Overview
Battlefield 1’s singleplayer campaign takes place during World War I in six different “war stories” that revolve around different people in different aspects of the Great War in campaigns such as the Italian Alps and the Arabian deserts. Unlike past installments, the story offers a much larger sandbox to allow players more options and variety in how they approach different situations.
Singleplayer features Codex entries, which require specific actions to be completed to unlock. Once obtained, the codes give players insight into the history of the First World War. Field manuals are introduced collectibles and can be found throughout each war story. Weapon crates also return, featuring a variety of weapons and gadgets that can greatly affect gameplay, allowing players to change tactics depending on the situation. The crates also feature exclusive variants of Singleplayer-exclusive weapons, such as suppressed sides.
Storm of Steel
Storm of Steel is the first mission featured in the singleplayer campaign. Serving as a prologue to the war stories, the mission takes place in 1918 somewhere on the Western Front, as the American 369th Infantry Regiment, as well as its French and British allies, makes a desperate last stand against an attack by Imperial German army forces. .
The mission is unique in that the player controls several different soldiers throughout the mission, all of whom (excluding the final unnamed soldier) end up dying during combat. Character names are randomized for each playthrough and their birth dates appear briefly after death. Then the player switches to the next soldier.
Through mud and blood
