: explosions tear craters into the landscape, buildings collapse, and players can dig trenches and build fortifications. Beyond multiplayer, the game offers single-player modes including 'Instant Battle' and 'Build a Battle'.
Over The Top: WWI Custom Content: Maps and Mods
Over The Top: WWI has a built-in map editor and full Steam Workshop support. This gives you plenty of options as a server admin:
- Create custom maps and share them via Steam Workshop
- Load community maps from the Workshop onto your server
- Mix official and custom maps in your map rotation
- Adjust server rules for classes, weapons and vehicles
- Configure player counts and team sizes
- Set weather, time of day and season per map
Custom maps in Over The Top: WWI are JSON files: they go into your server's 'Custom Maps' folder, and the map name in your rotation must exactly match the MapName field inside the JSON. Upload the map files via SFTP or our panel, add the map to MapRotation.txt and restart your server — done.
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Over The Top: WWI Server Setup: Start in 90 Seconds
- 1. Choose Package: Select the appropriate RAM package for your planned player count
- 2. Top Up Balance: Add prepaid balance (from $5 possible)
- 3. Start Server: Click 'Start Server' — online in under 90 seconds
- 4. Configure Settings: Adjust faction, maps, classes and game rules
- 5. Load Custom Maps: Upload map JSONs to the 'Custom Maps' folder and add them to MapRotation.txt
- 6. Play: Share your server IP and charge into the trenches
Over The Top: WWI in 2026: AEF Update on August 20, Patches & Roadmap
Since launching on March 6, 2026, Flying Squirrel Entertainment has kept a rapid pace: Hotfix 1.3.5 (June 13, 2026) switched the download system to TCP with UDP fallback and fixed VOIP and map issues. The June 25, 2026 update added the Elite Armored DLC, improved vehicle physics, refined gunplay via bullet prediction and expanded options for map creators. The biggest step is ahead: on August 20, 2026 the American Expeditionary Forces join as the fourth faction — the developers' 'biggest update yet', packed with new content and improvements. Your RespawnHost server checks for new versions at every start and updates the game and Workshop content automatically — a restart is all it takes.
Rent Over The Top: WWI Server: Your Next Step
Whether you want to host massive 200-player battles, run a clan server for organized matches or host private events with custom maps — RespawnHost has the hardware and flexibility for it. We've been here since day one and offer full support for Over The Top: WWI. With Pay-per-Use, you only pay what you use. With AMD Ryzen™ hardware, you get the performance a 200-player WW1 shooter demands. Start your server now and lead your troops into battle.
