Who are you?

My name is Chad Mauldin. Hi! I have been working in the ‘AAA’ industry for some time now, and I am breaking away to start creating my own games.

Who is part of Bombdog Studios?

It’s just me so far for the development. To help me manage and keep me up to date with the community, our moderators, Anvildude, LegacyElite84, and SergeDavid are always around to help you with anything you need.

Is M.A.V. finished?

No, M.A.V. is currently In Development. This means the game is not perfectly stable all the time and it is being worked on continuously.

How can I stay up to date on the development of M.A.V.?

A State of the Game is posted every Wednesday to the Blog[/url] section of the website.

Is there a Demo I can try and what does it give me access too?

Yes there is. Simply make an account on the Bombdog Studios website, and download the M.A.V. Installer on you Account page.

The demo will give you access to all of the content available in the current Stable build, minus Snapshot builds, Multiplayer access, and a majority of maps and parts. Basically, a very watered down version of the game. The demo also doubles as Offline mode for members who have already purchased M.A.V., but this is planned to be addressed soon.

I just bought the game. How do I download it?

Just as with the demo, return to your Account page and download the Installer.

What’s the difference between a Stable and a Snapshot build?

A Stable build is a released build of M.A.V. that is generally stable, and serves as a platform for M.A.V. between major updates. A Snapshot build is a build that adds content to the current Stable build. The more Snapshots there are, the more updates the game has between Stable builds.

How do I play the Snapshots?

Go into the in-game Options menu and select the option. Snapshots will be announced beforehand.

Is M.A.V. on Steam?

It was, but is no longer available. Information in the decision can be found here[/url].

I tried to play a multiplayer game but I couldn’t find anything and/or anyone.

While there are several members of the community hosting multiplayer servers, there is currently no guarantees that there will be a server online. You can always start one and people may join your game!

The members of the community generally host battles after the Sunday Development Stream at 10:00 – 12:00 EDT (07:00 – 09:00 PDT).

What port do I need to host a M.A.V. server?

Server information can be found here.

I am trying to run a server and it instantly crashes!

Running the Server with a GUI requires a minimal level graphics card, something that is missing on a lot of servers. To run the server in ‘noGUI’ mode, create a shortcut to MAV.exe and append the path to include these options:

MAV.exe SiegeServer -batchmode – nographics

Something happened that I really don’t think should have happened. What should I do?

Sounds like you found a bug! Head here[/url] to find out what to do.

What are the System Requirements?

The current minimum supported system requirements are as follows:

Windows 7

Intel Core 2 2.4GHz or equivalent

4GB RAM

GTX 8800 or equivalent

512MB dedicated video memory

Since the project is in active development, these are likely to change, however I don’t feel they will ever go BELOW this and I will make every effort possible for the game to run smoothly with this setup.

Why are my old forum attachments not working?

When the forums where switched from the old system to the new system in July 2015, the old attachment system could not be transferred over, and do not work anymore. Any new attached file will work however.

What are all the formatting codes that I can use on the new forums?

A working list of all acceptable bbcode and html is being compiled here.