How to play // Field manual

Getting in

4 steps
  1. Get a Groot ID. One free account for every Groot Games title.
  2. Sign in here. Your pilot is created on your first sign-in, with a callsign from your Groot handle.
  3. Get an access code from your pilot record. It works once, within 10 minutes.
  4. Download the game, unzip it anywhere and start Play Oversteel.bat. Log in with your callsign as the username and the code as the password.
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Your steelframe

Hangar
A winged white steelframe rising out of a burst of light
  • HDHead sensors and lock-on range
  • CSChest core armor and energy supply
  • ARArms aim and how fast weapons cool down
  • LGLegs speed and how much weight you carry
  • BPBooster dashes, jumps and flight time
  • WPWeapons two sets, one per hand: blade, gun, rocket or shield

Arena

Modes
A black steelframe facing the EMP tower in a burning city square
  • DMDeathmatch every pilot for themselvesLIVE
  • TDTeam Deathmatch two squads, one scoreboardIN DEV
  • CFCapture the Flag grab their flag and boost it homeIN DEV
  • LSLast Stand hold the line against waves of hostile mechsIN DEV

Briefing

Tips
Two operators in uniform standing above Earth, steelframes behind them

Your operators brief you before every sortie and stay on comms until the last shot.

Every part trades armor against weight, energy and speed. Light and quick or heavy and stubborn: the arena rewards both.

Carry two weapon sets and swap mid-fight: blades up close, rifles, cannons and rockets at range.

Every shot and every boost builds heat. Push past the limit and your weapons lock while the enemy closes in.