First Look at Bellum, the NEWEST Large-Scale Tactical FPS for Milsim Fans

Bellum just released their teaser trailer and it looks like someone is FINALLY injecting some well needed energy into the tactical FPS landscape. It's led by KZbin OG ‪@karmakut‬ so expect a blend of Squad and Arma.
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[@karmakut]

Appreciate the incredibly work that went into this deep dive, you've got some great commentary here. After all the Squad we've played in the past, podcasts done, and ideas shared, if there's anyone that understands my frustrations and vision, its you. Hoping we don't let you down.

[@AuxxiliaryATC]

Well you guys are actually "players" first! When you have players (actual gamers) behind talented developers, it has the makings of something great. Moi and Karma are probably my 2 most viewed channels. Much love and respect. Good luck on the project.

[@kennys9644]

Hell yeah Karma!

[@Shinbusan]

I would be interested in the game tanks to description here, but what sold it to me instantly is name, Karma. It is exactly what me and my coop friends are looking in the games

[@stevegee218]

@karmakut if their is a helicopter pilot position, you need a broken switch marked FS for Fortunate Son.

[@steamhearteyes]

@@AuxxiliaryATC Lol, that cant be serious

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

Tbh moi, anyone can make a game trailer. I'd say wait for the alpha or beta then we'll see.

[@yourlocalkj]

Exactly.

[@thesilentassassin1167]

Agree

[@OperatorGrim]

I 100% agree with this, some games might look interesting but they die out. Helldivers is dying out now because of the poor leadership of community management causing bad game changes (the nerfs)

[@alarminglyfastmovingskelet7289]

@@OperatorGrim Helldivers playerbase are the biggest bunch of whiners ever lmao.

[@alpharoughneck8619]

yeah what happened to Greyzone Warfare? I mean, come on

[@shumevkyo422]

After Gray Zone warfare its gonna take a lot more than trailers to get me to believe in a game like this.

[@SanMonki]

Was GZW bad?

[@bigturn1051]

tbf gray zone didnt even look that good in the trailers

[@alarminglyfastmovingskelet7289]

@@SanMonki I wouldn't say it's bad, it just released EXTREMELY early. There's barely anything to do in the game and by the time there is all interest will have died.

[@Jduekengn]

@@SanMonkiSuper buggy and not finished

[@53Strat]

GZW had a nice concept but from the 1st real gameplay it became clear it was another run and gun game, pseudo tactical game.

[@SniperFallen06]

Optimization must be a top priority, most tactical shooters fail in that aspect

[@HaloDude557]

Good AI is a top priority.

[@SniperFallen06]

@@HaloDude557 That too

[@phulam3458]

​@@HaloDude557heard this game's PvP, not sure if there'll be any enemy AI in it

[@maiy8786]

Yea since this is made with Unreal Engine you already know it's gonna run like ass like every other unreal game.

[@HaloDude557]

@@maiy8786 UE5 runs pretty well but the problem is most indie games are asset flip cash grabs and they put no work into optimization

[@noir1923]

Realistic-Tactical genre is having an boom right now, so many promising games but yet few deliver, we shouldnt hype over a trailer.

[@meferswift]

i kinda question of why. do this all promoted by the world government to familiarize us all to oncoming conflict ? or we just bored

[@seneca4670]

i agree however i think its extremely refreshing to see genuine in game footage not boasting extreme nasa PC pixel perfect graphics. i think it shows a bit of transparency for a game development team especially nowadays not over fluffing the graphics in just their trailer footage all for us to try the game out on a medium end PC and it run like shit even on low settings.

[@hellcatdave1]

@@meferswift Lol it's because it's the most deprived genre so a bunch of losers make asset flips to scam people.

[@rickfastly2671]

@@meferswift probably not, most of this is made by people that like tactical shooters, or gaming company that makes simulators or realistic games like Bohemia or OWI.

[@codyharney2997]

​@meferswift alot of people are over spawning running 8 seconds and dying. Responding and repeating. I played cod from cod mw2 back in gradeschool up til cold war ish. It's old now. Once run and gun slide canceling drop shotters became commonplace it's lost its appeal to many shooters. And not sure if you're aware but most shooters have wanted realism since day 1. Tech limits have always been the bottleneck. Now it's just money and effort. So many games do many parts flawlessly. Just seems to never be all in one game.

[@el_gabron]

woah karmakut wasn't lying when he said things were on the way

[@smudent2010]

What milsim games really need is a massive player base to go with the experience to make it as large scale as possible. More games into the milsim sphere that are a lot like what we already have will simply dilute everyone's player base

[@codyharney2997]

If there was 1 game that actually pulled it all together it could grab the base.

[@freddyrock]

Good point

[@ShadowRC1138]

The minimap is called ATAK it’s just a phone that runs some special software

[@thegamerboy1000]

yup its like a mini blue force tracker, they are really neat granted when I first saw them 10 years ago they didn't perform all that well lol

[@nanobugxl]

mine is an actual tablet but a small tablet. not every outfit uses these either, usually depends on the upper and how they feel.

[@hankhohn5017]

@@thegamerboy1000 they're better now but they still struggle with cooling in hotter climates

[@thegamerboy1000]

@@hankhohn5017 yeah that would be kinda tough to solve unless you create a custom backplate that acts as a heatsink, or just make a processor that is more efficient in hot weather I guess

[@un1sol_gr444]

Part of the Android Tac Assualt Kit. Can be used with APASS.

[@outlaw--actual4708]

"i bless the rains down in AAAAFRICA"

[@SanMonki]

Loool

[@zguy95135]

Let’s see if they can implement all this stuff and NOT make it a clunky mess.

[@subndef7422]

Special squads are something that I've always wanted, this looks promising

[@alvagamer5477]

the gunplay from what you can see in the trailer looks like ground branch

[@ceddycedproductions3000]

Thats been the standard lately..haven't seen decent gunplay since insurgency sandstorm

[@Radzui]

probably another tactical fps that people are gonna shelve after a month and go back to Squad and Arma.

[@SanMonki]

Are you talking about Six days?

[@overzone666]

@@SanMonki it got so repetitive and boring after 5 matches.

[@prototypechannel6975]

I dunno. Its good pedigree

[@shadow7988]

Yup. Just so tired of the generic laser tag as Mr. M4 marine man in a desert or eastern european forest. These dudes just keep releasing these flops expecting people to get excited about carbon copy clones instead of having the spine to take a risk and try something new that may or may not be received well.

[@overzone666]

@@shadow7988 exactly. africa is a relatively "new" environment for these types of games, but you look at opfor, and it's standard copy/paste wubba-dubba jihad guys. i wish a development team would go way out on a limb for once and take a chance. let the people have something entirely new, even if they have to warm up to it.

[@nickb1762]

I see lots of people seemingly feeling slighted by the over saturation of milsims not delivering or just being too similar with each other. Fallujah, ground branch, grey zone.. can you blame them?

[@alarminglyfastmovingskelet7289]

The problem is that all they see is a realistic game and assume it's going to be good without looking at what the game is actually trying to do. A good example is that you just listed 3 different games which are all wildly different from one another, where realism is the only thing that they have in common. Gray Zone Warfare is an extraction shooter with progression, Fallujah is an FPS made to recreate an actual historical event with historical limitations, and Ground Branch is like a milsim sandbox. All games are trying to achieve something different. If you just buy a game because it's realistic and then are disappointed because you didn't stop to think about what you actually wanted out of the game then that is your fault.

[@nickb1762]

@@alarminglyfastmovingskelet7289 post scriptum, zero hour, hell let loose, operation harsh doorstop, enlisted, beyond the wire, isonzo.. these are all within the last few years. we can nit pick all the sub genres and small differences but you have to admit the community is spread thin. Games in this genre die fast. Replayability is low when there isn’t a stable fan base. I’m just trying to point out that this is the reason people are so skeptical

[@SomeoneLackingInTraining]

Considering operation harsh doorstop as an example but also grayzone i doubt this will be the next squad

[@Leeright37]

Sweet action. Looking forward to what the team brings to the table!

[@wafflebunny123]

The app they got running on the phones is called ATAK its for mil/leo/civ and its been used to bridge comms ,cams and maps in one package. Normally I would just wishlist and wait till I seen gameplay but it being made by karmakut and his guys im giving it more hope.

[@NEXUSIX-T9]

Great video on this up and comer. I am excited to see that Karma is attached to it... it gives me faith that we will have a fun, realistic tactical shooter in Bellum.

[@jar985]

If ATGMs are added, the dragon, metis and milan could be valid options

[@phulam3458]

would love to be able to play as a Carl Gustaf team with a friend where one holds the launcher and fires it while the other loads it and yells "back blast area clear"

[@tmmy2ootuff843]

Just here to show some love and support to the channel and community and new ventures.

[@53Strat]

Nice concept, thanks. Lets wait for gameplay now

[@7Jericho7]

Looks like the arma reforger with mods. "War! Large scale!" - but no armor.. lol

[@ambientlightofdarknesss4245]

I just wanna know what the actual VISION is. the end goal. an animatic, or a parapgraph long detailed explination on what the game will be. or at least the first ietration of it. Say Bellum is in 1.0. I boot up the game, I spawn into a server, what should I expect? will it be like Karma's very popular Liberation game on arma 3? will it be more of a arma reforger game mode? tdm? pvp or pve?

[@slavic_fox98]

This looks very promising! Super excited!

[@JxnasJ]

6:50 that phone flip is EXACTLY like in Ready or Not, very cool idea!

[@HS_Rick]

0:43 this gives me hope

[@apresmidi153]

Looks promising, I want a G3 or FAL (or both lol). Thanks for covering this!

[@slyderace]

This looks like a mix of Arma, Squad, Ground Branch. I look forward to trying it :)

[@DaNINJA019]

The chest monitor is a real life system, it’s essentially a small PDA that’s connected to other PDAs and broadcasts real life location. Generally it’s usually leadership kit, but it basically functions similar to how this game portrays.

[@karel12379]

Wow!! It is like my biggest wish come true!!! Thanx @karmakut for this. I can't wait!!!! I am so happy to see a FPS that has the realism of ARMA ACE!!!

[@TM_theflan_NT]

This looks great can’t wait to get my hands on this

[@JXX8_kivo]

Will definitely play this👍

[@NorthAvion]

The idea of Ace like medical systems, or at least something more intricate than "HOLD F TO HEAL" makes me excited. I hope they can pull it off.

[@Wrangler506]

If this is a squad based game that’s focused more on infantry gameplay than heavy vehicles then I’m so down to play this!

[@River5190-Actual]

Potentially a good game as long as the emphasis isn't all on communications/command communications which really kill the fun of a game. In Arma there can be too much command comms where you want to shove the mic down someone's throat then force them to go fight like a grunt! Personal comms between players would be fine but hope they don't force a player to use "Proper" Radio procedure. If that's going to be the thing let them go create a 911 dispatcher game and let the player get back to the fun of military combat.

[@SteadyHighLife]

This sounds absolutely amazing and refreshing especially knowing that karmakut will be involved makes me feel a lot better on the moral standing where this game will land I've always liked his content he's always been genuine and about gameplay and immersion I'm excited to see where this goes I personally would pay $70 for a game that is prioritizing the game over the money. You make a good game money will follow congratulations on all the progress you've made so far it looks amazing🎉

[@Bublephart]

Curious for sure! Be interesting if they lean into the 1-life vibe.

[@uncreatedlemon]

Played Arma 3 in 1 life ops....so much more fun

[@Khilji313]

The chest mounted Navigation device is actually realistic, newly upgraded German special forces have this devices, which is used as same way as we used in Games, If one team mark locations or just draw some arrows and lines than automatically it will be appear on friendly team devices.

[@camdenschmitt5285]

I’m a standard infantryman stationed at fort Campbell. Every infantry unit here uses this. It’s called an ATAK. They hook up to your radios and you load maps to wherever you’re operating. You can upload targets and routes. Every team leader and up runs them.

[@MrWhiteytidy]

A few things to note: Those are not 240 bravos in the promos. Those are 249 Saws with 100rnd mini packs, which is a solo-run weapon system. Also, Saw/240 gunners run with an M145 scope on their weapons, not Holographics; holos are very rare in the U.S. military; in fact, the primary site used on the previous generation of rifles was the ACOG or a red dot sight.

[@XCimenaticGaming]

Dude, I hope this game would be a little cheaper then most games out there... The website gives some super promising looking screenshots I hope this game would not disappoint I am TEMPTED to buy it after how others disappoint I just want that experience and I hope this team delivers, it looks like a good start really.

[@papabutpaste119]

New most anticipated game!

[@aquapolaris719]

MW3 was one of my favorite CODs because a lot of maps were set in Africa. Black hawk down kind of inspired the love for those settings. Can’t wait to see what they come up with.

[@morkygod4486]

Definitely see the ground branch in the game hope it goes well

[@p.looshh]

I looove the idea of the small man teams. I’m looking forward to the delivery of this game and if the community holds it up. I’m curious to see how well a milsim tactical shooter can hold players accountable for actually playing tactically through teamwork though. I feel like a lot of these games end up crumbling at some point because the community slowly starts to lose the tactical teamwork sense. Squad started out really well with that, but the last couple times I’ve played have been radio silence and people running and gunning solo.

[@Ether_9]

Holy crap this looks awesome!

[@pbgzero]

this might be a big concurrency for squad, loook dope

[@hazonku]

Would love to see crewed weapons operate in such a way that the gunner can reload solo if need be but it's much faster if the AG/crewmate is helping out. For MGs they can more quickly slam a new can down allowing the gunner to reload faster than if he were fumbling about on their own allowing the gunner to maintain general line of sight. Same for RPG teams, Gunner would have to drop the ass down & point the business end up to reload or vice versa for a Carl but an AG can just reload for them much faster while they're still taking a knee allowing them to maintain line of sight. Mortar teams could drop a can of Tootsie Rolls next to the mortar and the guy on the mortar COULD do everything solo but a teammate unpackaging and hanging for you is much faster. As for kits I like the idea of something in between Squad's role system and Arma's virtual arsenal.

[@ketamu5946]

I played broken arrow which is kind off my RTS equivalent and it was made by clans of the respective successor wargame red dragon and previous itterations. I loved it. So Bellum might finally give me what Squad couldn´t. Getting rid of spagetti-code and more focus on the mechanics we all suffer through and not factions not needed right now.

[@kevingnomen6092]

Karma’s finally creating his perfect game. If it’s anything like what he’s talked about for years then this is going to be the coolest tactical shooter.

[@Mazapine]

I wasn't very interested until I saw it was Karma's, can't wait to see more and try it out

[@xroyalstarx5356]

RANGER BATT IS SICK AF

[@DoubleD455]

Being able to customize your own weapons, even if there's a limited amount of options, will be a thing that will atract a big amount of people.

[@moonlightfilms5279]

Been looking for a game for my father to play, a former combat medic, I think he's going to like this one!

[@Elaiden]

It would be really cool if this game had NPCs. Thinking mainly civilians. For example on an urban map they'd be reacting to the war around them, hiding etc. The only reason would be to increase that immersion. Maybe even animals.

[@d4rklotus]

This is entirely possible considering they have devs from RON which has a rather in depth ai

[@ozmo69]

I CANT WAIT!!!

[@AshFromEarth]

Much excite, very want

[@RickOShay]

Looks awesome. Love the African setting. I hope they support PVE - to me that is critical - after spending the best part of 35k hours on Arma3 scripting particularly adding additional functionality to AI - this will add greater variety and gameplay options. Of course we also need fire propagation and wild life. Not asking much. 😎

[@BladeValant546]

These companies need to embrace StrangeReal. That way you can decouple from real world politics and explore all kinds of interesting stuff. Otherwise this looks awesome.

[@ZackAttack005]

Surprised the French aren’t included.

[@RRgaming2322]

Exciting

[@Mr.Fresh007]

arma has it NOW all. so hopefully this game doesn't fail, a better ace medical would be great for players on the emissive side

[@DeadMan0510]

This is exactly the game ive been waiting for!! Letss gooooo

[@minutemanfl]

MoiDawg, that map is essentially what's known as ATAK

[@----870]

7:10 is where ii am extremely exited, keep us updated

[@thepablyko]

so will the optimization be better than in squad? I got a 2060 and can barealy run it

[@raz644]

How much larping will be involved in this game?

[@Marteeen261]

If it's Karma, all of it

[@kennethbowers2897]

This game's going to have to pull off a lot if it wants to be up there with Squad

[@shrgien8602]

Remember what happened the last time a youtuber made a tactical shooter

[@jasonfraley1306]

Finally Arma/and insurgency had a baby 🎉

[@PlayBellum]

Fantastic video! The studio gathered to watch this as it came live and we cannot express enough how overfilled with joy we are to see such a detailed analysis already. Much love.

[@SmokyMcP0t]

Temper your expectations. The last 2 games made by disenfranchised former Squad players turned out to be either garbage or a literal scam.

[@prototypechannel6975]

@@SmokyMcP0t burning lands and?

[@SmokyMcP0t]

@@prototypechannel6975 OHD

[@jar985]

This looks really interesting

[@FreeThinkingWisdom]

Seems interesting. What i would like to see is a game like this that is a persistent campaign like foxhole.

[@adachikara]

ATAK is usually a "heads-down" display

[@xyocaliber2123]

I always thought of needing a second person/ regular barrel changes as a viable way to balance LMGs in games rather than making them basically bigger ARs

[@alarminglyfastmovingskelet7289]

In most realistic games MG's are worse than rifles. Most games have really bad suppression where you can just one-tap the person who is suppressing you. This was a problem in Squad for years, and the ICO finally fixed it.

[@nohlavopi8617]

i will buy this. take your time developeres. we know you will nale it.

[@adamwash917]

I wish the third game like Squad was more popular. Beyond The Wire was published by Offworld and sadly its dead. I wish it got the same treatment Squad44 got.

[@prototypechannel6975]

@@adamwash917 it was meant to have AI up front but never happened. It would have been a much better game.. live and learn. Cant win them all

[@anri4774]

Nice title for the game btw.

[@TheChinaShill]

>no gameplay not impressed

[@NinjaPrimeProductions]

This reminds me of ARMA3 with most of the mods, but more eye candy.

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

Really nice to see a change of Location in any military game honestly, Africa rarely is used at all.

[@satanicdude]

I just want an arma game with squad/insurgency gunplay.

[@Nanoytgaming]

I will say my main concern is that they go a bit too far into the milsim and alienate the more casual player. I hope to be proven wrong though! Can never have too many shooters 🔫

[@Tactimoji]

Nope it’s called a MilSim for a reason go play call of duty or sandstorm then. But there are actual people who want to play milsims as realistic as possible. Casuals don’t need to be catered to every time a game is created. I know it’s a bit harsh but that is how I feel as a MilSim enthusiast myself. But I will go as far implementing a system to teach new players some of the core mechanics or atleast some time of guide like teaching people how to be a medic or play a certain role effectively

[@ItsJoKeZ]

there are SO MANY casual shooters. why does every game need to appeal to casual players?

[@mr.phileo9699]

ill wait for arma 4

[@_kenzo1]

As long as this game listens to the community it will dominate. Listening to the community, constant updates = biggest game to exist.

[@Mecks089]

The last games that I remember that took place in Africa were Halo 2, Halo ODST, Far Cry 2, and Resident Evil 5.

[@unintelligentthoughtofanun9416]

Not a 240 but it’s alright. The 249 or the (Squad Automatic Weapon-SAW) is used in a squad at the fire team level, so two per squad one for each fireteam both Alpha and Bravo team, in a traditional standard Army infantry squad. The 249 although it could be flexed in this role, 99.99% of the time the 249 would be with the fire teams in the squad level. Because the weapon is intended to be operated by a singular individual. (Shoutout to my boiis staying on line with that beast) Not too familiar with how the marine corps squad structure breakdown is but I assume it’s in a similar fashion. Just shearing some information for those that have not served in the military at the basic infantryman level. Coming from Basic Bitch active duty infantryman in the US Army. Some cool books to look at are STP-21-1-SMCT warrior skills level 1, FM 3-21.3 (FM 7-8) The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, and the TC 3-21.75 Ranger Handbook. Especially the (10-1 through 10-14 Machine Gun Employment)of the Ranger Handbook. Are a good source of information that brakes down the roles, duties and responsibilities of each individual in a standard basic Army infantry Rifleman Platoon/Squad. Reading these books will expand your knowledge and can increase your effectiveness and lethality as a mil-sim gamer. And would most definitely increase the level of immersion while playing mile-sim games.

[@VBlasphemyV]

"while the 240 has a holosight" *is clearly an m249*

[@George_Shonia]

animation from "rainbow six siege" is still best I ever seen in any shooter in my life.

[@recon1986]

Would be great if all these milsim FPS games actually came out on console....

[@mauglis3750]

Wow, I am beyond excited :O so that's why Sq mod "dynamic direction" stop ? :D

[@YoavHacker]

what about an estimated release date? a month? a year? something?

[@MastA2KeN]

Makes me wanna build a pc

[@OsaanLimbu-rd1xg]

5:31 reminds me of a meme I forgot what it was though

[@MAACotton]

God I wish we could have 500 player matches

[@africanricc3458]

I mean judging by what karma likes to play and the type of content he does, and the real world tactics he likes to employ….i can’t see this game failing….they have the talent, they have the tactical know-how, and they are GAMERS before all of that…..I have full confidence in his vision. And I’m West African…I’m definitely here for it

[@Eric_Shaun]

okay you got me at "africa" hype initiated

[@matthewmeizoso8723]

Is there a date for open testing

[@icrank_alt6499]

just saw the trailer im stoked since its lead by karma